TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Quezon City

COMPETENCY EXAM
MATHEMATICS

(Algebra, Trigonometry, Solid Mensuration, Analytic Geometry,

Differential and Integral Calculus, and Probability and Statistics)

Directions: Shade the letter that corresponds to the correct answer in your answer sheet

1. Three numbers has a ratio of 2:5:8. If their sum is 60, find the biggest number.
a. 24 b. 28
c. 32 d. 36
2. Find the sum of the first ten terms of the progression2,4,6,16….
a. 1024 b. 2046
c. 4096 d. 1596
3. A job can be finished by Ronnie alone in x days or Sonny alone in y days. If Ronnie and Sonny
work together, in how many days can the job be finished?
a. 1/ ( x + y ) b. x + y
c. xy / ( x + y ) d. ( xy )1/2
4. Ritchie is three times as older as Viper. Three years ago, Ritchie was four times as older as
Viper. Find the sum of their ages.
a. 20 b. 24
c. 27 d. 36
5. The sum of the five arithmetic means between 34 and 42 is _________.
a. 150 b. 160
c. 180 d. 190
6. If there are 50 terms in arithmetic progression, and if the common difference is 1.5, determine
the second term if the last term is 3510.
a. 3436.5 b. 3438
c. 3439.5 d. 3441
7. Of the 316 people attending the party, there are 78 more children than women and 50 more
women than men.
a. 46 b. 96
c. 142 d. 174
8. A man piles 150 logs in layers so that the top layer contains 3 logs and each lower layer has
one more log than the layer above. How many logs are there in the bottom?
a. 17 b. 18
c. 19 d. 20
9. A boy started running one hour and twenty minutes earlier than a man. If the man is 6 kph
faster than the boy and overtook the boy in 40 minutes, find the rate of the man?
a. 12 kph b. 10 kph
c. 8 kph d. 9 kph
10. Two numbers differs by 40 and their arithmetic mean exceeds their geometric mean by 2.
What is the smaller number?
a. 45 b. 64
c. 81 d. 100
11. Two brothers washed the family car in 24 minutes. Previously, when each had washed the car
alone, the younger brother took 20 minutes longer than the older boy. In how many
minutes did it take the younger boy to wash the car alone?
a. 40 b. 50
c. 60 d. 80
12. How many minutes after 2:00 will the hands of the clock extend in the opposite directions for
the first time?
a. 40.636 b. 41.636
c. 42.636 d. 43.636
13. A rectangular yard is to be built which encloses 400 sq. ft. Two opposite sides are to be made
from fencing which costs 10 peso per foot, while the opposite sides are made from
fencing which cost 20 peso per foot. Find the least possible cost?
a. 1031.3 peso b. 1131.3 peso
 c. 1231.3 peso d. 1331.3 peso
14. A certain amount of 80% sugar solution added to another amount of 40% sugar solution yields
a solution that contain 14 kg of sugar. Had the amount been reversed, the solution
would have contained 16 kg sugar. How much of the 80% solution was there?
a. 8 kg b. 10 kg
c. 12 kg d. 15 kg
15. How many liters of water must be added to 100 liters of 85% sulfuric acid solution to produce
60 % sulfuric acid solution?
a. 25L b. 30L
c. 36.67L d. 41.67L
16. What part of 90% alcohol must be removed and replaced by an equal amount of pure alcohol
to make a 95% alcohol solution.?
a. 5% or less b. between 5% and 10%
c. 5% d, 50%
17. What positive number when raised to apower equal half itself will give a minimum value?
a. e b. ln e
c. 1/e d. ln (1/e)
18. How many pounds of cream containing 12% butterfat must be added to 1800 lbs of milk
containing 2% butterfat to obtain milk having 3% butterfat?
a. 150 lbs of cream b. 150 lbs of milk
c. 200 lbs of milk d. 200 lbs of cream
19. Solve for X, Y, and Z
a) (X-2)(Y-3) =5
b) (Y-3)(Z-1) = 1
c) (Z-1)(X-2) = 5
a. X =7, Y= 4, Z = 2 b. all of the above
c. X =-3, Y= 2, Z = 0 d. none of the above
20. A and B working together, can do a job in 6 2/3 hours. A became ill after 3 hours of working
with B, and B finished the job continuing to work alone, in 8 ¼ more hours . How long will it take each,
working alone, to do the complete job?
a. 10 hours, 12 hours b. 10 hours, 15 hours
c. 12 hours, 13 hours d. 12 hours, 15 hours