PROBLEM SOLVING:

Question 1: Dan rented two movies to watch last night. The first was 1 hour
40 minutes long, the second 1 hour 50 minutes long. How much time did it
take for Dan to watch the two videos?

Solution:

First movie: 1 hour 40 minutes

Second movie: 1 hour 50 minutes

Total time: 1 hour 40 minutes + 1 hour 50 minutes = 2 hours 90 minutes = 3

hours 30 minutes

Answer: 3 hours 30 minutes

Question 2: What is the square root of 64?

Solution:

The square root of 64 is the number that, when multiplied by itself, equals 64.

8 * 8 = 64

Answer: 8

Question 3: The value of 5! is equal to?

Solution:

5! (5 factorial) = 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1 = 120

Answer: 120

Question 4: Alex bought 400 hot dogs for the school picnic. If they were
contained in packages of 8 hot dogs, how many total packages did he buy?

Solution:

Total hot dogs: 400

Hot dogs per package: 8

Total packages: 400 / 8 = 50

Answer: 50 packages

Question 5: Jeric is 5 feet 11 inches tall and Pierre is 6 feet 5 inches tall.
How much taller is Pierre than Jeric?

Solution:

Jeric's height: 5 feet 11 inches

Pierre's height: 6 feet 5 inches

Difference: 6 feet 5 inches - 5 feet 11 inches = 6 inches

Answer: 6 inches

Question 6: Emilio is 1 year 7 months old and Brooke is 2 years 8 months old.
How much older is Brooke than Emilio?

Solution:

Emilio's age: 1 year 7 months

Brooke's age: 2 years 8 months

Difference: 2 years 8 months - 1 year 7 months = 1 year 1 month

Answer: 1 year 1 month

Question 7: A train travels 300 miles in 6 hours. If it was traveling at a

constant speed the entire time, what was the speed of the train?

Solution:

Distance: 300 miles

Time: 6 hours

Speed: 300 miles / 6 hours = 50 miles per hour

Answer: 50 miles per hour

Question 8: The planet Pluto is estimated at a mean distance of 3,666

million miles from the sun. The planet Mars is estimated at a mean distance
of 36 million miles from the sun. How much closer to the sun is Mars than
Pluto?

Solution:
Pluto's distance: 3,666 million miles

Mars' distance: 36 million miles

Difference: 3,666 million miles - 36 million miles = 3,630 million miles

Answer: 3,630 million miles

Question 9: Fifty-four students are to be separated into six groups of equal

size. How many students are in each group?

Solution:

Total students: 54

Number of groups: 6

Students per group: 54 / 6 = 9

Answer: 9 students

Question 10: Which of the following is 14 percent of 232?

Solution:

14% of 232 = 0.14 * 232 = 32.48

Answer: 32.48

Question 11: If 2x = 20, then x is?

Solution:

2x = 20

x = 20 / 2 = 10

Answer: 10

Question 12: If nine candles are blown out on a birthday cake containing
seven times as many candles altogether, how many candles are there in all?

Solution:

Blown out candles: 9

Total candles are seven times the blown out candles: 7 * 9 = 63

Answer: 63 candles

Question 13: A meter stick was cut into two pieces at the 36cm − mark.
What is the ratio of the smaller piece to the larger piece?

Solution:

Meter stick length: 100 cm

Cut at 36 cm mark

Smaller piece: 36 cm

Larger piece: 100 cm - 36 cm = 64 cm

Ratio: 36/64 = 9/16

Answer: 9/16

Question 14: What is the greatest integral divisor of the numbers 42 and 60?

Solution:

Divisors of 42: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42

Divisors of 60: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60

Greatest common divisor: 6

Answer: 6

Question 15: A fair six-faced dice, with the faces labelled ‘1’, ‘2’, ‘3’, ‘4’, ‘5’,
and ‘6’, is rolled thrice. What is the probability of rolling ‘6’ exactly once?

Solution:

Probability of rolling a '6' on one roll: 1/6

Probability of not rolling a '6' on one roll: 5/6

Ways to roll a '6' exactly once in three rolls: 6XX, X6X, XX6, where X is not a '6'.

Probability of each of these scenarios: (1/6) * (5/6) * (5/6)

Total probability: 3 * (1/6) * (5/6) * (5/6) = 3 * 25/216 = 75/216 = 25/72

Answer: 25/72
Question 16: Bonnie has twice as many cousins as Robert. George has 5
cousins, which is 9 fewer than Bonnie has. How many cousins does Robert
have?

Solution:

George has 5 cousins.

