Daily Math Puzzle
Five problems a day, from easy to hard: percentages, long division and fractions. Everyone gets the same five. You have two tries at each, then see the worked answer and share your score.
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How to play
- Work out each problem on paper or in your head, type the answer and press Check.
- You have two tries. A green square means right first time, yellow right at the second try, red missed.
- After each problem, See how it’s done plays the worked solution, step by step.
- When you finish, share your squares and time. They don’t give away the answers.
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How to write your answers
- Percentages: just the number, like 45 or 12.5 (the % sign is optional). Use a minus sign for a decrease.
- Long division: a whole number, or with a remainder like 14 R 2.
- Fractions: in simplest form, like 7/12 or the mixed number 1 7/12.
For teachers and parents
The puzzle makes a quick warm-up at the start of a lesson: everyone gets the same five problems, and the worked solutions have a full-screen mode for projectors. For more of one kind, try percentage practice, long division practice or fraction practice.