Being resilient

  • Perimeter Possibilities
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    Perimeter Possibilities

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    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    I'm thinking of a rectangle with an area of 24. What could its perimeter be?

  • Fence it
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    Fence It

    Age
    11 to 14
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    1 out of 3

    If you have only 40 metres of fencing available, what is the maximum area of land you can fence off?

  • Number Daisy
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    Number Daisy

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you find six numbers to go in the daisy from which you can make all the numbers from 1 to a number bigger than 25?

  • Cryptarithms
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    Cryptarithms

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you crack these cryptarithms?

  • Add to 200
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    Add to 200

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    By selecting digits for an addition grid, what targets can you make?

  • Forwards Add Backwards
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    Forwards Add Backwards

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    What happens when you add a three digit number to its reverse?

  • About Average
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    About Average

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you find sets of numbers which satisfy each of our mean, median, mode and range conditions?

  • Making a difference
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    Making a Difference

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How many different differences can you make?

  • Colourful Cube
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    Colourful Cube

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A colourful cube is made from little red and yellow cubes. But can you work out how many of each?

  • Star Polygons
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    Star Polygons

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Draw some stars and measure the angles at their points. Can you find and prove a result about their sum?