2009 METROBANK-MTAP-DEPED

MATH CHALLENGE NATIONAL FINALS

GRADE 6 TEAM ORAL

SOLUTIONS & ANSWERS

Part 1: 15 seconds (11 items)
1.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.Solution
210 x 58 = (2 x 5)8 x 22
Answer: 9

= 108 x 4 = 100 000 000 x 4 = 4 000 000 000

3.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
=(4x3)+(4x3)+(4X3)
Answer: 36
4.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.Solution

1600 4 4
Answer: P25

4 = 25

6.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.
1

(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)
-

7.Solution
1
4
7
7
4 times
is .
4
8
7
14
But
is equivalent to , so 7 should be added to both the numerator and
1
7
denominator of .
1 7
8 4

7 7 14 7
That is,
.
Answer: 7
8.Solution

Total number of votes = 20 (55% - 45%) = 20 .10 = 200

Number of votes of the winner = 200 x .55 = 110
Answer: 110

9.Solution

10
2

2 + 4 + 6 + 96 + 98 + 100
10
2

Pair the numbers so that each pair will total 102 as shown above. Then multiply
102 by the number of pairs which is 25.
So 25 x 102 = 2550
Answer: 2550
10.Solution
These prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, and 7.
For the sum of the two fractions to be the smallest, their denominators must be 5
and 7. Now,
2

2 3 29

5 7 35

Answers:

while
2 3
,
5 7

3 2 31

5 7 35

11.Solution
Original volume = l x w x h
New volume = 2 x l x w x 2 x h = 4 x l x w x h
Increase = 400% - 100% = 300%
Answer: 300%

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Part 2: 30 seconds (5 items)
1.Solution
109 4 = 105
105 = 3 x 5 x 7
Multiply two factors of 105 at a time, i.e. 3 x 5, 3 x 7, and 5 x 7.
Answers: 15, 21, 35
2.Solution
The area of the base must be a divisor of 42.
But 42 = 3 x 7 x 2. For the perimeter to be 18 cm, the base must be 7 cm x 2 cm.
Therefore the height of the prism is 3 cm.
Answer: 3 cm
3.Solution
To obtain the least number of packs, maximize the packs of 5.

42 5 = 8 remainder 2
The sum of the smallest multiple of 5 and the remainder 2 that is divisible by 3 is
12.
So, 4 packs of 3 pens and 6 packs of 5 pens. And 4 + 6 = 10.
Answer: 10
4.Solution
To get the lowest possible score on one test, Linas score in each of the 3 other
quizzes should be perfect. This gives 3 x 50 = 150 as her total score in 3 quizzes.
3

Her total score in 4 quizzes is 4 x 45 = 180. So, her score in 1 quiz must be 180
150 = 30.
Answer: 30
5.Solution
The least common multiple of 18 and 12 is 36.
So 1:30 P.M. + 36 minutes is 2:06 P.M.
Answer: 2:06 P.M. or 14:06

Part 3: 60 seconds (5 items)

1.Solution
For the product to be smallest, the digit 2 must be the tens digit of the two-digit
number and the digit 3 must be the hundreds digit of the three-digit number. Then
5 must be the ones digit of the two-digit number and 6 must be the tens digit of
the three-digit number. This is so because the multiplier 25 is the smallest
possible.
Answer: 25 and 367
2.Solution
24 4
1

56 7
24 4

n
7

, n = 42
Answer: 42
3.Solution

68 4 = 17 tables
Therefore one possible combination is 4 stools and 14 tables.
For the other combinations on the number of stools (s) and the number of tables
(t), the number of stools should be multiples of 4 in order to use all the legs.
Answer: (s, t) = (4, 14), (8, 11), (12, 8), (16, 5), (20, 2)
4.Solution
81-31 = 50 so Leas recorded score is 50 less than her actual score.
85-65 = 20 so Bens recorded score is 20 more than his actual score.
50 20 = 30 should be added to the total of the scores of the class
4

30 50 = .6
So 83 + .6 = 83.6
Answer: 83.6 or 83.60
5.Solution
The differences between the last number and first number in rows 1, 2, 3, 4, and
5, respectively are 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8. The 25th number in this pattern is 48.
Answer: 48

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2009 NATIONAL FINALS INDIVIDUAL ORAL GRADE 6

SOLUTIONS and ANSWERS:
Part 1: 15 seconds (10 items)
1. Solution
45 x n + 7 = 805 + 7 = 812
Answer: 812
2. Solution
18 3
75%
24 4
Answer: 75%
3. Solution
1 5 6 3

35 8 4
Answer: 5
4. Solution
A triangle with sides 2 sticks, 2 sticks, and 3 sticks can be formed. Another triangle
with sides 1 stick, 3sticks, and 3 sticks can also be formed. So there are 2 different
triangles.
Answer: 2
5. Solution
9 cuts x 3 seconds = 27
Answer: 27 seconds
6. Solution

