1) From station A with center height of 1.

4m in fill the ground … uniform slope of 5% to station B whose

center height is 2.8m…. Assuming both sections to be level sections having a width of …. 14 m and side
slope 2:1 for both cut and fill, compute the cross-sectional area of fill 48m from sta a. Distance from…. Sta
B is 60m.

a) 37.084 sq m b)39.607sq m c) 35.123sq m d)36.854 sq m

2) Peter is going to set up a stereo system by purchasing separate components. There are 5 different
receivers, 8 different DVD and 12 different speaker systems. If Peter wants one of each components, how
many different stereo systems are possible?

a) 540 b) 480 c)620 d)360

3) The revenue R from selling x numbers of computer boards is given by R=60x, and the cost of producing
them is given by C 5x+5000. How many boards must be sold to break even.

a) 700 b)800 c)500 d)600

4) According to statistics 30% of smokers want to quit smoking. In a random 12 smokers, what is the
probability that the number of who want to quit smoking is exactly 16?

a) 0.0836 b) 0.0632 c)0.0792 d) 0.0942

5) A line was measured three times and yield the following results: 856.42, 856.69, and 856.12m.
Determine the probable error of the mean.

a)± 0.0147 b)±0.0111 c)±0.136 d)±0.124

6) The amount of evaporation, in inches per day from the surface of a large body of water can be modeled
by the formula E=W+20

Where a= area of the water, in square miles

W= average wind speed of the air over the water, in miles per hour

E=surface evaporation, in inches per day

Determine the evaporation from the surface of a lake whose area in 9 square miles on day when the wind
speed over the water is 10 miles per hour.

½ b) 1/6 c)1/8 d) ½

7) The equation of the line is given as x+y+8=0. Compute the… p if it is expressed in the normal form x cos
8(infinity) + y sin 8(infinity)-p=…..

a) squared root of 2 b) 2 squared root of 2 c) 4 squared root of 2 d) 3 squared root of 2

8. A highway curve has a radius of 80m and a length of 90m. If…..required sight distance is 60m, how far
off the center of the could you allow the bushes to grow?

a) 3.545 m b) 2.925 m c) 6.255 m d) 5.625 m

9. From the following alternatives based on 8% interest rate.

Machine A

First Cost 5000

1000

Annual Maintenance

500

200

End of useful-life

Salvage value 600

1000

Useful life 5 years

15 years

Which of the following gives the equivalent uniform annual cost of machine A?

1705.32 b)1439.12 c)1581.78 d)1650.01

10) If thesum of the first 13 terms of two A.P. ‘s are in the ratio of …… what is the ratio of their
corresponding seventh terms?

a)2/3 b)7/3 c)5/3 d) 8/3

11. In 2006, the median price of an existing home in yhe United states….. approximately 222,000. IN 2001,
the median price of an existing home was 150,900. Let y be the median price of an existing home in the y
and x, where x=0 represents 2001. Write a linear equation that models ….. median existing home price in
terms of the year x. (hint: the line….. pass throught the points (0,150,900) and (5, 222,000)).

a) y=12 440x-150900 b) 14220x-150900 c)y=12440x + 150900 d) y=14220x + 150900

12) China, the United States, and Russia are the countries with the most cellular subscribes in the world.
Together, the three countries…. 34.8% of the world’s cellular subscribers. If the percent of the….
Subscibers in China is 3.1 less than 4 times the percent of the…. Subscribers in Russia, and the percent of
the world subcribers in United States is 4.3% more than the percent of world of world subscribers Russia,
find the percent of world subscribers for each country.

a) The percents of the world subscribes are as follows:

Russia:6.6%, China:18.3%, US 9.9%

b) The percents of the world subscribers are as follows:

Russia:5.6%, China:17.3%, US 7.9%

c) The percents of the world subscribers are as follows:

Russia:5.6%, China:19.3%, US 9.9%

d) The percents of the world subscribers are as follows:

Russia:9.9%, China:17.35%, US 5.6%

13. Triangle ABC is inscribed in a circle, with angle B=82 and 40, Point M is the midpoint of arc AB.
Determine the value of the angle MAC.

