1. Change 0.2272722… to a common fraction.

A. 7/44 B. 5/48
C. 5/22 D. 9/34

6. If (4y3 + 8y + 18y2 – 4) is divided by (2y + 3), the

remainder is:
A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 13

2. Find the value of x that will satisfy the following

expression: A. x = 3/2
B. x = 18/6
C. x = 9/4 7. Given f(x) = (x+3)(x-4) + 4 when divided by (x-
D. none of these k), the remainder is k. Find k.
A. 2 B. 3
C. 4 D. -3

3. Factor the expression x3 + 8.

A. (x-2) (x2+2x+4)
B. (x+4) (x2+2x+2) 8. Simplify the following expression:.
C. (-x+2) (- x2+2x+2)
D. (x+2) (x2-2x)
A. 2/(x-3) B. (X-3)/5
C. (x+3)/(x-1) D. 4/(x+3)

4. Solve for w from the following equations:

3x – 2y + w = 11
x + 5y -2w = -9 9. Find x if logx 27 + logx 3 = 2.
2x + y - 3w = -6 A. 9 B. 12
A. 1 B. 2 C. 8 D. 7
C. 3 D. 4

10. The logarithm of negative number is:

5. When (x+3) (x-4) + 4 is divided by x – k, the A. irrational number
remainder is k. Find the value of k. B. real number
A. 4 or 2 C. imaginary number
B. 2 or -4 D. complex number
C. 4 or -2
D. -4 or -2
11. In the expansion of (x+4y)12, the numerical containing 6% nickel. How much of the steel
coefficient of the 5th term is. containing 14% nickel is needed?
A. 253440 B. 126720 A. 1500 kg B. 800 kg C. 750 kg D. 500kg
C. 63360 D. 506880

16. A pump can pump out a tank in 11 hours.

12. Find the sum of the coefficients in the Another pump can pump out the same tank in
expansion of (x + 2y + z) 4 (x + 3y) 5 is: 20 hours. How long it will take both pumps
A. 524288 together to pump out the tank?
B. 65536 A. ½ hour B. ½ hour C. 6 hours D. 7 hours
C. 131072
D. 262 144

17. How many minutes after 10:00 o’clock will the

13. Two engineering students are solving a hands of the clock be opposite of the other for
problem leading to a quadratic equation. One the first time?
student made a mistake in the coefficient of A. 21.41 B. 22.31 C. 21.81 D. 22.61
the first-degree term, got roots of 2 and -3. The
other student made a mistake in the
coefficient of the constant term got roots of -1
and 4. What is the correct equation?
A. x2 – 6x – 3 = 0
B. x2 + 6x + 3 = 0
C. x2 + 3x + 6 = 0
D. x2 – 3x – 6 = 0 18. The sum of the reciprocals of two numbers is
11. Three times the reciprocal of one of the
numbers is three more than twice the
reciprocal of the other number. Find the
numbers.
A. 5 and 6 B. 7 and 4
C. 1/5 and 1/6 D. 1/7 and ¼

14. Two times the father’s age is 8 more than six

times his son’s age. Ten years ago, the sum of
their ages was 44. The age of the son is:
A. 49 B. 15 C. 20 D. 18

19. A boat going across a lake 8km wide proceed 2

km at a certain speed and then completes the
trip at a speed 1/2kph faster. By doing this, the
boat arrives 10 minutes earlier than if the
original speed had been maintained. Find the
original speed of the boat.
15. Two thousand kilogram of steel containing 8% A. 2 kph B. 4 kph
of nickel is to be made by mixing steel C.9 kph D. 5 kph
containing 14% nickel with another steel
20. If sin A = 4/5, A in quadrant II, sin B = 7/25, B in 25. Find the height of a lamp post if the angle of
quadrant I. Find sin (A+B) elevation of its top changes from 20° to 40° as
A. 3/5 B. 4/5 C. 2/5 D. 1/5 the observer 1.8 meters tall advances 23
meters toward the base.
A. 13.78m C. 16.58m
B. 14.78m D. 15.78m

21. In what quadrant will the angle θ terminate, if

sin θ is positive and sec θ is negative?
A. I B.II C. III D.IV

26. From an airplane flying at 100 m above the

ground, the angle of depression of a tower
directly to the right of it is 30°. An observer on
the base of another tower directly to the left of
the airplane finds that the angle of elevation of
the airplane is 60°. How far apart are the two
1 towers?
22. If sec (2x-3) =sin⁡(5𝑥−9), determine x in degrees.
A. 330.24m C.430.13m
A. 14.57 C. 12.56
B. 210.63m D. 230.94m
B. 18.57 D. 10.18

23. Find the values of where 0≤x≤360,such that

27. Three circles of radii 6, 8, and 10 meters,
2sin2x + 5cos x+ 1 =0
respectively are tangent to each other
A. 120° or 240° C. 115° or 320°
externally. Find the largest angle of a triangle
B. 100° or 240° D. 136° or 310°
formed by joining the centers.
A. 72.6° B. 75.1° C.73.4° D. 71.3°

24. From the top of a light house, 53m above the

28. The sides of a triangle ABC are AB =15cm,
water, the angle of depression of a boat due
BC=18cm, and CA = 24cm. Find the distance
south is 18°56’47”. Calculate the speed of the
from the point of intersection of the angle
boat, if after it moves due west for 2 minutes
bisectors to side AB.
the angle of depression is 14°20’.
A. 4.73 B. 3.8 C. 3.74 D. 5.34
A. 69.26 m/min C. 48.17 m/min
B. 87.35 m/min D. 29.47 m/min
 B. 119.3 cm2 D. 117.4 cm2

