By David Shaw, 25 July 2018
Twenty years ago, my mum was twice my age. I’m 42 years old. How old is my mum?
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By David Shaw, 11 July 2018
Tomas is putting a number on a letterbox. He puts on one digit. Then he adds another digit. Tomas looks at it and notices that it makes a number exactly five times the first digit.
By David Shaw, 27 June 2018
Kelly has a pet store. She recently got in a whole litter of puppies and tried to sell them all. On the first day, she sold half of the puppies, plus half a puppy.
By David Shaw, 13 June 2018
I caught a bus the other day with a very interesting number. Can you work out the number on the bus?
By David Shaw, 30 May 2018
I want to find a number that is divisible by three. I also want all of its digits to be 8s. Does my number exist?
By David Shaw, 23 May 2018
Ready to test your knowledge? In this quiz we’ve got a range of questions, about distant stars to the very air we breathe!
By David Shaw, 17 May 2018
Here’s a traditional card game that’s bound to get your brain pumping. Being able to add up will help, but there’s plenty more to puzzle over!
By David Shaw, 16 May 2018
You probably know that half of 12 is six. But the other day, I caught a glimpse of a clock peeking between buildings. At that moment, I noticed that sometimes, half of 12 is seven. How is this possible?
By David Shaw, 2 May 2018
When you multiply a whole number by itself, you get a square number. When you take three copies of a whole number and multiply them all together, you get a cube number. There’s only one two digit number that is both a square and a cube. Can you work out what number it is?
By David Shaw, 18 April 2018
Jenny’s hard at work on a building site. This problem will tax her brain as well as her brawn!
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