Number / Digit Problems

141. Three times the first of three consecutive odd integers is three more than twice the third. Find the
third integer.
a. 9
b. 11
c. 13
d. 15

142. The sum of the five consecutive even integers is 1,280. Find the product of the lowest and the
largest integers.
a. 64,512
b. 65,024
c. 65,532
d. 65,520

143. A number is less than 100 and its tens digit is 2 more than its units digit. If the number with the
digits reversed is subtracted from the original number, the remainder is three times the sum of the
digits. Find the number.
a. 42
b. 53
c. 75
d. 64

144. The square of the tens digit of a two-digit number is 7 less than the sum of the digits. If the digits
are transposed the number is increased by 63. Find the number.
a. 47
b. 56
c. 38
d. 29

145. The sum of the digits of a 2-digit number is 10. If the number is divided by the units digit, the
quotient is 3 and the remainder is 4. Find the number.
a. 37
b. 28
c. 46
d. 19

146. Divide 224 into two parts such that when the larger part is divided by the smaller part, the quotient
is 2 and the remainder is half of the smaller part. Find the larger part.
a. 150
b. 180
c. 170
d. 160

147. The sum of the digits of a three-digit number is 17. If the digits are reversed and the resulting
number is added to the original number, the result is 1,474. If the resulting number is subtracted from
the original number, the result is 396. Find the original number.
a. 935
b. 845
c. 854
d. 953

148. The sum of the digits of a three-digit number is 12. When the hundreds and tens digits are
interchanged, the number is reduced by 630. But when the hundreds and units digits are interchanged,
the number is reduced only by 495. Find the sum of the squares of the digits.
a. 70
b. 74
c. 68
d. 72

149. When 3 is added to both the numerator and the denominator of a certain fraction, its value is
decreased by 9/40. However, when 3 is subtracted from both, its value is increased by 9/10. Find the
denominator of the original fraction.
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6

150. Find the remainder when 37 raised to 1,810 is divided by 7.

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

Proportion / Variation

151. If y varies directly as x and is equal to 36 when x is equal to 10, find the value of y when x is equal to
25.
a. 80
b. 75
c. 60
d. 90

152. z varies directly as x and inversely as the square root of y. it is equal to 3 when x is 13 and y is 16.
Find the value of z when x is 52 and y is 9.
a. 24
b. 20
c. 25
d. 16

153. Find the fourth proportional to 33, 22, and 27.

a. 21
b. 18
c. 15
d. 20
154. Find the third proportional to 16 and 12.
a. 9
b. 10
c. 12
d. 15

155. Find the mean proportional between 8 and 392.

a. 80
b. 72
c. 60
d. 56

156. The scale of a certain map is 1:250,000 mm. If two points on the map is 27 mm, find its actual
ground measurement.
a. 5.67 km
b. 5.76 km
c. 6.57 km
d. 6.75 km

157. The scale of a certain map is 1:100,000. The distance between two points on the map is 3 units.
How many units will these two points measure on another map with a scale of 1:60,000?
a. 9 units
b. 5 units
c. 18 units
d. 6 units

158. The time of travel of a free falling body varies directly as the square root of the distance it falls. If a
body falls 78.48 meters in 4 seconds, how far will it travel in 8 seconds?
a. 313.92 m
b. 117.72 m
c. 627.84 m
d. 156.96 m

159. At constant temperature, the resistance of a wire varies directly as its length and inversely as the
square of its diameter. If a piece of wire 0.10 inch in diameter and 50 feet long has a resistance of 0.10
ohms, what is the resistance of another piece of wire of the same material, 2,000 feet long, 0.20 inch in
diameter?
a. 0.50 ohms
b. 4 ohms
c. 1 ohm
d. 2 ohms

160. The quantity of water discharged over a rectangular weir is directly proportional to the crest length
and three-halves the power of the head (height of water above the crest). If the rate of discharge over a
weir having a crest length of 3 m and a head of 0.70 m is 3.23 m 3 /sec. find the rate of discharge over a
weir having a crest length of 6 m and a head of 1.40 m.
a. 18.72 m3 /s
b. 17.82 m3 /s
c. 17.28 m3 /s
d. 18.27 m3 /s

161. Coulomb’s Law states that the electrical force between two point charges varies directly as the
product of the charges and inversely as the square of the distance between them. If the electrical force
between two point charges 25x10-9 coulombs and 75x10-9 coulombs and 0.03 meters apart is 0.019 N,
find the electrical force between two point charges 30x10 -9 coulombs and 120x10-9 coulombs and 0.10
meters apart.
a. 0.0033 N
b. 0.0044 N
c. 0.0055 N
d. 0.0066 N

162. The relative angle of twist between the ends of a solid circular rod varies directly as the product of
the applied torque and the length, and inversely as the fourth power of the diameter. If the angle of
twist of a circular rod is 2.23 radians, find the angle of twist on another rod of the same material when
the length, diameter and the applied torque were halved.
a. 4.46 rad
b. 1.12 rad
c. 8.92 rad
d. 0.56 rad

163. If three cats can kill three mice in three minutes, in how many minutes can twelve cats kill twelve
mice?
a. 12 min
b. 6 min
c. 4 min
d. 3 min

164. If 2 typists can type 2 pages in 2 minutes, in how many seconds will it take 5 typists to type 19
pages?
a. 516 s
b. 456 s
c. 576 s
d. 396 s

165. Ten students from Pampanga decided to stay in manila for a regular review in preparation for the
CE board exam. To minimize their expenses, they agreed to bring 18 sacks of rice that will last for 4
months. After their regular review, 4 students went back to Pampanga. Only the remaining students
enrolled in the refresher for 1 month. How much more rice will the remaining students need for their
extended stay in manila? (1 sack = 50kg)
a. 120 kg
b. 135 kg
c. 150 kg
d. 175 kg

