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LAWS OF EXPONENTS

I. a" .. a x a x a .... (n factors)

8. a• .. 1/a..., also a·"'= 1/a"'

4. (a"')"= a"'"

5. (ab)""' a"b" I 0. If a"' • ?". !hen m .. n, provided a ~ 0

LAWS OF RADICALS

I. o..ra. .. a lin 4.•.Jab "' ".{"; "{b

· 2. n:.Ja• · ... a s. 'V alb .. ·-rii7 ".fb: b ~ o

3. a.ram .. ( "Va)IQ

QUADRATIC EQUATION:

ax 2 + qx + c = 0 where a, b, c are all coruunts

Quadratic Equation Form~la:

x = -b ± ··fb~ '-- 4ac

2a
the roots are: x 1 =~b + ~ b 2 - 4ac and x1 ~, -b -..J b2 - 4ad
2a 2a
wh.ere b2 - 4ac is called. the discriminant .I
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Nature of the roots: '

1. If b2 - 4ac ;,... 0, then the roots are real and unequal

2. If b2 - 4ac • 0, then lhc roots are real and equal (Perfect Trinomial Square)
3. If b2 - 4ac < 0, then the roots are imaginary and unequal (complex conjugates) ·,

Sum of the roots: Product or the roots:

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Test of Factoring: :

ax 1 + bx + c Is factorable If, a.) b2 - 4ac .. 0 '

or
b.) b 2 - 4ac .. perfect square

REMAINDER THEOREM: .
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·states that if a polynomial f(x) is divided by x- r; where r is any consumt until the remainder R that is
free ofx is obtained, this remainder is equal to f{r). '

FACTOR THEOREM:

- Ifx- r is a factor off{x), then r is aroot off(x) • 0.

BINOMIAL THEOREM:

Binomial Expansion Pascal's Triangl~

(a+b) 0 =I I
(a+b) 1 =a+b I.
(a+b) 2 •a2 +2ab+b2 I 2
· (a+ b) 3 =a43 + 3a32b+ 3ab2 22+ b3 3 4 3 3 I
(a+ bt = a + 4a b + 6a b + 4ab + b 4 6 4 .I
BINOMIAL THEOREM FORMULA:

(a+ b)"= a"+ na"" 1b + n(n- lla"- 2b2 + n(n -l}{n- 2}a"- 3b3 + .... :·
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....... + n(n -l)(n- 2) ·:· (n- r + 2)an-r·+ 1br-l + ... +nab" + b"
(r- 1)!
Where: n + 1 =total no. of terms
r ==term no.

r'" term of(a+ bt:

r"' term... D(n- l)(n- 2) ... (n ._ r + 2l(a"- r • 1b1 -I)

(r- l)!
Alternate formula:
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Note:

t (a+ b)' bas middle term ifn ls even.

2. Iff" term is the middle~ r • n/2 + I orr- I • n/2

Middle term of(a + bt: Sum or Exponents:

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Middle te~ ., .c.n _.n tfi2 . VJC V{tt .Cl "Vtt b '11 s- n(n +I)
Sum of Coeffic:lenls:
Substitute I to every variable In each term.

Note: for n is negative or a fraction. e.g.. (a+ b}"1, (a+ b) 1.n, ...
1.) Don't use alternate formula.· 2.) It has infinite no. of terms.

RATIO:

The ratio alb is usually written as a: b,J_js called the tyltecedenJ and.bJs called the 5-onscq~.
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Proportion is a statement of equaHty between two ratios .

. a. : b • c : d or alb • c/d

wherein:·
b and c are called the means.
a and d are called the extremes. ·
d is called the fourth proportional to a. b, and c.

Note: If them~ of the proportion are equal. such as alx- x/d, then xis called the mean
proporti~nal
between a and d, ~bile d is called the third proportional to a and x.

VARIATION:

Direct Variation AHention:

y is directly proportional to x: y cc x or y • kx. where k • constant of proportionality

a. Inverse Variation ' ~

y is inversely proportional to x: y cc 1/x or y • k/x

b. Joint Variation
1. y is directly proportional to 1 and inversely proportional to z:
ycc xlz ory • Ja/z ·

2. y varies jointly as 1 and z: y a:. xz or y • kxz

ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION (A.P.)

- a sequence of numbers alt Bz, a,, ....., S..u a.

such that a2 - a 1 • a3 - a2 • ..... • a.- ~ 1 • d • c:ommondlfference.

for example. I, 2~ 3, 4
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ormulas:
I. I or a. .. n1 + (n- l)d
2. a,• a,. + ( n- qi1 )d
3. s. ·.. n/2 (a 1 + a,J • n/2 [2a, + (n- I )d]
4. Arithmetic Mean (A.M.) of two numbers a and b

.A.M• • a+b
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5. Arithmetic Mean (A.M.) of numbers a~o a 2, a3, ..... an
A.M., !!1 + 82 + 8J.±...~i!n.
n
where: I or a, = last term or nth term
a 1 • first term
s. • sum of nth tenn
·d • common difference
n • no. ofteirns

GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION (G.P,.)

