Divine World College of Legazpi

Legazpi City
FINAL EXAMINATION IN MATH 013
PROBLEM SOLVING, MATHEMATICAL INVESTIGATION AND MODELLING

PART I-MULTIPLE CHOICE: Select the letter of that corresponds the correct answer. Write your
answer in a separate sheet of paper.(2pts.)
1. What is the next figure in the sequence?

a. b. c. d.

2. Which of the following will best complete the indicated closed figure?

a. b. c. d.

3. Which of the following is the mirror image of the given figure along the dotted line?

a. b. c. d.

4. Which of the following figure is different from others?

a. b. c. d.
5. A sequence of patterns is formed using equilateral triangles.
Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4

How many triangles form pattern 6?

a. 8 b. 10 c. 12 d. 14

6. A sequence of patterns is formed using sticks.

 Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3

How many sticks are used to make Pattern 4?

a. 17 b. 18 c. 19 d. 20

7. Patterns are made using white and black counters.

Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3

8. Patterns are made using white and black counters.

Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3

How many white counters are there in a pattern with n black counters?
a. 4n b. 3n c. 2n d. 3n+1

9. Based from the previous item, how many white counters are needed for pattern 10?
a. 10 b. 30 c. 40 d. None of
these
10. A sequence of patterns is formed using small squares
Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4

What is the formula to find the number of small squares in nth pattern?
a. n2 b. n2 +1 c. n(n+1) d.n (n2 ¿

PART II- PROBLEM SOLVING. Show your solutions completely.

1. Given the illustrations below, derive the formula in finding the nth term of the succeeding pattern.
Explain and show your solutions completely. (10 pts.)
2. John is four years younger than Carmel but Jane is 24 years older than Carmel. If Jane is 35, how old is
John? (5 pts.)

3. In a spelling competition all the competitors were on stage together. After three minutes, a fifth of
the students had made mistakes and were excluded from the competition. In the next five minutes half
of those remaining were eliminated by extremely difficult words. Two minutes later four students were
found cheating and were sent home. After fifteen minutes of the competition half of the remaining
students had made mistakes and left the stage. In the last few minutes one more competitor made an
unfortunate mistake and one contestant was left as the winner of the spelling competition. How many
children originally entered the competition? (5 pts.)

4. What is the length of BC? (5 pts.)

EF || AB

EF = 6

5. Convert the following Units:

From To

820 cm meters
255 mL Liters

20 m2 cm2
32 ℃ ℉

200 ℉ ℃