Simultaneous equations

  • Double time
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    Double time

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Crack this code which depends on taking pairs of letters and using two simultaneous relations and modulus arithmetic to encode the message.
  • Day of the Triffids
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    Day of the Triffids

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Jasmine buys three different types of plant. How many triffids did she buy?

  • Table Height
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    Table height

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    A table has blocks of wood placed on and next to it. Can you work out how tall it is?
  • Packing Boxes
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    Packing boxes

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Look at the times that Harry, Christine and Betty take to pack boxes when working in pairs, to find how fast Christine can pack boxes by herself.
  • Pareq Calc
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    Pareq calc

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Triangle ABC is an equilateral triangle with three parallel lines going through the vertices. Calculate the length of the sides of the triangle if the perpendicular distances between the parallel lines are 1 unit and 2 units.
  • Walls
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    Walls

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Plane 1 contains points A, B and C and plane 2 contains points A and B. Find all the points on plane 2 such that the two planes are perpendicular.
  • Fruity Totals
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    Fruity totals

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level
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    In this interactivity each fruit has a hidden value. Can you deduce what each one is worth?

  • Letter Land
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    Letter land

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    If: A + C = A; F x D = F; B - G = G; A + H = E; B / H = G; E - G = F and A-H represent the numbers from 0 to 7 Find the values of A, B, C, D, E, F and H.
  • The Simple Life
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    The simple life

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    The answer is $5x+8y$... What was the question?