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1. Find the value of:

a. 1
b. 2
c. 0
d. -1

2. Find the constant term in the expansion of:

a. 2255660
b. 2562560
c. 2625650
d. 2566520

3. If A(2, 5), B(6, 1) and C(-4, -2) are the vertices of a triangle, how far is the point of intersection of its medians from the origin?
1 point
a. 1.6
b. 1.8
c. 1.7
d. 1.9

4. An investment yields an annual interest if P1,250. If P250 more is invested and the rate is 3% less the annual interest is P1000. What is the rate of
the simple interest?
1 point

a. 13.57%
b. 12.70%
c. 21.70%
d. 12%

5. According to the theory of genetics a certain cross of guinea pigs will result in red, black, and white offspring in the ratio 8:4:4. Find the probability
that among 8 such that 5 will be red, 2 black and 1 white.
1 point

a. 0.004
b. 0.032
c. 0.082
d. 0.068

6. Engr. Vallangca bought a house in a subdivision paying P200,000 down payment and promising to pay P20,000 every three months for the next
ten years. The seller figured interest at 12% compounded quarterly. If he missed the first 10 payments, what must he pay at the time the 11th
payment is due to bring him up to date?
1 point

a. P229,227.58
b. P256,155.92
c. P283,846.59
d. P312,355.81

7. A Toyota Land Cruiser drives east from point A at 30 kph. Another car, Ford Expedition, starting from B at the same time, drives S30°W toward A
at 60 kph. B is 30 km A. How fast in kph is the distance between two cars changing after 30 minutes?
1 point

a. 70 kph
b. 80 kph
c. 55 kph
d. 60 kph
8. Divide 253 into 4 parts proportional to 2, 5, 7, 9. What the value of largest part.
1 point

a. 90
b. 99
c. 81
d. 108

9. In triangle BCD, BC = 25 m and CD = 10 m. Compute the probable perimeter of the triangle.

a. 67
b. 66
c. 69
d. 68

10. If a piece of brass 8 by 6 by 12 in is drawn out into a wire 1/30 in. in diameter, what will be the length of the wire?
1 point

a. 32,003.95 ft
b. 49,003.95 ft
c. 55,003.95 ft
d. 63,003.95 ft

11. Water drains from a hemispherical basin of diameter of 20 inches at the rate of 3 in^3 per second. How fast is the water level falling when the
depth of water is 5 inches?
1 point

a. 0.012732
b. 0.017232
c. 0.12732
d. 0.17232

12. FA Luz Consultancy prepares an estimate for a job. The cost of preparing the estimate is P10,000. The amount of profit over and above the
P10,000 is P25,000, if their estimate is accepted. The probability that their estimate will be accepted is 0.70 and the probability that their estimate will
not be accepted is 0.3. What is the expected profit?
1 point

a. P14,500
b. P16,300
c. P15,400
d. P13,600
13. How much tin and how much iron must be added to 50 kilograms of an alloy containing 10 percent tin and 25 percent iron to obtain an alloy
containing 25% tin and 50% iron?
1 point

a. 30.5 tin and 31.5 iron

14. A fixed circle with center at (8, 6) has a radius of 5 units. Find the equation of the locus of points connecting the center of circle tangent to the
given fixed circle and the x-axis.
1 point

a. x^2-16x-22y+75=0
b. x^2-16x-22y-75=0
c. x^2-16x+22y+75=0
d. x^2-16x+22y-75=0

15. A certain isotope 14C of carbon occurs in living organisms in a fixed proportion to ordinary carbon. When that organism dies, its 14C decays
exponentially, and its half-life is 5730 years. Assume that a piece of charcoal from a wood fire was found in a cave and contains only 9% of the 14C
expected in the corresponding piece of wood in a live tree. How long ago was the wood burned to form that charcoal?
1 point

a. 19906 years
b. 19606 years
c. 19706 years
d. 19806 years

16. Given: FC = P600,000 SV = P60,000 Life = 5 years. Compute the depreciation on the 3rd year using Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery
System (MACRS) Method.
1 point

a. P120,000
b. P192,000
c. P115,200
d. P69,120

17. The cost of fuel per hour for running a ship is proportional to the cube of the speed and is P27 per hour when the speed is 12 miles per hour.
Other costs amount to P128 per hour regardless of the speed. Determine the speed, which makes this cost minimum.
1 point
a. 12 mph
b. 16 mph
c. 14 mph
d. 18 mph

