CE Board Exam May 1997

1. Find the value of w in the following equations:

A. 3
B. 2
C. 4
D. -2

2. CE Board Exam May 1996

Find the value of A in the equation:

A. -2
B. 1/2
C. -1/2
D. 2
3. CE Board Exam November 1991
Solve for x in the given equation.

A. 4
B. 2
C. 3
D. 2

4. CE Board Exam November 1997

Find the remainder if we divide 4y3 + 18y2 + 8y – 4 by 2y + 3.

A. 10
B. 11
C. 15
D. 13
5. CE Board Exam November 1993
A 400-mm φ pipe can fill a tank alone in 5 hours and another 600-mm φ pipe can fill the tank alone in 4
hours. A drain pipe 300-mm φ can empty the tank in 20 hours. With all the three pipes open, how long will it
take to fill the tank?

A. 2 hrs
B. 2.5 hrs
C. 2.25 hrs
D. 2.75 hrs

6. Find the value of log8 48.

A. 1.86
B. 1.68
C. 1.78
D. 1.98
7. CE Board Exam November 1997
Evaluate the log6 845 = x.
A. 3.76
B. 5.84
C. 4.48
D. 2.98

8. CE Board Exam November 1992, May 1994

If loga 10 = 0.25, what is the value of log10 a?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
9. CE Board Exam November 1993
It takes Butch twice as long as it takes Dan to do a certain piece of work. Working together they can do the
work in 6 days. How long would it take Dan to do it alone?
A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12

10. CE Board Exam November 1994

An airplane flying with the wind, took 2 hrs to travel 1000 km and 2.5 hrs in flying back. What was the wind
velocity in kph?
A.50 kph
B. 60 kph
C. 70 kph
D. 40 kph
11. CE Board Exam May 1998
A boat travels downstream in 2/3 of the time as it goes going upstream. If the velocity of the river’s current is
8 kph, determine the velocity of the boat in still water.
A. 40 kph
B. 50 kph
C. 30 kph
D. 60 kph

13. CE Board Exam May 1993, April 2004

Given that “w” varies directly as the product of “x” and “y” and inversely as the square of “z” and that w = 4
when x = 2, y = 6 and z = 3. Find the value of “w” when x = 1, y = 4 and z = 2.
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
14. CE Board Exam May 1998
Find the sum of 1, -1/5, 1/25, …
A. 5/6
B. 2/3
C. 0.84
D. 0.72

15. EE Board Exam October 1992

Find the value of x in

A. 16.47
B. 12.84
C. 18.27
D. 20.17
16. EE Board Exam October 1991
Find the value of x in the equations:

A. 50/9
B. 80/9
C. 70/9
D. 60/9

17. EE Board Exam October 1997

Find the values of x and y from the equations:

A. 11/7, -5/7
B. 14/9, 8/9
C. 4/9, 8/9
D. 3/2, 5/3
29. EE Board Exam October 1993
Solve for the value of x.

A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1

30. EE Board Exam April 1997

Multiply (2x + 5y)(5x – 2y)
A. 10x2 – 21xy + 10y2
B. -10x2 + 21xy + 10y2
C. 10x2 + 21xy – 10y2
D. -10x2 – 21xy – 10y2
31. EE Board Exam March 1998
Determine the sum of the positive valued solution to the simultaneous equations: xy = 15, yz = 35; xz = 21.
A. 15
B. 13
C. 17
D. 19

32. EE Board Exam October 1997

If f(x) = 2x2 + 2x + 4, what is f(2)?
A. 4x + 2
B. 16
C. x2 + x + 2
D. 8
34. EE Board Exam April 1996, March 1998
The polynomial x3 + 4x2 – 3x + 8 is divided by x– 5, the remainder is
A. 175
B. 140
C. 218
D. 200

