BASIC MATH AND ALGEBRA

1. What number when increased by 90% of itself equals 133?

A. 17 B. 70 C. 90 D. 110
2. Out of 3000 examinees in a recent national examination, only 780 passed. What is the percentage of passing?
A. 26% B. 24% C. 27% D. 28%
3. Mark makes 7,000 dollars a month plus some money by commission rates. He gets 6% of everything he sells. If
mark sold 55,000 dollars worth of items this month, what is his total salary for the month?
A. 11,200 B. 13,000 C. 10,300 D. 3,300
4. If eight girls ate ¾ of a pineapple pie, what part of the pie did each girl get?
A. 3/32 B. 5/24 C. 1/16 D. 7/8
5. If 5/6 of a number is P, what is the number?
A. 5/(P x 6) B. 6/(5 x P) C. 6P/5 D. (6 x P)/5
6. Ron bought a new watch at the store when they were having a 20% off sale. If the regular price of the watch was
P50, how much did Ron pay with the discount?
A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 40
7. In a box, the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles is 7:4. Which of the following could be the total number of
marbles in the box?
A. 18 B. 19 C. 21 D. 22
8. A box containing 12 kilos of lanzones is 1/3 full. How many more kilos should there be for the box to be full?
A. 10 B. 36 C. 24 D. 18
9. The ratio of children to adults in a barrio is 4:7. How many adults are there if there are 3,000 children?
A. 5,250 B. 6,000 C. 5,500 D. 5,750
10. A printing press turns out 22,680 newspapers in 2 hours and 20 minutes. How many newspapers does it turnout
per minute?
A. 200 newspapers B. 169 newspapers C. 172 newspapers D. 162 newspapers
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11. Find the sum of ∑4𝑘=0 𝑘!.
A. 2.708 B. 2.952 C. 3.019 D. 3.254
12. Find the sum of ∑5𝑖=0 2𝑖.
A. 25 B. 28 C. 30 D. 32
13. What is the simplified form of the expression (4𝑚 + 8𝑛 − 10𝑝) − (3𝑚 − 5𝑛 + 13𝑝)?
A. 𝑚 + 13𝑛 − 23𝑝 B. 𝑚 − 13𝑛 − 3𝑝 C. 7𝑚 − 3𝑛 − 23𝑝 D. 7𝑚 + 13𝑛 − 3𝑝
𝑥 2 −3𝑥
14. Simplify: 3−𝑥
A. 𝑥 B. 𝑥 − 3 C. −𝑥 D. 3 − 𝑥
3𝑥−15 2𝑥 2 +16𝑥+30
15. Simplify the expression 2𝑥2 −50 ∙
6𝑥+9
𝑥−3 𝑥+3 𝑥+3 𝑥−3
A. B. 2𝑥+3 C. 2𝑥−3 D. 2𝑥−3
2𝑥+3
2
2 3
16. What is the simplest form of [𝑚(𝑚) ] ? 3

