MATHEMATICS SET B

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. STRICTLY
NO ERASURES ALLOWED. NOTC means – None of the three choices.
NOTE : 1 pt for correct answer on objective type of question ; 1 pt of correct computation ; 1 pt for correct
choice of letter for problems that need computation.

MULTIPLE CHOICE :
1. Find the value of log (aa)a
a. 2aloga c. aloga2
2
b. a loga d. (aloga)a
2. Find x if logx27 + logx3 = 2
a. 7 c. 9
b. 8 d. 12
3. Find a if log2 (a + 2) + log2(a – 2) = 5
a. 2 c. 6
b. 4 d. 8
4. If 3log10x – log10y = 0, find y in terms of x
a. c. x3
b. d. x
5. Solve for x if log5x = 3
a. 115 c. 135
b. 125 d. 145
6. What is the sum of the coefficients of the expansion of (2x – 1)20?
a. 0 c. 215
b. 1 d. 225
7. In the quadratic equation Ax2 + Bx + C = 0, the product of the roots is:
a. C/A c. –C/A
b. –B/A d. B/A
8. In the equation 3x2 + 4x + (2h – 5) = 0, find h if the production of the roots is 4.
a. 4 c. 17/2
b. 7/2 d. 13
2
9. Find k so that the expression kx – 3kx + 9 is a perfect square.
a. 3 c. 6
b. 4 d. 12
10. Which of the following is the only root of the equation x2 – 6x + k = 0
a. 1 c. 3
b. 2 d. 6
11. One proposal in the Agrarian Reform Program is to have a retention limit of 10 hectares. If a landowner was
left with 10 hectares fewer than 40% of his land, after selling 6 hectares more than 70% of his land, what size of
land did he initially own?
a. 20ha c. 40ha
b. 30ha. d. 50ha
12. The bases of a trapezoid are equal to 10 and 5 and the altitude is 4. Find the distance between the shorter
base and the point at which the extended lateral sides intersect.
a. 2 c. 4
b. 3 d. 5
13. The length of the shadow cast by a lower is 38.5m. At the same moment the shadow cast by a tree 18m in
height is 21m long. Find the height of the tower.
a. 30 c. 32
b. 31 d. 33
14. Inscribed in an angle are two mutually tangent circles whose radii are 10m and 26m. determine the
distances between their centers.
a. 22 c. 23
b. 22.5 d. 36
15. A triangle ABC with obtuse angle A is inscribed in a circle. The altitude BD of the triangle is tangent to the
circle. Find the altitude if the side AC = 48cm, and the segment AD = 12cm.
a. 10.87 c. 13.40
b. 11.67 d. 26.83
16. The bases of a trapezoid are 18cm and 32cm long. Determine the length of the line segment which is
parallel to the bases and divide the given trapezoid into two similar trapezoid.
a. 20 c. 24
b. 22 d. 28
17. Given the sides of a triangle 34 and 56. If the median to the unknown side equals 39. Find the distance from
the midpoint of the third side to the longer side.
a. 10 c. 14
b. 12 d. 15
18. In a circular segment with an arc of 120 ⁰ and h = 1m, an inscribe rectangle is drawn with length twice as
width. Find the perimeter of the rectangle.
a. 1.48 c. 3.93
b. 2.91 d. 4.94
19. The diagonals of a parallelogram with perimeter equal to 26 are equal to 7 and 11. Find the length of one of
the sides.
a. 7 c. 9
b. 8 d. 10
20. Simplify 3x – 3x-1 – 3x-2
a. 3x-2 c. 5 x 3x- 2
3x-3
b. 3 – 3 d. 13 x 3x
21. Which of the following is true?
a. c.
b. d.
22. Simplify
a. 5 c. 5
b. 2 d. 2
23. If 3a = 7b, then
a. 1 c. 9
b. 3/7 d. 7/3
24. Solve for x from the following equation
27x = 9y; 81y 3x = 243
a. 1 c. 2
b. 1.5 d. 2.5
25. In , the A is equal to
a. -3 c. 3
b. 1 d. -1
26. From previous problem, find B
a. 1 c. -1
b. -2 d. 2
27. Solve for x: -4<3x-1<11
a. 1<x<-4 c. 1<x<4
b. -1<x<4 d. -1<x<-4
2
28. Solve for x: x + 4x >12
a. -6>x>2 c. -6>x>-2
b. 6>x>-2 d. 6>x>2
29. Find the fourth proportional of 7, 12, and 21
a. 36 c. 32
b. 34 d. 40
30. In a triangle ABC the base BC = 10cm, the side AC = 17cm, and its projections on the base is equal to 15.4. In
what portion is the side AB divided by the bisector of the angle C.
a. 2.58; 3.14 c. 3.88;8.67
b. 3.33;5.67 d. 4.58;5.17
31. Pedro is as old as Juan was when Juan is twice as old as Pedro was. When Pedro will be as old as Juan is
now, the difference between their ages is 6 years. Find the age of Pedro now.
a. 18 c. 28
b. 24 d. 20
32. Separate 132 into 2 parts such that the larger divided by the smaller the quotient is 6 and the remainder
is 13. What are the parts?
a. 12 and 120 c. 13 and 119
b. 15 and 117 d. 17 and 115
33. A 5 gallon radiator containing a mixture of water and antifreeze solution. When tested, it was found to
have only 40% antifreeze. How much must be drained out and replaced with pure antifreeze so that the
radiator will then contain the desire 50% antifreeze solution.
a. 2/3 c. 4/5
b. ¾ d. 5/6

