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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.
1. In the expression of (x + 4y)12, the numerical coefficient of the 5th
term is,
A. 63,360
C. 506,880
B. 126,720 *
D. 253,440
2. The equation of whose roots are the reciprocal of the roots 2x2 3x
5=0
A. 5x2 + 3x 2 = 0 *
C. 3x2 3x + 2 = 0
B. 2x2 + 3x 5 = 0
D. 2x2 + 5x 3 = 0
3. The arithmetic mean of 6 numbers is 17. If two numbers are added
to the progression, the new set of numbers will have an arithmetic
mean of 19. What are the two numbers if their difference is 4?
A. 21, 25
C. 8, 12
B. 23, 27*
D. 16, 20
4. Given: log b y = 2x + log b x. Which of the following is true?
A. y = b2x
C. y = 2x/b
B. y = 2xb
D. y = xb2x *
5. At present, the sum of the parents ages is twice the sum of the
childrens ages. Five years ago, the sum of the parents ages was 4
times the sum of the childrens ages. Fifteen years hence, the sum of
the parents ages will be equal to the sum of the childrens ages.
How many children are there?
A. 3
C. 5 *
B. 4
D. 6
6. The 20th term of the progression 1, 4, 7, 10, is
A. 56
C. 58 *
B. 57
D. 59
7. How much water must be evaporated from 10 kg solution which has
4% salt to make a solution of 10% salt?
A. 4 kg
C. 6 kg *
B. 5 kg
D. 7 kg
8. A tank can be filled in 9 hours by one pipe, 12 hours by a second
pipe and can be drained when full by a third pipe in 15 hours. How
long will it take to fill an empty tank with all pipes in operation?
A. 7 hours and 12 minutes
C. 7 hours and 42 minutes
B. 7 hours and 32 minutes
D. 7 hours and 50 minutes *

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16. Two jeepney start at the same point but are going in different
directions. If jeepney A runs at the rate of 60 km/hr and jeepney B at
50 km/hr and both start at the same time, when will the two jeepney
be 550 km apart?
A. 4 hrs
C. 6 hrs
B. 5 hrs *
D. 7 hrs
17. Two sisters are 14 and 21 years old respectively. In how many years
will the ratio of their ages be 3:4?
A. 9
C. 7 *
B. 8
D. 6
18. The product of two irrational numbers is
A. always irrational
C. never irrational
B. sometimes irrational *
D. rational
19. The least common multiple of (x-2)2 and x2 + x 6 is
A. x 2
C. (x 2)2(x + 3) *
B. (x 2)3(x + 3)
D. (x + 3)3
20. The length of a rectangle is increased by 50%. By what percent
would the width have to be decreased to maintain the same area?
A. 33 1/3 *
C. 66 2/3
B. 50
D. 150
21. A man finds the angle of elevation of the top of a tower to be 30. He
walks 85 m nearer the tower and finds its angle of elevation to be
60. What is the height of the tower?
A. 76.31 m
B. 73.31 m
C. 73.16 m
D. 73.61 m*
22. A pole casts a shadow 15 m long when the angle of elevation of the
sun is 61. If the pole is leaned 15 from the vertical directly towards
the sun, determine the length of the pole.
A. 54.23 m*
B. 48.23 m
C. 42.44 m
D. 46.21 m
23. In the series of nos. 2, 5, 8, 1141, the sum is
A. 301 *
C. 303
B. 302
D. 304

9. A jogger starts a course at a steady rate of 8 kph. Five minutes later,

a second jogger starts the same course at 10 kph. How long will it
take the second jogger to catch the first?
A. 20 min *
C. 22 min
B. 21 min
D. 18 min

24. Five times Greggys age is 10 more than his grandfathers age. If the
sum of their ages is 86, what is grandfathers age?
A. 50
C. 70 *
B. 60
D. 80

10. At what time after 12:00 noon will the hour hand and minute hand of
the clock first form an angle of 120o?
A. 12:18.818
C. 12:22.818
B. 12:21.818 *
D. 12:24.818

25. The denominator of a fraction exceeds the numerator by 4. If the

numerator was tripled, the denominator doubled, the resulting
fractions denominator is 1 less than the numerator of the resulting
fraction. What is the original fraction?
A. 7/11
C. 9/13 *
B. 2/3
D. 5/7

11. A rubber ball is made to fall from a height of 50 feet and is observed
to rebound 2/3 of the distance it falls. How far will the ball travel
before coming to rest if the ball continues to fall in this manner?
A. 200 feet
C. 250 feet *
B. 225 feet
D. 275 feet
12. Which of the following quadratic equations will have two real and
distinct roots?
A. 6x2 5x + 4 = 0
C. 6x2 61x +143 = 0 *
B. 9x2 6x + 1 = 0
D. x2 22x + 121 = 0
13. At a Math Contest, the judges eliminate 1/3 of the contestants after
each half hour. If 81 contestants were present at the start, how many
would be left after 2 hours?
A. 18
C. 16 *
B. 12
D. 10
14. Which of the following quadratic trinomial is NOT factorable?
A. 6x2 + 5x 4
C. 6x2 52x 60 *
B. 6x2 7x 343
D. 6x2 61 x + 143
15. A man and a boy can dig a trench in 20 days. It would take the boy 9
days longer to dig it alone than it would take the man. How long
would it take the boy to dig it alone?
A. 54 days
C. 35 days
B. 45 days *
D. 36 days

