Working systematically
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problemIf we had 16 light bars which digital numbers could we make? How will you know you've found them all? -
problemMaking Squares
Investigate all the different squares you can make on this 5 by 5 grid by making your starting side go from the bottom left hand point. Can you find out the areas of all these squares? -
problemIce Cream
In the café, your ice cream selection can't include a combination that someone else has chosen. What could these seven children have chosen?
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problemPenta Place
Penta people, the Pentominoes, always build their houses from five square rooms. I wonder how many different Penta homes you can create?
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problemOn Target
You have 5 darts and your target score is 44. How many different ways could you score 44? -
problemABC
In the multiplication calculation, some of the digits have been replaced by letters and others by asterisks. Can you reconstruct the original multiplication?
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problemFamily Tree
Use the clues to find out who's who in the family, to fill in the family tree and to find out which of the family members are mathematicians and which are not.
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problemPalindromic Date
What is the date in February 2002 where the 8 digits are palindromic if the date is written in the British way? -
problemDifference
Place the numbers 1 to 10 in the circles so that each number is the difference between the two numbers just below it.
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