·a sequence of numbers a., a2, a,,... , a...~o a.

such that a2/a 1 • a,la 2 ....... • a./a.. 1 • r • common ratio
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for example: 2, 4, 8, 16 ,I

r ':" 4/2-814 • 16/8 .. 2

Formulas:
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I. I or a. • a,....-•
2. a,.a,.r"··
3~ Sn.;. a1[(1 - r")l(l :_ r)] • (a 1 - a,r)/( I - r)
4. Geometric Mean (G.M.) oftwo numbers a and b

G.M. ~ ..fiib
5. Geometric Mean of a~o a2, a3, .... , a,

G.M. • \la 1 a~a 3 .... a.

6. Infinite'Geometric P~ogressi(\n (I.G.P.)

s.. ""2L
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HARMONIC PROGR~SSION (H.P.)

-sequence of numbers whose reciprocals .are in A.P.

- sequence of numbers a., a2, a,, ..... a..~o a,.
such that~l/a~o l/a2,.1/a3, ...... , l/a,.. 1, 1/a,. are in A.P.

for example. 16, 8, 16/3,4, 16/5 H.P.

• 1/16, 1/8,3/16, Y., 5/16 A.P., d .. 0.0625

Formulas:
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H.M.=
l/a1 + l/a2 + l/a3 + .... + Ilao·l + linn
H.M .... I/A.M.
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REE - Sep. 2001

1. Which of the following is a prime number?
A 91 B. 119 c. 97 . D. 133

2. Which of the following pairs of numbers are prime twins?

A. (7, 9) !3· (17, 19) C. (2, 4) :0. (1' 3)
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3. If x + y = 1 and x"2 + y"2 =

2, find x"4 + y"4
A 4 B. -1/2 ,.. 712
C. b. 1/2

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4. Determine the positive values of the unknown in .the following simultaneous equations and
give their product.
. . X( X+ y ) =
700 y(X+y) =525
A. 350 B. 200 C. 250 D. 300

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-.B 5. What are the values of n if ( 2n- 6) is greater than 1 but less than 14?
A 4,5,6,7,8,9,10 8. 4,5,6, 7,8,9 C. 3,4,5,6,7,8~ '0. 2.3,4.5.6.7

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6. Simplify i( raisedto 29) + i( raised to 21 ) + i.
A. i 8. - 2i .., C. 3i D. 2i ·

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7. What is the value of (sq.rt. of-10) X (-sq:rt. of -7)?
A. (sq.rt. ·of 70)i B.
_, -(sq.rt. of 70) C. -(sq.rt. of 70)i D. sq.rt. of 70

REE - Sep. 2006

8. Express sq.rt. of- 9 as the product of a real'number and i.
A 81i ,;. 8. - 9i C. 9i ,....D. 3i

9. Determine the value of k so that the sum of the roots of 3kx2 + 3k2 - 4kx = 5 - 3x
exceeds the product of the roots by 3 .
.... A. -2 and 1/3 8. 2 and -1/3 C. 2 and 3 · D. 2 and -3

REE- Mar. 1998

10. If the polynomial x 3 + 4x2 - 3x + 8 is divided by x- 5 , determine the remainder.
A 218 8. 45 c. 42 D. 2.1Q

11. Find the value of k so that x + 2 is a factor of 3x 3 ~ kx 2 + 2x- 4.

A 8 B. -2 "C. -8 D. 2

12. Expand (2x - y) 6 and simplify ·

A. 64x6 + 1'92x~y + 240x4 y2 + 160x3y3 + 60x2y4 + 12xy5 + y6
B. 64x + 192~y - 240x [ + 160x3[ + 60~/ + 12xy5 + y
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C. 64x - 192x y + 240x y2-- 160x y + 60x'y - 12xy + y6
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13. Find the 131h. term of (x + 2/ fY) 15

,.,. A 1,863,680xV·~ B. x3 l'
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14. Find the: gill term in the expansion of (x 2 + x- 1 2
A 9xl8 . ,.., B. 9x-
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C. x28 D.- 9x-ze

15. The term free. of x in the expansion of (x 3 + 3x- 2 ) 15

A. 990 . B. 190 C. 385 /D. 98,513,415

REE - May 2010

16. Find the term involving x squared In the expansion of (x"3 + klx)"10.
A. 210 k sq. x sq. B. 32 k sq. x sq. C. 92 k sq. x sq. .....D. 120 k"7 x sq.

