ALGEBRA

Problem Set for ALGEBRA

18. Simplify ( 15ax )( 45a xy ).
3 2 3

a. 15ax2y 3ay b. 225ax2y 3axy

1. A two-digit number is equal to four times the sum of its
digits while the sum of the squares of its digits is 20. Find c. 45ax2y 3ay d. 9ax2y 3axy
the number. 3
Solve for x if √8 √4 √𝑥 = 4.
4
a. 24 b. 42 c. 62 d. 33 19.
2. The set of rational numbers forms a field under the a. 16 b. 8 c. 12 d. 6
operations of: 20. Find the sum of (2x -3y+5) and (x+2y-1).
a. Addition and subtraction a. 3x-y+4 b. 3x+y+4 c. 3x+y-4 d. -3x+y-4
b. addition and division 21. Find the product of (2x-3y) and (3x+4y).
c. subtraction and division a. 6x2-xy-12y2 b. 6x-xy+12y
d. addition and multiplication c. 6x2+xy-12y d. 6x-xy+12y2
3 3 22. Find the product of (x2-2y2+xy) and (2x-y).
3. The numbers √3 , √5, √2, 𝜋, 𝜋2 are examples of set of:
a. 2x3-5xy2+yx2+2y3 b. 2x3-5xy2+6yx2+2y3
3 2 2 3
a. Natural numbers b. Rational numbers c. 2x -5xy +yx +6y d. 2x3-9xy2+yx2+2y3
c. Integers d. Irrational numbers 23. Find the quotient of 12x y +18x4y2-36xy3 and 3x2y2.
3 4

