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Learning Objectives
At the end of this 2-hour session, you will
learn techniques in answering:

1. Math Questions
2. Number and Letter Series
3. Inductive Reasoning
4. Perceptual Acuity
 Test – taking Techniques for Math Questions
and Problem Solving
1. Use common sense
Example:
The sum of three consecutive even integers is 150. Find the
integers.

a. 48, 49, 50
b. 46, 48, 50
c. 48, 50, 52
d. 50, 51, 52
Use common sense
Example No. 2:
The measures of the three angles of a triangle are in the
ratio 3:4:5. What are the measures of the angles?
a. 50°, 50°, 80°
b. 45°, 60°, 75°
c. 100°, 35°, 45°
d. 30°, 75°, 75°
Use common sense
Example No. 3:
Five hundred seventy is what percent of 200?
a. 2.85%
b. 285%
c. 0.285%
d. 28.5%
Test – taking Techniques for Math Questions
and Problem Solving

2. Test the answer choices.

Example No. 1
The sum of the least and greatest of 3 consecutive
integers is 58. Find the largest integer.
a. 28
b. 29
c. 30
d. 31
2. Test the answer choices.
Example No. 2
Find two consecutive even integers such that the
sum of eight and half of the first integer results to
the second integer.
a. 8, 10
b. 12, 14
c. 10, 12
d. 14, 16
Test – taking Techniques for Math Questions
and Problem Solving
3. Do not solve the entire equation. Partial answers will do .
3. Do not solve the entire equation. Partial answers will do .
Test – taking Techniques for Math Questions
and Problem Solving
4. Getting the average
Example No. 1
A math student scored 80, 82, 85, 75, 98 on the
first five tests he took . How much should he
score on the 6th test to get at least an average of
85?
a. 90
b. 85
c. 82
d. 80
Test – taking Techniques for Math Questions
and Problem Solving
5. Estimating Answers
Example No. 1
What is 17% of 198?
a. 1164.71
b. 3366
c. 33.66
d. 197.83
Test – taking Techniques for Math Questions
and Problem Solving
6. Eliminate least likely answers.

There are 256 students in a school. The

ratio of boys to girls is 3:5. How many boys
are there?
a. 96
b. 160
c. 150
d. 76
NUMBER AND LETTER SERIES
1. Arithmetic Sequence

3, 8, 13, 18, 23, _______

a. 24
b. 28
c. 33
d. 34
NUMBER AND LETTER SERIES
2. Geometric Sequence

3, 6, 12, 24, 48, _______

a. 96
b. 108
c. 106
d. 124
NUMBER AND LETTER SERIES
2. Alternating Patterns
Example No. 1
NUMBER AND LETTER SERIES
Alternating Patterns
Example No. 2
NUMBER AND LETTER SERIES
3. Combination of Patterns
NUMBER AND LETTER SERIES
4. Fibonacci Sequence

2, 5, 7, 14, 28, ______

a. 64
b. 54
c. 56
d. 78
NUMBER AND LETTER SERIES
Fractions
1
36

11 8 5 2
, , , ,
4 9 16 25
1
a. c.  3
36
27
1
b. 36 3
d.
27
BINOMIAL EXPANSION
NUMBER AND LETTER SERIES
4. Fibonacci Sequence

2, 5, 7, 14, 28, ______

a. 64
b. 54
c. 56
d. 78
NUMBER AND LETTER SERIES
INDUCTIVE REASONING
PERCEPTUAL ACUITY