DIVISION ACHIEVEMENT TEST

MATHEMATICS
MOCK TEST
Directions:

• Read the questions carefully and write the letter of your answer in a separate answer sheet.
For items 1-3, refer to the situation below.

A certain chocolate bar costs P40.00 per piece. However, if you buy more than 10
pieces, they will be marked down to a price of P36 per piece, so the cost of chocolate
bar (y) is related to the number of pieces of chocolate (x).

1. Which of the following equations represent the function from the given problem?
40x, if 0 < x ≤ 10 36x, if 0 < x ≤ 0
A. x = 36y + 40 B. y = 36x + 40 C. y = � D. y = �
36x , if x > 10 40x , if x > 10
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. If the number of chocolate bar increases, the total cost of chocolate bar decrease.
B. If the number of chocolate bar increases, the total costs of chocolate bar increase.
C. If the number of chocolate bar decreases, the total cost of chocolate bar increase.
D. The total number of chocolate bar does not affect the total cost of chocolate bar.
3. Mr. Lim have P1000.00 and he bought 15 bars of chocolate, how much would be his change?
A. 400 pesos B. 420 pesos C. 460 pesos D.540 pesos
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4. Given f(x) = x − 2x − 8 and g(x) = 5x − 4. Find (f + g) (x).
A. (f + g) (x) = x 2 + 3x − 12 B. (f + g) (x) = x 2 − 3x + 12
C. (f + g) (x) = x 2 − 7x − 12 D.(f + g) (x) = x 2 + 3x – 4
5. Find (g • h) (x), if g(x) = 3x + 8 and h(x) = 2x − 5.
A. (g • h) (x) = 6x + x – 40 B. (g • h) (x) = 5x2 + x + 3
C.(g • h) (x) = 6x 2 − x + 40 D. (g • h) (x) = 6x 2 + x − 40
6. Find (f ∘ r)(x), if r(x) = 3x − 4 and f(x) = √x + 2.
A. (f ∘ r)(x) = √3x + 2 B. (f ∘ r)(x) = √3x − 2
C. (f ∘ r)(x) = √3x − 6 D. (f ∘ r)(x) = √3x + 6
7. Which of the following statements is not true?
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A. The exponential form of 10−2 is � � .
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B. The Expression (mn)5 is equal to m5 ∙ n5 .
C. There is an integer x that will make x 4 equal to 4x .
D. Any real number raise to the power of 0 is always equal to 1.

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For Items 8-9. Given f(x) = and a table of values.
2x−3

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
f(x) -0.333 -0.429 -0.6 -1 1
8.Which of the following values would be the value of f(x), if x = 2?
A. 1 B. 2 C. -1 D. -2

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9.Which of the following graphs would be the graph of f(x) = ?
2x−3

A. C.

B. D.

10. In a class of grade class of 45 students, there are more girls than boys. Determine which of the
following statement is incorrect. Let g number of girls and let g be number of girls.
A. when b = 15 and g = 30, then b < g C. when b = 21 and g = 24, then b < g
B. when b = 18 and g = 27, then b < g D. when b = 32 and g = 13, then b < g

For items 11-13, refer to the situations below.

Ten goats were set loose in an island and their population growth can be approximated by the
60(t+1)
function G(t) = � � where G represents the goat population in year t since they were set
(t+6)
loose. Recall that the symbol [ ] denotes greatest integer function.

11. How many goats there will be in five years?

A. 30 B. 32 C. 34 D. 36
12. What is the maximum goat population that the island can support?
A. 36 B. 40 C. 44 D. 48
13. How long will it take to have 41 goats in the island?
A. 8 B. 10 C. 12 D. 14

For Items 14-15, refer to the situation below.

Marites and Marizol start to open their piggy bank. Marites has 2 times as much money as
Marizol. Marites gives 2000 pesos to Marizol, and then Marizol has more money than Marites.

