Math Myths Busted
Math in Daily Life
Math in Movies, Art & Nature
Math Funnies
Visual Patterns
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Many people think you can't use this number in division at all, but actually you CAN divide it by other numbers, you just can't divide other numbers by it
What is zero? You can divide zero by other numbers, but you can't divide by zero.
100
A teacher says: “I gave my students half of my chocolates plus one more.”
Now 1 chocolate remains.
How many chocolates did the teacher have?
4 chocolates
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This special ratio is often associated with beauty and appears in flowers, shells, and plants.
Golden Ratio
100
What do you call a snake that is exactly 3.14 meters long?
A pi-thon
100
Find the number of objects listed under each pattern is for step 43 in the sequence. Extra points (base points x 2): What is the rule for n steps?
85
2n-1
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The myth says "some people are just math people and some aren't," but neuroscience research shows this organ is actually like a muscle that grows stronger with practice and mistakes.
What is the brain? Growth mindset research proves anyone can improve at math.
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Height of a tower observed at angle 45°, distance 20 m.
Find the height of a tower= ?
20 m
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This field uses the mathematics shown in A Beautiful Mind to understand markets, competition, and choices people make.
Economics
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Why was the math book so popular?
Because it was always solving problems!
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Find the number of objects listed is for step 43 in the sequence. Extra points (base points x 2): What is the rule for n steps?
1936
(n+1)2
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Students think multiplying two numbers always makes a bigger result and dividing always makes a smaller result, but this breaks down when you use numbers in this range.
What is between 0 and 1 (or fractions/decimals less than 1)? Example: 10 × 0.5 = 5 (smaller) and 10 ÷ 0.5 = 20 (bigger).)
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What field of mathematics do we use to calculate income and expenditure using basic operations (addition and subtraction)?
Arithmetics
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The Golden Ratio (Golden Section), pentagrams, and geometric proportions in nature/architecture.
300
What shape is usually waiting for you inside a Starbucks?
A line!
300
Find the number of objects is for step 43 in the sequence. Extra points (base points x 2): What is the rule for n steps?
990
n^2- (n(n+1))/2
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"Buy one, get one 50% off!" and shoppers often think they're getting 75% off total. But the actual discount on the total purchase of two items is this percentage
Answer: What is 25% off? Example: Two 100 items=$200 total. You pay 100+50 = 150,which is 150, which is $50 off $200, or 25% discount, not 75% discount.
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Mr. Dilmurat forgot the password of his locker.
He knows the digits are 7, 2, and 5, but he does not remember the correct order.
Which concept in mathematics helps us find all possible arrangements?
Permutation
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Honeycombs are shaped like which polygon?
Hexagon
400
Do you know what seems odd to me?
Numbers that aren’t divisible by two.
400
Find the number of cubes listed is for step 43 in the sequence. Extra points (base points x 2): What is the rule for n steps?
5419 cubes
n^3-(n-1)^3
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Many students think 0.999... (repeating forever) is just CLOSE to 1, but mathematically it actually EQUALS this number exactly.
What is 1? They are the same number expressed differently.
Extension for triple the points.
Prove 0.bar(99) =1
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A bookstore buys a book for $12 each and sells it for $18 each.
During a promotion, the store offers “Buy 2, Get 1 Free.”
If a customer takes 9 books, how much profit does the store make?
0 profit
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This mathematical concept appears in art when shapes repeat at different scales.
Fractals
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Why was the obtuse triangle always upset?
Because it was never right.
500
Find the number of surfaces is for step 43 in the sequence. Extra points (base points x 2): What is the rule for n steps?
11094