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Instruction: Select the correct answer for each of the following

questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.

EXAM 1

19. In a racing contest, there are 240 cars which will have

provisions that will last for 15 hours. Assuming constant hourly

consumption for each car, how long will the fuel provisions last
if 8 cars withdraw from the race every hour after the first?
A. 16
C. 20
B. 18
D. 25*

Strictly no erasures allowed. Use pencil no. 1 only.

NOTE: Whenever you come across a caret (^) sign, it means
exponentiation.
1.

Which set is closed under subtraction?

A. odd integers
C. integers*
B. counting numbers D. prime numbers

2.

Round off 0.0034750 to 3 significant figures.

A. 0.003
C. 0.00347
B. 0.00348*
D. 0.0347

3.

Solve for x if log x^2=(logx)^2.

A. e^2
C. 1*
B. 2
D. 3

4.

Which of the following is a factor of x4-4x3-7x2+22x+24.

A. (x+3)
C. (x-1)
B. (x-2)
D. (x-3)*

5.

Solve for x: 3x 5x+1=6x+2.

A. 2.1455
C. 2.1544*
B. 2.1445
D. 2.4154
1
x
5x-2
Simplify:
+
x+1 x-6 x 2 -5x-6
A. (x-4)/(x-6)*
C. (x-3)/(x+6)
B. (x-2)/(x-6)
D. (x-6)/(x-4)

6.

7.

8.

9.

Ming has 15 quarters, 30 dimes and 48 nickels. He wants to group

his money so that each group has the same number of each
coin. How much money will each group be worth?
A. 2.25$
C. 1.45$
B. 1.65$
D. 3.05$*
The number 77 is divided into two parts such that the GCF of the
two parts is 11 and their LCM is 110. The smaller of the two part is
A. 11
C. 22*
B. 44
D. 55
Alex was asked to multiply a number by 3/2. Instead he divided the
number by 3/2 and obtained a number smaller by 2/3. The number
was
A. 4/5*
C. 3/5
B. 2/3
D. 1/2

10. Three bells A, B, and C begin ringing at the same time and
continue to do so at intervals of 21, 28, and 30, respectively. The
bells will ring together again after
A. 7 seconds
C. 7 minutes*
B. 630 seconds
D. 1 hr
11. What is the sum of a geometric progression if there are 4

geometric means between 3 and 729?

A. 1112
C. 908
B. 1092*
D. 1290
12. If one root of 9x^2-6x+k=0 exceeds the other by 2, find the

value of k.
A. 8
B. 5

C. -8*
D. -6

13. The ratio of three numbers is 2:5:7. If 7 is subtracted from the

second, the resulting numbers form an arithmetic progression.

Determine the smallest of the three numbers.
A. 28*
C. 21
B. 15
D. 18
14. Find the coefficient of the term involving x8 in the expansion of

x 2y 10 .
A. 180*
C. 210
B. 310
D. 120
15. Find the value of x from the series of numbers shown.
x + 3x + 9x + 27x+729x=3279.
A. 3*
C. 5
B. 6
D. 8
16. From the equation 12x3-8x2+kx+18=0, find the value of k if one
root is the negative of the other.
A. -18
C. -27*
B. -12
D. -31
17. Find the 16th term of the progression 1/4,1/7, 1/10,...

A. 1/43
B. 1/56

C. 1/46
D. 1/49*

18. The number 20,540.00 has how many significant digits?

A. 3
C. 5
B. 4
D. 7 *

Mathematics

20. What

follows
2,3,4,5,9,17..
A. 33*
B. 37

logically

in

these

series

of

numbers

C. 21
D. 43

21. Spheres of the same radius are piled in the form of a pyramid

with a square base until there is just one sphere at the top
layer. If there are 4 spheres on each side of the square, find the
total number of spheres in the pile.
A. 32 spheres
C. 30 spheres*
B. 25 spheres
D. 28 spheres
22. In a certain city in the Philippines, the car number plate is formed
by 4 digits from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 followed by 3
letters from the alphabet. How many number plates can be
formed?
A. 47,174,400*
C. 327,600
B. 36,723,456
D. 560,377
23. A storage battery discharges at a rate which is proportional to the

charge. If the charge is reduce 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

