3rd MOCK EXAM

College Entrance Test Review

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! ! !
1) Which of the following is equal to ! − ! + !"
?
!"!! ! !!! !
a) !"#
!
b) !"#
! ! !!!"#!! !
c) !"#
! ! !!! ! !!! !
d) !"#

2) Which of the following statements is true?

a) All numbers are imaginary numbers.
b) All numbers are real numbers.
c) All counting numbers are positive integers.
d) All whole numbers are positive integers.

3) It takes nine people to finish a job in 13 days. How long will it take six people to do
the same job?
a) 9 days
b) 10 days
c) 18 days
d) 20 days

4) During a Christmas sale, all kitchen items are marked 25% off. What is the regular
price of a waffle maker that a costumer purchased for Php915?
a) PhP 686
b) PhP 690
c) Php 1200
d) Php 1220

5) Which is not true about the number zero?

a) It is a natural number.
b) It is a whole number.
c) It is not a positive number.
d) It is a rational number.

6) What is the LCM of 66 and 198?

a) 22
b) 66

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c) 198
d) 594

7) A water tank with a capacity of 500 gallons contains 125 gallons of water. What
part of the tank is full?
a) 125
b) 25/500
c) 1/4
d) 1/6
!!"!!!"
!!! !!"!
8) Simplify the expression !"!! !!" =
!! !!"!!!"
(!!!!!)(!!!)
a)
!!(!!!!)(!!!!)
– !!!
b) !"! ! !!"!
–!!!
c) !"! ! !!"!
–!!!
d) !"! ! !!"!

9) What is the least common multiple of 27, 72 and 80?

a) 360
b) 720
c) 1140
d) 2160

10) Which of the following is not a rational number?

a) 5.33334
!"
b) !"#
c) 1.23939
!"
d) !"

11) Which if the following statements is not true?

a) All irrational numbers can be expressed as a non-terminating repeating
decimal.
b) All rational numbers can be expressed as a ratio of two integers.
c) All multiples of π are irrational.
d) All integers are rational numbers.

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12) Kath has three pieces of strings with legnths 180cm, 306cm and 378cm. She needs
strings of equal length for her DIY project. If she doesn’t want to have any leftover
strings, what is the greatest length that she can make them?
a) 6
b) 9
c) 18
d) 24

! ! !
13) If 𝑥 = 5 ! + 2 ! − ! , what is the value of x?
!"
a) !
!"
b) !
!"
c) !"
!"
d) !"

14) The sum of 3 and -5.61 is a/an __________.

a) Negative integer
b) Natural number
c) Rational number
d) Imaginary number

15) Which of the following is an irational number?

!
a) !
b) 5𝑖
c) 64
!!
d) !

16) What is the sum of the first six prime numbers?

a) 18
b) 28
c) 29
d) 41

! !!
17) Which of the following is equivalent to !
𝑥 ÷ (𝑥 !! )?
! !!
!
a) !
! !!
!
b) !! !
! !!
c) !!! ! !
!
d) !!! ! !

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18) What is the greatest common factor of 11592 and 1008?

a) 84
b) 252
c) 504
d) 1008

19) What is the largest common factor of 975 and 507

a) 39
b) 91
c) 169
d) 195

20) Tin plays three sports. She plays football every 6 days, trains jiujitsu every 10 days
and swims every 11 days. If she played all three sports today, in how many days
will she play all three sports on the same day?
a) 165 days
b) 330 days
c) 660 days
d) 825 days
! ! !!!! ! ! !!
21) What is the LCD of + ?
!"! ! ! ! !!"!! ! !!"! ! !"! ! ! ! !!"!! ! !!"! !
a) 8𝑥𝑦 ! − 12𝑦 !
b) 4𝑦 ! 2𝑥 + 3 (3𝑥 − 7)
c) 8𝑥𝑦 ! + 12𝑦 !
d) 4𝑦 ! 2𝑥 + 3 ! (3𝑥 − 7)

22) Alan is thinking of a number that is divisible by 8, 12 and 18.

a) 36
b) 72
c) 144
d) 216
23) It takes 20 identical robots to 27 hours to mow a lawn. How long will it take 12
robots to mow the same lawn?
a) 16
b) 18
c) 36
d) 45

