QR Code Defuse The Bomb Number 2 - Answers

The notorious terrorist The Mathematician has planted a bomb in a public place. He has left
clues to the 5 digit code that will defuse the bomb. All the QR codes link to some of The
Mathematicians favourite songs and bands, either of which contain a number. What you need
to do is solve the mathematical problems, scan the QR code that is linked to the correct answer
and find the code that will defuse the bomb. All codes link to songs or bands that contain a
number, so you cant cheat! Good luck!

Answer 1

Problem 1
A jacket costs 63 in sale with 30% off.
What does the jacket cost when its not in the sale?
Answer 2

81.90

44.10

Answer 3

90 (Echo and the Bunnymen

Seven Seas)

Problem 2
Alan, Robert and Charlie all round a number to 3000. They all rounded correctly.
Alan rounded to the nearest 10.
Robert rounded to the nearest 100.
Charlie rounded to the nearest 1000.
What is the largest integer that the original number could have been?
Answer 1
Answer 2
Answer 3
3049

3004 (Madonna & JT 4

Minutes)

2999

Problem 3
Evaluate
Answer 1

Answer 2
(Sting Seven Days)

Answer 3
8

Problem 4
The population of the UK is
.
The area of the UK is
.
Calculate the population density of the UK (the number of people living in each km2).
Answer 1
Answer 2
Answer 3
26.25 people/km2
(Yeah Yeah Yeahs Zero)

0.04 people/km2

2.625 people/km2

Problem 5
I invest 800 into an account paying 3% per annum compound interest.
How many years do I have to leave it so that the balance is over 1000?
Answer 1
Answer 2
Answer 3
8 years
(Frazier Chorus Cloud 8)

9 years

10 years

Code:
7