a) 70 b)92 c)78 d)68

14. A 12 degree simple curve is to be designed for a maximum speed of 88kph. The coeffidient of friction
between the tires and the pavement is 0.4. What is the required super elevation in percent?

a) 45.5 b)35.1 c)39.8 d)28.4

15. From Station A with center heightof 1.4 m in fill, the ground makes a uniform slope of 5& to station B
whose center height is 2.8m in cut. Assuming both sections to be level sections having a width of roadway
of a4m and side slope is 2:1 for both cut and fill, compute the cross-sectional area of fill 48m from Station
A. Distance from Station A to Section B is 60m.

a) 45.5 b) 35.1 c)39.8 d)28.4

16. Two planes leave the same airport at the same time flying in opposite directions. The rate of the faster
plane is 300miles per hour. The rate of the slower plane is 200 miles per hour. After how many hours will
the planes be 1000 miles apart?

a) 6 hours b)2 hours c)5 hours d)4 hours

17. If the third term of an arithmetic sequence is 12 and the eigth term is 27, find the fifth term. Hint: Find a1
and d in order to general term for the system of equation.

a) 24 b) 21 c) 18 d)27
18. From the given distribution shiwn:

X 2 3 11

F(x) 1/3 ½ 1/6

Find the expectation

a) 6 b)8 c)3 d)4

19. The adult one-day pass price f(x) for Disney World is given by f(x)=2.7x + 38.64 where x is the number
of years since 1996. Us this equation to predict the ticet price for the year 2010.

a) 74.66 b)67.44 c)55.44 d)76.44

20) A closed rectangular tank with a square base and with a capacity of 48 cubic meter is to be
constructed. The material for the top and bottom costs 3000 per square meter for the sides 4000 per
square meter. What height of the tank will give to minimum cost?

a) 1 b)4 c)2 d)3

21. TP1 has an elevation of 115.15 m and the foresight taken at the point is 0.30m. If the BS taken at BM is
1.42, the elevation of M is:

a)115.45 m b)114.03 c)116.27 d)116.57

22. Albert can walk 4 miles in the times it takes Bernand to walk mile. Albert requires 3 minutes longer than
Bernand to walk a mile. Find the rate of Bernard in miles per hour.

a) 6 b)4 c)5 d)3

23. A certain type of missile hits its target with probability of 0.30. How many missiles should be fired so
that there is at least 50% of hitting a target?

a) 6 b)2 c)5 d)3

24) Melissa Scarlatti can clean the house in 4 hours, whereas her husband Zack, can do the same job in 5
hours. They agreed to clean together so that they can finish in time to watch a movie on TV that starts in 2
hours. How many will it take then to clean the house together?

a) 1 2/9 hours b) 2 2/9 hours c)3 2/9 hours d) 4 2/9 hours

25) The x-axis and the y-axis are asymptotes of the equilateral hyperbola whose equations is xy= 9. Find
the length of the conjugate axis.

a) 5.66 b)8.48 c)7.62 d)6.93

26) The cross product of A=4i + 2j with B=0. If the dot product A . B =30. Find B.

a) 6i-3j b)-6i+3j c)-6i-3i d)6i+3j

27. A machine costs P 1500000. It has a salvage value of P 600000, at the end of its economic life using
the sum of the years digit method of depreciation, the book value at the end of 2 years, is estimated to be
870000. What is the machine economic life.

a) 2 b) 5 c)3 d)4

28) Use the remainder theorem to evaluate p(3), where

P(x)= x^3 – 2x^2 +5x – 8

a) 14 b)16 c)13 d)15

29. A circle having a radius of 4 cm is inscribed in a square section. A smaller circle is also tangent to the
two sides of the square section and to the bigger circle, which is inscribed in the square. Compute the
radius of the smaller circle.

a) 0.542 b)0.686 c)0.742 d)0.486

30. Solve the triangle with sides 4, 5, and 12.

a) 9 b)12 c)Impossible triangle d)21

31. The formula of the radius r of a sphere with surface area A is r= .Rationalize the denominator of

the radical expression in this formula.

a) b) c) d)

32. ABCD is a squae. A point P is inside the square, which form a triangle PDC an equilateral. Find the
angle between the side AB and PB.

