Maths Facts
The word "hundred" comes from the old Norse term "hundrath" but what does it actually mean?
120
635+237=
872
In the song "12 Days of Christmas" how many more golden rings are there than French hens?
2
The 12 days of Christmas gifts follow the song: 1 on day 1, 2 on day 2 (plus another 1), 3 on day 3 (plus previous), and so on. How many gifts in total does "my true love" give on day 10 only?
55
From 0 to 1000, how many numbers (not counting the word "and") have the letter "a" in ?
1 ! one thousand
600 divided by 5 =
120
60% of Brits ate turkey at Christmas in 2023. What is this as a fraction in simplest form?
Santa's sleigh can carry 200 kg of presents. Each present weighs 5 kg, but the wrapping paper adds 1 kg per present. What's the maximum number of presents Santa can carry without going over the weight limit?
33
If you put 23 random people in a room, what chance is there that 2 people in that room will share the same birthday?
50%
987+900=
1887
A fancy snowflake starts with 6 big points. Each big point splits into 3 medium points, and each medium point splits into 3 tiny points (two levels of branching chaos). How many of those itsy-bitsy tiniest points are there in total?
54
What is the only even prime number?
2
What is the only number in the English Language that is spelt with the same number of letters as the number itself?
4
(360 × 5) ÷ 100 =
18
Santa’s going house-to-house like a madman: first 3 houses, then 6, then 9, then 12, adding 3 more each time because his GPS is stuck on “escalate mode.” After 8 frantic batches, how many houses has he totally invaded with presents?
108
A Christmas tree has ornaments hung in a pattern: 1 on the top row, 3 on the second, 5 on the third, and so on (odd numbers). If there are 7 rows in total, how many ornaments are on the tree?
49
opposite side of a dice always add up to what?
7
If a = 5, find
2a2+4
54
How many times on average do most people blink in one day?
(to the closest 1000)
17,000 times a day!
Three elves are wrapping presents. Elf A wraps 10 per hour, Elf B wraps 15 per hour, and Elf C wraps 20 per hour. If they work together for 4 hours, how many presents do they wrap in total?
180