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. β
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.
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- What is 2 + 3 Γ 4?
- What is 15% of 60?
- What is 19 Γ 21?
- What is 50 Γ· Β½ + 10?
π¬ How many did you get right? Tell us your score in the comments. At which question did you get stuck?
How to play
- Read the question and look at the pictures.
- Pick your answer before the timer runs out (or switch the timer off).
- See if you were right and read the fun fact.
Answers and fun facts (spoilers!)
- Let's start easy. Nine plus six.
15
9 + 6 = 15 - Twelve minus five.
7
12 β 5 = 7 - Six times seven.
42
6 Γ 7 = 42 - Forty-five divided by five.
9
45 Γ· 5 = 9 - Fifteen plus twenty-seven.
42
15 + 27 = 42 - What is half of eighty-six?
43
86 Γ· 2 = 43 - Eleven times eleven.
121
11 Γ 11 = 121 - One hundred minus thirty-seven.
63
100 β 37 = 63 - Twenty-five times four.
100
25 Γ 4 = 100, like four quarters in a dollar! - Three squared plus four squared.
25
9 + 16 = 25 - One hundred forty-four divided by twelve.
12
144 Γ· 12 = 12 - What is ten percent of three hundred fifty?
35
10% means divide by 10: 350 Γ· 10 = 35 - Seven times eight, minus six.
50
Multiply first: 56 β 6 = 50 - Two plus three times four.
14
Multiply before you add: 2 + 12 = 14 - Minus three plus eight.
5
β3 + 8 = 5 - Zero point five times forty.
20
0.5 is a half: half of 40 is 20 - What is one quarter of sixty-four?
16
64 Γ· 4 = 16 - Thirteen times six.
78
10 Γ 6 + 3 Γ 6 = 60 + 18 = 78 - What is the square root of eighty-one?
9
9 Γ 9 = 81 - Two to the power of five.
32
2 Γ 2 Γ 2 Γ 2 Γ 2 = 32 - What is fifteen percent of sixty?
9
10% is 6, 5% is 3, so 15% is 9 - Nine hundred ninety-nine plus nine hundred ninety-nine.
1,998
1,000 + 1,000 β 2 = 1,998 - Seventeen times three.
51
17 Γ 3 = 51 - Eight plus four, in brackets, divided by three, times two.
8
Brackets first: 12 Γ· 3 = 4, then 4 Γ 2 = 8 - What comes next: two, four, eight, sixteen?
32
Each number doubles: 16 Γ 2 = 32 - Minus six times minus four.
24
Negative Γ negative = positive: 24 - What is three quarters as a percentage?
75%
3 Γ· 4 = 0.75 = 75% - One thousand minus one, minus ten, minus one hundred.
889
1 + 10 + 100 = 111, and 1,000 β 111 = 889 - Twelve times fifteen.
180
12 Γ 15 = 12 Γ 10 + 12 Γ 5 = 120 + 60 = 180 - What comes next: one, one, two, three, five, eight?
13
Add the last two numbers: 5 + 8 = 13. It's the Fibonacci sequence! - Two cubed, times five.
40
2Β³ = 8, and 8 Γ 5 = 40 - Nineteen times twenty-one.
399
Trick: 20 Γ 20 = 400, minus 1 = 399 - Final question! Fifty divided by one half, plus ten.
110
Dividing by Β½ doubles it: 100 + 10 = 110