34. A man travels in a motorized banca at the rate of 15 kph from his barrio to the poblacion and come back
to his barrio at the rate of 12kph. If his total time of travel back and forth is 3 hours, the distance from the
barrio to the poblacion is.
a. 15km c. 25km
b. 20km d. 35km

35. A, B, and C can do a piece of work in 10 days, A and B can do it in 12 days, A and C in 20 days. How
many days would it take each to do work alone?
a. 10,20,60 c. 40,30,60
b. 30,20,60 d. 20,30,50

36. Bill, Bob, and Barry are hired to paint signs. In 8 hours Bill can paint 1 sign, Bob can paint 2 signs, and
Barry can paint 1-1/3 signs. They all come to work the first day, but Barry doesn’t like the job and quits
after 3 hours. Bob works half an hour longer than Barry and quits. How long will it take Bill to finish the
two signs they were supposed to paint?
a. 3/2 c. 4/3
b. 2/3 d. 5/4

37. At what time between 4 and 5 o’clock do the hands of the clock coincide?
a. 4:22.82 o’clock c. 4:20.82 o’clock
b. 4:21.82 o’clock d. 4:23.454 o’clock

38. In how many ways can two integers be selected from the numbers 1, 2, 3, …50 so that their
difference is exactly 5?
a. 5 c. 45
b. 41 d. 50
39. A box contains 8 white balls, 15 green balls, 6 black balls, and 8 red balls, and 13 yellow balls.
How many balls mush be drawn to ensure that there will be three balls of the same color?
a. 8 c. 10
b. 9 d. 11
40. A shoe store sells 10 different sizes of shoes, each in both high-cut and low-cut variety, each
either rubber or leather, and each with white or black color. How many different kinds of shoes
does he sell?
a. 64 c. 80
b. 72 d. 92
2
41. If f(x) = x + x + 1, then f(x) – f(x-1) =
a. 0 c. 2x
b. x d. 3
42. The roots of the equation (x – 4)2(x + 2) = (x + 2)(x – 4) are
a. 4 and -2 only c. -2 and -4 only
b. 1 only d. 1, -2, and 4 only

43. Solve for “x” if x =

a. 0.453 c. 0.723
b. 0.618 d. 0.852
44. Sides AB and BC are 32m and 13m respectively of triangle ABC. Find the probable perimeter.
a. 38m b. 54m c. 65m d. 70m
45. If I just sold my two books at P990 each. On one I gained 10% and on the other one I lost 10%. Then
a. I lost 20 c. I gained 19.8
b. I gained 918 d. I gained 20
46. The sum of the ages of two boys is four times the sum of the ages of a certain number of girls. Four
years ago, the sum of the ages of the girls was one eleventh of the sum of the ages of the boys and eight
years hence, the sum of the ages of the girls will be one half that of the boys. How many girls are there?
a. 4 c. 5
b. 6 d. 3

47. If form an arithmetic progression, find the fifteenth term.

a. -86 c. -81
b. -79 d.-84

48. The sum of the positive integers is 51. Find the greatest possible product of these 3 numbers.
a. 7362 c. 5624
b. 4913 d. 9625

49. When William was as old as Mae is now, the sum of their ages was 51. When Mae will be as old as
William is now, the sum of their ages will be 103. How many years older is William than Mae?
a. 25 c. 19
b. 13 d. 32

50. 35% of what number is 14?

a. 125 c. 250
b. 4.9 d. 40

51. Boyet reads the clock differently such that he recognizes the hour hand as the minute hand and the
minute hand as hour hand. How many minutes after 5 o’clock will he read the time correctly?
a. 21.82 c. 28.92
b. 27.27 d. 28.66

52. What part of 90% alcohol solution must be drained and replaced by an equal amount of pure alcohol to
make a 95% alcohol solution?
a. 50% c. 25%
b. 45% d. 5%

53. The quartile deviation is a measure of ________.

a. Central tendency c. Dispersion
b. Certainty d. Division

54. Find the remainder if we divide by .

a. 10 c. 15
b. 11 d. 13

55. The sides of a triangular lot are 130m, 180m, 190m. This lot is to be divided by a line bisecting the
longest side and drawn from the opposite vertex. Find the length of the line.
a. 124 c. 125
b. 130 d. 127

