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Mental math test: timed, no calculator
80 questions in 8 minutes · multiple choice · minus 1 per wrong answer
Optiver, Maven Securities and Flow Traders all name mental math as something they test, and Optiver bans calculators. Practice timed arithmetic in the formats candidates report, including the “80 in 8”, with whole numbers, decimals, fractions and percentages. No firm publishes its question counts, timings or scoring. The timed formats below are what candidates and prep sites report for recent cycles; use them as practice settings and follow the instructions in your own invitation.
Before you start
- Questions come one at a time and you cannot go back. Choosing an option (or pressing Enter on a typed answer) moves straight to the next question; keys 1 to 4 also choose an option.
- The clock keeps running in background tabs and reloads. When it runs out, unanswered questions score nothing. Each wrong answer costs a point; a skipped question costs nothing.
- Work without a calculator. Optiver states that calculators are not permitted in its assessment.
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