Place value

There are 134 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Place value
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
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?
Tis Unique
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Tis Unique

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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This addition sum uses all ten digits 0, 1, 2...9 exactly once. Find the sum and show that the one you give is the only possibility.
Chocolate Maths
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Chocolate Maths

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Pick the number of times a week that you eat chocolate. This number must be more than one but less than ten. Multiply this number by 2. Add 5 (for Sunday). Multiply by 50... Can you explain why it works?
Two and Two
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Two and Two

Age
7 to 16
Challenge level
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How many solutions can you find to this sum? Each of the different letters stands for a different number.
Which Scripts?
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Which Scripts?

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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There are six numbers written in five different scripts. Can you sort out which is which?
Cayley
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Cayley

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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The letters in the following addition sum represent the digits 1 ... 9. If A=3 and D=2, what number is represented by "CAYLEY"?
Oddly
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Oddly

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Find the sum of all three-digit numbers each of whose digits is odd.
ABC
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ABC

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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In the multiplication calculation, some of the digits have been replaced by letters and others by asterisks. Can you reconstruct the original multiplication?
Quick Times
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Quick Times

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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32 x 38 = 30 x 40 + 2 x 8; 34 x 36 = 30 x 40 + 4 x 6; 56 x 54 = 50 x 60 + 6 x 4; 73 x 77 = 70 x 80 + 3 x 7 Verify and generalise if possible.