Ramon Felipe High School

San Vicente, Pamplona, Camarines Sur

Mathematics 8
Third Periodical Examination

Name: _________________________________________ Gr. & Sec.: ________________ Score: ___________

Part I. Direction: Read each question carefully and select the correct answer. Encircle the letter that
corresponds to your answer.

1. Janet bought 3 apples and 2 oranges. The total amount she paid was at most Php 123. If x represents
the amount of apples and y the amount the of oranges, which of the following mathematical
statements represents the given situation?
a. 3x + 2y ≥ 123 b. 3x + 2y ≤ 123 c. 3x + 2y > 123 d. 3x + 2y < 123

2. Which of the following is a linear inequality in two variables?

a. 3a – 2 > 12 b. 15 + 8x < 14y c. 2p ≥ 15 d. 9m + 15 = 7n

3. Which of the following is true about the number of solutions a linear inequality in two variables has?
a. It has no solution c. It has two solution
b. It has one solution d. It has infinite number of

4. Carl bought 10 big notebooks and 15 small notebooks. The total amount she paid was not less than
Php 550. If x represents the cost of big notebooks and y the cost of small notebooks, which of the
following statements represents the given situation?
a. 10x + 15y ≤ 550 b. 10x + 15y ≥ 550 c. 10x + 15y > 550 d. 10x + 15y < 550

5. What is the graph of linear inequalities in two variables?

a. straight line b. parabola c. half-plane d. half of parabola

6. Which of the following is a system of linear equations in two variables?

a. 2x + 5y = 7 b. 3x + 9 = - 4 c. x – 7y = 5 d. 6x + 7 = 12
x – 3y > 10 x–2=8 3x + 2y < 15 2y – 4 = 9

7. How many solutions does a consistent and dependent system of linear equations have?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. infinite

8. What is the graph of an inconsistent system of linear equations?

a. Intersecting b. parallel c. coinciding d. parabola

9. How many solutions does a consistent independent system of linear equations have?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. infinite

10. Which of the following is a graph of a system of linear inequalities in two variables?

a. b. c. d.
11. Which of the following ordered pairs is a solution of the inequality 2x – 3y > 1?
a. (2, 3) b. (-3, -3) c. (5, 4) d. (-4, -1)

12. What linear inequality is represented by the graph below

a. x – y ≥ 2 b. x – y ≤ 2 c. – x + y ≥ 2 d. – x + y ≤ 2

13. In the inequality 6a + 4b ≥ 10, what could be the possible value of a if b = 2?

1 1 1 1
a. a ≤ b. a ≤ c. a < d. a >
3 3 3 3

14. Which of the following shows the plane divider of the graph of y ≤ x + 2?

a. b. c. d.

15. Which of the following ordered pairs is a solution of the inequality 2x + 6y ≤ 10?
a. (3, 1) b. (2, 2) c. (1, 2) d. (1, 0)

16. Which of the following ordered pairs satisfy both 3x – y < 10 and x + 6y ≥ 15?
a. (-3, -3) b. (9, 1) c. (-6, 6) d. (7, -4)

17. What point is intersection of the graphs of the lines x + y = 8 and 2x – y = 1?

a. (1, 8) b. (3, 5) c. (5, 3) d. (2, 6)

18. Which system of equations has graph that shows parallel lines?
a. 5x + 2y = 12 b. – 3x + y = 5 c. 3x + 9y = 4 d. 2x + y = 12
x – 7y = 8 6x – 2y = - 10 x + 3y = 5 3x – y = 7

19. In the system 3x + 2y = 10 and 3x – 2y = 8, what is x equal to?

1
a. b. 3 c. 6 d. 18
2

20. Which of the following shows the graph of the system 2x + y = 4 and x – 2y = 2?

a. b. c. d.

21. The difference between Billy’s score and Alvin’s score in the test is not more than 4 points. Suppose
Billy’s score is 26 points, what could be the score of Alvin?
a. Between 22 and 30 c. 22 to 30
b. 30 and above d. 22 and above
22. Mrs. Abad gave the fish vendor Php 500- bill for 1.5 kg of bangus and 3 kg of tilapia that cost more
than Php 350. Suppose a kilo of bangus costs Php 130.which of the following could be the cost of a kilo
of tilapia?
a. Php 95 b. Php 105 c. Php 110 d. Php 120

23. Grecia has some Php 50 and Php 20 bills. The total amount of these bills is less than Php 2 500.
Suppose there are 35 Php 50-bills.Which of the following is true about the number of Php 20-bills?
I. The number of Php 20-bills is less than the number of Php 50-bills.
II. The number of Php 20-bills could be more than the number of Php 50-bills.
III. The number of Php 20-bills is equal to the number of Php 50-bills.
a. I and II b. I and III c. II and III d. I, II, and III

