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Anonymous

I now have "UIL High School Mathematics Magic : Book 3" available. It is subdivided into the following sections (Basic Mathematics, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, and Advanced Math). Problems are solved using "classroom" format. My "2005 - 2006 UIL High School Number Sense Shortcuts" workbook w...

mtrmth88 · Anonymous

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

Anonymous

Anybody have a trick for finding the remainder when dividing by 7?

kyniemxotxa · kyniemxotxa

beside the list for what to remember on this site...what other info are useful to keep in head while doing the test?

bradp · Anonymous

Hey, I have seen many multiplication problems which reverse the ones and tens digits:34*43. Is there a trick for this? If there is, can someone please let me know!!!!!

bradp · Anonymous

regular 2 by 2 or 2 by 3, do yall use the tricks for ending in 5, same tens....and all that. or do you follow teh same routine for multiplication each time? which one is more time efficient?

vvr1590 · vvr1590

How do you work questions such as 'how many lines are determined by 11 points, no three of which are collinear?' or 'how many lines are determined by 11 points, only three of which are collinear' thanks in advance, Vinay

vvr1590 · Anonymous

____ of ____ is equal to ___ of ____. any quick way to do this or i have to setup and cross multiply in my head? (kinda hard to keep track of numbers)

kyniemxotxa · Anonymous

i guess one reason is i crammed practice the 2 weeks before district, but i've practice really hard, but i usually make around 60's (100 is considered high here). it's unbelievable how you guys manage over 100 consistently. im looking for advice on how you guys prepare for the test.&nbs...

Boridi · Boridi

What is the remainder when 7^23 is divided by 8? Is there a general trick for any divisor/dividend? Thanks

Anonymous

How is everyone preparing?

Mathman · Anonymous

The Unversity Interscolastic League number Sense Test, J series rounds down at 5. This is contrary to all text books I have seen. I have seen this on 4 separate practice tests. Example : 65000 rounds to 60000 (most textbooks round to 70000) Please send me any insite you...

langris5 · langris5

in reply to vinayi just made a test...but i don't know how to upload it...i can't find the button on this forum, *sigh* well, i have it saved on my computer and leave your email and i'll email it to you if mr.jones doesn't come back in a few days...and i have 3 questions i am having trouble with currently, an...

useless · useless

OK... These types of problems have plagued me enough. Im tired of it, so I am asking yall. How do you find remainders quickly? with 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9? example: 24680 / 9 has a remainder of _____________ I have seen many other variations of it, but I still havent figured out a fast way...

Anonymous

Back again. So, here goes: 21. How many odd integers are between nine and 46? //Is there any trick to these? or do you just count? 70* 4.1^3 * 5.1^3 72. The sum of the first nine terms of 1 + 3 + 4 + 7 + ... is? Thanks

Anonymous

Hey! Hope everyone had a great summer! Well, i'm back with more questions... number sense... i couldn't do them on the Dr. Numsen Oct.5 test... i'm disappointed... anyway, here they are 1. Find the GCD of 63, 129, and 87 -I know how to find GCD of two numbers quickly, but for 3? 2. Estimation 1...

Penguinzchaseme · Anonymous

Hey y'all, it's vinay again. my school decided to take our uil money and give it to football; so, i dont' have any Dr. Numsen tests. So, I was wondering if you guys wanted to do what we did last year for region, where we each made each other tests based on the district tests. Only this time i thought...

langris5 · langris5

hey everyone, ...yes i have to admit i've been super super super lazy on posting...lol, because i've been practicing so hard...yes i have been...and i ran across some questions on column 4 that i can't solve....yeah...i am finally beginning to finish tests...i have about 2:30 left when i get to th...

langris5 · langris5

here is a question to everyone...are yall faster on the 1st pg or the 2nd pg? because i don't know if it's just me or what, but i tend to make most of my mistakes on the 2nd pg for some reason...the time i use for both pgs are about the same...and i tend to be a lil slower on the 2nd pg (when i approach the end i get n...

