QUIZ BEE QUESTIONS GRADE 6

EASY ROUND (2points)

1. At the rate of 50kph , how long will it take a train to cover 600km?

Ans.: 12 hrs

2. If 57 men can do a job in 10 days, how many men can do it in 19 days?

Ans.: 108

3. Jeric is twice his sister’s age which is 8 years old. Their mother’s age is twice the sum of their ages.
How old is their mother?

Ans. 48 years old

4. Mr. Reyes wants to buy a TV set marked ₱ 40 000 at a 10% discount. How much will he pay for it?

Ans.: P36,000

5. Change 5 ¼ to percent.

Ans.: 525%

6. Two boxes of pancake need 5 eggs. How may eggs are needed if 10 boxes of pancake will be cooked?
(25 eggs)

Ans. 25

7. Simon, a Grade 6 pupil studies every night for 2 4/5 hours, while her sister Sarah studies only for 1 2/5
hours. How many more hours does Simon study than Sarah? (1 2/5 hours)

Ans. 1 2/5 hrs

8. The ratio of boys to girls is 4:3. If there are 24 boys, how many are girls?

Ans. 18
9. When 8 is divided by 1/3, the quotient is _____________.
Ans. 24
10. 150% of 60 is what number?
Ans. 90
AVERAGE ROUND (3points)
1. If 3/5 of a graduating class of 390 pupils are girls, how many boys are in the graduating class?

Ans.: 156 Solution: 3/5 of 390= 234; 390 – 234 = 156

2. A ribbon was cut into three pieces with the length having the ratio 2:3:5. If the medium length is 9cm,
how long was the ribbon?

Ans.: 30cm Solution: 9 ÷ 3 = 3; 3 x 10 = 30 (10= 2+3+5)

3. If a 3-meter post casts a shadow 7 decimeters long, what is the height of a tree, in meters, that casts a
shadow 63 decimeters long?

Ans.: 27 Solution: 3:7 = n:63, 3 x 63=289; 189÷7= 27

4. A family spends 25% of their income in food. If the family has a monthly income of P25,250.00, how
much a year do they spend for food?

Ans.: P75,750.00 Solution: 25,250 x .25 = 6,312.50 x 12 = 75,750

5. How many 3 2/3dm pieces of ribbon can be cut from a roll of 48m of ribbon?

Ans.: 130 Solution: 48 x 10= 480 ÷ 3 2/3 = 480 x 3/11 = 130.909090

6. Five kids shared their mini cake rolls. If each of them had 113 rolls, how many mini cake rolls did five
of them have altogether?

Ans: 6 2/3

7. What number is 13 more than the product of 7 and 2/3?

Ans. 17 2/3

7 x 2/3 = 14/3 or 4 2/3 13 + 4 2/3 = 17 2/3

8. Andrea saves Php 45.00 a day. At this rate, how long will she be able to save Php 270.00?
Ans: 6
DIFFICULT ROUND (5points each)
1. A salesman has a basic salary of P10,500.00 a month. He gets a commission of 5% on all sales above
P50,000.00. How much did he earn in a month when he sold P276,000 worth of goods?

Ans.: P21,800.00 Solution: 276,000 – 50,000 = 226,000 x 0.5= 11,300 + 10,500 = 21,800

2. A pair of shoes is sold at 15% discount. If the original price is P1,500, what is its new price?

Ans.: P1, 275 Solution: 1,500 x .15 = 225; 1500-225 = 1,275

3. The ratio of the angles of a triangle is 2:4:6. What is the difference between the second and the third
angles?

Ans.: 30° Solution: 2 + 4 + 6 = 12, 180 ÷ 12 = 15; 15 x 4=60; 15 x 6 = 90; 90-60=30

4. Four times a number increased by 6 is 62. Find the number.

Ans.: 14 Solution: 62 – 6 = 56 ÷ 4 = 14

5. Mrs. Tan bought books and school supplies for her children worth P4,459.79. How much change did
she get from 5 P1,000.00 bills?

Ans.: 540.21 Solution: 5,000 – 4,459.79 = 540.21

6. Two out of three pupils wear rubber shoes for intramurals. If there are 60 pupils, what percent wear
rubber shoes?

Ans: 40%

7. Francine has 50 buns. She sold 9/10 of it and gave 3 of the remaining buns to her brother.
How many buns were left to Francine?
Ans.: 2
Clincher:
1. 1. It takes 8 men to repair a road in 5 hours. How long will it take 10 men to do the
job if they work at the same rate?
Ans. 4hrs

2. How will 343 be written in exponential notation?

Ans.: 73