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____________ 1 Write in scientific notation.
25 000 000
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____________ 2 Simplify 4 − − 3 − + 2 − .
4 3 2
____________ 3 Let A = {a, b, c, d , e}, B = {a, e, i , o, u}, and C = {e, f , g , h, i }. Find A − (B ∩C ).
1 2 1 2
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____________ 4 Simplify 1 − − 1+ .
2 2
____________ 5 Nonoy left Butuan City to drive to Cagayan de Oro City at 6:15 PM and arrived 9:15 PM. If he
averaged 80 kph and stopped 30 minutes for dinner, approximately how far is Cagayan de Oro
from Butuan?
____________ 6 What is the product of two consecutive odd numbers if the larger number is x 2 − 2x − 2?
____________ 7 Let the universal set U be {1, 2, 3, . . . , 20}. If S = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12}, E = {3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18}, and
T = {15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20}, find (S ∪ E ∪ T )0 .
____________ 8 Two angles are supplementary. One angle is 24◦ less than thrice the other. What is the supple-
ment of the complement of the smaller angle?
4 1
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____________ 9 Simplify 5 3.
2 5
+
3 6
____________ 10 Kristine receives a basic monthly salary of Php 18 000 plus a commission of 12% on her total
sales. In her recent monthly payday, she received Php 21 000. How much was her total sales
last month?
____________ 11 Simplify (x + 1)(x − 2) − (x + 2)(x − 3) + (x + 3)(x − 4) − (x + 4)(x − 5).
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____________ 12 Let the universal set U be the set of all prime numbers less than 20, A = x ¯x is a prime factor of 210 ,
B = x ¯x is a prime number greater than 10 , and C = {3, 19}. Find A 0 ∩ (B ∩C )0 .
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____________ 13 Two years ago, Nila was x years old. Three years ago, her brother Ricky was twice as old as she.
Write Ricky’s age ten years from now in terms of x.
____________ 14 How many two-digit prime numbers are there whose units digit is greater than its tens digit?
____________ 15 Together, Pearl and Harvey are going to visit their aunt on Sunday. If Pearl visits their aunt
every 12 days, while Harvey every 15 days, on what day will the visit their aunt together again?
____________ 16 In the Math Department of a school, 10 teachers have Yahoo! accounts, 13 have Gmail ac-
counts, and 6 have both accounts. How many teachers in the department have Yahoo! or
Gmail accounts?
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____________ 17 Simplify ¯1.8 × 104 − 2.55 × 104 ¯ + 6.9 × 103 .

____________ 18 What should be added to x(x − 2)(x − 10) in order to get (x − 4)3 ?
____________ 19 In a class of 40 students, 27 like Math and 25 like Filipino. At most how many students do not
like at least one of these subjects?
____________ 20 In a triangle, one angle is twice the second, and the third angle is 20◦ less than the second.
What is the measure of the largest angle?
____________ 21 It costs (x + 3) pesos per square foot to paint a wall. If the wall stands (4x + 3) feet high and
(7x − 2) feet long, how much does it cost to paint the wall?
____________ 22 Manuel can walk from his house to his school at the rate of 5.4 kph, and back at the rate of
3.6 kph. What is his average speed for the entire walk in meters per second?
____________ 23 How many four-digit numbers are multiples of 9?
____________ 24 Triangle ABC is isosceles with AB = AC . Let D be the foot of the altitude from A onto BC , and
let E be the point on side AC such that DE bisects ∠ ADC . If ∠DEC = 67◦ , what is the measure
of the vertex angle?
____________ 25 A polynomial has quotient x 2 − 3x and remainder x 2 − 1 when divided by x 3 − 1 . What is
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____________ 26 A runner started a course at a steady rate of 8 kph. Five minutes later, a second runner started
the same course at 10 kph. How long did it take the second runner to overtake the first?
____________ 27 What is the largest prime factor of 2013?
____________ 28 In Teacher Ella’s class, a student receives a final grade of A if the student garners an average of
at least 92% in the five long tests. After four long tests, Jonathan got an average of 91%. At least
how much should he get in the last long test to get a final grade of A?
____________ 29 A class of 47 students took examinations in Algebra and Geometry. If 29 passed Algebra, 26
passed Geometry, and 4 failed in both subjects, how many passed both subjects?
____________ 30 Let ABC DE be a regular pentagon. What is the measure of ∠C AD?
____________ 31 The average of five numbers is 20. If the sum of two of the numbers is 28, what is the average
of the other three numbers?
____________ 32 A long straight steel bar is to be cut in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If the middle piece is 7 m long, how
long is the steel bar?
____________ 33 Marvin is 10% taller than Homer, and Homer is 10% taller than August. How much (in percent-
ages) is Marvin taller than August?
____________ 34 A rectangle has sides (7x + 2) cm and (4x + 5) cm. How many squares of sides x cm can be cut
from it?
____________ 35 If 2ax 4 − bx 3 + 4c x 2 − d x + 3e = (2x − 3)(x + 1)(x − 2)(3x + 1), what is ab + cd + e?
____________ 36 Which is the largest, a = 248 , b = 336 , or c = 524 ?
____________ 37 If the sides of a cube are tripled, what percent of the original volume is the new volume?
____________ 38 What is the least value of x that satisfies the inequality 4(x + 3) − 7(2 − x) ≥ 2(2x − 7)?
____________ 39 When 3n is divided by 7, the remainder is 4. What is the remainder when 2n is divided by 7?
____________ 40 Which is smaller, A = (2015)(2014)(2013)(2012)(2011) or B = 20135 ?
____________ 41 All faces of a 4-inch cube have been painted. If the cube is cut into 1-inch smaller cubes, how
many of them have no paint on all their faces?
12 1 9 x−y
____________ 42 If − ≤ x ≤ − and 3 ≤ y ≤ , what is the largest possible value of ?
5 2 2 x+y
____________ 43 If x = −1, find the value of 2013x 2013 + 2012x 2012 + 2011x 2011 + 2010x 2010 + · · · + 2x 2 + x.
____________ 44 If (x + 3)(x − 2)(x + 1) = (x + 2)Q(x) + (x + 3)(x − 2), what is Q(x)?
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____________ 45 How many positive integers n satisfy < < ?
7 13 5
____________ 46 How many positive factors does 62 × 63 + 633 + 63 + 1 + 1 have?
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____________ 47 If the number 42 000 is expressed as the sum of 200 consecutive odd positive integers, what is
the largest among the odd integers?
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____________ 48 If x 2 − 5x + 1 = 0, find the value of x 2 + .
x2
____________ 49 The sum of two numbers is 20 and their product is 15. Find the sum of their cubes.
____________ 50 What is the least number of square pieces into which a cardboard, 13 feet long and 8 feet wide,
can be cut?

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