Keili Nicole

Garcia BSTM
101A

task performance POLYA AND KEN

I. Polya's Strategy Use Polya's four-step problem-solving strategy to solve the following
problems. (3 items × 10 points)

1. How many different rectangles with an area of one-hundred twenty 120) square units can be formed
using unit squares?

Understand the Problem:

We need to determine the number of rectangles that has a total of 120 square units
Devise a plan:
We need to work out the factors of 120 Carry
Out the Plan:
1 x 120
2 x 60
3 x 40
4 x 30
5 x 24
6 x 20
8 x 15
10 x 12
then double this so the rectangle is in the opposing orientation = 16
Review the Solution:
The answer of the factors of 120 is 8, so by multiplying it by 2 you get 16 because it has an
orientation of vertical and horizontal.

2. Suppose thirty-six (36) students signed up for classes during an orientation session. If exactly twenty-
two 22) of them signed up for Chemistry and exactly eighteen (18) of them signed up for English,
how many of them signed up for both Chemistry and English? How many of them signed up for
Chemistry only? How many of them signed up for English only?

Understand the problem:

There are 36 total students. There are three groups of students: students who only signed up for
Chemistry, students who only signed up for English, and students who do both. We also know that
22 students signed up for Chemistry, and 18 students signed up for English. We must find the
number of students who do both considering that the total of the groups adds up to 36

Devise a plan:
We could list out the 36 students and then assign to each either Chemistry, English or both until we
got the right totals. We could draw a Venn Diagram to show the three types of groups
 Carry out the plan:
Only 22 of the 36 students signed up for Chemistry, subtract. 36 - 22
= 14
The other 14 are the students who signed up for English and both. But 18 students signed up for
English, so 4 of these students also signed up for Chemistry.
18 - 14 = 4
Therefore, 4 students signed up for both Chemistry and English. Review the
solution:
• Let's check our answer with a Venn Diagram. Draw two overlapping circles. Fill in each
region. Remember that 4 students do both, so write 4 in the overlap

Chemistry: 22 - 4 = 18
English: 18 - 4 = 14
18 ÷ 4 + 14 = 36
36 = 36
Student Chemistry
22 English 18

3. An online mobile game tournament was facilitated and begins with 1024 players. each game has four
(4) players, and in each game, only one 1) winner will advance to the next round. How many games
must be paved to determine the winner? Rubric for Scoring: Criteria Accuracy Completeness
interpretation Description The answer is correct with

Understand the problem:

1024 the number of players during the online game tournament, 4 players in each game and only one
(1) winner will advance to the next round. The problem is to determine of how many games must be
played to determine the winner.

Devise the solution:

Let x the number of games must be played to determine the winner.
Let a.the number of games in 1st round b.the
number of games in 2nd round
c. the number of games in 3rd round
d. the number of games in 4th round
e. the number of games in 5th round
Carry out the problem:
a. 4/4=256 (first round)
b. 256/4=64(second round)
c. 64/4=16(third round)
d. 16/4=4(fourth round)
e. 4/4=1(fifth round) the last man standing will be the champion.
Review the solution:
• 256+64+16+4+1=341
So therefore, 341 will be the total numbers of overall games.

ll.ken ken

Fill in each square cell in the puzzle with a number between 1 and the size of the grid. For
example, in a 4×4 grid, use the numbers 1, 2, 3, & 4
Use each number exactly once in each row and each column.
The numbers in each "Cage" (indicated by the heavy lines) must combine in any order to produce
the cage's target number using the indicated math operation. Numbers may be repeated within a
cage as long as rule 2 isn't violated.
No guessing is required. Each puzzle can be solved completely using only logical deduction. Harder
puzzles require more complex deductions.
Each cage in a KenKen contains a target number and most contain an operator. If you see a single-
cell cage with just a number and no operator, it means that the value in that cell is the target number.
Such single-cell cages work like givens in Sudoku puzzles. You won't see these in every puzzle, but
when you do see one, you should start there.