Being collaborative

  • Why 24?
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    Why 24?

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    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.

  • CD Heaven
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    CD Heaven

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    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?

  • In a box
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    In a Box

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    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?

  • Painted Cube
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    Painted Cube

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    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?

  • Areas of parallelograms
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    Areas of Parallelograms

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you find the area of a parallelogram defined by two vectors?

  • Perpendicular lines
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    Perpendicular Lines

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Position the lines so that they are perpendicular to each other. What can you say about the equations of perpendicular lines?

  • Nicely Similar
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    Nicely Similar

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    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?

  • The Legacy
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    The Legacy

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    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?

  • Surprising Transformations
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    Surprising Transformations

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    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?

  • Partly Painted Cube
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    Partly Painted Cube

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Jo made a cube from some smaller cubes, painted some of the faces of the large cube, and then took it apart again. 45 small cubes had no paint on them at all. How many small cubes did Jo use?