29. In triangle ABC, a=12cm, c=14cm, and

B=34.77°. Find the area of the triangle.
A. 27.8 cm2 C. 37.5 cm2 34. A rhombus is formed by two radii and two
2
B. 32.6 cm D. 47.9 cm2 chords of a circle of radius 10m. What is the
area of the rhombus?
A. 86.6 cm2 C. 56.4 cm2
2
B. 96.1 cm D. 78.1 cm2

30. Find the area of a regular hexagon whose sides

measure 5cm.
A. 64.95 cm2 C. 47.85 cm2
2
B. 96.71 cm D. 69.53 cm2 35. A solid has a circular base of radius 20 cm. find
the volume of the solid if every plane section
perpendicular to a certain diameter is an
equilateral triangle.
A. 18445.50 cm3 C. 14231.50 cm3
B. 18475.21 cm3 D.17485.12 cm3

31. Find the area of a trapezoid whose median is

32 cm and altitude is 6 cm.
A. 150 cm2 C. 142 cm2
2
B. 164 cm D. 192 cm2

36. Find the equation of the perpendicular

bisector of the segment joining the points (2,
6) and (-4, 3).
A. 2x-4y+5=0 C. 4x-2y-5= 0
B. 4x+2y-5+0 D. 2x+4y+5=0

32. A conical vessel has a height of 24cm. and a

base diameter of 12 cm. it holds water to a
depth of 18 cm above its vertex. Find the
volume of its content.
A. 381.7 cm3 C. 281.6 cm3
B. 451.2 cm3 D. 367.4 cm3
37. The abscissa of a point is 3. If its distance from
a point (8, 7) is 13, find its ordinate.
A. -5 or 19 C. 3 or 5
B. 5 or 19 D. -3 or 7

33. Two squares each of 12 cm sides overlap each

other such that the overlapping region is a
regular octagon. Determine the area of the
overlapping region thus formed.
A. 110.9 cm2 C. 121.5 cm2
38. Determine the equations of the common 43. Find the eccentricity of a hyperbola whose
tangents to the circles x2+y2+2x+4y-3=0 and transverse and conjugate axes are equal in
x2+y2-8x-6y+7=0. length?
A. x+y+1=0 C. x+2y-1=0 A. 0.823 B. 1.525 C. 1.414 D. 1.734
B. 2x+y-1=0 D. x+y-1=0

44. A parabolic arc over a tunnel for a road through

39. Find the equation of line parallel 7x+2y-4=0 a mountain is 27ft high. The width of the arc 12
and passing through (-3,-5). feet from the top is 56 feet. How wide is the
A. 7x+2y+31=0 C. 7x-2y+21=0 arc at the bottom?
B. 3x+2y+31=0 D. 7x-2y+31=0 A. 88ft B.96ft C. 78ft D. 84ft

40. Find the equation of a circle having (10, 2) and 45. The sum of Kim's and Kevin's ages is 18. In 3
(6,-4) as ends of a diameter. years, Kim will be twice as old as Kevin. How
A. x2+y2-16x+2y+52=0 old is Kim?
B. x2+y2-14x+2y+25=0 A. 6 C. 10
C. x2+y2-16x+8y+15=0 B. 12 D. 13
D. x2+y2+18x+2y+52=0

41. Compute the length of the latus rectum of the 46. Given three consecutive even integers. Find
parabola y2-4y-12x-32=0 the largest integer if the second plus twice the
A. 10 B. 12 C. 11 D. 16 third is 4 times the first.
A. 12 C. 16
B. 14 D. 18

42. The semi-major axis of an ellipse is 4 and its

semi-minor axis is 3. The distance from the
center to the directrix is:
A. 5.065 B. 6.047 C. 6.223 D. 6.533 47. If f(x) = √2𝑥 + 3 and g(x) = x2 + 1, then f(g(2))
is ___ .
A. 6.16 C. 2.24
B. 3 D. 3.61
 5
52. Simplify: √𝑥 4/3 √𝑥 4 .
A. X1/2 C. X
2/3
B. X D. X4/5

48. A man and a boy can do in 15 days a piece of

work which would be done by 7 men and 9
boys in 2 days. How long would it take one
man to do it alone?
A. 20 days C. 18 days
B. 24 days D. 22 days 53. A tea that is 20% jasmine is blended with a tea
that is 15% jasmine. How many pounds of the
20% jasmine must be used to make 5 pounds
of tea that is 18% jasmine?
A. 2 pounds C. 1 1/2 pounds
B. 3 pounds D. 2 1/2 pounds

49. What is the HCF of 14 and 12?

A. 168 C. 2
B. 6 D. 84

54. A father is four times as old as his son. In 3

years the father will be three times as old as
his son. How old is the son now?
A. 6 C. 24
B. 18 D. 12
50. How many pounds of coffee worth $2.50 per
pound should be mixed with 140 lb worth
$3.50 per pound in order to get a mixture to
sell at $3.20 per pound?
A. 50 pounds C. 60 pounds
B. 55 pounds D. 65 pounds

55. How much tin must be added to 700 pounds

of an alloy containing 50% tin and25% lead to
make an alloy which is 60% tin and 20% lead?
A. 175 pounds C.190 pounds
B. 200 pounds D.150 pounds

51. Lisa is now six years older than Cheryl. In two

years, Lisa will be twice as old as Cheryl. How
old is Cheryl now?
A. 10 C. 6
B. 8 D. 4

56. Judy is six years older than Helen. In three

years Helen's age will be two-thirds that of
Judy's. How is Helen now?
A. 10 C. 9
 B. 14 D. 15 61. A chemist needs a solution of tannic acid that
is 70% pure. How much distilled water must
she add to 5 gallons of acid which is 90% pure
to obtain the 70% solution?
A. 2 2/3 C. 1 3/7
B. 1 3/5 D. 1 ¾

