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In how many ways can you arrange 8 people into 4 groups of 2?

(8C2*6C2*4C2*2C2)/4!

15-second question
1. Quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in a circle. If

and

, what is

? [85

degrees]
2. The value of a certain ancient artifact appreciates 10% every year. Two years ago, its
values was set at 500,000 pesos. How much is the artifact now? [P 605,000]
3. Find the real roots of the equation
4. In

with

, if

? [-1/2,0]
and

, what is

? [40

degress]
5. If x is 10% o fy, and y is 40% of z, then z is how many percent of x? [2500%]
6. In a class of 40 students, 20 have brothers, 15 have sisters, and 5 have both brothers
and sisters. How many students in the class are single child in the family? [10]
7. In the graph of

, for what values of x is the graph situated above the x-

axis? [ x>0]
8. A demograher predicts that the population of a country t years from now can be
modeled by the function

. Using this model, after how many years

will the current population double? [30]


9. if

, what is

in terms of a? [2a/3]

10. What is the remainder when

is divided by

? [7/4]

30-second questions
1. In a circle centerred at (1,-1), one endpoint of a diameter lies at (4,2). Find the
coordinates of the other endpoint of this diameter? [(-2,4)]

2. Factor completely the expression

over the set of real numbers.

[x(2x+1)(2x^2+1)]
3. The first three terms of an arithmetic sequence are

, and

. What is

the fifth term of the sequence? [30]


4. If

, what is

? [17]

5. 5 points are on the coordinate of plane, no three of which are collinear. How many
polygons can be drawn with these points as vertices? [16]

1-minute question
1. Let f be a quadratic function such that f(-1)=0, and f(0)=f(1)=-8. What is f(3)? [16]
2. Find the number of permutations of letters of the word CHALLENGE. Evaluate
factorials in your answer. [90,720]
3. Find all x between 0 degrees and 90 degrees such that
[30 degrees, 45 degrees]
4. Three vertices of a parallelogram are (0,0), (4,0), and (1,3). Find the coordinates of
the fourth vertex so that the resulting parallelogram has the largest possible perimeter.
[(-3,3)]
5. If

and

, find the values of

and . [(2,2,3)]

15-second mental questions worth 1 point and their solutions.


1. Find the remainder when

is divided by

Solution: This can be done in many ways. But I prefer to use substitution.
Let

, then

is the remainder.

The answer is 1.
2. Find the exact radian measure of
Solution: we need to know that

, hence

3. Find the domain of


Solution: To answer the question, take note that in order for logarithmic curve to exist, in
its form

, b>1 and a>0.

Going back to our problem, the base is fine since it is 4. We just have to focus on x-4.
Since it must be positive real number, we have

The domain is {x|x>4} or (4,+)


4. Find the 12th term of an arithmetic series whose first term is 8 and third term is 2.
Solution: Observe that the progression is decreasing and there is one term between 2
and 8. With the 15-second cramming fever I guess we dont have much time to use the
series to find the common difference. Just observe the following numbers.
8 , x, 2, . . . . What do you think is the number between them to make it an arithmetic
series?
yes! it is 5. Therefore, the common difference is -3.
Solving for 12th term:

Therefore, the 12th term is -25.


5. Find the vertex of the parabola
Solution: in the vertex form of parabola
in

, the vertex is at (h,k). Therefore,

, the vertex is at (-3,8). dont get confused with the negative sign. It is

just telling us that the graph is opening downward.


6. Determine all x in so that the ordered pairs (1,3), (2,1), and (x,3) are on the graph of
the function.
Solution: first to think is that a function passed the vertical line test. This means that
there should be no the same values for the x-coordinates. If x=1, the point will become
(1,3) which is the same as the first point. We can still consider the points are on the
graph of a function.
If x=2, the set of points will become (1,3), (2,1), and (2,3). Points (2,1) and (2,3) form a
vertical line making the graph to not pass the vertical line test. But the question here is
to determine all x so that the ordered pairs are on the graph of the function. The answer
here are all real numbers except 2 or

7. Find the x-intercept of the line


Solution: x-intercept is a point at which the given line intersects the x-axis. Thus, by
letting y=0, we can get the value of x-intercept.
$latex y=7x-4$

Therefore the x-intercept is 4/7.


