sunnyday Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Im making up for that silly thread about mugs!! Maz you have th enext question? And yes I have been known to do GCSE coaching! I loved the 'mugs' thread.......very good at 'messing about'....useless at maths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittycat1279 Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Now.... I got this one right .....but......not sure my method of 'getting there' was 'right' Which ratio is the equivalent to 27:36? 6:7, 9:18, 8:9, 3:4 AH I can do this one 3:4 (i think) divided by common factor of 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 AH I can do this one 3:4 (i think) divided by common factor of 9. Woohoo and woohoo again - I did it, I did it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gezabel Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 ... and there was I starting to consider the possibility of me doing a Maths GCSE equivalency test now I know that I have absolutely NO HOPE of doing so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Wish I could throw some of the 'triangle ones' your way .... but would need to be able to draw them....... So are you all thinking.......'that poor little boy'?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 ... and there was I starting to consider the possibility of me doing a Maths GCSE equivalency test now I know that I have absolutely NO HOPE of doing so I would be very happy to coach you for this Geraldine :wacko: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mundia Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Ok then her's a bit of maths magic for you (Im sure we have done this before so no cheating please). This is for everyone on a Sunday evening before bed! Think of a 3 digit number, where the digits must be different. Write it down. Now reverse the digits (eg 123 would become 321). Now subtract the smaller number from the larger. Write down your answer. Now reverse the digits of your answer. (if your number had only 2 digits, then please add a 0 in front before you revers it eg 33 would become 033 and when reversed would be 330) Now add these last two numbers. What did you get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 So are you all thinking.......'that poor little boy'?! Well I'm trying to figure the maths of it all, sunnyday - and how old he must be if you're only 30, but will be married 40 years in 2012. I'm fairly certain that on that basis he hasn't even been born yet. Which makes him some kind of genius if he's doing an 11+ already! Maz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Well I'm trying to figure the maths of it all, sunnyday - and how old he must be if you're only 30, but will be married 40 years in 2012. I'm fairly certain that on that basis he hasn't even been born yet. Which makes him some kind of genius if he's doing an 11+ already! Maz See...you ARE good at maths!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 What did you get? Well.......I either got 9 or alternatively 1089 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Well.......I either got 9 or alternatively 1089 Well of course mundia the wunderkind knows this already: 1089! Maz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Now...I've been thinking....youngest grandchild is only 3.......so if I work really hard for the next 7 years I might be up to speed and able to help her It's official ...I HATE maths! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upsy Daisy Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I got 1872, then 1089, then 1050 depending on which numbers I chose. What was I supposed to get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 I got 1872, then 1089, then 1050 depending on which numbers I chose. What was I supposed to get? Well......I'm only guessing here.......but as we both got 1089 at some point....that might be the right answer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upsy Daisy Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I am intrigued! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gezabel Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Well......I'm only guessing here.......but as we both got 1089 at some point....that might be the right answer! well I am guessing too! but I think 1089 is right I have done it with 123, 456, 789 as my three digit numbers (please note originality of my choices!) Irrespective of which set of numbers I use I get 198 each time when I do the first subtraction and therefore 891 each time when I reverse them to add Just for fun I have now just done it using 746 and no I don't get 198 when I subtract 647 so that blows my theory out the window ...... but only partly because I still get 1089 as the answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I sure am glad I was at work tonight till 10pm and then decided to clean downstairs and do the floors and go out the back and take some lovely photos of the night sky!! The only maths I am capable of at this time of night is . . . a man purchases 37 Litres of fuel at a price of 99.9 pence per litre. He has a coupon entitling him to 5p off per litre. How much did the man pay for his fuel once the discount had been taken off (Please found all figures in your working off to 2 decimal places.) I have been doing it all day!! To be fair the price of the fuel before the discount has been worked out for me, but seeing as you girls like a challenge . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 £35.11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 he's a-12 isn't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 he's a-12 isn't he? He certainly is........well now I know you can 'do' maths....watch out for lots of pms through the holiday! Although, that said - I have every faith in Pander's suggestion - Collins Maths Dictionary - will be meeting the postie halfway down the drive in anticipation of it's arrival.........goodness I really need to 'get out more'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 £35.11 Is of course correct!! You don't fancy doiny my 9 hour shift on Friday do you, its only 1.20pm till 10pm?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 So...my Collins Maths Dictionary has arrived......they'll me no stopping me now!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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