MOCK BOARD MATHEMATICS 101

Direction: Select your answer from the given choices. Blacken the circle that corresponds to the number of your answer in
the answer sheet.
1. Michael is 15 years older than his brother Rafael. However, y years ago Michael was twice as old as Rafael. If Rafael is now x years
old x > y, find the value of x-y.
A. 13 B. 14 C. 15 D. 16
2. If 2 table spoons = 1 liquid oz., and 5 table spoons= ¼ cup, then how many liquid ounces are there in a cup?
A. 4 ounces B. 8 ounces C. 16 ounces D. 24 ounces
3. If a certain job can finished by 18 workers in 26 days. How many workers are needed to finish the job in 12 days?
A. 45 B. 39 C. 24 D. 30
4. The number is 15 less 7; when added to ten, what will be the number?
A. 28 B. 18 C. 17 D. 15
5. How much bigger is 29 than 92?
A. 175 B. 73 C. 45 D. 431
6. What is 35 more than 70?
A. 105 B. 135 C. 170 D. 185
7. If 25% of 50 is 10, then ¼ of 5/10 of 80 is ______?
A. 40 B. 20 C. 15 D. 10
8. Given 4 consecutive odd numbers where the sum of the first two is four times the sum of the last two. What are the numbers?
A. 2(2x2+2)+2x+10 B. 2x+2+(2x+10)2 C. x+x+2x-4+x-6 D. (2x+2 ¿ ¿2-2x+10
9. In a certain school, the ratio of boys to girls is 3 to 7. If there are 150 boys and girls in the school, how many boys are there?
A. 45 B. 90 C. 105 D. 75
10. If x3 is odd, which of these statement is true?
I. x is odd II. x2 is odd III. x2 + 1 is odd
A. II only B. I and II only C. I only D. I and III only
11. What is the ration of ¼ to 3/5?
A. 3 to 20 B. 5 to 4 C. 3 to 4 D. 5 to 12
12. The radius of a circle is R. what is the diameter? Which of the ff formulae will apply for the correct answer?
A. R-2 B. Rx4 C. Rx2 D. R-4
13. ¾ of 100 is equal to 5 times of what number?
A. 10 B. 75 C. 25 D. 5
14. If x2 + 3x + 10 = 1 + x2, then x2= ______________.
A. 7 B. 4 C. 1 D. 9
15. An arithmetic book is 2 ½ cm thick. How many copies can be placed in a meter – long shelf?
A. 44 B. 40 C. 36 D. 45
16. Which of these fractions has the largest value?
A. 4/5 B. 9/16 C. 7/10 D. 5/8
17. Joseph has more money than Mila but less than Billy. If the amounts held by Joseph, Mila and Billy are x, y, and z, respectively,
which of the following is TRUE?
A. Z < X < Y B. X < Z < Y C. Y < X < Z D. Y < Z < X
18. Two and three-fourths of P100 is equal to ______________.
A. 6/4 x 100 B. 11/4 x 100 C. 11/4 + 100 D. 6/4 + 100
19. How long will it take for a car to travel a kilometre at a speed of B km/hr? Which of the ff formulae will apply for the correct answer?
A B
A. T = B. T = C. T = A x B D. T = A + B
B A
20. 1 ½ of a number is R. What is the number? Which of the ff formulae will apply for the correct answer?
A. 1 ½ x R B. 3/2 / R C. 1 ½ + R D. 1 ½ x = R
21. A box is 12 inches wide, 16 inches long, and 6 inches high. How many square inches of paper would be needed to cover it on all
sides?
A. 192 B. 720 C. 360 D. 900
22. The product of 2 whole numbers is 36, and their ratio is 1:4. Which of these is the smaller number?
A. 9 B. 12 C. 3 D. 2
23. The length of a new piece of chalk is about ____________.
A. 1 mm B. 10 mm C. 10 cm D. 1 cm
24. A senior class of 50 girls and 70 boys sponsored s dance. If 40% of the girls and 50% of the boys attended the dance, pproximately
what percent attended?
A. 44 B. 46 C. 42 D. 40
25. What is the median of the following numbers? 8, 5, 7, 5, 9, 9, 1, 8, 10, 5 and 10.
A. 9 B. 8 C. 5 D. 7
26. My uncle’s weight is two times that of my nephew. My aunt’s weight is half of my nephew. What is the total weight of the three?
Which of the ff formulae will apply for the correct answer?
1 1 1 1 2
A. x 3 + 2 B. + 3x C. (2x) + (x) + ( x ¿ D. 2x + x
2 2 2 2
27. A number is 120% of the second number. What is the product of the two numbers if the second number is M? Which of the ff
formulae will apply for the correct answer?