8 m3
day
2m x 2m x 2m =
per person
3
8m
day
per person x 3 persons = 24 m3 in one day for 3 persons
64 8

24 3

4m x 4m x 4m 24 m3 per day =
days
8
2
or 2
3
3
Answer:
7. Solution
In x + y = 12, y = 7 since x = 5.
6

In y + z = 20, z = 13 since y = 7.
Answer: 13
8. Solution
50% of a number is 20, so the number is 40.
40 x 0.8 = 32
Answer: 32
9. Solution
When 2 is multiplied by 5, there will be a zero at the end of their product. Also, when
10 is multiplied by any number there will be a zero at the end of their product. So
there are 2 zeros at the end of the product of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and10.
Answer: 2
1
10. Solution
1010 has 10 zeros while 1 billion has 9 zeros, so1010
Answer: 10

1 billion = 10

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Part 2: 30 seconds (5 items)
1.Solution
10 x 5 kg + 20 x 10 kg = 50 + 200 = 250 kg
Answer: 20
2.Solution
At the start, the number of boys equals the number of girls. When 16 boys left, the
number of remaining boys became one half the number of boys at the start. So there
were 32 boys at the start. And there were 64 pupils in all at the start.
Answer: 64
3.Solution
4
5
1
1
2 1

40 50 10 10 10 5
1
or 0.2
5

Answer:

4.Solution
Removing all the unit cubes on the surface of the big cube will give a 5 unit x 5 unit x 5 unit
cube. So there are 125 unit cubes that have no paint.
Answer: 125
5.One possible solution:
Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure3
7

2
3
1

In Figure 1, the total area of the 2

triangles is 2 square units.
In Figure 2, the total area of the 3
squares is 3 square units.
In Figure 3, the total area of the 5
triangles is 2.5 square units.
Area of the trapezoid = 7.5 square
units.
Answer: 7.5 square units
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2
Part 3: 60 seconds (5 items)
1.Solution
175 - 95 = 80g
40 - 20 = 20
So, 20 nails weigh 80g.

80 20 = 4g
Answer: 4 g
2.Solution
Having 29 correct answers is not possible because this means that there will be 12 incorrect
answers and the total number of items will be 41 which is already over 40 without accounting for
the items with no answer.
Having 32 correct answers is not possible because there will be no items with incorrect and no
answer but it is given that Lina had incorrect answers, and no answers.
Answer: 30 correct, 8 incorrect, and 2 no answer; or 31 correct, 4 incorrect, and 5
no answer
3.Solution
The sums of the numbers in the rows are 1, 8, 27, and 64 which are all perfect cubes, i. e.
13, 23, 33, and 43, respectively.
Continuing the pattern, the sums are 125, 216, and 343, i.e. 5 3, 63, and 73. So it is the 7th
row.
Answer: 7th or 7
4.Solution

Take any square with area greater than 6 cm say a 10 cm x 10 cm square. Its area is 100
square cm.
Considering the conditions given in the problem, the resulting figure becomes
16 cm x 4 cm. So the area is 64 square cm.
Therefore the area decreased by 36 square cm.
Answer: [It decreased by 36 square cm.]
5.Solution
The possible rectangular prisms would have dimensions: 1unit, 1unit, and 16 units;
1unit, 2 units, and 8 units; 1unit, 4 units, and 4 units; and 2 units, 2 units, and 4 units. The
rectangular prism with the least surface area has dimensions 2 units, 2 units, and 4 units.
Answer: 2 units, 2 units, 4 units

Grade 6
FIRST
NATIONAL
1. ten million

2. 10,000
3. 3,150
4. P 55.50
5. P 54.75
6. 1,646
7. 6,759
8. P 1,725
9. .000680
10. 1,700
11. 1,115

12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.

154
12 hrs.
8 4/7
9
30 men
1/8
9/16
4/9
21
3.3
7:5
4/9
60

25.
old
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.

92 years
64.8
25%
0.009
P 1,700
13/20
58 sq. m.
2,256 m2
57o
40o
55o
205.2 dm3
90o
9

38. 162
39. 50 days
40. 5
41. 12 cm.
42. P 11,560
43. P 11,782.5
44. 85
45. 10.5%
46. 94.5 m2
47. 720
families
48. 24
49. 7 days
50. 5,050
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~~~~~~~~
2000-2001
FIRST
NATIONAL
1. ten millions
2. 7,000,000
3. 650,000
4. 460,000
5. 800
6. 21,000
7. 1972
8. 853
9. 10,000
10. 13/15
11. 350,785
12. 53/6
13. 15 3/8
14. 38 11/18
m
15. 8 23/24

16. 20
17. 18
18. 33
19. 39.348
20. 87,860
21. 14.02 cm
22. P 39.75
23. P 10.25
24. 18
25. 5 : 8
26. 156
27. 31 mins
28. 70
29. 49
30. 35/99
31. P 340
32. 360 m2
33. 140%
34. 1
35. 77.8%
36. P 148.75
37. P 5,540
but in the
answer key is
P10,062.40

44. 104 but in

the answer
key is 105
45. 100.48 m3
46. 138 cm2
47. 113.04
cm3
48. 54
49. 98
50. 32 m2

38. Obtuse
triangle but in
the answer
key is
isosceles

B. 30-second
questions

39.
40.
41.
42.
43.

