Working systematically

  • Addition Equation Sudoku
    problem

    Addition Equation Sudoku

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    You need to find the values of the stars before you can apply normal Sudoku rules.

  • Mini-Sudoku
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    Mini-Sudoku

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    How many ways are there of completing the mini-sudoku?

  • Magic Error
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    Magic Error

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Two of the numbers in a 4×4 magic square have been swapped. Can you work out the sum of these numbers?

  • Blockupied
    problem

    Blockupied

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    A 1×2×3 block is placed on an 8×8 board and rolled several times.... How many squares has it occupied altogether?

  • Football Sum
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    Football Sum

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Find the values of the nine letters in the sum: FOOT + BALL = GAME

  • Pair Sums
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    Pair Sums

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Five numbers added together in pairs produce: 0, 2, 4, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15 What are the five numbers?

  • Coins
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    Coins

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    A man has 5 coins in his pocket. Given the clues, can you work out what the coins are?

  • 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?

  • Wallpaper Sudoku
    problem

    Wallpaper Sudoku

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    A Sudoku that uses transformations as supporting clues.

  • Seasonal Twin Sudokus
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    Seasonal Twin Sudokus

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    This pair of linked Sudokus matches letters with numbers and hides a seasonal greeting. Can you find it?