🚂 Ed Express [034]

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MATHS
10 quick-fire maths questions, to start your day.

• What is the highest common factor of 12 and 18? (Answer: 6)

• A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar, but you only have 1/2 cup. How much more sugar do you need? (Answer: 1/6 cup)

• If a shirt originally costs £25 and is on sale for 20% off, what is the sale price? (Answer: £20)

• A triangle has angles of 45°, 45°, and x°. What is the value of x? (Answer: 90°)

• Calculate the area of a circle with a radius of 5 cm. (Use 3.14 for pi) (Answer: 78.5 cm²)

• Simplify the expression 3(x + 4) - 2x. (Answer: x + 12)

• Solve for y: 5y - 10 = 25 (Answer: y = 7)

• A store sells 3 apples for £1.20. How much would 5 apples cost? (Answer: £2.00)

• A recipe needs to be doubled. If it originally calls for 1.5 cups of flour, how much flour is needed for the doubled recipe? (Answer: 3 cups)

• A cube has a side length of 3 cm. What is its volume? (Answer: 27 cm³)

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE

SCIENCE
10 Science Questions to get you thinking.

1. What is the chemical symbol for gold? Au 

2. Which gas do plants absorb from the air for photosynthesis? Carbon dioxide

3. What is the pH of a neutral solution? 7

4. What are the three states of matter? Solid, liquid, gas

5. What is the name of the process where a solid changes directly into a gas? Sublimation

6. Name two elements that are liquid at room temperature. Mercury and Bromine

7. What is the difference between an atom and a molecule? An atom is the smallest unit of an element, while a molecule is made up of two or more atoms bonded together.  

8. What is the name of the table that organises all known elements? Periodic Table

9. What type of chemical reaction involves the combination of oxygen with a substance? Combustion

10. What is the name of the smallest unit of an element that retains its chemical properties? Atom

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JOKE
A giggle a day keeps the learning blues away!

Q: Why did the golfer wear two pairs of trousers?

A: In case he got a hole-in-one!

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