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Primary Live Problems

Each time you visit the NRICH site there will be some activities which are 'live'. That means we are inviting you to send us your solutions and we will publish a selection of them, along with your name and your school's name. If you'd like to know more about what we're looking for, read this short article.

The last day for submitting solutions to these live problems is Monday 27 November.

Xavi's T-shirtLive

Age 7 to 16
Challenge Level Yellow star

How much can you read into a T-shirt?

Sea LevelLive

Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level Yellow star

The picture shows a lighthouse and some underwater creatures. Can you work out the distances between some of the different creatures?

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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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