Exponents 25b 4 c 6 y 4 z 6

a. b.
1. Solve for the value of x in 3 2 x 3 = 2, 36a 2 x 2
187. 25b 4 c 4 y 6 z 6 25b 6 c 6 y 4 z 4
c. d.
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3 36a 2 x 2 36a 2 x 2
2. If 3x=6, what is the value of 34x-1?
25b 6 c 4 y 6 z 4
a. 72 b. 432 c. 216 d. 108
3. Solve for x in 81x/4=1/27. 36a 2 x 2
a. -2 b. 3 c. 2 d. -3 14. Under certain conditions, the
4. Find the value of x in the equation production of people informed through
(73) (712) = 73x. advertising after t weeks is
a. 5 b. 3 c. 12 d. 6
5. Which of the following is equivalent 25
to 128x32y? P (t ) 
a. 25x+7y b. 26x+7y
40  12(6  25t )
c. 27x+5y d. 27x+6y What value does P(t) approach as t
6. Which of the following is equivalent becomes larger and larger?
to 5x+2 + 3(5x+1) – 40(5x)? a. 0.375 b. 0.785
a. 3(5x) b. -2(5x) c. 0.625 d. 0.500
c. 0 d. 5x 15. The number of bacteria after t
7. Solve for x in the equation 2-100x= hours is 5.6(106)3t/5. How long will it
(0.50)x-4. take for this number to triple?
a. 4/99 b. -4/99 a. 4 hours b. 5 hours
c. 4/101 d. -4/101 c. 6 hours d. 7 hours
8. If 16x = 25, what is the value of 22x? 16. The half-life of a radioactive
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5 material is the time in which half of it
9. If 5x = 7y, what is the value of will disintegrated. If its amount after t
5x2/7y2? years is 5(2-t/90), what is half-life?
a. 25/49 b. 7/5 a. 45 hours b. 60 hours
c. 5/7 d. 49/25 c. 75 hours d. 90 hours
17. The population in thousands of a
9x 7 y 5 z 2
10. Simplify . country is P = 108(2.5)t/20 where t is
3 xy 3 z 6 measured years. How long will it take
3x 7 y 2 3x 6 y 2 for the population to increases by 150
a. b. percent?
z4 z5 a. 20 years b. 23years
3x 5 y 2 3x 5 y 2 c. 15 years d. 18 years
c. d. 18. A drug is eliminated from the body
z4 z5
through urination. Suppose that for an
( xy 2 )  4 ( x  3 y 5 z  4 ) 3 initial dose of 15 milligrams, the
11. Simplify
( x  1 y 2 )( y 3 z  2 )  1 amount x in the body t hours later is
given by x = 10(0.8)t. What
y8 y8 percentage of the drug still in the body
a. b.
x 14 z 12 x 12 z 14 is eliminated each hour?
y6 y6 a. 32% b. 24%
c. 14 12 d. 12 14 c. 16% d. 20%
x z x z 19. Find the last digit when 13 raised
2 n 1
2(7 )  5(7 2 n 5 ) to 655.
12. Simplify a. 1 b. 3 c. 7 d. 9
3(7 2 n 3 )
20. Find the last digit of 3128+7535+14860
a. 88.61 b. 86.18 a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
c. 61.88 d. 81.68
2/3
 125a  3 b 6 c 9  Radicals
13. Simplify  3 6 9

 216 x y z 
21. Perform the indicated operations 2 x 2 2x
98  8  50 . a. b.
x2 y x2 y
a. 4 2 b. 14 2
x 2x
c. 10 2 d. 6 2 c. 2
d.
x y x2 y
22. Find the principal root of
32. Rationalize the denominator of
2,500 x 16 y 10 z 2 .
10
a. 25x8y5z2 b. 25x8y5z .
8 5 2
c. 50x y y d. 50x8y5z
3
16a 4
23. Find the principal root of
a.
10 3 4a 2 b.
5 3 4a 2
4
0.00000016a 4 b 20 c 8 .
a2 2a 2
a. 0.02ab5c2 b. 0.02a4b5c2
c. 0.20ab5c2 d. 0.20a4b5c2
c.
5 3 2a 2 d.
10 3 2a 2
24. Find the principal root of 2a 2 a2
6
729 x 12 y 6 33. Rationalize the denominator of
a. 3xy 2
b. 3x y 2 2
128 x
c. 3xy d. 3x2y 5
375 y 7
25. Find the principal root of
243 p 10
5
8,100 x 2 y 3
5  . a. b.
32q 25 15 y 2
3p2 3q 2 5
8,100 x 2 y 3
a.  b.  2
2q 5 2 p5 15 y 2
3p2 3q 2 5
8,100 x 2 y 3
c. d. c. 2 
2q 5 2 p5 15 y 3
26. Simplify the radical 5p
x 13 p y 7 p 5
8,100 x 2 y 3
d.
a. x 2 y 5 p x 2 p y 3 p 15 y 3
b. x 2 y 5 p x 3 p y 2 p 34. Rationalize the numerator f
c. xy 2 5 p x 2 p y 3 p
5
64 x 6 y

d. x 2 y 5 p x 3 p y 2 p
3
16 xy 5
27. Find the principal roof of y y
a. 7 2 b.
3
15,625r 12 s 27 . x  4x y15
x  4x 2 y 7
15

a. 25r3s2 b. 25r2s3 x x
3 2 2 3
c. 5r s d. 5r s c. d.
y 15 4 x 7 y 2 y 15 4 x 2 y 7
28. Solve for x in the given equation
4
3
2 4 16 8 x  2 . 32a 7b5
35. Rationalize
5
a. 32 b. 16 c. 64 d. 8 16a 8b
29. Simplify the expression
a. ab 20 512ab3 b.
4
 16 p s 4 2
 4

ab 20 512a 3b c. ab 20 512ab3 d.

a. 16p4s2 b. -2ps1/2
c. -16p s4 2
d. none of the above a b 20 512a 3b
30. Solve for x in the given equation.
a. 1.224 b. 1.442 Logarithms
c. 1.244 d. 1.242
31. Rationalize the denominator of 36. The base of a common or Briggsian
8 logarithm is
. a. 2 b. 1 c. 10 d. e
8x 3 y 2
37. The base of a natural, hyperbolic, a. 0.9139 b. -0.9139
or Napierian logarithm is c. 0.0159 d. -0.0159
a. 2 b. 1 c. 10 d. e 52. Which of the following is the
38. The value of the Napierian base e cologarithm of 132 to the base 10?
is a. 7.8794 b. 2.1206
a. 1.414213562 b.3.1415926 c. -7.7794 d. -2.1206
c. 2.718281828 d. 10 53. Solve the equation 5x = 64
39. Find the equivalent of a. 2.1584 b. 2.8541
1 1 1 1 1 c. 2.5841 d. 2.4581
     ... 54. Solve for x in the equation log3
0! 1! 2! 3! 4!
a. I b. e c.  d. undefined 5
x 
40. The whole number part of the 4
logarithm is called a. 0.5233 b. 0.2533
a. mantissa b. antilogarithm c. 0.3253 d. 0.3352
c. cologarithm d. characteristics 55. If loga 10 = 0.25, what is the value
41. The decimal part of the logarithm of log10 a?
is called a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 5
a. mantissa b. antilogarithm 56. Find the value of y in the equation
c. cologarithmd. characteristics  ex 
42. The characteristics of the logarithm y  In x  2 
of 329.65 to the base 10 is e 
a. 2 b. -3 c. 3 d. -2 a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 5
43. The characteristics of the logarithm 57. Solve the equation (3x)(52x + 1) = 63x
–2
of 0.00078807 to the base 10 is .
a. 3 b. -3 c. 4 d. -4 a. 4.9902 b. 4.9092
44. The characteristics of the logarithm c. 4.9920 d. 4.2099
of 5.0932 to the base 10 is 58. If log 2 = x and log 3 = y, find the
a. 1 b. -2 c. 0 d. -1 log 1.20.
45. The mantissa of the logarithm of a. 2x + y b. 2y
329.65 to the base 10 is c. 2x + y – 1 d. xy – 1
a. 0.5181 b. -0.4819 59. The number of bacteria after t
c. -0.4819 d. -0.5181 hours is 4.8(104)2t/3. How long will it
46. The mantissa of the logarithm of take for the number to triple?
0.00078807 to the base 10 is a. 4.75 hrs b. 3hrs
a. -0.8966 b. -0.1034 c. 3.75hrs d. 4hrs
c. 0.1034 d. 0.8966 60. The population, in thousands, of a
47. The mantissa of the logarithm of country is P = 108(1.5)t/20 where t is
5.0932 to the base 10 is measured in years. How long will it
a. 0.2930 b. 0.7070 take for the population to increase by
c. -0.2930 d. -0.7070 125 percent?
48. The equation ax = y in logarithmic a. 25years b. 30years
form is c. 35years d. 40years
a. logx a = y b. logx y = a 61. The half – life of radioactive
c. loga y = x d. loga x = y material is the time in which half of life
49. The equation logpn = m in it will disintegrate. If the amount after t
exponential form is years is 5(7-t/90), what is its half – life?
a. mp = n b. mn = p a. 60.23 yrs b. 63.02yrs
m
c. p = n d. pn = m c. 23.06yrs d. 32.06yrs
50. Find the number whose logarithm 62. The rate at which a substance is
is 2.3928 converted to another substance is
a. -247.0586 b. 0.3789 given by x = x0e -0.07t, where x0 is the
c. -0.3789 d. 247.0586 initial amount of the substance and x
51. Find the antilogarithm of 8.20189 – is the amount at any time t in seconds.
10 How many seconds must elapse so
that 90% of the substance is  2 0 4 
converted? c. 
 5 3  8
a. 32.89 sec b. 20 19 sec
c. 35.06sec d. 38.55 sec  2 0  4
d. 
63. Which of the following is the  5  3  8 
logarithm of the imaginary number i? 2 0 4
   e 69. Given the matrix  A  
i  log e i  log  5  3 8 
a.  2  b.  2 , find 3 A 
   e  6 0 12 
i  log e i  log  a.  
c.  4  d.  2 15 9 24
64. Which of the following is the 6 0 15 
logarithm of -6? b.  
15  9 24
a. 1.3644 – 0.7782i
b. 1.3644 – 0.7782i 6 0 12 
c. 
c. 0.7782 + 1.3644i  15  9 24
d. 1.3644 + 0.7782i  6 0 15 
65. Determine the logarithm of zero to d.  
the base a, where a may be any real 15 9 24
number greater than 1. 70. Given the matrices
a. imaginary b. zero 2 0 4
c. positive infinity
 A   
 5  3 8
d. negative infinity
 3 5 9 
Matrix And  B  , find
Properties and Operations of Matrices  4 1  2
66. Find the size of the matrix  A   B .
2 0 4  1 5 13
 5  3 8 a. 
   9  2 6 
a. 3 x 3 b. 2 x 3  1 5 13
c. 3 x 2 d. 2 x 2 b. 
67. Given the matrices below  9  2 10
  1 5 13
c. 
2 0 4 2 0 4  9 2 6 
 A   C     1 5 13
5  3 8  5  3  8 d. 
 9 2 10
 10 
 04 22  2 0  71. Given the matrices
 B  5   D   A 
2 0 4
 5(1)
6
64  5  3 
 5  3 8
  2 
 3 5 9 
Which of the following is true? And  B  , find
a. A = D b. A = B  4 1  2
c. A = C d. None of the above  A   B .
68. Find the negative of the matrix 5  5  5
2 0 4 a. 
 5  3 8 1  4 6 
  5  5  5
 2 0  4 b. 
a.  1  2 10 
 5 3 8 
5  5  5
 2 0  4 c. 
b.  1  4 10 
 5  3  8 
5  5  5
d. 
1  2 6 
  4 3 76. When the number of rows m and
72. Given the matrices  A   the number of columns n are equal,
 2 5
the matrix is said to be
 6  4 a. symmetric b. square
And  B    , find  A B 
  3 1  c. identity d. zero
  33 19   2  1 77. When the elements of a square
a.   b.  1 matrix obey the rule aij = aji, the matrix
  3  5  6  is said to be
  32  2  18 6 a. symmetric b. square
c.  d.
 14  4 10 9
  c. identity d. zero
73. Given the matrices 78. When all the elements of a square
matrix are zero, the matrix is said to
 3 2 8
be

