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Math riddles

Quiz by Alix Barbour

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36 questions
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  • Q1
    Solve for x in the equation 5x - 3 = 17.
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    30s
  • Q2
    What is 15% of 200?
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    30s
  • Q3
    If a rectangle has a length of 9 units and a width of 3 units, what is its area?
    12
    36
    30
    27
    30s
  • Q4
    What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 4 and 5?
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  • Q5
    I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?
    Two
    Five
    Seven
    Nine
    30s
  • Q6
    If two's company and three's a crowd, what are four and five?
    9
    5
    20
    45
    30s
  • Q7
    I’m a three-digit number. My tens digit is five more than my ones digit, and my hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit. What number am I?
    289
    194
    194
    284
    30s
  • Q8
    A grandmother, two mothers, and two daughters went out to eat, everyone ate one burger, yet only three burgers were eaten in all. How is this possible?
    Some did not eat
    They shared the burgers
    They were three people
    Incorrect count
    30s
  • Q9
    If there are 12 fish and half of them drown, how many are there?
    0
    24
    6
    12
    30s
  • Q10
    Calculate: 12 - 4 x 2 + 6 / 3
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  • Q11
    Calculate the following according to BEDMAS: 5 + (4 x 2) - 3
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  • Q12
    If you divide a pizza into 8 equal slices and eat 3 of them, what fraction of the pizza have you eaten?
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  • Q13
    What is the sum of 2/3 and 1/2?
    3/4
    7/6
    1/2
    4/5
    30s
  • Q14
    What is the result when 5/6 is subtracted from 4/3?
    2/3
    1/2
    1/4
    1/3
    30s
  • Q15
    What is the term used to describe a mistake in a program's code?
    Glitch
    Bug
    Error
    Fault
    30s

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