Time

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A Calendar Question

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

July 1st 2001 was on a Sunday. July 1st 2002 was on a Monday. When did July 1st fall on a Monday again?
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Home Time

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Alice's mum needs to go to each child's house just once and then back home again. How many different routes are there? Use the information to find out how long each road is on the route she took.
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Slow Coach

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

How many of this company's coaches travelling in the opposite direction does the 10 am coach from Alphaton pass before reaching Betaville?
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Clock Hands

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

This investigation explores using different shapes as the hands of the clock. What things occur as the the hands move.
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Palindromic Date

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

What is the date in February 2002 where the 8 digits are palindromic if the date is written in the British way?
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Practice Run

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Chandrika was practising a long distance run. Can you work out how long the race was from the information?
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The Hare and the Tortoise

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

In this version of the story of the hare and the tortoise, the race is 10 kilometres long. Can you work out how long the hare sleeps for using the information given?
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Walk and Ride

Age

7 to 14

Challenge level

How far have these students walked by the time the teacher's car reaches them after their bus broke down?
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Speedy Sidney

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Two trains set off at the same time from each end of a single straight railway line. A very fast bee starts off in front of the first train and flies continuously back and forth between the two trains. How far does Sidney fly before he is squashed between the two trains?
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N Is a Number

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

N people visit their friends staying N kilometres along the coast. Some walk along the cliff path at N km an hour, the rest go by car. How long is the road?