Working systematically

  • Dozens
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    Dozens

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    7 to 14
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    Can you select the missing digit(s) to find the largest multiple?

  • Got It
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    Got It

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    7 to 14
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    A game for two people, or play online. Given a target number, say 23, and a range of numbers to choose from, say 1-4, players take it in turns to add to the running total to hit their target.

  • What shape?
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    What Shape?

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    7 to 14
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    This task develops spatial reasoning skills. By framing and asking questions a member of the team has to find out what mathematical object they have chosen.

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    Missing Multipliers

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    7 to 14
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    What is the smallest number of answers you need to reveal in order to work out the missing headers?

  • The Number Jumbler
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    The Number Jumbler

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    7 to 14
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    The Number Jumbler can always work out your chosen symbol. Can you work out how?

  • 4 by 4 Mathdokus
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    4 by 4 Mathdokus

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    7 to 14
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    Can you use the clues to complete these 4 by 4 Mathematical Sudokus?

  • Chocolate
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    Chocolate

    Age
    7 to 14
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    There are three tables in a room with blocks of chocolate on each. Where would be the best place for each child in the class to sit if they came in one at a time?

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    Factor Lines

    Age
    7 to 14
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    Arrange the four number cards on the grid, according to the rules, to make a diagonal, vertical or horizontal line.

  • Sealed Solution
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    Sealed Solution

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    7 to 14
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    Ten cards are put into five envelopes so that there are two cards in each envelope. The sum of the numbers inside it is written on each envelope. What numbers could be inside the envelopes?

  • Eight hidden squares
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    Eight Hidden Squares

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    7 to 14
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    On the graph there are 28 marked points. These points all mark the vertices (corners) of eight hidden squares. Can you find the eight hidden squares?