Real Life connections

Real Life connections

by Maithili Telang

​Team A Question 1

The sum of Paula’s , her sister’s and their father’s age is 85. Paula is 22 years old. She is twice as old as her sister. How old is their father?​

​Answer

​53

​Team B Question 1

Rita is 6 years 14 weeks old, and her cousin is 6 years 50 days old. Who among them is older and by how much?​

​Answer

Rita is older, 48 days​

​Team C Question 1

​During the summer holidays, your brother earns extra money mowing lawns. He mows 6 lawns an hour and has 21 lawns to mow. How long will it take him?

​Answer

​3.5 hours.

​Team A Question 2

​Monica and Ryan shared 18 cookies. Monica ate 1/6 of the cookies. Ryan ate 1/3 of the cookies. How many cookies were left.

​Answer

​9

​Team B Question 2

​Pat and Mat ran on the same racetrack. Pat ran 5/6 of the distance in 1 minute. Matt ran 6/7 of the distance in 1 minute. After 1 minute, who was closer to the finish line?

​Answer

​Matt 

​Team C Question 2

​A pizza is covered with multiple toppings. 2/3 of the pizza is covered in mushrooms,1/4 of the pizza is covered with onions, and the rest of the pizza is covered with only cheese. What fraction of the pizza is covered with only cheese?

​ANSWER

​ 1/12

​Team A Question 3

​It takes Jon 16 hours 45 minutes to reach his home town from the city. If he starts his journey at 9:30 p.m. at what time will he reach his home town?

​Answer

​2:15 p.m. next day

​Team B Question 3

​Derek was 4 years 2 months old when he joined school. Today he is 11 years 1 month old. For how long has he been in school?

​Answer

​ 6 years 11 months

​Team C Question 3

​The Punjab Mail train arrived at Lucknow at 11:55 a.m. It reached at Lucknow 1 hr. 25 min. late. What is the scheduled arrival time of the train at Lucknow?

​Answer

​ 10:30 a.m.

​Team A Question 4

​In Central City, there are 29,700 registered voters and 90 voting centres. Each voting centre serves about _______________ of the city’s population.

  A) 200 B) 250 C) 300 D) 350

​Answer

​C) 300

​Team B Question 4

​There are 7,715 applicants for the astronaut program. Only one fourth of the applicants, which is about ______________, will be accepted into the program.

​

A) 1,100 B) 1,550 C) 1800 D) 2,000

​Answer

​D) 2,000

​Team C Question 4

​Every month, a baker orders 1,180 pounds of flour. About how many pounds of flour does he order each year?

​

A) 14,200  B) 14,500 C) 15,000 D) 15,500

​Answer

​A) 14,200