4. Given that a, b, and c are real numbers. If a = b, then a + c = a.4xy2+6x2-12y/x b. 4xy2+8x2-11y/x

b + c, what property is it? c. 4xy2+6x2-10y/x d. 5xy2+6x2-12y/x
a. reflexive b. symmetric 24. If log5.2 1000 = x, what is the value of x?
c. transitivity d. addition property of equality a. 4.19 b. 5.23 c. 3.12 d. 4.69
5. State the property of numbers being used in the equation 7 x +1
25. Solve for x: 3 = 6561.
( x + b)(x + c) = (x + b)x + (x + b)c;
a. associative b. transitive a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
c. commutative d. distributive 26. Find x if logx27 + logx3 = 2.
6. For any number x and y, if x = y and y = x . this law a. 9 b. 12 c. 8 d. 7
27. Solve the simultaneous equations: 3x – y = 6 and 9x
is known as; – y = 12.
a. symmetry for equality a. x=1, y=-3 b. x=-1, y=-3
b. associative law for addition c. x=2, y=2 d. x=4, y=2
c. commutative law for addition 28. If ¼ and -7/2 are the roots of the quadratic equation
d. transitivity for equality Ax2 + Bx + C = 0, What is the value of B?
7. The law that states ( x + y )b = xb + yb; a. -28 b. 4 c. -7 d. 26
a. distributive law b. associative law 29. The equation whose roots are the reciprocals of the roots
c. commutative law d. laws of equality of the equation 2x2 – 3x –5 = 0
8. The roots of the equation 2x2 – 13x + 20 = 0 a. 5x2 +3x – 2 = 0 b. 5x2 – 2x – 3 = 0
a. real and equal c. 5x + 3x – 24 = 0
2
d. 3x2 – 5x – 2 = 0
b. real and unequal 30. Two students were solving a problem that would reduce it
c. complex and unequal to a quadratic equation. The first student committed an
d. complex error in the constant term and found the roots to be 5 and
9. 5 and 11 are examples of what kind of integers? 7 while the second student made an error in the first
a. prime b. composite degree term and gave the roots as 2 and 16. if you were to
c. relatively prime d. relatively composite check their solutions, the right equation is:
10. Which one is a relatively prime numbers? a. x2 -12x + 32 = 0 b. x2 + 18x + 32 = 0
a. 20, 27 b. 12, 15 c. 18, 15 d. 36, 48 c. x + 7x – 14 = 0
2
d. x2 – 12x -32 = 0
11. If x3 + 3x2 + (K + 5)x + 2 – K is divided by x + 1 and 1 1
the remainder is 3, then the value of K is 31. If x− = 1, find the value of x 3 − 3 .
a. -2 b. -4 c. -3 d. -5 x x
12. Find the remainder if the polynomial x6 – 3x4 + 5x3 + 7 a. 3 b. 2 c. 1 d. 4
is divided by x+ 1. 32. Solve for x: x − 1 − x = 1 − x.
a.0 b. –10 c. 7 d. 10
13. Find k such that x-3 is a factor of kx3-6x2+2kx-12. a. 16/25 b. 25/16 c. -25/16 d. -16/25
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
14. When (x+3)(x-4)+4 is divided by x-k, the remainder is k. 33. Find the remainder if the polynomial x6 – 3x4 + 5x3 + 7 is
Find the value of k. divided by x+ 1.
a. 4 or -2 b. 2 or -4 c. - 4 or 2 d. -4 or -2 a.10 b. –10 c. 7 d. 0
15. Factor the expression x3 + 8 as completely as 34.
The middle term in the expansion of ( x − 3) 2 8
is :
possible. 8 8 8
a. 5670x b. 70x c. -5670x d. 670x 8
a. (x-2)(x2+2x+4) b. (x+4)(x2+2x+2) 35. The term involving x9 in the expansion of
c. (x+4)(x2+2x+2) d. (x+2)(x2-2x+4) 12
 2 2
Find k so that the expression kx − 3kx + 9  x +  is:
2
16. is a
perfect square.  x
a. 4 b. 3 c. 12 d. 6 a. 25344x9 b. 24533x9
x −1 c. 32433x9 d. 45433x9
17. Simplify 3 − 3
x
− 3 x − 2. 36. Find the sum of the coefficients in the expansion (x-2)3.
x −2 3 x −3 x −2 x
a. 5x 3 b. 3 c. 25x3 d . 3x3 a. -9 b. 9 c. -7 d. 7
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37. Find the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (x + 54. In a certain community of 1200 people, 60% are literate.
2y – z)8. a. 256 b. 1024 c. 1 d. 6 Of the males, 50% are literate, and of the females 70%
38. Find the sum of the coefficient of the terms in the are literate. What is the female population?
expansion of (5x – 3y)6. a. 600 b. 500 c. 700 d. 400
a. 64 b. 12 c. 14896 d. 27 55. What is the sum of the exponents of the expansion (x +
39. The sum of the integers between 288 and 887 that are 2y)14?
exactly divisible by 15 is a. 28 b. 210 c. 123 d. 54
a. 23,700 b. 22,815 x 5x + 9
c. 21,800 d. 24,150 56. Solve −2 .
3 2
40. How many terms in the progression 3, 5, 7, 9, must be a. x>-3 b. x<-3 c. x=-3 d. x=0
taken in order that the sum is 2,600? 57. For what values of x does the inequality x2-x-6>0 hold?
a. 50 b. 52 c. 51 d. 53 