 A   1 5 0 and a. symmetric b. square
 9  2 4 c. identity d. zero
79. When all the elements on the
 4 10 0 
diagonal of a square matrix are equal
 B    1  6 2  , find  A B  to unity and all the other elements are
  2 4  3 zero, the matrix is said to be
a. symmetric b. square
 19 96 0
 c. identity d. zero
a.   10 45 12  80. Find the minor of 4 in the matrix
 21  8 73 2 4 1
 1  2 5
 1 12 8   
 
b.  2  1 2  5 2 6
 7 2 1  1 6 1  2
a. b.
  26  10  20 5 5 5 2

c.  9  20 10  1 6 1  2
c.  d. 
 26 118  16  5 5 5 2
81. Find the minor of A31 in the matrix
  2 58 32 
 9  1 5 2
d.   32 16 
 A   3  6 4

  17 22  28
 8 0 7 
74. Given the matrices
3  6 5 2
  5 a. b. 
 3 0 6   8 0  6 4
 A    and  B   3  , find 5 2 3  6
 1 5 4 
 8  c. d. 
 6 4 8 0
 A B  82. Find the cofactor of 4 in the matrix
 52  33 2 4 1
a.   b.    1  2 5
 33  52  
  52  33   5 2 6
c.   d.  
 33    52 1 5 1  2
a. b.
75. Any square matrix  A multiplied 5 6 5 2
by an identity of the same order 1 5 1  2
c.  d. 
equals: 5 6 5 2
a.  0 b. –[A] c. [A] d. [l] 83. Find the cofactor of A31 in the
 1 5 2
Types of Matrices  4
matrix  A   3  6
 8 0 7 
 3  6 5 2 90. Find the determinant of the matrix
a. b. 
8 0  6 4  2 3 5 1
5 2 3  6  4 2 3 5
c.
 6 4
d. 
8 0
[A].  A   .
 3 1 4 2
Transpose of a Matrix  
 5 4 2 3
a. 116 b. 119 c. 124 d. 132
84. Find the transpose of the matrix
91. Find the determinant of the matrix
  4 3
 2  4  1 2 3
5 2
 0 2 1
  4 3   4 2 [A].  A   .
a.   b.  10 3 0 1
 2 5  3 5   
14 2 4 5
  4 3   4 2
c.    d.   a. 36 b. -44 c. -28 d. 26
 2 5  3 5 Adjoint of Matrix
85. Find the transpose of the matrix
2 0 4 92. Determine the adjoint of the matrix
 A   1 4
 5  3 8  A    .
 2  5  3 5

a.  0 3  b.   5  4  5 4
a.   b.  
  4  8   3  1  3 1
2 5   5  4  5 4
c.   d.  3
0  3   3 1    1

 4 8  93. Determine the adjoint of the matrix
 15 44
 2 5  2  5  A  .
 0 3   28 59 
c.   d.  0  3
 59 44   59  44
 4 8   4  8 a.   b.  28  15 
  28  15   
Determinant of a matrix
  59 44 
c.   d.
86. Find the determinant of the matrix   28  15
  4 3  59  44
 2 5   28  15 
  
a. -26 b. -14 c. 26 d. 14 Inverse of a Matrix
87. Find the determinant of the matrix
 90 37  94. Determine the inverse of the
  22 16    3 4
 
matrix  .
a. -626b. -2, 254  1 5 
c. 2,254 d. 626 1  5  4
88. Find the determinant of the matrix a.  
19   1  3
 3  3 1
1 5 2 1   5  4
 b. 
 4  2 4 19   1 3 
a. 46 b. -32 c. 29 d. 38 1  5  4
c. d.
89. Find the determinant of the matrix 19   1  3
 4 3  1 1  5  4
10  6  16
  19   1 3 
 6 7 1 
a. 108 b. 0 c. 10 d. -54
95. Find the eigenvalues of the matrix a. -2. -2, 5 b. 2, -5, -5
 3  2  5 c, 2, 2, -5 d. -2, 5, 5
 A   4  1  5

