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MATHEMATICS

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

Instructions: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only
one answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice
on the answer sheet provided. Avoid erasures. Any form of cheating is strictly
prohibited.

1. The rhythmic process of breathing consists of alternating periods of inhaling and

exhaling. One complete cycle normally takes place every 5 seconds. If F(t) denotes the
air flow rate at time t (in liters per second) and if the maximum flow rate is 0.6 liter per
second, find a formula of the form F(t) = a sin(bt) that fits this information forms.

A. 0. 5sin(2π/5)(t)
B. 0. 4sin(2π/5)(t)
C. 0. 6sin(2π/5)(t)
D. 0. 7sin(2π/5)(t)

2. A steel storage tank for propane gas is to be constructed in the shape of a right
circular cylinder of altitude 10 feet with a hemisphere attached to each end. The radius r
is yet to be determined. Express the volume V (in ft^3) of the tank as a function of r (in
feet).

A. 2/3 πr2(2r + 30)

B. 2/3 πr2(2r + 15)
C. 1/3 πr2(2r + 30)
D. 1/3πr2(2r + 15)

3. A 50-foot supporting wire is to be attached to a 75-foot antenna. Because of

surrounding buildings, sidewalks, and roadways, the wire must be anchored exactly 20
feet from the base of the antenna. How high from the base of the antenna is the wire
attached? Local regulations require that a supporting wire be attached at a height no
less than 3/5 of the total height of the antenna. Have the local regulations been met?

A. 48.5, local regulations have been met

B. 48.5, local regulations have not been met
C. 45.8, local regulations have been met
D. 45.8, local regulations have not been met
4. A contractor can buy a dump trucks for P800,000 each (surplus) or rent them for
P1189 per truck per day. The truck has a salvage value of P100, 000 at the end of
useful life for 5 years. Annual cost of maintenance is P20, 000. If money is worth 14%
per annum, determine the number of days per year that a truck must be used to warrant
the purchase of the truck?

A. 250 days
B. 150 days
C. 300 days
D. 200 days

5. A cylindrical buoy with cross-sectional area 1.25 m2 is observed (after being pushed)
to bob up and down with a period of 0.50 sec. Approximately what is the mass of the
buoy (in kilograms)? Hint: Period = 2π/√(1000gA/M)

A. 70 kg
B. 77 kg
C. 65 kg
D. 66 kg

6. Max wants to make a box with no lid from a rectangular sheet of cardboard that is 18
inches by 24 inches. The box is to be made by cutting a square of side x from each
corner of the sheet and folding up the sides. Find the value of x that maximizes the
volume of the box.

A. 10.60 inches
B. 5.6 inches
C. 5.3 inches
D. 3.4 inches

7. A box contains 5 defective and 195 non-defective cellphones. A quality control

engineer selects two cellphones at random with replacement. What is the probability
that exactly one is defective?

A. 0.0245
B. 0.0490
C. 0.0488
D. 0.0244

8. In hilly or mountainous terrain, it is often difficult to determine heights. There are two
problems: first, it may be impossible to find an expanse of level ground from which
measurements can be taken. Second, sighting may be limited. That is, points of
reference such as mountain peaks may be visible only from certain places. A geologist
took measurements at two points, B and C, 928 m apart. The angle of elevation from B
to the top of the mountain at A is 47°10'. The angle of elevation from C to B is 8°40', and
the angle of elevation from C to A is 32°30'. It is known that the elevation at C is 1537
m. to the nearest meter,What is the elevation at A?
A. 2770 meters C. 2863 meters
B. 2783 meters D. 2883 meters

9. Sand falling from a chute forms a conical pile whose altitude is always equal to 4/3
the radius of the base. How fast is the volume increasing when the radius of the base is
3ft and is increasing at the rate of 3 in/min?
A. 1πft3/min C. 3πft3/min
B. 2πft3/min D. 6πft3/min

10. A mountain peak is 940 m above the sea level. From a mountain peak at A, the
angle of elevation of mountain peak B is 12 degrees. The pilot upon flying directly over
peak A, took the angle of depression equal to 48 degrees and reads hi altimeter to be
2420 m above the sea level. Determine elevation of mountain peak B.
A. 1178 m C. 1781 m
B. 1187 m D. 1871 m

11. Julie’s Bakeshop is planning to buy a new baking machines having the following
costs: Assume 20 year economic life. If the interest rate is worth 10% per year
compounded annually, which machine should they purchase?