Ritesh · Ritesh

Hey guys!!!!! This No. 142857 is good one i hope u Know... but the thing is i want to calculate Factorial in easiest way.... Hope its comming in ur thought..... reply..... beautifultheearth@yhaoo.co.in

Ritesh · Ritesh

Hey guys!!!!! This No. 142857 is good one i hope u Know... but the thing is i want to calculate Factorial in easiest way.... Hope its comming in ur thought..... reply..... beautifultheearth@yhaoo.co.in

Anonymous

I am Leo Ramirez. I am excited about two new DVDs that I filmed recently. I now have available a Number Sense and a Calculator DVD. Each is 4 hours in length. Although I conducted workshops in El Paso, Lubbock, Abilene, Austin and San Angelo this summer, my performance on the DVD was by far the best. I can g...

webmaster · webmaster

Hello everyone. Thanks for being so considerate in regards to the summer number sense league. The responses have been very encouraging. I have not been able to create any more tests, nor will I be able to for quite some time. But Joe Mack has decided he would...

webmaster · webmaster

Well, I just now finished the second test. I must say it is going to be slower than the first. Let me know once Zack posts it up, if there are any mistakes on the answer key. Let me know as to how hard you guys want the test. On a scale of 1-10, I would give test #1 a 4 and this one a 7. I can go harder or easier if y...

useless · useless

Coming into this test, given the ungodly hype, I was rather scared. But, as it turns out, I scored an all time high on the test with a 202. 62 attempted and 12 wrong... I must say that I am rather proud, but still, as always, I have a few questions.... #22) .03999 = ___________ I got 1/25, b...

langris5 · langris5

hi, this quincy, i am just wondering if the test makers will take 2 answers for trig questions like this: cos ( 1/2) = _________(degrees) (300, or 60, the questions doesn't specify which quadrant) same with this one... sin (30)=________(degrees) (30 or 150, doesn't tell you whi...

webmaster · webmaster

Okay! Congratulation to everyone who made it to state!!!! It is almost that time again to update the website to include all of the new tricks and methods that we have seen on this years tests. Not only this, but I have run across several tricks that are not in the site. Basically, I need your help to gi...

Anonymous

Ok, here's a trick that we need to work on. How do you solve fractions in the form 1/(a*(a+2)) + 1/(a(a+4)) + 1/((a+1)(a+4)) at the state meet, the question was 11/15+11/21+11/28 it looks like you multiply the numerator by 3 and the denominator is the second denominator minus 1, but how do you...

webmaster · webmaster

Okay, I am having major computer problems, but I promise to get the test out to you as soon as I can. I only have my work computer and don't have the time at work to write the test. My goal is to get my computer up and running and finish the test by Sat or Sun. Sorry guys, but it will be a few days before I can ge...

webmaster · Anonymous

You know that feeling you get when you think youre on top of the world, and then an easy test comes around that for some reason or another that markedly easy test beats your face in with some sort of embarrassing instrument like a wiffle bat or a spork? Well... I decided to retake, yes RETAKE invitation...

