Student Problems
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Student Problems
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General
Knowledge
Measurement - Area & Volume
Number
100

Find the area of this sector to two decimal places:


pi * 42 * ( 60 / 360 )

= 8.38 cm2

100

What is the area of a parallelogram with a base of
10m and a height of 12m?

base x height
= 10 x 12
= 120 cm2

100

What is the capital of Australia?

Canberra

100

What is the area of a rectangle that is 5 cm wide, and 4 cm long?

5 x 4 = 20 cm2

100

What are the factors of 12?

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12

200

Calculate:
(-5)=

(-5) x (-5) x (-5) x (-5) x (-5)

= -78125

200

How many dots on a pair of dice?

42

200

What is the largest ocean on Earth?

The pacific ocean (All of Earth's continents could fit inside it!)

200

What is the formula for the area of a triangle?

Area = base x height ÷ 2

200

What is the smallest prime number that is bigger than 23?

29

300

Calculate:
60 - (4+ 2 x 5) =

60 - (42 + 2 x 5) = 60 - (16 + 2 x 5)

= 60 - (16 + 10)
= 60 - 26
= 34

300

How many decimal places are there in pi?

Infinite; never ending, it is irrational.

300

What country is Mount Everest in?

Nepal (or China)

300

Find the area of this shape.***

Total square area = 9 x 10 = 90 cm2

Subtract missing area = 6 x 7 = 42 cm2

90 - 42 = 48 cm2

300

What is 20 + -15 = ?

5

400

Find the volume of a triangular prism with these dimensions:
Base - 4 cm
Height - 6 cm
Depth - 12 cm

(4*6/2)*12
= 12 * 12
= 144 cm3

400

22 = 87 - z

Solve for z.

87 - 65 = 22

Therefore, z = 65

400

What is the study of maps called?

Cartography

400

If a square has a perimeter of 28 cm... what is the area?

28 / 4 = 7 cm side length
7 x 7 = 49 cm2

400

What is the prime factor decomposition of 16?

2 x 2 x 2 x 2

500

Find the area of a circle with a radius of 7 mm to two decimal places.

pi * 72 = 49 * pi
= 153.94 mm2

500

What is the name for a shape which has equal length sides, two pairs of parallel sides, and no right angles.

Rhombus.

500

What is a word, phrase or number that reads the same backwards as it does forward?

i.e.: racecar
3443
Mr Owl ate my metal worm

A palindrome.

500

A rectangular prism with a volume of 100 m3. If it has a length of 5 m, and a width of 10 m. What is the height of the prism?

2 m

500

6 + 12 ÷ 3 - 2 x 4 =

2

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