Being resilient

  • Three by One
    problem
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    Three by One

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    There are many different methods to solve this geometrical problem - how many can you find?

  • Areas and Ratios
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    Areas and Ratios

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Do you have enough information to work out the area of the shaded quadrilateral?

  • Giants
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    Giants

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Which is the bigger, 9^10 or 10^9 ? Which is the bigger, 99^100 or 100^99 ?

  • Cubestick
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    Cubestick

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Stick some cubes together to make a cuboid. Find two of the angles by as many different methods as you can devise.

  • Multicoloured socks lying next to each other.
    problem

    Mixed-Up Socks

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Start with three pairs of socks. Now mix them up so that no mismatched pair is the same as another mismatched pair. Is there more than one way to do it?

  • Sitting round the party tables
    problem

    Sitting Round the Party Tables

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Sweets are given out to party-goers in a particular way. Investigate the total number of sweets received by people sitting in different positions.

  • Half Time
    problem

    Half Time

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    What could the half time scores have been in these Olympic hockey matches?

  • Rolling that cube
    problem

    Rolling That Cube

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    My dice has inky marks on each face. Can you find the route it has taken? What does each face look like?

  • Jumping squares
    problem

    Jumping Squares

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    In this problem it is not the squares that jump, you do the jumping! The idea is to go round the track in as few jumps as possible.

  • Dicey Perimeter, Dicey Area
    game

    Dicey Perimeter, Dicey Area

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    In this game for two players, you throw two dice and find the product. How many shapes can you draw on the grid which have that area or perimeter?