Problem Solving
1)
Uncle Henry was driving to Halifax when he spotted a big green gorilla on the
side of the road. He screeched to a stop, jumped out of his car. He saw the outline
of a number on the gorilla. He couldn't quite see the number, but he knew it was
a 4 digit number. And:
1) He remembered seeing a number 1.
2) In the hundred's place he remembers the number is 3 times the
number in the thousand's place.
3) He said the number in the one's place is 4 times the number in the ten's
place.
4) Finally he said the number 2 is sitting in the thousand's place.
What is the number?
2)
Elmer Fudd decided to grow a garden so he could make salad. He wants to make
it 10.1 m long and 4.2 m wide. However, in order to avoid Bugs Bunny from
entering his garden he must make a fence surrounding the garden. He decides to
make the fence 11.2 m long and 5.0 m wide. What is the area between the fence
and the garden?
3)
Jenny bought 7 t-shirts, one for each of her seven brothers, for $9.95 each. The
cashier charged her an additional $13.07 in sales tax. She left the store with a
measely $7.28. How much money did Jenny start with?
4)
Dave gave Charlotte half of his pogs. Charlotte gave Johnnie half of the pogs she
received from Dave. Johnnie kept 8 of those pogs and gave the remaining 10 to
Dana. How many pogs did Dave give Charlotte?
5)
On an average day, Canadians spend $958904.00 buying video games. Of this
total $767123.00 is spent on Nintendo games. In one week how much do
Canadians spend on Nintendo Games. How much do they spend on other video
games in a week?
6)
The average monthly rainfall for 6 months was 28.5 mm. If it had rained 1mm
more each month what would the average have been? By how much would the
total have been increased in six months and by how much would average have
been increased per month?
7)
I am an atronomer and my camera lens is 1.372m across. My friend George is a
spy and he has a camera lens of 2.9cm across. My aunt Marie is a surgeon and
she has a lens 1.5cm across.
1) How many more metres across is my camera lens than Marie's?
2) How many fewer metres across is Marie's camera lens than George's?
3) Around how many of George's camera lens' would fit across mine?
8)
If you are given the following questions: How many Russian rubles can you buy
with $300.00 Canadian? What other information do you need in order to solve
the problem?
You need to know the exchange rate. How many rubles you can get per one
Canadian dollar?
So if the question now reads, "How many Russian rubles can you buy with
$300.00 Canadian knowing the exchange rate of 20 rubles/Canadian dollar.
9)
a) What is the least fraction of a full turn you could turn this geoboard for the
shape to look the same?
b) Try making your own figure on the same geoboard with the same turn
symmetry.
10)
Jill was given 3 red candies, 2 blue candies and 2 yellow candies. Use several
ratios to describe the candies Jill has.
11)
a) Mr. Mason asked the children to open their math books to the facing pages
whose page numbers add up to 85. To which pages should the children turn?
Mark accidentally tore out a page of his math book. Mr. Mason asked him what
page it was. Mark said that the sum of the page numbers on the facing pages was
127. What are the page numbers on the pages Mark tore out of the book?
12)
SALE
Celtic Bakery Sale
White Bread - 2 for $1.25
Rye Bread - 2 for $1.35
Onion Rolls - 6 for $1.00
Hamburger Buns- 6 for $0.85
Hot Dog Buns - 6 for $0.69
Melanie and Kevin are going shopping for their mom at the Celtic Bakery. They
were told to buy 15 onion rolls, 10 hamburger buns and 2 loaves of rye bread.
How much will it cost them?
13)
a) If you saved $2.00 on January 1, $4.00 on February 1, $6.00 on March 1, $8.00
on April 1, and so on, how much money would you save in one year?
b) If you saved $2.00 on January 1, $4.00 on February 1, $8.00 on March 1,
$16.00 on April 1, and so on. How much money would you save in one year?
14)
A number line from 0 to 2 is divided into seven equal segments. What fraction
names point A? What fraction names point B?
15)
Dennis the Menace is thinking of two numbers. Their greatest common factor is
6. Their least common multiple is 36. One of the numbers is 12. What is the other
number?
16)
What is the number you started with?
17)
A Drug Store parking lot has space for 1000 cars. 2/5 of the spaces are for
compact cars. On Tuesday, there were 200 compact cars and some standard size
cars in the parking lot. The parking lot was 3/4 full.
How many standard size cars were in the parking lot?
18)
Ethel made a list of all the whole numbers between 1 to 100. How many times did
she write the number 2?
19)
How many triangles are in this figure?
20)
Can you solve this magic square?
Put the remaining numbers from 0 to 15 in the 16 small squares. The sum of the
four numbers in each row, column and two diagonals must be 30.
15 | | | 12
----+----+----+----
| 10 | 9 |
----+----+----+----
| | | 11
----+----+----+----
3 | | | 0
21)
Mary and Jason were making propellers for their wooden helicopters. Mary put
a number on her propellor and noticed that when she turned the propellor she
had the same number.
Jason was trying to think of a number that he could put on his that had the same
rotational symmetry (looks the same turned upside down). What is the next
larger number that has this property?
