MATH PROBLEMS

1. The tread life of a brand of tire is exponentially

distributed and it averages 35000 miles. What is 11. A mixture containing 16% of a drug is combined
the probability that a set of tire will have a tread to a 28% of a drug to obtain a 15mL of 24% of a
life of 38000 miles? mixture. How many 16% of a drug should be
Ans. 0.3376 added?
2. An automated phone system can answer 3 calls Ans. 5ml
within a 5 minute period. Assume that the number 12. Peanut and nut mixture contains 40% peanut.
of calls have an average rate of 1.2 in 5 minutes. How much additional peanut mixture should be
Using Poisson’s distribution formula, find the added to produce 8 lbs. of 50% peanut?
probability that there are no calls for the next 5 Ans. 1.33 lbs
minutes. 13. A Bank contains $1.65 Nickel, Dimes and Quarter.
Ans. 30.12% There are twice as many as Nickel as Dimes as
Solution: x=0 and one more Quarter than Nickel. There are how
3. A multiple choice test consisting of four choices is many Quarter.
given to a class. Each student answers the Ans. 5
question and the correct answers per each student 14. A woman pays $21.56 in buying a book which is
are tallied. What is the standard deviation of the marked 20% off. The sales tax is 8%. How much
correct answers? is the book.
Ans. 1.369 Ans. 24.95
Solution: 15. *A matrix is in reduced form containing 0’s in a
2 row is below any ____ non zero element.
σ =npq=10 (.25 )( .75 ) =1.875 Ans. 1
σ =√ 1.875=1.369 16. A student is given a 87% chance to get 98% in
the exam given that he was able to solve all
Since the problem fails to give the total no. of
problems. But he has also 15% chance of not
questions, it is assumed that the total no. of
solving the problem. What is the chance of him
questions is 10.
getting 98% in the exam?
4. If the time it takes for a house keeping crew to
Ans. 74%
clean a room ranges from 28min to 45 min, what
17. What is the mode of the sequence 4 21 11 7
is the probability that they finish after 35min?
4 8 6 9?
Ans. 0.588
Ans. IT IS UNIMODAL
Solution:
18. What is the mode of the sequence 15 6 7 9 3
X 1 −X 2 45−35 8 11 15 3 4 9?
P= = Ans. 15 and 9. BIMODAL
a−b 45−28 19. What is the median of the sequence 5 6 8 12
5. If Jun is 10% taller than Rene and Rene is 10% 13 15?
taller than Daf, then Jun is taller than Daf by __ % Ans. 10
Ans. 21% 20. * The special way in proving hypothesis and rank
6. Find the standard deviation of 11, 13, 16, 18, 20 against the most basic tools in the mathematicians
and 22 toolbox.
Ans. 3.82 Ans. MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION
7. Find the equation of the family of curves for which 21. A calculator manufacturer wants to earn $18000.
the slope at any point is equal to the reciprocal of They produce the calculator for $6 and sell it for
the product of the coordinates of the point. $11. If the overhead runs $150000. What is the
Ans. y^2=2(lnx + C) number of calculator to be produced?
8. The probability that a college student does not Ans. 33600
graduate is .3 (3/10). Of 5 college students Solution:
chosen at random, find the probabilty (a) one will
not graduate (b) three will not graduate (c) at
x-number of calculator
least 4 will graduate.
Ans. 11 x−( 6 x+150000 )=18000
a) 3/2
b) 1/2
c) 7/8 x=33600
9. Sharpshooter A hits the targe 1/4 of the time. 22. If a man buys gasoline:
Sharpshooter B hits the target 2/5 of the time. If
they both shoot, what is the probability they at 10L for 11.50
least one sharpshooter will hit the target?
Ans. 13/20
10. An un-experienced worker unloads a truck within
1 hour and 40 minutes. Together with a trainee 12L for 12.01
they can work for 1 hour. In how many hours can
the trainee spend working alone?
18L for 11.78
Ans. 150

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Find the average. 32. According to Hooke’s law you can stretch a _____
Ans. 11.78 to F=4.2x. If 7≤F≤14 , find the Value of x.
Ans. 5/3 TO 10/3
Solution:
23. *If we partition the division so that the rectangles 7 4 . 2 x 14
width is not equal and the height is taken from
≤ ≤
4.2 4.2 4 .2
sublevel, the sum of areas of the rectangles are 5 10
called: x= to
3 3
Ans. REIMANN SUM
24. The mean score of the students is 65.3 and the 33. The Government gives P500 taken from the
standard deviation of 20.15. Find the two values lottery… If P500 is given to an individual and that
at which must lie at least 75% of the data. individual spends 80% of it, and the receivers of
Ans. 75% of the data lie between 25 and 105.6 that money also spends 80% of what they
Solution: received, and the cycle continues forever, Find the
total amount of money used.
1 3
1− =75 %= Ans. P2000

