MENTAL MATH
RIDDLES
THEOREMS
FORMULAE
MISCELLANEOUS
100

25% of 280

300

100

I’m a two-digit number that equals 9 times the sum of my digits. What number am I?

81

100

a/b = c/d implies (a+b)/b = (c+d)/d

NAME THE RULE

COMPONENDO

100

VOLUME OF A CUBOID

L X B X H

100

ANGLE IN A SEMI-CIRCLE = ?

90 DEGREES

200

A NUMBER DOUBLED AND THEN INCREASED BY 15 BECOMES 79. WHAT IS THE ORIGINAL NUMBER?

32

200

2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ?

21

200

This theorem states that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle, it divides the other two sides proportionally.

Basic Proportionality Theorem

200

FORMULA FOR COMPOUND INTEREST


CI = P (1+ R/100) N

200

A bag contains 5 red, 3 blue, and 2 green balls.

One ball is drawn at random.

What is the probability that the ball is NOT red?

1/2

300

5678 + 3496 - 1287

7887

300

First term of an AP is p and the common difference is q, then it’s 10th term is ?

p+9q

300

COORDINATES OF THE CENTROID OF A TRIANGLE

 A (x1,y1) , B( x2,y2) and C ( x3, y3

(x1 + x2 + x3) / 3 , (y1 + y2 + y3) / 3

300

In a right triangle, what is the trigonometric ratio for cos θ?

ADJACENT/HYPOTENUSE

300

FIND x

x + 3y = 6 and 2x - 3y = 12

6

400

SQUARE ROOT  OF 28561

169

400

A triangle has sides 7, 9, and 12. Its largest angle is opposite which side?

 Opposite side 12.

400

The angle subtended by an arc at the centre is twice the angle subtended at any point on the remaining part of the circle.

Angle at Centre = 2 × Angle at Circumference Theorem

400

TOTAL SURFACE AREA OF A HEMISPHERE

3πR2

400

If a number is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%, what is the net percent change?

-4% (a 4% decrease).

500

THE VALUE IS INCREASED BY 35% AND BECOMES 455, WHAT WAS THE INITIAL VALUE?

700

500

How many times do the clock's hands form a right angle between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM?

5 TIMES

500

Once two triangles are proved congruent, this theorem allows you to conclude that all corresponding sides and angles are equal.

CPCT (Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles)

500

MODE = _MEDIAN -   _MEAN

3,2

500

SUM OF FIRST 20 ODD NUMBERS?

400