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General Mathematics
1ST Quarter Examination

1ST QUARTER EXAMINATION

GENERAL MATHEMATICS

1ST Quarter Examination

General Mathematics
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE

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Direction: Solve the following problems and encircle the letter of the correct.
Show your solutions on a separate sheet (no solution presented will be mark wrong).
1. A kilogram of carabao mango can be purchased at Nabua Public Market for ₱140.00. Represent the
cost of x kilograms with function f.
a. f(x) = 140 + x b. f(x) = 140 – x c. f(x) = 140x d. f(x) = 140 𝑥
2. Jane is a manager in a restaurant. Her monthly salary is ₱12,500. What is her daily salary if she
worked for n days?
a. f(n) =12 500 𝑛 b. f(n) = 12 500n c. f(n) = n – 12 500 d. f(n) = 𝑛 12 500
3. Mrs. Magistrado, a Grade 7 teacher, needs to buy teaching materials worth ₱325. She was already at
the cashier when she remembered that she also needs to buy Manila paper. If each Manila paper cost
₱3, how much will she pay if she adds x pieces of Manila paper? Represent it with function.
a. f(x) = 325 + x b. f(x) = 328 + x c. f(x) = 325 + 3x d. f(x) = x – 325x
4. Mark started selling snacks in the nearby school. In one day he spends ₱200 for rent and ₱25 for
each snack item he prepares. Express a function E that can represent the expenses of buying x items
and his daily rental.
a. E(x) = 225x b. E(x) = 25x + 200 c. E(x) = 225x + 10 d. E(x) = 200 – 25x
5. In an amusement park, a bicycle rent costs ₱30 for the first hour or a fraction of an hour and an
additional ₱10.00 for each succeeding hours. How could we represent the cost for renting bicycle for
x hours?
a. f(x) = { 30 if 0 < x ≤ 1 30 + 10(x − 1) if x > 1 c. f(x) = { 30 if x ≤ 1 30 + 10x if x > 1
b. f(x) = 30 + 10x d. f(x) = 10(x-1) + 30
6. Given the function (𝑥) = 3𝑥 2 − 5, then (4) is equal to _________.
a. 19 b. 29 c. 43 d. 139
7. If ℎ(𝑏) = 3b 2− 2𝑏 + 1, then ℎ(−3) is equal to _________.
a. 34 b.27 c. 9 d. −3
2
8. Find the value of (𝑥) = x − 2𝑥 + 1 when 𝑥 = 2𝑤?
a. 2w 2 − 2𝑤 + 1 b. 4w 2− 4𝑤 + 1 c. 4w 2+ 2𝑤 + 1 d. 2w 2 − 4𝑥 +1
9. Let (𝑥) = 4𝑥 + 3. Find (3𝑏 − 2).
a. 12b -8 b. 12b - 5 c. 12b + 3 d. 12b - 2
2
10. Given (𝒙) = { x + 3, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < 2 6𝑥 + 2, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≥ 2 , Find 𝑓(−6)
a. 39 b. 38 c. -31 d. -34
11. Which of the following represents (𝑓 + 𝑔)(𝑥), if 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 x 2− 5 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 7𝑥 + 5 ?
a. 2 x 2 + 7𝑥 b. 2 x 2 − 7𝑥 + 10 c. 2 x 2 + 7𝑥 − 10 d. 2 x 2 + 10
2
12. If (𝑥) = −6 + 𝑥 and (𝑥) = 6 x + 3𝑥 − 1 , find (𝑔)(𝑥) − 𝑓(𝑥)?
a. 6 x 2 − 2𝑥 + 5 b. 6 x 2 + 2𝑥 + 5 c. 6 x 2 + 4𝑥 − 7 d. 6 x 2 − 4𝑥 − 7
13. Which two functions below have the quotient of (𝑥) = 2 𝑥−2 ?
I. (𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 6 II. (𝑥) = x 2 − 5𝑥 + 6 III. (𝑥) = 4𝑥 + 12
a. I and II b. II and III c. I and III d. I,II and III
3 2
14. If (𝑥) = −7𝑥 + 2 and ℎ(𝑥) = x + x , then what is (𝑓 ∙ ℎ)(𝑥)?
a. −7 x 4 + 5 x 3+ 2 x 2 c. −7 x 4 − 5 x 3+ 2 x 2
b. −7 x 4 + 5 x 3− 2 x 2 d. −7 x 4− x 3− 2 x 2
15. If ℎ(𝑥) = 3 x 4 + x 3+ 𝑥 + 12 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 14, which of the following represents (𝑔 ∘ ℎ)(𝑥)?

