Advance Elementary

LS 3-Mathematical and Problem Solving Skills

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1. Mr. Perez received a piece of land from his father. He decided to keepof it, and
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divided the remaining part equally among his 6 children. What part of the land did
each child receive?
1 1 1 3
A. B. C. D.
6 10 15 5
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2. Eric spent of his allowance on food. What fraction of his allowance had he left?
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2 3 1
A. B. C. D. 3
3 3 3
3. What polygon is formed by points A, B, H, G?
C D

H
B E

A F
G

A. rectangle B. square C. trapezoid D. triangle

4. Which figure is formed by the points A, E and B?
A B
E

D C

A. rectangle B. square C. trapezoid D. triangle

5. Which polygon has two pairs of parallel opposite sides and whose sides are all equal?
A. rectangle B. square C. trapezoid D. triangle
6. Mrs. Ramirez went to her laboratory at 8:00 AM and recorded that the room temperature
was 10.07 ºC. At lunch, the temperature rose by 26.9 ºC but dropped by 8.05 ºC at 4:00 PM.
What was the room temperature of the laboratory at 4:00 PM?
A. 18.85 ºC B. 19.00 ºC C. 21.03 ºC D. 22.10 ºC

7. The monthly water consumption of Reyes Family is 934m³. After the typhoon Yolanda their
water pipe was damaged. Their water consumption became 1020m³. What is the effect of the
damaged water pipe?

A. The water consumption decreased by 86m³.

B. The water consumption decreased by 86m
C. The water consumption increased by 86m³.
D. The water consumption increased by 86m
 8.. Which of the following polygons can be formed when the given hairpins are arranged?
A. Pentagon B. Heptagon C. Hexagon D. Octagon

9. Danny’s sister asks him to buy 1½ kilograms of peanuts. He went to a grocery where
the weight of the item was in grams. What mathematical operation will she use to
convert kilograms to grams?
A. Addition B. Subtraction C. Multiplication D. Division

10. How many grams of peanut will Danny buy?

A. 1500g B. 1000g C. 500g D. 150g

11. Mother checked Yuri’s body temperature in the morning and found it to be 39.4 ˚C. When she
checked it in the afternoon, his body temperature dropped by 2˚C. What is Yuri’s body temperature in
the afternoon?
A. 37.4 ˚C B. 39.2 ˚C C. 39.6 ˚C D. 41.4 ˚C

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12. Josefa used cup of sugar in the papaya shake and cup of sugar in the melon shake. How much
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more sugar was used in the melon than in the papaya shake?
1 1 1 3
A. cup B. cup C. cup D. cup
8 4 2 4
1 3
13. Irene ran a distance of km yesterday and km today. How far did she run in all?
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1 2 3 4
A. km B. km C. km D. km
5 5 5 5
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14. Two packages that contained 6 kg of chocolates and 22 kg of canned goods were weighed. What
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was the total weight of the 2 packages and its content?
1 5 1 5
A. 28 kg B. 28 kg C. 29 kg D. 29 kg
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15. Edna and Mary bought a cake in the market. They divide the cake into 8 equal parts. They ate of
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it. What part of the cake was left?
2 3 3 5
A. B. C. D.
5 5 8 8
In items 16, 17 and 18 refer to the picture below.

Rita writes the letters of the word below in pieces of paper and places them in a box. She
then draws one letter at a time.

L E A R N I N G
16. If all the letters are drawn, which of the following will probably happen?
 A. Only consonants will be drawn.
B. Only vowels will be drawn.
C. All the eight letters will be drawn
D. No letters will be drawn.

17. Rita again draws six times for two vowel letters at a time. She arrived with this listing:
AE, IA, AI, EA, EI, IE. Which of the following probability is NOT a result in drawing the
three vowels?
A. AE B. AA C. EI D. IE

18. Using this listing AE, IA, AI, EA, EI, IE, what is the probability of drawing A?

A. There is only 1 probability of drawing A.

B. There are 2 probabilities of drawing A.
C. There are 3 probabilities of drawing A.
D. There are 4 probabilities of drawing A.

B R
19. Lenlen use the figure above to remember the formula in finding the percent, base and rate
where P stands for percent, B stands for base and R stands for rate. Which of the following
formula is not applicable to the figure?

A. P=B x R B. B= P/R C. R=P/B D. N=P x B x R

20. In Sahaya Learning Center, Sir Angelo has 34 learners where 47% of them has eyeglasses. To
know how many learners have eyeglasses, he use the formula P=B x R, so he has to convert first
the percent to decimal by:

A. Move the decimal point one place to the left and remove the percent sign.
B. Move the decimal point two places to the left and remove the percent sign.
C. Move the decimal point one place to the right and remove the percent sign.
D. Move the decimal point two places to the right and remove the percent sign.