k 2
4 Solution:
400
k=2 S=
65.3 – 2(20.15) = 25 1−0.8
65.3 + 2(20.15) = 105.6 S=2000
25. How ways are there to select 3 juniors and 4 34. A circle with a radius, r, is inscribed in an irregular
seniors from chorus with 10 freshmen, 15 triangle having a side of 5 cm, 7cm and 10 cm.
sophomores, 18 juniors and 20 seniors to sing in Determine the radius of the circle.
an all-day chorus? Ans. 2.954 cm
Ans. 3,953,520 ways Solution:
Solution: a+b+ c
(18C3) x (20C4) S= = 11
26. *What occurs when the new coordinate axes have
2
the same direction as and are parallel to the A = √ s ( s−a )( s−b ) ( s−c) = 16.248 cm2
original coordinate axes?
1
Ans. Translation of coordinate axes A= rS
27. Kelly sells corn dogs in a state fair. Booth rental 2
and equipment total $200 per day. Eacg corn dogs
is $35 cents to make and sell for $2 each. How
2A
r= = 2.954 cm
many corn dogs should she sell if she wants $460 S
profit? 35. Probability of getting exactly 3 tails in 5 throws.
Ans. x≥400 Ans. 5/16
Solution: 36. A standard 52-deck card, how many 5-hand card
will have 3aces and 2kings?
Letx=corn dogs to sell each day
Ans. 24 hand
Solution:
Revenue=2x C1 = 4C3 = 4
C1 = 4C3 = 6
total cost=200+0.35 x C = (4)(6) = 24 hand
Profit=2 x−( 200+0.35 x ) ≥ 460 37. In a single dice, find the probability of getting at
least 3 two’s in 4 throws.
x≥400
Ans. 13/648
28. A working student earns $8 per week. How many
38. Find the combination of 5 object taken 1,2,3,4,
hours should she work per week to earn $120 to and 5.
$200? Ans. 31
Ans. 25 hours Solution:
C = 2n – 1
x C = 25 – 1
120≤ ≤200 C = 31
8 39. A roof of a galvanized aluminium rest house. Sides
are 12m with a height of 6m. (a) Find the volume
120 200 of the galvanized aluminium roof. (b) Find the
≤ x≤ lateral area with a slant height of 10m.
8 8 Ans. (a) 288 m3
(b) 240 m2
15≤ x ≤ 25 hours 40. A rectangular parallelepiped whose length is 4m
(di ko gets) and 5m and the altitude is 6m. What is the area of
29. *A polar equation r = a csc θ represents the cross section of the opposite edges of the
Ans. Horizontal line parallelepiped?
30. *A polar equation θ = a represents a Ans. 38.42 m2
Ans. Line through the origin 41. A rectangular parallelepiped whose dimension is in
the ratio 1:3:4. If the volume is 9000cu.m. What
31. *A polar equation r = a cos θ represents
is the longest dimension?
Ans. Circle tangent to the y-axis

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Ans. 36.34 m K = 5/2
42. When it rains 10cm. water fell. Determine the 6

∫ 52 xdx
volume of the water fell on a level 10 hectare golf
course. W=
Ans. 10000000 mm3 (hehe sori, hirap akong 0
magbilang ng zero e)
43. A crown hat has a base of 90cm2 and depth of  W = 45 in-lb
10cm. If the head covers 2/3, find the area for
ventilation. 51. Find the work done to stretch a 2.5cm bar, w/ a
Ans. 300 cm3 force of F= 4, to an additional of 2cm.
Solution: V=BH Ans. 11.2 (F=kx parin gagamitin)
44. If a smoke stick of a boat is 5m in height and it
was sometime filled with 20cm3 of smoke, find the
lateral area ignoring the thickness.
Ans. 35.437 m2 (cylinder po ito)
45. If a log has an altitude of 8m, base diameter of
0.5m. Right diameter of 0.4m. if it rolls out to the
ground covering 1 hectare of land. How many
revolutions will it make?
Ans. 795.77
46. A salad bowl in a shape of a hemisphere has a
diameter of 40 cm. If the salad occupies a height
of 15 cm, determine the volume of the salad and
percentage volume of the salad with respect to the
volume of the bowl.
Ans. 63.28%
47. A cone with a diameter of 6 cm is inscribed in a
sphere with a radius of 8 cm. Compute for the
volume and surface area of the cone.
Ans. (a) 994.08 cm3
(b) 448.18 cm2

48. A buoy is made up of a spherical segment and a

cone. The angle of depreciation of the cone is 30°
and the slant side of the cone is 2 cm long.
Determine the volume and surface area.
Ans. (a) 2.245 cm3
(b) 9.65 cm2

49. Three circles are tangent to each other inside and

a big circle is tangent to them. The radius of the 3
circles is 10 cm each. Find the area of the bigger
circle
Ans. 1418.63 cm2
Solution:

10
cos 30 =
b
b=11.25
R=10+11.25
A= πR2
A=1418.63

50. A force 5 pounds compresses a spring 2 inches

from its original length 14 inches. Find the work
done if it compresses a total of 6 inches.
Ans. 45 in-lb
Solution:
6
W= ∫ Fdx
0
F = kx
5 = k (2)