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MCQ in Fundamentals in Algebra Part 1 | Math Board

Exam
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This is the Multiples Choice Questions Part 1 of the Series in Fundamentals in Algebra as one of the Engineering
Mathematics topic. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every
questions compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board Examination Questions in
Engineering Mathematics, Mathematics Books, Journals and other Mathematics References.

MCQ Topic Outline included in Mathematics Board Exam Syllabi

MCQ in Basic Rules in Algebra | MCQ in Properties of Equality | MCQ in Properties of Zero | MCQ in Properties
of Exponent | MCQ in Properties of Radicals | MCQ in Surds | MCQ in Special Products | MCQ in Properties of
Proportion | MCQ in Remainder Theorem | MCQ in Factor Theorem

Start Practice Exam Test Questions Part 1 of the Series

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

Problem 1: ECE Board April 1999

If 16 is 4 more than 4x, find 5x – 1.

A. 14

B. 3

C. 12

D. 5

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:Review Solution for Number 1

Problem 2: EE Board October 1992

Find the value of x in

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A. 16.47

B. 12.87

C. 18.27

D. 20.17

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:Review Solution for Number 2

Problem 3: EE Board October 1991

Find the value of x in the equations:

A. 50/9

B. 80/9

C. 70/9

D. 60/9

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:Review Solution for Number 3

Problem 4: EE Board October 1997

Find the values of x and y from the equations:

x – 4y + 2 = 0

2x + y – 4 = 0

A. 11/7, -5/7

B. 14/9, 8/9

C. 4/9, 8/9

D. 3/2, 5/3

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:Review Solution for Number 4

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Problem 5: ME Board 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

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:Review Solution for Number 5

Problem 6: ME Board 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

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:Review Solution for Number 6

Problem 7: CE Board May 1997

Find the value of w in the following equations:

3x – 2y + w = 11

x + 5y – 2w = -9

2x + y -3w = -6

A. 3

B. 2

C. 4

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D. -2

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:Review Solution for Number 7

Problem 8: EE Board October 1993

Solve for the value of x.

2x – y + z = 6

x- 3y – 2z = 13

2x – 3y – 3z = 16

A. 4

B. 3

C. 2

D. 1

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:Review Solution for Number 8

Problem 9: ME Board October 1996

Solve 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

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:Review Solution for Number 9

Problem 10: EE Board April 1997

Multiply the following: (2x + 5y)(5x – 2y)

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A. 10x2 – 21xy + 10y2

B. -10x2 + 21xy + 10y2

C. 10x2 + 21xy – 10y2

D. -10x2 – 21xy – 10y2

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:Review Solution for Number 10

Problem 11: EE Board March 1998

Determine the sum of the positive valued solution

to the simultaneous equations:

xy = 15, yz = 35, zx = 21.

A. 16

B. 13

C. 17

D. 19

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:Review Solution for Number 11

Problem 12: ECE Board April 1991

Simplify:

A.

B.

C.

D.

View Answer:
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Answer: Option B

Solution:Review Solution for Number 12

Problem 13: ECE Board November 1993

Simplify the following equation

A.

B.

C.

D.

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:Review Solution for Number 13

Problem 14: ECE Board April 1991

Simplify:

A.

B.

C.

D.

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:Review Solution for Number 14

Problem 15: ECE Board April 1991

Simplify:

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A. -5a

B. -3a

C. -7a

D. -4a

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:Review Solution for Number 15

Problem 16:

Solve for x:

A. b + 4

B.

C.

D. b – 4

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:Review Solution for Number 16

Problem 17: ECE Board April 1993

Solve for y:

A. x – z

B. x + z

C. a + b

D. a – b

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

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Solution:Review Solution for Number 17

Problem 18: ME Board October 1996

Resolve into partial fraction.

A.

B.

C.

D.

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:Review Solution for Number 18

Problem 19: CE Board May 1996

Find the value of A in the equation:

A. -2

B. 1/2

C. -1/2

D. 2

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:Review Solution for Number 19

Problem 20: ME Board October 1996

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

A. 729

B. 140

C. 243

D. 81

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View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:Review Solution for Number 20

Problem 21:

Evaluate: 64x • 4y

A. 256xy

B. 4x + 3y

C. 64x + 3y

D. 43x + y

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:Review Solution for Number 21

Problem 22: ECE Board April 1993

Solve for x in the following equations.

27x = 9y

81y3 – x = 243

A. 1

B. 1.5

C. 2

D. 2.5

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:Review Solution for Number 22

Problem 23: ECE Board April 1993

Evaluate:

A. y = 5n

B. y = 9

C. y = 52n

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D. y = 18

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:Review Solution for Number 23

Problem 24: ECE Board April 1990

Given: (an)( am) = 100,000 anm = 1000000

Find a:

A. 12

B. 9

C. 11

D. 10

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:Review Solution for Number 24

Problem 25: ECE Board November 1991

Give the factors of a2 – x2

A. 2a – 2x

B. (a + x)(a – x)

C. (a – x)(a + x)

D. 2x – 2a

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:Review Solution for Number 25

Problem 26: ME Board October 1996

Factor the expression x2 + 6x + 8 as completely possible.

A. (x + 4)(x + 2)

B. (x – 4)(x + 2)

C. (x – 4)(x – 2)

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D. (x + 6)(x + 2)

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:Review Solution for Number 26

Problem 27: ECE Board November 1990

Expand: (a – b)3 = ?

A. a3 – 3a2b + 3ab2 + b3

B. a3 – 3a2b – 3ab2 – b3

C. a3 + 3a2b + 3ab2 – b3

D. a3 – 3a2b + 3ab2 – b3

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:Review Solution for Number 27

Problem 28:

Find the value of k so that 4x2 + 6x + k is a perfect square.

A. 36

B. 2.5

C. 9

D. 2.25

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:Review Solution for Number 28

Problem 29: ME Board 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)

View Answer:

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Answer: Option A

Solution:Review Solution for Number 29

Problem 30:

If p – q = 5 and pq = k/2, then p2 + q2 equals,

A. k

B. 25k

C. 25 + k

D. k/25

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:Review Solution for Number 30

Problem 31: ME Board April 1995

Simplify:

A.

B.

C.

D.

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:Review Solution for Number 31

Problem 32: ME Board April 1998

Find the value of x which will satisfy the following expression:

A. 3/2

B. 9/4

C. 18/6

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D. None of these

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:Review Solution for Number 32

Problem 33:

Simplify:

A.

B.

C.

D.

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:Review Solution for Number 33

Problem 34: ME Board April 1996

If x to the ¾ power equals 8, x equals

A. -9

B. 6

C. 9

D. 16

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:Review Solution for Number 34

Problem 35:

Solve for x:

A. 3

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B. 23

C. 3 and 23

D. 20

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:Review Solution for Number 35

Problem 36: CE Board November 1991

Solve for x from the given equation:

A. 4

B. 2

C. 3

D. 5

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:Review Solution for Number 36

Problem 37: EE Board October 1997

If f(x) = 2x2 + 2x + 4, what is f(2)?

A. 4x + 2

B. 16

C. x2 + x + 2

d. 8

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:Review Solution for Number 37

Problem 38: EE Board April 1997

If n is any positive integer, when

(n – 1) (n – 2) (n – 3)… (3)(2)(1) =

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A. e(n – 1)

B. (n – 1)!

C. n!

D. (n – 1)n

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Problem 39:

What is the least common multiple of 15 and 18?

A. 3

B. 5

C. 90

D. 270

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:Review Solution for Number 39

Problem 40: ECE Board April 1998

What is the lowest common factor of 10 and 32?

A. 320

B. 2

C. 180

D. 90

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:Review Solution for Number 40

Problem 41:

The numbers 12 and 16 has the greatest common divisor of

A. 2

B. 4

C. 6

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D. 192

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:Review Solution for Number 41

Problem 42: EE Board April 1996, EE Board March 1998

The Polynomial x3 + 4×2 – 3x + 8 is divided by (x – 5), then the remainder is,

A. 175

B. 140

C. 218

D. 200

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:Review Solution for Number 42

Problem 43:

Find the quotient of 3x5 – 4x3 + 2x2 + 36x + 48 divided by x3 – 2x2 + 6.

A. 3x2 – 4x – 8

B. 3x2 + 4x + 8

C. 3x2 – 6x – 8

D. 3x2 + 6x + 8

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:Review Solution for Number 43

Problem 44: CE Board November 1997

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

A. 10

B. 11

C. 15

D. 13

View Answer:

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Answer: Option B

Solution:Review Solution for Number 44

Problem 45: ECE Board November 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

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:Review Solution for Number 45

Problem 46:

The expression x4 + ax3 + 5x2 + bx + 6 when divided by (x – 2) leaves a remainder of 16 and when divided by (x + 1)
leaves a remainder of 10. Find a and b.

A. a = 5, b = 7

B. a = -5, b = 7

C. a = -5, b = -7

D. a = 5, b = -7

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:Review Solution for Number 46

Problem 47:

The mean of x and y is a, the mean of y and z is b and the mean of x and z is c. What is the mean of x, y, and z?

A.

B.

C.

D.

View Answer:

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Answer: Option A

Solution:Review Solution for Number 47

Problem 48: ECE Board April 1999

Find the mean proportional of 4 and 36.

A. 72

B. 24

C. 12

D. 20

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:Review Solution for Number 48

Problem 49: ECE Board April 1998

The arithmetic mean of 80 numbers is 55. If two numbers namely 250 and 850 are removed, what is the arithmetic mean of
the remaining numbers?

A. 42.31

B. 50

C. 38.62

D. 57.12

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:Review Solution for Number 49

Problem 50: ECE Board April 1998

The arithmetic mean of 6 numbers is 17. If two numbers are added to the progression, the new set of numbers will have an
arithmetic mean of 19. What are the two numbers if their difference is 4?

A. 21, 25

B. 23, 27

C. 8, 12

D. 16, 20

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:Review Solution for Number 50

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MCQ in Fundamentals in Algebra Part 2 | Math Board

Exam
|

This is the Multiples Choice Questions Part 2 of the Series in Fundamentals in Algebra as one of the Engineering
Mathematics topic. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every
questions compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board Examination Questions in
Engineering Mathematics, Mathematics Books, Journals and other Mathematics References.

MCQ Topic Outline included in Mathematics Board Exam Syllabi

MCQ in Basic Rules in Algebra | MCQ in Properties of Equality | MCQ in Properties of Zero | MCQ in Properties
of Exponent | MCQ in Properties of Radicals | MCQ in Surds | MCQ in Special Products | MCQ in Properties of
Proportion | MCQ in Remainder Theorem | MCQ in Factor Theorem

Continue Practice Exam Test Questions Part 2 of the Series

⇐ MCQ in Fundamentals in Algebra Part 1 | Math Board Exam

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

Problem 51 (ME Board)

Change 0.222… common fraction.

A. 2/10

B. 2/9

C. 2/13

D. 2/7

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Problem 52 (ME Board)

Change 0.2272722… to a common fraction.

A. 7/44

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B. 5/48

C. 5/22

D. 9/34

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 53 (ME Board)

What is the value of 7! or 7 factorial?

A. 5040

B. 2540

C. 5020

D. 2520

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Problem 54 (ME October 1994)

The reciprocal of 20 is:

A. 0.50

B. 20

C. 0.20

D. 0.05

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 55

If p is an odd number and q is an even number, which of the following expressions must be even?

A. p + q

B. p – q

C. pq

D. p/q

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View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 56 (ECE March 1996)

MCMXCIV is a Roman Numeral equivalent to:

A. 2974

B. 3974

C. 2174

D. 1994

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 57 (ECE April 1998)

What is the lowest common factor of 10 and 32?

A. 320

B. 2

C. 180

D. 90

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Problem 58

4xy – 4x2 –y2 is equal to:

A. (2x – y)2

B. (-2x – y)2

C. (-2x + y)2

D. –(2x – y)2

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

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Solution:

Problem 59

Factor x4 – y2 + y – x2 as completely as possible.

A. (x2 + y)(x2 + y -1)

B. (x2 + y)(x2 – y -1)

C. (x2 – y)(x2 – y -1)

D. (x2 – y)(x2 + y -1)

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 60 (ME April 1996)

Factor the expression x2 + 6x + 8 as completely as possible.

A. (x + 8)(x – 2)

B. (x + 4)(x + 2)

C. (x + 4)(x – 2)

D. (x – 8)(x – 2)

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Problem 61 (ME October 1997)

Factor the expression x3 + 8.

A. (x – 2)(x2 + 2x + 4)

B. (x + 4)(x2 + 2x + 2)

C. (-x + 2)(-x2 + 2x + 2)

D. (x + 2)(x2 – 2x + 4)

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

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Problem 62 (ME October 1997)

Factor the expression (x4 – y4) as completely as possible.

A. (x + y)(x2 + 2xy + y)

B. (x2 + y2)(x2 – y2)

C. (x2 + y2)(x + y)(x – y)

D. (1 + x2)(1 + y)(1 – y2)

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 63 (ME October 1997)

Factor the expression 3x3 + 3x2 – 18x as completely as possible.

A. 3x(x + 2)(x – 3)

B. 3x(x – 2)(x + 3)

C. 3x(x – 3)(x + 6)

D. (3x2 – 6x)(x – 1)

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Problem 64 (ME April 1998)

Factor the expression 16 – 10x + x2.

A. (x + 8)(x – 2)

B. (x – 8)(x – 2)

C. (x – 8)(x + 2)

D. (x + 8)(x + 2)

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Problem 65

Factor the expression x6 – 1 as completely as possible.

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A. (x + 1)(x – 1)(x4 + x2 – 1)

B. (x + 1)(x – 1)(x4 + 2x2 + 1)

C. (x + 1)(x – 1)(x4 – x2 + 1)

D. (x + 1)(x – 1)(x4 + x2 + 1)

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 66

What are the roots of the equation (x – 4)2(x + 2) = (x + 2)2(x – 4)?

A. 4 and -2 only

B. 1 only

C. -2 and 4 only

D. 1, -2, and 4 only

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Problem 67

If f(x) = x2 + x + 1, then f(x) – f(x-1) =

A. 0

B. x

C. 2x

D. 3

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 68

Which of the following is not an identity?

A. (x – 1)2 = x2 – 2x + 1

B. (x + 3)(2x – 2) = 2(x2 + 2x – 3)
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C. x2 – (x – 1)2 = 2x – 1

D. 2(x – 1) + 3(x + 1) = 5x + 4

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 69 (ME October 1997)

Solve for x: 4 + ((x + 3)/(x – 3)) – ((4x2)/(x2 – 9)) = ((x + 9)/(x + 3)) .

A. -18 = -18

B. 12 = 12 or -3 = -3

C. Any value

D. -27 = -27 or 0 = 0

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 70 (ME October 1997)

Solve the simultaneous equations: 3x – y = 6; 9x – y = 12.

A. x = 3; y = 1

B. x = 1; y = -3

C. x = 2; y = 2

D. x = 4; y = 2

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Problem 71 (ME April 1998)

Solve algebraically:

4x2 + 7y2 = 32

11y2 – 3x2 = 41

A. y = 4, x = ±1 and y = -4, x = ±1

B. y = +2, x = ±1 and y = -2, x = ±1

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C. x = 2, y = 3 and x = -2, y = -3

D. x = 2, y = -2 and x = 2, y = -2

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Problem 72 (CE May 1997)

Solve for w from the following equations:

3x – 2y + w = 11

x + 5y – 2w = -9

2x + y – 3w = -6

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 73

When (x + 3)(x – 4) + 4 is divided by x – k, the remainder is k. Find the value of k.