A. B is better option than A, with P16,600 Annual Cost

B. A is better option than B, with P16,600 Annual Cost
C. B is better option than A, with P15,900 Annual Cost
D. A is better option than B, with P15,900 Annual Cost

12. While framing an addition to an existing home. A carpenter used the Pythagorean
Theorem. He wanted to determine whether a wall was square, that is if the wall form a
right triangle with the floor. He used a triangle that whose sides are 3 consecutive
integers. Find the sides of the triangle.
A. 4,5,6 C.3,4,5
B. 1,2,3 D.1,5,13

13. A power-shift crawler tractor has a rated blade capacity of 7.65 LCM. The dozer is
excavating loose common earth and pushing it a distance of 61 m. Maximum reverse
speed in third range is 8 km/h. Estimate the production of the dozer if job efficiency is 50
min/h.
Hints: MACHINE A B
Cost of Machine 40,000 52,000
Annual operating Cost 12,000 10,000
Salvage Value 5,000 12,000
Fixed Time= 0.05 min
Dozing speed= 4.0 km/h
A. 217 LCM C.127 LCM
B. 271 LCM D.172 LCM
14. Incandescent, fluorescent, and halogen bulbs are lasting longer today than ever
before. On average, the number of bulb hours for a fluorescent bulb is 25 times the
number of bulb hours for a halogen bulb. The number of bulb hours for an incandescent
bulb is 2500 less than the halogen bulb. If the total number of bulb hours for the three
types of bulbs is 105,500, find the number of bulb hours for each type.
A. Halogen Bulbs=1500, Incandescent Bulbs= 100,000. Fluorescent Bulbs= 4000
B. Halogen Bulbs=100,000, Incandescent Bulbs=40,000. Fluorescent Bulbs= 1500
C. Halogen Bulbs=4000, Incandescent Bulbs= 1,500. Fluorescent Bulbs= 100,000
D. Halogen Bulbs=4000, Incandescent Bulbs= 100,000. Fluorescent Bulbs= 1,500

15. November 2019 – Immediately after Mayon Volcano showed telltale sights of
activity, the PHIVOLCS set up stations to monitor the volcano. Two such stations were
located at points A and B, 7 km apart and on the same horizontal plane as the base of
the volcano, B being closer to the volcano. From A, the angle of elevation of the top of
Mayon Volcano is 8 ° . At the height of Mayon Volcano’s wrath, the vertical smoke
emitted from the volcano’s crater subtended an angle of 64 ° on each stations A and B.
Assuming the smoke and the two stations are on the same vertical plane. Find the
height of the smoke.
A. 38 km C. 45 km
B. 36 km D. 54 km

16. Determine the area of a regular hexagon having an apothem 5√3.

A. 200√3 C. 150√3
B. 100√3 D. 250√3

17. The United States has the world’s only large-deck aircraft carriers that can hold up
to 72 aircraft. The Enterprise class carrier is longest in length, while the Nimitz class
carrier is the second longest. The total length of these two carriers is 2193 feet; the
difference of their lengths is only 9 feet. If a football field has a length of 100 yards,
determine the length of the Enterprise class carrier in terms of number of football fields.
A. 3.76 C. 7.63
B. 3.67 D. 7.36

18. The undergraduates of a School of Engineering wished to form ranks for a parade. I
rank of 3 abreast, 2 men were left over; in ranks of 5, 4 over; in 7’s, 6 over; and 11’s, 10
over. What is the least number of marchers there must have been?
A. 1145 C. 1154
B. 1415 D. 1514

