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Examples Page Ref | Problem Title | Objectives Ref | Description | Key Words |
112, 124 | Input Output | Express Relationships | Describe the rule connecting the dual Inputs to the Output | Symbols, Mapping, Table, Relationship, Function |
116, 122 | Bad Dog! | Construct and solve simple equations | Cheery the Dog has just swallowed Sweety the Cat - how heavy were they each beforehand?! | Like Terms, Solve, Equation |
116 | Three Numbers | Simplify expressions | Find the original numbers, given the sums of the three taken in pairs | Simplify, Solve, Equation |
122, 140 | MultiChoice Exam | Solve Simple Equations | How many correct and incorrect answers give a total score of 210 marks? | Trial, Equation |
123, 127 | High But Friendly Simultaneous Equations | Linear Equations, Elimination | Simultaneous equations in 5 unknowns ... but easy to guess their relative sizes and hence solve (honest!) | Unknown, Expression, Substitute, Solution |
30, 144 | Shelf Tidying | Sequences, Justify methods | How quickly can you put the Star Trek videos back in order? | Sequence, Proof |
144, 229 | Britain Rules The Weights? | Binary, Sequences | Metric weights aren't quite as efficient as you would hope... | Predict, Sequence |
148, 10 | Clock Arithmetic | Sequences, Checking Predictions | A simple but surprising Modulo puzzle | Sequence, Predict, Modulo, Check |
149 | Parking Meters | Sequences, Spreadsheets | A mixture of dollars and quarters make up $29.50 - how many coins of each type, 43 in total? | Calculate, Sequence |
154, 262 | The Knockout Tournament | Sequences | How many games are needed in a tournament for 100 teams? How many byes etc? | Predict, Generate, Verify |
175 | Die Hard | Graphs, Sequences | The old Jugs problem, with a 'graphical' hint | Coordinates, Graph, Sequence |