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I'm Stuck but ....!

I'm stuck but ....!

Are you ready for a challenge? The tasks in this feature are designed to challenge your mathematical thinking!


Twenty Divided Into Six 
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Katie had a pack of 20 cards numbered from 1 to 20. She arranged the cards into 6 unequal piles where each pile added to the same total. What was the total and how could this be done?

Which Scripts? 
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

There are six numbers written in five different scripts. Can you sort out which is which?

Number Lines in Disguise 
Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Some of the numbers have fallen off Becky's number line. Can you figure out what they were?

Domino Square 
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow starYellow star

Use the 'double-3 down' dominoes to make a square so that each side has eight dots.

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The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners. To support this aim, members of the NRICH team work in a wide range of capacities, including providing professional development for teachers wishing to embed rich mathematical tasks into everyday classroom practice.

NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.

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