a. x / x  3 or x  −2  b. { x / x <3 or x > - 2}
41. Find the value of x such that (2x – 1), (3x – 10), (5x – 3) c. { x/ x>3 or x > -2} d. { x / x< 3 or x>2}
is an arithmetic sequence of three terms. 58. Two candles of the same height and diameter burn at the
a.-16 b.12 c.16 d. –12 same uniform rate. Each takes 6 hr to be consumed . If
42. A rubber ball is dropped from a height of 50 inches. On the first candle is lit at 6:00PM and the other at
each rebound, the ball rises to ¾ of the height from which 8:00PM,at what time will the second candle be twice as
it last fell. Find the distance traveled by the ball just before tall as the first ?
it comes to rest. a. 8:30 PM b. 9:30PM
a. 200 inches b. 350 inches c. 9:45PM d. 10:00PM
c. 300 inches d. 250 inches 59. What is the maximum number of squares that can be
43. The sum of three numbers in A.P. is 27. If the first made from a piece of wire 100 meters long if the area of
number is increased by 2, the second by 7, and the third each square is 9 square meters?
by 20, the resulting numbers will be in G.P. Find the a. 6 b. 7 c. 8 d. 9
original numbers. 60. Vivian was 50 years old when Tina was born. Now she is
a. 6, 9, 12 b. 4, 9, 14 c. 5, 9, 13 d. 5, 9, 12 2 years more than four times Tina’s age. How old is Tina
44. A motorist is traveling from town A to town B at 60 kph now ?
and returns from town B to town A at 30 kph. His a.12 b. 16 c. 56 d. none of these
average velocity for the roundtrip is
a. 40 kph b. 45 kph c. 35 kph d. NOTA 61. Solve for x : (ax + 4 x ) 2 1/ 2
− 2x = a ;
45. The arithmetic mean of 80 numbers is 55. If two numbers a. –a/3 b. a/3 c. 3/a d. -3/a
namely 250 and 850 are removed, what is the arithmetic
62. Solve for x : 3 + x − 2 = x − 5 ;
mean of the remaining numbers?
a. 42.31 b. 57.12 c. 50 d. 38.62 a. 6 only b. 11 only
46. If x varies directly as y and inversely as z, and x = 14 c.-6 only d. both 6 and 11
when y = 7 ans z =2, find x when z=4 and y= 16. 63. In a club of 60 executives, 25 like to smoke Philip Morris
a. 16 b. 4 c. 18 d. 8 and 45 like to smoke champion. How many like both?
a. 10 b. 11 c 10 d. 0
x2 + x + 2 64. A 40 gram solution of acid and water is 40 % acid by
47. Resolve into partial fractions
(
x x2 +1
;
) weight. How much pure acid must be added to this
solution to make it 70 % acid?
2 − x +1 1 − x +1
a. + b. + a. 6.98 b. 4.90 c. 40 d.4.97 grams
x x2 +1 x x2 +1 65. Pedro can do a piece of work in 9 days, Juan in 12 days
2 −x+2 2 x +1 and Johnny in 18days. Pedro and Juan work for 3 days,
c. + d. + after which Johnny replace Juan. How long must Pedro
x x2 +1 x x2 +1 and Johnny work together to finish the job?
48. Find the value of x such that (2x – 1), (3x – 10), (5x – 3) is a. 1.0 b. 2.5 c. 3.5 d. 4 days
an arithmetic sequence of three terms. 66. The sum of the infinite progression is 5. What is the first
a.16 b. 12 c. -16 d. –12 term if the common ratio is ½?
49. Find the sum of the coefficient of the terms in the a. 1.5 b. 2 c. 2.5 d. 5.7
expansion of (5x – 3y)6. x+2
a. 14896 b. 12 c. 64 d. 27 67. 14. If f ( x) = and g ( y ) = y + 2 , then
50. Three numbers are in the ratio 2:5:8. if their sum is 60, find x−2
the numbers? f[g(1)] equals;
a. 9,35,40 b. 8,20,32 a. 6 b. 4 c. 5 d. 3
c. 7,45,16 d. 4,10,16 68. The geometric mean proportion of 2 and 32 is:
51. If the square of the difference of two given integers equals a. 16 b. 17 c. 8 d. 18
xy
13 while the product of those integers is 4, find the sum of 69. What is the natural logarithm of e ?
the squares of the integers. xy
a. 8 b. 21 c. 10 d. 3 a. 1/xy b. xy c. 2.718xy d.
52. Determine the displacement, in feet, of an AUV vehicle 2.718
skidding along a concrete pavement with a velocity of 70. How many numbers between 10and 200 are exactly
90fps before it stops when the stopping period is 3sec. divisible by 7?
a. 60 b. 100 c. 120 d. 135 a. 27 b. 26 c. 28 d. 29
53. If 4 x + 18 x + 8 x − 4 divided by 2 x + 3 , compute
3 2 71. The liquidated damages a contractor must pay if he goes
beyond his contract time is P250 for the first day, and
the remainder.
thereafter, P50 more each day delayed. If he pays a total
a. 10 b. 0 c. 12 d. 11
penalty of P40,500, how many days was he delayed?
a. 18 b. 24 c. 30 d. 36
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72. What is the constant term in the expansion of x

