Submitted by:
Jeriah Finuliar
Francesca Goco
Sevaztiene Izach Castelltort
Iris Navarozza
Viral Math Problem
By: Jeriah Finuliar
This problem went viral in Japan after a study found 60 percent of 20 year olds could get the
correct answer, down from a rate of 90 percent in the 1980s.
Answer:
9-3 / (⅓) +1
9-9 + 1 =1
Problem Solving with Patterns
By: Iris Navarroza
Suppose you decided to sign up for a half marathon (13.1 miles) race. After a long and grueling
three months of training with a coach, race day is here! The gun goes off, and you embark on
attempting a really impressive feat. Your coach records your elapsed time, in minutes, for the
first five miles of the race, and the results are as follows:
1. Every time the miles go up by 1, the elapsed time goes up by 10.
2. The elapsed time can be found by multiplying the mile number by 10.
3. There is a difference of 1 between each mile in the chart, and there is a difference of 10
between each elapsed time in the chart.
Before the race, you made a goal of finishing the race in under 2.5 hours, or 150 minutes. Your
coach is trying to figure out if you are on track to do that or if you need to speed up. I've got
great news! Your coach can use the patterns in the chart to solve this problem.
There are a number of ways that your coach can use patterns to figure this out. He could extend
the pattern out until the end of the race and see if your time is under 150 minutes at that point. He
could also use the second pattern we named; that the elapsed time can be found by multiplying
the mile number by 10 to set up the equation
T = 10m
where T is the elapsed time and m is the number of miles you've run.
Since he wants to know what your elapsed time would be at 13.1 miles, if you continue at the
pace you are at, he can simply plug m = 13.1 into the equation and solve for T.
We see that if you continue at the pace you are at, then by extending the pattern, we find that at
13.1 miles, you will be a little over 130 minutes. To be more exact, the equation shows that you
would finish in 131 minutes, or 2 hours and 11 minutes.
Venn Diagram
By: Francesca Goco
For the purposes of marketing research, a survey of 1000 women is conducted in a town. The
results show that 52 % liked watching comedies, 45% liked watching fantasy movies and 60%
liked watching romantic movies. In addition, 25% liked watching comedy and fantasy both, 28%
liked watching romantic and fantasy both and 30% liked watching comedy and romantic movies
both. 6% liked watching none of these movie genres.
1. How many women like watching all the three movie genres?
2. Find the number of women who like watching only one of the three genres.
3. Find the number of women who like watching at least two of the given genres.
● n(C) = percentage of women who like watching comedy = 52%
● n(F) = percentage of women who like watching fantasy = 45%
● n(R)= percentage of women who like watching romantic movies= 60%
● n(C∩F) = 25%; n(F∩R) = 28%; n(C∩R) = 30%
● Since 6% like watching none of the given genres so, n (C ∪ F ∪ R) = 94%.
94% = 52% + 45% + 60% – 25% – 28% – 30% + n (C ∩ F ∩ R)
Solving this simple math equation, lead us to:
n (C ∩ F ∩ R) = 20%
Logic Puzzles
By:Izach Castelltort
This “burning rope” problem is a classic logic puzzle. You have two ropes that each take an hour
to burn, but burn at inconsistent rates. How can you measure 45 minutes? (You can light one or
both ropes at one or both ends at the same time.)
Answer: Because they both burn inconsistently, you can’t just light one end of a rope and wait
until it’s 75 percent of the way through. But, this is what you can do: Light the first rope at both
ends, and light the other rope at one end, all at the same time. The first rope will take 30 minutes
to burn (even if one side burns faster than the other, it still takes 30 minutes). The moment the
first rope goes out, light the other end of the second rope. Because the time elapsed of the second
rope burning was 30 minutes, the remaining rope will also take 30 minutes; lighting it from both
ends will cut that in half to 15 minutes, giving you 45 minutes all together.
Tree Diagram
By: Jeriah Finuliar
Box A contains 3 cards numbered 1, 2 and 3. Box B contains 2 cards numbered 1 and 2. One
card is removed at random from each box.
a) Draw a tree diagram to list all the possible outcomes.
b) Find the probability that:
(i) the sum of the numbers is 4
(ii) the sum of the two numbers is even.
(iii) the product of the two numbers is at least 5.
(iv) the sum is equal to the product.
b) The probability that:
(i) the sum of the numbers is 4.
Let S be the sample space and A be the event that the sum is 4.
n(S) = 6; n(A) = 2
P(A) = 2/6 = 1/3
(ii) the sum of the two numbers is even.
Let B be the event that the sum is even.
n(B) = 3
P(B) = 3/6 = ½
(iii) the product of the two numbers is at least 5.
Let C be the event that the product of the two numbers is at least 5.
n(C) = 1
P(C) = 1/6
(iv) the sum is equal to the product.
Let D be the event that the sum of the two numbers is equal to the product.
n(D) = 1
P(D) = ⅙