24. Ana and Marielle went to the grocery to buy cans of milk and sachets of coffee. Ana paid Php 672 for
12 cans of milk and 24 sachets of coffee. Marielle bought the same cans of milk and sachets of coffee
but only paid laness than Php 5.50. How many cans of milk and sachets of coffee could Marielle
bought?
a. 6 cans of milk and 36 sachets of coffee c. 10 cans of milk and 12 sachets of coffee
b. 8 cans of milk and 16 sachets of coffee d. 12 cans of milk and 8 sachets of coffee

25. A bus and a car left a place at the same time in opposite directions. After 2 hours, the distance
between them is less than 300 km. If the car travels at a speed of 70 kph, which of the following could
be the speed of the bus?
a. 100 kph b. 90 kph c. 80 kph d. 70 kph

26. Michelle has two mobile plans. In one plan, she pays a monthly charge of Php 350 plus Php 6 for every
minute of call to other networks. In the other plan, she pays a monthly charge of Php 450 plus Php 4
for every minute of call to other networks. Last month her monthly bills in both mobile networks are
the same. What is the total call time to other networks did she make?
a. 50 minutes b. 100 minutes c. 200 minutes d. 300 minutes

27. The school canteen sells two kinds of sandwiches. Chicken sandwich costs Php 18 each while egg
sandwich costs Php 10 each. Yesterday, the canteen was able to sell 260 sandwiches that costs Php
3,320. How many egg sandwiches were sold?
a. 80 b. 90 c. 170 d. 332

28. How many chicken sandwiches were sold in problem no. 27?
a. 80 b. 90 c. 170 d. 332

29. Laila says that the system of equations has infinite number of solutions. Which of the following
reasons would support her statement?
a. The two lines as described by the equations in the system have different slopes.
b. The graph of the system of equations shows parallel lines.
c. The two lines as described by the equations in the system coincide.
d. The graph of the system of equations shows intersecting lines.
e.
30. Mrs. Rosales bought 2 kg of mango and 6 kg of banana. She paid a total amount of Php 360. If she had
bought a kilo of each kind of fruits, the total amount that Mrs. Rosales should have paid was Php 100.
How much does a kilo of mango cost?
a. Php 40 b. Php 60 c. Php 100 d. Php 120

31. A businessman would like to make a model which he can use as a guide in writing a linear inequality in
two variables. He will use the inequality in determining the number of sacks of rice and corn that he
 needs to stock in his warehouse given the total cost (T), the cost (R) of each sack of rice and the cost
(C) of each sack of corn. Which of the following models should he make and follow?
I. Rx + Cy = T II. Rx + Cy ≤ T III. Rx + Cy ≥ T
a. I and II b. I and III c. II and III d. I, II, and III

32. Darcy is making a design of window grill that is rectangular in shape. Suppose the perimeter of the
window grill design Darcy is making?
a. 12 cm b. 9 cm c. 11 cm d. 9 cm

7 cm 6 cm 6 cm 5 cm

33. Melanie is using two mobile networks to make phone calls. One network charges her Php 6.50 every
minute of call to other networks. The other network charges her Php 5 for every minute of call to
other network. In a month she spends more than Php 400 for these calls. Suppose she wants to model
the total cost of her mobile calls to other networks using a mathematical statement, which of the
ingfollowing mathematical statements could it be?
a. 6.50x + 5y = 400 b. 6.50x + 5y > 400 c. 6.50x + 5y ≥ 400 d. 6.50x + 5y ≤ 400

34. Mr. Tolentino would like to use one side of the concrete fence for the rectangular garage that he will
be constructing. This to minimize the construction materials to be used. To help him determine the
amount of construction materials needed for the 3 sides whose total length is more than 21 m, which
of the following could be the sketch of the garage that Mr. Tolentino had drawn?
a. b. c. d.
6m 6m 7m 5m

8m 9m 10 m 11 m

35. A restaurant owner would like to make a model which he can use as a guide in writing a linear
inequality in two variables. He will use the inequality in determining the number of kg of pork and
beef that he needs to purchase daily given a certain amount of money (C), he cost (A) of kg of pork,
and the cost (B) of kg of beef. Which of the following models should he make and follow?
I. Ax + By ≤ C II. Ax +By = c III. Ax + By ≥ C
a. I and II b. I and III c. II and III d. I, II, and III

Part II. Use the situation below to answer the questions that follow in Quez on City. A number of people,
children and adults, went to see the exhibit. Admission was Php 20 each for adults and Php 12 each for
children.

1. How much would 10 adults pay if they watch the exhibit? How about 10 children? Show your
solution?

2. If a certain number of adults watched the exhibit, what expression would represent the total
admission fee?
What mathematical statement would represent the total amount that will be collected from a number
of children?

3. Suppose 6 adults and 15 children watch the exhibit. What is the total amount they will pay as
admission? Show your solution.

4. If a number of adults and another number of children watch the exhibit, how will you represent the
total amount they will pay for the admission?
5. Suppose the total amount collected was Php 3,000. How many adults and how many children could
have watched the exhibit?