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26. Two pipes can fill a tank in 5 and 6 hours respectively while another
pipe can empty it in 6 hours. If the 3 pipes were used at the same
time, how many hours would it take to fill the tank?
A. 2 h
C. 4 h
B. 3 h
D. 5 h *
27. A man left his office for a business appointment one afternoon and
noticed his watch at past 2 oclock. Between two to three hours later,
the man returned and noticed that the hands of the clock have
exchanged places. What time did he leave and arrive?
A. 2:26.01 and 5:12.17 *
C. 2:20 and 5:32
B. 2:15 and 5:30
D. 2:23 and 5:40
28. The total tank of the car is filled with 50 liters of alcogas 25% of
which is alcohol. How much of the mixture must be drawn off which
when replaced by pure alcohol will yield a 50-50% alcogas?
A. 16.7 *
C. 17.8
B. 15.6
D. 18
29. A _______________ can be defined as a set of points or ordered
pairs.
A. graph
C. relation *
B. coordinates
D. function
30. Determine the y-intercept of (x 2)2 + y2 = 1
A. (1, 0) and (3, 0)
C. (0, 3) and (0, -3)

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D. the graph has no y-intercept *

31. Which of the following does not represent y as a function of x?

A. x3 + y2 = 1 *
C. x2 + y3 = 1
B. 3x2 + y = 2
D. x2y = 1 3y

33. Determine the range of the function y = x2 4x + 3

A. all real numbers
C. [ -1, ) *
B. all positive real numbers
D. [+1, )

34. Two triangles have equal bases. The altitude of one triangle is 3
units more than its base and the altitude of the other triangle is 3
units less than its base. Find the altitudes, if their areas differ by 21
square units.
A. 6 and 12
B. 3 and 9
C. 5 and 11
D. 4 and 10*

A.
B.

46
4 *
44
6

1
, solve for (fh)(8).
x4
C.

43
2

D.

42
3

C. 87.2 m
D. 90.7 m
44. An equilateral triangle is circumscribed about a circle of radius 10
cm. Determine the side of the triangle.
A. 34.64 cm*
B. 64.12 cm
C. 36.44 cm
D. 32.10 cm

32. What is the domain of the function y 4 3 x

A. (- , +)
C. [4/3, +)
B. (- , 4/3] *
D. [-4/3, 4/3]

35. Given f ( x ) 6x 2 and h( x )

45. The two legs of a triangle are 300 and 150 m each, respectively. The
angle opposite the 150 m-side is 26. What is the third side?
A. 197.49 m
C. 341.78 m*
B. 218.61 m
D. 282.15 m
46. Solve for x in the given equation: x + 4x + 7x + 10x + + 64x = 1430
A. 4
C. 2 *
B. 3
D. 1
47. An observer wishes to determine the height of a tower. He takes
sights at the top of the tower from A and B, which are 50 feet apart,
at the same elevation on a direct line with the tower. The vertical
angle at point A is 30 and at point B is 40. What is the height of the
tower?
A. 85.60 feet
B. 92.54 feet*
C. 110.29 feet
D. 143.97 feet
48. Insert three geometric means between 2 and 162
A. 6, 18, 36
C. 6, 20, 54
B. 4, 18, 54
D. 6, 18, 54 *

sin 3 A cos6B , then

A. A B 90
B. A 2B 30 *
C. A B 180

36. If

49. Find the sum of the infinite geometric progression 0.3, 0.03, 0.003,

A. 1/6
C. 1/3 *
B. 1/9
D. 1/2

D. None of these
50. If

37. Find the value of A between 270 and 360 if

2 sin 2 A sin A 1 .

sec 2 A

1
, determine the angle A in degrees.
sin 13 A

A. 5
B. 6*
C. 7
D. 8

A. 300
B. 320
C. 310
D. 330*
38. Solve for x in the given equation:

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arctan(2 x) arctan( x)

A. 0.149
B. 0.281*
C. 0.421
D. 0.316
39. Given the functions f ( x ) x 2 4x and g( x ) 2 x 3 , determine
(f g)(x)
A. x2 + 1
C. x + 1
B. x2 1
D. x 1 *
40. Find the sum of the first ten terms of the sequence an = 3 + 5n
A. 300
C. 305 *
B. 310
D. 315
41. Find the term containing x3 in the expansion of (2x + y)5
A. 320x3y2
C. 80x3y2 *
B. 160x3y2
D. 240x3y2
42. Determine the inverse function of f(x) = x/(1 3x)
A. 1/(3x 1)
C. x/(3x 1)
B. x/(3x + 1) *
D. 3/(3x + 1)
43. The angle of elevation of the top of tower B from the top of tower A is
28 and the angle of elevation of the top of the tower A from the base
of tower B is 46. The two towers lie in the same horizontal plane. If
the height of tower B is 120 m, find the height of tower A.
A. 66.3 m
B. 79.3 m*
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