A. 4 or 2

B. 2 or -4

C. 4 or -2

D. -4 or -2

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 74

Find k in the equation 4x2 + kx + 1 = 0 so that it will only have one real root.

A. 1

B. 2
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C. 3

D. 4

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 75

Find the remainder when (x12 + 2) is divided by (x – √3)

A. 652

B. 731

C. 231

D. 851

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Problem 76 (CE November 1997)

If 3x3 – 4x2y + 5xy2 + 6y3 is divided by (x2 – 2xy + 3y2), the remainder is

A. 0

B. 1

C. 2

D. 3

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Problem 77 (CE November 1007 & May 1999)

If (4y3 + 8y + 18y2 – 4) is divided by (2y + 3), the remainder is:

A. 10

B. 11

C. 12

D. 13

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View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Problem 78 (ECE April 1999)

Given f(x) = (x + 3)(x – 4) + 4 when divided by (x – k), the remainder is k. Find k.

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. -3

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 79 (EE March 1998)

The polynomial x3 + 4x2 – 3x + 8 is divided by x – 5. What is the remainder?

A. 281

B. 812

C. 218

D. 182

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 80

Find the quotient of 3x5 – 4x3 + 2x2 + 36x + 48 divided by x3 – 2x2 + 6.

A. -3x2 – 4x + 8

B. 3x2 + 4x + 8

C. 3x2 – 4x – 8

D. 3x2 + 6x + 8

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

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Solution:

Problem 81

If 1/x = a + b and 1/y = a – b, then x – y is equal to:

A. 1/2a

B. 1/2b

C. 2a/(a2 – b2)

D. 2b/(a2 – b2)

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 82

If x-1/x = 1, find the value of x3 – 1/x3.

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 83

If 1/x + 1/y = 3 and 2/x – 1/y = 1. Then x is equal to:

A. ½

B. 2/3

C. ¾

D. 4/3

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 84

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Simplify the following expression: ((5x)/(2x2 + 7x + 3)) – ((x + 3)/(2x2 – 3x – 2)) + ((2x + 1)/(x2 + 6 – 6)).

A. 2/(x – 3)

B. (x – 3)/5

C. (x + 3)/(x – 1)

D. 4/(x + 3)

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 85

If 3x = 4y then ((3x2)/(4y2)) is equal to:

A. ¾

B. 4/3

C. 2/3

D. 3/2

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Problem 86

Simplify: (a + 1/a)2 – (a – 1/a)2.

A. -4

B. 0

C. 4

D. -2/a2

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 87 (ECE November 1996)

The quotient of (x5 + 32) by (x + 2) is:

A. x4 – x3 + 8

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B. x3 +2x2 – 8x + 4

C. x4 – 2x3 + 4x2 – 8x + 16

D. x4 + 2x3 + x2 + 16x + 8

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 88 (ME April 1996)

Solve the simultaneous equations:

y – 3x + 4 = 0

y + x2/y = 24/y

A. x = (-6 + 2√14)/5 or (-6 – 2√14)/5

y = (2 + 6√14)/5 or (-2 + 6√14)/5

B. x = (6 + 2√15)/5 or (6 – 2√15)/5

y = (-2 + 6√14)/5 or (-2 – 6√15)/5

C. x = (6 + 2√14)/5 or (6 – 2√14)/5

y = (-2 + 6√14)/5 or (-2 – 6√14)/5

D. x = (6 + 2√14)/5 or (6 – 2√14)/5

y = (-6+ 2√14)/5 or (-6 + 2√14)/5

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 89 (CE May 1996)

Find the value of A in the equation. ((x2 = 4x + 10)/(x3 + 2x2 + 5x)) = A/x + ((B(2x + 2))/(x2 + 2x + 5)) + (C/(x2 + 2x + 5))

A. 2

B. -2

C. -1/2

D. ½

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

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Solution:

Problem 90

Find A and B such that ((x + 10)/(x2 – 4)) = (A/(x – 2)) + (B/(x + 2))

A. A = -3; B = 2

B. A = -3; B = -2

C. A = 3; B = 2

D. A = 3; B = 2

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 91 (ME October 1996)

Resolve ((x + 2)/(x2 – 7x + 12) into partial fraction.

A. (6/(x – 4)) – (2/(x – 3))

B. (6/(x – 4)) + (7/(x – 3))

C. (6/(x – 4)) – (5/(x – 3))

D. (6/(x – 4)) + (5/(x – 3))

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 92 (ECE April 1998)

The arithmetic mean of 80 numbers is 55. If two numbers namely 250 and 850 are removed what is the arithmetic mean of
the remaining numbers?

A. 42.31

B. 57.12

C. 50

D. 38.62

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Problem 93 (ECE April 1998)

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The arithmetic mean of 6 numbers is 17. If two numbers are added to the progression, the new set of number will have an
arithmetic mean of 19. What are the two numbers if their difference is 4?

A. 21, 29

B. 23, 27

C. 24, 26

D. 22, 28

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Problem 94

If 2x – 3y = x + y, then x2 : y2 =

A. 1:4

B. 4:1

C. 1:16

D. 16:1

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 95

If 1/a :1/b : 1/c = 2 : 3 : 4, then (a + b + c) : (b + c) is equal to:

A. 13:7

B. 15:6

C. 10:3

D. 7:9

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Problem 96

Find the mean proportional to 5 and 20.

A. 8

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B. 10

C. 12

D. 14

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Problem 97

Find the fourth proportional of 7, 12, and 21.

A. 36

B. 34

C. 32

D. 40

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Problem 98 (ECE November 1997)

If (x + 3):10 = (3x – 2) : 8, find (2x –1)

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 99

Solve for x: -4 < 3x – 1 < 11.

A. 1 < x < -4

B. -1< x < 4

C. 1 < x < 4

D. -1 < x < -4

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View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Problem 100

Solve for x: x2 + 4x > 12.

A. -6 > x > 2

B. 6 > x > -2

C. -6 > x > -2

D. 6 > x > 2

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

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Following is the list of multiple choice questions in this brand new series:

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MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics Part 3 |

ECE Board Exam
|

This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 3 of the Series in Algebra and General Mathematics topics in Engineering
Mathematics. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every
questions compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board Examination Questions in
Engineering Mathematics, Mathematics Books, Journals and other Mathematics References.

MCQ Topic Outline included in Mathematics Board Exam Syllabi

MCQ in Algebraic functions | MCQ in theory of Equations | MCQ in Factorization and Algebraic functions | MCQ
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in Equations and Inequalities | MCQ in Linear and Quadratic Equations | MCQ in Complex Number System | MCQ
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System of Numbers and Conversion | MCQ in Fundamentals in Algebra | MCQ in Binomial Theorems and
Logarithms | MCQ in Age Problems | MCQ in Work Problems | MCQ in Mixture Problems | MCQ in Digit
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⇐ MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics Part 2 | Math Board Exam

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

101. The equation of whose roots are the reciprocal of the roots of 2x^2 – 3x – 5 = 0 is,

A. 5x^2 + 3x – 2 = 0

B. 2x^2 + 3x – 5 = 0

C. 3x^2 – 3x + 2 = 0

D. 2x^2 + 5x – 3 = 0

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

102. In the equation x^2 + x = 0, one root is x equal to

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A. 1

B. 5

C. 1/4

D. None of these

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

103. Solve the value of “a” in the equation a^8 – 17a^4 + 16 = 0.

A. ± 2

B. ± 3

C. ± 4

D. ± 5

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

104. Solve for x that satisfies the equation 6x^2 – 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

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

105. Find the values of x in the equation 24x^2 + 5x – 1 = 0.

A. (1/6 , 10

B. (1/6 , 1/5)

C. (1/2 , 1/5)

D. (1/8, 1/3)

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

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Solution:

106. Determine k so that the equation 4x^2 + kx + 1 = 0 will have just one real solution.

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

107. Solve for x: 10x^2 + 10x +1 = 0

A. -0.113, -0.887

B. -0.331, -0.788

C. -0.113, -0.788

D. -0.311, -0.887

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

108. If 1/3 and -3/2 are the roots of a quadratic equation, then the equation is

A. 6x^2 + 7x – 3 = 0

B. 6x^2 – 7x + 3 = 0

C. 6x^2- 7x – 3 = 0

D. 6x^2- 7x + 1 = 0

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

109. Which of the following is a root of this quadratic equation, 30x^2 + 49x + 20 = 0?

A. 0.6

B. -0.6

C. -0.8

D. 0.75

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View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

110. What is the discriminant of the equation 4x^2 = 8x – 5?

A. 8

B. -16

C. 16

D. -8

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

111. Given the equation 3x^2 + Bx + 12 = 0. What is the value of B so that the roots of the equation are equal?

A. 4

B. 8

C. 10

D. -12

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

112. Find the term involving y5 in the expansion of (2x^2+ y)^10.

A. 8064x^10 y^5

B. 8046 x^5 y^5

C. 8046 x^10 y^5

D. 4680 x^5 y^5

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

113. Find the 5th term of the expansion of (x^2 + 1/x)^10

A. 260x^6

B. 5040x^6

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C. 210x^6

D. 420x^6

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

114. In the expression of (x + 4y)^12, the numerical coefficient of the 5th term is,

A. 63,360

B. 126,720

C. 506,880

D. 253,440

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

115. What is the fourth term of the expansion of (x + x^2)^1000?

A. 1650x^103

B. 161700x^103

C. 167100x^103

D. 167100x^103

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

116. What is the numerical coefficient of the next term next to 495x^8y^4?

A. 660

B. 792

C. 990

D. 1100

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

117. Find the 6th term of the expression of ((1/2a) – 3)^16

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A. -66939/256a^11

B. -66339/128a^11

C. -33669/256a^11

D. -39396/128^11

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

118. What is the coefficient of the term free of x of the expression of (2x – 5y)^4?

A. 256

B. 526

C. 265

D. 625

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

119. Find the 6th term of (3x – 4y)^6.

A. -148,288x^3y^5

B. -548x^3y^5

C. -154,288x^3y^5

D. -1,548,288x^3y^5

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

120. What is the sum of the coefficients of the expansion of (2x – 1)^20?

A. 0

B. 1

C. 2

D. 3

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

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Solution:

121. What is the sum of the coefficients of the expansion of (x + y – z)^8

A. 0

B. 1

C. 2

D. 3

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

122. Find the value of log848

A. 1.86

B. 1.68

C. 1.78

D. 1.98

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

123.Evaluate the log6 845 = x.

A. 3.76

B. 5.84

C. 4.48

D. 2.98

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

124. What is the value of log to the base 10 of 1000^3.3?

A. 10.9

B. 99.9

C. 9.9

D. 9.5

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View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

125. What is the value of (log 5 to the base 2) + (log 5 to the base 3)?

A. 7.39

B. 3.79

C. 3.97

D. 9.37

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

126. Find the value of log4 (log3 5)

A. 1.460

B. 0.275

C. 1.273

D. 0.165

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

127. Given: log4 7 = n

Find: log4 (1/7)

A. 1/n

B. n

C. -1/n

D. –n

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

128. IF loga 10 = 0.25, what is the value of log10 = a?

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A. 2

B. 4

C. 6

D. 8

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

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

A. y = b^2x

B. y = 2xb

C. y = (2x/b)

D. y = xb^2x

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

130. Which value is equal to log to the base e of e to the -7x power?

A. -7x

B. 10 to the -7x power

C. 7

D. -7 log to the base 10

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

131. Log of the nth root x equals log of x to 1/n power and also equal to:

A. log x / n

B. n log x

C. log(x to the base 1/n power)/n

D. (n – 1)log x

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

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Solution:

132. Log (MN) is equal to:

A. Log M – N

B. Log M + N

C. N Log M

D. Log M + Log N

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

133. What expression is equivalent to log(x) – log(y + z)?

A. log x + log y + log z

B. log [x / (y + z)]

C. log x – log y – log z

D. log y + log (x + z)

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

134. Given: logb 1024 = 5/2

Find: b

A. 2560

B. 16

C. 4

D. 2

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

135. Given: log3 (x2 – 8x) = 2

Find: x

A. -1

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B. 9

C. -1 and 9

D. 1 and -9

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

136. Solve for the value of x in the following equation: x3logx = 100x.

A. 12

B. 8

C. 30

D. 10

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

137. Given: log 6 + log 4 = log 4 log (32 + 4^x). Find: x

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 6

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

138. If log of 2 to the base 2 plus log of x to the base 2 is equal to 2, then the value of x is,

A. 4

B. -2

C. 2

D. -1

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

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139. Find the value of x if log12 x = 2.

A. 144

B. 414

C. 524

D. 425

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

140. Solve for the value of x:

log 2x^3 + log (6/x) = 6.278

A. 379.65

B. 365.97

C. 397.56

D. 356.79

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

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

A. 16

B. 18

C. 12

D. 15

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

142. The sum of Kim’s and Kevin’s ages is 18. In 3 years, Kim will be twice as old as Kevin. What are their ages now?

A. 4, 14

B. 5, 13

C. 7, 11

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D. 6, 12

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

143. 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 value of (b – y)?

A. 15

B. 16

C. 17

D. 18

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

144. JJ is three times as old as Jan – Jan. Three years ago, JJ was four times as old as Jan – Jan. The sum of their ages is

A. 20

B. 24

C. 28

D. 36

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

145. A girl is one-third as old as her brother and 8 years younger than her sister. The sum of their ages is 38 years. How old
is the girl?

A. 4

B. 5

C. 6

D. 7

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

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146. Paula is now 18 yrs. old and her colleague Monica is 14 yrs. old. How many years ago was Paula twice as old as
Monica?

A. 5

B. 7

C. 8

D. 10

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

147. A father tells his son, “I was your age now when you where born”. If the father is now 38 yrs. old, how old was his son
2 years ago?

A. 15

B. 17

C. 19

D. 21

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

148. Six years ago, Karen was five times as old as Gina. In five years, Karen will be three times as old as Gina. What is the
present age of Gina?

A. 17

B. 16

C. 15

D. 14

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

149. At present, the sum of the parents’ ages is twice the sum of the children’s ages. Five years ago, the sum of the parents’
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 may children are there?

A. 3

B. 4

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C. 5

D. 6

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

150. Nhicole is now twice as old as Vryan. Four years ago, Nhicole was three times as old as Vryan then. How old is
Nhicole?

A. 14

B. 16

C. 18

D. 24

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

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MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics

PART 1: MCQ from Number 1 – 50 Answer key: PART 1

PART 2: MCQ from Number 51 – 100 Answer key: PART 2

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MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics Part 4 |

ECE Board Exam
|

This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 4 of the Series in Algebra and General Mathematics topics in Engineering
Mathematics. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every
questions compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board Examination Questions in
Engineering Mathematics, Mathematics Books, Journals and other Mathematics References.

MCQ Topic Outline included in Mathematics Board Exam Syllabi

MCQ in Algebraic functions | MCQ in theory of Equations | MCQ in Factorization and Algebraic functions | MCQ
in Ratio, Proportion and Variation | MCQ in Matrix theory | MCQ in Arithmetic and Geometric Progression | MCQ
in Equations and Inequalities | MCQ in Linear and Quadratic Equations | MCQ in Complex Number System | MCQ
in Polynomials | MCQ in Mathematical Induction | MCQ in Logic and Probability | MCQ in Statistics| MCQ in
System of Numbers and Conversion | MCQ in Fundamentals in Algebra | MCQ in Binomial Theorems and
Logarithms | MCQ in Age Problems | MCQ in Work Problems | MCQ in Mixture Problems | MCQ in Digit
Problems | MCQ in Motion Problems | MCQ in Clock Problems | MCQ in Variation | MCQ in Progression | MCQ
in Miscellaneous Problems

Continue Practice Exam Test Questions Part 4 of the Series

⇐ MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics Part 3 | Math Board Exam

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

151. 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 the water in the tank?

