GRADE 6 - Quiz No.

I. Solve each problem. Write only the letter of the chosen answer on the space
provided before each number. (2 points each)

_____1. A ball of string is cut into three pieces in the ratio 3:4:5. The longest piece is
35 cm. Find the length of the shortest piece of string?

a. 7 cm c. 28 cm
b. 21 cm d. 84 cm

_____2. 150 pupils took part in a chess tournament. 45 of the pupils were girls. Find the
ratio of the number of boys to the number of pupils.

a. 2:1 c. 7:10
b. 3:10 d. 3:7

_____3. Myra was 18 years old two years ago. The ratio of her age to her sister’s age
then was 3:1. How old was Myra’s sister now?

a. 6 years old c. 10 years old

b. 8 years old d. 12 years old

_____4. A painter takes 12 hours to paint 4 walls. How many hours will it take for the
painter to paint 22 walls?

a. 66 hours c. 10 hours
b. 45 hours d. 2 4/11 hours

_____5. Gel and Rachel had some buttons in the ratio 2:7. After Gel gave Rachel half of
his buttons, Rachel had 416 buttons. How many buttons did Gel have at first?

a. 213 buttons c. 104 buttons

b. 180 buttons d. 52 buttons

Answers:

1. b
2. c
3. b
4. a
5. c
II. Solve each problem and show your solution on the space provided. Encircle your
final answer. (5 points each)

1. Seven men can build a cabinet in eight hours. If one man falls ill, how many
overtime hours will the remaining men need to put up the same cabinet.

Answer:
Inverse Proportion
7men/6men = n hours / 8 hours
n = (7x8)/6 = 9 1/3 hours
9 1/3 – 8 = 1 1/3
The remaining men need to work an additional of 1 1/3 hours to build a cabinet.

2. Ken, Sam and Ben shared some stickers in the ratio 10:5:3. Ken decided to
give Sam and Ben a total of 72 stickers so that all of them would have the
same number of stickers in the end. Find the total number of stickers the boys
had?

Answer:
Ratio of Ken : Sam : Ben = 10 : 5 : 3
10 +5 + 3 = 18 units
18 ÷ 3 = 6 units
10 – 6 = 4 units given by Ken to Sam and Ben
4 units = 72
1 unit = 72 ÷ 4 = 18 units
Total number of stickers = 18 x 18 = 324 stickers

3. Sheena needs 18 hours to complete a math project. Grace only needs 12

hours to complete the same project. If Sheena first works on the project by
herself before passing it to Grace to finish by herself, the total number of
hours spent is 15. How many hours has each girls contributed to the project?

Answer:
Combined Rate of Sheena and Grace = 1/18 + 1/12 = 5/36
5 units 15 h
1 unit 15 ÷ 5 = 3 h
Ratio of Sheena : Grace 18:12 3:2
3 units = 3 x 3 = 9
2 units = 2 x 3 = 6
Sheena contributed 9 hours and Grace contributed 6 hours to finish the project.