Bonnie has 9 more cousins than George: 5 + 9 = 14 cousins.

Bonnie has twice as many cousins as Robert.

Robert has 14 / 2 = 7 cousins.

Answer: 7 cousins

Question 17: Justin earned scores of 85, 92, and 95 on his science tests.
What does he need to earn on his next science test so that the average
(arithmetic mean) of the four exam scores is 93?

Solution:

Current scores: 85, 92, 95

Desired average: 93

Total score needed for 4 tests: 93 * 4 = 372

Current total score: 85 + 92 + 95 = 272

Score needed on the next test: 372 - 272 = 100

Answer: 100

Question 18: Brad’s class collected 270 used books for the book drive. They
packed them in boxes of 30 books each. How many boxes did they need?

Solution:

Total books: 270

Books per box: 30

Number of boxes: 270 / 30 = 9

Answer: 9 boxes
Question 19: Joey participated in a dance-a-thon. His team started dancing
at 10 a.m. on Friday and stopped at 6 p.m. on Saturday. How many hours did
Joey’s team dance?

Solution:

Started: 10 a.m. Friday

Stopped: 6 p.m. Saturday

Hours on Friday: 14 hours

Hours on Saturday: 18 hours

Total hours: 14 hours + 18 hours = 32 hours

Answer: 32 hours

Question 20: Mount Everest is 29,028 feet high. Mount Kilimanjaro is 19,340
feet high. How much taller is Mount Everest?

Solution:

Mount Everest height: 29,028 feet

Mount Kilimanjaro height: 19,340 feet

Difference: 29,028 - 19,340 = 9,688 feet

Answer: 9,688 feet

Question 21: The area of a square is 36 cm². What is the length of one side
of the square?

Solution:

Area of the square: 36 cm²

Side length: √36 = 6 cm

Answer: 6 cm

Question 22: Pangilinan made 9 two-point baskets and 3 three-point baskets

in Friday’s basketball game. He did not score any other points. How many
points did he score?

Solution:
Two-point baskets: 9 * 2 = 18 points

Three-point baskets: 3 * 3 = 9 points

Total points: 18 + 9 = 27 points

Answer: 27 points

Question 23: Jerald burns 500 calories per hour bicycling. How long will he
have to ride to burn 1,125 calories?

Solution:

Calories burned per hour: 500

Total calories to burn: 1,125

Time: 1,125 / 500 = 2.25 hours

Answer: 2.25 hours

Question 24: A six-sided die is rolled and a coin is tossed. What is the
probability that a 3 will be rolled and a tail tossed?

Solution:

Probability of rolling a 3: 1/6

Probability of tossing a tail: 1/2

Probability of both events: (1/6) * (1/2) = 1/12

Answer: 1/12

Question 25: Wendy has 5 pairs of pants and 7 shirts. How many different
outfits can she make with these items (each outfit consists of one pair of
pants and one shirt)?

Solution:

Pairs of pants: 5

Shirts: 7

Number of outfits: 5 * 7 = 35

Answer: 35 outfits
Question 26: The area of a parallelogram is x⁸. If the base is x⁴, what is the
height in terms of x?

Solution:

Area of parallelogram = base * height

Area = x⁸

Base = x⁴

Height = Area / Base = x⁸ / x⁴ = x⁴

Answer: x⁴

Question 27: The square of a number added to 25 equals 10 times the

number. What is the number?

Solution:

Let the number be 'n'.

n² + 25 = 10n

n² - 10n + 25 = 0

(n - 5)² = 0

n=5

Answer: 5

Question 28: The sum of the square of a number and 12 times the number is
−27. What is the smaller of the two members that satisfy this description?

Solution:

Let the number be 'n'.

n² + 12n = -27

n² + 12n + 27 = 0

(n + 3)(n + 9) = 0

n = -3 or n = -9

The smaller of the two numbers is -9.

Answer: -9

Question 29: Aiden practiced his clarinet for ⅚ of an hour. How many
minutes did he practice?

Solution:

Time practiced: ⅚ of an hour

1 hour = 60 minutes

Time in minutes: (⅚) * 60 = 50 minutes

Answer: 50 minutes

Question 30: A number is multiplied by 4, then 18 is added. The result is 94.

Find the number.

Solution:

Let the number be 'x'.

4x + 18 = 94

4x = 94 - 18

4x = 76

x = 76 / 4 = 19

Answer: 19

Question 31: The sum of two numbers is 73 and their difference is 19. Find
both numbers.