A. 7 hours

B. 6 hours

C. 7 1/2 hours

D. 6 1/2 hours

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

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152. A 400-mm pipe can fill the tank alone in 5 hours and another 600-mm pipe can fill the tank alone in 4 hours. A drain
pipe 300-mm can empty the tank in 20 hours. With all the three pipes open, how long will it take to fill the tank?

A. 2.00 hours

B. 2.50 hours

C. 2.25 hours

D. 2.75 hours

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

153. A tank is filled with an intake pipe in 2 hours and emptied by an outlet pipe in 4 hours. If both pipes are opened, how
long will it take to fill the empty tank?

A. 3 hours

B. 4 hours

C. 5 hours

D. 6 hours

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

154. A tank can be filled in 9 hours by one pipe, 12 hours by second pipe and can be drained when fully by a third pipe in 15
hours. How long will it take to fill an empty tank with all pipes operation?

A. 7 hrs and 12 mins.

B. 7 hrs and 32 mins.

C. 7 hrs and 42 mins.

D. 7 hrs and 50 mins.

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

155. If A can do the work in “x” days and B in “y” days, how long will they finish the job working together?

A. (x + y)/xy

B. (x + y)/2

C. (xy)/(x + y)

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D. Sqrt(x)

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

156. 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

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

157. Glenn can paint a house in 9 hours while Stewart can paint the same house in 16 hours. They work together for 4 hours.
After 4 hours, Stewart left and Glenn finished the job alone. How many more days did it take Glenn to finish the job?

A. 2.75 hours

B. 2.50 hours

C. 2.25 hours

D. 3.00 hours

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

158. 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 days

B. 10 days

C. 11 days

D. 12 days

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

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159. A and B working together can finish painting a house in 6 days. A working alone can finish it in 5 days less than B.
How long will it take each of them to finish the work alone?

A. 8, 13

B. 10, 15

C. 6, 11

D. 7, 12

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

160. 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

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

161. It takes Myline twice as long as Jeana to do a certain piece of work. Working together, they can finish the work in 6
hours. How long could it take Jeana to do it alone?

A. 9 hours

B. 18 hours

C. 12 hours

D. 14 hours

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

162. Mike, Loui and Joy can mow the lawn in 4, 6 and 7 hours respectively. What fraction of the yard can they mow in 1
hour if they work together?

A. 47/84

B. 45/84

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C. 84/47

D. 39/60

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

163. A farmer can plow the field in 8 days. After working for 3 days, his son joins him and together they plow the field in 3
more days. How many days will it require for the son to plow the field alone?

A. 10

B. 11

C. 12

D. 13

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

164. Crew no.1 can finish installation of an antenna tower in 200 man-hour while Crew no.2 can finish the same job in 300
man-hour. How long will it take both crews to finish the same job, working together?

A. 100 man-hour

B. 120 man-hour

C. 140 man-hour

D. 160 man-hour

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

165. On one job, two power shovels excavate 20,000 cubic meters of earth, the larger shovel working 40 hours and the
smaller for 35 hours. On another job, they removed 40,000 cubic meters with the larger shovel working 70 hours and the
smaller working 90 hours. How much earth can each remove 1 hour working alone?

A. 169.2, 287.3

B. 178.3, 294.1

C. 173.9, 347.8

D. 200.1, 312.4

View Answer:

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

166. Ten liters of 25% salt solution and 15 liter of 35% salt solution are poured into a drum originally containing 30 liters of
10% salt solution. What is the percent concentration of salt in the mixture?

A. 19.55%

B. 22.15%

C. 27.05%

D. 25.72%

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

167. A Chemist of a distillery experimented on two alcohol solutions of different strength, 35% alcohol and 50% alcohol,
respectively. How many cubic meters of each strength must he use in order to produce a mixture of 60 cubic meters that
contain 40% alcohol?

A. 20 m^3 of solution w/ 35% alcohol, 40 m^3 of solution w/ 50% alcohol

B. 50 m^3 of solution w/ 35% alcohol, 20 m^3 of solution w/ 50% alcohol

C. 20 m^3 of solution w/ 35% alcohol, 50 m^3 of solution w/ 50% alcohol

D. 40 m^3 of solution w/ 35% alcohol, 20 m^3 of solution w/ 50% alcohol

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

168. 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

B. 35

C. 45

D. 38

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

169. Two thousand (2000) kg of steel containing 8% nickel is to made by mixing a steel containing 14% nickel with another
containing 6% nickel. How much of each is needed?

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A. 1500 kg of steel w/ 14% nickel, 500 kg of steel w/ 6% nickel

B. 750 kg of steel w/ 14% nickel, 1250 kg of steel w/ 6% nickel

C. 500 kg of steel w/ 14% nickel, 1500 kg of steel w/ 6% nickel

D. 1250 kg of steel w/ 14% nickel, 750 kg of steel w/ 6% nickel

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

170. How much water must be evaporated from 10 kg solution which has 4% salt to make a solution of 10% salt?

A. 4 kg

B. 5 kg

C. 6 kg

D. 7 kg

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

171. 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. yx

D. xy

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

172. 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

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

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Solution:

173. Ten less than four times a certain number is 14. Determine the number.

A. 6

B. 7

C. 8

D. 9

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

174. 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

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

175. 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

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

176. Find the fraction such that if 2 is subtracted from its terms becomes 1/4, but if 4 is added to its terms it becomes 1/2.

A. 3/5

B. 5/12

C. 5/14

D. 6/13

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View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

177. 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

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

178. If 3 is subtracted from the numerator of a certain fraction, the value of the fraction became 3/5. If 1 is subtracted from
the denominator of the same fraction, it becomes 2/3. Find the original fraction.

A. 35/55

B. 36/55

C. 3/7

D. 32/41

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

179. 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

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

180. Find the product of two numbers such that twice the first added to the second equals 19 and three times the first is 21
more than the second.

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A. 24

B. 32

C. 18

D. 20

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

181. The tens’ digit of a number is 3km than the units ‘, digit. If the number is divided by the sum of the digits, the quotient
is 4 and the remainder is 3. What is the original number?

A. 36

B. 47

C. 58

D. 69

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

182. The second of the four numbers is three less than the first, the third is four more than the first and the fourth is two
more than the third. Find the fourth number if their sum is 35?

A. 10

B. 11

C. 12

D. 13

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

183. A jogger starts a course at a steady rate 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

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View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

184. A boat man rows to a place 4.8 miles with the stream and back in 14 miles with the stream in the same time as 3 mile
against the stream.

A. 1.5 mile per hour

B. 1 mile per hour

C. 0.8 mile per hour

D. 0.6 mile per hour

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

185. A man rows downstream at the rate 5 mph and upstream at the rate of 2 mph. How far downstream should he go if he is
to return 7/4 hours after leaving?

A. 2.5 miles

B. 3.3 miles

C. 3.1 miles

D. 2.7 miles

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

186. An airplane flying the wing, took 2 hours to travel 1000 km and 2.5 Hours in flying back. What was the wind velocity
in kph?

A. 50

B. 60

C. 70

D. 40

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

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187. A boat travels downstream in 2/3 of the time as it goes going upstream. If the velocity of the river’s current is still
water.

A. 40 kph

B. 50 kph

C. 30 kph

D. 60 kph

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

188. Two planes level Manila for a southern city, a distance of 900km. Plane A travels as a ground speed of 90 kph faster
than the plane B. Plane A arrived in their destination 2 hours and 15 min ahead a plane B. What is the ground speed of plane
A?

A. 205 kph

B. 315 kph

C. 20 kph

D. 287 kph

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

189. A train, an hour after starting, meets with accidents which detain it an hour, after which if proceeds at 3/5 of its former
rate and arrives three hour after time; but had the accident happened 50 miles farther on the line, it would have arrived a one
and one-half hour sooner. Find the length of the journey.

A. 910/9 miles

B. 800/9 miles

C. 920/9 miles

D. 850/9 miles

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

190. On a certain trip, Edgar drive 231 km in exactly the same time as Erwin drive 308 km. If Erwin’s rate exceeded that of
Edgar by 13 kph, determine the rate Erwin.

A. 39 kph

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B. 44 kph

C. 48 kph

D. 52 kph

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

191. In how many minutes after 2 o’clock will the hands of the clock extend in opposite directions for the first time?

a. 42.4 minutes

b. 42.8 minutes

c. 43.2 minutes

d. 43.6 minutes

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

192. In how many minutes after 7 o’clock will the hands be directly opposite each other for the first time?

a. 5.22 minutes

b. 5.33 minutes

c. 5.46 minutes

d. 5.54 minutes

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

193. What time after 3 o’clock will the hands of the clock be together for the first time?

a. 3:02.30

b. 3:17.37

c. 3:14.32

d. 3:16.36

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

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194. At what time after 12:00 noon will the hour hand and minute hand of the clock first form an angle of 1200?

a. 12:18.818

b. 12:21.818

c. 12:22.818

d. 12:24.818

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

195. At what time between 8 and 9 o’clock will the minute hand coincide with the hour hand?

a. 8:42.5

b. 8:43.2

c. 8:43.6

d. 8:43.9

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

196. A man left his home at past 3:00 o’clock PM as indicated in his wall clock, between 2 to 3 hours after, he returns home
and noticed the hands of the clock interchanged. At what time did the man leave his home?

a. 3:31.47

b. 3:21.45

c. 3:46.10

d. 3:36.50

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

197. From the time 6:15 PM to the time 7:45 PM of the same day, the minute hand of a standard clock describe an arc of

a. 60°

b. 90°

c. 180°

d. 540°

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View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

198. A storage battery discharge at a rate which is proportional to the charge. If the charge is reduced by 50% of its original
value at the end of 2 days, how long will it take to reduce the charge to 25% of its original charge?

a. 3

b. 4

c. 5

d. 6

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

199. The resistance of a wire varies directly with its length and inversely with its area. If a certain piece of wire 10 m long
and 0.10 cm in diameter has a resistance of 100 ohms, what will its resistance be if it is uniformly stretched so that its length
becomes 12 m?

a. 80

b. 90

c. 144

d. 120

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

200. 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

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

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MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics Part 5 |

ECE Board Exam
|

This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 5 of the Series in Algebra and General Mathematics topics in Engineering
Mathematics. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every
questions compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board Examination Questions in
Engineering Mathematics, Mathematics Books, Journals and other Mathematics References.

MCQ Topic Outline included in Mathematics Board Exam Syllabi

MCQ in Algebraic functions | MCQ in theory of Equations | MCQ in Factorization and Algebraic functions | MCQ
in Ratio, Proportion and Variation | MCQ in Matrix theory | MCQ in Arithmetic and Geometric Progression | MCQ
in Equations and Inequalities | MCQ in Linear and Quadratic Equations | MCQ in Complex Number System | MCQ
in Polynomials | MCQ in Mathematical Induction | MCQ in Logic and Probability | MCQ in Statistics| MCQ in
System of Numbers and Conversion | MCQ in Fundamentals in Algebra | MCQ in Binomial Theorems and
Logarithms | MCQ in Age Problems | MCQ in Work Problems | MCQ in Mixture Problems | MCQ in Digit
Problems | MCQ in Motion Problems | MCQ in Clock Problems | MCQ in Variation | MCQ in Progression | MCQ
in Miscellaneous Problems

Continue Practice Exam Test Questions Part 5 of the Series

⇐ MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics Part 4 | Math Board Exam

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

201. 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

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

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202. The electric power which a transmission line can transmit is proportional to the product of its design voltage and
current capacity, and inversely to the transmission distance. A 115-kilovolt line rate at 100 amperes can transmit 150
megawatts over 150 km. how much power, in megawatts can a 230 kilovolt line rate at 150 amperes transmit over 100 km?

a. 785

b. 485

c. 675

d. 595

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

203. The time required for an elevator to lift a weight varies directly with the weight and the distance through which it is to
be lifted and inversely as the power of the motor. If it takes 30 seconds for a 10 hp motor to lift 100 lbs. through 50 feet,
what size of motor is required to lift 800 lbs. in 40 seconds through 40 feet?

a. 42

b. 44

c. 46

d. 48

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

204. The selling price of TV set is double that of its cost. If the TV set was sold to a customer at a profit of 25% of the net
cost, how much discount was given to the customer?

a. 33.7%

b. 35.7%

c. 37.5%

d. 34.7%

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

205. A group of EE examinees decided to hire a mathematics tutor from Excel Review Center and planned to contribute
equal amount for the tutor’s fee. If there were 10 more examinees, each would have paid P 2 less. However, if there were 5
less examinees, each would have paid P 2 more. How many examinees are there in the group?

a. 14
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b. 16

c. 18

d. 20

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

206. A bookstore purchased a best selling price book at P 200.00 per copy. At what price should this book be sold so that
giving a 20% discount, the profit is 30%?

a. P 450

b. P 500

c. P 357

d. P 400

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

207. Jojo bought a second hand Betamax VCR and then sold it to Rudy at a profit of 40%. Rudy then sold the VCR to Noel
at a profit of 20%. If Noel paid P 2,856 more than it cost to Jojo, how much did Jojo paid for the unit?

a. P 4,000

b. P 4,100

c. P 4,200

d. P 4,300

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

208. In a certain community of 1,200 people, 60% are literate. Of the males, 50% are literate and of the females 70% are
literate. What is the female population?

a. 850

b. 500

c. 550

d. 600

View Answer:

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

209. A merchant has three items on sale, namely a radio for P 50, a clock for P 30 and a flashlight for P1. At the end of the
day, he sold a total of 100 of the three items and has taken exactly P 1,000 on the total sales. How many radios did he sale?

a. 16

b. 20

c. 18

d. 24

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

210. The arithmetic mean of a and b is

a. (a + b)/2

b. sqrt(ab)

c. (ab)/2

d. (a – b)/2

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

211. The sum of three arithmetic means between 34 and 42 is

a. 114

b. 124

c. 134

d. 144

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

212. Gravity causes a body to fall 16.1 ft. in the first second, 48.3 in the 2nd second, 80.5 in the 3rd second. How far did the
body fall during the 10th second?

a. 248.7 ft.

b. 308.1 ft.
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c. 241.5 ft.

d. 305.9 ft.