  2  1  3

104. Solve for x in the equation

Quadratic Equation 5 x  3 2 x  7 632
96. Solve for x in the equation x2 – 4 =   .
x 1 2x  3 63
0. a. -4/5 and -111/76
a. 1 and 4 b. 2 and -2 b. -4/5 and 111/76
c. 1 and -4 d. 2 and 2 c. 4/5 and -111/76
97. Solve for x in the equation 4x2 + 9 d. 4/5 and 111/76
= 0. 105. Solve for x in the equation
a. 2i/3 and -2i/3
7 x  3 2 x  5 481
b. 3/2i and -3/2i   .
c. 3i/2 and -3i/2 2 x  1 7 x  3 240
d. 2/3i and -2/3i a. 3/2 and 125/73
b. -3/2 and -125/73
98. Solve for x in the equation x2 – 13x c. 3/2 and -125/73
+ 36 = 0. d. -3/2 and 125/73
a. 3 and 12 b. 4 and 9 106. Solve for x in the equation 3x2 –
c. 2 and 18 d. 1 and 36 4ix + 4 = 0
99. Solve for x in the equation 2x2 – 7x a. -2i and -2i/3 b. -2i and
– 15 = 0. 2i/3 c. 2i and -2i/3 d. 2i and
a. -5 and 3/2 b. 5 and -3/2 2i/3
c. 5 and 3/2 d. -5 and -3/2 107. Solve for x in the equation x4 + x2
100. Solve for x in the equation x2 – 6x – 56 = 0
+ 34 = 0. a. 3 2 b. 2 2
a. 3 ± 5i b. 5 ± 3i c. 2i 2 d. 3i 2
c. 2 ± 5i d. 5 ± 2i 108. Solve for x in the equation
101. Solve for x in the equation 9x2 + x
+2=0 x 2  3 2( x 2  5)
 2 3
 1   17 1   17 x2  5 x 3
a. b.
18 18 a.  13 b.  15
 1   71 c.  17 d. 4
c. d. 109. Solve for x in the equation
18
x  3 x  18 0 .
1   71
a. 16 b. 25 c. 36 d. 9
18 110. Solve for x in the equation x4/3 –
102. Solve for x in the equation 14x2/3 – 48 = 0.
10 a. -4.18i b. -4.81i
x 7
x c. -8.14i d. -8.41i
a. -2 and 5 b. 2 and -5 111. Solve for x in the equation in (x2
c. -2 and -5 d. 2 and 5 + 8x + 3) = In (3x) + In (x + 1).
103. Solve for x in the equation a. -1/2 b. 3 c. -2 d. 1/3
2 3 13 112. Solve for x in the equation
  1
x2 x 5 4 x 1 
a. 6 and 19/13 1
1
b. 6 and -19/13 1
c. -6 and 19/13 1
1  ...
d. -6 and -19/13 a. 1.390 b. 1.483
c. 1.521 d. 1.618
113. Find a quadratic equation whose 123. A quadratic equation has two
roots are 3 and -9. identical roots. When 2 are added to
a. x2 – 6x – 27 = 0 both of the roots the product of the
b. x2 + 6x – 27 = 0 roots is tripled. Find the roots of the
c. x2 + 12x – 27 = 0 original quadratic equation.
d. x2 – 12x – 27 = 0 a. 1  5 b. 2  3
114. Find a quadratic equation whose c. 2  5 d. 1  3
roots are 3i . 124. If the roots of the quadratic
a. x2 – 9 = 0 b. x2 + 6 = 0 equation Ax2 + Bx + C = 0 are h and k,
c. x2 – 6 = 0 d. x2 + 9 = 0 which of the following are the roots of
115. Find a quadratic equation whose the equation Cx2 + Bx + A = 0
roots are 3 + 5i and 3 – 5i. a. h2 and k2 b. 2h and 2k
a. x2 – 6x + 73 = 0 c. 1/h and 1/kd. h + k and hk
b. x2 + 16x + 73 = 0 125. In a quadratic equation problem,
c. x2 + 6x – 34 = 0 one student made a mistake in
d. x2 – 6x – 34 = 0 copying the coefficient of x and got the
116. If one of the roots of a quadratic roots 5 and -3/2. Another student also
equation is 8 – 3i, find the quadratic made a mistake in copying the
equation constant term and got the roots 2/3
a. x2 – 16x + 73 = 0 and ¼. Find the correct quadratic
b. x2 + 16x + `73 = 0 equation.
c. x2 + 16x – 73 = 0 a. 12x2 + 11x + 90 = 0
d. x2 – 16x – 73 = 0 b. 12x2 – 11x + 90 = 0
117. If ¼ and -7/2 are the roots of the c. 12x2 + 11 – 90 = 0
quadratic equation Ax2 + Bx + C = 0, d. 12x2 – 11x – 90 = 0
what is the value of B?
a. -28 b. 4 c. -7 d. 26 Binomial Theorem
118. Find the sum of the roots of the 126. Find the 4th term in the expansion
equation 15x2 + 2x – 8 = 0 of (x + y)5
a. 3/2 b. -2/15 a. 5x2y3 b. 10x2y3
c. 2/3 d. -3/2 3 2
c. 5x y d. 10x3y2
119. Find the product of the roots of 127. Find the 6th term in the expansion
the equation 15x2 + 2x – 8 = 0 of (2x – 3y)8
a. -8/15 b. -15/8 a. -90,720x3y5
c. 8/15 d. 15/8 b. -108,864x3y5
120. What is the product of the roots of c. -81,648x3y5
the equation 15x2 + 2x – 8 = 0 d. -48,384x3y5
a. ¾ b. -1/4 128. Find the 5th term in the expansion
c. -3/4 d. ¼ 7
121. Find the value of k in the  2y2 
of  x 3  
quadratic equation 7x2 + (2k + 5)x –  x 2 
5k + 1 = 0 so that the sum and the a. 280x6y6 b. -280x6y6
product of the roots are equal. c. 560xy 8
d. -560xy8
a. 2 b. -3 c. -2 d. 3 129. Find the middle term in the
122. In a quadratic equation, the sum expansion of (x + 3y)6.
of the identical roots is 2  7i . Find a. 1,215x3y3 b. 1,458x3y3
the product of the roots. c. 135x3y3 d. 540x3y3
 3  4 7i 130. Find the term involving x9 in
a. b. 12
4  2 2
x  
 4  3 7i  x
4 a. 32,168x9 b. 25,344x9
c. 6,987x9 d. 512x9
 3  4 7i  4  3 7i
c. d. 131. Find the term in (3x – y1/2)13 that
4 4 involves y9.
 a. 173,745x5y4 original number remainder is 3 times
b. 312,741x5y9 the sum of the digits. Find the number.
c. 416,988x5y4 a. 42 b. 53 c. 75 d. 64
d. 104,247x5y4 144. The square of the tens digit of a
132. Find the term in (x – y + z)11 that two digit number is 7 less than the
involves x3y5 sum of the digits. If the digits are
a. 9,240x3y5z2 transposed the number is increased by
b. 9,240x3y5z3 63, Find the number.
c. -9,240x3y5z3 a. 47 b. 56 c. 38 d. 29
d. -9,240x3y5z2 145. the sum of the digits a 2 digit
133. Find the term in (a + 2b – c)10 that number is 10. IF the number is divided
involves a4c3. by the digit, the quotient is 3 and the
a. 33,600a4b4c3 remainder is 4. Find the number.
b. 33,600a4b3c3 a. 37 b. 28 c. 46 d. 19
c. -33,600a4b4c3 146. Divide 224 into two parts such
d. -33,600a4b3c3 that when the larger part is divided by
134. The middle term in the expansion the smallest part, the quotient is 2 and
of (a3 + 2b2)n is Camb12. Find m. the remainder is half of the smaller
a. 19 b. 20 c. 17 d. 18 part. Find the larger part.
135. Find the sum of the coefficients in a. 150 b. 180 c. 170 d. 160
the expansion of (2x – 3y)35. 147. The sum of the digits of a three
a. -1 b. 1 c. -2 d. 2 digit number is 17. If the digits are
136. Find the sum of the coefficients in reversed the resulting number is
the expansion of (3x +1)4. added to the original number, the
a. 256 b. 254 c. 255 d. 257 result is 1,474. If the resulting number
137. Find the sum of the coefficients in is subtracted from the original number,
the expansion of (x + y – z)8. the result is 396. Find the original
a. 3 b. 2 c. 0 d. 1 number.
138. Find the sum of the exponents in a. 935 b. 845 c. 854 d. 953
the expansion of (x + y)3. 148. The sum of the digits of a three
a. 6 b. 10 c. 8 d. 12 digit number is 12. When the hundreds
139. Find the sum of the exponents in and tens digits are interchanged, the
the expansion of (2x3 – y5) 7. number is reduced by 630. But when
a. 210 b. 224 c. 56 d. 180 the hundreds and units digits are
140. Find the sum of the exponents in interchanged, the number is reduced
 2
12 only by 495. Find the sum the squares
the expansion of  x 2   . of the digits.
 x a. 70 b. 74 c. 68 d. 72
a. 56 b. 96 c. 78 d. 84 149. When 3 is added to both
Number/ Digit Problems numerator and the denominator of a
certain fraction, its value is decreased
141. Three times the first of three by 9/40. However, when 3 is
consecutive odd integers is three more subtracted from both, its value is
than twice the third. Find the third increased by 9/10. Find the
integer. denominator of the original fraction.
a. 9 b. 11 c. 13 d. 15 a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6
142. The sum of five consecutive even 150. Find the remainder when 37
integers is 1,280. Find the product of raised to 1,810 is divided by 7.
the lowest and the largest integers. a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
a. 64,512 b. 65,024 Proportion/Variation
c. 65,532 d. 65,520
143. A number is less than 100 and its 151. If y varies directly as x and equal
tens digit is 2 more than its units to 3 when x is equal to 100, find the
digits. If number with the digits value of y when x is equal to 25.
reversed is subtracted from the a. 80 b. 75 c. 60 d. 90
152. z varies directly as x and discharge over a weir having a crest
inversely as the square root of y. It is length of 6 m and a head of 1.40 m.
equal to 3 when x is 13 and y is 16. a. 18.72 m3/s b. 7.82 m3/s
Find the value of z when x is 52 and y c. 17.28 m3/s d. 18.27 m3/s
is 9. 161. Coulomb’s Law states that the
a. 24 b. 20 c. 25 d. 16 electrical force between two point
153. Find the fourth proportional to charges varies directly as the product
33,22 and 27. of the charges and inversely as the
a. 21 b. 18 c. 15 d. 20 square of the distance between them.
154. Find the third proportional to 16 If the electrical force between two
and 12. points charges 25x10-9 coulombs and
a. 9 b. 10 c. 12 d. 15 75x10-9 coulombs and 0.03 meters
155. Find the mean proportional apart is 0.019 N, find the electrical
between 8 and 392. force between two point charges
a. 80 b. 72 c. 60 d. 56 30x10-9 coulombs and 120x10-9
156. The scale of a certain map is coulombs and 0.10 meters apart.
1.250,000 mm. If two points on the a. 0.0033 N b. 0.0044 N
map is 27mm, find its actual ground c. 0.0055 N d. 0.0066 N
measurement. 162. The relative angle of twist
a. 5.67 km b. 5.76 km between the ends of a solid circular
c. 6.57 km d. 6.75 km rod varies directly the product of the
157. The scale of a certain map is applied torque and the length, and
1:100,000. The distance between two inversely as the fourth power of the
points on the map is 3 units. How diameter. If the angle of twist of a
many units will these two points circular rod is 2.23 radians, find the
measure on another map with scale of angle of twist on another rod of the
1:60,000? same material when the length,
a. 9 units b. 5 units diameter, and applied torque were
c. 18 units d. 6 units halved.
158. the time of travel of a free falling a. 4.46 rad b. 1.12 rad
body varies directly as the square root c. 8.92 rad d. 0.56 rad
