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ALGEBRA

Direction: Select the correct answer for each item.

−4
1. The additive inverse of is
5
−5 4 5 d. 4 e. 5
a. b. c.
4 5 4
0
2. =
25
a. 0 b. 25 c. undefined d. indeterminate e. All of the above
3. The third term in the expansion of (x + 2y) 5 is
a. 10x3y2 b. 4x3y2 c. 40x3y2 d. 14x3y2 e. 35x3y2
4. If x4 + 3x2 – 5x + 2 is divided by x2 – 1, the degree of the reminder is:
a. -1 b. -2 c. 2 d. 0 e. 1
5. The first step in solving for x in the equation 3x – 5 = 4 is to
a. add 5 to both sides of the equation
b. add -5 to both sides of the equation
c. divide both sides of the equation by 3
d. divide both sides of the equation by -
3
e. divide both sides of the equation by
4
5
6.
 2 x +1
7. If x = 0 in y = , then y =
x−3
3 −2 2 1 −1
a. b. c. d. e.
2 3 3 3 3
8. If ax2 + bx + c = 0, a,b c ϵIR and ≠ 0, then x =
b ± √b 2−4 ac – b ± √ b2−4 ac
c. -b ± √
b 2−4 ac
a. b.
2a 2a 2a
−b+ √ b2 −4 ac −b−√ b2−4 ac
d. e.
2a 2a
9. Find three consecutive even integers whose sum is 138.
a. 44, 46, 48 b. 40, 46, 48 c. 42, 46, 48 d. 43, 46, 49 e. 42, 46, 50
10. Find the value of x and y that make the equations x – 2y = 2 and x + y = 5 both true.
a. x= -4, y = 1 b. x= 4, y = -1 c. x= 3, y = 2 d. x= 4, y = 1 e. x= 1, y = 4
11. [(-5) + (-9)][(-3) + 5]=
a. -7 b. -14 c. 28 d. -27 e. -28
8(−9) −4 +34
12. +
7−16 (−7 ) +(−3)
a. 5 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20 e. 25
13. If x = -1, y = 4, z = -3, then (x + y)(y - z) =
a. 3 b. -3 c. 10 d. -21 e. 21
14. (5x2 – 4x) + (2x – 9x2) =
a. 7x – 13x2 b. -4x2 – 2x c. -2x2 – 4x d. x – 7x2 e. 4x2 – 2x
15. One factor of x3 – 27 is x – 3, the other factor is
a. x2 – 9 b. x2 + 9 c. x2 + 3x + 9 d. x2 – 3x + 9 e. x2 + 3x – 9
2
16. -3xy(2x - y) equals
a. -6x2y + 3xy2 b. -12x3y + 3xy3 c.-12x3y + 12x2y2 – 3xy3 d.-3x3y – 3xy3 e. 12x3y – 12x2y2 + 3xy3
17. If 2 – 3(x + 1) = x + 7, then x equals
a. -1 b. -2 −1 1 e. 2
c. d.
2 2
18. 24 + (-2)4 equals
a. 0 b. 16 c. 32 d. -32 e. 64
19. √ 4 x - √ 16 x =
a. -√ 12 x b. –√ x c. -2√ x d. -2x e. -12√ x
20. If 6a – 2(3 – 8a) = 16, then a =
a. -1 b. 1 c. -11 d. 11 e. 0
21. One pair of values of x and y that make both the equations y = x 2 – 3x and y = 2x true is
a. (1,1) b. (0, 5) c. (-1, -1) d. (1, -1) e. (-1, 1)

MATHEMATICS
ARITHMETIC No. 1
1. If a = 4, b = 5, and c = 8, then 3a +2b – c has a value of _____.
a. 11 b. 12 c. 13 d. 14
2. What is the result when the sum of [ 5 + (-7) ] is subtracted from the difference of [ -19 - (-8) ] ?
a. 9 b. -9 c. 13 d. -13

3. (1/3) x (27/8) x (16/9) equals ____.

a. 4 b. 9 c. 2 d. 3

4. 24 is ¾ of what a number?
a. 18 b. 24 ¾ c. 28 d. 32
5. Which fraction has the least value?
a. 8/15 b. ¾ c. 6/13 d. ½

6. ( 9 x 0.9 ) + 0.9 =
a. 0.9 b. 8.1 c. 9.0 d. 9.9
7. If x is an odd integer, which of the following must also be an odd integer?
a. X + 1 b. 2X c. X – 1 d. X + 4

8 ( 11−2 )−5 ( 11−2 )

