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Good Afternoon!

 DOST-SEI Scholarship
Math Review Session
Lecturer:
NORMAN T. MANGAHAS, LPT
NORMAN T. MANGAHAS, LPT
 A graduate of BSED Math at CSU –
Andrews Campus, batch 2018.
 Awards: Cum Laude and Academic
Excellence in Mathematics.
 A DOST RA 7687 Scholar
 Mathematics teacher at Centro De
Cultura, Inc., 2018-2019.
 Passer of September 2018 Licensure
Examination for Teachers (LET).
 Member of Alliance of Cagayan Valley’s
Committed and Excellent Sci-Tech
Scholars (ACCESS)
 Math & Research Teacher at Saint
Joseph’s College of Baggao, Inc. (SJCBI),
2019 – 2020
 Special Science Teacher I at Gosi
National High School, 2020 - present
S
1. How many shaded polygons are inside the
largest square?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
2. What figure is inside both the circle and the
smaller square?

A. B. C. D.
3. What is the area of the bigger circle?
A. C.
B. D.
4. What is the area of the bigger right
triangle?
A. C.
B. D.
5. What is the perimeter of the largest
square?
A. C.
B. D.
FOR ITEMS 6-8
Consider 4 robots A, B, C, and D facing
in the direction indicated by the arrows.
The robots are programmed to move
along the segments in the following
sequence of steps: moves 2 units
forward then turn right and move one
unit then turn left and one unit then
turn right and move 2 units then turn
left and move 3 units.
 C

B




A
6. Which robot will pass the point marked first?
A. robot A C. robot B
B. robot C D. robot D
7. Which robot will land exactly on the point
marked ?
A. robot A C. robot B
B. robot C D. robot D
8. Which robot will NOT pass the point marked
?
A. robot A C. robot B
B. robot C D. robot D
FOR ITEMS 9-10
Consider the spaces between squared
objects as pathways. Follow the rules
specified below.
If you meet a shaded circle on your
RIGHT, turn LEFT after passing it; if you
meet either an shaded triangle or
unshaded square on your LEFT, turn
RIGHT after passing it; otherwise keep
going straight.
 A B C D

START HERE 1

 2

4
9. Which best represents the direction
you took at the intersection B3?
A. C.

B. D.

10. Which is the last intersection

traversed before leaving the pathway?
A. D1 C. D3 B. D2 D. D4
11. What is the next number in the
sequence?
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ___
A. 45 B. 47 C. 55 D. 57
12. What is the missing element in the
sequence?
J, 30, J, ___, A, 31, S, 30, O, 31, N, 30
A. 29 B. 30 C. 31 D. 32
13. What are the missing elements in the
sequence? E, 5, I, 9, O, ___, ___, 21
A. 15, U C. 13, 17
B. 17, 13 D. U, 15
14. Suppose MIMI is more than MOMO
and MOMO is less than MEME. Which
statement is true about MIMI?
A. It is less than MEME.
B. It is more than MEME.
C. It is the same as MEME.
D. It cannot be compared to MEME.
15. Suppose all teachers are good-
natured. If Lizza is a teacher, what
can be said about her character?
A. Lizza is good-natured.
B. Lizza may not be good-natured.
C. Lizza cannot be good-natured.
D. Lizza is not good-natured.
16. Suppose all some mathematicians are
physicists. If all physicists are
scientists then which statement is
true about mathematicians?
A. All mathematicians are scientists.
B. Some mathematicians are scientists.
C. Mathematicians cannot be scientists.
D. Mathematicians are not scientists.
17. Suppose all squares are rhombus. If
all squares are rectangles as well then
which statement is true about
rectangles?
A. All rectangles are rhombus.
B. No rectangle is a rhombus.
C. Some rectangles are rhombus.
D. Rectangles and rhombus are not
related.
18. Thequantity of bacteria b present in
an organism after time t (in hours) is
given by the equation b = b0(3-2t),
where b0 is the initial number of
bacteria. How many bacteria are
present after one hour if the initial
number of bacteria is 2700?
A. 24, 300 C. 300
B. 900 D. -900
19.A certain scale for weighing registers a
mass of only 6 kg. A person who wants to
know the weight of one package each of
chicken, beef, and pork weighed every
possible pair of these packages and got
the following results: the chicken and the
beef weighed 7 kg; the chicken and the
pork weighed 8 kg; and the beef and the
pork weighed 9 kg. What is the weight of
the package of pork?
A. 2 kg C. 4 kg
B. 3 kg D. 5 kg
20. The radius of a big wheel is 1.5 feet.
If the wheel rotates at a full rate of
1,760 revolutions per minute, how
many miles will a point at the tip of a
blade travel in one hour? (Note: 1
mile = 5,280 feet)
A. 40π C. 48π
B. 45π D. 60π
21. The figure below consists of four
congruent externally tangent circles
inscribed in a square. Which statement is
correct about the shaded portion?

