Problem Solving Multiple Choice Test

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Problem Solving Multiple Choice Test

Test your understanding of problem solving with this ten question, self-marking multiple choice exercise.
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Here are 10 Problem Solving multiple choice questions written by people from around the world while using the main Pentransum activity. You will be awarded a trophy if you get at least 9 answers correct and you do this activity online.

1. Milly likes her coffee made with water and milk in the ratio 4:5. During a week Milly will drink a total of four and a half litres of coffee. How much more milk than water is in the coffee she drinks.

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2. 30% of A = 30% of 30 + 30. Find A

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This question was suggested by Nevin, Kerala

3. I'm thinking of a number: I add 6, divide by 4 and then times it by 5 and my answer is 35, what was my original number?

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This question was suggested by Rebecca and Michelle, Leeds

4. Two apples and three bananas cost £1.70, and the price of a banana is 75% of the price of an apple. What is the price of an apple?

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This question was suggested by Beth, North Berwick, Scotland, UK

5. If Dan and Don share $48 in the ratio 5:1 how much more than Don will Dan receive?

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6. If goldilocks and the three little pigs sat down at a table, how many legs would there be?

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This question was suggested by Flossie Roberts, Portland, Dorset

7. A snail climbs up a 12m wall. It climbs 3m each day, but slips back 2m each night. On what day will it reach the top of the wall?

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This question was suggested by Gillian, New Zealand

8. If Bob has 44p and Bill has 22p how much does Bob have to give Bill so they have the same amount of money?

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This question was suggested by Sophie Brown, Newcastle

9. I thought of a number, divided it by 6, added 52, doubled it and subtracted five. I ended up with 111. What number did I start with?

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This question was suggested by Terry, Yorkshire

10. How many buses will be needed to hold 476 people when a bus can hold 52 people.

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This question was suggested by Finn Meyer, Christian-von-Dohm-Gymnasium Goslar, Germany

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