LET Review

for Batch 2019

General Education

MATHEMATICS
Prepared by: Rizza Katrina D. Paler
Sometimes dreams
. are wiser than waking.

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PERCENT “expressed as a fraction of 100”
PRETEST #7)
Which among the following common fraction is
equivalent to 0.216?
A. 53/250 B. 21/50 C. 27/125 D. 108/375

C Pretest 2
PERCENT “expressed as a fraction of 100”
1% ¿
 
 
 
1
100
50
 

50% ¿
 
 

100
• Written in DECIMALS, or
FRACTIONS
• Percentage
• Discount, Commission
• Interest
 Written in DECIMALS, or FRACTIONS

25% 1
   

0.25
 

4
Fractions Percent
Decimals Percent

Percent Fractions
Percent Decimals
 A basketball player made 44 out of 100
attempted free throws. What percent of
free throws was made? “per 100”
A) 44% C) 4.4%
B) 0.44% D) 440%
In a survey of 50 people, 25 preferred

“per 100”
caramel syrup on their ice cream. What
percent preferred caramel syrup?
A) 25% C) 75%
B) 50% D) 100%
25 out of 50
Video games made up 77.8% of the total
revenue for a small specialty store.
Write the percent as a decimal.
A) 0.0778 C) 77.8
B) 7.78 D) 0.778

Percent Fractions
Percent Decimals
• Written in DECIMALS, or
FRACTIONS
• Percentage
• Discount, Commission
• Interest
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30% of 30 is what?
A) 900 C) 9
× B) 9% D) 90 000
 

150% of 60 is what?
A) 9 000 B) 9 C) 900 D) 90

×
 

80 is 25% of what number?

A) 20 B) 320 C) 400 D) 3200
0. 25× 𝑁 =80
 

𝑁 =80 ÷ 0.25
 

𝑁 =320
 
PRETEST #1)
45 is 60% of what number?
A. 0.75 B. 1.33 C. 27 D. 75

D
Pretest 1
 ×
 

What percent of 75 is 48?

A) 30% B) 60% C) 64% D) 84%

𝑁 ×75=48
 

𝑁 =48 ÷ 75
 

𝑁 =0.64
 

𝑁 =64 %
 

 
Base
 
Rate Percentage
Question 7 Rate Base Percentage
• Written in DECIMALS, or
FRACTIONS
• Percentage
• Discount, Commission
• Interest
 Discount
“percentage that is subtracted from a number”

Commission
“percentage of the amount of goods people sell”
Discount
10% discount of Php 30 is 3.
“percentage that is subtracted from a number”
So an item that sells for Php 30 and is being
offered at a 10% discount can be bought for Php
27. (Php 30 – Php 3). 
 Discount
If a handbag is priced Php 500 less a
discount of 10%, how much would a
buyer have to pay for the bag?
A) Php 650 C) Php 250
¿ 10 % ×500
 

B) Php 450 D) Php 50

¿ 50
 

𝑃𝑎𝑦𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡=¿ 500 − 𝐷
       

¿ 500 − 50
       

¿ 450   
PRETEST #2)
Tabs Company manufactures tables. In its
catalog, a square table is priced ₱ 4 000.00 less a
discount of 20%. What will Winkie Department
store have to pay for the square table?
A. ₱ 3 200 B. ₱ 3 400 C. ₱ 2 600 D. ₱ 3 500

A Pretest 2
COMMISSION
The Stettnisch family's house was sold for Php 3 000 000.
How much money will they to pay their real estate agent
with a 5% commission?
“percentage of the amount of goods people sell”
 
Base Rate Percentage
3 000 000  × 5 % Percentage
       

150 000  
Percentage
𝑃h𝑝150 000 Commission
   
Give the final percentage rate of commission gained by Ken. She sold an
appliance for 320 000. Her commission was ₱ 48 240 minus ₱ 3 240 for
transportation.
A. 0.14% B. 0.15% C. 14.06% D. 15.08%
 
Base Rate Percentage
320 000 ×
     
Rate
320 000 × Rate
   
 

÷ 320 000
   
 
Rate
 
Rate
 
Rate
• Written in DECIMALS, or
FRACTIONS
• Percentage
• Discount, Commission
• Interest
INTEREST
“how much is paid for the use of
money (as a percent, or an amount)”
Simple Interest compound Interest
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Simple Interest
“pay the same amount of interest each
Principal × Rate × Time Interest
year”
   
 

Alex borrows Php 1,000 for 7 Years, at 6% simple interest:

1 000 × 6 % × 7
   
       
Interest
420    
Interest
How much he needs to pay?
¿ 1 420
 

1 000 +420   
PRETEST #10)
What is the amount due at the end of 2 years if P10 000.00 is invested at
8% annual simple interest?
A. ₱ 10 600
B. ₱ 11 600
C. ₱ 12 500
D. ₱ 13 500