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

213. If the first term of an arithmetic progression is 25 and the fourth term is 13, what is the third term?

a. 17

b. 18

c. 19

d. 20

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

214. Find the 30th term of the arithmetic progression 4, 7, 10…

a. 75

b. 88

c. 90

d. 91

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

215. How many terms of the progression 3, 5, 7… must be taken in order that their sum will be 2600?

a. 48

b. 49

c. 50

d. 51

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

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216. In a pile of logs, each layer contains one more log than the layer above and the top contains just one log. If there are
105 logs in the pile, how many layers are there?

a. 11

b. 12

c. 13

d. 14

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

217. What is the sum of the progression 4, 9, 14, 19… up to the 20th term?

a. 1030

b. 1035

c. 1040

d. 1045

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

218. A stack of bricks has 61 bricks in the bottom layer, 58 bricks in the second layer, 55 bricks in the third layer, and so on
until there are 10 bricks in the last layer. How many bricks are there all together?

a. 638

b. 637

c. 639

d. 640

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

219. Determine the sum of the progression if there are 7 arithmetic mean between 3 and 35

a. 171

b. 182

c. 232

d. 216
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View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

220. A besiege fortress is held by 5700 men who have provisions for 66 days. If the garrison losses 20 men each day, for
how many days can the provision hold out?

a. 72

b. 74

c. 76

d. 78

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

221. In the recent “Gulf War” in the Middle east, the allied forces captured 6400 of Saddam’s soldiers and with provisions
on hand it will last for 216 meals while feeding 3 meals a day. The provision lasted 9 more days because of daily deaths. At
an average, how many died per day?

a. 15

b. 16

c. 17

d. 18

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

222. A Geodetic Engineering student got a score of 30% on Test 1 of the five number test in Surveying. On the last number
he got 90% in which a constant difference more on each number that he had on the immediately preceding one. What was
his average score in Surveying?

a. 50

b. 55

c. 60

d. 65

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

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223. If the sum is 220 and the first term is 10, find the common difference if the last term is 30.

a. 2

b. 5

c. 3

d. 2/3

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

224. Once a month, a man puts some money into the cookie jar. Each month he puts 50 centavos more into jar than the
month before. After 12 years, he counted his money, he had P 5,436. How much money did he put in the jar in the last
month?

a. P73.50

b. P75.50

c. P74.50

d. P72.50

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

225. A girl on a bicycle coasts downhill covering 4 feet the first second 12 feet the second second, and in general, 8 feet
more each second than the previous second. If she reaches the bottom at the end of 14 seconds, how far did she coasts?

a. 782 feet

b. 780 feet

c. 784 feet

d. 786 feet

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

226. When all odd numbers from 1 to 101 are added, the result is

a. 2500

b. 2601

c. 2501
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d. 3500

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

227. How many times will a grandfather’s clock strikes in one day if it strikes only at the hours and strike once at 1 o’clock,
twice at 2 o’clock, thrice at 3 o’clock ad so on?

a. 210

b. 24

c. 156

d. 300

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

228. To conserve energy due to the present energy crisis, the Meralco tried to readjust their charges to electrical energy users
who consumes more than 2000 kw-hours. For the first 100 kw-hr, they charged 40 centavos and increasing at a constant rate
more than the preceding one until the fifth 100 kw-hr, the charge is 76 centavos. How much is the average charge for the
electrical energy per 100 kw-hr?

a. 58 centavos

b. 60 centavos

c. 62 centavos

d. 64 centavos

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

229. The 3rd term of a harmonic progression is 15 and the 9th term is 6. Find the 11th term

a. 4

b. 5

c. 6

d. 7

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

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Solution:

230. Find the fourth term of the progression 1/2, 0.2, 0.125…

a. 1/10

b. 1/11

c. 0.102

d. 0.099

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

231. Find the 9th term of the harmonic progression 3, 2, 3/2…

a. 3/5

b. 3/8

c. 4/5

d. 4/9

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

232. Find the sum of 4 geometric means between 160 and 5

a. 130

b. 140

c. 150

d. 160

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

233. The fourth term of a geometric progression is 216 and the 6th term is 1944. Find the 8th term

a. 17649

b. 17496

c. 16749

d. 17964

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View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

234. Determine x so that: x, 2x + 7, 10x – 7 will be a geometric progression

a. 7, -7/12

b. 7, -5/6

c. 7, -14/5

d. 7, -7/6

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

235. If one third of the air in a tank is removed by each stroke of an air pump, what fractional part of the total air is removed
in 6 strokes?

a. 0.7122

b. 0.9122

c. 0.6122

d. 0.8122

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

236. A product has a current selling of P 325.00. If its selling price is expected to decline at the rate of 10% per annum
because of obsolescence, what will be its selling price four years hence?

a. P 213.23

b. P 202.75

c. P 302.75

d. P 156.00

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

237. The number 28, x + 2, 112 form a geometric progression. What is the 10th term?

a. 14336
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b. 13463

c. 16433

d. 16344

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

238. The sum of the first 10 terms of a geometric progression 2, 4, 8… is

a. 1023

b. 2046

c. 225

d. 1596

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

239. If the first term of a geometric progression is 9 and the common ratio is -2/3, find the fifth term

a. 8/5

b. 16/9

c. 15/7

d. 13/4

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

240. The seventh term is 56 and the twelfth term is -1792 of a geometric progression. Find the common ratio and the first
term. Assume the ratios are equal.

a. -2, 5/8

b. -1, 5/8

c. -1, 7/8

d. -2, 7/8

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

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Solution:

241. A person has 2 parents, 4 grandparents, 8 great grandparents and so on. How many ancestors during the 15 generations
preceding his own, assuming no duplication?

a. 131070

b. 65534

c. 32768

d. 16383

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

242. In the PBA three-point shootout contest, the committee decided to give a prize in the following manner; A prize of P 1
for the first basket made, P 2 for the second, P 4 for the third, P 8 for the fourth and so on. If the contestant wants to win a
prize no less than a million pesos, what is the minimum number of baskets to be converted?

a. 20

b. 19

c. 18

d. 21

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

243. In a benefit show, a number of wealthy men agreed that the first one to arrive would pay 10 centavos to enter and each
later arrive would pay twice as much as the preceding man. The total amount collected from all of them was P 104,857.50.
How many wealthy men paid?

a. 18

b. 19

c. 20

d. 21

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

244. A man mailed 10 chain letters to ten of his friends with a request to continue by sending a similar letter to each of their
ten friends. If this continue for 6 sets of letters and if all responded, how much will the Phil. Postal office earn if minimum
postage costs P 4 per letter?
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a. P 6,000,000

b. P 60,000

c. P 2,222,220

d. P 4,444,440

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

245. Determine the sum of the infinite series s = 1/3 + 1/9 + 1/27 +…+ (1/3)^n

a. 4/5

b. 3/4

c. 2/3

d. 1/2

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

246. Under favorable condition, a single cell bacteria divided into two about every 20 minutes. If the same rate of division is
maintained for 10 hours, how many organisms is produced from a single cell?

a. 1,073,741

b. 1,730,740

c. 1,073,741,823

d. 1,037,417

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

247. A rubber ball is made to fall from a height of 50 feet and is observed to rebound 2/3 of the distance it falls. How far will
the ball travel before coming to rest if the ball continues to fall in this manner?

a. 100 feet

b. 125 feet

c. 150 feet

d. 175 feet

View Answer:
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Answer: Option C

Solution:

248. What is the fraction in lowest term equivalent to 0.133133133?

a. 133/666

b. 133/777

c. 133/888

d. 133/999

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

249. Find the sum of the infinite geometric progression 6, -2, 2/3…

a. 9/2

b. 5/2

c. 7/2

d. 11/2

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

250. Find the sum of 1, -1/5, 1/25…

a. 5/6

b. 2/3

c. 0.84

d. 0.72

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

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Online Questions and Answers in Algebra and General Mathematics Series

Following is the list of multiple choice questions in this brand new series:

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MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics Part 6 |

ECE Board Exam
|

This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 6 of the Series in Algebra and General Mathematics topics in Engineering
Mathematics. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every
questions compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board Examination Questions in
Engineering Mathematics, Mathematics Books, Journals and other Mathematics References.

MCQ Topic Outline included in Mathematics Board Exam Syllabi

MCQ in Algebraic functions | MCQ in theory of Equations | MCQ in Factorization and Algebraic functions | MCQ
in Ratio, Proportion and Variation | MCQ in Matrix theory | MCQ in Arithmetic and Geometric Progression | MCQ
in Equations and Inequalities | MCQ in Linear and Quadratic Equations | MCQ in Complex Number System | MCQ
in Polynomials | MCQ in Mathematical Induction | MCQ in Logic and Probability | MCQ in Statistics| MCQ in
System of Numbers and Conversion | MCQ in Fundamentals in Algebra | MCQ in Binomial Theorems and
Logarithms | MCQ in Age Problems | MCQ in Work Problems | MCQ in Mixture Problems | MCQ in Digit
Problems | MCQ in Motion Problems | MCQ in Clock Problems | MCQ in Variation | MCQ in Progression | MCQ
in Miscellaneous Problems

Continue Practice Exam Test Questions Part 6 of the Series

⇐ MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics Part 5 | Math Board Exam

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

251. Find the ratio of an infinite geometric progression if the sum is 2 and the first term is 1/2

a. 1/3

b. 1/2

c. 3/4

d. 1/4

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

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252. If equal spheres are piled in the form of a complete pyramid with an equilateral triangles as base, find the total number
of spheres in the pile if each side of the base contains 4 spheres.

a. 15

b. 20

c. 18

d. 21

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

253. Find the 6th term of the sequence 55, 40, 28, 19, 13….

a. 10

b. 9

c. 8

d. 11

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

254. In the series 1, 1, 1/2, 1/6, 1/24… determine the 6th term

a. 1/80

b. 1/74

c. 1/100

d. 1/120

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

255. Find the 1987th digit in the decimal equivalent to 1785/9999 starting from the decimal point

a. 8

b. 1

c. 7

d. 5

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View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

256. In a class of 40 students, 27 like Calculus and 25 like Chemistry. How many like both Calculus and Chemistry?

a. 10

b. 11

c. 12

d. 13

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

257. A club of 40 executives, 33 like to smoke Marlboro and 20 like to smoke Philip Morris. How many like both?

a. 10

b. 11

c. 12

d. 13

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

258. A survey of 100 persons revealed that 72 of them had each at restaurant P and that 52 of them had eaten at restaurant Q.
which of the following could not be the number of persons in the surveyed group who had eaten at both P and Q?

a. 20

b. 22

c. 24

d. 26

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

259. The probability for the ECE board examinees from a certain school to pass the subject Mathematics is 3/7 and for the
subject Communications is 5/7. If none of the examinees fails both subject and there are 4 examinees who pass both
subjects, find the number of examinees from the school who took the examinations.

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a. 20

b. 25

c. 30

d. 28

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

260. In a commercial survey involving 1000 persons on brand preference, 120 were found to prefer brand x only, 200 prefer
brand y only, 150 prefer brand z only, 370 prefer either brand x or y but not z, 450 prefer brand y or z but not x and 370
prefer either z or x but not y. How many persons have no brand preference, satisfied with any of the three brands?

a. 280

b. 230

c. 180

d. 130

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

261. A toothpaste firm claims that in a survey of 54 people, they were using either Colgate, Hapee of Close-up brand. The
following statistics were found: 6 people used all three brands, 5 used only Hapee and Close-up, 18 used Hapee or Close-up,
2 used Hapee, 2 used only Hapee and Colgate, 1 used Close-up and Colgate, and 20 used only Colgate. Is the survey worth
paying for?

a. Neither yes or no

b. Yes

c. No

d. Either yes or no

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

262. How many four-letter words beginning and ending with a vowel without any letter repeated can be formed from the
word “personnel”?

a. 40

b. 480

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c. 20

d. 312

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

263. Five different mathematics books, 4 different electronics books and 2 different communications books are to be placed
in a shelf with the books of the same subject together. Find the number of ways in which the books can be placed.

a. 292

b. 5760

c. 34560

d. 12870

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

264. The number of ways can 3 nurses and 4 engineers be seated on a bench with the nurses seated together is

a. 144

b. 258

c. 720

d. 450

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

265. If 15 people won prizes in the state lottery (assuming that there are no ties), how many ways can these 15 people win
first, second, third, fourth and fifth prizes?

a. 4,845

b. 116,260

c. 360,360

d. 3,003

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:
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266. How many 4 digit numbers can be formed without repeating any digits from the following digits: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6?

a. 120

b. 130

c. 140

d. 150

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

267. How many permutations are there if the letters PNRCSE are taken six at a time?

a. 1440

b. 480

c. 720

d. 360

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

268. In how many ways can 6 distinct books be arranged in a bookshelf?

a. 720

b. 120

c. 360

d. 180

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

269. What is the number of permutations of the letters in the word BANANA?

a. 36

b. 60

c. 52

d. 42

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View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

270. A PSME unit has 10 ME’s, 8 PME’s and 6 CPM’s. If a committee of 3 members, one from each group is to be formed,
how many such committees can be formed?

a. 2,024

b. 12,144

c. 480

d. 360

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

271. In how many ways can a PSME Chapter with 15 directors choose a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, a Treasurer
and an Auditor, if no member can hold more than one position?

a. 360,360

b. 32,760

c. 3,003

d. 3,603,600

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

272. Four different colored flags can be hung in a row to make coded signal. How many signals can be made if a signal
consists of the display of one or more flags?

a. 64

b. 66

c. 68

d. 62

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

273. In how many ways can 4 boys and 4 girls be seated alternately in a row of 8 seats?

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a. 1152

b. 2304

c. 576

d. 2204

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

274. There are four balls of four different colors. Two balls are taken at a time and arranged in a definite order. For example
if a white and red balls are taken, one definite arrangement is white first, red second, and another arrangement is red first,
white second. How many such arrangements are possible?

a. 24

b. 6

c. 12

d. 36

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

275. How many different ways can 5 boys and 5 girls form a circle with boys and girls alternate?

a. 28,800

b. 2,880

c. 5,600

d. 14,400

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

276. There are four balls of different colors. Two balls at a time are taken and arranged any way. How many such
combinations are possible?

a. 36

b. 3

c. 6

d. 12

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View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

277. How many 6-number combinations can be generated from the numbers from 1 to 42 inclusive, without repetition and
with no regards to the order of the numbers?

a. 850,668

b. 5,245,786

c. 188,848,296

d. 31,474,716

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

278. Find the total number of combinations of three letters J, R, T taken 1, 2, 3 at a time

a. 7

b. 8

c. 9

d. 10

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

279. In how many ways can you invite one or more of your five friends in a party?

a. 15

b. 31

c. 36

d. 25

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

280. In how many ways can a committee of three consisting of two chemical engineers and one mechanical engineer can be
formed from four chemical engineers and three mechanical engineers?

a. 18
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b. 64

c. 32

d. None of these

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

281. In Mathematics examination, a student may select 7 problems from a set of 10 problems. In how many ways can he
make his choice?

a. 120

b. 530

c. 720

d. 320

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

282. How many committees can be formed by choosing 4 men from an organization of a membership of 15 men?

a. 1390

b. 1240

c. 1435

d. 1365

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

283. A semiconductor company will hire 7 men and 4 women. In how many ways can the company choose 9 men and 6
women who qualified for the position?

a. 680

b. 540

c. 480

d. 840

View Answer:

Answer: Option B
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Solution:

284. There are 13 teams in a tournament. Each team is to play with each other only once. What is the minimum number of
days can they play without any team playing more than one game in any day?

a. 11

b. 12

c. 13

d. 14

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

285. There are five main roads between the cities A and B, and four between B and C. in how many ways can a person drive
from A to C and return, going through B on both trips without driving on the same road twice?

a. 260

b. 240

c. 120

d. 160

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

286. There are 50 tickets in a lottery in which there is a first and second prize. What is the probability of a man drawing a
prize if he owns 5 tickets?

a. 50%

b. 25%

c. 20%

d. 40%

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

287. Roll a pair of dice. What is the probability that the sum of two numbers is 11?

a. 1/36

b. 1/9

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c. 1/18

d. 1/20

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

288. Roll two dice once. What is the probability that the sum is 7?

a. 1/6

b. 1/8

c. 1/4

d. 1/7

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

289. In a throw of two dice, the probability of obtaining a total of 10 or 12 is

a. 1/6

b. 1/9

c. 1/12

d. 1/18

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

290. Determine the probability of drawing either a king or a diamond in a single draw from a pack of 52 playing cards.

a. 2/13

b. 3/13

c. 4/13

d. 1/13

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

291. A card is drawn from a deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability of drawing a king or red card.

