
Working systematically
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Eggs in baskets
There are three baskets, a brown one, a red one and a pink one, holding a total of 10 eggs. How many eggs are in each basket?
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Two on five
Take 5 cubes of one colour and 2 of another colour. How many different ways can you join them if the 5 must touch the table and the 2 must not touch the table? -
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin
This problem is based on the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Investigate the different numbers of people and rats there could have been if you know how many legs there are altogether!
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Elf suits
If these elves wear a different outfit every day for as many days as possible, how many days can their fun last? -
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1 to 8
Place the numbers 1 to 8 in the circles so that no consecutive numbers are joined by a line. -
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Eight queens
Place eight queens on an chessboard (an 8 by 8 grid) so that none can capture any of the others. -
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5 on the clock
On a digital clock showing 24 hour time, over a whole day, how many times does a 5 appear? Is it the same number for a 12 hour clock over a whole day?
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Bell ringing
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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LOGO challenge - the logic of LOGO
Just four procedures were used to produce a design. How was it done? Can you be systematic and elegant so that someone can follow your logic?