Exploring and noticing

  • Small tomato seedlings in pink pots.
    problem

    Halloween Day

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    One year there were exactly four Tuesdays and four Fridays in October. On what day of the week was Halloween.

  • Small pepper seedlings in orange pots.
    problem

    How Many Rectangles?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    By drawing 5 horizontal and four vertical lines, one can form 12 rectangles. What is the greatest number of rectangles that can be formed by drawing 15 lines?

  • Small pepper seedlings in orange pots.
    problem

    Knockdown

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Weekly Problem 51 - 2016
    Pegs numbered 1 to 50 are placed in a row. Alternate pegs are knocked down, and this process is repeated. What is the number of the last peg to be knocked down?

  • Pair Sums
    problem

    Pair Sums

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Five numbers added together in pairs produce: 0, 2, 4, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15 What are the five numbers?

  • Hallway Borders
    problem

    Hallway Borders

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    What are the possible dimensions of a rectangular hallway if the number of tiles around the perimeter is exactly half the total number of tiles?

  • One to Eight
    problem

    One to Eight

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Complete the following expressions so that each one gives a four digit number as the product of two two digit numbers and uses the digits 1 to 8 once and only once.

  • Top-Heavy Pyramids
    problem

    Top-Heavy Pyramids

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Use the numbers in the box below to make the base of a top-heavy pyramid whose top number is 200.

  • Small tomato seedlings in pink pots.
    problem

    Too Close to Call

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Weekly Problem 24 - 2012
    Can you put these very close fractions into order?

  • Small tomato seedlings in yellow pots.
    problem

    Almost Constant Digits

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    How many 10-digit numbers containing only 1s, 2s and 3s can you write?

  • Going to the cinema
    problem

    Going to the Cinema

    Age
    11 to 16

    A cinema has 100 seats. Is it possible to fill every seat and take exactly £100?