College Entrance Test Review: MATHEMATICS Simulation Exam

Directions: This is an examination to test your comprehension of math lessons. Choose the best answer
by shading your choice in the corresponding Answer Sheet.

1. Teddy has a piggy bank where he keeps all his money. At the beginning of the year, he had x pesos.
During the first month, he took 90% of the money out of the bank and then added ₱100. During the
second month, he took ₱12 out and then took out another 40% of what was left. During the third
month, he added ₱30. If, at the end of the third month, the piggy bank contained ₱90, how much
money was in it at the beginning of the year?
A. ₱90
B. ₱100
C. ₱110
D. ₱120
E. ₱140

2. What is the 152nd digit to the right of the decimal point if 152/333 is written as a decimal?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
E. 7

3. If 𝐴∇𝐵 = 𝐴2 − √𝐵, which of the following is equal to 3∇(2∇9)?

A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 8
E. 10

4. What is the average of the first 20 positive multiples of 5?

A. 50
B. 52.5
C. 55
D. 75
E. 100

5. 48  27 =
A. 5 3
B. 5 6
C. 7 6
D. 7 3
E. 48 + 27
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 3-2 + 4
6. =
50 - 9-1
A. ½
B. ¼
C. – 13/8
D. 37/8
E. 4

7. 6x3(x – y)(x2 + xy + y2) =

A. x6 – x2y3
B. x6 – x3y3
C. 6x3(x – y)3
D. 6x6 – 6x3y3
E. x6 + x3y3

8. What is the smallest integer that satisfies the inequality 2x + 5 > -3x – 10
A. 2
B. 3
C. -2
D. -3
E. -4

9. If g(x) = 2x+5 and g(f(x)) = x, then f(-3) =

A. -5
B. -4
C. -2
D. -1
E. 0

10. Liam pays ₱2000 for 13 yards of cloth while he pays ₱3200 for 21 yards. Assuming that the price is
described by a linear function, how much will he pay for 30 yards?
A. 4615
B. 4550
C. 4450
D. 4420
E. 4250

11. What is the equation of the graph which results if the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 is shifted 3 units to the right,
and 2 units down?
A. 𝑦 = (𝑥 − 3)3 − 2
B. 𝑦 = (𝑥 + 3)3 − 2
C. 𝑦 = (𝑥 − 3)3 + 2
D. 𝑦 = (𝑥 + 3)3 + 2
E. 𝑦 = 2 − (𝑥 − 3)3
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12. How many distinct and real solutions are there to the equation
2𝑥(𝑥 3 − 1)(𝑥 + 1)2 (𝑥 2 + 1) = 0
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 7
E. 8

13. What is the area of a parallelogram with vertices at (0,0), (2,3), (5,0), and (7,3)?
A. 14
B. 15
C. 21
D. 35
E. 40

14. If the perimeter of triangle ABC is 6+4√5+2√17, what are the coordinates
of point B?
A. (0,2)
B. (0,3)
C. (0,4)
D. (0,5)
E. (0,6)

15. What is the area of the shaded region in the given figure? 4
A. 256𝜋/3
B. 128𝜋/3 4 60o 6
C. (64𝜋)/3
6
D. 32𝜋/3
E. None of the above

16. Three tennis balls are placed snugly in a cylindrical can, with one
on top of the other. What is the ratio of the volume of the balls to
the volume of the can?
A. 1:1
B. 1:2
C. 2:3
D. 3:4
E. 4:5

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17. In the figure, m⦨CAD = 120 and BC=AC=AD=20. What is the area of ΔABC?
A
A. 50 sq units
B. 100 sq units
C. 200 sq units
D. 400 sq units
B C D
E. 480 sq units

18. If the area of circle P is X and the area of circle M is Y, then X =_____
A. 0.125Y
B. 0.25Y
C. 0.33Y
D. 0.667Y
E. 0.77Y

19. If Q and T are the midpoints of opposite sides of square PRSU, what is the area of region PQST?

A. 1 unit squared R S
B. 3/2 unit squared √5

C. unit squared Q T

D. 2 unit squared
E. 4 unit squared P U

20. Tristan and Mark are collectors of Sepak Takraw Limited Edition Cards. If Tristan gives six of his
cards to Mark, then Mark will have three more than twice Tristan’s remaining cards. On the other
hand, if Mark gives Tristan six of his cards, then Tristan will have six less than twice Mark’s remaining
cards. What is the total number of cards that they have?
A. 36
B. 37
C. 38
D. 39
E. 40

