MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
NAME SECTION:

PART A.
Instruction: Determine a mathematical expression or mathematical equation for each item. (1pt each)
1. How many minutes are in h hours?
60h
2. How many hours are in d days?
24d
3. How many days are in y years?
365y
4. How many months are in y years?
12y
5. How many inches are in f feet?
12f
6. Suppose 2n represents an even whole number. How could we represent the next even number after 2n?
2n + 2
7. Suppose 2n + 1 represents an odd whole number. How could we represent the next odd number after 2n + 1?
2n + 3
8. A plumber has a pipe of unknown length x. He cuts it into 4 equal pieces. Find the length of each piece in terms of
the unknown length x.
4
x

9. Let the first number equal x. The second number is 3 more than twice the first number. Express the second number
in terms of the first number x.
3 + 2x
10. A second number is 4 less than 3 times a first number. Express the second number in terms of the first number y.
3y - 4
PART B.
Instruction: Show your complete solution. (5pts each)

1. The sum of four consecutive integers is 42. What is the value of the greatest number among the four integers?
Given:
x = 1st int.
x + 1 = 2nd int.
x + 2 = 3rd int.
x + 3 = 4th int.
42 = sum of int.
solution:
x + (x + 1) + (x + 2) + (x + 3) = 42
x + x + 1 + x + 2 + x + 3 = 42
4x + 6 = 42
4x = 42 - 6
4 x 36
=
4 4
x=9
1st int. = x = 9
2nd int. = x + 1 = 9 + 1 = 10
3rd int. = x + 2 = 9 + 2 = 11
4th int. = x + 3 = 9 + 3 = 12

2. List the first 4 terms and the 10th term of a geometric sequence with a first term of 3 and a common ratio of ¼.
Given:
a1 = 3
1
r=
4
Solution:
a n = a 1(r n−1 ¿
a1 = 3
2−1
3
a 2 = 3( 1 ¿ =
4 4
3−1
3
a 3 = 3( 1 ¿ =
4 16
4−1
3
a 4 = 3( 1 ¿ =
4 64
5−1
3
a 5 = 3( 1 ¿ =
4 256
6−1
3
a 6 = 3( 1 ¿ =
4 1024
7−1
3
a 7 = 3( 1 ¿ =
4 4096
 8−1
3
a 8 = 3( 1 ¿ =
4 16384
9−1
3
a 9 = 3( 1 ¿ =
4 65536
10−1
3
a 10 = 3( 1 ¿=
4 262144

3. How many terms are there in the sequence 1, 6, 11, … 91, 96?
Given:
a1 = 1
a n = 96
d=6-1=5
Solution:
a n = a 1 + (n - 1)(d)
96 = 1 + (n - 1)(5)
96 = 1 + 5n - 5
96 = -4 + 5n
96 + 4 = 5n
100 5 n
=
5 5
n = 20

4. Find the sum of the terms of the following sequence: -6, 0, 6, …, 66, 72.
Given:
a 1 = -6
a n = 72
d=6-0=6
Solution:
a n = a 1 + (n - 1)(d)
72 = -6 + (n - 1)(6)
72 = -6 + 6n - 6
72 = -12 + 6n
72 + 12 = 6n
84 6 n
=
6 6
14 = n
a +a
sn = n( 1 n )
2
−6+72
sn = 14( )
2
66
sn = 14( )
2
sn = 14(33)
sn = 462
 5. What is the common ratio for the sequence 2, 3/2, 9/8,…?

Solution:

3 3
r= ÷2=
2 4

PART C.
Instruction: Use an appropriate reasoning (inductive or deductive) approach in generating a conjecture for the items below.

1. Pick three consecutive integers. Multiply these three consecutive integers and then add the middle integer to the
product. (5pts)
Let:
1st int. = 6
2nd int. = 7
3rd int. = 8
Solution:
Multiply the int. = 6 × 7 × 8 = 336
Add the middle int. to the product = 7 + 336 = 343
2. From the given data below, answer the following questions.

