Problem of the Week
By Trudy Gau
Look out for fabulous new prizes this term for our PoW winners.
Mild:
🍎 There are 10 apples in a basket.
- How many different ways can you split the 10 apples into two groups?
- Can you draw or show your thinking using counters, fingers, apples or a 10-frame?
Medium:
🎯 The target number is 24.
- How many different ways can you make 24 using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division?
- You can use 2, 3, or more numbers.
- Show your thinking in different ways (equations, diagrams, arrays).
Spicy:
🧩 You must make the number 36.
- Use the digits 1–9 (no repeats) and any operations (+, −, ×, ÷, brackets).
- How many different solutions can you find?