8. =¿
3
a. 9 b. 11 c. 3 d. 1
9. Simplify: 35 ÷ 7 + 8 x 42
a. 208 b. 69 c. 156 d. 133

( 0.2 )( 0.05 ) (0.25)

10. =¿
( 0.01 ) ( 0.5 )
a. 0.005 b. 0.5 c. 5.0 d. 500

11. A bridge is being built to span ¾ km; 3/8 km has been completed so far. What part of the bridge has not yet been
completed?
a. 3/8 b. 1/3 c. ½ d. 2/3

12. A taxi charge P 10.00 for the first 1/5 km and P 2.50 for each additional 1/5 km or part thereof. For P 92.50, what is
the distance you can travel on this taxi?
a. 5 3/5 km b. 6 km c. 6 4/5 km d. 6 1/5 km

13. i6 + i8 – i14 =
a. 1 b. -1 c. i d. 0
14. The product of the gcf and lcm of 18, 45, and 99
a. 9 b. 90 c. 990 d. 8910

15. Alfred wants to invest Php 4,000 at 6% simple interest rate for 5 years. How much interest will he receive?
a. Php1,200 b. Php 480 c. Php 720 d. Php 960
16. Divide 240 into three parts to form a ratio 3 : 4 : 5 .
a. 30 : 40 : 50 b. 60 : 80 : 100 c. 120 : 160 : 200 d. 100 : 80 : 60

17. 10, 000 + (3 x 102 ) =

a. 4, 000 b. 10, 003 c. 10, 030 d. 10, 300
18. Which of the following is the greatest?
a. 0.1 b. 0.11 c. 0.0111 d. 0.098
19. 3/7 in decimal form rounded to the nearest hundredth is
a. 0.04 b. 0.42 c. 0.43 d. 0.44

20. Max’s Company requires him to record the exact time when he starts and ends each repair job. On one job, he
worked from 10:50 AM to 11:26 AM. What fraction of an hour did he spend on the repair?
a. 1/36
b. 1/10
c. 3/5
d. 5/8
 MATHEMATICS
ARITHMETIC No.2
Select the best answer for each and encircle the appropriate letter in the choices.

1. Find the fraction halfway between 5/8 and 5/6.

a.5/7 b.35/48 c.5/8 d.15/22
2. Expressed as a ratio, the scale of a map is 1:2,000. How many centimeters represent 1 km on the map?
a.30 cm b.40 cm c.50 cm d.60 cm
3. Express 3 inches as a percentage of 15 yards.
5 5
a. % b.20 % c.720 % d. %
9 3
4. Given y = x 2. If x is decreased by 30 %, what is the corresponding percentage change in y?
a.34 % b.41 % c.51 % d.64 %

1 2 5
5 . + is equal to of what number?
4 3 6
11 10 11 12
a. b. c. d.
10 11 12 11
s2
6. If a square has side s and a diagonal of length d, then = ___________.
d2
1 3 1 2
a. b. c. d.
4 2 2 3

7. If xy= x + y, then y cannot be ______________.

a. -2 b. -1 c. 0 d. 1
1 2
8. 6 is to 1 as 20 is____________.
4 3
1 2
a. 5 b. 3 c. 4 d. 4
3 3
9. How many fifths are there in 3 ½?
a. 16 b. 16 ½ c. 17 d. 17 ½
2
10. 22 % in fractional form is
9
a. 2/9 b. ½ c. 11/50 d. 8/9
3
11. 9 is th of what number?
5
a. 35 b. 28 c. 25 d. 15
1 1 1
12. − = . if x=4 and y = 5, what is z?
x y z
a. 20 b. 30 c. 60 d. 80
13. Which of the following is not the product of two consecutive even numbers?
a. 8 b. 120 c. 168 d. 400

14. For two positive integers x and y and with x > y, which of the following is not true?
1 1
a. x + y > 0 b. x – y > 0 c. –x < -y d. >
x y
15. Which of the following is not the sum of three consecutive integers?
a. 21 b. 24 c. 64 d. 18

16. The clock reads 5: 00 pm. How many degrees are the minute hand and hour hand separated?
a. 50 b. 150 c. 25 d.120

3 3 2 1
17. From × subtract ×
4 5 5 4
3 7 9 2
a. b. c. d.
20 20 20 5

18. What is F if H= 1.2 in the formula 2F-15=3H?

a. 1.8 b. 9.3 c. 12.5 d. 6.4
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19. One-fifth a number, raised to the third power, gives . What is the number?
125
a. 5 b. 4 c. 3 d. 2
1 2
20. Out of 36 employees are male. of male employees are married. How many married male employees are there?
4 3
a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 11
 MATHEMATICS
ARITHMETIC No.3
Select the best answer for each and encircle the appropriate letter in the choices.

