NAME: LOISE EKIAJ RAMOS SECTION: BSTM111

TASK PERFORMANCE

I. Polya’s Strategy
Use Polya’s four-step problem-solving strategy to solve the following problems. (3 items x 10 points)

1. How many different rectangles with an area of one-hundred twenty (120) square units can be
formed using unit squares?

Understand the Problem.

Form a different rectangle using unit square in area of one-hundred twenty (120) square units.

Devise a Plan.
We need to work out the factors of 120. Start with 1×120 and so on.
Carry out the Plan.
As an alternative, start with 1 x 120 and only use whole numbers. I can quickly arrive at:
1×120
2×60
3×40
4×30
5×24
6×20
8×15
10×12
All the opposites though they are just the same rectangle rotated 90 degrees. This total is 8 and we have
16 altogether.

Review the Solution

- Total number of different rectangle Possible = 8 + 8 = 16 Rectangles (Ans.)

2. Suppose thirty-six (36) students signed up for classes during an orientation session. If exactly
twenty- two (22) of them signed up for Chemistry and exactly eighteen (18) of them signed up
for English, how many of them signed up for both Chemistry and English? How many of them
signed up for Chemistry only? How many of them signed up for English only?

Understand the problem.

- There are 36 total students. There are three groups of students: students who only signed up for
Chemistry, students who only signed up for English, and students who do both. We also know
that 22 students signed up for Chemistry, and 18 students signed up for English. We must find
the number of students who do both considering that the total of the groups adds up to 36.

Devise a plan.
- We could list out the 36 students and then assign to each either Chemistry, English or both until
we got the right totals. We could draw a Venn Diagram to show the three types of groups.

Carry out the plan.

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- Only 22 of the 36 students signed up for Chemistry, subtract. 36 - 22 = 14

The other 14 are the students who signed up for English and both. But 18 students signed up for
English, so 4 of these students also signed up for Chemistry. 18 - 14 = 4

Therefore, 4 students signed up for both Chemistry and English.

Review the Solution.

- Solve and Check.

Let’s check our answer with a Venn Diagram. Draw two overlapping circles. Fill in each region.
Remember that 4 students do both, so write 4 in the overlap.

Chemistry: 22 - 4 = 18
English: 18 - 4 = 14
18 + 4 + 14 = 36
36 = 36 ✔

3. An online mobile game tournament was facilitated and begins with 1024 players. Each game
has four (4) players, and in each game, only one (1) winner will advance to the next round.
How many games must be played to determine the winner?

Understand the problem:

- 1024 the number of players during the online game tournament, 4 players in each game and
only one (1) winner will advance to the next round. The problem is to determine of how many
games must be played to determine the winner.

Devise a Plan:
- Let x the number of games must be played to determine the winner.
Let a. the number of games in 1st round

b. the number of games in 2nd round

c. the number of games in 3rd round
d. the number of games in 4th round
c. the number of games in 5th round

Carry out the Plan:

a. 1024/4=256 (first round)
b. 256/4=64(second round)
c. 64/4=16(third round)
d. 16/4=4(fourth round)
e. 4/4=1(fifth round) the last man standing will be the champion

Review the solution:

256+64+16+4+1=341
So therefore, 341 will be the total numbers of overall games.
II. Kenken

Your task is to create your own Kenken puzzle. The number of columns and rows should not
be less than 5. Explain your puzzle and present its solution using the method or strategy you
have learned in this module. (20 points)

ANSWER:
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Explanation:
2+3+4=9
1×5=5
1+3+2=6
4×5=20
3+5+1=9
2+4+1+3=10
4+5+3=12
4÷2=2
5-1=4
2=2