ALGEBRA

1. Determine the degree of 3�4 – 2�3 + �2 – 5.

a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. 1
2. Determine the degree of 4x� – 3� � .
4 3 3

a. 4 b. 3 c. 5 d. 6
3. The LCM of 23 32 (x – y)3 (x + 2y)2 , 23 33 (� − �)2(� + 2�)3, 32 (� −
�)2 (x + 2y) is
a. 23 33 (� − �)3 (� + 2�)3 c. 23 33 (x – y)(x + 2y)
b. 23 33 (� − �)3(� + 2�)2 d. 32 (� − �)2 (x + 2y)
4. The GCF of 72(� − �)3(� + 2�)2, 108(� − �)1 (� + 2�)3 ,
9(� − �)2 (x + 2y) is
a. 216(� − �)3 (x + 2y) c. 108(x – y)(x + 2y)
b. 8(� − �) (� + 2�)
3 2
d. 9(� − �)2 (x + 2y)
(2�� + 푏)2
5. If y = (��2 + 푏� + �)2 , and z = - (��2 + 푏� + �)−2 +
1 3

�(��2 + 푏� + �) which of the following is correct?

1
−
2

a. 4�3 � + 푏3 = 5ab – �2 c. 4�3 � = 4ac – 푏2

b. �2 – 푏2 = yz d. a�2 y + 5b – z = 0
6. Which of the following is not an identity?
=x+ c. = + �3
� 1 1 + �4 1
1+ �4 �3 � �
a.
3 2
1

= d. 4�2 – 12x + 13 = 4 � − +
2 1
4�−�2 2
b.
�−2 2
1−
2

1
7. What axiom of real numbers justifies the statement (10 + 5) + 3 = 10
+ (5 + 3)?
a. Associativity for Multiplication c. Addition Property of
Equality
b. Commutativity for Addition d. Associativity for Addition
8. Which of the following is known as “Bridged Card Equation”?
a. �13 + �13 = 52 c. �3 + �3 = �3
b. (2�)13 + �13 = 52 d. �13 + (2�)13 = 52
9. Divide 3�3 – 4�2 y + 5x�2 + 6�3 by �2 – 2xy + 3�2
a. 3x – 2y b. 3x + 2y c. 2x – 3y d. 2x + 3y
10. Find the quotient and remainder of 2� + 3� – 4� + 5x + 6 divided
4 3 2

by x + 3.
a. Q(x) = 2�3 + 3�2 + 5x + 10; R(x) = 36
b. Q(x) = -2�3 – 3�2 – 5x + 10; R(x) = 18
c. Q(x) = 2�3 – 3�2 + 5x – 10; R(x) = 36
d. Q(x) = -2�3 – 3�2 – 5x – 10; R(x) = 18
11. A man 42 years old has a son 12. In how many years will the father be
twice as old as his son?
a. 60 b. 18 c. 30 d. 16
12. The tens, digit of a number is less than the unit’s digit. If the number
is divided by the sum of the digits, the quotient is 4, and the
remainder is 3. What is the original number?
a. 47 b. 74 c. 36 d. 63
13. A man left ½ of his estate to his wife, 1/6 to his daughter, and the
remainder, an amount of $15,000, to his son. How large was the
entire estate?
a. $45,000 b. $54,000 c. $24,000 d. $42,000
14. Louie starts walking along a road at 3 mins/hr. Two hour later
Jemaica starts in the same direction at 3.5 mins/hr. How far from the
starting point will Jemaica overtake Louie?
a. 48 mi b. 42 mi c. 36 mi d. 54 mi
15. Melvin can do certain job in 3 hours, while the same job takes Chik 4
hours. How long will it take both of them working together?
a. 1.714 hours b. 4.117 hours c. 1.174 hours d. 4.711
hours
16. If the larger of two integers, whose sum is 88, is divided by the
smaller, the quotient is 5 and the remainder is 10. What are the two
numbers?
a. 13 and 75 b. 20 and 110 c. 8 and 50 d. 6
and 40
17. The 18th and 52nd terms of an arithmetic progression are 3 and 173,
respectively. Find the 25th term.
a. 43 b. 34 c. 83 d. 38
18. Find the value of k so that 8k + 4, 6k – z, and 2k – 7 will form an
arithmetic progression.
a. -0.5 b. -2 c. 0.5 d. 2
19. How many numbers, between 25 and 400 are exactly divisible by 11?
Find their sum.
a. 36; 8106 b. 43; 9273 c. 34; 7293 d. 63; 1806
20. The force of gravity causes a body to fall 16.1 feet during, the first
second, 48.3 the next second, 80.5 the third, and so on. How far will
the in 10 seconds?
a. 6110 b. 1610 c. 1160 d. 1060
21. A an brought a house at the beginning of 1952 for $10,000. If it
increased $500 in value each year, how much was it worth at the end
of 1966?
a. $18,500 b. $17,000 c. $16,500 d. $17,500
22. The product of two consecutive positive integers is 72. Find the
integers.
a. 8, 9 b. -8, -9 c. Either A or B d. None
of the choices
23. Working together, two men can do a job in 20 days. Working alone,
however, it would take one man 9 days longer than it would take the
other to complete the job. How long would it take each separately?
 a. 36 days : 45 days c. 63 days : 45 days
b. 36 days : 54 days d. 63 days : 54 days
24. For what values of x does the inequality x^2 – x – 6 > 0 hold?
a. x > -2 or x < 3 c. x < -2 or x < 3
b. x < -2 or x > 3 d. x > -2 or x > 3
25. Find the range of value/s of k so that the graph of the function where
y = 4x^2 + 4 2kx + k + 3 will intersect the x-axis into two real points.
a. k < -1 or k > 3/2 c. -1 < k < 3/2
b. k > -1 d. k > 3/2
26. How many terms are there in the expression (3x + y – z)^50?
a. 51 b. 1236 c. 1326 d. 230

