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  • A red kite in flight.
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    Hunting for Averages

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you find the missing number(s)? The square is the average (mean) of the numbers surrounding it.

  • Fraction Lengths
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    Fraction Lengths

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you find combinations of strips of paper which equal the length of the black strip? If the length of the black is 1, how could you write the sum of the strips?

  • Price Match
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    Price Match

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you find pairs of differently sized windows that cost the same?

  • Roll these Dice
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    Roll These Dice

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Roll two red dice and a green dice. Add the two numbers on the red dice and take away the number on the green. What are all the different possible answers?

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    Round and Round the Circle

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    What happens if you join every second point on this circle? How about every third point? Try with different steps and see if you can predict what will happen.

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    Maze 100

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you go through this maze so that the numbers you pass add to exactly 100?

  • Egyptian Rope
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    Egyptian Rope

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    The ancient Egyptians were said to make right-angled triangles using a rope with twelve equal sections divided by knots. What other triangles could you make if you had a rope like this?

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    Wonky Watches

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Mandeep's watch loses two minutes every hour. Adam's watch gains one minute every hour. Can you work out what time they arrived at the airport?

  • Forgot the Numbers
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    Forgot the Numbers

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    On my calculator I divided one whole number by another whole number and got the answer 3.125. If the numbers are both under 50, what are they?

  • Amy's Dominoes
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    Amy's Dominoes

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Amy has a box containing domino pieces but she does not think it is a complete set. Which of her domino pieces are missing?