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Early Math
Counting, comparing, number bonds — the first ideas.Counting 4
Fractions 3
Comparing 1
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Comparing 1
Subtraction 1
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Arithmetic
The four operations, fractions, decimals, percent.Decimals 6
Fractions 2
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Fractions 12
- Adding like fractions2/6 + 4/6
- Adding mixed numbers3 1/7 + 3 1/2
- Adding unlike fractions3/8 + 2/6
- Comparing fractions4/8 ? 4/7
- Equivalent fractions1/4 = ?/8
- Fractions and decimals1/3 as a decimal
- Improper fractions to mixed numbers10/7 = ?
- Mixed numbers to improper fractions1 3/7 = ?
- Simplifying fractions3/9 = ?
- Subtracting fractions4/8 − 1/5
- Subtracting mixed numbers2 1/2 − 2 1/7
- Tenths and hundredths6/10 + 33/100
Addition 7
Mixed 4
Number patterns 3
Division 13
Remainders 1
Real life 3
Place value 8
- Estimating differences371 − 103
- Estimating products98 × 67
- Estimating sums and products161 + 708
- Expanded form105 in expanded form
- Identifying place value digitsWhich digit is in the ones of 647?
- Naming the placeWhich place is the 5 in, in 501?
- Rounding numbers867 to the nearest ten
- Whole-number place valueWhat is the 5 worth in 501?
Mental math 1
Multiplication 16
- Missing factors11 × ? = 55
- Multiplication9 × 2
- Multiplication as scalingBigger or smaller?
- Multiplication by 108 × 10
- Multiplication by 1111 × 11
- Multiplication by 1211 × 12
- Multiplication by 28 × 2
- Multiplication by 48 × 4
- Multiplication by 58 × 5
- Multiplication by 68 × 6
- Multiplication by 78 × 7
- Multiplication by 88 × 8
- Multiplication by 98 × 9
- Multiplication facts9 × 2
- Times as many
- Times tables to 121 × 1
Subtraction 6
Percents 3
Ratios 4
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Word problems
Stories with a number in them — and which operation the story asks for.- Addition word problemsHow many acorns does Owl have in all?
- Age word problemsHow old is the beech tree?
- Averages word problemsWhat was the mean number of points?
- Compound probability word problemsWhat is the probability of getting an even number and an odd-numbered section? Give your answer in simplest form.
- Consecutive number word problemsWhat is the smallest page number?
- Decimal word problemsFirst find the total, then the change.
- Division word problemsHow many cookies went in each box?
- Division word problems with remaindersHow many folders are left over?
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- Equation word problemsHow many spare parts does Sato have? Write an equation using x, then solve it.
- Fraction word problemsHow much juice does Ana need in all?
- Geometry word problemsWhat is the distance all the way around it, in meters?
- Mass and capacity word problemsHow many grams are left?
- Median, mode, and range word problemsFind the median.
- Mixed word problemsBetween the two of them, how many cupcakes are there?
- Mixture word problemsWhat is the price per kg of the blend?
- Multiplication word problemsHow many ration packs does Sato have in all?
- Multiplying and dividing fraction word problemsHow many portions are there?
- Positive and negative number word problemsWhat is the difference between the two elevation readings, in meters?
- Probability word problemsWhat is the probability that it is NOT green? Write your answer in simplest form.
- Quadratic equation word problemsFind the two numbers.
- Ratio and proportion word problemsAt the same rate, how many hours would it take to pack 140 boxes?
- Speed, distance and time word problemsWhat is its speed in km per hour?
- Subtraction word problemsHow many pencils does Zoe have left?
- Systems of equations word problemsFind the price of one muffin and one peach.
- Three-step word problemsHow many strawberries does Ines have now?
- Two-step equation word problemsHow many swims was that?
- Two-step word problemsHow many tomatoes does Nadia have now?
- Unlike denominator word problemsHow much more did Omar use than Kwame?
- Value word problems (coins and notes)How many points is that in total?