57. What is the value of x if log4 x = 2 ?

A. 8 C. 10
B. 4 D. 16

62. How many kilos of an alloy containing 60%

copper must be melted with an alloy
containing 20% copper to obtain 80 kilos of an
alloy containing 30% copper?
A. 15 kg C. 25 kg
58. A 2.5 L container has a mixture of 25% alcohol. B. 20 kg D. 18 kg
How many liters of the mixture must be
drained out and replaced with pure alcohol in
order to obtain a mixture containing 40%
alcohol?
A. 0.35 C. 0.45
B. 0.40 D. 0.50

63. The number which is 5/8 times the excess of

the number over 3 is __.
A. -5 C. -12
B. -16 D. -8

59. The sum of the digits of a three digit number is

17. The hundreds digit is twice the units digit.
If 396 be subtracted from the number, the
order of the digits will be reversed. Find the
number.
A. 548 C. 458 64. A man is 4 years older than his wife and 5 times
B. 854 D. 485 as old as his son. When the son was born, the
age of the wife was 6/7 the age of her husband.
Find the age of the son now.
A. 8 C. 10
B. 9 D. 7

60. Which number is not rational?

A. 4 C. 0.3
B. 6.171717... D. √3

65. The Roman numeral MCMLX is equivalent to

___.
A. 1960 C. 2160
 B. 2140 D. 1940 B. 1/2 D. ¼
66. The excess of the sum of the fourth and fifth
parts over the difference of the half and the
third parts of a number is 119. Find the
number.
A. 360 C. 510
B. 420 D. 480

71. The larger of the two integers is 5/2 the

smaller. If twice the smaller is subtracted from
twice the larger, the difference is 12. Find the
smaller integer.
A. 6 C. 8
B. 4 D. 10
67. The roots of the quadratic equation Ax2 + Bx +
C = 0 are ¼ and -7/2. Determine the value of B.
A. 24 C. 30
B. 28 D. 26

72. A vendor wants to mix 20 kilos of peanuts

worth P90 a kilo with cashew nuts worth P150
a kilo in order to make an experimental mix
worth P110 a kilo. How many kilos of cashew
68. One secretary can type a certain large report in nuts should be added to the peanuts?
6 hours. A second secretary can type that A. 12 kilos C. 9 kilos
report in 8 hours. How long will it take If they B. 8 kilos D. 10 kilos
work together?
A. 3 3/7 hours C. 2 4/9 hours
B. 3 5/11 hours D. 2 3/5 hours

73. If the repeating decimal 0.2373737...is written

as a fraction in lowest terms, the sum of the
numerator and denominator is __.
69. Mary is twice as old as Ann was when Mary was A. 245 C. 278
as old as Ann is now. If Mary is 20 years old B. 267 D. 256
now, how old is Ann now?
A. 15 C. 17
B. 16 D. 18

74. A father is four times as old as his son. In 3

years the father will be three times as old as his
son. How old Is the son now?
70. Find the value of k for which the equation kx2 A. 6 C. 24
+ 2x + 9 = 0 have a double root. B. 18 D. 12
A. 1/3 C. 1/9
 79. If f(x) = 10x + 1, then f(x+1)-f(x) is ___.
A. 9(10)x C. 10(10x)
B. 9(10x +1) D.9(10x+1)
75. Which of the following are prime numbers: 18,
45,79 and 90?
A. 18 only C. 79 only
B. Both 45 and 90 D. 18,45,90

80. A pharmacist has to fill a prescription calling for

5 ounces of 12 % Argyrols solution. She has 5
ounces of a 15% solution .
A. 1 ½ ounces C. 1 4/7 ounces
76. The sum of the digits of a three-digit number is B. 1 ¼ ounces D. 1 5/6 ounces
11, the ten’s digit being thrice the unit’s digit.
If 99 is subtracted from the number, the digits
will be reversed. Find the number.
A. 254 C. 263
B. 353 D. 362

81. One number is 4 more than another number.

The square of the smaller number increased by
three times the larger is 66. Find
the larger number.
A. 12 C. 10
77. Find the sum and product of the roots of x2+5x B. 9 D. 11
– 8 = 0.
A. -5,-8 C. -5,8
B. 5,8 D. 5,-8

82. If log 2 = x and log 3 = y, then solve log 1.2 in

terms of x and y.
A. x2+ y – 10 C. x2+ y – 1
78. A swimming pool can be filled in 6 hrs and B. 2x + y -1 D. x +2 y -2
requires 9 hrs to drain. If the drain was
accidentally left open for 6hrs while the pool
was being filled, how long did filling the pool
require?
A. 8 hrs C. 11 hrs
B. 9 hrs D. 10 hrs

83. Phoebe and Phyllis run a typing service.

Phoebe can type a paper in 50 minutes or the
two can type it together is 30 minutes. How
 long would it take Phyllis to type the same
length of paper alone?
A. 60 minutes C. 50 minutes
B. 75 minutes D. 65 minutes 88. The roman numeral CCXXXVI is equivalent to
___.
A. 216 C. 236
B. 316 D.336
89. A retailer mixes two kinds of nuts costing P35
per kilo and P50 per kilo to obtain 80 kilos of
nuts to be sold at P44 per kilo. How many kilos
of the P50 per kilo nuts were put in the
84. If (x+4) is a factor of x3+2x2 -7x + k what is the mixture?
value of k? A. 32 C. 36
A. -4 C. -2 B. 40 D. 48
B. 2 D. 4

90. How many significant figures do 0.001964

have?
85. If 1 ½ chicken can lay 1 ½ egg in 1 ½ days, how A. four C. six
many eggs can 3 ½ chicken lay in 3 days? B. three D. five
A. 9 eggs C. 8 eggs 91. Ten years ago a father was three times as old
B. 7 eggs D. 10 eggs as his son. In six more years, the father will be
twice as old as the son. How old is the father
now?
A. 52 C. 58
B. 55 D. 60

