Maths Quiz

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A round combining ordering, percentages and definitions. Putting four fractions in ascending order, working out fifteen percent of 750, and explaining what a polygon is.

There is an equation to solve for a, which usually takes the longest.

  1. Can you place the following fractions in order beginning with the smallest first: 6/9, 1/2, 7/8, 3/5?
  2. 15% of 750?
  3. What is a polygon?
  4. How many fours are there in 44?
  5. What type of angle has between 90 and 180 degrees?
  6. What number is represented by 'a': 37 + 112 - 4 / a = 5?
  7. 37.39 x 300?
  8. What is the next number in the sequence: 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ...?
  9. A rectangle has a long side of 17cm and a short side that is 4 times smaller. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?
  10. Look at question 9 and see if you can work out the area size of the rectangle in cm2?
  11. Can you place these measurements in order beginning with the lightest first: 5/9 kg, 0.75kg 500 grams?
  12. How many sides does a quadrilateral have?
  13. How many degrees does a straight line have?
  14. 1 1/3 - 1/5?
  15. Express the following answer as a decimal: 9% plus 3/4?
  16. Can you work out the resulting fraction using the simplest form: 2 x 7/8?
  17. What is twenty five minutes to eight in 24hr time?
  18. Which one of the following numbers is a prime number: 12, 15, 17, 21, 27?
  19. What word describes the distance from the centre of a circle to the circumference?
  20. What is a polyhedron?