FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION – 120 Items

(MAJOR IN: MATHEMATICS) SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. There are ___ km in 5413m.

A. 5.413. B. 54.13 C. 541.3 D. 0.5413

2. A pregnant woman weight 155 lbs. What is her weight kg?

A. 76.29 B. 74.29 C. 72.29 D. 70.29

3. Which set shows fraction in simplest form?

A. 6/7, 6/9, 4/5 C. ¾, 7/8, 9/10
B. 3/7, 5/8, 4/10 D. ½, 2/3, 4/8

4. Find the sum of 5 3/8 and 4 ¾.

A. 10 1/8 B. 9 ½ C. 9 3/16 D. 10 3/8

5. The simplest form of the product of 9/10 and 2/3 is?

A. 2/5 B. 3/5 C. 6/15 D. d/ ¾

6. How many twenty thousand are there in one million?

A. 100 B. 500 C. 50 D. 1000

7. Which of these numbers is prime?

A. 39 B. 27 C. 57 D. 229

8. What is GCF of 48, 64, and 96?

A. 2 B. 4 C. 8 D. 16

9. The LCM of 4, 6, and 9?

A. 24 B. 54 C. 36 D. 18

10. What is the sum of (-15)+25+42(-59)+(-14)

A. 0 B. -39 C. -21 D. 28

11. What is 8654 rounded to the nearest hundred?

A. 8700
B. 8500
C. 8600
D. 8650
12. If it is 8 hours and 20 minutes after 5:30 pm, what time is it?
A. 9:10 am B. 1:50 am C. 1:50 pm D. 1:10 am
13. Find the perimeter of ABC?
A. 7x + 20 B. 27x C. 3x-20 D. 10x-13
14. A 5-liter punch bowl contains how many 250ml serving?
A. 50 B. 5 C. 20 D. 1.25

15. There are ___km in 5413m.

A. 5.413 B. 54.13 C. 541.3 D. 0.5413

16. A pregnant woman weighs 155 lbs. What is her weight in kg.
A. 76.29 C. 72.29
B. 74.29 D. 70.29

17. Which set shows fractions in simplest form?

A. 6/7, 6/9, 4/5 C. ¾, 7/8, 9/10
B. 3/7, 5/8, 4/10 D. ½, 2/3, 4/8

18. Find the sum of 5 3/8 and 4 ¾.

A. 10 1/8 C. 9 3/16
B. 9 ½ D. 10 3/8

19. The simplest form of the product of 9/10 and 2/3 is?
A. 2/5 B. 3/5 C. 6/15 D. / ¾

20. With a 20% discount on a bill of merchandise, a retailer saved ₱560. What was the list of the merchandise?
A. ₱11,200 C. ₱627
B. ₱2800 D. ₱1120

21. A sales agent works on an 8% commission basis. How much she sell if she wants to earn ₱5000
commission?
A. ₱40,000 C. ₱62,500
B. ₱52,000 D. ₱58, 400

22. A loam of 4500 at a yearly interest of 14%, for two years will earn an interest of ____ (in pesos)
A. ₱105 C. ₱630
B. ₱825 D. ₱1260

23. Express 0. 006 2/3 in percent.

A. 6 2/3% C. 0.06 2/3%
B. 0. 6 2/3% D. 0.006 2/3%

24. A credit cooperative requires a borrower to pay ₱6250 interest for loam of ₱50,000 payable in 12 months.
What is the interest rate?
A. 8% C. 6 ½%
B. 8 ½% D. 12 ½%

25. A bookstore advertises a 20% discount in all items. A mathematical book is yellow tagged at ₱700. What
was its price before the sale?
A. 840 B. 860 C. 875 D. 800

26. If 15% of a number is 37.5, what is the number?

A. 250 B. 562.5 C. 5.625 D. 2.5

27. Express 0.23 in fraction form.

A. 23/10 C. 2 3/9
B. 23/99 D. 23/100

28. The expression 4.8/10.15 equal to

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 A. 3.2 B. 32 C. 0.32 D. 320

