ALGEBRA 2

HOMEWORK
Number/ Digit Problems

1. A number is less than 100 and its tens digit is 2 more than its units digits. If number with
the digits reversed is subtracted from the original number remainder is 3 times the sum of
the digits. Find the number.
a. 42 b. 53 c. 75 d. 64
2. The square of the tens digit of a two digit number is 7 less than the sum of the digits. If
the digits are transposed the number is increased by 63, Find the number.
a. 47 b. 56 c. 38 d. 29
3. Divide 224 into two parts such that when the larger part is divided by the smallest part,
the quotient is 2 and the remainder is half of the smaller part. Find the larger part.
a. 150 b. 180 c. 170 d. 160
4. The sum of the digits of a three digit number is 17. If the digits are reversed the resulting
number is added to the original number, the result is 1,474. If the resulting number is
subtracted from the original number, the result is 396. Find the original number.
a. 935 b. 845 c. 854 d. 953
5. The sum of the digits of a three digit number is 12. When the hundreds and tens digits are
interchanged, the number is reduced by 630. But when the hundreds and units digits are
interchanged, the number is reduced only by 495. Find the sum the squares of the digits.
a. 70 b. 74 c. 68 d. 72
6. When 3 is added to both numerator and the denominator of a certain fraction, its value is
decreased by 9/40. However, when 3 is subtracted from both, its value is increased by
9/10. Find the denominator of the original fraction.
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6
7. Find the remainder when 37 raised to 1,810 is divided by 7.
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

Proportion/Variation

8. The scale of a certain map is 1.250,000 mm. If two points on the map is 27mm, find its
actual ground measurement.
a. 5.67 km b. 5.76 km c. 6.57 km d. 6.75 km
9. The scale of a certain map is 1:100,000. The distance between two points on the map is 3
units. How many units will these two points measure on another map with scale of
1:60,000?
a. 9 units b. 5 units c. 18 units d. 6 units
10. The time of travel of a free falling body varies directly as the square root of the distance it
falls. If a body falls 78.48 meters in 4 seconds, how far will it travel in 8 seconds?
a. 313.92 m b. 117.72 m c. 627.84 m d. 156.96 m
11. At constant temperature, the resistance of a wire varies directly as its length and inversely
as the square of its diameter. If a piece of wire 0.10 inch in diameter and 50 feet long has
a resistance of 0.10 ohms, what is the resistance of another piece of wire of the same
material, 2,000 feet long, 0.20 inch diameter?
a. 0.50 ohms b. 4 ohms c. 1 ohms d. 2 ohms
 12. The quantity of water discharged over a rectangular weir is directly proportional to the
crest length and three halves the power of the head (height of water above the crest). If
the rate of discharge over a weir having a crest length of 3m and a head of 0.70 m is 3.23
m3/sec, find the rate of discharge over a weir having a crest length of 6 m and a head of
1.40 m.
a. 18.72 m3/s b. 7.82 m3/s c. 17.28 m3/s d. 18.27 m3/s
13. The relative angle of twist between the ends of a solid circular rod directly varies the
product of the applied torque and the length, and inversely as the fourth power of the
diameter. If the angle of twist of a circular rod is 2.23 radians, find the angle of twist on
another rod of the same material when the length, diameter, and applied torque were
halved.
a. 4.46 rad b. 1.12 rad c. 8.92 rad d. 0.56 rad
14. If three cats can kill three mice in three minutes, in how many minutes can twelve cats
kill twelve mice?
a. 12 min . 6 min c. 4 min d. 3 min
15. If 2 typists can type 2 pages in 2 minutes, in how many seconds will it take 5 types to
type 19 pages?
a. 516s b. 456s c. 576s d. 396s
16. Ten students from Pampanga decided to stay in Manila for a regular review preparation
for the CE Board Exam. To minimize their expenses, they agreed bring 18 sacks of rice
that will last for 4 months. After their regular review, students went back to Pampanga.
Only the remaining students enrolled in the refresher for 1 month. How much more rice
will the remaining students need to their extended stay in Manila? (1 sack = 50 kg)
a. 120 kg b. 135 kg c. 150 kg d. 175 kg

