URS-DOST Scholars’ Society Review

Mock Examination – Mathematics

1. Given the word “MATHEMATICS”, what is the cardinality of the set of consonants?
A. 5 B. 4 C. 7 D. 11

2. Edward factored the expression (30 x 3 y 2 z+ 15 xyz ) as 15 xyz (2 x2 y ). Did Edward factor the
polynomial correctly?
A. Yes, because 15 xyz is a common monomial factor.
B. Yes, because the last term is cancelled out.
C. No, because the last term when factored out is 1.
D. No, because 15 xyz is not the common factor.

3. Speed is the distance covered over time. Kyle travels 45 kph for 3 hours. How far did he
travel?
A. 15 kilometers B. 48 kilometers C. 42 kilometers D. 135 kilometers

4. Angelo can finish cleaning a room alone in 3 hours. Remon can do the same job in 2 hours.
How long would it take to clean the room if they worked together?
8 15
A. hours C. hours
15 8
6 5
B. hours D. hours
5 6

5 −2
20 a b c
5. Simplify the rational expression: −1 3 .
16 a b c
4 3 6
5a b 5a
A. 2 C. 3 2
4c 4b c
6 3 6
5a b 5a
B. 2 D. 2
4c 4b c

6. Find the discriminant of the equation: x 2−8 x +16.

A. -4 B. 0 C. 4 D. 16

7. Given the two equations 3 x−5 y=13 and 4 x+5 y =−6, find the value of x and y.
A. x=1 ; y=−2 C. x=−1 ; y=−2
B. x=−1 ; y=−2 D. x=1 ; y=2

8. Perform the indicated operation: (3 x−4)(2 x +7).

A. 6 x 2+ 13 x −28 C. 6 x 2−13 x−28
B. 6 x 2+ 7 x−28 D. 6 x 2−7 x−28

9. A rubber ball is dropped on a hard surface from a height of 80 feet and bounces up and down.
On each rebound, it bounces exactly one-half the distance it just came down. How far will the
ball have traveled after it reaches the top of the seventh bounce?
A. 128.125 ft B. 238.125 ft C. 831.125 ft D. 1238.125 ft

10. If 10 is subtracted from 1/3 of a number, the result is 15. What is the number?
A. 45 B. 75 C. 15 D. 60

For items 11-14, refer to the situation below.

 Fifty students are interviewed regarding their favorite subjects between Algebra,
Geometry, and Statistics. Fifteen of them loves Algebra; 26 chose Geometry; and 12 students
want Statistics. Among the 50 students, three students love Algebra and Geometry; four students
chose Algebra and Statistics; five chose both Geometry and Statistics. Two students love all three
subjects.

11. How many students chose Algebra only?

A. 5 B. 7 C. 10 D. 20

12. How many students chose Statistics only?

A. 5 B. 7 C. 10 D. 20

13. How many students chose Geometry only?

A. 5 B. 7 C. 10 D. 20

14. How many students did not choose any of the three subjects?
A. 5 B. 7 C. 10 D. 20

15. The zeroes of P ( x )=2 x 3 +7 x 2−5 x−4 are

1 1
A. 1 ,−4 ,− C. −1 , 4 ,
2 2
1 1
B. −1 , 4 ,− D. 1 , 4 ,
2 2

16. What is the product of ( x− y )( x 2+ xy+ y 2)?

A. x 3− y 3 C. x 3 + y 3
B. x 3 +3 x 2 y +3 xy 2+ y 3 D. x 3 + x 2 y 2 + y 3

17. If a and b are positive integers, which of the following is always an integer?

( )
2
1 a 1
A. a−b B. −b C. D.
a b ab

18. Perform the indicated operation: √ 40−√ 160+ √ 90.

A. −√ 50 B. −√ 30 C. −√ 10 D. √ 10

x
19. If =5, which of the following must be always true?
y
A. x can be zero C. x and y are both multiple of 5
B. x and y are both integers D. x and y both have the same signs