- Word problems with extra informationWhat is the difference in water bottles between Courtney and Farah?
- Work and pipes word problemsHow long until the tank is full?
Algebra mistakes 9
- Algebraic fractionsCheck this line: (x² − 36) ÷ (x − 6) − x = 6. Which is correct?
- DistributingMia wrote 6(x + 4) + 5(x + 4) = 11x + 24. Which is correct?
- Dividing and signsNoor wrote 3(x + 7) − (x − 9) = 2x + 30. Which is correct?
- Exponent lawsOn Priya's paper: x³ · x³ ÷ x⁴ = x⁴. Which line should replace it?
- Logarithm lawsCheck this line: log(x²) + log(x⁵) = 7 log x. Which is correct?
- Multiplying two bracketsSpot the mistake: (x + 2)(x + 8) − x² = x² + 10x + 16. Which answer is right?
- Negative powersMia wrote x⁷ · x⁻³ = x²¹. Which is correct?
- Simplifying rootsCheck this line: √(96x²) + √(6x²) = 5x. Which is correct?
- Squaring a binomialAna wrote (x + 5)² − 25 = x² + 10x + 25. Which is correct?
Reasoning 8
- Always, sometimes, neverAn odd number times an even number is odd.
- Is it always true?The sum of four consecutive numbers is a multiple of 4.
- Number sequencesHere are the first four terms of a number sequence. 7 12 17 22
- Odd one outWhich number is the odd one out?
- Spot the errorPriya wrote 24 − 6 = 28. Write the correct answer.
- Statistical questionsIs it a statistical question?
- Symbol puzzles◆ + ◆ + ◆ = 12 and ◆ + ■ = 6. What is ■?
- The quadrilateral hierarchyEvery parallelogram is a rectangle.
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Real-Life Math
Clocks, money, calendars, measuring, converting.Real life 8
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Real life 5
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Pre-Algebra
Long division, factors, integers, solving for x.- 2-digit by 1-digit long division60 ÷ 6
- 2-digit by 1-digit multiplication22 × 7
- 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication53 × 41
- 3-digit by 1-digit multiplication704 × 5
- 4-digit by 1-digit long division6350 ÷ 5
- 4-digit by 1-digit multiplication8890 × 4
- 4-digit by 2-digit long division1680 ÷ 48
- Absolute value|−5| + |11|
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- Column addition & subtraction678 − 339
- Combining like terms2x + 4x + 20
- Distributive property3(4 + 4x)
- Equivalent expressionsWhich is the same as 3x + 8 + x?
- Evaluating expressions2x − 8, x = 5
- Greatest common factorGCF of 18 and 24
- Least common multipleLCM of 6 and 9
- List the factorsFactors of 16
- Long division837 ÷ 3
- Multi-digit multiplication158 × 33
- Multiplication and division inequalities−3x < −9
- One-step multiplication and division equationsx ÷ 6 = 3
- Order of operations5 × ( 18 − 18 )
- Percent change as one multiplierRead it in order, then say which way around
- Prime or compositeIs 24 prime?
