Subtraction Surprise
Try out these calculations. Are you surprised by the results?
Try out these calculations. Are you surprised by the results?
An investigation involving adding and subtracting sets of consecutive numbers. Lots to find out, lots to explore.
A game for two people, or play online. Given a target number, say 23, and a range of numbers to choose from, say 1-4, players take it in turns to add to the running total to hit their target.
Can you use the clues to complete these 4 by 4 Mathematical Sudokus?
Ten cards are put into five envelopes so that there are two cards in each envelope. The sum of the numbers inside it is written on each envelope. What numbers could be inside the envelopes?
Take three consecutive numbers and add them together. What do you notice?
How many solutions can you find to this sum? Each of the different letters stands for a different number.