8. Find a so that the line

is perpendicular to a line with slope 3.

Solution: This problem can be solved quickly if we know that the product of the slope of
perpendicular lines is equal to -1. So the value of a is the negative reciprocal of a to
attain such condition. Thus, a=-1/3.
9. The parabola

passes through the point (1,b). Find b.

Solution: If (1,b) is on the graph of the equation, it must satisfy the equation. Thus, by
simple substitution, we can solve for the value of b.

10. Suppose u varies directly as the square root of v. If u=3 when v=4, find u when v=10.
Solution: If we know already that this is a direct variation, we can just use ratio and
proportion as follows.

Here are the questions in 4th Year 2015 MMC National Finals individual category. These
questions are answers are taken from the official Facebook page of MMC.
15-second quesition
1. What is the sum of all multiples of 4 between 10 and 30? [100]
2. Let ABC be an acute triangle inscribed in a circle with center O. If

, what

is angle ABC? [57 degrees]


3. In rolling a pair of dice, what is the probability of getting a sum of 5? [1/9]
4. If 5 arithmetic means are inserted between -15 and 9, what is the largest of such
means? [5]
5. Factor completely the expression
6. If 9^x=10, what is 27^{2x}? [1000]

. [x(x+1)(2x+3)]

7. Solve for x in the inequality (2x+5)^2\sqrt{5x}-1\le 0 [-5/2, 1/5]


8. The first term of a geometric sequence is 32, and its common ratio is 2. What is the
5th term? [3]
9. If (x-2) is a factor of

, what is k? [-3]

10. A snail crawls 16 meters on the first hour, 12 meters on the second hour, and every
succeeding hour, it crawls only 3/4 the distance it crawled the previous hour. Can it
reach a total distance of 60 meters from where it started after a finite number of hours?
[YES]
30-second question
1. In an investment that promises a rate of 10% compounded annually, how much are
you going to invest now in order to receive Php 544,00 in 2 years? [ PhP450,000]
2. If

and 0<x<5, what is the corresponding of values of y? [ y is less than

6 but greater than or equal to -3]


3. If g(x)=4x-2 and f(g(x))=4-6x, what is f(4)? [-5]
4. In a circle, the chords PQ and RS intersects at X. If PX=4, QX=5, and RX=SX+2,
what is RS? [221]
5. A committee of 4 is to be formed from a group of 5 men and 3 women. In how many
ways can this be done if the committee must have at least 1 woman? [ 65]
60-second questions
1. What is the constant term in the expansion of (x+x^-3/2)^10? [210]
2. The first and the last terms of a geometric sequence are 6 and 486, respectively. If
the sum of all terms is 726, find the common ration. [3]
3. A building has a flagpole on top of it. On the ground, 90 meters from the base of the
building, the angle of eleveation of the top of the building is 30 degrees and that of the
top of the flagpole is 45 degrees. How high is the flagpole? [90-303 m]
4. When 3x^3+9x^2-28x+10 is divided by a polynomial D(x), the quotient and the
remainder are both (x+5). What is D(x)? [3x^2-6x+1]
5. Solve for x in the equation

. [2, cube root of 2]

Here are the solutions to 2013 division finals-oral category for first year. Have fun while
learning.
1. When I opened my Math book, the sum of the page number facing me was 17. What
was the page number on the left side?
Solution:
Think of two consecutive numbers whose sum is 17. That is 8 and 9. 9 on the right and
8 on the left. Thus, 8 is the answer.
2. Express the product of 400 x 100 in terms of scientific notation.
Solution: We factor 400 as 4*100 and copy another 100.
Since every 100 has 2 zeroes.
3. By how much does 1/2 of 100 exceed 1/4 of 40?
Solution:

