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BY ENGR. JIMMY L. OCAMPO
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1. After the price of petroleum oil went up by 10% a consumer reduced his oil consumption by the same
percent. By what percentage would his petroleum bill be changed?a
a. 1% b. 11% c. 10% d. 0.1%
2. Eve opens her coin purse and found dimes, quarters and nickels with a total value of 1.90 dollars. There are
twice as many dimes as there are quarters and half as many nickels as quarters. How many quarters are there?b
a. 2 b. 4 c. 8 d. 6
3. The average rate of production of transistors is 12 units for every 2 hours work by 3 workers. How many
workers are needed in an assembly line working 40 hours each week with a weekly production of 800
transistors?a
a. 5 b. 25 c. 8 d. 12
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4. Given that z varies directly as x and inversely as y . If x = 1 and y = 2, then z = 2. Find z when
x = 3 and y = 4,a
a. 1.5 b. 3 c. 2.5 d. 3.5
5. In a certain family, the sum of the parents' ages is twice the sum of their children's ages. Five years ago, the
sum of the parents’ ages was four times the sum of the children's ages during that time. In fifteen years, the
sum of the parents’ ages will be equal to the sum of their children's ages. How many children are there in the
family?a
a. 5 b. 7 c. 6 d. 8
6. A group consists of n engineers and n nurses. If two of the engineers are replaced by two other nurses, then
51% of the group members will be nurses. Find the value of n.d
a. 80 b. 110 c. 55 d. 100
7. The arithmetic mean and geometric mean of two numbers are 10 and 8 respectively. Find the harmonic
mean.a
a. 6.4 b. 5.7 c. 7.4 d. 3.9
8. Speed boat can travel 10 miles downstream in the same amount of time as it goes 6 miles upstream. If the
velocity of the river current is 3 mph, find the speed of the boat in still water.a
a. 12 mph b. 20 mph c. 15 mph d. 18 mph
9. A laboratory keeps two acid solutions on hand. One is 20% acid and the other is 35% acid. How many liters
of distilled water should be added to a liter of 35% acid solution in order to dilute it to a 20% acid solution?a
a. 0.75 L b. 0.57 L c. 0.25 L d. 0.45 L
10. If Juan is 10% taller than Pedro and Pedro is 10% taller than Maria, then Juan is taller than Maria by how
many percent?c
a. 31% b. 18% c. 21% d. 11%
11. A and B working together can do a job in 5 days, B and C together can do the same job in 4 days, and A
and C in 2.5 days. In how many days can all of them finish the job working together?d
a. 1.07 days b. 2.8 days c. 3.1 days d. 2.03 days
12. Find the sum of all the odd integers between 100 and 1000,a
a. 247,500 b. 374,200 c. 148,500 d. 454,500
13. In a pile of logs, each layer contains one more log than the layer above and the top contains just one log.
if there are 105 logs in the pile, how many layers are there?a
a. 14 b. 12 c. 10 d. 8
14. How many positive real solutions are there in the polynomial: x - 4x + 7x2 - 6x – 18 = 0,d
4 3