B Pretest 2
Simple Interest
“pay the same amount of interest each
year”
What is the amount due at the end of 4 years if ₱ 20 000.00 is invested at
3% annual simple interest?
A. ₱ 2 400 B. ₱ 22 400 C. ₱ 144 000 D. ₱ 240 000
compound Interest
compound Interest
What is the value of an investment
of Php 350 000 after 2 years if it
earns 1.5% compounded quarterly?
4 × 2
     

350 000 (1+ 0.015

   

4 ) =A
 

360 638.85=A
compound Interest
Find the compound amount for the
deposit of Php 5 000 at 7%
compounded annually for 6 years.
A) Php 7 012.76
B) Php 7 100.00
C) Php 7 503.65
D) Php 6 750.00
RATIO “compares values”
“how much one thing there is compared to another thing”
Ratios can be shown in different ways:
• using the ":" to separate example values
• using the "/" to separate one value from the total
• as a decimal, after dividing one value by the total
• as a percentage, after dividing one value by the
total

If there is 1 boy and 3 1:3 (for every one boy there are 3 girls)
1/4 are boys and 3/4 are girls
girls you could write 0.25 are boys (by dividing 1 by 4)
the ratio as: 25% are boys (0.25 as a percentage)
In a room, there are 9 boys and 12 girls. The ratio of girls to boys is _______.
A. 9 to 12 B. 12:9 C. 12 to 21 D. 21:9

Two numbers are in the ratio 7 : 9. If the sum of the numbers is 112, then
the larger number is ____________.
A. 49 B. 72 C. 63 D. 42

In a certain school, the ratio of boys to girls is 2 is to 5. If there are 245

boys and girls in the school, how many boys are there?
A. 7 B. 35 C. 70 D. 175
PRETEST #3)
In a certain school, the ratio of boys to girls is 5
is to 7. If there are 216 boys and girls in the
school, how many boys are there?
A. 12 B. 18 C. 90 D. 126

C
 PROPORTION
“two ratios are EQUAL.”
a:b = c:d
What value of x will make this proportion correct? 3 : 7 = 9 : x
A. 6 B. 10 C. 21 D. 49

3:7 = 9:x
3 𝑥 =9 𝑥=21 × 7
   

3 𝑥 =63
 

𝑥=63 ÷ 3
 
PRETEST #4)
What value of x will make this proportion
correct? 13 : x = 3.25 : 8.00
A. 2 B. 3.5 C. 20 D. 32

D
Operations of whole
numbers
PRETEST #5)
Nilo picked some mangoes. He gave half to her
mother and half of the remaining mangoes to
Allan. Allan received 9 mangoes. How many
mangoes did Nilo pick?
A. 9 B. 18 C. 27 D. 36

D
PRETEST #6)
A taxi charges ₱ 50 for the first kilometer and
charges ₱ 3 for each additional kilometer. How
far could ₱ 200 go?
A. 4 kilometers C. 51 kilometers
B. 50 kilometers D. 66.67 kilometers

C
LCM
“least common multiple”
The smallest positive
number that is a
multiple of two or
more numbers.”

GCF “greatest common factor”

The greatest number
that is a factor of two
(or more) other
numbers.
 1
The greatest common factor (GCF) of 22, 15, and 7 is ____.

2
The greatest common factor (GCF) of 10, 6, and 4 is ____.

The least common multiple (LCM) of 3, 9 and 12 is 36

____.

The least common multiple (LCM) of 2, 7, 10 is 70

____.
PRETEST #8)
The least common Multiple (LCM) of 2, 3, and 4 is
____.
A. 12 B. 13 C. 14 D. 24

A
PRETEST #9)
20, 10, 40, 10, 60, 20, 80, 60, 100, 240, 120, ____, ____.
A. 140, 180
B. 480, 140
C. 1 200, 140  

D. 1 200, 240 +20

C
PRETEST #11)
If September 25, 2014 fell on Thursday, what day will
September 25, 2016 fall?
A. Friday B. Monday C. Saturday D. Sunday

D
PERIMETER
“the distance around a
two-dimensional
shape”
AREA “the size of the surface”
 “the amount of 3-dimensional space
VOLUME
something takes up”
What is the perimeter of a square with sides of 10 cm?

𝑃=4𝑎
   
or
What is the perimeter of a triangle with sides of 12 cm,
𝑃=𝑎+𝑏+𝑐
 
18 cm and 24 cm?

What is the perimeter of a rectangle length of 10m and

𝑃=2(𝑤 +h)
   
width of 12m? or
What is the circumference of a circle with a radius of 4cm?

