Mathematics Trivia

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The classes in a school run from 8:15 a.m. until 3:06 P.M. . There are 8 class periods with 5 minutes passing time between classes. How long is each class period?

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Three sisters have a total of $91. The first sister has 20% more than the second and the second sister has 20% more than the third. How much does the first sister have?

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Two people dig cylindrical holes in the earth: one hole is two feet in diameter by two feet deep, and the other hole is one foot in diameter by one foot deep. The big hole is how many times the size of the small hole? is it twice as large, three times as

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If a lion can consume 6 ounces of meat every 20 minutes, how many pounds can she consume in 2 1/2 hours?

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If you roll a pair of dice once, which is a more likely outcome? An odd sum or an even sum, or are they both equally likely?

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If a clock started ticking on January 1, by which date would it reach one million seconds? By January 12 or February 12?

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On a quiz show, you can pick two envelopes. One envelope has $1000 in it, one has $500, one has $300, one has $200, one has $50, and one is empty. How many different amounts can be won?

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In a scale model drawing of a car, the linear scale is 1:20. If it would take 1/4 liter of paint to cover the outside of the model of the car, how much paint would it take to cover the real car?

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One bicyclist can ride around a circular track in four minutes, a second in five minutes, and a third in six minutes. If all three riders begin at the same time, how long will it be until they coincide the next time?

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A person is rowing a boat 2 miles from shore, at 5 miles per hour. Immediately on arrival at the shore he takes a taxi 5 miles down the shore, averaging 20 miles per hour. How long will this trip take?

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What is the sum of the square root of 4/9 and the square root of 9/16? Express your answer as a mixed number.

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There are two money bags. This first bag contains $10 bills. The second bag is twice as wide, twice as high, and twice as deep as the first, and is totally full of $1 bills. The second bag contains what percentage of the money that the first bag contains?

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If the sales tax on a product rises by 1/4 %, and this tax increase causes you to pay an extra $10 on a purchase, what was the original price of the item?

2

What day of the week was January 1, 1995?

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If there are 16 telephone poles in a straight line, each pole 80 meters apart, how far is it from the first pole to the last?