Math
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Who was the most famous mathematician? |
| 2. |
In math, what does reciprocal mean? |
| 3. |
How many grams in an ounce? |
| 4. |
A number is 20 less than its square. Find all answers. |
| 5. |
How much is 1,000 thousands? |
| 6. |
How do I find the angles of an isosceles triangle whose two base angles are equal and whose third angle is 10 less than three times a base angle? |
| 7. |
Explain with words and an example how any number raised to the zero power is 1? |
| 8. |
If I had 550 coins in a machine worth $456.25, what would be the denomination of each coin? |
| 9. |
What three consecutive numbers add up to 417? |
| 10. |
How many 100,000,000s in 50 billion? |
| 11. |
Of 100 students asked if they like rock and roll or country music, 7 said they like neither, 90 said they like rock and roll, and 57 said they like country music. How many students like both? |
| 12. |
What's the formula to convert square feet into square meters? |
| 13. |
In math, what is the definition of order of operations? |
| 14. |
What's the difference between digital and analog? |
| 15. |
What is the square root of 523,457? |
| 16. |
I can never remember — what are all of the prime numbers? |
| 17. |
Our teacher told us to look for clues in math word problems. What did she mean? |
| 18. |
How do I figure out math word problems (without going crazy)? |
| 19. |
How do I get ready for a math test? |
| 20. |
How can banks afford to lend out so much money? |
| 21. |
What good is geometry going to do me after I get out of school? |
| 22. |
I keep forgetting how to add fractions. Can you remind me? |
| 23. |
My teacher talks about the Greatest Common Factor. What's so great about it? |
| 24. |
Got any tips on finding percentages of a number? |
| 25. |
What does associative property mean when you?re talking about adding numbers? |
