ABC EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Third Quarter Examination

MATHEMATICS 6

Name: _______________________________________ Score: ________

I. Directions: Solve each problem. Encircle the letter of the correct
answer.

1. Katherine is very interested in cryogenics (the science of very low
temperatures). With the help of her Science teacher she is doing an
experiment on the effect of low temperatures on bacteria. She cools
one sample of bacteria to a temperature of -51C and another to -
76C. What was the temperature difference in the two experiments?
A) -127 B) -25 C) 127 D) 25

2. On Tuesday the mailman delivers 3 checks for $5 each and 2 bills for
$2 each. If you had a starting balance of $25, what is the ending
balance?
A) 36 B) 26 C) 6 D) -26

3. You owe $225. on your credit card. You make a $55 payment and then
purchase $87 worth of clothes at Dillards. What is the integer that
represents the balance owed on the credit card?
A) 367 B) -367 C) 257 D) -257

4. If it is -25F in Rantoul and it is 75F in Honolulu, what is the
temperature difference between the two cities?
A) 100 B) 50 C) -50 D) -125

5. During the football game, Justin caught three passes. One was for a
touchdown and went 52 yards. The other was for a first down and was
for 17 yards. The other was on a screen pass that did not work so well
and ended up a gain of -10 yards. What was the total yardage gained
by Justin on the pass plays?
A) 62 B) -39 C) 69 D) 59

6. James plays in the backfield of the Big Town football team. Last week
he ran four plays from the halfback position. He made "gains"
measured in yards of 3, 4, 1, and 5. What were his average yards per
gain? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a yard.)
A) 3.2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 13

7. In golf, the average score a good player should be able to achieve is
called "par." Par for a whole course is calculated by adding up the par
scores for each hole. Scores in golf are often expressed at some
number either greater than or less than par. Ms. Floop is having a
pretty good day at the Megalopolis City Golf Club. Her score so far
after 15 holes is -3. If par for 15 holes is 63, what is her score?
A) 65 B) 66 C) 63 D) 60

8. It was a very freaky weather day. The temperature started out at 9C
in the morning and went to -13C at noon. It stayed at that
temperature for six hours and then rose 7C. How far below the
freezing point (0C) was the temperature at 6 p.m.?
A) 12 B) 6 C) 3 D) 0

9. The mailman delivered a $22 check and 3 - $14 bills today. He also
took back 1- $5 bill. What is the total in the mailbox?
A) -15 B) -59 C) 15 D) -25

10. A monkey sits on a limb that is 25 ft above the ground. He swings up
10 ft, climbs up 6 ft more than jumps down 13 ft. How far off the
ground is the monkey now?
A) 28 ft B) 31 ft C) 54 ft D) 25 ft

11. Mary has $267 in her checking account. She writes checks for $33,
$65, and $112. What is the balance in her account now?
A) -57 B) 57 C) 67 D) -67

12. A submarine dove 836 ft. It rose at a rate of 22 ft per minute. What
was the depth of the submarine after 12 minutes?
A) 572 ft B) -472 ft C) 472 ft D) 452 ft

13. Suppose you bought something that was priced at $6.95, and the total
bill was $7.61. What is the sales tax rate in this city? (Round off your
answer to the nearest tenth.)
A) 9.5% B) 9.49% C) 9.496% D) 9.5

14. A computer software retailer used a markup rate of 40%. Find the
selling price of a computer game that cost the retailer $25.
A) $35 B) $36 C) $37 D) $38

15. Kelly plans to put her graduation money into an account and leave it
there for 4 years while she goes to college. She receives $750 in
graduation money that she puts into an account that earns 4.25%
interest. How much will be in Kellys account at the end of four years?
A) $127.50 B) $754.0425 C) $877.50 D) $1275


II. A. Solve for the percentage.

1.) 78% of 300 _____________
2.) 90% of 250 _____________
3.) 52% of 900 _____________
4.) 60% of 450 _____________

B. Solve for the rate.
1.) What percent of 12 is 4? __________________
2.) What percent of 36 is 9? __________________
3.) What percent of 500 is 355? __________________
4.) What percent of 200 is 25? __________________

C. Solve for the unknown value.

1. 48 is 50% of what number? _______________
2. 12 % of what number is 6? _______________
3. 18 is 80% of what number? _______________
4. 75 % of what number is 9? _______________
5. 5% of what number is 1,000? _______________


III. Answer the following problems. Round off the answers to two
decimal places if necessary.


1.) Solve for the total sales of a product if a salesperson earned a
commission of P432, 000 at a 14% commission rate.



2.) What is the commission made on a sale worth P250, 250 with a 10%
commission rate?



3.) A shirt costs P300. The original price was P500. What was the rate?




4.) Larrys salary two months ago was P50, 000 per month. Last month,
his salary decreased by 25%. This month, his salary increased by
15%. How much is his salary this month?




5.) Find the annual rate of interest when the interest for one year on P15,
500 is P300.




6.) What is the interest and amount due on a loan of P35, 000 for one
year at 6% annual interest?




7.) Find the amount of money invested with an interest of P32, 000 at
4% for one year.










































Answer Key
1.D 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.D 6.A 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.A
11.B 12.A