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Non-praying Mantis · 03-17-2003, 05:38 AM

Do you have what it takes to pass 8th grade (American) math(s)?

Take this quiz !

No fair using a calculator!

I got 18 out of 19 (and I was close on the one I missed)

NPM

Talulah · 03-17-2003, 06:08 AM

I attempted the test but got bogged down on number 2. I voted 'I can't remember all that crap' but 'Too lazy to do math' would have been a better choice.

Hedwig · 03-17-2003, 06:12 AM

I have a complete and utter math block. I could learn any language but the language of numbers. Every time I take a math class I have to spend almost all my time out of class at the damn math lab getting help. I looked through the questions and just got more depressed than I already am.

To quote Barbie: "Math is hard!"

Mediancat · 03-17-2003, 06:22 AM

17/19.

And one of the ones I got wrong, I misread the question.

Rob aka Mediancat

Bluenose · 03-17-2003, 06:32 AM

So I guessed wrong on meaning of congruent...

IF I had looked more closely at the possible answers, I might have picked the right one

BTW I did them in my head, no pen & paper, or calculator

Clarice · 03-17-2003, 06:59 AM

I got 16/19, but would have gotten 18/19 if I hadn't been rushing. I was pretty impressed with what I remembered, considering I'm an English major, through and through. The one I really got wrong is because I forgot that circumference = pi * d. I got it confused with area = pi * radius�, and on the one requiring that formula, I wound up estimating the area using right triangles.

Bookman · 03-17-2003, 07:00 AM

19/19, but I would hope so...that ten years I spent earning a B.S. in mathematics ought to count for something.

I did use a scratch pad for several. For some reason, after calculus I lost all ability to do arithmetic in my head.

Bookman

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Abacus · 03-17-2003, 07:07 AM

18/19

No pencil, no paper, no calculator.

I did however use the biblical value of pi and got the right answers on those questions. Praise the Lord!

Feather · 03-17-2003, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bookman
19/19, but I would hope so...that ten years I spent earning a B.S. in mathematics ought to count for something.

I did use a scratch pad for several. For some reason, after calculus I lost all ability to do arithmetic in my head.

Bookman

This seems to be a common trend. Ever since the evil notation of Leibniz and Dirac, if it doesn't involve little curly 'd' symbols or elongated 'S's, or at least a bra-ket somewhere, or at the very least greek letters I find I'm at a loss without paper.

I haven't actually used a calculator for years (lots of computer simulations, but that's different; I haven't used a calculator for direct computation for years).

View Poll Results: How did you do on the test?
I got them all right! - 19	26	35.62%
Almost all right - 17-18	28	38.36%
I missed some - 13-16	11	15.07%
I can't remember all of that crap!	6	8.22%
I missed a lot, I hate math!	2	2.74%
I cheated and used a calculator!	0	0%
Voters: 73. You may not vote on this poll

03-17-2003, 05:38 AM	#1
Non-praying Mantis Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Roanoke, VA, USA Posts: 2,646	Math quiz! Can you pass an eigth grade math quiz? Do you have what it takes to pass 8th grade (American) math(s)? Take this quiz ! No fair using a calculator! I got 18 out of 19 (and I was close on the one I missed) NPM

03-17-2003, 06:32 AM	#5
Bluenose Regular Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: small cold water flat Posts: 471	18/19 So I guessed wrong on meaning of congruent... IF I had looked more closely at the possible answers, I might have picked the right one BTW I did them in my head, no pen & paper, or calculator

03-17-2003, 07:01 AM	#8
tk Regular Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 158	Couldn't take the test :-( Active Server Pages error 'ASP 0221' Invalid @ Command directive /encnet/error/500.aspx, line 1 The specified 'Page language="c#" AutoEventWireup="false" ' option is unknown or invalid. Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a0005' Invalid procedure call or argument: 'Mid' /shared/includes/BrowserSniffer.inc, line 72

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03-17-2003, 06:08 AM	#2
Talulah Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Beautiful Colorado Posts: 682	I attempted the test but got bogged down on number 2. I voted 'I can't remember all that crap' but 'Too lazy to do math' would have been a better choice.

03-17-2003, 06:12 AM	#3
Hedwig Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,921	I have a complete and utter math block. I could learn any language but the language of numbers. Every time I take a math class I have to spend almost all my time out of class at the damn math lab getting help. I looked through the questions and just got more depressed than I already am. To quote Barbie: "Math is hard!"

03-17-2003, 06:22 AM	#4
Mediancat Contributor Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Baltimore County, MD Posts: 19,644	17/19. And one of the ones I got wrong, I misread the question. Rob aka Mediancat

03-17-2003, 06:59 AM	#6
Clarice Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: North Carolina Posts: 862	I got 16/19, but would have gotten 18/19 if I hadn't been rushing. I was pretty impressed with what I remembered, considering I'm an English major, through and through. The one I really got wrong is because I forgot that circumference = pi * d. I got it confused with area = pi * radius�, and on the one requiring that formula, I wound up estimating the area using right triangles.

03-17-2003, 07:00 AM	#7
Bookman Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Nashville, TN, USA Posts: 2,210	19/19, but I would hope so...that ten years I spent earning a B.S. in mathematics ought to count for something. I did use a scratch pad for several. For some reason, after calculus I lost all ability to do arithmetic in my head. Bookman

03-17-2003, 07:07 AM	#9
Abacus Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Dakota Posts: 2,214	18/19 No pencil, no paper, no calculator. I did however use the biblical value of pi and got the right answers on those questions. Praise the Lord!

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