Maths Tasks

We have been trying challenging maths tasks. Children can solve these any way they like and they may have more than one answer. Here are two tasks we have looked at: Bears in the Cave Here are three caves. There are bears in each cave. There are twelve bears altogether. If there are 2 bears in the first cave, how many bears might be in each of the other caves? Cards Ari has 21 cards. Cam has two more cards than Ari. Ben has 3 less cards than Cam, and Dan has one less card than Ben. Eva has 3 more cards than Dan. How many cards does Eva have? They are challenging, but can be solved using a range of ideas. Let your child show you how they solved these problems. They may need some materials to help them.