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PREFACE
Do you sometimes find it hard to believe that your dream to pass the UPCAT can become a reality? If
so, then there is something very important that you need to know.
Every student who passed the UPCAT began thinking or dreaming of passing the UPCAT.
Your near-perfect or perfect score in a quarterly test, your cellphone, PSP, or any gadget, your out-
of-town (or out-of-country) vacation, your new pair of shoes, and any other stuff that you desired and
now possess - are all the result of your ‘dream come true’.
What this means is that throughout your lifetime, you have had an idea, you have desired for many
things and worked hard for them, overcome problems and ultimately transformed your dream into
reality.
And if hundreds and thousands of students have been able to pass the UPCAT in the past, by
starting with a dream, then it stands to reason, that you can do it too.
Often we make the mistake of thinking that UPCAT is for a small number of bright students who have
the brains and intelligence that we don’t possess.
The fact that thousands of average students have brought their dreams of passing the UPCAT to
fruition in the past demonstrates that the opportunity to qualify in the UPCAT is something that is
available to each UPCAT aspirant – average or bright.
Right now, hundreds of UPCAT dreamers are taking the steps necessary to achieve the goals of
passing the UPCAT. Some are studying this early, some are joining community of fellow dreamers,
and some are attending review classes. What is it that you need to do?
In order to achieve your goal of passing the UPCAT, the only things you really need are:
(1) A crystal clear picture that you already passed the UPCAT
(2) An unshakeable determination to do whatever it takes to make your dream of passing the
UPCAT a reality
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As soon as you take these two steps, passing the UPCAT becomes achievable. If you need a help –
you look for it. If you encounter a difficult concept – you find a way to understand it. If you can’t solve
a math problem – you try and try and practice more.
And gradually, step-by-step, you bring your UPCAT dream into reality to join the dreams of the
thousands of UPCAT dreamers who have gone before you.
So today I’d like to encourage you to believe in yourself and appreciate the fact that you live in a
world where ‘dreams do come true’.
Understand that thousands of students have made their UPCAT dream a reality in the past –
Thousands more will make their UPCAT dream a reality in the near future and you CAN be one of
them.
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4. x/24 = 0.375, x = ?
A. 9 B. 12 C. 15 D. 18
5 8 2(3 1) 3
B. D. (54 3) 5
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a b c d
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5
a b d d
A. >0 B. <0 C. >0 D. >0
b c c b
12. 6 9 ______
A. –3 B. 3 C. 15 D. –15
15. What is the area of the shaded region in the figure? The arcs are quarter circles with the side of the
square as the radius.
A. 16 – 16
B. 16 – 4
4m
C. 8–
D. 32 – 8
58 4m
16. 4 (2)(1) = _________
3
A. –2 B. 1 C. 3 D. 5
12
18. in lowest terms is:
8
6 6 3
A. B. C. 2 6 D.
2 2 2
(2) 3 6 1 (3)(4)
19. = _________
4 2 6
A. 3 B. –1 C. 6 D. 2
4
20. 64 is also equal to:
A. 24 4 B. 2 C. 4 D. 2 4 8
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A. 0 B. –6 C. 6 D. 12
2 7 2 1 2
24. Simplify: 2(a + b) – (a + b) + (a + b).
3 3
2 2 2
A. a + b B. (a + b) C. 1 D. 0
3
20 20 20 20
25. Simplify: x +x + x + x = ______
20 80 24 22
A. 4x B. x C. x D. 2x
5 x 1
27. Find the product of the expression
y2 4
5x 5 5x 1 xy y 2 x 2 10
A. B. C. D.
4y 8 4y 2 10 xy y 2 x 2
3
4 2
29. If x , find the value of x.
9
2 3 8 27
A. B. C. D.
3 2 27 8
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36. ( 3 y 3 ) _________
2
A. 9 y 2 18 y 9 B. 3 y 3 C. 3 y 6 y 3 D. 3 y 3 y 3
x x
37. _____
k h
x x hk xh xk
A. B. C. D.
hk hk x ( k h) hk
6y
38. The expression is also equal to:
3y
2 3y
A. 6 y 3y B. 2 3y C. D. y 3y
3y
1 1 1
39. If , then x = ____
y x 3
3y y 3 3 y
A. B. 3y y C. D.
3 y 3y y
x 2 3x 4 x2 x 6
40. Simplify the expression:
x 2 3x 2 x 2 x 12
x2 ( x 2)( x 4)
A. 0 B. 1 C. D.
x2 ( x 2)( x 4)
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41. Find the value of x in the quadratic equation x – 25 = 0.
A. 5 B. 625 C. 12.5 D. –5 or 5
2
42. The roots of the quadratic equation x – 5x + 6 = 0 are:
A. x = 6 or x = –5 C. x = 3 or x = 2
B. x = –6 or x = 5 D. x = –3 or x = –2
2
43. The quadratic equation x + 6x – 2 = 0 has:
A. one real solution C. imaginary roots
B. two rational solutions D. two real roots
2 2
44. What is the solution set of the equation 2(x + x – 5) + 3(x – 4x + 6) = 83
A. {5, –3} B. {6, 5} C. {–1, 15} D. {–6, –5}
A. –3 x 7 C. –7 x 3
B. x –3 or x 7 D. x –7 or x 3
2
46. What is the value of r and t is the quadratic equation x + rx + t = 0 if the roots of the equation are {4,–
6}?
