PHILIPPINE SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL REVIEW

MATH

1. One-sixth of the students in a certain school are under 10 years old. If there are 126 students in
the school, how many are under 10 years old?
a. 10
b. 21
c. 15
d. 30
e. 35

2. Mr. Rodriguez has 1,235 mango seedlings. He planted 800 in one area and 320 in another are.
How many mango seedlings were left to him?
a. 116
b. 114
c. 113
d. 115
e. 125

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3. In the proportion :n= : 6, which is the value for n?
3 4
a. 8
b. 0.5
c. 4.5
d. 4
e. 10

4. Five bananas cost P3.75. Which equation shows the cost of 12 bananas?
a. 5.00 = 3.75 : 12
b. 3.75 : 5 = 12 : n
c. 5 : 3.75 = n : 12
d. 5 : 3.75 = 12 : n
e. None of the above

5. The ratio of two number is 14:3. If the smaller is 57, what is the biggest number?
a. 266
b. 798
c. 323
d. 340
e. 400

6. In a room consisting of 60 people, there are three females for every 2 males. How many males
and females are there?
a. 36 females, 24 males
b. 30 females, 30 males
c. 24 females, 36 males
d. 40 females, 20 males

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7. Three boys can fill up a tank of water in 2 hours. How long will 4 boys take to do the same job?
a. 1.2 hours
b. 1.5 hours
c. 3 hours
d. 4 hours
e. 5 hours

8. Mrs. Benitez has 3 children: a college, a high school and a grade school student. Since their
expenses and needs differ, Mrs. Benitez allots P105 daily in the ratio 4 : 2 : 1 respectively. How
much will the grade school child have daily?
a. P 15
b. P 20
c. P 30
d. P 35
e. P 60

9. A book sale sold 215 books. This comprises 87.5% of all their books. Approximately, how many
books did they all have in all?
a. 185
b. 200
c. 225
d. 245
e. 250

10. Out of 495 Grade VI students, 80% will have their confirmation this year. How many will not
have their confirmation this year?
a. 80
b. 85
c. 99
d. 105
e. 150

11. The side of a square is 0.03 meters. What is its area?

a. 0.09
b. 0.0009
c. 0.00009
d. 0.000090
e. 9.0

12. The least among the following is

a. -0.22
b. -0.12
c. -0.21
d. -0.23
e. 0.25

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13. Five hundredths can be written as
a. 500.0
b. 0.500
c. 0.5
d. 0.05
e. 0.005

14. What is the cube of 0.1?

a. 0.01
b. 0.10
c. 0.001
d. 0.0001
e. 1.0

15. How many 1.5’s are there in 20.5?

a. 13.6
b. 13
c. 16.3
d. 13.63
e. 20.5

16. Julie earns P 12 per hour. For each hour over 40 hours per week, she earns P 18.75. How much
does she earn if she works 45 hours in a week?
a. P 536.50
b. P 843.75
c. P 562.50
d. P 1,000
e. None of the above

17. Which of the following is equivalent to 2%?

a. 0.20
b. 0.002
c. 0.0002
d. 0.02
e. 2.0

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18. Which of the following set will form a proportion similar to ?
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a. 1 : 2
5 5
b. 6 : 10
c. 6 : 1
d. 12 : 16
e. None of the above

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19. Thirty-six flowers to six vases expressed in ratio is
a. 1 : 6
b. 5 : 6
c. 6 : 1
d. 6 : 6
e. 7 : 8

20. Which decimal is between 0.5 and 0.6?

a. 0.43
b. 0.45
c. 0.53
d. 0.65
e. 0.69

21. What is the sum of 2.637 + (-0.89) + 13.9?

a. 15.647
b. 17.427
c. 12.657
d. -12.657
e. 18.427

22. What is the quotient of 16.56 ÷ ( -4.5)?

a. 3.68
b. -3.68
c. 0.368
d. 36.8
e. 49

23. What does 3 signify in 56.6043?

a. 3 tenths
b. 3 hundredths
c. 3 thousandths
d. 3 ten thousandths
e. 3 ones

24. With what number do we multiply 0.87 to make it a whole number?

a. 10
b. 100
c. 1,000
d. 0.01
e. 0.1

25. Compare 7.681 ___ 7.6805

a. >
b. <
c. =
d. Cannot be determined

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26. What is the decimal equivalent of ?
10
a. 9.0
b. 0.9
c. 0.09
d. 0.0009
e. 0.009