Age Problems
166. A doctor’s age 8 years ago is two-thirds his age 13 years hence. How old is he now?
a. 42 years old
b. 45 years old
c. 50 years old
d. 40 years old

167. Two years ago, a father was four times as old as his son. In 3 years, the father will only be three
times as old as his son. How old was the father when his son was born?
a. 26 years old
b. 30 years old
c. 42 years old
d. 36 years old

168. Elmer is 36 years old and his daughter is 8 years old. In how many years will Elmer’s age be twice
his daughter’s age?
a. 20 years old
b. 24 years old
c. 18 years old
d. 22 years old

169. Allan is 28 years old when his son is born. In how many years will Allan be thrice as old as his son?
a. 14 years old
b. 16 years old
c. 18 years old
d. 12 years

170. The quotient of the ages of a mother and her daughter is 2 with remainder 5. Five years ago, the
mother was thrice as old as her daughter then. How old is the mother now?
a. 35 years old
b. 32 years old
c. 36 years old
d. 30 years old

171. At present, Gilbert’s age is 30% of his father’s age. Thirty years from now, Gilbert’s age will be 60%
of his father’s age. How old is Gilbert now?
a. 18 years old
b. 16 years old
c. 12 years old
d. 14 years old

172. Two years ago, the ratio of the ages of a boy and a girl was 3 is to 4. In 8 years, their ages will be in
the ratio 4 is to 5. Find the sum of their ages now.
a. 74 years
b. 70 years
c. 72 years
d. 80 years
173. Richard is five years older than Paul. The product of their ages is 21 years less than 15 times the
sum of their ages. How old is Paul now?
a. 30 years old
b. 32 years old
c. 25 years old
d. 27 years old

174. Ryan is five years older than Jake. In five years, the product of their ages will be 1.5 times the
product of their present ages. How old is Jake now?
a. 25 years old
b. 20 years old
c. 15 years old
d. 30 years old

175. Noel is 5 years older than Dennis and 10 years younger than Hilda. In 8 years, their combined ages
will be 65. How old is Noel?
a. 18 years old
b. 12 years old
c. 7 years old
d. 15 years old

176. A boy is one-half as old as his brother and six years younger than his sister. The sum of their ages is
38. How old is the boy?
a. 14 years old
b. 8 years old
c. 16 years old
d. 7 years old

177. Twenty-two years ago, Sheryl was twice as old as Pinky and eight times as old as Roy. That same
year, the sum of their ages was 26. How old is Pinky now?
a. 30 years old
b. 28 years old
c. 38 years old
d. 24 years old

178. A is 50% older than B and 40% younger than C. If the sum of their ages is 110, how old is A?
a. 36 years old
b. 32 years old
c. 33 years old
d. 24 years old

179. The sum of the parents’ ages is twice the sum of the children’s ages. Four years ago, the sum of the
parents’ ages was thrice the sum of the children’s ages. In 16 years, the sum of the ages of the parents
and children will be equal. How many children are there?
a. 4
b. 7
c. 5
d. 6
180. The sum of the ages of the parents and three children is 9 decades over a century. The father is
twice as old as the eldest child. When the eldest child was born, the sum of the parents’ ages was 54.
When the youngest was born, the sum of the parents’ ages was 70. In 38 years. The sum of the parents’
ages will be equal to the sum of the children’s ages. How old is the second child?
a. 22 years old
b. 24 years old
c. 20 years old
d. 26 years old

181. A man lived his life for “x” years. When he was at his midlife, his first child was born. When he was
at his two-thirds of his life, his second child was born. When the man died, the sum of the ages of his
children is 60. How long did the man live?
a. 66 years
b. 72 years
c. 78 years
d. 84 years

182. Diophantus is one of the brilliant Greek mathematicians born around 250 A.D. His age from birth
until death maybe determined from an epitaph revealing the fact that he passed a sixth of his life in
childhood, a twelfth in adolescence, and a seventh more as a bachelor. Five years after he got married, a
son was born to him who died four years before Diophantus at one-half his father’s final age. How old is
Diophantus when his son was born?
a. 38 years old
b. 44 years old
c. 42 years old
d. 40 years old

183. Peter is 36 years old. Peter is twice as old as Jun was when Peter was as old as Jun is now. How old
is Jun?
a. 30 years old
b. 27 years old
c. 24 years old
d. 32 years old

184. When John was as old as Paul is now, the sum of their ages was 51. When Paul will be as old as
John is now, the sum of their ages will be 103. John is older than Paul by how many years?
a. 25 years
b. 19 years
c. 13 years
d. 32 years

185. In an organization, there are engineers, accountants and doctors. The sum of their ages is 2,160;
the average age is 36. The average age of the engineers and accountants is 39; of the accountants and
doctors is, 32 & 8/11; the engineers and doctors, 36 & 2/3. If each engineer were 1 year older, each
accountant 6 years older and each doctor 7 years older, their average age would be 41. Determine the
number of the engineers, accountants, and doctors.
a. 24 engineers, 20 accountants, 16 doctors
b. 16 engineers, 24 accountants, 20 doctors
c. 20 engineers, 16 accountants, 24 doctors
d. 20 engineers, 24 accountants, 16 doctors
Geometric Problems

186. The base of an isosceles triangle is 6 cm shorter than its equal sides. If the perimeter is 87 cm, find
the length of the base.
a. 27 cm
b. 25 cm
c. 28 cm
d. 31 cm

187. The width of rectangle is 9 cm. The length is 1 cm shorter than the diagonal. Find the length of the
diagonal.
a. 41 cm
b. 42 cm
c. 40 cm
d. 39 cm

188. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 25 cm longer than one leg and 32 cm longer than the other leg.
Find the area of the triangle.
a. 2,340 cm2
b. 2,430 cm2
c. 3,240 cm2
d. 3,420 cm2

