Reasoning, convincing and proving

  • Long List
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    Long list

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 47 - 2017
    How many numbers do I need in a list to have two squares, two primes and two cubes?
  • Shared Vertex
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    Shared vertex

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 38 - 2017
    In the diagram, what is the value of $x$?
  • Leaning Over
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    Leaning over

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 31 - 2017
    The triangle HIJ has the same area as the square FGHI. What is the distance from J to the line extended through F and G?
  • What's on the Back?
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    What's on the back?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Four cards have a number on one side and a phrase on the back. On each card, the number does not have the property described on the back. What do the four cards have on them?
  • Ones, Twos and Threes
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    Ones, twos and threes

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Each digit of a positive integer is 1, 2 or 3, and each of these occurs at least twice. What is the smallest such integer that is not divisible by 2 or 3?
  • Bookshop
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    Bookshop

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    If Clara spends £23 on books and magazines, how many of each does she buy?
  • Peter's Primes
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    Peter's primes

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Peter wrote a list of all the numbers that can be formed by changing one digit of the number 200. How many of Peter's numbers are prime?
  • Shaded Square
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    Shaded square

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 41 - 2016
    The diagram shows a square, with lines drawn from its centre. What is the shaded area?
  • Equilateral Pair
    problem

    Equilateral pair

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 39 - 2016
    In the diagram, VWX and XYZ are congruent equilateral triangles. What is the size of angle VWY?
  • Other Side
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    Other side

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 8 - 2016
    Can you work out the size of the angles in a quadrilateral?