Visualising and representing

  • Which is cheaper?
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    Which is cheaper?

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    When I park my car in Mathstown, there are two car parks to choose from. Can you help me to decide which one to use?

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    Track design

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Where should runners start the 200m race so that they have all run the same distance by the finish?

  • Steel Cables
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    Steel cables

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Some students have been working out the number of strands needed for different sizes of cable. Can you make sense of their solutions?

  • Double Trouble
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    Double trouble

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Simple additions can lead to intriguing results...

  • Factorising with Multilink
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    Factorising with multilink

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Can you find out what is special about the dimensions of rectangles you can make with squares, sticks and units?

  • Hollow Squares
    problem

    Hollow squares

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Which armies can be arranged in hollow square fighting formations?

  • Quadratic Patterns
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    Quadratic patterns

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Surprising numerical patterns can be explained using algebra and diagrams...

  • Box plot match
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    Box plot match

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Match the cumulative frequency curves with their corresponding box plots.

  • Quadratic Matching
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    Quadratic matching

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Can you match each graph to one of the statements?