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Problem Solving Quiz Bee Questions

This document contains 5 problem solving questions with solutions. The questions cover topics like calculating water usage by a family, estimating the amount of plastic waste in the oceans, calculating donations from multiple people, determining the area of an irregular plot of land, and calculating the number of disposable face masks used globally in a single day.

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Problem Solving Quiz Bee Questions

This document contains 5 problem solving questions with solutions. The questions cover topics like calculating water usage by a family, estimating the amount of plastic waste in the oceans, calculating donations from multiple people, determining the area of an irregular plot of land, and calculating the number of disposable face masks used globally in a single day.

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  • Problem Solving: Problem 1
  • Problem Solving: Problem 2
  • Problem Solving: Problem 3
  • Problem Solving: Problem 4
  • Problem Solving: Problem 5

PROBLEM SOLVING

1. The average person uses 50 gallons of water per day. How many gallons of
water would a family of 4 use in a week?

ANSWER: 1,400 gallons

SOLUTION:

*1 person ¿ 50 gal / day


4 family members × 50 gal / day ¿ 20 0 gal /day

*1 week ¿ 7 days
20 0 gal/day ×7 days=1,400 gallons

2. Scientists have estimated that there are 269,940 metric tons of wasted plastic
floating in the ocean. How many kilograms of plastic are floating in the ocean if 1
metric ton is equivalent to 1000 kilograms?

ANSWER: 269 . 9 4 kg

SOLUTION:

*1 metric ton=1,000 kg .
269,940 metric tons
=26 9 . 9 4 kg
1,000

3. Jane and her friend wanted to donate money to a charity to help endangered
animals on Earth Day. Jane donated P 506.00 and her best friend, Sally, donated
P788.00. Sally's little brother, Billy, contributed an amount equivalent to half of
Sally’s donation. How much money did the three children donated?

ANSWER: P 1,688.00

SOLUTION:

1
P 506.00+ P788.00+ ( P 788 .00 )=P 1,688.00
2
4. Carl, a Santiagueño youth, wanted to reduce his carbon footprint so he decided
to grow his own produce. Shown in the figure is their unused lot which he plans
to convert into a vegetable garden. Given that all dimensions are in meter,
compute for the total area of the lot. Please include the unit of measurement in
your final answer.

ANSWER: 50 m2

SOLUTION:

[ ( 3+8 )( 4 ) + ( 6−4 ) (3 ) ] =50 m2


5. Face masks are a simple way to help decrease coronavirus transmission and
save lives. However, with increasing reports on inappropriate disposal of masks,
it is urgent to recognize this potential environmental threat and prevent it from
becoming the next plastic problem. Recent studies estimate that we use an
astounding 129 billion face masks globally every month -- that is 3 million a
minute. Most of them are disposable face masks made from plastic microfiber.
To put things into perspective, how much masks are we using globally in a single
day?

ANSWER: 4,320,000,000 masks

SOLUTION:

(3,000,000 minute )( 1 hour )( 1 day )=4,320,000,000


masks 60 minutes 24 hours

PROBLEM SOLVING 1. The average person uses 50 gallons of water per day. How many gallons of water would a family of 4 use in
4. Carl, a Santiagueño youth, wanted to reduce his carbon footprint so he decided to grow his own produce. Shown in the figur

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