Solution:

Let the numbers be x and y.

x + y = 73

x - y = 19

Adding the two equations:

2x = 92 => x = 46

Substituting x in the first equation:

46 + y = 73 => y = 27

Answer: 46 and 27

Question 32: A rectangle has a perimeter of 86. Its length is 7 more than
twice its width. Find the length and width.

Solution:

Let the length be 'l' and the width be 'w'.

Perimeter: 2l + 2w = 86

Length in terms of width: l = 2w + 7

Substitute l in the perimeter equation:

2(2w + 7) + 2w = 86

4w + 14 + 2w = 86

6w = 72

w = 12

l = 2 * 12 + 7 = 31

Answer: Length = 31, Width = 12

Question 33: A car travels 240 km. It travels the first part at 60 km/h and the
second part at 80 km/h. Total travel time is 3.5 hours. How many km was
traveled at 60 km/h?

Solution:

Let x be distance at 60 km/h.

Given:

x/60 + (240-x)/80 = 3.5

Solve:

Multiply by 240:

4x + 3(240-x) = 840

4x + 720 - 3x = 840
x = 120 km

Answer: 120 km

Question 34: A box contains only 5-peso and 10-peso coins. There are 41
coins total and the total value is ₱315. How many 5-peso coins and 10-peso
coins?

Solution:

Let the number of 5-peso coins be 'x' and the number of 10-peso coins be 'y'.

x + y = 41

5x + 10y = 315

From the first equation, x = 41 - y

Substitute in the second equation:

5(41 - y) + 10y = 315

205 - 5y + 10y = 315

5y = 110

y = 22

x = 41 - 22 = 19

Answer: 19 five-peso coins and 22 ten-peso coins

Question 35. A box contains only 5-peso and 10-peso coins. There are 41
coins total and the total value is ₱315. How many 5-peso coins and 10-peso
coins?

Let x = number of 5-peso coins

Let y = number of 10-peso coins

Equations:

x + y = 41

5x + 10y = 315

From equation 1: y = 41 - x
Substitute into equation 2:

5x + 10(41 - x) = 315

5x + 410 - 10x = 315

-5x = -95

x = 19

y = 41 - 19 = 22

Answer: 19 5-peso coins and 22 10-peso coins

Question 36: A number is 6 less than three times another number. Their sum
is 78. Find both numbers.

Solution:

Let the numbers be x and y.

x = 3y - 6

x + y = 78

Substitute x in the second equation:

(3y - 6) + y = 78

4y - 6 = 78

4y = 84

y = 21

Substitute y back into x = 3y - 6:

x = 3 * 21 - 6 = 63 - 6 = 57

Answer: 57 and 21

Question 37: A worker earns ₱520 for 8 hours. He gets ₱60 extra for every
hour beyond 8 hours. If he earned ₱820 in one day, how many hours did he
work?

Solution:

Regular earnings for 8 hours: ₱520

Hourly rate: ₱520 / 8 = ₱65

Extra earnings: ₱820 - ₱520 = ₱300

Extra hours: ₱60 per hour

Number of extra hours: ₱300 / ₱60 = 5 hours

Total hours worked: 8 + 5 = 13 hours

Answer: 13 hours

Question 38: A right triangle has legs in the ratio 3:4. The hypotenuse is 25.
Find the lengths of the legs.

Solution:

Let the legs be 3x and 4x. The hypotenuse is 25.

(3x)² + (4x)² = 25²

9x² + 16x² = 625

25x² = 625

x² = 25

x=5

Legs:

3 * 5 = 15

4 * 5 = 20

Answer: 15 and 20

Question 39: A store sells notebooks for ₱35 each and pens for ₱18 each. A
customer buys 23 items total and pays ₱657. How many notebooks and
how many pens?

Solution:

Let x be notebooks, y be pens.

Given:

x + y = 23
35x + 18y = 657

Solve:

x = 23 - y

35(23-y) + 18y = 657

805 - 35y + 18y = 657

-17y = -148

y = 8.7 ≈ 9 (round to whole number)

x = 23 - 9 = 14

Answer: notebooks = 14, pens = 9

Question 40: Two pipes fill a tank. Pipe A alone fills it in 6 hours. Pipe B
alone fills it in 9 hours. If both are opened together, how long will it take to
fill the tank? (in hours, decimal allowed)

Solution:

Pipe A fills 1/6 of the tank in 1 hour. Pipe B fills 1/9 of the tank in 1 hour.

Together, they fill (1/6 + 1/9) of the tank in 1 hour.