A. It is greater than the area of the unshaded region.

B. It is less than the area of the unshaded region.
C. It is equal to the area of the unshaded region.
D. It cannot be determined.
22. If the area of is 1 square unit, then what
is the area of the shaded region in square
units?

A. 4 B. 4 C. 4 D. 5
FOR ITEMS 23-24
Consider the balanced scale.

23.If four circles are added on the right side,

how many squares must be added on the
left to keep it balanced?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 5 D. 6
24. Which of the following is consistent with the
given balanced scale?

A. C.

B. D.
25. Seventy percent of my tuition fee is
subsidized by the government. If I paid 500
pesos per unit then, how much is
shouldered by the government for three
unit?
A. ₱500.00 C. ₱3,500.00
B. ₱1,500.00 D. ₱5,000.00
26. Jasmine will prepare candy bags with equal
number of candies in each bag for her
niece’s birthday. If she has 350 candies,
which of the following CANNOT be the
number of candy bags she can prepare?
A. 35B. 25 C. 20 D. 14
27. If n2 = m3 and m2 = 16, then what is the
positive product of m and n?
A. 8 B. 12 C. 16 D. 32
28. If a = (23)(34)(5) and b is a positive
integer, what is the greatest number of
values for b such that is an integer?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
29. If 25% of s is 20, then what is 30% of s?
A. 16 B. 24 C. 32 D. 40
30.Nilda intended to take place a mark cm
from one end of a narrow rod cm long, but
she mistakenly placed the mark cm from
the other end. How far, in cm, is her mark
from the location where she intended to
place it?
A. B. C. D.
31. Consider the systems of equations

in how many points do their graphs will

intersect?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
32. The graphs of & will intersect in how many
points?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
FOR ITEMS 33-34
Consider the systems of equations below.

33. The graphs of the equations will intersect in

how many points?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
34. What are the real number solutions of the
given systems of equations?
A. (4, 0) & (-4, 0) C. (2, 0) & (-2, 0)
B. (0, 4) & (0, -4) D. (2, 4) & (-2, 4)
FOR ITEMS 35-36
Consider the graphs of the systems of
equations below,
35. How many real number solutions do the
graphs have?
A. Two solutions
B. Four solutions
C. Infinitely many solutions
D. No solution
36. What are the solutions in the systems of
equations?
A.
B.
C. Infinitely many solutions
D. No solution
 A

FOR ITEMS 37-39

1
In the accompanying figure.
D
The , , 3 2
B
E
and .
C
37. What is the measure of ∠1?
A. 9 B. 27 C. 53 D. 54
38. Find the measure of ∠2.
A. 9 B. 27 C. 53 D. 54
39. Determine the measure of ∠3.
A. 80B. 85 C. 90 D. 95
FOR ITEMS 40-45
In circle O, is a diameter, , and m∠BDC = 30.
40. Determine the measure of ∠B.
A. 25 C. 50 A
D
B. 35 D. 60
41. What is the measure of ∠C?
O
A. 25 C. 50 E
B. 35 D. 60
42. Find the measure of .
B
A. 25B. 35 C. 50 D. 60 C
43. What is the measure of ?
A. 120 C. 130
B. 125 D. 135
44. What is the measure of ∠ADB?
A. 60 C. 80
B. 70 D. 90
45. What is the measure of ∠ADC?
A. 60 C. 80
B. 70 D. 90
FOR ITEMS 46-49
In the accompanying figure, , , and .

