Topics: Starter | Arithmetic | Place Value | Problem Solving

• 10y4, Dagenham
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• We found this quite easy but the class enjoyed it.
• 7O, Lord Lawson
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• We found this very hard!
• Mrs O'Hagan's Firs yr class, Holyrood Sec School Glasgow
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• We found this starter quite hard..and as we were given it for homework we were disappointed that as it was still the same day, the numbers were changed
• Mr Shaw, Beaulieu Convent Jersey Year 9
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• We found this easier if we worked in teams. It took us 10 minutes to find our first answer.
• KGo, AHHC
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• My Year 10s enjoyed this and thought more of these would be great.
• 7f1, John Port School
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• We enjoyed this task very much. It was challenging sorting out the problem but fun!
• Mr. G, Beacon Community College, Crowborough
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• A very good activity to encourage creative thinking. The first student to find a sum (Brandon Lawrence) did it after 5 trials and within 10 minutes on his own. Most of the students were happy to do this activity.
• Lizzie Lucas, Holcombe Brook Y5
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• I think that there should be more of this on the website because it is good fun,me and my mum found it very easy with a little help from dad.
• Miss Hope, Castle Rushen High School
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• We found this a bit of a challenge after starting off with different numbers making one of the totals. We got there in the end, after we took Robert's recommendation (We are in y13, age 17 :) ).
• Jack And Mrs Williams, 9PJH
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• Very difficult but we cracked it! fun challenge.
• Jay, Ramsden Hall School
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• Its okay but we found it confusing.
• Senan, Barnes Primary Year 6
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• I really liked this problem. it took me about 3 minutes and I found it quite fun. I would like more of this sort of thing.
• P6/7s, Craiglockhart Primary, Edinburgh
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• Our P6/7's (10/11 year olds) did this as a warm up to our Maths lesson. First solution found in 5 minutes.We found it fairly challenging but really got us thinking! We all enjoyed it.
• St Mark's School,
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• Challenging but fun. My Year 5 class managed to complete this in 8 minutes. Team work helps!

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