Mathematics Trivia

20

Describe in words the exact direction that is 697.5° clockwise from due north?

6

How many cubic millimeters make up a cubic meter? Express your answer as 10 to some power.

11

This question, according to its grouping or parentheses, can have different answers. What is the largest possible answer to the problem: "What is half of ten plus two times six."

4

If you raise 3^100, what will be the units digit of the answer?

2

This mysterious number, the base of a natural logarithm, is related to natural and exponential growth. What is this number called, and what is its decimal value?

8

How many degrees are there between boiling and freezing point of water in degrees fahrenheit?

14

If you roll a pair of dice, what is the probability that the sum of the dice will be an even number greater than 5? Give answer as a percentage probability.

5

What is the area, to nearest whole number, of an equilateral triangle whose perimeter is 300 meters?

9

To the nearest square inch, what is the surface area of a balloon which is 20 inches in diameter?

13

How many prime numbers are there between 50 and 70?

17

If you draw one card from a normal deck of cards, what is the mathematical probability of drawing a jack, queen, king, or diamond?

13

How many of the whole numbers from 1 to 100 are either divisible by 7 or include a 7 in their digits?

3

In order to estimate the population of fish in a lake, a biologist catches 75 fish, marks them, releases them. Next month she catches 75 fish and finds that 5 are tagged. Use this to estimate the fish population in the lake.

21

a. What was the last year which read the same right side up as upside down? b. What will be the next year?

18

What's the first number greater than one million that's divisible by 9?