Working systematically

There are 604 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Working systematically
So Many Sums
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So many sums

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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In this addition each letter stands for a different digit, with S standing for 3. What is the value of YxO?
Ratio Sudoku 3
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Ratio sudoku 3

Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
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A Sudoku with clues as ratios or fractions.
ACE, TWO, THREE...
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Ace, two, three...

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you picture how to order the cards to reproduce Charlie's card trick for yourself?
Rabbits in the pen
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Rabbits in the pen

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Using the statements, can you work out how many of each type of rabbit there are in these pens?
Colour Islands Sudoku
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Colour islands sudoku

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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An extra constraint means this Sudoku requires you to think in diagonals as well as horizontal and vertical lines and boxes of nine.
Dice and Spinner Numbers
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Dice and spinner numbers

Age
7 to 11
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If you had any number of ordinary dice, what are the possible ways of making their totals 6? What would the product of the dice be each time?
Watch your Feet
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Watch your feet

Age
7 to 11
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I like to walk along the cracks of the paving stones, but not the outside edge of the path itself. How many different routes can you find for me to take?
Three Way Mix Up
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Three way mix up

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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Jack has nine tiles. He put them together to make a square so that two tiles of the same colour were not beside each other. Can you find another way to do it?
Six is the Sum
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Six is the sum

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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What do the digits in the number fifteen add up to? How many other numbers have digits with the same total but no zeros?
A Child is Full of ...
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A child is full of ...

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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My cousin was 24 years old on Friday April 5th in 1974. On what day of the week was she born?