Mr Brown
Technicalities
Subtraction
Addition
Other Math
100

Does Mr Brown like math or science more?

Math. Hands down.

100

How does a circle have two sides?

Inside and Outside

100

How much will a 38° angle measure when looked at under a microscope that magnifies ten times?

It will still be 38°

100

Rueben has 6 mars bars. Leo has 10. Leo gives Rueben half of his bars.

What does Rueben have?

Apart from a chocolate addiction, 11 mars bars.

100

Hannah is about to fly to America. Her plane leaves at 10pm from Melbourne airport. It is recommended that you arrive at the airport 2 hours before an international flight.
It also takes 1 hour and 15 minutes to get to the airport. In 24 hour time, when should Hannah leave to get to the airport on time?

18:45

200

How many classes does Mr Brown teach? (Including homeroom and Chapel/Assesmbly)

8
200

What 3D shape looks like your favourite icecream?

A cone

200

Joseph, Addi, Tilly and Malachi can make 4 chairs in 4 hours.

How many chairs could 16 people make in 16 hours?

16 chairs

200
What three consecutive numbers add up to 462?

153, 154, 155

200

Oska is trying to save up for a car. He gets a part time job, so he can afford a 2012 Holden Commodore.

He is offered two jobs. The first job pays $13 an hour, and he will get 17 hours of work a week. The second job promises $16 an hour, but he will only get a 6 hour shift, and 2 three shifts a week.

What should he get?

A better interest in cars.

But the job that pays $13 an hour is better.

300

How old is Mr Brown?

23

300

Elizabeth, Toby, Ellie and Benji and trying to build a barn. They build it in 8 hours.

How long would it take 8 people to make the same barn?

None. The barn is already built.

300

Matilda has a set of 24 marker pens. Phoebe is annoying though. Phoebe steals half of Matilda's pens. 

Matilda is angry, and manages to get 3/4 of the pens back from Phoebe. 

BUT. While Matilda is getting her 3/4 of pens back from Phoebe, Phoebe steals a third of the pens that Matilda had.

How many pens does Matilda have at the end of this?

17. Unless my math is wrong. Which is could be. I'm tired.

300

Skyla has scored 33% on her math test (whomp whomp).

But lucky for her, Mr Brown takes bribes. For every extra 1%, he charges $5. How much will Skyla have to pay to achieve 50%?

17x5= $85

300

What did the triangle say to the circle?

What did the triangle say to the circle? 

Or something else that makes me laugh

400

Where did Mr Brown grow up?

Geelong

400

81 x 9 = 801. What must you do to make the this equation true?

Turn it upside down.  108 = 6 x 18.

400

Lily is a lilypad in a small pond. Lilly doubles her size each day, On the 20th day she covers the whole pond. On what day was Lily half the size of the pond?

Day 19

400

Gabe has the same number of brothers and sisters. His sister has half as many sisters as brothers.

How many children are in the family?

7 children, 4 sons, 3 daughters.

400

What two whole, positive numbers have a one-digit answer when multiplied and a two-digit answer when added?

1 and 9

500

What is Mr Brown allergic to?

Peanuts

500

Sara is opening a clothing business. A vest costs $20, socks cost $25, a tie costs $15 and a blouse costs $30. Using the method, how much would a pair of underwear cost? 

$45. $5 for each letter on the item.

500

Cooper was asked about his age. “In two years, my age will be twice my age five years ago”, he said. How old is he now?

Cooper is 12 now. 5 years ago he was 7, in two years he will 14

500

Grace is trying to sell toasties to teachers for Micah Cafe. But she also wants a new phone that costs $520.

Instead of charging $4.5 per toastie, she sells them for $5 and pockets the extra cash. How many toasties does she have to sell to be able to buy a phone?

1040 toasties

500

Kieren and Charlie are beefing. Charlie says that horses are awesome, because they can run 30 kilometers per hour for an hour. before they need a break.

But Kieren says that elephants are cooler, because they can travel 1 meter per second, for 12 hours before they need a break.

Which animal can travel further before they need a break?

A horse can travel 30 km.

In an hour, there are 3600 seconds. In 12 hours, there are 43,200 seconds, meaning an elephant can travel 43,200 meters, or 43.2km.

So, the elephant is better.

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