- Solving equationsx − 7 = 20
- Solving inequalitiesx + 8 ≤ 20
- Two-step equations11x + 3 = 14
- Two-step inequalities−6x + 2 ≥ 38
- Variables on both sides10x + 13 = 12x + 3
- Which value makes it true?Try each value and see which one works
- Writing algebraic expressionsRead it in order, then say which way around
- Writing numerical expressionsRead it in order, then say which way around
Decimals 4
Ratios 3
Remainders 1
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Algebra 1
Expressions, straight lines, factoring, quadratics.- Absolute value equationsSolve |3x − 15| = 3
- Absolute value equations with coefficientsSolve |3x + 9| = 6
- Adding and subtracting polynomials(x + 9)(x + 1)
- Arithmetic and geometric sequences−8, −1, 6, 13, … — the 25th term
- Arithmetic sequence nth term−9, −8, −7, −6, … — the 24th term
- Common factor of three terms30x² + 18x + 18
- Common factor of two terms42x + 6
- Comparing rates from a tableA y = 10x, y dollars and x weeks B x: 2, 5, 8 y: 10, 25, 40
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- Comparing rates in wordsA y = 11x, y liters and x minutes B 65 liters in 5 minutes
- Composing functionsf(x) = −2x − 5, g(x) = −4x − 5; f(g(5))
- Difference of squares with coefficients100x² − 81
- Difference of two squaresx² − 900
- Discriminant with a leading coefficient8x² − 16x − 90 = 0
- Dividing in scientific notation(3 × 10²) ÷ (7.5 × 10⁻⁵)
- Evaluating exponential functionsEvaluate f(x) = 10 · 4ˣ at x = 2
- Evaluating functionsf(x) = −3x + 10; f(−6)
- Exponential functionsEvaluate f(x) = 2 · 8ˣ at x = 3
- Factor a difference of squaresx² − 225
- Factoring x² + bx + cx² + 12x + 11
- Factoring x² + bx − cx² + 8x − 345
- Factoring x² − bx + cx² − 29x + 138
- Finding the rate of changex: 4, 7, 10, 13 y: 109, 82, 55, 28
- Finding the x-interceptthe x-intercept of 3x + 5y = −15
- Finding the y-interceptthe y-intercept of 5x + y = 5
- Function notationf(x) = 2x + 11; f(−4)
- Geometric sequence nth term3, 6, 12, … — the 9th term
- How many real solutions?x² + 13x + 105 = 0
- Initial value from a tablex: 9, 14, 19, 24 y: 73, 108, 143, 178
- Line equation from two pointsWrite the equation of the line through (1, 4) and (2, 6)
- Multiply a sum by a difference(x + 10)(x − 10) − 10
- Multiplying and dividing in scientific notation(6 × 10⁸) ÷ (1.5 × 10⁻²)
- Multiplying in scientific notation(1.2 × 10⁻³) × (8 × 10²)
- Point-slope equation of a lineWrite the equation of the line with slope 2 through (3, 8)
- Rate of change from a tablex: 7, 12, 17, 22 y: 90, 65, 40, 15
- Rearranging formulasSolve V = ⅓Bh for B
- Solving (x − h)² = k by square rootsSolve (x + 5)² = 9
- Solving absolute value equationsSolve |x − 5| = 7
- Solving quadratics by square rootsSolve (x − 1)² = 25
- Solving x² + bx + c = 0(x + 9)(x + 8) = 0
- Solving x² = p by square rootsSolve 7x² = 28
- Taking out a common factor24x² + 120x + 168
- The discriminantx² + 35x + 44 = 0
- Transformations of a functionWhat happens to the graph?
- What the numbers in a rule meanWhat does the rule start at?
- Which rate is greater?A 42 dollars in 7 weeks B y = 11x, y dollars and x weeks
- Write the rule from a situationFind the start and the rate, then write the rule
- Writing linear equationsWrite the equation of the line through (1, −7) and (3, −15)
- x- and y-intercepts of a linethe x-intercept of x + 9y = −9
Exponents 11
- Cube roots∛1331
- Laws of exponents(4²)⁸
- Power of a power(12⁶)⁵
- Product rule for exponents3¹ × 3²
- Quotient rule for exponents4⁹ ÷ 4⁹
- Scientific notation3.8 × 10²
- Scientific notation: coefficient7300000
- Scientific notation: power of ten700000
- Scientific notation: small numbers3.6 × 10⁻³
- Square roots√289
- Square roots and cube roots√784
Pre algebra 21
- Estimating square roots√431
- Function from a tablex: 19, 5, 5, 8 y: 20, 3, 34, 56
