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STUDENTS AND ASSOCIATES’ RESOURCES - DILIMAN
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MATHEMATICS PROFICIENCY
Directions: This subtest is a measure of ability to think out solutions to quantitative
problems. Solve each problem carefully and then choose the best among the answer
choices provided. Fill in the circle it corresponds to after the appropriate item
number on your answer sheet.
146. During one quarter of the school year, Kristen took 3 tests. On the second test her grade
increased by 24% compared to the first test and then on the third test her grade decreased by
25% compared to the second test. Then with respect to the first test, her grade on the third test
(A) increased by about 7% (C) increased by about 1%
(B) decreased by about 7% (D) decreased by about 4%
147. The sum of the odd positive integers from 1 to n is 9,409. What is n?
(A) 93 (B) 97 (C) 103 (D) 193
O
148. In the figure at the right, is the center of the circle. What is the
ratio of the area of the shaded portion of the figure to the area of
the unshaded portion of the figure?
(A) 4:1 (C) 3:1
(B) 5:2 (D) 2:1
1
{( }
a
b
2
1
−
)
−
149. + is equivalent to which of the following algebraic expressions?
a
b
a
bb
bb
1
2a
2 2
+ +
a
b
a
2
(A) (B) (C) (D)

+ +
4x
-
2
x
0
1
2x
150. Simplify the complex fraction where ≠ .

6
-
1 3
3x
(A) -1 (B) (C) -3x (D) −
151. Tennis balls, are usually supplied in a cylindrical container which contains 3 balls in
a near fit (the centers of the balls are collinear). The radius of the ball equals the
radius of the cylindrical container. The balls just touch the bottom and top of the
container. What fraction of the volume of the container is occupied by the three
balls?
1 6
1 3
2 3
3 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
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1y
1y
2 3
2
2 9 6
⎛ ⎞
1
152. If = , then ⎜ ⎟ equals
⎝ + ⎠
3 8
6 1
4 2
1 6
2 4
1
4
1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
153. In the figure, what percent of the area of rectangle PQRS is

shaded?
(A) 20% (C) 25%
1 3
3
3
%
(B) 30% (D)
x
2
4
1
2
154. Find the sum of all solutions of the equation − = .
5 2
(A) -6 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) −
A
B
C
B 4
C
C
4
3
0
155. Find the area of Δ if = , ∠ has a measure of D
A 2
and ∠ has a measure of D

.
3
2
2
2
+
2
(A) (C) +
2
2
3
(B) 8 (D) +
r
1
2
r
1
2
y
156. If = , then equals

r
r
y
y
1
1
2
1
2
(A) +
(B) +
(C) +
(D)
157. What is the area of the trapezoid shown?

(A) 22.0
5
(B) 95.0
(C) 38.0
(D) 47.5
a
x
b
x
a
b
− −
a
158. If = where ≠ , then x equals

2
2
a a
b b
a
b
+
a
b
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) undefined

