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MENTAL MATH
Mrs Riley
Math
Miscellaneous
100

What is the third planet from the sun

Earth

100

If Sydney and Canberra were to swap names, the Opera House would be in Canberra and the Federal Parliament would meet in Sydney. In this case, the Melbourne Cricket Ground would be in which city?

Melbourne

100

Why was 6 afraid of 7?

Because 7, 8 (ate), 9!

100

6 + 3 x 5

21

100

Age

53

100

Name 3 different shapes with 4 sides

any 3 of: quadrilateral, trapezium, square, rectangle, parallelogram, rhombus, kite

100

Convert 4 days to hours

96

200

What is the 8th month of the year?

August

200

Bill's glass is half full. Ben's is half empty. Bill drinks half of what's in Ben's glass and Ben throws half of what's in Bill's glass in Bill's face. Ben empties his glass into Bill's glass. How full is Bill's glass now?

HALF

After Bill drinks half Ben's glass and Ben throw out half Bill's glass, both glasses are now a quarter full. Adding these together brings Bill's glass back to half full.

200

Why did the math book look so sad?

Because it was full of problems

200

25 - 15 ÷ 5

22

200

Favourite colour

blue

200

Name a shape with 7 sides

heptagon

200

Solve 3x + 2 = 17

x = 5

300

How many days are in a year?

365

300

Mary's mother has six children, April, May, June, July, August and who?

Mary

300

Which month has 28 days?

All of them

300

15 - 3 x 4

3

300

Where was the first school she taught?

Temora

300

What is the sum of the angles in a pentagon?

540

300

Simplify fully 2x + y+ 6x + 3y

8x + 4y

400

If you see a red light when you are driving, what do you do?

STOP

400

Arlo, Remi, Franky and Otis all attended Meredith's 5th birthday party. There was exactly one party bag for every child at the party, but when the children went home, one bag was left in the bowl. Who did it belong to?

Meredith

400

What do you call a bear with no teeth?

A Gummy bear

400

15 ÷ 3 +17

22

400

Where did she go to school

Ardlethan

400

What is the minimum number of triangles you can spit an octagon into?

6

400

Solve: x/7 - 5 = 4

x = 63

500

What is the 1st element of the periodic table?

Hydrogen

500

What is the only letter of the English alphabet, from a to z, to be unjustly and vindictively excluded from this question?

K

500

I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?

SEVEN

500

18 + 12 ÷ 4

21

500

How many children does she have?

3

500

What is the size of one angle in a regular hexagon?

120

500

If 7x = 35, then -7x - 9 =

-44

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