One for sas's mathematical mind

[DimPrawn]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8081043.stm

I managed to answer all of them correctly in my head in under 5 minutes.

[sasguru]

Everyone on here should get full marks.
On second thoughts ...

[Menelaus]

7/7 - he shoots, he scores.

FFS, please tell me GCSE maths is harder than that nowadays?

[Moscow Mule]

FFS, please tell me GCSE maths is harder than that nowadays?

Well, it's considerably longer than 7 questions.

Most of those questions look like the starter questions in each block, worth a couple of marks each. They get harder by asking more questions on the same subject.

If you're really interested in finding out, go to the BBC revision site

edit: hardest paper on BBC site

[DimPrawn]

If you're really interested in finding out, go to the BBC revision site

Christ, the test questions there are even easier!

[chef]

6/7

I admit I more trying to answer a question froma colleague about when exactly I am ready to goto the pub..

I also admit I had similar problems when doing the GCSE maths however it was more along the lines of "how quick can we finish this to get back to the pub", got a grade B that time

[Troll]

edit: hardest paper on BBC site

WTF - why does it have all the formulas at the start?

[chef]

From the hardest paper

Complete the following:
(a) 4m = ………………………………………..km (1 mark)
(b) 30 litres = ………………………………………..ml (1 mark)
(c) 8cm2 = ………………………………………..mm2 (2 marks)

that's just stupidly easy

[Moscow Mule]

WTF - why does it have all the formulas at the start?

Because they are testing your ability to do maths, not your memory.

[TykeMerc]

WTF - why does it have all the formulas at the start?

According to my children that's because they're aiming to test the students ability to apply mathematics rather than remember formulae. It's a debatable point.