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Problem 1: CE Board May 1995
Problem 1: CE Board May 1995
A. 785
B. 485
C. 675
D. 595
Problem 13: ME Board October 1992
A. 42
B. 44
C. 46
D. 48
Problem 14:
The selling price of TV set is double that of its cost. If the TV
set was sold to a customer at a profit of 25% of the net cost,
how much discount was given to the customer?
A. 33.7 %
B. 35.7 %
C. 37.7 %
D. 34.7 %
Problem 15:
A. 14
B. 16
C. 18
D. 20
Problem 16: EE Board March 1998
A bookstore purchased a best selling price book
at P200.00per copy. At what price should this book be sold
so that, giving a 20% discount, the profit is 30%?
A. P 450
B. P 500
C. P 357
D. P 400
Problem 17: ECE Board November 1993
A. P 4,000
B. P 4,100
C. P 4,200
D. P 4,300
Problem 18: EE Board March 1998
A. 850
B. 500
C. 550
D. 600
Problem 19: ECE Board March 1996
A. 16
B. 20
C. 18
D. 24
Problem 20: ME Board October 1996
The arithmetic mean of a and b is?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Problem 21:
The sum of three arithmetic means between 34 and 42 is?
A. 114
B. 124
C. 134
D. 144
Problem 22: EE Board March 1998
Gravity causes a body to fall 16.1 ft in the first second, 48.3
in the 2nd second, 80.5 in the 3rd second. How far did the body
fall during the 10th second?
A. 248.7 ft
B. 308.1 ft
C. 241.5 ft
D. 305.9 ft
Problem 23:
A. 17
B. 18
C. 19
D. 20
Problem 24: ECE Board November 1998
Find the 30th term of the arithmetic progression 4, 7, 10, ….
A. 75
B. 88
C. 90
D. 91
Problem 25: CE Board May 1993, CE Board May 1994,
CE Board November 1994
A. 48
B. 49
C. 50
D. 51
Problem 26: ME Board April 1995
In pile of logs, each layer contains one more log than the
layer above and the top contains just one log. If there are 105
logs in the pile, how many layers are there?
A. 11
B. 12
C. 13
D. 14
Problem 27: CE Board May 1995
What is the sum of the progression 4, 9, 14, 19 … up to the
20th term?
A. 1030
B. 1035
C. 1040
D. 1045
Problem 28: EE Board April 1997
A. 638
B. 637
C. 639
D. 640
Problem 29: CE Board May 1998
Determine the sum of the progression if there are 7
arithmetic mean between 3 and 35.
A. 171
B. 182
C. 232
D. 216
Problem 30: ECE Board April 1995
A besiege fortress is held by 5700 men who have provisions
for 66 days. If the garrison losses 20 men each day, for how
many days can the provision hold out?
A. 72
B. 74
C. 76
D. 78
Problem 31: CE Board May 1991
In the recent “Gulf War” in the Middle East, the allied forces
captured 6400 of Saddam’s soldiers and with provisions on
hand it will last for 216 meals while feeding 3 meals a day.
The provision lasted 9 more days because of daily deaths. At
an average, how many died per day?
A. 15
B. 16
C. 17
D. 18
Problem 32: GE Board July 1993
A Geodetic Engineering student got a score of 30% on Test 1
of the five number test in Surveying. On the last number he
got 90% in which a constant difference more on each number
that he had on the immediately preceding one. What was his
average score in Surveying?
A. 50
B. 55
C. 60
D. 65
Problem 33: ME Board April 1999
If the sum of 220 and the first term is 10, find the common
difference if the last term is 30.
A. 2
B. 5
C. 3
D. 2/3
Problem 34: EE Board April 1997
Once a month, a man puts some money into the cookie jar.
Each month he puts 50 centavos more into the jar than the
month before. After 12 years, he counted his money, he had
P5, 436. How much money did he put in the jar in the last
month?
A. P 73.50
B. P 75.50
C. P 74.50
D. P 72. 50
Problem 35: EE Board April 1997
A. 782 feet
B. 780 feet
C. 784 feet
D. 786 feet
Problem 36:
When all odd numbers from 1 to 101 are added, the result
is?
A. 2500
B. 2601
C. 2501
D. 3500
Problem 37:
A. 210
B. 24
C. 156
D. 300
Problem 38: CE Board May 1992
A. 58 centavos
B. 60 centavos
C. 62 centavos
D. 64 centavos
Problem 39: CE Board November 1993
The 3rd term of a harmonic progression is 15 and the 9thterm
is 6. Find the 11th term.
