Mathematics exam

Find the missing term in the following sequence: 4, 9, 19, __, 79

38

39

36

37

Correct
The increase from term to term is twice the increase from the previous two terms. Thus, the increase from 19 to the missing term
will be 20, or twice the increase of 10. Thus, the missing term is equal to 19 + 20, or 39.
Which of the following is the sine of angle A in the right triangle below?

12/13

5/12

5/13

12/5

Wrong
The correct answer is C. In a right triangle, the sine of one of the acute angles is the length of the leg opposite that
angle divided by the length of the hypotenuse.

2345 x 0.00001 = ?

23.45

0.2345

0.02345

234.5

2.345

What is the meaning of Pi in Math?

 It's the ratio of a circle's circumference to its radius.

It's the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.

It's the ratio of a circle's chord to its diameter.

It's the ratio of a circle's secant to its diameter.

If 3x=6x-15 then x + 8=

13

10

11

Wrong
The equation may be solved for x by first subtracting 6x from both sides of the equation. Doing so gives -3x = -15, where x = 5.
Substituting 5 for x into the second expression gives 5 + 8, which equals 13.
Sales for a business were 3 million dollars more the second year than the first, and sales for the third
year were double the sales for the second year. If sales for the third year were 38 million dollars, what
were sales, in millions of dollars, for the first year?

20.5

16

17.5

22

Wrong
f x = sales for the first year, then x + 3 = sales for the second year. Since sales for the third year were double the
sales for the second year, sales for the third year = 2(x + 3). Sales for the third year were 38, so 2(x + 3) = 38. To
solve this equation, you could first divide each side by 2 to get x + 3 = 19. Then, by subtracting 3 from both sides, x
= 16.

Which of the following fractions is equal to 5/6?

15/24

20/30

40/54

25/30

Correct
Multiplying the numerator and denominator of the given fraction by 5 gives the fraction, 25/30, which is equivalent.
 What is a scalene triangle?
It's a triangle that has 3 equal sides or angles

It's a triangle that has 2 equal sides or angles

It's a triangle that has 4 equal sides or angles

It's a triangle that has no equal sides or angles

Wrong
A typical high school student consumes 67.5 pounds of sugar per year. As part of a new nutrition plan,
each member of a track team plans to lower the sugar he or she consumes by at least 20% for the
coming year. Assuming each track member had consumed sugar at the level of a typical high school
student and will adhere to this plan for the coming year, what is the maximum number of pounds of
sugar to be consumed by each track team member in the coming year?

48

66

44

54

Wrong
54 is the correct answer. For each member of the track team to consume 20% less sugar, the track member will
consume 100% – 20% = 80% of the level of a typical high school student. 80% of 67.5 = 0.80(67.5) = 54.

What is the square root of 81?

A mango is cut into 10 slices. If Eric ate 7 slices and his sister ate 2 slices, what part of the mango did
they eat?

6/10

8/10

9/10

7/10
Correct
quation

# slices eaten 7+2 9

= =

total # of slices 10 10

Alternate equation

7 2 9

+ =

10 10 10

A car averages 27 miles per gallon. If gas costs $4.04 per gallon, which of the following is closest to
how much the gas would cost for this car to travel 2,727 typical miles?

$44.44

$408.4

$109.08

$444.40

Wrong
If you divide 2,727 miles by 27 miles per gallon you will get the number of gallons: 2727/27 = 101. Then, multiply
the number of gallons by the cost per gallon: 101(4.04) = 408.04. This gives the cost of gas for this car to travel
2,727 typical miles.

4/7 of a number is 84. Find the number.

120

100

147

140
Correct
Multiply 84 by the reciprocal of 4/7:

= 147
0.00072 x 10000 = ?

0.0072

7.2

0.72

720,000

72,000

0.16+0.3+0.08=?
0.54

0.28

0.48

0.31

0.36

A DVD player with a list price of ₱100 is marked

down 30%. If John gets an employee discount of
20% off the sale price, how much does John pay
for the DVD player ?
₱44.00

₱86.00

₱56.00

₱77.60

Correct
100(0.70) = 70 is the amount that would be paid if the DVD was marked down 30%,
but there is another discount of 20%, so the price is going to be 80% of the marked-
down price. The price will be 70(0.80) = 56.
 Sarah is twice as old as her youngest brother. If
the difference between their ages is 15 years. How
old is her youngest brother?
10

15

20

25

Wrong
The following system of equations may be used to solve the problem: (s=2b@s-b=15).
Substituting 2b for s, in the second equation, gives: 2b - b = 15, where b = 15. The younger
brother is 15 years old.
One half of the students in a school are girls, 3/5 of
these girls are studying in lower classes. What
fraction of girls are studying in lower classes?
2/4

2/10

3/4

3/10

Wrong
Fraction of girls studying in school = 1/2

Fraction of girls studying in lower classes = 3/5 of 1/2

= 3/5 × 1/2

= 3 × 1/5 × 2

= 3/10

Therefore, 3/10 of girls studying in lower classes.

