Prepared By:

Engr. Jeffrey P. Landicho

Review Problem

1. Solve for x if 8x = 2(y+2) and 16(3x-y) = 4y.

a. 2 c. 1
b. 3 d. 4
2. If 4(2x+1) = 1024, find the value of 4x
a. 14 c. 16
b. 18 d. 20
3. Find the value of x in the given expression
log 8 + x log 2 = log 4 + log (32 + 2x )
A. 2 C. 3
B. 4 D. 5
4. If Log 2 = x and Log 3 = y, find Log 1.2 in
terms of x and y.
A. 2x – y + 1 C. 2x – y – 1
B. 2x + y – 1 D. x + 2y – 1
5. In the expansion of (x+2y)12 the 4th
term is:
A. 1760x9y3 C. 1670x9y3
B. 1060x9y3 D. 1640x9y3
6. Find the term independent of y in the
expansion of (2y2 – 3y-1)9.
A. 217,728 C. -734,832
B. -326,592 D. 489,888
7. Find the term containing x26 in the
expansion of (x-2+x3)12.
A. 22x26 C. 44x26
B. 66x26 D. 88x26
8. Find the sum of the coefficients in the
expansion of (2x-3y+1)35.
A. 0 C. -1
B. 1 D. 2
9. Ten years ago, I was three times as old as
you are. In six more years I will be twice as old
as you are. How old are you?
A. 26 C. 32
B. 33 D. 30
10. A father is twice older than his son and the
sum of their ages is 48. How old is each?
A. 8, 40 C. 12, 36
B. 16, 32 D. 15, 33
11. Maria is 24 years old, Maria was twice as old as Anna was
when Maria was as old as Anna is now. How old is Anna
now?
A. 16 C. 18
B. 15 D. 12
12. At present, the sum of the parents’ ages is twice the sum
of the children’s ages. Five years ago, the sum of the parent’s
ages was 4 times the sum of the children’s ages. Fifteen years
hence, the sum of the parents’ ages will be equal to the sum
of the children’s ages. How many children are there?
A. 3 C. 4
B. 5 D. 6
13. At what time after 1:00 pm will the hour hand
and minute hand of the clock first form an angle
of 1200?
A. 1:27.27 C. 1:23.23
B. 1:18.18 D. 1:29.29
14. At what time between 8 and 9 o’clock will the
minute hand coincide with the hour hand?
A. 8:44.27 C. 8:43.64
B. 8:48.18 D. 8:49.29
15. A mixture containing 6% boric acid is to be mixed
with 2 quarts of a mixture which is 15% boric acid in
order to obtain a solution which is 12% boric acid. How
much of the 6% solution must be used?
A. 1 C. 2
B. 3 D. 4
16. A goldsmith has two alloys of gold, the first being
70% pure and the second being 60% pure. How many
ounces of the 60% pure gold must be used to make 100
ounces of an alloy which will be 66% gold?
A. 40 C. 60
B. 45 D. 38
17. A club of 40 executive, 33 likes to smoke Marlboro, and
20 likes to smoke Philip Morris. How many like both?
A. 13 C. 11
B. 10 D. 12
18. In a certain party each one of the group drinks coke, beer,
or whisky. Also 400 drink coke, 500 drink beer and 300
drink whisky. 100 drinks coke and beer and 200 drinks beer
and whisky. One who drinks whisky does not drink coke.
How many are in the group?
A. 800 C. 1100
B. 1000 D. 900
19. The average of 2013 numbers is 2014. If a
number is neglected, the new average becomes
2013. What was the number neglected?
A. 2013 C. 2012
B. 4026 D. 4024
20. Find the sample standard deviation of the
following numerical values: 12, 10, 9, 9, 10
A. 1.22 C. 2.22
B. 3.22 D. 4.22
21. How many 4 digit numbers can be formed by
the use of digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 if one digit is
used only once in one number?
A. 360 C. 200
B. 460 D. 400
22. How many distinct permutation can be made
in the word ‘ ENGINEERING’
A. 200,277 C. 277,200
B. 772,200 D. 227,200
23. How many ways can a committee of five are
selected from an organization with 35 members?
A. 324632 C. 425632
B. 125487 D. 326597
24. A semiconductor company will hire 7 men
and 4 women. In how many ways can the
company choose from 9 men and 6 women who
qualified for the position?
A. 680 C. 840
B. 480 D. 540
25. If a card is drawn from a deck of 52 playing cards
find the probability that it will be red or an ace.
A. 7/13 C. 1/13
B. ½ D. 1/26
26. A box contains 8 red, 3 white, and 9 blue balls.
If 3 balls are drawn at random without replacement,
determine the probability that all 3 are red.
A. 14/285 C. 3/20
B. 6/20 D. 15/285
27. A machine produces a total of 1200 bolts per
hour, which are on average 0.25% defective. Find the
probability that out of 20 bolts chosen at random, 2
will be defective.
A. 0.00078 C. 0.00087
B. 0.00097 D. 0.00068
28. A marksman hits 75% of all his targets. What is
the probability that he will hit exactly 4 of his next
10 shots?
A. 0.01622 C. 0.4055
B. 0.004055 D. 0.001622
29. A fair of coin is tossed three times. Find the
probability that there will appear exactly two
heads.
A. 3/8 C. 1/8
B. ¼ D. ½
30. In the game of poker 5 cards are drawn from a
pack of 52 well shuffled cards. Find the
probability that 4 are king.
A. 1/54145 C. 1/45145
B. 1/44155 D. 1/55144
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