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a. 3 x 4+ x 3+ 𝑥 − 26 c. 3 x 4 − x 3− 𝑥 + 2
4 3
b. 3 x − x − 𝑥 + 26 d. 3 x + x 3+ 𝑥 – 2
4

16. 1. A kilogram of carabao mango can be purchased at Nabua Public Market for ₱120.00. How much
will you spend if you buy 5 kg?
a. ₱500.00 b. ₱600.00 c. ₱700.00 d. ₱800.00
17. Mrs. Avila, a Grade 11 teacher will buy teaching materials worth ₱425.00. She was already at the
cashier when she remembered that she also needs Manila paper. If each Manila paper costs ₱3, how
much will she pay if she adds 10 pieces of Manila paper?
a. ₱425.00 b. ₱455.00 c. ₱475.00 d. ₱500.00
18. Ashley charges ₱25.00 for every page for encoding. In addition, she charges ₱7.00 per page of
printed output. How many page/s did she encode and print if she receives an amount of ₱960.00?
a. 10 b. 20 c. 30 d. 40
19. The function (𝑑) = 10𝑑 + 20 gives the Temperature in degrees Celsius on Earth’s surface as a
function of 𝑑, the depth in kilometers. Find the temperature at 20 kilometers.
a. 160℃ b. 180℃ c. 200℃ d. 220℃
20. Angelo started selling kakanin in the nearby school. In one day, he spends ₱150.00 for rent and
₱20.00 for each kakanin item he prepares. His expenses can be expressed as the function (𝑥) = 20𝑥 +
150, where 𝑥 is the number of items and (𝑥) is his daily expenses in pesos. How much is his profit if
he prepares 100 items of kakanin and sell for ₱25.00 each.
a. ₱350.00 b. ₱2 000.00 c. ₱2 150.00 d. ₱2,500.0
21. A large mixing tank currently contains 100 gallons of water into which 5 pounds of sugar have been
mixed. Every minute, the lid will be opened pouring 10 gallons of water and 1 pound of sugar.
Which of the following functions best represents the concentration (pounds per gallon) of sugar in
the tank after 𝑡 minutes?
a. (𝑡) = 100+10𝑡 5+ , where 𝑡 is the number of minutes.
b. (𝑡) = 5+𝑡 100+10 , where 𝑡 is the number of minutes.
c. (𝑡) = 100+𝑡 5+10 , where 𝑡 is the number of minutes.
d. (𝑡) = 100+5 10𝑡+ , where 𝑡 is the number of minutes.
2 x +500 3 x + 400
22. During the opening days of a computer shop, it earns pesos on the first day; pesos
3x 4x
on the second day; and on the third day, it gains twice its earnings during the first day. What will be
the function that will represent its total earnings during the first three days?
2 x +500 3 x + 400 2 x +500
a. (𝑥) = + +
3x 4x 3x
2 x +500 3 x + 400 3 x + 400
b. (𝑥) = + +2( )
3x 4x 4x
2 x +500 3 x + 400 2 x +500
c. (𝑥) = + +2( )
3x 4x 3x
2 x +500 3 x + 400 2 x +500
d. (𝑥) = 2 ( + + )
3x 4x 3x
23. In item #22, what function will represent the difference between the earnings of the computer shop
on the third and first day?

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2 x +500 2 x +500 2 x +500
a. (𝑥) = c. (𝑥) = − (2) ( )
3x 3x 3x
3 x + 400 2 x +500 2 x +500
b. (𝑥) = d. (𝑥) = (2) ( )−
4x 3x 3x
24. Your Science teacher announced that you will be conducting an experiment the following week. You
were grouped with 𝑛 number of members. In your experiment, it needs modelling clays. If a box of
modelling clay costs ₱ 120.00, what will be the function that represents the amount of contribution
120 120
of each member of the group? a. 𝑓(𝑛) = 120𝑛 b. 𝑓(𝑛) = 120 + c. 𝑓(𝑛) = d.
n n
120
𝑓(𝑛) = 2
n
3 x +1000
25. In a poultry farm, Mario harvested eggs on the first week and twice its number on the
2x
second week. What function will represent the total number of eggs harvested on the two weeks?
6 x+2000 3 x +1000 9 x+3000
a. (𝑥) = + c. (𝑥) =
2x 2x 2x
6 x+2000 3 x +1000
b. (𝑥) = d. (𝑥) =
2x 2x
26. Which of the following is a rational function?
2 x +1 √2 5 x+ 1
a. ℎ(𝑥) = 2 b. 2 + ≥ 0 c. x 3− 1 ≤ d. 𝑦 = 1/√𝑥
x x −1 x+1 x−1
27. Among the following Mathematical sentences, which is a rational equation?
2 x +1 √2 5 x+ 1
a. ℎ(𝑥) = 2 b. 2 + = 0 c. x 3− 1 ≤ d. 5 = 1/√𝑥
x x −1 x+1 x−1
28. Which of the following Mathematical sentences is a rational inequality?
2 x +1 √2 5 x+ 1
a. ℎ(𝑥) = 2 b. 2 + 1 > 0 c. x 3− 1 ≤ d. 3𝑥 < 1/√𝑥
x x −1 x 2 +1 x−1
29. Which of the following Mathematical sentences is NOT a rational equation?
16 x 17 5
a. = c. x 3− 5 = 8
x−5 x+ 4 x
2
x 2 4x
b. 2 – 4x = 5 d. x 3 −
x +5 x−4

30. Which of the following Mathematical sentences is NOT a rational function?

25 x−5 x2 −7 21
a. + =𝑦 c. 2 + = (𝑥)
x−10 √ x +3 14− x 28
x−8 24 x3 −6 18
b. ℎ(𝑥) = − d. − = y9
x−16 32 x+12 24
31. Which of the following Mathematical sentences is a rational inequality?

