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Prime Factors
Problem solving Intermediate
A mysterious number has exactly 6 factors. When you list all its factors in order, the product of the first and last factor is 175, and the product of the second and second-last factor is also 175. Wh...
Created: 26 Oct 2025, 10:45 am
LCM and HCF
Real world Intermediate
A baker is preparing for a community festival and needs to create identical gift boxes containing cookies and cupcakes. The cookies come in packs of 18, and the cupcakes come in packs of 24. The baker...
Created: 26 Oct 2025, 10:44 am
Error Intervals
Discussion Foundation
A rectangular garden is measured as 8.5m long by 6.2m wide, both measurements given to 1 decimal place. Students are debating how to calculate the maximum possible error in the area. Team A says: ...
Created: 25 Oct 2025, 10:50 pm
Pythagoras Theorem
Real world Intermediate
A construction company needs to build a wheelchair ramp for a new building. The ramp must rise 1.2 meters vertically and have a maximum slope ratio of 1:12 (meaning for every 1 unit of vertical rise, ...
Created: 25 Oct 2025, 10:49 pm
The Monty Hall Problem
Discussion Intermediate
You're on a game show with three doors. Behind one door is a car, and behind the other two are goats. You choose Door 1. The host, who knows what's behind all the doors, opens Door 3 to reve...
Created: 25 Oct 2025, 10:35 pm