4. For what values of x is x+4<1?


Solution:

5. Expand the expression


Solution: The quickest way to solve the problem is to take note
that

6. What is the sum of the first two prime numbers?


Solution: A prime number is a number who has no divisors other than 1 and itself. Like
11, 13, etc.
The first two prime number however is 2 and 3. Giving a sum of 5.
7. Ana has a piece of paper 5 cm by 3 cm. What is the area of the square that can be
cut from it?
Solution: The largest square that can be cut from the rectagular paper is a 3 by 3
square. hence, the area is 3*3=9 sq. cm.

8. When 2 is multiplied to the sum of 2 and a number, the result is 10. What is the
number?
Solution: Form an equation relating the given.
Let x be the number,

9. How many 2-digit multiples of 5 are there?


Solution:
95/5 = 19. In 19 multiples, 1 of them is 5. The rest multiples ranging from 10 to 95. Thus,
the answer is 18.
10. A map of a small town is scaled 1 cm: 100 m. If two actual locations are 200 m apart,
how many centimeters apart are these locations on the map?
Solution: use ration and proportion.
In every hundred, the distance on the map on the paper is 1 cm. Since there were 2
hundreds, there were a total of 2 cm distance.
The remaining questions will be added this evening. Like us on facebook to get the
freshest update.
Proceed to page 2 for 30-second questions.

The following problem are 30-second questions. Each problem should be solved in 15
seconds. Each correct answer is worth 3 points.
1. What is the midpoint of segment PQ if P has coordinates (0,7) and Q has (4,1)?
Solution:
Using the midpoint formula, we have,
For coordinate of x:

For coordinate of y:

Therefore, the midpoint is (2,4)


2. In the sequence 2.1, 2.15, 2.2 , 2.25,, what is the next term?
Solution: By observing the pattern, the succeding term can be solved by adding 0.05 to
the next term. Hence, the next term must be 2.25+0.05=2.3
3. Rica bought a shirt on sales at 20% discount, and paid 112 for it. How much was the t
shirt without the discount?
Solution: The amount paid can be solved using the formula.
PP=OP(1-r)
Where PP is the paid price, OP is the original price, and r is the percent discount is
decimal. Using the formula in the problem we have,
PP=OP(1-r)
112=OP(1-0.2)
112=OP*0.8
OP=112/0.8
OP=140
Therefore the price without the discount is 140.
4. Steve sold 20 mangoes and 16 oranges, and he earned Php 488 from both fruits. If
each oranges cost Php 8, how much does a mango cost?
Solution:
Let x be the cost of mangos and y be the price of oranges.
488 is the total price of 20 mangoes and 16 oranges, thus,
20x+16y=488, but y=8
20x+16(8)=488
20x+128=488
20x = 488-128
20x = 360
x=18

Therefore, each mango cost Php 18.


5.
is

is right angle at B. The bisector of

meets BC at D. If

, what

Solution: Draw the figure.


Solve for

:
A+B+C=180
A+90+54=180
A+144=180
A=180-144
A=36

Since AD bisects angle A, we have,

The following questions are wo

These questions were taken from the official FB page of MMC. This year, they were
posting the questions simultaneously on their FB page while the MMC finals are being
held.
15-second question
1. Quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in a circle. If

and

, what is

? [85

degrees]
2. The value of a certain ancient artifact appreciates 10% every year. Two years ago, its
values was set at 500,000 pesos. How much is the artifact now? [P 605,000]
3. Find the real roots of the equation
4. In

with

, if

? [-1/2,0]
and

, what is

? [40

degress]
5. If x is 10% o fy, and y is 40% of z, then z is how many percent of x? [2500%]
6. In a class of 40 students, 20 have brothers, 15 have sisters, and 5 have both brothers
and sisters. How many students in the class are single child in the family? [10]

7. In the graph of

, for what values of x is the graph situated above the x-

axis? [ x>0]
8. A demograher predicts that the population of a country t years from now can be
modeled by the function

. Using this model, after how many years

will the current population double? [30]


9. if

, what is

in terms of a? [2a/3]

10. What is the remainder when

is divided by

? [7/4]

30-second questions
1. In a circle centerred at (1,-1), one endpoint of a diameter lies at (4,2). Find the
coordinates of the other endpoint of this diameter? [(-2,4)]
2. Factor completely the expression

over the set of real numbers.

