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		<title>Basic Math Problems</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some fairly basic math problems to test your skills (answers are provided at the end of the post). If you find these too easy, or just want different challenges, check out our <a title="Fifth Grade Math Problems" href="http://wanttoknowit.com/fifth-grade-math-problems/" target="_blank">fifth grade math problems</a> and <a title="Basic Algebra Problems" href="http://wanttoknowit.com/basic-algebra-problems/" target="_blank">basic algebra problems</a>.

Basic Math Questions
<ol>
	<li>5 + 2</li>
	<li>12 + 5</li>
	<li>55 - 41</li>
	<li>8 x 2</li>
	<li>10 x 5</li>
	<li>5 x 10</li>
	<li>An acute angle _____</li></ol>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here are some fairly basic math problems to test your skills (answers are provided at the end of the post). If you find these too easy, or just want different challenges, check out our <a title="Fifth Grade Math Problems" href="http://wanttoknowit.com/fifth-grade-math-problems/" target="_blank">fifth grade math problems</a> and <a title="Basic Algebra Problems" href="http://wanttoknowit.com/basic-algebra-problems/" target="_blank">basic algebra problems</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Basic Math Questions</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>5 + 2</li>
<li>12 + 5</li>
<li>55 &#8211; 41</li>
<li>8 x 2</li>
<li>10 x 5</li>
<li>5 x 10</li>
<li>An acute angle _____ 90 degrees.</li>
<li>A right angle _____ 90 degrees.</li>
<li>An obtuse angle _____ 90 degrees but _____ 180 degrees.</li>
<li>How many degrees are there in a square?</li>
<li>How many degrees in a rectangle?</li>
<li>How many degrees in a triangle?</li>
<li>8 + x = 12 (solve for x)</li>
<li>7x = 14 (solve for x)</li>
<li>(7 + 2) x 5</li>
<li>7 + 2 x 5</li>
<li>121 x 1</li>
<li>If a man has 5 trees that each contain 8 apples, what is the total number of apples that he has?</li>
<li>Jane had 152 cows. She sold 47 to Charles. How many cows does Jane have now?</li>
<li>If I have 80 lollies and I want to give 20 people an equal amount of lollies, how many lollies will each person receive?</li>
<li>If I have 50 candy canes and give 6 candy canes to 7 different people, how many candy canes will I have left?</li>
<li>Write 0.95 as a percentage.</li>
<li>Write 55% in decimal form.</li>
<li>In American Football 6 points is scored from touchdowns, 1 from extra points and 3 from field goals. If a team scores 4 touchdowns, 3 extra points and 2 field goals what is their total score?</li>
<li>In cricket, the &#8217;strike rate&#8217; is the number of runs a player hits in 100 balls. If a player hits 40 runs in 50 balls, what is his strike rate?</li>
<li>In Australian Rules Football (AFL) teams can score goals (worth 6 points) or behinds (worth 1 point). If a team scores 15 goals and 13 behinds, what is their total score?</li>
<li>An angle that is greater than 180 degrees, but less than 360 degrees, is called a&#8230;?</li>
</ol>
<p>Answers:</p>
<ol>
<li>7</li>
<li>17</li>
<li>14</li>
<li>16</li>
<li>50</li>
<li>50</li>
<li>is less than</li>
<li>is equal to</li>
<li>is greater than 90 but less than 180</li>
<li>360</li>
<li>360</li>
<li>180</li>
<li>x=4</li>
<li>x=2</li>
<li>45</li>
<li>17</li>
<li>121</li>
<li>40 (5 x 8 OR 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + <img src='http://wanttoknowit.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif' alt='8)' class='wp-smiley' /> </li>
<li>105 (152 &#8211; 47)</li>
<li>4 (80 divided by 20)</li>
<li>8 (6 x 7 = 42 are given. So 50 &#8211; 42 = 8 are left)</li>
<li>95%</li>
<li>0.55</li>
<li>33 (Touchdowns = 6 x 4 = 24. Extra Points = 3. Field Goals = 2 x 3 = 6. Total = 24 + 3 + 6)</li>
<li>80 (40 in 50 balls = 80 in 100 balls)</li>
<li>103 (Goals = 15 x 6 = 90. Behinds = 13. Total = 90 + 13)</li>
<li>Reflex angle</li>
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<p>Please leave a comment and let me know how you went! Please tell me any other question I should add here!</p>
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		<title>Basic Algebra Problems</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I wrote some <a title="Fifth Grade Math Problems" href="http://wanttoknowit.com/fifth-grade-math-problems/" target="_blank">fifth grade math problems</a>. Today, I am going to put up a few simple algebra problems (of different types) with the answers at the end of the post.