- Function from ordered pairs(14, 34) (8, 5) (14, 6) (9, 12)
- How many solutions?2(−x + 6) = −2x + 12
- Is it a function?x: 0, 24, 7, 10 y: 31, 50, 7, 9
- Linear from a tablex: 0, 3, 6, 9 y: 5, 23, 77, 167
- Linear from an equationy = 10x² + 37
- Linear or nonlineary = x/5 + 20
- Number of solutions17x + 25 = 25 + 17x
- Rational or irrational0.1
- Rational or irrational numbers0.222…
- Rational or irrational roots√50
- Slope and y-intercepty = 8x
- Slope from an equationy = 11x
- Slope from two points(−1, 6) and (4, 6)
- Solutions after expanding3(3x + 1) = 9x + 3
- Square roots between integers√446
- Square roots to one decimal place√483
- Systems by elimination−6x + y = 23 12x − y = −47
- Systems by substitutiony = 4x − 1 −6x − y = 1
- Systems of equations6x + 12y = 18 2x − 12y = 22
Geometry 3
Graphs 1
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Algebra 2
Logs, radicals, complex numbers, rational expressions.- A line meeting a parabolaFind the x-values where y = x² + 2x − 23 meets y = x − 3
- Completing the squarex² − 6x + 24
- Complex numbers(3 + 3i) − (2 + 3i)
- Dividing polynomials(x³ + 8x² + 10x − 12) ÷ (x + 6)
- Laws of logarithms2 log₂ 3
- Logarithmslog₉ 1/81
- Multiplying and dividing rational expressionsx/(x − 7) × (x − 7)/(x − 4)
- Quadratics with complex solutionsSolve x² − 2x + 50 = 0
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Geometry
Shapes, perimeter, area, angles, volume.- Alternate angles40° and x
- Altitude to the hypotenuseThe altitude as a geometric mean
- Angles around a pointAngles around a point: x, 125°, 140°
- Angles in a polygonAngles in a 10-sided shape
- Angles in a triangleThe third angle, given 35° and 40°
- Angles in an isosceles triangleIsosceles triangle angles
- Angles in parallel lines120° and x
- Angles on a line and around a pointAngles around a point: 120°, 95°, x
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- Angles on a straight lineAngles on a line: x, 45°, 90°
- Arc lengthArc: 270° of a circle, radius 6
- Arc length and sector areaSector: 270° of a circle, radius 8
- Area by counting squaresArea of an L-shape by counting
- Area of a circleArea of a circle marked 8 cm
- Area of a circle from the diameterArea of a circle marked 16 cm
- Area of a parallelogramArea of a 6 by 17 parallelogram
- Area of a trapezoidArea of a trapezium, 3 and 4 by 4
- Area of a triangleArea of a 17 by 16 triangle
- Area of composite figuresArea of a 19 by 19 L-shape
- Area of irregular shapesArea of an L-shape by counting
- Area of triangles and quadrilateralsArea of a trapezium, 8 and 14 by 16
- BearingsReading a bearing
- Bisect an angleBisect angle ABC.
- Circumference from the diameterCircumference: circle marked 9 cm
- Circumference of a circleCircumference: circle marked 4 cm
- Circumscribed circle of a triangleThe circle through a 27-36-45 triangle's corners
- Classify triangles by anglesName this triangle
- Classify triangles by sidesName this triangle
- Classifying trianglesName this triangle
- Complementary and supplementary anglesAngles in a right angle, one is 27°
- Complementary anglesAngles in a right angle, one is 33°
- Copy a segmentCopy AB onto the ray from C.
- Copy an angleCopy angle ABC onto the ray from D.
- Corresponding angles40° and x
- CPCTC proofsWhich reason completes the proof?
- Density from area and volumePeople per square mile
- Dilations(2, 0) by scale factor ½
- Distance between two points(5, 7) to (9, 4)
- Distance formula(0, −5) to (4, −2)
- Drawing angles with a protractorDraw an angle
- Exterior angle of a triangleThe exterior angle
- Faces, edges and verticespentagonal prism: how many edges?
- Find a side from the areaMissing side: area 126, one side 18
- Find a side from the perimeterMissing side: perimeter 50, one side 18
- Inscribe a regular polygonInscribe a regular hexagon.
