Working systematically

  • Knights moving
    problem

    Knights moving

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Can you swap the black knights with the white knights in the minimum number of moves?
  • Integer Indices
    problem

    Integer indices

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    From this sum of powers, can you find the sum of the indices?
  • Leftovers
    problem

    Leftovers

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 26 - 2008
    If $n$ is a positive integer, how many different values for the remainder are obtained when $n^2$ is divided by $n+4$?
  • The Great Weights Puzzle
    problem

    The great weights puzzle

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    You have twelve weights, one of which is different from the rest. Using just 3 weighings, can you identify which weight is the odd one out, and whether it is heavier or lighter than the rest?
  • Train Routes
    problem

    Train routes

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    This train line has two tracks which cross at different points. Can you find all the routes that end at Cheston?
  • One Out One Under
    problem

    One out one under

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Imagine a stack of numbered cards with one on top. Discard the top, put the next card to the bottom and repeat continuously. Can you predict the last card?
  • Distinct in a Line
    problem

    Distinct in a line

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    This grid can be filled so that each of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 appears just once in each row, column and diagonal. Which number goes in the centre square?
  • Almost Constant Digits
    problem

    Almost constant digits

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    How many 10-digit numbers containing only 1s, 2s and 3s can you write?
  • Factor List
    problem

    Factor list

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Tina has chosen a number and has noticed something about its factors. What number could she have chosen? Are there multiple possibilities?
  • Kangaroo Hops
    problem

    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?