19. Smith and Jones, both 50% marksmen, decide to fight a duel in which they
exchange alternate shots until one is hit. What are the odds in favor of the man who
shots first?
A. 1/3 C. 1/4
B. 2/3 D. ½
20. The average monthly incremental cost of a commercial hotel in Baguio City is
around Php 300.00. During Summer season, from April to June, the expected increase
in profits can be estimated to Php 1200.00 while for the months of July to October
valuing around Php 1000.00. By November to December, guest arrival increases
resulting to Php 1800 profit increase. By January to March, despite the guest bookings
and reservations are on
its peak, a slight decrease of Php 200 on profits due to high demand on water heating.
Calculate its benefit cost ratio.
A. 3.35 C. 3.22
B. 4.44 D. 6.55

21. The perimeter of a triangle is 126 units. The length of one side is twice the length of
the shortest side. The length of the third side is 14 more than the length of the shortest
side. Find the lengths of its sides.
A. 30,44,58 C. 26,52,72
B. 32,46,60 D. 28,42,56

22. It is a cost that an entity has incurred, and which it can no longer recover. It should
not be considered when making the decision to continue investing in an ongoing project,
since these costs cannot be recovered.
A. Recovery Cost
B. Sunk Cost
C. Capitalized Cost
D. Opportunity Cost

23. A company is trying to diversify its business in a new product line. The life of the
project is 10 years with no salvage value at the end of its life. The initial outlay of the
project is Php20,000,000. The annual net profit is Php350,000. Find the rate of return
for the new business.
A. 11.47 C. 14.17
B. 14.71 D. 11.74

24. Gomez Manufacturing is considering the introduction of a family of new products.

Long-term demand for the product group is somewhat predictable, so the manufacturer
must be concerned with the risk of choosing a that is inappropriate. Carlos Gomez is VP
of operations. He can choose among batch manufacturing or he can invest in group
technology. Carlos won’t be able to forecast demand accurately until after he makes the
process choice. Demand will be classified into four compartments: poor, fair, good and
excellent. The table below indicates the payoffs (profits) associated with each
process/demand combination as well as the probabilities of each long term demand
level.
Base on the above data, determine the best possible payoff, and choose the alternative
with that payoff.
A. Excellent Compartments, with 420,000 payoff
B. Good Compartments, 420,000 payoff
C. Fair Compartments, with 420,000 payoff
D. Poor Compartments, with 420,000 payoff

25. Creamy Bakeshop has a system with 7 components under study, all of which must
work for the system to function. The reliability of each system is shown below. Calculate
the reliability of the whole system.

A. 0.428 C. 0.482
B. 0.284 D. 0.842

26. The deepest hole in the ocean floor is beneath the Pacific Ocean and is called Hole
504B. It is located off the coast of Ecuador. Scientists are drilling it to learn more about
the earth’s history. Currently, the hole is in the shape of cylinder whose volume is
approximately 3800 cubic feet and whose length is 1.3 miles. Find the radius of the hole
to the nearest hundredth of a foot.
A. 0.17 C. 0.24
B. 0.42 D. 0.71

27. A pendulum swings a length of 40 inches on its first swing. Each successive swing
is 4/5 of the preceding swing. Find the length of the 5th swing and the total length swing
during the first 5 swings.
A. a5=20.48, s5=118.08
B. a5=16.38, s5=134.46
C. a5=13.10, s5=147.57
D. a5=25, s5=97.6

28. The perimeter of a quadrilateral is 29 inches. The longest side is twice the length of
the shortest side. The other two sides are equally long are 2 inches longer than the
shortest side. Find the length of the shortest.
A. 4 inches
B. 5 inches
C. 10 inches
D. 8 inches

29. All functions, including trigonometric functions can be described as being even, odd,
or neither. A function is odd if and only if f(-x)=-f(x) and is symmetric with the origin. A
function is even if and only if f(-x)=f(x). Evaluate f(-x) of f(x)=sin(x).
A. -sinx, odd function
B. sin x, even function
C. -sinx, even function
D. sinx, odd function

