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What is the number?

A number is increased by 3, then multiplied by 4. The result is the same as if the number had first been multiplied by 4 and then increased by 24. What is the number?

How many return tickets?

A return ticket from Town A to Town B costs £3.50. A single ticket from Town A to Town B costs £2.40. A group of 5 friends buys exactly enough tickets (single and return) to make a total of 8 journeys between Town A and Town B. They spend exactly £13.90 in total. How many return tickets did they buy?

What's the size?

A rectangle has a length that is twice its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 36 cm, what are the length and width of the rectangle?

Number Patterns

The numbers in the sequence below follow a certain pattern: 3, 7, 13, 21, ___, 43 What number should go in the blank?

How many marbles?

Sophie had a certain number of marbles. She gave half of them to Jack. Then, she gave 12 more marbles to Lily. Now she has 16 marbles left. How many marbles did Sophie have at the beginning?

Is it right-angled

A triangle has sides of length 7 cm, 24 cm, and 25 cm. Is this a right-angled triangle?

Fill in the blanks

Look at this sequence of numbers: 4, 9, 16, 25, ___, 49 What number should go in the blank?