VOLUNTEER TRAINING FOR DISADVANTAGED IN MATHS – QUESTION 1 : 12 tens and 34 hundreds is equal to - (A) 1234, (B) 3520, (C) 3412, (D) 34120, (E) 352.
1 1695VOLUNTEER TRAINING FOR DISADVANTAGED IN MATHS – QUESTION 2 : When copying a compact disc on a computer the dialogue box showed that the task was 60 % complete. If it had taken 12 minutes so far, how much longer will it take to complete the copying? (A) 6 mins, (B) 8 mins, (C) 12 mins, (D) 20 mins, (E) 40 mins.
1 1727VOLUNTEER TRAINING FOR DISADVANTAGED IN MATHS – QUESTION 3 : Grenville thinks of 7 consecutive numbers. The sum of the smallest three is 33. What is the sum of the largest three? (A) 36, (B) 39, (C) 42, (D) 45, (E) 48.
1 1857VOLUNTEER TRAINING FOR DISADVANTAGED IN MATHS – QUESTION 4 : A 4 × 4 grid is made using 40 matches. How many matches are needed to construct a 10 × 10 grid?
1 1699VOLUNTEER TRAINING FOR DISADVANTAGED IN MATHS – QUESTION 5 : If Karen starts counting from 1 and goes up in threes : 1, 4, 7, ..., and Anne starts counting at the same time from 101 and goes down in twos at the same rate : 101, 99, 97, ..., they will say the same number together. What is that number?
1 2164VOLUNTEER TRAINING FOR DISADVANTAGED IN MATHS – QUESTION 6 : In a shift-code, the letters of the alphabet are replaced by the numbers 1 to 26 starting at some letters. An example is : A = 25, B = 26, C = 1, D = 2, E = 3, F = 4, G = 5, H = 6, I = 7, J = 8, K = 9, L = 10, M = 11, N = 12, O = 13, P = 14, Q = 15, R = 16, S = 17, T = 18, U = 19,V = 20, W = 21, X = 22, Y = 23, Z = 24. Using a shift-code in which K = 15, what is the sum of the numbers which represent the letters in the word SKY?
1 1811VOLUNTEER TRAINING FOR DISADVANTAGED IN MATHS – QUESTION 7 : In a shift-code, the letters of the alphabet are replaced by the numbers 1 to 26 starting at some letters. An example is : A = 25, B = 26, C = 1, D = 2, E = 3, F = 4, G = 5, H = 6, I = 7, J = 8, K = 9, L = 10, M = 11, N = 12, O = 13, P = 14, Q = 15, R = 16, S = 17, T = 18, U = 19,V = 20, W = 21, X = 22, Y = 23, Z = 24. In a different shift-code, the sum of the numbers representing the letters P and Q is 21. What word is represented by 13 10 21 23 25?
1 1676VOLUNTEER TRAINING FOR DISADVANTAGED IN MATHS – QUESTION 8 : In a shift-code, the letters of the alphabet are replaced by the numbers 1 to 26 starting at some letters. An example is : A = 25, B = 26, C = 1, D = 2, E = 3, F = 4, G = 5, H = 6, I = 7, J = 8, K = 9, L = 10, M = 11, N = 12, O = 13, P = 14, Q = 15, R = 16, S = 17, T = 18, U = 19,V = 20, W = 21, X = 22, Y = 23, Z = 24. In another shift-code, the sum of the numbers representing A, B and C is 42. What is the sum of the numbers which represent the letters of the word MARS using this code?
1 1733VOLUNTEER TRAINING FOR DISADVANTAGED IN MATHS – QUESTION 9 : In a shift-code, the letters of the alphabet are replaced by the numbers 1 to 26 starting at some letters. An example is : A = 25, B = 26, C = 1, D = 2, E = 3, F = 4, G = 5, H = 6, I = 7, J = 8, K = 9, L = 10, M = 11, N = 12, O = 13, P = 14, Q = 15, R = 16, S = 17, T = 18, U = 19,V = 20, W = 21, X = 22, Y = 23, Z = 24. There are two shift-codes in which the sum of the numbers representing the letters of the word HOLE is 48. What is the sum of the numbers representing the letters of the word BLACK in each of these codes?
1 1688VOLUNTEER TRAINING FOR DISADVANTAGED IN MATHS – QUESTION 10 : 6x – 2 – (4x – 7) equals – (A) 2x + 5, (B) 2x - 7, (C) 10x + 5, (D) - 2x + 5, (E) 2x – 9.
1 1742VOLUNTEER TRAINING FOR DISADVANTAGED IN MATHS – QUESTION 11 : The value of (3^5) (3^3) / (3^2) is - (A) 3^6, (B) 3^9, (C) 3^4, (D) 3^(15/2), (E) 3^13.
1 1641VOLUNTEER TRAINING FOR DISADVANTAGED IN MATHS – QUESTION 12 : A tap drips at a rate of one drop of water every second. If it takes 600 such drops to fill a 100 millilitre bottle, the number of litres of water that would be wasted in 300 days is - (A) 432, (B) 4320, (C) 43200, (D) 432000, (E) 4320000.
1 1658VOLUNTEER TRAINING FOR DISADVANTAGED IN MATHS – QUESTION 13 : In an attempt to copy down a sequence of 6 positive integers in arithmetic progression, Adam wrote down the 5 numbers : 11, 25, 32, 37, 46. After checking with the original sequence, he found that not only did he miss one of the numbers entirely, he miscopied one of the others. Which of the above was not in the original sequence? (A) 11, (B) 25, (C) 32, (D) 37, (E) 46.
1 1840VOLUNTEER TRAINING FOR DISADVANTAGED IN MATHS – QUESTION 14 : The vertices of a cube are labelled from 1 to 8, in such a way that the sets of numbers corresponding to the vertices of the 6 faces are {1, 2, 6, 7}, {1, 4, 6, 8}, {1, 2, 5, 8}, {2, 3, 5, 7}, {3, 4, 6, 7} and {3, 4, 5, 8}. The vertex labelled 6 is furthest from the vertex labelled - (A) 1, (B) 3, (C) 4, (D) 5, (E) 7.
1 8244Post New Mathematics Questions
if the length of the cycloid is 4 times the diameter of a rotating circle, then the area under the arch traced out by that cycloid is how many times the area of therotating circle?
Write the condition for critical point (a,b) to become a function f(x,y) maximum.
a spere circumscribes a cylinder . then the ratio of the surface area of the spere to the curved surface area of the cylinder is
State the necessary condition for the extreme value.
Systematic random samp ling is to be used to select 5 addresses from an ordered list containing 500 addresses. A 1- in-100 systematic sample is used to select the 5 addresses. What is the chance that any specific address will be chosen.
the least integer n for which the sum 1+3+5+---+(2n+1) exceeds 9999 is
Cite an example from life to explain the aesthetic value of Mathematics
Converse of this theorem is: if the sum of the squares of two sides of a triangle equal the square of the third side then the triangle is a right triangle. What is the name of the theorem?
In a normal distribution, approximately what percentage of the cases, to the nearest whole number, falls within 4 standard deviations of the mean.
in what time will RS. 3200 amount to RS.3528 at 5% annum compound interest
Illustrate the paradigm shift in the nature of Mathematics from empirical to rational.
explain the disciplinary values of teaching mathematics.
The probability of getting at least one head in a single throw of three coins is
Define Continuity of a function f(x,y) at a point (a,b) ?
A country adopted a policy requiring all couples to continue having children until they had a girl, after which they must stop having children. How many children willthe average family have and what will the sex distribution be?