Working systematically

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    Factor-Multiple Chains

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you see how these factor-multiple chains work? Find the chain which contains the smallest possible numbers. How about the largest possible numbers?

  • Route Product
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    Route Product

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Find the product of the numbers on the routes from A to B. Which route has the smallest product? Which the largest?

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    Oh! Harry!

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    A group of children are using measuring cylinders but they lose the labels. Can you help relabel them?

  • Light the Lights Again
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    Light the Lights Again

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Each light in this interactivity turns on according to a rule. What happens when you enter different numbers? Can you work out the rule for each light?

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    This Pied Piper of Hamelin

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Investigate the different numbers of people and rats there could have been if you know how many legs there are altogether!

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    How Much Did It Cost?

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Use your logical thinking skills to deduce how much Dan's crisps and ice cream cost altogether.

  • Through the Window
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    Through the Window

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    My local DIY shop calculates the price of its windows according to the area of glass and the length of frame used. Can you work out how they arrived at these prices?

  • A4 Fraction Addition
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    A4 Fraction Addition

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Try adding fractions using A4 paper.

  • Different Deductions
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    Different Deductions

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    There are lots of different methods to find out what the shapes are worth - how many can you find?

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    Watch the Clock

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    During the third hour after midnight the hands on a clock point in the same direction (so one hand is over the top of the other). At what time, to the nearest second, does this happen?