Working systematically

  • Small tomato seedlings in yellow pots.
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    Medal Ceremony

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    The teacher has forgotten which pupil won which medal. In how many different ways could he give the medals out to the pupils?

  • Small tomato seedlings in pink pots.
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    Integer Indices

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    From this sum of powers, can you find the sum of the indices?

  • Small tomato seedlings in pink pots.
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    Leftovers

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Weekly Problem 26 - 2008
    If $n$ is a positive integer, how many different values for the remainder are obtained when $n^2$ is divided by $n+4$?

  • The Great Weights Puzzle
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    The Great Weights Puzzle

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    You have twelve weights, one of which is different from the rest. Using just 3 weighings, can you identify which weight is the odd one out, and whether it is heavier or lighter than the rest?

  • Small tomato seedlings in pink pots.
    problem

    Factor List

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Tina has chosen a number and has noticed something about its factors. What number could she have chosen? Are there multiple possibilities?

  • Small tomato seedlings in yellow pots.
    problem

    Phone Call

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    How many different phone numbers are there starting with a 3 and with at most two different digits?

  • Symmetricality
    problem

    Symmetricality

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Five equations and five unknowns. Is there an easy way to find the unknown values?

  • Flipping Twisty Matrices
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    Flipping Twisty Matrices

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Investigate the transformations of the plane given by the 2 by 2 matrices with entries taking all combinations of values 0, -1 and +1.

  • Pole Star Sudoku
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    Pole Star Sudoku

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A Sudoku based on clues that give the differences between adjacent cells.

  • Twin chute-swapping Sudoku
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    Twin Chute-Swapping Sudoku

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A pair of Sudokus with lots in common. In fact they are the same problem but rearranged. Can you find how they relate to solve them both?