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A Maths Starter of The Day

The students numbered 1 to 8 should sit on the chairs so that no two consecutively numbered students sit next to each other either vertically, horizontally or diagonally. Is it possible? If so, how many different solutions can you find?

 

 

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"Very hard and challenging"

Stonelow Junior School, Y4H
Tuesday, June 17, 2008

 

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I love you website I use it every maths lesson I have with every year group! I don't know were I would turn to with out you!"

*Mr Hall, Light Hall School, Solihull
Tuesday, June 17, 2008

 

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Answers

The answers to this starter can be found on a different page so that you can give students access to this page to work on. We're guessing the students haven't studied calculus yet so here's the secret way the teacher can get to the answers. Differentiate the expression below and type the answer here:

Leave no spaces in what you type.

4x2-3x-21
Teacher, do your students have one to one access to computers?

Whether your students each have a TabletPC or share a desktop PC, this activity lends itself to eLearning (Engaged Learning).

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