86. Solve for x: log32x – log3(x+5) = 0 .

A. 3 C. 5
B. 4 D. 6
92. Find the remainder when 3x2- x3 +2x2-x+1 is
divided by (x+3).
A. 292 C. 189
B. 203 D. 226

87. The number 142 is divided into two parts such

that when the greater part is divided by the
lesser part, the quotient is 3 and the remainder
is 14. What is the greater part?
A. 100 C. 110 93. How many pounds of chocolates costing $4.6
B. 105 D. 115 per pound maybe mixed with 6 pounds of
chocolates costing $5 per pound to produce a
mixture that can be sold for $4.9 per pound?
A. 3 pounds C. 2 pounds
B. 1.5 pounds D. 2.5 pounds
 98. If 2x = 8x-1,solve for x.
A. ½ C. 3/2
94. If what is the ratio of x to y? B. 1 D. 2
A. 1:2 C. 4:1
B. 1:4 D. 2:1

99. The father is 41 years old and in seven years,

he will be four times as old as his son at that
95. A chemist has two alcohol solutions of time. How old is the son now?
different strengths, 30% alcohol and 45% A. 6 C. 5
alcohol solutions, respectively. How many B. 10 D. 8
liters of the 45% solution must be use so as to
make a mixture of 30 liters, which will contain
39% alcohol?
A. 18 liters C. 12 liters
B. 14 liters D. 16 liters

100. Given the function, f(x) = x2+2x, find

f(f(3)).
A. 15 C. 255
B. 225 D. 275

96. What is the GCF of 2x = 4y, 48 and 72?

A. 12 C. 144
B. 24 D. 2

101. A chocolate factory has two kinds of

chocolate mini bars which costs $1.4 and $0.80
per kg respectively. How many kg of the $1.40
chocolate must the firm use to make a mixture
of 42 kg to sell at $1 per kg.
A. 14 kg C. 28 kg
97. A boy’s older sister can mow their family’s yard B. 20 kg D. 18 kg
30 minutes quicker than he can. If working
together using lawnmowers they can do the
job in 36 minutes, how long does it take for the
boy to do it separately?
A. 60 min C. 100 min
B. 120 min D. 90 min

102. When 5x6- 4x4-7x3+2x-3 is divided by

(x+1), what is the remainder?
 A. 5 C. 4
B. 3 D. 6

107. Find the remainder when x3-2x2+3x-5

is divided by (x-2).
103. A tank is filled with 2 pipes. The first A. 1 C. 5
pipe can fill the tank in 10 hours. But after it B. 8 D. 12
has been opened for 3.5 hours, the second
pipe is opened and the tank is filled inn 4 hours
more. How long would it take the second pipe
alone to fill the empty tank?
A. 15 hours C. 16 hours
B. 17 hours D. 18 hours

108. If five times a number added with 6 is

the same as the square of the number, what is
four times this number less 6?
A. 24 C. 30
B. 36 D. 18

104. Solve for x: √3𝑥 − 3 + 2 = √5𝑥 + 5.

A. 3 C. 5
B. 2 D. 4

109. The roman numeral MCCCXXIX is

equivalent to ___.
A. 1329 C. 1331
B. 1399 D. 1310
110. A tank is drained by two pipes. One
105. Determine k in the equation, 4x2 - 15x pipe can empty the tank in 30 min, and the
+ 13.5 = 0, given that one root is the square of other can empty it in 25 min. if the tank is 5/6
the other root. filled and both pipes are open, in what time
A. 12 C. 11.25 Will the tank be emptied?
B. 10.5 D. 13.5 A. 11 4/11 min C. 10 2/11 min
B. 13 7/11 min D. 9 3/11 min

106. Take a number. Double the number.

Subtracted 6 from the result and divide the 111. If log x base 3 + log ( 2x + 5 ) base 3 = 1,
answer by 2. The quotient will be 20. What is find x.
the number? A. 1/4 C. 1/2
A. 32 C. 30 B. 1/5 D. 1/3
B. 24 D. 18
 116. Find the value of x: (2x)(3x-2) = 24.
112. A two digit number has a tens digit 1 A. 4 C. 2
greater than the unit’s digit. The sum of the B. 1 D. 3
number and the number formed by reversing
the digits is 77. Find the number.
A. 54 C. 43
B. 32 D. 65

117. The ten’s digit of a certain two digit

number exceeds the unit’s digit. Find the
number.
A. 65 C. 95
113. If log m base 2 is x and log n base 2 is B. 85 D. 59
y, then mn is equal to ___.
A. 2x+y C. 2xy
xy
B. 4 D. 4x+y

118. Three cats can kill 5 rats in a minute.

How many minutes will it take for 15 cats to kill
250 rats.
114. A job could be done by 11 workers in A. 10 C. 20
15 days. Five workers started the job. They B. 15 D. 18
were reinforced with 4 more workers at the
beginning of the 6th day. Find the total number
of days it took them to finish the job.
A. 15.56 C. 20.56
B. 18.56 D. 24.56

119. Find the constant k if one root of the

equation x2-x-2k = 0 exceeds the other root by
5.
A. 4 C. 3
B. 5 D. 2
115. When Tarzan was asked about his age,
he replied that if the difference between
three-fourths and one-third of his age will be
added to his present age, it would be 68. How
old is Tarzan now?
A. 40 C. 48
B. 52 D. 44
120. A goldsmith combined an alloy that 124. The Roman numeral DXLIX is
costs P430 per gram with an alloy that costs equivalent to ___.
P180 per gram. How many grams of the alloy A. 549 C. 569
that costs P430 per gram were used to make a B. 559 D. 449
mixture of 200 grams costing P250 per gram? 125. The square of the sum of two positive
A. 44 grams C. 85 grams number is 45 and their product is 16. What is
B. 78 grams D. 56 grams the sum of their squares?
A. 28 C. 36
B. 13 D. 24

