Maths Week Scotland 2022

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 - Counting cubes

Problem 1 is all about visualising 3-D shapes and counting cubes.

Maths teacher Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy are here to help you square up to this puzzle.

Problem 2 - Fruit Cocktail

Problem 2 is all about figuring out the mystery prices of fruit.

Maths teacher Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy are here to help you tuck into this tasty challenge.

Problem 3 - Edging the path

Problem 3 is all about figuring out measurements and calculating costs in a gardening problem.

Maths teacher Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy are here to help you dig out the answer.

Problem 4 - Ways and means

Problem 4 is all about using different types of mathematical averages to find some mystery numbers.

Maths teacher Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy are here to explain what we mean.

Problem 5 - Dominoes

Problem 5 is all about finding all the possibilities for fitting a set of dominoes in a box.

Maths teacher Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy are here to explain.

Problem 6 - Teachers’ meeting

Problem 6 is about working out how many teachers are taking part in a meeting.

Maths teacher Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy meet up to work out the answer.

Problem 7 - Missing lines

Problem 7 is about working out where the missing lines in a diagram should go.

Maths teacher Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy are here to help you join the dots.