April Challenge - Years 1 & 2

Find my number!

Can you find the chosen number from this square using the clues below?

1. The number is odd.
2. It is a multiple of three.  (Hint:Count in threes.)
3. It is smaller than 7×4 (or 7 + 7 + 7 + 7).
4. Its tens digit is even.
5. It is the greater of the two possibilities.

Solutions are to be completed by Friday 29th April.  Please post them into the Maths Challenge Box in the picture book library.

April Challenge - Years 3 & 4

Make 10 Pence!

How many different ways can you make ten pence?
For example: 1p + 2p + 2p + 5p = 10p

Work systematically to find all the possibilities.


Solutions are to be completed by Friday 29th April.  Please post then into the Maths Challenge Box in the picture book library.

April Challenge - Years 5 & 6

Age Old Problems

1. My age this year is a multiple of 8.  Next year it will be a multiple of 7.  How old am I?

2. Last year my age was a square number.  Next year it will be a cube number. 

a) How old am I?

b) How long must I wait until my age is both a square number and a cube?

Extension: My Mum was 27 when I was born.  8 years ago she was twice as old as I shall be in 5 years’ time.  How old am I now?

Solutions (to questions 1 and 2) are to be completed by Friday 29^th April.  Please post them into the Maths Challenge Box in the picture book library.