R W
S
U
46.Find the measure of ∠TVS.
A. 10B. 20 C. 30 D. 40
47. What is the measure of ∠R?
A. 10 C. 30
B. 20 D. 40
48. What is the measure of ∠TWS?
A. 50 C. 60
B. 55 D. 65
49. What is the measure of ∠VUW?
A. 50 C. 60
B. 55 D. 65
FOR ITEMS 50-52
Refer to the figure at the right.
50. If ,find the m∠PYZ.
A. 53 C. 55 P
B. 54 D. 56 X
51. If and ,
1 O
find the m∠XPZ.
A. 53 C. 55 Y
Z
B. 54 D. 56
52. If and , find the .
A. 110 B.120 C. 130 D. 140
 Number of Possible
Coins Outcomes
TRIAL 1 2 4
TRIAL 2 3 8
TRIAL 3 4 16
TRIAL 4 5 32
TRIAL 5 6 64
53. In an experiment as shown in the table above.
If x represents the number of coins and y
represents the number of possible outcomes,
which of the following notations best
represents the relationship between the
number of coin tossed and the number of
possible outcomes?
A. y = x2 C. y = 2x
B. y = 2x D. y = x + 2
FOR ITEMS 54-56
A bag contains 6 red balls, 3 blue balls, and 1
green ball. One ball is drawn at random from
the bag.
54. What is the probability of getting a red ball?
A. B. C. D.
55. Determine the probability of not getting a
blue ball.
A. B. C. D.
56. Find the probability of getting a yellow ball.
A. 0 B. C. D. 1
FOR ITEMS 57-60
A pair of dice is thrown.
57. What is the probability of obtaining a sum
of 5?
A. B. C. D.
58. Determine the probability of obtaining a sum of 11.
A. B. C. D.
59. Find the probability of obtaining a sum of at
least 4.
A. B. C. D.
60. What is the probability of obtaining a sum
of at most 4?
A. B. C. D.
Use set notation to describe the shaded region?
U B
A

A. C.
B. D.
Use set notation to describe the shaded region?
U B
A

A. C.
B. D.
At a rally, protesters outnumbered the
policemen by 12 to 1. Seventy-two arrested
were made averaging 3 for every 2 policemen.
How many protesters attended the rally?
A. 48 C. 576
B. 144 D. 720
At a rally, protesters outnumbered the
policemen by 12 to 1. Seventy-two arrested
were made averaging 3 for every 2 policemen.
How many protesters attended the rally?
A. 48 C. 576
B. 144 D. 720
Solution:
Let P = the number of policemen
72:P = 3:2
3P = (72)(2)
3P = 144
P = 48
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protesters:policemen = 12:1
protesters:48 = 12:1
protesters(1) = (12)(48)
protesters = 576
Janine invested Php80,000 into a venture that
pays 3.5% annual simple interest. How much
will she earn after a year?
A. Php28,000 C. Php108,000
B. Php2,800 D. Php82,000
Janine invested Php80,000 into a venture that
pays 3.5% annual simple interest. How much
will she earn after a year?
A. Php28,000 C. Php108,000
B. Php2,800 D. Php82,000
Solution:
Given: P = 80, 000
r = 3.5% or 0.035
t=1

I = Prt
I = (80, 000)(0.035)(1)
I = 2, 800
Emma decided to invest Php120,000 in an
internet café and a photo booth. The internet
café and the photo booth pay monthly interest
5% and 4.5%, respectively. If she wants to earn
a total of Php5,800 a month from the two
business, how much must she allot to each
business?
A. Internet café: ₱100,000, Photo booth: ₱20,000
B. Internet café: ₱90,000, Photo booth: ₱30,000
C. Internet café: ₱80,000, Photo booth: ₱40,000
D. Internet café: ₱70,000, Photo booth: ₱50,000
Emma decided to invest Php120,000 in an
internet café and a photo booth. The internet
café and the photo booth pay monthly interest
5% and 4.5%, respectively. If she wants to earn
a total of Php5,800 a month from the two
business, how much must she allot to each
business?
A. Internet café: ₱100,000, Photo booth: ₱20,000
B. Internet café: ₱90,000, Photo booth: ₱30,000
C. Internet café: ₱80,000, Photo booth: ₱40,000
D. Internet café: ₱70,000, Photo booth: ₱50,000
Solution:
Let x = the amount allotted for the internet café
y = the amount allotted for the photo booth
x + y = 120, 000  equation 
0.05x + 0.045y = 5, 800  equation 
---------------------------------------------------------------------
(- 0.05)(x + y) = (120, 000)(- 0.05)
-0.05x – 0.05y = - 6, 000  equation 
 -------------------------------
-0.005y = - 200
-0.005y = - 200
-0.005 -0.005
y = 40, 000
---------------------------------------------------------------------
x + y = 120, 000
x + 40, 000 = 120, 000
x = 120, 000 – 40, 000
x = 80, 000
Given the following investment opportunities with
simple annual interest rates and duration:
A. 10% per annum for 5 years
B. 13% per annum for 4 years
What is the better investment opportunity and
why?
A. Investment A because the investment duration
is longer
B. Investment B because the interest rate is higher
C. Investment A because the total interest earned
is higher
D. Investment B because the total interest earned
is higher
Given the following investment opportunities with
simple annual interest rates and duration:
A. 10% per annum for 5 years
B. 13% per annum for 4 years
What is the better investment opportunity and
why?
A. Investment A because the investment duration
is longer
B. Investment B because the interest rate is higher
C. Investment A because the total interest earned
is higher
D. Investment B because the total interest earned
is higher
Solution:
Given:
A B
P = constant P = constant
r = 10% or 0.1 r = 13% or 0.13
t=5 t=4
I = Prt I = Prt
I = P(0.1)(5) I = P(0.13)(4)
I = 0.5P I = 0.52P

