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Field of Specialization (Major In: Mathematics)
Field of Specialization (Major In: Mathematics)
FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION
(MAJOR IN: MATHEMATICS)
MULTIPLE CHOICE
A. 72 C. 36
B. 24 D. 96
3. Three brothers inherited a cash amount of Php 120,000 and they divided it
among themselves in the ratio of 5:2:1. How much more is the largest share
than the smallest share?
4. If a and b are integers and the sum of ab and b is odd, which of the following
could be TRUE?
5. What is the 10th number in the series whose first 4 terms are 1,2,4, and 8?
A. 512 C. 256
B. 128 D. 80
A. 10 C. 9
B. 6 D. 8
1 1 1
+ +
7. The expression 100 25 1000 is equal to _____________.
A. 0.006 C. 0.051
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MATHEMATICS – SET A
B. 0.51 D. 0.0051
9. A piece of jewelry is marked 20% from its wholesale price. During a sale,
the retail price is reduced by 15%. What percent higher is the sale price
than the whole price?
A. 2% C. 4%
B. 8% D. 6%
A. 2.5 C. 90
B. 5 D. 120
11. What is the smallest number which can be exactly divided by the
first five counting numbers?
A. 80 C. 40
B. 60 D. 120
12. From the huge roll of cloth 200 m long, school girls’ uniforms are
1 2
made. Each blouse takes 1 4 m and each skirt 1 3 m. How much cloth
A. 45 meters C. 15 meters
B. 25 meters D. 55 meters
13. What number subtracted from each of 71 and 58 will result in two
perfect squares?
A. 35 C. 33
B. 22 D. 42
A. 700 kg C. 700 mg
B. 70 kg D. 70 g
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MATHEMATICS – SET A
A. 88 C. 96
B. 91 D. 81
A. 40 C. 60
B. 50 D. 30
18. The product of 2 whole numbers is 36, and their ratio is 1:4. Which
of these is the smallest number?
A. 12 C. 3
B. 2 D. 9
5
9
19. What is the reciprocal of 13 ?
5 9
A. 117 C. 65
3 13
B. 45 D. 122
20. A class has 24 students. Which of the following could not be the
ratio of the girls to the boys?
A. 1:4 C. 1: 5
B. 1:3 D. 3: 5
I. x is odd
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MATHEMATICS – SET A
2
II. x is odd
2
III. x +1 is odd
I. 1 mm is longer than 1 in
II. 1 m is longer than 1 km
III. 1 gallon is heavier than 1 lb.
IV. 1 gallon is more than 1 liter
A. I and IV C. I only
B. III and IV D. II and III
23. On its anniversary, Mister Dunkin offered a free donut for every 6th
customer and a free tumbler for every 8th customer. What is the least
number of customers that Mister Dunkin had if 5 customers enjoyed both
free donut and tumbler?
A. 24 C. 120
B. 48 D. 72
A. -27 C. -43
B. -11 D. 32
A. x 3+ x 2−6 x =0 C. x 3+ x 2 +6 x=0
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MATHEMATICS – SET A
3 2 3 2
B. x −x + 6 x =0 D. x −x −6 x=0
A. 120 C. 30
B. 20 D. 60
A. 2 a2 +2 b2 C. 3 a2 +2 b2
B. −3 a 2+ 3 b2 D. 2 a2 +ab+b 2
29. The pitch of a roof is the ratio of its rise (height) to its span (width).
What is the pitch of a roof that has height of 30ft and a width of 45ft?
A. 3:2 C. 5:3
B. 3:5 D. 2:3
A. 3x – 6 C. 2x + 6
B. 2x -2 D. 2x – 8
2
32. What is the sum of the solutions of 6 x +3=11 x ?
1 11
A. 2 C. 6
7 3
B. 6 D. 5
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MATHEMATICS – SET A
A. Ogive C. Bar
B. Pie D. Histogram
A. 29x + 2 C. 5x + 50
B. -5x + 2 D. 5x – 2
√3 3 ax
35. Rationalize and simplify √3 4 a2 .
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A. a √ 12 x C. 4a
√3 6 a 2 x
B. 2x D. 2a
36. A container holds about 4.75 liters of orange juice. How many
milliliters is that?
