2009 METROBANK-MTAP-DEPED MATH CHALLENGE NATIONAL FINALS

GRADE 6 TEAM ORAL

Part 1: 15 seconds (11 items)
1.Manila time is 4 hours ahead of Dubai time. A trip from Manila to Dubai, takes
nine hours. What time will you arrive in Dubai if you leave Manila at 8:00 P.M.?
Solution
8:00 P.M. + 9 hours is 5:00 A.M.
5:00 A.M. – 4 hours is 1:00 A.M.
Answer:1:00 A.M.
2.How many digits are there in the number N = 210 x 58?
Solution
210 x 58 = (2 x 5)8 x 22 = 108 x 4 = 100 000 000 x 4 = 4 000 000 000
Answer:9
3.The faces of a big cube are painted. Then the cube is cut into 125 unit cubes. How
many of the unit cubes have exactly two painted faces each?
Solution
bottom layer: 4 x 3 unit cubes
upper layer: 4 x 3 unit cubes
middle layers: 4 x 3 unit cubes
total number of unit cubes with exactly two painted faces each = (4 x 3) + (4 x 3)
+ (4x3)
Answer:36
4.What is the smallest number which when multiplied by 20 will give a perfect
cube?
Solution
20 = 22 x 5
So the smallest number that should be multiplied by 20 so that the product is a
perfect cube is 2 x 52 which is equal to 50.
Answer:50
5.On a quiz show, each question is worth four times as much as the previousquestion. The fourth question is worth
P1,600. How much was the first question worth?
Solution
1600÷ 4÷ 4÷ 4 = 25
Answer:P25
6.In 3 ___ 6 ___ (-9), what two different basic operations can you place in the ___
that will result to the least answer?
Solution
The bigger the absolute value of a negative number, the smaller is the negative
number. So x (for multiplication) should be placed before -9.
÷ (for division) cannot be placed after 3 because it will be performed first and
performing division then multiplication will not result to the least answer.
-(for subtraction) cannot be placed after 3 also because 3 – 6 is -3 which when
multiplied by -9 gives a positive answer,
Therefore, + (for addition) should be placed after 3. So, 3 + 6 x (-9) = -51
Answers:+, x (order must be correct)