MATHalino 9.

If a car can travel x km in y hours, how many hours

can it travel a distance of z km?
A. xy/z C. xz/y
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B. yz/x D. xyz
PRE-EVALUATION TEST 10. If 8 men can cut 22 trees in a day, how many trees can
Basic Algebra Review Course 20 men cut in a day?
https://mathalino.com/node/18037 A. 45 C. 65
B. 75 D. 55

INSTRUCTION 11. Albert can do a work in 1 hour, Bryan can do it in 2

Solve the following problems offline for about 2 hours and hours, and Carl can do it in 4 hours. Working together
40 minutes straight (averaging 4 minutes per problem). from start, how long can they do the work?
Submit your solution by taking the Quiz in the next step A. 0.5455 hr C. 0.5714 hr
in the course outline. Answer key is provided right after B. 0.5623 hr D. 0.6175 hr
you submit all your answers. Good luck!
12. Mario’s hat is four more than Alex’s hat and one-half
that of Gabriel’s hat. If the total number of hats is 24,
1. The sum and product of three distinct positive how many hats does Alex have?
A. 14 C. 7
integers are 15 and 45, respectively. What is the B. 3 D. 16
smallest integer?
A. 1 C. 5 13. The shipment of items is divided into two portions. If
B. 9 D. 3 the difference between the portions is one-third of
their average, what is the ratio of the larger portion to
2. The sum of thirteen consecutive integers is zero. What the smaller portion?
is the smallest integer? A. 4/3 C. 7/5
A. -4 C. -5 B. 6/5 D. 3
B. -7 D. -6
14. A group of musicians is composed of three drummers,
3. X and Y are inversely proportional with each other. four pianists, and seven guitarists. How many ways
Given that X = 15,000 when Y = 162,500. Find X can a trio are formed with 1 pianist, 1 drummer, and 1
when Y = 328,400. guitarist?
A. 6,567.45 C. 7,422.35 A. 84 ways C. 42 ways
B. 7,849.56 D. 8,956.32 B. 96 ways D. 164 ways

