Year 2 Maths Challenge Autumn 2 2023


This half term’s challenges are based on addition.

Choose a challenge and write your answer on the blog. Remember to write which challenge you are completing e.g. Bronze.

The best answers could win a prize in the challenge assembly at the end of half term! Good luck!

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Silver

Gold

Platinum

87 responses to “Year 2 Maths Challenge Autumn 2 2023”

  1. Kaiden M.

    Bronze . True . 2 + 4 =6 all even numbers .

  2. Amaal H.

    Bronze
    An even number is a number that ends in 2,4,6,8; or 0.
    When you add two even numbers together they will stay even.
    For example:
    2+2=4 6+4=10 8+2=10
    Amaal used her knowledge of her number bonds to ten to help her.

    1. Dyari-Larson F.

      36=30+6 36=18+18 36=20+16 36=1+35 36=2+34 36=3+33 36=4+32 36=5+31 36=6+29

  3. James M.

    Bronze
    True because 2+2=4 and if it wasn’t a even number it will be a odd .

    number.
    Silver
    30+6=36
    29+7=36

    Gold
    20p+5p=25p
    19p+6p=25P
    18p+7p=25p
    17p+8p=25
    16p+9p=25p

    1. Mr Mahmood

      James, think carefully about the coins you have used. Do we have 16p coins?

  4. Minsa M.

    Bronze:
    True: to even number makes even number for example.
    4+4 =8
    6+6= 12

    Silver:
    6+10+10+10= 36
    9+12+15 =36

    Gold: 10 two p and 5 1p makes 25p

    Platinum:
    6+5+4 = 15

  5. Bavison A.

    PLATINUM
    4+5+6=15
    3+4+4=11
    6+6+6=18
    4+4+7=15
    9+9+2=20
    3+3+6=12
    3+6+6=15
    6+4+5=15
    4+3+3=10
    5+5+5=15
    7+3+7=17
    10+10+2=22
    10+5+0=15
    2+6+10=18
    5+5+2=12

  6. Bavison A.

    GOLD
    Ways to make 25p

    10p+10p+2p+2p+1p=25p
    20p+2p+2p+1p=25p
    10p+10p+5p=25p
    20p+5P=25p
    5p+5p+5p+5p+5p=25p
    1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p=25p
    2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+1p=25p

  7. Bavison A.

    ways to make 36
    35+1=36
    34+2=36
    33+3=36
    20+16=36
    26+10=36
    16+20=36
    34+2=36
    24+12=36
    10+26=36
    11+25=36
    17+19=36
    9+27=36
    8+28=36
    30+6=36
    15+21=36
    13+23=36
    32+4=36
    28+8=36
    34+2=36
    14+22=36
    36+0=36
    12+24=36
    11+25=36
    31+5=36

  8. Bavison A.

    Bronze
    Yes it is true because when we add two even numbers together it an even numbers.
    10+2=12
    4+14=18
    22+10=32
    2+2=4
    4+4=8
    6+2=8
    8+2=10
    12+2=14
    16+14=30
    8+8=16
    36+2=38
    12+6=18
    12+4=16
    10+8=18
    6+4=10
    2+8=10
    4+12=16
    18+2=20
    14+16=30
    20+6=26
    34+2=36
    14+2=16
    16+8=24
    20+2=22
    26+2=28
    20+6=26
    8+6=14
    12+2=14
    6+6=12
    14+8=22
    10+8=18
    2+4=6
    22+8=30
    26+8=34
    16+2=18
    18+2=20
    12+8=20
    10+2=12
    40+4=44
    36+2=38

  9. Shreya S.

    BRONZE
    it is true to see 6+4=10 even,2+14=16,84+8=92 see its true

    SILVER
    20+16=36,18+18=36, 26+10=36,12+24=36, 28+8=36,30+6=36

  10. Haaniya I.

    Bronze
    True for example
    6+8=14
    Silver
    28+8=36
    32+4=36
    25+11=36
    Gold
    5+5+5+5+5=25
    10+5+5+2+2+1=25
    10+10+5=25
    Platinum
    5+6+7=18
    Ever time one numer added to each digit.

    1. Miss Bhangu

      Well done Haaniya!

  11. Inarah T.

    Bronze- True 2 even numbers always make an even number.
    example: 8+8=16, 14+14=28

    Silver:
    31+5=36
    32+4=36
    26+10=36
    33+3=36
    31+5=36
    18+18=36
    30+6=36

    Gold:
    2 x10p+1x5p=25p
    3x5p+1x10p=25p
    1x20p +1x5p=25p

    Platinum:
    sequence
    2+3+4=9
    3+4+5=12
    4+5+6=15
    5+6+7=18
    6+7+8=21

  12. Zayaan M.

    Bronze- TRUE – 2 even numbers will only make an even number.

