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Half Termly Challenge
Bronze Challenge ~ Silver Challenge ~ Gold Challenge Each half term there is a challenge question for pupils to try. If you are up for the challenge please submit your completed answer to your class teacher - this must show your mathematical reasoning behind your solution.

Bronze Challenge
Recommended for pupils in years 7-9 that continue this pattern.
 * **Half Term** || **Problem** || **Solution** ||
 * 1 || The shape below is a part of a larger one made up of 2004 small squares



The small squares have sides of length 1cm. What is the length of the perimeter, in cm, of the whole shape? ||  ||

Silver Challenge
Recommended for pupils in years 9-11
 * **Half Term** || **Problem** || **Solution** ||
 * 1 || [[image:Intermediate 2013-14 Half Term 1.png width="116" height="135" align="center"]]

In the above sum each letter stands for a different non-zero digit. What is the value of //a// + //w// + //a// + //y//? ||  ||

Gold Challenge
Recommended for pupils in years 11-13 which takes 2 weeks to clean. This job is undertaken once every two years. Assuming that the panes are made up from congruent equilateral triangles, how long is the side of each pane? ||  ||
 * **Half Term** || **Problem** || **Solution** ||
 * 1 || The British Museum has a 6000m2 glass roof that is made up from 3312 panes of glass,