Math Quizz - 2016 MASTER PLUMBER
Math Quizz - 2016 MASTER PLUMBER
Math Quizz - 2016 MASTER PLUMBER
1. Find the single trade discount equivalent to discounts of 20% and 10%
2. If a certain fund earns an interest of 12% compounded quarterly, what is the effective rate of
interest?
4. Find the single trade discount equivalent to discounts of 30%, 10% and 5%
5. If Php 100,000 is loaned for 10 years at a simple interest rate of 15% per annum, determine the total
amount due at the end of 10 years.
7. Find the net price of a centrifugal pump listed at Php 25000 with discounts of 20%, 10% and 5%
8. If Php 100,000 is loaned for 10 years at an interest rate of 15% compounded annually, the equivalent
worth at the end of 10 years is,
10. If you invest Php 10,000 today in savings account at an interest rate of 8% compounded annually,
how much principal and interest would you accumulate in 5 years?
11. Determine the "exact simple interest" on 50,000 pesos for the period from Jan. 15 to Nov. 28, 1992,
if the rate of interest is 22.
13. Find the water power in KW of a centrifugal pump when delivering 2000 GPM of water at a total
head of 10 meters (Fluid Mechanics – Pumps)
a. 12.36 b. 8.25 c. 15 d. 10
14. A square sheet has sides of 30 cm each. The largest circle is cut from it. What is the area of the
remaining portion of the square sheet? (Geometry -Area)
17. If a horse is tied to a stake by a tether 14 meters long, over how many square meters may the horse
graze?
a. 1232 m² b. 154m² c. 616 m² d. 462m²
18. It is the weight per unit volume of the material. (Physics – Elements)
19. What minimum size of circular bar is required to make a hexagonal nut of 16mm sides along the
circumference?
20. The radius of a circle is 15 cm. Find the length of an arc of this circle which substends a central angle
of 60° ?
23. A trapezoid has an area of 36 m² and an altitude of 2m. Its two bases have a ratio of 4:5. What are
the lengths of the bases?
a. 12, 15 b. 16, 20 c. 8, 10 d. 7, 11
27. If eight is added to the product of nine and the numerical number, the sum is seventy-one. Find the
unknown number
a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8
28. An airplane flying with the wind, took 2hours to travel 1000 km and 2.5 hours in flying back. What
was the wind velocity in kph
a. 50 b. 60 c. 70 d. 40
29. On a certain trip, Edgar drive 231 km in exactly the same time as Erwin drive 308 km. If
Erwin’s rate exceeded that of Edgar by 13kph, determine the rate of Erwin.
32. It is the study of geometrical relations by algebraic methods using the coordinate system.
35. John is 3 times as old as Jaime. Three years ago, John was four times as old as Jaime. The sum of
their ages is?
a. 20 b. 24 c. 28 d. 36
36. Portion of regular solid left after cutting off the upper part by a plane parallel to the base.
a. 1 b. 0 c. 2 d. 5
40. A father tells his son, I was your age now when you were born”. If the father is now 38
a. 15 b. 17 c. 19 d. 21
42. It is a sharp sudden increase in money or credit or both without corresponding increase in business
transactions.
43. The average of four numbers is 28. if three of the four numbers are 18, 20 and 36, what is the fourth
numbers?
a. 32 b. 38 c. 35 d. 34
a. 24 b. 36 c. 28 d. 50
45. If A can do the work in “x” days and B in “y” days, how long will they finish the job working together?
..+.. ..+..
a. b.
46. How many 2” pipes does it take to equal the volume capacity of a 6” pipe?
a. 2 b. 5 c. 7 d. 9
47. Write 16% as a decimal number and a fraction (reduce to lowest terms)
a. 0.16 or 4/25 c. 0.016 or 1/5
48. A prize of Php20, 000 is to be shared by two winners of a contest in the ratio of 6 to 4. the larger is
worth
49. If the short hand of the clock is at 4, what is the degree of its angle?
50. John and Peter working together can finish painting a house in 6 days. John working alone can finish
it in 5 days less than Peter. How long will it take each of them to finish the work alone?
a. 8, 13 b. 10, 15 c. 6, 11 d. 7, 12
51. A number on its own is called a ________. It is a single term that is a real number.
52. A fork lift moves 34m carrying a 1023N box across the warehouse floor. How much WORK is done by
the fork lift?
a. 6 + 3 x 3 b. 6 x 4 + 3 c. 6 + 4 x 3 d. 2 + 6 x 4
55. How much water must be evaporated from 10 kg solution which has 4% salt to make a solution of
10% salt?
a. 4 kg b. 5 kg c. 6 kg d. 7 kg
56. What is -2 + (-3.1) + (-.02)?
57. Mr. Cruz left his house at 7:00am and drove his car at 50kph. He rested for half an hour. What time
will be reach his destination which is 600kms away?