21. Anna wants to make a candy bag that costs P15 per 40g by combining two types of candies, gums
that cost P12 per 40g and toffees that cost P20 per 40g. How many grams of the gums should be
used on the P15 bag?
A. 20
B. 22
C. 24
D. 25
E. 26

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22. Tim has a 5L bucket and is filling a tank at a rate of 1 bucketful every 3 minutes. Jim, his naughty
brother, has a 3L bucket and is emptying the same tank at 1 bucketful every 2 minutes. If the tank
starts with 10L, and fills his first bucketful at 10:03, while Jim removes his first bucketful at 10:02,
what time will the tank first reach a level of 20L?
A. 11:00
B. 10:54
C. 10:51
D. 10:48
E. 10:06

23. Ben went to the closest mall to do an experiment. When he walked up while on an escalator that is
also going up, he reached the top after 12 steps. However, when he walked down on an escalator
that is going up, he was able to reach the bottom in 24steps. How many steps will he need to get to
the next floor if the escalator is turned off?
A. 15
B. 16
C. 17
D. 18
E. 20

The table below shows the number of students who liked the following subjects. The students are
required to choose only one.
Subject Number of students
Math 150
Physical Science 200
English 110
Social Science 90
Filipino 300
2
24. Which subject is liked by 66 % more students than Social Science?
3
A. Math
B. English
C. Physical Science
D. Filipino
E. None

25. The number of students who liked Social Science is equal to what part of those who liked Filipino?
A. 2/5
B. 3/10
C. 1/30
D. 5/10
E. 6/7

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26. Miles can run one kilometer in 3 minutes, bike 1km in 1 minute, and she can swim 1km in 14
minutes. If she participated in a triathlon, with a 1.5km swim, 40km bike and 10km run, what time will
she finish if she starts at 6AM?
A. 7:30
B. 7:31
C. 7:35
D. 7:41
E. 7:45

27. The Icare clothing has 9000 pieces of five-type clothing. The SKIRTS, SHORTS,
1350 1350
figure below illustrates the fraction of each clothing type. What
fraction of the clothing are dresses? LEGGINGS,
A. 5/100 900 TOPS,
B. 15/100 2250
DRES
C. 25/100 S,
D. 35/100 3150
E. 45/100

28. There are 25 red, 15 blue, and 10 green marbles in a bag. Jill pulls out a single marble at random
and keeps it. The probability that a red marble is selected next is 24/49. What color was the first
marble that Jill pulled out?
A. red
B. blue
C. green
D. white
E. cannot be determined

29. All license plate numbers in a certain state are composed of 3 letters followed by 3 digits. If the letters
I and O cannot be used, which method would be used to find the number of different license plates
possible for that state?
A. 26P3
B. 24P3
C. (24*10)6
D. 243*103
E. 24C3
𝜋 𝜋
30. What is the value of csc − cot ?
6 4
A. 2
B. 1
2√3
C. − 1
3
2√3−1
D.
3
E. ½
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31. lim (2𝑥 + 3) =
𝑥→5
A. 7
B. 10
C. 13
D. - Infinity
E. + Infinity

32. What is the 6th term of the sequence: x2, 8, x4, 32, x6,______ .....
A. 48
B. 64
C. 72
D. 84
E. 128

33. All radiants are knights. Some shard bearers are not knights. Based on these statements, which of
the following is DEFINITELY TRUE?
A. Some shard bearers are radiants.
B. Some radiants are shard bearers.
C. Some shard bearers are not radiants.
D. No radiants are shard bearers.
E. All shard bearers are radiants.

For numbers 34 and 35, you are given two (2) values after a phrase. Choose between A to E which
statement is TRUE to be able solve the problem.
A Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient to answer the question but statement (2) alone
is not sufficient
B Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient to answer the question but statement (1) alone is
not sufficient
C The two statements TAKEN TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question, but
NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient
D EACH statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question
E The two statements TAKEN TOGETHER are still not sufficient to answer the
question

34. What is the area of the rhombus

(1) One diagonal measures 16cm
(2) The side of the rhombus measures 20cm

35. What is the value of cos(2A)

(1) cos(A) = 0.15
(2) sin(A) = 0.25

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