14. If Marizol starts with P(x), then which of the following is a correct inequality for p?
A. 2P + 2,000 < P − 2,000 C. P + 2,000 > 2P − 2,000
B. 2P + 2,000 > P − 2,000 D. P + 2, 000 < 2P − 2,000
15. How much money does Marites have from the start if Marizol has Php 5,000 after Marites
gave her Php 2,000.00?
A. Php 3,000.00 B. Php 4,000.00 C. Php 5, 000.00 D. Php 6, 000.00

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16. Which of the following does NOT describe the given graph of a function f(x) = ??
x−1

Figure 1. Graph of a function.

A. The domain is f(x) is {x ∈ ℝ/x ≠ 1}. B. The x-intercept is −5 and its y-intercept is 5.
C. The vertical asymptote is x = 1. D. The range of the function is {y ∈ ℝ/y ≠ 1}.

For items 17-20, refer to the situation below.

Exponential Functions are used to model populations, determine time of death, compute
investments, as well as many other applications like decay of radioactive materials that are
used in nuclear power plants.
A radioactive material Uranium-238 has an approximate half-life of 4 billion years. This
means that given an initial amount say, 1,000 grams of Uranium-238, it will only be 500
grams after 4 billion years.
A sample of Uranium-238 is weighed at 100 grams.
Time Amount (x, y)
(billion Remaining
years), (grams), y
x
0 100 (0,100)
4 50 (4,50)
8 25 (8,25)
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Figure 2. Graphical representation of exponential decay. 16

17. Which of the following equations represent the decay of Uranium-238?

x y
x y
1 4 1 4
A. y = 100 � � B. x = 100 � � C. y = 100(2)4 D. x = 100(2)4
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18. How much of the Uranium-238 sample is left after 12 billion years?
A. 100 grams B. 50 grams C. 12.5 grams D. 6.25 grams

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19. How much time had passed when the sample is only 6.25 grams?
A. 4 billion years B. 8 billion years C. 16 billion years D. 20 billion years
20. Which of the following graph shows how the Uranium-238 decays?

A. B.

C. D.
21. A culture of bacteria starts at a population of 10 and quadruples every minute. How long will it
take for the number of bacteria to reach 10,240?
A. 2 minutes B. 3 minutes C. 4 minutes D. 5 minutes

For items 22-23. Refer to the situation below.

Sound Intensity

In chemistry, the pH level measures the acidity of a water-based solution that is

measured
by the concentration of hydrogen ions (written [H+], in moles per liter) in the solution.
It is obtained by
pH = −log[H+ ]
Given that there are two litters of an unknown substance with 0.0000005 moles of
hydrogen ions per liter.
Table 1. Common substances and their pH level.
ph Common Substances pH Common Substances
0 Battery acid 8 Sea water, eggs
1 Concentrated sulfuric acid 9 Baking soda
2 Lemon juice, vinegar 10 Milk of magnesia
3 Orange juice, soda 11 Ammonia solution
4 Tomato juice, acid rain 12 Soapy water
5 Black coffee, banana 13 Bleach, oven cleaner
6 Urine, milk 14 Liquid drain cleaner
7 Pure water

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22. What is the unknown substance?
A. Orange juice, soda B. Tomato juice, acid rain
C. Black coffee, banana D. Urine, milk
23. If the unknown chemical solution is milk of magnesia, how many moles of H+ ions are there
in a 10 liters solution?
A. 0.000000001 moles B.0.00000001 moles
C. 0.0000001 moles D.0.000001 moles
For items 24-27, refer to the situation below.
John plans to start a business and he needs one million pesos. Fortunately, his rich best friend
offers to lend him Ᵽ 750,000.00 for three years as start-up capital and charges simple interest at
6% annually. He also borrows an additional Ᵽ 750 000 for three years from the bank which
requires him to pay an interest rate of 5% per year compounded annually, with the full loan
amount and interest payable after three years.

24. Based on the information in the given problem situation, how much would Carlos have to
pay in interest charges after one year?
A. Php 33 000.00 B. Php 45 000.00
C. Php 90 000.00 D. Php 98 000.00
25. Assume that the principal amount remains the same throughout the three years, what would
his total interest charges be after three years?