REE - Sep. 2003

17. Alex is 8 years older than Cynthia. Twenty years ago Alex was thliee times as old as
Cynthia. How old is Cynthia now? ' 1

A. 18 B. 20 C. 30 ,D:. ~4

18. Maria is 36 yrs old. Marla -was twice as old as Anna was, when Anna is /as old as Maria
was. How old is Anna now? '
A.12yrs .rB .. 24yrs C.18yrs D.36yrs

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19. Melissa is 4 times as old as Jim. Pat ls 5 years older than Melissa. If Jim is y. how old is
Pat?
/A. 4y + 5 B. y + 5 C. 5y + 4 D. 4 + 5y
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20. In a certain family, the sum of the parents' ages is twice the sum of !~heir children's ages
now. Five years ago, the sum of the parents' age was four times the $um of the children's
ages during that time. In fifteen years. the sum of the parents' age wilfbe equal to the sum
of their children's ages. How many children are there in the family? : ;
A. 8 B. 7 ,. C. 5 · D. ~
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21. The sum of two r:tumbers is 41. The larger number is 1 less than twice :the smaller number. ~ -~
Find the larger number. : ~< -t ") = .q I c:;- '-
A 26 B. 30 pC. 27 D. ~8 'l'f -~ 7"-f '2-x -I £ c:1 \

22. The difference of the squares of the digits of a two digit positive number is 27. If the digits
are reversed in order and the resulting number subtracted from the original number. the
difference is also 27.Find the original number.
A. 96 B. 85 C. 74 /D. 63

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23. How many liters of water must be added to 1 liter of 35% boric acid solution in order to
produce 20%.boricacid solution?
A. 0.75 liter B. 0.51iter C. 1.5 liters D. 1.0 liter
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24. 4 lbs of nuts and raisins is 2/3 nuts. How much .in lbs is raisins?
,.A. 2.6 B. 1.3 C. 3.9 D. 0.65
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~ J. 25. The gasoline tank. of a car. cont2ins 50 liters of gasoline and ·~lcohol. the mixture
containing 25% :alcohol. How much of the mixture must be drawn on ,~nd replaced by pure
alcohol so that the tank will contain a r:nixture of which 50% is alcoho11,
A 16 2/3 liters B. 15 2/3 liters · C. 18 1/3 liters D: ?2 314 liters
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./ 1:> 26. Two planes leave New York at 10 A.M. one heading for Europe ~t 600 kph and one
heading on the opposite direction at 150 kph. At what time will they bei900 kms apart?
A. 11: 30A.M. B.12: 15 P.M. C. 12:00 P.M.: D~ 11: 12 AM.
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/ D 27. Mr. Manuel makes a business trip from his house to Laguna in 2 hou1:s. One hour later he
returns home in traffic at a rate 20 kph less than his rate going. If Mr.: Manuel is gone in a
. total of 6 hours, how fast in kph did he' travel going to Laguna? i
A. 64 kph B. 65 kph C. 55 kph D.60 kph
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/ y A 28. Kevin flies (in his private jet) froni Los Angeles (LA) to San Francisco (SF). a distance of
450 miles, in 3 hours. He flies back in 2-7/19 hours. If the wind is blowing from the north at
a steady rate during both flights, find the airspeed of the plane in mph .. ·
A. 170 B. 120 C. 150 D. 160

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/*' ~.)> 29. Kevin flies (in his private jet) from Los Angeles (LA)to San Franci~co (SF). a distance of
I 450 miles; in 3 hours. He flies back in 2-7/19 hours. If the wind is blowing from the north at
a steady rate during both flights, find the velocity of the wind:
A. 24 mph B. 18mph C. 25 mph · D. 20 mph

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30. In Lis motorboat, a man can go downstream in 1 hour less time than he can go upstream

him 2 hours to travel upstream the given distance?

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the same. distance. If the current is 5 mph, how fast can he travel downstream if it takes
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A. 18 B. 20 C. 23 D. 25

REE - Oct 2000 ~

/ __})) 31. What time after o~o'clock will the hands of the clock coincide for· the first time?
A. 1:7-5/11 min B. 1:5-5/11 min C. 1:6-5/11 min D. 1 :4-5/11 min

c 32. What is the time betWeen 3 and 4 o'cl_ock where the hands of the clock form an angle of
/ 96 degrees? ·
. A. 3:32 B. 3:31 9/11 C. 3:33 9/11 D. 3:30

REE- May 2010

/ A 33. Ian remodel a kitchen in 20 hours and Jack in 15 hours. If they work together. how many
hours to remodel the kitchen?
A. 8.6 B. 7.5 C. 5.6 . D. :12

REE - Sep. 2007

........- ~ 34. John and Charles are linemen. John can string 10 miles of line in 3 days, while together
they can string it in 1 day. How long would it take Charles alone to string the same line?
A 1-2/3 days B. 1-1/2 days C. ·1-3/4 days D. ·1-1/4 days

