Standards of basic maths

ChemicalJasper
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edited December 2016 in General Chat #1

Facebook seems to be full of maths teasers like the ones below at the minute, but I am astounded how many adults post incorrect answers (at least 75%).

My 10 year old got all of these correct first time, yet many regularly bemoan the perceived lowering of educational standards - I think these kids are learning plenty! SmileSmile

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  • Cornersteady
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    edited December 2016 #2

    actually I've used the middle one when teaching order od operators (BIDMAS) . Something like 70% of americans get it wrong

    Lets see how many posters can get the middle one right?

    Yes I agree with you

    PS the answer is not 9

  • Pippah45
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    edited December 2016 #3

    Umm how do you get a middle one of 4?

    I make 1st answer 48

    2nd 16

    3rd 3

    4th 100

  • ChemicalJasper
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    edited December 2016 #4

    Middle one of 4 Corners! WinkLaughing

    (I'd be worried if you didn't know the answers to those though! Smile - keep up the good work!)

  • ChemicalJasper
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    edited December 2016 #5

    Beat me to it Pippah....unless it was a cunning bit of whit from Corners!

  • Cornersteady
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    edited December 2016 #6

    woop sorry, didn't see the last one, didn't scroll down or too much wine

    The third one

     

  • Cornersteady
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    edited December 2016 #7

    Beat me to it Pippah....unless it was a cunning bit of whit from Corners!

    yes I have lots of cunning plans, and like Baldrick they never come to much 

  • Bakers2
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    edited December 2016 #8

    I have been amazed at some of the answers to these in fb

    I too wondered how the maths teacher got a middle one out of four

  • ChemicalJasper
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    edited December 2016 #9

    Umm how do you get a middle one of 4?

    I make 1st answer 48

    2nd 16

    3rd 3

    4th 100

    In the politest way possible - Sorry Pippah.

  • Cornersteady
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    edited December 2016 #10

    I have been amazed at some of the answers to these in fb

    I too wondered how the maths teacher got a middle one out of four

    I was drunk am drunk...

  • EasyT
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    edited December 2016 #11

    Umm how do you get a middle one of 4?

    I make 1st answer 48

    2nd 16

    3rd 3

    4th 100

    Fraid not Winking

  • Pippah45
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    edited December 2016 #12

    Uh Oh - not surprising I got answers wrong but would like to see the solutions laid out? 

  • ChemicalJasper
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    edited December 2016 #13

    .....I have prepared them! Laughing

    ....but may just wait a while! SurprisedInnocentSealed

  • Cornersteady
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    edited December 2016 #14

    for the third one the answer is 1

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07Abat5iBbw

  • Navigateur
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    edited December 2016 #15

    Umm how do you get a middle one of 4?

    2+2=5   (for large values of 2)

  • EasyT
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    edited December 2016 #16

    First was 21  (yep third was 1)

  • JVB66
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    edited December 2016 #17

    I must be too old,  what is the question?Embarassed

  • ChemicalJasper
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    edited December 2016 #18

    Thanks Corners, nice vid!

    ....and that should give you a helping hand for 1 & 4, which also require the use of BODMAS.

    (but you need to look closely at the graphics too, its not as straight forward as it looks and assumptions must be made/stated).

     

  • ChemicalJasper
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    edited December 2016 #19

    I must be too old,  what is the question?Embarassed

    DID YOU WANT HORLICKS?

  • EasyT
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    edited December 2016 #20

    When is a flower not a flower? 

    When it's a pear. Winking

     

    That was a hint BTW

  • JVB66
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    edited December 2016 #21

    I must be too old,  what is the question?Embarassed

    DID YOU WANT HORLICKS?

    . As long as can hold both handles or.Does it come with a strawSurprised

    Oh dear Nursey says its time for bed ,Night night allFrown

  • Cornersteady
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    edited December 2016 #22

    Umm how do you get a middle one of 4?

    2+2=5   (for large values of 2)

    or the median height of four people is the middle height

  • Kennine
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    edited December 2016 #23

    Standards of basic maths.

    Yes it has been getting worse among school leavers and job seekers over the last few years. Wink 

    Cheers..................K

  • volvoman9
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    edited December 2016 #24

    I,ve always been a great admirer of our education system and i still am.Our schools and teachers do a great job IMO.I dont put a lot of faith in surveys carried out by so called "experts" who have nothing better to do no matter what the subject is.

    v9

  • cyberyacht
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    edited December 2016 #25

    Mastery of English leaves much to be desired as well.

  • tigerfish
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    edited December 2016 #26

    CY, sadly the evidence supports that view!  I guess that it's made even worse on here because of the lack of a spell checker!

  • EasyT
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    edited December 2016 #27

    Mastery of English leaves much to be desired as well.

    Wot e sayed 

  • JVB66
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    edited December 2016 #28

    Mastery of English leaves much to be desired as well.

    ...Is it because we are getting to be the minoritySurprised

  • ChemicalJasper
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    edited December 2016 #29

    You neglected to post your results though K! Wink

  • EasyT
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    edited December 2016 #30

    Probably, like me. thought they were too easy (watch for traps). 

  • tigerfish
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    edited December 2016 #31

    No, I guess that its because many didn't and don't see it as important.

    I left my Secondary Technical school with 5 O levels of Maths, Physics, engineering theory & practise, Technical drawing, and History.  However I soon found that the lack of "English' in my qualifications, especially a tendency towards poor spelling, was
    clearly holding me back. So I decided to do something about it!

    It didn't take that long to add English to my qualifications, and I even took it a stage further.

    I certainly do not criticise other people for a lack of spelling skills, because I've been there too.  It's just a matter of where life takes you. In my case it was holding me back, but others may not have experienced similar issues.

    However, I am proud of our language, it's what makes us who we are as a Nation, and I would hate to see us lose that!

    TF

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