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Level 4 Problems

The problems have been grouped below by strand. Hover over each title to read the problem.

Choose a problem that involves your students in applying current learning.
Remember that the context of most problems can be adapted to suit your students and your current class inquiry.
Read more about using these problem solving activities.

Geometry

Carrie's first cubes
More of Carrie's cubes
Noughts
The castle
Robots
Castles on the ground
The clumsy tiler A

Measurement

Moana's watch
Old scales
How far?
Fertiliser
The chicken run
Peter's string

Statistics

Penny's pizza
Bubblegum
Dominoes
The clumsy tiler C

Number

Tennis and golf players
How high?
Free cell
Fuel saving
Eights
The clumsy tiler B
Go negative
Create a question
Fractional magic squares
Negative magic squares
$5 and $9 stamps
$4 and $7 stamps
Dartboards
More dartboards
The escape

Algebra

Topsy turvy twins
Paul's patterns
QwikQure medicine
Take three or fewer
The farmer's sheep II
Still more lollies
Counting pills

Logic and Reasoning

Brian's pegboard II
More no three in a line  

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