121. A 40-liters solution is 25% salt. If 10

liters of water is added to it, what percent of
the new solution is salt?
A. 10% C. 20% 126. Rice worth P15 per kilo is to be mixed
B. 15% D. 25% with rice worth P20 per kilo to make up 50 kg
of a mixture to sell at P18 per kilo. Determine
the weight of the P15 per kilo rice.
A. 30 kg C. 25 kg
B. 35 kg D. 20 kg

122. If the roots of the quadratic equation

Ax + By + C = 0 are 3 and 2, solve for A + B + C?
A. 8 C. 6
B. 4 D. 2
127. Solve for k, if (x-2) is a factor of
x3+5x2+kx-24.
A. -4 C. -8
B. -6 D. -2

123. A swimming pool can be filled by an

inlet in 10 hours and emptied by an outlet pipe
in 12 hours. One day the pool is empty and the
owner opens the inlet pipe to fill the pool. But
he forgets to close the outlet. With both pipes 128. Terrence was twice as old as Lancy was
open, how long will it take to fill the pool? when he was as old as Lancy is now. If Terrence
A. 44 hours C. 50 hours is 12 years old, how old is Lancy?
B. 60 hours D. 56 hours A. 7 C. 9
B. 10 D. 8
129. The product of two consecutive odd B. 42 workers D. 24 workers
integers is 1023. Find the sum of the two
integers.
A. 64 C. 88
B. 92 D. 70

134. If (x-k) is a factor of -x3 + 2x2-2x+4, find

the value of k.
A. -2 C. -4
B. 4 D. 2
130. A husband can do a job in 6 hours and
his wife can do the same job in 10 hours. If the
husband worked for 2 hours and his wife
joined him, in how many more hours will they
finish the job together?
A. 3.5 hours C. 3 hours
B. 2.5 hours D. 2 hours
135. How many ounces of pure silver
should be added to 180 ounces, 75% pure, to
obtain a mixture 80% pure?
A. 50 ounces C. 40 ounces
B. 45 ounces D. 35 ounces

131. Joe is twice as old as Moe and Louie is

two years older than Joe. In two years, the sum
of their ages will be 33. How old is Moe?
A. 12 C. 8
B. 10 D. 5
136. When x5 + ax4-3x3+bx – 4 is divided by
(x+7), the remainder is -3805 and when divided
by (x + 1), the remainder is -1. Solve for the
value of b.
A. 5 C. 4
B. 3 D. 6

4 4
132. Simplify: √𝑥 3 √𝑥 5 .
A. x C. x2
B. x3 D. x2/3

137. If 4 men can clear the flood near a

school in 6 hours, how many hours will it take
12 men working at the same rate to perform
this task?
133. A certain job can be done by 18 A. 3 hours C. 4 hours
workers in 28 days. How many more workers B. 2 hours D. 8 hours
are needed if it is desired to finish the job in
just 12 days?
A. 12 workers C. 18 workers
 143. How much pure alcohol must a nurse
138. The roman numeral MDCCXIII is add to a 10 cm3 of a 60% alcohol solution to
equivalent to _____. strengthen it to a 90% alcohol solution?
A. 1513 C. 1508 A. 25 cm3 C. 28 cm3
3
B. 1708 D. 1713 B. 24 cm D. 30 cm3
139. Find a three digit positive integer such
that the sum of all three digits is 14, the tens
digit is two more than the ones digit, and if the
digits are reversed, the number is unchanged.
A. 626 C. 464
B. 383 D. 545

145. If log 2 base n = x and log 3 base n = y, express

log 12 base n in terms of x and y.

A. x2 + y C. 2xy
B. 2x + y D. x+2y

140. Solve for x: 4x + 1 = 64.

A. 2 C. 3
B. 4 D. 5

144. Ten less than four times a certain

number is 14. Determine the number.
A. 8 C. 6
B. 4 D. 10

141. Determine the value of k in the

equation 3x2-10x+k = 0.
A. 8 C. 16/3
B. 10/3 D. 12

145. The sum of three consecutive integers

is 108. Find the largest integer.
A. 33 C. 40
B. 37 D. 51

142. The time required for two reviewees

to solve the same problem differ by two
minutes. Together they can solve 32 problems
in one hour. How long will it take for the slower
problem solver to solve a problem?
A. 4 min C. 7 min
B. 3 min D. 5 min 146. The roman numeral DCCLXXXI is
equivalent to ___.
 A. 781 C. 637
B. 733 D. 681
147. The roman numeral MCMXCIV is
equivalent to ___.
A. 1964 C. 1974
B. 1984 D. 1994
148. Which number is not rational?
A. 4 C. 0.3 154. Factor the expression x2+6x+8 as
B. 6.171717… D.√3 completely as possible.
149. Which of the following number is a A. (x-8)(x-2) C. (x+4)(x-2)
prime number? B. (x+8)(x-2) D. (x+4)(x+2)
A. 39 C. 99
B. 49 D. 79

150. What is the LCM of 6 and 10?

A. 120 C. 2
B. 30 D. 60 155. Find the value of x if log12 x=2.
A. 524 C. 425
B. 144 D. 288

151. What is the GCF of 60 and 72?

A. 16 C. 12
B. 2 D. 4
156. If log of 27 base x + log of 3 base x
equals
2 , find the value of x.
A. 8 C. 9
B. 10 D. 7

152. Solve for x if 2x+2 = 64.

A. 2 C. 6
B. 8 D. 4

157. If f(x) = 3x2-2x+1 , find the value of f(-

3).
A. 34 C. 41
B. 22 D. 28

153. Simplify: (2𝑥 − 3𝑦)2 (2𝑥 − 3𝑦)−3 .

A. 1/(x-3y) C. 1/(x-y)
B. 1/(2x-3y) D. 1/(2x-y)
 1
158. Let: f(x)= 𝑥−2
and g(x) = √𝑥.⁡Find
g(f(6)).
A. 0.125 C. 0.5
B. 0.25 D. 0.255 163. Solve the inequality: 2x – 8 < 7x + 12
A. x > - 4 C. x > 4
B. x < 4 D. x < -4

