1/11/2021 Mathematics Pre-Test

Mathematics Pre-Test
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1. ID no. (ex. V-20-0xxx) *

2. 1. A 45% solution is mixed with 20 liters of pure water to form a 30% 1 point

solution. How many liters of the original solution did we start with? *

Mark only one oval.

a) 15

b) 25

c) 40

d) 45

3. 2. Suppose that a + b = 7. If the line given by ax + by = −49 passes through 1 point

(3, -2), what is the value of a and b? *

Mark only one oval.

a) a = 7, b = -14

b) a = -7, b = 14

c) a = 14, b = -7

d.) a = -14, b = 7

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4. 3. Mael borrowed Php 1,000.00 from his friend Tarmiel with an annual 1 point
simple interest rate of 75%. Which of the following amount he owes from
Tarmiel after 2 years? *

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a.) Php1,500.00

b) Php 2,000.00

c.) Php 2,500.00

d.) Php 3,000.00

5. 4. Find the largest of the three positive integers if the second is six more 1 point

than the first, the third is four less than four times the first, and the sum of
the square of the first integer plus the product of the second and third
integers is 276. *

Mark only one oval.

a) 8

b) 12

c) 16

d) 20

6. 5. Evaluate the logarithm: * 1 point

Mark only one oval.

a) √3

b) −√3

c) 2

d.) -2

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7. 6. The sum of the first 26 terms of an arithmetic sequence is 169 and the 1 point

first term is 4. Determine the common difference. *

Mark only one oval.

a) ¹⁄

b) 1/5

c) 1

d) 2

8. 7. Which of the following statements is not true? * 1 point

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a) Rhombi are parallelogram.

b) Squares are rhombus.

c) Trapezoids are quadrilateral.

d) Rectangles are square.

9. 8. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘FLUORESCENT’ 1 point

be arranged so that the vowels always come together? *

Mark only one oval.

a) 7,920

b) 19,958,400

c) 483,840

d) 39,916,800

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10. 9. An inlet pipe can fill a tank in 6 hours and an outlet pipe can empty a 1 point

tank in 8 hours. If they are both left open, how many hours will it take to fill
up the tank? *

Mark only one oval.

a) 24 hours

b) 20 hours

c) 27 hours

d) 12 hours

11. 10. What is the domain of the function defined by (the function below)? * 1 point

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a) (−∞, −2) ∪ (−2,2) ∪ (2, +∞)

b) (−∞, −2] ∪ [−2,2] ∪ [2, +∞)

c) (−∞, −2] ∪ [2, +∞)

d) [−2,2]

12. 11. Ludociel invested Php 80,000.00 into a venture that pays 3.5% annual 1 point

simple interest. How much will he earn after a year? *

Mark only one oval.

a) Php 280,000.00

b) Php 28,000.00

c) Php 82,800.00

d) Php 2,800.00

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13. 12. Lave John is 5 years more than twice Rafael’s age. 3 years ago, Lave 1 point

John was three times as old as Rafael. How old was Lave John 3 years
ago? *

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a) 21

b) 24

c) 27

d) 30

14. 13. Given: A = {Liza, Jirah, Kristina, Natasha, Lea, Angelei}; B = {Ace, Erika, 1 point

Kaye, Jirah, Liza, Ian} If sets A and B represents the friends of Zedric and
Clarence respectively, what does A ∩ B represent? *

Mark only one oval.

a) the friends of Zedric who are not friends of Clarence

b) the friends of Clarence who are not friends of Zedric

c) the common friends of Zedric and Clarence

d) the combined friends of Zedric and Clarence

15. 14. Evaluate the limit of this function: * 1 point

Mark only one oval.

a) 3

b) -3

c) -5

d) 5

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16. 15. If x = 8, y = 5 and z are sides of a triangle, which of the following 1 point

numbers is a possible value of z? *

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a) 13

b) 12

c) 2

d) 3

17. 16. Find the equivalent of csc2 x − cot2x. * 1 point

Mark only one oval.

a) b)

c) -1 d) 0

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18. 17. If the measure of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 26 and the one 1 point

angle measures 45 ̊, what are the lengths of the other two legs? *

Mark only one oval.

a) 26

b) 13

c) 13√2

d) 26√2

19. 18. What is the value of x in the logarithm: * 1 point

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a) 64

b) 81

c) 12

d) 7

20. 19. Evaluate the limit of this function: * 1 point

Mark only one oval.

a) 4

b) -4

c) 3

d)-3

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21. 20. If sinθ = − 45 and tan < 0, find cosθ * 1 point

Mark only one oval.

a) b)

c) d)

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