189. A vertical pole was broken by the wind. The upper part, still attached, reached a point on the level
ground 15 feet from the base. If the upper part is 9 feet longer than the lower part, how tall was the
pole?
a. 20 feet
b. 17 feet
c. 15 feet
d. 25 feet

190. A circular rose bed is bordered by a 2 meter walk. The area planted is 16/25 of the area of the bed.
Find the radius of the bed.
a. 7 m
b. 8 m
c. 9 m
d. 10 m

191. Three circles are tangent externally. The distance between their centers are 58 m, 63 m, and 81 m.
Find the radius of the largest circle.
a. 51 m
b. 20 m
c. 43 m
d. 38 m

192. Two circles are tangent to a third circle internally and are tangent to each other externally. The
distance between their centers are 10 m, 13 m, and 19 m. Find the radius of the largest circle.
a. 21 cm
b. 25 cm
c. 11 cm
d. 15 cm

193. A cardboard box manufacturer wishes to make boxes from rectangular pieces of cardboard 30 cm
by 40 cm by cutting squares with 5 cm sides from four corners. Find the volume contained by each box.
a. 4,375 cm3
b. 3,600 cm3
c. 3,000 cm3
d. 2,800 cm3

194. The total square area of two cubes is 1,734 cm 3. The total length of their edges is 276 cm. Find the
edge of the smaller cube.
a. 8 cm
b. 12 cm
c. 10 cm
d. 15 cm

195. A lizard traveled from corner A to corner B of the rectangular room shown. Determine its shortest
distance covered. (Figure – Algebra 24)
a. 5.39 m
b. 7.28 m
c. 6.40 m
d. 6.71 m

Clock Problems

196. At what time between 4:00 P.M. and 5:00 P.M. will the hands of the clock be coincident?
a. 4:21.82
b. 4:22.27
c. 4:23.64
d. 4:21.64

197. In how many minutes after 2 o’clock will the hands of the clock extend in opposite directions for
the first time?
a. 40.64 min
b. 41.64 min
c. 42.64 min
d. 43.64 min

198. At approximately what time between 6 and 7 o’clock will the minute and hour hands coincide?
a. 27 min and 41 sec after 6 o’clock
b. 32 min and 0.73 sec after 6 o’clock
c. 25 min and 38 sec after 6 o’clock
d. 32 min and 44 sec after 6 o’clock
199. In how many minutes after 10 o’clock will the hands of the clock be perpendicular for the second
time?
a. 39.18 min
b. 38.18 min
c. 37.18 min
d. 36.18 min

200. How many times will the hands will the clock coincide in one day?
a. 22
b. 21
c. 23
d. 24

201. How many times will the hands of the clock be at right angles with each other in one day?
a. 24
b. 48
c. 22
d. 24

202. At what time after 3 o’clock will the hour and the minute hands be 80˚with each other for the
second time?
a. 3:32.91
b. 3:33.91
c. 3:30.91
d. 3:31.91

203. Find the angle between the hands of the clock at 3:43 P.M.
a. 148.50˚
b. 147.50˚
c. 145.50˚
d. 146.50˚

204. Determine the obtuse angle between the hour and the minute hands at 2:51 P.M.
a. 208.50˚
b. 220.50˚
c. 139.50˚
d. 151.50˚

205. What time between 2 and 3 o’clock will the angle between the hands of the clock be bisected by
the line connecting the center of the clock and the 3 o’clock mark?
a. 2:21.27
b. 2:18.46
c. 2:23.54
d. 2:19.54

206. It is now between 9 and 10 o’clock. In 4 minutes, the hour hand will be exactly opposite the
position occupied by the minute hand 3 minutes ago. What is the time now?
a. 9:22
b. 9:21
c. 9:20
d. 9:19

207. It is between 5 and 6 o’clock. In 20 minutes, the minute hand will be ahead of the hour hand as it
was behind it. What time is it now?
a. 5:18.36
b. 5:19.45
c. 5:17.27
d. 5:16.55

208. A man left his home at past 3:00 o’clock P.M. as indicated in his wall clock. Between two to three
hours after, he returned home and noticed that the hands of the clock interchanged. At what time did
he leave his home?
a. 3:33.47
b. 3:31.47
c. 3:32.47
d. 3:34.47

209. At what time after 7 o’clock will the second hand bisect the hour and the minute hands for the first
time?
a. 7:00:16.66
b. 7:00:17.66
c. 7:00:18.66
d. 7:00:19.66

210. If it were eight hours later, it would be half as long until midnight as it would be if it were two hours
later. What time is it now?
a. 9:00 A.M.
b. 12:00 P.M.
c. 8:00 A.M.
d. 10:00 A.M.

Mixture Problems

211. A 50 mL 40% acid solution is added to a 150 mL 30% acid solution. What will be the concentration
of the resulting mixture?
a. 25%
b. 27.50%
c. 30%
d. 32.50%

212. How much of a 90% solution of insect spray must a farmer add to 200 cc of a 40% insect spray to
make a 50% solution of insect spray?
a. 30 cc
b. 40 cc
c. 50 cc
d. 60 cc
213. A 500 mL of 0.40 g/mL salt solution is added to a 900 mL of 0.65 g/mL salt solution. What will be
the concentration of the resulting mixture?
a. 0.74 g/mL
b. 0.47 g/mL
c. 0.65 g/mL
d. 0.56 g/mL

214. How much water must be added to 1.45 liters, 80 proof liquor to make it 65 proof?
a. 0.29 L
b. 0.33 L
c. 0.38 L
d. 0.42 L

215. A 700-pound alloy containing 50% tin and 25% lead is to be added with amounts of pure tin and
pure lead to make an alloy which is 60% tin and 20% lead. Determine how much pure tin must be added.
a. 150 lb
b. 175 lb
c. 200 lb
d. 225 lb

216. A vat contains mixture of acid and water. If 25 gallons of acid are added, the mixture will be 80%
acid. If 25 gallons of water are added, the mixture will be 60% acid. Find the percentage of acid in the
mixture.
a. 65%
b. 70%
c. 75%
d. 72%

