Keywords: Starter | Logic | Problem Solving | Puzzles

• Stonelow Junior School, Y4H
• Tuesday, June 17, 2008
• "Very hard and challenging"
• Mr Hall, Light Hall School, Solihull
• Tuesday, June 17, 2008
• "Dear Transum,
  
  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!"
• Roni Morrison And Sammy Elder, Carnoustie High School
• Wednesday, June 17, 2009
• "It was good because it used up half a maths lesson and we all worked as a team."
• Margaret Maxim, 5I, BCPS
• Friday, June 19, 2009
• "I found it impossible and so did the rest of my class!"
• Mrs Traynor, Cavendish Primary School
• Thursday, June 17, 2010
• "We are finding this very challenging but we enjoy the challenge!!! We have not found a solution yet!"

 

• Mrs Traynor, Cavendish Primary School
• Thursday, June 17, 2010
• "Craig Connell, Aged 9
  Has Done it!!! Brilliant, well done Craig!"
• The Best Class Ever (8cd/m2), King Alfred's College OXON
• Thursday, June 17, 2010
• "We found this starter a little challenging to start with but once we had realised that 1 and 8 were special numbers and that they had to go in the middle we found it easy !! :D."
• Ahmar Khan, Ryburn Valley High School
• Thursday, June 17, 2010
• "D.M. took 3 minutes to complete. Placed 1 and 8 in centre at start since these seats have most adjacents but 1 and 8 have only 1 consecutive each in the set."
• Miriam Age 7, London
• Friday, June 18, 2010
• "I loved it and I did it but it was very challenging."
• Joe R-B, 8g3
• Tuesday, June 29, 2010
• "Got them all in 10 min there are 4 ways."
• Daisy, Ole And Finley., Years 5 And 6, Beckley Primary School.
• Friday, July 16, 2010
• "We really like this challenge.
  Our awnsers are:
  _2_ _2_ _7_ _7_
  685 586 314 413
  413 314 586 685
  _7_ _7_ _2_ _2_
  You need to have the numbers 2 and 7 in the highest and lowest seats, and 1 and 8 in the middle seats."
• Fab Fives, Stamford Green Primary School
• Friday, March 04, 2011
• "We loved this challenge. At the start only Jamie got it but soon after about a third of the class got a solution and then most of us got it after we knew 8 and 1 need to go in the middle. We worked out there are 8 solutions, we think!"
• Tia Bankes, West Kirby Grammar School
• Tuesday, May 17, 2011
• "I found this a real brain teaser but still enjoyed the challenge."
• Mrs Parsloe, Cadland Primary School
• Thursday, June 23, 2011
• "We found this very difficult and thought it was impossible but then we saw the clue about the 1 and 8 numbers and then it took us a few seconds to get it! Nicole (aged 10) was the first!"

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