There are different number patterns on the following number grid. Can you find them all?
"I was just guessing at numbers and figures Pulling your puzzles apart" [Coldplay]
Showing posts with label squares. Show all posts
Showing posts with label squares. Show all posts
Friday, July 24, 2020
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Friday, July 26, 2019
Problem 123: Squares
The side lengths of the three squares are consecutive integers. What’s the total area?
Source Catriona Shearer
Source Catriona Shearer
Friday, February 15, 2019
Saturday, January 26, 2019
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Problem 83: Jersey Numbers 2
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Three footballers were having a chat after the training. Having a keen interest in numbers, one of them said:
-“You know if I square your jersey numbers, and then subtract one from the other, the difference will give my jersey number.”
Others were impressed with this, and they also decided to find mathematical properties of their jersey numbers. The second player said:
-“The number on my jersey is the difference of your jersey numbers.”
It was the turn for the third player. He said:
-“The numbers on your backs are prime numbers.”
Can you find the jersey number of each player?
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Friday, July 6, 2018
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Problem 37: One wasn't square
A great question from nrich. Although this is for Stage 2, I believe my students will like it too.
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Mrs Morgan, the class's teacher, pinned numbers onto the backs of three children: Mona, Bob and Jamie.
"Now", she said, "Those three numbers add to a special kind of number. What is it?"

Michael put his hand up.
"It's a square number", he answered.
"Correct", smiled Mrs Morgan.
"Oh!" exclaimed Mona, "The two numbers I can see also add to a square!"
"And me!" called out Bob, "The two numbers I can see add to a square too!"
"Oh dear", said Jamie disappointedly, "the two numbers I can see don't add to a square! It's either 5 too little or 6 too big!"
What numbers did the three children have on their backs?
Friday, March 23, 2018
Rich Tasks 3: Number Crossword Challenge
Prepare a number
crossword using prime numbers, square and cubic numbers. Your target is to complete
it with the least amount of dark squares.
Friday, March 16, 2018
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