V-JAY B. LLANTADA BSEE4A ALGEBRA PROBLEM SET 2 QUIZ 1, Mary is 24 years old. Mary is twice as old as An a How old is Ana? was when Mary was as old as Ana now. A 16 ©18 C19 D.20 sol ec ae ory |e Jed fm ete epee er ==) 24412=4K i 2. The sum of the parent's ages is twice the sum of their children’s ages. Five years ago, the im of the parent's ages is four times the sum of their children’s ages. In fifteen years, the sum in the family? A.2 B3 C.4 5 soln ® Seb g® 7 © efor [Now | Rithe 7 saga ¢ «10 oe sete Beas zxrroye JO7IFO = Cressey Seay TAGS zxtso=K4 199 Ges) zx-! KSI x~Sy 750-70 UK ~fO= 4K-20¥ \eOISy 7 yO 3. Two thousand (2000 kg) of steel containing 8% nickel is to be made by mixing a steel \ containing 14% nickel with another steel containing 6% nickel. How much of the steel containing 14% nickel is needed? A. 1500 kg B.800kg C.750 kg (D)500kg sda O1YKt 2-06(2.000-*) = 0-08 (e008) \ O-l4 K- O-9HX = 100-120 © 08= 40 Zee = 4 O88 4. A 40-gram alloy containing 35% gold is to be melted with a 20-gram alloy containing 50% gold. How much percentage of gold is the resulting alloy7(A) 40% B.30% C.45% D.35% sel 4 in deine) tct y= Reabtin, To of} gel enouat of geld gqueten 0-a5 C405 + 0-S0C)~¥ C4040 If lo = Gox 24 = box 5. In what ratio must a peanut costing P240.00 per kg be mixed with a peanut costing P 340.00 per kg so that a profit 20% is made by selling the mixture at P360.00 per kg.? A1:2 B32@23 D.3:6 soln =300 ryt = sooty) zy +340 = 3% x F300! 240% $3404 = 820% F200) go%e PYA10 B15 ©20 0.25 soln 100604)» ¢1c0-)(0-«5) fas—o- 03K es) 7. A pound of alloy of lead and nicke ‘els weigh 14.4 ounces in water, where lead losses 1/11 of its weight and nickel losses 1/9 of it 's weight. How much of each metal is in the alloy? A. Lead=7.2 ounces; nickel Lead=8.8 ounces; nickel = 8. 8 ounces C. Lead=6.5 ounces; nickel = 5.4 ounces B. 7.2 ounces D. Lead=7.8 ounces; nickel = 4.2 ounces 8. A pound of alloy of Silver and Gold weight 15 ounces in air and 14oz. in water , Assuming that silver losses 1/10 of its weight in water and gold losses 1/18 of its weight , how many oz each metal are in the alloy? A. Silver =4.5 02; gold =10.5 oz_C. Silver =5 oz; gold =5.4 oz B. Silver =3.75 02; gold =11.25 oz_D. Silver =2.75 oz; gold =12.25 oz 9. A pump can pump out a tank in 11 hours. Another pump can pump out the same tank in 20 hours. How long will it take both together to pump out the tank? A. 12 hours B.10 hours C.6 hours (Q;7 hours 10. Mr. Brown can was his car in 15 minutes, while his son john takes twice as long —— ‘same job. If they work together, how many minutes can they do the washing? A C D.12 soln Ly 1 =z Lye 1s 2cIs) x11. One pipe can fila tank in 5 hours Grain pipe can empty the full content How long will it take to fll the tank? ‘and another pipe can fill he same tank ime tank in 4 hours. A of the tank in 20 hours. with all the three pipes open A. 2hours @2.5 hours C.1.92 hours 0.1.8 hours, 1 it : os Fo renina Po! s filed through its inlet pipe and then emptied through its outlet pipe in @ pri Iwate enters through its inlet and simultaneously allowed to leave through its 7 901 is fi % oe Be erg filed in 7 % hours. Find how long it wl take to fil the pool with outlet closed 13. Three persons can do a piece of work alone in 3 hours, 4 hours, and 6 hours, respectively. What fraction of the job can they finish in one hour working together? @x% B43 C12 D219 