47. Which of the following inequality has the solution set {x –2 < x < 9}
2 2
A. x +11x –18 < 0 C. x – 7x –18 > 0
2 2
B. x –11x +18 > 0 D. x – 7x –18 < 0
x3
48. > 0. Then
x2
x3 1
50. Find the solution set of the equation
4 x
A. {4} B. {–4, 1} C. {–1, 4} D. {–2, 2}
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52. Which of the following does not belong to any of the four quadrants?
A. (3, –4) B. (–0.5, 6) C. (1, 0) D. (11, 68)
A. a, b
B. a, c a
b
C. b, d
D. c, d
54. What are the coordinates of the midpoint of the segment with endpoints at (–3, –4) and (5, 8)?
A. (2, 4) B. (1, 2)
C. (8, 12) D. (4, 6)
56. What is the slope of the line passing through the points (–7, 5) and (3, 1)?
2 5 3 1
A. B. C. D.
5 2 2 3
57. What is the distance between the points (–8, –3) and (–4, 5)?
A. 80 B. 16 C. 4 5 D. 2 5
58. If two lines have slopes of -5 and 1/5, which of the following is TRUE about the two lines?
A. They do not intersect. C. They are the same line.
B. They intersect at two points D. They are perpendicular.
1
59. A line has a slope of and passes through the points (4, –2) and (0, y). What is the value of y?
2
A. 0 B. –4 C. 2 D. –8
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65. Which of the following is the equation of the line that has a slope of and passes through the point
3
(4, –2)?
A. 3y – 2x = –2 B. 2x – 3y = 2 C. 3y – 2x = –14 D. 4x – 2y = 6
66. What is the equation of the line that passes through the points (3, –1) and (–5, –5)?
A. –6y – x = 5 B. 4y – 3x = 5 C. 4y – x = –5 D. 2y – x = –5
70. Which of the following points is a solution set of the inequality 2y + 3x > –1
A. (–1, –2) B. (–3, 4) C. (1, –1) D. (3, –5)
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71. How much gas will be used up by a car that travels 32.5 kilometers if it consumes 14 L when it travels
182 kilometers?
A. 1.5 L B. 2.5 L C. 2.7 L D. 78.4 L
72. If Mike can buy two apples for one pear and two pears for one peach, and if one peach is equal to
eight bananas, how many bananas will Mike receive for one apple?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. 8
73. Al is twice as old as Fred. The sum of their ages is five times Fred’s age less 48. How old is Fred?
A. 19 B. 24 C. 35 D. 48
74. A bus ride costs Php8.00 for the first four kilometers and Php1.20 for each additional kilometer or a
fraction of a kilometer. How much would a passenger pay if he had a 9 ½ km-ride?
A. Php14.60 B. Php15.20 C. Php17.80 D. Php19.40
75. If m kilograms of sugar is mixed with n kilograms of water, then the percent of sugar in the mixture is:
100 m m mn 100 m n
A. B. C. D.
mn mn 100 m m
76. At 7:00 am, a building casts a shadow that is 165 feet long. At the same instance, a 1-foot ruler casts a
shadow 2.4 feet long. How tall is the building?
A. 68.75 ft B. 72.25 ft C. 162.6 ft D. 396 ft
77. A rectangular lot has a length that is 3 meters less than two times its width. If its perimeter is 66
meters, what is the length of the lot?
A. 12 m B. 21 m C. 24 m D. 42 m
78. The population of San Pablo, the largest city in Laguna, is 50 percent of the rest of the population of
Laguna. The population of San Pablo is what percent of the entire population of Laguna?
1
A. 20% B. 25% C. 33 % D. 50%
3
79. An inlet pipe can fill a certain swimming pool in 8 hours. The same pool can be filled up by a larger
inlet pipe in 6 hours. How long will it take to fill up the pool if both pipes were opened at the same
time?
7 3
A. 2 hours B. hours C. 3 hours D. 14 hours
24 7
80. A boat travels 40 kph in still water. It takes the same time for the boat to travel 15 kilometers upstream
as to travel 25 kilometers downstream. What is the speed of the current of the river?
A. 10 kph B. 15 kph C. 25 kph D. 40 kph
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81. A fifty-question test is worth 1000 points. If a student scores 800 points, how many questions did he
miss?
A. 10 B. 20 C. 40 D. 200
82. The measure of an angle is four times its complement. What is the measure of the angle?
A. 18 B. 36 C. 22.5 D. 72
83. Ivan is 14 years older than Kate. In ten years, he will be twice as old as Kate. How old is Kate now?
A. 4 B. 6 C. 8 D. 12
84. A boat is floating on still water. Its anchor is hanging on its side and is 1.5 meters from the surface of the
water. During high tide, the water level rises by 0.4 meters. What is the anchor’s distance from the surface
of the water at this time?
A. 0.4 m B. 1.1 m C. 1.5 m D. 1.9 m
85. A train leaves the train station at 10:00 AM traveling 100 mph due west. Another train leaves another
station along the track traveling the opposite direction. If the trains meet at 12:00 NN and traveled a total
of 300 miles, what is the speed of the other train?
A. 50 mph B. 75 mph C. 100 mph D. 150 mph
86. Mr. Colayco has Php35,000. He invested a part of it at 10% interest and the other part at 12%. After a year,
he earned a total of Php3,900 in interest. How much did he invest at 12%?
A. Php12,000 B. Php15,000 C. Php20,000 D. Php23,000
87. A cubic box, X, has sides of length n. Another cubic box, Y, has sides of length 2n. How many boxes X
could fit into a single box Y?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 8 D. 16
88. If 500 chickens can consume 10 sacks of feeds in 3 days, how long will the same amount of feeds last if
there are only 200 chickens?
