2003 Metrobank MTAP DepEd Math Challenge

Eliminations Level-Grade 5

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. What is the value of 7 in 472,356?

Answer:70 000

2. Change 9/16 to 64ths.

Solution: Change 9/16 with 64 as denominator
9 = 36
16 64
Answer: 36
64

3. 23 x 33 x 102 =
Solution: 23 = 2x2x2 = 8
33 = 3x3x3 = 27
102 = 10x10 = 100

= 8x27x100 = 21 600
Answer: 21 600

4. 368,501 equals ____________ when rounded off to the nearest thousand.

Solution: Follow the rounding off rule
Answer: 369 000

5. Which number has both 2 and 9 as factors? 6282,7282,8380

Solution: A number is divisible by 2 if it is an even number
A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of the digits is divisible by 9
Answer: 6282 both divisible by 2 and 9

6. The greatest common factor (GCF)of 24, 36 and 60 is

Solution: Using prime factorization:
24 = 2x2x2x3
36 = 2x2 x3x3
60 = 2x2 x3 x5
GCF= 2x2 x3
= 12
Answer: 12

7. The least common multiple (LCM) of 24, 36 and 60 is

Solution: Using prime factorization:
24 = 2x2x2x3
36 = 2x2 x3x3
60 = 2x2 x3 x5
LCM= 2x2x2x3x3x5
= 360
Answer:360
8. 7 3/8 + 6 1/3 = _________
Solution: 7 3/8 = 7 9/24
6 1/3 = 6 8/24
13 17/24
Answer: 13 17/24

9. 7 1/5 x 6 2/3 = _________

Solution: change first into improper fractions
36 x 20 = 720 = 48
5 3 15
Answer: 48

10. 12 3/4 – 5 2/5 = _________

Solution: Change to similar fractions first
12 3/4 = 12 15/20
5 2/5 = 5 8/20
7 7/20
Answer: 7 7/20

11. When 4768 is divided by 49 the remainder is _________

Solution: 4768 ÷ 49 = 97 r. 15
Answer: 15

12. Last year, I bought a book for Php88.50. This year the price is Php104.25. How much
is the increase in price?
Solution: Compute for the amount of increase
Php104.25 – Php88.50 = Php15.75

Answer:Php15.75

13. What are the prime numbers between 70 and 80?

Answer: 71, 73, 79

14. If 1 is excluded, how many common factors do 36 and 48 have?

Solution: List all the factors
36 = 2,3,4,6,9,12,18,
48 = 2,3,4,6,8,12,16,24
Common Factors: 2,3,4,6,12
Answer: 5

15. If one side of a square is increased by 5 cm, then the perimeter is increased by
__________ cm.

Solution: A square has 4 sides, therefore

5 cm x 4 sides = 20 cm
Answer: 20 cm
16. The ratio of the price of a bed to a sala set is 3:4. If the sala set costs P10,000, what
is the cost of the bed?
Solution: 3:4 = n:10 000
4n= 30 000
n= 30 000
4
N= P7 500
Answer: Php7,500

17. The number which is 35 more than 47-19 is?

Solution: 47-19 = 28;
28+35 = 63
Answer: 63

18. If one hectare is 10,000 square meters, how many hectares are in 2 square kms?
Solution: 1 square km = 1 000 000 square meters
Therefore, 2 square km is 2 000 000 square meters
2 000 000 square meters x 1 hectare = 2 000 000 = 200
10 000 sq.m 10 000
Answer: 200 hectares

19. A rectangle has a length of 15 dm. If the area is 120 dm2, then the width is?

Solution: length x width = Area

15 dm x width = 120 dm2
Width = 120 dm2 ÷ 15dm
= 8 dm
Answer: 8 dm

20. How many angles can you name from the figure?
Answer: 10 angles
(EOD,DOC,COB,BOA,EOC,
EOB, EOA, DOB, DOA, COA)
21. Joy bought 2 notebooks at Php9.50 each and 4 ballpens at
Php4.75 each. How much change did she get from a Php50-
bill?
Solution: Solve for the expenses first:
2 notebooks x 9.50 = 19.00
4 ballpens x 4.75 = 19.00
38.00
Change= 50.00 – 38.00 = Php12.00
Answer:Php12.00

22. A cube has an edge of 9 cm. What is the total surface area?
Solution: surface area = 6 x edge2
= 6 x 92
= 6 x 81
= 486
2
Answer: 486 cm
23. It takes 22m to make 3 pairs of window drapes. How many meters will it take to make
a dozen pairs?
Solution: 22:3 = n:12
264 = 3n
264 = n
3
88 = n
Answer: 88 meters

24. How many decimal places are there in the product of 1.051 x 0.0311?
Solution: The number of decimal places in the factors would be the number of
decimal places in the product.
Answer: 7

25. If 3254 x 63.58 = 3.254 x N, what is N?

Solution: 3254 x 63.58 = 206 889.32
3.254 x n = 206 889.32
Just move the decimal point to the right three places
Answer: 63 580

26. The product of 32 x 31 is closest to which multiple of 10?

Solution: 32 x 31 = 992 rounded to the nearest 10 is 990
Answer: 990

27. By how much is 34 larger than 43?

Solution: 34 = 3x3x3x3 = 81
43 = 4x4x4 = 64
81-64 = 17
Answer: 17

28. I am thinking of a number. Twice the number plus 5 equals 29. What is the number?
Solution: 2n+ 5 = 29 (Works backward)
29 – 5 = 24 ÷ 2 = 12
Answer: 12

29. The sum of three numbers is 99. The first is 10 greater than the second and 20
greater than the third. What is the largest of the three numbers?