soln %,-F 14. A father and his son can dig a well if the father works 6 hours and his son works 12 hours or they can do it if the father works 9 hours and the son work 8 hours. How long will take for the son to dig the well alone? A. Shours B.10 hours C.15 hours (D)20 hours soln ! : yep ye Me =7 [222 oq ae 15, Peter and Paul can do a certain job in 3 hours. On a given day they worked together for 1 hour then Paul left and Peter finishes the rest of the work in 8 more hours. How long wil it ake for Peter to do the job alone? A. 10 hours _B.11 hours (C)12 hours D.13 hours sol ye aa Yay it alge verk ah + >! kh Jo fale work hours ty he) Per] 46. Pedro can paint a fence 50% faster than Juan and 20% faster than Bryan and trosties ' they can paint a given fence in 4 hours. How long wil it take Pedro to paint the same fence if he had to work alone?(A) 10 hrs. B. 11 hrs. C.13 hrs. D.15 hrs.; ST apy : tet Pk al Paleo s Vepere = poke) day = 0.50 Tok of Byers 0 80x & 40:50x 4 0.8%9-1 E petro fils natn Sika] 18. A pipe can fill up a tank with the drain of pen in three hours. If the pi $ with the drai pen for one hour the drain is closed, it wl ake 45 more minutes rhe pine el Revene It the drain will closed right at the start of filing, how long will it take for the Pipe to fil the tank? A.1.15 hrs. B.1.125 hrs. C.1.325 hrs. D.1 525 hrs. let, % Fill pipe re for the pips bette for wily He doin pipe A we peel iad Ye conbaee pire fill ake = hoor combing? Fill BL 7S 19. Delia can finish a job in 8 hours. Daisy can do it in § hours. If Delia worked for 3 hours and then Daisy was asked to help her finish it, how long will Daisy have to work with Delia to finish the Job? A. 2/5 hrs. B.25/11 hrs. C.25 hrs. (0)1.923 hrs. din to et t= tine tel ody verket # por Ke E43) J : kage no) ees Leet Sul —- 5 Ie wey » xe fs 4. If a two-digit number has x for its unit’ digit and y to its ten’s digit, represent the number. Ayx BA0+x C1Ox+y D.x+y 25. One number is five less than the other number. If their sum is 135, what are the numbers? A.70.and 75 B.60 and 65 (65 and 70 D.75 and 80 Sola “eye Be it ruber See He sezond our $ xe) = xt x ro le x-5 26. In a two-digit number, the units digit is 3 greater than the ten’s digit. Find the number if 4 times as large as the sum of its digits. itis A.47 B58 ©36 D.25 aren) lh ot 143-4444 ¥) an woh tu Wag = “2e +9) . yr ts Wedst e412 wot ne EE sta =e tok fu= 4ctt)27. Find two consecutive even ‘square of the smaller integer. @ and 12 B12 and 14 C.8 and 10 D.14 and 16 sol” Kee A oe rege = [iezao4=44 integers such that the square of the larger is 44 greater than the 26. Twice the middle digit of three-digit number is the sum ofthe other two. Ifthe number is Givided by the sum of its digit, the answer is 65 and the remainder is 12 Ifthe digits ore reversed, the number becomes smaller 594. Find the number. A.258 B.S67 C.852 D.741 29. The product of three consecutive integers is 9240. Find the third integer. A.20 B21 O22 D.23 soln 402 aa) on? 4211 7 4to=0 Gri yngn st) > Ao a shes n(n*1) = 9240 2pP- 2) > Wor tl =7 1240 Cnn) ~ 42.40 = 4240-449 Wn ~ 4240-0 so [rH 30. The product of two numbers is 1400. If the three (3) is subtracted from each number, their product becomes 1175.find the bigger number. A 28 (@)50 C.35 D.40 = 1400 sSol'a Yoo WO a Cre 21 (2)> too =7 2175 3) 2D (2-923) 21148 -7 9D — 28 350 © 422 >)_ 3) Co 2~3) SIS C#E)-ACH) pores Set otthe i hundreds digit being 4 times the ‘sum of the digits of a three-digit number is 14. The hundreds digi tt on GE If 594 is subtracted from the number, the order of the digits will be reversed. Find the number. A. 743 B.563 C.653 D.842 is 32, The sum of two numbers is 21, and one is twice the other. Find the numbers.