Directions: Identify the choice that best complete the statement or answers the question.

1. Factor completely: 16x2 – 25

a. (4x – 5)2 b. (4x + 5)2 c. (8x – 5) d. (4x – 5)(4x + 5)
2. Solve for x: 8 – 2(3 – 2x) = 3(x – 1)
7 9
a. b. -3 c. d. -5
5 15
6−𝑥 2+7𝑥
3. Combine: +
𝑥4 𝑥4
𝟐(𝟒+𝟑𝒙) 2(4+3𝑥) 2(4−3𝑥) 2+3𝑥
a. b. c. d.
𝒙𝟒 𝑥8 𝑥4 𝑥2
4. Three-fourths of the sum of 3 and h plus the product of 2 and s.
3 𝟑 3 3
a. 4(3 – h) + 2s b. 𝟒(3 + h) + 2s c. 4(3 + h) – 2s d. 4(3 + 3h) + 2s
5. The of two numbers is 38. One number is ten less than the other. Find the larger number.
a. 14 b. 18 c. 24 d. 28
6. The length of a rectangle is 2m more than the width. If the perimeter is 9.2m, how long is the length?
a. 9.2m b. 2.3m c. 3.3m d. 4.3m
7. The fraction 0.4 in words.
a. fourths b. four hundredths c. four tenths d. four
8. Donna and Shayla are painting a fence. The fence has 10 equal sections. Donna painted three sections and Shayla
painted five sections of the fence. What fractions of the fence did they paint together?
𝟖 2
a. 8 b. 1 c. 𝟏𝟎
d. 10
9. The ratio of men to women at a party was 6:7, respectively. There were 28 women. Calculate the number of people
at the party.
a. 24 b. 28 c. 52 d. 104
10. The point (2, -4) lies on the line bx + 3y = -6. Find the value of b.
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
11. The equation 6x – ay = 32 passes through the point (2, -4). What is the value of a?
a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7
12. Find the y-intercept in the line 5x + 8y = 24.
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
13. What is the x-intercept of the line 3x – 4y = 24?
a. 8 b. 7 c. 6 d. 5
14. Find the slope of the line that passes through points (4, -1) and (-3, 5).
6 7 7 𝟔
a. 7
b. 6
c. − 6 d. − 𝟕
1
15. What is the value of x if the slope of the line passes through the points (3x, 7) and (5x, 9) is − 2?
a. -1 b. -2 c. -3 d. -4
1
16. Find the equation of the line that passes through point (3, 1) and has a slope of 4 ?
a. 4y – x = 1 b. 4y + x = 1 c. y – 4x = 1 d. y + 4x = 1
3
17. What is the equation of the line that has a slope of and passes through point (-3, -4)?
8
a. 8y – 3x = -23 b. 8y + 3x = -23 c. 8y – 3x = 23 d. 8y + 3x = 23
18. What is the equation of the line that passes through the points (-8, 3) and (8, 4)?
a. 16y – x = 56 b. 16y – x = -56 c. 8y – 8x = 56 d. 8y + 8x = 56
19. Find the equation of the line that passes through points (4, -9) and (3, -9)?
a. y = 9 b. y = -9 c. x + y = -9 d. x – y = -9
20. Ben is making a huge fire wall at the back of his house. To be able to reach the top of the wall for painting, he made a
ramp that reaches the wall 23 feet high and 460 feet long. What is the slope of the ramp?
1 𝟏 1 23
a. m = 23 b. m = 𝟐𝟎 c. m = 26 d. m = 460
21. Find the slope and y-intercept in the equation 3x + 4y = 8.
3 4 𝟑 3
a. m = 4 ; (0, 2) b. m = 3 ; (2, 0) c. m = − 𝟒 ; (0, 2) d. m = − 4 ; (2, 0)
22. Find the equation of the line through (-5, 3) that is parallel to the line joining the points (-2, 6) and (8, -1).
a. 10y – 7x = -5 b. -10y – 7x = -5 c. 10y + 7x = 5 d. 10y + 7x = -5
23. Determine the equation of the line through (3, -5) that is perpendicular to the line through the points (-3, 2) and (-6, -
4).
a. 2y + x = 7 b. -2y + x = -7 c. 2y – x = -7 d. 2y + x = -7
24. Liza has 60 coins in her collection. The coin collection consists of nickels, dimes, and quarters. She has five fewer
quarters than nickels and ten more dimes than quarters. How many quarters does Liza have?
a. 15 b. 20 c. 25 d. 30
25. John is 30 years older than his daughter Jane. If their ages are increased by 10% and added together the sum is 77.
How old is John?
 a. 50 years old b. 52 years old c. 55 years old d. 60 years old
26. Mark is 4 years less than 7 times the age of his daughter, who is 4 more than half of her brother’s age. The sum of
their ages is 38. How old is James?
a. 30 years old b. 31 years old c. 40 years old d. 41 years old
27. Mary’s father is three times as old as she is now. In ten years, her father will be twice as old as Mary will be then. How
old is Mary?
a. 13 years old b. 12 years old c. 11 years old d. 10 years old
28. A train travels a distance of 412.5 km at an average speed of 120 km per hour. How long did the journey take?
a. 3.44 hours b. 4.44 hours c. 8.44 hours d. 9.44 hours
29. A train travels at an average speed of 140 mph. If it takes 4 hours to reach its destination, how far did it travel?
a. 520 miles b. 500 miles c. 560 miles d. 540 miles
30. A long-distance runner completes a half a marathon (13.1 miles) in a time of 1 hour 45 minutes. Find the runner’s
average speed.
a. 8.49 mph b. 7.49 mph c. 6.49 mph d. 5.49 mph
31. In one year, an investment at 8% interest earned ₱1,060. How much money was invested?
a. ₱12,250 b. ₱13,250 c. ₱14,250 d. ₱15,250
32. At the end of one year an investment of ₱6,000 earned ₱630 in interest. What was the interest rate?
a. 10.5% b. 12.5% c. 15% d. 20%
33. In one year, an investment at 3.5% earned ₱28 in interest. What amount was invested?
a. ₱1,000 b. ₱800 c. ₱500 d. ₱100
34. A 142g bottle of baby powder contains 15% zinc oxide. How many grams of zinc oxide are in the powder?
a. 13.5g b. 15.3g c. 21.3g d. 23.1g
35. Bill can paint a house in 5 days and Samantha can paint the same house in 7 days. How long will it take them, working
together, to paint the house?
𝟏𝟏 11 11 11
a. 2𝟏𝟐 days b. 312 days c. 412 days d. 512 days
36. There are two drains in a tub filled with water. One drain would empty the tub in 3 hours, if opened. The oter drain
would empty the tub in 4 hours. If both drains are opened at the same time, how long will it take to empty the tub?
5 5 𝟓 5
a. 27 hours b. 37 hours c. 1𝟕 hours d. 57 hours
37. Simplify: 17x2 – 149 + 7x9 – 7x2 + 7x9
a. 40x2 b. 30x2 c. 20x2 d. 10x2
38. Determine the degree of the polynomial 14x + 16x10 + 4x8.
8