7 10 7 4
A. 𝑚9 B. 𝑚 9 C. 𝑚6 D. 𝑚9
17. Which of the following expression will result to a trinomial when simplified?
A. 5(2𝑥 + 3)3 C. 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 − 5 + (2𝑦 + 5)
B. 2(𝑥 − 2)2 D. (𝑥 + 2)2 − (𝑥 − 4)2
18. What will be the resulting algebraic expression when 2𝑣 − 3𝑤 is multiplied by 4𝑥 + 5?
A. 6𝑣𝑥 − 𝑤𝑥 − 2𝑤 + 7𝑤 C. 8𝑣𝑥 + 12𝑤𝑥 + 15𝑤 − 10𝑣
B. 6𝑣𝑥 − 7𝑤𝑥 + 8𝑤 − 7𝑣 D. 8𝑣𝑥 − 12𝑤𝑥 − 15𝑤 + 10𝑣
5𝑥 2 𝑦 5
19. Which if the following is the simplified form of ?
25𝑥𝑦
𝑥𝑦 4 𝑥𝑦 5
A. B. C. 𝑥𝑦4 D. 5𝑥𝑦 4
5 5
20. An equilateral triangle has a side of the length 3𝑥 + 5. The perimeter of the triangle is 9𝑥 + 15. Determine the ratio
of the side to the perimeter.
1 1
A. 3 𝑥 B. 3 C. 3 D. 3𝑥
1 −𝑎
21. Which is the simplest form of (2) ∙ (8−𝑏 )?
A. 4𝑎𝑏 B. 23𝑎𝑏 C. 43𝑎−𝑏 D. 2𝑎−3𝑏
−𝑥+3
22. Which of the following is equivalent to 4−𝑥 ?
3 𝑥−3 𝑥−3 −(𝑥−3)
A. B. 𝑥−4 C. −𝑥+4 D. − [−(𝑥+4)]
4
 2 2
1 −3 1 −5
23. What is the simplest form of (− 27) + (− 32) ?
A. −13 B. −5 C. 5 D. 13
24. Simplify (2𝑥 2 𝑦𝑧 4 )2
A. 4𝑥 4 𝑦𝑧 6 B. 4𝑥 2 𝑦𝑧 4 C. 2𝑥 4 𝑦 2 𝑧 8 D. 4𝑥 4 𝑦 2 𝑧 8
25. Simplify 𝑥𝑦(𝑥 −1 + 𝑦 −1 )
A. 𝑥 + 𝑦 B. 𝑥 − 𝑦 C. 2𝑥𝑦 D. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2
26. What is the quadratic equation whose roots are −3 and 6?
A. 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 = −18 C. 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 = −18
2
B. 𝑥 + 3𝑥 = 18 D. 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 = 18
2
27. What are the roots of 4𝑥 = 𝑥 − 45?
A. {5, −9} B. {5, 9} C. {−5, 9} D. {−5, −9}
2
28. For what value of 𝑘 will the equation 𝑥 − 8𝑥 + 𝑘 have equal roots?
A. 2 B. 16 C. 8 D. 4
3𝑥 2 −9𝑥𝑦−12𝑦 2
29. Which of the following is the simplified expression of ?
6𝑥 3 −6𝑥𝑦 2
𝑥−4𝑦 𝑥−4𝑦 2𝑥(𝑥−𝑦) 𝑥−4𝑦
A. B. C. D. 2𝑥(𝑥−𝑦)
2𝑥−𝑦 2𝑥 𝑥−4𝑦
30. What is the factored form of the expression 15𝑚3 𝑛2 + 27𝑚𝑛 − 9𝑚2 𝑛? 4

A. 3𝑚𝑛(5𝑚2 𝑛2 + 9𝑛3 − 3𝑚2 ) C. 3𝑚𝑛(5𝑚2 𝑛 + 9𝑛3 − 3𝑚)

B. 3𝑚𝑛(5𝑚𝑛 + 9𝑛4 − 3𝑚) D. 3𝑚𝑛(5𝑚3 𝑛 + 9𝑛2 − 3𝑚)
3 2
31. Factor 𝑥 − 2𝑥 − 15𝑥 completely.
A. 𝑥(𝑥 − 15)(𝑥 + 2) B. 𝑥(𝑥 − 5)(𝑥 + 3) C. 𝑥(𝑥 + 15)(𝑥 − 2) D. 𝑥(𝑥 + 5)(𝑥 − 3)
3 3
32. Simplify ( √9𝑥 𝑦)( √3𝑥 𝑦 )
2 4 3