of the distance it falls. If a body falls 163. If three cats can kill three mice in
78.48 meters in 4 seconds, how far will three minutes, in how many minutes
it travel in 8 seconds? can twelve cats kill twelve mice?
a. 313.92 m b. 117.72 m a. 12 min b. 6 min
c. 627.84 m d. 156.96 m c. 4 min d. 3 min
159. At constant temperature, the 164. If 2 typist can type 2 pages in 2
resistance of a wire varies directly as minutes, in how many seconds will it
its length and inversely as the square take 5 types to type 19 pages?
of its diameter. If a piece of wire 0.10 a. 516s b. 456s
inch in diameter and 50 feet long has a c. 576s d. 396s
resistance of 0.10 ohms, what is the 165. Ten students from Pampanga
resistance of another piece of wire of decided to stay in Manila for a regular
the same material, 2,000 feet long, review preparation for the CE Board
0.20 inch diameter? Exam. To minimize their expenses,
a. 0.50 ohms b. 4 ohms they agreed bring 18 sacks of rice that
c. 1 ohms d. 2 ohms will last for 4 months. After their
160. The quantity of water discharged regular review, students went back to
over a rectangular weir is directly Pampanga. Only the remaining
proportional to the crest length and students enrolled in the refresher for 1
three halves the power of the head month. How much more rice will the
(height of water above the crest). If the remaining students need to their
rate of discharge over a weir having a extended stay in Manila? (1 sack = 50
crest length of 3m and a head of 0.70 kg)
m is 3.23 m3/sec, find the rate of
 a. 120 kg b. 135 kg 173. Richard is 5 years older than Paul.
c. 150 kg d. 175 kg The product of their ages is 21 years
Age Problems less than 15 times the sum of their
ages. How old is Paul now?
166. A doctor’s age 8 years ago is two a. 30 years old
thirds his age 13 years hence. How old b. 32 years old
is he now? c. 25 years old
a. 42 years old d. 27 years old
b. 45 years old 174. Ryan is 5 years older than Jake. In
c. 50 years old 5 years, the product of their ages will
d. 40 years old be 1.5 times the product of their
167. Two years ago, a father was four present ages. How old is Jake now?
times as old as his son. In 3 years, the a. 25 years old
father will only be three times as old as b. 20 years old
his son. How old was the father when c. 15 years old
his son was born? d. 30 years old
a. 26 years old 175. Noel is 5 years older than Dennis
b. 30 years old and 10 years younger than Hilda. In 8
c. 42 years old years their combined ages will be 65.
d. 36 years old How old is Noel?
168. Elmer is 36 years old and his a. 18 years old
daughter is 8 years old. In how may b. 12 years old
years will Elmer’s age be twice his c. 7 years old
daughter’s age? d. 15 years old
A 20 years b. 24 years 176. A boy is one half as old as his
c. 18 years d. 22 years brother and 6 years younger than his
169. Allan is 28 years old when his son sister sum of their ages is 38. How old
is born. In how many years will Allan is the boy?
be thrice as old as his son? a. 14 years old
a. 14 years b. 16 years b. 8 years old
c. 18 years d. 12 years c. 16 years old
170. The quotient of the ages of a d. 7 years old
mother and her daughter is 2 with 177. Twenty two years ago, Sherly was
remainder 5. Five years ago, the twice as old as Pinky and eight times
mother was thrice as old as her as old as Roy. That same year, the sum
daughter then. How old is the mother of their ages was 26. How old is Pinky
now? now?
a. 35 years old a. 30 years old
b. 32 years old b. 28 years old
c. 36 years old c. 38 years old
d. 30 years old d. 24 years old
171. At present, Gilbert’s age is 30% of 178. A is 50%older than B 40%
his father’s age. Thirty years from now, younger than C. If the sum of their
Gilbert’s age will be 60% of his father ages is 110 how old is A?
age. How old is Gilbert now? a. 36 years old
a. 18 years old b. 32 years old
b. 16 years old c. 33 years old
c. 12 years old d. 30 years old
d. 14 years old 179. The sums of the parent’s ages is
172. Two years ago, the ratio of the twice the sum of the children’s ages.
ages of a boy and a girl was 3 s to 4. In Four years ago, the sum of the
8 years their ages will be in the ratio 4 parent’s ages was thrice the sum of
is to 5. Find the sum of their ages now. the children’s ages. In 16 years, the
a. 74 years b. 70 years sum of the ages of the parents and
c. 72 years d. 80 years
children will be equal. How many John is older than Paul by how many
children are there? years?
a. 4 b. 7 c. 5 d. 6 a. 25 years b. 19 years
180. The sum of the ages of the c. 13 years d. 32 years
parents and the three children is 9 185. In an organization, there are
decades over a century. The father is engineers, accountants and doctors.
twice as old as the eldest child. When The sum of their ages is 2,160; the
the eldest child was born sum of the average age is 36. The average age of
parent’s ages was 54.When the the engineers and doctors, 36 and 2/3.
youngest was born, the sum of the If each engineer were 1 year older,
parent’s ages was 70. In 38 years, the each accountant 6 years older, and
sum of the parent’s ages will be equal each doctor 7 years older, their
to the sum of the children’s ages. How average age would be 41. Determine
old is the second child? the number of engineers, accountants,
a. 22 years old and doctors.
b. 24 years old a. 24 engineers, 20
c. 20 years old accountants,16 doctors
d. 26 years old b. 16 engineers, 24
181. A man lived his life for “x” years. accountants, 20 doctors
When he was at his midlife, his first c. 20 engineers, 16
child was born. When he was at his two accountants, 24 doctors
thirds of his life, his second child was d. 20 engineers, 24
born. When the man died, the sum of accountants, 16 doctors
the ages of his children is 60. How long Geometric Problems
did the man live?
a. 66 years b. 72 years 186. The base of an isosceles triangle
c. 78 years d. 84 years is 6 cm shorter than its equal sides. If
182. Diophantus is one of the brilliant the perimeter is 87 cm, find the length
Greek mathematicians born around of the base.
250 A.D. His age from birth until death a. 27 cm b. 25 cm
may be determined from a epitaph c. 28 cm d. 31 cm
revealing the fact that he passed a 187. The width of a rectangle is 9 cm.
sixth of his life in childhood, a twelfth The length is 1 cm shorter than the
in adolescence, and seventh more as a diagonal. Find the length of the
bachelor. Five years after he got diagonal.
married, a son was born to him who a. 41 cm b. 42 cm
died four years before Diophantus at c. 40 cm d. 39 cm
one half his father’s final age. How old 188. The hypotenuse of a right triangle
is Diophantus when his son was born? is 25 cm longer than one leg and 32
a. 38 years old cm longer than the other leg. Find the
b. 44 years old area of the triangle.
c. 42 years old a. 2,340 cm2 b. 2,430 cm2
d. 40 years old c. 3,240 cm2 d. 3,420 cm2
183. Peter is 36 years old. Peter is 189. A vertical pole was broken by the
twice as old as Jun was when Peter was wind. The upper part, still attached,
as old as Jun is now How old is Jun? reached a point on the level ground 15
a. 30 years old feet from the base. If the upper part is
b. 27 years old 9 feet longer than the lower part, how
c. 24 years old tall was the pole?
d. 32 years old a. 20 feet b. 17 feet
184. When John was as old as Paul is c. 15 feet d. 25 feet
now, the sum of their ages was 51. 190. A circular rose bed is bordered by
When Paul will be as old as John is a 2 meter walk. The area planted is
now, the sums of their ages will 103. 16/25 of the area of the bed. Find the
radius of the bed
 a. 7 m b. 8 m c. 9 m d. 10 m 198. At approximately what time
191. Three circles are tangent between 6 and 7 o’clock will the
externally. The distances between their minute and hour hands coincide?
centers are 58 m, 63 m, and 81 m. a. 27 min and 41 sec after 6
Find the radius of the largest circle. o’clock
a. 51 m b. 20m b. 32 min and 0.73 sec after 6
c. 43 m d. 38 m o’clock
192. Two circles are tangent to a third c. 25 min and 38 sec after 6
circle internally and are tangent to o’clock
each other externally. The distances d. 32 min and 44 sec after 6
between their centers are 10 m, 13 m, o’clock
and 19 m. Find the radius of the 199. In how many minutes after 10
largest circle. o’clock will the hands of the clock be
a. 21 cm b. 25 cm perpendicular for the second time?
c. 11 cm d. 15 cm a. 39.18 min b. 38.18 min
193. A cardboard box manufacturer c. 37.18 min d. 36.18 min
wishes to make boxes from rectangular 200. How many times will the hands of
pieces of cardboard 30 cm by 40 cm the clock coincide in one day?
by cutting squares with 5 cm sides a. 22 b. 21 c. 23 d. 24
from four corners. Find the volume 201. How many times will the hands of
contained by each box. the clock be at right angles with each
a. 4,375 cm3 b. 3,600cm3 other in one day?
c. 3,000 cm3 d. 2,800 cm3 a. 24 b. 48 c. 22 d. 44
194. The total surface area of two 202. At what time after 3 o’clock will
cubes is 1,732 cm3. The total length of the hour and the minute hands be 80°
their edges is 276 cm. Find the edge of with each other for the second time?
the smaller cube. a. 3:32.91 b. 3:33.91
a. 8 cm b. 12 cm c. 3:30.91 d. 3:31.91
c. 10 cm d. 15 cm 203. Find the angle between the hands
195. A lizard traveled from corner A to of the clock at 3:43 P.M.
corner B of the rectangular room a. 148.50o b. 147.50o
shown. Determine its shortest distance c. 145.50 o
d. 146.50o
covered. 204. Determine the obtuse angle
between the hour and the minute
hands at 2:51 P.M.
a. 208.50o b. 220.50o
c. 139.50 o
d. 151.50o
205. What time between 2 and 3