@7 and 14 B86 and 15 C.8 and 13 D.9 and 12 soln FAye2 THO bom aie ® A ks sboe® sb? 90 ame 49 eel J #9 = eet Te $3. Ten less than four times a certain number is 14. Determine the number. A4 B5@©6 D7 Sola gx -10 = 14 4y = 1448 34. The denominator of a certain fraction is three more than twice the numerator. If is added to both terms of the fraction. The resulting fraction is 3/5. Find the original fraction A. 8/15 (B)5/13_ C.13/5 D.3/5 so 4 se 7” ln @ A prasssayial TO fe orgy] Jochen FS fal Jet = nuretekr «] Be feteo ste nb © c gy sanominvior pte fotton “Ts = sextyiel eee Sydos tbat] eS +e SaaS gezsrts=is 35. Three times the first of three consecutive odd integers is three more than twice the third. Find the third integer. A.9. B11 C.13. 0.15 36. For a particular experiment, you need 5 liters of 10% solution. You find 7 % and 12% solution on the shelf. How much of the 7% solution you mix with the appropriate amount of the 12% solution to get § liters of 10% solution. A.1.5 B25 2 D3 oe 340 tab fon in sapaNoline a] [ath coli CN + C22 = GYs Co. 09 NA) +(042)S-¥) =( 01K) ree 37. In the expansion of (x + 4y) 12 the numerical coefficient of the fifth term is. A. 63,360 (126,720 C.506,880 D.253,440 nef sph elie < <per > ole UN where: 92 I; res 4 12! e)ieaty4) Sin ken 2 CON TED sae mg Tray OO IAS st kom =fize, PoeE 38. Find the ratio of an infinite geometric series if the sum is 2 and the first term is ¥4 At B12 ©34 D4 Sel’ se tart i 39. Simplify the expression i1997 + i1999, where “i is an imaginary number. @o B1+i c41 Dt-i whe soln es ie iM i460 fe) 40. A stack of bricks has 61 bricks in the bottom layer, 58 bricks in the second layer, 55 bricks in the third layer and so until there are 10 bricks in the last layer. How many bricks are there together? A. 638 B.637 C.640 O)s39 sola fo 38-6) 2-3 arse Pos tents (| +19) ae fo = I +(n13) Su2 “ef ad ne18 sn 2(e4l 41, Determine x so that x, 2x + 7, 10x —7 will form geometric progression. A.7,-5I6 B.7,-14/5 C.7,-7/12 D7, -716 f 42. Mathew, Luis and Eric can mow the lawn in 4, 6 and 7 hours respectively. What fraction of the yard can they mow in 1 hour if they work together? A. 47/84 B.84/47 C.17/84 D.84/17 43. If 16 is 4 more than 4x, find 5x-1.@) 14 B.3 C.12 DS soln The = '% sel fayX ole = e ted xe sah fe 7a | tA44 B83 C38 D53 45. Find the sum of the roots of 5x2 - 10) = - Sols ie qualrshe oy K+2=0.A 112 @2 C-2 D2 ten Tbhilb?. dee Lor fae =) - [aS 1S or 0-225 403 A «sy COEF AOA SB gen +208) ey 1-aa4saq + 0225405 = coe ie required for two examinees to solve the same problem differs by two minutes. fer they can solve 32 problems in one hour. How long will it take for the sl solver to solve the same problem? ° Sewer proven A.Smin B.2min C.3 min D.4 min 47. Find the value of m that will make 4x2 - 4mx + 4m +5 a perfect square trinomial, fy A3 B-2 C4 (05 = MPI) RAED FS xe SH Sere tok mens sala ® = HP 20K 25 Br ws perfel spore Gxt — Ame AAS We Guspeatic EOUTION we S Gel vebes of fe — ACR 44s 48. Alma is 5 years older than Berna. In 5 years, the product of their ages will be 1.5 times the product of their present ages. How old is Berna now? A. 27 @®2 C25 0.18 ‘soln aos ; Acpi)ty = & [ef Re Almne's 9¢ (pase) = 5 BEES) oe 2 ptio=1SB k~ Bis jo20-SB 4 AtSce= bs Peet) = |e) 49. Find the coefficient ofthe term involving bé in the expansion of (22+20)10 A. -3360 B.10! C.