Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF NUEVA ECIJA
CARMEN NATIONAL HGH SCHOOL
CARMEN, ZARAGOZA, NUEVA ECIJA 3110

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION IN

GENERAL MATHEMATICS

DIRECTION: Read each question carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the letter of your answer on
a separate sheet of paper.

1. What do you call a relation where each element in the domain is related to only one value in the range by some
rules?
a. Function c. Domain
b. Range d. Independent
2. Which of the following relations is/are function/s?
a. x = {(1,2), (3,4), (1,7), (5,1)}
b. g = {(3,2), (2,1), (8,2), (5,7)}
c. h = {(4,1), (2,3), (2, 6), (7, 2)}
d. y = {(2,9), (3,4), (9,2), (6,7)}
3. In a relation, what do you call the set of x values or the input?
a. Piecewise c. Domain
b. Range d. Dependent
4. Which of the following real-life relationships represent a function?
a. The rule which assigns to each person the name of his aunt.
b. The rule which assigns to each person the name of his father.
c. The rule which assigns to each cellular phone unit to its phone number.
d. The rule which assigns to each person a name of his pet.
5. Which of the following relations is NOT a function?
a. The rule which assigns a capital city to each province.
b. The rule which assigns a President to each country.
c. The rule which assigns religion to each person.
d. The rule which assigns tourist spot to each province.
6. Which of the following is a polynomial function?
a. f (x)= 2x2 -10x + 7 c. p (x) = | x3 – 3 |
b.g(x)= 4| x -3x + 8 |
2
d. s(x) = 2m – 1
2
7. Evaluate: h(x) = 5x - 8x +12 given x= 5
a. 22 b. 145 c. 97 d. -3

8. Given h (x) =
2 x 2−5 , determine h (5)
3
a. -15 b – 5/3 c. 15 d. 5/3
9. Find the function value given , if h(x)= 7x-11 if x= 8m + 3
a. 56m + 10 c. 56m2 + 10
b. 56m -10 d. 56m2 -10
3 x +7
10. For what values of x can we not evaluate the function ? f (x) =
x2−4
a. ±4 b. ±3 c. ±2 d. ±1
11. The following are notations for composite functions EXCEPT,
a. ℎ(𝑝(𝑥)) b. 𝑓(𝑥)𝑔(𝑥) c. (𝑠 ∘𝑡)(𝑥) d. 𝑓(𝑔(𝑥))

12. Find ℎ(3)+ 𝑑(2) 𝑖𝑓 ℎ(𝑥)= 𝑥−1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑(𝑥)=7𝑥+3

b. 2 b. 5 c. 14 d. 19 \
13. (𝑥)= −𝑥2 + 7𝑥+1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟(𝑥)= 5𝑥2−2 𝑥+8,𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 (𝑡− 𝑟)(2).
a. 18 b. -18 c. -13 d. 13
14. (𝑥)= 4𝑥+2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔(𝑥)= 3𝑥−1,𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 (𝑓−𝑔)(4).
 a. 0 b. -9 c. 7 d. -8

15. 𝐼𝑓 (𝑥)= 𝑥− 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓(𝑥)= 𝑥+ 5 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑓(𝑥) • 𝑔(𝑥)