29. The product of 9.08 and 2000 is

A. 1816 C. 18.16
B. 18160 D. 181.60

30. What is the quotient of 16.56 divided by 4.5?

A. 3.68 B. 26.8 C. 368 D. 4.2

31. What is the sum of 1/5 + 3/8 + ¾?

A. 1 13/40 C. 5 3/407/40
B. 7/17 D. 6/18
32. Find the difference when 5 1/6 is subtracted from 8 7/12?
A. 3 2/3 C. 2 2/3
B. 3 5/12 D. 4

33. What is the LCD of 5/9 and 5/6?

A. 5 B. 18 C. 54 D. 9

34. Subtract 3 8/3 from 7. The difference is

A. 4 1/3 C. 2 1/3
B. 1 1/3 D. 1/3

35. Express 4.5% in fraction of simplest form?

A. 4 ½ C. 9/200
B. 4 1/20 D. 9/20

36. Find the missing term in the proportion 2/3:8=5:x

A. 26.7 C. 80
B. 262/3 D. 60

37. Divide 450 into two parts in the ration of 4:5, the result is?
A. 150 and 300
B. 225 and 225
C. 200 and 250
D. 125 and 275

38. In an orchard, the ratio of mango trees to avocado trees is 4:3. There are 112 mango trees, how many
avocado trees are there?
A. 81 B. 82 C. 83 D. 84

39. During a harvest season, for every 4 sacks of corn harvested, a helper’s share was 1 sack. What was the
ratio of the helpers share to the owners?
A. 1:4 B. 4:1 C. 1:3 D. 3:1
40. Find the length of the rectangle if its perimeter is 140cm and its width is 28cm.
A. 42 B. 84 C. 14 D. 30

41. Mattet is 14 years old than her niece. Nine years from now she will be twice as old as her niece. How old is
Mattet’s niece?
A. Eight C. Six
B. Seven D. Five

42. What number when subtracted from each 44 and 53 will result in two perfect squares?
A. Twenty eight C. Nineteen
B. Sixteen D. Twenty five

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43. The ten digit of a certain two digit number is 3 more than the unit’s digit; the sum of the squares of the two
digits is 45. Find the two digit number?
A. Sixty three C. Forty one
B. Thirty six D. Fifty five

44. The volume of a cube is 64 cu cm. Find the length of each edge.
A. 8cm C. 2cm
B. 6cm D. 4cm

45. Write the expression 3𝑥 3 +2x in the factored form.

A. 3𝑥 2 (1+2) C. 3𝑥 2 (1+x)
B. x(3𝑥 2 +2) D. 3(𝑥 2 +2)

46. If y= 2x-5, what is the value of y when x=3?

A. -1 B. 1 C. 0 D. 3

47. If x-6 >24. Then

A. x > 6 C. x > 30
B. x > 4 D. x > 24

48. Nine students took a test in Elementary Algebra. Their scores are the following: 79, 81, 84, 89, 90, 98, 75,
87 and 95. What is the median?
A. 79 B. 87 C. 90 D. 95

49. How many infants wear can a dressmaker finish in four hour days if she can finish in four hour days if she
can finish an average of eighteen infants wear in 1/3 day?
A. 216 infants wear C. 74 infants wear
B. 180 infants wear D. 80 infants wear

50. A manufacturing company with 250 workers plans to increase its works by 30%. How many total workers
will be there?
A. 300 workers C. 450 workers
B. 500 workers D. 325 workers

51. What is the remainder when 2x + 3x – 8 is divided by x1?

A. 9 B. 7 C. -7 D. -9

52. What is the probability if getting the sum of 11 in a single throw of a pair of dice?
A. ¼ B. ½ C. 1/18 D. 2/3

53. What is the 10th number in the sequence 15, 23, 31........?
A. 87 B. 80 C. 92 D. 100
54. What is the value of x in the equation 8 (x5)-5(2 x 3)=x + 1
A. -12 C. -15
B. -22 D. 12

