1. Pyramid Task Task 1Task 2Task 3Task 4 Task 5Task 6Task 7Task 8 NC Level 3 to 6

2. Home Pyramid Task 1 Rearrange the bottom 4 numbers in this pyramid and see what different totals you can get at the top. 1 + 4 = 5 8 + 5 = 13 18 + 13 = 31

3. Home Pyramid Task 2 Put 4 consecutive numbers in the bottom row of a pyramid like this and look for any patterns. 1 + 4 = 5 8 + 5 = 13 18 + 13 = 31 http://nrich.maths.org/2282

4. Home Pyramid Task 3 Use the 6 numbers 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 12 in the base of a Number Pyramid to get a top number of 200. 1 + 4 = 5 8 + 5 = 13 18 + 13 = 31 http://nrich.maths.org/1865

5. Home Pyramid Task 4 It is possible to complete this pyramid if the four numbers are placed at the bottom. Where else can you place 4 numbers and still complete the pyramid? 3 + 15 = 18

6. Home Pyramid Task 5 Find the value of x that gives the number 48 at the top. What happens to x if the number at the top increases by 2? Why? http://nrich.maths.org/488 3 + 15

7. Home Pyramid Task 6 Find 8 different pairs of solutions for x and y. How many solutions are there? Can you find a relationship between x and y http://nrich.maths.org/488 y + 15

8. Home Pyramid Task 7 By adding the expressions together form the expression that goes in the top square and solve the resulting equation. 4 + 2x

9. Home Pyramid Task 8 What fraction appears at the top of the pyramid? 1/3 + 1/5