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a. 0.5835

b. 0.5385

c. 0.3585

d. 0.8535

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

292. A coin is tossed 3 times. What is the probability of getting 3 tails up?

a. 1/8

b. 1/16

c. 1/4

d. 7/8

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

293. The probability of getting at least 2 heads when a coin is tossed four times is

a. 11/16

b. 13/16

c. 1/4

d. 3/8

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

294. A fair coin is tossed three times. What is the probability of getting either 3 heads or 3 tails?

a. 1/8

b. 3/8

c. 1/4

d. 1/2

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

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Solution:

295. The probability of getting a credit in an examination is 1/3. If three students are selected at random, what is the
probability that at least one of them got a credit?

a. 19/27

b. 8/27

c. 2/3

d. 1/3

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

296. There are 3 questions in a test. For each question 1 point is awarded for a correct answer and none for a wrong answer.
If the probability that Janine correctly answers a question in the test is 2/3, determine the probability that she gets zero in the
test.

a. 8/27

b. 4/9

c. 1/30

d. 1/27

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

297. In the ECE Board Examinations, the probability that an examinee will pass each subject is 0.8. What is the probability
that an examinee will pass at least two subjects out of the three board subjects?

a. 70.9%

b. 80.9%

c. 85.9%

d. 89.6%

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

298. In a multiple choice test, each question is to be answered selecting 1 out of 5 choices, of which only 1 is right. If there
are 10 questions in a test, what is the probability of getting 6 right of pure guesswork?

a. 10%

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b. 6%

c. 0.44%

d. 0.55%

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

299. From a box containing 6 red balls, 8 white balls and 10 blue balls, one ball is drawn at random. Determine the
probability that it is red or white.

a. 1/3

b. 7/12

c. 5/12

d. 1/4

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

300. From a bag containing 4 black balls and 5 white balls, two balls are drawn one at a time. Find the probability that both
balls are white. Assume that the first ball is returned before the second ball is drawn.

a. 25/81

b. 16/81

c. 5/18

d. 40/81

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

301. A bag contains 3 white and 5 black balls. If two balls are drawn in succession without replacement, what is the
probability that both balls are black?

a. 5/16

b. 5/28

c. 5/32

d. 5/14

View Answer:

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

302. A urn contains 4 black balls and 6 white balls. What is the probability of getting 1 black and 1 white ball in two
consecutive draws from the urn?

a. 0.24

b. 0.27

c. 0.53

d. 0.04

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

303. From a bag containing 4 black balls and 5 white balls, two balls are drawn one at a time. Find the probability that one
ball is white and one ball is black. Assume that the first ball is returned before the second ball is drawn.

a. 16/81

b. 25/81

c. 20/18

d. 40/81

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

304. A group of 3 people enter a theater after the lights had dimmed. They are shown to the correct group of 3 seats by the
usher. Each person holds a number stub. What is the probability that each is in the correct seat according to the numbers on
seat and stub

a. 1/6

b. 1/4

c. 1/2

d. 1/8

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

305. From 20 tickets marked with the first 20 numerals, one is drawn at random. What is the chance that it will be a multiple
of 3 or of 7?

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a. 1/2

b. 8/15

c. 3/10

d. 2/5

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

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This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 7 of the Series in Algebra and General Mathematics topics in Engineering
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questions compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board Examination Questions in
Engineering Mathematics, Mathematics Books, Journals and other Mathematics References.

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⇐ MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics Part 6 | Math Board Exam

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

301. Find the harmonic mean between the numbers 3/8 and 4.

a. 35/34

b. 24/35

c. 42/35

d. 35/24

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

302. The terms of a sum may be grouped in any manner without affecting the result. this is law known as:

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a. Commutative Law

b. Distributive Law

c. Associative Law

d. Reflexive Law

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

303. A number is divided into two parts such that when the greater part is divided by the smaller part, the quotient is 3, and
the remainder is 5. Find the smaller number if the sum of the two numbers is 37.

a. 8

b. 29

c. 22

d. 16

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

304. Mary was four times as old as Lea ten years ago. If she is now twice as old as Lea, how old is Mary.

a. 25

b. 40

c. 30

d. 15

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

305. The sum of three succeeding odd integers is 75. The largest integer is

a. 25

b. 29

c. 27

d. 31

View Answer:

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

306. A ship propelled to move at 25 mi/ hr in still water, travels 4.2 miles upstream in the same time that it can travel 5.8
miles downstream. Find the speed of the stream.

a. 4

b. 6

c. 8

d. 10

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

307. Jose’s rate of doing work three times as fast as Bong. On given day Jose and Bong work together for 4 hours then Bong
was called away and Jose finishes the rest of the job in 2 hours. How long would it take Bong to do the complete job alone?

a. 18 hrs.

b. 22 hrs.

c. 16 hrs.

d. 31 hrs.

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

308. The length of a rectangle is 3 times its width. If the width of the rectangle is 5 inches, what is the rectangle’s area, in
square inches?

a. 15

b. 20

c. 30

d. 75

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

309. For all x >2, (2x2 + 2x – 12) / (x – 2) simplifies to

a. 2(x + 3)

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b. 2(x – 2)

c. x + 3

d. 2(x + 3)(x – 2)

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

310. If the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 10 inches long and one of its legs is 5 inches long, how long is the other leg?

a. 5

b. 5 √3

c. 5√5

d. 7.5

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

311. In the standard (x,y) coordinate plane, the graph of (x + 3)2 + (y + 5)2 = 16 is a circle. What is the circumference of the
circle, expressed in coordinate units?

a. 4π

b. 5π

c. 3π

d. 8π

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

312. How many solutions are there to the equation x2 – 7 = 0?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 4

d. 7

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

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Solution:

313. A circle with center (4,-5) is tangent to the y-axis in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane. What is the radius of this
circle?

a. 4

b. 5

c. 16

d. 25

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

314. Angle A is an acute angle and sin(A) = 11/14. What is the value of cos(A)?

a. √3 / 14

b. 5√3 / 14

c. √(3/14)

d. 5/14

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

315. What are the values of a and b, if any, where – a|b + 4| > 0?

a. a > 0 and b ≠ 4

b. a < 0 and b ≥ -4

c. a < 0 and b ≠ -4

d. a < 0 and b ≤ -4

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

316. In a shipment of televisions, 1/50 of the televisions are defective. What is the ratio of defective to non defective
televisions?

a. 1/50

b. 1/49

c. 49/1
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d. 50/1

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

317. Which of the following is divisible (with no remainder) by 4?

a. 214133

b. 510056

c. 322569

d. 952217

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

318. A particle travels 1 x 106 meters per second in a straight line for 5 x 10-6 seconds. How many meters has it traveled?

a. 4

b. 5

c. 6

d. 7

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

319. The length of sides AB and AC in the triangle below are equal. What is the measure of angle ∠ A if angle ∠ C is 70°?

a. 70°

b. 55°

c. 40°

d. 110°

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

320. ABC is an equilateral triangle. AH is perpendicular to BC and has a length of 2√3 inches. What is the area, in square
inches, of triangle Δ ABC.

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a. 3√3

b. 2√3

c. 4√3

d. 8√3

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

321. Find the value of k in the quadratic equation (2k + 2) x2 + (4 – 4k) x + k – 2 = 0 so that the roots are reciprocal of each
other.

a. 4

b. 2

c. -4

d. -2

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

322. Solve for x if 8y = 3x – 11

a. 8/3) y + 11

b. (8/3) y – 11

c. (8y – 11)/3

d. (8y + 11)/3

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

323. When graphed in the (x, y) coordinate plane, at what point do the lines 2x + 3y = 5 and x = -2 intersect?

a. (-2, 0)

b. (-2, 5)

c. (0, 5)

d. (-2, 3)

View Answer:

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

324. The area of a trapezoid is 0.5h(b1 + b2), where h is the altitude, and b1 and b2 are the lengths of the parallel bases. If a
trapezoid has an altitude of 15 inches, an area of 105 square inches, and one of the bases 22 inches, what is the perimeter, in
inches, of the trapezoid?

a. 8

b. 45

c. 60

d. 30

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

325. If you drove at average speed of 66 miles per hour, what distance, in miles, did you drive in 99 minutes?

a. 65.34

b. 108.9

c. 150

d. 90.45

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

326. If x and y are any real numbers such that 0 < x < 2 < y , which of these must be true?

a. x < (xy)/2 < y

b. 0 < xy < 2x

c. x < xy < 2

d. 0 < xy < 2

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

327. In the right triangle ABC below, what is the cosine of angle A if the opposite side is 3 and the adjacent side is 4.

a. 5/3

b. 5/4
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c. 3/5

d. 4/5

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

328. In a triangle ABC with segment BD, B is on AD, ∠ BAC and ∠ ACB measure 26° and 131° respectively. What is the
measure of ∠CBD?

a. 26°

b. 157°

c. 23°

d. 154°

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

329. The total surface area of all six sides of the rectangular box below is equal to 128 square inches. What is x in inches?

a. 6

b. 4

c. 2

d. 8

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

330. ABC is a right triangle. ABDE is a square of area 200 square inches and BCGF is a square of 100 square inches. What
is the length, in inches, of AC?

a. 10√3

b. 10√2

c. 10√1

d. 10

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:
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331. What is the slope of the line: 4x = -3y + 8

a. 4

b. -3/4

c. -4/3

d. 3

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

332. Which of the following is equal to √45

a. 5√3

b. 9√5

c. 3√5

d. 3

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

333. What is the smallest value of x that satisfies the equation: x(x + 4) = -3

a. 1

b. -1

c. 3

d. -3

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

334. A group of 7 friends are having lunch together. Each person eats at least 3/4 of a pizza. What is the smallest number of
whole pizzas needed for lunch?

a. 7

b. 5

c. 6

d. 8

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View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

335. There are n students in a school. If r% among the students are 12 years or younger, which of the following expressions
represents the number of students who are older than 12?

a. n(1 – r)

b. 100(1 – r)n

c. n(1 – r) / 100

d. n(100 – r) / 100

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

336. The measures of angles A, B and C of a triangle are in the ratio 3:4:5. What is the measure, in degrees, of the largest
angle?

a. 75°

b. 15°

c. 12°

d. 90°

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

337. If x + 4y = 5 and 5x + 6y = 7, then 3x + 5y = ?

a. 12

b. 6

c. 4

d. 2

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

338. For all real numbers x, the minimum value of 1 + 2cos(4x) is

a. 0
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b. -1

c. -2

d. -4

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

339. What is the largest possible product for 2 odd integers whose sum is equal to 32?

a. 64

b. 255

c. 256

d. 1024

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

340. If (a + b)2 = 25 and (a – b) 2 = 45, then a2 + b2 = ?

a. 35

b. 70

c. 140

d. 280

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

341. If a = 3, then 2 / (1/7 + 1/a) = ?

a. 21 / 10

b. 21 / 5

c. 21 / 15

d. 21 / 3

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

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342. A company makes a profit equal to 25% of its sales. The profit is shared equally among the 4 owners of the company. If
the company generates sales of $5,000,000, how much money does each one of the owners get?

a. 312,500

b. 500,000

c. 1,250,000

d. 12,500,000

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

343. If the expression x3 + 2hx – 2 is equal to 6 when x = -2, what is the value of h?

a. -2

b. -4

c. 4

d. 6

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

344. If -3/(a – 3) = 3/(a + 2), then a = ?

a. 1/2

b. 1/4

c. 1

d. 2

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

345. Which integer is nearest to √2100 / √7

a. 17

b. 18

c. 19

d. 16
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View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

346. The two legs of a right triangle measure 6 and 8 inches respectively. What is the area of the circle that contains all 3
vertices of the triangle?

a. 24Pi

b. 25Pi

c. 35Pi

d. 34Pi

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

347. X and Y are acute angles such that tan y = cot x. What is the sum, in degrees, of the measures of the angles X and Y?

a. 90°

b. 45°

c. 60°

d. 30°

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

348. What is the value of the adjacent side if the opposite side is 1 inch and the 2 other angles of the right triangle is 30° and
60°

a. 1/√3

b. √2

c. √3

d. 6/√3

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

349. Which of the lines below is not parallel to the line 6x – 2y = 10?

a. 3x – y = 7
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b. -6x + 2y = 20

c. 3x + y = 7

d. 6x – 2y = 5

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

350. For what value of k the equation below has no value of x: 2x + 3 = x – 2kx – 5

a. 1

b. -1

c. 0.5

d. -0.5

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

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Online Questions and Answers in Algebra and General Mathematics Series

Following is the list of multiple choice questions in this brand new series:

MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics

PART 1: MCQ from Number 1 – 50 Answer key: PART 1

PART 2: MCQ from Number 51 – 100 Answer key: PART 2

PART 3: MCQ from Number 101 – 150 Answer key: PART 3

PART 4: MCQ from Number 151 – 200 Answer key: PART 4

PART 5: MCQ from Number 201 – 250 Answer key: PART 5

PART 6: MCQ from Number 251 – 300 Answer key: PART 6

PART 7: MCQ from Number 301 – 350 Answer key: PART 7

PART 8: MCQ from Number 351 – 400 Answer key: PART 8

PART 9: MCQ from Number 401 – 450 Answer key: PART 9

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MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics Part 8 |

ECE Board Exam
|

This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 8 of the Series in Algebra and General Mathematics topics in Engineering
Mathematics. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every
questions compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board Examination Questions in
Engineering Mathematics, Mathematics Books, Journals and other Mathematics References.