20. The ratio of two numbers is 4:5. If the larger number is 40, what is the smaller number?
A. 12 B. 32 C. 14 D. 24

21. Find the value of x in the equation: √ 5 x−1=2

A. 1 B. -1 C. 1 and -1 D. no solution

22. Find the value of x in the equation: x + √ x−4=4.

A. 4 and 5 B. 4 only C. 5 only D. no solution
 24 2 x
23. What number can replace x in the equation: = to make the equation true?
x 3
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

5 3
24. Write as an expression in one fraction: − .
x y
2 2 5 x−3 y 5 y−3 x
A. B. C. D.
x− y xy xy xy

25. Joshua works as a merchandizer in a supermarket. His supervisor asks him to create a display
in which oranges are stacked in the shape of a square pyramid. If the pyramid has 15 layers, how
many oranges are there?
A. 1,240 B. 1,420 C. 1,024 D. 2, 140

26. Which of the following is equal to sin(390°)?

A. sin(60°) B. cos(30°) C. cos(60°) D. sin(120°)
27. Which of the following are coterminal angles?
A. 42° and 132° B. 16° and -344° C. 40° and 120° D. 361° and 89°

28. The ratio of the length of the hypothenuse and the side adjacent the angle θ is _____.
A. secant θ B. cotangent θ C. tangent θ D. cosecant θ

29. Which of the following are the possible sides of a right triangle?
A. 4, 5, 6 B. 5, 12, 13 C. 3, 6, 9 D. 7, 11, 14

30. A ladder 10 ft tall is slanted onto a tree. If the base of the ladder is 6 ft away from the base of
the tree, how far does the ladder reach the tree?
A. 6 ft B. 8 ft C. 10 ft D. 12 ft

31. An isosceles right triangle has legs equal to 10 cm each. What is the measure of the third
side?
A. 20 cm B. 10√2 cm C. 5√2 cm D. (5√2)/2 cm

32. In a right triangle, if sine θ is 7/25, what would be the value of secant θ?
A. 7/25 B. 25/7 C. 24/25 D. 25/24

33. How long is a side of a square handkerchief if its diagonal is 12 cm long?

A. 6 cm B. 6√2 cm C. 12 cm D. 12√2 cm

34. For what value(s) of x is csc(x)=√2?

A. 45° B. 30° C. 30° and 60° D. 45° and 60°

35. The ratio of the angles of an oblique triangle is 10:8:2. What is the measure of the largest
angle?
A. 108° B. 96° C. 100° D. 90°

36. The two legs of a right triangle is n2-1 and 2n. What would be the third side?
A. 2n3-2n B. n2+1 C. n2 D. (n2-1)/2n

37. A carpenter wants to make a triangular frame. The two legs of the frame both measures 6 cm.
Which among the following can be used to create a triangle?
A. 6 cm B. 9 cm B. 12 cm C. 15 cm
38. Which of the following should be the value of x such that the difference between sin(x) and
cos(x) is zero?
A. 30° B. 45° C. 60° D. 90°

39. The three sides of a triangle are 20 in, 48 in, and 52 in, respectively. What can be said about
the triangle?
A. It has a right angle.
B. It cannot be possibly formed.
C. It is an oblique triangle.
D. Two of its angles will be equal.

40. The ratio between the height and the base of triangle is 3:4. If the area of the triangle is 48
square inches, what is the length of the base?
A. 8.49 in B. 9.48 in C. 4.89 in D. 4.98 in

Answer Key
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. A
9. B
10. B
11. C
12. A
13. D
14. B
15. A
16. A
17. B
18. D
19. D
20. B
21. A
22. B
23. C
24. D
25. A
26. C
27. B
28. A
29. B
30. B
31. B
32. D
33. B
34. A
35. D
36. B
37. B
38. B
39. A
40. A