1 1
A. 7 days B. 1 days C. 75 days D. 25days
2 5
89. Jonathan and Jake can finish a project in 3 hours. If Jonathan alone can finish the same project in 8
hours, how long will it take Jake to finish it if he works alone?
11 2 4
A. hour B. 2 hours C. 4 hours D. 5 hours
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90. A bag in a department store is on sale at 30% discount. When bought with a coat, the total price of the
two items is Php 4,300. What is the price of the coat if the total price of the coat and the bag before the
sale is Php 5,200?
A. Php1,100 B. Php2,200 C. Php 3,640 D. Php3,900
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91. What is the radius of the circle with the equation x + y = 25
A. 5 B. 5 C. 25 D. 625
92. Which of the following is the equation of the circle that has a center at the origin and a radius of 6
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A. x + y = 6 B. x + y = 36 C. 6x + 6y = 36 D. x + y = 3
1 2
94. What is the vertex of the parabola with the equation y x 2?
3
1
A. (0, 2) B. (–2, 0) C. ,2 D. (3, –2)
3
2
95. The equation x + 3y = 5 is a:
A. circle B. hyperbola C. ellipse D. parabola
100. What is the equation of the circle with center (2, –3) and passes through the point (5, 1)?
2 2 2 2
A. (x – 5) +(y – 1) = 5 C. (x + 5) +(y + 1) = 5
2 2 2 2
B. (x – 2) +(y + 3) = 5 D. (x – 2) +(y + 3) = 25
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CHAPTER 1: Mathematical Numbers
1. Which of the following is a whole number? 3. When a = 8, b = 2, which of the following is a
A. 2.5 C. 3/7 whole number?
B. 6/3 D. 3 1 ab
A. C.
ab ab
The set of whole numbers is composed of the
natural numbers (or counting numbers) plus zero
a b
B. D.
(0). Among the choices, only 6/3 is a whole number b a
because it is also equal to 2. The rest are not. 2.5 is a
terminating decimal. 3/7 is a non-terminating but 1 1 1
A.
repeating decimal (2.5 and 3/7 are called non- a b 8 2 10 not a whole number
integer rational numbers). And 3 is a non- a 8
B. 4
terminating and non-repeating decimal (It is called b 2 a whole number
an irrational number). Refer to the figure below. ab 82 6
The answer is B. C.
a b 8 2 10 not a whole number
b 2 1
D.
a 8 4 not a whole number
The answer is B.
4. x/24 = 0.375, x = ?
A. 9 C. 15
B. 12 D. 18
x
0.375
24 convert 0.375 to fraction
x 375
24 1000 reduce to lowest term
x 3
24 8 rewrite to equivalent fractions
2. Which of the following does not belong to
x 9
the group?
24 24
A. 6 – 4i C. 5
3
B. 6 D. Thus the answer is A (x = 9).
2
5. Which of the following is a rational number?
Among the choices, only 5 is a real number. The 4 2
rest are complex numbers and imaginary numbers. A. C.
5 6
Thus, the answer is C.
All Numbers 3 1
B. D.
6 6
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6. Which of the following is NOT a true 9. [5(6)+ 2] – 8 2 +4(2) = ______
statement? A. 32 C. 36
A. Every even number is divisible by two B. 20 D. 24
B. Every number divisible by two is an even
number
Use the correct order of operations (PEMDAS):
C. Every number not divisible by two is not odd
D. Every odd number is not an even number.
[5(6)+ 2] – 8 2 + 4(2)
A number is even if and only if it is divisible by 2. innermost grouping symbols first
Thus, statements A and B are true statements.
= [30+ 2] – 8 2 + 4(2)
multiply before add
Any integer that is not even is odd. Thus, statement
D is true. = 32 – 8 2 + 4(2)
multiply or divide from left to right
Therefore, only C is NOT true. It should be: “Every
number not divisible by 2 is not even.” = 32 – 4 + 4(2)
= 32 – 4 + 8
7. If a = {1, 3, 5, 7}, b = {5, 7, 9, 11}, c = {3, 6, 9, add or subtract from left to right
12}. Find (a b) c.
A. {3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12} = 28 + 8 = 36
B. {5, 7}
C. {1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12} The answer is C.
D. {3, 9}
5 8 2(3 1) 3
The answer is A. B. D. (54 3) 5
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CHAPTER 2: Real Number System
11. Which of the following is FALSE? 14. 2 ¾ is 5% of what number?
A. 11/80 C. 55
a b c d B. 13 ¾ D. 66
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5
Let’s translate 2 ¾ is 5% of what number:
a d 2 ¾ = 0.05 * x
A. >0 C. >0
b c Divide both sides by 0.05 to solve for x:
b d (2 ¾ )/0.05 = x
B. <0 D. >0
c b
Convert 2 ¾ to decimal:
As labeled in the number line, a and b are negative (2.75)/0.05 = x
numbers, while c and d are positive numbers.
Multiply both the numerator and denominator by
The quotient of like signs is positive or greater 100 (or move the decimal points 2 places to the
than zero while that of unlike signs is negative or right):
less than zero. (275)/5 = x or x = 55
Note that 105 is also 100,000. Thus, the area of the shaded region, S, is:
S = 42 – 2(4 - 8) = 16 - 8 + 16 = 32 - 8
The answer is B.
The answer is D.
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16. 4 (2)(1) = _________ 18. in lowest terms is:
3 8
A. –2 C. 3
B. 1 D. 5
6
A. C. 2 6
2
6 3
Let’s follow the correct order of operations: B. D.
2 2
58 3
4 (2)(1) 4 2
3 3
= -1 + 4 + 2
= 3+2
= 5
Thus, the answer is A.