21. Based on the previous problem, what is the best solution to know the number of learners
with eyeglasses following the given formula?

A. P=0.47 x 34 = 16 C. P = 34 x 0.47 ≈ 16
B. P = 34 x 0.47 ≠ 16 D. P = 0.47 x 34 ≈ 16

22. To make 3 glasses of orange juice, you need 600 mL of water. How much water do you need to make
5 glasses of orange juice?
A. 800 mL B. 900 mL C. 1 000 mL D. 1 100 mL
23. Alyssa wants to cover the top of their square dining table with a cloth. She measured one
side of the table and found it to be 3 meters. What area of cloth will she need to cover the
top of the table?
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A. 3 sq. m. B. 4 sq. m. C. 6 sq. m. D. 9 sq. m.

24. Arnie poured 8 cups of water in a pot to cook rice. If each cup contains 250 milliliters of
water, how many liters of water in all was poured in the pot?
A. 1 liter B. 1.5 liters C. 2 liters D. 2.5 liters

25. Father borrowed Php 50,000.00 from a bank and was charged with Php 6,000.00. What
was the interest rate?
A. 1.2% B. 8.3% C. 12% D. 83%

26. Aling Lina is fond of making “maja blanca”. She sliced it into a form where opposite sides are
equal in length. What kind of quadrilateral describes the shape of “maja blanca”?

A. Parallelogram B. Rhombus C. Trapezoid D. Square

For item 27 and 28 refer to the picture below.

Darrel is cleaning the Math Garden in the school. He found this placard below.

3126.4857

27. What is the place value of the underlined digit in the placard?

A. Tens B. Tenths C. Hundredths D. Thousands

28. Based from the placard above, what would be the result if 8312.4756 is rounded off
to the nearest thousandths?

A. 3126.480 B. 3126.490 C. 3126.485 D.3126.486

29. John’s Personal Identification Number (PIN) to lock his phone is a 4-digit number. All
digits in the PIN are prime numbers arranged in descending order.
What is John’s PIN?

A. 7532 B. 2357 C. 9753 D. 3579

ALS TEACHER STATION LENGTH OF TRAVEL

Dexon Lipa City 2.5 kilometers
Nick Batangas City 2 kilometers
Mara Laguna 4000 meters
Pilita Cavite 3500 meters

30. The table above shows the length of travel of each ALS teacher in going to an ALS
Conference. Who travelled the farthest?
 A. Dexon B. Nick C. Mara D. Pilita

31. A swimming pool measures 10 m long, 8 m wide and 4 m deep. How much water can it hold in cubic
meters?
A. 320 m3 B. 32 000 m3 C. 320 000 m3 D. 320 000 000 m3

32. An angle which measures 55 can be classified as

A. obtuse B. right C. acute D. reflex
33. What kind of angle is formed if the clock shows 3:50?
A. Acute angle B. Obtuse angle
C. Reflex angle D. Right angle
For item 34, refer to the graph below.
Students were asked the sports they most often participated in. the circle graph below shows the data.
Volleyball, 24
students

Badminton, 12
Soccer,
students
6 students
Baseball, 18
students

34. What percent of the students participated in volleyball?

A. 48% B. 40% C. 30% D. 28%

For item 35. Below is the Alano family’s water billing statement.

SERVICE INFORMATION
Contact Acct No.: 5946521
Account Name: JUAN DELA CRUZ
Service Address: 127th St. Sta. Maria, Manila

METERING INFORMATION
Reading Date: 02/13/2018
Present Reading: 2 459
Previous Reading: 2 413
Consumption(cu.m): 46

BILLING SUMMARY
Billing Period: 01/14/2018 to 02/13/2018
Basic Charge: 1 168.33
Foreign Currency: 3.14
Environmental Charge: 234.29
Maintenance Service Charge (MSC): 1.58
Total Current Charges Before Taxes: 1 366.19
Value-added Taxes (VAT): 163.94
Total Current Charges: 1 530.13
Sub-total Amount: 1 530.13

Total Amount Due: 1 530.13

Payment Due Date: 02/20/2018

36. How much value-added tax was charged to

Alano family?
a. Php 1 366.19 c. Php 234.29
b. Php 1 168.33 d. Php 163.94

37. The electric bill of Popoy is shown above. How much more is his electric
consumption in March than in May?

A. 1,000 Kwh B. 1,500 Kwh C. 2,000 Kwh D. 2,500 Kwh

In item 38 and 39 refer to the table below

Freda’s SariSari Store Record of Daily Sales

Day Amount of Sale

Monday Php. 6,000.00
Tuesday 4,500.00
Wednesday 7,000.00
Thursday 3,500.00
Friday 5,000.00

38. Based on the table above, which day has the lowest sale?

A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday D. Thursday

39. Which of the following will be the correct mathematical sentence in getting the total
average sales (N) of Freda’s SariSari Store?

