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Number (fractions): Slithering Snakes

3 - Further Challenges

Inspired by Nature Worksheet

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Further Challenges

  • Using Mr Scales’ snake representations, can you use your number skills to calculate which 4 snakes lined up head to tail would be the same length as a titan boa? How many different combinations can you find?
  • Fraction Fascination is a fabulous problem on the Nrich website that will get you thinking about fractions as you compare the areas of 4 triangles inside a square.

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