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/ ~ 35. Blnoy, Boboy, and Bata are hired to paint signs. In 8 hours Blnoy can paint 1 sign. Boboy
can paint 2, signs, and Bata can paint 1 1/3 signs. They all come to work the fnt day, but
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Bats doesn't like the job and quits after 3 hours. Boboy works half an hour longer !han Bata
and quits. How long will It ta~e Binoy to finish the two signs they were \supposed to paint?
A 2-hrs 1 B. 1-1/2 hrs C. 2-1/3 hrs D. '3 hrs

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· .,., :;v t. 36. A contractor has 50 men of the same capacity at work on a job in 30 days. the working day
being 8 hours, but the contract expires in 20 days, how many workers should he add?
A 15 B. 20 C. 25 · D. !30
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12 hours. One ·day the poOl is empty .and the owner opens the inlet piwe to fill the pool. But
he forgets to close the outl~t. With both pipes open, how long will it take to fill the pool? .
A 27 · . B. 5-5/11 ·· C. 60 . D. 80

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c;. 38. Tom inherited two different stocks ·whose yearly income was Php 2100. The total
appraised value of the stocks was Php 40,000; one was paying 4% aod one 6% per year.
What was the value of the stock paying 6%? : .;i
A 27,000 . B. 23,000 C. 25,000 D; 24.000
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. j) 39. A men's store bought 500 shirts, some at Php 125 each. the rest at 1;Php 200 each. If the
total cost of the shirts was Php 77,500, how many shirts were purchased at Php 125 each?
A 350 . B. 400 .., C. 250 D .. ~00
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/v 40. A collection of coins has a value of 64 cents. There are two ·more ni~~els than dimes and
three times as many pennies as dimes. How many dimes are there? ' · ,c ... ~~.s
A 6 B. 4 C. 3 D. S '1'1-2 .. -...ccfc.~<
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,f) 41. There are 8 fruits in all
In a basket which contains mangoes, papaya~ and watermelons.
The cost of each kind of fruits are Php 12.00, Php 25.00 and Php 50.00, respectively. Find
the total cost of the mangoes if all the fruits has a total cost of Php 198.00
A Php 24.00 B. Php 48.00 C. Php 96.00 D. Php 60.00

/A 42. Fi.nd the fourth proportional to 7,· 9 and 28.

A 36 . B. 35 C. 22 0.32 . .______

,r j) 43. Find the third proportional to 4 and 16.

A 4 B. 16 C. 32 D .. 64
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/ 't> 44. Find the mean proportional of 9 and 36.

A 36 B. 20 c. 5 D: 18

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t> 45. Find the nth term of 6, 2, - 2, ...
A - 4n + 6 · B. - 2n + 6 C. 2n + 8 D. - 4n + 10
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8 46. Find the sum of all integers between 300 and 800 th~t are exactly divi:sible by 14.
A 11,908 . B. 19,908 C. 21,200 D. t 18,205

nEE - Apr. 1999

J) 47. An arithmetic progression starts with 1. has 9 terms, and the middle term is 21. Determine
the sum of the first 9 terms.
A 235 B. 148 C. 112 D. 189
/A 48. The arithmetic mean of 80 numbers is 55. · If 2 numbers, namely 150 and 350 are
removed, what is the arithmetic mean of the remaining numbers?
A 50 B. 51 C. 52 D. 53

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1) 49. Evaluate 1 -213 + 4/9-8127 + 16/81 - 32/243 + ....
,_ A 1.333 B. divergent C. 0.666 D. 0.6

REE - Sep. 2001

' t> 50. Three geometric means are to be inserted between 6 and 14,406. Determine their
product. '
A. 74,088 B. 1,452,72S,852 C. 10,374.481 D. 25,412,184
REE - Sep. 2002 .
b 51. The first term of a geometric series is 256 and the last term is 81. its sum is 781, what Is
the geometric ratio?
A 2/3 B. 3/4 C. 3/5 D. 516
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b 52. Find the 121h term of the harmonic progression 1, 1/3, 1/5, ..... !
A. 1/9 ·B. 1/23 C. 1/'17 . D. 1/21 ·'·

A 53. Find the.101h term of the given H.P. 6/5, 4/3, 3/2, ....
A. 12 B. -12 ·C. 1/12 D. -1/12

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SUPPLEMENTARY PROBLEMS

/ h» ,& I. Which number has four siplficanr llgurcs?

a. 0.0025 b. 0.01525 c. 0.252 d. 1.2520

C 2. The LCM of2x1 - 3x- 2, 3xl·4x • 4, x1 • 4x + 41$

a. (x - 2) 2 (2x + I) ·
b.-(x • 2) (2x + I) (Jx +I)
c. ex • 2r
(2x + 1>(Jx + 2)
d. (X • 2)(2x + I)

