Reasoning, convincing and proving

There are 458 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Reasoning, convincing and proving
Distinct in a Line
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Distinct in a Line

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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This grid can be filled so that each of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 appears just once in each row, column and diagonal. Which number goes in the centre square?
Stats statements
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Stats statements

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Are these statistical statements sometimes, always or never true? Or it is impossible to say?
LCM Sudoku
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LCM Sudoku

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Here is a Sudoku with a difference! Use information about lowest common multiples to help you solve it.
All in a jumble
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All in a jumble

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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My measurements have got all jumbled up! Swap them around and see if you can find a combination where every measurement is valid.
A long time at the till
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A long time at the till

Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
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Try to solve this very difficult problem and then study our two suggested solutions. How would you use your knowledge to try to solve variants on the original problem?
What Do you Need?
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What Do you Need?

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Four of these clues are needed to find the chosen number on this grid and four are true but do nothing to help in finding the number. Can you sort out the clues and find the number?
Cows and Sheep
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Cows and Sheep

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Use your logical reasoning to work out how many cows and how many sheep there are in each field.
A Bag of Marbles
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A Bag of Marbles

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Use the information to describe these marbles. What colours must be on marbles that sparkle when rolling but are dark inside?
Road maker 2
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Road maker 2

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Can you work out where the blue-and-red brick roads end?