MP PLUMBING ARITHMETIC PRE BOARD

1. In a certain plumbing installation, three pipes have a diameter of 2, 2

and 3 inches respectively. What is the diameter of a pipe having an
area equal to the three pipes?
a. 4.93
b. 4.39
c. 3.94
d. 3.49
2. Solve for x : 3 ( raised to -3x ) = 27.
a. 1/3
b. 2/3
c. 3/2
d. -3/2
3. If x=y and y=x. This illustrate which axiom in algebra.?
a. Symmetric axiom
b. Transitive axiom
c. Reflexive axiom
d. Inverse axiom
4. The mean of 10 numbers is x and the mean of another 5 numbers is y.
What is the mean of 15 numbers?
a. (2x+y)/3
b. (3x+y)/4
c. (x+y)/2
d. None of these
5. What is the multiplicative inverse of x?
a. x
b. -1/x
c. 1/x
d. X^2
6. The unit gross means?
a. 100 pcs.
b. 100 dozens
c. 12 dozens
d. 1 dozen
7. Engr. Juan needs to work five-sixth of a year to pay his car loan. If Juan
begins working on March 1st, at the end of what month will he first able
to pay off his loan?
a. June
b. August
c. October
d. December
8. If eccentricity e of a conic is equal to one, the conic has
a. 2 vertices
b. Greater than 2 vertices
c. One vertex

d. No vertex
9. Suppose a trip from dormitory to the lake at 30 mph takes 12 minutes
longer than the return trip at 48 mph. How far are the dormitory and
the lake?
a. 20 miles
b. 18 miles
c. 16 miles
d. 15 miles
10.
What is the fifty-fifth term of 1, -1, 1, -1....
a. -1
b. 1
c. 0
d. Infinity
11.
Which of the following quadratic equations whose sum and
product of the roots are 4 & 7 respectively..
a. x-4x+7=0
b. x+4x-7=0
c. x+7x-4=0
d. x-7x+4=0
12.
Actual measurement of a triangular lot ABC shows the following
data, AB=240 BC=180 & CA=160. Calculate the angle at B in degrees?
a. 40.8
b. 41.8
c. 39.8
d. 48.0
13.
The measurement of a rectangle are 12m and 16m. What is the
area of the smallest circle that can cover the rectangle entirely?
a. 144
b. 100
c. 121
d. 400
14.
Given an acute angle A such that cos A is equal to 4/5. What
should be the value of cos (2A)?
a. 9/5
b. 7/25
c. 7/16
d. 9/25
15.
A 4cm by 6 cm rectangular pyramid of perpendicular height
12cm. What is the volume?
a. 92
b. 94
c. 96
d. 98
16.
A 4.2cm by 4.2 cm square pyramid with a lateral edge of 15 cm.
What is the volume?
a. 86.44

b. 84.64
c. 86.66
d. 84.44
17.
Each of the faces of a regular hexahedron is?
a. Triangle
b. Rectangle
c. Square
d. Hexagon
18.
The smallest interior angle of a isosceles is half as much as one
of other angles. If the area of the triangle is 240 sq.m., finf its
perimeter?
a. 74.82
b. 78.42
c. 87.24
d. 84.72
19.
A firm produces 500,000 units of a product per year and sells
them for P4M. It incurs an annual fixed operating expense of P680,000.
The unit cost of the product is P3.00. determine the nos. of units to be
sold to break even.
a. 163000
b. 136000
c. 133000
d. 166000
20.
Round off 0.005076 to three significant figures.
a. 0.00508
b. 0.005
c. 0.00507
d. 0.51 x 10
21.
The logarithm of 1 to any base is:
a. One
b. Zero
c. Infinity
d. Indeterminate
22.
From a bag containing 4 black balls and 5 white balls, two balls
are drawn one at a time. Find the probability that both balls are black.
Assume that the first ball is returned before the second ball is drawn.
a. 8/9
b. 16/81
c. 7/9
d. 16/9
23.
Which of the following number is not irrational numbers?
a. 0.333
b. 2
c. e
d.
24.
How many centissimal degree are there in one revolution?

a.
b.
c.
d.

360
400
6400
3200
25.
It is now past 3 oclock in the afternoon. The minute hand 3
minutes from now will be directly opposite the hour hand 9 minutes
ago, what time is it?
a. 3:43
b. 3:47
c. 3:41
d. 3:45