COR 005 General Mathematics Review Questions

1. Anna borrowed $9,000 and agreed to a 5% interest rate. If she 8. If p: "5 > 3" and q: "2 > 1," find the truth value of p∧q.
paid $2,250 in interest, for how many years was the loan? A. TRUE
A. 4 years B. FALSE
B. 5 years C. Cannot determine
C. 6 years D. Both TRUE and FALSE
D. 7 years Answer: A. TRUE
Answer: A. 5 years Explanation: Both p and q are true, so the conjunction p∧q is true.

2. Calculate the interest on an $11,000 loan at 4.5% over 3 years. 9. Given p: "The earth is round," q: "Water is solid," what is the
A. $1,480 truth value of p∨q?
B. $1,485 A. TRUE
C. $1,495 B. FALSE
D. $1,500 C. Cannot determine
Answer: B. $1,485 D. Both TRUE and FALSE
Answer: A. TRUE
3. If Mary invests $6,500 at an annual interest rate of 6%, how Explanation: The disjunction p∨q is true if either p or q is true. Since
much interest does she earn in 2 years? p is true, p∨q is true.
A. $780
B. $780.50 10. Translate to symbols and evaluate: "If I sleep late, then I’ll be
C. $800 tired." Let p: "I sleep late" and q: "I’ll be tired." If I did not sleep
D. $850 late, is the statement true?
Answer: A. $780 A. True
B. False
4. Determine the ordinary interest on a loan of $18,000 at 3% C. Cannot determine
over 120 days. D. Both TRUE and FALSE
A. $178.08 Answer: A. True
B. $178.10 Explanation: In a conditional, if the hypothesis is false (I did not
C. $177.50 sleep late), the conditional statement remains true regardless of the
D. $180.00 conclusion.
Answer: D. $180.00
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5. What is the exact interest on $22,000 at 4% over 60 days? 1. Calculate the number of days for ordinary interest with actual
A. $145.21 time from Feb 1, 2022, to Nov 1, 2022.
B. $144.66 A. 271/360
C. $144.32 B. 272/365
D. $145.12 C. 271/365
Answer: B. $144.66 D. 273/360
Answer: 273/360
6. If "All dogs bark" is true, what is the truth value of "Not all Explanation: February 1 to November 1 includes 273 days. For
dogs bark"? ordinary interest, divide by 360.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE 2. Lara took a loan of 10,500 pesos for 2 years. She paid 1,260
C. TRUE or FALSE pesos in interest. What was the interest rate?
D. Cannot be determined A. 4%
Answer: B. FALSE B. 5%
Explanation: The statement “All dogs bark” makes the negation “Not C. 6%
all dogs bark” false. D. 4.5%
Answer: C. 6%
7. Evaluate the truth value: "If the sky is blue and the grass is Explanation: Using (1260 / (10500 * 2)) = 0.06, or 6%.
green, then the sun is shining." (Assume the sky is blue and
grass is green, but the sun isn’t shining.) 3. Paul borrowed 5,500 pesos with an interest rate of 5% and
A. TRUE paid 1,100 pesos in interest. How many years did he take to pay
B. FALSE off the loan?
C. Cannot determine A. 4 years
D. Both TRUE and FALSE B. 3 years
Answer: B. FALSE C. 2 years
Explanation: The premise is true, but the conclusion is false, so the D. 5 years
conditional statement is false. Answer: A. 4 years
Explanation: Time = (1100 / (5500 * 0.05)) = 4 years.
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4. An investment of 12,500 pesos earns 3% simple interest. How Answer: A. Php 56,324.63
much interest is earned after 3 years? Explanation: Compound interest for 8 quarters results in Php
A. 1,125 pesos 56,324.63.
B. 1,050 pesos
C. 900 pesos ===========================
D. 1,000 pesos
Answer: B. 1,050 pesos 1. What does it mean if a proposition is compound?
Explanation: 12500 * 0.03 * 3 = 1,125 pesos. A. It contains one or more simple propositions.
B. It has more than one simple proposition.
5. David borrowed 8,000 pesos at a 6% simple interest rate and C. It cannot contain a simple proposition.
paid 2,400 pesos in interest. For how long did he borrow the D. It is a single, complex proposition.
money? Answer: B. It has more than one simple proposition.
A. 5 years Explanation: A compound proposition consists of multiple
B. 4 years simple propositions.
C. 6 years
D. 3 years 2. Which statement is an example of a compound proposition?
Answer: A. 5 years A. Dogs are animals.
