Introducing algebra

  • Gift Stacks
    problem

    Gift Stacks

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    Use the information to work out how many gifts there are in each pile.
  • Cherry Buns
    problem

    Cherry Buns

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    Sam's grandmother has an old recipe for cherry buns. She has enough mixture to put 45 grams in each of 12 paper cake cases. What was the weight of one egg?
  • Two Number Lines
    problem

    Two Number Lines

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    Max and Mandy put their number lines together to make a graph. How far had each of them moved along and up from 0 to get the counter to the place marked?
  • Counting Counters
    problem

    Counting Counters

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    Take a counter and surround it by a ring of other counters that MUST touch two others. How many are needed?
  • How many eggs?
    problem

    How Many Eggs?

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    Peter, Melanie, Amil and Jack received a total of 38 chocolate eggs. Use the information to work out how many eggs each person had.
  • Augustus' Age
    problem

    Augustus' Age

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    In 1871 a mathematician called Augustus De Morgan died. De Morgan made a puzzling statement about his age. Can you discover which year De Morgan was born in?
  • Buckets of Thinking
    problem

    Buckets of Thinking

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level

    There are three buckets each of which holds a maximum of 5 litres. Use the clues to work out how much liquid there is in each bucket.

  • problem

    Gran, How Old Are You?

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level

    When Charlie asked his grandmother how old she is, he didn't get a straightforward reply! Can you work out how old she is?

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