Odd and even numbers

  • Odds and Evens
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    Odds and Evens

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Are these games fair? How can you tell?

  • Odds, Evens and More Evens
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    Odds, Evens and More Evens

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Alison, Bernard and Charlie have been exploring sequences of odd and even numbers, which raise some intriguing questions...

  • Magic Letters
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    Magic Letters

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Charlie has made a Magic V. Can you use his example to make some more? And how about Magic Ls, Ns and Ws?

  • Score
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    Score

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    There are exactly 3 ways to add 4 odd numbers to get 10. Find all the ways of adding 8 odd numbers to get 20. To be sure of getting all the solutions you will need to be systematic. What about a total of 15 with 6 odd numbers?
  • Next-door Numbers
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    Next-Door Numbers

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Florence, Ethan and Alma have each added together two 'next-door' numbers. What is the same about their answers?

  • The Set of Numbers
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    The Set of Numbers

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3
    Can you place the numbers from 1 to 10 in the grid?
  • Sorting Numbers
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    Sorting Numbers

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3
    Can you sort numbers into sets? Can you give each set a name?
  • What number?
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    What Number?

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    I am less than 25. My ones digit is twice my tens digit. My digits add up to an even number.
  • Numbers as Shapes
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    Numbers as Shapes

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Use cubes to continue making the numbers from 7 to 20. Are they sticks, rectangles or squares?