1/6 + 1/9 = 3/18 + 2/18 = 5/18

So, they fill 5/18 of the tank in 1 hour. To fill the entire tank (1), it will take:

1 / (5/18) = 18/5 = 3.6 hours

Answer: 3.6 hours

Question 41: Naruto makes 7 shadow clones every minute. After 12 minutes,
he stops and 18 clones disappear. How many clones are left?

Solution:

Clones made per minute: 7

Number of minutes: 12

Total clones made: 7 * 12 = 84

Clones disappear: 18
Clones left: 84 - 18 = 66

Answer: 66 clones

Question 42: Luffy eats 4 meat plates per hour. Zoro eats 3 plates per hour.
In 5 hours, they eat 31 plates total. How many hours did Luffy eat alone
before Zoro joined?

Solution:

Let x be the number of hours Luffy ate alone. Then, Luffy and Zoro ate
together for (5 - x) hours.

4x + (4 + 3)(5 - x) = 31

4x + 7(5 - x) = 31

4x + 35 - 7x = 31

-3x = -4

x = 4/3 = 1.33 hours

Answer: 1.33 hours

Question 43: Tanjiro’s sword needs 480 seconds to fully heat. Nezuko can
heat it 3 times faster. If they heat the sword together, how many seconds
will it take?

Solution:

Tanjiro's rate: 1/480 swords per second

Nezuko's rate: 3/480 = 1/160 swords per second

Combined rate: 1/480 + 1/160 = 1/480 + 3/480 = 4/480 = 1/120

Time to heat together: 1 / (1/120) = 120 seconds

Answer: 120 seconds

Question 44: A Titan is 15 meters tall. A wall is 3 times the Titan’s height
minus 5 meters. What is the height of the wall?

Solution:

Titan height: 15 meters

Wall height: (3 * 15) - 5 = 45 - 5 = 40 meters

Answer: 40 meters

Question 45: Gojo can block 92% of attacks. If Sukuna attacks 250 times,
how many attacks will hit Gojo?

Solution:

Attacks that hit Gojo: (100% - 92%) = 8%

Number of attacks: 250

Number of attacks that hit: 0.08 * 250 = 20

Answer: 20 attacks

Question 46: Deku trains 6 days per week. He does 45 pushups per day.
After 8 weeks, he increases his pushups by 15 per day for the remaining 4
weeks. How many total pushups did he do in 12 weeks?

Solution:

First 8 weeks:

Pushups per day: 45

Days per week: 6

Total pushups in 8 weeks: 8 * 6 * 45 = 2160

Last 4 weeks:

Pushups per day: 45 + 15 = 60

Days per week: 6

Total pushups in 4 weeks: 4 * 6 * 60 = 1440

Total pushups: 2160 + 1440 = 3600

Answer: 3600 pushups

Question 47: Takemichi can time-leap every 18 hours. He time-leaps 9 times.

How many total hours passed?

Solution:
Time per leap: 18 hours

Number of leaps: 9

Total hours passed: 18 * 9 = 162 hours

Answer: 162 hours

Question 48: Goku’s power level triples, then increases by 2400. Final power
level is 10500. What was his original power level?

Solution:

Let original power level be x.

3x + 2400 = 10500

3x = 8100

x = 2700

Answer: 2700

Question 49: Hinata practices serving 120 times per day. Kageyama
practices 40 more than Hinata per day. They train for 6 days. How many
total serves did they do combined?

Solution:

Hinata serves per day: 120

Kageyama serves per day: 120 + 40 = 160

Combined serves per day: 120 + 160 = 280

Number of days: 6

Total serves: 280 * 6 = 1680

Answer: 1680 serves

Question 50: Light writes 1 name every 35 seconds. In 28 minutes, he stops

for 2 minutes to think. How many names did he write?

Solution:

Total time: 28 minutes

Thinking time: 2 minutes

Writing time: 28 - 2 = 26 minutes

Writing time in seconds: 26 * 60 = 1560 seconds

Names per 35 seconds: 1

Total names: 1560 / 35 = 44.57

Since he can't write a fraction of a name, round down.

Answer: 44 names

Question 51: You're buying snacks at a convenience store and have you
₱200. If chips cost ₱35 and a drink costs ₱25, how many chips can you buy
if you also get one drink?

Solution:

Cost of drink: ₱25

Money left for chips: ₱200 - ₱25 = ₱175

Cost per bag of chips: ₱35

Number of chips you can buy: ₱175 / ₱35 = 5

Answer: 5 bags of chips

Question 52: Find the derivative of f(x) = 6x² + 3x - 10

Solution:

Using the power rule: d/dx (xⁿ) = nxⁿ⁻¹

f'(x) = 12x + 3

Answer: f'(x) = 12x + 3

Question 53: You have ₱500 and want to buy 3 t-shirts priced at ₱150 each.
How much change will you get?