-960 D.3360 Jae 83.14 G218 0.1.48 Sof A800 B.910 ©ss0 D.940 Snot Grt 29) sola ° Bn Ot Cn!) > ) >in30 ~~ ig, (101) aang B04 co-1) 2 a ene 8 ao_| pirsord 52. A piece of paper is 0.05 inches thick. Each time the paper is folded into half the thickness is doubled. If the paper was folded 12 times, how thick in feet the folded paper be? A. 10.24 B.12.34 ©17.07 D.11.25 Solution g.oy x2" = [1.07] 53. If one third of the air in a tank is removed by each stroke of an air pump, what fractional part of the total air is removed in 6 strokes? A. 0.7122 B.0.6122 C.0.8122 10.9122 soll (eh stroke = K ~My YK 7: xe Teblte) wr ded Se fe bh y menor — 2nd shoes HE (BI 3. oes Eh) (P0797 Mier 6M shekes v4 4 4x (4)a)- 4 sa oink PMR yy os « STA 54. It takes an airplane one hour and forty-five minutes to travel 500 miles against the wind and covers the same distance in one hour and fifteen minutes with the wind. What is the speed of the airplane2) 342.85mph B.375.50mph C.450.50mph D.285.75mph soln Opa ; Ay) soo ~7 1 © sub @ 40 em) S00 opel p= (vp +) -2 ieenemees (Ape Sed (Hh) «09 [eee 7] Vp ~ Yw = “po~7 19 yous Nip ~ 90° a |55. At exactly what time after 2 o'clock wil the hour ha clock wil nd and the minute hi in ‘opposite directions for the first time? oe A. 2:43 and 0.63 sec (B) 2:43 and 6,30 sec C.2:43 and 40.5 sec D.2-43 and 38.2 sec 3ol'4 retoat Xa dy. rb ANTE 56. The sum of the ages of Patrick and Pau is 21. Patrick willbe twice as old as Pau 3 years from now. What is the present age of Patrick? A'8 B.6 C.18 O15 sel'n a sub 1 4 @ letx = peincks Me sub eH @ tg De Fes aye Keele 4 > oly TO ee xe2@1-0 4 wow fe 87. A rich man left his entire state to his wife, daughter, son and body guard. His daughter and son got haif the total value of the state sharing in the ratio of 3:2. His wife got twice value as much as the share of the son. If the bodyguard received half a milion pesos, what is the total value of the estate? A. 6.5 million B.5 million C.7 millon 0.6 million 58. A speed boat can make a trip of 100 miles in one hour and 30 minutes. Ifit travels upstream. If it travels downstream, it will take one hour and 15 minutes to travel to the same distance. What is the speed of the boat in calm water? A. 193.45mph_B.73.33mph C.146.67mph_D.293.33mph 59. Simplify the expression: the square root of the cube root of 64x60. A.4x4 B. 8x2 C. 2x6 © 2x10 Sol enn yoye > [ca x mal = Ceqee)* alex60. Aman can do a job three times as fat a boy limes as fat a boy. Werking together it would take them 6 hou to do same job. How long will it take the man to do the Job alone? wm hours A.Shrs. B.8hrs. C.7 hrs. D.10 hrs. tng Agompany sells 80 units and makes P80 profit. It sells 110 units and makes 140 profits. I {he profit is linear function of the number of units sold; what is the average profit per unt ifthe company sells 250 units? A. P1.76 B.P1.68 C.P1.66 D.P1.86 62. At approximately what time after 12 o'clock will the hour and the minute hands of clock form an angle of 120 degrees for the second time? A. 50 min and 30 sec after 120'clock C. 38 min and 35 sec after 12o'clock B. 43 min and 38 sec after 120'clock D. 30 min