A Test for you

[goldstone]

56% for English.

The other two are beyond me.

 

[Aadam]

Morning gentlemen. I think I might take that English test again this morning, minus the alcohol. I cannot believe I even posted my result. I'll be in the corner with my D hat if anyone needs me...

 

[jackanada]

Question 7 asked what the next term and the nth term would be in the sequence 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32.

You answered:
A: 64
B: 2^n/2

The correct answers are
A: 64
B: 2(n-1) (note, I've cut and pasted that, it showed as 2 to the power of n-1)

If it was 2(n-1) and n was 1 (the first term), then according to the answer, 2(1-1) = 1. How does that work?
I thought it was 2 to the power of n, all over 2. Works for me.

Anything to the power of zero is one. Your answer does work, unfortunately while it seems odd it is not in its simplest form (even though it looks as simple as the correct answer.

wiki is your friend for maths http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponent

 

[leigull]

Embarrassed to admit 39% for Maths Long time since I've done anything like that, seeing the answers brought back reminders of how it's worked out though so would be good to try another one.

Edit: 65% for English. Bit disappointed. Hadn't covered most of it, but didn't think it was particularly hard. Haven't heard of some of the terms used in it though

 

[Badger]

79% in Maths but I should have got more than that because from reading the instructions I assumed pi was supposed to be left as 3.14 rather than actually worked out.
Surely the inches, pounds and pints questions are more a test of how old you are!

 

[leigull]

And finally 62% for Science. Reasonably content with that as haven't studied some of what was covered, and the bits I had done, I hadn't looked at since School

 

[Pbseagull]

Math - 59%.....
English - 84%.....
Science - 76%....

Did better than I thought I would, did guess a few though

 

[Sajerz]

78% for science would of hoped to have done better considering I'm going to do a science degree, although to be fair half of it I'd never been taught.

 

[jgmcdee]

If it was 2(n-1) and n was 1 (the first term), then according to the answer, 2(1-1) = 1. How does that work?
I thought it was 2 to the power of n, all over 2. Works for me.

x^0 = 1 for all (real) x.

But yes, x^(y-1) == x^/x so your answer was correct. Just not as elegant is it could have been

Oh, 93% on the maths (a rounding error or two, but really who cares about one part in 10,000?)

 

[Triggaaar]

Anything to the power of zero is one.

Ah, didn't know that, thanks.

Your answer does work, unfortunately while it seems odd it is not in its simplest form

In GCSE, would I have been given the mark?

 

[Triggaaar]

x^0 = 1 for all (real) x.

But yes, x^(y-1) == x^/x so your answer was correct. Just not as elegant is it could have been

Thanks

 

[Silent Bob]

56% for English.

The other two are beyond me.

The most relevant bit is this:
'We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society ... learn the language!'

This should be a minimum requirement for immigrants arriving in this country.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

70% on the English one.

And 134% on the Maths one.

 

[GreersElbow]

A: 64
B: 2^n/2

The correct answers are
A: 64
B: 2(n-1) (note, I've cut and pasted that, it showed as 2 to the power of n-1)

If it was 2(n-1) and n was 1 (the first term), then according to the answer, 2(1-1) = 1. How does that work?
I thought it was 2 to the power of n, all over 2. Works for me.

I did the exact same and said I was wrong too....

 

[jackanada]

Ah, didn't know that, thanks.
In GCSE, would I have been given the mark?

The question did not specify you had to use the simplest form, and even if it had it's a bit of a borderline one for GCSE so I'm saying yes.

 

[Triggaaar]

The question did not specify you had to use the simplest form, and even if it had it's a bit of a borderline one for GCSE so I'm saying yes.

Thank you sir

94% for maths. Wahoo!

Only one wrong was a4, Question 4 asked you to write the number 0.0606 in standard form.
Had no idea what that meant. 0.0606 seemed pretty standard to me, so put that

 

[leigull]

Thank you sir

96% for maths. Wahoo!

Only one wrong was a4, Question 4 asked you to write the number 0.0606 in standard form.
Had no idea what that meant. 0.0606 seemed pretty standard to me, so put that

Me too, well I went for 0.06

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

I've only just put two and two together (I haven't attacked the maths yet). I think I might have kicked you off the bowling green, in Preston Park, the other day.

Nothing personal. I'd do things differently if I were the park manager. I think it was you as I recognised a mess of blonde hair from an REMF football tournament. May not have been you.

That was indeed myself and a few others on here, namely [MENTION=4648]SeagullTim[/MENTION], [MENTION=11908]Paxton Dazo[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4033]FalmerforAll!**[/MENTION] - who exclaimed "bollocks" when I said I thought it was you. I vaguely remembered you saying you'd got a job at the park on here and also put two and two together when I noticed your hearing aid.

We didn't take it personally, you're not the first greenkeeper (?) to have kicked us off there, we've been playing there - or at least attempting to -.for a couple of years. That bowling green is quite clearly no use for bowls anymore though, so it is pretty annoying we can't play football on it. Particularly when you pair this with the fact it is comfortably the flattest surface at the park (We like to keep the ball on the floor, you see. I wonder where we've seen that before?). If it keeps the park busy without causing damage, then what's the issue with it? I assume you're just following orders, so is there an official reason? I'd like to point out we don't normally bring a goal with us like that which probably didn't look great

 

[Albalbion]

i got all the maths ones right

 

[Barrel of Fun]

That was indeed myself and a few others on here, namely [MENTION=4648]SeagullTim[/MENTION], [MENTION=11908]Paxton Dazo[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4033]FalmerforAll!**[/MENTION] - who exclaimed "bollocks" when I said I thought it was you. I vaguely remembered you saying you'd got a job at the park on here and also put two and two together when I noticed your hearing aid.

We didn't take it personally, you're not the first greenkeeper (?) to have kicked us off there, we've been playing there - or at least attempting to -.for a couple of years. That bowling green is quite clearly no use for bowls anymore though, so it is pretty annoying we can't play football on it. Particularly when you pair this with the fact it is comfortably the flattest surface at the park (We like to keep the ball on the floor, you see. I wonder where we've seen that before?). If it keeps the park busy without causing damage, then what's the issue with it? I assume you're just following orders, so is there an official reason? I'd like to point out we don't normally bring a goal with us like that which probably didn't look great

Ah ha. Yes, that goal did make me chuckle!

I do feel guilty. That particular green is being turned into a wild flower maze within the next few weeks.

The other one is used about twice in the summer. Daft I know. I reckon they could turn one in to a five a side football pitch (two are preserved with fences and rarely used), although it would have to be relaid with a better surface (apparently). I'm no expert when it comes to gardening or greenkeeping. Only a quick summer job before the school fun starts.

They do look so inviting to play football on. I might suggest that to the park manager. If he thinks he can make some money out of it, I am sure he would be keen.

I've never seen myself as a jobsworth, but I do take great delight on kicking off a particular group of young guys. Namely because they have been exceedingly rude in the past, when I have asked nicely.