o’clock will the angle between the
a. 5.39 m b. 7.28 m hands of the clock be bisected by the
c. 6.40 m d. 6.71 m line connecting the center of the clock
Clock Problems and the 3 o’clock mark?
a. 2:21.27 b. 2:18.46
196. At what time between 4:00 Pm c. 2:23.54 d. 2:19.54
and 5:00 Pm will the hands of the clock 206. It is now between 9 and 10
coincident? o’clock. In 4 minutes, the hour hand
a. 4:21.82 b. 4:22.27 will be exactly opposite the position
c. 4:23.64 d. 4:21.64 occupied by the minute hand 3
197. In how many minutes after 2 minutes ago. What is the time now?
o’clock will the hands of the clock a. 9:22 b. 9:21
extend in opposite directions for the c. 9:20 d. 9:19
first time? 207. It is between 5 and 6 o’clock. In
a. 40.64 min b. 41.64 min c. 42.64 20 minutes, the minute hand will be
min d. 43.64 min ahead of the hour hand as it was
behind it. What time is it now?
 a. 5:18.36 b. 5:19.45 216. A vat contains a mixture of acid
c. 5:17.27 d. 5:16.55 and water. If 25 gallons of acid are
208. A man left his home at past 3 added, the mixture will be 80% acid. If
o’clock P.M as indicated in his wall 25 gallons of water are added, the
clock. Between two to three hours mixture will be 60% acid. Find the
after, he returned home and noticed percentage of acid in the mixture.
that the hands of the clock a. 65% b. 70%
interchanged. At what time did he c. 75% d. 72%
leave his home? 217. How much water must be
a. 3:33.47 b. 3:31.47 evaporated from 12 Liters of 3kg/L salt
c. 3:32.47 d. 3:34.47 solution until the concentration
209. At what time after 7 o’clock will becomes 3.60 kg/L?
the second hand bisect the hour and a. 1L b. 2L c. 3L d. 4L
the minute hands for the first time? 218. A container is filled with 70 liters
a. 7:00:16.66 b. 7:00:17.66 which is 40% alcohol by volume. How
c. 7:00:18.66 d. 7:00:19.66 much of a mixture must be taken and
210. If it were eight hours later, it then replaced with equal amount of
would be half as long until midnight as water so that the resulting solution is
it would be it was two hours later. 30% alcohol by volume?
What time is it now? a. 17.50L b. 15L
a. 9:00 am b. 12:00 pm c. 20L d. 22.50L
c. 8:00 am d. 10:00 am 219. A contractor is required to secure
Mixture Problems his 200 m3 if materials for a subbase
from three pit with the following soil
211. A 50 mL 40% acid solution is analyses. From the first pit, the
added to a 150 mL 30% acid solution. analysis is comprised of 55% coarse
What will the concentration of the aggregate, 35% fine aggregate, and
resulting mixture? 10% mineral filter. The second pit
a. 25% b. 27.50% comprised of 65% coarse aggregate,
c. 30% d. 32.50% 20% fine aggregate, and 15% mineral
212. How much of a 90% solution of filter. The third pit comprised of 10%
insect spray must a farmer add to 200 coarse aggregate, 50% fine aggregate,
cc of a 40% insect spray to make a and 40% mineral filter. The volumetric
50% solution of insect spray? composition of the combined materials
a. 30cc b. 40cc as desired is set at 50% coarse
c. 50cc d. 60cc aggregate, 35% fine aggregate, and
213. A 500 mL of 0.40 g/mL salt 15% mineral filter. How much soil must
solution is added to a 900 mL of 0.65 be taken from the first pit to produce
g/mL salt solution. What will be the the desired design mix?
concentration of the resulting mixture? a. 102.19 m3 b. 48.72 m3
a. 0.74 g/mL b. 0.47 g/mL c. 142.86 m3 d. 28.57 m3
c. 0.65 g/mL d. 0.56 g/mL 220. A container is filled with 20
214. How much water must be added gallons of pure water. Five gallons of
to 1.45 liters, 80 proof liquor to make it water is taken from the container and
65 proof? is replaced by 5 gallons of pure acid
a. 0.29 L b. 0.33 L then thoroughly mixed. Another 5
c. 0.38 L d. 0.42 L gallons is taken from the mixture and
215. A 700 pound alloy containing 50% is replaced again by 5 gallons of pure
tin and 25% lead is to be added with acid. If this process is done repeatedly,
amounts of pure tin and pure lead to find the amount f water in the
make an alloy which is 60% tin and container after doing the process 3
20% lead. Determine how much pure times.
tin must be added. a. 8.75 gal b. 11.25 gal
a. 150 lb b. 175 lb c. 8.44 gal d. 11.56 gal
c. 200 lb d. 225 lb Motion Problems
221. If the speed of a racing car is c. 50 kph d. 56 kph
increased by 20 kph, it will cover in 7 228. A motorboat can travel 4 km
hours the same distance it can upstream in the same time it can
ordinarily cover in 8 hours. What is its travel 9 km downstream. If the velocity
ordinary speed? of the current is 8 kph, find the
a. 140 kph b. 150 kph velocity of the boat in still water.
c. 160 kph d. 170 kph a. 16 kph b. 18.50 kph
222. A plane flew at 20/27 of its usual c. 20.80 kph d. 24.60 kph
rate in a 3,000 km course due to 229. A boat propelled to move at 25
inclement weather; thereby taking an kph in still water, travels 4.20 km
additional 1-1/2 hours to its usual time against the river current in the same
required for the trip. What is the usual time that it can travel 5.80 km with the
trip of the plane? current. Find the speed of the current.
a. 600 kph b. 700 kph a. 5 kph b. 6 kph
c. 800 kph d. 900 kph c. 4 kph d. 3 kph
223. When the speed of a car is 230. The boat travels downstream in
increased by 36 kph, it passes thrice two thirds the time as it does
as many light posts as it was at upstream. If the speed of the river
ordinary speed. Find the ordinary current is 8 kph, determine the
speed of the car. velocity of the boat in still water.
a. 21 kph b. 15 kph a. 30 kph b. 40 kph
c. 18 kph d. 12 kph c. 50 kph d. 60 kph
224. Two airplanes left airports which 231. A man walks from his house to
are 960 km apart and flew toward each the office. If he leaves at 8:00 A.M. and
other. One plane flew 32 kph faster walks at the rate of 2 kph, he will have
than the other. If they passed each arrived 3 minutes earlier, but if he
other at the end of an hour and 12 leaves at 8:30 A.M. and walks at 3 kph,
minutes, what was the rate of the he will have arrived 6 minutes late.
faster plane? What time should he arrive at the
a. 352 kph b. 384 kph office?
c. 416 kph d. 448 kph a. 9:06 am b. 9:12 am
225. Two cars run toward each other. c. 8:54 am d. 8:43 am
Their speeds are 30 kph and 40 kph. At 232. The average vertical speed of an
the moment when they are 105 km experimental rocket is 1,200 kph
apart, a bee files at 50 kph from the during its flight. Upon reaching its
bumper of the slower car to the maximum height, it released a capsule
bumper of the other and shuttles back which descended at an average
and forth until the vehicles collide. Find vertical speed of 630 kph. If the
the total distance traveled by the bee. capsule touched the earth 90 minutes
a. 75 km b. 85 km after the rocket was launched, find the
c. 90 km d. 100 km height reached by the rocket.
226. Car A can travel around a circular a. 619.67 km b. 550.29 km
track in 120 seconds while car B in 80 c. 640.82 km d. 581.36 km
seconds. If they started from the same 233. A man started on his mountain
point but travel in opposite direction at bike for Manila, a distance of 30 km
the same time in how many seconds intending to arrive at a certain time.
will they meet for the first time? After biking for 10 km, he was detained
a. 42 sec b. 48 sec due to bad weather for half an hour. As
c. 56 sec d. 60 sec a result, he had to speed up 2 kph
227. It took a certain vehicle 3 hours to faster. What was his original speed?
travel a distance of 120 km. On its way a. 8.50 kph b. 8 kph
back, it took him only 2 hours in c. 7.50 kph d. 9 kph
traveling the same path. What was his 234. Allan and Manjo joined in a race.
average speed? After the signal, they started running
a. 44 kph b. 48 kph from the same position in the same
direction. It takes Allan 3 leaps while a. 15 days b. 8 days
Manjo takes 2 leaps, but 5 leaps of c. 10 days d. 12 days
Allan is equal to 4 leaps of Manjo. 240. If Paolo can do his chores in ¾ of
When Allan reached the finished line, an hour, and if Miriam and Paolo
Manjo is behind by 48 of his own leaps. together do the in ½ on an hour, how
How many leaps did Allan take during long will it take Miriam to do it alone?
the race? a. 60 min b. 90 min
a. 300 leaps b. 200 leaps c. 75min d. 120 min
c. 360 leaps d. 240 leaps 241. Working together, A and B can
235. A thief is being pursued by a finish a painting job in 20/3 days. B,
policeman. He is ahead by 30 of his working alone, can finish the job in 3
own pace. How many paces must the days less than A. How long will it take
policeman take if he takes 4 paces A to finish the job alone?
while the thief takes 5, but 3 of the a. 15 days b. 12 days
policeman’s paces is as long as 4 of c. 21 days d. 18 days
the thief’s paces. 242. A gardener can mow a lawn in 3
a. 420 paces b. 360 paces hours. After 2 hours, it rained and he
c. 480 paces d. 450 paces discontinue to work. In the afternoon, a
236. A commuter returning by train girl completed the rest of the work in 1
from his office ordinarily reaches his hour and 15 minutes. How long would
suburban station at 5 o’clock. His it take the girl to mow the lawn alone?
chauffeur leaves his home with a car a. 3 hrs b. 3.50 hrs
just in time to meet him when the train c. 3.75 hrs d. 4 hrs
arrives, and drives him back home. On 243. Two pipes running simultaneously
a certain day the man takes a train can fill a tank in 2 hours and 40
which arrives at the station an hour minutes. After the larger pipe had run
earlier. He walks toward home until he for 3 hours the smaller pipe was also
meets his chauffeur car. The chauffeur turned on and the tank was full 40
