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The document contains 40 multiple-choice Mathematics questions for Grade 11, covering topics such as Statistics, Algebra, Geometry, Simultaneous Equations, Variation, Angles, Quadratic Equations, Triangles, Probability, and Set Theory. Each question is followed by four answer options and the correct answer is provided. The document also includes a note offering to export the questions as a Word or PDF document.
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Mathematics Brain Teasers

The document contains 40 multiple-choice Mathematics questions for Grade 11, covering topics such as Statistics, Algebra, Geometry, Simultaneous Equations, Variation, Angles, Quadratic Equations, Triangles, Probability, and Set Theory. Each question is followed by four answer options and the correct answer is provided. The document also includes a note offering to export the questions as a Word or PDF document.
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Here are 40 tough/standard multiple-choice Mathematics questions for Grade 11, organized

across the following topics: Statistics, Algebra, Geometry, Simultaneous Equations, Variation,
Angles, Quadratic Equations, Triangles, Probability, and Set Theory.

STATISTICS

1. The mean of five numbers is 16. If one number is removed and the new mean is
18, what is the number removed?

A) 8 B) 10 C) 12 D) 14

Answer: A

2. The median of 7 values is 24. If each value is increased by 3, what is the new
median?

A) 24 B) 27 C) 21 D) 30

Answer: B

3. The range of a set is 18. If the smallest number is –4, what is the largest
number?

A) 22 B) 14 C) 12 D) 18

Answer: A

4. In statistics, the mode is defined as:

A) Middle value B) Highest value C) Most frequent value D) Average value

Answer: C

ALGEBRA

5. Simplify:

A) B) C) D)

Answer: B

6. If , find

A) 13 B) 9 C) 11 D) 15

Answer: C

7. Solve:

A) 5 B) 6 C) 4 D) 3
Answer: A

8. Factorize:

A) (x + 2)(x – 7) B) (x – 2)(x – 7) C) (x + 7)(x – 2) D) (x – 5)(x – 9)

Answer: C

9. Simplify:

A) B) C) D)

Answer: B

10. Solve for :

A) B) C) D)