1 91. Find the 6th term in the expansion of ( + y) 9 .
[x + 3/ 2
]15 ? 2
x 63 54 44 40
a. 5,500 b. 5005 c. 5050 d. 5750 a. b. c. d. 4 5
73. If n is any positive integer, then 8x 4 y 5 9x 4 y 5 4 5
10 x y 9x y
(n − 1)(n − 2)(n − 3).......3(2)(1) = ---; 92. Find the sum to infinity of 1/3, 1/27, 1/243………………
a. –1 b. (n-1)! c. 0 d. π a. 3/8 b. 1/8 c. 5/8 d. 7/8
93. If x + y = 1 and x + y = 2. Find x + y4.
2 2 4
74. A father is twice older than his son. If the sum of their
ages is 48, how old is each? a. ½ b. 4 c. 7/2 d. 2
a. 16, 32 b. 12, 36 c. 30, 18 d. 40, 8 94. Find K so that the system 3x + 2 y = 5 and
75. A two-digit number is equal to four times the sum of
its digits while the sum of the squares of its digits is 5Kx − y = 5 has no solution.
20. Find the number. a. 2/5 b. -1/5 c. 3/10 d. -3/10
a.24 b. 42 c. 62 d. 33 95. Given: log 6 + xlog 4 = log 4 + log(32 + 4x). Find the
76. Find the remainder if the polynomial x6 – 3x4 + 5x3 + 7 is value of x. A. 2 B. 4 C. 3 D. 6
divided by x+ 1. 96. Find k in the equation 4x2 + kx + 1 = 0, so that it will just
a.10 b. –10 c. 7 d. 0 have one real root. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
77. Find the value of x such that (2x – 1), (3x – 10), (5x – 3) 97. The 10th term of the harmonic progression 6/5,4/3,
is an arithmetic sequence of three terms. 3/2,….. is. A. 12 B. 10/3 C. 11/3 D. 12/3
a.16 b. 12 c. -16 d. –12 98. A father is twice older than his son and the sum of their
78. If the square of the difference of two given integers ages is 48. How old is each?
equals 13 while the product of those integers is 4, find the a. 12, 36 b. 24, 36 c. 16, 32 d. none of these
sum of the squares of the integers. 99. The expression x4 + ax3 + 5x2 + bx + 6 when divided by
a.8 b. 21 c. 10 d. 3 (x – 2) leaves the remainder 16, and when divided by (x –
79. Jose can finish a certain job in 10 days. After working 1) leaves the remainder 10. Find the values of a and b.
one day, Pedro whose rate is twice that of Jose joined a = - 11/3, b = 5/3 b. a=-7/3, b=5/4
him. How many days more will it take the two to finish c. a=3/7, b= 5/6 d. a=2/5, b=-4/7
the job? 100. The area of a square field exceeds another square by 56
a.8 b. 21 c. 10 d. 3 square meters. The perimeter of the larger field exceeds
80. The tank of a car contains 50 liters of alcogas 25% of one half of the smaller by 26 meters. What are the sides
which pure alcohol. How much of the mixture must be of each field?
drawn off which when replaced by pure alcohol will yield a. larger field, 9m or 25/3m; smaller field, 5m or 11/3m
a 50-50% alcogas? b. larger field, 10m or 2/3m; smaller field, 5m or 11/3m
a.16 2/3 b. 15 2/3 c. 14 d. 20 c. larger field,79m or 25/3m; smaller field, 5m or 11/3m
81. The middle term in the expansion of ( x − 3) .
2 8 d.. larger field, 9m or 2/3m; smaller field, 6m or 11/3m
101. The sum of the areas of two unequal square lots is 5,200
a. 70x8 b. -70x8 c. 5670x8 d. -5670x8 square meters. If the lots were adjacent to each other,
82. How many numbers between 100 and 300 are divisible they would require 320 meters of fence to enclose the
by 11? combined area formed by them. Find the dimensions of
a. 30 b. 18 c.17 d. 16 each lot.
83. Nicole is now 18 years old and his friend Annie is 14 a. 60m and 40m or 68m and 24m
years old. How many years ago was Nicole twice as old b. 60m and 40m or 68m and 24m
as Annie? c. 60m and 40m or 68m and 24m
a. 5 b. 7 c. 8 d. 10 d. 60m and 40m or 68m and 24m
84. If 16 is 4 more than 4x, find 5x-1; 102. Which of the following has no middle term?
a. 14 b. 3 c. 12 d. 5 a. (x + y)3 b. (a – b)4 c. (u + v)6 d. (x – y)8
ln x 3 103. Find the middle term of (x – 2y)10
2
85. If lnx=3 and lny=4. Determine . a. -8,064x10y5 .b. -8,864x12y5
ln y 3 .c. -9,064x y10 5
.d. -8,064x10y6
a. 1 b. 0.75 c. 1.87 d. 0.3 104. If the middle term in the expansion of (x + 2y) n is kx4y4,
86. One number is 8 times the other number and their sum is find k and n.
45. what are the numbers? a. n = 8, k = 1,120 b. n =58, k = 2,120
a. 5, 40 b. 34,56 c. 23,56 d. 7, 12 c. n = 9, k = 1,620 d. n = 6, k = 1,190
87. How many significant figures in the number 0.003845? 105. If the rth term of (x2 – 2y3)n is Cx8y12, find the value of C.
a. 5 b. 6 c. 3 d. 4 a. 1120 b. 1209 c. 453 d. 345
88. Evaluate log105. 106. Maria is 24 years old now. Maria was twice as old as Ana
a. 1 b. 10 c. 5 d. 50 when Maria was as old as Anna is now. How old is Anna
now
89. The value of k which will make 4 x − 4kx + 5k a
2
a.16 years old b. 18 c. 20 d. 14
perfect square trinomial is: 107. A father is twice as old as his son and the sum of their ages is
a. 6 b. 5 c. 4 d. 3 48. How old is each?