a. 8th degree b. 10th degree c. 16th degree d. 26th degree

39. Find the sum of the polynomials (2x + 3x – 7) + (7x2 – 3x + 4).
2

a. 9x2 – 3 b. 3x2 – 9 c. 9x2 + 3 d. 3x2 + 9

40. Simplify the expression (3x2 – 2x + 7) + (4x2 + 6x – 8) + ( -5x2 + 4x – 5).
a. 2x2 + 8x + 6 b. 2x2 + 8x – 6 c. 2x2 – 8x – 6 d. -2x2 + 8x – 6
41. What is the difference of the expression (3a2 + 2a + 6) – (2a2 + a + 3)?
a. -a2 + a + 3 b. a2 – a – 3 c. a2 – a + 3 d. a2 + a + 3
2
42. Simplify: (8 𝑥𝑦 4 𝑧 3 )−2
𝟏𝟔 20 𝑥 2𝑦8𝑧6 𝑥 6𝑦6𝑧6
a. 𝒙𝟐 𝒚𝟖 𝒛𝟔
b. 𝑥 6𝑦2𝑧8
c. 16
d. 16
43. Simplify the expression m2n3(mx2 + 3nx + 2) – 4m2n3.
a. 2m3n3x2 + 3m2n4x – 2m2n3 c. 3m3n3x2 + 3m2n4x – 2m2n3
3 3 2 2 4 2 3
b. m n x + 3m n x – 2m n d. m3n3x2 – 3m2n4x – 2m2n3
44. What is the product of the expression (2x + 8)(x – 4)?
a. 2x2 + 32 b. x2 – 32 c. 2x2 – 32 d. 2x3 – 32
45. Divide 15x5 – 10x3 + 25x2 by -5x2.
a. -3x3 – 2x – 5 b. -3x3 + 5x – 2 c. 2x3 + 3x – 5 d. -3x3 + 2x – 5
46. Find the special products of two binomials of the expression (2x – 3x) (2x2 – 3x).
2

a. 4x4 – 9x2 b. 4x4 + 9x2 c. 9x4 – 4x2 d. -4x4 – 9x2

47. What is the value of the missing number in the factors of x2 + 3x – 4 = (x + 4)(x + ___)?
a. 1 b. 2 c. -1 d. -2
48. Find the values of the solution set using substitution method in the equations y = 3x and x + 21 = -2y.
a. (3, 9) b. (-3, -9) c. (-9, -3) d. (9, 3)
2
49. Using square root method, solve the equation 4x – 4x + 1.
𝟓 𝟑 5 3 5 3 5 3
a. ,− b. , c. − , − d. − ,
𝟐 𝟐 2 2 2 2 2 2
50. Find the missing term in the expression x2 + 9x + ____, to make it a perfect square trinomial.
81 4 9
a. 4
b. 81
c. 3 d. 2