22)
a) Mr. and Mrs. Callahan and their 3 children paid $7.00 for tickets. Which
game do they plan to see?
SOFTBALL: Adults $2.00 Children $1.00
BASKETBALL: Adults $3.00 Children $1.50
SOCCER: Adults $5.00 Children $2.50
b) How much change would Mr. and Mrs. Callahan get if they took their
children to see the basketball game and paid for it with a $20.00 bill?
23)
Farmer Tom put a square fence around his vegetable garden to keep the deer
from eating his corn. One side was 10m in length. If the posts were placed 2m
apart, how many posts did he use?
24)
Ammie passed around a basket of strawberries to the girls at her party. Before
the party she ate 5 strawberries and gave a friend 3. Eight girls arrived at the
party. The first girl took a strawberry, the second girl took 3 strawberries, the
third girl took 5 strawberries and so on. After the last girl took her strawberries,
the basket was empty. How many strawberries were in the basket at the
beginning?
25)
Rob wanted an allowance. His father gave him a choice of getting it on a weekly
or on a daily basis. He said he would either pay him $1.25 a week or pay him in
the following manner for a week: On Monday he would give him $0.01; On
Tuesday $0.02; On Wednesday $0.04 and on through Sunday. What would you
tell Rob to do so he can get more allowance?
26)
A side of square B is four times the length of a side of square A. How many times
greater is the area of square B than the area of square A?
27)
Shane the Snail started at the dot. What side will he be on when he has crawled
13/20 of the distance around the regular pentagon of equal sides?
28)
The number of hours that were left in the day was one-third of the number of
hours already passed. How many hours were left in the day?
29)
A rectangular kitchen table is three times as long as it is wide.
If it were 3m shorter and 3 m wider it would be a square.
What are the dimensions of the rectangular table?
30)
A manufacturer claims that a new motor oil saves 5 percent of the gasoline used
by a car. If you drive 24,000 kilometres a year and he gets 32 kilometres a gallon
of gasoline, how many gallons of gasoline could you save in 1 year?
31)
What is the starting number (?) ?
32)
Carpeting is on sale and Mrs. Doyle is looking for some carpet for her living
room. Her living room is 4m by 5m. How much will it cost her to do this at sale
price?
CARPET SALE
Regular $9.99 square metre
Now on Sale for
20 percent off
33)
Derek started his car (automatic shift) drove 9 km and spent 3 minutes waiting
at traffic lights. About how much gasoline did Derek's car use?
CHART GIVEN:
AUTOMOBILE FUEL USAGE
Starting .015 Liters
Idling for 1 minute .047 Litres
Moving
Manual Shift 30km 3.0 Litres
Automatic Shift 27km 3.0 Litres
34)
The Pictou Ferryboat is full when it has ten cars on board. It is also full when it
has six trucks on board. The ferryboat never carries cars and trucks at the same
time.
The ferryboat made five trips across the river and was full on each trip. It
carried a total of 42 cars and trucks across the river.
How many cars did the ferryboat carry altogether in the five trips?
35)
Jeremy had this problem on his first mathematics examination. He was having
big problems with answering the question. Replace each letter with a different
number. Identical letters should be replaced with the same number.
SPART
x 4
----------
TRAPS
Can you help him?
36)
Porky's house had 100m2 of living space. Then he added a room that was 4m by
5m. What was the fractional increase of living space? What was the percent of
increase in living space?
37)
Cheri, Beth and Jacinta are daughters of Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Marchand and Mr.
Benoit. Four of these people are playing tennis doubles. Mr. Benoit's daughter
and Mr. Sullivan are partners. Cheri's father and Mr. Marchand's daughter are
also partners. There aren't any father-daughter combinations.
Who is Cheri's father?
38)
The magician said, "The average of seven numbers is 49. If 1 is added to the first
number, 2 is added to the second number, 3 is added to the third number and so
on up to the seventh number", what is the new average?
39)
The total bus fare was $2.10. What was the distance travelled when the fare is
$0.90 for the first 1/3 km and $0.10 for each 1/8 additional kilometer?
40)
Here's a question for you!!!
One of these things does not belong here, one of these things is not the same. Can
you tell which cube?
41)
The greatest common factor of two numbers is 30. Their least common multiple
is 420. One of the numbers is 210. Can you find the other number?
42)
The peel of a banana weighs about 1/8 of the total weight of the banana. If you
buy 3 kg of bananas at 1kg for $0.60, about how much are you paying for the
banana peel? For the banana itself? Round to the nearest cent.
43)
Two carpenters decided to design desks for students at the Junior High. The
dimensions of the desk are as shown. How much wood would they need for 30
desks? (in cm2).
44)
Chatterbox made the following figures with a piece of wood, 12 nails and an
elastic band. What is the area of the figure (in units2)? Explain your method:
45)
Do these parallelograms have the same area? How do you know?
Grade Six Answers
1)
Answer:
2614
2)
Answer:
13.58 m2
3)
Answer:
$90.00
4)
Answer:
36 POGS
5)
Answer:
7*958904 = 6712328
7*767123 = 5369861 <- Nintendo
$1,342467 <- Others
6)
Answer:
28.5 mm + 6mm/6 months = 29.5 mm.
