1. Surds – Adding & Subtracting – Pyramids
Worksheets increase in difficulty and are in three sizes.
A ‘Make Your Own’ for students is included.

2. 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’.

3. Add two adjacent bricks to? 2 4 1 5
Add two adjacent bricks to
find the one above!

4. Each brick is the two bricks below it added together.
Surd Pyramids ①
Each brick is the two bricks below it added together. A) 2
2 2
6 2 B) 18 8 32
9 2 C) 12 27 75
300 D) 20 80 45
13 5 E) 8 18 32 72 98 27 48 75
108
22 3 12 3 F)

5. Each brick is the two bricks below it added together.
Surd Pyramids ②
Each brick is the two bricks below it added together. A) 32 8 18
11 2 B) 12 48 27
13 3 C) 20 45
125
13 5 D)
112 28 63 E) 32 72 98
200
48 − 3 27 75
108
300 12 F)

6. Each brick is the two bricks below it added together.
Surd Pyramids ①
Each brick is the two bricks below it added together. A)
3 2 2
2 2
6 2 B)
5 2 18 8
2 2 32
9 2 C)
5 3 12 27
2 3 75
300 D)
6 5 20 80 45
7 5
13 5 E) 2 8 18
3 2 32 72
7 2
13 2
3 3 27 12 48
6 3 75
108
11 3
22 3 3
Answers F)

7. Each brick is the two bricks below it added together.
Surd Pyramids ②
Each brick is the two bricks below it added together. A)
6 2 32 8 18
5 2
11 2 B)
6 3 12 48 27
7 3
13 3 C)
5 5 20 45
125
8 5
13 5 D)
6 7
112 28 63
5 7
11 7 E) 2
2 2 32
3 2 72 98
200
17 2
48 − 3
2 3 27
3 3
5 3 75
108
300
11 3
21 3 3 12
Answers F)

8. ① ① Surd Pyramids Surd Pyramids
Each brick is the two bricks below it added together.
Each brick is the two bricks below it added together. A) 2
2 2
6 2 B) 18 8 32
9 2 A) 2
2 2
6 2 B) 18 8 32
9 2 C) 12 27 75
300 D) 20 80 45
13 5 C) 12 27 75
300 D) 20 80 45
13 5 8 18 32 72 98 E) E) 8 18 32 72 98 27 48 75
108
22 3 12 3 27 48 75
108
22 3 12 3 F) F)

11. ② ② Surd Pyramids Surd Pyramids
Each brick is the two bricks below it added together.
Each brick is the two bricks below it added together. A) 32 8 18
11 2 B) 12 48 27
13 3 A) 32 8 18
11 2 B) 12 48 27
13 3 C) 20 45
125
13 5 D)
112 28 63 C) 20 45
125
13 5 D)
112 28 63 E) 32 72 98
200 E) 32 72 98
200
48 − 3 27 75
108
300 12
48 − 3 27 75
108
300 12 F) F)

14. Make Your Own Pyramids! Make Your Own Pyramids!
Draft
Copy
Make Your Own Pyramids!
Final
Copy
Make Your Own Pyramids! A) A)
Made by:
_________________ B) B) C) C)
To use for students to make their own worksheets for peers. They can plan their worksheet on the ‘Draft Copy’ and produce a final version for a friend on the ‘Final Copy’.

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