PART TWO REVIEWER: MATHEMATICS POST TEST FOR HUMSS STUDENTS

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer among the four given choices. If you think that the answer cannot be
found in the choices, write letter E. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING
ON THIS QUESTIONNAIRE

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1. Find the least common denominator of , and .
5 4 8
A. 20 B. 30 C. 40 D. 50
2. The dimensions of a rectangular prism is 5 cm x 3 cm x 6 cm. What is its volume?
A. 75 cm2 B. 85 cm2 C. 90 cm2 D. 100 cm2
3. What is the ratio of 20 nurses to 90 soldiers?
A. 90 / 20 B. 20 / 90 C. 9/2 D. 2/9
4. Evaluate the following numerical expression: {50 + [20 + (10 – 9)](3)}
A. 113 B. 103 C. 93 D. 83
5. Two numbers are in the ratio 7: 10. If the sum of the numbers is 85, what is the bigger number?
A. 35 B. 40 C. 45 D. 50
6. A T-shirt was sold for P400.00. If the discount rate is 10%, what is the original price?
A. P440.00 B. 442.50 C. P445.00 D. 447.50
7. Determine the value of x in the equation 5x + 4 = 24.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
8. If x = 2 and y = 3, find the value of x2 + 2xy + y2.
A. 10 B. 15 C. 20 D. 25
9. What is 62 + (-83)?
A. 21 B. -21 C. 145 D. -145
10. The area of a square garden is 196 cm2. Find its perimeter.
A. 52 cm B. 54 cm C. 56 cm D. 58 cm
11. Combine like terms to simplify each expression: 9a – 3(a+2) – (a+4)
A. 5a + 10 B. 5a -10 C. -5a +10 D. -5a -10
12. If A = {M, O, N, K} and B = {S, M, O, K, E}, what is A ∪ B?
A. {M,O, N, K, S} B. {M, O, N, K, E} C. {M, O, N, K, E, S} D. {M, O, K, E, S}
13. Multiply (3x – 2y) by (2x – 3y)
A. 6x2 + 13xy + 6y2 B. 6x2 – 13xy – 6y2 C. 6x2 – 13xy + 6y2 D. 6x2 + 13xy – 6y2
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14. Expand the following: (3x – 4y)
A. 27x3 – 108x2y + 144xy2 + 64y3 C. 27x3 + 108x2y + 144xy2 + 64y3
B. 27x3 – 108x2y - 144xy2 + 64y3 D. 27x3 – 108x2y + 144xy2 - 64y3
15. Thrice a number increased by seventeen is forty-four. What is the required number?
A. 25 B. 26 C. 27 D. 28
16. Which of the following is a negation of the statement “Five is an odd number”?
A. Five is an even number. C. Five is not an odd number.
B. Five is not an even number. D. Five is a prime number.
17. What property of real numbers is shown in the following? : (3x)(4y) = (4y)(3x)
A. Associative B. Distributive C. Identity D. Commutative
x x
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18. Simplify: .
x x
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5 6
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
19. Remove zero and negative exponents: [(4x2yz-1)0]-2
A. 0 B. ½ C. ¾ D. 1
20. If a number is non-terminating and non-repeating, as in case of √ 2, then the number is
A. Real and rational B. Real and irrational C. Complex and rational D. Complex and irrational
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21. What are the values of x if 2x - 6x = 0?
A. {0,-3} B. {3,-3} C. {3} D. {0,3}
22. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is ten. The units digit is four times the tens digit. What is the
number?
A. 28 B. 37 C. 73 D. 82
23. Given the legs of a right triangle 6 and 8, what is its hypotenuse?
A. 6.5 B. 8 C. 9.5 D. 11
24. What are the values of x and y if 5x -15 = 3y and 6y + 30 = 10x
A. Set of all natural numbers B. Set of integers C. Set of rational numbers D. Set of irrational numbers
4 a−5 b 3
25. [NO CHOICES] If = , what is a/b?
8 a−3 b 4