Sharon weeded 5/6 of her yard in the morning and
1/6 of the yard in the afternoon. What part of the
yard did she weed altogether?
2/6

4/6

3/6

Correct
How many degrees are there in a right angle?
360

180

90

45

If 5 ounces is equal to 140 grams, then 2 pounds of

ground meat is equal to how many grams?
896

878

863

915

Correct
Since there are 32 ounces in 2 pounds (16 ounces = 1 pound), the following proportion
may be written: 5/140=32/x. Solving for x gives x = 896. Thus, there are 896 grams in 2
pounds of meat.
Two angles of a triangle measure 15° and 85 °.
What is the measure for the third angle?
55°
 80°

60°

50°

Correct
The measure of the third angle of the triangle is equal to 180°-(15° + 85°), or 80°.
20 % of 2 is equal to:
0.4

20

0.04

An instrument store gives a 10% discount to all

students off the original cost of an instrument.
During a back to school sale an additional 15% is
taken off the discounted price. Julie, a student at
the local high school, purchases a flute for ₱306.
How much did it originally cost?
₱325

₱400

₱350

₱450
The equation, x-0.10x-0.15(x-0.10x)=306, may be used to solve the problem. Solving for x gives
0.90x - 0.15x + 0.015x = 306, where x = 400. Thus, the original price was ₱400.
What is 4995 divided by 15?
325

350

333
 320

What does D represent in Roman numeral system?

50

100

500

1000

What is the greatest common factor of 42, 126, and

210 ?
21

14

42

Correct
42 is the correct answer since it is the largest number that is a factor of all three
numbers given. You can find the greatest common factor by writing out the prime
factorization of all three numbers and then taking each of the common prime factors to
the lowest power that appears for that factor: 42 = 2 × 3 × 7; 126 = 2 × 3^2 × 7; and
210 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 7. So the greatest common factor is 2 × 3 × 7 = 42.
In a small company average salary of three
employees is ₱1000 per week. If one employee
earns ₱1100 and other earns ₱500, how much will
the third employee earn?
1400

1000

1200

2000

Correct
(e1+e2+e3) /3 = ₱1000

₱1100+₱500+e3 = 1000 x 3

1600+e3 = 3000

e3 = 3000-1600

= 1400

The third employee will earn $1400

In his pocket, a boy has 3 red marbles, 4 blue

marbles, and 4 green marbles. How many will he
have to take out of his pocket to ensure that he has
taken out at least one of each color?
9

In a writing competition, the first place winner

receives ½ of the prize money. The second runner
up receives ¼ of what the winner won. What was
the total amount of prize money distributed if the
winner receives ₱6,000?
₱6,000

₱12,000
 ₱15,000

₱8,500

Correct
The following equation may be solved for x: 6000=1/2 x. Solving for x gives x = 12,000. Thus,
the amount of prize money distributed equaled ₱12,000.
0.2+0.02+0.002=?
2

0.22

0.222

0.2

22

What is the square root of 144?

24

34

12

67

Correct
Which fraction is equal to 0.20%?
1/500

1/400

1/20

1/50

Correct

0.20% = 0.002, and 1/500=0.002.

 You decide to dye your hair various colors for
Halloween. If you dye 1/3 of it blue, 1/4 pink, and
1/4 black, how much of your original hair color is
left?
4/5

4/6

3/4

5/6

Correct
We first need to find out what fraction of your hair is dyed, by adding .

Our common denominator will be , so .

That means that you have colored of your hair.

What will it cost to tile a kitchen floor that is 12

feet wide by 20 feet long if the tile cost ₱8.91 per
square yard?
₱224.51

₱237.60

₱271.38

₱246.55
Converting feet to yards, the dimensions may be rewritten as 4 yards by 6 2/3 yards. Thus, the
area of the floor is 26 2/3 yd'. Multiplication of this area by the cost per square yard gives the
expression, 26 2/3?8.91, which equals 237.6. Thus, the cost is ₱237.60.
There is a box of pebbles where 1/4 are blue, 2/4
are yellow, and 1/4 are black. What fraction of the
box has yellow and black pebbles?
 1/4

3/4

1/2

2/4

Correct
Equation:

# yellow pebbles + # black pebbles 2+1 3

= =

total # pebbles 4 4

Alternate equation

2 1 3

+ =

4 4 4

Which of the following has the smallest value?

0.1

0.01

0.0001

0.00001

0.001

What is the value of x when 2x + 3 = 3x – 4 ?

1

-1/5
 7

-7
You can solve this problem by first subtracting 2x from each side of the equation to get
3 = x – 4. Then add 4 to each side, so x = 7.

You are lying 120 ft away from a tree that is 50

feet tall. You look up at the top of the tree.
Approximately how far is your hear from the top of
the tree in a straight line?
50 feet

130 feet

75 feet

120 feet
The distance may be determined by writing and solving the following equation for c:
502+1202=c2. c = 130, thus the distance is 130 feet.
What is three fifths of 50?
Thirty (30)

Thirty-five (35)

Forty-five (45)

Forty (40)

If y(x-1)=z then x=
y(z-1)

z(y-1)

y-z

z/y + 1

Correct
The equation may be solved by first distributing the y across the expression, x - 1, on the left side
of the equation. Doing so gives: xy - y = Z. Adding y to both sides of the equation
gives: xy = Z + y. Finally, division of both sides of the equation
by y gives: x=(Z+y)/y or x=Z/y+1.
What is 70.3 divided by 10?
17.03

7.03

703

27.03

2/5 + 3/8 = ?
5/13

6/13

34/40

31/40

Combine terms: 12a + 26b -4b – 16a

4a + 22b,

28a + 30b

-4a + 22b

-28a + 30b

Correct
Solution:

12a + 26b -4b – 16a

= 12a – 16a + 26b – 4b

= -4a + 22b.
 A herd of cows gives 4 liters of milk each day. But
each cow gives one-third of total milk each day.
They give 24 liters milk in six days. How many
cows are there in the herd?
5

Correct
A herd of cows gives 4 liters of milk each day.

Each cow gives one-third of total milk each day = 1/3 of 4

Therefore, each cow gives 4/3 of milk each day.

Total no. of cows = 4 ÷ 4/3

=4×¾

=3

Therefore there are 3 cows in the herd.