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. 53 [?] 14 [?] 6 [?] 15 [?] 8 = 38 What are the missing sections in this equation? You can use addition, multiplication, and subraction.

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

2. What is a million divided by a quarter?

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This question was suggested by Freddy, St Albans, UK

3. I thought of a number times it by 2 divided it by 3 then added 99 divided it by 5 and my answer was 25 what was my number?

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This question was suggested by Manuel Stevens, Kimihia School, Huntly

4. In a family of 7, 2 boys have £3 each, 3 girls have £5 each and the rest have £7 each how much do they have altogether?

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This question was suggested by Mr Man, Bodmin College

5. Mr and Mrs Thomson have six children and the sum of their ages is 63. What was the sum of the ages of the Thomson children 7 years ago?

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This question was suggested by Caitlyn Dawbin,

6. If there are 30 students in each class and 13 classes. How many students altogether?

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This question was suggested by Corbin Baxter, Kimihia School, Huntly, NZ

7. 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

8. What is 15 + 16 + 20 + 3 + 156 + 193 + 45?

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This question was suggested by Mhairi, St Peters

9. Some aliens are called Zylstras. Each Zylstra has got 6 fingers and 15 toes. How many fingers and toes do 7 Zylstras have in total?

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This question was suggested by Rowan and Mr Walker, Elmhurst Primary School

10. The smallest whole number which can be added to 735 so that the resulting number is exactly divisible by 11 is:

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This question was suggested by Pradyumn Mahajan, The Mother's International School, New Delhi, India

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