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PRE-LIM EXAMINATION
PROFESSIONAL INTEGRATION 1 (MATHEMATICS)
Write the correct answer in the space provided show your complete solution
as neatly as possible 1 point for the correct answer & 1 point for the
correct solution

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____________ 1. Simplify the given equation
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…..
____________ 2. Solve for y in the given equation 𝑦 = 24
128 𝑥2
____________ 3. Rationalize the equation 7
375 𝑦

3 −3 1
____________ 4. For the given Matrix what is the size of the Matrix 1 5 2
4 −2 4
____________ 5. From the Matrix of Problem No. 4 Find the Transpose of the Matrix
____________ 6. From the Matrix of Problem No. 4 Find the minor of R2 C1
____________ 7. From the Matrix of Problem No. 4 Find the Cofactor of R3 C2
____________ 8. From the Matrix of Problem No. 4 Find the Determinant of the Matrix
____________ 9. From the Matrix of Problem No. 4 Find the inverse of the Matrix

____________ 10. Find the middle term of the expansion 𝑥2 + 3𝑦

______________ 12. The sum of the digits of a three digit number is 17. If the digits
are reversed and the resulting number is added to the original number, the result is
1,474. If the resulting number is subtracted from the original number, the result is
396. Find the original number.

_____________ 13. The sum of the digits of a three-digit number is 12. When the
hundreds and tens digits are interchanged, the number is reduced by 630. But when
the hundreds and units digits are interchanged, the number is reduced only by 495.
Find the sum of the square of the digits.
_____________ 14. If three cats can kill three mice in three minutes, in how many
minutes can twelve cats kill twelve mice?
_____________ 15. The quantity if water discharge over a rectangular weir is directly
proportional to the crest length and thee-halves the power of the head (height of
water above the crest). If the rate of discharge over a weir having a crest length if
3.0 m and a head of 0.70 m is 3.23 cubic meter per seconds, find the rate of discharge
over a weir having a length of 6.0 m and a head of 1.40 m.
_____________ 16. Richard is 5 years older than Paul. The product of their age is 21
years less than 15 times the sum of their ages. How old is Paul now?
_____________ 17. A man lived his life for “x” years. When he was at his midlife, his
first child was born. When he was at two-thirds of his life, his second child was
born. When the man died, the sum of the ages of his children is 60. How long did the
man live?
_____________ 18. A 500 mL of 0.40 g/mL salt solution is added to a 900 mL of 0.65
g/mL salt solution. What will be the concentration of the resulting mixture?
_____________ 19. A Rancher has two types of milk one that is 16% butterfat and
another which is 24% butterfat. How much of the 16% butterfat milk should he use to
have a 50L milk with 18& butterfat?
_____________ 20. A 5% brine solution is to be made by mixing a 50kg brine solution
of 2% to another brine solution of 6%. By how many kg of 6% solution should be added?
_____________ 21. A famous mathematician who is always in a hurry walks up an up-
going escalator at the rate of one step per second. Twenty steps bring him to the
top. The next day he goes up at two steps per second, reaching the top in 32 steps.
How many steps are there in the escalator?
_____________ 22. A traveler completed a journey in 10 hours. She travels first half
of the journey at the rate of 21kph and the second half at the rate of 24kph. Determine
the total distance travelled in her journey.
_____________ 23. A motorboat can travel 4 km upstream in the same time it can travel
9 km downstream. If the velocity of the current is 8 kph, find the velocity of the
bot in still water.
_____________ 24. A man walks from his house to the office. If he leaves at 8:00 AM
and walks at the rate of 2 kph, he will arrived 3 minutes earlier, but if he leaves
at 8:30 AM and walks at 3 kph, he will have arrived 6 minutes late. What time should
he arrive at the office?
_____________ 25. Eight men can excavate 50 m of canal in 7 hours. Three men can
backfill 30 m of the excavated canal in 4 hours. How long would it take 10 men to dig
and backfill 100m of canal?
_____________ 26. Group A consisting of 6 members can paint an antenna tower in 80
hours while group B of 8 members can paint it in 120 hours. If another group C is to
be formed consisting of 3 members from both groups, in how many hours can they finish
the job?
_____________ 27. Twenty-eight men can finish the job in 60 days. At the start of the
16th day, 5 men were laid off and after the 45th day, 10 more men were hired. How many
days were they delayed in finishing the job?

_____________ 28. Find the sum of the first 90 terms of the arithmetic progression
-5, 3, 11,…
_____________ 29. A particle moves along a straight path. For the first second, it
travels 16 m. in every second after the first, it travels 2 m father than it did in
the preceding second. How far will it travel after 10 seconds?
_____________ 30. In the recent “Gulf War” in the Middle East, the allied forces
captured 6390 of Saddam’s soldier and with food provision on hand that will last for
216 meals while feeding 3 meals a day. The provision lasted 9 days more because of
the daily deaths. At an average how many died every day?

_____________ 31. Find the 16th term of the geometric progression 2, 6, 18,…

_____________ 32. Find the sum of the first 8 terms of the geometric progression 7,
28, 112,…
_____________ 33. An amount of money worth 15,000php. Was borrowed at a rate of
interest of 8% per year. If the interest is added to the principal every year, how
much must be repaid after 6 years?
_____________ 34. A rubber ball is made to fall from a height of 48 ft. and is
observed to rebound 2/3 of the height from which it falls. How far will the ball
travel before coming to rest if the ball continues to fall in this manner?

_____________ 35. A man bought 20 chickens for 20.00php.The cocks cost 3.00php.
Each, the hens 1.50php. Each, and the chicks at 0.50php each. How many hens did he
buy?