MATHINIK

WHO WILL BE
THE MATHINIK
WIZARD 2018?
 GUIDELINES AND
1. Each MECHANICS:
section must have one (1)
participant per level
2. The contestants should be at the place of
the competition 15 minutes before the
scheduled time. Immediate
disqualification will be implemented to
those contestants who failed to show up
2 minutes after the supposed start of
quiz bee.
3. The contest will be divided into 3
categories: EASY, AVERAGE and
DIFFICULT round.
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4. The EASY MECHANICS:
round consists of ten (10)
questions, five (5) for AVERAGE round and
five (5) also for difficult round.
5. The quiz bee is comprised of different
questions extracted from General
Mathematics subject.
6. Each questions shall be given a number
of points, for EASY, 1 point , for average, 2
points and 3 points for DIFFICULT round.
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MECHANICS:
7. The questions shall be read twice.
Afterwards, the quiz master will say “GO”,
only then the contestants may start writing
their answer on the illustration board given
to them, at the same time, the start of
countdown timer. Participants should raise
their pens and show their final answer after
the allotted time.
8. Misbehavior of a participant during
the contest is sufficient condition for
disqualification.
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9. No questionsMECHANICS:
shall be entertained during
the contest proper.
10. Top ten (10) participant with the highest
scores gathered shall advance to the
DIFFICULT round.
If a tie exist, the match shall go into a sudden
death. The participant, who first answer the
two (2) questions correctly shall be advance to
the next round.
Top three (3) individuals with highest scores
gathered shall be declared as the CHAMPION,
1st placer and 2nd placer.
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 MATHINIK
EASY ROUND
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

AVERAGE ROUND
1 2. 3. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10.

DIFFICULT ROUND
1. 2 3. 4. 5

CLINCHER
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1. Which among the following is the
largest known number in the
world?

(a) ∞
(b) googol
(c) googolplex
(d) gram
2.
3. Which of the following is equal to 5.93 x 10-2?
A. 0.0593

B. 0.00593

C. 593

D. 5930

E. 59300
4. Which of the following would be an
appropriate unit to measure sugar for a
cookie recipe?
A. liters
B. cups
C. quarts
D. kilograms
E. pounds
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8. Which line shows a negative slope?
A.r
B. s
C. t
D. u
9. Which of the following values
is NOT equal to 34(58+9)?
A. 34 x 67
B. 58(34+9)
C. 34 x 58 + 34 x 9
D. 1,972 + 306
E. (9 + 58) 34
10. If 5 ounces is equal to 140
grams, then 2 pounds of ground
meat is equal to how many
grams?
• A. 863
B. 878
C. 896
D. 915
E. 932
1.

1.
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•4. The fraction was obtained by adding the
two fractions and . The values of A and B
must be, respectively:

(a) 5x, -11

(b) -11, 5x
(c) -1, 3,
(d) 3, -1
(e) 5, -11
5. If 102y = 25, then 10-y equals:

(a) -1/5,
(b) 1/625,
(c) 1/50,
(d) 1/25,
(e) 1/5
6. If (0.2)x = 2 and log 2 = 0.3010, then
the value of x to the nearest tenth is:

(a) -10.0,
(b) -0.5,
(c) -0.4,
(d) -0.2,
(e) 10.0
7. A man has $ 10,000 to invest. He
invests $ 4000 at 5 % and $ 3500 at 4 %.
In order to have a yearly income of $ 500,
he must invest the remainder at:

(a) 6 % ,
(b) 6.1 %,
(c) 6.2 %,
(d) 6.3 %,
(e) 6.4 %
8. Which of the following is a correct
graph of x>1, x<4 ?

A. Line A
B. Line B
C. Line C
D. Line D
E. Line E
9. If y (x-1) = z then x=
A. y-z
B. z/y + 1
C. y(z-1)
D. z(y-1)
E. 1-zy
10.
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3.
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4.
5.What is the value of the expression
?

A. 32
B. 44
C. 84
D. 112
The sum of three numbers is 98. The
ratio of the first to the second is 2/3, and
the ratio of the second to the third is 5/8.
The second number is:

(a) 15,
(b) 20,
(c) 30,
(d) 32,
(e) 33
An instrument store gives a 10% discount to
all students off the original cost of an
instrument. During a back to school sale an
additional 15% is taken off the discounted
price. Julie, a student at the local high
school, purchases a flute for $306. How
much did it originally cost?
• A. $325
B. $375
C. $400
D. $408
E. $425
 Sarah is twice as old as her
youngest brother. If the difference
between their ages is 15 years.
How old is her youngest brother?
• A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
E. 30
Which of the following
fractions is equal to /6?
5

A. 20/30
B. 15/24
C. 25/30
D. 40/54
E. 2/7
If 3x=6x-15 then x + 8=
A. 5
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12
E. 13
The number of milliliters in 1
liter is
• A. 10,000
B. 1,000
C. 0.1
D. 0.01
E. 0.001
Find the missing term in the
following sequence: 4, 9, 19, __,
79
• A. 36
B. 37
C. 38
D. 39
E. 40
What is 1/9 of 9?
A. /9
1

B. 0
C. 1
D. 2
E. 3
Thank You for
Listening