a) 12o b) 18o c)15o d)10o

33. A rock is dropped from the top of a 256-foot cliff. The height, in feet, of the rock above the water after t
seconds is modeled by the polynomial 256 – 16t2. Factor this expression completely.

a) (4-t)(4+t) b) 16(4+t)(4-t) c)(4+t)(4-t) d)16(4-t)(4+t)

34. A sight is taken with an engineer’s level at rod held 100m away and an initial reading of 1.83m was
observed. The bubble is than level through five space on level tube and the rod reading is 1.91m. What is
the sensitivity of the bubble tube in seconds of arc?

a) 24o b) 42o c) 33o d) 38o

35) A spiral easement curve has a length of 100m with a central curve having a radius of 300m. Determine
the offset distance from the tangent to the third-quarter point of the spiral.

a)5.14 b)4.02 c)3.68 d)2.34

36. Toyota Motors makes and sell certain automotive parts. Present sales volume is 500,000 units a tear at
selling price of 0.50 per unit. Fixed expenses are P 80,000 per year. Compute the present breakeven point
in pesos.

a) 0.13 b)0.12 c)0.16 d)0.40

37. The population size y of a community of lemmings varies according to the relationship y= y oe0.15t . In this
formula, t is time in months, and y is the initial population at time 0. Estimate the population after 6 months
if there were originally 500 lemmings.

a) 12,400 b)12,500 c)12,300 d)12,600

38. A sight is taken with an engineer’s level at rod held 100 m away and an initial reading is 1.83 m was
observed. The bubble is then level through six spaces on level tube, and the rod reading is 1.91m. What is
the sensitivity of the bubble tube in second of arc?

a)29” b)27.5” c)24” d)28.5”

39. In triangle ABC, c=36, a=36 and b=18. Find the radius of the circle tangent to the side c and describe
outside the triangle.

a) 23.46 b)22.45 c)20.48 d)21.62

40. Tower A and B are constructed on a horizontal plain, B being 200m above the plain. The angle of
elevation of the top of Tower A as seen from point C in the plain (in the same vertical plane with A and B) is
50o, while the angle of depression of C viewed from the top of Tower B is 28 o58’ and the angle subtended
at the top of tower B by the top of Tower A and C is 50o , find the height of A.

a)98.4 m b)516.59 m c)86.88 m d)528.43 m

41. A manufacturing company has determined that the total cost of producing an item can be determined
from the equation C= 8x2 – 176x + 1800, where x is the number of units that the company makes. How
many units should the company manufactures in order to minimize the cost?

a)18 units b)11 units c)14 units d)17 units

42. An open-top box with a square bottom and rectangular sides is to have a volume of 256 cubic inches.
Find the dimensions that require the minimum amount of the material. Hint: the amount of material needed
for the box is equal to the surface area.

a) 6 in by 4 in b) 5 in by 3 in c) 8 in by 4 in d)9 in by 5 in
43. It is given that the yearly cost of tuition and required fees for attending a public four-year college full-
time can be estimated by the linear function f(x)= 291.5x + 2944.05 where x is the number of years after
2000 and f(x) is the total cost. Find the slope of this equation.

a) 261.5 b)291.5 c)271.5 d)281.5

44. A truncated prism has a horizontal base ABC. AB=30 cm, BC=40 cm, and CA= 50 cm. The vertical
edges through A and C are 18 cm, and 27 cm long. If the volume of the prism is 13800 cu.cm, determine
the height of the vertical adge at B.

a) 18 b)24 c)36 d)16

45. The length of a rectangular garden is 6 feet longer than its width. If the area of the garden is 55 square
feet, find its length and its width.

a) L= 5 ft; W= 11 ft b) L= 55 ft; W= 6ft c) L= 11 ft; W= 5ft d) L= 22 ft; W= 01 ft

46) Compute the latus rectum of the curve

R=2/1-Sin α

a) ½ b)2/3 c)1 d)1/4

47. A cylindrical tank radius 10 feet is being filled with water at the rate of 314 cubic feet per minute. How
fast is the depth of the water increasing in cubic feet per minute?

