Students answer 21,875 questions

Students from Pretty Beach Public School took part in World Maths Day on March 5.

Students from Years 3 to 6 helped set a world record in answering mental arithmetic questions using the live mathematics game engine on the internet.

"There were more than 20,000 schools from 150 countries around the world participating in the event," school principal Ms Vicki Redrup said.

"We had 84 students registered and answered 21,875 questions correctly.

"Year 6 won a free subscription to Mathletics (worth $900) until the end of the school year for their outstanding performance on the day.

"It was great for our children to be a part of this international challenge."

Students from around the world managed to set a new world record with 182,455,169 correct answers.

Newsletter, 6 March 2008 Vicki Redrup, Pretty Beach Public School