By David Shaw, 15 May 2019
Emily has twice as many brothers as she has sisters. Her brother Bill has one more sister than he has brothers. How many boys and girls are in Emily and Bill’s family?
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By David Shaw, 1 May 2019
I’m thinking of a two digit number. If you add the digits together and then multiply by three, you get the number back again! What number am I thinking of?
By David Shaw, 17 April 2019
At Three Peaks School, they’re planning to build a gigantic triangle. The sides have just arrived, on the back of some truly ridiculous trucks, and with police escort.
By David Shaw, 3 April 2019
Imagine a place called Occhiblu station, where they’re trying to breed cows with blue eyes. They have 100 cows on the station, and some of them have one blue eye. Of the rest of the cows, half have two blue eyes.
By David Shaw, 20 March 2019
Terry is inspecting a huge clock. It’s 2:12 and they just finished examining the big hand.
By David Shaw, 7 March 2019
Here’s a simple game that can be very tricky to play well. Give it a go, then find out why it’s such a challenge.
By David Shaw, 6 March 2019
Four mathematicians – Annie, Beth, Carol and Donna – have a fun tradition. Every Friday, they order a pizza. But before they can eat, they must each solve a puzzle.
By David Shaw, 20 February 2019
Which two whole numbers – without any zeros – multiply together to make 1 000 000?
By David Shaw, 7 February 2019
Maryam had been practising the times tables really hard, so she was on the alert for interesting patterns. On her dad’s birthday she noticed something special. “You’re four times older than me, Dad,” she exclaimed.
By David Shaw, 23 January 2019
What’s the next letter in this sequence? F, S, T, F, F, S, S, E …
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