Creating and manipulating expressions and formulae

  • Special Numbers
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    Special Numbers

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    My two digit number is special because adding the sum of its digits to the product of its digits gives me my original number. What could my number be?

  • Partitioning revisited
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    Partitioning Revisited

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    We can show that (x + 1)² = x² + 2x + 1 by considering the area of an (x + 1) by (x + 1) square. Show in a similar way that (x + 2)² = x² + 4x + 4

  • Crossed Ends
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    Crossed Ends

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Crosses can be drawn on number grids of various sizes. What do you notice when you add opposite ends?

  • How much can we spend?
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    How Much Can We Spend?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A country has decided to have just two different coins. Which totals can be made? Is there a largest total that cannot be made? How do you know?

  • Your number was...
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    Your Number Was...

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Think of a number and follow my instructions. Tell me your answer, and I'll tell you what you started with! Can you explain how I know?

  • Perimeter Expressions
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    Perimeter Expressions

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Create some shapes by combining two or more rectangles. What can you say about the areas and perimeters of the shapes you can make?

  • Shape Products
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    Shape Products

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    These eleven shapes each stand for a different number. Can you use the multiplication sums to work out what they are?

  • Number Pyramids
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    Number Pyramids

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Try entering different sets of numbers in the number pyramids. How does the total at the top change?

  • Two white rectangles on a wooden background, arranged like an equals sign.
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    Can They Be Equal?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you find rectangles where the value of the area is the same as the value of the perimeter?

  • Summing Consecutive Numbers
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    Summing Consecutive Numbers

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    15 = 7 + 8 and 10 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4. Can you say which numbers can be expressed as the sum of two or more consecutive integers?