Being collaborative
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problemFavouriteWhy 24?
Take any prime number greater than 3 , square it and subtract one. Working on the building blocks will help you to explain what is special about your results.
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problemFavouriteCD Heaven
All CD Heaven stores were given the same number of a popular CD to sell for £24. In their two week sale each store reduces the price of the CD by 25% ... How many CDs did the store sell at each price?
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problemFavouriteIn a Box
Chris and Jo put two red and four blue ribbons in a box. They each pick a ribbon from the box without looking. Jo wins if the two ribbons are the same colour. Is the game fair?
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problemFavouritePainted Cube
Imagine a large cube made from small red cubes being dropped into a pot of yellow paint. How many of the small cubes will have yellow paint on their faces?
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problemFavouriteAreas of Parallelograms
Can you find the area of a parallelogram defined by two vectors?
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problemFavouritePerpendicular Lines
Position the lines so that they are perpendicular to each other. What can you say about the equations of perpendicular lines?
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problemFavouriteNicely Similar
If the hypotenuse (base) length is 100cm and if an extra line splits the base into 36cm and 64cm parts, what were the side lengths for the original right-angled triangle?
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problemFavouriteThe Legacy
Your school has been left a million pounds in the will of an ex-pupil. What model of investment and spending would you use in order to ensure the best return on the money?
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problemFavouriteSurprising Transformations
I took the graph y=4x+7 and performed four transformations. Can you find the order in which I could have carried out the transformations?