The answer is D.
(2) 3 6 1 (3)(4)
17. Which of the following is NOT TRUE? 19. = _________
A. (4.0 10 ) + (2.3 10 ) = 40230
4 2
4 2 6
–4
B. (2 10 )(4.5 10 ) = 9 10
6 2
A. 3 C. 6
–4
C. (8 10 ) (4 10 ) = 2 10
6 2
B. –1 D. 2
–3
D. (3.0 10 ) – (5 10 ) = 29999.995
4
4
20. 64 is also equal to:
D. (3.0 104) – (5 10–3) = 30,000 - 0.005
A. 24 4 C. 4
= 29,999.995 true B. 2 D. 2 4 8
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CHAPTER 3: Numerical Representation in Algebra
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21. Simplify: 3(x – 2) + 3(3x + 4). 24. Simplify: 2(a + b) – (a + b) + (a + b).
3 3
A. 6x – 2 C. 12x + 6 2
A. a + b C. 1
B. 2x + 1 D. 4x + 2
2 2
B. (a + b) D. 0
3
3(x – 2) + 3(3x + 4) Distribute
7 2 1 2
2(a2 + b) – (a + b) + (a + b)
= 3x – 6 + 9x + 12 Combine like terms 3 3
7 1
= 12x + 6 = (a2 + b)(2 – + ) Factor out a2 + b
3 3
2
= (a + b)( 6 7 1 ) Get LCD
The answer is C.
3
= (a2 + b)(0) Simplify
The answer is A. When adding terms with the same variable and
exponent, the variable and the exponent are
retained while the coefficient of the sum is the sum
of the coefficients of the terms.
23. 2(3x + 1) = 2x – 6. Solve for x
3
A. C. 2 The answer is A.
2
B. –2 D. 4
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27. Find the product of the expression
3
5 x 1 4 2
29. If x , find the value of x.
9
y2 4
2 8
5x 5 xy y 2 x 2 A. C.
A. C. 3 27
4y 8 10
3 27
5x 1 10 B. D.
B. D. 2 8
4y 2 xy y 2 x 2
3
4 2
x
9
3
n n
9 2 a b
x Note :
The answer is A. 4 b a
3
1
1
p p
9 Note : a a q
x
2 q
4
28. Find the range for x. –8 –4 0 4 8
3
9
1
x Note : a a
2
4
A. –4 < x 6 C. –4 > x < 6 3
B. –4 x 6 D. –4 x < 6 3
x Simplify
2
n
The graph is the same as the interval [-4, 6), which 33 a an
x Note : n
means all numbers between 4 and -6 including 4 23 b b
but excluding 6. In inequality symbols, it’s -4 ≤ x < 27
x
6. 8
x – 5 > 2x + 4
x – 2x > 4 + 5 Transpose
-x > 9 Simplify
x < -9 Multiply by -1
ALGEBRA TIP: Practice is really important in algebra. Note: The direction of the inequality is reversed
You can't expect to learn everything from online courses when both sides are multiplied by a negative
or tutorials. You need to go through the concepts and the number.
principles of algebra again and again in order to learn
them. The answer is B.
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31. Factor 6x + 3xy – 12x. 34. The expression 6ac – 18a + 3bc – 9b when
2 2 2
A. 3(2x + xy – 4x) C. 3x(2x + y – 4) completely factored becomes:
B. 3xy(2x + y – 4) D. not factorable A. 3(2a + b)(c2 – 3) C. 3(2ac2 – 6a + bc2 – 3b)
2
B. (6a + b)(3c – 9) D. (2a + b)(c2 – 3)
6x2 + 3xy2 – 12x
6ac2 – 18a + 3bc2 – 9b
= 3x(2x + y2 – 4) Factor out 3x
= (6ac2 + 3bc2) – (18a + 9b) Regroup
The answer is C.
= 3c2(2a + b) – 9(2a + b) Factor 3c2 and 9
x2 – 10x + 24 = (x – 6)(x – 4)
32c 7 16 2 c 6 c Factor perfect squares
The answer is B.
4c 3 2c √𝟏𝟔 = 𝟒; √𝒄𝟔 = 𝒄𝟑
2 2
The answer is D.
33. Factor: 18x – 32y
A. 2(3x + 4y)(3x –4y) C. 2xy(9x – 16y)
2 2
B. 2(9x – 16y ) D. 2xy(3x –4y) 36. ( 3 y 3 ) 2 _________
A. 9 y 2 18 y 9 C. 3 y 6 y 3
2 2
18x – 32y B. 3 y 3 D. 3 y 3 y 3
3y 2 3 y 3 √𝟗 = 𝟑
3y 6 y 3 𝟐∙𝟑 =𝟔
The answer is C.
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x x
37. _____ 1 1 1
k h 39. If , then x = ____
y x 3
x hk
A. C. 3y y 3
hk x ( k h) A. C.
3 y 3y
x xh xk
B. D. 3 y
hk hk B. 3 y y D.
y
x x
xh xk LCD = hk 1 1 1
k h hk hk
y x 3
xh xk
𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 3x = 3y + xy Multiply both sides by LCD = 3xy
hk
3x – xy = 3y Transpose
The answer is D.
x(3 – y) = 3y Factor out x
𝟑𝒚
6y 𝒙= Divide by (3 – y)
38. The expression is also equal to: 𝟑−𝒚
3y
The answer is A.
