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Diamond Collector

Age 11 to 16
Challenge Level Yellow star
Secondary curriculum
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In the game below, twenty diamonds have been placed on a grid.

You can enter the equations of three straight lines.
Any diamond that lies on one of your lines counts towards your total.

Try to collect as many diamonds as you can!



Once you've had a go at Level 1, you can click on the purple cog to access the Settings menu and try Levels 2 and 3.

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