Kids' Hangout

Math Fun

You could require that kids score a certain number of Math Fun points—100, 1000, 5000, depending on age—to earn a 15-minute block of time playing computer games.

Download the executable, and double-click to begin. Turn on NumLock, and use the numeric keypad and Enter to type in an answer. Select Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication or Division, and move the slider bar to select the upper limit of problem numbers: between 1 and 20.

The score is based on the level of difficulty of the function (with division yielding the most points) and the size of the numbers in the problem. So you get some of the highest points for solving “171/19” and the least for “1+0.”

The Diagnostics tab shows all the problems posed, and in the case of incorrect answers, the value that was entered.

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