24) A bus travels 150 km in 1 ½ hours. At the same rate, how long will the bus take to
tavel 330 km?
a) 3 3/10 hours
b) 33 hours
c) 3 1/3 hours

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d) 30 hours

25) What are the prime factors of 231?

a) 3, 11
b) 3, 5, 7
c) 3, 7, 11
d) 3, 5, 7, 11

26) Which of the following is a factor pair of 360?

a) 2 and 3
b) 6 and 15
c) 9 and 72
d) 15 and 24

27) (For items 27-28) A house and lot is on sale. The owner of the house is selling it for
Php1.7M. A realtor sells it to a buyer at 10% markup. If the buyer asked for 7%
discount, how much did the realtor earn from this transaction?
a) PhP 39,100
b) PhP 40,300
c) PhP 51,000
d) PhP 119,000

28) How much did the buyer spend to buy the house?
a) Php 1,990,000
b) PhP 1,870,000
c) PhP 1,750,000
d) PhP 1,740,000

29) What is the 6th multiple of 13?

a) 65
b) 78
c) 91
d) 104

30) Which of the following is arranged in decreasing order?

!
a) −5, − ! , 1, 4
!" !" !" !"
b) ,
!" !" !!
, , !
! ! ! !
c) − ! , − ! , − ! , − !
! !"
d) 4, − , − , −3
! !"

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31) Which of the following is true?

!" !"
a) !" > !!
!" !"
b) !"
< !!
!" !"
c) !"
≥ !!
!" !"
d) !" = !!
32) The value of x is directly proportional to values y2 and u, and inversely proportional
to the square root of z. Set up the equation for z in terms of u, x and y.
!!" !
a) 𝑥 = !
!!" !
b) 𝑧 = !
!!! ! !
c) 𝑧 = !!
!!! ! !
d) 𝑧 = !

33) What will happen to the gravitational force between two objects when the
distance between them is halved?
a) The force doubled.
b) The force is halved.
c) The force quadrupled.
d) The force is divided by 4.

34) Arrange the following in increasing order: 0.91, 0.9101, 0.109, 0.091, 0.19
a) 0.091, 0.109, 0.19, 0.91, 0.910
b) 0.091, 0.109, 0.19, 0.91, 0.9101
c) 0.091, 0.109, 0.19, 0.9101, 0.91
d) 0.091, 0.19, 0.109, .9101, 0.91

!
35) Simplify: !
+5 −5 − 9 ÷ 6 + 1
a) 10.5
b) −10.5
c) 7
d) −7

36) Express the following ratio in simplest form: 132 : 36 : 204

a) 4 : 1 : 17
b) 12 : 3 : 34
c) 11 : 3 : 17
d) 33 : 9 : 51

! !!
37) Simplify: −4 !
+ !
25 ÷ 5 + 6 ÷ 33

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!"
a) − !
!"
b) !
!
c) − !
!
d) !

38) Three pipes take 35 hours to water a rice field. How many more pipes are needed
to reduce the time it takes to water the same rice field to 15 hours?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7

39) Which of the following statement is true about real numbers?

a) All real numbers are rational numbers.
b) All real numbers are irrational numbers.
c) All real numbers are imaginary numbers.
d) All real numbers are complex numbers.

40) According to Ohm’s Law, voltage varies directly with the current and resistance. If
the constant of proportion is one, which of the following is correct:
a) VI = R
b) V = IR
c) V= kIR
d) V = I/R

41) Which of the following is false given that the area of a rectangular pyramid can be
solved using the equation:
1
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 = 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑡ℎ ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡
3

a) The length indirectly varies with the width.

b) The volume directly varies with the height.
c) The volume indirectly varies with length.
d) The proportionality of constant is 1/3.

42) Which of the following statements is false about 5?

a) 5 is a complex number
b) 5 is a real number
c) 5 is a rational number
d) 5is an irrational number

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43) Callie has 5 toy trucks and 15 dolls. Allan has 25 toy cars and 10 dolls. What is the
ratio of Callie’s toy trucks to Allan’s toys?
a) 1:2
b) 1:4
c) 1:5
d) 1:7

44) The perimeter of a triangle is 60 meters. If the sides has a ratio of 4:3:5, what is the
length of the 2nd longest side?
a) 15
b) 20
c) 25
d) 60

45) The gravitational force Fg between two massive objects varies directly with the
masses of the objects, m1 and m2, and varies indirectly with the distance r between
the centers of the two objects. With the assumption of ceteris paribus, which of the
!! !
following statements is false? 𝐹! = !!! !
a) The gravitational force increases as the mass of one object decreases.
b) The gravitational force decreases as the distance increases.
c) The gravitational constant G increases with the mass of the objects.
d) The gravitational force decreases as the product of the masses decrease.