30. A freshman college student, who owns a car, plans to buy a motorcycle. The
student expects to save an increasing amount of money on travel every year he is in
college, as he will make less use of his car each year. How much money should he plan
to save and put in the bank from his job this summer, in order to pay his travel costs for
his remaining 3 years of college? Assume that the bank pays 8% per year, compounded
annually, and that his travel costs will be Php45000 the first year, Php35000 the second
year, and Php25000 the third year.
A. 90,509 C. 95,009
B. 91,519 D. 85,800

31. The area of a rectangular field is 126 square meters and its perimeter is 46 meters.
Calculate the dimensions of the field.
A. 9 and 16 C. 6 and 21
B. 8 and 15 D. 7 and 16

32. During the 2010–2011 regular NBA season, the top-scoring player was Kevin
Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Durant scored a total of 2161 points during the
regular season. The number of free throws (each worth one point) he made was 14
more than four times the number of three point field goals he made. The number of two-
point field goals that Durant made was 28 less than the number of free throws he made.
How many free throws, two-point field goals, and three-point field goals did Kevin
Durant make during the 2010–2011 NBA season?
A. free throws: 566; 2-pt field goals: 145; 3-pt fields goals: 594
B. free throws: 145; 2-pt field goals: 594; 3-pt fields goals: 566
C. free throws: 594; 2-pt field goals: 145; 3-pt fields goals: 566
D. free throws: 594; 2-pt field goals: 566; 3-pt fields goals: 145

33. Estimate the production in loose cubic yards per hour for a medium-weight
clamshell excavating loose earth. Heaped bucket capacity is 1 cu yd (0.75 m3). The soil
is common earth with a bucket fill factor of 0.95. Estimated cycle time is 40 s. Job
efficiency is estimated at 50 min/h.
A. 54.3 LCM C. 45.3 feet
B. 53.4 LCM D. 35.4 feet

34. The verdict is in. After years of research, the nation’s health experts agree that high
cholesterol in the blood is a major contributor to heart disease. Thus, cholesterol intake
should be limited to 300 milligrams or less each day. Fast foods provide a cholesterol
carnival. All together, two McDonald’s Quarter Pounders and three Burger King
Whoppers with cheese contain 520 milligrams of cholesterol. Three Quarter Pounders
and one Whopper with cheese exceed the suggested daily cholesterol intake by 53
milligrams. Determine the cholesterol content in each item.
A. Quarter Pounder = 72 milligrams; Whopper with cheese = 137 milligrams
B. Quarter Pounder = 77 milligrams; Whopper with cheese = 122 milligrams
C. Quarter Pounder = 68 milligrams; Whopper with cheese = 149 milligrams
D. Quarter Pounder = 64 milligrams; Whopper with cheese = 161 milligrams

35. Hardware Inc., a small chain of DIY outlets in the Visayas, has a total operating cost
of Php 455,000.00. Having invested in radio campaign, the company sales have
increased from Php 625,000.00 to Php 821,000.00. In addition to the one-off cost of
P80,000.00 for the radio adverts, these extra sales have added Php63,000.00 in
variable costs. Thus, the total operating costs for the firm now stand at Php598,000. By
what percentage has EBIT (Earnings Before Interest and Taxes) improved as a result of
the
marketing campaign?
A.31% C. 23%
B.30% D. 35%

36. A movie house has an average daily attendance of 1,000 paying customers and
operates 350 days a year. The net amount per ticket that goes to the movie house
operators after deducting internal revenue taxes and the movie companies share is Php
0.40. If it is air conditioned, the equipment and its installation will cost Php 100,000. The
cost of operation and maintenance per month is Php 1,000. Rental on the property is
Php 5,000 a month. Taxes and insurance on the equipment are 3% of first cost. All
other expenses total Php 2,5000 a month. For depreciation, use sinking fund method
with interest at 6% and with salvage value of 5% of the original cost of the equipment.
Due to the terms of the lease of the movie house, the operators wish to write off their
investment
in 10 years. How much is the rate of return on the investment?
A. 32.8% C. 22.8%
B. 27.8% D. 18.5%

37. A hole 100 mm in diameter is to be punched out from a right circular cone having a
diameter of 160 mm. Height of cone is 240 cm. Determine the length of the hole
punched out.
A. 90 mm C. 70 mm
B. 80 mm D. 100 mm