24. The second hand of a clock is 4 inches long. Find the speed of the
tip of the second hand.
A. 0.42 in/sec.*
C. 0.55 in/sec.
B. 0.34 in/sec.
D. 0.48 in/sec
25. To compute the value of n!, where n is a large number, we use
A. Stirlings approximation*
C. Diophantine Equation
B. Fermats Last Theorem
D. Cardans Approximation
26. If 19 kilos of gold losses 1 kilo, and 10 kilos of silver losses 1kilo
when weighed in water, find the weight of gold in a bar of gold and
silver weighing 106 kilos in air and 99 kilos in water.
A. 76*
C. 82
B. 30
D. 58
27. Three fiends 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.
C. 40 mins.*
B. 30 mins.
D. 50 mins
28. Two cars A and B run a 10 km straight stretched. It took A
40
min. to reach the finish line with B 2 km. behind A. How long would
it take B to reach the finish line?
A. 20 mins.
C. 40 mins.
B. 30 mins.
D. 50 mins*
29. A is as old as the combined age of his two brothers B and C. But C
is two years older than B. The combined age of the three last year
was 3/4 their combined ages at present. How old is B now?
A. 2*
C. 4
B. 4
D. 5
30. Five couples are to eat at a round table with the men and women
alternating. If the hostess reserves a place for herself, in how many
ways can she assign seats to the others?
A. 2,880*
C. 576
B. 14,400
D. 1288
31. 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*
C. 749
B. 978
D. 540
32. When you use any base other than the decimal system, the
division between whole numbers and fractional numbers is referred
to as
A. radix point*
C. index
B. vinculum
D. decimal point
33.

A substance goes into solution at the rate of 25% of the

undissolved portion each minute. If the initial amount was 64/27 lb,
what amount is undissolved after 6 min?
A. 16/27 lb
C. 64/27 lb
B. 27/16 lb
D.27/64 lb

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34.

EXAM 1

In algebra, the operation of root extraction is called a

A. evolution*
B. involution
C. revolution
D. indexing

35. Solve for x if 8^x = 2^(y + 2) and 16^(3x - y) = 4^y.

A. 2*
C.1
B 4
D.3
36. How many ounces of pure nickel must be added to 150 ounces of
alloy 70% to make an alloy 85% pure.
A. 225
C. 175
B. 125
D. 150*
37. Spheres of the same size are piled in the form of a pyramid with an
equilateral triangle as its base. Determine the total number of
spheres in the pile if each side contains 4 spheres?
A. 26
C. 24
B. 20*
D. 30
38. A boy has 8 differently colored beads. In how many ways can he
select 2 or more beads to form a bracelet?
A. 128
C. 110
B. 247*
D. 219

B. icosagonal

Mathematics
D. duodecimal

52. Find the 15th term of the progression 1/4,1/7, 1/10,...

A. 46
B. 1/56

C. 1/46*
D. 56

53. Find the term containing x2 in the expansion of [x3+(a/x)]10.

54.

55.

56.

A. 128a7x2
C. 120a7x2 *
6 2
B. 210a x
D. 320a5x2
One microsecond is equal to how many second?
A. 10^-3
C. 10^-12
B. 10^-6 *
D. 10^-9
The distance passed over by a certain pendulum bob in
succeeding swings form the geometric progression 16,12,9,...
feet respectively. Calculate the total distance traversed by the
bob before coming to rest.
A. 64 ft *
C. 54 ft
B. 75 ft
D. 96 ft
Find the value of A for which the equation A(2x+3)-(x-4) =
3x+10 is an identity.
A. -1
C. 2*
B. 3
D. -3
The equation whose roots equal twice those of the equation x 36x2+11x-6=0.
A. x3-12x2+22x-12=0
C. x3-24x2+12x-12=0
3
2
B. x -12x +44x-48=0 *
D. x3-12x2+48x-44=0

39. At what price will you mark a flash drive for sale the cost P600 in
order that you may offer 20% discount on the marked price and
still makes a profit of 25 % on the selling price?
A. P800
C. P1000*
B. P1,100
D. P850

57.