turns and drives the man the rest of minutes later. How long would it take
the way home, arriving home 10 the smaller pipe to fill the tank alone?
minutes earlier than usual. Find the a. 10 hours b. 6 hours
time that the man walks. c. 4 hours d. 8 hours
a. 55 min b. 50 min 244.John, Paul and George can finish a
c. 60 min d. 45 min job in 12, 16 and 19 hours,
237. Cid and Jojo travels from point A respectively. John and Paul work
to point B and back. Cid starts 3 hours together for 4 hours. Paul got tired so
after Jojo started. Cid overtakes Jojo at George worked in place of him until
a point 4.20 km from B. IF Cid reaches the job is finished. How long did John
A 5 hours and 20 minutes ahead of work?
Jojo, find the distance AB. a. 7.06 hrs b. 6.86 hrs
a. 12 km b. 18 km c. 6.62 hrs d. 7.45 hrs
c. 15 km d. 16km 245. A and B working together can
Work Problems finish the job in 10 days. If A works 4
days and B works 3 days, one-third of
238. A steel man can saw a piece of the job shall be finished. How many
bar into 5 pieces in 16 minutes. In how days will it take A to finished the job
many minutes can the steel man saw alone?
the same bar into 10 pieces? a. 30 days b. 15 days
a. 30 min b. 32 min c. 20 days d. 45 days
c. 34 min d. 36 min 246. Josie can type 100 words in the
239. A can do a piece of work along in same time that it takes Jane to type 75
30 days, B in 20 days, and C in 60 words. If Jane’s typing rate in 8 words
days. If they work together, how many per minute less than that of Josie’s,
days would it take them to finish the find Jane’s typing rate.
work. a. 32 words/min
 b. 24words/min b. 2 hrs and 40 min
c. 16 words/min c. 3 hrs
d. 20 words/min d. 2 hrs
247. A swimming pool is filled through Money Related Problems
its inlet pipe and them emptied
through its outlet pipe in a total of 8 253. A couple does not wish to spend
hours. If water enters through its inlet more than P700 for dinner at a
and simultaneously allowed to leave restaurant. If sales tax of 6% is added
through its outlet, the pool is filled in 7 to the bill they plan to tip 15% after
½ hours. How long will it take to fill the the tax has been added, what is the
pool with the outlet closed? most they can spend for the meal?
a. 2.50 hours b. 3 hours a. P660.38 b. P559.30
c. 3.50 hours d. 3.75 hours c. P608.70 d. P574.24
248. Eight men can excavate 50 m of 254. The price of 8 calculator ranges
canal in 7 hours. Three men can from P200 to P1,000. If their average
backfill 30 m of the excavated canal in price is P950, what is the lowest
4 hours. How long would it take 10 possible price of any one of the
men to dig and backfill 100 m of calculators?
canal? a. P500 b. P550
a. 12.50hrs b. 15.20hrs c. P600 d. P650
c. 21.50hrs d. 25.10hrs 255. A retired government employee
249. Twenty eight men can finish the invested P25, 000 of his retirement
job in 60 days. At the start of the 16th pay at 16% per annum. He found
day, 5 men were laid off and after 45th another investment opportunity at
day, 10 more men were hired. How 20% per annum where he invested the
many days were they delayed in rest of his retirement pay. If he realized
finishing the job? a total yearly income of 19% on his
a. 2.27 days b. 2.45 days two investments, what was his
c. 2.97 days d. 3.67 days retirement pay?
250. Group A consisting of 6 members a. P100, 000 b. P75, 000
can paint antenna tower in 80 hours c. P96, 000 d. P125, 000
while group B of 8 member can paint it 256. A man speculating in real estate,
in 120 hours. If another group C is to invested P300, 000 in two land
be formed consisting of 3 members development. One investment yields
from both groups, in how many hours 12% and the yearly income from this is
can they finished the job? P3, 600 more than the other
a. 112.67 hrs b. 106.67 hrs c. investment which yields 18%. How
109.67 hrs d. 116.67 hrs much was the total annual income?
251. A three man maintenance crew a. P47, 520 b. P47,880
could clean the campus in 4 hours; c. P42,480 d. P42,120
whereas, a four man maintenance 257. A sum of money of simple interest
crew do it in 3 hours. If one member of amounted to P7, 800 after five years
the four man crew was an hour late, and P8, 840 after nine years. Find the
how long did it take the entire cleaning amount of the money after 15 years.
of the campus? a. P10, 140 b. P9,820
a. 1.92 hrs b. 2 hrs c. P9,600 d. P10,400
c. 1.86 hrs d. 1.68 hrs 258. A man wants to invest a sum of
252. Candle A and candle B of equal P500 in two investments. The first
length are lighted at the same time investments earn a rate of interest 4
and burning until candle A is twice as times that of the second investment. In
long as candle B. Candle A is designed 3 years, the first investment grows to
to fully burn in 8 hours while candle B P372. In 10 years, the second
for 4 hours. How long will they be investment grows to P240. Find the
lighted? amount of his money after 15 years.
a. 3hrs and 30 min a. P780 b. 920
 c. P870 d. P830 266. Find the sum of the first 90 terms
259. The cost for building a of the arithmetic progression -5, 3, 11,
rectangular vat with a square base was …
P12,800. The base cost P30/m2 and the a. 29, 493 b. 30, 184
sides cost P20/m2. Find the height of c. 30, 883 d. 31, 590
the vat if the combined area of the 267. Find the sum of the first 30 terms
base and sides was 512m2. of the arithmetic progression 53/4 ,
a. 2m b. 3 m c. 4 m d. 5 m 367/12, 675/12…
260. In what ratio must a peanut a. 13,885 b. 13,855
costing P240.00 per kg be mixed with c. 13,585 d. 13,558
a peanut costing P340.00 per kg so 268. The first term of an arithmetic
that a profit of 20% is made by selling progression is 8 and the last term is
the mixture at P360.00 per kg? 62. If the sum of all the terms is 210,
a. ½ b. ¾ c. 2/3 d. 1/3 find the number of terms.
261. Mrs. Reyes planned to spend a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8
P39,000 for fabric for her store. She 269. The first term of an arithmetic
found her fabric on sale at 20% less progression is 7 and the 17th term is
per yard than she had expected and 89. Find the 50th term.
was able to buy 40 extra yards for a a. 2581/8 b. 2851/8
total cos to P41,600. What was the 3
c. 258 /8 d. 2853/8
original cost per yard? 270. There are 20 arithmetic means
a. P250/yd b. P275/yd between -38 and 3. Find the common
c. P300/yd d. P325/yd difference.
262. A consumer is trying to decide a. 15/21 b. 120/21
whether to purchase car A or car B. c. 23/19 d. 218/19
Car A costs P500,000, has an mpg 271. There are 8 arithmetic means
rating of 30 and has an insurance of between 5 and 64. Find the 6th term.
P27,500 per year. Car B costs P600, a. 374/9b. 375/9
000 has an mpg rating of 50, and has c. 377/9 d. 378/9
an insurance of P40, 000 per year. 272. Find the sum of the seven
Assuming that the consumer drives 15, arithmetic means between 34 and 68.
000 miles per year and that the price a. 425 b. 357 c. 255 d. 459
of gas remains constant at P62.50 per 273. How many numbers between 20
gallon, determine the minimum and 1, 056 are exactly divisible by 14?
number of years it will take for the a. 73 b. 74 c. 75 d. 76
total cost of car B to become less than 274. Find the sum of all the odd
that of car A. numbers between 100 and 1, 000
a. 12 years b. 15 years a. 472,500 b. 427,500
c. 10 years d. 11 years c. 247,500 d. 274,500
Arithmetic Progression 275. Find the sum of the numbers
between 361 and 589 that are divisible
263. Find the 19th term of the by 19.
arithmetic 4, 15, 26, …. a. 6,175 b. 5225
a. 180 b. 191 c. 202 d. 213 c. 5,510 d. 5,890
264. Find the 25th term of the 276. The nth term of a sequence is
arithmetic progression 29, 16, 3…. given by 5n – 32. Find the sum of the
a. -283b. -296 first 20 terms.
c. -309 d. -322 a. 415 b. 416 c. 410 d. 401
265. Find the sum of the first 11 terms 277. The sum of the first n terms of a
of the arithmetic progression -22, -14, sequence is given by the expression
-6… 17n2-11n. Determine the 20th term.
a. 140 b. 198 a. 625 b. 652 c. 526 d. 562
c. 264 d. 338 278. The 8th term of an arithmetic
sequence is 112 and the common
difference is -33. Find the expression the hours, and strikes once at 1 twice
for the nth term. at 2, thrice at 3…?
a. 376 – 33n b. 376 + 33n a. 224 b. 112 c. 156 d. 78
c. 367 – 33n d. 367 + 33n 289. A particle moves along a straight
279. The first term of a sequence is -61 path. For the first second, it travels 16
and the common difference is 16. Find m. In every second after the first, it
the expression for the sum of the first travels 2 m farther than it did in the
n terms. preceding second. How far will it travel
a. 8n2 – 68n b. 8n2 + 68n after 10 seconds?
c. 8n2 – 69n d. 8n2 + 69n a. 250 m b. 34 m
280. The fourth term of an arithmetic c. 180 m d. 92 m
sequence is equal to 1, and the 290. A man owns pigs in his barn. He
difference between the 20th and the had purchased feed that will last for 75
14th terms is 54. Determine the sum of days for his livestock. The pigs were
the first 10terms. then infested with disease. If the man
a. 146 b. 164 c. 145 d. 154 has 4, 950 pigs initially and 25 pigs did
281. Determine x so that 2x + 1, 10x – each day, for how long will it feed last?
15, 2x2 + 9 will be an arithmetic a. 85 days b. 100 days
progression. c. 125 days d. 297 days
a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8 291. In the recent “Gulf War” in the
282. If the terms 3(x2 – 1), x2 – 4x + 5, Middle East, the allied forces captured
11 – 9x form an arithmetic progression, 6, 390 of Saddam’s soldiers with
