Math
Math
Math
Set
3:
Test
1
Topic:
Word
Problem
Solving
1.
Ray
is
two
years
older
than
Al
and
four
years
younger
than
Nelia.
If
Al
is
d
years
old,
how
old
is
Nelia
in
terms
of
d?
a)
2d
+
2
b)
2d
+
4
c)
d
+
2
d)
d
+
4
e)
d
+
6
2.
The
sum
of
2
consecutive
even
integers
is
n.
What
is
the
sum
of
the
next
two
consecutive
integers
greater
than
n?
a)
n
+
3
b)
n
+
5
c)
2n
+
2
d)
2n
+
3
e)
2n
+
4
3.
If
6
more
than
x
is
two
less
than
y,
what
is
the
value
of
y
in
terms
of
x?
!!!
!!!
!!!
a)
x
+
2
b)
!
c)
!
d)
!
e)
x
+
8
4.
There
are
two
numbers
that
when
added
the
sum
is
72.
One
number
is
twice
the
other.
What
is
the
larger
number?
a)
14
b)
24
c)
36
d)
48
e)
none
of
these
5.
There
are
three
consecutive
even
integers.
Four
times
the
second
is
the
same
as
five
times
the
first.
What
is
the
smallest
of
the
three
integers?
a)
6
b)
8
c)
10
d)
12
e)
none
of
these
6.
Mr.
Falar
weighs
twice
as
much
as
his
wife.
His
wife
weighs
twice
as
much
as
their
son.
Their
total
weight
is
350
pounds.
Find
the
weight
of
Mr.
Falar.
a)
40lbs
b)
120
lbs
c)
180
lbs
d)
200
lbs
e)
none
of
these
7.
Vic
works
6
days
a
week
and
binds
80
sets
of
books
each
week.
If
there
are
12
books
in
the
set,
how
many
books
does
he
bind
each
day?
a)
120
b)
140
c)
160
d)
180
e)
none
of
these
8.
An
open
tank
is
filled
to
7/8
of
its
capacity.
One
seventh
of
the
water
in
the
tank
evaporates.
If
the
tank
can
hold
120
liters
of
water
when
it
is
full,
how
many
liters
of
water
will
have
to
be
added
in
order
to
fill
the
pool?
a)
15
b)
17.5
c)
22.5
d)
30
e)
none
of
these
9.
Jeff
is
3
years
older
than
Tina.
If,
in
8
years,
the
sum
of
their
ages
will
be
89,
how
old
is
Jeff
now?
a)
35
b)
38
c)
43
d)
46
e)
none
of
these
10.
Which
of
the
following
is
the
smaller
of
two
positive
integers
whose
product
is
108
and
whose
sum
is
twice
their
difference?
a)
12
b)
8
c)
6
d)
4
e)
3
11.
If
a,
b,
c,
d,
and
e
are
consecutive
integers,
and
a
=
9,
what
is
the
average
of
the
five
numbers?
a)
9
b)
10
c)
11
d)
12
e)
13
12.
If
the
operation
x
*
y
is
defined
by
the
equation
x
*
y
=
xy
x,
what
is
the
value
of
7
*
4?
!
a)
0
b)
!
c)
7.3
d)
14
e)
21
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Philippine Science High School Entrance Exam | Compiled by: Elvira V. Chua, Ph.D.
Set
3:
Test
2
Topic:
Word
Problem
Solving
1.
Jack
is
twice
as
old
as
Jill
and
six
years
younger
than
Cathy.
If
Jill
is
h
years
old,
how
old
is
Cathy
in
terms
of
h?
a)
h
4
b)
h
+
4
c)
2h
4
d)
2
h
e)
2
h
+
6
2.
If
Lanie
can
do
m
math
problems
in
three
minutes,
how
many
can
she
do
in
n
hours?
!"##
!"!
!"!
!"
a)
!"
b)
!
c)
!
d)
!
e)
20mn
3.
If
4
more
than
x
is
2
times
y,
what
is
the
value
of
y
in
terms
of
x?
!
!
!!!
a)
2
+
b)
4
+
c)
d)
2(x
2)
e)
2x
+
4
!
!
!
4.
There
are
four
consecutive
odd
integers
such
that
six
times
the
smallest
is
10
less
than
four
times
the
largest.
Find
the
third
of
the
four
odd
integers.
a)
5
b)
7
c)
9
d)
11
e)
none
of
these
5.
The
sum
of
two
numbers
is
20.
Six
times
the
smaller
exceeds
three
times
the
larger
by
12.
Find
the
smaller
number.
a)
6
b)
8
c)
9
d)
12
e)
none
of
these
6.
Ceasars
age
now
is
five-eighths
of
what
he
will
be
18
years
from
now.