A. 10 C. 9
B. 3 D. 34
log
(¿¿ 2 32)
38. Evaluate:
log 5 ¿
A. 5 C. 16
B. 3 D. 1
39. The first three elements of an arithmetic sequence are 20, 16 and
12. Which element is
-96?
A. 10th C. 30th
B. 40th D. 20th
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MATHEMATICS – SET A
40. Which of the following will always give the same value as a(b + c -
d)?
A. ab + ac – ad C. abcd
B. abc – d D. ab – ac + ad
A. 2(a – b) C. 2(b – a)
B. 2a + 2b D. 0
42. Jess can mow the lawn in 5 hours, while Jeff can mow the same
lawn in 4 hours. How long will it take them to mow the lawn together?
1
4
A. 2 hours C. 5 hours
2
4 2
B. hours D. 9 hours
A. 10 C. 5
B. 2.5 D. 4
A. 5 C. 4
B. 2 D. 3
45. Actual number of days from Feb. 3, 2008 to April 18, 2008
A. 74 C. 76
B. 75 D. 73
46. How much money was borrowed at 15% simple interest for 18
months if the interest paid was Php 3, 000.
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MATHEMATICS – SET A
A. 1 C. 17
B. -1 D. 0
x 4
49. If = 16 y 2
y z , then equals __________.
2
x
A. C. x2 z2
16
x 2 z2 3
B. D. x z
16
2 2
A. 2 y +5 y−3 C. 2 y +5 y−7
2 2
B. 10 y −5 y−3 D. 10 y +5 y −7
2
3 , what I the number subtracted?
A. 6 C. 3
B. 4 D. 2
52. Which expression gives the nth term of the sequence 1,4,7,10,…?
A. 3n – 5 C. 3n
B. 3n – 2 D 3n + 1
53. Which congruence statement is true about this pair of triangles?
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MATHEMATICS – SET A
54. One circle has a radius of m, and another circle has a radius of 2m.
The area of the larger circle is how many times the area of the smaller
circle?
A. 3 C. 1.5
B. 2 D. 4
2
55. If the area of square is 81 x , what will represent the perimeter of
the square?
2
A. 36x C. 18 x
2
B. 9 x D. 81 x
56. The floor area of a square room is given as 18x. Which of the
following could be the value of x if the side of the square is a whole
number?
A. 6 C. 7
B. 8 D. 9
57. Five equal squares are joined together to form a rectangle whose
perimeter is 372 cm. What is the area of one square?
A. 36 C. 16
B. 24 D. 20
59. The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a convex polygon
is 1260 degrees. The number of sides of this polygon is ________________.
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MATHEMATICS – SET A
A. 7 C. 9
B. 8 D. 10
60. Which of the following CANNOT be the ratio of the sides of a
triangle?
A. 10:15:20 C. 2:5:5
B. 2:2:3 D. 1:1:2
61. A road runs 1200 ft. from A to B, and then makes a right angle
going to C, a distance of 500 ft. A new road is being built directly from A
to C. How much shorter will the new road be?
62. Find two positive numbers, whose product is 64, and whose sum is
a minimum.
A. 8 and 8 C. 32 and 2
B. 16 and 4 D. 8 and 12
63. If each square in the figure has a side of length 1, what is the
perimeter of the figure?
A. 8
B. 16
C. 14
D. 12
2 1
A. 3 C. 4
3 4
B. 4 D. 9
65. The minute hand of a clock is 5 cm long. Find the distance its tip
travels in 15 minutes.
