Working systematically

  • Read This Page
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    Read This Page

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Replace the letters with numbers to make the addition work out correctly. R E A D + T H I S = P A G E
  • Spell by Numbers
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    Spell by Numbers

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Can you substitute numbers for the letters in these sums?
  • Code Breaker
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    Code Breaker

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    This problem is based on a code using two different prime numbers less than 10. You'll need to multiply them together and shift the alphabet forwards by the result. Can you decipher the code?
  • Bell Ringing
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    Bell Ringing

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Suppose you are a bellringer. Can you find the changes so that, starting and ending with a round, all the 24 possible permutations are rung once each and only once?
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    Bent Out of Shape

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
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    An introduction to bond angle geometry.
  • Magic Caterpillars
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    Magic Caterpillars

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Label the joints and legs of these graph theory caterpillars so that the vertex sums are all equal.
  • Plate Spotting
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    Plate Spotting

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    I was in my car when I noticed a line of four cars on the lane next to me with number plates starting and ending with J, K, L and M. What order were they in?
  • Octa Space
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    Octa Space

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
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    In the planet system of Octa the planets are arranged in the shape of an octahedron. How many different routes could be taken to get from Planet A to Planet Zargon?
  • Knights moving
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    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?
  • Train Routes
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    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?