(a) Work out which is greater: the sum of the first five prime numbers starting at 3 or the sum of the first five composite numbers starting at 4. (b) What is the difference between them?
Answers: (a) 3
(b)
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(a) Work out which is greater: the sum of the first five multiples of 4 or the sum of the first six multiples of 3. (b) What is the difference between them?
Answers: (a) 4
(b)
Marks:
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The school bells in Greensdale Senior School, Greensdale Junior School and Greensdale Secondary School ring at intervals of 10, 25 and 40 minutes. If the bells all ring at 9:05 am, what is the next time at which they will all ring together?
Answer: Puzzle power
Lexie has thought of two numbers. Their highest common factor is 6. Their lowest common multiple is 36. What numbers might Lexie be thinking of?