2012 Math Challenge

Grade 6 Score:__________

Name:_____________________________ School:_______________________

Solve each item on scratch paper and write the answer in the blank.

___________1. Give the period where 7 is in 572 851 434?

___________2. How many times as great is the underlined 5 than the 5 not underlined in the number in #1?

___________3.What is the value of 2 in 572 891 434?

___________ [Link] 87 788 678 to the nearest hundred thousand .

___________5. Write 826 in Roman numerals.

___________6. Write the largest 7-digit odd number with no digits repeated.

___________7. What number written in Hindu-Arabic is before MDCXXVI?

___________8. Subtract twice 17 from the sum of 33 and 47.

___________9. A black bag contains Php 1 000 000 in Php 100 bills. How many bills are there?

___________10. What is the remainder when 69 367 is divided by 43?

___________11. Round each number to the nearest thousand and estimate the sum of 5628 + 4298 + 7500.

___________12. Jane bought apples at Php 85 a dozen and sold them at Php 3 for Php 25. If she sold 10 dozens, how
much did she gain?

___________13. Tom and Tim together weigh 118 kilos. If Tim weighs 8 kilos more than Tom, what is Tim’s weight?

___________14.What is the smallest number with 2, 3, 4, and 7 as factors?

___________15. Write 3800 as a product of its prime factors using exponents.

___________16. Reduce 72/108 to lowest terms.

___________17. Write 124/9 as a mixed number.

___________18. Which is larger, 13/15 or 16/19.

___________19. Leni bought 14 m of white cloth . If she needs 1 3/4 m for a blouse, how many blouses can she make
with her cloth?

__________20.How many 2 2/3 dm pieces of ribbon can be cut from a spool of ribbon 15m long?

___________21.3/4 of 16 is the same as what fraction of 32?

___________22. The average of two numbers is 4 1/8 .If one number is 5 ½, what is the other?

____________23.Which of the following is /are divisible by 2, 3 and 8? 2254, 2364, 2568

___________24. What number is half-way between 3/8 and 3/4?

___________25.If 32.5 x 5.07= 164.775, what is 3.2x5070?

___________26. A container full of oranges weighed 9.4 kg. If each orange weighs 0.22 kg and the container weighs 0.6
kg, how many oranges are in the container?

___________27. Jon runs 1.8 km every morning and 1 km every evening .How many kilometers does he run in 7 days?

__________28. If your step is 0.45 m and you make 65 steps a minute , about how far is your house from your school if
you take 12 minutes to reach school ?

___________29. 25% of what number is 35?

___________30. What percent of 60is 30% of 250?

____________31. A pair of shoes marked Php950 was bought at 15% discount. How much was paid for it?

____________32.If a family spends Php4800 on food and this is 30% of their monthly salary, how much is the family’s
monthly salary?

____________33. If 40% of a number is 58, what is twice the number?

_____________34. If 20 men are needed to build a house in 70 days, how many men are needed to build it in 50 days?

_____________35.An alloy of 15 g contains 2.4 silver. What is the weight of silver in 20 g of alloy?

____________36. The perimeter of a rectangle is 84 cm. If the length is double the width, how long is the rectangle?

____________37. Find the cost of concreting a driveway 15m long and 2.5 m wide at Php 72.50 per square meter ?

____________38. A circular garden has a radius of 3.5 m .How many cubic meters of soil will be needed to raise the
whole surface 15 cm high?

______________39. Rose bushes are to be planted along the edge of a circular flower garden of radius 3.2 m at 5 dm
apart. How many rose bushes can be planted?

_____________40. The scale of the plan of a house is 2cm:1m . What is the actual area of a garage that is 10cm by
6cm?

_____________41. If I count by 3s from 2, I get 2,5,8,11,...What number is 215th term?

____________42. How many rays can be counted in

A B CD FE G

------------?

____________43.Find the 3rd angle of a triangle if two of them are 52 °& 64°.

___________44. An angle is 12°less than twice its supplement. Find the angle.

____________45.From 1, 2, 3, and 4,how many digit 4-digit numbers can be formed without any digit repeated ?

___________46. If 4567m is divisible by 3, find all possible values of m.

___________47. A is a prime number .If A+6, A+8, A+12, A+14 are also prime numbers what is A ?

__________48. A storekeeper sells ping pong balls in two different boxe . One size holds 5 balls and the other 12 ball.
How many boxes of each kind did the storekeeper sell if he sold 99 balls and used more than 10 boxes?

___________49. Tom s 10 years old and his mother is30 years old. In how many years will Tom’s age be half that of his
mother?

____________50.George read a novel from page 150 to page 256 in one day. How many pages did he read?
 2012 Math Challenge
Grade 6
Score:__________
Name:_____________________________ School:_______________________

Directions: Check your answers. Analyze the solution given in every question. Be sure you deeply understand the
concepts involved. Test yourself again by answering the questions.