3. What Is the lowest common f'ador 10 and 32 ot

a. 320 b. 2 e. 180 d. 90

4. The LCD of the tiacrions 114,213,312.519 and 7/J61s

' a. 180 b. 36 ' c. 90 d. 4860
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5. The number 0.231231231231 ..... is:
a. irratipnal b. rational c~ surd d. transcendental
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.b 6. What is the 2001di digit in tho decfmaJ equivalenf to'1234SI99999 starting from decimal point.:,
a 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. I . 1
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/ J) 7. Solve for y; -{y + '.JY.,. j6
a 27 . · ~ 36 c. 1080 d. n9
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Solvl'! for x; 5.. 2 - 3(5~· 1 ) + 4W)+ 25(5 ..:) .. 375

a. 4 b. 2 c. 3 d. -3

p 9. If 3• • 91 and 27' • 81 1 then 7lx Is equal to

a. Jn b. 315 c. .l/4 d. 318

4 10. Solve the inequality -x- 3 > 2

/ a. x < -5 b. X> ·5 ·c.. x > 5 d. X< 5
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0 II. Solve for x; x2 + 4x > 12 '1,
a. -{)>x>3 b. -S>x>2 c. -6>x>2 d. -4>x> ~
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A. 12. If f(x) -x' + 3xl + x +I· and g(z) • r + z, then f (g(2)J is equal to:
a. 1311 b. 1310 c. 1309 d. 1308

/]) 13. lf'<'x • 4 "".-5, _then xis equal to ~ - Q_.!

a. 29 b. -29 c. 0 d. no solution

...---c 14. Which of the following quadratic trinomial is factorable?

a 6yl-5y+4 b. 6y+7y-34 c. 6y-61y+ 143 d. 6y.-ny +ISO

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a. -2 b. -1 c. I d. 2

_...,..--.!> 16. Find a quadratic equation whose roots i1re the reciprocals of the roots of 3x' - Sx - 2 • 0 .
a. 2x2 +5x-3•0 b. 3xl-5x+2•0 c. 3x2+2x-5•0 d. 2x 2 +5x-3•0
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n. a • 6, b -7 b. a • 7, b • 6 c. a .. b • 6 d. a•b•7
A ts. What is the su~ of the coefficients of the cxpansion.of(x + y 'fJ
1,048,576 .
ll. b. 32. . c. 32, 768 d. 3,500,000

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What is the sum of the coefficients of the expansion of (2x - I )lO

. a. 0 b. I . c. 2

~ .;z0: What is the sum of the coefficients ih the expansion of(2x + y -z) 10

a. 1062 b. 1024 c. 1232 ! d. 32

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What is the sum of the exponents of the expansion (x + 3Z)'?
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a: 72 b. 60 c. 32 d. 92
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c 22. What is the su~ of the exponents of the expansion (x1 - y)~? · .kV!-.iA ..
a. 50 b. 40 . c. 45 d. 55
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/ J) 23. Which is the following has no middle tenn? 0\:>0 • "". \_ 'e~· l'·\
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b. (X..:. 2d
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a. (X+ 2y)4 . C. (X+ y) d. (x • y)

~ 24. Without expanding, find the tenn that is free of the variables in the expansion of (2xly- 3y/x)6
a. 4,320 b. -4,320 c. 620 d. -620

25. The sum of three numbers in AP is 15, and the sum of their squares is 83. Find the three numbers.
a. 3,5,7 · b. 1,3.~ c. 5,7,9 d. 1,7,8

. C 26. Find the sum of all the even integers from 12 to 864, inclusive.
a. 372,045 b. 374,052 c. 187,026 d. 93.513

I>· 27. If a clock strikes the appropriate number of times on each hour, how mnny times will it strike in one week~
a. 3822 b. 84 · c. 546 d. 1,092

.A 28. Determine the sum of the progression if there are 7 arithmetic mearj between 3 and 35.
ll. 171 ' b. 182 c. 232 d. 216

B 29. A besieged fortress is held by 5,700 men who have provisions for 66 days. If the garrison lose3 20 inen each dlly, for
how many days can the provisions hold out?
a. 495 ; b. 76 c. 571 d. 36

b 30. A man A set out from a certain point and traveled at the rate of 6 kmlhr. After A had gone two hours, another man B
set out to overtake ~im and went 4 km. the first hour, 5 km. the sec~nd hour, 6 km, the third hour and so on, gaining I ,;
km every hour. After how many hours were they together?
LJ ~4 . ~7 d8
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D 31. A car coasting down a plane at certain angle travels 3 meters during the first second. In any second after the firlt. il
slides 6 meters than It did in previous second. How far does iltravel in the gill second?
a. 192m b. 211m c. 42 m d. Urn

C. 32. Insert two arithmetic means between -22 and -4

a. -28, -32 b. 16, 32 c. ·16, -10 d. 4, 6

A 33. Two numbers ditre'r by 40, and their arithmetic mean exceeds their positive geometric mean by 2. Find the numbcn.
ll. 81,121 . b. 80,120. c. 75,115 . d. 60,100