MCQ Topic Outline included in Mathematics Board Exam Syllabi

MCQ in Algebraic functions | MCQ in theory of Equations | MCQ in Factorization and Algebraic functions | MCQ
in Ratio, Proportion and Variation | MCQ in Matrix theory | MCQ in Arithmetic and Geometric Progression | MCQ
in Equations and Inequalities | MCQ in Linear and Quadratic Equations | MCQ in Complex Number System | MCQ
in Polynomials | MCQ in Mathematical Induction | MCQ in Logic and Probability | MCQ in Statistics| MCQ in
System of Numbers and Conversion | MCQ in Fundamentals in Algebra | MCQ in Binomial Theorems and
Logarithms | MCQ in Age Problems | MCQ in Work Problems | MCQ in Mixture Problems | MCQ in Digit
Problems | MCQ in Motion Problems | MCQ in Clock Problems | MCQ in Variation | MCQ in Progression | MCQ
in Miscellaneous Problems

Continue Practice Exam Test Questions Part 8 of the Series

⇐ MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics Part 7 | Math Board Exam

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

351. Find the value of x which will satisfy the equation √(x – 2) / √x = 1

a. -1, -4

b. 1, 4

c. 4

d. 0

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

352. Find the geometric mean between the terms -4 and -9

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a. 6

b. 7

c. -6

d. 36

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

353. What is the average value of 7/8 and 3/4?

a. 5/4

b. 5/8

c. 5/16

d. 13/16

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

354. A solution is made of water and pure acid. If 75% of the solution is water, how many litters of pure acid are in 20 liters
of this solution?

a. 10

b. 5

c. 25

d. 15

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

355. The diagonal of a square has a measure of 12 inches. What is the perimeter, in inches, of this square.

a. 6√2

b. 72

c. 24√2

d. 48

View Answer:

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

356. In the right triangle ABC, C is a right angle and the measure of angle B is 60°. If BC is 20 inches long, then how long is
AC?

a. 20√3

b. 20

c. √3

d. 20/√3

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

357. If x = 2.0001, which of the following expressions has the largest value?

a. 2 / (x + 2)

b. 2 / (x – 2)

c. (x + 2) / 2

d. 2 / x

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

358. In the rectangle ABCD, the measure of the length AD is 3 times the measure of the width AB. What is the slope of the
line segment BD?

a. 3

b. 1/3

c. -1/3

d. -3

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

359. What is the product of the two real solutions of the equation: 2x = 3 – x2

a. 2

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b. -2

c. 6

d. -3

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

360. The ratio of the circumference of any circle to the diameter of the circle is:

a. An integer

b. An irrational number

c. A rational number

d. A whole number

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

361. Find the sum and product of roots of the equation x3 + 2x2 – 23x – 60 = 0.

a. -2, 60

b. 2, 17

c. 17, -60

d. 2, -60

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

362. The ratio of three numbers is 2:5:7. If 7 is subtracted from the second number, the resulting numbers form an arithmetic
progression. Determine the smallest of the three numbers.

a. 28

b. 15

c. 21

d. 70

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

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Solution:

363. Determine the sum of the first 4 terms of the sequence whose general term is given by 3n – 2.

a. 121

b. 89

c. 98

d. 112

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

364. Find the sum of all positive integers between 84 and 719 which are exactly divisible by 5.

a. 23,750

b. 45,680

c. 50,800

d. 38,460

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

365. If 3log x – log y = 0, express y in terms of x.

a. y = x3

b. y = x2

c. y = x

d. y = 3x

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

366. In a certain A.P. the first, fourth and eight terms are themselves form a geometric progression. What is the common
ratio of the G.P.?

a. 4/3

b. 5/4

c. 4/5

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d. 3/4

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

367. Three men A, B, and C can do a piece of work in t hours working together. Working alone, A can do the work in 6
hours more, B in 1 hour more, and C in twice the time if all working together. How long would it take to finish the work if
all working together?

a. 20 mins.

b. 30 mins.

c. 40 mins.

d. 50 mins.

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

368. Solve the z if the equation is 4 x 10-5 = z

a. – 40,000

b. – 200

c. 0.0004

d. 0.00004

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

369. Two balls are drawn one at a time from a basket containing 4 black balls and 5 white balls. If the first ball is returned
before the second ball is drawn, find the probability that both balls are black.

a. 0.198

b. 0.898

c. 0.167

d. 0.264

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

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370. There are 15 balls in a box: 8 balls are green, 4 are blue and 3 are white. Then 1 green and 1 blue balls are taken from
the box and put away. What is the probability that a blue ball is selected at random from the box?

a. 3/13

b. 4/15

c. 3/15

d. 4/13

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

371. Which of the following is equivalent to (x)(x)(x)(x3), for all x?

a. 6x

b. x6

c. 4x6

d. 4x4

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

372. A number between 1 and 10000 is randomly selected. What is the probability that it will be divisible by 4 and 5?

a. 0.03

b. 0.04

c. 0.05

d. 0.06

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

373. What time after 2 o’clock will the hands of the clock extend in opposite directions for the first time?

a. 2:43.64

b. 2:43.46

c. 2:34.64

d. 2:34.46

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View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

374. What is the sum of the geometric progression if there are 4 geometric means between 3 and 729?

a. 1212

b. 1092

c. 1908

d. 1209

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

375. A boy on his bicycle to arrive at a certain time to a market that is 30 km from his school. After riding 10 km, he rested
for half an hour, and as a result he was obliged to ride the rest of the trip 2 km/hr. faster. What was his original speed?

a. 7 km/hr.

b. 9 km/hr.

c. 10 km/hr.

d. 8 km/hr.

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

376. Find the equation whose roots are two times the roots of the equation x3 – 6x2 + 11x – 6 = 0.

a. x3 – 12x2 + 44x – 48 = 0

b. x3 – 12x2 – 44x – 48 = 0

c. x3 + 12x2 + 44x – 48 = 0

d. x3 – 12x2 + 44x + 48 = 0.

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

377. How many 4-digits even numbers can be formed from the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 if each digit is to be used
only once in each number?

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a. 5,000

b. 3,256

c. 2,520

d. 5,986

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

378. Rukia has nickels, dimes, and quarters amounting to $1.85. If he has twice as many dimes as quarters, and the number
of nickels is two less than twice the number of dimes, how many quarters does he have?

a. 3

b. 8

c. 6

d. 10

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

379. A club has 25 members, 4 of whom are ECE’s. In how many ways can a committee of 3 be formed so as to include at
least one ECE?

a. 543

b. 126

c. 970

d. 314

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

380. If (x -3) is a factor of the polynomial x4 – 4x3 – 7x2 + kx + 24, what is the value of k?

a. 11

b. 17

c. 22

d. 34

View Answer:
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Answer: Option C

Solution:

381. A guy has 8 flowers of different variety. In how many ways can he select 2 or more flowers to form a bouquet?

a. 128

b. 247

c. 110

d. 540

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

382. At a conference, after everyone had shaken hands with everyone else, it was found that 45 handshakes were exchanged.
How many were at the conference?

a. 10

b. 30

c. 20

d. 40

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

383. A bag contains 4 white balls and 3 black balls. Another bag contains 3 white balls and black balls. If one ball is drawn
from each bag, determine the probability that the balls drawn will be 1 white and 1 black.

a. 27/58

b. 39/56

c. 29/56

d. 5/14

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

384. If the sides of a right triangle are in A.P., then what is the ratio of its sides?

a. 3:4:5

b. 1:2:3
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c. 4:5:6

d. 2:3:4

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

385. If x: y: z = 4: -3: 2 and 2x + 4y – 3z = 20, find x, y, z.

a. 4, -5, 2

b. -8, 6, -4

c. 5, -6, 8

d. 2, -7, 4

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

386. How many numbers between 3000 and 5000 can be formed from the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 if repetition is not allowed?

a. 96

b. 128

c. 240

d. 144

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

387. Find the mean proportional between

a. 3

b. √2

c. 6

d. 2√2

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

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388. How many liters of a 25% acid solution must be added to 80 liters of a 40% acid solution to have a solution that is 30%
acid?

a. 160 L

b. 190 L

c. 150 L

d. 120 L

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

389. A yacht can travel 10 miles downstream in the same amount of time as it goes 6 miles upstream. If the velocity of the
river current is 3 MPH, find the speed of the yacht in still water.

a. 12 MPH

b. 16 MPH

c. 15 MPH

d. 18 MPH

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

390. Determine the 5th term of the sequence whose sum of n terms is given by 2n+3 – 5.

a. 258

b. 218

c. 128

d. 15

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

391. Find the sum of the first five terms of the geometric progression if the third term is 144 and the sixth term is 486.

a. 844

b. 972

c. 746

d. 548
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View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

392. A and B working together can finish a job in 5 days, B and c together can finish the same job in 4 days, and A and C in
2.5 days. In how days can all of them do the job working together?

a. 1.06 days

b. 2.4 days

c. 3.2 days

d. 2.03 days

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

393. If Chicago is 10% taller than Ishida and Ishida is 10% taller than Chad, then Ichigo is taller than Chad by how many
percent?

a. 31%

b. 41%

c. 21%

d. 11%

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

394. After the price of petroleum oil went up by 10%, a buyer reduced his oil consumption by the same percent. By what
percent would his petroleum bill changed?

a. 1%

b. 11%

c. 10%

d. 0.1%

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

395. Find the mean, median and mode respectively of the following numbers: 13, 13, 14, 12, 11, 10, 9, 11, 8, 11, 5, and 15.

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a. 10, 10, 10

b. 10, 11, 10

c. 10, 11, 11

d. 11, 11, 11

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

396. There are 4 white balls and 6 red balls in a sack. If the balls are taken out successively (the first ball is not replaced),
what is the probability that the balls drawn are of different colors.

a. 23/90

b. 8/15

c. 24/103

d. 7/15

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

397. Solve for x in the following equation: x + 3x + 5x + 7x + … + 49x = 625

a. 2

b. 1

c. 1/2

d. 1/3

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

398. An organization consists of n engineers and n nurses. If two of the engineers are replaced by two other nurses, then
51% of the group members will be nurses. Find the value of n

a. 70

b. 110

c. 50

d. 100

View Answer:
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Answer: Option D

Solution:

399. In a certain family, the sum of the parents’ ages is twice the sum of their children’s ages. Five years ago, the sum of the
parents’ ages was four times the sum of the children’s ages during that time. In fifteen years, the sum of the parents’ ages
will be equal to the sum of their children’s ages. How many children are there in the family?

a. 5

b. 7

c. 6

d. 8

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

400. z varies directly as x and inversely as y2. If x = 1 and y = 2, then z = 2. Find z when x = 3 and y = 4.

a. 1.5

b. 0.5

c. 2.5

d. 3.5

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

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Online Questions and Answers in Algebra and General Mathematics Series

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MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics

PART 1: MCQ from Number 1 – 50 Answer key: PART 1

PART 2: MCQ from Number 51 – 100 Answer key: PART 2

PART 3: MCQ from Number 101 – 150 Answer key: PART 3

PART 4: MCQ from Number 151 – 200 Answer key: PART 4

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MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics Part 9 |

ECE Board Exam
|

This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 9 of the Series in Algebra and General Mathematics topics in Engineering
Mathematics. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every
questions compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board Examination Questions in
Engineering Mathematics, Mathematics Books, Journals and other Mathematics References.

MCQ Topic Outline included in Mathematics Board Exam Syllabi

MCQ in Algebraic functions | MCQ in theory of Equations | MCQ in Factorization and Algebraic functions | MCQ
in Ratio, Proportion and Variation | MCQ in Matrix theory | MCQ in Arithmetic and Geometric Progression | MCQ
in Equations and Inequalities | MCQ in Linear and Quadratic Equations | MCQ in Complex Number System | MCQ
in Polynomials | MCQ in Mathematical Induction | MCQ in Logic and Probability | MCQ in Statistics| MCQ in
System of Numbers and Conversion | MCQ in Fundamentals in Algebra | MCQ in Binomial Theorems and
Logarithms | MCQ in Age Problems | MCQ in Work Problems | MCQ in Mixture Problems | MCQ in Digit
Problems | MCQ in Motion Problems | MCQ in Clock Problems | MCQ in Variation | MCQ in Progression | MCQ
in Miscellaneous Problems

Continue Practice Exam Test Questions Part 9 of the Series

⇐ MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics Part 8 | Math Board Exam

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

401. When two dice are thrown, what is the probability that the sum of the two faces shown is 6?

a. 1/36

b. 1/6

c. 1/9

d. 5/36

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

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402. An ECE class of 40 students took examinations in Electronics and Communications. If 30 passed in Electronics, 36
passed in Communication and 2 failed in both subjects, how many students passed in both subjects?

a. 28

b. 30

c. 26

d. 32

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

403. The excess of the sum of the fourth and fifth parts over the difference of the half and third parts of a number is 119.
Find the number.

a. 240

b. 320

c. 420

d. 230

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

404. What is the area, in square feet, of the triangle whose sides have lengths equal to 10, 6 and 8 feet?

a. 24

b. 48

c. 30

d. 40

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

405. Solve for x if the equation is 3102 + 9*3100 + 3103/3 = x

a. 3101

b. 3102

c. 3103

d. 3104
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View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

406. Of the 80 students in class, 25 are studying German, 15 French and 13 Spanish. 3 are studying German and French; 4
are studying French and Spanish; 2 are studying German and Spanish; and none is studying all 3 languages at the same time.
How many students are not studying any of the three languages?

a. 18

b. 53

c. 62

d. 36

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

407. There were 2 small circles C1 and C2 inside a large circle AB. AB is a diameter of the large circle. The centers C1 and
C2 of the smaller circles are on AB. The two small circles are congruent and tangent to each other and to the larger circle.
The circumference of circle C1 is 8Pi. What is the area of the large circle?

a. 64Pi

b. 32Pi

c. 156Pi

d. 128Pi

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

408. DE is parallel to CB and (length of AE / length of EB) is 4. If the area of triangle AED is 20 square inches, what is the
area, in square inches, of triangle ABC?

a. 31.25

b. 80

c. 320

d. 1,600

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

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409. Round (202)2 to the nearest hundred.

a. 48,000

b. 40,800

c. 42,000

d. 44,000

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

410. If w workers, working at equal rates, can produce x toys in n days, how many days it takes c workers, working at same
equal rates, to produce y toys?

a. y*w*c/(w*n)

b. y*w/(w*n*c)

c. y*w*n / x

d. y*w*n / (x*c)

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

411. A number of the form 213ab, where a and b are digits, has a reminder less than 10 when divided by 100. The sum of all
the digits in the above number is equal to 13. Find the digit b.

a. 5

b. 7

c. 6

d. 8

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

412. Find a negative value of x that satisfies the equation: [(x+1)2 – (2x + 1)]1/2 + 2|x| – 6 = 0

a. -4

b. -3

c. -2

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d. -1

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

413. If thrice the smaller number exceeds the larger by 12. Find the larger number if the two numbers are consecutive odd
integers.

a. 7

b. 9

c. 10

d. 8

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

414. Determine how much water should be evaporated from 50kg of 30% salt solution to produce a 60% salt solution. All
percentages are by weight.

a. 25 kg

b. 35 kg

c. 15 kg

d. 20 kg

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

415. A runs around a circular track in 60 seconds, and in 50 seconds. Five seconds after A starts, B starts from the same point
in the same direction. When will they be together for the first time, assuming they run around the track continuously?

a. 3.5 mins

b. 6.5 mins

c. 5.5 mins

d. 7.5 mins

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

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416. An antelope is now 50 of her leaps ahead of a cheetah which is pursuing her. How many more leaps will the antelope
take before it is overtaken if she takes 5 leaps while the cheetah takes 4 leaps, but 2 of the cheetah’s leaps are equivalent to 3
of the antelope’s leaps?

a. 350

b. 325

c. 420

d. 250

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

417. Line L passes through the points (-2, 0) and (0, a). Line LL passes through the points (4, 0) and (6, 2). What value of a
makes the two lines parallel?

a. 1/2

b. -2

c. 2

d. -1/2

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

418. Solve for x if the equation is 104(54 – 24) / 21 = x

a. 209,000

b. 289,000

c. 290,000

d. 208,000

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

419. Two dice are tossed. What is the probability that the sum of the two dice is greater than 3?

a. 3/4

b. 5/6

c. 11/12

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d. 1/4

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

420. If L is a line through the points (2,5) and (4,6), what is the value of k so that the point of coordinates (7,k) is on the line
L?

a. 5

b. 6

c. 15/2

d. 11/2

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

421. Find a negative value of k so that the graph of y = x2 – 2x + 7 and the graph of y = kx + 5 are tangent?

a. – 4√2

b. – 2 – 2√2

c. – 2

d. – √2

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

422. The circle of equation (x – 3)2 + (y – 2)2 = 1 has center O. Point M(4,2) is on the circle. N is another point on the circle
so that angle MON has a size of 30°. Find the coordinates of point N.

a. (3 + √3/2 , 5/2)

b. (5/2 , 3 + √3/2)

c. (3 – √3/2 , 3/2)

d. (3/2 , 3 – √3/2)

