A mathematics exam consists of 20 problems. A student gets 5 points for a correct answer, a deduction of 1 point for an incorrect answer and no points for a blank answer. Jolie gets 31 points in the exam. What is the most number of problems she could have answered (including correct and incorrect answers)?

Solution:

Because the point Jolie gets is 31, she must at least answer 7 problems correctly. (from )

If answered correctly, answered wrongly total: problems answered

If answered 8 correctly, answered wrongly total: problems answered

If answered 9 correctly, answered wrongly total: , not possible.

Answer: the most number of problems she could have answered is

Nelly correctly measures three sides of a rectangle and gets a total of 88 cm. Her brother Raffy correctly measures three sides of the same rectangle and gets a total of 80 cm. What is the perimeter of the rectangle in cm?Solution:

Let’s name the length of the rectangle as and width as .

One of the measurement is: And another one is:

Perimeter

Answer:

Joni and Dini work at the same factory. After every nine days of work, Joni gets one day off. After every six days of work, Dini gets one day off. Today is Joni’s day off and tomorrow will be Dini’s day off. At least how many days from today they will have the same day off?

Solution:

Joni’s day off is 10 days a cycle.Dini’s day off is 7 days a cycle.

Starting from today, as Dini is only off tomorrow, we are seeking: a multiple of 10 which is 1 more than multiple of 7Hence the multiple of 7 must ends with ‘9’. The smallest multiple of 7 which ends with 9 is 49.

Answer: After 50 days both of them have the same day off.

p.s. You can also answer this question by using table.

Solution:

The total weight of 14 cheerleaders

The total weight of 20 people

The average weight of 20 people

Answer:

There are 6 basketball players and 14 cheerleaders. The total weight of the 6 basketball players is 540kg. The average weight of the 14 cheerleaders is 40kg. What is the average weight of all 20 people?