Visualising and representing

  • Fitted
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    Fitted

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Nine squares with side lengths 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, and 18 cm can be fitted together to form a rectangle. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?

  • Square subtraction
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    Square Subtraction

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Look at what happens when you take a number, square it and subtract your answer. What kind of number do you get? Can you prove it?

  • Subtraction Surprise
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    Subtraction Surprise

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Try out these calculations. Are you surprised by the results?

  • Your number is...
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    Your Number Is...

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Think of a number and follow the machine's instructions... I know what your number is! Can you explain how I know?

  • The Number Jumbler
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    The Number Jumbler

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    The Number Jumbler can always work out your chosen symbol. Can you work out how?

  • Number Lines in Disguise
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    Number Lines in Disguise

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Some of the numbers have fallen off Becky's number line. Can you figure out what they were?

  • A chopped carrot beside a whole carrot. The carrot top sits away from the chopped carrot.
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    Remainders

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    I'm thinking of a number. My number is both a multiple of 5 and a multiple of 6. What could my number be?

  • Method in multiplying madness?
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    Method in Multiplying Madness?

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Watch our videos of multiplication methods that you may not have met before. Can you make sense of them?

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    Three Neighbours

    Age
    7 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Take three consecutive numbers and add them together. What do you notice?

  • A cardboard carton of cherries.
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    Fruity Totals

    Age
    7 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    In this interactivity each fruit has a hidden value. Can you deduce what each one is worth?