4. What is the value of x - y from the following linear 15. If |3t - 5| > 4, which of the following is correct?
equations? A. 3 > t > 1/3 C. 3 < t > 1/3
B. 3 < t < 1/3 D. 3 > t < 1/3
3x + 2y = 2
6x - 5y = -32 16. How many ways can 6 persons be seated at a round
A. -6 C. -8 table if one seat is reserved for a specific person?
B. -4 D. -10 A. 120 C. 720
B. 24 D. 240
5. Solve for x2 if 481/x = 4 ´ 31/x 17. If xyz = 8 and x2z = 18, what is the value of y/x?
A. 2 C. 1 A. 2/3 C. 4/9
B. 4 D. 3 B. 9/4 D. 3/2
6. Given the following equations: 18. Find the non-zero solution to the equation 3x4 - 27x3
ab = 1/8 ac = 3 bc = 6 = 0.
A. 10 C. 15
Find the value of b. B. 5 D. 9
A. 6 C. 0.5
B. 12 D. 0.25 19. A line is divided into 12 equal parts. If the measure of
each part is a prime integer, what is the possible
7. What is the coefficient of the term involving x-3 in the length of the line?
expansion of (2x + 2/x)5? A. 204 C. 252
A. 320 C. 32 B. 192 D. 324
B. 160 D. 180
20. Solve for D in the given partial fraction:
8. The polynomial x3 + 4x2 - 3x + 8 is divided by x - 5.
What is the remainder? 4𝑥 ! + 7𝑥 + 8 𝐴 𝐵 𝐶 𝐷
A. 281 C. 218 = + + +
B. 812 D. 182 𝑥(𝑥 + 2)" 𝑥 𝑋 + 2 (𝑥 + 2)! (𝑥 + 2)"
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C. 3.67 liters of 4% and 1.33 liters of 10% solution
A. 1 C. 2 D. 1.33 liters of 4% and 3.67 liters of 10% solution
B. -1 D. -5
21. Two cars A and B are traveling at the speed of 30 kph 31. How many 3-digit numbers greater than 300 can be
and 40 kph respectively on two different roads made out from digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 if repetition
making an angle of 30° with each other. Car A is of digit is not allowed?
located 200 m from the intersection of the roads at A. 210 C. 180
the instant car B is 400 m from the intersection. After B. 120 D. 150
a lapse of 5 minutes, how far is car A from car B in Situation 1. A manufacturer estimates that 1.5% of his
meters. output of a small item is defective. Find the
A. 1736.84 C. 1833.28
B. 1941.32 D. 2213.65 probabilities that in a pack of 200 items:
32. None is defective.
22. A and B start at the same time from two places 154 km A. 0.0498 C. 0.224
apart and travel toward each other. A travels 10 kph B. 0.1494 D. 0.3528
and B 8 kph. If B stopped 1 hour on the way, in how 33. Two are defective.
A. 0.224 C. 0.3528
many hours will they meet? B. 0.1494 D. 0.0498
A. 9 hrs C. 7 hrs 34. Three or more are defective.
B. 8 hrs D. 6 hrs A. 0.224 C. 0.1494
B. 0.0498 D. 0.3528
23. The numbers 28, x + 2, 112, ... form a geometric
progression. What is the 10th term? Situation 2. Charles’s law states that for a given mass
A. 13,312 C. 16,336
B. 14,336 D. 15,336 of gas at constant pressure the volume is directly
proportional to its thermodynamic temperature. A
24. A jogger starts a course at a steady rate of 8 kph. Five gas occupies a volume of 2.25 liters at 400°K.
minutes later, a second jogger took the same course Determine the following:
at 10 kph. How long will it take for the second jogger 35. The constant of proportionality,
to catch the first? A. 0.004625 C. 0.007215
A. 20 min C. 30 min B. 0.005125 D. 0.005625
B. 25 min D. 15 min 36. The volume at 420°K
A. 2.87 liters C. 2.12 liters
25. What is the middle term in the expansion of (x2 + 3x)8. B. 2.36 liters D. 3.15 liters
A. 5670x12 C. 70x12 37. The temperature when the volume is 2.625 liters.
B. 5760x8 D. 270x8 A. 467°K C. 444°K
B. 433°K D. 367°K
26. Find k so that the expression kx2 - 3kx + 9 is a perfect
square. Situation 3. A tank is supplied by two pipes A and B
A. 3 C. 6 and emptied by a third pipe C. If the tank is empty
B. 12 D. 4 and all pipes are opened, the tank can be filled in 20
hours. If the tank is full and A and C are opened, the
27. Determine the value of ‘a’ if (x + 2) is a factor of (x3 - tank can be emptied in 4 hours. If the tank is full and
ax2 + 7x + 10). B and C are opened, the tank can be emptied in 2
A. -3 C. 2 hours. Pipe A supplies 50 liters per minute more than
B. 3 D. -2
B.
28. Express the following statement mathematically: 5 38. Find the rate of pipe A in liters per minute.
less than four times a certain number is 12. A. 120 C. 110
A. 5 – 4x = 12 C. 5 + 4x = 12 B. 130 D. 140
B. 5x – 4 = 12 D. 4x – 5 = 12 39. Find the rate of pipe C in liters per minute.
A. 170 C. 150
29. The distance between the centers of the three circles B. 160 D. 140
which are mutually tangent to each other externally 40. Find the capacity of the tank in liters.
A. 12,000 C. 11,500
are 10, 12, and 14 units. The area of the smallest circle B. 12,500 D. 13,000
is:
A. 72p C. 64p
B. 23p D. 16p

30. In a class experiment, a student needs 5 liters of 6% *** E N D ***

solution. He found a 4% and a 10% solution in the
laboratory. How many liters of each solution should
he mix in order to obtain 5 liters of 6% solution?
A. 3.33 liters of 4% and 1.67 liters of 10% solution
B. 1.67 liters of 4% and 3.33 liters of 10% solution