35. EE Board Exam October 1993

In the equation x2 + x = 0, one root is equal to
A. 1
B. 5
C. 1/4
D. none of the above
36. EE Board Exam October 1997
Find the values of x in the equation 24x2 + 5x –1 = 0
A. (1/6,1)
B. (1/6, 1/5)
C. (1/2, 1/5)
D. (1/8, -1/3)

40. EE Board Exam April 1996

A and B can do a piece of work in 42 days, B and C in 31 days and C and A in 20 days. In how many days
can all of them do the work together?
A. 19
B. 17
C. 21
D. 15
41. EE Board Exam October 1997
Ten liters of 25% salt solution and 15 liters of 35% salt solution are poured into a drum originally containing
30 liters of 10% salt solution. What is the per cent concentration of salt in the mixture?
A. 19.55%
B. 22.15%
C. 27.05%
D. 25.72%

42. EE Board Exam October 1994

If a two digit number has x for its unit’s digit and y for its ten’s digit, represent the number.
A. 10x + y
B. 10y + x
C. xy
D. none of these
43. EE Board Exam October 1994
One number is 5 less than the other. If their sum is 135, what are the numbers?
A. 85, 50
B. 80, 55
C. 70, 65
D. 75, 60

44. EE Board Exam April 1997

A jogger starts a course at a steady state of 8 kph. Five minutes later, a second jogger starts the same
course at 10 kph. How long will it take the second jogger to catch the first?
A. 20 min
B. 21 min
C. 22 min
D. 18 min
45. EE Board Exam April 1997
A boat man rows to a place 4.8 miles with the stream and back in 14 hours, but finds that he can row 14
miles with the stream in the same time as 3 miles against the stream. Find the rate of the stream.
A. 1.5 miles per hour
B. 1 mile per hour
C. 0.8 mile per hour
D. 0.6 mile per hour

46. EE Board Exam April 1993

If eight is added to the product of nine and the numerical number, the sum is seventy-one. Find the
unknown number.
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
51. EE Board Exam March 1998
A bookstore purchased a best selling price book at Php200.00 per copy. At what price should this book be
sold so that, giving a 20% discount, the profit is 30%?
A. 450
B. 500
C. 357
D. 400

64. ECE Board Exam April 1999

If 16 is 4 more than 4x, find 5x – 1.
A. 14
B. 3
C. 12
D. 5
65. ECE Board Exam April 1991

A. 1/x2y7z5
B. 1/x2y7z3
C. 1/x2y5z7
D. 1/x5y7z2

66. ECE Board Exam November 1993

Simplify the following equation

A.

B.

C.

D.

67. ECE Board Exam April 1991

68. ECE Board Exam April 1991

Simplify
A. -5^a
B. -3^a
C. -7^a
D. -4^a

69. ECE Board Exam April 1993

 A. x – z
B. x + z
C. a + b
D. a – b

70. ECE Board Exam April 1993

Solve for x in the following equations:

A. 1
B. 1.5
C. 2
D. 2.5

71. ECE Board Exam April 1993

 A. y = 5^n
B. y = 9
C. y = 5^2n
D. y = 18

72. ECE Board Exam April 1990

A. 12
B. 9
C. 11
D. 10

73. ECE Board Exam November 1991

Give the factors of a^2 – x^2.
 A. 2a – 2x
B. (a + x)(a – x)
C. (a + x)(a + x)
D. 2x – 2a

74. ECE Board Exam November 1990

(a – b)3 = ?
A. a3 – 3a2b + 3ab2 + b3
B. a3 – 3a2b – 3ab2 – b3
C. a3 + 3a2b + 3ab2 – b3
D. a3 – 3a2b + 3ab2 – b3

75. ECE Board Exam April 1998

What is the least common factor of 10 and 32?
A. 320
B. 2
 C. 180
D. 90

76. ECE Board Exam April 1999

Given: f(x) = (x + 3)(x – 4) + 4. When f(x) is divided by (x – k), the remainder is k. Find k.
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8

80. ECE Board Exam March 1996

The equation of whose roots are reciprocal of the roots of 2x2 – 3x – 5 = 0 is
 A. 5x2 + 3x – 2 = 0
B. 2x2 + 3x – 5 = 0
C. 3x2 – 3x + 2 =
D. 2x2 + 5x – 3 = 0

81. ECE Board Exam April 1990

Solve for the value of “a” in the equation a8 – 17a4 + 16 = 0.

