GenEd Math Drill1
GenEd Math Drill1
GenEd Math Drill1
1. In an English test, eight students obtained the following scores: 10, 15, 12, 18, 16, 24, 12, 14. What is the median
score?
A. 14
B. 14. 5
C. 15. 5
D. 15
CORRECT ANSWER : B
3. A Toyota car travelling at a rate of 70 km per hour leaves the house 2 hours after a Kia car has left and overtakes it. In
5 hours at what rate was the Kia car travelling?
A. 30 kilometers per hour
B. 50 kilometers per hour
C. 20 kilometers per hour
D. 40 kilometers per hour
CORRECT ANSWER : D
4. If the average or arithmetic mean of x and -5 is 10, then what must be the value of x?
A. 15
B. 25
C. 30
D. 20
CORRECT ANSWER : B
9. If a student has an average of 76 % on his first two tests and has an average of 85 % on the next four tests, what is the
final average on all six tests?
A. 82. 0 %
B. 82. 5 %
C. 80. 5 %
D. 81. 3 %
CORRECT ANSWER : A
13. In an English test, eight students obtained the following scores: 12, 10, 13, 11, 15, 20, 19, 17. What is the median
score?
A. 14
B. 16.5
C. 17
D. 15.5
CORRECT ANSWER : A
21. The altitude of a triangle is 5 meters and the base is 20 meters. What is the area of the triangle?
A. 50 square meters
B. 60 square meters
C. 20 square meters
D. 24 square meters
CORRECT ANSWER : A
22. A rectangular block of steel has dimensions of 5 meters x 10 meters x 15 meters and weights 1000 N. How should
this block be placed on a surface to exert the least pressure on the sruface?
A. On the 5 meters by 10 meters side.
B. All sides have equal pressure.
C. On the 5 meters by 15 meters side.
D. On the 10 meters by 15 meters side.
CORRECT ANSWER : B
23. The measure of an angle is 25 more than its supplement. What is the measure of the larger angle?
A. 110. 5 degrees
B. 95. 5 degrees
C. 102. 5 degrees
D. 77. 5 degrees
CORRECT ANSWER : C
26. How long will it take A and B together, to finish a job which can be done by A alone in 6 days and be alone in 3 days?
A. 2 1/2 days
B. 2 days
C. 3 days
D. 3 ½ days
CORRECT ANSWER : B
27. Guzman Company manufactures beds. In its catalogue, a double bed is priced at P5,000.00 less a discount to the
trade of 20%. What will Rosan Departments Store have to pay for the bed?
A. P4,000.00
B. P4,500. 00
C. P4, 000. 00
D. P4,980. 00
CORRECT ANSWER : A
28. A receipt calls for 2 eggs for every cup of flour. If a head chef uses 28 cups of flour, how many eggs will he need?
A. 56 eggs
B. 14 eggs
C. 65 eggs
D.55 eggs
CORRECT ANSWER : A
29. What is the total amount after adding interest of 8% on P10,000.00 for 3 years?
A. P12,400.00
B. P11, 000. 00
C. P13,400. 00
D. P15, 000. 00
CORRECT ANSWER : A
30. The fraction halfway between 3/7 and 4/7 is ________________.
A. ½
B. 1/3
C. ¼
D. 1/8
CORRECT ANSWER : A
31. The slope of a line described by the equation 3x = (y + 4) 2 is ___________________.
A. 6 C. 4
B. 3 IF / 2 NOT x2 (3/2) D. 8
CORRECT ANSWER : B
32. It can be used to show the progress in academic grades over four quarters.
A. Circle graph C. Pie graph
B. Line graph D. Bar graph
CORRECT ANSWER : B