Maximum
Earthquake
Tsunami Height
Magnitude
(meters)

7.5 15

7.6 19

7.7 23

7.8 27

7.9 31

8.0 35

8.1 39

8.2 43

8.3 47

a. What will be the height of the tsunami if earthquake magnitude is 9.0? (2pts)
 8.4 51

8.5 55

8.6 59

8.7 63

8.8 67

8.9 71

9.0 75

It is conjectured that the max. tsunami height for the earthquake magnitude of 9.0 is 75 meters.

b. Considering that any wave with height of less than 1 meter is not a tsunami, determine at what earthquake
magnitude will there be no tsunami. (3pts)

7.4 11

7.3 7

7.2 3

7.1 -1

No tsunami will occur when the earthquake magnitude is 7.1.

3. Complete the Latin square given below. In a Latin square, a row or column never contains the same figure or
number. (5pts)

2 1 3 4

1 4 2 3

3 2 4 1
 4 3 1 2

PART D.
Instruction: Show your complete solution for each problem. Use Polya’s problem solving strategy in solving the following
problems. (10pts each)

1. A group of 266 persons consists of men, women, and children.  There are four times as many men as children, and
twice as many women as children.  How many of men, women and children are there?
Given:
x = children
4x = men
2x = women
266 = total number of persons
Solution:
x + 4x + 2x = 266
7 x 266
=
7 7
x = 38
children = x = 38
men = 4x = 4(38) = 152
women = 2x = 2(38) = 76

2. An airline flies from Manila to Davao with a stopover in Cebu. It charges a fare of Php 1,800 Manila to Cebu and a
fare of Php 3,500 from Manila to Davao. In one flight, a total of 180 passengers boarded the plane in Manila and
collected fare totalled Php 494,000. How many passengers got off the plane in Cebu?
Given:
Manila to cebu = Php. 1,800
Manila to davao = Php. 3,500
Total no. of passengers = 180
Total fare collected = Php. 494,000
Let:
passengers to cebu = x
passengers to davao = y
total fare mnl to cebu = 1,800x
total fare mnl to davao = 3,500y
Equations:
x + y = 180
y = 180 - x (passengers to davao in terms of x)
 1,800x + 3,500y = 494,000
Solution:
1,800x + 3,500y = 494,000
1,800x + 3,500(180 - x) = 494,000
1,800x + 630,000 -3,500x = 494,000
630,000 - 494,000 = 3,500x - 1,800x
136,000 1,700 x
=
1,700 1,700
80 = x
y = 180 - x
y = 180 - 80
y = 100
Passengers to Cebu; x = 80
Checking:
1,800x + 3,500y = 494,000
1,800(80) + 3,500(100) = 494,000
144,000 + 350,000 = 494,000
494,000 = 494,000

3. If it is now 10:00 AM, what time is it 1,000 hours from now?

Solution:
1 day
1000 hrs. = = 41. 67 days
24 hrs
24 hrs
0.67 day = = 16.08 hrs.
1 day
10:00am + 16 hrs. = 2:00 am

4. If today is Thursday, what day is it 500 days from now?

Solution:
1 week
500 days = = 71. 43 weeks
7 days
7 days
0.43 week = = 3.01 days
1 week
Thursday + 3 days = Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday = Sunday

5. The sum of three consecutive numbers is 90. What are these numbers?
Given:
90 = sum of three consecutive no.
Let:
x = 1st number
x + 1 = 2nd number
x + 2 = 3rd number
Solution:
x + (x + 1) + (x + 2) = 90
x + x + 1 + x + 2 = 90
3x + 3 + 90
3x = 90 - 3
3 x 87
=
3 3
x = 29
1st number = x = 29
2nd number = x + 1 = 29 + 1 = 30
3rd number = x + 2 = 29 + 2 = 31