Place value

There are 140 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Place value
Basically
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Basically

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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The number 3723(in base 10) is written as 123 in another base. What is that base?
Clickety Click
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Clickety click

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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What is the sum of: 6 + 66 + 666 + 6666 ............+ 666666666...6 where there are n sixes in the last term?
Lesser Digits
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Lesser digits

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How many positive integers less than or equal to 4000 can be written down without using the digits 7, 8 or 9?
eNRICHing experience
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Enriching experience

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Find the five distinct digits N, R, I, C and H in the following nomogram
Just Repeat
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Just repeat

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Think of any three-digit number. Repeat the digits. The 6-digit number that you end up with is divisible by 91. Is this a coincidence?
Back of the Queue
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Back of the queue

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Weekly Problem 48 - 2013
What is the remainder when the number 743589×301647 is divided by 5?
Alphabet Soup
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Alphabet soup

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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This challenge is to make up YOUR OWN alphanumeric. Each letter represents a digit and where the same letter appears more than once it must represent the same digit each time.
Really Mr. Bond
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Really mr. bond

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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115^2 = (110 x 120) + 25, that is 13225 895^2 = (890 x 900) + 25, that is 801025 Can you explain what is happening and generalise?
So Many Sums
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So many sums

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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In this addition each letter stands for a different digit, with S standing for 3. What is the value of YxO?
Song Book
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Song book

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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A school song book contains 700 songs. The numbers of the songs are displayed by combining special small single-digit cards. What is the minimum number of small cards that is needed?