    Silver – 30+6=36
    1+ 35= 36
    20+16=36
    36+0 =36
    34+2=36
    10+26=36

    Gold- 2x10p + 5p = 25p
    2x10p+ 5x1ps =25p
    5x5p= 25p
    1×10 + 2x5p + 5x1p =25p

    Platinum –
    4+5+6 = 15
    5+6+7 = 18
    Sequence goes up by 3

  13. Venkata K.

    BRONZE:
    true, eample 2+2=4 4 is a even number.
    SILVER:
    32+4=36,
    26+10=36,
    20+16=36.
    11+25=36
    12+24=36
    13+23=36
    14+22=36
    15+21=36
    16+20=36
    17+19=36

    GOLD:
    10p+10p+5=25p,
    5p+5p+5p+5p+5p=25p,
    2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+5p=25p,
    1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+5p+5p+5p=25p,
    5p+5p+10p+5p=25p
    2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+5p=25p
    PLATINUM:
    4+5+6=15.i notice the sequence increased by 3s

  14. Oliwia B.

    Bronze

    True 10+10=20 8+8=16

    Silver

    30+6=36
    18+18=36
    20+16=36
    22+14=36
    28+8=36
    32+4=36

    Gold

    20p+5p=25p
    15p+10p=25p
    10p+10p+5p=25p
    10p+10p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p=25p
    20p+2p+2p+1p=25p

  15. Nycolas C.

    Silver
    18+18=36
    20+16=36
    30+6=36
    19+17=36
    29+7=36
    13+23=36
    14+22=36

    Platinum
    4+5+6=15
    5+6+7=18
    7+8+9=24

    Gold
    20+5=25
    10+15=25
    2+23=25
    1+24=25

    1. Yosias A.

      Bronze work if you add a even number with a another even number, it will always be a even number silver work 18 +18=36 36+0=36 30+6=36 20+16=36 35+1=36 34+2=36 33+3=36 32+4=36 31+5=36 39+7=36 gold work, 25p+0=25p 20p+5P =25p 23p+2p=25p

    2. Miss Bhangu

      Good work Nycolas.

  16. Rayyan R.

    Rayyan has completed his challenges in his homework book.

  17. Zayan J.

    Bronze
    2+2=4
    4+6= 10
    True.. when we add two even numbers we always get an even answer.

  18. Mahrokh Z.

    Bronze:
    True. If you add two even numbers together you will always get an even number. For example, 2+6=8, 2+2=4, 6+6=12.

    Silver:
    21+15=36
    22+14=36
    23+13=36
    24+12=36
    25+11=36
    26+10=36
    27+9=36
    28+8=36
    29+7=36
    35+1=36
    34+2=36
    33+3=36
    32+4=36

    Gold:
    20p+5p=25p
    15p+10p=25p
    10p+10p+5p=25p
    5p+5p+5p+5p+5p=25p
    10p+6p+9p=25p
    10p+5p+5p+5p=25p
    9p+7p+9p=25p

    Platinum:
    4+5+6=15
    1 number is added in the numbers in the question, 5+6+7=18, 6+7+8=21. The number goes up by 3.

    1. Miss Bhangu

      Good effort Mahrokh!

  19. Mahrokh Z.

    Bronze:
    True. If you add two even numbers together you will always get an even number. For example, 2+6=8, 2+2=4, 6+6=12.

    Silver:
    21+15=36
    22+14=36
    23+13=36
    24+12=36
    25+11=36
    26+10=36
    27+9=36
    28+8=36
    29+7=36
    35+1=36
    34+2=36
    33+3=36
    32+4=36

    Gold:
    20p+5p=25p
    15p+10p=25p
    10p+10p+5p=25p
    5p+5p+5p+5p+5p=25p
    10p+6p+9p=25p
    10p+5p+5p+5p=25p
    9p+7p+9p=25p

    Platinum:
    4+5+6=15

  20. Haniya A.

    GOLD (Haniya)
    10p+10p+5p=25p
    1p+1p+1p+1p+1+5p+10p+5p+25p
    10p+5p+5p+25p
    5p+5p+5p+5p+5p=25p
    50p-30p=20p+5p=25p

    1. Miss Bhangu

      Where is bronze and silver?…

  21. Ameya R.

    BRONZE:
    True
    2+2=4
    2+4=6
    2+6=8
    2+8=10
    4+6=10
    6+6=12
    10+10=20
    Sum of two even numbers are always even.