46) Suppose x varies directly with y. If x = 13, y = 24. What is the value of x when y = 6?
!"
a) !
!"
b) !
c) 26
d) 52

47) The value of a is 12 when b is 5 and c is 6.If the value of a varies indirectly with the
product of b and c, what is the constant of proportionality?
a) 5/2
b) 2/5
c) 180
d) 360

48) The value x varies directly with z, and inversely with the y2. If the variation constant
is 7, what is the ratio of the value of z to the product of x and y2?
a) 7: 1
b) 14: 2
!
c) !

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!
d) !"

!" !"
49) Solve for n given the proportion: !" = !
.
a) 144
b) 72
c) 22
!
d) !

!!
50) What is the product of the additive inverse and reciprocal of !
?
a) 0
b) 1
c) −1
!
d) !!

51) Which of the following has the highest degee?

!!
a) 2x ! y ! + ! !
b) x ! + x ! + x − y
!!!" !!!!
c) !"# ! !!
!! !! !!
d) !!
+ y!

52) x ! y ! z + x ! y ! − 3x ! is a polynomial of degree ___.

a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7

53) The sum of 𝑥 ! + 3 and 2𝑥 ! − 5 𝑥 + 1 , divided by 2 − 𝑥 is equal to __________.

!! ! !!!!!
a) !!!
!!! ! !!!!!
b) !!!
c) −3𝑥 + 1
d) −3𝑥 − 1

!! ! !!! ! !!"!!!" !! ! !!!!"

54) Simplify: ÷
!! ! !!"!!!" !! ! !!"
–(! ! !!)(!!!!)
a) !!! !
–!!!!
b) !!!
–(! ! !!)(!!!!)
c) !!! !

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(!!!!)(!!!!)
d) ! !!! !

! !""
55) ! = !"# What is the value of q when p = 24.
a) 15
b) 19.2
c) 30
d) 60
!! ! !! ! !!!!!
56) Simplify: .
!!"! ! !!!!
! ! !!
a) !!!!
!! ! !!
b) !!!!
!! ! !!
c) !!!!
!! ! !!
d) !!!!

!! ! ! !!" !!!!"
57) Simplify + =
! ! !!"!!!" !!! !! ! !!!!!!"
!! ! !!!!!"
a) !! ! !!"!!!"
!! ! !!!!!"
b) ! ! !!!!!
!! ! !!!!!"
c) ! ! !!!!!
!! ! !!!!!"
d) !(!!!)(!!!)

58) Find the amount of tax on a PhP 1200 bag when the tax rate is 12%.
a) Php 14400
b) Php 1000
c) PhP 144
d) Php 100

59) The school’s basketball team played 162 games this season and won 117. What is
the ratio of the number of games lost to the number of games played?
a) 18:13
b) 5:13
c) 13:18
d) 5:18

60) A camp leader is dividing the scouts into groups. Each group should have equal
number of girls and equal number of boys. He wants to keep the number of

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members in each group at a minimum. If there are 18 girls and 12 boys, how many
groups can the camp leader make?
a) 3
b) 6
c) 9
d) 12

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61) Perform the indicated operations: !! !! !(!!)
.
!!"
a) !"
!!"
b) !"
!"
c) !"
!"
d) !"

62) What will happen to the volume of a rectangular prism when the length is tripled,
the width is halved and the height is quadrupled?
a) The volume will be twelve times the initial volume.
b) The volume will be six times the initial volume.
c) The volume will triple.
d) The volume will double.

