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Japanese Grant Aid For Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) Basic Mathematics Aptitude Test 2018

This document provides a basic mathematics aptitude test for the Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) in 2018. The test contains 3 parts - Part I contains 10 basic math questions worth 3 points each, Part II contains 5 questions worth 5 points each, and Part III contains 5 applied math questions worth 7 points each. Test takers have 60 minutes to complete the test and calculators are not allowed. The test result is for reference only and does not directly affect the selection process, but some accepting universities require strong math skills for economics-related fields of study.

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Japanese Grant Aid For Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) Basic Mathematics Aptitude Test 2018

This document provides a basic mathematics aptitude test for the Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) in 2018. The test contains 3 parts - Part I contains 10 basic math questions worth 3 points each, Part II contains 5 questions worth 5 points each, and Part III contains 5 applied math questions worth 7 points each. Test takers have 60 minutes to complete the test and calculators are not allowed. The test result is for reference only and does not directly affect the selection process, but some accepting universities require strong math skills for economics-related fields of study.

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Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource

Development Scholarship (JDS)


Basic Mathematics Aptitude Test
2018

Solution

Prepared by Japanese Development Service Co., Ltd.

Note:
⚫ You have 60 minutes to complete.
⚫ No calculators are allowed.
⚫ Show all your work and write your answers in the designated space.
⚫ Part I and Part II are ‘Basic Math,’ and Part III is ‘Applied Math.’ The
test result is only for the reference purpose and basically does not affect
the selection procedure. However, some accepting universities may
require the candidates who apply for the economics-related fields of
study to have analytical and numerical skills.

Registration No.:

Name:

1
(Please show all your work here and write your answers in the designated space)
[PART I] Answer the following questions. Points: 3/each, Total:30

1. −7.4 − (−5.2) = −7.4 + 5.2 = −2.2

Answer: −2.2

5 1 2 5 −1−8 5×−9 −5
2. × (− 12 − 3) = 9×( )= =
9 12 9×12 12

5
Answer: − 12

3. −(−2) × (3 − 9)－7 = 2 × (−6) − 7 = −12 − 7 = −19

Answer: −19

1 1 1
4. 1 × 0.5 ÷ (2 − 1.5) = 2 × 2 ÷ (0.5 − 1.5) = 1 ÷ −1＝ − 1
( )
2

Answer: −1

5. 32 ÷ 3−4 ÷ 33 = 32+4−3 = 33 = 27

Answer: 27

2
1 −2
1
6. 1002 + (3) = 10 + 9 = 19

Answer: 19

√20
7. √20 ÷ √5 = = √4 = 2
√5

Answer: 2

8. Find the linear function passing through the following 2 points.


(𝑥, 𝑦) = (5, 3) and (𝑥, 𝑦) = (5, 1)

Answer: 𝑥=5

9. Find the linear function using the following information.


𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒: − 1, 𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡: 3

Answer: 𝑦 = −𝑥 + 3

10. Find the linear function using the following information.


(𝑥, 𝑦) = (2, 7), 𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡: − 2

9
Answer: 𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 2

3
(Please show all your work here and write your answers in the designated space)
[PART II] Answer the following questions. Points: 5/each, Total:35

1. Solve the following equation for x.


−𝑥 3 + 𝑥
=
9 3
−𝑥 = 3(3 + 𝑥)
−4𝑥 = 9
9
Answer: 𝑥 = −4

2. Solve the following simultaneous equations.


3𝑥 + 7𝑦 = −6
{
8𝑥 − 7𝑦 = −5

3
Answer: (𝑥, 𝑦) = (−1, − )
7

3. Solve the following inequality for x.


3𝑥 − 1
1≥
2
2 ≥ 3𝑥 − 1
3 ≥ 3𝑥
Answer: 𝑥≤1

4. Find the average of the following six values.


1 3
{1.5, − , 3, 0, − , 0.5}
2 2
3/6 = 0.5

Answer: 0.5

5. Round off 789.5918272636 to the hundredths digit (the second decimal place).

Answer: 789.59

4
6. Solve the following for x.
2𝑥 + 4𝑥 2 − 2 = 0 2(2𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 + 1) = 0

1
Answer: 𝑥 = 2 , −1

7. Solve the following inequality for x.


1 < 53𝑥−1
50 < 53𝑥−1
0 < 3𝑥 − 1

1
Answer: 𝑥>3

5
(Please show all your work here and write your answers in the designated space)
[PART III] Answer the following questions. Points: 7/each, Total:35

1. A 8 % concentration salt solution and a 12% concentration salt solution were mixed
to make 100 grams of 10% salt solution. How many grams of each of the two kinds of
salt solution were mixed together?

Answer: 8% salt solution 50 grams, 12% salt solution 50 grams

2. There is a job that takes 15 days to do alone by Koji or 10 days to do alone by Taro.
On this job, at first Taro works by himself for 5 days and after that Taro and Koji work
together and finish the job. All together, how many days does it take to complete the
job?

Answer: 8 days

6
3. Solve the following equation.
log 1 x = −1
7

1
𝑙𝑜𝑔1 𝑥 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔1 ( )−1 , 𝑥=7
7 7 7

Answer: 𝑥=7

4. Determine the first-derivative of the following.


𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 1

Answer: 𝑓(𝑥)′ = 6𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 − 1

5. Find the following definite integral.


2
∫ (8𝑥 + 4) 𝑑𝑥
0
[4𝑥 2 + 4𝑥]20 = (4 × 22 + 4 × 2) − (0 + 0) = 16 + 8 = 24

Answer: 24

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