Transformations
Problem Solving
Simplify this equation
X marks the spot
Numbers
100
y = sin (x) is an example of what type of function? a)Exponential. b)Radical. c)Odd. d)Even
What is c odd function
100
Special Non-Maths Question:
Our teaching staff at ISHCMC – American Academy are highly experienced, dedicated, caring and passionate about their subject and student age range. Without exception, they are excited and motivated to work within our dynamic international community. Name five teachers and their country of origin, each person must be from a different continent.
What is
100
Simplify -
2w(5wy)
10w2y
100
Solve for x:
-3 + 2x = 11
What is x = 7
100
What are the four prime numbers less than 10?
2, 3, 5 and 7
200
If Mr Sam spun around 8 and half times, how many degrees has he turned?
3060 degrees
200
Niko and Kaia buy their father a card for Fathers’ Day.
The card costs $5.90. Niko puts in 40c more than Kaia.
How much did Niko contribute to the card?
$3.15
200
Factorise -
x^2 − 2x − 3
(x−3)(x+1)
200
If 2x + 6 = 16, the value of x + 4 is
What is 9
200
Special Non-Maths Equation
Which of these characters was NOT in the Harry Potter series
A) Harry Potter
B) Penelope Clearwater
C) Ruebus Hagrid
D) Mad-Eye Moody
E) Pavarti Patel
F) Alana Dumbledore
What is F) Alana Dumbledore
300
Special Non-Maths Question
Mr Luis was born in Argentina but lived most of his life in Australia. He arrived at AAVN on July 2020 where he has been teaching Mathematics in 3 different classrooms. What are the room numbers?
What is 400, 404 and 603
300
Oli's favourite pizza restaurant offers 6 toppings: ham, onions, mushrooms, pineapple, tomato and peppers.
Oli orders a pizza with ham and pineapple.
Unfortunately the server only writes down that he wants 2 toppings but doesn't write down what they are.
The cook decides to pick two toppings at random.
What is the probability that Oli will get the pizza he ordered?
1/15 chance of getting the pizza she ordered.
300
The volume V of a cone is calculated using the formula V = πr^2h/3, where r is the radius and h is the height of the cone. Rearrange the formula, to make radius(r) the subject.
What is sqrt(3V/πh)
300
Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi lived in Baghdad, around 780 to 850 CE (or AD). Around 825 he wrote the book "Hisab Al-jabr w’al-muqabala", (meaning 'restoration of broken parts'). From which we get the word? a) Arithmetic. b) Alkhemist c) Algebra d) Moussaka
What is c) Algebra
300
How many prime numbers are less than 100?
25
400
What scale factor has this been enlarged by?
3
400
Juliana chooses three different numbers from the set {−6, −4, −2, 0, 1, 3, 5, 7} and multiplies them together to obtain the integer n. What is the greatest possible value of n?
What is 168
400
Special Non-Maths Equation
The top nine coffee consumption nations are located in which continent? a)South America. b) Central America c) Asia. d) Europe. e) Africa
What is d Europe
400
After a fair die with faces numbered 1 to 6 is rolled, the number on the top face is x. Which of the following is most likely?
(A) x is greater than 2
(B) x equals 4 or 5
(C) x is even
(D) x is less than 3
What is (A) x is greater than 2
400
In Jen’s baseball league, each team plays exactly 6 games against each of the other teams in the league. If a total of 396 games are played, how many teams are in the league?
What is 11 teams
500
Extra! Bonus! Non-Maths question
Fezzik, Vizzini and Inigo are characters in which novel/movie?
The Princess Bride
500
These students are to sit an exam that begins at 9:30 pm sharp.
Which of them will get there in time for the start of the exam?
Neil’s watch is 15 minutes fast but he thinks that it is 10 minutes fast.
Troy’s watch is 15 minutes fast but he thinks it is 20 minutes fast.
Jock’s watch is 15 minutes slow but he thinks it is 10 minutes fast.
Nikolai’s watch is 15 minutes slow but he thinks that it is 10 minutes slow.
Neil
500
A ball is thrown upwards from a rooftop, 80m above the ground. It will reach a maximum vertical height and then fall back to the ground. The height of the ball from the ground at time t is h, which is given by,
h = -16t2 + 64t + 80.
How long will it take before hitting the ground?
What is 5 seconds
500
Tanis looked at her watch and noticed that, at that moment, it was 8x minutes after 7:00 a.m. and 7x minutes before 8:00 a.m. for some value of x. What time was it at that moment? (A) 7:08 a.m. (B) 7:40 a.m. (C) 7:32 a.m. (D) 7:36 a.m. (E) 7:31 a.m
What is (C) 7:32 a.m.
500
Alexi opens his favorite mathematics puzzle book and notes that the product of the page numbers facing him is 1,332. Find the sum of these two page numbers. [Note: All pages are numbered consecutively.]
What is The sum of these numbers is 36 + 37 = 73.