59. What is the smallest positive number which, when it is divided by 3, 4 or 5 will leave a reminder of 2?
a. 42 b. 22 c. 62 d. 122
60. A goldsmith has two alloys of gold, the first being 70% pure and the second being 60% pure. How
many ounces of the 60% pure gold must be used to make 100 ounces of an alloy which will be 66% gold?
a. 40 b. 35 c. 45 d. 38
61. It is either a single number or a variable, or a product or quotient of numbers and variables.
a. 13 b. 14 c. 15 d. 12
63. Elvie is 67 years old. Her daughter Hanna joy is 29 years old. In how many years will
a. 6 b. 7 c. 8 d. 9
64. What part of an hour elapses between 11:50 am and 12:14 pm?
a. 2/5 b. 7/30 c. 17/30 d. 1/6
65. If a two digit number has x for its unit’s digit and y for its ten’s digit, represent the number.
a. 10x + y b. 10y + x c. yx d. xy
69. How many 6-number combinations can be generated from the numbers from 1 to 42 inclusive,
without repetition and with no regards to the order of the numbers?
70. The sum of the two numbers is 21 and one number is twice the other. Find the numbers.
a. 6, 15 b. 7, 14 c. 8, 13 d. 9, 12
What is the pressure in pounds per square inch at the base of a 10 foot water cylinder?
73.
In one day (24 hours), how many times will the hour hand and minute hand of a continuously driven
clock be together
a. 21 b. 22 c. 23 d. 24
75. If eight is added to the product of nine and the numerical number, the sum is seventy-one. Find the
unknown number.
a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8
76. 3.54 is multiplied by 10 to the fifth power, what would be the value?
77. The rate at which velocity changes with time is known as ________.
78. How many minutes after 3:00 will the minute hand of the clock overtakes the hour hand?
a. 11 b. 10 c. 9 d.8
80. The product of 1/4 and 1/5 of a number is 500. What is the number?
a. 50 b. 75 c. 100 d. 125
81. ax² + bx – c = 0 is the standard form of a quadratic equation. Its solution is?
83. The perpendicular bisectors of the sides of a triangle intersect at a point which is known as :
84. A line segment that is divided into two segments, a greater a and a smaller b such that the length of
a + b is to a and a is to b. such division is known as
85. The ten’s digit of a number is 3 less than the unit’s digit. If the number is divided by the sum of the
digits, the quotient is 4 and the remainder is 3. What is the original number?
a. 36 b. 47 c. 58 d. 69
86. A triangle having no two sides equal.
a. 360 b. 180 c. 90 d. 45
a. 180 b. 90 c. 30 d. 60
89. If two angles have their sides parallel, right side to left side and left side to right side, the angles are.
90. A jogger starts a course at a steady rate of 8 kph. Five minutes later, a second jogger starts the same
course at 10 kph. How long will it take the second jogger to catch the first?
92. The smallest interior angle of a isosceles is half as much as one of other angles. If the area of the
triangle is 240 sq.m., find its perimeter? (Trigonometry)
93. The space between two lines meeting at a point called the vertex.
94. How fast does the minute hand of the clock travels?
a. 9degrees/min b. 8degrees/min c. 6degrees/min d. 4degrees/min
95. Pedro can paint a fence 50% faster than Juan and 20% faster than Pilar and together they can paint a
given fence in 4 hours. How long will it take Peter to paint the same fence if he had to work alone?
96. Which of the following number is not irrational numbers? (System of Numbers)
a. 0.333 b. v2 c. e d. p
97. In how many years will a sum of money triple itself at 12% interest? (EcoN – Compound Interest)
98. From a bag containing 4 black balls and 5 white balls, two balls are drawn one at a time. Find the
probability that both balls are black. Assume that the first ball is returned before the second ball is
drawn. (Probability)
100. In a commercial survey involving 1000 persons on brand preference, 120 were found to prefer
brand x only, 200 prefer brand y only, 150 prefer brand z only, 370 prefer either brand x or y but not z,
450 prefer brand y or z but not x and 370 prefer either brand z or x but not y. How many persons have
no brand preference, satisfied with any of the three brands?
SPLBE 2016 MASTER PLUMBER MATH QUIZ 5 ANSWER KEY June 24, 2015
Algebra – Equation
Algebra – Logarithm
Algebra – Quadratic
Calendar
Combination
Conversion
Econ – Elements
Econ – Annuity
Flow Rate
Fraction Problem
Geometry – Elements
Geometry -Areas
Geometry -Volumes
Percentage
Permutation
Physics – Elements
Probability
Progression -Arithmetic
Progression -Geometric
Progression -Harmonic
Properties of Multiplication
Pressure
Pumps
Rounding Off
Significant Figures
System of Number – Elements
Trigo – Angle
Trigo – Elements
Trigo – Heron's
Trigo – Pythagorean
Trigo -Quadrant
Venn Diagram
ANSWER KEY
1. C 16. C
2. A 17. C
3. C 18. B
4. A 19. D
5. B 20. D
6. C 21. C
7. D 22. D
8. C 23. B
9. A 24. A
10. C 25. C
11. C 26. C
12. B 27. B
13. A 28. A
14. D 29. D
15. A 30. B