Combinations

  • Multilink Cubes
    problem

    Multilink Cubes

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    If you had 36 cubes, what different cuboids could you make?

  • 3 Rings
    problem

    3 Rings

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    If you have three circular objects, you could arrange them so that they are separate, touching, overlapping or inside each other. Can you investigate all the different possibilities?

  • Street Party
    problem

    Street Party

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    The challenge here is to find as many routes as you can for a fence to go so that this town is divided up into two halves, each with 8 blocks.

  • Sending Cards
    problem

    Sending Cards

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    This challenge asks you to investigate the total number of cards that would be sent if four children send one to all three others. How many would be sent if there were five children? Six?

  • New House
    problem

    New House

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    In this investigation, you must try to make houses using cubes. If the base must not spill over 4 squares and you have 7 cubes which stand for 7 rooms, what different designs can you come up with?

  • Halloween Investigation
    problem

    Halloween Investigation

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3
    Ana and Ross looked in a trunk in the attic. They found old cloaks and gowns, hats and masks. How many possible costumes could they make?
  • Super Value Shapes
    problem

    Super Value Shapes

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    If each of these three shapes has a value, can you find the totals of the combinations? Perhaps you can use the shapes to make the given totals?

  • Cat Food
    problem

    Cat Food

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Sam sets up displays of cat food in his shop in triangular stacks. If Felix buys some, then how can Sam arrange the remaining cans in triangular stacks?

  • Chocs, Mints, Jellies
    problem

    Chocs, Mints, Jellies

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3
    In a bowl there are 4 Chocolates, 3 Jellies and 5 Mints. Find a way to share the sweets between the three children so they each get the kind they like. Is there more than one way to do it?
  • Polo Square
    problem

    Polo Square

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3
    Arrange eight of the numbers between 1 and 9 in the Polo Square below so that each side adds to the same total.