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Daily 30 Seconds - May 12

Can you solve 3 mathematical questions in 30 seconds? Click 'Start' to see the number you're starting with, and then follow the instructions until you get to the end.

Easy

+9

÷8

SQUARE

−1

×2

−10

HALVE

+10

×3

?

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Medium

+1

÷2

−11

DOUBLE

−3

x 2/3

×5

x 7/9

HALVE

?

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Hard

x 10%

×9

+3

x 11/5

−10

x 8/13

SQUARE

−15

?

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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.