1. Twenty eight (28 men) can finish the job in 60 days.

At the start of the 16th

day 5 men were laid off and after the 45th day 10 more men were hired. How
many days were they delayed in finishing the job? CE Nov 2000
a. 2.27 b. 2.45
c. 3.67 d. 1.25

Let X = additional days to finish the job

28 x 15 + 23 x 30 + 33X = 28 x 60
X = 17.27
Days delayed = 15 + 30 + 17.27 – 60 = 2.27

S-1
A contractor hired 28 workers with a daily wage of P150 for a job that could be
finished in 60 days. He wanted to finish the job earlier so he hired additional 6
workers at the start of the 16th day and 14 more at the start of the 46th day.
1. How many days dit it complete the job?
a. 45 b. 50
c. 55 d. 60
2. If the contractor were given a bonus of P 5000 per day for the number of
days he would complete the job earlier, how much bonus did he get?
a, 45,000 b, 50,000
c. 55,000 d. 60,000
3. If the daily wage of the additional workers were P 175, how much did the
contractor pay for the salary of all workers for the completion of the project?

a. 256,000 b. 294,000
c. 245,000 d. 259,000

Solution: Let X = number of days the work can be finished at the start of the
46th day
28 x 15 + 34 x 30 + 48X = 28 x 60 , X = 5
Number of days finished = 15 + 30 + 5 = 50 days
99. 10 x 5 000 = P 50,000

100. 28 x 60 x 175 = 294,000

4. A and B compete in a race. A runs at a constant rate of 126 m/min while B

runs 145 m, the 1st min, 143 m the 2nd min, 141 m the 3rd min and so on. When
will A and B be together again. PAST CE BOARD
a. 19 hrs b. 22 hrs
c. 20 hrs d. 21 hrs

5. . A messenger travels from point A to point B. If he will leave at 8:00 AM and

travel at 2.00 kph, he will arrive 3 minutes earlier than his expected time of
arrival. However, if he will leave at 8:30 AM, and travel at 3 kph, he will arrive 6
min later than the expected time. What is the expected time of arrival? PAST
CE BOARD
a. 9:03 AM b. 9:04 AM
c. 9:06 AM d. 9:07 AM

6. . It takes an airplane 1 hr and 45 min to travel 500 miles against the wind and
covers the same distance in one hr and 15 min with the wind. What is the speed
of the airplane?

a. 341.45 mph b. 342. 85 mph

c. 371.23 mph d. 355.56 mph

7. X can do the job 50% faster than y and 20% faster than Z. If they work
together, they can finish the job in 4 days. How many days will it take X to finish
the job if he is to work alone? ECE Board April 2004
a. 18 b. 10
c. 12 d. 6
8. Two Cars 2000 m apart are approaching each other. Car A is moving at
a constant speed of 10 m/s while Car B is moving at a constant speed of 12
m/s. Super Fly ( speed = 15 m/s) started from A and flew back and forth from
A to B , B to A and so on until A and B met. What was the total distance
traveled by Superfly? PAST CE BOARD
a. 1234.56 m b. 1457.33 m
c. 1363.63 m d. 1451.23 m

9. What is the equation whose roots are the reciprocal of 2x 2- 3x- 5 = 0 PAST
ECE BOARD
a. 5x2 + 3x – 2 = 0 b. 5x2 - 3x – 2 = 0
c. 5x2 + 3x – 5 = 0 d. 5x2 - 3x – 2 = 0

10. Two engineering students are solving a problem leading to a quadratic

equation. One student made a mistake in the coefficient of the first degree term
and got roots of 2 and - 3. The other student made a mistake in the coefficient
of the constant term and got roots of – 1 and 4. What is the correct equation?
a. x2 + 3x - 6 = 0 b. x2 – 3x - 9 = 0
c. x2 – 3x - 7 = 0 d. x2 – 3x - 6 = 0