18. A differential levelling was performed between two points A and B. The rod reading at A, 250 m away from the theodolite at C, was 3.21 m while
the rod reading at B, 600 m away from the theodolite at C, was 2.13 m. If the elevation of A is 13.28 m, find the elevation of B considering the effect
of Earth’s curvature and refraction.
1 point

a. 14.38 m
b. 14.34 m
c. 14.36 m
d. 14.40 m

19. A restaurant is giving away 3 different toys with each child’s meal. What is the probability of getting all three toys when purchasing 5 meals?
1 point

a. 0.617
b. 0.786
c. 0.5125
d. 0.8165

20. A 3-degree curve has an external distance of 8.53 m. What is the central angle? Use chord basis.
1 point

a. 44°
b. 24°
c. 34°
d. 14°

21. If arcsin (6x + 4y) = 1.5708 and arccos (2x + y) = 1.0472, find x.
1 point

a. -2
b. 2
c. 0.50
d. -0.50

22. Two trains, 1500 miles apart are travelling towards each other in the same direction and same track. The first train goes 60 miles per hour and
the second train 90 miles per hour. A fly is hovering just above the nose of the first train it buzzes from the first train to the second train and turns
around immediately, flies back to the first train, and turns again, back and forth, until the two train collides. If the fly’s speed is 120 mph, what is the
total distance the fly travelled until the two train collides?
1 point

a. 1100 miles
b. 1200 miles
c. 1300 miles
d. 1400 miles

23. A feasibility study shows that a fixed capital investment of P10,000,000 is required for a proposed construction firm and an estimated working
capital of P2,000,000. Annual depreciation is estimated to be 10% of the fixed capital investment. Determine the rate of return on the total investment
if the annual profit is P3,500,000.
1 point

a. 28.33%
b. 29.17%
c. 30.12%
d. 30.78%

24. A mixture compound of equal parts of two liquids, one white and the other black, was placed in a hemispherical bowl. The total depth of then
liquids is 6 inches. After standing for a short time, the mixture separated, the white liquid setting below the black. If the thickness of the segment of
the black liquid is 2 inches, find the radius of the bowl in inches.
1 point

a. 8.11
b. 7.57
c. 7.33
d. 8.23

25. If Chris can paint five rooms in 8 hours and Jocel can paint three room in 6 hours, how long will it take them to paint seven rooms working
together in hours?
1 point

a. 8.00 hrs
b. 6.22 hrs
c. 6.11 hrs
d. 6.57 hrs

26. A rectangle ABCD which measures 18 by 24 units is folded once, perpendicular to diagonal AC, so that the opposite vertices A and C coincide.
Find the length of the fold.
1 point

a. 20
b. 32.5
c. 30
d. 22.5

27. A plane hillside is inclined at an angle of 28° with the horizontal. A man wearing skis can climb this hill side by following a straight path inclined at
an angle of 12° to the horizontal, but one without skis must follow a path inclined at an angle of only 5° with the horizontal. Find the angle between
the directions of the two paths.
1 point

a. 13.21°
b. 18.74°
c. 15.56°
d. 17.22°

28. The common tangent AB of a compound curve is 82.32 m. The angles the common tangent makes with the tangents through Pc and PT of the
compound curve are 21°10' and 15°20', respectively. If the degree of the first curve is 3°30', what is the degree of the second curve?
1 point

a. 7.27°
b. 6.32°
c. 8.21°
d. 5.34°

29. The distance between the centers of the three circle which are mutually tangent to each other externally are 10, 12, and 14 units. The area of the
largest circle is.
1 point

a. 72π
b. 64π
c. 24π
d. 16π

30. Evaluate i^i:

a. e^(-π/2)
b. e^(-π/4)
c. e^(-2π)
d. DNE
31. The transit with f/i=100 and f+c=1.0 was set up at point P with elevation 91 m. Point A is observed with stadia intercept of 1.26 m. The recorded
vertical is -4° on 1.65 m. What is the elevation of point A? The height of instrument is 1.5 m.
1 point

