Reasoning, convincing and proving

There are 458 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Reasoning, convincing and proving
Takeaway Time
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Takeaway Time

Age
14 to 16
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Pizza, Indian or Chinese takeaway? If everyone liked at least one, how many only liked Indian?
Hiking the Hill
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Hiking the Hill

Age
14 to 16
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Sarah's average speed for a journey was 2 mph, and her return average speed was 4 mph. What is her average speed for the whole journey?
Kept Apart
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Kept Apart

Age
11 to 14
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The squares of this grid contain one of the letters P, Q, R and S. Can you complete this square so that touching squares do not contain the same letter? How many possibilities are there?
L-triominoes
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L-triominoes

Age
14 to 16
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L triominoes can fit together to make larger versions of themselves. Is every size possible to make in this way?
A little light thinking
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A little light thinking

Age
14 to 16
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Here is a machine with four coloured lights. Can you make two lights switch on at once? Three lights? All four lights?
Geometric Parabola
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Geometric Parabola

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Explore what happens when you draw graphs of quadratic equations with coefficients based on a geometric sequence.
Partly Painted Cube
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Partly Painted Cube

Age
14 to 16
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Jo made a cube from some smaller cubes, painted some of the faces of the large cube, and then took it apart again. 45 small cubes had no paint on them at all. How many small cubes did Jo use?
Close to triangular
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Close to triangular

Age
14 to 16
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Drawing a triangle is not always as easy as you might think!
Mixing Lemonade
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Mixing Lemonade

Age
11 to 14
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Can you work out which drink has the stronger flavour?
Times Tables Shifts
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Times Tables Shifts

Age
7 to 11
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In this activity, the computer chooses a times table and shifts it. Can you work out the table and the shift each time?