96 dm3
2090 m
10,578 m2
42 cm
78.5 m2

ANSWER KEY
GRADE 6 MTAP
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~~~~~~~~~

2005 Regional
Finals
A. 15-second
questions
1. 31, 37
2. 41
3. 1 h
4. 13
5. 90
6. 2 x 33 x 5
7. 20.8 or 20

4
5

8. 65
9. P52.50
10. 500
11. 1:1

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

8
1860
1.5 x 108
15
69
3

C. 1-minute
questions
1.
2.
3.
4.

30 km/h
8h
60
16
10

5. 3; solid is 7
cm x 2 cm x
3 cm
6. 2038

Clincher questions
1. 36
2. P163.50
3. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Do-Or-Die
questions
1. 27

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~~~~~~
2006 Regional
Finals
A. 15-second
questions
1. 69
2. 23.4545
3. 0, 6
4. 198
5. 112 cm2
6. 12 days
7. 62
8. 216 cm2
9. 66o
10. 27,499
11. 46.5 cm

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Clincher questions
1. 39
2. 9
3. 8
Do-Or-Die
questions
1. 2076

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~~~~~~~
2004 Sectoral
Finals
A. 15-second
questions
1. 156
10
2. 9
3. 25%
4. P7.00
5. 20 yrs. old
6. 14
7. 9 cm
8. 12:45 PM
9. 6 cm
10. 6
11. 10

B. 30-second
questions
1. 47

2. 20
Note:
(This question has
a problem
because it did not
specify the unit of
the small square.)
3.
4.
5.
6.

16
70
899
96

C. 1-minute
questions

27:8
P750
200 km
256 cm2
Sunday
30 m

B. 30-second
questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

91
5:35
P375,000
45
96
78 m

C. 1-minute
questions
1. P16,250
2. 16 cm
3. P87.00

4.

125
2

5. 3421,
6542,
9663
6. 12:35
Clincher questions
1. 21
2. 25
3. 16%
Do-Or-Die
questions
1. 31.36 kg.
[The answer in the
paper is 22.4 kg but
Dad said should be
31.36 kg
(V = lwh = 20dm x
1.4dm x 0.8dm =
22.4dm3 x 1.4 =
31.36kg)]
2. 81

2005 Sectoral
Finals
A. 15-second
questions
1. 1, 4, 7
2. 400
3. 84
4. 360
5. 10%
6. 203
7. 325
8. 16 cm
9. 62
10.
4
11.
162 m
B. 30-second
questions
1.

10
20
11

2.
3.
4.
5.

19 cm
P756
P150.00
125%
2
6. 16 5 m

C. 1-minute
questions
2

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

216 cm
8
P71.50
169 cm2
55 km/h
20
6. 163

Clincher questions
1. 13
2. 176
1
3. 2 6

Do-Or-Die
questions
1. 30.24 kg
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~~~~~

2006 Sectoral
Finals

9. 5 cm
10.
100,000
11.
16
B. 30-second
questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

5:36
P36,000
60
83
3,200 m or 3.2
km
6. 66 m
C. 1-minute
questions
1. P14,430
3
2. 3,500 m
3. 12:35
250
4. 3
5. 900
6. 0, 6
Clincher questions
1. 21
2. 110
3. 16%
Do-Or-Die
questions
1. 1 cm

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~~~~~~~

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

20%
P15.50
20 yrs
2
81 cm
12 cm
8:00 a.m.

7. 4
8. 17 cm
9. 14.3
10. P400
11. 1:10

B. 30-second
questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

1:25
15
P320
79 m2
4 h
54

C. 1-minute
questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

86.4 minutes
576 cm2
31
P250
18%
120

Clincher questions
1. 10,000
2. 15
3. 45 min or h
Do-Or-Die
questions
1. 2.3 cm
2. 42
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~~~~~~~~

A. 15-second
questions
1. 158
21
2. 11

6.