A. Php 135 000.00 B. Php 143 262.00

C. Php 250 000.00 D. Php 278 262.00
26. What would be the total amount paid by Carlos to the bank after 3 years?
A. Php 575 000.00 B. Php 893 262.00 C. Php 990 058.80 D. Php 1 540 058.80
27. How much is the total amount of compounded interest greater than the total amount of simple
interest after 3 years?
A. Php 812.50 B. Php 2 812.50 C. Php 8 262.00 D. Php 9 812.50

For items, 28-29 refer to the situation below.

Anna and Andrei are twins who graduated from college and each successfully landed a well-
paid job. They plan to save money for their future retirement as follows:
• Starting at age 30, Anna deposits Ᵽ 25,000.00 at the end of each year for 30 years and
earns 10% per year compounded annually.
• Starting at age 45, Andrie deposits Ᵽ 50,000.00 at the end of each year for 15 years and
earns 10% per year compounded semi-annually.

28. Based on the information in the given problem situation, find the size of the retirement fund
for Cindy during her 60th birthday.
A. Php 4 112 350.57 B. Php 4 212 350.57 C. Php 4 312 350.57 D. Php 4 211 350.57
29. How much is the amount of retirement fund of Queenie?
A. Php 1 220 459.70 B. Php 1 320 459.70 C. Php 1 520 459.70 D. Php 1 620 459.70
30. The Crystal Sugar Mill Corporation of Bukidnon is required to pay 20 annual installments of
Php 300 000.00 each for a loan to pay for expansion at 7% compounded annually. How much is
the loan?
A. Php 3 178 204.27 B. Php 4 178 204.27 C. Php 5 178 204.27 D. Php 6 178 204.27
31. Find the period of deferral if the annual payments of Php 8,000 for 12 years will start after 5
years.
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

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32. A certain corporation declared a 3% dividend on a stock with a par value of Php 500. Mrs.
Ramos own 200 shares of stocks with par value of Php 500. How much is the dividend she received?
A. 1,000 B. 2,000 C. 3,000 D. 4,000
33. If a house is sold for Php 3,000,000 and the bank requires 20% down payment, find the amount
of the mortgage and down payment.
A. 2,400,000 and 600,000 B. 2,500,000 and 700,000
C. 2,600,000 and 800,000 C. 2,700,000 and 900,000
34. Let p represent the proposition “Franzhane can sing and q represent the proposition “Dan Travis
plays guitar”. What is the symbolic statement for “It is not the case that Franzhane can sing and
Dan Travis can play the guitar?
A. ~ (p ∨ q) B. ~ (p ∧ q) C. p ∨ ~q D. p ∧ ~q

For items 35-36, refer to the given proposition.

Let P, and Q be the following proposition:
P: stands for “Zhia is singing
Q: stands for “Dan is dancing

35. Which of the logical operation represents “If Zhia is singing then Dan is dancing”.?
A. p ∨ q B. p ∧ q C. p ⊃ q D. p ~ q
36. Express the logical expression p 𝝣𝝣 q in words.
A. Zhia is singing and Dan is dancing. B. Zhia is singing if only if Dan is dancing.
C. Zhia is singing while Dan is dancing. C. Zhia is singing then Dan is dancing.

37. Which of the following arguments is valid?

A. If I passed the final exam, I will graduate. I graduated. Therefore, I passed the final exam.
B. If you buy the book and read it daily, then you will pass the examination.
C. If I am relaxed, I am productive. If I am productive, I am happy. Therefore, If I am not happy,
I am relaxed
D. All things describable by science are predictable events. No free decisions are things
describable by science. No free decisions are predictable events.
38. Which of the following arguments is a fallacy?
A. If John tells the truth, then there is no miscommunication. There is a miscommunication.
Therefore, John wasn’t telling the truth.
B. If Thomas was absent, then he missed the review. Thomas was absent. Therefore, Thomas
missed the review
C. All mammals are warm-blooded. All black dogs are mammals. Therefore, all black dogs are
warm-blooded.
D. No loving persons are thoughtless persons. No loving persons are aggressive people. No
aggressive people are thoughtless persons
39.A coin is flipped 3 times. How many outcomes are possible to determine the number of heads?
A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 16
40. What is the probability of getting two heads out of four coins tossed?
A. 12.5% B. 25% C. 37.5% D. 100%

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For items 41-43. Refer to the situation below.
A box containing 6 red balls and 7 blue balls is opened, and two balls are drawn consecutively
without being replaced. If this experiment will be done many times, assume X be the random
variable representing the number of red balls.

