SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Explore a fresh take on math challenges! Unlike traditional problems, these focus on critical reasoning and real-world applications.
From cracking a quadratic graph mystery to analyzing data and saving big during an online sale, these examples highlight how math is a tool for mental muscles and real-world challenges.
Quadratic Equations & Graphs
Three students are shown the graph of quadratic equation y = ax² + bx + c. They each make a claim about the graph.
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Student 1: "The graph does not cross the x-axis, and it passes through the point (1, -1)."
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Student 2: "One of the x-intercepts of the graph is x = 1."
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Student 3: "The turning point of the graph is a minimum point."
Exactly one student is lying. Find the value of a + c.

Exactly one student is lying. Find the value of a+c.

The mode of the data set is 17.Find the greatest possible number of students who did 16 sit-ups.
STATISTICS
The number of sit-ups done by 28 students were recorded. The data set is displayed on a dot diagram. However, a portion of the dot diagram is torn and the remainder of the diagram is shown below.
PERCENTAGES
In the annual "11.11" sale, an online shopping platform offers the following vouchers.

David wants to buy a watch which is ₱5,000.
What is the maximum amount of discounts that he can get?

Grade 7
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Grade 10
Senior High School
In each category, there are 3 sections, with a total of 100 marks.​​
Section A (Easy) : 10 questions, 2 marks each
Section B (Medium) : 10 questions, 3 marks each
​Section C (Reasoning) : 10 questions, 5 marks each

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