A. 12 cm C. 7.85 cm
B. 7.5 cm D. 9.25 cm
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MATHEMATICS – SET A
A. 4m + 8n – 7p C. -8m – 8n – 3p
B. 8m + 2n – 3p D. –m – 8n + 7p
A. 3, 401 C. 1, 680
B. 3, 359 D. 1, 790
68. If all sides of a square are doubled, the area of that square
________________.
A. is doubled C. is tripled
B. remains the same D. is multiplied by 4
69. Which of the following theorems states that “two triangles with
corresponding angles equal are similar”?
A. ASA C. AAA
B. SAS D. Right Triangle
Similarity Theorem
70. If two coplanar lines are cut by a transversal, which of the following
guarantee that these lines are parallel?
71. The perimeter of a rectangle is 96 cm. If its width is 1/3 its length,
what is the area of the rectangle?
I. an inscribed quadrilateral
II. a subset of the circle
III. a circumscribed quadrilateral
A. II only C. I only
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MATHEMATICS – SET A
1
A. 3y = 6x + 5 C. y = 2 x−2
B. 5y = 8x – 5 D. y = 4x – 1
A. ellipse C. circle
B. hyperbola D. straight line
75. Which of the following quadratic functions will have a graph which
opens downward?
A. y = -4(2 - x 2 ) + 5x C. y = 5x(x – 1) + 3
2
B. y = 7x - (5 x +1 ) D. y = 1 – (3x - x2 )
76. What is the sum of all integers on the number line starting from -20
to +20?
A. 400 C. 210
B. 0 D. 420
A. at x = -3 C. at x = 3
B. at x = 8 D. at x = -8
2004 2004 2004 2004 x
78. Find the value of x which satisfies 2 +2 +2 +2 =2 .
A. 2005 C. 2006
B. 2004 D. 2007
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A. 7 C. 3
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B. 3 D. 3
80. Find an equation of the line with slope 2 that passes through the
midpoint of the line segment connecting (3, -2) and (4, 7).
A. 4x – 2y – 9 = 0 C. 4x – 2y + 9 = 0
B. 4x + 2y + 9 = 0 D. 4x + 2y – 9 = 0
1 3
A. 2 C. 5
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B. 6 D. 6
−3 x
A. y = 2x + 2 C. y = 2 +2
2x 3x
B. y = 3 +2 D. y = 2 +2
83. The monthly profit in pesos from the sale of x cellphones for a
2 3
company is given by P(x) = 800 - x + 0.2 x . Determine the rate of
change in the monthly profit for cellphones.
A. P 12, 800.00 C. P 5, 800.00
B. P 7, 200.00 D. P 6, 800.00
84. Find the equation of the tangent to the parabola 2 x 2−3 x +2 y−4=0
at point (-2, -5).
A. 2x – 11y – 12 = 0 C. 2x – y – 3 = 0
B. 11x – 2y + 12 = 0 D. x + 2y + 12 = 0
85. A square is inscribed in a circle with radius r. Find the area of the
shaped region.
A. (2 – π ) r2
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MATHEMATICS – SET A
2
B. ( π −2 ) r
2
C. π −2 r
2
D. π r −2
A. y = 2x + 5 C. y = -x + 4
B. 2y = x + 4 D. 4y = x + 1
88. One end of a line segment is (1,-2). If the midpoint of the segment
is (4,3), find the coordinate of the other endpoint of the segment.
A. (6,7) C. (7,8)
B. (6,9) D. (5,8)
A. 2x – 4y = 5 C. 3x – 6y = 4
B. 4x – 2y = 3 D. 6x + 3y = 7
lim (3 x3 −4 x +1)
90. Evaluate x→ 2 .
A. 33 C. 209
B. 15 D. 17
91. In how many ways can six people be seated at a round table?
A. 240 C. 60
B. 120 D. 100
2
92. If 11 is the probability that an event will happen, what is the
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MATHEMATICS – SET A
A. 9/11 C. 2/13
B. 9/13 D. 7/11
A. 3/8 C. 2/5
B. ½ D. ¾
94. Barbara is twice as old as Maria and Janice is three times as old as
Barbara. Their mean age is 36. How old is Barbara?
