Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
MOTHER THERESA COLEGIO DE IRIGA, INC.
San Roque, Iriga City

Midterm Examination
BUSINESS MATHEMATICS
Thursday, January 16, 2020

Examinee: Score:

Coach: Remark:

Part I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Analyze deeply and answer correctly the following
questions/problems. Write the letter that corresponds to your answer in your answer sheets.

1. Which of the following is not true?

4 3 5 3
a. 25 = 0.16 b. 8 = 0.35 c. 50 = 0.1 d. 16 = 0.1875

3 9 1 4
2. What is the LCD of , , , 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ?
4 10 2 5
a. 5 b. 10 c. 12 d. 20

3. Subtract and compare. Which of the following symbols will make the problem correct?
2 3 3 1 3 2
36 7 − 12 8 − 4 4 42 2 − 17 4 − 8 3
a. < b. > c. ≥ d. =
8 3
4. Multiply 15 𝑥 8
.
a. 24/120 b. 3/15 c. 15/3 d. both a and b
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5. How many 1 4 ′s are there in 15?
a. 10 b. 12 c. 14 d. 16

6. Mr. Cruz stated that 18 out of 24 pupils in his class passed the math exam. He asked his
class to write a ratio comparing the number of pupils who failed the exam to the total
number of pupils.
a. 18: 24 b. 24:6 c. 24:18 d. 6: 24

7. Which of the following ratios form a proportion?

4 12 3 9 5 8 9 10
a. , b. , c. , d. ,
3 15 4 12 7 35 10 9

8. Three Boy scouts can sweep the camp in 3 hours. What proportion will you use to find
how long it would take 6 Boy Scouts to sweep the camp?
a. Direct proportion c. Inverse proportion
b. Partitive proportion d. none of the preceding

9. Solve for x; 19:x = 1:2

a. 37 b. 9.5 c. 38 d. b and c

10. The ratio of a number to 100?

a. Decimal b. Rate c. Percent d. Fraction

Part II. TRUE OR FALSE . Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE for incorrect
statement.

________11. A fraction represents a part of a whole.

________12. A fraction multiplied by its reciprocal is equal to one.
________13. To compute the rate of increase or decrease, first subtract the new quantity from
the original quantity.
________14. Aliquot parts are the most common ones used in business.
________15. There are two ways of finding the ratio: a) division and b) comparing numerators
of fractions with the same denominators.
________16. Rate, base and percentage are the elements use for financial analysis to arrive at
basic decisions like maintaining the business for owners or managers.
________17. To obtain the percent of increase and decrease: divide the amount of increase or
decrease by the original amount..
________18. In an inverse/indirect proportion, as one quantity increases, the other quantity
increase proportionally.
________19. Rate is a ratio that compares two quantities of different units.
________20. The expression 1 ÷ 2 indicate ratios.

Part III. COMPLETE THE TABLE.

Percent Decimal Fraction

20-21. 45% _______ ______

22-23. _______ 0.15 ______

151
24-25. ______ ______
200
26-27. 65% ______ ______

28-29. ______ 0.625 ______

1
30-31. ______ ______
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Part IV. Perform the indicated operations:

32. What number is 25% of 32?

33. What percent of 50 is 30?

34. 27 is 15% of what number?

Part V. PROBLEM SOLVING

35. Mang Juan has some animals in his farm. One-fourth of the animals are horses and one-
half are cows. The rest are goats. If he has 8 goats, how many horses and how many
cows does he have?

36. The difference of two fractions is 1/2. One of the fractions is one-half of the other
fraction. What are the two fractions?

37. Kyla bought 18 m of red ribbon and 10 m of silver ribbon for gift wrapping. She used 5/6
of the red ribbon and 2/3 of the silver ribbon. How much ribbon did she use in all?

38. If nine girls can finish embroidering a bed sheet for 6 days, how long will it take for 12
girls to do the same work?

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 39. Cristy borrowed ₱4,000 last year. She paid back ₱4,600. What percent of the amount
borrowed did Cristy pay?

40. The price of handbag changed from ₱220 to ₱187. What is the percent of decrease?

41. There were 945 people who voted in a barangay in the last election. This is 75% of the
total registered voters. How many did not vote?

42. The original cost of a sweater is ₱490. During a sale, it was offered at ₱392. What was
the rate of discount?

1 1
−
3 4
43-44. Simplify the complex fraction 2 3 . (2 pts.)
+
5 2

45-50. (5pts)
At 1:00 in the afternoon, Sandy stood a few meters from a flagpole. The flagpole casts a
shadow 12m long while Sandy casts a shadow 2 m long. If Sandy is 1.5 m tall, what is the
height of the flagpole?

Reference:
Lopez-Mariano (2016). Business Mathematics. Sampaloc Manila. Rex Book Store, Inc. pp. 1- 113

Prepared by:

ANDRILYN BULANON

MA. CHARIZE S. REOLA

Academe Coach

Approved:

JAY-R H. LEONIDAS, LPT, MAMathEd

School Principal