27 – 29. The following data of road accident vs drivers age form a

quadratic function.
Age Accident per Year
20 250
40 150
60 200

27. Find the coefficient of x^2

a. 0.1875 b. 0.2125 c. 0.1575 d. 0.1765
28. Find the coefficient of x.
a. -14.75 b. -17.75 c. -15.25 d. -16.25
29. Find the number of accidents per year for an age of 30.
a. 154.75 b. 189.65 c. 254.25 d. 181.25
30. Tank A contains a mixture of 10 gallons water and 5 gallons pure
alcohol. Tank B has 12 gallons water and 3 gallons alcohol. How many
gallons should be taken from each tank and combined in order to
obtain an 8 gallon solution containing 25% alcohol by volume?
a. 3 gal from tank A and 5 gal from tank B
b. 5 gal from tank A and 3 gal from tank B
c. 2 gal from tank A and 6 gal from tank B
d. 6 gal from tank A and 2 gal from tank B
31. If x : y : z = 2 : -5 : 4 and x – 3y + z = 63, find x, y, and z.
a. 2, -5, 4 b. 6, -15, 12 c. 4, -10, 8 d. 8, -20,
16
32. Find the sum of the sequence 25, 30, 35.
a. 5/2 n^2 + 45/3 n c. 5/2 n^2 + 45/2 n
b. 7/2 n^2 + 45/4 n d. 7/2 n^2 + 45/2 n
33. What is the term involving x^5 of (x + 1/2x)^7?
a. (7/2)x^5 b. (5/2)x^5 c. (3/2)x^2 d. x^5
34. What is the first four terms of the expansion (1 + x)^(1/2)?
a. 1 + x/3 – x^2/9 + x^3/27 + … c. 1 + x/2 – x^2/8 + x^3/16
+…
b. 1 + 2x – 8x^2 + 16x^3 + … d. 1 + 3x – 9x^2 + 27x^3
+…
35. What is the coefficient of the third term of the expansion (1 +
x)^(1/8)?
a. -7/128 b. 3/64 c. -3/64 d. 7/128
36. Find the middle term of (2 + 3/x)^10
a. 1595992/x^5 c. 5159229/x^6
b. 1959552/x^5 d. 9195225/x^6
37. If the roots of mx^2 + nx + k = 0 are a and b, then the roots of kx^2
+ nx + m = 0 are:
a. 1/a and 1/b b. a and b c. -1/a and -1/b d. -a and b
38. Find the value k so that 2k + 2, 5k – 11, and 7k – 13 will form a
geometric progression.
a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8
39. The second term of a geometric progression is 5/4 and its fourth term
is 1/5. Find its third term.
a. ½ b. 1/3 c. 5/2 d. 5/3

40. The length of the side of the side of the square is 4 inches. A second
square is inscribed by connecting the midpoints of the sides of the
first square, a third by connecting the midpoints of the sides of the
second, and so on. Find the sum of the areas of the infinitely many
squares thus formed, including the first.
a. 16 in^2 b. 32 in^2 c. 24 in^2 d. 30 in^2
41. If you had a choice of a salary of $1000 a day for a month of 31 days,
or $1 for the first day’s work, $2 for the second, $4 for the third, and
each day thereafter for the rest of the month your salary would be
doubled, which choice would result in the larger salary?
a. A salary of $1000 a day c. A salary that doubles each day
from $1
b. Both d. None of the above
42. If z varies jointly x^2 and y, and z = 24 when x = 2 and y = 3, find the
value of z when x = 3 and y = 5.
a. 9 b. 90 c. 8 d. 80
43. The stiffness of a beam varies jointly as its breadth and depth and
inversely as the square of the length. Find the change of stiffness if
each of the three dimensions is increased 10%.
a. Increases by 10% c. Decreased by 10%
 b. Unchanged d. Increases by 30%
44. With the wind, an airplane travels 1120 miles in 7 hours. Against the
wind, however, it takes 8 hours. Find the rate of the plane in still air
and the velocity of the wind.
a. V_plane = 150 mph ; V_wind = 15 mph
b. V_plane = 140 mph ; V_wind = 20 mph
c. V_plane = 150 mph ; V_wind = 10 mph
d. V_plane = 140 mph ; V_wind = 5 mph
45. For what values of x is log 5x/log 3x positive?
a. x < 1/5 or x > 1/3 c. 1/5 < x < 1/5
b. x < 1/5 d. x > 1/3
46. Which are the following being true?
a. log a/log b = log a – log b c. log a/log b = log a/b
b. log a/log b = (log a)^(1/b) d. log a/log b = log (a^1/b)
47. Find the numbers A, B, C, D, and E so that 4x^2 – 9y^2 – 24x + 18y +
27 = A(x – B)^2 + C(y + D)^2 + E is an identity in x.
a. A = 4, B = 3, C = -9, D = -1, E = -18
b. A = 3, B = 4, C = -9, D = -1, E = -18
c. A = 9, B = -1, C = 4, D = 3, E = -18
d. A = 1, B = -9, C = 4, D = 3, E = -18
48. The sum of the digits of a three-digit number is 13. If the tens and
hundreds digits are interchanged, the new number is 90 less than the
original, and if the units and hundred digits are interchanged, the
resulting number is 99 less than the original. Find the original number.
a. 454 b. 445 c. 544 d.
850
49. Express log_b 2x + 3(log_b x – log_b y) as a single logarithm.
a. log (2x^4/y^3) b. log_b (x^4/y^3) c. log_b (2x^4/y^3)
d. log (x^4/y^3)
50. Find k such that x^3 + 4x^2 + kx – 5 will exactly be divisible by x + 1.
a. -2 b. -1 c. 1 d. 2

