Mathematics in the Modern World

Chapter 3: Problem Solving

Group Quiz

MEMBERS: BSE SCIENCES 1A

Dofeliz, Danica
Israel, Sheri Love
Lugtu, Scharlette Oliviene

INSTRUCTION(S):
a. Follow the instruction for each item.
b. Use 1 whole yellow paper for your answer with solution.
c. Each paper should have maximum of 5 members in a group.
d. You can answer the following questions directly.
e. Don’t forget to write the name of the members with section.

1. Identify the following statements if it is DEDUCTIVE or INDUCTIVE reasoning. (2 points each)

a. Christmas is always December 25th; today is December 25th, therefore it’s Christmas
.

b. Most baseball players become coaches. Eduardo is a baseball player, so he’ll become a coach.

c. I see fireflies in my backyard every summer. This summer, I will probably see fireflies in my
backyard.

d. All dogs have ears; golden retrievers are dogs, therefore they have ears.

e. The left-handed people I know use left-handed scissors; therefore, all left-handed people use left-
handed scissors.

f. All racing cars must go over 80MPH; the Dodge Charger is a racing car, therefore it can go over
80MPH.

2. Ben, Roy, Tj, and Ana were recently elected as the new barangay officials (chairman, vice chairman,
secretary, treasurer) of barangay Dologon. From the following clues, determine which position each holds.
(5 points)
(a) Ana is younger than the chairman but older than the treasurer.
(b) Ben and the secretary are both the same age, and they are the youngest officers of the group.
(c) Tj and the secretary are next door neighbors.
3. Solve the KenKen puzzle given below. (5 points)

4. Use a difference table to predict the next term in the sequence 17, 15, 25, 53, 105, 187, ...

(5 points w/ sol’n)
5. An android phone and a bluetooth speaker together cost Php 5000.00. The phone costs Php 2000.00
more than the speaker. What is the cost of the phone? (5 points w/ sol’n)