Mathematics - Research News

Perimeter Expressions

 Mathematics - Research News
 27 March 2024
Create some shapes by combining two or more rectangles. What can you say about the areas and perimeters of the shapes you can make?...

Perimeter Challenge

 Mathematics - Research News
 27 March 2024
Can you deduce the perimeters of the shapes from the information given?...

Through the Window

 Mathematics - Research News
 26 March 2024
My local DIY shop calculates the price of its windows according to the area of glass and the length of frame used. Can you work out how they arrived at these prices?...

Would You Rather?

 Mathematics - Research News
 22 March 2024
Would you rather: Have 10% of £5 or 75% of 80p? Be given 60% of 2 pizzas or 26% of 5 pizzas?...

This Pied Piper of Hamelin

 Mathematics - Research News
 22 March 2024
Investigate the different numbers of people and rats there could have been if you know how many legs there are altogether!...

Follow the Numbers

 Mathematics - Research News
 22 March 2024
What happens when you add the digits of a number then multiply the result by 2 and you keep doing this? You could try for different numbers and different rules....

Share Bears

 Mathematics - Research News
 21 March 2024
Yasmin and Zach have some bears to share. Which numbers of bears can they share so that there are none left over?...

How Do You See It?

 Mathematics - Research News
 20 March 2024
Here are some short problems for you to try. Talk to your friends about how you work them out....

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