A. 3𝑥𝑦 3√𝑦 B. 𝑥 2 𝑦 3√𝑦 C. 3𝑥 3 𝑦 3√𝑦 D. 3𝑥 2 𝑦 3√𝑦

3−√2
33. Simplify 5+√2.
15−8√2 17−8√2 17+8√2 15+8√2
A. B. C. D.
23 23 23 23
34. Determine the value of 𝑦 in the given linear system below.
−𝑥 + 𝑦 = 8
2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 14
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
35. In the equation 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 6, 𝑦 = 2 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 6 as 𝑥 = 3 when 𝑦 is equal to what?
A. – 1 B. 0 C. – 2 D. 1
2 2
36. If (𝑥 + 3) + (𝑥 − 3) = 10, what is the value of 4𝑥 − 7?
A. −10 B. −3 C. 7 D. 13
37. If 𝑥𝑦 = 24 and 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 2, what are the integral values of 𝑥 and 𝑦 assuming that both integers are positive?
A. 𝑥 = 6, 𝑦 = 4 B. 𝑥 = 8, 𝑦 = 3 C. 𝑥 = 3, 𝑦 = 8 D. 𝑥 = 4, 𝑦 = 6
38. If 8𝑥 + 5𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 4𝑥 = 114, what is the value of 5𝑥 + 3?
A. 25 B. 33 C. 47 D. 12
2𝑥+1 −2
39. Solve this rational expression 𝑥+4 + 3 = 𝑥+4
1 1
A. 𝑥 = 3 B. 𝑥 = −3 C. 𝑥 = − 3 D. 𝑥 = 3
40. Evaluate: [𝑔(2)][ℎ(−1)] if 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 + 9 and ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 3.
A. 15 B. 30 C. 45 D. 60
2
41. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 3 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 1, find 𝑔(𝑓(𝑥)).
A. 2𝑥 2 − 5 B. 4𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 8 C. 4𝑥 2 − 9 D. 𝑥 4 − 2𝑥 2
2𝑥
42. What is the value of 𝑥 in the equation 3 ∙ 9 = 1?
A. 1 B. 0 C. -1 D. -2
43. Condense: log 3𝑥 + log 2𝑥 − log 6
A. log 𝑥 2 B. log 𝑥 C. log 2𝑥 D. log 2
44. Solve for 𝑥 in the equation 24𝑥 = 32.
3 5 1 3
A. B. C. D.
4 4 2 2
45. What is the value of 𝑥 if 𝑥 = log 3 27?
A. 3 B. 27 C. 9 D. – 3
46. If log 𝑎 16 = 2, then 𝑎 equals
A. 2 B. 4 C. 8 D. 32
47. The statement of 3 = log10 (𝑥 + 8) implies that
A. 103 = 𝑥 + 8 B. 310 = 𝑥 + 8 C. (𝑥 + 8)10 = 3 D. (𝑥 + 8)3 = 10
48. Solve for 𝑧 from the system: 𝑥 + 5𝑦 − 2𝑧 = −9, 2𝑥 + 𝑦 − 3𝑧 = −6, and 3𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 11.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
49. If 10𝑥 = 4, find the value of 102𝑥+1 .
A. 120 B. 140 C. 160 D. 200
4𝑛+2 −24(4𝑛−1 )
50. Solve for 𝑥 if 𝑥 = .
10(4 𝑛+1 )
1 1 1 2
A. B. 6 C. ` 5 D. 8
4
51. Solve for 𝑥 if 8𝑥 = 2𝑦+2 and 163𝑥−𝑦 = 4𝑦 .
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
52. If 8 = 3, find the value of 26𝑥 .
𝑥