51. What is the remainder when P(x) = x^1029 – 4x^1027 + 8x^120 –

32x^118 + 7 is divided by x – 2?
a. -7 b. 7 c. 2 d. Cannot be
determined
52. Find the value of x: log_7 (x^3 + 27) – log_7 (x + 3) = 2.
a. 8 b. 5, 8 c. 8, -5 d. -5,
-8
53. The additive inverse of 1/1 – x is
a. 1/x – 1 b. x – 1 c. 1 – x d. -
1/x + 1
54. The power function f(x) = a^x, where 0 < a < 1. Which of the
following is not true?
 a. The graph is asymptotic with the positive x-axis.
b. The domain is the set of all real numbers.
c. The graph always passes through P(0, 1)
d. The function is increasing if x > 0.
55. �(4� + 1) + �� �(2� + 1) in simplified for
a. �(�4� + �2� ) b. 2�2� c. �(�4 + �) d. 2�2� �
56. At what time between 1 o’clock to 2 o’clock are the hands of the clock
be opposite each other?
a. 1:27:16.36 b. 1:30 c. 1:38:10.9 d. 1:35
57. How much water should be added to 20ml solution that is 30% to
produce a solution that is 12% alcohol?
a. 20 ml b. 30 ml c. 40 ml d. 50 ml
58. If x and y are both non-negative real numbers, which of the following
must be false?
I. �2 + �2 < � + �
II. �2 + �2 = � + �
III. �2 + �2 > � + �

a. I only b. II only c. III only d. II and III only

59. Which of the following is relatively prime to 87?
a. 16 b. 21 c. 58 d. 14
60. Find the remainder when 2x^3 – 3x^3 – 4x – 17 is divided by x – 3.
a. 2 b. -2 c. 1 d. -1
61. What is the quotient when x^5 – x^4 – 4x + 15 is divided by x – 2?
a. x^4 – x^3 – x^2 – 4x – 4 c. 2x^4 – x^3 – x^2 – x – 4
b. x^4 – x^3 – 2x^2 – 4x – 4 d. 2x^4 – x^3 – x^2 – 4x – 1
62. Which of the following is the upper bound of the polynomial function
P(x) = x^5 + 4x^4 – 4x^3 – 34x^2 – 45x + 8?
a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7
63. A piece of paper is 0.05 inch thick. Each time the paper is folded into
half, the thickness is doubled. If the paper was folded 12 times, how
thick in feet the folded paper be?
a. 10.24 ft b. 12.34 ft c. 17.10 ft d. 11.25 ft
64. Solve for x if 8^3 = 2^y + 2 and 16^3x – y = 4^y
a. 2 b. 4 c. 1 d. 3
65. The seating section in a coliseum has 30 seats in the 1st row, 32 seats
in the 2nd row, 34 seats in the 3rd row and so on until the 10th row is
reached, after which are 10 rows, each containing 50 seats. Find the
total number of seats in the section.
a. 900 b. 910 c. 920 d.
890
66. How many imaginary roots are there in the polynomial function P(x) =
6x^4 – x^3 – 2x – 3?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. Either 0 or 2
67. Find the nth term of 2, -6, -4.
a. -4n + 6 b. 10 – 4n c. 5 – 3n d. 3 – 5n
68. Resolve into partial fraction
�+2
�2 − 7� + 12
a. 6/x – 4 – 5/x – 3 c. 5/x – 4 – 3/x – 3
b. 2/x – 4 – -3/x – 3 d. 2/x – 4 – 8/x – 3
69. Find the term involving ab^3c^2 in the expansion (3a + 2b – c)^6
2880 b. 1440 c. 3660 d. 4110