Probability
FUNCTIONS
trigonometry
LOGIC PUZZLES
MATH MYSTERY
100

A fair coin is tossed once. What is the probability of getting heads?

1/2

100

What is the y-value when x = 3 in the function y = 2x + 1?

7

100

In a right triangle, what is sin 30°?

1/2

100

I am an odd number. Remove one letter and I become even. What number am I?

seven

100

What is the next number?

2, 4, 8, 16, ?

200

A die is rolled. What is the probability of getting an even number?

3/6 = 1/2

200

Is the relation {(1,2), (2,4), (3,6)} a function?

yes

200

What is cos 60°?

1/2

200

A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 die. How many are left?

9
200

How many months have 28 days?

 All 12 months

300

A bag contains 3 red, 4 blue, and 3 green balls. What is the probability of choosing a blue ball?

4/10 = 2/5

300

Find the slope of y = 4x – 5.

4

300

What is tan 45°?

1

300

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

The letter M

300

If 5 machines make 5 widgets in 5 minutes, how long would 100 machines take to make 100 widgets?

5 minutes

400

Two coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting exactly one head?

2/4 = 1/2

400

Find the equation of a line with slope 3 and y-intercept −2.


y = 3x − 2

400

A right triangle has opposite side = 6 and hypotenuse = 10. Find sin θ.

3/5

400

A plane crashes on the border between two countries. Where do they bury the survivors?


They don't bury survivors.

400

Using only addition, how can you make 1000 from eight 8s?

888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000

500

A box contains 5 red balls and 7 blue balls. Two balls are chosen without replacement. What is the probability that both are red?

(5/12) × (4/11) = 20/132 = 5/33

500

A function passes through (2,5) and (6,13). Find its equation.

y = 2x + 1

500

A ladder leans against a wall forming an angle of 60° with the ground. The ladder is 8 m long. How high does it reach?

h = 8 × sin 60°

h ≈ 6.93 m

500

You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again, you don't see a single person. Why?

All the people were married.

500

A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?

$0.05

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