Visualising and representing

There are 544 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Visualising and representing
Newspaper Sheets
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Newspaper Sheets

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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From only the page numbers on one sheet of newspaper, can you work out how many sheets there are altogether?
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.
Reading from Behind
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Reading from Behind

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you find the time between 3 o'clock and 10 o'clock when my digital clock looks the same from both the front and back?
Printing Error
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Printing Error

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Every third page number in this book has been omitted. Can you work out what number will be on the last page?
Folding in Half
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Folding in Half

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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How does the perimeter change when we fold this isosceles triangle in half?
Kangaroo Hops
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Kangaroo Hops

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Weekly Problem 11 - 2011
Kanga hops ten times in one of four directions. At how many different points can he end up?
Adjacent Factors
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Adjacent Factors

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Two numbers can be placed adjacent if one of them divides the other. Using only $1,...,10$, can you write the longest such list?
Centre Square
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Centre Square

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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What does Pythagoras' Theorem tell you about the radius of these circles?
Facial Sums
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Facial Sums

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Can you make the numbers around each face of this solid add up to the same total?
Triple Cubes
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Triple Cubes

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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This challenge involves eight three-cube models made from interlocking cubes. Investigate different ways of putting the models together then compare your constructions.