Age Problems

17. Elmer is 36 years old and his daughter is 8 years old. In how may years will Elmer’s age
be twice his daughter’s age?
A 20 years b. 24 years c. 18 years d. 22 years
18. The quotient of the ages of a mother and her daughter is 2 with remainder 5. Five years
ago, the mother was thrice as old as her daughter then. How old is the mother now?
a. 35 years old
b. 32 years old
c. 36 years old
d. 30 years old
19. At present, Gilbert’s age is 30% of his father’s age. Thirty years from now, Gilbert’s age
will be 60% of his father age. How old is Gilbert now?
a. 18 years old
b. 16 years old
c. 12 years old
d. 14 years old
20. Two years ago, the ratio of the ages of a boy and a girl was 3 s to 4. In 8 years their ages
will be in the ratio 4 is to 5. Find the sum of their ages now.
a. 74 years b. 70 years c. 72 years d. 80 years
21. Richard is 5 years older than Paul. The product of their ages is 21 years less than 15 times
the sum of their ages. How old is Paul now?
a. 30 years old
b. 32 years old
c. 25 years old
d. 27 years old
22. Ryan is 5 years older than Jake. In 5 years, the product of their ages will be 1.5 times the
product of their present ages. How old is Jake now?
a. 25 years old
b. 20 years old
c. 15 years old
d. 30 years old
23. Noel is 5 years older than Dennis and 10 years younger than Hilda. In 8 years their
combined ages will be 65. How old is Noel?
a. 18 years old
b. 12 years old
c. 7 years old
d. 15 years old
24. A boy is one half as old as his brother and 6 years younger than his sister sum of their
ages is 38. How old is the boy?
a. 14 years old
b. 8 years old
c. 16 years old
d. 7 years old
25. Twenty two years ago, Sherly was twice as old as Pinky and eight times as old as Roy.
That same year, the sum of their ages was 26. How old is Pinky now?
a. 30 years old
b. 28 years old
c. 38 years old
d. 24 years old
26. A is 50%older than B 40% younger than C. If the sum of their ages is 110 how old is A?
a. 36 years old
b. 32 years old
c. 33 years old
d. 30 years old
27. The sum of the ages of the parents and the three children is 9 decades over a century. The
father is twice as old as the eldest child. When the eldest child was born sum of the
parent’s ages was 54.When the youngest was born, the sum of the parent’s ages was 70.
In 38 years, the sum of the parent’s ages will be equal to the sum of the children’s ages.
How old is the second child?
a. 22 years old
b. 24 years old
c. 20 years old
d. 26 years old
 28. A man lived his life for “x” years. When he was at his midlife, his first child was born.
When he was at his two thirds of his life, his second child was born. When the man died,
the sum of the ages of his children is 60. How long did the man live?
a. 66 years b. 72 years c. 78 years d. 84 years
29. Diophantus is one of the brilliant Greek mathematicians born around 250 A.D. His age
from birth until death may be determined from a epitaph revealing the fact that he passed
a sixth of his life in childhood, a twelfth in adolescence, and seventh more as a bachelor.
Five years after he got married, a son was born to him who died four years before
Diophantus at one half his father’s final age. How old is Diophantus when his son was
born?
a. 38 years old
b. 44 years old
c. 42 years old
d. 40 years old

30. When John was as old as Paul is now, the sum of their ages was 51. When Paul will be as
old as John is now, the sums of their ages will 103. John is older than Paul by how many
years?
a. 25 years b. 19 years c. 13 years d. 32 years
31. In an organization, there are engineers, accountants, and doctors. The sum of their ages is
2,160; the average age is 36. The average age of the engineers and doctors, 36 and 2/3. If
each engineer were 1 year older, each accountant 6 years older, and each doctor 7 years
older, their average age would be 41. Determine the number of engineers, accountants,
and doctors.
a. 24 engineers, 20 accountants,16 doctors
b. 16 engineers, 24 accountants, 20 doctors
c. 20 engineers, 16 accountants, 24 doctors
d. 20 engineers, 24 accountants, 16 doctors
Clock Problems