217. How much water must be evaporated from 12 liters of 3 kg/L salt solution until the concentration
becomes 3.60 kg/L?
a. 1 L
b. 2 L
c. 3 L
d. 4 L

218. A container is filled with 70 liters which is 40% alcohol by volume. How much of a mixture must be
taken and then replaced with equal amount of water so that the resulting solution is 30% alcohol by
volume?
a. 17.50 L
b. 15 L
c. 20 L
d. 22.50 L

219. A contractor is required to secure his 200 m3 of materials for a subbase from three pits with the
following soil analyses. From the first pit, the analysis is comprised of 55% coarse aggregate, 35% fine
aggregate, and 10% mineral filler. The second pit comprised of 65% coarse aggregate, 20% fine
aggregate, and 15% mineral filler. The third pit comprised of 10% coarse aggregate, 50% fine aggregate,
and 40% mineral filler. The volumetric composition of the combined materials as desired is set at 50%
coarse aggregate, 35% fine aggregate, and 15% mineral filler. How much soil must be taken from the
first pit to produce the desired design mix?
a. 102.19 m3
b. 48.72 m3
c. 142.86 m3
d. 28.57 m3

220. A container is filled with 20 gallons of pure water. Five gallons of water is taken from the container
and is replaced by 5 gallons of pure acid then thoroughly mixed. Another 5 gallons is taken from the
mixture and is replaced again by 5 gallons of pure acid. If this process is done repeatedly , find the
amount of water in the container after doing the process 3 times.
a. 8.75 gal
b. 11.25 gal
c. 8.44 gal
d. 11.56 gal

Motion Problems

221. If the speed of a racing car is increased by 20 kph, it will cover in 7 hours the same distance it can
ordinarily cover in 8 hours. What is its ordinary speed?
a. 140 kph
b. 150 kph
c. 160 kph
d. 170 kph

222. A plane few at 20/27 of its usual rate in a 3,000 km course due to inclement weather; thereby
taking an additional 1-1/2 hours to its usual time required for the trip. What is the usual trip of the
plane?
a. 600 kph
b. 700 kph
c. 800 kph
d. 900 kph

223. When the speed of a car is increased by 36 kph, it passes thrice as many light posts as it was at
ordinary speed. Find the ordinary speed of the car.
a. 21 kph
b. 15 kph
c. 18 kph
d. 12 kph

224. Two airplanes left airports which are 960 km apart and flew toward each other. One plane flew 32
kph faster than the other. If they passed each other at the end of an hour and 12 minutes, what was the
rate of the faster plane?
a. 352 kph
b. 384 kph
c. 416 kph
d. 448 kph
225. Two cars run toward each other. Their speeds are 30 kph and 40 kph. At the moment when they
are 105 km apart, a bee flies at 50 kph from the bumper of the slower car to the bumper of the other
and shuttles back and forth until the two vehicles collide. Find the total distance traveled by the bee.
a. 75 km
b. 85 km
c. 90 km
d. 100 km

226. Car A travel around a circular track in 120 seconds while car B in 80 seconds. If they started from
the same point but travel in opposite direction at the same time , in how many seconds will they meet
for the first time?
a. 42 sec
b. 48 sec
c. 56 sec
d. 60 sec

227. It took a certain vehicle 3 hours to travel a distance of 120 km. On its way back, it took him only 2
hours in traveling the same path. What was his average speed?
a. 44 kph
b. 48 kph
c. 50 kph
d. 56 kph

228. A motorboat can travel 4 km upstream in the same time it can travel 9 km downstream. If the
velocity of the current is 8 kph, find the velocity of the boat in still water.
a. 16 kph
b. 18.50 kph
c. 20.80 kph
d. 24.60 kph

229. A boat, propelled to move at 25 kph in still water, travels 4.20 km against the river current in the
same time that it can travel 5.80 km with the current. Find the speed of the current.
a. 5 kph
b. 6 kph
c. 4 kph
d. 3 kph

230. The boat travels downstream in two-thirds the time as it does upstream. If the speed of the river
current is 8kph, determine the velocity of the boat in still water.
a. 30 kph
b. 40 kph
c. 50 kph
d. 60 kph

231. A man walks from his house to the office. If he leaves at 8:00 A.M. and walks at the rate of 2 kph,
he will have arrived 3 minutes earlier. But if he leaves at 8:30 A.M. and walks at 3 kph, he will arrived 6
minutes late. What time should he arrive at the office?
a. 9:06 A.M.
b. 9:12 A.M.
c. 8:54 A.M.
d. 8:43 A.M.

232. The average vertical speed of an experimental rocket is 1,200 kph during its flight. Upon reaching
its maximum height, it released a capsule which descended at an average vertical speed of 630 kph. If
the capsule touched the earth 90 minutes after the rocket was launched, find the height reached by the
rocket.
a. 619.67 km
b. 550.29 km
c. 640.82 km
d. 581.36 km

233. A man started on his mountain bike for Manila, a distance of 30 km, intending to arrive at a certain
time. After biking for 10 km, he was detained due to bad weather for half an hour. As a result, he had to
speed up 2 kph faster. What was his original speed?
a. 8.50 kph
b. 8 kph
c. 7.50 kph
d. 9 kph

234. Allan and Manjo joined in a race. After the signal, they started running from the same position in
the same direction. It takes Allan 3 leaps while Manjo takes 2 leaps, but 5 leaps of Allan is equal to 4
leaps of Manjo. When Allan reached the finish line, Manjo is behind 48 of his own leaps. How many
leaps did Allan take during the race?
a. 300 leaps
b. 200 leaps
c. 360 leaps
d. 240 leaps