- Inscribed angle in a circleCenter angle 40°, find the angle on the circle
- Inscribed circle of a triangleThe circle inside a 27-36-45 triangle
- Lines of symmetryLines of symmetry: kite
- Measuring angles with a protractorMeasure an angle
- Midpoint formulaMidpoint of (-5, -5) and (1, 3)
- Midpoint of a segmentMidpoint of (0, 0) and (6, 8)
- Midsegment of a triangleThe midsegment
- Missing edge from the volumeMissing edge of a box, volume 175
- Missing side lengthMissing side: area 50, one side 10
- Naming 2D shapesName this shape
- Naming quadrilateralsName this shape
- Parallel through a pointConstruct the parallel through P.
- Parallelogram proofsProve the property
- Perimeter of a parallelogramPerimeter of a 15 by 8 parallelogram
- Perimeter of a rectanglePerimeter of a 15 by 8 rectangle
- Perimeter of a trapezoidPerimeter of a 9-9-17-10 trapezoid
- Perimeter of a trianglePerimeter of a 13-13-20 triangle
- Perimeter of triangles and quadrilateralsPerimeter of a 4 by 4 rectangle
- Perpendicular bisectorConstruct the bisector of AB.
- Perpendicular through a pointConstruct the perpendicular through P.
- Pythagorean theoremRight triangle, 3 and 4
- Pythagorean theorem: find a legRight triangle, 34 and 16
- Pythagorean theorem: find the hypotenuseRight triangle, 16 and 30
- Reflections(5, 3) in the x-axis
- Rotational symmetryHow many times does it land on itself?
- Rotations(2, −2) 90° counterclockwise about O
- Sector areaSector: 45° of a circle, radius 6
- Similar figuresSimilar figures: 8 and 16
- Similar triangle proofsWhich reason completes the proof?
- Supplementary anglesAngles on a straight line, one is 25°
- Surface area and netsSurface area of a 7 × 10 × 13 box
- Surface area from a netSurface area of a 5 × 5 × 13 box
- Surface area of a rectangular prismSurface area of a 5 × 5 × 13 box
- Surface area of a sphereSurface area of a sphere, diameter 12 cm
- Transformations on a grid(0, −3) 90° counterclockwise about O
- Translations(−2, 0) 4 right and 4 up
- Triangle congruence proofsWhich reason completes the proof?
- Triangle congruence rulesWhich congruence rule?
- Triangle inequalityCan it be a triangle?
- Types of anglesName this angle
- Vertical angles
- Volume by counting unit cubesCounting unit cubes
- Volume of a coneA cone marked 3 cm, 2 cm tall
- Volume of a cylinderA cylinder marked 14 cm, 5 cm tall
- Volume of a rectangular prismVolume of a 9 × 7 × 9 stepped solid
- Volume of a sphereVolume of a sphere, diameter 12 cm
- Volume of composite solidsVolume of a 5 × 9 × 9 stepped solid
- Write a similarity proofProve △ADE ~ △ABC
- Write a triangle proofProve △PQR ≅ △PSR
Trigonometry 8
- Area of a triangle with sineFind the area
- Finding a missing angleFind the angle: opposite 13, adjacent 4
- Finding a missing sideFind the opposite, angle 65°
- Law of cosinesFind c by the law of cosines
- Law of sinesFind b by the law of sines
- Right-triangle trigonometryFind the angle: opposite 11, adjacent 6
- The six trig ratiosWrite tan A as a fraction
- Trigonometric ratiosWrite tan A as a fraction
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Data & Graphs
Tables, graphs, plots, averages, probability.Graphs 8
- And / or probabilityP(red or round) from red 4 round, 2 square · blue 3 round, 3 square
- Bar graphsOur favorite sport
- Box plot range and IQRScores on the spelling test (points)
- Box plotsScores on the spelling test (points)
- Circle graphsHow many more children walk to school than come by bus?
- Comparing two data setsHow many MADs apart are the two means?
