Can You Pass This Math Quiz? Easy to Impossible (33 Questions)

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Can You Pass This Math Quiz? Easy to Impossible (33 Questions)

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Math quiz: 33 mental math questions that start easy and get harder all the way to impossible. βž—

Times tables, percentages, order of operations and a few sneaky trick questions. Grab a friend, beat the 5-second timer and see how far you get. Great for family quiz nights, road trips and classrooms.

❓ IN THIS QUIZ

  • What is 2 + 3 Γ— 4?
  • What is 15% of 60?
  • What is 19 Γ— 21?
  • What is 50 Γ· Β½ + 10?

πŸ’¬ How many did you get right? Tell us your score in the comments. At which question did you get stuck?

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  1. Read the question and look at the pictures.
  2. Pick your answer before the timer runs out (or switch the timer off).
  3. See if you were right and read the fun fact.
Answers and fun facts (spoilers!)
  1. Let's start easy. Nine plus six.
    15
    9 + 6 = 15
  2. Twelve minus five.
    7
    12 βˆ’ 5 = 7
  3. Six times seven.
    42
    6 Γ— 7 = 42
  4. Forty-five divided by five.
    9
    45 Γ· 5 = 9
  5. Fifteen plus twenty-seven.
    42
    15 + 27 = 42
  6. What is half of eighty-six?
    43
    86 Γ· 2 = 43
  7. Eleven times eleven.
    121
    11 Γ— 11 = 121
  8. One hundred minus thirty-seven.
    63
    100 βˆ’ 37 = 63
  9. Twenty-five times four.
    100
    25 Γ— 4 = 100, like four quarters in a dollar!
  10. Three squared plus four squared.
    25
    9 + 16 = 25
  11. One hundred forty-four divided by twelve.
    12
    144 Γ· 12 = 12
  12. What is ten percent of three hundred fifty?
    35
    10% means divide by 10: 350 Γ· 10 = 35
  13. Seven times eight, minus six.
    50
    Multiply first: 56 βˆ’ 6 = 50
  14. Two plus three times four.
    14
    Multiply before you add: 2 + 12 = 14
  15. Minus three plus eight.
    5
    βˆ’3 + 8 = 5
  16. Zero point five times forty.
    20
    0.5 is a half: half of 40 is 20
  17. What is one quarter of sixty-four?
    16
    64 Γ· 4 = 16
  18. Thirteen times six.
    78
    10 Γ— 6 + 3 Γ— 6 = 60 + 18 = 78
  19. What is the square root of eighty-one?
    9
    9 Γ— 9 = 81
  20. Two to the power of five.
    32
    2 Γ— 2 Γ— 2 Γ— 2 Γ— 2 = 32
  21. What is fifteen percent of sixty?
    9
    10% is 6, 5% is 3, so 15% is 9
  22. Nine hundred ninety-nine plus nine hundred ninety-nine.
    1,998
    1,000 + 1,000 βˆ’ 2 = 1,998
  23. Seventeen times three.
    51
    17 Γ— 3 = 51
  24. Eight plus four, in brackets, divided by three, times two.
    8
    Brackets first: 12 Γ· 3 = 4, then 4 Γ— 2 = 8
  25. What comes next: two, four, eight, sixteen?
    32
    Each number doubles: 16 Γ— 2 = 32
  26. Minus six times minus four.
    24
    Negative Γ— negative = positive: 24
  27. What is three quarters as a percentage?
    75%
    3 Γ· 4 = 0.75 = 75%
  28. One thousand minus one, minus ten, minus one hundred.
    889
    1 + 10 + 100 = 111, and 1,000 βˆ’ 111 = 889
  29. Twelve times fifteen.
    180
    12 Γ— 15 = 12 Γ— 10 + 12 Γ— 5 = 120 + 60 = 180
  30. What comes next: one, one, two, three, five, eight?
    13
    Add the last two numbers: 5 + 8 = 13. It's the Fibonacci sequence!
  31. Two cubed, times five.
    40
    2Β³ = 8, and 8 Γ— 5 = 40
  32. Nineteen times twenty-one.
    399
    Trick: 20 Γ— 20 = 400, minus 1 = 399
  33. Final question! Fifty divided by one half, plus ten.
    110
    Dividing by Β½ doubles it: 100 + 10 = 110