Working systematically

There are 604 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Working systematically
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.
How old are the children?
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How old are the children?

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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A student in a maths class was trying to get some information from her teacher. She was given some clues and then the teacher ended by saying, "Well, how old are they?"
Palindromic Date
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Palindromic date

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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What is the date in February 2002 where the 8 digits are palindromic if the date is written in the British way?
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?
Map Folding
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Map folding

Age
7 to 11
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Take a rectangle of paper and fold it in half, and half again, to make four smaller rectangles. How many different ways can you fold it up?
The Best Card Trick?
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The best card trick?

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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Time for a little mathemagic! Choose any five cards from a pack and show four of them to your partner. How can they work out the fifth?
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?
Smith and Jones
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Smith and jones

Age
14 to 16
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Mr Smith and Mr Jones are two maths teachers. By asking questions, the answers to which may be right or wrong, Mr Jones is able to find the number of the house Mr Smith lives in... Or not!
Satnav Dilemma
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Satnav dilemma

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How many routes are there in this diagram from S to T?
Nineteen Hexagons
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Nineteen hexagons

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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In this maze of hexagons, you start in the centre at 0. The next hexagon must be a multiple of 2 and the next a multiple of 5. What are the possible paths you could take?