Place value

  • Clickety Click
    problem

    Clickety Click

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3
    What is the sum of: 6 + 66 + 666 + 6666 ............+ 666666666...6 where there are n sixes in the last term?
  • Repeaters
    problem

    Repeaters

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    Choose any 3 digits and make a 6 digit number by repeating the 3 digits in the same order (e.g. 594594). Explain why whatever digits you choose the number will always be divisible by 7, 11 and 13.
  • Mini-max
    problem

    Mini-Max

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    Consider all two digit numbers (10, 11, . . . ,99). In writing down all these numbers, which digits occur least often, and which occur most often ? What about three digit numbers, four digit numbers and so on?
  • Read This Page
    problem

    Read This Page

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    Replace the letters with numbers to make the addition work out correctly. R E A D + T H I S = P A G E
  • Spell by Numbers
    problem

    Spell by Numbers

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    Can you substitute numbers for the letters in these sums?
  • Arrange the Digits
    problem

    Arrange the Digits

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    Can you arrange the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 into three 3-digit numbers such that their total is close to 1500?
  • Alien Counting
    problem

    Alien Counting

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    Investigate the different ways these aliens count in this challenge. You could start by thinking about how each of them would write our number 7.
  • X marks the spot
    problem

    X Marks the Spot

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3
    When the number x 1 x x x is multiplied by 417 this gives the answer 9 x x x 0 5 7. Find the missing digits, each of which is represented by an "x" .
  • Back to Basics
    problem

    Back to Basics

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3
    Find b where 3723(base 10) = 123(base b).
  • Just Repeat
    problem

    Just Repeat

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3
    Think of any three-digit number. Repeat the digits. The 6-digit number that you end up with is divisible by 91. Is this a coincidence?