- Complementary events2 red, 6 blue, 4 green — P(not red)
- Completing two-way tablesThe Small and Left number is missing
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- Conditional probabilityP(blue, given it is square) from red 5 round, 3 square · blue 2 round, 2 square
- Correlation and causationTry the cause both ways round
- Does the data fit the claim?Work out what the claim predicts, then compare
- Finding the meanMean of 39, 41, 46, 18, 46
- Finding the medianMedian of 20, 2, 26, 46, 46
- Four-quadrant coordinatesPoint C
- HistogramsStanding long jump (cm)
- Independent eventsAre the two events independent?
- Interquartile rangeIQR of 34, 48, 44, 21, 43, 20, 31
- Is this sample fair?Ask who could never have been asked
- Line plotsLength of our pencils (inches)
- Margin of errorOne over the square root of how many were asked
- Mean absolute deviationMAD of 7, 43, 33, 43, 4
- Mean, median, mode, and rangeMedian of 17, 41, 22, 17, 18
- Missing number from the meanMissing number for a mean of 12
- Picture graphsOur favorite sport
- Plotting pointsPoint A
- Points on a coordinate gridPoint A
- Probability3 red, 6 blue, 3 green — P(green)
- Reading box plotsScores on the spelling test (points)
- Relating two number patternsTwo rules, two patterns
- Relative frequencyOf the 25 Grade 7 students, what percent have a pet?
- Scatter plotsIs the pattern linear or nonlinear?
- Simple probability4 red, 4 blue, 4 green — P(blue)
- Stem-and-leaf plotsHow many values does the plot show?
- Survey, experiment or study?Ask first whether anything was assigned
- Tally chartsOur favorite sport
- The addition ruleWhat percent are one or the other?
- The counting principle3 frames, 2 wheels and 4 colors. How many different bikes can you make?
- The line of best fitIn y = 0.25x + 4, what does 4 mean?
- Three-stage counting principle9 mains, 3 sides and 7 drinks. How many different meals can you make?
- Two rules, two patterns
- Two-way tablesThe Large and Sold number is missing
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Challenge
Puzzles you cannot start the moment you read them.- A diagonal through a boxCount the walls, then the ones crossed together
- A number from its remaindersClimb one list until it fits the others
- Cake numbersCount cuts, pairs and triples, do not just double
- Can it be done at all?A floor, and a route that reaches it
- Chickens & rabbitsAssume they are all the same, then fix it
- Color it firstColor the board, then count the two colors
- Counting diagonalsThe same count, minus the ones already joined
- Counting pairsCount the pairs without listing them
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- Counting rectangles in a gridCount the rectangles without drawing them
- Counting triangles in a gridCount the triangles without drawing them
- Domino tilingsCount the tilings by the last column
- Fewest coinsThe obvious way to pay is not the fewest
- Integer trianglesOrder the sides, then keep only the ones that close up
- Lattice pathsCount the routes without drawing them
- Numbers too big to computeOnly the leftover moves the day
- One equation, two unknownsOne total, two unknowns, and only whole things
- Regions of a circleCount the chords and their crossings, do not just double
- Socks in the darkThe worst that can happen, then one more
- Sum and difference puzzlesTwo numbers from their total and their gap
- The fake coinA balance answers three ways, not two
- The gap between two squaresTwo squares apart, and the identity that makes it a list
- The hundred lockersOpen only where the count of divisors is odd
- The lazy catererCount cuts and their crossings, do not just double
- The number that cannot changeSomething does not change, whatever you pick
- The painted cubeWhere a cube sits decides how many faces are painted
- The smudged sumThe ten the ones column sends across
- The spider and the flyUnfold the box, then go straight
- The taking gameSometimes going first is the losing seat
- Things and the gaps between themThe things, or the gaps between them
- Three shares from one totalCount in parts, and take the extra off first
- Truth-tellers and liarsAnchor one islander, then follow the chain
- Two jugs and a tapMap every move to find the shortest route
- What the leftover meansThe division is not the answer
- What two facts settleSubtract the facts, not the prices
- Who am I? number puzzlesCross out everything the clues rule out
- Write your own questionThis one has more than one right answer