Mathematics Trivia

16

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.

13

How many numbers between 0 and 200 are divisible by both 6 and 8?

13

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?

17

If you have 1000 pennies, 1000 nickels, 1000 dimes, 1000 quarters, and 1000 half dollars, then how much do you have altogether?

13

Let's say a pizzeria charges for their pies proportional to the size of the pie. If a 10" pizza costs $10, then what should a 12" pizza cost?

3

If, after receiving a 20% discount when buying a television set, and after paying 7% tax, you paid $642, what was the original marked price of the TV set?

9

If you looked at a clock in the mirror and the time on the clock face appeared to read 8:20, what time would it be in reality?

15

What will be the units digit of the number represented by 3 to the 24th power?

15

Three kids put up their own money to make a lemonade stand: the first kid puts up $6, second $3, and the last $1. If they take in $100 and share the profits equally, how much of the $100 will go to the first kid?

5

If you give me $100, then I will have half as much money as you, but if I give you $100, then you'll have five times as much money as I do. How much does each of us have now?

15

A jogger can run down a hill five times as fast as she can run up the hill. If a round-trip jog up and down a hill takes one and one-half hours, how long does it take her to descend the hill?

18

If the temperature is 100 degrees Fahrenheit, what is the temperature to the nearest degree, Centigrade?

10

How many prime numbers are there between 50 and 100?

3

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?