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

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423. Vectors u and v are given by u = (2 , 0) and v = (-3 , 1). What is the length of vector w given by w = -u – 2v?

a. 6

b. √26

c. 2√5

d. 2

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

424. What is the smallest distance between the point(-2,-2) and a point on the circumference of the circle given by (x – 1)2 +
(y – 2) 2 = 4?

a. 3

b. 4

c. 5

d. 6

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

425. What is the equation of the horizontal asymptote of function: f(x) = 2/(x + 2) – (x + 3)/(x + 4)?

a. – 4

b. – 2

c. – 1

d. 1

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

426. The lines with equations x + 3y = 2 and -2x + ky = 5 are perpendicular for k = ?

a. 1/3

b. 2/3

c. 2/4

d. 1/4

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View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

427. If f(x) = (x – 1)2 and g(x) = √x, then (g o f)(x) = ?

a. |x – 1|

b. x – 1

c. 1 – x

d. |1 – x|

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

428. The domain of f(x) = √(4 – x2) / √(x2 – 1) is given by the interval

a. (-2 , 2) U (-1 , 2)

b. (-2 , -1) U (1 , 2)

c. (-2 , 2) U (-1 , 1)

d. (-2 , -1) U (1 , 2)

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

429. The area of the circle x2 + y2 – 8y – 48 = 0 is

a. 96Pi

b. 64Pi

c. 48Pi

d. 20Pi

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

430. An investor has P100,000, part of which he invested at 12% interest and the rest at 18%. He received a total annual
interest of P15,300. How much did he invest at 18% interest rate?

a. 65,000

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b. 60,000

c. 55,000

d. 75,000

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

431. For what value of k will the two equations 2x + 4 = 4(x – 2) and -x + k = 2x – 1 have the same solution?

a. 6

b. 2

c. 17

d. 20

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

432. An object travels at fifteen feet per minute. How many feet does it travel in 24 minutes and 40 seconds?

a. 360

b. 370

c. 365

d. 375

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

433. Solve for x if the equation is 4 / (√20 – √12) = x

a. 1/2

b. 4 / √8

c. √5 – √3

d. √5 + √3

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

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434. DE is parallel to CB and (length of AE / length of EB) is 4. If the area of triangle AED is 20 square inches, what is the
area, in square inches, of triangle ABC?

a. 31.25

b. 80

c. 320

d. 1,600

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

435. If a and b are both even numbers, which of the following could be and odd integer?

a. a2 + b2

b. (a + 1)2 + (b + 1)2

c. (a + 1)*(b + 1) – 1

d. (a + 1) / (b + 1)

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

436. If n is a positive integer such that n! / (n – 2)! = 342, find n.

a. 19

b. 17

c. 18

d. 16

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

437. What is the sum of the reciprocals of the solutions to the equation: x2 – (3/5)x = -11/3

a. 5/3

b. 9/55

c. -11/3

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d. 94/65

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

438. A number is given as 987562153ab where a and b are digits. Which values of a and b, such that a + b = 11 and a < b,
would result in 987562153ab being divisible by 4?

a. a = 3 , b = 8

b. a = 7 , b = 8

c. a = 5 , b = 6

d. a = 3 , b = 4

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

439. AC is parallel to DE. AE, FG and CD intersect at the point B. FG is perpendicular to AC and DE. The length of DE is 5
inches, the length of BG is 8 inches and the length of AC is 6 inches. What is the area, in square inches, of triangle ABC?

a. 28.8

b. 20

c. 24

d. 22

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

440. Points A, B and C are defined by their coordinates in a standard rectangular system of axes. What positive value of b
makes triangle ABC a right triangle with AC its hypotenuse?

a. 6

b. √6

c. 1 + √6

d. 1 + 2√3

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

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441. A vendor goes to market to buy fruits for resale at his store. He spends half his money for mangoes, and one-third of
what remains for bananas. He spends 150 for other fruits and still has 200 left from the amount he originally had. How much
money did he have at the start?

a. 1050

b. 5100

c. 1500

d. 1250

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

442. Seven carpenters and 5 masons earn a total of 2,300 per day. At the same rate of pay 3 carpenters and 8 masons earn
2,040. What are the wages per day of the carpenter and a mason?

a. 200 & 180

b. 300& 210

c. 210& 170

d. 270 &150

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

443. A man and a boy can do 15 days a piece of work which would be done by 7 men and 9 boys in 2 days. How long would
it take one man do it alone?

a. 20 days

b. 30 days

c. 15 days

d. 40 days

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

444. A certain two-digit numbers is 1 less than five times the sum of its digits. If 9 were added to the number, its digits
would be reversed. Find the number.

a. 34

b. 36

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c. 43

d. 63

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

445. If one root of 9x^2 – 6x + k = 0 exceed the other by 2, find the value of k.

a. 8

b. 6

c. -8

d. -6

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

446. Solve: √(2x – 5) – √(x – 2) = 2.

a. 3

b. 18

c. 9

d. 27

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

447. A speed boat going across a lake 8 km wide proceeds 2 km at a certain speed and then completes the trip at a speed ½
km/hr faster. By doing this, the speed arrives 10 minutes earlier than if the original speed had been maintained. Find the
original speed of the speed boat.

a. 5 km/hr.

b. 4 km/hr.

c. 7 km/hr.

d. 6km/hr.

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:
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448. An audience of 540 people is seated in rows having the same number of persons in each row. If 3 more persons seat in
each row, it would require 2 rows less to seat the audience. How many persons were in each row originally?

a. 17

b. 30

c. 27

d. 31

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

449. Find the third proportional to 4 and 12.

a. 48

b. 20

c. 36

d. 16

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

450. How many terms of the progression 4, 7, 10, 13, … must be taken so that the sum will be 69.

a. 6

b. 9

c. 8

d. 12

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

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Online Questions and Answers in Algebra and General Mathematics Series

Following is the list of multiple choice questions in this brand new series:

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MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics Part 10 |

ECE Board Exam
|

This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 10 of the Series in Algebra and General Mathematics topics in Engineering
Mathematics. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every
questions compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board Examination Questions in
Engineering Mathematics, Mathematics Books, Journals and other Mathematics References.

MCQ Topic Outline included in Mathematics Board Exam Syllabi

MCQ in Algebraic functions | MCQ in theory of Equations | MCQ in Factorization and Algebraic functions | MCQ
in Ratio, Proportion and Variation | MCQ in Matrix theory | MCQ in Arithmetic and Geometric Progression | MCQ
in Equations and Inequalities | MCQ in Linear and Quadratic Equations | MCQ in Complex Number System | MCQ
in Polynomials | MCQ in Mathematical Induction | MCQ in Logic and Probability | MCQ in Statistics| MCQ in
System of Numbers and Conversion | MCQ in Fundamentals in Algebra | MCQ in Binomial Theorems and
Logarithms | MCQ in Age Problems | MCQ in Work Problems | MCQ in Mixture Problems | MCQ in Digit
Problems | MCQ in Motion Problems | MCQ in Clock Problems | MCQ in Variation | MCQ in Progression | MCQ
in Miscellaneous Problems

Continue Practice Exam Test Questions Part 10 of the Series

⇐ MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics Part 9 | Math Board Exam

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

451. Determine x so that 2x + 1, x2 + x + 1, 3x2 – 3x + 3 are consecutive terms of an arithmetic progression.

a. 3

b. 2

c. 5

d. 4

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

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452. An equipment costs P50,000.00 and depreciates 20% of the original costs during the first year, 16% during the second
year, 12% during the third year, and so on, for 5 years. What is the value at the end of 5 years?

a. 15,000

b. 25,000

c. 30,000

d. 20,000

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

453. Find the sum of the first 100 positive integers that is exactly divisible by 7.

a. 35,350

b. 25,053

c. 53,350

d. 25,536

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

454. Find the 50th term of a geometric progression if the 20th term is 1200 and the 30th term is also 1200.

a. 1200

b. 2400

c. 1400

d. 4100

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

455. A woman started a chain letter by writing to four friends and requesting each to copy the letter and send it to four other
friends. If the chain was unbroken until the 5th set of letters was mailed, how much was spent for postage at P8.00 per
letter?

a. 16,219

b. 10,912

c. 21,835

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d. 13,291

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

456. A soccer ball is dropped from height of 6 meters. On each rebound it rises 2/3 of the height from which it last fell. What
distance has it traveled at the instant it strikes the ground for the 7th time?

a. 27.89 m

b. 19.86 m

c. 20.87 m

d. 24.27 m

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

457. The arithmetic mean of two numbers is 4, and their harmonic mean is 15/4. Find the numbers.

a. 3 & 5

b. 1 & 7

c. 2 & 6

d. 0 & 8

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

458. Find the real values of x and y satisfying the given equation: (2x + 3y) + i(3x – 5y) = 8 – i7.

a. x = 1, y = -2

b. x = -2, y = -1

c. x = 2, y = 1

d. x = 1, y = 2

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

459. From the equation 12x3 – 8x2 + kx + 18 = 0, find the value of k if one root is the negative of the other.

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a. -17

b. -12

c. -27

d. -36

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

460. In how many ways can a group of 6 people be seated on a row of 6 seats if a certain 2 refuse to sit next to each other?

a. 240 ways

b. 480 ways

c. 180 ways

d. 320 ways

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

461. How many different 8-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 2, 2, 2, 5, 5, 7, 7, 7?

a. 320

b. 560

c. 520

d. 480

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

462. In how many ways can 10 different magazines be divide among A, B, and C so that A gets 5 magazines, B 3 magazines
and C 2 magazines?

a. 2,520

b. 2,250

c. 2,050

d. 2,052

View Answer:

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

463. What is the probability of drawing 6 white balls from a jar containing 9 white, 4 red, and 3 blue balls?

a. 0.01

b. 0.02

c. 0.10

d. 0.03

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

464. Ten books consisting of 5 mathematics books, 3 physics books, and 2 chemistry books are placed in a bookcase at
random. What is the probability that the same books are all together?

a. 1/420

b. 3/520

c. 2/241

d. 5/2463

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

465. In a racing contest, there are 240 vehicles which will have provisions that will last for 15 hours. Assuming constant
hourly consumption for each vehicle, how long will the fuels provisions last if 8 vehicles withdraw from the race every hour
after the first?

a. 63

b. 18

c. 20

d. 25

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

466. A clerk submitted the following reports. The average rate of production of radios is 1.5 units for every 1.5 hrs. work by
1.5 workers. How many radios were produce in one month by 30 men working 200 hrs. during the month?

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a. 4000

b. 3800

c. 5000

d. 4200

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

467. A piece of rod of length 52 cm. is cut into two unequal parts. Each part is then bent to form a square. It is found that the
total area of the two squares is 97cm2. Find the difference between the sides of each square.

a. 3

b. 5

c. 4

d. 6

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

468. Solve the trigonometric equation: 3sec2x – 4 = 0

a. Pi / 3 + 2n*Pi , 5Pi / 3 + 2n*Pi

b. Pi / 6 + 2n*Pi , 11 Pi / 6 + 2n*Pi

c. Pi / 3 + n*Pi , 5Pi / 3 + n*Pi

d. Pi / 6 + n*Pi , 11 Pi / 6 + n*Pi

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

469. In what quadrant will the angle Ө terminate, if sin Ө is positive and sec Ө is negative?

a. I

b. III

c. II

d. IV

View Answer:

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

470. If sec (2x – 3) = 1 / [sin(5x – 9)], determine the value x in degrees.

a. 14.57°

b. 16.36°

c. 18.65°

d. 14.61°

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

471. What is the maximum value of 3 – 2 cos Ө?

a. 2

b. 3

c. 4

d. 5

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

472. Solve the trigonometric equation: 2cosx + 1 = 0

a. Pi / 3 + 2n*Pi , 5Pi / 3 + 2n*Pi

b. -1/2

c. 2Pi / 3 + 2n*Pi , 4Pi / 3 + 2n*Pi

d. Pi / 2 + n*Pi

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

473. If log x + log5 = log (x + 5), what is the value of x?

a. 0

b. 1.25

c. 1.5

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d. 2

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

474. If the angles of the triangle are 2x, x + 15, and 2x + 15, find the smallest of the angle in mills.

a. 500 mils

b. 600 mils

c. 800 mils

d. 900 mils

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

475. If (log10x)2 = 3 – log10x2. Which of the following choices can be a value of x?

a. 10-3

b. 102

c. x10

d. 10x

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

476. Find the value of x in the equation (√5)2cosx = 5.

a. 0°

b. 45°

c. 30°

d. 60°

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

477. If ax = by and bp = aq , then

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a. px = qy

b. xy = pq

c. xp = yq

d. qx = py

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

478. Solve the trigonometric equation: (3cosx + 7) (-2sinx – 1) = 0

a. 7Pi / 6 + 2n*Pi , 11Pi / 6 + 2n*Pi

b. Pi / 3 + 2n*Pi , 2Pi / 3 + 2n*Pi

c. 7Pi / 6 + n*Pi , 11Pi / 6 + n*Pi

d. -7 / 3 , -1 / 2

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

479. If the bearing of point A from B is S 40° W, then the bearing of B from A is:

a. N40° E

b. S40° W

c. N50° W

d. N50° E

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

480. A clock has a dial face of 12 in. radius. The minute hand is 9 inches while the hour hand is 6 inches. The plane of
rotation of the hour hand is 2 inches above the plane of rotation of the minute hand. Find the distance between the tips of the
minute and hour hand at 5:40 a.m.

a. 7.48 in

b. 6.48 in

c. 9.17 in

d. 10.16 in

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

481. Two towers are 60 m apart from each other. From the top of the shorter tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the
taller tower is 40°. How high is the taller tower if the height of the smaller tower is 40 m?

a. 90 m

b. 100 m

c. 80 m

d. 70 m

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

482. Considering the earth to be a sphere of radius 6400 km, find the radius of the 60th parallel of latitude.

a. 3,200 km

b. 1,300 km

c. 2,300 km

d. 3,100 km

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

483. Solve the trigonometric equation: (6tan2x – 2) (2tan2x – 6) = 0

a. Pi / 6 + n*Pi , 5Pi / 6 + 2n*Pi , Pi / 3 + n*Pi , 2Pi / 3 + n*Pi

b. Pi / 6 , 5Pi / 6

c. sqrt(3) , sqrt(3)

d. Pi / 3 + n*Pi , 2Pi / 3 + n*Pi

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

484. From a point on a level ground, the angles of elevation of the top and bottom of the ABS-CBN tower situated on the top
of the hill are measured as 48° and 40°, respectively. Find the height of the hill if the height of the tower is 116 feet.

a. 348.56 m

b. 368.36 m
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c. 258.96 m

d. 358.49 m

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

485. A ladder, with its foot in the street, makes an angle of 30° with the street when its top rests on a building on one side of
the street and makes an angle of 40° with the street when its top rests on a building on the other side of the street. If the
ladder is 50 ft. long, how wide is the street?

a. 96.2 ft.

b. 81.6 ft.

c. 78.5 ft.

d. 64.3 ft.

