Two Pots Make Four
You are standing at a well with two pots. One holds seven litres and the other holds five litres. Neither pot has any markings so the only amount of water you can measure accurately is when a pot is full.
How can you measure out exactly four litres?
Coins in Envelopes
Fifteen pennies are placed in four envelopes and the envelopes are sealed. It is possible to pay someone any amount from 1p to 15p by giving them one or more envelopes. How were the pennies distributed between the envelopes?
Extension - How would you distribute thirty two pennies between five envelopes?
Nine animals are arranged in three rows of three:
By drawing three squares can you separate them all?
How many squares would it take to separate them all?
The year is now 2013
What will the date be:
1) 2013 days after 1st January 2013?
2) 2013 hours after 1st January 2013?
3) 2013 minutes after 1st January 2013?
4) 2013 seconds after 1st January 2013?
The Twelve Days of Christmas
How many gifts did my true love send
to me altogether?
On
the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree!
my true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree!
Square Numbers
Fred thinks of a number then squares it.
Lucy thinks of a number then squares it.
Holly realises that her number squared is equal to the other two square numbers added together.
What numbers were they thinking of?
Route Finder
Ice creams
How many different two-flavour ice creams can be made from the following flavours:
- chocolate
- vanilla
- strawberry
- mint
- lemon
Handshakes
If all the students in this room shook hands with each other, how many handshakes would there be altogether?
Firewords
Firewords are fireworks that display words in the night sky. You can buy Firewords to make any word but the cost depends upon the letters you use.
A = 1p B = 2p C = 3p and so on ...
Work out the cost of different Firewords
Extension: How close can you get to a word making £1.
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