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	New UIL Math and Number Sense workbooks (Preview) I now have "UIL High School Mathematics Magic : Book 3" available. It is subdivided into the following sections (Basic Mathematics, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, and Advanced Math). Problems are solved using "classroom" format. My "2005 - 2006 UIL High School Number Sense Shortcuts" workbook w...	Anonymous	0	1586	Apr 24, 2006 by Anonymous
	Good Luck!!! (Preview) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...	Anonymous	1	439	Apr 20, 2006 by mtrmth88
	Dividing by 7 (Preview) Anybody have a trick for finding the remainder when dividing by 7?	Anonymous	0	400	Apr 19, 2006 by Anonymous
	memorization (Preview) beside the list for what to remember on this site...what other info are useful to keep in head while doing the test?	kyniemxotxa	2	445	Apr 19, 2006 by kyniemxotxa
	Multiplying Reverses (Preview) Hey, I have seen many multiplication problems which reverse the ones and tens digits:34*43. Is there a trick for this? If there is, can someone please let me know!!!!!	Anonymous	2	910	Apr 17, 2006 by bradp
	multiplying (Preview) regular 2 by 2 or 2 by 3, do yall use the tricks for ending in 5, same tens....and all that. or do you follow teh same routine for multiplication each time? which one is more time efficient?	Anonymous	2	482	Apr 16, 2006 by bradp
	Lines determined by x points (Preview) How do you work questions such as 'how many lines are determined by 11 points, no three of which are collinear?' or 'how many lines are determined by 11 points, only three of which are collinear' thanks in advance, Vinay	vvr1590	0	473	Apr 16, 2006 by vvr1590
	percent proportions (Preview) ____ of ____ is equal to ___ of ____. any quick way to do this or i have to setup and cross multiply in my head? (kinda hard to keep track of numbers)	Anonymous	1	419	Apr 16, 2006 by vvr1590
	why my score so low? (Preview) i guess one reason is i crammed practice the 2 weeks before district, but i've practice really hard, but i usually make around 60's (100 is considered high here). it's unbelievable how you guys manage over 100 consistently. im looking for advice on how you guys prepare for the test.&nbs...	Anonymous	4	575	Apr 6, 2006 by kyniemxotxa
	Question (Preview) What is the remainder when 7^23 is divided by 8? Is there a general trick for any divisor/dividend? Thanks	Boridi	2	486	Mar 16, 2006 by Anonymous
	District in 2 weeks (Preview) How is everyone preparing?	Anonymous	3	486	Mar 16, 2006 by Anonymous
	rounding (Preview) The Unversity Interscolastic League number Sense Test, J series rounds down at 5. This is contrary to all text books I have seen. I have seen this on 4 separate practice tests. Example : 65000 rounds to 60000 (most textbooks round to 70000) Please send me any insite you...	Anonymous	2	466	Mar 3, 2006 by Mathman
	a test i made and some questions (Preview) in reply to vinayi just made a test...but i don't know how to upload it...i can't find the button on this forum, sigh well, i have it saved on my computer and leave your email and i'll email it to you if mr.jones doesn't come back in a few days...and i have 3 questions i am having trouble with currently, an...	langris5	5	542	Jan 28, 2006 by langris5
	Remainders? (Preview) OK... These types of problems have plagued me enough. Im tired of it, so I am asking yall. How do you find remainders quickly? with 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9? example: 24680 / 9 has a remainder of _____________ I have seen many other variations of it, but I still havent figured out a fast way...	useless	10	797	Jan 26, 2006 by vvr1590
	Questions (Preview) Back again. So, here goes: 21. How many odd integers are between nine and 46? //Is there any trick to these? or do you just count? 70* 4.1^3 * 5.1^3 72. The sum of the first nine terms of 1 + 3 + 4 + 7 + ... is? Thanks	Anonymous	4	436	Jan 25, 2006 by Anonymous
	Back with more Questions (Preview) Hey! Hope everyone had a great summer! Well, i'm back with more questions... number sense... i couldn't do them on the Dr. Numsen Oct.5 test... i'm disappointed... anyway, here they are 1. Find the GCD of 63, 129, and 87 -I know how to find GCD of two numbers quickly, but for 3? 2. Estimation 1...	Anonymous	3	487	Jan 22, 2006 by Anonymous
	practice for district (Preview) Hey y'all, it's vinay again. my school decided to take our uil money and give it to football; so, i dont' have any Dr. Numsen tests. So, I was wondering if you guys wanted to do what we did last year for region, where we each made each other tests based on the district tests. Only this time i thought...	Anonymous	6	661	Jan 7, 2006 by Penguinzchaseme
