Being collaborative

  • Box plot match
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    Box Plot Match

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Match the cumulative frequency curves with their corresponding box plots.

  • Standard Index Form Matching
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    Standard Index Form Matching

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you match these calculations in Standard Index Form with their answers?

  • Three cubes
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    Three Cubes

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you work out the dimensions of the three cubes?

  • Why 24?
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    Why 24?

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Take any prime number greater than 3 , square it and subtract one. Working on the building blocks will help you to explain what is special about your results.

  • CD Heaven
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    CD Heaven

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    All CD Heaven stores were given the same number of a popular CD to sell for £24. In their two week sale each store reduces the price of the CD by 25% ... How many CDs did the store sell at each price?

  • In a box
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    In a Box

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Chris and Jo put two red and four blue ribbons in a box. They each pick a ribbon from the box without looking. Jo wins if the two ribbons are the same colour. Is the game fair?

  • Painted Cube
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    Painted Cube

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Imagine a large cube made from small red cubes being dropped into a pot of yellow paint. How many of the small cubes will have yellow paint on their faces?

  • Areas of parallelograms
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    Areas of Parallelograms

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you find the area of a parallelogram defined by two vectors?

  • Nicely Similar
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    Nicely Similar

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    If the hypotenuse (base) length is 100cm and if an extra line splits the base into 36cm and 64cm parts, what were the side lengths for the original right-angled triangle?

  • The Legacy
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    The Legacy

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Your school has been left a million pounds in the will of an ex-pupil. What model of investment and spending would you use in order to ensure the best return on the money?