A Quiz about

Problem Solving

You are to work in groups.

•Every member of the group has to think.

•You are to help each other.•Share ideas and solutions. •Decide who is going to write. •Choose a member who is going

to say and explain the answer.

1. Paul has eight marbles, Robert has four marbles and Matthew has nine. How many marbles do they have altogether?

2. In the half yearly exam

Stephanie got 24 marks, but in the annual exam she

doubles her mark. What was her result in the annual exam?

3. A boy left home at 8:10 and arrived at school 15 minutes later. At what time did he arrive at

school?

4. Rita’s hobby is collecting stamps, at present she has

650 stamps. How many more does she need to

have 1,000 stamps?

5. The price of a toy car was €3.46. In a sale the price was discounted by

67c. What is the new price of the toy?

6. A boy has €1.63 in his money box. His

grandmother gives him 55c. How much money

does he have now?

7. What number am I thinking of?

It is an odd number. It is in the x5 table. Its digits add up to

6.

8. David started drawing at half past five and finished at ten minutes to six. How

many minutes did he spend on his drawing?

9. Susan, Alice and Doris have 17 beads between them. Susan has six beads, Alice has five. How many beads does Doris have?

10. I am thinking of a number that

when multiplied by 4, the result is 32. What is the number?

11. A 48 year old man is twice as old as his son and three times as old as his

daughter. How old are his son and daughter

together?

12. Amy had 400 pictures. She decided to keep 150 for herself and share the rest equally among her 5 cousins. How many pictures did each of his cousins receive?

13. For a school outing there were 150 children. The headmaster decided to order a number of buses to carry the students, each carrying 30 students. How many buses did he need for the school outing?

14. How many mini buses are needed to carry 65

students, if each mini bus carries 6 students?

15. Peter had 225 stickers which he

had in mind to subdivide

amongst his 5 friends. How

much did each of his friends receive?

16. In a school one-day, pupils were given 30ml of milk each to drink. 3 litres of milk were used. How many pupils were present on that day?

17. An engine uses a 100ml of oil every day. How

many litres of oil it uses in four weeks, if the engine is not used on Saturdays and

Sundays?

18. A zoo opens its doors on weekdays at 8.30am up to 12.30pm and then it reopens again from 2.15pm up to 4.45pm. For how long does this zoo remain open on a weekday?

19. The difference between two numbers is 12. The smaller number is 19. What is the greater number?

20. In a small village school there are 12 classes with the following

pupils: 4 classes with 30 students, 4 classes with 25 and 4

classes with 20. How many students attend this school?

21. A bus can carry 30 people. How many people

can travel on 3 buses?

22. John can solve 1 sum in 5 minutes. How long does he take to work out 12 sums?

23. In a school the prize day concert starts at 10.30am. It will be over by 12.15pm. How long is the concert?

24. 5 boxes weigh: 1.650kg, 2976g, 2kg, 5kg, 1023g.

a) What is the total weight of the 5 boxes?

b) What is the difference in weight between the heaviest and the lightest box?

I hope that you enjoyed the quiz!

Well done kids!