Second Periodical Examination

General Mathematics

Name: ___________________________ Score:_______________

Section:__________________ Date:________________
Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.
_______1. If P = ₱10 000, r = 4% annually, t = 2 years, find the maturity value for simple interest.
Hint : I =Prt F=P+ I F=P(1+rt ) A.
₱10 500 B. ₱10 600 C. ₱10 700 D. ₱10 800
_______2. The original amount borrowed or invested is called the ____________.
A. Principal B. rate C. period D. interest
_______3. It is the total amount to be received or paid for a certain obligation.
A. present value B. future value C. simple interest D. compound interest
_______4. If P = ₱10 000, r = 4% annually, and t = 24 months, find the simple interest.
A. ₱500 B. ₱600 C. ₱700 D. ₱800
_______5. How is compound interest different from simple interest?
A. Compound interest results in increasing interest after each period while simple interest
results in equal interest due every period.
B. Compound interest is used only by banks and financial institutions while other companies
use simple interest.
C. Compound interest is not different from simple interest. They are synonymous.
D. Compound interest is not widely used by financial institutions because it is harder to
calculate than simple interest.
_______6. Find the interest rate per conversion period if the amount is compounded quarterly at 20% interest.
A. 1% B. 3% C. 5% D.20%
_______7. Find the total number of conversion periods in the entire transaction time if the transaction is
compounded monthly in seven years.
A. 75 B.79 C. 84 D. 90
_______8. Find the compound amount if ₱8 500 is invested at 12% compounded semi-annually for
three years. (Hint : F=P ¿
A. ₱10 000 B. ₱12 500.56 C. ₱12 057.41 D. ₱16 000.41
_______9. It is a sequence of equal periodic payments which are made at equal intervals of time.
A. Annuity B. amortization C. compound interest D. simple interest
_______10. It is an annuity in which the payment interval is equal to the compounding period.
A. compound annuityB. general annuity C. present annuity D. simple annuity
_______11 Which of the following is the formula for the present value of an ordinary annuity?.
A. P=R ¿] C. P=R ¿ ¿
B. P=R ¿] D. P=R ¿ ¿
_______12. It is an annuity in which the payment interval is different from the compounding period.
A. future value B. payment interval C. simple annuity D. general annuity
_______13. It is an annuity in which the first payment interval is not made at the beginning nor end of the
payment interval but at a later date..
A. compound annuity C. deferred annuity
B. present annuity D. simple annuity
_______14. Richard bought a car and agreed to pay ₱20 000at the end of each 3 months for 10
years, deferred for 18 months. If money is worth 8% compounded quarterly, find the cash
price of the car.
A. 485 817.65 B. ₱585 817.65 C. ₱647 109.58 D. ₱514 109.58
_______15. To have ownership or share to a company is to have −−−−−−−−−−−−.
A. Bonds B. debt C. mortgage D. stocks
_______16. This is a place where you can buy or sell stocks publicly from different listed companies.
A. dry market B. marketplace C. stock market D. wet market
_______17. In the loan payment formula, what does R stand for?
 A. periodic payment B. present value C. rate of interest D. term
_______18. Which of the following illustrates simple proposition?
A. It is raining, and the sun is shining. C. It is raining, but the sun is shining.
B. It is raining, then the sun is shining. D. It is raining.
_______19. The ___________  of two statements is true only if each component is true.
A. Conjunction B. conditional C. disjunction D. negation
_______ 20. It shows the truthfulness or falsity of a statement..
A. Conjunction B. conditional C. disjunction D. truth table
_______21. Which of the following is a compound proposition?
A. Jordan is tall. C. It is raining.
B. Who are handsome? D. It is raining, and I am wet.
_______22. It is a declarative sentence which is true or false but not both.
A. argument B. fallacy C. proposition D. tautology
_______23. Which of the following can be the symbol for the proposition “Roses are red and violets are blue?”
A. p →q B. p ↔q C. p ∨q D. p ∧q
_______24. p: Mario is studying Statistics.
q: Mario is studying Algebra.
Which of the following will be the correct propositional statement of  p ∨q?
A. Mario is studying Statistics. C. Mario is studying Algebra.
B. Mario is studying Statistics and Algebra. D. Mario is studying Statistics or Algebra.
_______25. If  p is false, what is the truth value of ∼p?
A. true C. false
B. C. Cannot be determined D. Not enough information
_______26. If p is true and q is false, what is the truth value of  p ∧∼q?
A. true C. false
B. Cannot be determined D. Not enough information
_______27. It is a relationship between two propositions where their truth tables are identical.
A. biconditional C. conditional
B. Logical equivalence D. negation
_______28. It is a proposition in the form “if p then q”.
A. conjunction B. conditional C. disjunction D. negation
_______29. Let p: The soup is tasty.
q: The soup is too hot.
Express the proposition “The soup is tasty if and only if it is not too hot” in symbols.
A. p →∼q B. p ↔∼q C. p ∨∼q D. p ∧∼q
_______30. Which of the following statements is a fallacy?
A. Today is Wednesday, and tomorrow is not Wednesday.
B. If today is raining, then tomorrow is sunny day.
C. Today is cloudy or today is windy.
D. Today is windy if and only if it is cloudy.
_______31. If p is true and q is false, what is the truth value of p∨q?
A. True C. false
B. not enough information D. cannot be determined
_______32. The proposition “If it is not rainy, then it is sunny” is a __________statement.
A. Conjunction B. conditional C. disjunction D. negation
_______33. It is an argument that establishes a true statement.
A. proof B. indirect C. direct D. methods
_______34. log 8+ log2−log 4=¿ ¿__________?
A. Log 6 B. log 4 C. log 0 D. log 5
_______35. A certain culture of bacteria grows in number according to this formula; N = 2 x 5t ( in
thousands). What is the initial number of bacteria?
A. 10, 000 B. 2, 000 C. 1, 000 D. 20, 000
_______36) Solve for x in the equation; 2 x+1=4
A .1 B . 2C .3 D . 4
_______37. 4 x−2 =4 3
A. 1 B. 5 C. -1 D. -5
______38.) Find mif m=log 2 8
A. 1 B.2 C. 3 D. 4
______39.) If log 3=a ; log 2=b∧log 5=c then; log60=?
A. 2 b+a+ c B . a−b−2 c C . a+b+ c D .2b−2 c+ a
_______40. log 2 ( x+ 3 )=3
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
_______41. Evaluate: 2 log 5 5
A. 1 B.2 C. 3 D. 4
_______42. Change the equation log 3 5=x into exponential form.
A. 3 x =5 B.53=x C. 5 x =3 D. 35= x
_______43. Find the domain of the logarithmic function f (x)=log 4 ( x −1)

A. (1,+ ∞ ¿
B. (0, + ∞ ¿
C. (−∞ , 0 ¿
D. (−∞ , 1)

_______44. Find the y – intercept of the function g ( x )=4 x +5?

______47. Find the solution of the inequality 2 x >2. (Hint: Cancel the bases)
A. (0,+ ∞ ¿ B. (1 ,+∞ ) C .(−∞ , 0) D. (
−∞ , 1¿
______48. What is log 2 5 equal to?
log 2 log 5 5
A. B. C. log 5−log 2 D. log
log 5 log 2 2
______49. Evaluate 3 log 4 2
3
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D.
2
______50. Find the negation of 3+2=5
A. 2=5−3 B. 3+2 ≠ 5 C. x +2=5 D. 325