Year 9 Working systematically

  • Nine Colours
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    Nine Colours

    Age
    11 to 16
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    Can you use small coloured cubes to make a 3 by 3 by 3 cube so that each face of the bigger cube contains one of each colour?

  • Ben's Game
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    Ben's Game

    Age
    11 to 16
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    Ben, Jack and Emma passed counters to each other and ended with the same number of counters. How many did they start with?

  • Tree tops
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    Tree Tops

    Age
    14 to 16
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    Can you make sense of information about trees in order to maximise the profits of a forestry company?

  • Tet-Trouble
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    Tet-Trouble

    Age
    14 to 16
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    Is it possible to have a tetrahedron whose six edges have lengths 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 units?