159. If f(x) = ex and g(x) = f(x) + f -1(x), what

goes g(2) equal?
A. 8.1 C. 7.5
B. 8.3 D. 5.1

164. Solve the inequalities: -2 < 3x + 2 < 5

A. -3 < x < 2 C. -4/3 < x < 1
B. -3/4 > x > 1 D. -3/2 <x <2/3

160. Find the remainder when 3x3-

5x2+7x+5 is divided by (x-2).
A. 21 C. 22
B. 23 D. 24
165. Solve the inequalities:|4 − 𝑥| < 6
A. -2 < x < 10 C. -10 < x < 2
B. 2 < x < 10 D. -2 < x < 2

161. Divide 5x5-4x3+2x2+x by (x + 3). What

is the remainder?
A. -121 C. -1092
166. What is the discriminant of the
B. -364 D. -980
equation 5x2 – 6x + 1 = 0?
A. 12 C. 20
B. 18 D. 16

162. Solve for k if (x+3) is a factor of x3 - x 2

- 8x + k.
A. 10 C. 11
167. Solve the value of k in the equation, x2
B. 12 D. 13
+ kx + 18 = 0 if one of its roots is twice the
other.
A. 3 C. 9
B. 6 D. 2
 172. Find the selling price per kilo of a
mixture of coffee made from 25 kilos of coffee
which cost P 482 per kilo and 40 kilos of coffee
168. If the sum of the roots of the equation which cost P300 per kilo.
2
kx – 2x – k – 10 = 0 is 1, find the value of k. A. P370 C. P360
A. 3 C. 3/2 B. P380 D. P350
B. 2 D. 2/3

169. How many quarts of a 20% acid 173. A father can wash his car in 15
solution should be added to 30 quarts of a 50 minutes, while his son takes twice as long to do
% acid solution to obtain a 40% acid solution? the same job. If they work together, how long
A. 10 quarts C. 8 quarts can they do the job?
B. 18 quarts D. 15 quarts A. 10 min C. 8 min
B. 11 min D. 9 min

170. How much water must be evaporated

from 80lbs of a 12% solution of salt in order to 174. John can type a paper in 5 hours.
obtain a 20% solution? Together he and Jim can type it in 2 hours, how
A. 24 lbs C. 36 lbs long would it take Jim to type the same paper
B. 32 lbs D. 42 lbs alone?
A. 3 1/5 hours C. 3 1/3 hours
B. 3 ¼ hours D. 3 ½ hours

171. Forty liters of a 60% salt solution are

reduced to a 45% solution. How much must be
drained off and replaced with distilled water so 175. An inlet pipe can fill a tub in 6 hours
that the resulting solution will contain only and another inlet pipe can fill it in 8 hours while
45% salt? an outlet pipe can drain it in 12 hours. If all
A. 8 C. 9 pipes are open at the same time, how long will
B. 10 D. 6 it take to fill an empty tub?
A. 4.8 hours C. 2.67 hours
B. 3.6 hours D. 3.33 hours
176. The father can do a certain job in 9 180. Kent is five years younger than his
days while his son can do the same job in 16 cousin nick. Four years ago, the sum of their
days. On a given day, they started working ages was 25. How old is Kent now?
together. After 4 days the son left and the A. 19 C. 17
father finish the job alone. How many more B. 12 D. 14
days did the father worked alone?
A. 1 1/4 C. 2 3/4
B. 2 1/4 D. 1 ½

181. Mary is twice as old as Ann was when

Mary was as old as Ann is now. If Mary is 24
years old now, how old is Ann now?
A. 14 C. 16
177. If 2 men can repair 6 machines in 4 B. 20 D. 18
hours, how many men are needed to repair 18
machines in 8 hours?
A. 6 men C. 4 men
B. 5 men D. 3 men

182. Mary was twice as old as Ann was

when Mary was as old as Ann is now. If Mary is
24 years old now, how old is Ann now?
A. 14 C. 16
178. A squirrel and a half eat a nut and a B. 20 D. 18
half in a day and a half. How many nuts do six
squirrels eat in 6 days?
A. 1.5 nuts C. 54 nuts
B. 24 nuts D. 36 nuts

183. If 1/3 and -3/2 are the roots of a

quadratic equation, then the equation is
a. 6𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 − 3 = 0⁡ b. 6𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 3 = 0
c. 6𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 − 3 = 0 d. 6𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 1 = 0
179. A father is 27 years older than his son
and 10 years from now, he will be twice as old
as his son. How old is his son now?
A. 15 C. 16
B. 17 D. 18
184. What is the least common multiple of
15 and 18?
a. 3 b. 5 c. 90 d. 270 190. Solve for the values of x and y in the
systems of the equation shown.
𝑥 − 4𝑦 = −2
2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 4
14
a. 𝑥 = 11/7, 𝑦 =-5/7 b. 𝑥 = 9 , 𝑦 = 8/9
−4 −1
c. 𝑥 = 4/9, 𝑦 = 8/9 d. 𝑥 = 15
,𝑦 = 3