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34. If 2, 2, S, .and 14 are added respectively t~ the tenns of an arithmetic progression, the result is geometric progn:s:sion.
Find the arithmetic progression.
!L 1,2,3,4,..... b. 1,-2,-5,-8,..... c. 1,4,7,10,..... d.:4,7,8,10, .....
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h and 13 111 tcnns form II geometric
progression. ·
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b. 16,243 c. 22.162 d. 16,.543

38. A rich man called his seven sons. He had with him a nu01bcr of pebbles, each pebble rcpn:scnting a gold b!II. To his
first son, he gave half of the pebbles that 'he initially had and one pebble more. To his second son. he gave half of the
remaining pebbles and one pebble more. He did the same to each of his five other sons and then found out that he had
one pebble left. How many pebbles were there initially?
a: 381 b. 382 c. Jil3 d. 384

39. An equilateral triangle is. Inscribed within a circle whose diameter is I 2 em. In this triangle, a cirtle Is inscribed; and In
this circle, another equilateral triangle is inscribed; and so on Indefinitely. Find the sum of the perimeters of all the
triangles. ·

a. 36 ..fi em b. 36 .f5 em c. 36 ·iJ ern d. 36 .f7 em

40. Find the sum ofth.c given infinite geometric prc;gression I, 0. i, 0.0 I, 0.00 I. .....
a. 9/10 . ' .b. 1013 ' c. 1().19 d. 12

41. The third term of a harmonic progression is 1.5 and the~ term is 6. Find the II'~ term?
a. 4 b. .5 c. 6 d. 7

A 42. John is 3 times its old his brother James. In 3 years. he will be two years moo: than twice the age of tlt.s brother will be
then. What are their ages?
· a. .5, 15 ) ' b. 10,30 c. 6, 18 d. 3, 9

A 43. I was twice as old as you were when I was as old as you arc now. When you get t,o be as old as I am now, together our
ages will be 63. Hew old arc we now?
a. 27, 18 b. 36, 12 c. 30. 10 d. 24. 8

44. The sum of the ages of two boys is four times the Slim of the ages of a certain number of girls. Four yean ogo, the sum
of the ages of the &iris was one eleventh of the sum of the ages of the boys and eight years hence. the sum of the ages of
the girls will be one-half that of the boys. How many girls arc then:?
. a. 8 b. 6 c. 4 d. 2

45. Find the number which is 7/4 times the excess of the' number over 3.
a..5 ~7 ~~ ~ .. -.5
c 46. 1be sum of two numbers is II; the sum of their reciprocals is 11/28. Find the numbers.
a. 7, 5 b. 6, .5 c. 7, 4 d. .5, 3
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47. Tile quotient of a two-digit number, divided by the sum of its digits, is 4. If the number be subtracted from •.he sum of
the squares of its digit, the ditrcrcncc Is 9. Find the number.
a. 64 b. 32 c. 27 d. 36

C 48. Tile sum of the digits of a three-digit number is 6. The middle digit is equal to the sum of the tWo other digits IIJld the:
number shall be Increased by 99lfthc digits arc reversed. Find the number.
a. 231 . b. 401 c. 132 d. i 321

t> 49. A can do a piece of work in 2 days less time than B. If both can do the wo~k in 2 215 days.. how m1111y da)'3 will it lAke:
each to do the wolt? ·
a. 3 and 5 b. 6 and 8 c. 2 and 4 d. ; 4 and 6

A 50. A and B can do a piece of work In 42 days.. B and C in 31 days and C and A in 20 days. In how many days can all of
them do the work together; '
a. 19 b. 17 c. 15 d.!21
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help him finish it, how long Jorge will have io work with Rene? i
a. 2 hi-s. b. 3 hr$. , c. I hr. d. :4 hrs.

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52. A cylindrical tank has tWo pipes. The intake fills the tank an two days but the outlet ptpe emptK:S 11 an 5 dli)"J. If bolt. • .:.
pipes are opened at the $8Jlle time, how long will the tank be filled?
a. I 3~ days . b. 4 days c. 3 1/J days d. 3 d:ays

4 53. Two piPes together can fill the tank in two hours. The smaller pipe alone requires one ho~r and I0 minutes longct thAn
the larger pipe to fill it How many hours for the larger pipe alone to till it? ·i
a. 3 112 b. 3 c. 4 112 d. 4

A 54. T\lt'O pipes running simultaneously can fill a tank in 3 hours and 20 minutes. If both pipes, run for 2 hour:s and the first
is then Shut off, it requires 2 hours more for the second to fill the tank. How long does it !afe each pipe to rill it alone?
a. I0 hr,s. 5 hrs b. 8 hrs, 6 hrs c. 6 hrs. 4 hrs d. 8 1m. 7 hn