40. Which of the following is a prime number?

A. 437
C. 487*
B. 417
D. 483

58. Find the equation whose roots are numerically equal but

41. The sum of the ages of Maria and Anna is 35. When Maria was two
thirds her present age and Anna was 3/4 of her present age, the
sum of their ages was 25. How old is Maria now?
A. 15*
C. 21
B. 18
D. 23
42. Find the value of x in the following series of number 12,13,17,26,
x.
A. 32
C. 43
B. 42*
D. 46
43. In how many ways can 9 different books be arranged on a shelf so
that 3 of the books are never all 3 together?
A. 130,240
C. 332,640*
C. 160,480
D. 260,354
44. The terms of a sum may be grouped in any manner without
affecting the result. This is known as:
A. Commutative Law
C. Associative Law*
B. Distributive Law
D. Reflexive Law
45. A sequence 1, 4, 10, 20, 35, 56 is known as
A. Pyramidal numbers
C. Tetrahedral numbers*
B. Cubic numbers
D. Square numbers
46. Nestor 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 *
C. 8
B. 6
D. 10

opposite in sign to the roots of the equation x3+7x2+11x+5=0.

A. x3-7x2+11x-5=0 *
C. x3+7x2+11x-5=0
B. x3+7x2-11x+5=0
D. x3-7x2-11x+5=0
59. The arithmetic mean of two numbers is 4, and their harmonic

mean is 15/4. Find the numbers.

A. 3 & 5*
C. 2 & 6
B. 1 & 7
D. 4 & 4
60. 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=2, y=-1*

61. From the equation 12x3-8x2+kx+18=0, find the value of k if one

root is the negative of the other.

A. -18
C. -27*
B. -12
D. -31
62. In how many ways can a party 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
C. 180 ways
B. 480 ways *
D. 320 ways
63. How many different 8-digit numbers can be formed from the

digits 2, 2, 2, 5, 5, 7, 7,7?
A. 120
B. 560*

C. 520
D. 410

64. What is the sum of a geometric progression if there are 4

geometric means between 3 and 729?

A. 1112
C. 908
B. 1092*
D. 1290

47. In how many ways can 10 different books be divided among A, B,

and C so that A gets 5 books, B 3 books, and C 2 books?
A. 2,520 *
C. 1,250
B. 2,250
D. 2,052

65. Compute the sum of the 4-digit numbers which can be formed

48. From the equation 12x3-8x2+kx+18=0, find the value of k if one

root is the negative of the other.
A. -18
C. -12
B. -27*
D. -31

66. In how many minutes after 2 oclock will the hands of the clock

49. Ben exercises every 12 days and Isabel every 8 days. Ben and
Isabel both exercised today. How many days will it be until they
exercise together again?
A. 34
C. 14
B. 24*
D. 18

67. The number 28, x+2, 112 form a geometric progression. What

50. Find the sum of the coefficients of the expansion of (x+2)4.

A. 65*
C. 81
B. 72
D. 102
51.

A number system of base 20

A. vigesimal*

C. figurate

with the four digits 2,3,5,8 if each digit is used only once in
each arrangement.
A. 119,988 *
C. 108,000
B. 188,996
D. 128,456
extend in opposite directions for the first time?
A. 2: 43min & 0.636 sec
C. 2: 43 min & 38 sec *
B. 2: 48.636 sec
D. 2: 46 min & 30 sec
is the 10th term?
A. 14336 *
C. 16636
B. 31466
D. 13466
68. In the series 1, 1, 1/2, 1/6, 1/24,,..., determine the 6th term.
A. 1/28
C. 1/32
B. 1/64
D. 1/120 *

69. Find the harmonic mean between 3/8 and 4.

A. 25/34
B. 24/35*

C. 32/35
D. 35/24

70. Solve for x in the following equation:

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Mathematics

x 3x 5x 7x ... 49x 625

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

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