185. It is a relation in which no two

different ordered pairs have the same first
coordinates.
a. variables b. formula
c. functions d. line
186. Find the value of x which will satisfy
the following expression: √𝑥 − 2 = √𝑥 + 2 191. Given the equation 3𝑥 2 + 𝐵𝑥 + 12 =
a. 3/2 b. 9/44 0. What is the value of B so that the roots of
c.18/6 d. 𝑁𝑜𝑛𝑒⁡𝑜𝑓⁡𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 the equation are equal?
a. 4 b. 8
c. 12 d. 𝑥 = 10

187. If f(x) = 2𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 4, what is f(2)?

a. 4𝑥 + 2 b. 16
c. 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 2 d. 8
192. Given: 𝑙𝑜𝑔4 7 = 𝑛. Find 𝑙𝑜𝑔4 1/7.
a. -n b. 1/𝑛
c. 𝑛 d. −1/𝑛

𝑥+1 2𝑥
188. 6 Find the value of in + = 47-
3 4
2x.
a. 𝑥 = 12.87 b. 𝑥 = 16.47⁡
c. 𝑥 = 18.27 d. 𝑥 = 20.17
193.
Evaluate ((3-1 - 9-1) / 6)1/3
a. ½ b. 1/3
c. ¼ d. 1/5

189. Factor the equation, 4𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 9.

a. (2𝑥 + 3)2 b. (2𝑥 − 3)2
c. (4𝑥 − 1)2 d. (𝑥 − 3)(4𝑥 + 1)
194. 12. Evaluate: 64𝑥 . 4𝑦 .
𝑥+3𝑦
a. 64 b. 43𝑥+𝑦
c. 4𝑥+3𝑦 d. 256𝑥𝑦
 201. Find the area of a triangular lot having
195. 13. What expression is equivalent to 2 sides of length 90 meters and 52 meters and
log (x) – log (y+z)? an included angle of 102⁰.
a. log x + log y + log z a.2289 sqm b. 3536 sqm
b. log x – log y – log z9 c. 4089 sqm d. 4578 sqm
c. log [ x/(y+z)]
d. log y + log (x+z)

202. For triangle ABC, a=22, b=12 and

A=42⁰, find the remaining side.
196. Find the quotient of 3𝑥 5 − 4𝑥 3 + a.21.41 b. 24.65
2𝑥 + 36𝑥 + 48 divided by 𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 2 + 6.
2 c. 29.40 d. 116.59
a. 3𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 8 c. 3𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 8
2
b3𝑥 − 6𝑥 − 8 d. 3𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 8

203. Find angle B if sides a= 8, b=19 and

c=14
a.41.12⁰ b. 116.8⁰
197. They are produced when one takes c. 125⁰ d. 136.5⁰
the square root of a negative number.
a. real numbers c. imaginary numbers
b. rational numbers d. unreal numbers
198. Which among the following is NOT a
Pythagorean identity?
a. 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥 = 1 c. 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝑥 + 1 = 𝑐𝑠𝑐 2 𝑥
b. 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝑥 + 1 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝑥 d. none
204. Solve for A for the given equation cos2
199. If 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 A is 5/2, the quantity 1 - 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 A A = 1 - cos2 A
is equivalent to a. 45, 125, 225, 335 degrees
b. 45, 135, 225, 315 degrees
a. 0.4 b. 2.5 c. 1.5 d. 0.6 c. 45, 125, 225, 315 degrees
d. 45, 150, 220, 315 degrees

200. Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is

positive and csc A is negative? 205. Determine the simplified form of (cos
a. I b. IV c. II d. III 2A – cos2A) / sin A.
a. cos 2A b. –sin A
 c. cos A d. sin 2A

211. If tanθ = ½ and θ is in the 1st

quadrant, find tan4θ.
𝑠𝑖𝑛ϴ⁡+cos ϴ tan ϴ⁡ a. 24/7 b. -24/7
206. Find the value of cos ϴ
c. 26/7 d. 25/7
a. 2 sin ϴ b. 2 tan ϴ
c. 2 cos ϴ d. 2 cot ϴ

212. Given triangle ABC with sides BC =

205 m, side AC = 110 m, and angle C=77.157o.
207. Find the complementary angles with
Find the length of the side AB.
measures 9z + 6 and 3z degrees.
a. 240 m b. 230 m
a. 570 and 330 b. 460 and 440 b. c. 220 m d. 210 m
c. 700 and 200 d. 690 and 210

208. Find x, so that the two angles with 31. The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2:3:4.
measures 6x - 4 and 8x - 12 degrees, will What is the largest angle?
become supplementary. a. 104.5o b. 80o
a. 90 b. 110 c. 87.7o d. 97.1o
0
c. 14 d. 150

213. Solve for the value of “A” when sin A

= 3.5 x and cos A = 5.5 x.
a. 32.47° b. 33.68°
209. In a triangle ABC, angle A = 60o and c. 34.12° d. 35.21°
angle B=45o. What is the ratio of sides BC to
side AC?
a. 1.22 b. 1.48
b. c. 1.19 d. 1.36

214. A line with equation y = mx + k passes

through the points (-1/3, -6) and (2,1). Find m.
a. 2 b. 3
210. If tan x = ½, tan y = 1/3, what is the c.4 d. 5
value of tan (x + y)?
a. 1/2 b. 1/6 c. 1 d. 2
215. A line passes through (1, -3) and (- 221. A circle has its center at (2, 1) and one
4,2). Write the equation of the line. end of a diameter of (5, 1). Find the other end
a. y=x+4 b. y= -x-2 of the diameter.
c. y=x-4 d. y=x+2 a. (2, -1) b. (1, 3)
c. (-1, -3) d. (-1, 3)

216. The parabola y = -x2 -6x -9 opens 222. 40. Find the inclination of the line
a. to the left b. to the right passing through (-5,3) and (10,7).?
c. downward d. Upward a. 14.73 b. 14.93
c. 14.83 d. 14.63