a) 1.5 b)2 c)0.5 d)1

48. A distance of 1000 ft is to be taped with an error of not more than ± 0.10 ft. Determine how accurately

each 100-ft length must be measured to ensure the error will not exceed the permissible limit. Eseries=±

a) ± 0.07 ft b) ±0.05 ft c) ±0.09 ft d) ±0.03 ft

49. The planning department of Abstract Office Supplies has been asked to determine whether the
company should introduce a new computer desk ext year. The department estimates that 6000 of new
manufacturing equipment will need to be purchased and that the cost of constructing each desk will be 200.
The department also estimate that the revenue from each desk will be 450. The deparment also estimates
that the revenue from each desk will be 450. Determine the revenue R(x) from the sale of x desks.

a) 750x b)550x c)450x d)650x

50. A telephone company purchased a microwave equipment for 6 million with a salvage value of 600,000
over a period of 5 years and pay a lump sum of 400,000 for the maintenance cost. Minimum attractive rate
of return is 16% annually, Compute the annual cost of investment of purchasing the microwave equipment.

a) 1344097.25 b)1867374.41 c) 1698256.03 d) 1599874.99

51) A 3 meter long steel pipe has its upper end leaning against a vertical wall and lower end on a level
ground. The lower end moves away at a constant rate of 2 cm/s. How fast is the pipe rotating, when the
lower end is 2m from the wall in rad/sec?

a) 0.00968 b) 0.00105 c)0.00754 d) 0.00894

52. A compound curve has a common tangent 520m long. The first curve passing through the pc is a 3-
degree curve with a central angle of 50. Find the length of the second curve if its central angle is 35.

a) 763.4 m b) 712.4 m c)662.4 m d) 607.8m

53. A sweep-second hand watch was checked against WWV at 7:04PM and recorded as 5.0 sec fast. The
watch was checked again at 11:20 and found to be 9.5 sec fast. What is the corrected time for an
observation recorded at 9:13:26 pm?

a) 9:17:13.7 b) 9:13:18.7 c) 9:13:20.7 d) 9:15:18.7

54. The angle of elevation of a pole 10m horizontally from it is three times the angle of elevation at a point
50m from it. Find the angle of elevation 10 m from the pole.

a) 49.32 b)72.3 c) 62.1 d) 58.3

55. A, B, and C are 3 points on a circle. PA is a tangent at A and PCB is a straight line. If CB=16 and
PA=15, find the value of PC

a) 12 b)9 c)6 d)8

56. An architect is allowed no more than 15 square…….. bedroom to a house. Because of the room’s
design…..existing structure, the width of its rectangular…… less than two times the length. Find the …..
restangular floor of maximum area that the ……….

a) L=3 m; w= 5m b)L= 5m ; w=3 m c) 7m ; w= d) L= 4m ; w=………

57. A point on the rim of a 5.0 in diameter wheel is travelling at 75ft/sec. What is the angular velocity of the
wheel radians per seconds? Hint: w=v/r

a) 400 rad/sec b) 500 rad/sec c)300 rad/sec d) 600 rad/sec

58. Solve: 2/5 (x-6) greater than or equal to x-1.

a) -∞,5/3 b) ∞,7/3 c) -∞, -7/3 d) -∞,-5/3

59. The magnitude of the vector F= 4i + 7j -5K

a) 9.847 b) 9.748 c)8.974 d)9.487

60. It is known that f(x)=4 when x=2 what is the value of f(x) when x=0. F(x)= integral of (3x^3-7x) dx

a) 0 b)8 c) 6 d) 2
61. A right triangle is inscribed in a circle of a radius 7.5cm. One of its side is 15cm long end its area is 54
sq cm. Compute the perimeter of the right triangle.

a) 24 b)32 c)28 d)36

62. A spiral easement curve has a length of 2100m with a central angle curve having a radius of 300m.
Determine the degree of a spiral at the third-quarter point.

a)3.82 b)3.32 C)2.14 d)2.86

63. A spiral easement curve has a length of 120 m with a central angle having a radius of 300m. Determine
the offset distances from the tangent to the third-quarter point of the spiral.

a) 2.555m b)3.375m c)3.125 m d) 3.225 m

65. A man is riding a car at a rate of 30 kph towards the foot of a monument 6 m high. At what rate is he
approaching the top when he is 36m from the foot of the monument?