90. How many terms in the progression 3, 5, 7, 9,……….. a. 16, 32 b. 12, 36 c. 12, 24 d. nota
must be taken in order that the sum is 2,600? 108. A father is twice as old as his son and the sum of their
a. 53 b. 52 c. 51 d. 50 ages is 48. How old is each?
a. 8, 40 b. 12, 36 c. 16, 32
109. Pedro is as old as Juan was when Juan is twice as old as
Pedro was. When Pedro will be as old as Juan
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is now, the difference between their ages is 6 years. Find a.19.55% b. 22.15%
the age of each now. c. 27.05% d. 25.72%
a. Juan, 24 years old and Pedro, 18 years old 123. Two cyclists are practicing on a circular tract of
b. Juan, 24 years old and Pedro, 18 years old circumference 276 meter. Starting at the same instant and
c. Juan, 24 years old and Pedro, 18 years old from the same place, when they run in opposite directions
d. Juan, 24 years old and Pedro, 18 years old they pass each other every 6 seconds and when they run
110. The sum of the ages of two boys is four times the sum of the same direction the faster passes the slower at every 23
the ages of a certain number of girls. Four years ago, the seconds. Determine their rates.
sum of the ages of the girls was one eleventh of the sum a. F= 29 m/s, S= 17m/s b. F=19, S=15
of the ages of the boys and eight years hence, the sum of c. F=21, S=28 d. F=25, S=16
the ages of the girls will be one half that of the boys. How 124. Two cars A and B start at the same point and at the same
many girls are there? time and travel in opposite directions, car B traveling 20
a. 4 girls b. 5 c. 6 d. 8 km/hr slower than A. If they are 420 kilometers apart
111. Separate 132 into 2 parts such that the larger divided by after 3 hours, find the rate of each.
the smaller the quotient is 6 and the remainder is 13. a.60 kph, 80 kph b. 50, 70
What are the parts? c. 40, 50 d. 35, 70
a. 17 and 115 b. 12 and 23 125. Two cars A and B are to race around a 1,500-meter
c. 20 and 102 d. 123 and 10 circular track. If they will start at the same point and
112. A number of two digits divided by the sum of the digits travel opposite directions, they will meet for the first time
the quotient is 7 and the remainder is 6. If the in 3 minutes. But if they will travel in the same direction,
digits of the number are interchanged, the resulting with the same starting point, car A will reach the starting
number exceeds three times the sum of the digits by 5. point with car B trailing behind by 500 meters. What
What is the number? should be the rates of each?
a. 83 b. 43 c 25 d. 56 a. 300 m/min, 200 m/min b. 200, 100
113. Six times the middle of a three digit number is the sum of c. 400, 300 d. 250, 350
the other two. If the number is divided by the sum of the
digits, the answer is 51 and the remainder is 11. If the 126. A man walked 24 km in time T. During the first part of
digits are reversed, the number becomes smaller by 198. this time, he walked at 6 kph and the last part at 4 kph.
Find the number. Had he reversed his rates, he would have walked two km
a.725 b. 675 c. 435 d. 126 more. Find the time.
114. A 40 gram solution of acid and water is 20 % acid by weight. a. 5 hrs. b.6hrs c. 3hrs d. 7hrs
How much pure acid must be added to this solution to make it 127. A pendulum swings 24 inches for the first time. It is
30 % acid? swinging 11/12 of its previous swing. What would be the
a.5.71 b. 5.17 c.7.51 d. 15.7 total distance traveled when the pendulum stopped?
115. Three numbers are in the ratio 2:5:8. If their sum is 60, a. 288 b.264 c.268 d. 312
find the numbers. 128. Two positive numbers may be inserted between 3 and 9
a. 8, 20, 32 b. 6, 34, 12 such that the first three are in geometric progression,
c. 4, 25, 43 d. 3, 45, 23 while the last three are in arithmetic progression. What is
116. The square of a number increased by 16 is the same as 10 the sum of these two positive integers?
times the number. Find the number. a.1.25 b. 12.25 c. 11.25 d.6.25
a. 8, 2 b. 6, 4 c. 6, 4 d. 9, 5 129. A man piles 150 logs in layers so that the top layer
117. The sum of the digits of a three-digit number is 12. The contains 3 logs and each lower layer has one more
middle digit is equal to the sum of the other two digits log than the layer above. How many logs are at the
and the number shall be increased by 198 if its digits are bottom?
reversed. Find the number. a. 17 logs b. 14 c. 19 d. 20
a. 264 b. 342 c. 564 d. 652 130. The 18th and the 52nd terms of an arithmetic progression
118. How much water must be evaporated form 80 liters of are 3 and 173, respectively. The 25th term
12% solution of salt in order to obtain a 20% is
solution of salt? a. 38 b. 35 c. 28 d. 25
a. 32 L b. 40L c. 50L d. 60L 131. Find the number of terms of a geometric progression in
