Addition and subtraction

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    Debt Recovery

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Tony and Tina can't work out which of them owes what to the other. Can you?

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    Little Goldbach

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How many of the numbers 1 to 20 are not the sum of two primes?

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    Mathematical Ages

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Arrange these three famous mathematicians in order with the shortest-lived first.

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    Bus Route

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How far apart are the first and last bus stops in this bus route?

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    Debasing the Coinage

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How much lighter will £5 worth of 5p's be with these new lighter coins?

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    Highs and Lows

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    What were the maximum and minimum temperatures recorded in my max/min thermometer?

  • 3388
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    3388

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Using some or all of the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and using the digits 3, 3, 8 and 8 each once and only once make an expression equal to 24.

  • Aba
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    Aba

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    In the following sum the letters A, B, C, D, E and F stand for six distinct digits. Find all the ways of replacing the letters with digits so that the arithmetic is correct.

  • Eleven
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    Eleven

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Replace each letter with a digit to make this addition correct.

  • Clocked
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    Clocked

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Is it possible to rearrange the numbers 1,2......12 around a clock face in such a way that every two numbers in adjacent positions differ by any of 3, 4 or 5 hours?