Solution: Subtract first 10 and 20

99-30 = 69
69 ÷ 3 numbers = 23
st
1 number= 43
2nd number= 33
3rd number= 23
Answer: 43
30. In a spelling test of 50 items, Larry got 90% correctly. How many mistakes did he
make?
Solution: Find the percentage= rate x base
Correct answer= 90% x 50
 = .90 x 50 = 45
Incorrect answer:50 – 45 correct answer=5
Answer: 5

31. How many numbers between 30 and 60 contain the digit 2?

32,42,52
Answer: 3

32. What digit can you place in the blank so that 456,7__2 is divisible by 9?
Solution: A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of the digits is divisible by 9.
4+5+6+7+2=24; make the sum divisible by 9, so you can place 3, 24 + 3 = 27 is
divisible by 9.
Answer: 3

33. In 644,651, how many times as great is the underlined 6 than the 6 that is not
underlined?
Solution: The value of underlined 6 is 600 000,
not underlined value is 600
Divide: 600 000 ÷ 600 = 1 000
Answer: 1 000
34. Suppose your step is 4.5 dm long and you can make 92 steps in one minute. At that
rate, about how far, in meters, is your house from school if you take 5 minutes to go to
school?
Solution: 92 steps x 4.5 dm = 414 dm in 1 minute
414 dm x 5 minutes = 2070 dm in 5 minutes
Convert 2070 dm in meters
2070÷10 = 207 meters
Answer: 207 m
35. Change 0.125 to a fraction in lowest terms.
Solution: 0.125 = 125 = 1
1000 8
Answer: 1/8

36. The perimeter of a rectangle is 54cm. if the length is 3 cm longer than the width, what
is the length of the rectangle.
Solution: Perimeter = 2l + 2w
Length = width + 3 cm
= 2l + 2w
= 2(width+3cm) + 2w
54 cm–6 cm = 48 cm; 48cm ÷ 4 = 12cm width
Length= width + 3 cm = 12 + 3 =15cm
Answer:15 cm

37. Divide Php140 among Tom, Jake and Larry so that Tom gets twice as much as Jake
and Jake gets as much as Larry. How much does Tom get?
Solution: Php140 ÷ 2= Php70 for Tom
Php70 ÷ 2 =Php35 for Jake and Larry
Answer: Tom has Php70.00

38. What is the smallest 4-digit number that you can make using 0,4,5 and 6?
Solution: Just arrange the number in ascending order
 Answer: 4 056

39. A dozen of doughnuts and a loaf of bread cost Php75, half a dozen doughnuts and a
loaf cost Php48. How much does a loaf of bread cost?
Solution: 75.00 – dozen of doughnuts and loaf
-48.00 – half dozen and loaf
27.00 – cost of half dozen
Php48.00 - 27.00= Php21.00 cost of loaf
Answer:Php21.00
40. An angle is 780. What is its supplement?
Solution: Supplementary angles means 1800
1800 - 780 = 1020
Answer: 1020

41. Nine sheets of bond paper cost Php2.50. how much will 45 sheets cost?
Solution: 45÷9= 5 x Php2.50 = Php12.50
Answer: Php12.50

42. One base angle of an isosceles triangle is 620. What is the vertex angle?
Solution: 620 x 2 (bases) = 1240
1800 - 1240 = 560 vertex
Answer: 560 vertex

43. The perimeter of a triangle is 75cm. If two sides are 21 cm and 27 cm, how long is the
third side?
Solution: Perimeter = side + side + side
75 cm = 21cm + 27cm + side
75–21–27 = side
75 – 48 = side
27cm = third side
Answer: 27cm

44. A farmer kept track of his cows and hens by counting the legs and heads. If he
counted 78 legs and 35 heads, how many cows did he have?
Solution: 35 heads means 35 animals
31 hens = 62 legs
4 cows = 16 legs
78 legs
Answer: 4 cows

45. What is the perimeter of the figure if all angles are right angles?
Solution: Just add all the measurements of the
sides.
P=75+55+20+35+35+35+20+55
= 330m
Answer: 330 m

46. What is the area of the same figure?

Solution: Divide the figure into three rectangles
Area of 1st figure = 20m x 35m
 = 700m2
Area of 2nd figure = 20m x 35m
= 700m2
Area of 3rd figure = 75m x 20m
= 1,500m2
Add the areas: 700m2 + 700m2 + 1,500m2 =2,900m2
Answer: 2,900m2

47. A tank contains 105 liters of water when 70% full. How many liters does it contain
when full?
Solution: 105L = 70% full
n = 100% full

105:70 = n:100
10 500 = 70n
10 500/70 = n
150 = n
Answer: 150 liters

48. I paid Php126 for a dress at a 16% discount. What is the marked price?
Solution: 100%-16%= 84%
Php126 is 84% of n
Find the base= percentage/rate
=126/84%
=126/.84
= Php150.00
Answer:Php150.00

49. In 3 months the price of pork increased from Php85.50 to Php97.50. What is the
percent increase to nearest percent?
Solution: 97.50-85.50= 12 increase
Find the rate: 12/85.50 = 0.1403508
Answer: 14%

50. Three numbers are in the ratio 3:4:6. If the middle number is 28, what is the sum of
the 3 numbers?
Solution: 3: 4: 6
:28:
28÷4=7
3x7=21; 6 x 7= 42 = 21:28:42;
21+28+42 = 91
Answer:91