2009 METROBANK-MTAP-DEPED MATH CHALLENGE NATIONAL FINALS

GRADE 6 TEAM ORAL

Part 1: 15
7 . W h a t n u m b e r w i l l y o u a d d t o t h e n u m e r a t o r a n d d e n o mi n a t o r o f
71
so that theresult becomes 4 times?Solution4 times
71
is
74
.But
74
is equivalent to
148
, s o 7 s h o u l d b e a d d e d t o b o t h t h e n u me r a t o r a n d denominator of
71
.That is,
741487771
==++
.Answer:
7
8.In an election, one of the two candidates got 45% of the votes and this
w a s 2 0 votes less than that of the other candidate. How many votes did the winner get?
SolutionTotal number of votes = 20

(55% - 45%) = 20

.10 = 200 Number of votes of the winner = 200 x .55 = 110Answer:

110
9 . W h a t i s t h e s u m o f t h e e v e n n u mb e r s f r o m 1 t o 1 0 0? Solution2 + 4 + 6 + 96 +
98 + 100Pair the numbers so that each pair will total 102 as shown above. Then
multiply102 by the number of pairs which is 25.So 25 x 102 = 2550Answer:
2550
1 0 . U s e a l l t h e 4 o n e - d i g i t pr i m e n u m b e r s t o f o r m t w o f r a c t i o n s w i t h t h e
s m a l l e s t possible sum. What are the fractions?SolutionThese prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, and
7.For the sum of the two fractions to be the smallest, their denominators must be 5and 7. Now,
35297352
=+
while
35317253
=+

.
Answers:
7352
,
11.By how many percent is the volume of a rectangular prism increased when
thelength and the height are each doubled?SolutionOriginal volume = l x w x h New volume =
2 x l x w x 2 x h = 4 x l x w x hIncrease = 400% - 100% = 300%Answer:
300%Part 2: 30 seconds (5 items)
2102102

1.There are many numbers which divide 109 with a remainder of 4. List ALL twodigit numbers that have this property.Solution109 4 = 105105 = 3 x 5 x 7Multiply two factors
of 105 at a time, i.e. 3 x 5, 3 x 7, and 5 x 7.Answers:
15, 21, 35
2.Nic puts together 42 one-cm cubes to form a rectangular prism. If the perimeter
of the base is 18 cm, what is the height of the prism?SolutionThe area of the base must be a

divisor of 42.But 42 = 3 x 7 x 2. For the perimeter to be 18 cm, the base must be 7 cm

x 2 cm.Therefore the height of the prism is 3 cm.Answer:
3 cm
3.Colored pens are sold in packs of 3 pens or packs of 5 pens. What
i s t h e l e a s t number of packs one needs to buy to have exactly 42 colored pens?SolutionTo
obtain the least number of packs, maximize the packs of 5.42

5 = 8 remainder 2The sum of the smallest multiple of 5 and the remainder 2 that is divisible by
3 is12.So, 4 packs of 3 pens and 6 packs of 5 pens. And 4 + 6 = 10.
Answer:
10
4.On four long quizzes where the scores could be from 0 to 50, Lina had an
averagescore of 45. What was the lowest score that she could have obtained on one test?
SolutionTo get the lowest possible score on one test, Linas score in each of the 3
other quizzes should be perfect. This gives 3 x 50 = 150 as her total score in 3 quizzes.Her total
score in 4 quizzes is 4 x 45 = 180. So, her score in 1 quiz must be 180 150 = 30.Answer:
30
5.During typhoons, the weather is reported every 18 minutes
o n C h a n n e l 3 a n d every 12 minutes on Channel 6. Both stations broadcast the weather at
1:30 P.M.When is the next time that the stations will broadcast again the weather at
thesame time?SolutionThe least common multiple of 18 and 12 is 36.So 1:30 P.M. + 36
minutes is 2:06 P.M.Answer:
2:06 P.M. or 14:06Part 3: 60 seconds (5 items)
3

1 . U s i n g t h e d i g i t s 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 , a n d 7 w h a t t w o - d i g i t n u mb e r a n d t hr e e - d i g i t
n u m b e r can be formed whose product is the smallest?SolutionFor the product to be
smallest, the digit 2 must be the tens digit of the two-digit number and the digit 3 must
be the hundreds digit of the three-digit number. Then5 must be the ones digit of the twodigit number and 6 must be the tens digit of t h e t hr e e - d i g i t n u m b e r. T h i s i s
s o b e c a u s e t h e m u l t i p l i e r 2 5 i s t h e s ma l l e s t possible.Answer:
25 and 367
2 . Two j o g g e r s r u n a r o u n d a n o v a l t r a c k i n o p p o s i t e d i r e c t i o n s . O n e j o g g e r
r u n s around the track in 56 seconds. The joggers meet every 24 seconds. How
manyseconds does it take for the second jogger to run around the track?Solution
7456241
=
74n24
=
, n = 42Answer:
42

3.Mang Jose makes wooden legs for stools and tables. Each stool uses 3 legs
whileeach table uses 4 legs. Mang Jose has made 68 legs. How many stools and tablescan he
make if he makes at least 1 of each kind? Give two possible combinations.Solution68

4 = 17 tablesTherefore one possible combination is 4 stools and 14 tables.For the other

combinations on the number of stools (s) and the number of tables (t), the number of
stools should be multiples of 4 in order to use all the legs.
Answer:
(s, t) = (4, 14), (8, 11), (12, 8), (16, 5), (20, 2)
4.Ms. Cruz computed the average score of his mathematics class with 50 pupils as83.
But she discovered that Leas score of 81 was misrecorded as 31 and Bensscore of 65
was misrecorded as 85. What is the correct average of the class?Solution81-31 = 50 so Leas
recorded score is 50 less than her actual score.85-65 = 20 so Bens recorded score is 20 more
than his actual score.50 20 = 30 should be added to the total of the scores of the class30

50 = .6So 83 + .6 = 83.6Answer:
83.6 or 83.60
5.In the pattern below, what is the difference between the last number and the
firstnumber in row 25?
1
3 5
7 9 11
13 15 17 19
21 23 25 27 19

SolutionThe differences between the last number and first number in rows 1, 2, 3, 4,
and5, respectively are 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8. The 25th number in this pattern is 48.Answer:
4
seconds (11 items)