find the sum of the first 8 terms. provisions on hand that will last for
a. -144b. -168 216 meals taking 3 meals a day. The
c. -160 d. -152 provisions lasted 9 more days because
283. The sum of three number in an of daily deaths. At an average how
arithmetic progression is 66. The sum many died per day?
of the square is 1, 790. Find the third a/ 15 b. 16 c. 17 d. 18
number. 292. A rectangular plate is submerged
a. 64 b. 46 c. 35 d. 53 vertically with its upper edge in the
284. The sum of four numbers in an surface of the water. The force on the
arithmetic progression is 98. The sum first meter of the rectangle on one side
of their squares is 3,006. Find the third is 14.70 kN and every meter below the
number. first experiences a force 29.40 kN
a. 30 b. 27 c. 35 d. 32 more than the preceding meter. How
285. The arithmetic mean of six high is the rectangle if the total force
numbers is 17. If numbers are added on one side is 2,116.80 kN?
to the progression the new arithmetic a. 12 m b. 10 m
mean is 21. What are the two numbers c. 14 m d. 16 m
if the difference is 4? Geometric Progression
a. 32 and 36 b. 31 and 35
c. 34 and 38 d. 33 and 37 293. Find the 16th term of the
286. Find the value of x if 3x – y, 2x + geometric progression 2, 6, 18,…
y, 4x +3, and 3x + 3y are consecutive a. 28, 697,814
terms of an arithmetic sequence. b. 258,280,326
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5 c. 86, 093,442
287. In a pile of logs, each layer d. 9,565,938
contains one more log than the layer 294. Find the 9th term of the geometric
above and the top contains just one progression 72, -12, 2….
log. If there are 105 logs in the pile, a. -1/139,968
how many layers are there? b. -1/23,328
a.11 b. 12 c. 13 d. 14 c. 1/23,328
288. How many times will a clock d. 1/139,968
strike in 24 hours if it strikes only at
295. Find the sum of the first 8 terms progression. Find the fifth term of the
of the geometric progression 7, 28, geometric progression.
112,… a. 360 b. 310
a. 38,272 b. 152, 951 c. 324 d. 256
c. 152,915 d. 38,227 306. The half life of a certain
296. Find the sum of the first 10 terms radioactive substance is 2 years. Find
of the geometric progression -343, 49,- the amount that will be left from a 420
7.. gram substance after 22 years.
a. -400.17 b. -300.12 a. 0.10g b. 0.82g
c. 400.17 d 300.12 c. 0.21g d. 0.41g
297. The first term of a geometric 307. In a family, the three children’s
progression is -8 and the 12th term is ages are in geometric progression.
1/256. Find the 7th term. When the youngest child was born, the
a. -1/16 b. 1/16 c. oldest was thrice as old as the second
1/8 d. -1/8 child. In 3 years, the sum of the ages
298. There are 20 geometric means of the second and the youngest child
between 512 and 36. Find the common will be equal to the age of the oldest.
ration. How old was the oldest child when the
a. 0.8812 b. 0.8782 youngest child was born?
c. 0.8757 d. 0.8691 a. 3yearsold b. 27yearsold
299. The first term of a geometric c. 12yearsold d. 9yearsold
progression is 375 and the fourth term 308. An amount of money worth P15,
is 192. Find the common ratio. 000 was borrowed at a rate of interest
a. 0.60 b. 0.70 c. of 8% per year. If the interest is added
0.80 d. 0.90 to the principal every years, how much
300. There are 8 geometric mean must be repaid after 6 years?
between 64/3, 125 and 625/8. Fin the a. P20,407.33
6th term. b. P23,803.11
a. 125/4 b. 25/3 c. P25, 707.36
c. 5 d. 2 d. P22, 489.80
301. The first term of a geometric 309. An equipment costing P5, 000,
progression is 256 and the last term is 000 depreciates in value 16% a year.
6,561. If the sum of all the terms is 19, Find its worth after 5 years.
171, find the number of terms. a. P2, 091,059.71
a. 7 b. 8 c. 9 d. 10 b. P1, 475,451.73
302. Find the sum of the geometric c. P1, 756,490.16
progression 2x, 4x + 14, 20x – 14, …. d. P2,489,356.80
Up to the 10th term. 310. A container is filled with 20
a. 566,579 b. 312,228 gallons of pure water. Five gallons of
c. 617,774 d. 413336 water is taken from the container and
303. Find the geometric means of 18 is replaced by 5 gallons of pure acid
and 1,458. then thoroughly mixed. Another 5
a. 126 b. 162 gallons is taken from the mixture and
c. 216 d. 261 is replaced again by 5 gallons of pure
304. Find the geometric mean of acid. If this process is done repeatedly,
2.138, 6.414, 19.242, and 57.726. find the amount of water in the
a. 10.367 b. 10.995 container after doing the process 15
c. 11.109 d. 12.607 times.
305. The sum of three numbers in a. 0.672gal b. 0.267gal
arithmetic progression is 45. If the first c. 0.276gal d. 0.627gal
number decreased by 4, the second 311. The side of a square is 36 cm. A
number decreased by 3, and the third second square is formed by joining, in
number increased by 14, the new the proper order, the third points of the
numbers will be in geometric sides of the first square. A third square
is formed by joining the third points of
the second square, and so on. Find the 319. Find the 52nd term of the
side of the 25th square. harmonic progression 9/8, 45/13,
a. 0.0129 cm b. 0.0232 cm -45/14,…
c. 0.0173 cm d. 0.0311 cm a. -45/1,733 b. -45/1,337
312. Find the “sum” of the infinite c. -1,733/45 d. -1,337/45
geometric progression 36, 24, 16, … 320. The 3rd term of a harmonic
a. 108 b. 180 progression is 15 and the 9th term is 6.
c. 160 d. 116 Find the 11th term.
313. Find the limiting value of a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7
0.38444… 321. The arithmetic mean and
a. 317/450 b. 371/450 geometric mean of two numbers are 4
c. 173/450 d. 137/450 and 18, respectively. Find their
314. The sum of an infinite geometric harmonic mean.
series is 8. Each term in the series is a. 96 b. 81 c. 84 d. 72
four times the sum of all the terms that 322. The geometric mean and the
follows it. Find the fourth term. arithmetic mean of two numbers are 8
a. 8/625 b. 16/625 and 17 respectively. Find the harmonic
c. 32/625 d. 64/625 mean.
315. A ball is dropped from a height of a. 3.45 b. 3.76 c.
48 ft and rebounds two thirds of the 3.54 d. 3.67
distance it falls. If it continues to fall 323. Three numbers are in harmonic
and rebound in this way, how far will it progression. If the third number were
travel before coming to rest? decreased by 4 they would be in
a. 120 ft b. 192 ft arithmetic progression. If the third
c. 240 ft d. 200 ft number were decreased by 3 they
316. A man borrowed a certain amount would be in geometric progression.
of money and promised to pay his dept Find the third term of the harmonic
with equal monthly payments at an progression.
interest rate of 12% per month. At the a. 0 b. 18 c. 16 d. 12
end of the month, he is paying P6,720 324. It took a certain vehicle 3 hours to
which is just the interest of his debt. If travel a distance of 120 km. On its way
he continues to pay this way, will he back, it took him only 2 hours to travel
be able to repay all his debt? How the same path. What was his average
much did he borrow? speed?
a. Yes, P56,000 a. 44 kph b. 48 kph
b. Yes,P65,000 c. 50 kph d. 56 kph
c. No, P65, 000 325. A car travels from P to Q at 36
d. No, P56, 000 kph and returns from Q to P at 24 kph.
317. The side of a square is 36 cm. A Find its average velocity.
second square is formed by joining, in a. 30.22 kph b. 30.00
the proper order, the third points of the c. 28.80 kph d. 29.39 kph
sides of the first square. A third square 326. A race is scheduled for four laps.
is formed by joining the third points of The velocities of a car for these laps
the second square, and so on. Find the are 60 kph, 56 kph, 52 kph, and 63
area of the squares. kph, consecutively. Find its average
a. 3,402.77 cm2 velocity for the whole race.
b. 2,916.00 cm2 a. 57.30 kph b. 57.45 kph
c. 5,089.46 cm2 c. 57.60 kph d. 57.75 kph
d. 4,223.83 cm2 327. If a carpenter spends P1,000 in
Harmonic Progression one month for nails costing P200 per
carton and spends another P1,000 a
318. Find the 20th term of the harmonic month later for the same kind of nails
progression ½, 1/5, 1/8,… that now cost P300 per carton, how
a. 1/50 b. 1/53 c. 1/56 much did he pay per carton on the
d. 1/59 average for the nails he purchased?
 a. P240 b. P260 enough for his budget of P60.00. How
c. P280 d. P250 many nougats must he buy?
Sequence and Series a. 54 b. 42 c. 48 d. 60
337. A basketball match is to be held
328. The sum of the first n terms of a in a coliseum with a seating capacity
sequence is given by the expression of 2, 500. Three types of tickets are
17n2 – 11n. Determine the 20th term. produced and it is expected that they
a. 625 b. 652 will all be sold. Class A tickets cost
c. 526 d 562 P1,000 each, class B P750 and class C
329. Find the nth term for the P400. It happened that the sold tickets
sequence 1/3, 2/5, 3/7, 4/9… were only half, ¾ and 4/5 of classes A,
a. n/(2n + 1) b. n/(n + 1) B and C respectively, thereby reducing
c. n/(2n – 1) d. n/(n – 1) the expected total receipts by
330. The sequence -1, -4, 2,… is P559,000. How many class C tickets
a. AP b. GP c. HP d. IGP were sold?
Diophantine Equation a. 1,200 b. 960
c. 1,050 d. 840
331. Find the value of x in the equation 338. The units digit of three digit
14x + 35y = 91. Assume x and y are number is twice the tens digit. If the
both positive integers. digits were reversed, the number is
a. 5 b. 3 c. 6 d. 4 reduced 297. Find the sum of the
332. A combination of pennies, dimes, digits.
and quarters amount to $0.99. Find the a. 15 b. 10 c. 13 d. 17
minimum number of coins for the 339. Find the sym of the digit of the
given amount. smallest positive integer that when
