Repeated Percentage Change Increase Digit Puzzle This activity

Repeated Percentage Change – Increase – Digit Puzzle This activity is designed to allow investigation, strategizing & discussion. The puzzle is in 2 sizes. Limited answers are given.

Printing To print handouts from slides Select the slide from the left. Then click: File > Print > ‘Print Current Slide’ To print multiple slides Click on a section title to highlight all those slides, or press ‘Ctrl’ at the same time as selecting slides to highlight more than one. Then click: File > Print > ‘Print Selection’ To print double-sided handouts Highlight both slides before using ‘Print Selection’. Choose ‘Print on Both Sides’ and ‘Flip on Short Edge’.

DIGIT Puzzle How many ways can you complete this calculation? £ @ =£ Use any digits Use digits only once % for years to 2 or 3 sf What are the largest & smallest totals you can create? £ 7 6 @ 8 % for 9 years = £ 1 5 2 to 2 or 3 sf £ 9 5 @ 8 % for 7 years £ 1 4 @ 9 % for 7 years = £ 1 6 3 to 2 or 3 sf = £ 0 2 6 to 2 or 3 sf £ 7 2 @ 9 % for 8 years Some Answers = £ 1 4 3 to 2 or 3 sf

DIGIT Puzzle How many ways can you complete this calculation? £ @ % for =£ years £ to 2 or 3 sf Use any digits Use digits only once What are the largest & smallest totals you can create? @ % for =£ years to 2 or 3 sf Use any digits Use digits only once What are the largest & smallest totals you can create? DIGIT Puzzle How many ways can you complete this calculation? £ @ =£ Use any digits Use digits only once % for years £ to 2 or 3 sf What are the largest & smallest totals you can create? @ =£ Use any digits Use digits only once % for years to 2 or 3 sf What are the largest & smallest totals you can create?

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