How
old
is
Ceasar
now?
a)
28
b)
30
c)
32
d)
40
e)
none
of
these
7.
The
sum
of
a
wifes
and
a
husbands
ages
is
79.
He
is
5
years
older
than
she.
How
old
is
the
husband?
a)
37
b)
39
c)
41
d)
42
e)
none
of
these
8.
Fifteen
liters
of
water
were
poured
from
container
A
into
container
B,
and
ten
liters
of
water
were
then
poured
from
A
into
container
C.
If
C
had
20
liters
of
water
less
than
A,
how
many
more
liters
of
water
does
C
now
have
than
A?
a)
10
b)
15
c)
20
d)
25
e)
none
of
these
9.
Five
printing
machines
can
print
ten
thousand
flyers
in
6
hours.
How
many
hours
would
it
take
to
finish
printing
the
whole
lot
if
only
three
of
these
machines
are
operating?
a)
6
b)
10
c)
12
d)
15
e)
none
of
these
10.
If
the
operation
is
defined
by
the
equation
n
J
m
=
(n
m)2,
what
is
the
value
of
27 J
34?
a)
16
b)
25
c)
36
d)
49
e)
64
11.
What
is
the
sum
of
the
least
integer
greater
than
-5
and
the
greatest
integer
less
than
5?
a)
-2
b)
-1
c)
0
d)
1
e)
2
12.
If
x
is
an
odd
integer,
which
of
the
following
must
also
be
an
odd
integer?
!
a)
x
+
1
b)
2x
c)
x
+
4
d)
x
1
e)
!
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Philippine Science High School Entrance Exam | Compiled by: Elvira V. Chua, Ph.D.
Set
3:
Test
3
Topic:
Word
Problem
Solving
1.
Ces
is
15
years
older
than
Mar.
In
10
years,
Ces
will
be
twice
as
old
as
Mar.
How
old
is
Ces
now?
a)
5
b)
12
c)
20
d)
25
e)
30
2.
Ricky
is
26
years
old
and
Jenny
is
5
years
old.
In
how
many
years
will
Ricky
be
twice
as
old
as
Jenny?
a)
16
b)
19
c)
21
d)
24
e)
26
3.
The
smaller
of
two
integers,
r
and
r
+
3,
is
multiplied
by
3
and
then
subtracted
from
the
other
integer.
Which
of
the
following
represents
this
operation?
!!!
!(!!!)
a)
(r
+
3)-3r
b)
!!!
c)
(3r
+
9)
+
r
d)
r
(3r
+
9)
e)
!
4.
The
product
of
two
different
numbers
is
117,
and
their
sum
is
22.
What
is
the
smaller
of
the
two
numbers?
a)
9
b)
13
c)
17
d)
19
5.
There
are
20
animals
in
the
farm
consisting
of
cows
and
turkeys.
Jek
counted
56
legs,
how
many
cows
are
there?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
21
d)
24
6.
Merle
is
10
years
older
than
her
brother
Elmer.
Ten
years
ago,
the
sum
of
their
ages
was
30.
How
old
is
Elmer
now?
a)
15
b)
20
c)
25
d)
30
7.
Alvin
is
27
years
older
than
Gerard.
The
sum
of
their
birth
years
is
3929.
How
old
was
Gerard
in
1988?
a)
10
b)
12
c)
23
d)
25
8.
A
leaking
faucet
can
fill
a
9-liter
pail
in
2.5
hours.
The
water
from
the
leak
drops
every
5
seconds.
Find
the
average
volume
of
water
in
terms
of
ml,
of
a
single
drop.
a)
5
ml
b)
0.2
ml
c)
50
ml
d)
20
ml
9.
How
much
water
must
be
added
to
40
ml
of
a
10%
acid
solution
to
reduce
its
concentration
to
4%?
a)
60
ml
b)
50
ml
c)
40
ml
d)
20
ml
2
2
10.
If
the
operation
is
defined
by
the
equation
w
z
=
w
+
z ,
and
if
w
z
=
25,
and
w
=
4,
which
of
the
following
could
be
the
value
of
z?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
3
d)
5
e)
9
11.
For
which
of
the
following
numbers
is
the
hundreds
digit
half
the
tens
digit,
and
then
tens
digit
twice
the
unit
digit?
a)
124
b)
428
c)
284
d)
421
e)
242
12.
A
set
of
three
positive
integers
has
a
sum
of
9
and
a
product
of
24.
If
the
smallest
of
the
integers
is
2,
what
is
the
largest?
a)
12
b)
8
c)
6
d)
4
e)
2
Philippine Science High School Entrance Exam | Compiled by: Elvira V. Chua, Ph.D.
Philippine Science High School Entrance Exam | Compiled by: Elvira V. Chua, Ph.D.