Math Quiz Bee Questionaires

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EASY ROUND

1.Suppose that x, y and z are positive integers such that xy=6, xz=10 and yz=15. What
is the value of xyz?
a. 15 c. 20
b. 25 d. 30

2.The area of a triangle is 100 sq. cm. what will be its area if its altitude is increase by
10% and its base is decreased by 10%
a. 89 c. 80
b. 99 d. 90
3. Let r and s be the solutions of x 2−3 x+ 1=0. What is the value of ( r +1 ) ( s +1 ) ?
a. 5 c. 8
b. 6 d. 9
4. The 4th and 10th terms of an arithmetic sequence are 48 and 68. What is the 1st
term?
a. 34 c. 38
b. 36 d. 40
−k −k−1
5. Simplify 4 2
+8 3
2k
2
a. 123 k c.
3
3k
b.12k d.
2
6. A square and a triangle have the same perimeter. If the square has area 144 sq.
cm., what is the area of the triangle?
a. 64 √ 3 sq . cm. c. 62 √ 3 sq . cm .
b. 54 √ 5 sq . cm. d. 58 √ 5 sq . cm .
22 44
7. If x =4 , what is x ?
a. 2 c. 16
b. 8 d. 12
8. Suppose y varies directly as x, and if x=4, then y=12. If x=6, find y.
a. 18 c. 16
b. 20 d. 14
9. Determine the vertex of the graph of f ( x )=4 x−x 2.
a. (4, 1) c. (4,2)
b. (1, 4) d. (2, 4)
10. What value of the constant k will make x 2−7 x+ k a perfect square trinomial?
a. 49 c. 49/4
b. 49/2 d. 7/2

MODERATE ROUND
1. Four men working for four days can paint 4 cars. How many
cars can 6 men working for 6 days paint?
a. 7 cars c. 9 cars
b. 8 cars d. 10 cars

2. The longer base of a trapezoid measures 10 cm and the line segment


joining the midpoint of the diagonals measures 3 cm. What is the length of
the shorter base?
a. 2 cm c.4 cm
b. 3 dm d. 10 cm

3. The point D is the midpoint of the side BC of equilateral triangle ABC


and E is the midpoint of AD. How long is BE if a side of ΔABC measures 8
cm?
a. 2 √ 3 cm c.3 √ 5cm
b. 3 √ 7cm d. 2 √ 7 cm

4. Simplify √ 108+ √ 48−√12


a. 6√ 3 c. 2 √ 2
b. 8 √ 3 d. 4 √2

5. If z varies directly as x and inversely as y, and z = 9 when x = 6 and y = 5,


find z when x = 5 and y = 6
a. 25/2 c. 24/3
b. 23/4 d. 25/4

25
6. In the sequence 25, a, b, c, , the 1st, 3rd, and 5th terms form a harmonic
49
sequence and the last 3 terms form a geometric sequence. What is c?
5 5
a. ± c. ±
2 6
5 5
b. ± d. ±
4 7

7. Given ∆ ABC , point P is chosen on AB and Q is chosen on AC such that PQ∥BC. If


AP = 2.1, PB = 3.5, and AC = 16, find AQ.
a. 6 c. 8
b. 7 d. 9

8. In rhombus PQRS , ∠ QPR=5 ∠QSR .Find ∠ QSP .


a. 15° c. 25°
b. 20° d. 30°

9. Find the smaller root of 12 x ( x−2 )=x −12.


a. 3/2 c. 3/5
b. ¾ d. 3/7

10. How many terms of the arithmetic sequence 2, 4.5, 7, 9.5,… must be added in
order for their sum to be 374?
a. 15 c. 17
b. 16 d. 18

DIFFICULT ROUND
1. Three numbers form an arithmetic sequence with common difference 3. If the first
is decreased by 2, the second is doubled, and the third is multiplied by 5, the
numbers form a geometric sequence with distinct terms. Give the three original
numbers ( in order).
Ans. 12, 15, 18

x x
+ 2
x +2 x −4
2. Simply: .
1
+1
x−2

x
Ans.
x+2

3. Triangle ABC is isosceles. If ∠ A=50° , what are the possible measures of ∠ B?


Ans. 50°, 80°

4. In a trapezoid, the midline, which is the line through the non-parallel sides,
intersects the diagonals at P and Q. Find PQ if the parallel sides have lengths 6 and
20.

Ans. 7

5. The medians AD and BE of ∆ ABC are perpendicular. Find the length of AB if BC = 3


cm and AC = 4 cm.

Ans. √ 5cm

1. Point E is on the side AC of ΔABC and points D and F are chosen on the
side AB such that DE || BC and EF || CD. Find the length of BD if AF =
FD =
3 cm.
a.4 cm
b. 6 cm

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