    SILVER
    20+16=36
    22+14=36
    24+12=36
    26+10+36
    28+8=36
    30+6=36

    GOLD
    2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+1p=25p
    5p+5p+5p+5p+2p+2p+1p=25p
    5p+5p+5p+5p+5p=25p
    10p+10p+5p=25p
    10+10+2p+2p+1=25p
    10p+10p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p=25p

    PLATINUM
    2+3+4=9
    3+4+5=12
    4+5+6=15
    5+6+7+18
    every numbers in the sequence are getting added by 1 and the sum of those numbers add up by 3 in a pattern.

  22. Emaan A.

    PLATINUM (Emaan Amin)
    The linear sequence is shown below:
    5+9+1=15
    2+7+4=13
    3+5+2+1=11
    4+2+3=9
    2+2+3=7
    Emaan can see that 7,9,11,13,15 they are going up in 2’s therefore it is linear as linear means it goes up the same amount each time and Emaan could see that.

  23. Shanum A.

    Bronze

    True. 2+2= 4, 8+8 = 16

    Silver
    I can make the 36 by adding 2 numbers or more ; 15+21 = 36 or 12+12+8+4 = 36

    Gold

    5p+5p+5p+5p+5p = 25p
    10p+10p+5p= 25p
    10p+5p+5p+5p = 25p
    1p+1p +1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+5p+5p= 25p
    2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+5p = 25p

    Platinum
    4+5+6 = 15
    5+6+7= 18
    6+7+8=21

    The total keeps increasing by 3.

    1. Miss Bhangu

      Well done Shanum!

  24. Safiyyah A.

    Bronze

    True. 4+4= 8, 3+3 = 6

    Silver
    I can make the 36 by adding 2 numbers or 3 numbers; 9+ 27 = 36 or 10+10+16 = 36

    Gold

    5p+5p+5p+5p+5p = 25p
    10p+10p+5p= 25p
    10p+5p+5p+5p = 25p
    1p+1p +1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+1p+5p+5p= 25p
    2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+2p+5p = 25p

    Platinum
    4+5+6 = 15
    5+6+7= 18
    6+7+8=21

    The total keeps increasing by 3.

  25. Mueez K.

    Bronze
    2+4=6
    6+8=14
    12+10=22
    14+6=20
    even numbers added always equal to even number total
    Silver
    0+36=36
    1+35=36
    2+34=36
    3+33=36
    4+32=36
    I add one from 1 onwards and take way one from 35 downwards and that way i get 36 in total
    Gold
    In pence
    10+10+5=25
    5+5+5+5+5=25
    10+10+2+2+1=25
    Platinum
    2+3+4=9
    3+4+5=12
    4+5+6=15
    5+6+7=18
    6+7+8=21
    I add one to each number and then that ads 3 to the total

  26. Maryam K.

    Was trying to lay out in tabular form (however, realised it is not supported in that format after submitting). Please read as columns for each category. Thanks

  27. Maryam K.

    Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
    2+2=4 33+3=36 in pence 10+10+5=25 2+3+4=9
    4+4=8 32+4=36 5+5+5+5+5 = 25 3+4+5=12
    6+6=12 31+5=36 10+10+2+2+1 = 25 4+5+6= 15
    16+2=18 30+6=36 10+5+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+1=25 5+6+7= 18
    18+2=20 29+7=36 6+7+8 = 21
    10+2=12 28+8=36
    8+2=10

  28. Ebrar Y.

    Silver
    20 +16=36
    10+26=36
    18+18=36
    Gold
    20p +5p=25p
    10p +10p +5p=25p
    1p+2p+2p+20p=25p
    Bronze
    4+5+6=15
    18
    21 …

  29. Grace C.

    Bronze
    True
    two even numbers together makes an even number.
    4+4=8
    2+2=4
    6+2=8
    4+2=6
    6+6=12
    6+4=10

    Bronze
    36=10+10+10+6
    36=20+10+6
    36=30+6

    Platinum
    2+3+4=9
    3+4+5=15
    5+6+7=18
    Add 1 to each number going down like 2 3 4 5
    Add 3 to get next answer

    1. Miss Bhangu

      Great work Grace!

  30. Aahil M.

    Bronze
    True, if you add 2+2=4, 4+2=6 so even+even is always even.

    Silver
    20+16, 35+1, 34+2, 25+11, 32+4, 22+14

    Gold
    10p+10p+5p
    10p+5p+5p+5p
    5p+5p+5p+5p+5p

    Platinum
    4+5+6=15
    I notice numbers going up by 3.

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