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.
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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. There’s one more strange thing about these mathematicians. It takes each of them exactly one minute to eat a slice of pizza.This Friday, Annie was […]
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 …
By David Shaw, 9 January 2019
Tilly started writing down numbers as she counted them out, “1, 2, 3, 4 …” She was interrupted when she was writing down the 33rd 3. What number was she in the middle of writing?
By David Shaw, 12 December 2018
If you’re sitting there twiddling your thumbs, see if you can decode this message. If you need a hint, you can always phone a friend! 3666882255533 443355544499 339987772
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