235. A thief is being pursued by a policeman. He is ahead by 30 of his own pace. How many paces must
the policeman take if he takes 4 paces while the thief takes 5, but 3 of the policeman’s paces is aslong as
4 of the thief’s paces.
a. 420 paces
b. 360 paces
c. 480 paces
d. 450 paces

236. A commuter returning by train from his office ordinarily reaches his suburban station at 5 o’clock.
His chauffeur leaves his home with a car just in time to meet him when the train arrives, and drives him
back home. On a certain day the man takes a train which arrives at the station an hour earlier. He walks
toward home until he meets his chauffeur and car. The chauffeur turns and drives the man the rest of
the way home, arriving home 10 minutes earlier than usual. Find the time that the man walks.
a. 55 minutes
b. 50 minutes
c. 60 minutes
d. 45 minutes
237. Cid and Jojo travels from point A to point B and back. Cid starts 3 hours after Jojo started. Cid
overtakes Jojo at a point 4.20 km from B. If Cid reaches A 5 hours and 20 minutes ahead of Jojo, find the
distance AB.
a. 12 km
b. 18 km
c. 15 km
d. 16 km

Work Problems

238. A Steelman can saw a piece of bar into 5 pieces in 16 minutes. In how many minutes can the
Steelman saw the same bar into 10 pieces?
a. 30 minutes
b. 32 minutes
c. 34 minutes
d. 36 minutes

239. A can do a piece of work alone in 30 days, B in 20 days, and c in 60 days. If they work together, how
many days would it take them to finish the work?
a. 15 days
b. 8 days
c. 10 days
d. 12 days

240. If Paolo can do his chores in ¾ of an hour, and if Miriam and Paolo together can do them in ½ of an
hour, how long will it take Miriam to do it alone?
a. 60 minutes
b. 90 minutes
c. 75 minutes
d. 120 minutes

241. Working together, A and B can finish a painting job in 20/3 days. B, working alone, can finish the job
in 3 days less than A. How long will it take A to finish the job alone?
a. 15 days
b. 12 days
c. 21 days
d. 18 days

242. A gardener can mow a lawn in 3 hours. After 2 hours, it rained and he discontinued the work. In the
afternoon, a girl completed the rest of the work in 1 hour and 15 minutes. How long would it take the
girl to mow the lawn alone?
a. 3 hrs
b. 3.50 hrs
c. 3.75 hrs
d. 4 hrs
243. Two pipes running simultaneously can fill a tank in 2 hours and 40 minutes. After the larger pipe
had run for 3 hours the smaller pipe was also turned on and the tank was full 40 minutes later. How long
would it take the smaller pipe to fill the tank alone?
a. 10 hours
b. 6 hours
c. 4 hours
d. 8 hours

244. John, Paul and George can finish a job in 12, 16, and 19 hours, respectively. John and Paul worked
together for 4 hours. Paul got tired so George worked in place of him until the job is finished. How long
did John work?
a. 7.06 hours
b. 6.86 hours
c. 6.62 hours
d. 7.45 hours

245. A and B working together can finish the job in 10 days. If A works 4 days and B works 3 days, one-
third of the job shall be finished. How many days will it take A to finish the job alone?
a. 30 days
b. 15 days
c. 20 days
d. 45 days

246. Josie can type 100 words in the same time that it takes Jane to type 75 words. If Jane’s typing rate
is 8 words per minute less than that of Josie’s, find Jane’s typing rate.
a. 32 words/min
b. 24 words/min
c. 16 words/min
d. 20 words/min

247. A swimming pool is filled through its inlet pipe and then emptied through its outlet pipe in a total of
8 hours. If water enters through its inlet and simultaneously allowed to leave through its outlet, the pool
is filled in 7 ½ hours. How long will it take to fill the pool with the outlet closed?
a. 2.50 hours
b. 3 hours
c. 3.50 hours
d. 3.75 hours

248. Eight men can excavate 50 m of canal in 7 hours. Three men can backfill 30 m of the excavated
canal in 4 hours. How long would it take 10 men to dig and backfill 100 m of canal?
a. 12.50 hours
b. 15.20 hours
c. 21.50 hours
d. 25.10 hours

249. Twenty-eight men can finish the job in 60 days. At the start of the 16 th day, 5 men were laid off and
after the 45th day, 10 more men were hired. How many days were delayed in finishing the job?
a. 2.27 days
b. 2.45 days
c. 2.97 days
d. 3.67 days

250. Group A consisting of 6 members can paint an antenna tower in 80 hours while group B of 8
members can paint it in 120 hours. If another group C is to be formed consisting 3 member from both
group, in how many hours can they finish the job?
a. 112.67 hours
b. 106.67 hours
c. 109.67 hours
d. 116.67 hours

251. A three-man maintenance crew could clean the campus in 4 hours; whereas, a four-man
maintenance crew could do it in 3 hours. If one member of the four-man crew was an hour late, how
long did it take the entire cleaning of the campus?
a. 1.92 hrs
b. 2 hrs
c. 1.86 hrs
d. 1.68 hrs

252. Candle A and candle B of equal length are lighted at the same time and burning until candle A is
twice as long as candle B. Candle A is designed to fully burn in 8 hours while candle B for 4 hours. How
long will they be lighted?
a. 3 hours and 30 minutes
b. 2 hours and 40 minutes
c. 3 hours
d. 2 hours

Money-Related Problems

253. A couple does not wish to spend more than P700 for dinner at a restaurant. If a sales tax of 6 % is
added to the bill and they plan to tip 15% after the tax has been added, what is the most they can spend
for the meal?
a. P660.38
b. P559.30
c. P608.70
d. P574.24

254. The price of 8 calculators ranges from P200 to P1,000. If their average price is P950, what is the
lowest possible price of any one of the calculators?
a. P500
b. P550
c. P600
d. P650

255. A retired government employee invested P25,000 of his retirement pay at 16% per annum. He
found another investment opportunity at 20% per annum where he invested the rest of his retirement
pay. If he realized a total yearly income of 19% on his two investments, what was his retirement pay?
a. P100,000
b. P75,000
c. P96,000
d. P125,000