Explanation: Time = (2400 / (8000 * 0.06)) = 5 years. B. The sky is blue.
C. If the light is red, you must stop.
6. Find the days from April 1, 2021, to October 20, 2021, using D. Birds fly.
ordinary interest. Answer: C. If the light is red, you must stop.
A. 202 days Explanation: This statement links two conditions, making it
B. 203 days compound.
C. 201 days
D. 204 days 3. Choose the simple proposition.
Answer: B. 203 days A. All students study for exams.
Explanation: Counting the days yields 203. B. If it rains, roads get wet.
C. Cheese is made from milk.
7. Tony invested $600 and received $750 after five years. What D. If I am early, I get coffee.
was the interest rate? Answer: C. Cheese is made from milk.
A. 5% Explanation: It’s a straightforward statement with no conditions.
B. 6%
C. 7.5% 4. Which statement is not a proposition?
D. 8% A. I am lying.
Answer: A. 5% B. Today is sunny.
Explanation: (750 - 600) / (600 * 5) = 0.05, or 5%. C. Is the test hard?
D. 5 is a prime number.
8. What is the term for the sum of principal and interest? Answer: C. Is the test hard?
A. maturity value Explanation: Questions do not have truth values, so they are not
B. principal amount propositions.
C. interest value
D. net worth 5. Which is not a logical connector?
Answer: A. maturity value A. If-then
Explanation: Maturity value is the total after interest is added to B. And
the principal. C. Could
D. Or
9. What type of interest uses 365 days per year? Answer: C. Could
A. exact interest Explanation: Logical connectors are “and,” “or,” “if-then,” etc.
B. ordinary interest
C. simple interest 6. Identify the logical operator in the statement: "If the car is
D. annual interest running, then it needs fuel."
Answer: A. exact interest A. And
Explanation: Exact interest calculations assume a 365-day year. B. Or
C. Implies
10. If a Php 50,000 loan has a 6% interest compounded quarterly D. Not
for 2 years, how much is paid at maturity? Answer: C. Implies
A. Php 56,324.62 (CORRECT ANSWER) Explanation: “If…then” statements use the implication operator.
B. Php 56,500.00
C. Php 56,350.10
D. Php 56,430.75
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7. What is the logical negation of the statement "It is raining"? 3. Translate "Mark will join the club only if his friend joins" into
A. It is not raining. symbols (let p = Mark joins, q = his friend joins).
B. It might rain. A. p→q
C. It rains. B. q→p
D. Rain is coming. C. p∧q
Answer: A. It is not raining. D. p∨q
Explanation: The negation of “It is raining” is “It is not raining.” Answer: A. p→q
Explanation: “Only if” signifies a conditional where p depends
8. What type of compound proposition is used in "John will eat on q.
dinner, or he will skip it"?
A. Conjunction 4. Given propositions: p: "I go to bed early," q: "I wake up
B. Disjunction early," express "If I wake up early, then I went to bed early" in
C. Negation symbols.
D. Conditional A. p→q
Answer: B. Disjunction B. q→p
Explanation: “Or” signifies a disjunction between two options. C. p∧q
D. p∨q
9. In a conditional statement, when is the proposition false? Answer: B. q→p
A. If hypothesis = T and conclusion = T Explanation: The statement assumes waking up early (q) implies
B. If hypothesis = F and conclusion = F going to bed early (p).
C. If hypothesis = T and conclusion = F
D. If hypothesis = F and conclusion = T 5. Consider propositions p: "Today is sunny," q: "We go for a
Answer: C. If hypothesis = T and conclusion = F walk." The statement p∧q means:
Explanation: Conditional statements are only false if a true A. It is sunny, and we go for a walk.
hypothesis leads to a false conclusion. B. It is sunny, or we go for a walk.
C. If it is sunny, then we walk.
10. Which is the negation of the statement “All students passed D. If we walk, it is sunny.
the exam”? Answer: A. It is sunny, and we go for a walk.
A. No students passed the exam. Explanation: “And” statements require both p and q to be true.
B. Some students did not pass the exam.
C. All students failed the exam. 6. Maya took a loan of $7,000 at 5% interest and paid $1,750 in
D. Some students passed the exam. interest. How long did she have the loan?
Answer: B. Some students did not pass the exam. A. 3 years
Explanation: The negation of “All” is “Some…not.” B. 4 years
C. 5 years
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1. Given p: "Alex studies hard," q: "Alex passes the test," what Answer: C. 5 years
is p→q? Explanation: Using 1750/ (7000 x 0.05) = 5 years.