a. 82.08 m
b. 96.34 m
c. 74.34 m
d. 86.45 m

32. The function y=2x+5 gives the cost of pizza where Php5 is the basic cost and x is the number of toppings at Php2 each. Find the inverse
function.
1 point

a. y = 5x - 2
b. y = x + 5/2
c. y = 2x - 5
d. y = (x - 5)/2

33. A small entrepreneur invested a capital of P80,000 for a buy and sell business. He estimated to have a gross income of P25,000 annually and an
operating cost of P6,000 annually. It is assumed the business to have a life of 10 years. If the rate of interest is 12%. Compute the benefit cost ratio.
1 point

a. 2.96
b. 3.08
c. 4.22
d. 1.34

34. The excess if the sum of the half and the third parts over the difference of the fourth and the fifth parts of a number is 188. What is the value of
the number?
1 point

a. 250
b. 220
c. 230
d. 240

35. The Española family is building house in the country on 400 ft by 400 ft lot. A telephone company will run no more than 200 ft of wire without a
pole. The Velasco family wants to be as far back from the road as possible, but they don’t want to be right of the side lot line. Assuming that they will
use 200 ft of the telephone wire, using the distance of the house from the road as a function of the distance from side lot, find how far from the road
they will be if they are 20 ft from the lot line.
1 point

a. 30√100
b. 17√105
c. 23√89
d. 20√99

36. A semi-ellipse and a parabola rests on the same base 60 m wide and 20 m high. Using the common base x-axis. Determine the difference of
ordinates at a point 25 m from the center of the base.
1 point

a. 4.95 m
b. 5.67 m
c. 5.0 m
d. 4.33 m

37. Two trains, each travelling uniformly at 50 kph, start toward each other, at the same time, from station A and B, 10 km apart. Simultaneously, a
bee starts from station A, flying parallel to the track at a uniform speed of 70 kph, toward the train from station B. Upon reaching the train, it comes to
rest, and allows itself to be transported back to the point where trains pass each other. Find the total distance travelled by the bee.
1 point

a. 6.67 km
b. 5.83 km
c. 6.23 km
d. 7.00 km

38. The diameter of a circle is to be measured and its area computed. If the diameter can be measured with a maximum error of 0.001 cm and the
area must be accurate to within 0.10 sq.cm. Find the largest diameter for which the process can be used.
1 point

a. 16
b. 32
c. 48
d. 64

39. A player averages 140 points in his last 8 games. His total average including his last 2 games is increased by 10%. What is his average in the
last two games?
1 point

a. 110
b. 220
c. 105
d. 210

40. The second term in the expansion (4x-y)^n is Cx^4y. Find C.

a. 1024
b. 1280
c. -1024
d. -1280

41. A curve has a general equation of Ax^2+By^2+F=0. Determine the equation of the curve which passes thru points (4, 0) and (0, 3).
1 point

a. 9x^2+16y^2=144
b. 3x^2+4y^2=12
c. 16x^2+9y^2=144
d. 4x^2+3y^2=12

42. The obelisk of a certain Rizal Monument rises to some height above its dais. The angles of elevation of the top and bottom of the obelisk from
two stations A and B on the same horizontal plane as the base of the dais are 48° and 30°, respectively. The corresponding horizontal angles to the
common center of both dais and obelisk from the ends of the base line A-B, 25 meters long are 75° and 60°, respectively. Find the height of the
obelisk in meters.
1 point

a. 14.29 m
b. 13.26 m
c. 15.38 m
d. 16.12 m

43. A pyramid has a triangular base with side lengths 20, 20, 24. The three edges of the pyramid from the three corners of the base to the fourth
vertex of the pyramid all have length 25. The volume of the pyramid is m√n, where m and n are positive integers, and n is not divisible by the square
of any prime. Find m + n.
1 point

a. 603
b. 703
c. 803
d. 903
44. A circle is circumscribed around an isosceles triangle whose two congruent angles have a degree measure x. Two points are chosen
independently and uniformly at random on the circle, and a chord is drawn between them. The probability that the chord intersects the triangle is
14/25. Find the difference between the largest and smallest possible values of x.
1 point