[x(2x+1)(2x^2+1)]
3. The first three terms of an arithmetic sequence are

, and

. What is

the fifth term of the sequence? [30]


4. If

, what is

? [17]

5. 5 points are on the coordinate of plane, no three of which are collinear. How many
polygons can be drawn with these points as vertices? [16]

1-minute question
1. Let f be a quadratic function such that f(-1)=0, and f(0)=f(1)=-8. What is f(3)? [16]
2. Find the number of permutations of letters of the word CHALLENGE. Evaluate
factorials in your answer. [90,720]
3. Find all x between 0 degrees and 90 degrees such that
[30 degrees, 45 degrees]
4. Three vertices of a parallelogram are (0,0), (4,0), and (1,3). Find the coordinates of
the fourth vertex so that the resulting parallelogram has the largest possible perimeter.
[(-3,3)]

5. If

and

, find the values of

and . [(2,2,3)]

To those who are looking for the 2015 Grade 9 oral question, here it comes. For those
who wanted to send a copy of reviewer for grade 7 and grade 8. Please send it to
techiemathteacher@gmail.com. I will take care to to type and post it here.
15-sec: 1 point each
1. Determine all positive number x that satisfy 5x^2-10x. [x=2]
2. What is the fourth power of sqrt(2+sqrt(2))? [6+4*sqrt(2)]
3. Simplify: 4^(-k/2) * 8^(k-1)/3 [ 3/2^k]
4. If a*b=sqrt(a^2+b^2). What is the value of (3*4)*12 [13]
5. Suppose that x,y, and z are positive integers such that xy=6, xz=10, and yz=15. What
is the value of xyz? [30]
6. The yearly changes in the population of a certain town for two consecutive years are
20% increase on the first yead and 20% on the second year.
What is the net change in percent over the two-year period? [4% decrease]
7. What is the slope of the line perpendicular to 2x+5y+2=0 [-2/5]
8. The area of a triangle is 100 cm^2. What will be its area if its altitude is increased by
10% and its base is decreased by 10%? [99 cm^2]
9. The sum of two consecutive numbers is 2015. If 9 is added to each of the numbers
and then each of the resulting number is doubled, what is the sum
of the final two numbers? [4066]
10. A square and a triangle has have the same perimeter. If the square has area of 144
cm^2, what is the area of triangle? [64*sqrt(3) cm^2]
11. Let r and s be the solution of x^2-3x+1=0. What is the value of (r+1)(s+1)? [5]
30-second question: 3 points each
1. If f(x)=x^2=x+1, find the sum of all number that y satisfies f(2y)=2. [1/2]
2. A man walks 1 km east and then 1 km northwest. How far is he from his strating
point? [sqrt(2-sqrt(2))]
3. Four men working for four days can paint 4 cars. How many cars can 6 men working
for 6 days paint? [9 cars]
4. The longer base of a trapezoid measures 10 cm and the line segment joining the
midpoint of the diagonals measures 3 cm. What is the lenght of the shorter base? [4 cm]
5. What is the least possible value for x^2+3x+2 if x^2-3x-2=0? [6]
6. The point D is the midpoint of the side BC of equilateral triangle and E is the midpoint
of AD. How long is BE if a side of triangle ABC measures 8 cm? [2sqrt(7)]
1-minute question: 5 points each