119. How many liters of water must be added to 100 liters of which the first term is 48, the last term is 384
85% sulfuric acid solution to produce 60% sulfuric acid and the sum of the terms is 720.
solution? a. 4 terms b. 5 c. 6 d. 8
a. 41.67 L b. 54.3L c. 62.1L d. 32.5L 132. The sum of three numbers in A.P. is 27. If the first
120. A certain solution should contain 8% alcohol. If it was number is increased by 2, the second by 7, and the third
mistakenly mixed to contain 6% alcohol, how much must by 20, the resulting numbers will be in G.P. Find the
be drawn from a 5-liter tank and replaced by 10 percent original numbers.
alcohol solution to provide the proper concentration? a. 6, 9, 12 b. 4, 9, 14
a. 2.5 L b. 5.4L c. 4.2L d. 6.4L c. 5, 9, 13 d. 9, 12, 15
121. A certain amount of 80% sugar solution added to another 133. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 10 days, A and B
amount of 40% sugar solution yields a solution that can do it in 12 days, A and C in 20 days. How many days
contains 14 kg of sugar. Had the amount been reversed, would it take each to do the work alone?
the solution would have contained 16 kg sugar. How a. 30, 20 ,60 b. 20, 50, 70
much of the 80% solution was there? c. 10, 40, 50 d. 40, 50, 29
a. 10 kg b. 12kg c. 8kg d. 14kg 134. A man can finished a certain job in three-fourths the time
122. Ten liters of 25% salt solution and 15 liter of 35% salt that the boy can; the boy can finish the same job in two-
solution are poured into a drum originally containing 30 thirds the time that a girl can; and the man and the girl
liters of 10 % salt solution. What is the percent working only jointly can finish the job in 4 hours. How
concentration of salt in the mixture?
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long will it take to finish the job if they all work together? 149. Find the value of x for the equation
a. 8/3 hr. b. 7/3hr c. 9/5hr d. 2/3hr 3x + 4 3x − 5 12
135. Two brothers washed the family car in 24 minutes. − = 2 .
Previously, when each had washed the car alone, x+2 x − 4 x − 2x − 8
the younger boy took 20 min. longer to do the job than a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. none of the above
the older boy. How long did it take the older boy to wash 3( x − 1)( x + 6)
the car alone? 150. The domain of the function f ( x) =
a. 40 minutes b. 30min c. 20min d. 50min ( x − 4)( x + 2)
136. How long will it be from the time the hour hand and the consists of all real numbers except;
minute hand of a clock are together until they will be a. 0 b. 0,-1 c. 4, -2 d. 1, -6
together again?
151. A chemical manufacturer wishes to fill a request for
a. 1 hr. and 5.45 min b. 2hr and 6.75min
c. 3hr and 3.45min d. 4hr and 3.5min 500gallons of a 25% acid solution. If solution of 30% and
137. At what time between 4 and 5 o’clock do the hands of the 18% are available in stock, how many gallons of each
clock coincide? must be mixed to fill the order?
a. 4:21.82 o’clock b. 5:22.34o’clock a. 200, 300 b. 208.33, 291.66
c. 3:31.3 o’clock d. 6:8.32 o’clock c. 157.5, 342.5 d. 452.75, 47.25
138. It is exactly 3 o’clock. In how many seconds will the 152. Two candles of the same height and diameter burn at the
angle formed by the hour hand and the minute hand be same uniform rate. Each takes 6 hr to be consumed . If
twice the angle formed by the hour and the second hand? the first candle is lit at 6:00PM and the other at
a. 22.4 seconds b. 21.3s 8:00PM,at what time will the second candle be twice as
c. 25.6s d. 30.5s tall as the first ?
139. It is now between 9 and 10 o’clock. In 4 minutes, the a. 8:30 PM b. 9:30PM c. 9:45PM d. 10:00PM
hour hand will be exactly opposite the position 153. Pedro can do a piece of work in 9 days, Juan in 12 days
occupied by the minute hand 3 minutes ago. What is the and Johnny in 18days. Pedro and Juan work for 3 days,
time now? after which Johnny replace Juan. How long must Pedro
a. 9:20 b. 9:30 c. 9:10 d. 9:40 and Johnny work together to finish the job?
140. Two times the father’s age is 8 more than six times his son’s a. 1.0 b. 2.5 c. 3.5 d. 4 days
age. Ten years ago, the sum of their ages was 44. The age of
the son is: 154. If g ( x) = 4 x 4 − 3x 2 + 2 x − 2, find g(1/2).
a. 15 b. 49 c. 20 d. 18 a. –4 b. 2 c. –3/2 d. –2.5
141. Think of a number. Double the number. Subtract 6 from 155. Which of the following is irrational number?
the result and divide the answer by 2. The quotient will a. (3 +2 ) + (2- 2 ) b. 3 2 * 2
be 20. What is the number you think?
c. ( 2 + 1) * ( 2 − 1) d. 4( 2 + 1)
a. 12 b. 20 c. 23 d. 32
142. The product of the roots of the equation 156. Find the product of ( x + 2)( x + 5).

