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Choose two digits and arrange them to make two double-digit numbers. Now add your double-digit numbers. Now add your single digit numbers. Divide your double-digit answer by your single-digit answer. Try lots of examples. What happens? Can you explain it?

Not a Polite Question

When asked how old she was, the teacher replied: My age in years is not prime but odd and when reversed and added to my age you have a perfect square...

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Can you work out how many of each kind of pencil this student bought?

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Age 11 to 14
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Consider all two digit numbers ($10$, $11$, . . . ,$99$). In writing down all these numbers, which digits occur least often, and which occur most often ?

What about three digit numbers, four digit numbers and so on?


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