32. At what time between 4:00 Pm and 5:00 Pm will the hands of the clock coincident?
a. 4:21.82 b. 4:22.27
c. 4:23.64 d. 4:21.64
33. At approximately what time between 6 and 7 o’clock will the minute and hour hands
coincide?
a. 27 min and 41 sec after 6 o’clock
b. 32 min and 0.73 sec after 6 o’clock
c. 25 min and 38 sec after 6 o’clock
d. 32 min and 44 sec after 6 o’clock
34. In how many minutes after 10 o’clock will the hands of the clock be perpendicular for the
second time?
a. 39.18 min b. 38.18 min
c. 37.18 min d. 36.18 min
35. Find the angle between the hands of the clock at 3:43 P.M.
a. 148.50o b. 147.50o
o
c. 145.50 d. 146.50o
 36. Determine the obtuse angle between the hour and the minute hands at 2:51 P.M.
a. 208.50o b. 220.50o
o
c. 139.50 d. 151.50o
37. It is between 5 and 6 o’clock. In 20 minutes, the minute hand will be ahead of the hour
hand as it was behind it. What time is it now?
a. 5:18.36 b. 5:19.45
c. 5:17.27 d. 5:16.55
38. A man left his home at past 3 o’clock P.M as indicated in his wall clock. Between two to
three hours after, he returned home and noticed that the hands of the clock interchanged.
At what time did he leave his home?
a. 3:33.47 b. 3:31.47
c. 3:32.47 d. 3:34.47
Mixture Problems

39. How much of a 90% solution of insect spray must a farmer add to 200 cc of a 40% insect
spray to make a 50% solution of insect spray?
a. 30cc b. 40cc
c. 50cc d. 60cc
40. A 500 mL of 0.40 g/mL salt solution is added to a 900 mL of 0.65 g/mL salt solution.
What will be the concentration of the resulting mixture?
a. 0.74 g/mL b. 0.47 g/mL
c. 0.65 g/mL d. 0.56 g/mL
41. How much water must be added to 1.45 liters, 80 proof liquor to make it 65 proof?
a. 0.29 L b. 0.33 L
c. 0.38 L d. 0.42 L
42. A container is filled with 70 liters which is 40% alcohol by volume. How much of a
mixture must be taken and then replaced with equal amount of water so that the resulting
solution is 30% alcohol by volume?
a. 17.50L b. 15L c. 20L d. 22.50L
43. A contractor is required to secure his 200 m3 if materials for a subbase from three pit with
the following soil analyses. From the first pit, the analysis is comprised of 55% coarse
aggregate, 35% fine aggregate, and 10% mineral filter. The second pit comprised of 65%
coarse aggregate, 20% fine aggregate, and 15% mineral filter. The third pit comprised of
10% coarse aggregate, 50% fine aggregate, and 40% mineral filter. The volumetric
composition of the combined materials as desired is set at 50% coarse aggregate, 35%
fine aggregate, and 15% mineral filter. How much soil must be taken from the first pit to
produce the desired design mix?
a. 102.19 m3 b. 48.72 m3 c. 142.86 m3 d. 28.57 m3

Motion Problems

44. If the speed of a racing car is increased by 20 kph, it will cover in 7 hours the same
distance it can ordinarily cover in 8 hours. What is its ordinary speed?
a. 140 kph b. 150 kph
c. 160 kph d. 170 kph
 45. A plane flew at 20/27 of its usual rate in a 3,000 km course due to inclement weather;
thereby taking an additional 1-1/2 hours to its usual time required for the trip. What is the
usual trip of the plane?
a. 600 kph b. 700 kph
c. 800 kph d. 900 kph
46. When the speed of a car is increased by 36 kph, it passes thrice as many light posts as it
was at ordinary speed. Find the ordinary speed of the car.
a. 21 kph b. 15 kph
c. 18 kph d. 12 kph
47. It took a certain vehicle 3 hours to travel a distance of 120 km. On its way back, it took
him only 2 hours in traveling the same path. What was his average speed?
a. 44 kph b. 48 kph
c. 50 kph d. 56 kph
48. A motorboat can travel 4 km upstream in the same time it can travel 9 km downstream. If
the velocity of the current is 8 kph, find the velocity of the boat in still water.
a. 16 kph b. 18.50 kph c. 20.80 kph d. 24.60 kph
49. A man walks from his house to the office. If he leaves at 8:00 A.M. and walks at the rate
of 2 kph, he will have arrived 3 minutes earlier, but if he leaves at 8:30 A.M. and walks at
3 kph, he will have arrived 6 minutes late. What time should he arrive at the office?
a. 9:06 am b. 9:12 am c. 8:54 amd. 8:43 am
50. The average vertical speed of an experimental rocket is 1,200 kph during its flight. Upon
reaching its maximum height, it released a capsule which descended at an average
vertical speed of 630 kph. If the capsule touched the earth 90 minutes after the rocket was
launched, find the height reached by the rocket.
a. 619.67 km b. 550.29 km c. 640.82 km d. 581.36 km
51. A man started on his mountain bike for Manila, a distance of 30 km intending to arrive at
a certain time. After biking for 10 km, he was detained due to bad weather for half an
hour. As a result, he had to speed up 2 kph faster. What was his original speed?
a. 8.50 kph b. 8 kph c. 7.50 kph d. 9 kph
52. Allan and Manjo joined in a race. After the signal, they started running from the same
position in the same direction. It takes Allan 3 leaps while Manjo takes 2 leaps, but 5
leaps of Allan is equal to 4 leaps of Manjo. When Allan reached the finished line, Manjo
is behind by 48 of his own leaps. How many leaps did Allan take during the race?
a. 300 leaps b. 200 leaps c. 360 leaps d. 240 leaps
53. A thief is being pursued by a policeman. He is ahead by 30 of his own pace. How many
paces must the policeman take if he takes 4 paces while the thief takes 5, but 3 of the
policeman’s paces is as long as 4 of the thief’s paces.
a. 420 paces b. 360 paces c. 480 paces d. 450 paces
54. Cid and Jojo travels from point A to point B and back. Cid starts 3 hours after Jojo
started. Cid overtakes Jojo at a point 4.20 km from B. IF Cid reaches A 5 hours and 20
minutes ahead of Jojo, find the distance AB.
a. 12 km b. 18 km c. 15 km d. 16km