41. Which of these describes the random variable X's probability distribution correctly?
A.
Number of Red Balls X 0 1 2
Probability P(X) 1/4 1/2 1/4
B.
Number of Red Balls X 0 1 2
Probability P(X) 1/4 1/2 1/2
C.
Number of Red Balls X 0 1 2
Probability P(X) 1/2 1/2 1/4
D.
Number of Red Balls X 0 1 2
Probability P(X) 1/2 1/2 1/2

42. Which of the following is the mean of the probability distribution of a random variable X
(number of Red Balls)?
A. The mean of the probability distribution of Red Balls is 1.
B. The mean of the probability distribution of Red Balls is 2.
C. The mean of the probability distribution of Red Balls is 3.
D. The mean of the probability distribution of Red Balls is 4.
43. Which is the variance of the probability distribution of Red Balls? Note: δ2 = Σ[x 2 ∙ P(X)] −
µ2 .
A. The variance of the probability distribution of Red Balls is 1/4.
B. The variance of the probability distribution of Red Balls is 1/3.
C. The variance of the probability distribution of Red Balls is 1/2.
D. The variance of the probability distribution of Red Balls is 1.

For items: 44-45. Refer to the situation below.

A child psychologist wants to estimate the number of hours that 7-year-old children spend
playing outside. A sample of 40 four-year old children was observed and has a mean of 3 hours
with a standard deviation of 0.5.

Given the confidence interval statement

δ δ
x̄ − 1.96 � � < µ < x̄ + 1.96 � �
√n √n

44. What is the interval estimate for the average hours of the children playing outside?
A. 1.04 < µ < 4.96
B. 1.96 < µ < 2.96
C. 2.85 < µ < 3.16
D. 4.96 < µ < 6.19

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45. Which is the best interpretation for 95% confidence interval about the mean hours of the
children playing outside?
A. A child psychologist is 95% confident that average hour of the children playing
outside is between 1.04 < µ < 4.96.
B. A child psychologist is 95% confident that average hour of the children playing
outside is between 1.96 < µ < 2.96.
C. A child psychologist is 95% confident that average hour of the children playing
outside is between 2.85 < µ < 3.16.
D. A child psychologist is 95% confident that average hour of the children playing
outside is between 4.96 < µ < 6.19.
46. Which of the following statements are NOT true about Students’ t-distribution?

I. The t-distribution is most useful for small sample sizes, when the population
standard deviation is not known, or both.
II. As the sample size increases, it approaches to the normal distribution.
III. It has more area in each tail and less in the center as compared to the normal curve.
IV. The same in the normal distribution, the t-distribution is symmetric.
A. I, II and III B. I, II and IV C.I, III and IV D.III only
47. Sixty students took the statistics and probability test and their scores are normally distributed
with the mean score of 89. How many students obtained a score of 90 and 110 if the standard
deviation of their scores is 25? Note: Area z1=0.3413, z2= 0.4641.
A. 7 B. 15 C. 10 D. 25
48. A quality monitoring team wants to estimate the proportion of high-quality foods out of a set of
products with a 90% confidence level and a margin of error of 5%. How many products must they
test? Note: z=1.645.
A. 160 B. 240 C. 271 D. 305

49. A Marisol company wants to estimate the average number cans of ice scream sold each day.
The sales man records the sales for 64 days and has an average of 35 liters was sold per day. The
sample standard deviation was 30 cans. What is the standard error in estimating the average number
of cans sold per day?
A. 5 cans B. 8 cans C. 64/30 cans D.30/64 cans
50. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the sampling distribution of the sample
proportions?
I. The expected value for the sample proportion is the population proportion.
II. The Ṕ is the estimate of the sample proportion with x successes in n trials.
III. The shape of the distribution is normal, provided that the sample size is small enough,
where np and np(1-p) are less than 5.
pq
IV. The standard error of the proportion is� .
n
A. I, II, and III B. II, III and IV C. I, II and IV D. III only

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