63) Simplify: (𝑥 ∙ 𝑥 ∙ 𝑥 + 𝑥) ∙ 𝑥
a) 𝑥 ! + 𝑥 !
b) 𝑥 !
c) 𝑥 ! + 𝑥
d) 𝑥(𝑥 ! + 𝑥)

64) Simplify: 3! !
2! + 6 ÷ 2 !

a) 225
b) 405
c) 1296
d) 2025

65) Given a:b::c:d, which of the following statements is true?

a) a varies indirectly with b
b) b varies indirectly with d
c) a varies indirectly with d
d) b varies directly with c

!"! !
66) = What is n?
!"# !"
a) n = 147

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b) n = 105
c) n = 63
d) n = 21

67) A pump can empty a tank in 50 mins at a rate of 900 L/min. How long will it take
the pump to empty the same tank at a rate of 1100 L/min?
a) 40 mins
b) 41 mins
c) 61 mins
d) 62 mins

68) What is the discount rate if a 15000-peso was sold for Php 11850?
a) 7.9%
b) 12%
c) 21%
d) 79%

69) Aya is arranging 32 daisies and 24 lavenders into flower baskets. If she wants the
follower baskets to look identical, and have no flower left over, how many flower
baskets does she need?
a) 4
b) 8
c) 16
d) 20

70) Which of the following statements is false?

a) Prime numbers has a definite number of factors.
b) Composite numbers has a definite number of factors.
c) A number has a definite number of multiples.
d) A number has a definite number of factors.

71) A group of artists paints a long wall. Ten artists can finish 17 meters of the wall in a
day. If 8 more artists join the group, how many meters can they finish painting in
one day?
a) 9.4 m
b) 13.6 m
c) 21.3 m
d) 30.6 m

72) At the supermarket, the rice costs n pesos per k kg. How much does j kg of rice
cost?
!"
a) !

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!"
b) !
!"
c) !
d) 𝑗𝑘𝑛

73) What are the prime factors of 729 − 𝑥 ! ?

a) 𝑥 ! − 9 𝑥 ! + 9𝑥 ! + 81
b) 𝑥 + 3 (𝑥 − 3) 𝑥 ! − 9𝑥 ! + 81
c) 3 − 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 𝑥 ! − 9𝑥 ! + 81
d) 3 − 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 𝑥 ! − 3𝑥 + 9 𝑥 ! + 3𝑥 + 9

74) What is the greatest common prime factor of the following polynomials?
−27𝑥 ! − 1
6𝑥 ! + 14𝑥 + 4
27𝑥𝑦 + 9𝑦
a) 1
b) −1
c) 3𝑥 + 1
d) −3𝑥 − 1

75) Which of the following is not true about the Euler’s number?
a) It is a real number.
b) It is an imaginary number.
c) It is an irrational number.
d) It is a complex number.

76) Which of the following is a natural number?

a) -1
b) 0
c) ½
d) 2

77) The are about 180 calories in ¼ L of milk. How much milk in milliliters do I drink to
get 144 calories?
a) 300
b) 1/5
c) 200
d) 3/10
!!! !! !!!!
78) What is the LCD of , , ?
!! ! !! ! ! !!!!! ! ! !!!!!
a) 𝑥 + 1 𝑥 − 1
b) 2 𝑥 + 1 𝑥 − 1
c) 𝑥 + 1 ! 𝑥 − 1 !
d) 2 𝑥 + 1 ! 𝑥 − 1 !

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79) A recipe calls for 2 ½ cups of flour for a 3-lb cake. If the ratio of sugar to flour is 1:2,
how much sugar should be used for a 5-lb cake?
a) 2 𝑐𝑢𝑝𝑠
b) 4 𝑐𝑢𝑝𝑠
!"
c) ! 𝑐𝑢𝑝𝑠
!"
d) !"
𝑐𝑢𝑝𝑠

80) Five people are working 3 hours a day to finish a job in 7 days. How long will it take
three people working 8 hours a day to finish the same job?
a) 3 days
b) 5 days
c) 7 days
d) 9 days

81) 38 is _____ of 29.

a) 1.3%
b) 7.6%
c) 76%
d) 131%

! ! !" !"
82) Arrange the following in descending order: !" , !" , !" , !" .
! !" ! !"
a) ,
!" !" !" !"
, ,
!" ! !" !
b) ,
!" !" !" !"
, ,
!" !" ! !
c) ,
!" !" !" !"
, ,
!" !" ! !
d) ,
!" !" !" !"
, ,

83) An online seller purchases lip gloss for PhP 87 each, and sells it for Php 95. What is
the mark-up rate for a dozen of lip glosses?
a) 3%
b) 9%
c) 10%
d) 21%