 Investment B earned 2% higher than investment A.

Given:
A = {Diego, Jepoy, Jasmine, Ivy, Emilia}
B = {Arnaldo, Emilia, Raul, Diego, Maja}
If set A and B represent the friends of Arlene
and Bayani, respectively, which of the following
notations represent the common friends of
Arlene and Bayani?
A. C.
B. D.
Given:
A = {Diego, Jepoy, Jasmine, Ivy, Emilia}
B = {Arnaldo, Emilia, Raul, Diego, Maja}
If set A and B represent the friends of Arlene
and Bayani, respectively, which of the following
notations represent the common friends of
Arlene and Bayani?
A. C.
B. D.
 2
10 10 8

A survey was conducted on 30 people on their TV viewing

preference and is presented in a Venn Diagram shown
above. Which of the following narrative best describes the
Venn Diagram?
A. 10 are Kapamilya, 10 are Kapuso, and 8 are Kapatid
B. 20 are Kapamilya, 18 are Kapuso, and 2 are Kapatid
C. 10 are Kapamilya, 8 are Kapuso, while 2 are neither
Kapamilya nor Kapuso
D. 20 are Kapamilya, 18 are Kapuso, while 2 are neither
Kapamilya nor Kapuso
 2
10 10 8

A survey was conducted on 30 people on their TV viewing

preference and is presented in a Venn Diagram shown
above. Which of the following narrative best describes the
Venn Diagram?
A. 10 are Kapamilya, 10 are Kapuso, and 8 are Kapatid
B. 20 are Kapamilya, 18 are Kapuso, and 2 are Kapatid
C. 10 are Kapamilya, 8 are Kapuso, while 2 are neither
Kapamilya nor Kapuso
D. 20 are Kapamilya, 18 are Kapuso, while 2 are neither
Kapamilya nor Kapuso
Suppose . If the line given by passes through
(3, -2), what is the value of and ?
A. C.
B. D.
What should be multiplied to the binomial so
that the product is a trinomial?
A. C.
B. D.
What should be multiplied to the binomial so
that the product is a trinomial?
A. C.
B. D.
Which of the following defines a one-to-one
function?
A. C.
B. D.
Which of the following defines a one-to-one
function?
A. C.
B. D.
Given the sequence of first nine prime numbers:
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23
Can four numbers be chosen to form an
arithmetic sequence?
A. Yes, the arithmetic sequence is 3, 5, 7, 11.
B. Yes, the arithmetic sequence is 3, 7, 13, 17.
C. Yes, the arithmetic sequence is 5, 11, 17, 23.
D. No, it is not possible.
Given the sequence of first nine prime numbers:
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23
Can four numbers be chosen to form an
arithmetic sequence?
A. Yes, the arithmetic sequence is 3, 5, 7, 11.
B. Yes, the arithmetic sequence is 3, 7, 13, 17.
C. Yes, the arithmetic sequence is 5, 11, 17, 23.
D. No, it is not possible.
Dianne is making a triangular wall with
building blocks. The top row has one block,
the second row has three, and the third has
five, and so on. How many rows can she make
with a set of 225 blocks?
A. 12 C. 4
B. 13 D. 15
Dianne is making a triangular wall with
building blocks. The top row has one block,
the second row has three, and the third has
five, and so on. How many rows can she make
with a set of 225 blocks?
A. 12 C. 4
B. 13 D. 15
Consider the geometric sequences
,…
,…
Which of the following sequences is geometric if ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Consider the geometric sequences
,…
,…
Which of the following sequences is geometric if ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Which of the following proportions forms may
represent the proposition below?
“If two sides of the a quadrilateral are parallel
are congruent, then the quadrilateral is a
parallelogram.”
A. C. )
B. D.
Which of the following proportions forms may
represent the proposition below?
“If two sides of the a quadrilateral are parallel
are congruent, then the quadrilateral is a
parallelogram.”
A. C. )