A. ±2
B. ±3
C. ±4
D. ±5

86. ECE Board Exam April 1998

What is the value of log2 5 + log3 5?
 A. 7.39
B. 3.79
C. 3.97
D. 9.37

87. ECE Board Exam November 1995

Given: logb y = 2x + logb x. Which of the following is true?

A. y = b2x
B. y = 2xb
C. y = 2x/b
D. y = xb2x

88. ECE Board Exam November 1991

Given: logb 1024 = 5/2. Find b.
 A. 2560
B. 16
C. 4
D. 2

91. ECE Board Exam April 1995, April 1999

Mary is 24 years old. Mary is twice as old as Ann was when Mary was as old as Ann is now. How old is Ann
now?

A. 16
B. 18
C. 12
D. 1

92. ECE Board Exam November 1995

Pedro can paint a fence 50% faster than Juan and 20% faster than Pilar, and together they can paint a
given fence in 4 hours. How long will it take Pedro to paint the same fence if he had to work alone?
 A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12

95. ECE Board Exam March 1996

Ten less than four times a certain number is
14. Determine the number.
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9

96. ECE Board Exam March 1996

The sum of two numbers is 21 and one number is twice the other. Find the numbers.

A. 6, 15
B. 7, 14
 C. 8, 13
D. 9, 12

97. ECE Board Exam November 1997

The denominator of a certain fraction is three more than twice the numerator. If 7 is added to both terms of
the fraction, the resulting fraction is 3/5. Find the original fraction.

A. 8/5
B. 13/5
C. 5/13
D. 3/5

98. ECE Board Exam November 1998

A man rows downstream at the rate of 8 mph and upstream at the rate of 2 mph. How far downstream
should he go if he is to return in 7/4 hours after leaving?

A. 2.5 miles
B. 3.3 miles
 C. 3.1 miles
D. 2.7 miles

100. ECE Board Exam November 1993

If x varies directly as y and inversely as z, and x = 14 when y = 7 and z = 2, find the value of x when y = 16
and z = 4.

A. 14
B. 4
C. 16
D. 6

117. ECE April 2001

Ana is 5 years older than Beth. In 5 years, the product of their ages will be 1.5 times the product of their
present ages. How old is Beth now?

A. 27
B. 20
 C. 25
D. 18

122. ECE November 2001

It takes an airplane one hour and forty-five minutes to travel 500 miles against the wind and covers the
same distance in one hour and fifteen minutes with the wind. What is the speed of the airplane?

A. 342.85 mph
B. 375.50 mph
C. 450.50 mph
D. 285.75 mph

124. ECE November 2002

The sum of the ages of Peter and Paul is 21. Peter will be twice as old as Paul 3 years from now. What is
the present age of Peter?

A. 8
B. 6
C. 18
D. 15
126. ECE November 2002, April 2004
A speed boat can make a trip of 100 miles in one hour and 30 minutes if it travels upstream. If it travels
downstream, it will take one hour
and fifteen minutes to travel the same distance. What is the speed of the boat in calm water?

A. 193.45 mph
B. 73.33 mph
C. 146.67 mph
D. 293.33 mph

128. ECE April 2003

A man can do a job three times as fast as a boy. Working together it would take them 6 hours to do the
same job. How long will it take the man to do the job alone?

A. 9 hours
B. 8 hours
C. 7 hours
D. 10 hours
132. ECE November 2003
What is the remainder when the polynomial x4 – 5x3 + 5x2 + 7x + 6 id divided by x + 2?