2 3y
A. 6 y 3y C.
3y
B. 2 3y D. y 3y
40. Simplify the expression:
x 2 3x 4 x2 x 6
6y
3y x 2 3x 2 x 2 x 12
x2
A. 0 C.
6y 3y x2
Rationalize the denominator
3y 3y ( x 2)( x 4)
B. 1 D.
( x 2)( x 4)
6 y 3y
√𝒂 ∙ √𝒂 = 𝒂
3y
2 3y 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆
𝟔𝒚
𝟑𝒚
The answer is B.
Factor and cancel
The answer is C.
ALGEBRA TIP: If time permits, go back and resolve the
more difficult problems on the test on a separate piece of
paper. If these "new" answers are the same as your
previous answers, chances are good that your solution is
correct.
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41. Find the value of x in the quadratic equation 44. What is the solution set of the equation
2 2 2
x – 25 = 0. 2(x + x – 5) + 3(x – 4x + 6) = 83
A. 5 C. 12.5 A. {5, –3} C. {–1, 15}
B. 625 D. –5 or 5 B. {6, 5} D. {–6, –5}
x2 – 25 = 0 2(x2 + x – 5) + 3(x2 – 4x + 6) = 83
(x + 5)(x – 5) = 0 a2 – b2 = (a + b)(a – b) 2x2 +2 x – 10 + 3x2 – 12x + 18 = 83
The answer is A.
The answer is D.
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46. What is the value of r and t is the quadratic ALGEBRA TIP: If the coefficient of the x2 term is 1, then
2
equation x + rx + t = 0 if the roots of the
equation are {4,–6}? x2 + bx + c = (x + n)(x + m), where n and m
47. Which of the following inequality has the x + 6 = x2 Square both sides
solution set {x –2 < x < 9}
2
A. x +11x –18 < 0
2
C. x – 7x –18 > 0 x2 – x – 6 = 0 Rearrange
2 2
B. x –11x +18 > 0 D. x – 7x –18 < 0
(x – 3)(x + 2) = 0 Factor
A. x2 + 11x – 18 < 0 not factorable
x = 3 or x = -2 Equate each factor to 0
B. x2 – 11x + 18 < 0 (x – 9)(x – 2) < 0
x < 9 and x > 2 or 3 6 3
? Check for any
x > 9 and x < 2 (impossible)
2<x<9
2 6 2 extraneous solution
C. x2 – 7x – 18 > 0 (x – 9)(x + 2) > 0
x > 9 and x > -2 or x = -2 is an extraneous solution.
x < 9 and x < -2
x > 9 or x < -2
The answer is D.
2
D. x – 7x – 18 < 0 (x – 9)(x + 2) > 0 50. Find the solution set of the equation
x < 9 and x > -2 or x3 1
x > 9 and x < -2 (impossible)
4 x
-2 < x < 9
A. {4} C. {–1, 4}
B. {–4, 1} D. {–2, 2}
The answer is D.
x3 1
x3
48. > 0. Then 4 x
x2 x(x – 3) = (4)(1) Cross-Multiply
A. x < –2 C. x > –2
B. –2 < x < 3 D. x > 3 or x < –2
x2 – 3x = 4 Distribute
x3
> 0 x – 3 > 0 and x + 2 > 0 or x2 – 3x – 4 = 0 Transpose
x2
x – 3 < 0 and x + 2 < 0 (x – 4)(x + 1) = 0 Factor
x > 3 and x > -2 or
x < 3 and x < -2 x = 4 or x = -1 Equate each factor to 0
x > 3 or x < -2
The answer is D. The answer is C.
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CHAPTER 6: Graphing (Part 1)
51. The point (6, –3) is found in: 53. Which of the following points have negative
A. Quadrant I C. Quadrant III x-coordinate value?
B. Quadrant II D. Quadrant IV
C. b, d
c
D. c, d
d
Any point that lies at the left of the y-axis has a
negative x-coordinate. Points a and c lie at the left
side of the y-axis.
The answer is B.
The answer is C.
x
1
x1 x2 1 3 5 1 2 1
2 2 2
y y1 y 2 4 8 4 2
1 1 1
2 2 2
x = 1, y = 2
The answer is B.
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55. What is the slope of the line y = 3x + 6 57. What is the distance between the points
A. 3 C. 2 (–8, –3) and (–4, 5)?
1 A. 80 C. 4 5
B. 6 D.
2 B. 16 D. 2 5
The slope of the line y = mx + b is m.
The distance d between two points is given by the
formula:
Thus, m = 3.
The answer is A.
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Thus,
56. What is the slope of the line passing through
the points (–7, 5) and (3, 1)?
2 3
A. C.
5 2
5 1
B. D.
2 3 The answer is C.
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61. Which of the following is TRUE? 63. The line 2y + 4x = –6 passes through the
A. The slope of a vertical line is 1. following points EXCEPT:
B. The slope of a horizontal line is 0 A. (–2, 1) C. (–1, –1)
C. The slope of a vertical line is 0. B. (3, –9) D. (2, –1)
D. The slope of a horizontal line is undefined.
We can easily verify this by plugging in each of the
If the slope of a line is zero (0) then the line is a four choices to the equation 2y + 4x = -6:
horizontal line.
A. (-2, 1) 2(1) + 4(-2) = -6?
If the slope of a line is undefined, then the line is a 2 – 8 = -6 Yes!
vertical line.
B. (3, -9) 2(-9) + 4(3) = -6?
-18 + 12 = -6 Yes!
The answer is D.
The answer is A.
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65. Which of the following is the equation of the 67. Which of the following is TRUE for the given
2 graph?
line that has a slope of and passes
3 A. The slope of the line is positive.
through the point (4, –2)? B. The slope of the line is negative.
