Properties of Numbers: Multiples, Factors, Primes, Square and Cube Numbers

  • Dicey Array
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    Dicey Array

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    5 to 11
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    1 out of 3

    Watch the video of this game being played. Can you work out the rules? Which dice totals are good to get, and why?

  • Satisfying Four Statements
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    Satisfying Four Statements

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    7 to 11
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    1 out of 3

    Can you find any two-digit numbers that satisfy all of these statements?

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    Sweets in a Box

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    7 to 11
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    1 out of 3

    How many different shaped boxes can you design for these sweets?

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    Abundant Numbers

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    7 to 11
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    1 out of 3

    48 is called an abundant number because it is less than the sum of its factors (without itself). Can you find some more abundant numbers?

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    Flashing Lights

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    7 to 11
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    Norrie sees two lights flash at the same time. How many times do they flash together during a whole minute?

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    The Moons of Vuvv

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    7 to 11
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    1 out of 3

    The planet of Vuvv has seven moons. Can you work out how long it is between each super-eclipse?

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    Multiplication Squares

    Age
    7 to 11
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    1 out of 3

    Can you work out the arrangement of the digits in the square so that the given products are correct? The numbers 1 - 9 may be used once and once only.

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    Which Is Quicker?

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    7 to 11
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    1 out of 3

    Which is quicker, counting up to 30 in ones or counting up to 300 in tens? Why?

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    Up and Down Staircases

    Age
    7 to 11
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    1 out of 3

    One block is needed to make an up-and-down staircase, with one step up and one step down. How many blocks would be needed to build an up-and-down staircase with 5 steps up and 5 steps down?

  • Three Dice
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    Three Dice

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Investigate the sum of the numbers on the top and bottom faces of a line of three dice. What do you notice?