One Digit Only

One Digit Only

Transum Software

Here are some challenges for you. You can earn a trophy if you get at least 8 correct.

Here's an example: Find an expression that equals 2000 which only uses 2 repeated and any operations.

One possible solution is 2222 - 222

Find an expression that equals 10 which only uses 1 repeated and any operations.

 

Correct Wrong
Find an expression that equals 11 which only uses 1 repeated and any operations.

 

Correct Wrong
Find an expression that equals 110 which only uses 1 repeated and any operations.

 

Correct Wrong
Find an expression that equals 303 which only uses 3 repeated and any operations.

 

Correct Wrong
Find an expression that equals 99 which only uses 3 repeated and any operations.

 

Correct Wrong
Find an expression that equals 275 which only uses 5 repeated and any operations.

 

Correct Wrong
Find an expression that equals 486 which only uses 2 repeated and any operations.

 

Correct Wrong
Find an expression that equals 1492 which only uses 4 repeated and any operations.

 

Correct Wrong
Find an expression that equals 5929 which only uses 7 repeated and any operations.

 

Correct Wrong
Find an expression that equals 125 which only uses 5 repeated and any operations.

 

Correct Wrong

 

Instructions

Try your best to answer the questions above. Type your answers into the boxes provided leaving no spaces. As you work through the exercise regularly click the "check" button. If you have any wrong answers, do your best to do corrections but if there is anything you don't understand, please ask your teacher for help.

When you have got all of the questions correct you may want to print out this page and paste it into your exercise book. If you keep your work in an ePortfolio you could take a screen shot of your answers and paste that into your Maths file.

Why am I learning this?

Mathematicians are not the people who find Maths easy; they are the people who enjoy how mystifying, puzzling and hard it is. Are you a mathematician?

Comment recorded on the 18 September 'Starter of the Day' page by Mrs. Peacock, Downe House School and Kennet School:

"My year 8's absolutely loved the "Separated Twins" starter. I set it as an optional piece of work for my year 11's over a weekend and one girl came up with 3 independant solutions."

Comment recorded on the 24 May 'Starter of the Day' page by Ruth Seward, Hagley Park Sports College:

"Find the starters wonderful; students enjoy them and often want to use the idea generated by the starter in other parts of the lesson. Keep up the good work"

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Go Maths

Learning and understanding Mathematics, at every level, requires learner engagement. Mathematics is not a spectator sport. Sometimes traditional teaching fails to actively involve students. One way to address the problem is through the use of interactive activities and this web site provides many of those. The Go Maths page is an alphabetical list of free activities designed for students in Secondary/High school.

Maths Map

Are you looking for something specific? An exercise to supplement the topic you are studying at school at the moment perhaps. Navigate using our Maths Map to find exercises, puzzles and Maths lesson starters grouped by topic.

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