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
Problem 40: ECE Board November 1995
Find the fourth term of the progression ½, 0.2, 0.125, . . .
A. 1/10
B. 1/11
C. 0.102
D. 0.099
Problem 41:
Find the 9th term of the harmonic progression 3, 2, 3/2….
A. 3/5
B. 3/8
C. 4/5
D. 4/9
Problem 42:
Find the sum of 4 geometric means between 160 and 5.
A. 130
B. 140
C. 150
D. 160
Problem 43: EE Board October 1991
The fourth term of a G.P. is 216 and the 6th term is 1944. Find
the 8th term.
A. 17649
B. 17496
C. 16749
D. 17964
Problem 44: ECE Board April 1999
A. 7, -7/12
B. 7, -5/6
C. 7, -14/5
D. 7, -7/6
Problem 45: ECE Board April 1999
A. P 213.33
B. P 202.75
C. P 302.75
D. P156.00
Problem 47: CE Board May 1995
The numbers 28, x + 2, 112 form a G.P. What is the 10 thterm?
A. 14336
B. 13463
C. 16433
D. 16344
Problem 48: ECE Board April 1998
A. 1023
B. 2046
C. 225
D. 1596
Problem 49:
If the first term of G.P. is 9 and the common ration is -2/3, find
the fifth term.
A. 8/5
B. 16/9
C. 15/7
D. 13/4
Problem 50: EE Board April 1997
The seventh term is 56 and the twelfth term is -1792 of a
geometric progression. Find the common ratio and the first
term. Assume the rations are equal.
A. -2, 5/8
B. -1, 5/8
C. -1, 7/8
D. -2, 7/8
Problem 51:
A. 131070
B. 65534
C. 32766
D. 16383
Problem 52:
A. 20
B. 19
C. 18
D. 21
Problem 53: CE Board November 1994
In a benefit show, a number of wealthy men agreed that the
first one to arrive would pay 10 centavos to enter and each
later arrive would pay twice as much as the preceding man.
The total amount collected from all of them was P
104,857.50. How many wealthy men paid?
A. 18
B. 19
C. 20
D. 21
Problem 54:
A. P 6,000,000
B. P 60,000
C. P 2,222,220
D. P 4,444,440
Problem 55: EE Board March 1998
Determine the sum of the infinite series: S = + + + ….
+ n
A. 4/5
B. 3/4
C. 2/3
D. 1/2
Problem 56:
Under the favourable condition, single cell bacteria divided
into two about every 20 minutes. If the same rate of
division is maintained for 10 hours, how many organisms is
produced from a single cell?
A. 1,073,741
B. 1,730.74
C. 1,073,741,823
D. 1,037,417
Problem 57: EE Board October 1994
A rubber ball is made to fall from a height of 50 feet and is
observed to rebound 2/3 of the distance it falls. How far will
the ball travel before coming to rest if the ball continues to
fall in this manner?
A. 200 feet
B. 225 feet
C. 250 feet
D. 275 feet
Problem 58: EE Board April 1990
A. 9/2
B. 5/2
C. 7/2
D. 11/2
Problem 60: CE Board May 1998
Find the sum of 1, - , , . . .
A. 5/6
B. 2/3
C. 0.84
D. 0.72
Problem 61: ECE Board November 1998
Find the ratio of an infinite geometric progression if the sum
is 2 and the first term is ½.
A. 1/3
B. 1/2
C. 3/4
D. 1/4
Problem 62: EE Board April 1997
If equal spheres are piled in the form of a complete pyramid
with an equilateral; triangle as base, find the total number of
spheres in the pile if each side of the base contains 4
spheres.
A. 15
B. 20
C. 18
D. 21
Problem 63:
Find the 6th term of the sequence 55, 40, 28, 19, 13, . . .
A. 10
B. 9
C. 8
D. 11
Problem 64: EE Board October 1997
In the series 1, 1, ½, 1/6, 1/24, . . .determine the 6th term.
A. 1/80
B. 1/74
C. 1/100
D. 1/120
Problem 65: ECE Board April 1998
Find the 1987th in the decimal equivalent to starting from
the decimal point.
A. 8
B. 1
C. 7
D. 5