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

486. A wall is 15 ft. high and 10 ft. from a building. Find the length of the shortest ladder which will just touch the top of the
wall and reach a window 20.5 ft. above.

a. 42.54 m

b. 35.54 m

c. 54.45 m

d. 47.45 m

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

487. A poll tilts toward the sun at an angle 10° from the vertical casts a shadow 9 meters long. If the angle of elevation from
the tip of the shadow to the top of the pole is 43°, how tall is the pole?

a. 10.2

b. 7.54

c. 10.45

d. 8.25

View Answer:

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

488. If cos ϴ =√3 / 2, find 1 – tan2Ө..

a. -1

b. -1/2

c. 2/3

d. 2

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

489. Solve the trigonometric equation “-2sec2x + 4 = -2secx” in the interval [0, 2Pi].

a. Pi / 3 , 5Pi / 3 , Pi

b. Pi

c. -1 , 2

d. Pi / 6 , 5Pi / 6 , Pi

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

490. Solve the trigonometric equation 2sinx cos(-x) = 2sin(-x)sin(x)” in the interval [0, 2Pi].

a. 0 , Pi , 3Pi / 4 , 7Pi / 4

b. 3Pi / 4 , 7Pi / 4

c. 0 , Pi / 2

d. Pi / 6 , 4Pi / 3

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

491. From a helicopter flying at 30,000 feet, the angles of depression of two cities are 28° and 55°. How far apart are the
two cities?

a. 35,415.56 ft.

b. 23,587.67 ft.

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c. 53,452.67 ft.

d. 43,254.76 ft.

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

492. Two angles are adjacent and form an angle of 120°. If the larger angle is 20° less than three times the smaller angle,
find the larger angle.

a. 75°

b. 30°

c. 85°

d. 65°

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

493. A pine tree broken over by the wind forms a right triangle with the ground. If the broken part makes an angle of 50°
with the ground and the top of the tree is now 20 ft. from its base, how tall was the pine tree?

a. 55 ft.

b. 65 ft.

c. 45 ft.

d. 35 ft.

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

494. A ball, 5 ft. in diameter, rolls up an incline of 18°20’. What is the height of the center of the ball above the base of the
incline when the ball has rolled up 5 ft. up the incline?

a. 3 ft.

b. 5 ft.

c. 4 ft.

d. 6 ft.

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

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Solution:

495. If coversed Sin Ө = 0.134, find the value of versed Sin Ө.

a. 0.8

b. 0.3

c. 0.5

d. 0.2

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

496. A vertical pole consists of two parts, each one half of the whole pole. At a point in the horizontal plane which passes
through the foot of the pole and 36 m from it, the upper half of the pole subtend an angle whose tangent is 1/3. How high is
the pole?

a. 72

b. 25

c. 46

d. 66

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

497. Solve the trigonometric equation “sin2x = -sin(-x)” in the interval [0, 2Pi].

a. 0 , 2Pi

b. 0 , Pi / 3 , Pi , 5Pi / 3

c. 0 , Pi

d. Pi / 3 , Pi

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

498. If the sides of the triangle are 2x+3, x2+3x+3, and x2+2x, find the greatest angle.

a. 100 deg.

b. 130 deg.

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c. 120 deg.

d. 110 deg.

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

499. ABDE is a square section and BDC is an equilateral triangle with C outside the square. Compute the value of angle
ACE.

a. 30 deg.

b. 60 deg.

c. 50 deg.

d. 20 deg.

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

500. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point A is 23°30’. From another point B, the angle of elevation of
the top of the tower is 55°30’. The point A and B are 217.45 m apart and on the same horizontal plane as the foot of the
tower. The horizontal angle subtended by A and B at the foot of the tower is 90 degrees. Find the height of the tower.

a. 90.6 m

b. 86.7 m

c. 89.5 m

d. 55.9 m

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

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MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics

PART 1: MCQ from Number 1 – 50 Answer key: PART 1

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MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics Part 11 |

ECE Board Exam
|

This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 11 of the Series in Algebra and General Mathematics topics in Engineering
Mathematics. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every
questions compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board Examination Questions in
Engineering Mathematics, Mathematics Books, Journals and other Mathematics References.

MCQ Topic Outline included in Mathematics Board Exam Syllabi

MCQ in Algebraic functions | MCQ in theory of Equations | MCQ in Factorization and Algebraic functions | MCQ
in Ratio, Proportion and Variation | MCQ in Matrix theory | MCQ in Arithmetic and Geometric Progression | MCQ
in Equations and Inequalities | MCQ in Linear and Quadratic Equations | MCQ in Complex Number System | MCQ
in Polynomials | MCQ in Mathematical Induction | MCQ in Logic and Probability | MCQ in Statistics| MCQ in
System of Numbers and Conversion | MCQ in Fundamentals in Algebra | MCQ in Binomial Theorems and
Logarithms | MCQ in Age Problems | MCQ in Work Problems | MCQ in Mixture Problems | MCQ in Digit
Problems | MCQ in Motion Problems | MCQ in Clock Problems | MCQ in Variation | MCQ in Progression | MCQ
in Miscellaneous Problems

Continue Practice Exam Test Questions Part 11 of the Series

⇐ MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics Part 10 | Math Board Exam

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

501. The y coordinates of all the points of intersection of the parabola y2 = x + 2 and the circle x2 + y2 = 4 are given by

a. 2 , -2

b. 0 , √3 , – √3

c. 1 , 2 , -1

d. 1 , -2 , 1

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

502. What is the smallest positive zero of function f(x) = 1/2 – sin(3x + Pi/3)?

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a. Pi/3

b. Pi/6

c. Pi/18

d. Pi/36

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

503. A cylinder of radius 5 cm is inserted within a cylinder of radius 10 cm. The two cylinders have the same height of 20
cm. What is the volume of the region between the two cylinders?

a. 500Pi

b. 1000Pi

c. 1500Pi

d. 2000Pi

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

504. A data set has a standard deviation equal to 1. If each data value in the data set is multiplied by 4, then the value of the
standard deviation of the new data set is equal to

a. 3

b. 1

c. 2

d. 4

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

505. A cone made of cardboard has a vertical height of 8 cm and a radius of 6 cm. If this cone is cut along the slanted height
to make a sector, what is the central angle, in degrees, of the sector?

a. 216

b. 180

c. 90

d. 36

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View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

506. If sin(x) = -1/3 and Pi ≤ x ≤ 3Pi/2, then cot(2x) = ?

a. 4√2

b. 2√2

c. √2

d. 7/(4√2)

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

507. If in a triangle ABC, sin(A) = 1/5, cos(B) = 2/7, then cos(C) = ?

a. (√45 – 2√24)/35

b. (√45 + 2√24)/35

c. (7√24 + 10)/35

d. 0.85

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

508. What value of x makes the three terms x, x/(x + 1) and 3x/[(x + 1)(x + 2)] those of a geometric sequence?

a. 1

b. 1/2

c. 1/4

d. -1/2

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

509. The sum of the sides of a triangle is equal to 100 cm. If the angles of the triangle are in the continued proportions of
1:2:4. Compute the shortest side of the triangle.

a. 17.545

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b. 19.806

c. 18.525

d. 14.507

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

510. The sides of the triangular field which contains an area of 2400 sq. cm. are in continued proportion of 3:5:7. Find the
smallest side of the triangle.

a. 45.74

b. 63.62

c. 95.43

d. 57.67

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

511. In triangle ABC, angle A=80 deg. And point D is inside the triangle. If BD and CD are bisectors of angle B and C,
solve for the angle BDC.

a. 100 deg.

b. 130 deg.

c. 120 deg.

d. 140 deg.

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

512. Simplify the equation Sin2x (1 + cot2x).

a. 0

b. cos2x

c. 1

d. sec2xsin2x

View Answer:

Answer: Option C
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Solution:

513. Assuming the earth to be a sphere of radius 3960 mi, find the distance of point 36° N latitude from the equator.

a. 2844 mi

b. 2488 mi.

c. 2484 mi.

d. 4288 mi.

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

514. If sinx cosx + sin2x = 1, what are the values of x in degrees?

a. 32.2, 69.3

b. -32.2, 69.3

c. 20.9, 69.1

d. 20.9, -69.1

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

515. If sin3x = cos6y then:

a. x – 2y = 30

b. x + y = 180

c. x + 2y = 30

d. x + y = 90

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

516. Evaluate cot-1 [2cos (sin-10.5)].

a. 20°

b. 45°

c. 30°

d. 60°
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View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

517. An airplane can fly at airspeed of 300 mph. if there is a wind blowing towards the east at 50 mph, what should be the
planes compass heading in order for its course to be 30 degrees. What will be the planes groundspeed if it flies at this
course?

a. 21.7°, 321.86 mph

b. 31.6°, 351.68 mph

c. 51.7°, 121.86 mph

d. 12.7°, 331.86 mph

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

518. From the given parts of a spherical triangle ABC, compute for angle A. (a = 120°, b = 73°15’, c = 62°45’)

a. 127°45’

b. 115°26’

c. 185°15’

d. 137°56’

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

519. The diagonals of a parallelogram are 18 cm and 30 cm respectively. One side of a parallelogram is 12 cm. Find the area
of the parallelogram.

a. 214

b. 216

c. 361

d. 108

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

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520. A quadrilateral has sides equal to 12 cm, 20 cm, 8 cm, and 17 cm respectively. If the sum of the two opposite angles is
225°, find the area of the parallelogram.

a. 168.18

b. 78.31

c. 70.73

d. 186.71

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

521. The sides of the cyclic quadrilateral are a = 3 cm, b = 3 cm, c = 4 cm and d = 4 cm. Find the radius of the circle that can
be inscribed in it.

a. 2.71 cm

b. 3.1 cm

c. 1.51 cm

d. 1.71 cm

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

522. How many diagonals can be drawn from a 12 sided polygon?

a. 66

b. 48

c. 54

d. 36

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

523. Find the area of a regular polygon whose side is 25 m and apothem is 17.2 m.

a. 1075

b. 925

c. 1175

d. 1275
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View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

524. Find the area of a pentagon which is circumscribing a circle having an area of 420.60 sq. cm.

a. 386.57

b. 450.54

c. 486.29

d. 260.24

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

525. As x increases from Pi/4 to 3Pi/4, |sin(2x)|

a. always increases

b. always decreases

c. increases then decreases

d. decreases then increases

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

526. If ax3 + bx2 + cx + d is divided by x – 2, then the reminder is equal to

a. a – b + c – d

b. 8a + 4b + 2c + d

c. -8a + 4b -2c + d

d. a + b + c + d

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

527. A committee of 6 teachers is to be formed from 5 male teachers and 8 female teachers. If the committee is selected at
random, what is the probability that it has an equal number of male and female teachers?

a. 140/429

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b. 150/429

c. 160/429

d. 170/429

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

528. The range of the function f(x) = -|x – 2| – 3 is

a. y ≥ 2

b. y ≤ -3

c. y ≥ -3

d. y ≤ -2

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

529. What is the period of the function f(x) = 3sin2(2x + Pi/4)?

a. 3Pi

b. 2Pi

c. Pi/2

d. Pi/3

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

530. It is known that 3 out of 10 television sets are defective. If 2 television sets are selected at random from the 10, what is
the probability that 1 of them is defective?

a. 1/15

b. 1/10

c. 1/2

d. 1/3

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

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Solution:

531. In a triangle ABC, angle B has a size of 50°, angle A has a size of 32° and the length of side BC is 150 units. The length
of side AB is

a. 232

b. 280

c. 260

d. 270

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

532. For the remainder of the division of x3 – 2x2 + 3kx + 18 by x – 6 to be equal to zero, k must be equal to

a. 1

b. 5

c. -9

d. -10

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

533. It takes pump (A) 4 hours to empty a swimming pool. It takes pump (B) 6 hours to empty the same swimming pool. If
the two pumps are started together, at what time will the two pumps have emptied 50% of the water in the swimming pool?

a. 1 hour 12 minutes

b. 1 hour 20 minutes

c. 2 hours 30 minutes

d. 3 hours

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

534. The graph of r = 10 cos(Θ) , where r and Θ are the polar coordinates, is

a. a circle

b. an ellipse

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c. a horizontal line

d. a hyperbola

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

535. If (2 – i)*(a – bi) = 2 + 9i, where i is the imaginary unit and a and b are real numbers, then a equals

a. 2

b. 1

c. 0

d. -1

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

536. Lines L1 and L2 are perpendicular that intersect at the point (2, 3). If L1 passes through the point (0, 2), then line L2
must pass through the point

a. (0 , 3)

b. (1 , 1)

c. (3 , 1)

d. (5 , 0)

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

537. In a plane there are 6 points such that no three points are collinear. How many triangles do these points determine?

a. 8

b. 10

c. 18

d. 12

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

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538. In a circle with a diameter of 10 meters, a regular five pointed star touching its circumference is inscribed. What is the
area of the part not covered by the star?

a. 60.42

b. 40.58

c. 40.68

d. 50.47

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

539. Find the area of a hexagon with a square having an area of 72 sq. cm. inscribed in a circle which is inscribed in a
hexagon.

a. 124.71 sq. cm.

b. 150.26 sq. cm.

c. 150.35 sq. cm.

d. 130.77 sq. cm.

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

540. The tangent and a secant are to a circle from the same external point. If the tangent is 6 inches and the external segment
of the secant is 3 inches, compute the length of the secant.

a. 10

b. 13

c. 12

d. 14

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

541. Two circles with radii 8 and 3 m are tangent to each other externally. What is the distance between the points of
tangency of one of their common external tangencies?

a. 7.8 m

b. 9.8 m

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c. 10.7 m

d. 6.7 m

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

542. The diameters of the two circles that are tangent internally are 18 and 8, respectively. What is the length of the tangent
segment from the center of the larger circle to the smaller circle?

a. 2

b. 4

c. 3

d. 5

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

543. Three identical circles are tangent to each other externally. If the area of the curvilinear triangle enclosed between the
points of tangency of the 3 circles is 16.13 cm2, compute the radius of each circle.

a. 10 cm

b. 13 cm

c. 9 cm

d. 15 cm

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

544. A semi – circle of radius 14 cm is bent to form a rectangle whose length is 1 cm more than its width. Find the area of
the rectangle.

a. 323.75 cm2

b. 322.32 cm2

c. 233.57 cm2

d. 233.75 cm2

View Answer:

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

545. A swimming pool is constructed in the shape of two partially overlapping circles, each of radius 9 m. If the center each
circle lies on the circumference of the other, find the perimeter of the swimming pool.

a. 85.7 m

b. 75.4 m

c. 56.5 m

d. 96.8 m

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

546. The length of the side of a rhombus is 5 cm. If the shorter diagonal is of length 6 cm. What is the area of the rhombus?

a. 24 cm2

b. 14 cm2

c. 18 cm2

d. 25 cm2

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

547. Two squares each of 12 cm sides overlap each other such that the overlapping region is a regular polygon. Determine
the area of the overlapping region thus formed.

a. 110.9 cm2

b. 119.3 cm2

c. 121.5 cm2

d. 117.4 cm2

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

548. The side of a regular pentagon is 25 cm. If the radius of its inscribed circle is 15 cm, find the area of the pentagon.

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a. 937.5 cm2

b. 784.6 cm2

c. 825.75 cm2

d. 857.65 cm2

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

549. The capacities of two hemispherical tanks are in the ratio 64:125. If 4.8 kg of paint is required to paint the outer surface
of the smaller tank, then how many kilograms of paint would be needed to paint the outer surface of the larger tank?

a. 8.5 kg

b. 6.7 kg

c. 7.5 kg

d. 9.4 kg

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

550. A wooden cone of altitude 10 cm is to be cut into two parts of equal weight. How far from the vertex should the cut
parallel to the base be made?

a. 6.65 cm

b. 3.83 cm

c. 7.94 cm

d. 8.83 cm

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Online Questions and Answers in Algebra and General Mathematics Series

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MCQ in Algebra and General Mathematics

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