55. The sum of the two numbers is 10. Three times the smaller exceeds the larger by 2. What is the smaller
number?
A. One C. Four
B. Three D. two

56. How many liters of 70% alcohol solution must be added to five liters of 35% alcohol solution to have 50%
solution?
A. 3.00 C. 3.75
B. 2.50 D. 3.25

57. Find the formula for P if A=P=PrT

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 A. P=P=PrT C. P=A91+rt
B. P=a/1+rt D. P=A/2rt

58. What is median of set A= {10, 9, 2, 6, 3, 4, 1, 7, 5, 2} if the smallest and largest number are removed?
A. 4 B. 4.5 C. 5 D. 5.5
59. Simplify: 5x[3x-(10x8)]
A. -12x + 8 C. 12x + 8
B. -8x + 8 D. 12x – 8

60. Evaluate: 2𝑦 3 -5𝑦 2 -3 if y=1

A. 0 B. 4 C. -6 D. -10

61. Find the value of w in the equation w/3+5/6=4 (w/2+5/12)

A. 2.57067 C. 2.57076
B. 2.57007 D. 2.57570

62. Perform the indicated operations: 5(20) + 6(4) x 8(5) -9(7)

A. 979 C. 997
B. 95937 D. -442

63. Which of the following fractions has the greatest numerical value?
A. 8/9 C. 9.10
B. 7/8 D. 5/6

64. A path cutting diagonally across rectangular lot is 13 meter long. If one side of the lot is 12 meters long how
long is the shorter side?
A. 7 meters C. 10 meters
B. 3 meters D. 5 meters

65. What is the circumference of a circle with area 4𝜋 square units?

A. 8 units C. 4 units
B. 6 units D. 2 units

66. Which of these has a value different from the other three?
A. 12/8 C. 75%
B. 15/20 D. 0.75

67. Which of the following fractions has the greatest numerical value?
A. 8/9 C. 9/10
B. 7/8 D. 5/6

68. A put cutting diagonally across a rectangular lot is 13 meters long. If one side of the lot is 12meters long.
How long is the shorter side?
A. 7 meters C. 10 meters
B. 3 meters D. 5 meters

69. What is the circumference of the circle with area 4𝜋 square units?
A. 8𝜋 units C. 4𝜋 units
B. 6𝜋 units D. 2𝜋 units

70. Which of these has a value different from the other three?
A. 12/8 C. 75%
B. 15/20 D. 0.75

71. A three foot high tree casts a shadow four feet long. Another three casts a 24 feet shadow. If the heights
and shadows an in proportion, how high is the second tree?
A. 24 ft. B. 20 ft. C. 21 ft.

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72. A student got his report card and saw the following grades: 85, 72, 8, 88 and 90. What is his average grade
A. 87 C. 83
B. 82.5 D. 84

73. A water pipe ten feet long was cut into two with the shorter part measuring 2.5 feet. Find the ratio of the
smaller part to the larger part.
A. 4:5 C. 1:3
B. 1:4 D. 2:5:10

74. If m < 0, which of the following is true?

A. m/n + 0 C. mn > 0
B. 1/m < 1/n D. 1/m > 1/m

75. A merchant sold in an item for Php 45,000 in the process earning for himself a 15% profit. How much is the
profit?
A. Php 3,000 C. Php 6, 750
B. Php 51, 750 D. Php 4, 750

76. A booklet is 2 ½ thick. How many copies of this book can be placed in a shelf one meter long?
A. 45 copies C. 44 copies
B. 40 copies D. 36 copies

77. Regina is packing her things. She needs a box which can hold 75 cubic inches. Which of the following
could fit her need?
A. 4×4×4 C. 3×6×7
B. 3×6×5 D. 5×5×5