Answer: A

GEOMETRY

11. A circle has radius 7 cm. Find its area.

A) 154 cm² B) 49π cm² C) 44 cm² D) 100 cm²

Answer: A

12. The sum of the angles in a pentagon is:

A) 360° B) 540° C) 720° D) 900°

Answer: B

13. In a regular octagon, what is the size of each interior angle?

A) 135° B) 120° C) 140° D) 145°

Answer: A

14. The volume of a cube is 64 cm³. What is the length of one side?

A) 2 cm B) 4 cm C) 8 cm D) 16 cm

Answer: B

15. The perimeter of a rectangle is 60 cm. If the length is twice the width, find the
width.

A) 10 cm B) 15 cm C) 12 cm D) 18 cm

Answer: A
SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS

16. Solve:

A) x = 4, y = 1 B) x = 3, y = 2 C) x = 2, y = 5 D) x = 5, y = –1

Answer: A

17. Solve:

A) x = 2, y = 0 B) x = 3, y = 2 C) x = 1, y = 2 D) x = 1, y = 3

Answer: A

18. Solve the equations:

A) x = 2, y = 4 B) x = 4, y = 2 C) x = 3, y = 3 D) x = 5, y = 1

Answer: B

VARIATION

19. If and when , find when .

A) 24 B) 32 C) 40 D) 36

Answer: B

20. If varies inversely as and when , find when .

A) 25 B) 20 C) 15 D) 10

Answer: A

ANGLES

21. Two angles are complementary. One angle is 3 times the other. Find the angles.

A) 60°, 30° B) 45°, 45° C) 70°, 20° D) 67.5°, 22.5°

Answer: A

22. A triangle has angles 3x°, 4x°, and 5x°. Find x.

A) 12 B) 15 C) 18 D) 10

Answer: B

23. Find the size of an exterior angle of a regular hexagon.

A) 60° B) 120° C) 72° D) 45°


Answer: A

QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

24. Solve:

A) x = 4, –2 B) x = –4, –2 C) x = 2, –4 D) x = 1, 8

Answer: A

25. Find the roots of

A) x = –3, –3 B) x = –1, –9 C) x = 3, 3 D) x = –6, 0

Answer: A

26. Solve the quadratic equation:

A) x = 0.5, –2 B) x = 1, –1 C) x = 2, –0.5 D) x = 1.5, –3

Answer: A

TRIANGLES

27. In triangle ABC, angle A = 60°, angle B = 70°. Find angle C.

A) 30° B) 50° C) 40° D) 60°

Answer: C

28. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3:4:5. What type of triangle is it?

A) Equilateral B) Isosceles C) Right-angled D) Obtuse

Answer: C

29. Use Pythagoras’ Theorem: If the hypotenuse is 13 and one side is 5, find the
other side.

A) 12 B) 10 C) 8 D) 11

Answer: A

PROBABILITY

30. A die is thrown. What is the probability of getting a number less than 5?

A) B) C) D)

Answer: C

31. Two coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at least one head?
A) B) C) D)

Answer: B

32. A card is drawn from a deck. What is the probability of getting a king?

A) B) C) D)

Answer: A

SET THEORY

33. If A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {2, 3, 4}, find .

A) {1, 2, 3} B) {1, 2, 3, 4} C) {2, 3} D) {4}

Answer: B

34. If A = {x: x < 5}, B = {x: x is even, x < 10}, find .

A) {2, 4} B) {1, 2, 3, 4} C) {0, 2, 4, 6} D) {4, 6, 8}

Answer: A

35. In a class of 40, 25 like math, 20 like English, and 10 like both. How many like
only math?

A) 15 B) 20 C) 25 D) 10

Answer: A

36. What is the complement of set A in universal set U?

If U = {1,2,3,4,5}, A = {2,4}, then A′ =

A) {1,3,5} B) {2,4} C) {1,2,3,4} D) {1,2,3}

Answer: A

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Here are questions 11 to 20 (tough multiple choice) for Grade 11 Mathematics, covering
Geometry and Simultaneous Equations:

11. The sum of interior angles of a polygon is 1440°. How many sides does it have?

A) 8

B) 10

C) 12
D) 9

Answer: C

12. The area of a trapezium is 96 cm². If the height is 8 cm and the sum of the parallel sides is
12 cm, what is wrong?

A) Nothing

B) The height should be greater

C) Area is too large

D) Recheck sum of parallel sides

Answer: D

13. A triangle has sides 7 cm, 24 cm and 25 cm. What type of triangle is it?

A) Equilateral

B) Right-angled

C) Acute

D) Obtuse

Answer: B

14. What is the length of the diagonal of a rectangle 6 cm by 8 cm?

A) 10 cm

B) 12 cm

C) 14 cm

D) 15 cm

Answer: A

15. The volume of a cone is 231 cm³. If the radius is 3.5 cm, find the height. (Use π = 22/7)

A) 6 cm

B) 7 cm

C) 8 cm

D) 9 cm

Answer: B
16. Solve: 2x + y = 9 and x – y = 1

A) x = 3, y = 3

B) x = 4, y = 1

C) x = 5, y = –1

D) x = 2, y = 5

Answer: A

17. Solve: 3x – 2y = 12 and x + y = 4

A) x = 3, y = 1

B) x = 2, y = 2

C) x = 4, y = 0

D) x = 5, y = –1

Answer: D

18. If 2a + 3b = 17 and 4a – b = 9, find a and b

A) a = 3, b = 2

B) a = 2, b = 3

C) a = 4, b = 1

D) a = 1, b = 5

Answer: A

19. Solve using elimination: x + 2y = 10 and 3x – y = 5

A) x = 3, y = 4

B) x = 2, y = 5

C) x = 1, y = 4

D) x = 4, y = 3

Answer: D

20. Find the solution to: 5x + 2y = 11 and 2x – 3y = 4

A) x = 1, y = 3
B) x = 2, y = 0.5

C) x = 1, y = 2

D) x = 3, y = 1

Answer: B

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