84) Ana currently rents an apartment for PhP 3700 a month. Last year, the cost of
monthly rent is PhP 3250. What was the percent of increase in her rent?
a) 8.8%
b) 12.2%
c) 13.8%
d) 87.8%

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! ! !!"
85) Which of the following is not a factor of ?
!!!!
a) 𝑥 ! + 9
!
b)
!!!!
c) 𝑥 + 3
d) 𝑥 ! − 3

86) What is the GCF of 4𝑥 ! 𝑦 − 4𝑥 ! 𝑦 − 84𝑥𝑦 and 8𝑥 ! 𝑦 + 4𝑥𝑦 − 60𝑦 ?

a) 4𝑦
b) 4𝑥𝑦
c) 16𝑥𝑦 !
d) 4𝑥 ! 𝑦 + 12𝑥𝑦

87) Thirty-one is 7% of what number?

a) 22
b) 44
c) 389
d) 443

88) What is the least common multiple of 4𝑥 ! 𝑦, 4𝑥𝑦 and 60𝑦?

a) 4𝑥𝑦
b) 4𝑥 ! 𝑦
c) 60𝑥 ! 𝑦
d) 60𝑥 ! 𝑦 !

! ! !!!
89) + − =
!! !! !!!
!!! ! !!! ! !!"!!!"
a) !! ! !!! !
!!! ! !!! ! !!"!!!"
b) !! ! !!! !
!!! ! !!!! ! !!"!!!"
c) !! ! !!! !
!! ! !!! ! !!"!!!"
d) !!! ! !!! !

90) Factor the polynomial completely. 4𝑥 ! − 45𝑥 ! − 49

a) (4𝑥 ! − 49)(𝑥 ! + 1)
b) (2𝑥 + 7)(2𝑥 − 7) 𝑥 + 1 𝑥 − 1
c) 𝑥 ! + 1 (2𝑥 + 7)(2𝑥 − 7)
d) 2𝑥 − 7 ! 𝑥 + 1 !

91) A tightly closed cylinder has 40% oil and 25% water. What is the ratio of the
amount of oil to the amount of air and to the amount of water in the cylinder?
a) 8:7:5

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b) 8:5
c) 8:5:7
d) 8:7

!!! ! !
92) If 𝑤 = ! ! , what will happen to the value of w when x is quadrupled, y is tripled,
and z is doubled? The value of w will be _______ its initial value.
a) six times
b) twelve times
c) equal to
d) cannot be determined

93) For every 1.25 kg of meat, my mother buys 1.5 kg of rice. What is the ratio of the
amount of rice to the amount of meat bought?
a) 1.25:1.5
b) 1.5:1.5
c) 5:6
d) 6:5

94) Factor out 24𝑥 ! + 216𝑥 ! + 486𝑥 completely.

a) 6𝑥 2𝑥 + 9 !
b) 2𝑥 + 9 12𝑥 ! + 54𝑥
c) 6𝑥(2𝑥 + 9)(2𝑥 − 9)
d) 6𝑥 2𝑥 + 9 !

95) What is the quotient of (33𝑥 ! − 36𝑥 ! − 77𝑥 + 84) divided by (−3𝑥 ! + 7)?
a) 11𝑥 + 12
b) 12 − 11𝑥
c) −11𝑥 − 12
d) −12 − 11𝑥

96) Chris can pack 25 boxes in one hour. How many boxes can he pack in 12 minutes?
a) 2
b) 5
c) 10
d) 300

97) Which of the following is a factor of 14𝑥 ! 𝑦 ! + 7𝑥 ! 𝑦 ! + 6𝑥𝑦 ! + 3𝑦 ! ?

a) 2 𝑥 + 1
b) 2𝑥 + 1
c) 𝑦 !
d) 7𝑥 ! + 3

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98) What is 18% of 930?

a) 167
b) 168
c) 169
d) 170

! !! !
99) Simplify − ÷
!"! ! !!" !! ! !!"!!! !! ! !!!!!
!!!!!"
a) !!!!
!"!!!
b) !!!!
!!! ! !!"!
c) !!!!
!! ! !!"!
d) !!!!

100) What are the factors of 135?

a) 3, 5
b) 3, 3, 3 & 5
c) 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, & 135
d) 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, & 135

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