Working systematically

There are 549 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Working systematically
The Third Dimension
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The Third Dimension

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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Here are four cubes joined together. How many other arrangements of four cubes can you find? Can you draw them on dotty paper?

Square Corners
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Square Corners

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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What is the greatest number of counters you can place on the grid below without four of them lying at the corners of a square?
Factor Lines
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Factor Lines

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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Arrange the four number cards on the grid, according to the rules, to make a diagonal, vertical or horizontal line.
Shopping Basket
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Shopping Basket

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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The items in the shopping basket add and multiply to give the same amount. What could their prices be?
Multiplication Squares
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Multiplication Squares

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Can you work out the arrangement of the digits in the square so that the given products are correct? The numbers 1 - 9 may be used once and once only.
Reach 100
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Reach 100

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100.
One Wasn't Square
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One Wasn't Square

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Mrs Morgan, the class's teacher, pinned numbers onto the backs of three children. Use the information to find out what the three numbers were.
Money Bags
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Money Bags

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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Ram divided 15 pennies among four small bags. He could then pay any sum of money from 1p to 15p without opening any bag. How many pennies did Ram put in each bag?
Fractions in a Box
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Fractions in a Box

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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The discs for this game are kept in a flat square box with a square hole for each. Use the information to find out how many discs of each colour there are in the box.
Routes 1 and 5
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Routes 1 and 5

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Find your way through the grid starting at 2 and following these operations. What number do you end on?