C 55. A swimming pool holds 54 cubic meters of water. It can be drained at a rate of one cubic ~eter per minute fa.1ter that it
can be tilled. If it takes 9 minutes longer to fill it than to drain it. find the drainage rale. , i
a. 2 cu. m/min b. I cu. m/min c. 3 cu. m/min · d. 4 cu m1min

13 56. If 4 men can plow 12 hectares in 8 ho~rs. how many men are needed to plow 54 hectares in)24 hour:s'?
a. 4 · b. 6 c. 8 · d. 7

D 57 .. Eight men can excavate ISm' of drainage open canal in 7 hrs. Three men can backfilllO m' in 4 hr:s. llow Jon& will it
take 10 men to excavate and backfill20 m1 in the project?
.a. 12 hrs b. 8.92 hrs ' c. I I hrs d. 9.87 hrs
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58. A jogger starts a course at a steady rate of 8 KPH. Five minules later, a second Joncr •f'raru the same course IC 10
KPH. How long will it take the-second jogger 19, ca1ch the first? · <1
a. 20 min : b. 21 min c. 22 min :~ d. 18 min
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59. A motorist is travelling from A to town B at 60 KPH and returns from lown B to town A at ~0 KPH. His 4\'erage speed
for the roundtrip is · · I; . .
a. 45 KPH b. 40 KPH c. 35 KPH · : d. 30 KPII
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60. At the recent Olympic games in Montreal Canada. a team which participated in 1600 keters relay c\·enl had lhc:
following individual speed. First runner 24 KPH, second runner 20 KPfl, third runner ~~[KPII and fourth runner 23
KPH. What was the team's speed? , 1
a. 22.149 KPH b. 22.25 KPH. c. 20 KPII 1 d. 24 Kl'll

61. A 1-km long army is in marching order at a constant velocity. A corporal from the rear e~d trn\•els towards the tiClld
and back at once to the rear at the constant speed, meanwhile the army has gone 1-km distance. The distance traveled
by the corporal is. ·
a. 2.4142 km b. 0.4142 km ' c. 4.1421 km ! d. 1.4142 km
62. Two pals P 1 anq P2 run at constant speeds along a circular track 13.50 meters in circumference. Running in opposite
directions, they 'meet every 3 minutes, while running in the same direction, they are together every 27 minutes. Find
their speeds,
a. P1 •250 m/min, P2 • 200 mlmin c. P1 • ISO m/min, P1 • 120m/min
b. P1 • 200 mimi~~ P2 • 250 mlmln d. P 1 • ISO ml min, P1 • 100 m/mln

63. At an ordinary rate a man can row the distance from Pasig to Manila. about I.5 kilometers in .5 hours less rime than It
takes him to return. Could he double his rate, his. time to Manila would be only one hour less than his lime to PasJa.
What is the rate of the Pasfg River? ·
a. 4.5 KPH b, 2 KPH c. 4 KPH d. I KPH

64. A battleship started on a SOQ..km voyage but was brought to a full stop an hour after Starting for miliiAI)' reasom,
delaying it a full hour, af\er which It was ordered.to proceed at a reduced velocity equivalent to 7.5% of its former nde.
The ship arrived at its destination 3 hours and 3 quarters afler scheduled time .. If it was desired for the ship to arrive
one hour and a quarter sooner, how far from the destination should the ship have been ordered stopped?
a. 242 km b. 422 1/9 kn1. c. 435 3/.5 km. d. 243 9fJ7 km

/D 65. How much wate.r must be added to 8 gallons of80%, boric solulion to reduce it t.o a 50% solution?
a. 4 gal.. b. 5 gal. c. 5 315 gal. d. 4 415 gal.
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A goldsmith haS: two alloys of gold, the first beir~ 7~· ~re gold and the second 60% pure gold. !low m.an} grams or
each must be used to make 100 grams of an alloy whtch will be 66% pure gold?
a. 60, 40 . . b. 55, 45 c. 75, 25 d. 70,30
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drawn from a S-liter tank and replaced by 10% alcohol solution to provide the proper concentration?
a. 3.5 liters b. 2.5 liters c. 4 liters d. 5 litcn
c A chemist has iwo alcohol solutions of different strengths, JOo/o alcoholnnd 45% alcohol solutions. rcspccthc:ly. How
.% many cu. em. of each must be use as to make a mixture of 30 cu. em. which will contain 39% alcohol?
a. 10,20 b. 13, 17 c. 12, 18 d. 14. 16
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·A 69. Ten liters of 25% salt solution and I 5 liters of 35% salt solution arc poured into a drum originally containing 30 liters
of I 0% salt solution. What is the percent concentration of salt in the mixture? 1
8. 19.55% · . b. 22.15% .. C. 27.05% · d. 25.72o/o

t 70. A certain amount of 80 'Yo sugar solution added to another amount of 40% sugar solution yields a solution that contains
14 kg of sugar. Had the amounts been reversed, the solution would have contained 16 kg sugar. How much of the 80%
sugar solutio'n. was there?
a. 8 kg b. 10 kg c. 12kg d. 6 kg