11. With a wind velocity of 40 kph, it takes an airplane as long to travel 1,200
km with the wind as 900 km against it. How fast can the airplane travel in still
air? PAST ME BOARD
a. 240 kph b. 290 kph
c. 280 kph d. 300 kph
12. A boat travels downstream in 2/3 of the time as it goes going upstream. If
the velocity of the rivers current is 8 kph, determine the velocity of the boat in
still water.
a. 50 kph b. 40 kph
c. 45 kph d. 50 kph
13. A man leaves his house at 8:00 AM and traveling at an average speed of 2
kph, arrives at his office 3 min ahead of the expected time. Had he left his
house at 8:30 am and traveled at an average speed of 3 kph, he will arrive 6
min late of the expected time. Find the distance that he had traveled. PAST
CE BOARD
a. 2.4 km b. 1.8 km
c. 2.1 km d. 2.4 km

14. A ball is dropped from a height of 120 ft and continuously rebounds to 2/3
of the distance it falls. What is the total distance traversed by the ball when it
comes to rest?
a. 1000 ft b. 600 ft
c. 800 ft d. 750 ft

15. You are taking a test in which items of type A are worth 10 points and items
of type B are worth 15 points. It takes 3 minutes to answer each item of type A
and 6 minutes for each item of type B. The total time allowed is 60 min, and you
may not answer more than 16 questions. Assuming all your answers are correct
and you may not answer more than 16 questions. Assume that all you answers
are correct.
PAST CE BOARD
a. . Determine the number of type A question solved.
a. 13 b. 14
c. 12 d. 15
b. . Determine the number of type B question solved.
 a. 5 b. 6
c. 4 d. 8
c. . The maximum score is
a. 180 b. 200
c. 220 d. 230

16. A man set out from a certain point and traveled at the rate of 6 km/hr. After
A had gone 2 hrs, another man B set out to overtake him and went 4 km the 1st
hr, 5 km the 2nd hr, 6 km the 3rd hr and so on gaining 1 km every hr. After how
many hrs will they be together? PAST CE BOARD
a. 7 b. 8
c. 6 d. 9
17. A and B start at the same time from 2 places 91 km apart and they travel
toward each other. A travels at a constant rate of 5 1/2 km/hr , while B travels 3
km for the 1st hr, 4.5 km for the 2nd hr, 6 km for the 3rd hr and so on. Where will
they meet? PAST CE BOARD
a. 38 km from A b. 38.5 km from A
c. 39 km from A d. 40 km from A
18. A cask containing 20 liters of wine was emptied 1/5 of its contents and then
filled with water. If this is done 6 times, how many liters of wine will remain in the
cask?
a. 5.242 liters b. 5.811 liters
c. 6.242 liters d. 6.134 liters
19. There are 4 geometric means between 3 and 729. Find the 4th term of the
geometric progression. CE Nov 2000
a. 27 b. 81
c. 143 d. 229
20. . Find the 5th term of the series whose sum of n terms is given by 3n+2-6.
CE May 2001
a. 1238 b. 1358
 c. 1345 d. 1458
21. A messenger travels from point A to point B. If he will leave at 8:00 AM
and travel at 2.00 kph, he will arrive 3 minutes earlier than his expected time of
arrival. However, if he will leave at 8:30 AM, and travel at 3 kph, he will arrive 6
min later than the expected time. What is the expected time of arrival? PAST
CE BOARD
a. 9:03 AM b. 9:04 AM
c. 9:06 AM d. 9:07 AM
22. From the equation 7x2 + (2k-1)x – 3k + 2 = 0, determine the value of k so
that the sum and product of the roots are equal. PAST ECE BOARD
a. 2 b. 4
c. 1 d. 2

23. Solve for x if 8x = 2y+2 163x-y = 4y PAST ECE BOARD

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

25. Solve for x and y in ( x + yi)( 3 + 4i) = ( 6 + 7i ).

Ans. x = 46/25 y = - 3/25
26. For the given equation:
2x + 5y + 3yi – 15 – 3i = 0
Find the value of y. y = 1
Find the value of x. x=5
Find the value of ( x + yi)( 1-2i) Ans. 7 – 9i