Math History
Fun Formulas From Ford
Lijer's Impossible Math
Dillon's Despicable Dreadful Darn Good Brain Involved Overly Exagerated Arithmetic Problems
Mrs. Mims doesn't even know it....
100
This man discovered the Pythagorean Theorem.
Who is Pythagoras
100
How many centers does a triangle have?
What is an infinite amount
100
9+9+9-9-9-9+9-9+9-9-9+9+9+9-18+9^0
What is one (1)
100
There are these many wheels on a car.
What is 5 (steering wheel)
100
This month has 28 days.
What is all of them Disclaimer Ford made this one up.
200
This group of people invented Mathematics
Who are the Babylonians
200
Kyle is going 100 mph on his race at Orangeburg. How fast is each tire going individually.
What is 0 mph
200
4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 0 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 - 4 x 2
What is negative eight (-8)
200
If you divide 8 by 3 after mulitpling the 8 by 9, you will get this answer times 121.
What is 2904
200
If two's company and and three's a crowd then what is four and five.
What is 9
300
This period caused a huge burst of mathematical creativity
What is The Renaissance
300
How many $4 dollar postcards are in a dozen?
What is 12
300
This number is the only known number with its letters in alphabetical order.
What is Forty (40)
300
Alan's son Daniel, is exactly one fifth of Alan's age. In 21 years time, Alan will be exactly twice Daniel's age. Betty is exactly seven times the age of her daughter, Jessica. In 8 years time, Betty will be three times the age of Jessica. How old are Daniel and Jessica now?
Daniel is 7 and Jessica is 4
300
This goes up and doesn't come back down?
What is Your Age
400
In 3100 B.C. , this country developed the world's earliest decimal system.
What is Egypt
400
How many friends do you need to have in order for it to be more likely than not that two of them share the same birthday?
What is 23 (birthday paradox)
400
There are these many squares are there on a chessboard
What is 204
400
This word becomes shorter when you add two letters.
What is short
400
How many times can you take 2 away from 100
What is 1
500
This mathematician died in 212 B.C.E.
Who is Archimedes
500
There are 2 mothers, 2 daughters, 1 grandma and 1 grandaughter. How many people are there?
What is 3
500
There are several chickens and rabbits in a cage. There are 72 heads and 200 feet inside the cage. How many chickens are there, and how many rabbits?
What is 44 chickens and 28 rabbits
500
This kind of tree is able to be held in one's hand.
What is a Palm
500
La sagrada familia has 2.5 million visitors in one year. If tickets are 10 dollars and forty cents, how much money do they make in 3 years.
What is 78 million dollars
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