| Question | Answer |
| What is the difference between 58 and 87? | 29
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If A=1, B=2, C=3, ..., Z=26, work out the value of: M + A + T + H + S | 61
| If 7 x 9 = 63 and 70 x 9 = 630, what is 700 x 9? | 6300
| How much change, in cents, do I get if I buy 3 postcards at 55c with a $2 coin? | 35
| I thought of a number. Then I added 2. Then I multiplied by 4. Then I divided by 5. The answer was 20. What was the number I first thought of? | 23
| What is the 7th prime number? | 17
| Susan and Mary were each given the same amount of money. Susan bought 4 peaches and had 4c left over. Mary bought 3 peaches and had 13c left over. How much did one peach cost? | 9c
| What is the total number of spots on a die (or dice)? | 22
| If A=1, B=2, C=3, ... , Z=26, work out the value of: M - A + T - H - S. | 5
| Think of a number. Add 6. Double it. Take away 2. Double it again. Add 24. Divide by 4. Take away the number you started with and what is left? Hint: Check again with another starting number. | 11
| The Jones family went on holiday on 28th July and they returned on 15th August. How may night were they away? | 18 nights
| Think of a number. Add 7. Multiply by 4. Take away 2. Divide by 2. Add 19. Divide by 2. Take away the number you started with and what is left? Hint: Check again with another starting number. | 16
| What is the highest common factor (HCF) of 78 and 130. | 26
| A tree doubles in height every year. The first year it is 1 metre all. How tall is the tree in the 4th year? | 8 metres
| 1, 3, 6, 10, ... etc. are triangular numbers. Work out the 7th triangular number. Hint: 1, 1 + 2 = 3, 1 + 2 + 3 = 6, etc. | 28
| Jacob was born on 1st July 2001. Work out his age (in years) on 1st January 2012. | 10
| How many degrees are all the angles in an equilateral triangle? | 60
| A car is travelling at 50 kilometres per hour. After 2 hours the car has travelled 100 kilometres. How far would the car have travelled after 4 hours? | 200 km
| My sister was 10 years old when I was born in 2010. How old will she be when she is exactly double my age? | 20
| What is the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 24 and 30? | 120 |