38. When the angle of elevation of the sun is 64 degrees, a telephone pole is tilted at an
angle 9 degrees directly away from the sun casts a shadow 21 feet long on level
ground. Approximate the length of the pole.
A. 33 feet C. 38 feet
B. 35 feet D. 40 feet

39. A trough whose ends are isosceles right triangles with vertical axis, is 20 feet long. If
it contains 40 gallons of water, how deep is the water? gallon=231 cu.in.
A. 6.0 in C. 6.4 in
B. 6.2 in D. 6.6 in
40. The population of a city in 1970 was 153,800. Assuming that the population
increases
continuously at a rate of 5% per year, predict the population on the city in the year 2000.
A. 629,884 C. 682,498
B. 642,889 D. 689,284

41. A component fails a particular test (A) 15% of the time or a component displays
strain but does not fail the test (B) 25% of the time. What is the probability that the
component either fails or shows strain on the test.
A. 0.4 C. 0.6
B. 0.5 D. 0.75

42. Harry Manansala is planning to retire from his job. He has decided to withdraw
P60,000 every end of the year in the bank. How much money should he plan to have in
the bank at the start of his retirement if the bank pays 6% per year, compounded
annually, if he wants his money to last for a 12-year retirement period?
A. 500,200 C. 510,080
B. 503,030 D. 513,020

43. The probability that a relay remains open is 0.5. An electrical circuit consist of three
such relays. The number of relays that remain open three are 0,1,2,3. The number of
relays that remain open is represented by X. The number of relays that remain open
has the following values with the probabilities. Find the expected value of the number of
open relays.
A. 1.50 C. 1.25
B. 2.50 D. 2.25

44. The arithmetic mean of a set of 50 numbers is 38. Two numbers of the set, namely
45 and 55, are discarded. What will be the arithmetic mean of the remaining set of
numbers?
A. 35.5 B. 36.5 C. 37.5 D. 38.5

45. Two observers 100 m apart and facing each other on a horizontal plane, observe at
the same time the angles of elevation of a balloon in their vertical to be 58 degrees and
44 degrees. Find the height of the balloon.
A. 60.23 m B. 59.34 m C. 61.31 m D. 58.75 m

46. A company determines that in the production of x units of a commodity its revenue
and cost functions are, respectively: R(x)=-3x2+970x and C(x)=2x2+500. Find the
maximum profit and minimum average cost.
A. P43.25 B. P25.43 C. P63.25 D. P54.32

47. A father decides to give his son part of his inheritance early. Each year, on the son’s
birthday, the father will pay the son 15% of what remains in the inheritance fund. If the
fund initially begins with $100,000, how much money will be left in the fund after 20
years of payments?
A. 4560 B. 4650 C. 3865 D. 3875

48. The king’s minter boxes his coins 100 to a box. In each box he puts 1 false coin.
The king suspects the minter and from each of 100 boxes draws a random coin and has
it tested. What is the chance of the minter’s peculations go undetected?
A. 0.166 B. 0.266 C. 0.366 D. 0.466

49. The price of a 7-day Alaskan cruise, normally $2,752 per person, is reduced by
$1.75 per person for large groups traveling together. How large a group is needed for
the price to be $2,500 per person?
A. 144 B. 156 C. 152 D. 160

50. The blue whale is the largest of whales. Its average weight is 3 times the difference
of the average of a humpback whale and 5 tons. If the total average weight of a blue
whale and a humpback whale is 117 tons, find the average weight of the blue whale.
A. 60 tons B. 62 tons C. 64 tons D. 68 tons

51. A company makes three types of hammers, which are marketed as “good,” “better,”
and “best.” The cost of manufacturing each type of hammer is $4, $6, and $7,
respectively, and the hammers sell for $6, $9, and $12. Each day, the cost of
manufacturing 100 hammers is $520, and the daily revenue from their sale is $810.
How many hammers of each type are manufactured?
A. Each day, the company manufactures 20 good hammers, 50 better hammers, and 30
best hammers.
B. Each day, the company manufactures 50 good hammers, 20 better hammers, and 30
best hammers.
C. Each day, the company manufactures 20 good hammers, 30 better hammers, and 50
best hammers.
D. Each day, the company manufactures 50 good hammers, 30 better hammers, and 20
best hammers.