	it's quincy...i am back, of course...with questions (Preview) hey everyone, ...yes i have to admit i've been super super super lazy on posting...lol, because i've been practicing so hard...yes i have been...and i ran across some questions on column 4 that i can't solve....yeah...i am finally beginning to finish tests...i have about 2:30 left when i get to th...	langris5	5	528	Dec 17, 2005 by Anonymous
	1st page v.s. 2nd page (Preview) here is a question to everyone...are yall faster on the 1st pg or the 2nd pg? because i don't know if it's just me or what, but i tend to make most of my mistakes on the 2nd pg for some reason...the time i use for both pgs are about the same...and i tend to be a lil slower on the 2nd pg (when i approach the end i get n...	langris5	1	481	Dec 10, 2005 by Anonymous
	142857 (Preview) Hey guys!!!!! This No. 142857 is good one i hope u Know... but the thing is i want to calculate Factorial in easiest way.... Hope its comming in ur thought..... reply..... beautifultheearth@yhaoo.co.in	Ritesh	1	531	Sep 29, 2005 by Anonymous
	142857 (Preview) Hey guys!!!!! This No. 142857 is good one i hope u Know... but the thing is i want to calculate Factorial in easiest way.... Hope its comming in ur thought..... reply..... beautifultheearth@yhaoo.co.in	Ritesh	0	436	Sep 20, 2005 by Ritesh
	NEW Number Sense and Calculator DVDs (Preview) I am Leo Ramirez. I am excited about two new DVDs that I filmed recently. I now have available a Number Sense and a Calculator DVD. Each is 4 hours in length. Although I conducted workshops in El Paso, Lubbock, Abilene, Austin and San Angelo this summer, my performance on the DVD was by far the best. I can g...	Anonymous	0	431	Aug 17, 2005 by Anonymous
	Summer Test #4 (Preview) Hello everyone. Thanks for being so considerate in regards to the summer number sense league. The responses have been very encouraging. I have not been able to create any more tests, nor will I be able to for quite some time. But Joe Mack has decided he would...	webmaster	0	456	Jul 2, 2005 by webmaster
	Summer Test #2 ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Well, I just now finished the second test. I must say it is going to be slower than the first. Let me know once Zack posts it up, if there are any mistakes on the answer key. Let me know as to how hard you guys want the test. On a scale of 1-10, I would give test #1 a 4 and this one a 7. I can go harder or easier if y...	webmaster	23	1604	Jun 28, 2005 by Anonymous
	I rocked test #3 (Preview) Coming into this test, given the ungodly hype, I was rather scared. But, as it turns out, I scored an all time high on the test with a 202. 62 attempted and 12 wrong... I must say that I am rather proud, but still, as always, I have a few questions.... #22) .03999 = ___________ I got 1/25, b...	useless	6	714	Jun 25, 2005 by Anonymous
	two answers on trig question (Preview) hi, this quincy, i am just wondering if the test makers will take 2 answers for trig questions like this: cos ( 1/2) = _________(degrees) (300, or 60, the questions doesn't specify which quadrant) same with this one... sin (30)=________(degrees) (30 or 150, doesn't tell you whi...	langris5	6	1264	Jun 25, 2005 by Anonymous
	New Methods Needed For Site (Preview) Okay! Congratulation to everyone who made it to state!!!! It is almost that time again to update the website to include all of the new tricks and methods that we have seen on this years tests. Not only this, but I have run across several tricks that are not in the site. Basically, I need your help to gi...	webmaster	3	555	Jun 18, 2005 by vvr1590
	New Trick (Preview) Ok, here's a trick that we need to work on. How do you solve fractions in the form 1/(a*(a+2)) + 1/(a(a+4)) + 1/((a+1)(a+4)) at the state meet, the question was 11/15+11/21+11/28 it looks like you multiply the numerator by 3 and the denominator is the second denominator minus 1, but how do you...	Anonymous	9	615	Jun 18, 2005 by Anonymous
	Computer Problems (Preview) Okay, I am having major computer problems, but I promise to get the test out to you as soon as I can. I only have my work computer and don't have the time at work to write the test. My goal is to get my computer up and running and finish the test by Sat or Sun. Sorry guys, but it will be a few days before I can ge...	webmaster	0	558	Jun 16, 2005 by webmaster
	A 175 on invite 'A' ARGH!!!!!!!! + some questions i need of answer (Preview) You know that feeling you get when you think youre on top of the world, and then an easy test comes around that for some reason or another that markedly easy test beats your face in with some sort of embarrassing instrument like a wiffle bat or a spork? Well... I decided to retake, yes RETAKE invitation...	Anonymous	5	925	Jun 11, 2005 by webmaster
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