MATHEMATICS

1. Simplify: x – 3y (x – 8y) – (-6xy + 7x)

A. -6x + 3xy + 24y2 C. -6x + 3xy
B. 6x – 3xy – 24y 2
D. -6x – 3xy
2. A recipe calls for 2 cups of milk for every 7 cups of flour. A chef will use 28 cups of flour, how
many cups of milk must he have?
A. 10 C. 12
B. 8 D. 14
3. How many seconds are there in a 24-hour day?
A. 86, 400 C. 1, 779
B. 1, 690 D. 84, 600
4. What number must be subtracted from both numerator and denominator of the fraction 11/23
to give a fraction whose value is 2/5?
A. 4 C. 2
B. 3 D. 5
5. Among the given decimals, which is equivalent to 9%?
A. 9.0 C. 0.09
B. 0.009 D. 0.9
6. Simplify : 5 – [2 –(-4) + 11 – 8
A. 4 C. -4
B. 9 D. 6
7. The sum of three consecutive integers is 123. What are the integers?
A. 42, 44, 46 C. 39, 40, 41
B. 40, 41, 42 D. 41, 43, 45
8. Total amount after adding 8% interest for 3 months of ₱6,000.00?
A. ₱11, 500.00 C. ₱10, 500.00
B. ₱6,120.00 D. ₱11,050.00
9. Subtract 5a – 2b from the sum of 7a + 5b and a + b
A. 3a + 14b C. 8a + 12b
B. -3a + 14b D. 3a – 14b
10.Which are the prime factors of 56?
A. 7, 4, 2 C. 7, 8
B. 14, 2, 2 D. 7, 2, 2, 2
11.Find the least common multiple of 9a – 1, 6a – 2a2, 9a + 3
2 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)
12.If 50% of x is 20, what is 20% of x?
A. 16 C. 8
B. 27 D. 12
13.Interest of 8% for 3 months on ₱6,000.00?
A. ₱150.00 C. ₱ 50.00
B. ₱120.00 D. ₱ 250.00
14.The Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 2, 3 and 4 is _________.
A. 24 C. 13
B. 14 D. 12
15.Simplify: (8x – 24) / (2x – x – 15)
2

A. 8 / (2x + 5) C. (x – 4) / (x + 4)
B. 4 / ( x – 13) D. 5 / (2x – 5)
16.The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 22, 15, 7 is __________.
A. 1 C. 2
B. 3 D. 4
17.How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 100?
A. 25 C. 23
B. 24 D. 22
18.A Toyota car travelling at a rate of 70 km. per hour leaves the house 2 hours after a Kia car
has left and overtakes it in 5 hours. At what rate was the Kia car travelling?
A. 20 kilometers per hour C. 40 kilometers per hour
B. 30 kilometers per hour D. 50 kilometers per hour
19. The largest common factor of two or more numbers is called?
A. Greatest common factor C. Least common factor
B. Prime factor D. Prime common factor
20.Factorize : 2x + 7x – 15
2

A. ( x + 5)(2x + 3) C. (2x + 5)(x – 3)

B. (x + 5)(2x – 3) D. ( 2x – 5)(x + 3)
21.The island of Luzon is estimated to be 100, 000 square kilometers. In exponential form, it can
be expressed as ___________.
A. 1 x 106 C. 1 x 104
B. 105 D. 106
22. Mr. Lazarte had incurred the following expenses in his trips to the Mindanao islands: ₱ 3,
200.00; ₱ 2, 500.00 and ₱ 1, 500.00. What percent of this total monthly budget of
₱ 40, 000.00 did he spend for this trip?
A. 35% C. 30%
B. 18% D. 20%
23.In a University, the ratio of female professors to the male professors is 8:5. If there are 75
male professors, how many are female professors?
A. 180 C. 375
B. 120 D. 225
24.Simplify: (x – y )/ (x – y)
2 2

A. –x – y C. x + y
B. x – y D. y – x
25.Simplify: 6 – [3 – (4) + 11 + 16]
A. 26 C. 20
B. -26 D. -20
26. Which are the prime factors of 56?
A. 7, 2, 2, 2 C. 7, 4, 2
B. 14, 2, 2 D. 7, 8
27.The grades in Mathematics of the students in section A are as follows: 80, 75, 60, 95, 100.
What is the population variance of their group?
A. 230 C. 264
B. 270 D. 224
28.Which among the measures of central tendency is not influenced by outliers?
A. Median C. Mean
B. Weighted Mean D. Mode
29.The grades in Mathematics of the students in section A are as follows: 80, 75, 60, 95, 100.
What is the population standard deviation of their group?
A. 1.58 C. 16.73
B. 1.48 D. 14.97
30.In how many ways can 5 girls be seated in a row of 5 seats?
A. 95 C. 105
B. 100 D. 120
31.If a die is rolled, what is the probability of getting a number described by 2?
A. 1/6 C. 1/2
B. 1/4 D. 1/3
32.Which of the following is the product of 13 and an integer?
A. 1326 C. 1343
B. 1323 D. 131
33.In an English test, eight students obtained the following scores: 12, 10, 13, 11, 15, 20, 19, 17.
What is the median score?
A. 15.5 C. 16.5
 B. 14 D. 17
34.A rectangular block of steel has dimensions of 5 meters x 10 meters x 15 meters and weights,
1, 000 N. How should this block be placed on a surface to exert the lease pressure on the
surface?
A. On the 10 meters by 15 meters side
B. On the 5 meters by 15 meters side
C. On the 5 meters by 10 meters side
D. All sides have equal pressure
35.If a student has an average of 76% on his first two tests, and has an average of 85% on the
next four tests, what is his final average on all six tests?
A. 82.5% C. 81.3%
B. 80.5% D. 82.0%
36.What percent of 75 is 15?
A. 20% C. 38%
B. 30% D. 40%
37.The grades in Mathematics of the students in section A are as follows: 80, 75, 60, 95, 100.
What is the mean absolute deviation of this group?
A. 15.9 C. 14.61
B. 13.2 D. 11.7
38.A ball is drawn at random from a box containing 6 red balls, 4 white balls and 5 blue balls.
Find the probability that it is blue?
A. 1/3 C. 4/15
B. 2/5 D. 4/5
39.The altitude of a triangle is 5 meters and the base is 20 meters. What is the area of the
triangle?
A. 50 square meters C. 24 square meters
B. 20 square meters D. 60 square meters