52. The number of hours daylight D(t) at a particular time of the year can be
𝑘 2𝜋
approximated by 𝐷(𝑡) = 𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑛 (365 (𝑡 − 79)) + 12 for t days and t=0 corresponding to
January 1. The constant K determines the total variation in the day length and depends
on the latitude of the locale. When is the day length the longest, assuming that it is NOT
a leap year?
A. June 18 B. June 19 C. June 20 D. June 21

53. A picture frame of uniform width has outer dimensions 12 in by 15 in. Find the
width of the frame is 100 square inches of the picture show.
A.1.5 inches C. 1.9 inches
B.1.7 inches D. 2.1 inches

54. A's rate of doing work is three times that of B. On a given day, A and B work
together for 4 hours, then B is called away and A finishes, the rest of the job in 2
hours. How long would it take B to do the complete job alone?
A. 22 hours C. 24 hours
B. 23 hours D. 25 hours

55. Air is being pumped into a spherical balloon at a rate of 20 ft3/min. At what rate
is the radius changing when the radius is 3 ft?
A. 0.18 ft/min C. 0.23 ft/min
B. 0.26 ft/min D. 0.29 ft/min

56. A building has a salvage value of 1 million after 50 years. Annual depreciation is
2 million. Using the straight-line method of depreciation. If the building is to be sold
for 30 million, how many years after should you sell it?
A. 30.5 years C. 35.5 years
B. 32.5 years D. 37.5 years

57. Find the probability that a seven-digit telephone number chosen at random has
no repeated digits?
A. 0.04068 C. 0.08046
B. 0.06048 D. 0.08640

58. Given A (1, 7) and B (-3, 2), find a formula that expresses the fact that an arbitrary
point P (x, y) is on the perpendicular bisector l of segment AB.
A. 8x + 10y = 37 C. 8x - 10y = 37
B. 10x + 8y = 46 D. 10x - 8y = 46

59. You want to find someone whose birthday matches yours. What is the least number
of strangers whose birthdays you need to ask about to have a 50-50 chance?
A. 184 C. 253
B. 216 D. 365
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60. Evaluate ∫02 𝑠𝑖𝑛5 xcossdx
A. 1/6 C. 6
B. -1/6 D. -6

61. Four light bulbs are chosen at random from 20 bulbs of which 5 are defective. Find
the probability that exactly one is defective.
A. 0.2787 B.0.0493 C.0.1897 D.0.4696

62. What is the probability that of 5 cards dealt from a well – shuffled deck, 3 will be
hearts and two spades?
A. 143/16660 C. 253/16660
B. 29/4560 D. 43/4560

63. In a class of 28 students, the teacher selects four people at random to participate in
a geography contest. What is the probability that this group of four students includes at
least two of the top three geography students in the class? Express your answer as a
common fraction.
A. 37/819 B. 73/819 C. 73/918 D. 37/918

64. An unfair coin with probability of getting 2 heads and 2 tails equal to the probability
of getting 3 heads and 1 tail. If the coin is tossed, find the probability of obtaining a
head.
A. 0.4 B. 0.6 C. 0.3 D. 0.7

65. The probability of the students passing Chemistry and Physics are 40% and 55%,
respectively. If there are 260 students who took the exams and 37 of them failed in both
subjects, how many students passed both subjects?
A. 20 B. 28 C. 27 D. 24

66. The probability of the students passing Chemistry and Physics are 70% and 50%,
respectively. None of the students failed in both subjects. If 8 of them passed both
subjects, how many students took the exam?
A. 30
B. 50
C. 40
D. 60