and 45 sec after 120'clock sel" (222023) « soni vo (“Fe —— ewe a eet] xe EH [ee es wiht xm Bf BI rink 63. What is the 11th term of the harmonic progression if the first and the third terms are ¥% an 116 respectively? A. 1/20 B.1/4 C.1/12 D.1/22 64. What is the remainder when the polynomial x4 — 5x3 + 5x2 +7x + 6 divided by x + 2? A.16 B.32 C.48 O68 sol’s 4Ae 7 KE YI. SES HH Caveseaysy C2)*4 act [a] 65. George is one third as old as Rod and 8 years younger oes Harry. If George is 8 years old, what is the sum of their ages? A. 40 B.45 ©48 D.by el & exer epee 4 Em] “98 67. An iron bar four meters lon, has a 300-pound weight hung ono . Weight hung at the Opposite end. How farm from the 300- nd weight should tenor located to balance the bar? A. 2.5 meters B. 1. Pound weight should the fulcrum is -meter C.1.6 meters D.2 meters 88. What are the first four terms of the sequence whose general terms is n2 +1 A. 1, 4, 9, 16 @2, 5, 10, 17 C.5, 10, 17, 26 D.2, 4, 6, 10 sell” ie py Tel ac enn key as st4l= 10 abe 69. A can do job 50% faster than B and 20 % faster than C. If they work together, they can finish the job 4 days. How many days will it take A to finish the job if he is to work alone? A.18 B10 C.12 D.16 70. Solve for x in the following equation x + 4x + 7x + 10x +... + 64x =14307 A4 B3 C2 D1 71. If kx3 — (k + 3) x2 + 13 is divided by x- 4, and the remainder is 157. Then the value of k is __.A6 BS 4 D3+e k= GH KEG CRC HE Keo) Ck Drs =13 a he ie] 72. Given that 2 varies directly as the product of x and y and inversely proportional as the rectly as the product inversely ional as 2 Le OFZ and that w= 4 when x=2; yee net 23.Whatis the value of2, when x= 1, yea and A6 BS C4 D3 73. If 16 is four more than 3x, thenx2+5.A.16 @21 c3 04 soln les 443% i Ie g= x ned 74. Four positive integers from the arithmetic progression. It the product of the 1st and the last {erm is 70 and the 2nd and the rds 88, ind the ist term. A.5 °B3 C14 De 75. A professional organization is composed of x ECEs and 2x EES. 6 ECEs are replaced by S EEs, 1/6 of the members will be ECEs. Solve for x.A 12 B24 C36 D1 76. The average production of (PCB) is 1 unit for every 2 hours work by two workers, how ‘many PCB's can be produced in one month by 60 workers working 200 hours during month? A. 4000 B.5000 C.6000 0.8000 77. What is the sum of all even integers from 10 to 500? A. 87,950 B.124,950 C.62/730 D.65,95578. From the equation 7x2 + (2k 1) x3k +9 =0, Product of the roots are equal. A2” B¢ Gr Dame He value fk so that the s Sl : + BxTE CCR) ea t22o am af rel! yx) yee a RK . Se 4 2k-l) Prodd a) ws ox) xa & cankHe se @-8.S ia) 79. What is the equation form of the ceed statement: the amount by whi . ur times Gwen number? A. 4x(100) B.100 + 4x C.100— ax Dax 1e0 nn Oo CESS four times 2 80. Candle x and candle y of equal length are lighted at the same time and burning until candle Xs twice as long as candle y. candle X is designed to fully burn in 8 hours while candie y for 4 hours. How long will they be lighted? A. 3hrs. and 30 minutes C. 3 hours B. 2 hours and 40 minutes D. 2 hours 81. Solve for x of 8x = 2y+2 and 16 3x-y=4yA.