Working systematically

There are 549 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Working systematically
Olympic Magic
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Olympic Magic

Age
14 to 16
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in how many ways can you place the numbers 1, 2, 3 … 9 in the nine regions of the Olympic Emblem (5 overlapping circles) so that the amount in each ring is the same?
Plum Tree
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Plum Tree

Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
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Label this plum tree graph to make it totally magic!
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.
Instant Insanity
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Instant Insanity

Age
11 to 18
Challenge level
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Given the nets of 4 cubes with the faces coloured in 4 colours, build a tower so that on each vertical wall no colour is repeated, that is all 4 colours appear.
Latin Numbers
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Latin Numbers

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Can you create a Latin Square from multiples of a six digit number?
Exhaustion
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Exhaustion

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Find the positive integer solutions of the equation (1+1/a)(1+1/b)(1+1/c) = 2
Days and Dates
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Days and Dates

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Investigate how you can work out what day of the week your birthday will be on next year, and the year after...
Purr-fection
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Purr-fection

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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What is the smallest perfect square that ends with the four digits 9009?
The Pet Graph
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The Pet Graph

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Tim's class collected data about all their pets. Can you put the animal names under each column in the block graph using the information?
Birthday Cakes
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Birthday Cakes

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Jack's mum bought some candles to use on his birthday cakes and when his sister was born, she used them on her cakes too. Can you use the information to find out when Kate was born?