a. 8 b. 9 c. 10 d. 11 divided by 5 the remainder is 3, and
333. A man bought 20 chickens for when divided by 7 the remainder is 5.
P20.00. The cocks cost P3.00 each, the a. 8 b. 9 c. 5 d. 6
hens P1.50 each, an the chicks at 340. A purse contains $8.85 in
P0.50 each. How many hens did he quarters and dimes. Another purse
buy? contains dimes as many as the
a. 10 b. 13 c. 16 d. 5 quarters and quarters as many as the
334. A merchant has three items on dimes contained in the purse. How
sale: namely, a radio for P50.00, a much is in the second purse?
clock for P30.00 and a flashlight for a. $13.10 b. $15.30
P1.00. At the end of the day, he has c. $16.25 d. $14.35
sold a total of 100 of the three items 341. The sum of a certain number of
and has taken exactly P1,000.00 on consecutive integers is 63. The largest
the total sales. How many radios did integer is twice the smallest. Find the
he sell? smallest integer.
a. 80 b. 4 c. 16 d. 20 a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7
335. Three items A, B and C were sold Venn Diagram
in a store. Item A cost P10.00 each,
item B cost P1.00 each, and three 342. IN a certain group of consumers,
pieces of item C cost P1.00. The total each one may drink beer, and/or
sales at the end of the day were brandy, and/or whisky, or all. Also 155
P100.00 and a total of 100 items were drink brandy, 173 drink beer, 153 drink
sold. How many of items B were sold? whiskies, 53 drink beer and brandy, 79
a. 42 b. 40 c. 54 d. 49 drink beer and whisky, 66 drink brandy
336. A man is thinking of buying and whisky. 21 of them drink beer,
chocolates, nougats, and candies. brandy and whisky. How many are
Chocolates cost P10.00 a piece, there in the group?
nougats P1.00 for 3 pieces, and a. 302 b. 303
candies P2.00 for 7 pieces. He wants to c. 304 d. 305
buy a variety of 100 of these items,
343. Prior to the last IBP elections 19% watch movies and news
survey was conducted in a certain 30% watch sports and news
barangay in Metro Manila to find out 11% watch sports, movies and
which of the three political parties they news
like bEst. The results indicated that The rest are children who like
320 liked KBL, 250 liked LABAN and watching cartoons only. How many of
180 liked INDEPENDENT. But23of these the TV viewers are children?
160 liked Both KBL and LABAN, 100 a. 15% b. 12% c. 8%
liked bOth LABAN and INDEPENDENTS, d. 10%
and 70 liked both KBL and 348. In a survey concerning the
INDEPENDENTS. Only 30 said they smoking habits of consumer, it was
liked all three parties and none found that 50% smoke cigarette B,
aDmitted that they did23not like any 55% smoke cigarette A, 40% smoke
party. How many voters are there in cigarette C, 30% smoke cigarette A
the barangay? and B, 20% smoke cigarettes A and C
a. 450 b. 420 12% smoke cigarette B and C only, and
c. 485 d. 510 10% smoke all three cigarettes. What
344. The President recently appointed percent smoke exactly two brands of
25 generals of the AFP. Of these cigaretTes?
14 have already served in the a. 42% b. 32% c. 7%
encounter in Jolo d. 20%
12 have already served in the 349. I discovered that my cAt Sweenie
encounter in Basilan had a taste for lizards. He chases
10 have already served in the them, plays with them, and then eats
encounter in Sultan Kudarat them afterwards. One day, hE
There were also deposited lizard on my carpEt 6 gray
6 who served in the encounter lizards, 12 lizards that had dropped
in Jolo and Basilan their tails in an effort to escape
3 who served in the encounter capture, and 15 lizards that he’d
in Basilan and Sultan Kudarat chewed on A little. Only one of the
4 who served in the encounter lizards was gray cHewed on, and
in Jolo and Sultan Kudarat tailless; two were gray and tailless but
How may general served in all not chEwed on; two were gray and
three counters? chewed on but not tailless. If there
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 were a total of 24 lizards, how many
345. The probability of the students were tailless ad chewed on but not
passing Chemistry and Physics are gray?
70% and 50% respectively. None of the a. 4 b. 6 c. 5 d. 3
students failed in both subjects. If 8 of 350. A survey concerning the
them passed both subjects, how many preferences of a group of persons on
students took the exam? different brands of shows the
a. 30 b. 50 c. 40 d. 60 following:
346. The probability of the students 31 who drink Matador and
passing Chemistry and Physics are Chivas Regal do not like Emperador
40% and 55% respectively. If there are 140 drink Matador
260 students who took the exam and 152 drink Emperador
37 of them failed in both subjects, how 160 drink Chivas Regal
many students passed both subjects? The ratio of those who drink
a. 20 b. 28 c. 27 d. 24 Emperador and Chivas Regal to those
347. A survey concerning a group of who drink Emperador and Matador is 4
TV viewers shows the following: to 5. Twelve of those who prefer
56% watch sports Emperador and Chivas Regal only
39% watch movie changed their brand and decided to
51% watch news drink Emperador, Matador only
16% watch sports and movies because Chivas Regal is expensive for
them. The ratio of those who drink 353. Twelve cubic yards of crushed
Emperador and Chivas Regal to those stone for surfacing three private roads
who drink Emperador and Matador of different lengths is to be distributed
then becomes 1 to 2. If 63 drink in three piles so that the second pile
Emperador only, how many has 20 cubic feet less than the first
respondents are there? and the third pile has 8 cubic feet
a. 251 b. 286 c. 290 d. 313 more than twice as much as the first.
351. Experts Review Center gave an How much material should go into the
examination of Geometry, Calculus, first pile?
Probability and Engineering Economy a. 176 b. 104 c. 84 d. 64
to its students. The results are as 354. The salary of an employee’s job
follows: has five levels, each one 5% greater
178 passed Engineering than the one below it. Due to
Economy circumstances, the salary of the
172 passed Probability employee must be reduced from the
177 passed Calculus top (fifth) level to the second level,
161 passed Geometry which means a reduction of P6, 100.00
65 passed Probability and per month. What is the employee’s
Engineering Economy present salary per month?
63 passed Calculus and a. P22, 502.47b. P28, 546.08
Engineering Economy
56 passed Calculus and c. P34, 672.48d. P44, 799.44
Probability 355. During dinner, the guests were
49 passed Geometry and told to share dishes with one another.
Engineering Economy Every two of them share a dish for rice,
60 passed Geometry and every three a dish for broth, and every
probability four a dish for meat. If there are 65
51 passed Geometry and dishes in all, how many guests were
Calculus there?
19 passed Calculus, Probability, a. 84 b. 48 c. 60 d. 72
and Engineering Economy 356. A son in the family says “I have
20 passed Geometry, sisters twice as many as brothers. A
probability and Engineering Economy daughter in the same family says “I
15 passed Geometry, calculus, have brothers two thirds as many as
and Engineering Economy sisters”. How many children are there
16 passed Geometry, Calculus in the family?
and Probability a. 18 b. 12 c. 15 d. 16
6 passed all subjects 357. A traffic check counted 390 cars
IF there are 93 students who did not passing a certain spot on one day and
pass in any subject, how many 430 cars at the same spot on the
students does Experts Review Center following day. During the first day
have? there were 3 times as many cars going
a. 498 b. 499 c. 500 d. 501 East and half as many going West as
Miscellaneous Problems on the second days was the total
number of eastbound cars and the
352. In a certain electronics factory, total number of westbound cars for the
the ratio of the number of male to two days?
female workers is 2:3. If 100 new a. Eastbound = 280 cars,
female workers are hired, the number Westbound = 540 cars
of female workers will increase to 65% b. Eastbound = 240 cars,
of the total number of workers. Find Westbound = 580 cars
the original number of workers in the c. Eastbound = 580 cars,
factory. Westbound = 240 cars
a. 960 b. 420 c. 700 d. 540 d. Eastbound = 540 cars,
Westbound = 280 cars
358. If there is a bird on every branch,
there will be an excess bird. But if
there will two birds per branch, there
will be an excess branch. How many
branches are there?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
359. An Argentine air Armanda was
engaged in an air battle by British RAF
planes superior in number with a ratio
of 11 to 9. After the battle, the total
count of planes destroyed on both
sides was 35% of which 15 belong to
the British and the surviving strength
is in proportion of 8 British to 5
Argentines. Find the original strength
of the British.
a. 55 b. 60 c. 50 d. 45
360. During the last election, the total
number of votes recorded in a certain
municipality was 12, 400. Had 2/5 of
the supporters of a LABAN candidate
stayed away from the polls and ½ of
the supporters of a GAD candidate
behaved likewise, the LABAN
candidate’s majority over the other
would have been reduced by 100. How
many votes did LABAN receive?
a. 6,300 b. 5,400
c. 7,000 d. 8,100
361. The total number of voters in a
certain barangay is 640. Two
candidates A and B run for barangay
chairman with A emerging as a winner.
Had 42 candidates A’s supporters
changed their minds and voted instead
for candidate B, candidate A would
have been lost by half of his previous
majority over candidate B’s
supporters. How many votes did
candidate A had?
a. 322 b. 368 c. 348 d. 270