Arithmetic Multiple Choice Topic Test

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Arithmetic Multiple Choice Topic Test

Test your understanding of arithmetic with this ten question, self-marking multiple choice exercise.
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Here are 10 Arithmetic multiple choice questions written by people from around the world while using the main Pentransum activity. You can earn a Transum Trophy for answering at least 9 of them correctly.

1. If everyone in the UK played Fast Factors once each day in July and there are 60 million people in the UK. How many times will it have been played in July?

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This question was suggested by Jason Pilsbury, Lichfield

2. What is the product of the number of congruent angles in an equalateral triangle and 7?

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This question was suggested by Hockey Puck, Birmingham, England

3. If there were 49 spiders in an army, but 8 had just 7 legs, how many spiders legs were there in the army?

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This question was suggested by Emma C, Leeds

4. How many seconds are there in a day?

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This question was suggested by Julie, Australia

5. What is 7 factorial (1x2x3x4x5x6x7)

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This question was suggested by Jay Chawda, Soar Valley Community College, Leicester,England

6. What is 3 cubed?

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This question was suggested by Rafic Sukar, Leeds,UK,Allerton High school

7. If I was born in 1997, how old will I be in 2056?

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This question was suggested by Lewie McKay, Seghill

8. A truck loaded with 8 cars weighs 24 tons altogether. Half of the cars weigh 1.5 tons each and the other half weigh 3 tons each. What is the weight of the truck when empty?

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This question was suggested by Michael, Columbia, Missouri

9. Mr and Mrs Thomson have six children and the sum of their ages is 63. What was the sum of the ages of the Thomson children 7 years ago?

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This question was suggested by Caitlyn Dawbin,

10. What is 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 divided by 7?

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This question was suggested by Ryan Le Quesne, Kimhia Primary School, Huntly, New Zealand

Please note that unlike other Transum online exercises, the check button for this multiple choice quiz can only be clicked once when you have answered all ten questions. Check your answers carefully before clicking the button below. You teed to get at least 9 questions correct to be awarded a Transum Trophy.

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Instructions

Try your best to answer the questions above. Choose one of the five possible answers. When you have finished click the "check" button. If you have any questions wrong, do your best to do corrections but if there is anything you don't understand, please ask your teacher for help.

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