Pham's Maths Quizzes

1. I have 1,000 marbles.
First I gave 420 marbles to John,
Second I gave 300 marbles to Emily,
Then I gave 199 to Nick.

Question:
How much so I have left for myself?

100

120

121

500

None of these

Answer was suppose to be 192 but it's not up there.

Explanation

Answer was suppose to be 192 but it's not up there.

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2. School goes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is a morning break of 20 minutes and lunch takes 1 hour. The total time for classes each day is

5h 20min

4h 40min

4h 20min

4h 50min

I don't know

3. My Friend gave me $1000 to buy furniture. First I spent $388 on a new couch, then $100 on a table and $320 for 5 Rugs.

Question:
How much money do I have after spending money on the furniture?

$192

$194

$184

$182

None of the these

Answer is $192 because $1000-$388-$100-$320 =$192

Explanation

Answer is $192 because $1000-$388-$100-$320 =$192

4. This is a well-known nursery rhyme:
I was going to St Ives, I met a man with 7 wives:
Each wife had 7 sacks; Each sack had 7 cats;
Each cat has 7 kits; Kits, cats, sacks and wives.

Question:
How many people were going to St Ives?

No one

2801

2800

None of these

The answer is 1 because it says I was going to St Ives.
But the other people was going the other way.

Explanation

The answer is 1 because it says I was going to St Ives.
But the other people was going the other way.

5. What does 4.86 x 0.79 approximately equal to?

Tip: Try using common sense(Think Smart)
and don't use a calculator.

0.4

400

0.04

I don't know

Answer is 4 because it's almost like 4 x 1

Explanation

Answer is 4 because it's almost like 4 x 1

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