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Mathematics Test – Are You Brave Enough?

So, standards of Mathematics are falling? What will you score?

I didn’t use a calculator (the test didn’t say either way). No cheating! πŸ™‚

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4263590.stm

I got 19/20 on this one. Phew! πŸ™‚

(I also think one of the questions is wrong!)

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By: Nashio966 - 23rd July 2008 at 08:44

Oi! I have to count to 7 in ‘Money’! πŸ˜€

Paul

none of you lot are considering compoud time in music for example 12/8 time signiature 12 quaver beats in a bar? :diablo:

or indeed notes that are worth more than four beats

concerning the 8 beat “breve” :p though rarely found in modern composed music

thanks for listening 😎

19/20 – im pleasantly surprised πŸ™‚

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By: PMN - 13th July 2008 at 16:38

Hah! Only in the verses and even then it’s in split 3/4 – 4/4 time, not 7/4. :p

Hmm… Well all I can say is it’s a damned good thing I have enough natural understanding of feel and rhythm to not have to think about all those confusing numbers. :p

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By: Newforest - 13th July 2008 at 10:20

That’s pretty basic stuff

And your result was? Oh yes, you don’t do surveys!:D

Mine was 16/20, should be a factor for age considered!

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By: Grey Area - 13th July 2008 at 08:39

Oi! I have to count to 7 in ‘Money’! πŸ˜€

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Hah! Only in the verses and even then it’s in split 3/4 – 4/4 time, not 7/4. :p

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By: PMN - 13th July 2008 at 08:18

Good job you never need to count any higher than 4…. :diablo:

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By: steve rowell - 13th July 2008 at 01:23

That’s pretty basic stuff

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By: Creaking Door - 12th July 2008 at 11:17

I’d never heard the term before either (never studied statistics) but half-guessed the answer based on proportions.

The Wikipedia explanation is:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratified_sampling

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By: critter592 - 12th July 2008 at 01:34

I was crap at Maths too, but thought it would be a hoot to give it a go…

Can someone tell me what a stratified sample is?

This is a term I’ve never heard of…

Nope, I’ve never heard of it either…

I still managed 17/20.

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By: Portagee - 12th July 2008 at 00:40

Can someone tell me what a stratified sample is?

This is a term I’ve never heard of and as such don’t consider it a fair question.

Oh 17/20

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By: fft - 11th July 2008 at 23:06

19/20.

By the way is the question no 14 correct

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By: tenthije - 11th July 2008 at 22:16

Only mistake I made was mis-naming the triangle, which I consider more a language test then a math test. :p

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By: frankvw - 11th July 2008 at 22:10

18/20…

That ain’t maths !

Can’t wait for the French test πŸ˜€

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By: Grey Area - 11th July 2008 at 22:07

I’m not even going to attempt it. I’m crap at maths; always have been, always will be and have no problem whatsoever admitting it! πŸ˜€

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Good job you never need to count any higher than 4…. :diablo:

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By: Creaking Door - 11th July 2008 at 20:57

I’m crap at maths; always have been, always will be…

Don’t worry; the website is promising test in other areas of the curriculum: history, geography, physics, French, RE, music…

I’ll certainly get 0/20 in music! πŸ™‚

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By: PMN - 11th July 2008 at 20:18

I’m not even going to attempt it. I’m crap at maths; always have been, always will be and have no problem whatsoever admitting it! πŸ˜€

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By: kev35 - 11th July 2008 at 19:35

YAY!

After 20/20 on the English test can I say how proud I am now of getting 16/20 on the Maths test.

Surprised myself there, was expecting something more like a 10.

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