A 71. How much copper and how much magnesium shoul.d be added to 200 lbs of an alloy containing 20'Yo copper o.nd 40%
. magnesium to produce an·~alloy containing 24% copper and SO% magnesium?
a. 33 11/13 lbs, 73 IU13 lbs c. 30 lbs, 75 lbs
b. 23 11113 lbs, 83 ll/13 lbs d. 40 lbs. ss lbs

72. At what time betwe:n 4 and_5 o'clock are the hands of a clock (a) opposite each ~ther? (b) coincident? And (c) at risJ!t ··
angles?
Ans: (a) 4:54 6/11 o'clock (b) 4:218/11 o'clock (c) 4:5 S/1 I o'clock and 4:38 2/11 o'clock

t> 73. At what time between I p.m. and 2 p.m. is the minute hand of a clock exactly I minute ahead of the other hll.lld?
a. l :6 3/11 p.m. b. I :7 2/11 p.m.·.. c. I :8 2/11 p.m. d. I:6 6111 p.m.

c 74. Wh::t: time after II o'clock will the hands ofthe cloc~ be at right angles for the 2od time?
a. II :42 o'clock b. II :45 o'clock· c. II :43 7/11 o'clock d. 11:43o'clock
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t> minut~ past 3 o'clock. how many minut~ is it ~ntil6 o'clock?
75. Fifty minutes ago if it was (our times as many
a. 32 ' . ·. b. 22 . c. 28 f
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~ 76. It is now bet,ween 9 and IOo'clock. In 4 minutes, the hour hand will be exnctly opposite the position occupied by the
minute hand 3' minutes ago. What is the time now? ·
a. 9:30 .• b. 9:20 c. 9:23 d. 9:21

77. A man leaves his house at a certain time past 2 o'clock. After spending between 2 to 3 hours &utside, he comes bad:
and notices that thq hands of the clock have been exactly interchanged in position. What time wits it when the ITUin left
the house?
a·2:25 .b.2:27.1 c.2:26.0I d.l2:30
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78. The time now is exactly 3 o'clock. In how many seconds will the angle to formed by the hour and minute hands be
twice the angle formed by the hour and second hand~ for the first time? ·
a. 7.6 b. 22.4 c. 7.3 d.; 25

A 79. An audience of 540 pers<ins is seated in rows having the same number of persons in each ro~. lf 3 more persons scat
in each row, it would require 2 rows Jess to seat the a~dicnce. How many persons were in each rqw originally?
a. 27 b.. 30 c. 24 d. 132

80. In Jones family each <taughter has as many brothers as sisters and each son has three times as mdny sisters as brothers.
How many daughters and sons are there in tire Jones family? !
a. 9, 3 . b. 3, I ' ,: c. 4, I d. 3. 2
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D I. ·A question was. lost in which 600 persons voted; the wnc persons voted again on the mn1e question. it "u curied by
twice BS many 8.5 it Wa~ before lost by, and the new majority WIU tO the former IU 8:7 .. lfow· many hAd ch4ngcd \hcit
minds.
a. 200 _ b. 120 c. roo d rso

A 82. A scuior Eng'g.. class had a seminar trip in 3 jccpncys, loading the jeepneys equally which "ere chancrcd 111 Php
750.00 each. In one of the jeepneys three studenll withdraw and ns a result, the share of each student in that pM~iculat
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jecpncy wasincrease_d by Php 12.50. How many students actually made rhe rrip?
a. 42. . b. 4.5 c. 39 d. 15

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perched per poleJhere is ail excess of2 birds. How many birds and poles were ti1crc?
. a. 8, 6 . b. 6, 4 c. 4. 2 . d. 5. 3

A ~- A man has 20 chicken that cost him Php 200. lfs cock costsPhp 30, a hen costs Php 15. and a chick co~1.s Php .5, how
many of each kind were there?
- a. 2, .S, 13 . b. 3, 6, II c. 2. 6. 12 d. 1.7.12

·15 85. When cans ofmillc'sell at Php 1.40 each, the supermarket makes a 25% profit. Whal should the said price of • can be
if the Slore is willing to make only a I5% profit? ·
n.. Php 1.2 I ,J b. Php 1.29 c. Php 1.30 d. Php 1.27

A man invested Php 20,00o, part at 6% interest itid part at 8% int~rcsl per ~num. If his toW'~nU4J Income was Php
I,440 how much dl~ he in~ at each· rate? ; ·
a. Php 8,000 at 6%, Php 12,000 at8% ' c. Php 7,000 ar6%, Php 13,000 at 8%
b. Php 9,000 .at 6%, Php I 1,000 al 8% d. Php 7,500 at 6%, Php 12,000 at 8%

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