A. 2 B. 4 C. 8 D. 9
3 4
53. Solve for 𝑥 from the given equation: √8 √2√𝑥 = 2
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
√𝑎
54. Rationalize the denominator and determine the transformed fraction .
√𝑎−√𝑎𝑏
1+√𝑏 𝑎+√𝑏 𝑎+𝑏 √𝑎+𝑏
A. B. C. 𝑎−𝑏 D.
1−𝑏 𝑎−𝑏 √𝑏+𝑎
55. What is the value of 𝑥 in log 𝑥 625 = 4?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
6
−8
56. If 𝑎 = 0.001, solve for 𝑎.
A. 10 B. 100 C. 1,000 D. 10, 000
𝑒𝑥
57. Find the value of 𝑦 if 𝑦 = ln (𝑒 𝑥−2 ).
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
58. Solve for 𝑥 if ln(𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 2) = ln 2𝑥 + ln(𝑥 − 1).
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
59. Solve for 𝑥 if log 3 81𝑥 = 16.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
60. Find the value of 𝑥: log 6 + 𝑥 log 4 = log 4 + log(32 + 4𝑥 ).
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
2
61. Find the sum of the roots of 5𝑥 − 10𝑥 + 2 = 0.
1 1
A. − 2 B. 2 C. −2 D. 2
62. Solve for 𝑥: 3𝑥 − 4 ≥ 0
3 4
A. 𝑥 > 4 B. 𝑥 ≤ 3 C. 𝑥 ≤ 4 D. 𝑥 ≥ 3
63. Given the inequality 3 − 2𝑚 < 11, which of the following cannot be a value for 𝑚?
A. −1 B. 0 C. −6 D. −4
64. If 3𝑥 − 11 ≥ 16, which of the following cannot be a value of 𝑥?
A. 8 B. 10 C. 9 D. 11
65. Find the 10th term of the series 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, …
A. 34 B. 55 C. 40 D. 37
5 𝑛+2
66. Find the 8th term of the sequence: −3, 4, 3 , … , 2𝑛−3.
A. 7/13 B. 8/13 C. 9/13 D. 10/13
67. Which of the following is the correct translation of “35 diminished by the product of p and q is equal to the sum of
twice r and thrice s”?
A. 35 − 𝑝𝑞 = 2(𝑟 + 3𝑠) B. 𝑝𝑞 − 35 = 2(𝑟 + 3) C. 35 − 𝑝𝑞 = 2𝑟 + 3𝑠 D. 𝑝𝑞 − 35 = 2𝑟 + 3𝑠
68. How do you express “three less than twice a number is 10”?
A. 2𝑥 < 3 = 10 B. 2𝑥 − 3 = 10 C. 3 − 2𝑥 = 10 D. 3 < 2𝑥 = 10
69. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 10. If the digits are interchanged, the new number exceeds the
original by 36. What is the original number?
A. 73 B. 46 C. 64 D. 37
70. How much of a 30% salt solution should be mixed with 10L of 20% salt solution in order to obtain a 25% salt
solution?
A. 20L B. 15L C. 10L D. 5L
71. Two airplanes leave the airport at 3:00 pm, one traveling east at 750 kph and the other traveling west at 650kph.
At what time will the plane be 3,500 km apart?
 A. 5:30 pm B. 6:30 pm C. 5:00 pm D. 6:00 pm
72. If Nestor can mix 20 drinks in five minutes, Carol in ten minutes, and Mike in fifteen minutes. How much time will it
take all three of them working together to mix the 20 drinks?
A. 2 min and 58 sec B. 2 min and 44 sec C. 3 min and 10 sec D. 3 min and 26 sec
73. Jose is 3 years older than Gerry, and Andy is 7 years older than Jose. If the total of their ages is 76, how old is
Gerry?
A. 31 years old B. 21 years old C. 24 years old D. 27 years old
74. Given that 𝑤 varies directly as the product of 𝑥 and 𝑦 and inversely as the square of 𝑧 and that 𝑤 = 4, when 𝑥 =
2, 𝑦 = 6 and 𝑧 = 3. Find the value of 𝑤 when 𝑥 = 1, 𝑦 = 4 and 𝑧 = 2.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
75. If 𝑥 varies directly as 𝑦 and inversely as 𝑧, and 𝑥 = 14 when 𝑦 = 7 and 𝑧 = 2, find 𝑥 when 𝑦 = 16 and 𝑧 = 4.
A. 4 B. 8 C. 14 D. 16
76. A laborer can finish a job in 4 days. Another laborer can finish the same job in 6 days. If both laborers plus a third
laborer can finish the job in 2 days, how long will it take for the third laborer to finish the job alone?
A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12
77. The sum of two numbers is 35 and their product is 15. Find the sum of their reciprocal.
A. 7/3 B. 2/7 C. 2/3 D. 5/2
78. If eight is added to the product of nine and the numerical number, the sum is seventy-one. Find the unknown
number.
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
79. The sum of the two numbers is 30. If the larger number is divided by the smaller number, the quotient is equal
to the smaller number. Find the numbers.
A. 5 and 25 B. 4 and 26 C. 6 and 24 D. 7 and 23
80. A man travels in a motorized banca at the rate of 15kph from his barrio to the población and comes back to his
barrio at the rate of 12 kph. If his total time of travel back and forth is 3 hours, the distance from the barrio to
the población is
A. 15km B. 20km C. 25km D. 35km
81. A man is 41 yrs old and his son is 9 yrs old. In how many years will the father be three times as old as his son?
A. 56 B. 110 C. 120 D. 320
82. Bianca is twice as old as Pio and Meggie is twice as old as Bianca. In ten years, their combined ages will be 58.
How old is Bianca now?
A. 4 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10
83. Two gallons of 20% salt solution is mixed with 4 gallons of 50% salt solution. Determine the percentage of salt
solution in the new mixture.
A. 40% B. 45% C. 60% D. 70%
84. At what time after 12:00 noon will the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock first form an angle of 120
degrees?
A. 12:21.818 B. 12:18.818 C. 12:22.818 D. 12:24.818
85. Which of the following is the graph of a cubic function 𝑓(𝑥) = −𝑥 3 ?

A. B. C. D.

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