Working systematically

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    Watch the Clock

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    During the third hour after midnight the hands on a clock point in the same direction (so one hand is over the top of the other). At what time, to the nearest second, does this happen?

  • Counting Cards
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    Counting Cards

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    A magician took a suit of thirteen cards and held them in his hand face down. Every card he revealed had the same value as the one he had just finished spelling. How did this work?

  • Fitted
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    Fitted

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Nine squares with side lengths 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, and 18 cm can be fitted together to form a rectangle. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?

  • Symmetry Challenge
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    Symmetry Challenge

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    How many symmetric designs can you make on this grid? Can you find them all?

  • 5 on the clock
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    5 on the Clock

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    On a digital clock showing 24 hour time, over a whole day, how many times does a 5 appear? Is it the same number for a 12 hour clock over a whole day?

  • Triangles all Around
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    Triangles All Around

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Can you find all the different triangles on these peg boards, and find their angles?

  • Curious number
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    Curious Number

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Can you order the digits from 1-3 to make a number which is divisible by 3 so when the last digit is removed it becomes a 2-figure number divisible by 2, and so on?

  • Dice in a Corner
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    Dice in a Corner

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    How could you arrange at least two dice in a stack so that the total of the visible spots is 18?

  • The Dice Train
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    The Dice Train

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    This dice train has been made using specific rules. How many different trains can you make?

  • Ribbon Squares
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    Ribbon Squares

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    What is the largest 'ribbon square' you can make? And the smallest? How many different squares can you make altogether?