78. A little boy weighs seven kilos. How much is this in pounds?
A. 18.5 lbs C. 14.5 lbs
B. 15.4 lbs D. 140 lbs

79. What is the value of co𝑠 2 𝜃 + si𝑛2 𝜃

A. -2 C. 1
B. -1 D. 2

80. Find the ratio of fifteen minutes to one hour.

A. 2:15 C. 1:15
B. 15:1 D. 1:4

81. A large track of land was distributed to tenants who each got eight hectares. If there were 32 tenants, what
was the original land area?
A. 216 C. 246
B. 236 D. 256

82. Into how many four hundred gram packs of sugar can a 30 kilogram sack be packed?
A. 80 packs C. 60 packs
B. 50 packs D. 75 packs

83. Evaluate the following limit: (𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 1)

A. 1 C. 0
B. -1 D. the limit is not defined

84. If forty percent of y is 32, what is twenty five percent of y?

A. 60 B. 50 C. 35 D. 20

85. If x + 3 = 7, then what is the value of 2x + 5?

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 A. 18 B. 15 C. 20 D. 12

86. What is the standard deviation of a set of scores if its variance is 15?
A. 225 C. 15
B. 3.87 D. 30

87. Find the volume (in cubic inches) of a rectangular solid whose dimensions are 3 feet 2 ½ feet and 8 inches.
A. 8,530 C. 8,640
B. 6,570 D. 7,980

88. Which of the fraction have the least common denominator?

1 2 5 1 2 2
A. , , C. , ,
16 4 18
4 5 45
3 1 2 1 3 2
B. , , D. , ,
2 9 10
5 16 18

89. A traveler was helped by other passengers for his extra weight of 112kg. There were travelers who gave
their allotment of 25 kg. How many more extra weight will be pay?
A. 37 kg C. 48 kg
B. 35 kg D. 38 kg

1 3
90. A policeman caught a pusher carrying prohibited drugs? Each package weighted 12 kg, 108 kg, 114 kg and
8 kg. Give the weight of the confiscated drugs?
3 5
A. 408 kg C. 428 kg
3 5
B. 414 kg D. 428 kg
91. A bomb was dropped in an area where rebels were hiding. The perimeter of the damaged area was 480
meters and the width was 15 meters. What was the length to the damaged area?
A. 200 meters C. 125 meters
B. 425 meters D. 225 meters

92. Two times a certain number added to 30 gives the same result as three times the same number subtracted
from 90. What is the number?
A. 20 C. 15
B. 30 D. 12

93. If a=b/15 and 10a=14, what is b?

A. 14 B. 28 C. 2 D. 7

94. If p is a positive integer in the equation 12p=q, then q must be a-

A. Positive odd integer C. Negative odd integer
B. Negative even integer D. Positive integer

95. If you were converting height of your room for better ventilation, what would 1.60m be equivalent to?
A. 16 cm C. 160 cm
B. 1,600 cm D. 1.6 cm

96. A meat dealer sold his butchered cow for ₱21,500. If each kilo of beef cost ₱120 each. How many kilos
were realized from one now?
A. 179.16 kg C. 180 kg
B. 179.18 kg D. 178 kg

97. Multiply (3-2i) (3+2i)

A. 9-4i C. 9-6i
B. 13 D. 4i

98. Two times a certain number added to 40 gives the same result as three times the same number subtracted
from 75. What is number?

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 A. 20 B. 7 C. 15 D. 10

99. Simplify: 2 (3r-7t)-5 (2r+3t)+(5r-t)

A. r+28t C. –r-28t
B. 28t-r D. r-28t

100. A room of 10m by 7m.There is a 7.5m by 5m carpet in the middle. What percent of the room is
uncovered?
A. 46.4% C. 48%
B. 53.6% D. 80%

101. The ten digit of a certain two-digit number is 4 more than the unit’s digit; the sum of the squares of the
digits is 26. Find the numbers?
A. 51 B. 54 C. 15 D. 45

102. The vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is 70⁰. What is the measure of each base angle?
A. 70⁰ B. 60⁰ C. 55⁰ D. 65⁰

