Being resourceful

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    How Much Did It Cost?

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Use your logical thinking skills to deduce how much Dan's crisps and ice cream cost altogether.

  • Through the Window
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    Through the Window

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    My local DIY shop calculates the price of its windows according to the area of glass and the length of frame used. Can you work out how they arrived at these prices?

  • A4 Fraction Addition
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    A4 Fraction Addition

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Try adding fractions using A4 paper.

  • Extending Fraction Bars
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    Extending Fraction Bars

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Can you compare these bars with each other and express their lengths as fractions of the black bar?

  • More Fraction Bars
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    More Fraction Bars

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    What fraction of the black bar are the other bars? Have a go at this challenging task!

  • Different Deductions
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    Different Deductions

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    There are lots of different methods to find out what the shapes are worth - how many can you find?

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    Take Your Dog for a Walk

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Use the interactivity to move Pat. Can you reproduce the graphs and tell their story?

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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?

  • A gold balloon of the number 4.
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    Four Goodness' Sake

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Use 4 four times in a calculation. What answers can you get?

  • 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?