256. A man, speculating in real estate, invested P300,000 in two land developments. One investment
yields 12% and the yearly income from this is P3,600 more than the other investment which yields 18%.
How much was the total annual income?
a. P47,520
b. P47,880
c. P42,480
d. P42,120

257. A sum of money of simple interest amounted to P7,800 after five years and P8,840 after nine years.
Find the amount of the money after 15 years.
a. P10,140
b. P9,820
c. P9,600
d. P10,400

258. A man wants to invest a sum of P500 in two investments. The first investment earns a rate of
interest 4 times that of the second investment. In 3years, the first investment grows to P372. In 10
years, the second investment grows to P240. Find the amount of his money after 15 years.
a. P780
b. P920
c. P870
d. P830

259. The cost for building a rectangular vat with a square base was P12,800. The base costs P30/m 2 and
the sides cost P20/m2. Find the height of the vat if the combined area of the base and sides was 512 m 2.
a. 2 m
b. 3 m
c. 4 m
d. 5 m

260. In what ratio must a peanut costing P240.00 per kg be mixed with a peanut costing P340.00 per kg
so that a profit of 20% is made by selling the mixture at P360.00 per kg?
a. ½
b. ¾
c. 2/3
d. 1/3

261. Mrs. Reyes planned to spend P39,000 for fabric for her store. She found her fabric on sale at 20%
less per yard than she had expected and was able to buy 40 extra yards for a total cost of P41,600. What
was the original cost per yard?
a. P250/yd
b. P275/yd
c. P300/yd
d. P325/yd

262. A consumer is trying to decide whether to purchase car A or car B. Car A costs P500,000, has an
mpg rating of 30, and has an insurance of P27,500 per year. Car B costs P600,000, has an mpg of 50 and
has an insurance of P30,000 per year. Assuming that the consumer drives 15,000 miles per year and that
the price of gas remains constant at P62.50 per gallon, determine the minimum number of years it will
take for the total cost of car B becomes less than that of car A.
a. 12 years
b. 15 years
c. 10 years
d. 11 years

Arithmetic Progression

263. Find the 19th term of the arithmetic progression 4, 15, 26. . . .
a. 180
b. 191
c. 202
d. 213

264. Find the 25th term of the arithmetic progression 29, 16, 3. . . .
a. -283
b. -296
c. -309
d. -322

265. Find the sum of the first 11 terms of the arithmetic progression -22, -14, -6. . . .
a. 140
b. 198
c. 264
d. 338

266. Find the sum of the first 90 terms of the arithmetic progression -5, 3, 11. . . .
a. 29,493
b. 30,184
c. 30,883
d. 31,590

267. Find the sum of the first 30 terms of the arithmetic progression 5 ¾, 36 7/12, 67 5/12. . . .
a. 13,885
b. 13,855
c. 13,585
d. 13,558

268. The first term of an arithmetic progression is 8 and the last term is 62. If the sum of all the terms is
210, find the number of terms.
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8

269. The first term of an arithmetic progression is 7 and the 17 th term is 89. Find the 50th term.
a. 258 1/8
b. 285 1/8
c. 258 3/8
d. 285 3/8

270. There are 20 arithmetic means between -38 and 3. Find the common difference.
5
a. 1
21
20
b. 1
21
3
c. 2
19
18
d. 2
19

271. There are 8 arithmetic means between 5 and 64. Find the 6 th term.
4
a. 37
9
5
b. 37
9
7
c. 37
9
8
d. 37
9

272. Find the sum of the seven arithmetic means between 34 and 68.
a. 425
b. 357
c. 255
d. 459

273. How many numbers between 20 and 1,056 are exactly divisible by 14?
a. 73
b. 74
c. 75
d. 76

274. Find the sum of all odd numbers between 100 and 1,000.
a. 472,500
b. 427,500
c. 247,500
d. 274,500
275. Find the sum of all the numbers between 361 and 589 that are divisible by 19.
a. 6,175
b. 5,225
c. 5,510
d. 5,890

276. The nth term of a sequence is given by 5n – 32. Find the sum of the first 20 terms.
a. 415
b. 416
c. 410
d. 401

277. The sum of the first n terms of a sequence is given by the expression 17n 2 – 11n. Determine the 20th
term.
a. 625
b. 652
c. 526
d. 562

278. The 8th term of an arithmetic sequence is 112 and the common difference is -33. Find the
expression for the nth term.
a. 376 – 33n
b. 376 + 33n
c. 367 – 33n
d. 367 + 33n

279. The first term of a sequence is -61 and the common difference is 16. Find the expression for the
sum of the first n terms.
a. 8n2 – 68n
b. 8n2 + 68n
c. 8n2 – 69n
d. 8n2 + 69n

280. The fourth term of an arithmetic sequence is equal to 1, and the difference between the 20 th and
the 14th terms is 54. Determine the sum of the first 10 terms.
a. 146
b. 164
c. 145
d. 154

281. Determine x so that 2x + 1, 10x – 15, 2x 2 + 9 will be an arithmetic progression.

a. 5
b. 6
c. 35
d. 53

282. If the terms 3(x2 – 1), x2 – 4x + 5, 11 – 9x from an arithmetic progression, find the sum of the first 8
terms.
a. -144
b. -168
c. -160
d. -152

283. The sum of three numbers in an arithmetic progression is 66. The sum of the squares is 1,790. Find
the third number.
a. 64
b. 46
c. 35
d. 53

284. The sum of four numbers in an arithmetic progression is 98. The sum of their squares is 3,006. Find
the third number.
a. 30
b. 27
c. 35
d. 32

285. The arithmetic mean of six numbers is 17. If numbers are added to the progression, the new
arithmetic mean is 21. What are the two numbers if their difference is 4?
a. 32 and 36
b. 31 and 35
c. 34 and 38
d. 33 and 37