67. In simple chemical conversions, the time rate of change of the amount of
unconverted substance, say x, is proportional to x. With accordance to this, if one-fourth
of the substance has been converted at the end of 10 seconds, how long it will take to
convert nine-tenths of this substance?
A. 80 secs
B. 20 secs
C. 60 secs
D. 10 secs
68. Solve the following initial value problem:dP/dt = P(1 - ln(P)), P(0) = 1.
A. P(t) = e1 – exp(t) C. P(t) = e1 – exp(-t)
-t
B. P(t) = e D. P(t) = et

69. The mathematical study of changes in the qualitative or topological structure of a

given family, such as the integral curves of a family of vector fields, and the solutions of
a family of differential equations.
A. Rolle’s theorem
B. Intermediate value theorem
C. Bifurcation theory
D. Mean-value theorem

70. A hamster receives a dose of 3 mg. of a compound and then 2/3 as much as the
previous dose at the end of every hour. What is the maximum amount of the compound
it will receive?
A. 9 mg. B. 6 mg. C. 12 mg. D. 15 mg.
71. In a two digit number, the unit's digit is 3 greater than the ten's digit. find the number
if it is 4 times as larger as the sum of its digit.

A. 36
B. 63
C. 72
D. 27

72. The man fires a target 420 m away and hear the bullet strike 2 second after he
pulled the trigger. The audience 525 m away from the target and 455 m from the man
heard the bullet strike the target one second after he heard the report of the gun. Find
the velocity of the bullet?

A. 545 m/s
B. 535 m/s
C. 525 m/s
D. 515 m/s

73. A man travels in motorized bangka at the rate of 12 kph from his barangay to the
city and come back to his barangay at the rate of 10 kph. If his total time of his travel
back and forth is 3 hours and 10 minutes, Find the distance travel from city to barangay
in km?

A. 17.27 km
B. 17.17 km
C. 17.07 km
D. 17.37 km

74. It takes Kulas 60 seconds to run around the 440 yard track. how long does it take
Anna to run around the track if they meet in 32 seconds after they start together in a
race around the track opposite direction? answer should be in seconds.

A. 68.57 sec
B. 67.57 sec
C. 67.37 sec
D. 68.37 sec

75. The two ship ply back and forth across the sea with constant but different speeds,
they leave the opposite shipyard at the same instant, meet for the first time in 900
meters from the one shipyard and meet for the second time 500 meters from the
opposite shipyard. what is the width of the sea? in meter.
 A. 2200 m
B. 22000 m
C. 2400 m
D. 4400 m

76. In a commercial survey involving 1,000 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 420 prefer
either brand z or x but not y. How many persons have no brand preference, satisfied
with any of the 3 brands?

A. 230
B. 240
C. 250
D. 220

77. A man invested Php 50,000. Part of it he put in an oil stock from which he hoped to
receive a 20% return per year. The rest he invested in a bank stock which was paying
6% per year. If he received Php 400 more the first year from the bank stock than from
the oil stock, how much did he invest in the oil stock?

A. 10000
B. 11000
C. 9000
D. 12000

78. Find the coefficient of the term containing X^4 in the expansion(3x-2)^10?

A. 1086640
B. 1088640
C. 1088840
D. 1087640

79. Find the 6th term in the expansion of (3x-2y)^10

A. -1958552 X^5 y^5

B. -1959552 X^5 y^5
C. -1959252 X^5 y^5
D. -1959512 X^5 y^5
80. A and B working together can finish a piece of work in 20 days. After working for
4days, A quits and B finishes the work in 24 days more. Find the number of days that B
could finish a piece the job alone?

A. 30
B. 20
C. 25
D. 35

81. Two times the father's age is 8 more than six times his daughter age. Ten years
ago, the sum of their age was 44. what is the age of the daughter?

A. 20
B. 15
C. 49
D. 18

82. A man is 41 years old and in seven years he will be four times as old as his son is at
that time. how old is his son now?

A. 9
B. 6
C. 5
D. 8

83. A father is three times as old as his son. Four years ago, he was four times as old
as his son was at that time. How old is his son?

A. 36
B. 24
C. 32
D. 12

84. Two thousand kilogram of steel containing 8% nickel is to be made by mixing a steel
containing 14% nickel with another steel containing 6% nickel. How much the steel
containing 14% nickel is needed?

