Addition and subtraction

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    Maze 100

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you go through this maze so that the numbers you pass add to exactly 100?

  • Domino Square
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    Domino Square

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Use the 'double-3 down' dominoes to make a square so that each side has eight dots.

  • Neighbours
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    Neighbours

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    In a square in which the houses are evenly spaced, numbers 3 and 10 are opposite each other. What is the smallest and what is the largest possible number of houses in the square?

  • Prison Cells
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    Prison Cells

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    There are 78 prisoners in a square cell block of twelve cells. The clever prison warder arranged them so there were 25 along each wall of the prison block. How did he do it?

  • Make 100
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    Make 100

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Find at least one way to put in some operation signs to make these digits come to 100.

  • Amy's Dominoes
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    Amy's Dominoes

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Amy has a box containing domino pieces but she does not think it is a complete set. Which of her domino pieces are missing?

  • Twenty Divided into Six
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    Twenty Divided Into Six

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Katie had a pack of 20 cards numbered from 1 to 20. She arranged the cards into 6 unequal piles where each pile added to the same total. What was the total and how could this be done?

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    One Wasn't Square

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Mrs Morgan, the class's teacher, pinned numbers onto the backs of three children. Use the information to find out what the three numbers were.

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    Reach 100

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100.

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    Two Primes Make One Square

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you make square numbers by adding two prime numbers together?