B. D.
Which of the following is true about right angle
ABC?
I. The hypotenuse is the longest side.
II. The sum of the degree measures of its internal
angles is 180o.
III. The sum of the squares of the lengths of its
legs is equal to the square of the length of its
hypotenuse.
A. I only C. I and II only
B. II only D. I, II, and III
Which of the following is true about right angle
ABC?
I. The hypotenuse is the longest side.
II. The sum of the degree measures of its internal
angles is 180o.
III. The sum of the squares of the lengths of its
legs is equal to the square of the length of its
hypotenuse.
A. I only C. I and II only
B. II only D. I, II, and III
If x = 13, y = 17 and z are sides of a triangle,
which of the following numbers is a possible
value of z?
A. 35 C. 31
B. 33 D. 29
If x = 13, y = 17 and z are sides of a triangle,
which of the following numbers is a possible
value of z?
A. 35 C. 31
B. 33 D. 29
Which of the following statements is true?
I. A rectangle is a parallelogram.
II. A square is a rhombus.
III. A square is a rectangle.
IV. A parallelogram is a rhombus.
A. I and II only C. I, II, and III only
B. I and IV only D. I, II, III, and IV
Which of the following statements is true?
I. A rectangle is a parallelogram.
II. A square is a rhombus.
III. A square is a rectangle.
IV. A parallelogram is a rhombus.
A. I and II only C. I, II, and III only
B. I and IV only D. I, II, III, and IV
A student downloaded 6 music files to a
portable MP3 player. In how many different
orders can the songs be played?
A. 6 C. 120
B. 24 D. 720
Twenty chocolate candies were placed in a jar and
mixed thoroughly: 8 Curly Tops and 12 Flat Tops.
Two students were asked to get a candy from the
jar, one at a time, without looking into the jar. The
first student got a Flat Top while the second
student did not show his/her chocolate candy. If
you were asked to pick a chocolate from the
remaining candies in the jar, what would be the
more likely outcome?
A. The chocolate candy is a Flat Top.
B. The chocolate candy is a Curly Top.
C. A Curly Top or Flap Top would have the same
probability of being picked.
D. It depends on what the second student picked
from the jar.
Twenty chocolate candies were placed in a jar and
mixed thoroughly: 8 Curly Tops and 12 Flat Tops.
Two students were asked to get a candy from the
jar, one at a time, without looking into the jar. The
first student got a Flat Top while the second
student did not show his/her chocolate candy. If
you were asked to pick a chocolate from the
remaining candies in the jar, what would be the
more likely outcome?
A. The chocolate candy is a Flat Top.
B. The chocolate candy is a Curly Top.
C. A Curly Top or Flap Top would have the same
probability of being picked.
D. It depends on what the second student picked
from the jar.
If you rolled two six-sided dice simultaneously,
which of the following would be the most likely
outcome?
A. The sum is odd.
B. The sum is even.
C. The product is odd.
D. The product is even.
A box contains ten balls. Each ball is labelled
such that each ball corresponds to a prime
number less 30. If two balls are drawn from the
box, what is the probability that the sum of
numbers the written on them is even?
A. 0 C.
B. D. 1
TRIGONOMETRY
 E

B 10
5 6
3

A C F D
4 8

Which of the following expressions is equal to sin A?

I. cos B
II. cos D
III. cos E
A. I only C. I and II only
B. II only D. I and III only
 E

B 10
5 6
3

A C F D
4 8

Which of the following expressions is equal to sin A?

I. cos B
II. cos D
III. cos E
A. I only C. I and II only
B. II only D. I and III only
If and , what is the value of ?
A. C.
B. D.
If and , what is the value of ?
A. C.
B. D.