217. In a conic section, if the eccentricity e

> 1, then, the locus is a/an __________
a. hyperbola b. circle c. parabola 223. Find the equation of parabola with
d. Ellipse vertex at (2, 3) and directrix at x=5.
218. The conic is symmetric with respect to a. (y-3)2 = 12(x-2) b. (y+3)2 = -12(x-2)
its: c. (y-3)2 = -12(x+2) d. (y-3)2 = -12(x-2)
a. latus rectum b. major axis
c. principal axis d. minor axis
219. A circle with center at (-8, 5) passes
through (-6, 4). Find its equation.

a.
2
x2
y1
6 0
x1y8
40

b.
2
x2
y1
6 0
x1y8
40
2
x2
y1
6 0
x1y8
40 224. Find the center of the circle given by
c. the equation x2 + y2 – 8x + 2y = 9.
d. xy 0 
2 2
16x1y 8
40
a. (4, -0.5) b. (-4, -1)
c. (-4, 2) d. (4, -1)

220. Determine the value of B when 3x +

3y – 7 = 0 is perpendicular to the line 2x + By – 225. The graph of 3x2 – y = y2 + 6x is
C=0 _______.
a. – 2 b. – 4 a. a parabola b. an ellipse
c. – 3 d. – 5 c. a circle d. a hyperbola
226. The linear distance between -4 and 17
on the number line is
a. 13 b. -17
c.21 d. -13

232. Which of the following is considered

conditional equation?
a. 1 + tan 2  =sec 2 θ b. cos θ = 1/sec θ
227. Find the equation of the line
c. 1-cos  = 2 d. tan = tan( +180)
containing the point (2, -3) and is parallel to
the line 3x + y – 5 = 0.
a. 3x + y – 1 = 0 b. 3x + y – 4 = 0
c. 3x + y – 2 = 0 d. 3x + y – 3 = 0

228. The location of the focus of the 233. The two sides of a triangle measure 5
parabola x2 – 6x – 12y – 51 = 0 is at _____ m and 4 m, respectively. Find the third side if
a. (2, -3) b. (3, -5) the included angle is 1200.
c. (2, -5) d. (3, -2) a. 2.5 m b. 5.3 m
c.7.8 m d. 10.9 m

229. The slope of a vertical line is

a. zero b. one
c. 90 d. ∞ 234. The supplementary angle of 600is:
a. 300 b. 550
c. 900 d. 1200

230. Which of the following lines is parallel

to the line 3x – 2y + 6 = 0?
a. 3x + 2y- 12 = 0 b. 12x + 18y = 15
c. 15x – 10y – 9 = 0 d. 4x – 9y = 6

235. Suppose you are at the base of a

vertical cliff and you wish to know its height.
You walk out along level ground to a point 100
ft from the base of the cliff, and from that point
you measure the angle of elevation of the top
of the cliff to be 68.1º. What is its height?
231. Solve for the value of θ: θ – sin θ = a. 249 ft b. 294 ft
0.5268. c. 429 ft d. 492 ft
a. 1.5347 b. 1.5752
c. 1.5527 d. 1.5257
236. What is not the equivalent of cos 2x?
a. 1 – 2 sin 2x b. 2 cos2 x – 1 240. A ramp is to be built up to a doorway.
c. 1 – 2 sin xd. cos x – sin2x
2 2 Its slope is to be 1/13. What angle will the
ramp make with the horizontal?
a. 5.440 b.85.580
c.4.410 d. 4.400

237. If sin x is not equal to zero, what is the

solution of csc x - (cos x)(cot x)?
a. cos2 x b. sin2 x 241. Find the coordinates of the centroid of
c. cos x d. sin x the triangle ABC with coordinates of A(0. -3),
B(3, 0) and C(0, -6).
a. (2, -2) b. (1, -3)
c. (1, -2) d. (2, -3)

238. The angular velocity of a tire is 25

radians/second. Find the linear velocity of a
tack stuck in the tread of the tire if the
242. The slope of a vertical line is
diameter of the tire is 2 feet.
a. zero b. one
a. 100π fps b.125 fps
c. 25 fps d.50π fps c. 90 d. ∞

243. The graph of y2 – 1 = 0 is

a. a pair of parallel lines
b. a pair of intersecting lines
c. a parabola
d. a point
239. An aircraft carrier follows a course
that has a latitude of 288 miles north and a
departure of 240 miles east in one day. Find
its bearing.
a. 25.920 b.30.450
0
c. 45.15 d.50.190 244. The circle x2 + y2 = 100 has a radius of
______.
a. 25 b. 30
c. 10 d. 50
 249. If eccentricity is less than one, then the
curve is
a. parabola b. ellipse
c. hyperbola d. circle
250. The location of the focus of the
parabola x2 – 6x – 12y – 51 = 0 is at _____
a. (2, -3) b. (3, -5)
c. (2, -5) d. (3, -2)
245. The graph of 3x2 – y = y2 + 6x is
_______.
a. a parabola b. an ellipse
c. a circle d. a hyperbola

246. Find the equation of the line

containing the point (2,-3) and is parallel to the
line 3x + y – 5 = 0.
a. 3x + y – 1 = 0 b. 3x + y – 4 = 0
c. 3x + y – 2 = 0 d. 3x + y – 3 = 0

247. Find the equation of the

perpendicular bisector of the line joining (4,
0) and (-6, 3).
a. 20x + 3y + 28 = 0 b.10x + 20y + 24 = 0
c. 20x – 6y + 29 = 0 d.10x + 4y + 24 = 0

248. Find the equation of the circle tangent

to the line 3x + 4y = 15 and having its center at
(-3, -4).
a. (x + 3)2 + (y + 4)2 = 36
b. (x + 3)2 + (y + 4)2 = 64
c. (x + 5)2 + (y - 4)2 = 64
d. (x – 3)2 + (y- 4)2 = 64