Maths Week Scotland 2025

Maths Week Scotland is back for 2025. If you're wild about maths we've got a whole week of Daily Challenges to get your brain cells going.

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 - Broken squares

Problem 1 is all about squares!

Maths teacher Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy are here to break it down for you.

Problem 2 - Cabin bag

Problem 2 is all about working out volume.

Maths teacher Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy can fly you through this one.

Problem 3 - Desert island

Challenge 3 is all about calculating totals.

Maths teacher Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy are here to add things up.

Problem 4 - The Swifts

Challenge 4 is all about distance, speed and time

Maths teacher Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy are here to race you through this problem.

Problem 5 - Mystery angle

Challenge 5 is all about working out a missing angle.

Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy are here to help you get it right(-angled).

Problem 6 - TV deal

Challenge 6 is all about percentages and prices.

So what's the deal? Maths teacher Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy are here to explain.

Problem 7 - Nuts

Challenge 7 is all about problem solving, percentages and the price of nuts.

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