Sequences
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Probability
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Brainteasers
100

Write the next three terms of the following sequence

7    10    13    16    19

22       25      28
100

Make d the subject of 

e= d + 5

d= e - 5

100

Leon throws a biased coin, the probability of getting tails is 0.4. 

Work out the probability of getting heads

0.6 

100

Factorise

3y + 15 

3(y + 5) 

100
Expand 


a(a - 9)

a- 9a

100

Can you find the 5th term in the following pattern

77,  49,  36,  18 

200

A number sequence has nth term of 6n + 3 

Write down the first four terms of this sequence

9, 15, 21, 27

200

make u the subject of

v = u + 10t

u= v - 10t 

200
Matthew is playing darts. The probability that he hits a bullseye is 0.3. 


Matthew throws 2 darts. Find the probability he hits the bullseye with both darts.

0.3 x 0.3 = 0.09

200

Factorise 

18x + 9

9(2x + 1)

200

Expand

y(3y + 5)

3y2 + 5y

200

which two digits do you need to swap to make the solution to this maths problem correct?

571 + 962 = 840 

9 and 2 

571 + 269= 840

300
Find an expression for the nth term of this sequence


2      9      16      23      30

7n - 5

300

Given that x + y= 1 

what does y equal?

y= 1 - x 

300

A bag contains 600 coloured counters. The counters are yellow, brown or orange. 

There are 117 yellow counters in the bag. the probability that a brown counter is chosen from the bag is 0.35. 

calculate the number of orange counters in the bag

273


300

Factorise

27x - 45

9(3x - 5)

300

Expand 

9(2f - 3) 

18f - 27

300

Without reordering any letters, how many animals appear in the sequence below? 

PHEASANTORTOISEALION

Pheasant, sealion, ant, seal, tortoise and lion 

400

Work out the nth term of the following sequence 

10    7    4    1    -2

-3n + 13 

400

make d the subject of 

c= 4d + 5

d= c - 5/4

400

Helen is taking part in a quiz on TV. The probability she answers a question correctly is 0.8. 

Helen is asked 2 questions, find the probability she answers both questions correctly.

0.8 x 0.8 = 0.64

400

Factorise fully

21x + 35y - 14z 

7(3x + 5y - 2z)

400
Expand and simplify 


3(x + 5) + 2(x + 1)

5x + 17

400

There is one single letter that you can use to replace a letter in each of the words below so the first one becomes a different food, the second one becomes a different body part and the third one becomes a different animal. 

What is the letter? 

- PEAS

- WAIST

- CAT


(PEAR, WRIST, RAT)

500

Write an expression for the nth term of this sequence 

-25     -37      -49       -61

-12n - 13 

500

v = u + 10t

work out the value of v when u= 4 and t= 3

34

500

List all the outcomes when you roll a fair die and flip a coin at the same time. 

H1,  H2,  H3,   H4,   H5,   H6

T1,   T2,   T3,   T4,   T5,   T6

500

Factorise fully

8ap + 12cp - 4p2

4p(2a + 3c - p)

500

Expand and Simplify

4(x - 1) + 3(2x + 5) 

10x + 11

500

There are two commonly used two-letter words that share the same letters. If you take the opposites of those words you should now have two three-letter words. 

What are those new words?

YES and OFF.

the 2 letter words are NO and ON and their opposites are YES and OFF 

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