Daily 30 Seconds - Jul 05

Can you solve 3 mathematical questions in 30 seconds? You might need a pencil and some paper! Click 'Start' to see the number you're starting with, and then follow the instructions until you get to the end.

Easy

−2

HALVE

SQUARE

+5

×2

−4

÷8

+9

×7

?

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Medium

−11

DOUBLE

−5

÷7

+5

×3/7

×3

−2

HALVE

?

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Hard

+3

÷11

CUBE

+6

×3/5

−4

HALVE

+1

×41/2

?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

Notes

All daily items change at midnight GMT.

• HALVE   divide by 2 (e.g. 10 ÷ 2 = 5)
• DOUBLE  multiply by 2 (e.g. 10 x 2 = 20)
• SQUARE  times by itself (e.g. 10 x 10 = 100)
• CUBE    times by itself twice (e.g. 10 x 10 x 10 = 1,000)
• x ³/₅   find three fifths (e.g. ¹/₅ of 15 = 3, so ³/₅ = 9)
• x 2¹/₃  find two and a third (e.g. 2 ¹/₃ of 15 = 2 x 15 + 5 = 35)
• x 10%   find 10% (e.g. 10% of 80 = 8)
• √       find the square root (e.g. the square root of 100 is 10)

I have deliberately chosen not include the answers. You can use a calculator to see the value at each stage of the calculation.

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