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x−1 1 1 5 x−1 3 √ x +1 1
a. > b. 6 x 3 − <0 c. ≤ x2 d. ≤
x+ 1 4 x+3 x+ 2 x 5
32. Among the following Mathematical sentences, which is a rational equation?
a. c.

b. d.
33. Which of the following Mathematical sentences is a rational function?

a. c.

b. d.
34. Among the equations below, which is NOT a rational equation?

a. c.

b. d.

35. Which of the following Mathematical sentences is NOT a rational function?

a. c.

b. d.
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36. What is the solution of the rational equation = ?
x 8
a. -88 b. -87 c. 88 d. 87
10
37. Find the solution to the equation: 𝑥 + = −7?
x
a. -2 and 5 b. 2 and 5 c. -2 and -5 d. 2 and -5
4 3
38. What value of x will satisfy: 4= ?
x x−2
a. -8 b. 8 c. 11 d. -11
3 2
39. For what value of x will make = true?
x+1 x−3
a. 12 b. −12 c. −11 d. 11
1 x−5 2
40. What is the solution of − = ?
x x−3 x−3
a. 1 b. 3 c. -1 d. -3
x +5
41. What is the solution set of < 0?
x−4
a. [5, 4] b. [−5, 4) c. (−5, 4] d. (−5, 4)

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10−x
42. What solution set satisfies the rational inequality > 0?
x −7
a. [0, 5 4) b. (0, 5 4) c. [0, 5 4) d. [0, 5 4]
3 x +9
43. Find the solution set of ≤ 0?
x −5
a. (−3,5) b. [−3,5] c. [−3,5) d. (−3,5]
x+13
44. Which of these is the solution set of the rational inequality ≥ 0?
x+16
a. (−∞, −16) ∪ [−13, ∞) c. (−∞, −16) ∪ [−13, ∞]
b. [−∞, −16) ∪ [−13, ∞) d. (−∞, −16) ∪ (−13, ∞)
14 x+ 20
45. Find the solution set of > 0.
8 x −5
a. (−∞, − 10 7 ) ∪ ( 5 8 , ∞] c. [−∞, − 10 7 ) ∪ ( 5 8 , ∞)
b. (−∞, − 10 7 ) ∪ ( 5 8 , ∞) d. (−∞, − 10 7 ) ∪ [ 5 8 , ∞)
46. Suppose that you are conducting an experiment to compare the rate on how fast the number of
bacteria increases. In the beginning of the experiment, you have 200 samples of bacteria A and 100
samples of bacteria B. You observed that the number of bacteria A increased by fifty every hour
while the number of bacteria B increased by 20 every hour. What function will represent ratio of
between the number of bacteria A and bacteria B after t hours?
a. (𝑥) = 200+50𝑥 100+20𝑥 c. (𝑥) = 50𝑥−200 20𝑥−100
b. (𝑥) = 200−50𝑥 100−20𝑥 d. (𝑥) = (200 + 50𝑥)(100 + 20𝑥)
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47. What is the domain of (𝑥) = ?
3−x
a. (−∞, 3) ∪ (3, ∞) c. (−∞, 3) ∪ (−3, ∞)
b. (−∞, −3) ∪ (3, ∞) d. (−∞, −3) ∪ (−3, ∞)
12
48. What is the range of (𝑥) = ?
3−x
a. (−∞, 0) ∪ (0, ∞) c. (−∞, 0) ∪ (12, ∞)
b. (−∞, 12) ∪ (12, ∞) d. (−∞, −12) ∪ (−12, ∞)
4−x
49. What is the domain of (𝑥) = ?
16+ x
a. {𝑥|𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, 𝑥 ≠ −4} c. {𝑥|𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, 𝑥 ≠ −16}
b. {𝑥|𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, 𝑥 ≠ 16} d. {𝑥|𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, 𝑥 ≠ 4}
4−x
50. What is the range of (𝑥) = ?
16+ x
a. {𝑦|𝑦 ∈ 𝑅, 𝑦 ≠ 4} c. {𝑦|𝑦 ∈ 𝑅, 𝑦 ≠ −1}
b. {𝑦|𝑦 ∈ 𝑅, 𝑦 ≠ −4} d. {𝑦|𝑦 ∈ 𝑅, 𝑦 ≠ 1}

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