Amazing Race Math Questions

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1. Mrs. Reyes charged P3,752 worth of groceries on her credit card.

Find her balance after she made a


payment of P2,530.
Solution:
3752 – 2530 = 1222
Answer:
1,222 pesos

2. In a game, Team A has lost 5 points in one play but gained 7 points in the next play. What is the total score
of Team A?
Solution:
7–5=2
Answer:
2 points

3. If Pythagoras, the Greek mathematician, was born in 570 BCE and died on his birthday in 495 BCE, how old
was he when he died?
Solution:
570 – 495 = 75
Answer:
around 75 years old / 75 years old

4. Anna deposited P9, 650 in her account and withdraw P3, 400 after a week. How much of her money was
left in the bank?
Solution:
9650 – 3400 = 6250
Answer:
6,250 pesos

5. Cheska has twenty 5-peso coin in her coin purse. If her niece took 5 of the coins, how much has been taken
away?
Solution:
5 x 5 = 25
Answer:
25 pesos

6. Vergara’s store earned P8750 a week. How much is her average earning in a day?
Solution:
8750 ÷ 7=1250
Answer:
1250 pesos is the average earning in a day

7. A father has 976 sq. meters lot, he divided it among his 4 children. What is the share of each child?
Solution:
976 ÷ 4=244
Answer:
244 sq. meters each

8. The temperature dropped 2 °F every hour for 6 hours. What was the total number of degrees the
temperature changed in the 6 hours?
Solution:
2 x 6 = 12
Answer:
12 °F
9. The temperature in Manila was 33 ° C in the afternoon. If the temperature dropped 5 °C , what is the
temperature now?
Solution:
33 – 5 = 28
Answer:
28 ° C

10. Jenny bought 4 pairs of blue jeans at 250 pesos each. How much money did she pay the clerk?
Solution:
250 x 4 = 1000
Answer:
1000 pesos

11. An elevator is on the 20th floor. It goes down 11 floors and then up 5 floors. What floor is the elevator on
now?
Solution:
20 – 11 + 5 = 14
Answer:
14th floor

12. A scuba diver swam 96 feet beneath the surface of the lake. He then climbs up 49 feet. What is his depth
now?
Solution:
96 – 49 = 47
Answer:
47 feet

13. In a Math contest, every correct answer is worth 3 points, and every wrong answer is worth -2 points. If
Ralph got 30 questions correctly and answered 10 items incorrectly, what was his total points?
Solution:
= (30 x 3) – (10 x 2)
= 90 – 20
= 70
Answer:
70 points

14. Mrs. Santos owes P60,000 on her car loan. Each of her 5 children is willing to pay an equal hare of this loan.
Using integers, determine how much money each of her children will pay.
Solution:
60,000 ÷ 5 = 12,000
Answer:
12,000 pesos each

15. Clark made four of his car payments late and was fined four late fees. The total deductions to his savings
from late fees were Php 5,000. How much was one late fee?
Solution:
5000 ÷ 4=1250
Answer:
1250 pesos

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