Problem Solving Multiple Choice Topic Test


Problem Solving Multiple Choice Topic Test

Test your understanding of problem solving with this ten question, self-marking multiple choice exercise.

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Here are 10 Problem Solving 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. A snail climbs up a 12m wall. It climbs 3m each day, but slips back 2m each night. On what day will it reach the top of the wall?

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This question was suggested by Gillian, New Zealand

2. If goldilocks and the three little pigs sat down at a table, how many legs would there be?

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This question was suggested by Flossie Roberts, Portland, Dorset

3. How many buses will be needed to hold 476 people when a bus can hold 52 people.

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This question was suggested by Finn Meyer, Christian-von-Dohm-Gymnasium Goslar, Germany

4. If Bob has 44p and Bill has 22p how much does Bob have to give Bill so they have the same amount of money?

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This question was suggested by Sophie Brown, Newcastle

5. The perimeter of a rectangle is 28.6cm. One side of the rectangle is 5.1cm. What is the size of the longer side of the rectangle?

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This question was suggested by Hockey Puck, Birmingham

6. A frog is in a well 12m deep. Every time the frog jumps 2m, it falls down 1 m. how many leaps does the frog have to make to reach to the surface?

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This question was suggested by Yash, United Arab Emirates

7. Milly likes her coffee made with water and milk in the ratio 4:5. During a week Milly will drink a total of four and a half litres of coffee. How much more milk than water is in the coffee she drinks.

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8. I'm thinking of a number: I add 6, divide by 4 and then times it by 5 and my answer is 35, what was my original number?

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This question was suggested by Rebecca and Michelle, Leeds

9. If Dan and Don share $48 in the ratio 5:1 how much more than Don will Dan receive?

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10. I thought of a number, divided it by 6, added 52, doubled it and subtracted five. I ended up with 111. What number did I start with?

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This question was suggested by Terry, Yorkshire



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