27. What is 3.852 rounded to the nearest hundredths?

a. 3.8
b. 3.85
c. 3.86
d. 3.9
e. 4.0

28. What is the fractional form of 0.23?

23
a.
100
23
b.
99
3
c. 2
9
23
d.
10
e. None of the above

29. 0.1515 when changed to fraction is

15
a.
100
15
b.
33
5
c.
33
15
d.
9
16
e.
19

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30. Which property of whole numbers justifies the algebraic expression, (2 + 5) + 7 = 7 + (2 + 5)?
a. Closure
b. Associative
c. Commutative
d. Distributive
e. Existence of identity

31. A father is 3 times as old as his son. If N is the age of his father, which of the following
represents the son’s age 6 years ago?
a. N – 6
b. 3N + 6
c. 3N – 6
N
d. ( )+6
3
N
e. ( )–6
3

32. Mrs. Cruz inherited 40% of the estate of her late husband. The rest of the property was equally
divided among their three children. If the youngest child received P 100,000 worth, how much
did Mrs. Cruz receive?
a. P 100,000
b. P 200,000
c. P 300,000
d. P 500,000
e. None of these

33. 1, 4, 9, 16, ___ ?

a. 24
b. 25
c. 26
d. 27
e. 28

34. 1, 4, 13, 40, __ ?

a. 121
b. 122
c. 123
d. 125
e. 124

35. A : 1 as Z : ___ ?
a. 23

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c. 25
d. 26
e. 27

36. In an election, the votes of Sam and Patty were in the ratio 4 : 5. If there were 45 voters, how
many did Sam get?
a. 20
b. 25
c. 30
d. 35
e. 40

37. Two numbers are in the ratio 5:6. If the sum is 121, what are the two numbers?
a. 45 , 50
b. 50 , 55
c. 55 , 66
d. 50 , 71
e. 60 , 61

38. Three numbers are in the ratio 3:4:6. The middle number is 28, what is the largest number?
a. 21
b. 30
c. 36
d. 42
e. 50

39. What completes the equation: (3+4) +8 = __ +8?

a. 3
b. 4
c. 7
d. 8
e. 9

40. Each floor apartment building has 8 apartments. The apartment building has 12 floors. Which of
the following determines the number of apartments in the building?
a. 8 x 12 = n
b. n + 8 = 12
c. 8 + 12 = n
d. 8 x n = 12

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 e. 8 x 14 = n

41. What number will make __ x __ = 16 true?

a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
e. 10

42. Which set below has the same number of elements as the set { , , }?
a. { , , }
b. { , , , }
c. { , , , }
d. { , }
e. None of the above

43. What satisfies the equation?

(4 – 3) + 6 = 6 + ( __ – 3)?
a. 9
b. 4
c. 3
d. 1
e. 5

44. The hand of the clock takes 4 minutes to go around once. If the hand starts at 0, where will it be
after 11 minutes?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
e. 4

45. How many sixes must be subtracted from 24 to get 0?

a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
e. 7

46. What number is 100 greater than 2346?

a. 2446

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 b. 2347
c. 2356
d. 3346
e. 3356

47. What number is 100 less than 3952?

a. 3753
b. 3842
c. 3852
d. 3762
e. 3763

48. Bob’s room is 4 meters long and 3 meters wide. How many square meters of floor space does he
have in the room?
a. 6
b. 7
c. 12
d. 14
e. 16

49. Which of the following is a set of equivalent fractions?

1 2 3 4
a. { , , , }
3 6 9 12
1 1 1 1
b. { , , , }
2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4
c. { , , , }
5 5 5 5
1 2 3 4
d. { , , , }
2 3 4 5
e. None of the above

50. Which equation below does not have a solution?

a. 9 – n = 0
b. 9 + 0 = n
c. n x 0 = 0
d. 0 x n = 9
e. None of the above

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