Shadow Sums

A Maths Starter of The Day

Make four sums from the numbers given.

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  • 10y4, Dagenham
  • Wednesday, November 12, 2008
  • "We found this quite easy but the class enjoyed it."
  • 7O, Lord Lawson
  • Friday, November 14, 2008
  • "We found this very hard!"
  • Mrs O'Hagan's Firs yr class, Holyrood Sec School Glasgow
  • Friday, November 14, 2008
  • "We found this starter quite hard..and as we were given it for homework we were disappointed that as it was still the same day, the numbers were changed "
  • Mr Shaw, Beaulieu Convent Jersey Year 9
  • Wednesday, November 11, 2009
  • "We found this easier if we worked in teams. It took us 10 minutes to find our first answer."
  • KGo, AHHC
  • Friday, November 13, 2009
  • "My Year 10s enjoyed this and thought more of these would be great."
  • 7f1, John Port School
  • Friday, November 13, 2009
  • "We enjoyed this task very much. It was challenging sorting out the problem but fun!"

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