Working systematically

  • Rolling Along the Trail
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    Rolling Along the Trail

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    What could be the scores from five throws of this dice?
  • The Square of My Age
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    The Square of My Age

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Lauren and Thomas tell their ages in terms of sums of squares. Can you work out how old they really are?
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    problem

    Bent Out of Shape

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
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    An introduction to bond angle geometry.
  • Relative Time
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    Relative Time

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Albert Einstein is experimenting with two unusual clocks. At what time do they next agree?
  • Staircase Sum
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    Staircase Sum

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    The digits 1-9 have been written in the squares so that each row and column sums to 13. What is the value of n?
  • Alphabetical Angle
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    Alphabetical Angle

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    If all the arrangements of the letters in the word ANGLE are written down in alphabetical order, what position does the word ANGLE occupy?
  • Latin Multiplication
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    Latin Multiplication

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Can you choose one number from each row and column in this grid to form the largest possibe product?
  • Switch On
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    Switch On

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    In how many different ways can a row of five "on/off" switches be set so that no two adjacent switches are in the "off" position?
  • Middle Digit Mean
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    Middle Digit Mean

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Weekly Problem 16 - 2016
    How many three digit numbers have the property that the middle digit is the mean of the other two digits?
  • 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.