56. Find the 12th term of the harmonic progression 1, 1/3, 1/5, …
a. 1/9 c. 1/23
b. 1/17 d. 1/21
c.
57. Solve for the median of 15, 19, 25, 21, 16, 10, and 13.
a. 16 c. 56
b. 59.5 d. 17

58. The third term of the harmonic progression is 15 and the 9th term is 6. Find the 11th term.
a. 4 c. 6
b. 5 d. 7
59. A and B working together can finish painting a home in 6 days. A working alone, can finish it in five
days less than B. how long will it take each of them to finish the work alone?
a. 10, 15 c. 20, 25
b. 15, 20 d. 5, 10

60. A complex number associated with a phase-shifted sine wave in polar form whose magnitude is in rms
and angle is equal to the angle of the phase shifted sine wave is known as:
a. Argand’s number c. Imaginary number
b. Phasor d. Real number
x x-1 x-2
61. Simplify 3 – 3 – 3
a. 3x-2 c. 5 x 3x- 2
3x-3
b. 3 – 3 d. 13 x 3x
62. Which of the following is true?
a. c.
b. d.
63. Simplify
a. 5 c. 5
b. 2 d. 2
64. If 3a = 7b, then
a. 1 c. 9
b. 3/7 d. 7/3
65. Solve for x from the following equation
27x = 9y; 81y 3x = 243
a. 1 c. 2
b. 1.5 d. 2.5
66. In , the A is equal to
a. -3 c. 3
b. 1 d. -1
67. From previous problem, find B
a. 1 c. -1
b. -2 d. 2
68. Solve for x: -4<3x-1<11
a. 1<x<-4 c. 1<x<4
b. -1<x<4 d. -1<x<-4
69. Solve for x: x2 + 4x >12
a. -6>x>2 c. -6>x>-2
b. 6>x>-2 d. 6>x>2
70. Find the fourth proportional of 7, 12, and 21
a. 36 c. 32
b. 34 d. 40
71. The difference of the squares of the digits of a two digit positive number is 27. If the digits are reversed
in order and the resulting number subtracted from the original number, the difference is also 27. What is the
original number?
a. 63 c. 54
b. 48 d. 73
72. Simplify the trigonometric function
a. c.
b. d.

73. Find the sum of .

a. c.
b. d.
74. What time between 6 and 7 o’clock will the minute hand and hour hands of the clock form 60deg for the
first time?
a. 6:21.82 c. 6:20.13
 b. 6:22.67 d. 6:24.18

75. A chemist needs to dilute 50% boric solution to a 10% solution. If he needs 25 liters of the 10%
solution, how much of the 50% solution should be used?
a. 4 liters c. 6 liters
b. 7 liters d. 5 liters

76. In a certain community of 1,200 people, 60% are literate. Of the males, 50% are literate, and of the
females 70% are literate. What is the female population?
a. 850 c. 550
b. 500 d. 600

77. In the expansion of , the numerical coefficient of the 5th term is:
a. 63,360 c. 506,880
b. 126,720 d. 253,440
78. Evaluate .

a. c.
b. d.

79. The sides of a square is 8ft long. A second square is inscribed by joining the midpoints of the sides of
the first square and so on. Find the sum of the perimeter of the infinite number of inscribed squares thus
formed.
a. 75.255 ft c. 64 ft
b. 154.510 ft d.109.255 ft

80. A point P within an equilateral triangle has a distance of 4m, 5m and 6m respectively from the vertices.
Determine the length of the sides of the equilateral triangle.
a. 7.33m c. 8.83m
b. 8.53m d. 9.13m

81. A passenger ship sailed northward with a direction of N 42°25’ E at 14kph. Four hours earlier, a freight
ship started from the same point at a speed of 8kph with a direction of N 15°45’ W. How long will it take
the freight ship to be exactly N 75°25’ W of the passenger ship?
a. 4 hours c. 6 hours
b. 5 hours d. 7 hours

82. Factor the expression as completely as possible

a. c.
b. d.

83. Solve for a in the equation:

a. c.
b. d.

84. Find the value of x:

a. c.
b. d.

85. The roots of a quadratic equation are 1/3 and ¼. What is the equation?
a. c.
b. d.

86. Find the value of x:

a. 1 c. 3
b. 2 d.4

87. Which of the following has no unique middle term?

a. c.
 b. d.

88. Point P which is 10m distance from the vertices of a triangle with sides 4, 5, and 6. Find the distance
from point P to the plane of the triangle.
a. 9.53 c. 10.43
b. 8.23 d. 7.5

89. What is the value of A between 270 degrees and 360 degrees if
a. 300deg c. 330deg
b. 285deg d. 245deg

90. Two equilateral triangles, each with 12-cm sides, overlap each other to form a 6-point “star of David”.
Determine the overlapping area, in sq.cm
a. 28.87 c. 41.57
b. 34.64 d. 49.88