2
2
159. Benny eats a box of cereal in 14 days. He eats the same size box of cereal with his younger
brother Nathan in 10 days. How many days will it take Nathan to finish the box of cereal alone?
(A) 20 (B) 25 (C) 30 (D) 35
160. If Reggie can drive the distance k miles in 50 minutes, how many minutes, in terms of k, will it
take him to drive 10 miles at the same speed?
k5
5
0k
0
k
1
0
5
0
0
(A) (B) (C) (D)
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161. Rosario and Enrique are in the same mathematics class. On the first five tests, Rosario received
scores of 78, 77, 64, 86, and 70. Enrique received scores of 90, 61, 79, 73, and 87. How much
higher was Enrique’s average than Rosario’s average?
(A) 15 points (B) 3 points (C) 2 points (D) 4 points
162. What is the converse of the statement “If it is Sunday, then I do not go to school”?
(A) If I do not go to school, then it is Sunday.
(B) If it is not Sunday, then I do not go to school.
(C) If I go to school, then it is not Sunday.
(D) If it is not Sunday, then I go to school.
163. A singer has memorized 12 different songs. If every time he performs, he sings any three of
these songs, how many different performances can he give?
(A) 12 (B) 110 (C) 220 (D) 440
164. Cole’s Ice Cream Stand serves sixteen different flavors of ice cream, three types of syrup, and
seven types of sprinkles. If an ice cream sundae consists of one flavor of ice cream, one type of
syrup, and one type of sprinkles, how many different ice cream sundaes can Cole serve?
(A) 10,836 (B) 3 (C) 336 (D) 26
165. A six-sided number cube has faces with the numbers 1 through 6 marked on it. What is the
probability that a number less than 3 will occur on one toss of the number cube?
1 6
1 3
2 3
1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
166. In a box there are red and blue balls. If you select a handful of them with eyes closed, you have
to grab at least 5 of them to make sure at least one of them is red and you have to grab at least
10 of them to make sure both colors appear among the balls selected. How many balls are there
in the box?
(A) 10 (B) 11 (C) 12 (D) 13
1 3
167. The probability that the Cubs win their first game is . The probability that the Cubs win their
3 7
second game is . What is the probability that the Cubs win both games?
3 2
2 5
1 7
6 7
0
(A) (B) (C) (D)
168. Which set could not represent the lengths of the sides of a triangle?
(A) {3,4,5} (B) {5,10,12} (C) {2,5,9} (D) {7,9,11}
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169. The width of a rectangle is extended by 10% while its length is shortened by 10%. The area of
the resulting rectangle, compared to that of the original rectangle, is:
(A) not changed (B) 1% smaller (C) 1% greater (D) 10% smaller
170. The area of a rhombus is 24 sq units and the sum of the lengths of the diagonals is 14 units.
What is the length of the longer diagonal?
(A) 12 (B) 9 (C) 8 (D) 6
A
0
,
0
171. What is the area of the pentagonal region ABCDE, where =( ),
B
E
1
2
,
0
,
1
2
,
2
,
6
,
7
,
0
,
5
=( ) =( ) =( ) =( )
(A) 60 (B) 62 (C) 63 (D) 65
172. Nolan got either a 90 or a 100 on each of his 5 math tests. The average of all his math tests is
98. How many 90s did he get?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
173. The circle graph shows the materials in U.S. landfills. Which of the
following statements is NOT supported by the graph?
(A) Paper and other trash make up more than 1/2 of U.S.
landfills.
(B) Rubber and leather and food and yard waste make up1/4 of
U.S. landfills.
(C) The amount of plastic is triple the amount of metal in U.S.
landfills.
(D) The amount of paper is more than twice the amount of metal
in U.S. landfills.
174. Twenty five men can make 30 engines in 2 weeks. Assuming they work at the same rate. How
many engines can 10 men make in 7 days?
(A) 9 (B) 8 (C) 7 (D) 6
175. Some beads are arranged on a line as shown. Starting with the bead at the head of the arrow,
how many beads must be moved from left to right so that the fraction of the beads on the left that
are black is equal to the fraction of the beads on the right that are white?
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1
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3 4
176. A certain ball falling from a height rebounds to of that height, assuming there is no air
resistance. If the ball first falls from a height of 24 meters, what is the total distance it will have
traveled when it strikes the ground the 3rd time?
(A) 55.5 (B) 87 (C) 111 (D) 43.5
177. Rita knits a blanket. She uses 2 colors and follows the pattern as shown at
the right. The fraction of the blanket knitted in the darker side is
1 31 4
1 51 2
(A) (C)
(B) (D)
2
2 2
2
n
n 4
178. + + + can also be written as

8
4
n
n
n
n
2
+
(A) (B) (C) (D)
m
A
B
C
1
5
0
179. In the accompanying diagram of circle O, q= . What is
m
A
B
C
∠ ?
(A) 210 (C) 95
(B) 105 (D) 75
2
3
4
3
180. What is the largest prime factor of + + ?

(A) 5 (B) 13 (C) 11 (D) 37
181. The stairs leading up to the entrance of Joe’s house have 5 steps. Playful Joe is able to go up 1
step or 2 steps at a time. How many ways are there for him to reach the top of the stairs?
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
182. Which statement is true about the data set 7, 4, 10, 6, 3, 7, 5?

(A) mean = mode (B) mean = median (C) mean > mode (D) mean < median
183. The data set {x, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12} will have median equal to 7 if x is:
(A) greater than 12 (B) 6 < x < 8 (C) less than 6 (D) 8 < x < 12
A
B
184. Suppose A and B are sets with 5 and 7 elements respectively and ( ∩ ) has 2 elements.
A
B
How many elements does ( ∪ ) have?

(A) 12 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 11
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185. What is the total number of different seven-letter arrangements that can be formed using the
letters in the word “COCONUT”?
7
! 4
7
!
7
! 4
7
!
2
!
2
!
(A) (B) (C) (D)
!
( − )
s
2
186. A wheel that has an area of π rolls a distance of m feet. How many revolutions does it make?
s
ms
s
2
2
π π
m
m
2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2
π π
187. Five identical squares are placed side by side to make a single rectangle whose perimeter is
300 cm. How many centimeters is the edge of each square?
(A) 12 (B) 15 (C) 25 (D) 30
188. Which set could not represent the lengths of the sides of a triangle?
(A) {3,4,5} (B) {5,10,12} (C) {2,5,9} (D) {7,9,11}
x
y
2
5
0
189. In the equation − + = , the y-intercept is:

2 3
2 3
5 3
5
(A) (B) − (C) (D)
190. A motor pool has 300 vehicles of which 30% are trucks. 20% of all the vehicles in the motor pool
are diesel, including 15 trucks. What percent of the motor pool is composed of vehicles that are
neither trucks nor diesel?
(A) 90% (B) 65% (C) 55% (D) 10%
191. Find the twenty fifth term of the arithmetic sequence whose first three terms are -7, -4, -1, …
(A) 62 (B) 69 (C) 72 (D) 65
192. A corporation has 8 departments, each with 10 to 16 bureaus. In each bureau, there are at least
40 but no more than 60 workers. If 10% of the workers in each bureau are typists, what is the
minimum number of typists in the corporation?
(A) 65 (B) 96 (C) 320 (D) 768
193. If the operation denoted by the symbol ∗ is defined for all real numbers a and b as
a
b
a
b
3
2
1
2
3
∗ =− + , then what is the value of − ∗ ( ∗ )?

(A) –39 (B) –69 (C) 39 (D) 69
194. How many milliliters of water must be added to 500 ml of a 40% alcohol solution to reduce it to a
25% alcohol solution?
(A) 240 (B) 300 (C) 360 (D) 420
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195. The product of a positive number, its reciprocal, and its square is 7. What is the sum of the
number and its reciprocal?
7
7
8
7
6
7
7
7
8
6
7
7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
1 2
1 3
2 5
196. A recent poll showed that nearly 30% of European school children think that + = . This is
1a
1b
2
a
b
wrong, of course. Is it possible that + = for some real numbers a and b?
+
a a
b b
a
b
1
1
2
2
(A) Yes, and + = (C) Yes, and + =
0
2
(B) Yes, and + = (D) No, it is not possible
197. A circular piece of metal of maximum size is cut out of a square piece and then a square piece
of maximum size is cut out of the circle piece. The total amount of metal wasted is:
1 1
1 1
4 4
2 2
(A) the area of the original square (C) the area of the original square
(B) the area of the circular piece (D) the area of the circular piece
x
2
1
198. Suppose that y varies inversely with the square of x and that =− when = . What is y
x
2
when =− ?
1 2
1 2
(A) -4 (B) -2 (C) − (D)
199. If the measures, in degrees, of the three angles of a triangle are x, x +10, and 2x−6, the triangle
must be
(A) isosceles (B) right (C) equilateral (D) scalene
200. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang hindi numerong rasyonal?

(A) 0.1010010001… (B) 0.1001 (C) 0.0100100100… (D) 0.1010010001
3 6
201. Kapag ang denominator ng ay ginawang rasyonal, ang radical na ekspresyon ay

1
−
katumbas ng:
3
6 5
3
3
6 5
3
3
6
3
3
6
3
+ −
(A) + (B) − (C) (D)
x
x
3
1 0
3
202. Ano ang set ng solusyon sa tumbasang + = + ?

0
,
3
(A) {} (B) {− } (C) { − } (D) {}

y
y
( ) ay katumbas ng:
3
203. Sa pormang exponential, ang ekspresyong

13
23
16
12
y
(A) (B) (C) (D)
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204. Sumakay si Isko sa kanyang bike na ang takbo ay 6 km/oras patungong parke at lumakad siya
pabalik sa bilis na 2 km/oras. Ang kabuuan ang kanyang panahon na ginugol sa pagbibiyahe ay
1 2
na oras. Ilang kilometro ang kabuuang distansiya na kanyang nilakbay?

1 2
3 4
1 2
1
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D)
a
205. Sa dayagram, ang A A . Ano ang sukat ng ∠ ?
1
2
3 4 5 6
0 0 0 0
(A) D
(B) D
(C) D
(D) °
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(A) (B) (C) (D)

150. Simplify the complex fraction where ≠ .

(A) -1 (B) (C) -3x (D) −

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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153. In the figure, what percent of the area of rectangle PQRS is

and ∠ has a measure of D

156. If = , then equals

157. What is the area of the trapezoid shown?

158. If = where ≠ , then x equals

(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) undefined

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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(A) (B) (C) (D)

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1

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178. + + + can also be written as

180. What is the largest prime factor of + + ?

182. Which statement is true about the data set 7, 4, 10, 6, 3, 7, 5?

How many elements does ( ∪ ) have?

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189. In the equation − + = , the y-intercept is:

∗ =− + , then what is the value of − ∗ ( ∗ )?

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(B) Yes, and + = (D) No, it is not possible

200. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang hindi numerong rasyonal?

201. Kapag ang denominator ng ay ginawang rasyonal, ang radical na ekspresyon ay

202. Ano ang set ng solusyon sa tumbasang + = + ?

(A) {} (B) {− } (C) { − } (D) {}

203. Sa pormang exponential, ang ekspresyong

(A) (B) (C) (D)

STANDARDS REVIEW CENTER

na oras. Ilang kilometro ang kabuuang distansiya na kanyang nilakbay?

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