A. If Alex studies hard, he will pass the test.
B. Alex studies hard or passes the test. 7. If $8,000 is invested at a 4% interest rate, how much will be
C. Alex does not study hard but passes the test. earned in 2 years?
D. Alex fails if he doesn’t study. A. $640
Answer: A. If Alex studies hard, he will pass the test. B. $320
Explanation: p→qp \rightarrow qp→q reads as “If p, then q.” C. $1,600
D. $400
2. What is the negation of "February has 28 days"? Answer: A. $640
A. February does not have 28 days. Explanation: 8000×0.04×2=640.
B. February has more than 28 days.
C. February has less than 28 days. 8. Using ordinary interest, how many days from June 15 to
D. February has exactly 30 days. December 31?
A. 195 days
Answer: A. February does not have 28 days. B. 199 days
Explanation: Negating a statement means expressing the C. 200 days
opposite truth value. D. 201 days
Answer: A. 195 days
Explanation: Counting days from June 15 to December 31
results in 195.
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9. John borrowed $4,000 and paid $240 in interest at a rate of 3% 5. The statement "It will snow if and only if the temperature is
per year. How many years was the loan? below zero" can be expressed as which logical operator?
A. 2 years A. Conjunction
B. 3 years B. Disjunction
C. 1.5 years C. Biconditional
D. 4 years D. Conditional
Answer: A. 2 years Answer: C. Biconditional
Explanation: “If and only if” represents a biconditional relationship
10. Anna invested $15,000 at 5% and earned $3,000 in interest. between temperature and snow.
How many years was the investment?
A. 6 years 6.What is the negation of "Some students arrived late"?
B. 5 years A. No students arrived late.
C. 4 years B. All students arrived late.
D. 3 years C. Some students did not arrive late.
Answer: C. 4 years D. Every student arrived on time.

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1. Which of these represents a biconditional statement? Explanation: The negation of “some are late” is that all arrived on
A. A dog barks and a cat meows. time.
B. A dog barks if and only if it is excited.
C. A cat will meow if it is hungry. 7. Given the proposition "If you study, then you pass." When will
D. Neither a dog nor a cat makes noise. this statement be false?
Answer: B. A dog barks if and only if it is excited. A. If you study and pass.
Explanation: Biconditional means both conditions depend on each B. If you study but do not pass.
other. C. If you do not study but pass.
D. If you do not study and do not pass.
2. What is the negation of "All students completed the Answer: B. If you study but do not pass.
assignment"? Explanation: A conditional statement is false only if the premise is
A. Not all students completed the assignment. true and the conclusion is false.
B. Some students did not complete the assignment.
C. No students completed the assignment. 8. Translate "Both the car is clean and the house is organized"
D. Only a few students completed it. into logical symbols (Let ppp: car is clean, qqq: house is
Answer: A. Not all students completed the assignment. organized).
Explanation: Negation of “all” means at least one did not complete it. A. p∨q
B. p∧q
3. If p represents "It is raining" and q represents "The ground is C. ∼p∨q
wet," express "If it is not raining, then the ground is not wet" in D. p→q
symbols. Answer: B. p∧q
A. p→q Explanation: “And” indicates a conjunction between p and q.
B. ∼p→∼q
C. q→pq 9. What is the logical form of the statement: "If it’s warm, then
D. ∼q→p we will swim"?
Answer: B. ∼p→∼q A. p∧q
Explanation: The statement follows a conditional structure with the B. q→p
negation of both ppp and qqq. C. p→q
D. ∼q∧p
4. Determine the truth value: "If 2+2 = 4 and 3+3 = 6, then 4+4 = Answer: C. p→q
9." Explanation: “If…then” suggests a conditional where warmth implies
A. TRUE swimming.
B. FALSE
C. Both TRUE and FALSE 10. Express "You will go to the beach if and only if it’s sunny" in
D. Cannot be determined symbolic form (Let p: go to beach, q: it’s sunny).
Answer: B. FALSE A. p∨q
Explanation: The premise is true, but the conclusion 4+4=9 is false, B. p∧q
making the entire statement false. C. p↔q
D. ∼p∨q
Answer: C. p↔q
Explanation: The phrase “if and only if” suggests a biconditional
relationship.