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A picture of a flag is to be completed by shading two squares that do not share an edge. The diagram shows one way in which this can be done.
How many different possible completed pictures are there (including the one shown)?
If you liked this problem, here is an NRICH task which challenges you to use similar mathematical ideas.
An investigation involving adding and subtracting sets of consecutive numbers. Lots to find out, lots to explore.
Place the 16 different combinations of cup/saucer in this 4 by 4 arrangement so that no row or column contains more than one cup or saucer of the same colour.
The letters of the word ABACUS have been arranged in the shape of a triangle. How many different ways can you find to read the word ABACUS from this triangular pattern?