1. Give the period where 7 is in 572 851 434?

Answer/Solution

Millions Thousands Unit

572 851 434

2. How many times as great is the underlined 5 than the 5 not underlined in the number in #1?
Answer/Solution

500 000 000 ÷ 50 000=10 000 cancel the same number of zeros in the divisor and dividend then divide 5 by
5 and copy the remaining zeros

3. What is the value of 2 in 572 891 434?

Answer/Solution
2 000 000

Copy 2 then change all the digits on its right by zero

4. Round 87 788 678 to the nearest hundred thousand.

Answer/Solution: 87 788 678 = 87 800 000

The underlined digit should be rounded up. Copy the digits on the left then round up 7 and change all the
digits on the right by zero

5. Write 826 in Roman numerals.

Answer/Solution

D=500 C=100 X=10 V=5 I=1

DCCCXXVI
6. Write the largest 7-digit odd number with no digits repeated.
Answer/Solution
9 876 543 Arrange the digits in descending order
7. What number written in Hindu-Arabic is before MDCXXVI?
Answer/Solution
M=1000 D=500 C=100 X=10 V=5 I=1
1 626
8. Subtract twice 17 from the sum of 33 and 47.
Answer/Solution
33+47 – (17X 2)
80 - 34 = 46
9. A black bag contains Php 1 000 000 in Php 100 bills. How many bills are there?
Answer/Solution
1 000 000 ÷ 100 = 10 000
10. What is the remainder when 69 367 is divided by 43?
Answer/Solution
6
1613
43│69 367
43
263
258
56
43
137
129
6

11. Round each number to the nearest thousand and estimate the sum of 5628 + 4298 + 7500.

Answer/Solution

Round up 5 628 and 7 500 while round down 4 298

6000 00 +8000 =18 000

 [Link] bought apples at Php 85 a dozen and sold them at Php 3 for Php 25. If she sold 10 dozens, how much did
she gain?

Answer/Solution

Php 85 x 10 dozens= Php 850 10 dozens x12= 120÷ 3=40

40 x Php25 = Php 1000- Php 850 = Php 150

13. Tom and Tim together weigh 118 kilos. If Tim weighs 8 kilos more than Tom, what is Tim’s weight?

Answer/Solution

Let x be Tom’s weight and x+8 be Tim’s weight .

( 118 -8)÷2=x

110÷2=x

55=x Tom x+8= 55+8= 63 Tim

14. What is the smallest number with 2,3,4, and 7 as factors?

Answer/Solution

3x4x7=84 ( Note;2 was not used since 4 is divisible by 2)

15. Write 3800 as a product of its prime factors using exponents.

Answer/Solution

3800 =23 x 52 x 19

2 1900

2 950

2 475

5 95

5 19

16. Reduce 72/108 to lowest terms.

Answer/Solution

72 ÷ 36 =2
108 36 3

[Link] 124/9 as a mixed number.

Answer/Solution

13 13 7/9
9 │124
-9
34
-27
7
18. Which is larger , 13/15 or 16/19.

Answer/Solution

247 240

13/15 X 16/19

Use cross multiplication. Multiply 13 by 19 and it is equal to 247 while when 15 is multiplied to 16 it is equal to 240.

19. Leni bought 14 m of white cloth . If she needs 1 3/4 m for a blouse ,how many blouses can she make with her
cloth ?

Answer/Solution

14÷1 3/4 = 14÷7/4 =14x4/7= 56/7 or 8

 Change mixed fractions to improper fraction , then divide 14 by 7/4. Get the reciprocal of the divisor and use
multiplication. Reduce the answer to lowest term.

[Link] many 2 2/3 dm pieces of ribbon can be cut from a spool of ribbon 15m long?

Answer/Solution

Change 15m to 150 dm then change 2 2/3 to improper fraction.

150÷ 8/3 = 150 x 3/8 =450/8 or 56

21.3/4 of 16 is the same as what fraction of 32 ?

Answer/Solution

3/4 x16 = N X 32

32÷ 16=2 3/4X 2/2 =6/8

22. The average of two numbers is 4 1/8 .If one number is 5 ½, what is the other ?

Answer/Solution

4 1/8 + 4 1/8=8 2/8= 7 10/8

-5 1/2_=5 4/8__

2 6/8 OR 2 ¾

We borrowed 1 from 8 and its value is equal to the denominator. So 8 2/8 become 7 10/8.

[Link] of the following is /are divisible by 2,3 and 8? 2254, 2364, 2568

Answer/Solution

2568

Apply the divisibility rule of 2, 3, and 8.

24. What number is half-way between 3/8 and 3/4 ?

Answer/Solution

3/8 = 6/16 6/16, 7/16, 8/16, 9/16, 10/16,11/16, 12/16

3/4= 12/16 Lists the fractions from 6/16 to 12/16

[Link] 32.5 x 5.07= 164.775, what is 3.25 x 5070?

Answer/Solution

1 6477.50 Add 0 then have two decimal places only.

