Working systematically

  • How old are the children?
    problem

    How Old Are the Children?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    A student in a maths class was trying to get some information from her teacher. She was given some clues and then the teacher ended by saying, "Well, how old are they?"
  • Ones Only
    problem

    Ones Only

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    Find the smallest whole number which, when mutiplied by 7, gives a product consisting entirely of ones.
  • 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?
  • Code Breaker
    problem

    Code Breaker

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    This problem is based on a code using two different prime numbers less than 10. You'll need to multiply them together and shift the alphabet forwards by the result. Can you decipher the code?
  • Bell Ringing
    problem

    Bell Ringing

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    Suppose you are a bellringer. Can you find the changes so that, starting and ending with a round, all the 24 possible permutations are rung once each and only once?
  • Placeholder: several colourful numbers
    problem

    Bent Out of Shape

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    An introduction to bond angle geometry.
  • Magic Caterpillars
    problem

    Magic Caterpillars

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3
    Label the joints and legs of these graph theory caterpillars so that the vertex sums are all equal.
  • Plate Spotting
    problem

    Plate Spotting

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3
    I was in my car when I noticed a line of four cars on the lane next to me with number plates starting and ending with J, K, L and M. What order were they in?
  • Octa Space
    problem

    Octa Space

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3
    In the planet system of Octa the planets are arranged in the shape of an octahedron. How many different routes could be taken to get from Planet A to Planet Zargon?