3
8

2004 Division
Orals
A. 15-second
questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

7641, 1467
82,045,003
120
101,000
31.5

2005 Division
Orals
A. 15-second
questions
1. 18
12

2. 75
3. 360
4. 120 cm
5. 85o
6. 78 cm
7. 120
8. 33
9. 54
10.
7.8 x 109
11.
Either 29
& 31
Or 41 &43
B. 30-second
questions
1. 30
2. 72
3. 227.85 cm2
1
4. 4 12 h or 4
5
60 h
5. 48 days
6. P450
C. 1-minute
questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

35
P1575
70 cm
1232 cm2
P95

Clincher questions
11
1. 6
2. P1056
3. P155
Do-Or-Die question
1. P1570
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~~~~

2006 Division
Team Finals
A. 15-second
questions

2007 Division
Team
Competition

21

1. 250
2. 20.8 or 20

4
5

3. 1 h
4. 15
5. 104.8
6. 2 x 33 x 5
7. 5:05 a.m.
8. 65
9. P52.50
10.
500
11.
1:1
B. 30-second
questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

251.2 cm3
1860
1.5 x 108
15
69
3

C. 1-minute
questions
1. [ 7+17,11+13,
5+19]
2. 30 km/h
3. 523.33 dm3
4. 8 h
5. 3
6. 2038
Clincher questions
1. 36
2. P163.50
3. 0,1,2,3,4,5
Do-Or-Die
questions
1. 3:8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~

A. 15-second
questions
1. 750
2. 9/11
3. 28 cm
4. 13 + 19,
3 + 29
5. 100.4
6. 15
7. 70 cm
8. 48o
9. 125
10.
199
11.
10,000
B. 30-second
questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

1.8 x 108
192
15
600
113.04 dm2
45, 46, 47

C. 1-minute
questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

21.1 cm
552.96 cm2
P4,400
3
19, 34
11

Clincher questions
1. 22
2. P231
3. 204
Do-Or-Die
questions
1. Lilia 89,
13

Rose 87,
Kate 85

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~~~~~~~

2008 Division
Orals

1. 70 cm

A. 15-second
questions

3. 17 [145 =64 +
81]
4. 3375 cm3
5. 60 cm
6. 3

1.
2.
3.
4.

26, 28
20
24
10

5. 13 = The
numbers are 6
and 7
2

6. 6

7.

17
25

8.

8
13

9.

7
24

2. P4,400

Clincher questions
1. 150
2. 4, 14
11
1
3. 5 or 2 5

or 3
Do-Or-Die
questions
1. 403

10.
1 million
or1,000,000
11. 11, 22
B. 30-second
questions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

84
12.5 cm
200.96 cm2
2
60

6. 4

3
4

or

19
4

C. 1-minute
questions

14

ANSWER:
2007 Regional Team

(2 x 5 x 7 = 70) needed ]

A. 15-second questions
1. 198 [ 97 + 101 = 198 ]
2. 234.545
[ same because first factor is
multiplied by 10 and the second is
divided by 10 ]
3. 2 or 8
4. 63 cm2
[ 84 x 3/2 = 126;126/2 = 63 ]

C. 1-minute questions
1. 11.7
8 ( 95 )
[ 65:8 = 95:n; n =
65

5. 36 [ 45 x 4/5 ]
6. 119
[ Jane made 56/8 x 9 = 63 ]
7. 20 cm by 15 cm
5
[16 x 4 = 20 cm,12 x

5
4

=15

3. 24
4. 4591 m2
5. 257
[ LCM (12, 14, 18) = 252, add 5
to have a remainder of 5 ]
6.495
[ 27 + 125 + 343 = 33 + 53 + 73
= 495 ]

91 [ 91 = 7 x 13 ]
1994

30-second questions
1. 47
215
[ Average =
= 43; 43 + 2,
5
43 + 4 = 47 ]

[ No. of pieces =

2. 200 km
4
[ 60 x 3 = 80 km/h; 2.5 x 80 =
200 km ]

8. 245,254
9. P240
12
[ 3 x 8 = 32; 20 x P12 = P240 ]

2. 20

= 11.69

cm]

10.
11.

4. 3
5. 14
[ P1750 1505 = P245; P245/1750
= 0.14 or 14% ]
6. 182
540
[ 137 + 12 = 137 + 45 = 182 ]

Clincher questions
1. 996
1000
[ Divide
= 166
6

4
6

Subtract 4
from 1000 = 996 ]
30
6

20
5

x 4 = 20 ]

=5

2. 63o
[ Let xo be each base angle.
2x + x 9 = 180, x = 63 ]

3. 70
[ 2520 = 22 x 32 x (2 x 5 x 7);
15

3. 30 m [ largest piece =
(75) = 30 ]
Do-Or-Die questions
1. 8

6
15

[ 1st round 8 will say 3 leaving

17 standing. Among the 17, 5will
say 3 leaving 12 standing. Among
the 12, 4 will say 3. In all,8 + 5 + 4
= 17 will sit, so 25 17 = 8 will
remain standing. ]

16

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