Working systematically

There are 549 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Working systematically
Consecutive Seven
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Consecutive Seven

Age
11 to 14
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Can you arrange these numbers into 7 subsets, each of three numbers, so that when the numbers in each are added together, they make seven consecutive numbers?
Finding Fifteen
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Finding Fifteen

Age
7 to 11
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Tim had nine cards each with a different number from 1 to 9 on it. How could he have put them into three piles so that the total in each pile was 15?
Spot the Card
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Spot the Card

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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It is possible to identify a particular card out of a pack of 15 with the use of some mathematical reasoning. What is this reasoning and can it be applied to other numbers of cards?
Nine, Ten and One
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Nine, Ten and One

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you find the value of t in these equations?
Different Digital Clock
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Different Digital Clock

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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At how many times between 10 and 11 o'clock are all six digits on a digital clock different?
Negative Dice
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Negative Dice

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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If the odd numbers on two dice are made negative, which of the totals cannot be achieved?
Uncanny triangles
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Uncanny triangles

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Can you help the children find the two triangles which have the lengths of two sides numerically equal to their areas?
Chocoholics
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Chocoholics

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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George and Jim want to buy a chocolate bar. George needs 2p more and Jim need 50p more to buy it. How much is the chocolate bar?
Satnav Dilemma
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Satnav Dilemma

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How many routes are there in this diagram from S to T?
Robot Monsters
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Robot Monsters

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Use these head, body and leg pieces to make Robot Monsters which are different heights.