Arithmetic Multiple Choice Test

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Arithmetic Multiple Choice Test

Test your understanding of arithmetic with this ten question, self-marking multiple choice exercise.

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Here are 10 Arithmetic 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. If there were 49 spiders in an army, but 8 had just 7 legs, how many spiders legs were there in the army?

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This question was suggested by Emma C, Leeds

2. 7x7x8+34-33=

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This question was suggested by Holly Hume, Scholes

3. If there are 50 seats on a coach and there are 864 people, how many coaches do they need to go to a theme park.

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This question was suggested by Sophie Halstead, York

4. Jason arranged tiles in a 6 by 8 rectangle. 1 person took 3 tiles, 2 people took 4 tiles each, and 1 more person took 5 tiles. Then Jason added 19 more tiles. How many tiles are there now?

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This question was suggested by Ryan Le Quesne, Kimhia Primary School, Huntly, New Zealand

5. What is 4(144/4)?

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This question was suggested by Chris Cantona, Japan

6. What is the square root of 8+8 multiplied by 3 factorial?

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This question was suggested by Ryan Le Quesne, Kimihia Primary School, Huntly, New Zealand

7. If I was born in 1997, how old will I be in 2056?

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This question was suggested by Lewie McKay, Seghill

8. 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

9. Laura has 91 apples and gets seven from Stephen and then she shares them between 14 friends how many does each friend get?

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This question was suggested by Conner Yarlett, 30 LN5 9PN

10. It costs Paul £12.50 for two toy cars. However, it only costs him £7.00 for a toy car and a rubber. How much does a rubber cost?

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This question was suggested by Tom Bailey, Stevenage

Please note that unlike other Transum online exercises, the check button for this multiple choice quiz can only be clicked once when you have answered all ten questions. Check your answers carefully before clicking the button that will appear below. You teed to get at least 9 questions correct to be awarded a Transum Trophy.

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Instructions

Try your best to answer the questions above. Choose one of the five possible answers. When you have finished click the "check" button. If you have any questions wrong, do your best to do corrections but if there is anything you don't understand, please ask your teacher for help.

When you have got all of the questions correct you may want to print out this page and paste it into your exercise book. If you keep your work in an ePortfolio you could take a screen shot of your answers and paste that into your Maths file. You can also claim a 'Transum Trophy' by completing this quiz.

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