A. 3y – 2x = –2 C. 3y – 2x = –14 C. The line has a zero slope.
B. 2x – 3y = 2 D. 4x – 2y = 6 D. The line has no slope.
y 2 x 4
2
3
y 2 x 4
2
3
Multiplying both sides by 3:
3y + 6 = 2(x – 4)
3y + 6 = 2x - 8
Transposing 2x and 6:
3y – 2x = -8 – 6
3y – 2x = -14 The answer is B.
The answer is C.
68. In the given xy-coordinate plane, line
contains the points (0,0) and (1,2). If line p
66. What is the equation of the line that passes (not shown) contains the point (0,0) and is
through the points (3, –1) and (–5, –5)? perpendicular to , what is an equation of p?
A. –6y – x = 5 C. 4y – x = –5 1
B. 4y – 3x = 5 D. 2y – x = –5 A. y x 1
2
1
Using Two-Point form of a Linear Equation, B. y x
2
C. y 2 x
D. y x 2
where x1 = 3, y1 = -1, x2 = -5 and y2 = -5, we have The slope of a line given its two points is given by:
5 1 y y1
y 1 x 3 m 2
53 x 2 x1
4
y 1 x 3 Thus, the slope of line is
8 20
m 2
y 1 x 3
1
1 0
2
Line p, since it is perpendicular to , has a slope
Multiplying both sides by 2:
equal to m’ = -1/m or - ½. And since the point (0, 0)
2y + 2 = x – 3
is a point on p, we can use the Point-Slope form to
write the equation of p:
Transposing x and 2:
2y – x = -3 – 2
where x1 = 0, and y1 = 0, and m = -½ , we have
y 0 x 0
2y - x = -5 1
2
1
The answer is D. y x
2
The answer is B.
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69. Which of the following lines does not 70. Which of the following points is a solution
intersect y = 5x + 2? set of the inequality 2y + 3x > –1
A. 3x + y = 17 C. 10x – y = 1 A. (–1, –2) C. (1, –1)
B. –2x + 5y = –6 D. 5x – y = –28 B. (–3, 4) D. (3, –5)
Parallel lines are lines that do NOT intersect. Their The best way is to test each point if it satisfies the
slopes are the same. The line y = 5x + 2 is in the inequality:
form y = mx + b, where m is the slope. Thus m = 5.
A. (-1, -2): 2(-2) + 3(-1) = -7 < -1 No!
We now look for the line among the choices with the B. (-3, 4): 2(4) + 3(-3) = -1 = -1 No!
same slope m = 5.
C. (1, -1): 2(-1) + 3(1) = 1 > -1 Yes!
A. 3x + y = 17 m = -3/1 = -3 5 No!
D. (3, -5): 2(-5) + 3(3) = -1 = -1 No!
B. -2x + 5y = -6 m = -(-2)/5 = 2/5 5 No!
The answer is C.
C. 10x – y = 1 m = -10/-1 = 10 5 No!
D. 5x – y = 28 m = -5/-1 = 5 Yes!
y = mx + b
Strategy:
Image from http://mathsfirst.massey.ac.nz Finally, connect the two points to create the
graph.
The answer is D.
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CHAPTER 8: Word Problems (Part 1)
71. How much gas will be used up by a car that 74. A bus ride costs Php8.00 for the first four
travels 32.5 kilometers if it consumes 14 L kilometers and Php1.20 for each additional
when it travels 182 kilometers? kilometer or a fraction of a kilometer. How
A. 1.5 L C. 2.7 L much would a passenger pay if he had a 9 ½
B. 2.5 L D. 78.4 L km-ride?
A. Php14.60 C. Php17.80
This is a ratio and proportion problem: B. Php15.20 D. Php19.40
72. If Mike can buy two apples for one pear and 75. If m kilograms of sugar is mixed with n
two pears for one peach, and if one peach is kilograms of water, then the percent of sugar
equal to eight bananas, how many bananas in the mixture is:
will Mike receive for one apple? 100 m mn
A. 1 C. 4 A. C.
mn 100 m
B. 2 D. 8
m 100 m n
B. D.
Solution: mn m
number of bananas = 𝒌𝒈 𝒔𝒖𝒈𝒂𝒓
𝟏 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝟏 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 %𝒔𝒖𝒈𝒂𝒓 = × 𝟏𝟎𝟎
𝟏 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒆 × × 𝒌𝒈 𝒎𝒊𝒙𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆
𝟐 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝟐 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔
𝟖 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒔 𝒎 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝒎
× %𝒔𝒖𝒈𝒂𝒓 = × 𝟏𝟎𝟎 =
𝟏 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒎+𝒏 𝒎+𝒏
= 2 bananas
The answer is B. The answer is A.
73. Al is twice as old as Fred. The sum of their 76. At 7:00 am, a building casts a shadow that is
ages is five times Fred’s age less 48. How 165 feet long. At the same instance, a 1-foot
old is Fred? ruler casts a shadow 2.4 feet long. How tall is
A. 19 C. 35 the building?
B. 24 D. 48 A. 68.75 ft C. 162.6 ft
B. 72.25 ft D. 396 ft
Let x be Fred’s age.
This is a ratio and proportion problem:
Thus, 2x = Al’s age
Let x be the height of the building.
x + 2x = 5x – 48 𝟏 𝒇𝒕 𝒙
=
3x = 5x – 48 𝟐. 𝟒 𝒇𝒕 𝟏𝟔𝟓 𝒇𝒕
48 = 5x – 3x Solving for x:
48 = 2x 𝟏𝟔𝟓 × 𝟏
𝒙= = 𝟔𝟖. 𝟕𝟓 𝒇𝒕
x = 24 𝟐. 𝟒
The answer is A.