Questions:

First Type: Solving Equations

Solve for x:
<ol>
	<li>4x = 8</li>
	<li>2x + 7 = 15</li>
	<li>x + 6 = 6</li>
	<li>5 - (x + 2) = 10</li>
	<li>4x = 7 + 3x</li>
	<li>2x = 14 + 3x</li>
	<li>3x = 6</li></ol>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last week I wrote some <a title="Fifth Grade Math Problems" href="http://wanttoknowit.com/fifth-grade-math-problems/" target="_blank">fifth grade math problems</a>. Today, I am going to put up a few simple algebra problems (of different types) with the answers at the end of the post.</p>
<p>Questions:</p>
<p>First Type: Solving Equations</p>
<p>Solve for x:</p>
<ol>
<li>4x = 8</li>
<li>2x + 7 = 15</li>
<li>x + 6 = 6</li>
<li>5 &#8211; (x + 2) = 10</li>
<li>4x = 7 + 3x</li>
<li>2x = 14 + 3x</li>
<li>3x = 6 + 2x</li>
<li>7x = 49</li>
<li>2(x + 5)= 20</li>
<li>10(2x + 7) = 90</li>
</ol>
<p>Second Type: Addition and Subtraction (remember only like terms can be added and subtracted).</p>
<p>Simplify the Following:</p>
<ol>
<li>2x + 3y + 3x + 9y</li>
<li>2x + 7xy + 12x</li>
<li>3a + 3ab + 3ac + 3ad</li>
<li>2a + 2b &#8211; 8b + 7ab + 5b</li>
<li>3a + 4a + 5b</li>
<li>3abcd + 3abc &#8211; 5abcd</li>
<li>5 + 7a + 2 + 3a</li>
<li>a &#8211; a</li>
<li>x + 4 &#8211; 5x + 1</li>
<li>y + 2 + y</li>
</ol>
<p>Third Type: Linear Equations</p>
<p>What is the slope and y-intercept of the following lines. <em>Note, you do not have to draw them. Just get them in the form y = mx + c, where m = slope and c= y-intercept</em></p>
<ol>
<li>y = 2x + 4</li>
<li>y = 5x -2</li>
<li>2y = 8x -4</li>
<li>3y = 6x &#8211; 7</li>
<li>10y = 170x + 650</li>
<li>x + 6 = y</li>
<li>y + 3 = x</li>
<li>2y + 6x = 1</li>
<li>y = 5 &#8211; x</li>
<li>x &#8211; y = 3</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Answers:</strong></p>
<p>Type One:</p>
<ol>
<li>2</li>
<li>4</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>-7</li>
<li>7</li>
<li>-14</li>
<li>6</li>
<li>7</li>
<li>5</li>
<li>1</li>
</ol>
<p>Type Two:</p>
<ol>
<li>5x + 12y</li>
<li>14x + 7xy- could be written as 7x(2 + y)</li>
<li>3a + 3ab + 3ac + 3ad- cannot be simplified as there are no like terms unless you factorize it to 3a(1 + b + c + d)</li>
<li>7a + 7ab &#8211; b</li>
<li>7a + 5b</li>
<li>3abc &#8211; 2abcd- could be factorized to abc(3 &#8211; 2d)</li>
<li>7 + 10a</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>5 &#8211; 4x</li>
<li>2y + 2- factorize to 2(y + 1)</li>
</ol>
<p>Type Three:</p>
<ol>
<li>slope = 2, y-intercept = 4</li>
<li>slope = 5, y-intercept = -2</li>
<li>slope = 4, y- intercept = -2</li>
<li>slope = 2, y-intercept = 7/3</li>
<li>slope = 17, y-intercept = 65</li>
<li>slope = 1, y-intercept = 6</li>
<li>slope = 1, y-intercept = -3</li>
<li>slope = -6, y-intercept = 1/2 (or 0.5)</li>
<li>slope = -1, y-intercept = 5</li>
<li>slope = 1, y-intercept = -3</li>
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<p>Please leave a comment and tell me how you went or suggest some more algebra problems I could add!</p>
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		<title>Fifth Grade Math Problems</title>
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<ol>
	<li>What is 75 x 54?</li>
	<li>What is 12 x 19?</li>
	<li>What is 2/4 + 3/4?</li>
	<li>What is 1/2 + 3/4?</li>
	<li>What are the first four prime numbers?</li>
	<li>Is 25 a prime number?</li></ol>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Try these fifth grade math problems (answers at the bottom of the post). Try not to use a calculator!</p>
<ol>
<li>What is 75 x 54?</li>
<li>What is 12 x 19?</li>
<li>What is 2/4 + 3/4?</li>
<li>What is 1/2 + 3/4?</li>
<li>What are the first four prime numbers?</li>
<li>Is 25 a prime number?</li>
<li>What is the square root of 16?</li>
<li>What is 546 + 328?</li>
<li>What is 476 &#8211; 358?</li>
<li>How many degrees in a triangle?</li>
<li>What is 5.67 + 2.89?</li>
<li>Round 5.66 to one decimal place.</li>
<li>Write 0.45 as a percentage.</li>
<li>What is 15 divided by 4?</li>
<li>Find x if x+4=8.</li>
<li>What is 6.5 &#8211; 4.8?</li>
<li>What is the only prime number that is an even number?</li>
<li>What is (5+4) x 10?</li>
<li>What is 5+4&#215;10?</li>
<li>How many degrees in a square?</li>
</ol>
<p>Answers:</p>
<ol>
<li>4050</li>
<li>228</li>
<li>5/4 or 1 1/4 (1 and a quarter)</li>
<li>5/4 or 1 1/4</li>
<li>2, 3, 5, 7 and 11.</li>
<li>No. 25 can be divided by 5.</li>
<li>4</li>
<li>874</li>
<li>118</li>
<li>180</li>
<li>8.56</li>
<li>5.7</li>
<li>45%</li>
<li>4 r 3 (4 remainder 3)</li>
<li>x=4</li>
<li>1.7</li>
<li>2</li>
<li>90</li>
<li>45 (must do the multiplication before the addition)</li>
<li>360</li>
</ol>
<p>Hope you got all the questions right! If you have any other questions (or want to test me) then leave a comment!</p>
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