Working systematically

There are 549 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Working systematically
Torn Shapes
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Torn Shapes

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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These rectangles have been torn. How many squares did each one have inside it before it was ripped?
Diagonal Product Sudoku
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Diagonal Product Sudoku

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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Given the products of diagonally opposite cells - can you complete this Sudoku?
More Magic Potting sheds
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More Magic Potting sheds

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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The number of plants in Mr McGregor's magic potting shed increases overnight. He'd like to put the same number of plants in each of his gardens, planting one garden each day. How can he do it?
Magic potting sheds
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Magic potting sheds

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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Mr McGregor has a magic potting shed. Overnight, the number of plants in it doubles. He'd like to put the same number of plants in each of three gardens, planting one garden each day. Can he do it?
Wallpaper Sudoku
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Wallpaper Sudoku

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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A Sudoku that uses transformations as supporting clues.
Name the Children
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Name the Children

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Can you find out in which order the children are standing in this line?
Cuboid-in-a-Box
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Cuboid-in-a-Box

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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What is the smallest cuboid that you can put in this box so that you cannot fit another that's the same into it?
Brush Loads
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Brush Loads

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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How can you arrange the 5 cubes so that you need the smallest number of Brush Loads of paint to cover them? Try with other numbers of cubes as well.
Product Sudoku
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Product Sudoku

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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The clues for this Sudoku are the product of the numbers in adjacent squares.
More Transformations on a Pegboard
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More Transformations on a Pegboard

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Use the interactivity to find all the different right-angled triangles you can make by just moving one corner of the starting triangle.