𝐶=2 × 𝜋 ×𝑟
 
PRETEST #12)
Which of these has the longest perimeter?
A. An equilateral triangle who side is 28 cm.
B. A rectangle 19 cm long and 24 cm wide.
C. A right triangle whose side is 28 cm.
D. A square 21 cm on a side.

C
PRETEST #13)
The edges of a rectangular solid have these measures: 1 feet by 1.5 feet by 2 inches. What is
its volume in cubic inches?
A. 3 cubic inches
B. 32 cubic inches
C. 432 cubic inches
D. 2 592 cubic inches

C
PRETEST #16)
How many materials are needed in feet to frame a picture 8 ½ by 11 inches?
A. 2 ¼ ft B. 3 ¼ ft C. 4 ¼ ft D. 5 ¼ ft

B
PRETEST #14)
The vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is 24 degrees. What is the
measure of one of the base angles?
A. 12° B. 39° C. 78° D. 156°

C
The vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is 40 degrees. What is the measure of one of the
base angles?
A. 10° B. 30° C. 70° D. 150°

The vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is 38

degrees. What is the measure of one of the base
angles?
A. 11° B. 31° C. 71° D. 151°
PRETEST #15)
One side of a 45° - 45° - 90° triangle measures x cm. What is the length of its hypotenuse?
A. x√3 cm
B. x cm
C. (x√3)/2 cm
D. x√2 cm

D
One angle of a parallelogram is 35. What are
the measures of the three other angles?
A. 145, 35, 145
B. 85, 135, 140
C. 45, 65, 170
D. 35, 65, 65
PRETEST #17)
In a playground for Kindergarten kids, 18 children are riding tricycles or bicycles. If
there are 43 wheels in all, how many tricycles are there?
A. 7B. 8C. 9D. 11

A
In a farm, there are 40 cows and chicken. If
their total number of feet is 122, how many are
each of the cows and chicken?
A. 19 cows, 11 chickens
B. 20 cows, 20 chickens
C. 21 cows, 19 chickens
D. 22 cows, 18 chickens
PRETEST #18)
Simplify: [(4x – 16)/ (4x)] divided by (x – 4).
A. x B. 1/x C. 1/4 D. x – 4

B
Simplify: [(3x2+3x)/ (x+1)] divided by 3
A. xB. 1/x C. 1/3 D. x – 3

Simplify: (20x+4)/4
A. 5x B. 5x+1 C. 4x D. 4x+1
PRETEST #19)
Factor: x2 – 8x + 16
A. (x – 4)2
B. (x – 4)(x + 4)
C. (x + 4)2
D. (x – 8)2

A Pretest 2
Factor: x2 – 4x + 4 Factor: x2 – 25
A. (x – 2)2 A. (x – 5)2
B. (x – 2)(x + 2) B. (x – 5)(x + 5)
C. (x + 4)2 C. (x + 25)2
D. (x – 4)2 D. (x – 25)2
PRETEST #22)
The area of a rectangle is x2 + 3x – 18. If its length is x –
3, what is its width?
A. x + 3 B. x + 4 C. x + 5 D. x + 6

D Pretest 2
PRETEST #20)
Simplify: (4x2)(x4)(3y4)
A. 7xy10B. 7x6y4 C. 12x8y4 D. 12x6y4

D Pretest 2
Simplify: (2x2)(2x4)(-3y4)
A. 12xy10 B. 12x6y4 C. -12x8y4D. -12x6y4

Simplify: (-2xy2)(4x4)
A. -8xy6 B. -8x6y2 C. 8xy6 D. 8x6y2

Pretest 2
PRETEST #21)
What is the value of y if 3x + 3xy +3y = 24, and x = 2
A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 4

B Pretest 2
PRETEST #23)
In a Math test, nine students obtained the following scores:
10, 13, 12, 16, 19, 20, 12, 11 and 9. What is the median score?
A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 13

C Pretest 2
In an English test, eight students obtained
the following scores: 10, 15, 12, 18, 16, 24,
12, and 14. What is the median score?
A. 14
B. 15.5
C. 14.5
D. 15
PRETEST #24)
Eric’s grades in 5 subjects are 90, 81, 88, 92, and 89. What is the least
grade that he should aim for in the 6th subject if he has to have an
average of 87?
A. 80 B. 82 C. 84 D. 86

B Pretest 2
PRETEST #25)
A ball is drawn at random from a box containing 10 red balls, 7 white
balls, and 6 blue balls. Find the probability that it is white.
A. 2/5 B. 2/3 C. 7/23 D. 16/23

C Pretest 2
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11) If September 24, 2014 fell on
WEDNESDAY, what day will September
24, 2016 fall?