The answer is B.
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77. A rectangular lot has a length that is 3 79. An inlet pipe can fill a certain swimming pool
meters less than two times its width. If its in 8 hours. The same pool can be filled up by
perimeter is 66 meters, what is the length of a larger inlet pipe in 6 hours. How long will it
the lot? take to fill up the pool if both pipes were
A. 12 m C. 24 m opened at the same time?
B. 21 m D. 42 m 3
A. 2 hours C. 3 hours
7
Let L be the length and W be the width of the
7
rectangular lot. B. hours D. 14 hours
24
L = 2W – 3 Let x be the time it will take to fill up the pool if
both pipes were opened at the same time.
The perimeter P is given by the formula:
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
+ =
P = 2(L + W) 𝟖 𝟔 𝒙
Substituting the values of P and L, we have Multiply both sides by LCD = 24x:
66 = 2(2W – 3 + W) 3x + 4x = 24
66 = 2(3W – 3) 7x = 24
𝟐𝟒 𝟑
33 = 3(W – 1) 𝒙= 𝒐𝒓 𝟑 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔
𝟕 𝟕
11 = W – 1
The answer is C.
W = 12
L = 2(12) – 3 = 24 – 3 = 21m
80. A boat travels 40 kph in still water. It takes
The answer is B. the same time for the boat to travel 15
kilometers upstream as to travel 25
kilometers downstream. What is the speed of
78. The population of San Pablo, the largest city the current of the river?
in Laguna, is 50 percent of the rest of the A. 10 kph C. 25 kph
population of Laguna. The population of San B. 15 kph D. 40 kph
Pablo is what percent of the entire Let x be the speed of the river current.
population of Laguna?
1
A. 20% C. 33 % Speed Distance Time
3
Upstream 40 – x 15 15/(40 – x)
B. 25% D. 50%
Downstream 40 + x 25 25/(40 + x)
Let the population of Laguna be 100%.
15/(40 – x) = 25/(40 + x)
Let x be the population of San Pablo. 600 + 15x = 1000 – 25x
15x + 25x = 1000 – 600
The population of the rest of Laguna is 100 – x. 40x = 400
x = 10 kph
x = 0.50(100 – x) = 50 – 0.50x The answer is A.
x + 0.50x = 50
1.5x = 50
𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟏
𝒙= = 𝟑𝟑 %
𝟑 𝟑 ALGEBRA TIP: Re-read the question as many times as
you need to in order to understand exactly what you need
The answer is C. to solve for and the best way to approach the problem.
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81. A fifty-question test is worth 1000 points. If a 84. A boat is floating on still water. Its anchor is
student scores 800 points, how many hanging on its side and is 1.5 meters from
questions did he miss? the surface of the water. During high tide, the
A. 10 C. 40 water level rises by 0.4 meters. What is the
B. 20 D. 200 anchor’s distance from the surface of the
water at this time?
A score of 800 means the student got 80% of the A. 0.4 m C. 1.5 m
perfect score (which is 1000). B. 1.1 m D. 1.9 m
This is a trick question. When the water level rises,
Thus, he answered 80% of the 50 questions
the boat will rise as well, thus maintaining the
correctly.
distance of its anchor from the surface of the water
80% of 50 = 0.80(50) = 40
at 1.5 m.
That means he missed 50 – 40 = 10 questions.
The answer is A.
Thus the measure of the angle in question = 4x. Image from http://bowsprite.files.wordpress.com
Since x and 4x are complementary, their sum is 90:
The answer is C.
x + 4x = 90
5x = 90 85. A train leaves the train station at 10:00 AM
x = 18 traveling 100 mph due west. Another train
4x = 72 leaves another station along the track
The answer is D. traveling the opposite direction. If the trains
meet at 12:00 NN and traveled a total of 300
83. Ivan is 14 years older than Kate. In ten years, miles, what is the speed of the other train?
he will be twice as old as Kate. How old is A. 50 mph C. 100 mph
Kate now? B. 75 mph D. 150 mph
A. 4 C. 8
B. 6 D. 12 Let x be the speed of the other train. Let us illustrate
the problem:
Let x be Kate’s present age.
Now In 10 years
Ivan x + 14 x + 14 + 10
Kate x x + 10
In 10 years, Ivan is twice as old as Kate:
x + 14 + 10 = 2(x + 10) Since speed = distance time
x + 24 = 2x + 20 (x + 100) mi/hr = 300 mi 2 hrs
24 – 20 = 2x – x x + 100 = 150
4=x x = 50 mi/hr
The answer is A. The answer is A.
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86. Mr. Colayco has Php35,000. He invested a 88. If 500 chickens can consume 10 sacks of
part of it at 10% interest and the other part at feeds in 3 days, how long will the same
12%. After a year, he earned a total of amount of feeds last if there are only 200
Php3,900 in interest. How much did he invest chickens?
at 12%? 1
A. 7 days C. 75 days
A. Php12,000 C. Php20,000 2
B. Php15,000 D. Php23,000 1
B. 1 days D. 25days
5
Let us tabulate the information given in the problem:
Given the same amount of feeds, the number of
10% interest 12% interest chickens is inversely proportional to the number of
days the feeds will last. Let x be the number of days
Investment 35,000 – x x the feeds will last if there are only 200 chickens.
Interest 0.10(35,000 – x) 0.12x Thus, 200x = 500(3) 200x = 1,500
x = 1,500/200 = 7 ½ days.
Since the total interest earned is Php3,900, The answer is A.