26. A container full of oranges weighed 9.4 kg. If each orange weighs 0.22 kg and the container weighs 0.6 kg, how
many oranges are in the container?

Answer/Solution

9.4- 0.6=8.8 ÷0.22= 40

27. Jon runs 1.8 km every morning and 1 km every evening .How many kilometers does he run in 7 days?

Answer/Solution

1.8km + 1 km= 2.8 km x 7= 19.6 km

28. If your step is 0.45 m and you make 65 steps a minute , about how far is your house from your school if you take
12 minutes to reach school?

Answer/Solution

65 steps/min. X 12 mins.= 780 ÷0.45 = 1733 m

29. 25% of what number is 35?

Answer/Solution
 25% x N=35

N= 35÷0.25

N=140

30. What percent of 60is 30% of 250?

Answer/Solution

250 X 30%=250X 0.30=75 ÷60= 1.25=125%

31. A pair of shoes marked Php950 was bought at 15% discount. How much was paid for it?

Answer/Solution

Php 950 x 0.15= Php 142.50 amount of discount

Php 950 –Php 142.50= Php 807.50 amount paid

[Link] a family spends Php4800 on food and this is 30% of their monthly salary, how much is the family’s monthly
salary?

Answer/Solution

30% x N=Php 4800 Php4800÷0.30= Php 16 000.

33. If 40% of a number is 58, what is twice the number?

Answer/Solution

40% x N=58 58÷0.40= 145 X 2= 290

34. If 20 men are needed to build a house in 70 days, how many men are needed to build it in 50 days?

Answer/Solution

Use inverse proportion

20/N=50/70

50N = 20 X 70

N = 1400/50

N = 28

[Link] alloy of 15 g contains 2.4 silver . What is the weight of silver in 20 g of alloy?

Answer/Solution

15:2.4 =20:n

15 N= 20 x 2.4

N=48/15

N=3.2 g

36. The perimeter of a rectangle is 84 cm. If the length is double the width, how long is the rectangle ?

Answer/Solution

P= 4L + 2W Since the length is double the width

P= 84÷6= 14 W L=14X2=28

37. Find the cost of concreting a driveway 15m long and 2.5 m wide at Php 72.50 per square meter ?

Answer/Solution

15mx2.5m=37.5m2x72.50= Php 2 718.75

38. A circular garden has a radius of 3.5 m .How many cubic meters of soil will be needed to raise the whole surface 15
cm high?

Answer/Solution

Useπr2h Change 15cm to meter

3.14(3.5)2x 0.15 =3.14x12.25x0.15=5.76 975m3

39. Rose bushes are to be planted along the edge of a circular flower garden of radius 3.2 m at 5 dm apart. How many
rose bushes can be planted?

Answer/Solution

Use 2πr and change 5dm to meter

2(3.14)x3.2÷0.5=6.28x3.2÷0.5=20.096÷0.5=40.192

Final answer :40rose bushes

40. The scale of the plan of a house is 2cm:1m . What is the actual area of a garage that is 10cm by 6cm?

Answer/Solution

10cm÷2cm=5 6cm÷2cm=3 5x3=15m2 Use meter 2instead of centimeter

41. If I count by 3s from 2 , I get 2,5,8,11,...What number is 215th term?

Answer/Solution

215x3=645-1=644 Deduct 1 since counting starts at 2

A B CD FE G

42. How many rays can be counted in ------------?

Answer/Solution

Use (N-1)X2 ) (7-1)X2= 6X2=12rays

[Link] the 3rd angle of a triangle if two of them are 52 °& 64°.

Answer/Solution

Triangle has a measurement of 180°

180°-(52°+64°)=180°-116°=64°

44. An angle is 12°less than twice its supplement. Find the angle.

Answer/Solution

(180°+12°)÷3=192°÷3=64°

(64°x2)-12° =128°-12°=116°

45. From 1,2,3,and 4,how many digit 4-digit numbers can be formed without any digit repeated ?

Answer/Solution

1x2x3x4=24

46. If 4567m is divisible by 3,find all possible values of m.

Answer/Solution

2,5,8 apply the divisibility rules of 3

47. A is a prime number .If A+6, A+8, A+12, A+14 are also prime numbers what is A?

Answer/Solution

Use trial and error method A=5

48. A storekeeper sells ping pong balls in two different boxes. One size holds 5 balls and the other 12 balls. How many
boxes of each kind did the storekeeper sell if he sold 99 balls and used more than 10 boxes?

Answer/Solution

Use trial and error method

Boxes balls
 15 of 5 = 75

2 of 12 = 24

17 99

49. Tom s 10 years old and his mother is 30 years old .In how many years will Tom’s age be half that of his mother?

Answer/Solution

Tom Mother

10 30

20 40

In 10 years Tom’s age will be one half of mother.

50. George read a novel from page 150 to page 256 in one day. How many pages did he read?

Answer/Solution

256-149= 107 pages

Since he read page 150 so use 149 to subtract from the last page read.