x 2 − (k + 2)x + 3k − 3 = 0 is five more than the sum a. x + 5 x − 4 b. x + 7 x + 10

3 2

c. 2 x − 7 x + 10 d. x − 7 x − 10
2 2
of its roots. Find the roots.
157. The sum of the partial fractions
a. 1, 2 b. 2,3 c. 3,4 d. 4,5
143. The set of numbers such as {1/4, ½, 2/3, ¾ , 1, 2} is
4 x + 3 2x + 1
, 2 , is equivalent to;
called x+2 x −4 x−2
a. integers b. complex 2 x 2 + 10x − 3 3x 2 + 5 x − 3
c. rational d. irrational a. b.
x2 − 4 x2 + 4
144. The equation x = 1 is defined if and only if; I. x=0
0
x 2 + 3x − 10 x 2 + 3x − 5
II. X< 0 III. X> 0 c. d.
a. I only b. I and II c. I and III d. II and III
x2 − 4 x2 + 4
158. What is the slope of the line containing points (4,6) and
145. The principal cube root of -27 is; (1,2)?
a. 3i b. 3 c. -3 d. ±3 a. 1/3 b. 2/3 c. 5/6 d. 4/3
146. The complete factor of x + 6 x + 12 x + 8 159. The number v is called an upper bound of a set S if x≥v
3 2