a. 3 or 0 b. 1 or 2 c. 1 or 0 d. 3 or 1
15. Spheres of the same radius are piled in the form of a pyramid with a square base until there is just one
sphere at the top layer. If there are 4 spheres on each side of the square, find the total number of spheres in the
pile.c
a. 20 spheres b. 25 spheres c. 30 spheres d. 28 spheres
16. In the expansion (x + 4y)12, the numerical coefficient of the fifth term is,b
a. 63360 b. 126,720 c. 506,880 d. 253,440
17. The equation whose roots are the reciprocals of the roots of the equation 2x2 - 3x – 5 = 0,a
a. 5x2 + 3x - 2 = 0 b. 3x2 + 5x - 2 = 0 c. 5x2 + 3x + 2 = 0 d. 5x2 - 3x - 2 = 0
18. The remainder when 2x4 - kx - 15x^2 - 3x -2 is divided by (x - 3) is 4. What is the value of k?b
a. 7 b. 4* c. 9 d. 6
19. At exactly what time after 5 o’clock will the hour hand and the minute hand be perpendicular for the first
time?a
a. 5:10 and 54 sec. b. 5:20 and 14 sec. c. 5:05 and 34 sec. d. 5:15 and 25 sec.
20. When four times a certain number is added to six times its reciprocal, the sum is -14. Find the number.c
a. -2, -¼ b. 3, ⅕ c. -3, -½ d. 2, ¼
x 2x+1
21. If 10 is 4, find the value of 10 ,b
a. 120 b. 160 c. 240 d. 180
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22. If f(x - 1) = 1 + x , then what is f(x)?b
a. x2 + 2x + 1 b. x2 + 2x + 2 c. x2 - 2x -1 d. x2 - 2x - 2
23. It takes an apprentice twice as long as it takes an experienced carpenter to do a certain piece of work.
Working together they can do the work in 6 days. How long would it take for the apprentice to do it alone?b
a. 12 days b. 18 days c. 22 days d. 32 days
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24. Find the term involving x2 in the expression of (𝑥 3 + 𝑥 ) ,b
a. 210k2x2 b. 120k7x2 c. 792k2x2 d. 320k7x2
25. What is the third proportional of the square of 2 and the cube root of 8?d
a. 2 b. 8 c. 3 d. 1
26. A class of 40 students took examinations in Algebra and Trigonometry. If 30 passed in Algebra, 36 passed
in Trigonometry, and 2 failed in both subjects, how many students passed in both subjects?a
a. 28 b. 30 c. 26 d. 32
27. Determine the value of k so that the sum and product of the roots are equal from the given equation 7x2 +
(2k - 1)x - 3k + 2 = 0,a
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
28. Solve for x in the following equation : x + 3x + 5x + 7x +... + 49x = 625,b
a. ¼ b. 1 c. ½ d. 3/2
29. Three friends A, B and C can do a piece of work in t hours working together. Working alone, A can do
the work in 6 hours more, B in 1 hour more, and C in twice the time if all working together. How long would
it take to finish the work if all working together?c
a. 20 mins. b. 30 mins. c. 40 mins. d. 50mins.
30. Find the sum of the first five terms of the geometric progression if the third term is 144 and the sixth term
is 486,a
a. 844 b. 978 c. 749 d. 540
31. Determine the 5th term of the sequence whose sum of n terms is given by 2n+3 – 5,c
a. 258 b. 218 c. 128 d. 158
32. Find the mean proportional between 3√2 and 6√2 ,c
a. 3 b. √2 c. 6 d. 2√2
33. If x : y : z = 4 : -3 : 2 and 2x + 4y - 3z = 20, find x, y, z.a
a. -8,6,-4 b. -5,4,-6 c. 7,-5,6 d. 9,-4,5
34. If the sides of a right triangle are in a A.P. then what is the ratio of its sides?a
a. 3:4:5 b. 1:2:3 c. 4:5:6 d. 2:3:4
35. If (x - 3) is a factor of the polynomial x + 4x – 7x + kx + 24. What is the value of k?c
4 3 2

a. 11 b. 12 c. 22 d. 24
36. Find the equation whose roots are twice the roots of the equation x – 6x2 + 11x - 6 = 0.a
3

a. x3 – 12x2 + 44x - 48 = 0 b. x3 + 12x2 - 44x – 48 = 0

c. x3 – 12x2 – 44x + 48 = 0 d. x3 + 12x2 + 44x + 48 = 0
37. What is the sum of a geometric progression if there are 4 geometric means between 3 and 729?b
a. 1112 b. 1092 c. 908 d. 1290
38. In a certain A.P. the 1st, 4th and 8th terms are themselves in geometric progression. What is the common
ratio of the G.P.?a
a. 4/3 b. 5/4 c. 2/3 d. ¾
39. Find the sum of all positive integers between 84 and 719 which are exactly divisible by 5.c
a. 23,780 b. 45,680 c. 50,800 d. 30,400
40. A boy on his bicycle intends to arrive at a certain time to a town that is 30 km away from his home. After
riding 10 km, he rested for half an hour, and as a result he was obliged to ride the rest of the trip 2km/hr faster.
What was his original speed?d
a. 7 km/hr b. 9 km/hr c. 10 km/hr d. 8 km/hr
41. Determine the sum of the first 4 terms of the sequence whose general term is given by 3n – 2,d
a. 100 b. 89 c. 98 d. 112
42. The ratio of three numbers is 2:5:7. If 7 is subtracted from the second, the resulting numbers form an
arithmetic progression. Determine the smallest of the three numbers,a
a. 28 b. 15 c. 21 d. 18
43. Find the sum and product of roots of the equation x + 2x – 23x – 60 = 0,a
3 2

a. -2,60 b. 2, 17 c. 17, -60 d. 2, 60

44. Find the geometric mean between -4 and -9,c
a. 6 b. 7 c. -6 d. 36
45. Find the value of x which will satisfy the equation, sq.rt of x – 2 / sq.rt of x = 1,c
a. 2 b. 1 c. 4 d. 0
46. John’s rate of doing work is three times as fast as Bill. On a given day John and Bill work together for 4
hours then Bill was called away and John finishes the rest of the job in 2 hours. How long would it take Bill
to do the complete job alone?b
a. 18 hrs. b. 22 hrs c. 15 hrs. d. 31 hrs.
47. Find the value of k in the quadratic equation (2k + 2) x + (4 – 4k) x + k – 2 = 0 so that the roots are
2

reciprocal of each other.c

a. 4 b. 2 c. -4 d. 3
48. If f(x) =10 + 1, find f(x + 1) – f(x),c
x

a. 1 b. 10 • 10x c. 9 • 10x d. 9 • (10x + 1)

49. A number is divided into two parts such that when the greater part is divided by the smaller, the quotient
is 3 and the remainder is 5. Find the smaller number if the sum of the two numbers is 37.a
a. 8 b. 12 c. 32 d. 16
50. Find the harmonic mean between 3/8 and 4,b
a. 25/34 b. 24/35 c. 32/35 d. 35/24