Tricky Maths (But Fun)

[Hardy]

1 euro = 100 cent
= 10 cent x 10 cent
= 1/10 euro x 1/10 euro
= 1/100 euro
= 1 cent

?

[macdanger2]

1 euro = 100 cent
= 10 cent x 10 cent
= 1/10 euro x 1/10 euro
= 1/100 euro
= 1 cent

?

Your units are incorrect Hardy - 1/10 euro x 1/10 euro = 1/100 euro^2 (squared)

[Zip Code]

I have been helping my son with the transfer test, you don't realise how advance the questions are for a 11 year old - I have typed a few examples, I am sure everyone will get them but at 11!

1. What is the sum of the factors of 21?
A 21 B 7 C 42 D 32 E 11

2. Which of the following statements is true?
A Most prime numbers end in 5.
B 2 is not a prime number.
C Prime numbers only have one factor.
D The sum of the first 3 prime numbers is 10.
E All prime numbers are odd.

3. Craig has 4 dogs. He has to buy each dog a collar (c) and six tins (t) of dog food.
Which expression shows how many collars and tins of food he needs to buy?

A 4tc
B c + 4t
C 4c + 4t
D 4(c + 6t)
E 4 + c + t

4, Look at the sequence below:
4 9 16 25 36
Which expression could be used to find the nth term in this sequence?

A n²
B n² + 3
C n² – 3
D 2n + 2
E (n + 1)²

[macdanger2]

Tough enough for an 11 year old alright. Didn't even realise they'd be up to prime numbers at that age

[GJL]

What?
To get 4 squared, you must multiply 4x4. You can only use 4 once.

You can't just start squaring or cubing the numbers.

Bank Manager: You have £4 in your account, GJL.

GJL: Hmm, I think you'll find I have £16 in my account.

Bank Manager: How do you work that out?

GJL: Just squared the 4. Got 16. Pretty easy to be honest.

LOL You talk some sh1te. I'll leave you to it.

[Hardy]

1 euro = 100 cent
= 10 cent x 10 cent
= 1/10 euro x 1/10 euro
= 1/100 euro
= 1 cent

?

Your units are incorrect Hardy - 1/10 euro x 1/10 euro = 1/100 euro^2 (squared)

Top of the class.

[Billys Boots]

Shame, Hardy, shame.   

[Hardy]

What? It was a (simple) puzzle.

[Billys Boots]

Oh right, I thought it was a treatise! 

[ONeill]

I have been helping my son with the transfer test, you don't realise how advance the questions are for a 11 year old - I have typed a few examples, I am sure everyone will get them but at 11!

1. What is the sum of the factors of 21?
A 21 B 7 C 42 D 32 E 11

2. Which of the following statements is true?
A Most prime numbers end in 5.
B 2 is not a prime number.
C Prime numbers only have one factor.
D The sum of the first 3 prime numbers is 10.
E All prime numbers are odd.

3. Craig has 4 dogs. He has to buy each dog a collar (c) and six tins (t) of dog food.
Which expression shows how many collars and tins of food he needs to buy?

A 4tc
B c + 4t
C 4c + 4t
D 4(c + 6t)
E 4 + c + t

4, Look at the sequence below:
4 9 16 25 36
Which expression could be used to find the nth term in this sequence?

A n²
B n² + 3
C n² – 3
D 2n + 2
E (n + 1)²

Got my hands on these too and was shocked at the difficulty. Maybe you forget how much you were trained for them back in the day but I don't remember the maths being so hard. Even the comprehension was challenging.

[CD]

I have been helping my son with the transfer test, you don't realise how advance the questions are for a 11 year old - I have typed a few examples, I am sure everyone will get them but at 11!

1. What is the sum of the factors of 21?
A 21 B 7 C 42 D 32 E 11

2. Which of the following statements is true?
A Most prime numbers end in 5.
B 2 is not a prime number.
C Prime numbers only have one factor.
D The sum of the first 3 prime numbers is 10.
E All prime numbers are odd.

3. Craig has 4 dogs. He has to buy each dog a collar (c) and six tins (t) of dog food.
Which expression shows how many collars and tins of food he needs to buy?

A 4tc
B c + 4t
C 4c + 4t
D 4(c + 6t)
E 4 + c + t

4, Look at the sequence below:
4 9 16 25 36
Which expression could be used to find the nth term in this sequence?

A n²
B n² + 3
C n² – 3
D 2n + 2
E (n + 1)²

Got my hands on these too and was shocked at the difficulty. Maybe you forget how much you were trained for them back in the day but I don't remember the maths being so hard. Even the comprehension was challenging.

Those are Level 6 maths. Nothing that hard will appear on transfer

[AZOffaly]

Certainly didn't do anything like 3 & 4 in my day.

It was more like:

John has 3 apples.

How many apples does John have?
a) 3
b) The wrong answer.

Is it b?