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Knowing Your Place


Where is the best place for your numbers? How will you decide?

The last day for submitting solutions to the live problems is Monday 12 December.

 

 

 

That Number Square

Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star
Exploring the structure of a number square: how quickly can you put the number tiles in the right place on the grid?

Less Is More

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star
Use your knowledge of place value to try to win this game. How will you maximise your score?

More Less Is More

Live
Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level Yellow star
In each of these games, you will need a little bit of luck, and your knowledge of place value to develop a winning strategy.

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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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