a. 46
b. 48
c. 50
d. 52

45. Points A, B, and C lie in that order along a straight path where the distance from A to C is 1800 meters. Che runs twice as fast as Elma, and Ruel
runs twice as fast as Che. The three runners start running at the same time with Che starting at A running toward C, Ruel starting at B and running
toward C, and Elma starting at C and running toward A. When Ruel meets Elma, he turns around and runs toward A. Ruel and Che both arrive at B
at the same time. Find the distance from A to B.
1 point

a. 600
b. 800
c. 1000
d. 1200

46. In equiangular octagon CAROLINE, CA = RO = LI = NE = √2 and AR = OL = IN = EC = 1. The self-intersecting octagon CORNELIA encloses six
non-overlapping triangular regions. Let K be the area enclosed by CORNELIA, that is, the total area of the six triangular regions. Then K = a/b, where
a and b are relatively prime positive integers. Find a+b.
1 point

a. 21
b. 22
c. 23
d. 24

47. A frog is positioned at the origin of the coordinate plane. From the point (x,y), the frog can jump to any of the points (x+1,y), (x+2,y), (x,y+1), or
(x,y+2). Find the number of distinct sequences of jumps in which the frog begins at (0,0) and ends at (4,4).
1 point

a. 278
b. 1112
c. 139
d. 556
48. The 8 eyelets of the lace of a sneaker all lie on a rectangle, four equally spaced on each of the longer sides. The rectangle has a width of 50 mm
and a length of 80 mm. There is one eyelet at each vertex of the rectangle. The lace itself must pass between the vertex eyelets along a width side of
the rectangle and then crisscross between successive eyelets until it reaches the two eyelets at the other width side of the rectangle. After passing
through these final eyelets, each of the ends must extend at least 200 mm farther to allow a knot to be tied. Find the minimum length of the lace in
millimeters.
1 point

a. 690 mm
b. 790 mm
c. 890 mm
d. 990 mm

49. The FALCON Triathlon consists of a half-mile swim, a 30-mile bicycle ride, and an eight-mile run. CJ swims, bicycles, and runs at a constant
rates. He runs five times as fast as he swims, and he bicycles twice as fast as he runs. CJ completes the FALCON Triathlon in four and a quarter
hours. How many minutes does he spend bicycling?
1 point

a. 120
b. 130
c. 140
d. 150

50. It is between 3 and 4 o’clock, and in 20 minutes the minute hand will be as much after the hour hand as it is now behind it. What is the time?
1 point

a. 3:16.36
b. 3:46.36
c. 3:06.36
d. 3:56.36

51. Find the area of a parallelogram if the area is represented by x^2-4, the length of the sides are x+4 and x-3.
1 point

a. 40
b. 50
c. 60
d. 70

52. The altitude of a right circular cone is 15 inches and increases at the rate of 0.2 in/min. The radius of the base is 10 in and decreases at 0.3
in/min. How fast is the volume changing?
1 point

a. 70π/3 in^3/min
b. -70π/3 in^3/min
c. 50π/3 in^3/min
d. -50π/3 in^3/min

53. A father wants to set aside money for his 5 years old son’s future college education. Money can be deposited in a bank account that pays 8% per
year, compounded annually. What equal deposits should be made by the father, on his son’s 6th through 17th birthday, in order to provide Php 5000
on the son’s 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st birthdays? Hint: (PiA, 8%, 4) = 0.302
1 point

a. Php822.67
b. Php827.67
c. Php877.67
d. Php872.67

54. The perpendicular distance between two parallel tangents of a reversed curve is 7.5 m and the length of the long chord is equal to 65 m.
Compute the common radius of the reversed curve.
1 point

a. 156.20
b. 160.40
c. 140.87
d. 149.20

55. If one third of the water in a container is removed by each stroke of a water pump, by how many percent of the total water is removed after 6
strokes.
1 point

a. 0.9986
b. 0.9122
c. 0.8683
d. 0.6667

56. A square lot 1 kilometer on each side is divided into five equal parts. The parts consist of four equal right triangles and a square at the center of
the lot. Determine the length of the side of the square
1 point

400 mm
447.21 mm
461.36 mm
466.67 mm

57. A structural member has a mass of 400 kg. If all the dimensions of the member is reduced by 30%, what is the mass of the new member?
1 point