A. (1.2 x M) M B. (120 x M) M C. 1.2 x M 2 D. 120 x M 2
28. Cory pays P2000.00 for renting an apartment for 1 year. How much does she pay for 7 months rent?
A. P 1 800 B. P 800 C. P 2 000 D. P 1 3000
29. Two is what percent of 5?
A. 25% B. 38% C. 40% D. 35%
30. There are three consecutive numbers which added to 45. What is the product of the three numbers? Which formula applies to solve
the problem?
A. y x y + 1xy + 2 = 45 B. y + y + 1 + y + 2 = 45 C. 3y + 2 = 45 D. y 3 + 3 = 45
31. A certain pole casts a shadow 24 feet long. At the same time another pole 3 feet high casts a shadow 4 feet long. How high is the
first pole, given that the heights and shadows are in proportion?
A. 20 ft B. 24 ft C. 18 ft D. 21 ft
32. 40% 0f 35 is what percent of 140?
A. 28% B. 29% C. 10% D. 14%
33. If the variance of distribution is 25, then the standard deviation is___________.
A. 30 B. 5 C. 625 D. 12.5
34. If B = 4, what is C in 4 + 3 (C – 3B) = 2B
A. 40/3 = 10.3 B. 9 C. 7 D. 6
35. What is the smallest positive number that is a multiple of both 12 and 14?
A. 36 B. 42 C. 84 D. 168
36. Which of the following is exactly divisible by 3 and 11?
A. 357404 B. 114345 C. 991111 D. 135792
37. What percent is 14 of 24?
A. 14% B. 12% C. 41 2/3% D. 1/3%
38. ½ of a number when added to 1/8 of the next even number is 9. What formula will apply for the correct answer?
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
A. x (x+2) = 9 B. + =9 C. x+ x+2=9 D. x + x=9
2 8 2 8 2 8 2 8
39. Which of the following will give the same value as a a (b+c-d)?
A. ab – ac + ad B. abc – d C. ab + ac – ad D. abcd
40. Which of the following sets of numbers can be sides of a right triangle?
A. 4, 5, 6 B. √ 6, √ 6, 2 √ 3 C. √ 3, √ 6, 3 √ 2 D. 2, 2, 3

41. If the ratio of women to men in a meeting is 4 to 1, what percent of the person in the meeting are men?
A. 80% B. 20% C. .33 1/3% D. 25%
42. Two computer programmers from a group of 4 are chosen to transfer to a provincial office. How many groups can be selected from
this group?
A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 5
43. A psychology class comprises of 45 students, are to be grouped into 4. How many students will comprise group A if group B is
greater by two students? Group C is greater by 5 students and group D is less by 2 students?
A. 10 B. 3 C. 2 D. 5
44. How many ounces of pure acid must be added to 20 ounces of a solution that is 5% acid to strengthen it to a solution that is 24%
acid?
A. 2 ½ B. 10 C. 3 D. 5
45. Given, four consecutive odd numbers. If the sum of the 3 rd and 4th is equal to 2 times the sum of the last and the 2 nd number, what
are the numbers? Choose the best formula.
A. 2( x 2+2) = x 2+ 16 B . 2 x +(x+ 2) – (x+ 4)+( x+ 6) C. 2 (x+x+2) = (x+4) + (x+6) D. 2 (x+x+2) – 2[(x+4) +
(x+6)]
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46. Mr. Aquino has a lot valued at P10, 000, 000.If he has tasked at P5.00 per P1, 000.00. How much will the total tax levied on the
5
lot? Which solution will apply to solve the problem?
A. (10 000. 00 – 1 000) 5 B. (1/5 (10 000. 00) + 1 000) 5 C. (10 000 000 x 1/5) 5 D. (10 000 000 x 1 000) 5
47. The simplest expression for 240/420 is ___________________.
A. 1 B. 4 C. 20½ D. 220
48. The ratio 1/6 : 1.5 is equal to the ratio 35 to _____________.
A. 30 B. 36 C. 42 D. 45
49. Five average office workers earn a total average monthly salary of P 10 000. 00. If the average monthly salary of two of these
workers total P4 000. 00, what is the average monthly income of each of the remaining three workers?
A. P 6 000. 00 B. P 2 000. 00 C. P 3 000. 00 D. P 4 000. 00
50. The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 42 in. The 2 equal sides are each 3 times as long as the third side. What are the lengths of
the three sides.
A. 18, 21, 3 B. 21, 21, 21 C. 6, 6, 8 D. 18, 18, 6