Entrance Exam Review (Math)

Name: ________________________

Answer the following questions. Show your solution in the paper provided.

1. Twenty students were qualified for the second round of MTAP Competition in which exactly
5% were qualified. How many students participated in the contest?

a. 1 b. 40 c. 400 d. 500

2. If a = -2, b = 3, and c = 4 what is the value of (c – 2a2 b)3 ?

a. -400 b. 600 c. -8000 d. 8000

3. If 125% of a number is 225, what is 75% of the number?

a. 135 b. 150 c. 180 d. 225

4. If y = 2x3 + 12, find the value of y when x = 3.

a. 10 b. 18 c. 30 d. 66

5. It is an angle that measures exactly 90°.

a. acute b. right c. obtuse d. straight.

6. Express 192/156 in percent.

a.80% b. 98% c. 73% d. 123%

7. Sharon weeded 5/6 of her yard in the morning and 1/6 of the yard in the afternoon. What part
of the yard did she weed altogether?

a. 3/6 b. 4/6 c. 2/6 d. 1

8. The fraction 2/7 is equivalent to the decimal

a. 0.285714 b. 0.333333 c. 0.5 d. 0.57142

9. 17 minutes is equivalent to how many seconds?

a. 170 b. 2040 c. 510 d. 1020

10. Find a mixed number for 12/7

a. 1 4/7 b. 2 6/7 c. 1 5/7 d. 6 ¼

11. Round 375,345 to the nearest hundred thousand.

a. 370,000 b. 350,000 c. 400,000 d. 300,000

12. Which of the following is the product of 45.317 and 24.13?

a. 1093.599 b. 1093.4992 c. 1094 d. 1093.39

13. How much is the 7% interest on P 350,000?

a. P28,000 b. P24,500 c. P35,000 d. P3,500

14. How much greater is (1 + 0.1 + 0.01 + 0.001 + 0.0001 + 0.00001) than (2 + 0.2 + 0.02 +
0.002 + 0.0002 + 0.00002)?

a. 1.1111 b. 1.3333 c. 0.88889 d. 1.88889

15. What is the algebraic expression for "the sum of x and 9"?

a. x/9 b. 9x c. x - 9 d. x + 9

16. Rey and Mary are getting married. Mary’s best friend offered to make a 12-layer wedding
cake. The first layer will be 12 inches high, the second layer 11 inches high, the third 10 and so
on. How high will the cake be?

a. 78 in b. 120 in c. 144 in d. 168 in

17. Which of the following statements is true?

a. -8 > 1 b. ½ < 0.4 c. 40 = 23/40 d. 10 > 12/3

18. What does the underlined number represent in 19,541?

a. 4000 b. 400 c. 40 d. 4

19. A DVD player with a list price of ₱100 is marked down 30%. If John gets an employee
discount of 20% off the sale price, how much does John pay for the DVD player?

a. ₱77.60 b. ₱44.00 c. ₱86.00 d. ₱56.00

20. 2/5 + 3/8 =?

a. 34/40 b. 5/13 c. 6/13 d. 31/40

21. Combine the terms 12a + 26b -4b – 16a

a. -28a + 30b b. -4a + 22b c. 28a + 30b d. 4a + 22b

22. What is 4995 divided by 15?

a. 350 b. 320 c. 325 d. 333

23. What is three fifths of 50?

a. forty (40) b. thirty-five (35) c. forty-five (45) d. thirty (30)

24. If you purchase two stamps costing 60 centavos each and you give the cashier ₱2.00, how
much change should you receive?

a. 40 cents b. 70 cents c. 60 cents d. 80 cents

25. A number is divisible by 8 if

a. It is divisible by both 2 and 3.

b. It is the sum of all numbers is divisible by itself.

c. It ends in 0 and 5.

d. It ends in three zeros.

26. A mango is cut into 10 slices. If Eric ate 7 slices and his sister ate 2 slices, what part of the
mango did they eat?

a. 9/10 b. 7/10 c. 8/10 d. 6/10

27. A heptagon is a polygon with __________ sides.

a. 7 b. 8 c. 9 d. 10

28. Evaluate [16-(24-8)+22x8-8].

a. 40 b.48 c.64 d.168

29. There is a box of pebbles where 1/4 are blue, 2/4 are yellow, and 1/4 are black. What fraction
of the box has yellow and black pebbles?

a. 2/4 b. 1/2 c. 3/4 d. ¼

30. 20 % of 2 is equal to:

a. 20 b. 4 c. 0.04 d. 0.4
31. A number is divisible by 6 if ______.

a. It’s divisible by 3.

b. It’s divisible by 2.

c. If you add all the numbers and the answer is even.

d. It’s divisible by both 2 and 3.

32. What does D represent in Roman numeral system?

a. 500 b. 100 c. 50 d. 1000

33. The number of milliliters in 1 liter is:

a. 0.01 b. 1,000 c. 0.1 d. 10,000

34. 90 is what percent of 75% of 600.

a.10% b. 20% c. 30% d. 40%

35. What is a scalene triangle?

a. It's a triangle that has 2 equal sides or angles.

b. It's a triangle that has 3 equal sides or angles.

c. It's a triangle that has no equal sides or angles.

d. It's a triangle that has 4 equal sides or angles.

36. The sale price of a television set is P7200. The discount rate is 40%. Find its regular price.

a. P4320 b. P12,000 c. P6,800 d. P10,000

37. 398.101 is read as

a. three hundred ninety eight, one hundred one.
b. three hundred ninety eight and one hundred one.
c. three hundred ninety eight and one hundred one hundredths.
d. three hundred ninety eight and one hundred one thousandths.
38. Which of the following is not a quadrilateral?

a. square b. triangle c. rhombus d. trapezoid

39. Find the sum 299 + 943 +398+101.

a.1531 b. 1641 c. 1741 d. 122222

40. The place value of the underlined number in 1,985,254 is

a. hundreds b. millions c. thousands d. tens

41. Find the percentage if the rate is 30% and the base is 240.

a.70 b.62 c. 72 d.82

42. If each cookie at a bake sale costs $0.55, how much does a dozen cost?

a. $5.5 b. $6.6 c. $7.7 d. $8.8

43. If a=7 and b=5, what is the value of 7a-5b?

a. 24 b. 25 c. 49 d. 74

44. Every June, the price of school supplies increases by 10% and decreases by 10% every
November. If the price of one ream of bond paper is P100 in May, what will be its price in
December?

a. P99 b. P100 c. P101 d. P110

45. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 7?

a. 235 b. 244 c. 651 d. 120

46. A farmer has 87 rows of mango trees with 48 trees in a row. He expects each tree to produce
on an average of 29 crates. How many crates of mangoes does the farmer expect from his trees?

a. 90,204 b. 121,108 c. 121,104 d. 121,112

47. What is the value of 1-4+9-16+25-36+49-64+81-100?

a. -55 b. -11 c. -62 d. 55

48. Arrange these integers from least to greatest: -9, +3, -23, +6, -7.

a. +6, +3, -7, -9, -23 c. -7, -9, +3, +6, +23

b. +3, +6, -7, -9, -23 d. -23, -9, -7, +3, +6

49. What is a trapezoid?

a. triangle b. circle d. rhombus d. quadrilateral
50. What is heavier than 5 kilos of steel?

a. 6 pounds of gold c. 6 kilos of silver

b. 3 kilos of titanium d. 10 pounds of copper