A. 1500kg
B. 800kg
C. 500kg
D. 750kg
85. A 40 gram of alloy containing 35% gold is to be melted with a 20 gram alloy
containing 50% gold. How much percent of gold is the resulting alloy?

A. 30%
B. 35%
C. 40%
D. 45%
86. A pound of alloy of lead and nickel weighs 14.4 ounces in water, where lead lose
1/11 of its weight and nickel lose 1/9 of its weight. How much of each metal is in the
alloy?

A. Lead = 7.2 ounces and Nickel = 8.8 ounces

B. Lead = 8.8 ounces and Nickel = 7.2 ounces
C. Lead = 6.5 ounces and Nickel = 8.8 ounces
D. Lead = 7.8 ounces and Nickel = 4.2 ounces

87. Mr. JM can wash the bus in 15 minutes, while his friend Nathan takes twice as long
to do the same job. If they work together , how many minutes can they do the washing?

A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12

88. One pipe can fill the tank in 5 hours and another pipe can fill the same tank in 4
hours. The Drain pipe can empty it by 20 hours. If all pipe are open, how long it will take
to fill up the tank?

A. 3 hrs
B. 2.5 hrs
C. 2.92 hrs
D. 2.8 hrs

89. The tank is filled through its inlet pipe and then emptied through its outlet pipe in a
total of 8 hours. if the water enters through its inlet and simultaneously allowed to leave
through its outlet, the tank is filled in 7 1/2 hours. Find how long will it take to fill the tank
with outlet is closed.

A. 6
B. 4
C. 3
D. 5
90. How many minutes after 3:00 pm will the minute hand over takes the hour hand?

A. 16 4/11
B. 16 11/14
C. 16 14/18
D. 16 13/15

91. A Box contains 7 tickets , numbered from 1 to 7 inclusive. If 3 tickets are drawn from
the box, one at a time. Determine the probability that the ticket drawn are odd, even,
odd number.

A. 9/35
B. 8/35
C. 7/35
D. 6/35

92. Five discs in bag are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. What is the Probability that the
sum of the numbers on 3 discs is greater than 10.

A. 0.15
B. 0.20
C. 0.25
D. 0.30

93. The odds for the occurrence of an event are s:f. This ratio means that for every s
favorable outcome, there are f unfavorable outcomes. what is the probability value
equivalent to an odd ratio of 5:3.

A. 3/5
B. 2/5
C. 5/8
D. 3/8

94. If 15% of the bolts produced by a machine will be defective, determine the
probability that out of 5 bolts chosen at random at most 2 bolts will defective.

A. 0.9754
B. 0.9744
C. 0.9734
D. 0.9724
95. What is the probability of throwing a total of 8 or 11 in a single throw of a pair of
dice?

A. 0.1644
B. 0.1744
C. 0.1844
D. 0.1944

96. If six coins are tossed together, find the probability of tossing at most two heads.

A. 0.34375
B. 0.33457
C. 0.35437
D. 0.37354

97. A bag contains 5 red balls and 6 white balls. If 4 balss are drawn in succession
without replacement, find the probability that the balls drawn are all of the same color.

A. 4/33
B. 5/33
C. 2/33
D. 1/33

98. If a card is drawn from a deck of playing cards, find the probability of getting a jack
or a black card.

A. 0.5835
B. 0.5538
C. 0.5358
D. 0.5385

99. Out of a sample of 10,000 men, the probability that a man picked at random weighs
over 86 kg is 0.25. The probability that a man weight less than 61 kg is 0.15, what is the
probability that a man picked at random between 61 and 86kg.

A. 0.6
B. 0.55
C. 0.65
D. 0.70
100. The odds for the occurrence of an event are s:f. This ratio means that for every s
favorable outcome, there are f unfavorable outcomes. what is the probability value
equivalent to an odd ratio of 5:3.

A. 3/5
B. 2/5
C. 5/8
D. 3/8

Prepared By:

Engr. Earl John C. Villamora, RCE, REB, MEM-CPM

***GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS***