PROLEM SOLVING-PROBLEM SET

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the letter of the best answer then put it before each number.
1. Linda’s average for the five quizzes was 90. If her score for the four quizzes were 88, 85, 92, and
86, what was her score for the fifth quiz?
A. 79 B. 89
C. 98 D. 99
2. Two boys weighing 50 kg and 45 kg wish to balance on a seesaw. If the lighter boy sits 2.5 m from
the center, how far should the heavier boy sit from the center?
A. 2.25m B. 2.78m
C. 2.98m D. 3.50m
3. The area of a square is 169 square meters. Find the perimeter of the square.
A. 13m B. 13𝑚2
C. 52m D. 52𝑚2
4. Increasing a number by 5 and multiplying the result by 7 is the same as multiplying the number
by -5 and subtraction 1 from the result. What is the number?
A. -3 B. -2
C. -1 D. 0
5. The average of 95, 87, 91, and 83 is _______?
A. 87 B. 88
C. 89 D. 90
6. If there are 2 girls for every 3 boys in a class, how many boys are there in a class of 40 students?
A. 16 B. 20
C. 24 D. 30
7. Twice a number added to five is twenty-three. What is the number?
A. 7 B. 8
C. 9 D. 11
8. During the field trip, therebare 540 students coming. If one teacher will accopany nine students,
how many teachers are there?
A. 15 B. 60
C. 65 D. 75
9. A 60-meter log is to be cut into three smaller logs whose lengths are consecutive even integers.
What is the length of the longest log?
A. 18 B. 19
C. 20 D. 21
10. It takes 900 hollow blocks to build 15 meters of wall. How many hollow blocks does it take to
build 20 meters of wall?
A. 1,200 B. 1,400
C. 1,800 D. 3,500
11. Mika spent 35% of her money on food. She counted the money she had left and found that it
amounted to P2,600. How much did she have before?
A. P1,200 B. P1,400
C. P1,800 D. P3,500
12. How much must a salesman sell in a month to yield him in a commission of P8,000 if his rate of
commisison is 20% on goods sold?
A. P9,000 B. P9,600
C. P10,000 D. P36,000
13. The average of a set of numbers is 22. If 29 is included in the set, the new average becomes 23.
How many numbers are the original set?
A. 2 B. 3
C. 4 D. 6
14. If a real state salesman’s commision is 3.5%, how much does he earn for selling a house and lot
worth P67,000?
A. P234.50 B. P2,345
C. P23,450 D. P200,000
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15. Gabriel correclty answered 15 test questions ofequal value. If his percentage grade was 83 %,
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how many questions were there on the the test?
A. 16 B. 17
C. 18 D. 19
16. Twelve meters e thof material is needed for 5 dresses. How many meters would be needed for
8 dresses?
A. 0.33 B. 7.50
C. 19.20 D. 22.20
17. A bus company charges P12 for an 80-km distance. How much would it charge for a a 180-km
trip?
A. P27 B. P40
C. P1,000 D. P22
18. If 9 pairs of jeans cost P1,215, how much would 5 pairs cost?
A. P675 B. 964
C. P6,705 D. P9,604
19. If 10 carpenters can build a house for 36 days, how long will it take 12 carpenters to do the
same work?
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A. 3 B. 3 3
C. 30 D. 43
20. A sack of rice can feed 15 persons in 30 days. How many days would the sack of rice last for 25
persons?
A. 12 B. 12.5
C. 18 D. 18.5
21. A man left P72,000 to his daughter and son. The ratio of the daughter’s share to son’s share is
5:3. How much did the son receive?
A. P9,000 B. P27,000
C. P45,000 D. P50,000
22. In a group of teachers, the ratio of the number of males to the number of females is 3:2. If there
are 200 teachers in the group, how many males are there in the group?
A. 40 B. 80
C. 120 D. 180
23. Four times a number added to 8 gives 20. What is the number?
A. 3 B. 6
C. 9 D. 12
24. If five times a number the smaller of two consecutive integers is added to three times the larger,
the result is 59. What is the value of the smaller integer
A. 4 B. 5
C. 6 D. 7
25. Lea is 5 years more than 6 times Cherry’s age. In 5 years, Lea will be 4 times Cherry’s age then.
How old is Lea now?
A. 5 B. 10
C. 15 D. 35
26. The length of a rectangle is 2 meters more than the width. The perimeter is 40 meters. What is
the area of the rectangle?st
A. 99 B. 100
C. 115 D. 120
27. One side of a triangle is 10 centimeters longer than the shortest side. The third side is 20 cm
longer than the shortest side. If the perimeter of the triangle is 120 cm, what is the length of the
shortest side of this triangle?
A. 30 B. 40
C. 50 D. 120
28. The area of a square is 121 square meter. What is its perimeter?
A. 11 m B. 11𝑚2
C. 44 𝑚2 D. 44 m
29. Thirty coins consisting of 50 centavos and 10 centavos are worth P7.00. How many 50 centavos
are there?
A. 30 B. 40
C. 50 D. 120
30. There are 15 tricycles and bicycles in the park. There are 36 wheels in all. How many tricycles
and bicycles are there?
A. 5 tricycles and 10 bicycles B. 3 tricycles and 12 bicycles
C. 6 tricycles and 9 bicycles D. 2 tricycles and 12 bicycles
31. Carla spent two-thirds of her allowance on a Harry Potter book. She spent one-fourth of what
remained on a Harry Potter stationery. If she has P108 left, how much was her allwoance?
A. P36 B. P144
C. P288 D. P432
32. How many fifths are there in 125?
A. 25 B. 125
C. 625 D. 725
33. What is 0.5% of 200?
A. 0 B. 1
C. 100 D. 1,000
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34. 33 3 % 𝑜𝑓 48 + 12 2 % 𝑜𝑓96 − 44 9 % 𝑜𝑓 27 = ______