Work Problems
55. A steel man can saw a piece of bar into 5 pieces in 16 minutes. In how many minutes can
the steel man saw the same bar into 10 pieces?
a. 30 min b. 32 min
c. 34 min d. 36 min
56. If Paolo can do his chores in ¾ of an hour, and if Miriam and Paolo together do the in ½
on an hour, how long will it take Miriam to do it alone?
a. 60 min b. 90 min
c. 75min d. 120 min
57. Working together, A and B can finish a painting job in 20/3 days. B, working alone, can
finish the job in 3 days less than A. How long will it take A to finish the job alone?
a. 15 days b. 12 days
c. 21 days d. 18 days
58. A gardener can mow a lawn in 3 hours. After 2 hours, it rained, and he discontinue to
work. In the afternoon, a girl completed the rest of the work in 1 hour and 15 minutes.
How long would it take the girl to mow the lawn alone?
a. 3 hrsb. 3.50 hrs
c. 3.75 hrs d. 4 hrs

59. John, Paul and George can finish a job in 12, 16 and 19 hours, respectively. John and
Paul work together for 4 hours. Paul got tired so George worked in place of him until the
job is finished. How long did John work?
a. 7.06 hrs b. 6.86 hrs
c. 6.62 hrs d. 7.45 hrs
60. A and B working together can finish the job in 10 days. If A works 4 days and B works 3
days, one-third of the job shall be finished. How many days will it take A to finish the job
alone?
a. 30 days b. 15 days
c. 20 days d. 45 days
61. Josie can type 100 words at the same time that it takes Jane to type 75 words. If Jane’s
typing rate in 8 words per minute less than that of Josie’s, find Jane’s typing rate.
a. 32 words/min b. 24words/min c. 16 words/mind. 20 words/min
62. A swimming pool is filled through its inlet pipe and them emptied through its outlet pipe
in a total of 8 hours. If water enters through its inlet and simultaneously allowed to leave
through its outlet, the pool is filled in 7 ½ hours. How long will it take to fill the pool
with the outlet closed?
a. 2.50 hours b. 3 hours c. 3.50 hours d. 3.75 hours
63. Group A consisting of 6 members can paint antenna tower in 80 hours while group B of 8
member can paint it in 120 hours. If another group C is to be formed consisting of 3
members from both groups, in how many hours can they finished the job?
a. 112.67 hrs b. 106.67 hrs c. 109.67 hrs d. 116.67 hrs
64. A three man maintenance crew could clean the campus in 4 hours; whereas a four man
maintenance crew do it in 3 hours. If one member of the four man crew was an hour late,
how long did it take the entire cleaning of the campus?
a. 1.92 hrs b. 2 hrs
c. 1.86 hrs d. 1.68 hrs
 65. Candle A and candle B of equal length are lighted at the same time and burning until
candle A is twice as long as candle B. Candle A is designed to fully burn in 8 hours while
candle B for 4 hours. How long will they be lighted?
a. 3hrs and 30 min
b. 2 hrs and 40 min
c. 3 hrs
d. 2 hrs

Money Related Problems

66. A couple does not wish to spend more than P700 for dinner at a restaurant. If sales tax of
6% is added to the bill they plan to tip 15% after the tax has been added, what is the most
they can spend for the meal?
a. P660.38 b. P559.30 c. P608.70 d. P574.24
67. The price of 8 calculator ranges from P200 to P1,000. If their average price is P950, what
is the lowest possible price of any one of the calculators?
a. P500 b. P550
c. P600 d. P650
68. A sum of money of simple interest amounted to P7, 800 after five years and P8, 840 after
nine years. Find the amount of the money after 15 years.
a. P10, 140 b. P9,820 c. P9,600 d. P10,400
69. The cost for building a rectangular vat with a square base was P12,800. The base cost
P30/m2 and the sides cost P20/m2. Find the height of the vat if the combined area of the
base and sides was 512m2.
a. 2m b. 3 m c. 4 m d. 5 m
70. In what ratio must a peanut costing P240.00 per kg be mixed with a peanut costing
P340.00 per kg so that a profit of 20% is made by selling the mixture at P360.00 per kg?
a. ½ b. ¾ c. 2/3 d. 1/3
71. Mrs. Reyes planned to spend P39,000 for fabric for her store. She found her fabric on
sale at 20% less per yard than she had expected and was able to buy 40 extra yards for a
total cos to P41,600. What was the original cost per yard?
a. P250/yd b. P275/yd c. P300/yd d. P325/yd
72. A consumer is trying to decide whether to purchase car A or car B. Car A costs P500,000,
has an mpg rating of 30 and has an insurance of P27,500 per year. Car B costs P600, 000
has an mpg rating of 50, and has an insurance of P40, 000 per year. Assuming that the
consumer drives 15, 000 miles per year and that the price of gas remains constant at
P62.50 per gallon, determine the minimum number of years it will take for the total cost
of car B to become less than that of car A.
a. 12 years b. 15 years c. 10 years d. 11 years
Diophantine Equations
73. A combination of pennies, dimes, and quarters amounts to $0.99. Find the minimum
number of coins for the given amount.
a. 8 b. 9 c. 10 d. 11
74. A merchant has three items on sale: namely, a radio for P50.00, a clock for P30.00 and a
flashlight for P1.00. At the end of the day, he has sold a total of 100 of the three items
and has taken exactly P1,000.00 on the total sales. How many radios did he sell?
a. 80 b. 4 c. 16 d. 20
75. Three items A, B and C were sold in a store. Item A costs P10.00 each, item B costs
P1.00 each, and three pieces of item C cost P1.00. The total sales at the end of the day
were P100.00 and a total of 100 items were sold. How many items B were sold?
a. 42 b. 40 c. 54 d. 49
76. A man is thinking of buying chocolates, nougats, and candies. Chocolates cost P10.00 a
piece, nougats P1.00 for 3 pieces and candies P2.00 for 7 pieces. He wants to buy a
variety of 100 pieces of these items, enough for his budget of P60.00. How many nougats
must he buy?
a. 54 b. 42 c. 48 d. 60
77. A basketball match is to be held in a coliseum with a seating capacity of 2,500. Three
types of tickets are produced, and it is expected that they will all be sold. Class A tickets
cost P1,000 each, class B P750, and class C P400. It happened that the sold tickets were
only half, ¾ and 4/5 of classes A, B and C, respectively, thereby reducing the expected
total receipts by P559,000. How many class C tickets were sold?
a. 1,200 b. 960 c. 1,050 d. 840
78. The units digit of a three-digit number is twice the tens digit. If the digits were reversed,
the number is reduced by 297. Find the sum of the digits.
a. 15 b. 10 c. 13 d. 17
79. Find the sum of the digits of the smallest positive integer that when divided by 5 the
remainder is 3, and when divided by 7 the remainder is 5.
a. 8 b. 9 c. 5 d. 6
80. A purse contains $8.85 in quarters and dimes. Another purse contains dimes as many as
the quarters and quarters as many as the dimes contained in the first purse. How much is
in the second purse?
a. $13.10 b. $15.30 c. $16.25 d. $14.35