Solution:

Cost per t-shirt: ₱150

Number of t-shirts: 3
Total cost: 3 * ₱150 = ₱450

Change: ₱500 - ₱450 = ₱50

Answer: ₱50

Question 54: Find the derivative of f(x) = x³ + 4x² - 2x + 1

Solution:

Using the power rule: d/dx (xⁿ) = nxⁿ⁻¹

f'(x) = 3x² + 8x - 2

Answer: f'(x) = 3x² + 8x - 2

Question 55: Find the derivative of f(x) = 20x³ + x⁴ - 6x + 50

Solution:

Using the power rule: d/dx (xⁿ) = nxⁿ⁻¹

f'(x) = 60x² + 4x³ - 6

Answer: f'(x) = 4x³ + 60x² - 6

Question 56: You're buying 2 kilos of apples at ₱120 per kilo and 3 kilos of
oranges at ₱80 per kilo. How much will you pay?

Solution:

Cost of apples: 2 * ₱120 = ₱240

Cost of oranges: 3 * ₱80 = ₱240

Total cost: ₱240 + ₱240 = ₱480

Answer: ₱480

Question 57: Find the A bookshelf has 5 shelves, and each shelf can hold 8
books. If it's currently empty, how many books can be placed on it?

Solution:

Number of shelves: 5

Books per shelf: 8

Total books: 5 * 8 = 40

Answer: 40 books

Question 58: Find the derivative of f(x) = 25x + 2x⁶ - 4

Solution:

Using the power rule: d/dx (xⁿ) = nxⁿ⁻¹

f'(x) = 25 + 12x⁵

Answer: f'(x) = 12x⁵ + 25

Question 59: A car travels 250 km in 5 hours. What's its average speed?

Solution:

Distance: 250 km

Time: 5 hours

Average speed: 250 km / 5 hours = 50 km/h

Answer: 50 km/h

Question 60: A bakery sells 200 loaves of bread at ₱40 each and 100
pastries at ₱20 each. How much revenue did it generate?

Solution:

Revenue from bread: 200 * ₱40 = ₱8000

Revenue from pastries: 100 * ₱20 = ₱2000

Total revenue: ₱8000 + ₱2000 = ₱10000

Answer: ₱10000

Question 61: Solve x - 4 = 7

Solution:

x-4=7

x=7+4

x = 11
Answer: x = 11

Question 62: Solve 3x = 15

Solution:

3x = 15

x = 15 / 3

x=5

Answer: x = 5

Question 63: Solve 2x - 1 = 9

Solution:

2x - 1 = 9

2x = 9 + 1

2x = 10

x=5

Answer: x = 5

Question 64: Find the derivative of f(x) = 9x⁵ - 20x

Solution:

Using the power rule: d/dx (xⁿ) = nxⁿ⁻¹

f'(x) = 45x⁴ - 20

Answer: f'(x) = 45x⁴ - 20

Question 65: A water tank can hold 1000 liters. If 350 liters are already used,
how many more liters can be added?

Solution:

Capacity: 1000 liters

Used: 350 liters

Remaining: 1000 - 350 = 650 liters

Answer: 650 liters

Question 66: Find the derivatives of f(x) = x¹⁰ + 10x - 4x² + 100

Solution:

Using the power rule: d/dx (xⁿ) = nxⁿ⁻¹

f'(x) = 10x⁹ + 10 - 8

Question 66: Find the derivative of f(x) = x¹⁰ + 10x - 4x² + 100

Solution:

Using the power rule: d/dx (xⁿ) = nxⁿ⁻¹

f'(x) = 10x⁹ + 10 - 8x

Answer: f'(x) = 10x⁹ - 8x + 10

Question 67: Find the critical points of f(x) = x³ - 3x² + 2

Solution:

First, find the derivative:

f'(x) = 3x² - 6x

Set the derivative to zero and solve for x:

3x² - 6x = 0

3x(x - 2) = 0

x = 0 or x = 2

Answer: The critical points are x = 0 and x = 2

Question 68: Solve the equation 2x + 5 = 11

Solution:

2x + 5 = 11

2x = 11 - 5

2x = 6

x=3
Answer: x = 3

Question 69: Find the 2nd derivative of f(x) = x⁴ + 2x³ - 3x² + x

Solution:

First, find the first derivative:

f'(x) = 4x³ + 6x² - 6x + 1

Now, find the second derivative:

f''(x) = 12x² + 12x - 6

Answer: f''(x) = 12x² + 12x - 6