Working systematically

  • Six is the Sum
    problem

    Six Is the Sum

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    What do the digits in the number fifteen add up to? How many other numbers have digits with the same total but no zeros?

  • Two Egg Timers
    problem

    Two Egg Timers

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    You have two egg timers. One takes 4 minutes exactly to empty and the other takes 7 minutes. What times in whole minutes can you measure and how?
  • Home City
    problem

    Home City

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Use the clues to work out which cities Mohamed, Sheng, Tanya and Bharat live in.

  • Neighbours
    problem

    Neighbours

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    In a square in which the houses are evenly spaced, numbers 3 and 10 are opposite each other. What is the smallest and what is the largest possible number of houses in the square?

  • Professional Circles
    problem

    Professional Circles

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    Six friends sat around a circular table. Can you work out from the information who sat where and what their profession were?
  • Dodecamagic
    problem

    Dodecamagic

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Here you see the front and back views of a dodecahedron. Each vertex has been numbered so that the numbers around each pentagonal face add up to 65. Can you find all the missing numbers?

  • A right Charlie
    problem

    A Right Charlie

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you use this information to work out Charlie's house number?

  • Prison Cells
    problem

    Prison Cells

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    There are 78 prisoners in a square cell block of twelve cells. The clever prison warder arranged them so there were 25 along each wall of the prison block. How did he do it?

  • Pairs of glasses of four different colours.
    problem

    Zargon Glasses

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Zumf makes spectacles for the residents of the planet Zargon, who have either 3 eyes or 4 eyes. How many lenses will Zumf need to make all the different orders for 9 families?

  • A square wooden table.
    problem

    Arranging the Tables

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    There are 44 people coming to a dinner party. There are 15 square tables that seat 4 people. Find a way to seat the 44 people using all 15 tables, with no empty places.