1. If the root of x^2+nx+m=0 are twice those of x^2+mx+1=0, what is the value of n? [8]
2. The lengths of the sides of a traingle are 10,17 and 21 cm. How long is the altiture of
the triangle to the longest side? [4*sqrt(70)/5]
3. Traingle ABC is isoceles if Angle A is 50 degrees, what are the possible measures of
angle B? [50 deg, 80 deg]
4. The medians AD and BE and triangle ABC are perpendicular. Find the length of AB if
BC=3 cm and AC= 4 cm. [sqrt(5) cm]
5. The product of three consecutive positive integers is 16 times their sum, What is the
sum of the three numbers? [21]
6. Point E is on the side AC of triangle ABC and points D and F are chosen on the side
AB such that DE||BC and EF||CD. Find the length of BD if AF=FD=3 cm [6 cm]
Clincher Questions:
1. In triangle ABC, angle C=30 deg. If D is the foot of the altiture from A to BC and E is
the midpoint of AC, find the measure of angle EDC. [30 deg]
2. One candle will burn completely at a uniform rate in 4 hours while another in 3 hours.
At what time should the two candles be simlutanously lighted so that the one will be half
the lentgth of the other at 6:00 PM [3:36 PM]
3. Points P and Q are drawn on the sides BC and AC of triangle ABC such that angle
AQB and angle APB measures 110 deg and 80 deg respectively. If point R is chosen
inside triangle ABC such that AF and BR bisects angle CAp and CAQ respectively, what
is the measure of angle ARB? [95 deg]
Do or Die Question:
Point E is the midpoint of side BC of triangle ABC and F is the midpoint of AE. The line
thru BF intersects AC at D. Find the area of triangle AFD if the area of the triangle is 48
cm^2? [4 cm^2]

Diligently typed by Isaiah James Maling, here are the questions with answer key in the
recently concluded 2015 Metrobank-MTAP-Deped Mathematics Challenge, Division
Finals- Oral category for 4th year.
Easy (15sec)
1. What is the y-intercept of 2x + 3y = 5.
Answer: 5/3
2. How many degrees are there in 1 1/5 revolutions?
Answer: 432 degrees

3. What is the vertex of the parabola y = x^2 + 2x + 3?


Answer: (-1,2)
4. Find the value of log cbrt(2) to the base of sqrt(2)
Answer: 2/3
5. Evaluate sin 29pi/4.
Answer: -sqrt(2) / 2
6. Find the value of a if 8x^3 + 1 is divisible by x-a.
Answer: a = -1/2
7. What is the domain of ln (x-x^2)?
Answer. (0,1) or 0<x<1
8. What is the value of x in the harmonic sequence 1, 2/3, x?
Answer: 1/2
9. What is the x-intercept of f(x) = log (x-1)?
Answer: 2
10. For what value of a do 2x + 2y = 1 and 3x + 3y = a have infinitely many
solutions?
Answer: a = 3/2
Average (30 sec)
1. What is the area bounded by the equation x/3 + y/4 = 1.
Answer: 6 square units.
2. What is the value of a if ax + 2y = 1 and 3x 6y = 7 are perpendicular?
Answer: a = -4
3. What is the value of a if the equation f(x) = (ax+1) / (2x 3) have range
and domain which are both identical?
Answer: a = 3
4.If sec x = -13/5 and sin x is negative, what is the value of tan x?
Answer: 12/5
5. If p and q are the roots of the quadratic equation 3x^2 2x + 4 = 0, what
is the value of p^2 + q^2?
Answer: -20/9

Difficult.
1. How many multiples of 3 are there between 5 and 200?
Answer: 65
2. If tanx = -2, what is sin 2x?
Answer: -4/5
3. Solve for x. 4^(x-x^2) = sqrt2
Answer: x = 1/2
4. What is the perimeter bounded by x+y = 1 and x^2 + y^2 = 1?
Answer: (2sqrt2+pi) / 2 units.
5. What is the remainder when 1+3x^3+5x^5++11x^11 + 13x^13 is
divided by x 1?
Answer: 49

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