A. 72 C. 36
B. 12 D. 24
95. In how many ways can the first, second and third places be chosen
from a group of 10 candidates?
A. 1000 C. 27
B. 70 D. 720
96. What is the value of x in the set (10, 30, 50, x) if the mean, mode
and median of the set are equal?
A. 70 C. 40
B. 80 D. 30
97. Given that X and Y are mutually exclusive events, which of the
following is NOT correct?
A. 70 C. 74
B. 72 D. 80
A. 10/21 C. 3/21
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B. 5/21 D. 8/21
100.The probability that a man will live 10 more years is ¼ and the
probability that his wife will live 10 more years is 1/3. What is the
probability that both still live 10 years hence?
A. 2/3 C. 1/6
B. 1/12 D. 7/12
101.If a letter is chosen at random from the English alphabet, find the
probability that the letter is somewhere after the letter g?
A. 19/26 C. 11/26
B. 5/26 D. 9/26
A. 420 C. 252
B. 125 D. 210
B. √3 0.59 D. 83/100
104.A clerk lost one of the 6 slips for purchases made in the last hour. The
mean value of all 6 slips was Php 860.50, and the remaining 5 slips had
the values Php 445.50, Php 925.30, Php 1275.00, Php 867.20 and Php
1050.00. What is the amount stated in the slip that was lost?
A. P 800.00 C. P 720.00
B. P 600.00 D. 550.00
105.What is the exact value of sin 2 x , if sin x = 4/5 and 0 < x < π /2 ?
A. ½ C. 16/25
B. 8/5 D. 8/10
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MATHEMATICS – SET A
A. P 2, 943.76 C. P 2, 762.50
B. P 2, 962.25 D. P 2, 843.76
A. 25.19% C. 20.12%
B. 8.33% D. 16.03%
110.What will be the area of the triangle which the line 3y = 9x – 36 forms
with the coordinate axes?
5π
111.Change 6 radians to degrees
A. 77 degrees C. 24 degrees
B. 150 degrees D. 15 degrees
112.If you borrow P 50,000.00and pay P 69, 500.00 after 6 years, what is
the rate of interest?
A. 7% C. 5%
B. 6.5% D. 75%
5π 3π
A. 8 C. 4
3 2π
B. 4π D. 3
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MATHEMATICS – SET A
10 π 3π
A. 3 C. 2
5π 8π
B. 3 D. 3
√ 2−√ 6 √ 3−√ 3
A. 4 C. 4
√ 6+ √ 2 √3−√ 6
B. 4 D. 4
116.Find the measure of the arc intercepted by the angle with measure 2
π in a circle with radius 9m.
A. 3 π m C. 9 π m
B. 12 π m D. 6 π m
A. 2 C. 9
B. 8 D. 3
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MATHEMATICS – SET A
120.Which function has graph which intersects the x –axis but not the y-
axis?
A. y = sec x C. y =cot x
B. y = tan x D. y = csc x
ANSWER KEY
1. C 32. C 63. D
2. A 33. A 64. B
3. B 34. B 65. C
4. D 35. D 66. B
5. A 36. B 67. B
6. A 37. A 68. D
7. C 38. D 69. C
8. C 39. C 70. B
9. A 40. A 71. D
10. C 41. A 72. D
11. B 42. D 73. A
12. B 43. A 74. D
13. B 44. D 75. B
14. B 45. B 76. B
15. B 46. B 77. D
16. B 47. C 78. C
17. A 48. A 79. D
18. C 49. C 80. A
19. D 50. C 81. D
20. A 51. D 82. C
21. B 52. B 83. C
22. B 53. C 84. B
23. C 54. D 85. B
24. C 55. A 86. B
25. A 56. B 87. C
26. A 57. A 88. C
27. D 58. C 89. B
28. B 59. C 90. D
29. D 60. D 91. B
30. B 61. A 92. A
31. B 62. A 93. C
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MATHEMATICS – SET A
20
122.