One out of Ten

A Maths Starter of The Day

In silence read the following carefully before starting work:

1. Add 17 to 170.
2. Multiply 12 by 2.
3. Subtract the first even number from the second square number.
4. Divide a million by a thousand.
5. Write out the first 20 multiples of 5.
6. Multiply this year by last year without using a calculator.
7. If a square is also a rectangle write down your age squared.
8. If finding a fraction of a number makes it smaller work out a half squared.
9. If 2(x + 3) =6 + 2x  what is the value of x?
10. Write down all of the numbers which have 6 as a factor.

Now that you have read all of the questions do only question 1 then sit back with your arms folded and a smile on your face.

 

 

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"The first of April is April Fools' Day. On this day it is customary to play practical jokes on people, causing them to believe something that isn’t true or to go on a fruitless errand. Tradition states that the jokes and pranks must end by midday."

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Friday, March 02, 2007

 

"I was not fooled. If you guys were fooled, then you should read the questions CAREFULLY!"

Johnny Jackson, House
Monday, March 12, 2007

 

"We did this in our maths class today it was so funny. This girl said really loudly "what's a million divided by a thousand?" and everyone was sitting there trying to work it out!
The words "only question 1" caught my eye just as I was about to start and I was one of the first to figure it out!
A great puzzle!"

Year 9 maths student,
Wednesday, March 26, 2008

 

"We were just looking around and i picked this activity starter. I tried this with my class(they're year 9 students)they all began to write the answers in silence(which was quite a surprise because my class are usually loud)-it took ages until they had finished answering the questions.After everyone had finished they sat there chattering. Then suddenly one boy in my class shouted look everyone read the bottom of the starter!
Then everyone were very surprised and they all complained to me that why did i make them answer the questions!!
I said to the students you should have read it!
A few students told me they had read the part at the bottom but they did not want to say anything to the other students and ruin it.
-This is a very funny starter and entertaining to watch the students to work it out."

Mrs A Kennedy-Lewisiana, Oakington Manor
Wednesday, April 23, 2008

 

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The answer is 187

Did you do questions 2 to 10 also?

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