1. In a class of 30 students, there are 20 boys. What is the ratio of boys to girls?
a. 1:2 b. 2:1 c. 2:3 d. 3:2
2. If 2 inches of snow falls in 5 hours, how many inches will fall in 9 hours, if the snow continues to fall at the same rate?

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

3. If eight men can finish a job in 6 hours, how many hours will it take 12 men to finish the same job?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
4. The three angles of a triangle are 4:5:6 find the measure of each angle.
a. 18, 60, 66 b. 28, 16, 96 c. 48, 60, 72 d. 48, 36, 96

5. A book sold for $18.00 after a 10 percent discount was taken off the list price. What was the list price?
a. 10 b. 20 c. 30 d. 40
6. A company pays a salesman a commission of 16 2/3 percent and has $24,000 left in the proceeds. What was the value
of the sales before the commission was deducted?
a. 28, 800 b. 18, 600 c. 24, 400 d. 26, 200

7. A radio sales for $230. If this price represents a profit of 15 percent of the cost for the seller, how much did he buy for it?
a. 100 b. 200 c. 300 d. 400
8. If the temperature rises from 72o to 90o , what is the percent of the increase?
a. 10 % b. 20 % c. 15 % d. 25 %

9. The house rent of Php 20, 000 increased by 15% this year. What is the present rent of the house?
a. Php 23, 000 b. Php 32, 000 c. Php 13, 000 d. Php 31, 000
10. After a 25% increase, the population is 48, 000. What was the population before the increase?
a. 38, 400 b. 83, 400 c. 43, 800 d. 34, 800

11. The average of Mohammad’s five exams is 91. What must he get in the sixth exam to pull his average to 92?
a. 96 b. 97 c. 98 d. 99
12. Two numbers are in the ratio of 3 : 8. If 16 is added to each number, the ratio becomes 7 : 12. What is the larger of
the original numbers?
a. 12 b. 13 c. 32 d. 36
13. The number of production employees this week fell to 1330 people from 1400 people last week. Find the percent of
decrease.
a. 4% b. 5% c. 6% d. 7%
14. The average of 10 boys is 88. The average of the first 7 boys is 85. What is the average of the other three boys?
a. 92 b. 93 c. 94 d. 95
15. Abdulmalik purchased an item which was sold at 20% discount. He paid P180 for the item. How much was the
original price of the item?
a. P200 b. P225 c.P360 d. P900
16. The ratio of two numbers is 7:5, and their difference is 18. Find the smaller number.
a. 35 b. 40 c. 45 d. 55
17. A truck travels 180 km at a speed of 65 kph and makes the return trip along the same route at a speed of 85 kph.
What is the average speed in kph of the truck?
a. 62 b. 64 c. 68 d. 75
18. A refrigerator was sold for P2, 730, yielding a 30% profit on the cost. For how much should it be sold to yield only a
15% percent profit on the cost?
a. P2, 515 b. P2, 415 c.P2, 315 d. P2, 615
19. The net price of a P50 – item after successive discounts of 10% and 20% is
a. P20.00 b. P26.00 c. P36.00 d. P40.00
20. If 21 cans of food are needed to feed seven men for three days, the number of cans for five men for seven days is
a. 15
b. 20
c. 25
d. 35
ANSWER KEY ARITHMETIC No.1:
1. D 5. C 9. D 13. A 17. D
2. B 6. C 10. B 14. D 18. B
3. C 7. D 11. C 15. A 19. C
4. D 8. A 12. C 16. B 20. C

ANSWER KEY ARITHMETIC No.2:

1. B 5. A 9. D 13. D 17. B
2. C 6. C 10. A 14. D 18. B
3. A 7. D 11. D 15. C 19. C
4. C 8. A 12. A 16. B 20. A

ANSWER KEY ARITHMETIC No.3:

1. B 5. A 9. D 13. D 17. B
2. C 6. C 10. A 14. D 18. B
3. A 7. D 11. D 15. C 19. C
4. C 8. A 12. A 16. B 20. A

ANSWER KEY ALGEBRA No.1:

1. B 5. A 9. D 13. B 17. C
2. A 6. E 10. E 14. C 18. C
3. C 7. B 11. A 15. C 19. B
4. E 8. A 12. E 16. B 20. D