Wednesday 21 February 2007

Mental arithmetic

A survey, mentioned on the BBC Breakfast website, found that half the people it questioned would have been short-changed in the shop, because they could not work out how much change they should get. How well would you do? You can find out here. Leave me a comment with your score.
Oh, don't use a calculator or a piece of paper. Mental arithmetic ONLY.

9 comments:

  1. I have no idea how you use you measurements or what your money equals to ours. By guessing I got 4 out of five right. Helen

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  2. I don't have a clue about the money there where you are.  So I don't know what £
    is.  I got the ones that don't have a £ right however.  All I know about are $$.  Linda in sunny and cold Washington state.

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  3. I got 4 out of 5 right.  Does that give me a "B" grade?  Ok...so maybe I'm ripped off sometimes...LOL!
    Pam

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  4. I can't ever do maths...got 4 out of the 5 though so presume they must be very easy !!! or has all that travelling awakened my white cells !!!

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  5. I can't ever do maths...got 4 out of the 5 though so presume they must be very easy !!! or has all that travelling awakened my white cells !!!

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  6. I got five out of five Guido, I've always been able to do mental arithmetic. When I was at school we did whole lessons on it, long before the days of calculators! Jeannette xx  http://journals.aol.co.uk/jlocorriere05/Welcometomytravels/  

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  7. I got four out of five, missed the squash one....
    Linda :)

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  8. I'll blame it on the late hour (winks) 3 out of 5, but considering I'm an American and we use different measurements.....I didn't think it was all that bad. (Hugs) Indigo

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  9. Using nothing but the old brain box, I got 4 out of 5.  I missed the last one!
    Lori
    http://journals.aol.com/helmswondermom/DustyPages

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