A. 16
B. 32
C. 48
D. 68

134. ECE November 2003

The sum of the three consecutive even integers is 78. What is the largest number?

A. 24
B. 28
C. 32
D. 30
135. ECE November 2003
An iron bar four meters long has a 300 pound weight hung on one end and a 200 pound weight hung at the
opposite end. How far from the 300 pound weight should the fulcrum be located to balance the bar?

A. 2.5 meters
B. 1.0 meter
C. 1.6 meters
D. 2.0 meters

137. ECE April 2004

Peter can do a job 50 percent faster than Paul and 20 percent faster than John. If they work together, they
can finish the job in 4 days. How many days will it take Peter to finish the job if he is to work alone?

A. 18
B. 10
C. 12
D. 16
140. ECE April 2004
If 16 is four more than 3x, then x2 + 5 = ____?

A. 16
B. 21
C. 3
D. 4

152. .GE Board Exam February 1991

The product of 1/4 and 1/5 of a number is 500. What is the number?

A. 50
B. 75
C. 100
D. 125
156. GE Board Exam February 1994
Robert is 15 years older than his brother Stan. However “y” years ago, Robert was twice as old as Stan. If
Stan is now “b” years old and b> y, find the value of (b – y).

A. 15
B. 16
C. 17
D. 18

157. ME Board Exam October 1995

Solve for the value of x and y.
4x + 2y = 5
13x – 3y = 2

A. y = 1/2, x = 3/2
B. y = 3/2, x = 1/2
C. y = 2, x = 1
D. y = 3, x = 1
158. ME Board Exam October 1996
Solve the simultaneous equations
2x2 – 3y2 = 6
3x2 + 2y2 = 35

A. x = 3 or -3; y = 2 or -2
B. x = 3 or -3; y = -2 or 1
C. x = 3 or -3; y = -2 or -1
D. x = 3 or -3; y = 2 or -3

159. ME Board Exam October 1996

Solve for the simultaneous equations:
x + y = -4
x+z–1=0
y+z+1=0

A. x = -1, y = -5, z = 3
B. x = 1, y = 2, z = -3
C. x = -1, y = -3, z = 2
D. x = -2, y = -3. z = -1
161. 161.ME Board Exam October 1996
The value of (3 to 2.5 power) square is equal to

A. 729
B. 140
C. 243
D. 81

162. 161.ME Board Exam October 1996

The value of (3 to 2.5 power) square is equal to

A. 729
B. 140
C. 243
D. 81
163. ME Board Exam April 1995
Factor the expression 3x3 – 3x2 – 18x

A. 3x(x – 3)(x + 2)
B. 3x(x + 3)(x + 2)
C. 3x(x + 3)(x – 2)
D. 3x(x – 3)(x – 2)

164. ME Board Exam April 1995

165. .ME Board Exam April 1998
Find the value of x which will satisfy the following expression:

A. 3/2
B. 9/4
C. 18/6
D. none of these

167. ME Board Exam October 1996

Solve for x that satisfies the equation 6x2 – 7x –5 = 0

A. 5/3 or -1/2
B. 3/2 or 3/8
C. 7/5 or -7/15
D. 3/5 or 3/4
168. ME Board Exam April 1996
Solve for x: 10x2 + 10x + 1 = 0

A. -0.113, -0.887
B. -0.331, -0.788
C. -0.113, -0.788
D. -0.311, -0.887

174. ME Board Exam April 1998

A pump can pump out water from a tank in 11 hours. Another pump can pump out water from the same tank
in 20 hours. How long will it take both pumps to pump out water in the tank?

A. 7 hours
B. 6 hours
C. 7 1/2 hours
D. 6 1/2 hours
175. ME Board Exam April 1995
If A can do the work in “x” days and B in “y” days, how lone will they finish the job working together?