120 kg
137.2 kg
152.6 kg
196 kg

58. Water flows in a tank having the form of a frustum of a right circular cone. The tanks is 4 m tall with upper radius of 1.5 m and lower radius of 1
m. When the water in the tank is 2 m deep, the surface rises at the rate of 0.015 m/s. Calculate the discharge of water flowing into the tank in
1 point

a. 0.07363
b. 0.03673
c. 0.06337
d. 0.06736

59. The cost of production as a function of its quantity x is given as C=-1280x+5x^4+5000. Determine the maximum average cost.
1 point

a. 193.26
b. 222.54
c. 261.14
d. 291.79

60. Determine a and b so that the line y=-3x+4 is tangent to the graph of y=ax^3+bx at x=1.
1 point

a. a = -2, b = 3
b. a = 2, b = -3
c. a = 3, b = -2
d. a = -3, b = 2

61. What is the sum of the squares of the first 29 positive odd numbers?
1 point

a. 35,290
b. 32,590
c. 32,509
d. 35,209
62. A prismatic bar weighing 25 kg is rotated vertically about one of its ends at 3 rad/s. Find the length of the bar when it makes an angle of 45° with
the vertical.
1 point

a. 3.08 m
b. 2.67 m
c. 2.05 m
d. 2.31 m

63. Determine the approximate size of an annual payment needed to retire Php70,000,000 in bonds issued by a city to build a dam. The bonds must
be repaid over a 50-year period, and they earn interest at an annual rate of 6% compounded annually.
1 point

a. P4,240,000
b. P2,240,000
c. P4,200,000
d. P2,400,000

64. A fish emits a 2.00 mm^3 bubble at a depth of 15 m in a lake. Find the volume of bubbles as it reaches the surface. Assume its temperature does
not change.
1 point

a. 4.9 mm^3
b. 5.7 mm^3
c. 0.82 mm^3
d. 9.4 mm^3

65. Triangle ABC (a = 3, b = 4, and c = 5) is inscribed to a square. If A coincides to one of square’s corner, find the side dimension of the square.
1 point

a. 3.67
b. 3.97
c. 3.88
d. 3.57

66. The cross product of A=4i+2j with B is 0. If the dot product of A and B is 30, what is the value of B?
1 point

a. 6i + 3j
b. -6i + 3j
c. 6i - 3j
d. -6i - 3j
67. In how many ways can 7 toys be divided among 3 children if the youngest gets 3 toys and the other are divided by the two children?
1 point

a. 210
b. 410
c. 290
d. 490

68. Simply if possible: 7x^3 + 2x^3.

a. 5x^3
b. 10x^3
c. 9x^3
d. 11x^3

69. A circle has an equation x^2+y^2+2ky=0. Find the value of k when the length of the tangent from (5, 4) to the circle is equal to one.
1 point

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5

70. A long rectangular sheet of metal, 12 cm wide, is to be made a rain gutter by turning up two sides so that they are perpendicular to the sheet.
How many centimeters should be turned up to give the gutter its greatest capacity?
1 point

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
Option 4

71. Solve x from the following equations: xy=12, yz=20, xz=15

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
72. The local weather forecaster says “no rain” and his record is 2/3 accuracy of prediction. But the Federal Meteorological Service predicts rain and
their record is ¾. With no other data available, what is the chance of rain?
1 point

a. 1/4
b. 3/5
c. 1/6
d. 1/3

73. A farmer owned a square field measuring exactly 2261 m on each side. 1898 m from one corner and 1009 m from an adjacent corner stands a
Narra tree. A neighbor offered to purchase a triangular portion of the field stipulating that a fence should be erected in a straight line from one side of
the field to an adjacent side so that the Narra tree was part of the fence. The farmer accepted the offer but made sure that the triangular portion was
a minimum area. What was the area of the field of the neighbor received, and how long was the fence?
1 point

a. A = 971,325 and L = 2,236

74. A device mounted on a fixed support (permanent signs) or portable support (temporary signs) whereby a specific message is conveyed by
means of words and symbols placed or erected for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic.
1 point

a. Roadwork Signs
b. Traffic Signs
c. Overheard Signs
d. Instruction Signs

75. Samsung, a computer chip manufacturer, has found that only 1 out of 2000 chips is defective. A certain company ordered a shipment of chips.
How many chips will the company order before the probability that at least one chip is defective is 45%.
1 point

a. 2018
b. 2014
c. 1996
d. 2002