GROUP 3

SUPPLEMENTARY PROBLEMS
1. The ratio of 3 numbers is 2:5:7. If 7 is subtracted from the second, the 6. A group consist of n engineers and n nurses. If two of the engineers are
resulting number form an AP. Determine the smallest of the three replaced by two other nurses, then 51% of the group members will be
numbers. nurses. Find the value of n.

Soln :
Soln :

turn
Let 2 : 5 :
1 into 2x ,
5x , 1X be the original numbers
. 2x n + 1 = 0 .
51 n
=
100 - C
an
is the smallest
n +1 = 0 51 x In
.

(5x 1) 2x 7x (5x 1)
-
=
2 1 02n-n
- -
-
= .

2 =
0 02 .
n
X
=
14 2
=
n
0 02
2(14)
.

2x
=

7. A speedboat can travel 10 miles downstream in the same amount of

x
=
28 - A 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.
The numbers are 18 , 70 , 98 :
Solu : Working eq
2. Spheres of the same radius are piled in the form of a pyramid with a 10 miles down stream 70 I
↳

square base until there is just one sphere on top. If there are 4 spheres on G miles upstream Vo -
Vr Yo-Vo
each side of the square base, find the total number of spheres on the file. Vriver =
3mph 10 (1 b -
Vr) = 6 (Vb Vr) -

Solu
y
:
↳
to
Xo" the 10 Vp -

TONr = 6 Yb -

CXr
X b -Vr
s =
n(n + 1)(2n + 1) 4 Vp = 16 Vr
L Where :

Vb Vo 4 Vr
speed
=
of boat
=

3 =
4(4 + 1)(8 + 1)
Yo =
Speed of river Substitute n
l
Ed = time in downstream Vr =
3mph
3 = 30 - C 4 x3
tu =
time in upstream Vp =

Vo =

12 mph - A
3. 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? 8. Chuck 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
Soln :
and as a result he was obliged to ride the rest of the trip 2 kph faster.
Where
What was his original speed?
:

1 time for person to do the job alone

E t
=
+ =

td = time
For other person
to do the
job Soln : Find the value of
Y

time it takes to do the job in Gedays 10

to =
ty
= d+ =
30 km
B Y
A working together 30

I 1 =
3 30-10 =
20km (to reach the town)
Tt =

0 .
gd"
speed
=

Now
a
Le ↓ + 2 speed resting
&
chuck
=
after
"(x + 2)
[1 20 + 0 5 =
+ .

6X3 = 18 days - B
to
=

2
10(x + 2) + 20V + 0 .
5 x(y + 2) 30(v +2) =

4. After the price of petroleum oil went up by 10%, a consumer reduced

his oil consumption by the same percent. By what percent would his To =
th + by + 0 .
5 0 5 x2 +
.
31x + 20 =
30 y thO
petroleum bill be changed?
Working ea 0 .
542 + 24 -
80 =
0

Solu : * +
2 + 0 5
. =
Tt -Beg
(x + 10)(v 8)
- = 0

:
4
=
-10 or V =
8 -D
Let the initial price be 4X
9. Three friends A, B and C can do a piece of work in t hours working
Price is increased by 10 %
together. Working alone, A can do the work 6 hrs more, 8 in 1 hr more and
C in twice the time if all working together. How long would it take to finish
: (4x) x #8 = 1 1 % .
-
# A
the work if all worked together?
5. A bus leaves Manila at 12 noon for Baguio 250km away, traveling at an
average speed of 55kph. At the same time, another bus leaves Baguio for
Manila traveling at an average speed of 65kph. At what time will they meet?
Soln :

Where: d distance manila to Baguio (250km)

distance
=

time
=

speed Bust speed leaving Manila (55kph)

32
=

Bus 2 speed
leaving Baguio (65 kph)
=

t= time for buses to meet

t =

s, 7 32
: The buses left at 12 noon
t =
250 Kmon
t =
12 : 00 + 2 083 .

t =
2 083 hours
.

t =
2 : 05 PM - A
10. If the sides of a right triangle are in AP, what is the ratio of the sides 13. A military supply truck contains 3 tons of food. If a soldier eats 12
soln : ounces for breakfast, 18 ounces each for lunch and dinner, how many
(a) + (a + d) =
(a + 1d)2 So the right triangle sides are soldiers can be fed by the supply for 10 days?
+ ac Soln :

Expand and simplify a a

=
2a

a
2
+ a
2
+ 2nd + &
=
= a + 4ad + 442 a + 2a = 3a

192

a 2- 2nd + d
+ 2ad + & 2
2 = 0
= a 2 + 4ad + 4d2
"A =
-=
=
(a d) -
= 0

a
-
d = 0

a = d The ratio is 1 : 2 : 3 - A

11. Find the sum of the first five terms of the G.P. if the third term is 144
and the sixth term is 486.
Soln :

-
14. A piece of paper is 0.05 inch thick. Each time the paper is folded into
half, the thickness is doubled. If the paper was folded 12 times, how thick
in feet the folded paper be?
Soln :

-
-

·
-

15. If m is jointly proportional to G and z, where a, b, c, and d are

constants. Therefore

solni

m
12. If e^2x-3e^x + 2 = 0, find x.
soln :

=
16. Find the sum of all odd integers between 100 and 1000.
soln :
·

A
A
17. A ball is dropped from a height of 18 meters. On each rebound it rises 20. If 2log 3 base x + log 2 base x = 2+ log 6 base x. find the value of x.
2/3 of the height from which it last fell. What distance has it traveled at the Soln :
instant it strikes the ground for the 5th time?
a

Soni

m - C

18. A class of 40 took examination in Algebra and Trigonometry. If 30

passed Algebra, 36 passed Trigonometry, and 2 failed in both subjects, the
number of students who passed the two subjects is,
Soln :
21. A snack machine accepts only quarters. Candy bars cost 25 ¢,
packages of peanuts cost 75 4. and cans of cola cost 504. How many
quarters are needed to buy two candy bars, one package of peanuts, and
one can of cola?
Soln :

Candy
=
254 Peanuts = 154 Cola =
504
2 x
candy + Penuts + cola how many quarters ?

Working eq.

2(25) 45 + 50
+ =
115k

715k =
1 Quarters - B

22. Carmella and Mariah got summer jobs at the ice cream shop and
were supposed to work 15 hours per week each for 8 weeks. During
that time, Mariah was ill for one week and Carmella took her shifts. How
many hours did Carmella work during the 8 weeks?
Soln :

15 Hours
Working ea.
15 x 9 =
135 Hours - B
week

C
=
9 weeks

M =
1 weeks

- 23. How many different meals can be ordered from a restaurant if there
is 3 choices of soup, 5 choices of entrées and 2 choices of dessert if a
19. There are 750 eggs, 4% of which have cracks and 5% of the meal consists of a soup, entrée, and dessert?
remaining have defects. How many eggs can be sold to the market if only
Soln :
eggs without cracks and defects are accepted?
Soln : 3x5 x2 =
'30 - 2

24. An Army food supply truck can carry 3 tons. A breakfast ration weighs
12 ounces, and the other two daily meals weigh 18 ounces each. Assuming
each soldier gets 3 meals per day. on a ten-day trip, how many soldiers can
be supplied by one truck?
So In :

3 tons
=
32 000 ounces x 3 = 96000 onnces
,

Breakfast = 12 ounces

other meals =
18 ounces

m Daily Meals
=
12 + 18 + 18 =
48 onnces

48 x 10 =
450/soldier
96000 =
200 - C
450
25. A man can finish a certain job in 10 days. A boy can finish the same job 31. How many consecutive even integers beginning with 4 must be taken
in 15 days. If the man and the boy plus the girl can finish the job in 5 days, for their sum to equal 648?
how long will it take the girl to finish the job alone?
Soln :
soln In (a, he

M=
1 M+ B + 6 =
1 days
10

B
=

5
- + +
z = G

6 =? 6 =
- A

26. The bob of a pendulum swings through an arc of 24 cm long on its C

first swing. If each successive swing is approximately 5/6 the length of
the preceding swing, find the approximate total distance it travels before
32. At what time after 3 o'clock will the minute hand of a clock be as far in
coming to rest
front of the 5 o'clock mark as the hour hand is behind that mark?
Soln : Soln :

a
38 =

y1 =
Y2
1 -
r

= 24 cm [10 # - =
x
-

25]
5
1 -

To 120 -
X = 12x -300

50 =
144cm - C 120 =
X
13 13

27. The equation whose roots are the reciprocals of the roots of X = 32 . 307 * 32 . 31 - B
3x^2-7x-200 is______.
Soln : 33. If the roots of (2k+2)x^2+ (4-4k)x+k-20 are reciprocals to each other,
find the value of k?
x, + X2 =
=
=
X ,
+ Xy =
= -= =

=
20x2 + Y x + 3 - A

28. Fifty liters of acid solution contains 22% water. How many liters of
water must be added to the solution so that the resulting mixture will
be 60% acid?
soln :
50 liters =
22 % Water
As = 50 =
21 % Water
50 (0 22) =
1/ Liters =
Water 34. If log 2x and log 3 y, find log(1.2)
78 % Acid
.

Acid
50 +1 =
39 Liter :
Acid Solni
50 + x
= 60 %
40 % Water
As 391 =
(50 + x) (0 6) .

·
X
=
15L - A

29. The 3rd term of arithmetic progression is 4 and the 9th term is -14.
Find the 5th term. &log
Solni

Az = 4

Aq = -
14
4
145
-

Aq A3 14 4 = = -

3
d
- = - -
=

Y
As
=
A + 2(d) = 4 + 2) -
3) = 4 6 -

A
As = -1 -

30. The two brothers are respectively 5 and 8 years old. In how many years
will the ratio of their ages be 3:4?
Solu :

15 t
Ans
=
4 years - B
=

54 # = =
35. A man can do a job with his son in 30 days. If after working together 39. The amount of P300,000 is divided into 3 parts in the ratio 2:5:8 and
for 12 days, the son worked alone and finished the job in 24 more days, these parts are invested. at 2%, 4% and 6% respectively. Find the
how long will it take the son to do the job alone? income from the 6% investment
soln : Soln :

.
D

A 40. Find x so that x-1, x+2 and x+8 are the first three terms of a
geometric progression.
Soln :

36. Find the middle term of (x^1/3- y^1/3)^12 without expanding.

soln :
=

a A
41. Find the sum of the infinity of 1-1/2 + 1/4 - 1/8
soln :
a
So :

1 -
r

2
-

r =

1 1 A
B 50 =
=

3
-
I 1 -

C- 23
37. Mary is three times as old as Ricky. Three years ago, she was four 42. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 12. If the digits are
times as old Ricky was then. Find the sum of their ages now. reversed, the new number. is 4/7 of the original number, Determine the
original number
Soln :
Let So In : substitute to eq.
X
mary
=

By
=
Ricky x +
y
=
12 -
* eq1 2y +y
=
12

10x + 12 zy 1
= =

y
y) *
3
10y + x =
(10 x+
- eg2 = 4
y
Working 29 .

x + 4 =
12

(10y + x ( ) =
(10x + y)f x
=
8
40x 4y
10y + 1 x
= +

66
y
= 33 x :
original number is 84 -B
D 33
33

38. A tank can be filled by one pipe in 16 minutes, by a second pipe in 24 X

2y
=

minutes and can be drained by a third pipe in 48 minutes. If all pipes are
open, in how many minutes can the tank be filled?
43. At what time after 4 PM will the 6 o'clock mark bisect the angle formed
Soln :
by the minute and the hour hand?
Soln :
:
=
36 923
1 360 x
.

ro +
=

:
0
Thr 4hr : 36 . 92 -B
min
= 0 °
=
= 30 ..

1min = = 6

120 + 0 5 x + 6 x . =
360
B 360 120
List
-

6 .
5
44. A tunnel is one kilometer long. A train 250 meters long is passing 47. The sum of the digits of a three-digit number is 14. The units digit is half
through the tunnel at 25 kph. How long will it take the train to completely the tens digit. If the digits are reversed, the resulting number is 198 more
pass the tunnel? than the original number. Find the original number.
Soln :
Soln :
substitute
,

250m X 1 m = 0 25 km
·
A + B +
2
=
14 A + 2 (A + 2) + A + 1 =
14
1000km
c
- B = 22
#* &
=
=
-
** =
2
1 + 0 25 . = 1 25 km
.

Working 29
-

B
=
8
1 25 km
.

0 05hr 700A + 10B + 2 4

= .

c =
25kPk
100C + 10 B + A .
ABC
60min i =
184 - C
0 05hr x
. = 3 min - D
1 hr 2BA = A B C + 198

45. Ann is eleven times as old as Beth. In a certain number of years, Ann 100c + 10B + A = 100 A + 10B + 2 + 198
will be five times as old as Beth and five years after that, Ann will be three
times as old as Beth. How old is Ann now? 99C = 99A + 198
soln : C = A+2

Let Ann =
17
ty 6x 4y =
0 48. Juan's age on his birthday in 1989 is equal to the sum of the digits
-

Beth of the year 19Juan's age on his birthday in 1989 is equal to the sum of
x + 8x 10
=

y by
- =

the digits of the year 19XY in which he was born. If X and Y satisfy the
equation X -Y-6=0. find the age of Juan in 1990.
Working eq .

Mode 5 :
1
Soln :
11x + y
=
5(x + y) - eq1 3
2y
= =
X 6 = 0
x y
- -

5x +
11x + y =
5y 1
substitute to Ann Le + x =
7y =

After 5
years 11x2 = 22 - C Juan was born in 1971 ,
in 1989 Juan is 18year old

11x + +5 =
x ty + 5
y 1+ 9 + 7 + 1 =
8
xx+ +5 = 3(x +
y + 5)
- 2 : In 1990 , Juan is 19 years old-B
y
.

11x +y + 5 3x +
3y +
=
15

46. Juan after working on a job for 2 hours was helped by Jose and it 49. A chemist mixed 40 ml of 8% hydrochloric acid with 60 ml of 12%
took 3 hours more for them working together to finish the job. Had they hydrochloric acid solution. She used a portion of this solution and
worked together from the start, it would only have required 4 hours to replaced it with distilled water. If the new solution tested 5.2%
finish the job. How long would it take Juan to finish the job alone? hydrochloric acid, how much of the original solution did she used?
soln : Soln :

let x =
# OF hour Juan working alone acid = 40 (0 .

08) + 60 (0 12) .
=
10 4 %
.

solution 40 + 60 100 mL
E
1 = =

Juan =
Jose =

x+ 2
concentration
104 14
:
= 0 .

Working ear

(x 2) (x2 + 4) 3
= 1
+ For
+ the new solution

100 (0 104)-0-104X 05]

+ - 5
0
-

1
.
=

+
=
+
100

X
=
50mL -A
x + 3x + 3( + 2) =
1
x(x + 2) 50. The positive value of x so that x, x^2-5 and 2x will be in harmonic
progression is_______.
-x + l =
1
x(x + 2) Solution :

x =
l - A HP-X ,
X2 -
5 , 2x

Ex . # t
I
AP -
# x2 5 -

x25 E T
1
a
-
= -

2
X -
5

3 - D
d =