A. N= 6,000 + 4,500 + 7,000 + 3,500 + 5,000

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B. N= 6,000 + 4,500 + 7,000 +

3,500 + 5,000
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C. N= 6,000 + 4,500 + 7,000 +
3,500 + 5,000

6,000 + 4,500 + 7,000 +

3,500 + 5,000
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D. N=

Flavor Number of Votes

Chocolate
Vanilla
Mocha
Strawberry
Ube
Legend: = 2 votes

40. Billy and Gabo are planning a party for their classes. The pupils are asked to vote for
their ice cream flavor. The results are shown in the pictograph above. How many more
pupils voted for mocha than ube?
A. 6 B. 4 C. 8 D. 12

41. The average body temperature of a cow is 102ºF. Using the formula
(32ºF – 32) x 5/9 = ºC, what is the body temperature of the cow in degree Celsius?

A. 36ºC B. 37ºC C. 38ºC D. 39ºC

Month Electric Meter

Reading
January 966
February 996
March 1024
April 1059

42. The record above is the 3-month electric consumption of Michael. The initial reading
is 937kwh. The basic charge for the first 30kwh is Php. 120.00 and each succeeding
kilowatt-hour is charged Php. 6.00 more. On which month does Nick have to pay the
extra charges?

A. January B. February C. March D. April

Month Electric Meter Reading

September 0254
October 0458
November 0648

43. The table above shows the water consumption of Rolly. The reading in August was
0113. Which of the following mathematical statements should Rolly use to get the
average consumption used for 3 months?
0113 + 0254 + 0458 +
0648
 A. N=

B. N= (0254 – 0113) + (0458 –

0254) + (0648 – 0458)
C. N= 0113 x 0254 x 0458 x
0648
D. N= 0254 + 0458 + 0648
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44. If Rex wants to know the floor area of his room, what is the best measurement
instrument for his use?
A. Steel tape measure B. Micrometer gauge C. Foot ruler D. Yardstick

45. An office employee drives from his house to his office every morning. The office is
75km away and he drives at 60km/h. If he is expected to be in the office before 7:00
A.M., what is the appropriate time to leave the house in order for him to be in the office
on time?
A. 5:30 A.M. B. 5:45 A.M. C. 5:50 A.M. D. 6:00 A.M.

Monthly Budget of Rivera Family

Type of Expenses Amount
Daily Food Php. 290.00
Water and electric bill 2,300.00
Unexpected Miscellaneous 6,000.00
Education 8,000.00

46. The Zamora family earns Php. 25,000.00 per month. The monthly expenses of the
family are shown above. For which of the following did the family spend most of their
budget?
A. Food B. Water and electric bill C. Unexpected miscellaneous
D. Food and Education

47. Rick wants to make a diagram for his 4m x 6m fishpond in the backyard. What shape
is suitable for his project?
A. Parallelogram B. Trapezoid C. Rectangle D. Rhombus

48. If 2 right triangles are put together a square will be formed. What kind of polygon
will be formed if 3 equilateral triangles will be put together?
A. Trapezoid B. Square C. Parallelogram D. Rhombus
49. What is the best statement that can be given in the illustration above?

A. The kite, flag, school and flaglets are moving.

B. The illustration has the same size and shapes.
C. The sizes of the triangles & quadrilaterals found in the illustration are the same.
D. Triangles and quadrilaterals can be found together in the illustration.

50. To find the greatest common factor of 18 and 27, Aya used the listing method and
obtained these results:

18 – 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18
27 – 1, 3, 9, 27

Which of the following methods is another way of finding the GCF?

A. Continuous Addition B. Continuous Subtraction

C. Continuous Multiplication D. Continuous Division

51. Cassey had 75 stuffed toys. She took out her favorite 15 stuffed toys and then equally
divided the other stuffed toys among her 3 sisters. Zia already had 5 stuffed toys. What
number sentence is appropriate to know the number of Zia’s stuffed toys?

A. N = 75 – 15 ÷ 3 + 5
B. N = 75 – 15 ÷ (3 + 5)
C. N = (75 – 15 ÷ 3) + 5
D. N = (75 – 15) ÷ 3 + 5