For fun: Puzzle of the Month January 2015

In a sale, everything is 10% off the normal price.

A coat costs £90.00 in the sale.

What was the normal price of the coat?

 

 

This is just for fun – the answer will be revealed next month…

For Everyone–A nice game for practising multiplication tables

This simple (but noisy) game from BBC Skillswise for practising multiplication tables is always popular with students, although it is actually from a site aimed at adult learners.

I like this because it is offering practice rather than a test – the game shows you a question or an answer and you have to find […]

For fun: Futoshiki puzzles

I love number puzzles. On Saturdays I treat myself to a lie in with the newspaper, but I have to confess that I don’t read much of the paper — my Saturday morning treat involves doing the puzzles.

Futoshiki was one of my favourites, but it no longer appears in my newspaper, so I was […]