for all xЄS. Similarly, the number u is called lower

a. ( x + 2) 3 b. ( x − 2) 3 c. ( x + 8) 3 d . ( x − 9)
3
bound of a set S if ;
a. u ≥ x for all SЄ x b. u ≤ x for all x Є S
c. x≤u for all x Є S d. x ≥ u for all s Є x
x2 − x − 6
147. The simplified form of is; x
x 2 − 7 x + 12 160. The period of the function defined by y = 3 sin is
2
x−4 x+4 a. 3 b. 4 c. ½ d. 3/2
a. b.
x+2 x−2 (
161. Find the fourth term of the expansion a + 2b . )6
x+2 x−2 a. 60a4b2 b. 240a2b4
c. d. 3 3
c. 160a b d. 192ab5
x−4 x+4 162. Find log2 16.
148. A linear equation in the variable x is an equation that can a. 8 b. 2 c. 32 d. 4
be written in the form ax + b = 0 , where b is constant 163. If the proportion of the sides of a triangle is a:b:c = 1:1:
and a should not be equal to: 2 , then the proportion of the interior angles A:B:C is;
a. 0 b. 1 c. -1 d. ∞ a. 30:60:90 b. 60:60:90
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c. 30:45:90 d. 45:45:90

164. Find the sum of the coefficient of the terms in of

(2 x − 3) 4 .
a. 81 b. 16 c. –80
d. 1 the expansion
165. A certain part can be defective because it has one or more
out of three possible defects; insufficient tensile strength,
a burr or diameter outside of tolerance limits. In a lot of
500 pcs:
19 have a tensile strength defect; 17 have a burr;
11 have an unacceptable diameter
12 have tensile strength and burr defects;
7 have tensile strength and diameter defects
5 have burr and diameter defects;
2 have all three defects
a. how many have no defects
b. how many pcs have only a burr defect
c. how many pcs have exactly two defects.
Ans. 475, 2, 18

166. A survey of 500 T.V. viewers proceed the following

result: 285 watch football games; 195 watch hockey
games; 115 watch basketball games; 45 watch football
and basketball; 70 watch football and hockey; 50 watch
hockey and basketball; 50 do not watch any of the 3
games,
How many watch the basketball games only?
a.50 b.40 c.30 d.60
167. How much silver and how much copper must be added to
20kg of an alloy containing 10% silver and 25% copper
to obtain an alloy containing 36% silver and 38% copper?
a. 14kg, 16kg b. 17kg, 14kg
c. 12kg, 10kg d. 16kg, 18kg
168. The president just recently appointed 25 Generals of the
Philippine Army. Of these 14 have already served in the
war of Korea, 12 in the war of Vietnam and 10 in the
war of Japan. There are 4 who have served both in Korea
and Japan, 6 have served both in Vietnam and Korea and
3 have served both in Japan and Vietnam. How many
have served in Japan, Korea and Vietnam?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
169. The sides of a square is 6cm long. A second square is
inscribed by joining the midpoints of the sides of the
second square and so on. Find the sum of the areas of the
infinite number of inscribed squares thus formed.
a. 72 b. 36 c. 144 d. 216
170. Find the seventh term of a geometric progression whose
fourth term is 4 and common ratio is 2.
a. 32 b. 28 c. 30 d. 26
171. A seating section in a certain stadium has 30 seats in the
first row, 32 seats in the second row, 34 seats in the 3rd
row and so on until the tenth row is reach, after which
there are 10 rows each containing 50 seats. Find the total
number of seats in the section.
a. 890 b. 1100 c. 1200 d. 920