a. 𝑥2 + 𝑥+20 c. 𝑥2 – 𝑥−20
b. 𝑥2 – 𝑥+20 d. 𝑥2 +𝑥 − 20
16. Which of the following expresses the total earnings (E) as a function of the number (n) of days if a laborer works
and earning ₱400.00 per day?
a. E(n) = 400 + n c. E(n) = 400(n)
b. E(n) = 400 ÷ n d. E(n) = 400 – n
17.Let 𝑓(𝑥)=3𝑥2−𝑥+5, find 𝑓(𝑥+1)
a. 3𝑥2+5𝑥+5
b. 3𝑥2+5𝑥+7
c. 3𝑥2−𝑥+9
d. 3𝑥2+5𝑥+9
18. Given ℎ(𝑥)=5𝑥−63, determine ℎ(3)
a. -3 b. 3 c. 1 d. -1
For numbers 19- 23 use the problem below:
Emmanuel decided to put up a candy shop that sells a dairy chocolate that cost ₱135.00 per pack. The cost of making
the chocolate is ₱90.00 and the operating expense is ₱4,500.00
19. Which of the following pertains to the profit function?
a. P(x) = 45x – 4,500
b. P(x) = 225x – 4,500
c. P(x) = 45x + 4,500
d. P(x) = 225x + 4,500
20. How many packs of dairy chocolate must be sold to break even?
a. 50 b. 100 c. 150 d. 200
21. Which value of x will make Emmanuel’s candy shop suffer loss for selling packs of chocolates?
a. X> 100 c. x< 100
b. x≤ 100 d. x≥ 100
22. How many chocolate bars must be sold if Emmanuel wanted to earn a profit of ₱6,750.00?
A. 100 B. 150 C. 250 D. 350
23. How much is the gain if Emmanuel sold 350 packs of chocolates?
A. ₱6,750.00 C. ₱11.250.00
B. ₱9,750.00 D. ₱15,250.00
For numbers 24- 28 use the problem below
A local cable network charges ₱950.00 monthly connection fee plus ₱100.00 for each hour of pay-per-view (PPV)
event regardless of a full hour or a fraction of an hour.
24. Which of the following pertains to the payment function suggested in the problem?
A. f(x) = 100x + 950 C. f(x) = 950x + 100
B. f(x) = 100x – 950 D. f(x) = 950x – 100
25. What is the monthly bill of a customer who watched 20 hours of PPV events?
A. ₱2,950.00 C. ₱4,950.00
B. ₱3,950.00 D. ₱5,950.00
26. How much is the monthly bill of a customer who watched 0.5 hours of PPV events?
A. ₱950.00
B. ₱1,050.00
C. ₱2,050.00
D. ₱3,050.00
27. What will be the monthly bill of a customer who watched 12.3 hours of PPV events?
A. ₱1,250.00 C. ₱3,250.00
B. ₱2,250.00 D. ₱4,250.00
28. How many hours did a customer watched PPV events if the monthly payment is ₱1,450.00?
A. 2 hours C. 4 hours
B. 3 hours D. 5 hours
29. Which of the following expressions is an equality between two expressions containing one or more variables?
A. rational function C. rational inequality
B. rational equation D. irrational expression
30. What do you call a root obtained in the process of solving an equation which looks correct but after analyzing it
turns out as incorrect?
A. extraneous solution C. least common denominator
B. rational expression D. quotient
31. What do you call an inequality which involves one or more rational expressions?
A. rational function C. rational inequality
B. rational equation D. irrational expression
x x
For items 32-36: Refer to the rational equation : +14=
3 2
32. What is the LCD of the denominator 3, 4 and 2?
A. . 3 B. 6 C. 8 D. 12
33. What property will be used if you multiply the LCD on both sides of the equation?
a. Distributive Property c. Commutative Property
b. Associative Property d. Additive Property
34. What will be the new form of the equation after applying the property and simplifying?
a. 4𝑥+3=6𝑥 c. 6𝑥+4=3𝑥
b. 3𝑥+4=2𝑥 d. 12𝑥+3=12𝑥
35. What will be the solution on the given rational equation?
A. 23 B. 32 C. 2 D. 3
36. How will you check if your solution is correct?
A. by eliminating the rational expressions.
B. by dividing both sides of the equation by LCD.
C. by applying Commutative Property.
B. by substituting the answer or solution in the original equation.
37. What is the usual technique to a solve rational equation?
A. multiply both sides of the equation by its greatest common factor
B. multiply both sides of the equation by its least common denominator
C. multiply both sides of the equation by its inverse factor
D. multiply both sides of the equation by its greatest common denominator
38. Which of the following is a rational function?
A. (𝑥)=√5 C. 𝑥+4≥𝑥+2𝑥−1
B. 𝑓(𝑥)=2𝑥−5𝑥−1 D. 𝑥−84𝑥=20
39. How will you classify 𝑦=𝑥2−16𝑥+4?
A. Rational Equation C. Rational Function
B. Rational Inequality D. Rational Expression
40. What symbol must be placed in the blank to make the sentence rational equation: _____=2𝑥+58
A. f(x) B. y C. ≤ D. 3
41. Which of the following is considered rational inequality
A. √5≤5
B. 𝑦=𝑥+153
C. 8≥2𝑥+1514
D. 𝑥+2≈𝑥+54
42. Which of the following is considered rational equation?
A. 5x+ 8
B. 𝑥2+25𝑥+5
C. 6=√3𝑥+1𝑥+2
D. 3=4𝑥+12𝑥+2
43. What symbol is present in the equation 𝑦=√3𝑥2+32𝑥+2 for not considering it as rational function?
A. y C. 2x+2
B. = D. √3𝑥2+3
44. In the equation: 2𝑥+32𝑥+2=𝑥+8, what symbol must be replaced with 8 to make the equation rational function?
A. y C. . ≤
B. √5 D. 5x
For items 45-47: Refer to the rational inequality below.
X +12
≤2
X +2

45. What are the critical values in the given rational inequality?
A. 𝑥 = −2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 8
B. 𝑥 =−2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 −8
C. 𝑥 =−2 𝑎nd 12
D. 𝑥 =−2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 −12
46. Which of the critical value or values is/are included as endpoints of the intervals?
A. −2 B. 2 C. -8 D. 8
47. Which of the following is the solution in the given inequality?
A. (−∞,−2)∪(8,∞)
B. (−∞,−2]∪[8,∞)
C. (−∞,−2)∪[8,∞)
D. (−∞,−2)∪[−8,∞)
48. You can only use cross multiplication in solving rational equation if and only if you have one fraction equal to one
fraction, that is, if the fractions are ____________________________.
A. negative C. inequal
B. positive D. proportional
49. If the test value makes the inequality ___________________________, then the entire interval is not a solution to
the inequality.
A. true C. Proportional
B. false D. Reciprocal
50.If by solving a rational equation you obtain a number that makes an expression in the equation undefined, then
what will you do?
A. Accept even if it is untrue value.
B. Do not reject since it will satisfy the equation in a long run.
C. The number is not a real solution then discard it.
D. Continue the solution even if it will give undefined answer.

Prepared by: Checked by: Noted by:

MICHELLE E. MARIANO ELVIE B. DELA CRUZ, Ph.D. TEODORA D. VITUG

Teacher II Head Teacher II Principal IV