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Maths Week Scotland Daily Challenges

We've teamed up with Maths Week Scotland on this year's Daily Challenges .

Each morning we'll add a new challenge which has been set by the Scottish Mathematical Council. We'll give you a hint of how to solve it. We'll publish the answers after 12:00 each day.

So join in, see if you can work out the answers and have fun doing it!

Problem 1 - Books and magazines

Problem 1 is all about working out how many books there are in different boxes in Eilidh's second-hand bookshop.

Maths teacher Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy are here to help you with this page-turning problem.

Problem 2 - The farmer's weight

Problem 2 is all about a farmer and his food. Can you work out the weight of Calum, a turkey and an egg?

Maths teacher Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy are here to help you crack it.

Problem 3 - Dice

Problem three is all about folding 2-D nets to make 3-D dice.

Maths teacher Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy are here to help you get things into shape.

Problem 4 - Shopping spree

Problem 4 is all about working out how much money has been spent on a family shopping trip.

Maths teacher Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy are here to check it out.

Problem 5 - Triangles

Problem 5 is all about triangles and figuring out how they fit together.

Maths teacher Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy are here to help you give it a try!

Problem 6 - Sequences

Problem 6 is all about sequences and finding missing information.

Maths teacher Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy are here to put things in order.

Problem 7 - Traffic calming

Problem 7 is all about calculating the average speed of a journey.

Maths teacher Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy are here to get you up to speed.

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Try out Maths Week Scotland challenges from previous years.

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Find more maths challenges and activities at the Maths Week Scotland website.

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