a) 32.12 kph b)29.59kph c)23.45 kph d)26.65

66. Rent-a-Heap Agency charges 125 week plus 0.20 per mile to rent a small car. How many miles can you
travel for 335?

a) 2050 b)3105 c)3050 d)1050

67) A square ABCD has one of its sides equal to x. Point E is inside the square forming an equilateral BEC
having one side equal to the side of the square. Compute the value of angle DEC.

a) 85 b)65 c)75 d)60

68. Find the ratio of the volume of a hexagon area its surface area if it has one of its side=24cm.

a) 2 b) 3 c)5 d)4

69. Given triangle ABC, point E is along side AC and point D is along side AC and point D is along the side
BC. Line BE and AD are the angle bisectors of angle B and A respectively. If the angle BEC=25 and angle
ADC=84, find the angle ACB.

a)58 b)88 c)74 d)62

70. If A was four times as old as B eight years ago, and if A will be twice as old as B eight years hence,
how old is B now?

a)40 b)24 c)32 d)16

71. f(x)=(x-4)(x+3)+4 when f(x) is divided by (x-k) the remainder is k. Find the positive value of k.

a)5 b) 6 c)4 d)7

72. Point P(x,y) moves with a distance from point (0,1) one half of its distance from the line y=4. Compute
the eccentricity of the curve. (not sure Malabo!)

a) 0.40 b)0.47 c)0.18 d)0.30

73. Assume that a line is measured in three sections with errors in the individual parts equal to ±0.012,
±0.028 and ±0.020 ft, respectively Determine the anticipated error of the total length. E error=±

a) ±0.076 ft b) ±0.046 ft c) ±0.086 ft d) ±0.036 ft

74. A cylinder buoy with cross-sectional area 1.25 m 2is innerved (after being pushed) to bob up and down
with a period of 0.50 sec. Approximately what is the mass of the buoy (in kg)

a) 97 kg b)87 kg c) 67 kg d)77kg

75. Two angles of a triangle are 103.2 and 43.3. The side opposite the obtuse angle has length 2.7. Solve
the triangle.

a) a= 1.7307 b=1.5020 b) a=1.5307 b=1.9020 c) a=1.6307 b=1.3020 d) a=1.6307 b=1.4520

76. If y=x^2, find the value of y if ^4((squared root of 8 ))^3 (squared root of 2 (squared root of 8x))=2

a) 9 b)6 c)16 d)4

77. The volume of a cone varies jointly as its height and the square of its radius. If the volume of a cone in
32pi cubic inches when the radius is 4 inches and the height is 6 inches. Find the volume of a cone when
the radius is 3 inches and the height is 5 inches

A) 10pi b)5pi c)25pi d)15pi

78. A batch of electronics parts contains 16, which are within a power tolerance and 4, which are not. If 3
electronics parts are selected at random from the batch, compute the probabilities that all three are within
the power tolerance.

a) 0.5421 b)0.4912 c)0.3826 d)0.6382

79. Find the maximum value taken by the cost function.

C(q)=77+1.32q-0.0002q^2, 0= q=500

2655 b) 2555 c)2255 d)2525

80. In triangle ABC, c=40m, angle C=70 and angle A=45. Determine the length of the median drawn from
vertex A to the side “a”.
a) 18.42 b)36.3 c)42.2 d)28.2

81. A particle position in the xy-plane at any time t is given by x=2t^2 + 3 and y=t4. Find the x-component
of the particle’s velocity at time t=5. Hint(take the derivative with respect to t)

a. 5 b. 15 c. 19 d.20

82. A 100m tape weighing 5 kg was used to measure a line. It was supported at the end points, midpoint
and quarter point and the …… applied is 60 N. If the total measured distance in 2345.76 m, what is the
correct distance of the line?

a. 2344.63 b. 2343.67 c. 2341.55 d. 2342.76

83. An insurance company charge 800 annually for a car insurance, the policy specifies that the company
will pay 1000 for a minor accident and 5000 for a major accident. If the probability of a motorist having a
minor accident during the year is 2 and of having a major accident, 0.05, how much can the insurance
company expect to make on a policy?

