Working systematically

There are 549 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Working systematically
Sticks and Triangles
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Sticks and Triangles

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Using different numbers of sticks, how many different triangles are you able to make? Can you make any rules about the numbers of sticks that make the most triangles?
Coordinate Challenge
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Coordinate Challenge

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Use the clues about the symmetrical properties of these letters to place them on the grid.
So Many Sums
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So Many Sums

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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In this addition each letter stands for a different digit, with S standing for 3. What is the value of YxO?
Flag-tastic
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Flag-tastic

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How many different flags can you make?
Fly Away
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Fly Away

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you work out the values of the digits in this addition sum?
Making 11p
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Making 11p

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How many ways are there to make 11p using 1p, 2p and 5p coins?
Four-Triangle Arrangements
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Four-Triangle Arrangements

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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How many different shapes can you make by putting four right- angled isosceles triangles together?
Diagonal Sums Sudoku
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Diagonal Sums Sudoku

Age
7 to 16
Challenge level
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Solve this Sudoku puzzle whose clues are in the form of sums of the numbers which should appear in diagonal opposite cells.