Reply to: One for sas's mathematical mind

[scooterscot]

I think we got this sort of stuff in 1st year at school, the trig for standard grades -

[Drewster]

The one who can piss the furthest wins

So how does that translate to you having a quick spurt beating Brillo who can keep it up for over 3 minutes.....

Is a quick splash better than a heavy dousing?

[Platypus]

I have never understood the Pissing Contest analogy.......

Is it the one most "full of piss" who is the winner?

The one who can piss the furthest wins

[Drewster]

<pissing competition>

About 30 seconds

Brillo must be a real thicko if he took 3 minutes

</pissing competition>

I have never understood the Pissing Contest analogy.......

Is it the one most "full of piss" who is the winner?

[Scary]

<pissing competition>

About 30 seconds

Brillo must be a real thicko if he took 3 minutes

</pissing competition>

I got 7/7 before I even clicked on the link.

[Platypus]

7/7

About 3 minutes

DP must be a real thicko if he took 5.

<pissing competition>

About 30 seconds

Brillo must be a real thicko if he took 3 minutes

</pissing competition>

[BrilloPad]

7/7

About 3 minutes

DP must be a real thicko if he took 5.

[threaded]

7/7 and I didn't even bother working out the answers out fully, the wrong answers were easier to eliminate.

i.e. for the equation the result must have a 'minus something B' and only one answer fitted that.

[Platypus]

I'm helping one of my kids with revision at the moment.

The questions certainly aren't all trivial in the test papers we're using, and the test papers we're using aren't the higher tier.

(yes ok there are quite a few easy ones at the start)

[Pogle]

<PAH> 6/7 - forgot all about angles

Anyway can't concentrate as blooming Oasis (or their support act) are rehearsing at Heaton park and they are VERY loud.

[Moscow Mule]

From the hardest paper

Complete the following:
(a) 4m = ………………………………………..km (1 mark)
(b) 30 litres = ………………………………………..ml (1 mark)
(c) 8cm2 = ………………………………………..mm2 (2 marks)

that's just stupidly easy

double FFS points.

In my day, doing O-levels ... harumph.

It seems knowing how SI unit multipliers work is worth 4 marks out 110.

I don't think that's unreasonable.

[Menelaus]

From the hardest paper

Complete the following:
(a) 4m = ………………………………………..km (1 mark)
(b) 30 litres = ………………………………………..ml (1 mark)
(c) 8cm2 = ………………………………………..mm2 (2 marks)

that's just stupidly easy

double FFS points.

In my day, doing O-levels ... harumph.

[TykeMerc]

WTF - why does it have all the formulas at the start?

According to my children that's because they're aiming to test the students ability to apply mathematics rather than remember formulae. It's a debatable point.

[Moscow Mule]

WTF - why does it have all the formulas at the start?

Because they are testing your ability to do maths, not your memory.

[chef]

From the hardest paper

Complete the following:
(a) 4m = ………………………………………..km (1 mark)
(b) 30 litres = ………………………………………..ml (1 mark)
(c) 8cm2 = ………………………………………..mm2 (2 marks)

that's just stupidly easy