-2 B-4 C-1 D-3 82. What is the sum of all odd integers between 10 and 500? A. 87,950 B.124,950 C.62,475 D.65,95583. A job could be done bj ° y eleven workers in 15 days. Fi cerca wth fur mor workers atte bsinin ee oe eee fo jot 7 ita nish the job. A. 22.36 8.21.42 C.23.29 Goose Werk food = ICS) (65 mon bys Work dove m Ydeyy > $6s)873 M0 ys eno.) Sys for en fe foah pe job ey tes $4) (x3) = 165 Started the job. They were id the total number of days Shovel move in one hour? A. 173.91 @)347.83 C368, 12 _D.162.22 Sol's ht sexe cops -t te beger savtitle Om © feb xe cori te A sper OF 78) 170q~ Heeo rept of Hew (00 ~ 6): 254 #40y) = 40,000 “shave > m/e #u 2193.9 Ar ox tesy29°> xe soe~ 0-845(T3 4) yadoo- 98454 J OK 409> 42,000 =7 1 @ 85. A and b can do a piece of work in 42 days, B and Cin 31 days , and A and C in 20days Working together, how many days can all of them finish the work. 349 Mr | A189 B194 C.17.8 D.20.9 86. Eight men can dig 150 ft of trench in 7 hrs. Three men can backfill 100 ft of the trench in 4 hrs. The time that it will take 10 men to dig and fill 200ft of trench is: A. 9.867 hrs B.9.687 hrs. C.8.967 hrs D.8.687 hrs, 87. In two hours, the minute hand of the clock rotates trough an angle of: A.45° B.90° C.360°(D1720° 3h0° =| rebtien feel 360° K288. In one day (24 hes), how many minutes vl the hour continuously dr prc hand a ven clock together? A. 21. Gh22 "0 a5" NaN and minute hand ofa becase of ISS Tee fonds vill net oerbp tthe point heovse He hour fend x moving towerd 12 wen He minvhe And re of I 89. How many minutes after 3:00 PM will the minute Of the clock overtakes the hour hand? J A.14/12 min B. 16-1112 min@)16-4/11 min D.14/11 min Sol'n yeList Oe l les 120 Tose] £0. How many minutes after 10:00 o'clock will the hands of the clock be opposite each other for the first time? A. 21.41 8.22.31 Gj21.81 0.22.61 soln jokso -SS%= 10 300 ~160 = 12 see roles SK 91. What time between the hours of 12:00 noon and 1:00 PM would the hour-hand and the minute-hand of a continuously driven clock be in straight line? A. 12:33PM_B.12:30PM C.12:37PM D.12:27PM 92. At what time after 12:00 noon will the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock first form an angle of 120°? A. 21.818 B.12:21.181 C.21.181 0)12:21.818 Io “ sonia, )= vominks 0 (Se)Sella s=3 [esr tere] 2400 = Pe (4010) 2600 = at neqei) Heoo~ 94. The square of a Number increased by numbers 20 B36 C30 Bae” 16's the same as 10 times the number. Find the Sel's : eqethon Kt tle = 10% YA fox tee? CH ND=P 95. Two times the father's a their ages was 44. The age sel’ 19e is 8 more than six times his son's. Ten ears ago, ofthe sonis: A. 49 (B15 C.20 D.18 ge, the sum 2 (HK 464) oye 96. Peter's age 13 years ago was 1/3 of his age 7 years hence. How old is peter? A15 B21 ©23 0.27 sola 97. A man is 41 years old and in seven years he will be four times as old as his son is at that time. How old is his sonnow?A.9 B.4 (C5 D8 quia eaacin, Aye attr # yes) HH aS hs Aye cold be ¢ fnes rf AR ton Ge KOK BR fe ye Ff AR sem a ect Age 98, A father is three times as old as his son. Four years ago, he was four times as old as his son was at that time. How old is his sin? A. 36 years B.24 years C.32 years (0)12 years el’s a4 = 40-4) let boa > ayeds aXe Me ayers sors Age99. The ages of the mother and daughter are 45 and 5 year , respectively. How many years ale mother be three times as old as her daughter? A.5 B10 ©15 2 “Teh tome of yan for tab pps 4s tt = ocst) = 4s +22 St ot tot-s- 4 -2b = 73° 100. A 20-m post cast shadow of 25 meters long. How high is a tree beside itifit cast a shadow 50 meters long? A. 40ft B.40m C.62.5ft D.62.5m soln zom sm Sth jooon = 25%