ACTIVITY #1

Solve the following problems. Show clean and complete details of your work for
each number.
y 2 1
y 2
 3y  4
1. Simplify: .
y 1
1 1
A. C.
y4 y4
1 1
B.  D. 
y4 y4

2. If 2log4 x – log4 9 = 2 , find x.

A. 10 C. 12
B. 13 D. 11

3. Given: xy = 2, xz = 8, yz = 16. Find the value of the sum ( x + y + z ).

A. 11 C. 10
B. 12 D. 13

4. By how much will the product of the roots exceed the sum of the roots from the
equation x2 – 6x + 10 = 0?
A. 6 C. 7
B. 5 D. 4

5. Find the value of B in the equation 3x2 + Bx + 2 = 0 so that one root is 6 times of the
other.
A. 9 C. – 7
B. 6 D. – 9

6. The time required for an elevator to lift a weight varies directly with the weight and the
distance through which it to be lifted, and inversely with the power of the motor. A 10
hp motor takes 30 seconds to lift a 100 – lb weight through a distance of 50 ft. How
long will it takes a 48 – hp motor lifts an 800 lb weight through a distance of 40 ft.?
A. 20 seconds C. 32 seconds
B. 24 seconds D. 40 seconds

7. When 3x3 + bx2 + 2x - 6 is divided by x + 2, the remainder is - 66. What is the

remainder when divided by x – 3?
A. 3 C. – 8
B. 5 D. 9

8. Find the positive value of the constant k so that x – k is a factor to

f( x ) = ( x + 3 )( x – 2 ) – 6 ?
A. 5 C. 4
B. 6 D. 3

9. Fred is three times as old as his sister Mary. Four years ago he was five times as old
as his sister. How old is Fred now?
A. 8 C. 12
B. 16 D. 24
10. Nothing is known about the personal life of the ancient Greek mathematician
Diophantus except for the information in the following epigram. “Diophantus passed
1/6 of his life in childhood, 1/12 in youth, and 1/7 more as a bachelor. Five years after
his marriage was born a son who died four years before his father, at ½ of his father’s
final age. How old is Diophantus when he died?
A. 84 C. 86
B. 72 D. 78

11. A mall outlet has available space for 200 items of seasonal type of clothing included in
its summer product line. The items are available in small, medium, and large sizes.
Records in the last 5 summer sales indicate that demand for medium sizes is the
highest, and that 1/3 as many small and ½ as many large sizes, as medium sizes, will
be needed. Determine the largest number of medium sizes of which the outlet will
have space.
A. 100 C. 115
B. 110 D. 109

12. One liter of a 40% sugar solution is mixed with 4 liters of a 25% sugar solution. What
is the concentration, in percent, of sugar in the resulting mixture?
A. 30% C. 28%
B. 32% D. 20%

13. A 200 pounds of alloy containing 20% gold is to be mixed with an alloy containing 48%
gold in order to obtain an alloy containing 32% gold. How many pounds of the alloy
containing 48% gold is needed?
A. 150 pounds C. 120 pounds
B. 100 pounds D. 135 pounds

14. A boat man rows downstream in three – fourths the time as it goes upstream. If the
velocity of the river’s current is 4 kph, determine the velocity of the boat in still water.
A. 25 kph C. 28kph
B. 45 kph D. 50 kph

15. Find the mean proportional to 4 and 25.

A. 10 C. 18
B. 27 D. 156

16. A shirt factory produces 3 sizes of shirts namely small, medium and large in the ratio
4 : 2 : 1. If there are 540 small sizes of the shirts, how many shirts are there in all that
has been produced?
A. 945 C. 875
B. 950 D. 850

17. . What time after 7:00 o’clock will the hands of the clock be opposite each other for
the first time?
A. 7:6.26 C. 7:7.49
B. 7:5.45 D. 7:8.18

18. A car’s stopping distance varies directly with the speed it travels and inversely with the
friction value of the road surface. If a car takes 60 ft to stop at 36 mph on a road
whose friction value is 4, what should be the friction value of the road surface so that a
car traveling at 50 mph would stop at a distance of 90 ft?
A. 3.7 C. 5.2
B. 4.2 D. 2.8
19. The ten’s digit of a two digit number is four more than the unit’s digit. Also, the ten’s
digit is one less than twice of the unit’s digit. Find the sum of the digits of the
2 – digit number.
A. 11 C. 13
B. 14 D. 12

20. A man 42 years old has a son 8 years old. In how many years will the father be three
times as old as his son?
A. 8 C. 6
B. 9 D. 7

21. What time after 8 o’clock PM when the hands of the clock are together for the first
time?
A. 8:43.64 C. 8:42.83
B. 8:44.27 D. 8:41.56

22. A marksman fires a bullet to a target. Three seconds later, he heard the bullet hits the
target. If the speed of the bullet is 800 m/s and the speed of sound is 300 m/s, how
far is the target?
A. 582.94 m C. 728.12 m
B. 820.48 m D. 654.55 m

23. An airplane flew 660 miles with the wind and took 40 minutes longer for the return
flight, against this wind. If the plane flies 200 mph in still air, find the speed of the
wind.
A. 20 mph C. 30 mph
B. 18 mph D. 25 mph

24. Two trains are running in the same direction in 2 parallel rail tracks. The 1st train in
front is 150 m long and running at 120 kph. The 2nd train behind the first is 120 m long
and running at 200 kph. If the tail end of the first is 750 m ahead of the front end of
the second, find the time required for the second train to completely pass the first
train.
A. 52.4 sec C. 36.8 sec
B. 28.2 sec D. 45.9 sec

25. It is now past 9:00. In 15 minutes the minute hand will be behind by the hour hand as
far as one – half as it is now behind it. What time is it now?
A. 9:13.36 C. 9:19.09
B. 9:17.17 D. 9:18.82