A. 12 B. 16
C. 24 D. 48
35. Liza was given a 20% discount for her tuition fee this term. She paid P16,500 for her tuition fee.
How much is the tuition fee this term?
A. P3,300 B. P4,450
C. P13,750 D. P20,625
36. The number of female enrollees last year is 2,070. The number of female enrollees this year
2,484. What is the percent increase in the number of female enrollees?
A. 20% B.30%
C. 33.33% D. 66.67%
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37. Ninety-five is 833 % of what number?

A. 79 B. 80
C. 114 D. 150
38. The product of two numbers is 240. If each of these two numbers is doubled, what will be the
new product?
A. 120 B. 480
C. 960 D. 57,600
39. It takes 3 days for 12 persons to interview 1,000 homes for a survey. If the interview must be
completed in 2 days, how much persons will be needed?
A. 16 B. 18
C. 22 D. 24
40. Ann, Bea, Cathy, and Daisy will share P100,000.00 in the ratio 2:4:6:8, respectively. How much
will Cathy get?
A. P10,000 B. P20,000
C. P30,000 D. P40,000
41. Twice the sum of 72 and 35 is subtracted from their product. What is the result?
A. 2,306 B. 2,520
C. 52,603 D. 3,420
42. Sam is 2 years older that Eric. Eric is 5 years older than Ramel. If Ramel is 12 years old, how old
will Sam be in 7 years?
A. 9 B. 17
C. 19 D. 26
43. If the food in the basket is sufficient to feed 10 persons in 12 days, how many days would it last
for 20 persons?
A. 5 B. 6
C. 7 D. 8
44. The sum of two numbers is 14 and their difference is 2. What is the larger of the two numbers?
A. 4 B. 5
C. 6 D. 7
45. Frances is 2 years older than Anna. The sum of their age is twenty-six. How old is Frances?
A. 10 B. 11
C. 12 D. 13
For numbers 46-50. Each item contains a serie of numbers arranged according to a certain rule or
order. Study the series and determine which number is next.
46. 20 40 10 20 5 10 ________
A. 4.5 B. 10.5
C. 15 D. 40.5
47. 5 15 30 50 75 _______
A. 4.5 B. 10.5
C. 15 D. 40.5
48. 1 3 11 5 7 22 ______
A. 15 B. 17
C. 23 D. 27
49. 2 4 6 12 14 28 ______
A. 30 B. 56
C. 62 D. 74
50. 7 12 17 22 27 32 ______
A. 35 B. 37
C. 42 D. 45