GENERAL EDUCATION

Mathematics

Sequences and Series

1. What are the missing numbers in the sequence? 49, 56, 63, ___, ___, 84

A. 70 and 77 B. 71 and 78 C. 72 and 80 D. 68 and 74

2. What is the sum of the given sequence below?

1, 2, 3, … 98, 99, 100

A. 101 B. 5,050 C. 5,500 D. 10,00

3. It is a sequence in which each number is the sum of the two preceding ones.

A. Arithmetic B. Fibonacci C. Geometric D. Harmonic

4. Find the 10th term in this sequence, 30, 35, 40, …

A. 100 B. 95 C. 75 D. 70

5. Find the 8th term of a sequence if the first, second, and third terms are 1/2, 1/4,
and 1/8 respectively.

A. 1 B. 1/128 C. 1/256 D. ½

Real Number System

6. Which of the following shows commutative property of addition?

A. (2 + 3) + 4 = 2 + (3 + 4) C. 12 + (-12) = 0
B. 12 + 15 = 15 + 12 D. 2 (3 + 4) = (2 + 3) + (2 + 4)

7. Which of the given mathematical statements below is NOT true?

A. 9/0=0
B. 9(0) =0
C. 9+(–9) =0
D. 0/9=0
 8. Which of the following statements is true about real numbers?

A. All fractions are equal to integers.

B. Some fractions are equal to integers.
C. All irrational numbers are rational numbers.
D. Every real number is a rational number.

9. Which of the following mathematical statements below is NOT TRUE?

A. 6 + 8 = 8 + 6
B. 6 • 8 = 8 • 6
C. 8 – 6 = 6 – 8
D. 2 + (4 + 6) = (2 + 4) + 6

10. Which of the following is the best description of the set of integers?

A. All negative numbers.

B. Fractions are its best examples.
C. All positive and negative counting numbers including 0.
D. Any decimal.

Divisibility Rules

11. The number 325N6 is divisible by 6 if N is?

A. 4 B. 2 C. 1 D. 0

12. Which of the following is exactly divisible by 3 and 11?

A. 991111 B. 114345 C. 135792 D. 357404

13. The largest two-digit number that leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by 3 and
5 is ____.

A. 91 B. 86 C.101 D. 91

14. The two consecutive even numbers have a total of 102. What are the two
numbers?

A. 52 and 54 B. 50 and 52 C. 46 and 48 D. 51 and 51

15. Which of the following is divisible by 3, but NOT 9?

A.19,386 B. 20,103 C. 45,072 D. 11,070

Prime, Composite, and Perfect Numbers

16. Which among the following is a PRIME number?

A. 71 B. 77 C. 81 D. 91
 17. What is the prime factorization of 48?

A. 2x2x2x2x3 B. 6 x 8 C. 3 x 3 x 2 x 2 D. 1 x 48

18. How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 25?

A. 5 B. 8 C. 10 D. 13

19. It refers to a set of numbers with more than two factors

A. Abundant B. Composite C. Perfect D. Prime

20. Which of the following is a perfect number?

A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 10

LCM and GCF

21. The GCF of 5, 24, and 45 is ______.

A. 1 B. 5 C. 9 D. 120

22. Find the greatest common factor of numbers 36, 18, and 100.

A. 1 B. 2 C. 6 D. 18

23. Bus A arrives at its stop every 15 minutes. Bus B arrives at its stop across the
street every 40 minutes. If both buses are currently arriving at their stops, how
many hours will pass before both buses arrive at the same time?

A.1 B. 2 C. 60 D. 120

24. Two pieces of ribbon, one with length of 63 inches and another with a length of
42 inches are cut into equal pieces of equal length without remainder. Find the
greatest possible length that the pieces can be.

A.3 B.6 C. 7 D. 21

25. Pencils come in packages of 12. Erasers come in packages of 10. Peter wants to
purchase the smallest number of pencils and erasers so that he will have exactly 1
eraser per pencil. How many packages of pencils and erasers should Peter buy?

A. 4 packages of pencils and 3 packages of erasers

B. 5 packages of pencils and 4 packages of erasers
C. 6 packages of pencils and 5 packages of erasers
D. 12 packages of pencils and 10 packages of erasers

Ratio and Proportion

26. Mr. Joaquin sleeps 6 hours a day. What is the ratio of time he is asleep to the
time he is awake?

A. 1/6 B. 1/4 C. 1/3 D. ½

 27. If 15% of adults wear eyeglasses, what is the ratio of those adults who wear
eyeglasses to the non-eyeglasses’ wearers?

A. 3:25 B. 3:20 C. 3:17 D. 20:3

28. A meter stick was cut into two pieces at the 64 cm mark. What is the ratio of the
larger piece to the smaller piece?

A. 16:9 B. 16:25 C.13:50 D. 5:7

29. What is the ratio of 1/3 to 4/5?

A. 5:12 B. 13:45 C. 4:15 D. 3:4

30. The ratio of Jun’s allowance to that of Earl is 5:4, and the ratio of Earl’s allowance
to that of Mike is 2:7. What is the ratio of Jun’s allowance to that of Mike?

A. 5:4 B 3:4 C. 5:7 D. 5:14

31. If a pole 18 ft high casts a shadow of 20 ft long. How long is the shadow of a 27 ft
pole at the same time?

A.10 B. 25 C.30 D. 36

32. If 12 men can dig a pond in 8 days, how many men can dig it in 6 days?

A.9 B. 12 C. 16 D. 20

33. Rose, Daisy, and Margarita agreed to divide their profits in the ratio 1:3:5. How
much will Daisy receive if their profit is P18,000?

A.P1,500 B. P2,000 C. P6,000 D. P9,000

Fractions and Decimals

34. Which of the following decimals is equal to 3/5?

A. 3.5 B. 0.35 C. 0.6 0.7

35. A solution contains 36% sulfur. What fraction, in lowest term, is the solution?

A. 3/10 B. 9/25 C. 36/100 D. 64/100

36. The following are equal to 0.8 EXCEPT ____.

A. 4/5 B. 80% C. 6/8 D. 0.800

37. Mary bought ¾ kg of flour. Her friend Maria gave her another 4/10 kg. How
many kgs of flour does Mary have in all?

A. 1 and 3/20 B. 47/40 C. 7/14 D. 1 and 6/20

 38. Mario has 84 marbles. One-sixth of it were white. How many marbles are not
white?

A. 14 B. 42 C. 56 D. 70

Percent, Base, Rate

39. What percent of 75 is 15?

A. 40% B. 38% C. 30% D. 20%

40. Thirty-five is 50% of what number?

A. 35 B. 50 C. 70 D. 75

41. What is 1% of 200?

A. 1 B. 2 C.10 D. 20

42. By how much greater is 35% of 220 than 55% of 140?

A. 15 B. 10 C. 0 D. 1

43. What is 5% of 30% of 200?

A. 3 B. 5 C. 30 D. 50

Interest, Commission, Discount, Percent Increase and Decrease

44. At 3% simple interest, how much will P25,000 amount be after 2 years?

A. P25,000 B. P25,300 C. P26,500 D. P28,000

45. Ali, a sales agent, sold a second-hand car for P220,000. How much will he receive
if his commission was 15% of the selling price?

A. P15,000 B. P22,000 C. P33,000 D. P37,000

46. A bottle of perfume costs P10,000. If a discount of 10% was given, the bottle of
perfume will cost?

A. P1,000 B. P5,000 C. P8,000 D. P9,000

47. A property worth P140,000 was sold for only P126,000. What percent of decrease
did the buyer get?

A. 10% B. 15% C. 20% D. 25%

 48. A sack of rice costs P2,000 last month. This month it costs P2400. What was the
percent increase in the price?

A. 10% B. 15% C. 20% D. 25%

Simple and Weighted Average

49. Ann got 90 in Arts, 92 in Health, 88 in Music, and 98 in PE. What is Ann’s
average grade in MAPEH?

A. 88 B. 90 C.92 D. 98

50. Rey’s scores in his three exams are 94, 89, and 97. What score should he get on
the fourth exam to get an average of 95?

A. 90 B. 95 C.98 D. 100

51. Carl’s average score on his 3 tests is 90. If his average on his last 2 test is 80, what
is his average score for all 5 tests?

A. 80 B. 85 C. 86 D. 90

Geometry

52. What is the circumference of a circle with area of 4 π sq. units?

A. 8 π B. 6 π C. 4 π D. 2π

53. What is the area of a circular garden with a radius of 5m?

A. 5 π B. 10 π C. 25 π D. 50π

54. Which set of numbers CANNOT be the sides of a triangle?

A. 8, 8, 8 B. 5, 6, 7 C. 6, 8, 14 D. 2, 4, 5

55. Starting at the same point, Ron walked 5 km to the north in 1 hour while Gio
walked 12 km to the east in 1 hour. How far apart are they after 2 hours?

A. 13km B. 15km C. 26km. D. 39km

56. Therese received an aquarium as a gift. The dimension of the aquarium is 7 dm, 5
dm, and 6 dm in length, width, and height respectively. What is the volume of the
aquarium?

A. 210 cu.dm B. 420 cu.dm C. 316 cu.dm D. 300 cu.dm

57. Find the length of a rectangular board if its width is 15 cm and its perimeter is
200 cm.

A. 185 cm B. 170 cm C. 85 cm D. 60 cm
 58. The surface area of a cube is 150 sq.cm. What is the volume of the cube?

A. 64 cu.cm B. 125 cu.cm C. 150 cu.cm D. 200 cu.cm

59. Which of the following statement/s is/are TRUE?

I. An equilateral triangle is an isosceles triangle

II. A circle is a polygon
III. A square is a rectangle.
IV. A parallelogram is a rectangle.

A. I and II B. III and IV C. I and III D. II and III

60. Angle A and angle B are supplementary angles. If angle B is thrice the measure of
angle A, what is the measure of the smaller angle?

A. 30◦ B. 45◦ C. 60◦ D. 90◦

61. What is the sum of the interior angles of an octagon?

A. 180◦ B. 800◦ C. 900◦ D. 1080◦

Elementary Algebra

62. What value of m satisfy the equation, 4m – 2m = 12?

A. 2 B. 6 C. 10 D. 12

63. Simplify: (2x + 5y) + (x – 12y)

A. 2x + 7y B. 2x -17y C. 3x – 7y D. 3x + 17y

64. Max can finish painting the room in 8 hours while Thor can do it 4 hours. If they
work together, how long will it take them to finish the same job?

A. 2 and 2/3 B. 3 and ½ C. 2 and ¾ D. 3 and 1/6

65. What is the value of the polynomial 7x3 – 2x2 + 5x if x=–2?

A. -30 B. -74 C. 30 D. 74

66. Which of the following is the factorization of the binomial x2 – 42?

A. (x + 4) (x + 2)
B. (x – 4)2
C. x (x + 2x + 2)
D. (x – 4) (x + 4)
 67. What is the equation of the line whose slope is -2 and whose y-intercept is 3?

A. 2x + 3y = 6
B. x + 2y = 3
C. 2x + 2y = 4
D. 2x + y = 3

68. In which quadrant in the Cartesian Coordinate Plane does the ordered pair (-4, 5)
located?

A. I B. II C. III D. IV

69. Simplify: (2mn2) *(-3m2n)

A. -6m2n2
B. -m2n2
C.-6m3n3
D. 6mn2

70. The following are true about polynomials EXCEPT:

A. Fractional exponent for the variable is not allowed.

B. A variable should not be inside a radical sign.
C. It could be a single term or a combination of terms.
D. It can have variables in a denominator.

Probability and Statistics

71. If the probability that it will rain today is 5/8, what is the probability that it will
not?

A. 1/8 B. 3/8 C. 5/8 D. 8/8

72. What is the median in the given set of data below?

4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 8, 5, 11

A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 11

73. A basket contains 4 apples, 3 oranges, and 5 mangoes. What is the probability of
not getting a mango?

A. 5/12 B. 7/12 C. ½ D. ¾

74. In a standard deck of cards, what is the probability of getting a diamond?

A. 12/52 B. ½ C. ¼ D. 4/13
75. Which of the following statement/s is/are TRUE based on the given set of data?

5, 8, 10, 5, 8, 11, 7, 6

I. The mean is 7.
II. The median and mean are equal.
III. The mode is 5.
IV. It is bimodal
A. I and II B. III and II C. I and IV D. II and IV

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