Maths Challenge Nov 23rd.

Question 1.

One minute a day.

Start on the left, work your way across doing the calculations in your head, and write down the answer.
START
56
9
70
1
41

ANSWER

8 , square , + 3 , 2 , 2 , x5 , x3 , 5 , - 11

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x 20 , -4 ,

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11 , x 3 , +4 , 4 , -4 , 3 , square

61.
9.

2 , 5 , x3 , x4 , 12 , +5 , 6 , x40 , 5

16.

+11 , square , 4 , +30 , 11 , -1 , x 7 , x2 , -15

55.

9 , x8 , 5 , x9 , 2 , +8 , 11 , x30

120

+4 ,

Question 2.

The 100 target Challenge.

Use the 6 numbers in the given order to make a total of 100. You can use + - x ( ).
4

9 + 6 * 6

(example 6, 8, 2,5,5,9
Question 3.

7 * 4

6 x 8 + 2 + 5 + 5 x 9 = 48 + 2 + 5 + 45 = 100)

Some Difficult Perplexing Questions

(or Sums, Differences, Products and Quotients).

Sum = a + b , difference = a b , product = a x b , quotient = a b

Find two numbers that have ;
a) A sum of 10 and a difference of 4 - 3 &7
b) A sum of 16 and a difference of 8 - 8&8
c) A sum of 22 and a difference of 12 - 10 & 12
d) A sum of 9 and a product of 18 3&6
e) A sum of 13 and a product of 36 4&9
f) A difference of 3 and a product of 28 4&7
g) A difference of 6 and a product of 55 5&11
h) A sum of 12 and a quotient of 2 4&8
i) A sum of 21 and a quotient of 6 3&18
j) A difference of 6 and a quotient of 3 3&9
k) A difference of 16 and a quotient of 5 4&20
l) A product of 48 and a quotient of 3 4&12
m) A product of 100 and a quotient of 4 - 4&25
Find three numbers that have ;
n) A sum of 6 and a product of 6 1&2&3
o) A sum of 15 and a product of 96 3&4&8

ANSWERS.
Q1)

56 , 7 , 49 , 52 , 26 , 13 , 65 , 195 , 19 , 8
9 , 180 , 176 , 16 , 48 , 52 , 13 , 9 , 3 , 9
70 , 35 , 7 , 21 , 84 , 7 , 12 , 2 , 80 , 16
1 , 12 , 144 , 36 , 66 , 6 , 5 , 35 , 70 , 55
41 , 45 , 5 , 40 , 8 , 72 , 36 , 44 , 4 , 120

Q2)

4 x 9 + 6 x 6 + 7 x 4 = 36 + 36 + 28 = 100

or

4 x ( 9 - 6 - 6 + 7 x 4 ) = 4 x ( 9 - 6 - 6 + 28 ) = 4 x 25 = 100
4 x ( 9 6 ) x 6 + 7 x 4 = 4 x 3 x 6 + 4 x 7 = 72 + 28 = 100

or
or

[ 4 x ( 9 6 ) + 6 + 7 ] x 4 = [ 4 x 3 +6 + 7 ] x 4 = [ 12 + 6 + 7 ] x 4 = 25 x 4 = 100

Q3)

a) 3 and 7 , as 7+3=10 , 7-3=4

b) 4 and 12 , as 4+12=16 , 12-4=8
c) 5 and 17 , as 5+17=22 , 17-5=12
d) 3 and 6 , as 3+6=9 , 3x6=18
e) 4 and 9 , as 4+9=13 , 4x9=36
f) 4 and 7 , as 7-4=3 , 4x7=28
g) 5 and 11 , as 11-5=6 , 5x11=55
h) 4 and 8 , as 4+8=12 , 8 4 = 2
i) 3 and 18 , as 3+18=21 , 18 3 = 6
j) 9 and 3 , as 9-3=6 , 9 3 = 3
k) 20 and 4 , as 20-4=16 , 20 4 = 5
l) 4 and 12 , as 4x12=48 , 12 4 = 3
m) 20 and 5 , as 20x5=100 , 20 5 = 4
n) 1 and 2 and 3 , as 1+2+3=6 , 1x2x3 = 6
o) 3 and 4 and 8 , as 3+4+8=15 , 3x4x8 = 96