103. The approximate shape of the Earth is ___________.

A. Sphere B. Circle C. Cone D. Cube

104. The ULTRA football field is 100 meters from goal line to goal line. If it is 360 meters around a football
field, how wide is the field?
A. 70 meters B. 85 meters C. 86 meters D. 80 meters

105. The surface on the earth between the tropic of cancer and the Arctic Circle is called _________.
A. Plane B. Circle C. Cone D. Zone

106. A car travelling at a rate of 70 km. per hour leaves the house 2 hours after a truck has left and
overtakes it in 5 hours. At what rate was the truck travelling?
A. 20 km. per hour C. 40 km. per hour
B. 30 km. per hour D. 50 km. per hour

107. Find the least common multiple of 9a2-1, 6a3-2a2 and 9a+3.
A. 6a3(3a+1)(3a-1) C. 6a3(3a2+1)(3a-1)
B. 6a(3a+1)(3a-1) D. 6a2(3a+1)(3a-1)

108. When a logarithm is expressed as an integer plus a decimal, the integer is called the _________.
A. Mantissa B. Characteristic C. Base D. antilogarithm

109. The logarithm of the product of two numbers is equal to the _________of the logarithms of the
numbers.
A. Sum B. Product C. Difference D. Quotient

110. The statement of 3=log10(x+8) implies.

A. 103=x+8 B. 33=x+8 C. (x+8)10=3 D. (x+8)3=10

111. If two legs of a right triangle are equal respectively to two legs of another, the right triangles are
________.
A. Congruent B. Complementary C. Supplementary D. Adjacent

112. Find the acute angle between two lines that have the direction numbers
[1, 1, 0] and [2, 1, 2].
A. 20⁰ B. 50⁰ C. 45⁰ D. 30⁰

113. The trace of the square matrix A, to (A), is the sum of its diagonal elements. If
3 5 2 1 6 3
A= 2 4 5 and B= 2 3 8
6 7 1 7 1 9
Find the relationship between tr(A+B) and tr(A)+tr(B).
A. tr(A+B) < tr(A)+tr(B) C. tr(A+B) ≠ tr(A)+tr(B)
B. tr(A+B) > tr(A)+tr(B) D. tr(A+B) = tr(A)+tr(B)

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114. Who published a treatise on trigonometry which contains the earliest use of our abbreviations: sin, tan,
sec, for sine, tangent and secant?
A. Gregorio de Saint C. Albert Gerard
B. John Napier D. Johann Herdde

115. He invented a method of determining the optical values of a linear function subject to a certain
constraints. This method is known as linear programming. Who is he?
A. George Cantor B. Bertrand Russel C. George Dantzig D. Richard Dedekind

116. He did notable work in geometry, particularly studying higher plane curves. He also considered the
geometric problem of finding the difference between the volumes of frustrum of a solid of revolution and the
volume of the cylinder of the same height as the frustrum.
A. Colin Maclaurin C. Joseph Louis Lagrange
B. Johann Bernoulli D. Pierre Simon Laplace

117. He was a 16th century mathematician who was the first to define that the probability of an event to
happen is the quotient of the number of the favorable outcomes and the number of all outcomes.
A. Stephen Baldwin B. Blaise Pascal C. Girolamo Cardano D. Richard Dedekind

118. Running at an average rate of 6m/s, a sprinter ran to the end of a track. The sprinter then jogged to the
starting point at an average rate of 2m/s, the total time for the sprint and the jog back was 2 minutes and 40
seconds. Find the length of the track.
A. 420 meters C. 280 meters
B. 240 meters D. 360 meters

119. If x  0 and (3x  2) 2  25, Then 2 x 2  1 is:

A. 3 B. 1 C. 2 D. 7/3

120. Which of the given points does NOT lie on the line 3x  2 y  4 ?
A. (0,-2) B. (-2,5) C. (-1, -7/2) D. (1/3, -3/2)

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