UNIVERSAL COLLEGES OF PARAÑAQUE

8273 Dr. A. Santos Avenue, Sucat Road, Parañaque City

Tel. No: 820-4276/ Telefax: 829-8615
College of Education

Midterm Examination
MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD
A.Y. 2018-2019; 1ST SEMESTER
Name: Date:
Course: Score:

I. Identification. Write your answer on the space provided before each number. (5 points)

_____________ 1. Reaching a conclusion by applying general principles to specific examples.

_____________ 2. The conclusion formed by using inductive reasoning.
_____________ 3. A case for which one statement is not true is called _________.
_____________ 4. Reaching a conclusion by examining specific examples.
_____________ 5. A sequence that has a common difference between successive terms.

II. Enumeration.

1. Enumerate Polya’s Four-Step Method in the correct order. (5 points)

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2. Give 5 Strategies for Problem Solving. (5 points)

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III. Puzzles.

1. Solve the following Kenken Puzzle: (10 points)

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8273 Dr. A. Santos Avenue, Sucat Road, Parañaque City
Tel. No: 820-4276/ Telefax: 829-8615
College of Education

2. Solve the following Logic Puzzle: (15 points)

Three friends went to the races one afternoon, and each backed the winner in adifferent race.
From the clues given below, can you identify the three, work out in which race each picked the
winner, and name the horse involved in each?

Clues:
a. John backed the winner in an earlier race on the card than the horse chosen by his
friend whose surname is Richmond.
b. Horseshoe Falls was Mr. Watson’s inspired choice.
c. Ben’s surname was Farley.
d. Lucky Jim was the winner of the 3:30 race.

Forenames: Ben, John, Leo

Surnames: Farley, Richmond, Watson
Race Times; 3:30, 4:00, 4:30
Horses: Four-leafed Clover, Horseshoe Falls, Lucky Jim

Forename Surname Race Horse

IV. Problem Solving. Solve the following problems following Polya’s Four Step Method. Indicate
the Problem Solving Strategy used. (10 points each)
1. How many forty passenger buses are needed for a school field trip, if 156 students and five
teachers will be going on the field trip? (They need to be legal for liability.)

2. Predict the next three terms in each given sequence.

a. 3, 6, 12, 24, … _______ , _______ , _______

b. 0.1, 0.12, 0.121, 0.1212, … _______ , _______ , _______

c. 13, 31, 15, 51, 17, 71, 19, 91, … _______ , _______ , _______

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8273 Dr. A. Santos Avenue, Sucat Road, Parañaque City
Tel. No: 820-4276/ Telefax: 829-8615
College of Education

3. A grocery store is having a special on cans of soup which is normally price at 45¢ per can. The
advertisement reads 3 for $1.00. You buy only one can of soup. How much does it cost?

4. Bill and Sue both work a night shift. Bill has every sixth night off and Sue has every fifth night
off. If they both have tonight off, how many nights will it be before they are both off at the same
time again?

5. There are four volumes of Shakespeare's collected works on a shelf. The volumes are in order
from left to right. The pages of each volume are exactly two inches thick. The covers are each
1/6 inch thick. A bookworm started eating at page one of Volume I and ate through to the last
page of Volume IV. What is the distance the bookworm traveled?

6. A hunter left camp and walked five miles south and two miles east. He shot a bear and walked
five miles north back to camp. What color was the bear?