89. Jonathan and Jake can finish a project in 3
0.10(35,000 – x) + 0.12x = 3,900 hours. If Jonathan alone can finish the same
3,500 – 0.10x + 0.12x = 3,900 project in 8 hours, how long will it take Jake
0.02x = 3,900 – 3,500 to finish it if he works alone?
0.02x = 400 11 4
A. hour C. 4 hours
24 5
x = Php20,000 2
B. 2 hours D. 5 hours
11
The answer is C.
Let x be the number of hours it will take Jake to
finish the project alone. Thus,
87. A cubic box, X, has sides of length n. 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
+ =
Another cubic box, Y, has sides of length 2n. 𝒙 𝟖 𝟑
How many boxes X could fit into a single box Multiplying both sides by LCD = 24x,
Y? 24 + 3x = 8x 24 = 8x – 3x 24 = 5x
A. 2 C. 8 𝟐𝟒 𝟒
B. 4 D. 16 𝒙= = 𝟒 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔
𝟓 𝟓
To get the number of boxes X that could fit to a The answer is C.
single box Y, all we have to do is divide the volume 90. A bag in a department store is on sale at 30%
of box Y to the volume of box X: discount. When bought with a coat, the total
price of the two items is Php 4,300. What is
Bo the price of the coat if the total price of the
x Volume of Box X = n3 coat and the bag before the sale is Php
n 5,200?
A. Php1,100 C. Php 3,640
B. Php2,200 D. Php3,900
2n
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is:
x + (0.7)(5,200 – x) = 4,300
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91. What is the radius of the circle with the 93. An ellipse has the equation
x 42 y 22
2 2
equation x + y = 25
A. 5 C. 25 1 . What is its center?
16 9
B. 5 D. 625
A. (–4, 2) C. (16, 9)
B. (4, –2) D. (4, 3)
The Equation of a Circle
An ellipse with center (h, k) and a horizontal major
The circle with radius r and with center at the axis has equation
origin has this equation:
x 2 + y2 = 6 2
or
ALGEBRA TIP: The single key to understanding algebra
2 2
x + y = 36 and being able to work out the answer is the ability to
manipulate or REARRANGE AN ALGEBRAIC
The answer is B. EQUATION.
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94. What is the vertex of the parabola with the 95. The equation x + 3y = 5 is a:
1 A. circle C. ellipse
equation y x 2 2 ? B. hyperbola D. parabola
3
1
A. (0, 2) C. ,2 If x² and y² both have the same coefficients like x² +
3 y² or 4x² + 4y², then it is a circle.
B. (–2, 0) D. (3, –2)
If x² and y² have different coefficients that have the
The vertex of a parabola is the point where the same sign, like 9x² + 16y², or x² + 25y², then it is an
parabola crosses its axis. If the coefficient of the ellipse.
x2 term is positive, the vertex will be the lowest
point on the graph, the point at the bottom of the If x² and y² have different signs, like 36x² - 4y², or
“U”-shape. If the coefficient of the x2 term is 25y² - x², then it is a hyperbola.
negative, the vertex will be the highest point on the
graph, the point at the top of the “U”-shape. If the equation has either x² or y², but not both, then
it is a parabola as in the case of x2 + 3y = 5.
The answer is D.
A. x2 + y2 + 4y = 12 C. 3x2 +y2 – 6x + 6y = 15
B. x – 4y + 4x – 8y = 18 D. x2 + 5y = 12
2 2
3x2 +y2 – 6x + 6y = 15
The answer is C.
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y
1
x 02 2 Are the squared terms multiplied by the same
3
number?
Thus, h = 0 and k = 2. The vertex is the point (0, 2). • Yes: It's a circle.
• No: It's an ellipse.
The answer is A.
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97. What is the center of the hyperbola with the 98. Find the standard form of the circle with the
2 2 2 2
equation x – 4y = 16 equation x + y + 2x + 8y = 8
A. (0, 0) C. (–1, 4)
B. (1, –4) D. (–4, 4) A. (x + 1)2 + (y + 4)2 = 25 C. (x – 1)2 + (y – 4)2 = 8
B. (x + 1)2 + (y – 4)2 = 16 D. (x + 1)2 + (y + 4)2 = 8
The equations of hyperbola with center at the origin
are presented below: To get the standard form of a circle
(x – h)2 + (y – k)2 = r2
x2 + y2+ 2x + 8y= 8
x2 + 2x + y2+ 8y= 8
(x + 1)2 + (y + 4)2 = 25
The answer is A.
x2 + 2y2- 4x + 8y= 20
x2 - 4x + 2y2+ 8y= 20
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(x2 - 4x + 4) + 2(y2+ 4y + 4) = 20 + 4 + 8
The equation given
(x - 2)2 + 2(y + 2)2 = 32
2 2
x – 4y = 16
x 22
y 22 1
when divided by 16 results to:
32 16
x2 y2
1 Thus, h = 2 and k = -2, The center is at (2, -2).
16 4
The equation is patterned from that of a hyperbola The answer is B.
with a horizontal transverse axis and a center at
(0, 0).
The answer is A.
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(𝒙 − 𝒉)𝟐 + (𝒚 − 𝒌)𝟐 = 𝒓𝟐
(𝟓 − 𝟐)𝟐 + (𝟏 − −𝟑)𝟐 = 𝒓𝟐
𝟑𝟐 + 𝟒𝟐 = 𝒓𝟐
𝟗 + 𝟏𝟔 = 𝒓𝟐
𝟐𝟓 = 𝒓𝟐
(𝒙 − 𝟐)𝟐 + (𝒚 + 𝟑)𝟐 = 𝟐𝟓
The answer is D.
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