286. Find the value of x if 3x – y, 2x + y, 4x + 3 and 3x +3y are consecutive terms of an arithmetic
sequence.
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5

287. In a pile of logs, each layer contains one more log than the layer above the top contains just one
log. If there are 105 logs in the pile, how many layers are there?
a. 11
b. 12
c. 13
d. 14

288. How many times will a clock strike in 24 hours if it strikes only at the hours, and strikes once at 1,
twice at 2, thrice at 3,…?
a. 224
b. 112
c. 156
d. 78
289. A particle moves along a straight path. For the first second, it travels 16 m. In every second after
the first, it travels 2m farther than it did in the preceding second. How far will it travel after 10 seconds?
a. 250 m
b. 34 m
c. 180 m
d. 92 m
290. A man owns pigs in his barn. He had purchased feed that will last for 75 days for his livestock. The
pigs were then infested with a disease. If the man has 4,950 pigs initially and 25 pigs die each day, for
how long the feed last?
a. 85 days
b. 100 days
c. 125 days
d. 297 days

291. In the recent “Gulf War” in the Middle East, the allied forces captured 6,390 of Saddam’s soldiers
with provisions on hand that will last for 216 meals taking 3 meals a day. The provisions lasted 9 more
days because of daily deaths. At an average, how many died per day?
a. 15
b. 16
c. 17
d. 18

292. A rectangular plate is submerged vertically with its upper edge in the surface of the water. The
force on the first meter of the rectangle on one side is 14.70 kN and every meter below the first
experiences a force 29.40 kN more than the preceding meter. How high is the rectangle if the total force
on one side is 2,116.80 kN?
a. 12 m
b. 10 m
c. 14 m
d. 16 m

Geometric Progression

293. Find the 16th term of the geometric progression 2, 6, 18, . . . .

a. 28,697,814
b. 258,280,326
c. 86,093,442
d. 9,565,938

294. Find the 9th term of the geometric progression 72, -12, 2, . . . .
a. -1/139,968
b. -1/23,328
c. 1/23,328
d. 1/139,968

295. Find the sum of the first 8 terms of the geometric progression 7, 28, 112, . . . .
a. 38,272
b. 152,951
c. 152,915
d. 38,227

296. Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the geometric progression -343, 49, -7, . . . .
a. -400.17
b. -300.12
c. 400.17
d. 300.12

297. The first term of a geometric progression is -8 and the 12 th term is 1/256. Find the 7th term.
a. -1/16
b. 1/16
c. 1/8
d. -1/8

298. There are 20 geometric means between 512 and 36. Find the common ratio.
a. 0.8812
b. 0.8782
c. 0.8757
d. 0.8691

299. The first term of a geometric progression is 375 and the fourth term is 192. Find the common ratio.
a. 0.60
b. 0.70
c. 0.80
d. 0.90

300. There are 8 geometric means between 64/3, 125 and 625/8. Find the 6 th term.
a. 125/4
b. 25/2
c. 5
d. 2

301. The first term of a geometric progression is 256 and the last term is 6,561. If the sum of all the
terms is 19,171, find the number of terms.
a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10

302. Find the sum of the geometric progression 2x, 4x + 14, 20x – 14,. . . . up to the 10 th term.
a. 566,579
b. 312,228
c. 617,774
d. 413,336

303. Find the geometric mean of 18 and 1,458.

a. 126
b. 162
c. 216
d. 261

304. Find the geometric mean of 2.138, 6.424, 19.242, and 57.726.
a. 10.367
b. 10.995
c. 11.109
d. 12.607

305. The sum of three numbers in arithmetic progression is 45. If the first number is decreased by 4, the
second number decreased by 3, and the third increased by 14, the new numbers will be in geometric
progression. Find the fifth term of the geometric progression.
a. 360
b. 310
c. 324
d. 256

306. The half-life of a certain radioactive substance is 2 years. Find the amount that will be left from a
420-gram substance after 22 years.
a. 0.10 g
b. 0.82 g
c. 0.21 g
d. 0.41 g

307. In a family, the three children’s ages are in geometric progression. When the youngest child was
born, the oldest was thrice as old as the second child. In 3 years, the sum of the ages of the second and
the youngest child will be equal to the age of the oldest. How old was the oldest child when the
youngest child was born?
a. 3 years old
b. 27 years old
c. 12 years old
d. 9 years old

308. An amount of money worth P15,000 was borrowed at a rate of interest of 8% per year. If the
interest is added to the principal every year, how much must be repaid after 6 years?
a. P20,407.33
b. P23,803.11
c. P25,707.36
d. P22,039.92

309. An equipment costing P5,000,000 depreciates in value 16% a year. Find its worth after 5 years.
a. P2,091,059.71
b. P1,475,451.73
c. P1,756,490.16
d. P2,489,356.80
310. A container is filled with 20 gallons of pure water. Five gallons of water is taken from the container
and is replaced by 5 gallons of pure acid then thoroughly mixed. Another 5 gallons is taken from the
mixture and is replaced again by 5 gallons of pure acid. If this process is done repeatedly, find the
amount of water in the container after doing the process 15 times.
a. 0.672 gal
b. 0.267 gal
c. 0.276 gal
d. 0.627 gal

311. The side of a square is 36 cm. A second square is formed by joining, in the proper order, the third
points of the sides of the first square. A third square is formed by joining the third points of the second
square, and so on. Find the side of the 25 th square.
a. 0.0129 cm
b. 0.0232 cm
c. 0.0173 cm
d. 0.0311 cm

312. Find the “sum” of the infinite geometric progression 36, 24, 16,. . . .
a. 108
b. 180
c. 160
d. 116

313. Find the limiting value of 0.38444…

a. 317/450
b. 371/450
c. 173/450
d. 137/450

314. The sum of an infinite geometric series is 8. Each term in the series is four times the sum of all the
terms that follows it. Find the fourth term.
a. 8/625
b. 16/625
c. 32/625
d. 64/625