a) 200 b) 300 c) 350 d) 250

84. A man “A” set out from a certain point and travelled at the rate of 6 kph. After “A” had gone two hours,
another man “B” set out to overtake “A” and went 4 km the first hour, 5 km the second hour, 6 km the third
hour and so gaining 1 km every hour. How many after “B” left were they together?

a) 12 b)3 c)8 d)10

85) Where is the point of inflection of the graph y=(x2)^3/5 -6x?

a. (-2,-12) b. (-2,12) c.(-2,-6) d. (-2,6)

86) If money is inverted at a nominal rate of interest of 5% for a period of 4 yrs., what is the value of the
compound amount factor if it is compounded continuously?

a) 1.288 b) 1.377 c) 1.142 d) 1.413

87) An auditorium has 54 seats in the first row, 58 seats in the 2 nd row, 62 seats ing 3rd row and so on. Find
the general term of this arithmetic sequence.

a) a= 4n+54 b) a=n+50 c) a= 4n+50 d) a=4n+58

88) The population size of the bacterial culture growing controlled conditions is doubling each day. Predict
how large the culture will be at the beginning of day 7 if it measures 10 units at the beginning of day 1.
(hint: an=a1r^n-1)

a) 650 units b)640 units c) 660 units d) 670 units

89) The degree of curve of the central curve of a spiral easement curve is equal to 6 degree. If the max
design velocity of the car passing thru the spiral curve is 75 kph, determine the required length of spiral.

a) 81.21 b) 79.52 c) 84.6 d)92.6

90) Factor x^4-y^2+y-x^2 as completely as possible.

a) (x2+y)(x2+y-1) b) (x2+y)(x2-y-1) c) (x2-y)(x2-y-1) d) (x2-y)(x2+y-1)

91) A distance measured with a 50m steel tape is recorded as 696.41m. The tape is known to be 0.015m
too long. What is the correct length of the line in meter?

a) 696.201 b) 696.619 C) 696.673 d) 696.345

92) Which of the following is most important in avoiding bias in surveying?

a) Making sure every individual in the population of interest is invited to respond.

b) Care in choosing individuals who you feel are representative of the population in terms of as many
characteristics as you can list.

c) Picking a sampling method in which every combination of people has the same chance of being
selected.

d) Sending out a large enough number a surveys so that even if the response rate is low, you will have
sufficient numbers of response to do statistical analysis.

93) Determine the length of the tangent to the circle x2+y2-4x-5=0

a) 5.14 b) 4.28 c) 4.42 d)5.57

94) The areas is cut of two irregular sections 65m apart are 36 sq m. ….. 72 sq m. respectively. Base width
is 10m., side slope of 3H:2V units……… prismoidal correction formula find the corrected volume of cut in
cu m……between the 2 stations.

a) 3584.15 b)395.07 c)3459.69 d)3526.84

95) Pairs of markings a set distances apart are made on highways so that police can detect drivers
exceeding speed limit. Over a fixed distance the speed k varies inversely with the time T, is one particular
pair of markings, R is 45 mph when T in 6 seconds. Find the speed of a car that travels the given distance
in 5 seconds.

a) 44mph b)34mph c)24mph d)54mph

96) The number of accidents for 6 years recorded in a certain section of highway is 5892. If the average
daily traffic is 476, what is the accident rate per million entering vehicles?

a) 5712 b)5652 c)5893 d)5547

97) A manufacturer estimates that 0.25% of his output of a component are defective. The components are
marketed in packets of 200. Using poisson’s distribution, determine the probability of a packet containing
only 2 defective components.

a) 0.0426 b) 0.8964 c)0.0758 d) 0.0926

98) A businessman wishes to earn 7% on his capital after payment of taxes. If the income from an available
investment will be taxed at an average rate of 42% what minimum rate of return before payment of taxes
must the investment offer to be justified?

a) 10.3% b) 13.6% c)12.1% d)11.4%

99) A price increase 5 % due to inflation and is then reduced 10% for a sale. Express the final price as a
function of the original price, P.

a) 0.955 b) 0.954 c) 0.944 d) 0.945

100) Points AB and P are points on a circle. TA and TB are tangents to be circle with A and B as points of
tangency. The angle between the tangents ANGLE ATB=50. Find the angle APB.

a) 75 b) 65 c)45 d) 55