college entry math - only 2 questions, can you solve them?

[LordSnailz]

Not the usual brain teaser that will cause a 50page thread but these should be fun to solve.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/6589301.stm

 

[Gibson486]

repost

 

[Kirby]

R

 

[slsmnaz]

yep

 

[Vegitto]

The first one would take me a while, the second one, I could do in first grade (of HS, our system isn't like the American system).

 

[MrDudeMan]

im an engineer and it would probably take me a while to do the first. its been years since ive done stupid math like that.

 

[silverpig]

I could probably get the first one after a while. The second one is pretty laughable