The total rainfall has been increased by 6 mm in six months and
the average has been increased by 1 mm per month.
7)
Answer:
1) 1.372m 2.9 cm = 0.029m
1.372m - 0.029m = 1.343 m
It is 1.343 m greater than Marie's.
2) 0.029m - 0.015m = 0.014m
Marie's camera is 0.014m less than George's
3) 1.372/0.029 = 47.3 -> 47 would fit across mine
8)
Answer:
$300.00*20 rubles/$1 = 6000 rubles.
9)
Answer:
1/4 turn.
10)
Answer:
3 red : 2 blue
5 red and blue : 2 yellow
3 red : 7 candy.
11)
Answer:
a)
43 + 42 = 85
They should turn to page 43 and 42.
b)
63 and 64.
12)
Answer:
12 for $2.00 6 for $0.85
3 more +.50 4 for $0.57
$2.50 $1.42
$2.50 +$1.42+ $1.35 = $5.27
13)
Answer:
a)
2+4+6+8+10+12+14+14+18+20+22+24 = $156.00
b)
$8190.00
14)
Answer:
15)
Answer:
The other number is 18.
16)
Answer:
(462 * 3) / 0.1 = 13860 - 13860 / 308 = 45
? = 45
17)
Answer:
750 - 200 = 500 standard sized cars.
18)
Answer:
1 11 21 31
2 12 22 32 42 52 62 72 82
3 : 23 :
4 : : :
: : :
: : :
10 20 29 40
10+9=19 times
19)
Answer:
12+6+2+6+1+6+2+2 = 37
20)
Answer:
15 | 1 | 2 | 12
----+----+----+----
4 | 10 | 9 | 7
----+----+----+----
8 | 6 | 5 | 11
----+----+----+----
3 | 13 | 14 | 0
21)
Answer:
6009
22)
Answer:
a)
SOFTBALL
b)
$3.00 x 2 = $6.00
$1.50 x 3 = $4.50
$6.00 + $4.50 = $10.50
$20.00 - !10.50 = $9.50
They would get $10.50 change.
23)
Answer:
5 posts/10m
16
24)
Answer:
72
25)
Answer:
.01+.02+.04+.08+.16+.32+.64 = $1.27 > $1.25
Rob should ask for a daily allowance.
26)
Answer:
Let side of square A = 1 cm
Let the side of square B = 4 cm
Area square A = 1 cm2
Area square B = 16 cm2
The area of square B is 16 times greater than the area of
square A.
27)
Answer:
Let one side of a pentagon = 2 cm
Therefore, perimeter = 10cm*(13/20) = 6.5cm
SIDE D
28)
Answer:
9 hours left = 1/3 (15) 6 hours left = 1/3 (18)
9 is not equal to 5 6 hours = 6 hours
6 hours were left in the day.
29)
Answer:
width: 3m ; length: 3*3 = 9
width + 3 = 6 = length - 3 => a square
30)
Answer:
24,000 kilometres / 32 kilometres per gallon = 750 gallons
750 gallons * .05 = 37.5 gallons
You could save 37.5 gallons in 1 year.
31)
Answer:
42 is the starting number.
32)
Answer:
Area = 4m x 5m = 20 m2
$9.99/m2 x 20m2 = $199.80 x .8 = $159.84
33)
Answer:
Starting 0.015
+ 3(0.047L)
+ (3.0L/27km * 9km) = 1.156 Liters of fuel
34)
Answer:
3 trips with 10 cars, 2 trips with 6 trucks
Given 42 vehicles so 30 cars and 12 trucks have been carried over
across the river.
35)
Answer:
21978 x 4 = 87912
36)
Answer:
4m * 5m = 20m^2
20m^2/100m^2 = 1/5 = 20 percent
37)
Answer:
Cheri Beth Jacinta
Mr. S. / x x
Mr. M. x x x
Mr. B.
Cheri can play with Mr. Sullivan
Mr. Marchand's daughter is not Cheri.
Mr. Sullivan is not Cheri's father.
Therefore, Mr. Benoit is Cheri's father.
38)
Answer:
49 + (1+2+3+4+5+6+7)/7 = 49+4 = 53
39)
Answer:
1/3km - $0.90
2.10 - 90 = 1.2
.10 (1.20)^.5 = 12
12 * 1/8 = 12km * 1/3km
9/6 + 2/6 = 11/6km
= 1 5/6 km
40)
Answer:
The third cube from left.
41)
Answer:
60
42)
Answer:
$0.23 is spent on the peel.
$1.80 - $0.23 = $1.57 on banana.
43)
Answer:
Area of rectangle = 70cm x 30cm = 2100cm2
Triangles 2*(1/2 20cm x 30cm) = 600cm2
2100cm2 + 600cm2 = 2700cm2
30*(2700cm2) = 81000cm2 of wood
44)
Answer:
There are different methods a student may have in mind.
But here is one:
Build a square around the shape. It has an area of 4 units.
Then substract the area of the two triangles.
Area = 2 1/2
45)
Answer:
Yes, since you multiply the base and height, it's really the
same numbers, so it doesn't matter which is the base and
which is the height.