Being resourceful

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Track Design

Age

14 to 16

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1 out of 3

Where should runners start the 200m race so that they have all run the same distance by the finish?
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Who's the Winner?

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

1 out of 3

When two closely matched teams play each other, what is the most likely result?
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Steel Cables

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

1 out of 3

Some students have been working out the number of strands needed for different sizes of cable. Can you make sense of their solutions?
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Double Trouble

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

1 out of 3

Simple additions can lead to intriguing results...
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Factorising With Multilink

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

1 out of 3

Can you find out what is special about the dimensions of rectangles you can make with squares, sticks and units?
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Olympic Triathlon

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

1 out of 3

Is it the fastest swimmer, the fastest runner or the fastest cyclist who wins the Olympic Triathlon?
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Picturing the World

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

1 out of 3

How can we make sense of national and global statistics involving very large numbers?
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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.
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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?
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Isosceles Seven

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

1 out of 3

Is it possible to find the angles in this rather special isosceles triangle?