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  • Square Corners
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    Square Corners

    Age
    7 to 11
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    1 out of 3

    What is the greatest number of counters you can place on the grid below without four of them lying at the corners of a square?

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    Clocks

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    These clocks have been reflected in a mirror. What times do they say?

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    Which Is Quicker?

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Which is quicker, counting up to 30 in ones or counting up to 300 in tens? Why?

  • Trebling
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    Trebling

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you replace the letters with numbers? Is there only one solution in each case?

  • Fractional Triangles
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    Fractional Triangles

    Age
    7 to 11
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    1 out of 3

    Use the lines on this figure to show how the square can be divided into 2 halves, 3 thirds, 6 sixths and 9 ninths.

  • How Big Are Classes 5, 6 and 7?
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    How Big Are Classes 5, 6 and 7?

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Use the two sets of data to find out how many children there are in Classes 5, 6 and 7.

  • Carrying Cards
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    Carrying Cards

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    These sixteen children are standing in four lines of four, one behind the other. They are each holding a card with a number on it. Can you work out the missing numbers?

  • Number Differences
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    Number Differences

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Place the numbers from 1 to 9 in the squares below so that the difference between joined squares is odd. How many different ways can you do this?

  • Brush Loads
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    Brush Loads

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    How can you arrange the 5 cubes so that you need the smallest number of Brush Loads of paint to cover them? Try with other numbers of cubes as well.

  • Real Statistics
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    Real Statistics

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Have a look at this table of how children travel to school. How does it compare with children in your class?