315. A ball is dropped from a height of 48 ft and rebounds two-thirds of the distance it falls. If it
continues to fall and rebound in this was, how far will it travel before coming to rest?
a. 120 ft
b. 192 ft
c. 240 ft
d. 200 ft

316. A man borrowed a certain amount of money and promised to pay his debt with equal monthly
payments at an interest rate of 12 % per month. At the end of every month, he is paying P6,720 which is
just the interest of his debt. If he continues to pay this way, will he be able to repay all his debt? How
much did he borrow?
a. Yes, P56,000
b. Yes, P65,000
c. No, P65,000
d. No, P56,000

317. The side of a square is 36 cm. A second square is formed by joining, in the proper order, the third
points of the sides of the first square. A third square is formed by joining the third points of the second
square, and so on. Find the area of all the squares.
a. 3,402.77 cm2
b. 2, 916.00 cm2
c. 5,089.46 cm2
d. 4,223.83 cm2

Harmonic Progression

318. Find the 20th term of the harmonic progression ½, 1/5, 1/8, . . . .
a. 1/50
b. 1/53
c. 1/56
d. 1/59

319. Find the 52nd term of the harmonic progression 9/8, 45/13, -45/14
a. -45/1,733
b. -45/1,337
c. -1,733/45
d. -1,337/45

320. the 3rd term of a harmonic progression is 15 and the 9 th term is 6. Find the 11th term.
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7

321. The arithmetic mean and geometric mean of two numbers are 4 and 18, respectively. Find their
harmonic mean.
a. 96
b. 81
c. 84
d. 72

322. The geometric mean and the arithmetic mean of two numbers are 8 and 17, respectively. Find the
harmonic mean.
a. 3.45
b. 3.76
c. 3.54
d. 3.67
323. Three numbers are harmonic progression. If the third number were decreased by 4 they would be
in arithmetic progression. If the third number were decreased by 3 they would be in geometric
progression. Find the third term of the harmonic progression.
a. 0
b. 18
c. 16
d. 12

324. It took a certain vehicle 3 hours to travel a distance of 120 km. On its way back, it took him only two
hours to travel the same path. What was his average speed?
a. 44 kph
b. 48 kph
c. 50 kph
d. 56 kph

325. A car travels from P to Q at 36 kph and returns from Q to P at 24 kph. Find its average velocity.
a. 30.22 kph
b. 30.00 kph
c. 28.80 kph
d. 29.39 kph

326. A race is scheduled for four laps. The velocities of a car for these laps are 60 kph, 56 kph, 52 kph,
and 63 kph, consecutively. Find its average velocity for the whole race.
a. 57.30 kph
b. 57.45 kph
c. 57.60 kph
d. 57.75 kph

327. if a carpenter spends P1,000 in one month for nails costing P200 per carton and spends another
P1,000 a month later for the same kind of nails that now cost P300 per carton, how much did he pay per
carton on the average for the nails he purchased?
a. P240
b. P260
c. P280
d. P250

Sequence and Series

328. The sum of the first n terms of a sequence is given by the expression 17n 2 – 11n. Determine the 20th
term.
a. 625
b. 652
c. 526
d. 562

329. Find the nth term for the sequence 1/3, 2/5, 3/7, 4/9, . . . .
a. n/(2n + 1)
b. n/(n + 1)
c. n/(2n – 1)
d. n/(n – 1)

330. The sequence -1, -4, 2, . . . . is

a. AP
b. GP
c. HP
d. IGP
Diophantine Equation

331. Find the value of x in the equation 14x + 35y = 91. Assume x and y are both positive integers.
a. 5
b. 3
c. 6
d. 4

332. A combination of pennies, dimes, and quarters amounts to $0.99. Find the minimum number of
coins for the given amount.
a. 8
b. 9
c. 10
d. 11

333. A man bought 20 chickens for P20.00. The cocks cost P3.00 each, the hens P1.50 each, and the
chicks at P0.50 each. How many hens did he buy?
a. 10
b. 13
c. 16
d. 5

334. A merchant has three items on sale; namely, a radio P50.00, a clock P30.00, and flashlight for P1.00.
At the end of the day, he has sold a total of 100 of the three items and has taken exactly P1,000.00 on
the total sales. How many radios did he sell?
a. 80
b. 4
c. 16
d. 20

335. Three items A, B, and C were sold in a store. Item A costs P10.00 each, item B costs P1.00 each, and
three pieces of item C cost P1.00. The total sales at the end of the day were P100.00 and a total of 100
items were sold. How many of item B were sold?
a. 42
b. 40
c. 54
d. 49
336. A man is thinking of buying chocolates, nougats and candies. Chocolates cost P10.00 a piece,
nougats P1.00 for 3 pieces, and candies P2.00 for 7 pieces. He wants to buy a variety of 100 pieces of
these items, enough for his budget of P60.00. How many nougats must he buy?
a. 54
b. 42
c. 48
d. 60

337. A basketball match is to be held in a coliseum with a seating capacity of 2,500. Three types of
tickets are produced and it is expected that they will all be sold. Class A tickets cost P1,000 each, class B
P750, and class C P400. It happened that the sold tickets were only half, ¾, and 4/5 of classes A, B and C,
respectively, thereby reducing the expected total receipts by P559,000. How many class C tickets were
sold.
a. 1.200
b. 960
c. 1,050
d. 840

338. The units digit of a three-digit number is twice the tens digit. If the digits were reversed, the
number is reduced by 297. Find the sum of the digits.
a. 15
b. 10
c. 13
d. 17

339. Find the sum of the digits of the smallest positive integer that when divided by 5 the remainder is 3,
and when divided by 7 the remainder is 5.
a. 8
b. 9
c. 5
d. 6