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Are You Smarter Final Challenge: 15 Questions That Take One More Step

Pick one final question that uses a skill already practised on the board. These fifteen options make the extra step explicit, from fractions and elapsed time to evidence and combinations.

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Choose a finale that follows a skill already encountered in the regular board or ladder. Read its prerequisite before placing it; final does not mean an unfamiliar trick.

These are fifteen alternative questions, each with a worked answer. Use one as the final question of a normal game. Allow scratch paper and discuss the reasoning after the reveal.

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Choose one finale

Check prerequisites: Choose an option whose named skill the group has already practised. Scratch paper helps.

15 alternative final questions. Choose one candidate after checking its named subject prerequisite.

  1. Question 1 · Number reasoning · Final candidate

    A box holds 36 counters. One third are blue; half of the blue counters are striped. How many are blue and striped?

    1. 12
    2. 6
    3. 18
    4. 3
    Show answer and explanation

    Accepted answer: B. 6

    One third of 36 is 12. Half of 12 is 6.

  2. Question 2 · Fractions · Final candidate

    A jug has 1 1/2 litres. You pour out 3/4 litre. How much remains?

    1. 1 1/4 litres
    2. 1/4 litre
    3. 1 litre
    4. 3/4 litre
    Show answer and explanation

    Accepted answer: D. 3/4 litre

    Convert 1 1/2 to 6/4, then subtract 3/4.

  3. Question 3 · Averages · Final candidate

    Four scores average 8. Three are 6, 9 and 7. What is the fourth?

    1. 10
    2. 8
    3. 9
    4. 12
    Show answer and explanation

    Accepted answer: A. 10

    The total must be 4 × 8 = 32; the known scores total 22.

  4. Question 4 · Perimeter · Final candidate

    A rectangle has perimeter 30 cm and length 9 cm. What is its width?

    1. 3 cm
    2. 12 cm
    3. 6 cm
    4. 21 cm
    Show answer and explanation

    Accepted answer: C. 6 cm

    Two lengths total 18; the two widths total 12, so each width is 6.

  5. Question 5 · Probability · Final candidate

    A bag holds 3 red and 5 blue equal counters. What is the probability of drawing blue?

    1. 5/3
    2. 3/8
    3. 5/8
    4. 1/5
    Show answer and explanation

    Accepted answer: C. 5/8

    There are eight equally likely counters and five are blue.

  6. Question 6 · Elapsed time · Final candidate

    A film starts at 18:35 and lasts 105 minutes. When does it end?

    1. 20:20
    2. 19:40
    3. 20:10
    4. 21:20
    Show answer and explanation

    Accepted answer: A. 20:20

    105 minutes is 1 hour 45 minutes; add to 18:35.

  7. Question 7 · Percentages · Final candidate

    A $40 game is discounted 10%, then a $4 delivery fee is added. What is the total?

    1. $32
    2. $36
    3. $44
    4. $40
    Show answer and explanation

    Accepted answer: D. $40

    Ten percent of 40 is 4. The $4 discount and $4 delivery cancel.

  8. Question 8 · Map scale · Final candidate

    On a map, 4 cm represents 12 km. How many map centimetres represent 21 km?

    1. 6 cm
    2. 7 cm
    3. 9 cm
    4. 5 cm
    Show answer and explanation

    Accepted answer: B. 7 cm

    Each centimetre represents 3 km; 21 divided by 3 is 7.

  9. Question 9 · Logic · Final candidate

    All the red tiles are squares. One tile is red. What must be true?

    1. That tile is a square
    2. All squares are red
    3. No squares are red
    4. That tile is a circle
    Show answer and explanation

    Accepted answer: A. That tile is a square

    The given rule applies to every red tile, including this one.

  10. Question 10 · Area · Final candidate

    Two non-overlapping squares each have side 3 cm. What is their combined area?

    1. 9 square cm
    2. 12 square cm
    3. 18 square cm
    4. 36 square cm
    Show answer and explanation

    Accepted answer: C. 18 square cm

    Each area is 3 × 3 = 9; two give 18.

  11. Question 11 · Angles · Final candidate

    A triangle has angles of 35° and 65°. What is the third angle?

    1. 70°
    2. 100°
    3. 90°
    4. 80°
    Show answer and explanation

    Accepted answer: D. 80°

    Triangle angles total 180°; subtract 35 + 65 = 100°.

  12. Question 12 · Division · Final candidate

    Seventy-two pencils are packed equally into eight bags. Three bags are used. How many pencils are used?

    1. 24
    2. 27
    3. 36
    4. 18
    Show answer and explanation

    Accepted answer: B. 27

    Each bag has 72 ÷ 8 = 9 pencils. Three bags have 27.

  13. Question 13 · Evidence · Final candidate

    A seedling grows 2 cm in each of three days. Which claim is directly supported?

    1. It needs no water
    2. It will always grow 2 cm daily
    3. All seedlings grow equally
    4. It grew 6 cm over those days
    Show answer and explanation

    Accepted answer: D. It grew 6 cm over those days

    The recorded three-day total is 6 cm; future or universal claims need more evidence.

  14. Question 14 · Word reasoning · Final candidate

    A sign says 'Return before noon on Friday.' Which return meets both conditions?

    1. Friday at 11:30 a.m.
    2. Friday at 12:30 p.m.
    3. Saturday at 10 a.m.
    4. Friday at 1 p.m.
    Show answer and explanation

    Accepted answer: A. Friday at 11:30 a.m.

    11:30 a.m. is before noon and on the named day.

  15. Question 15 · Combinations · Final candidate

    A café offers 3 sandwiches and 2 drinks. Choosing one of each makes how many different pairs?

    1. 9
    2. 5
    3. 6
    4. 3
    Show answer and explanation

    Accepted answer: C. 6

    Each of the three sandwiches pairs with either of two drinks: 3 × 2.

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