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CE LICENSURE EXAMINATION PROBLEMS DIVISION OF POLYNOMIALS

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5. If 3x3 – 4x2y + 5xy2 + 6y3 is divided by x2 – 2xy +3y2, the
remainder is: (N97 M 4)
NUMBERS a. 1 c. 2
b. 0 d. 3
1. Which of the following is not a prime number? (M01 M 12)
a. 109 c. 77 6. If 4y3 + 8y + 18y2 – 4 is divided by 2y + 3, the remainder is: (N97
b. 107 d. 79 M 22)
a. 12 c. 13
b. 11 d. 10
SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
7. Find the remainder when 2x3 – 4x2 is divided by x + 3. (M99 M 1)
2. Round off 108.288886 to four significant figures. (N03 M 2) a. -90 c. 120
a. 108.2889 c. 108.2 b. 60 d. -75
b. 108.3 d. 108.2888
8. When the expression x4 + ax3 + 5x2 + bx + 6 is divided by x – 2,
the remainder is 16. When it is divided by x + 1, the remainder is
EXPONENTS 10. What is the value of the constant a? (N03 M 3)
a. -5 c. 7
3. Find the value of x in (35)(96) = 32x. (N02 M 1) b. -9 d. 8
a. 8.5 c. 9.5
b. 9 d. 8
BINOMIAL EXPANSION

RATIONALIZATION 9. Find the 6th term in the expansion of: (N96 M 9)

4. Rationalize the following: (M00 M 16)

√a
( 1
2a )
– 3
16

a. 22113 c. 66339
√ a – √ ab - -
256a11 256a11

a. 1– √b c. a – a√ b b. 22113 d. 66339
- -
1+b a–b 128a11 128a11

b. a + a√ b d. 1+ √b 10. Determine the sum of the numerical coefficients in the expansion

a–b 1–b of (a + b)8. (M02 M 29)
a. 128 c. 256
b. 512 d. 1024

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11. What is the sum of the numerical coefficients of the expansion of 15. Compute the value of x from the given determinant: (N96 M 2)
(a + b)6. (M03 M 2)
a. 64 c. 79 4 -1 2 3
b. 65 d. 74 2 0 2 1
x=
10 3 0 1
14 2 4 5
COMPLEX NUMBERS
a. 26 c. -28
12. The expression 3 + 4i is a complex number. Compute its absolute b. -26 d. 28
value. (M94 M 5)
a. 3 c. 5 16. What is the value of the determinant whose elements are shown
b. 4 d. 6 below?
1 5 -2
13. Find the value of x in the equation (x + yi)(1 – 2i) = 7 – 4i. (M03 2 1 -3
M 4) 3 -2 1
a. 1 c. 4 a. -44 c. -46
b. 3 d. 2 b. -42 d. -48

MATRIX SYSTEM OF EQUATIONS

14. Elements of matrix B =

[ ]
1 2
0 -5
, elements of matrix 17. Find the value of y in the following equations: (N95 M 8)
3x – 2y + w = 11
C=
[ ]
3 6
4 1
x + 5y – 2w = -9
2x + y – 3w = -6
Find the elements of the product of the two matrices, matrix BC. a. 2 c. -2
(M96 M 21) b. -1 d. 1

a.
[ 11 8
-20 -5 ] c.
[ 12 10
20 -4 ] 18. Find the value of w in the following equations: (M97 M 14)
3x – 2y + w = 11
x + 5y – 2w = -9
b.
[ 15 9
-22 4 ] d.
[ 15 15
-17 -6 ] a. 1
2x + y – 3w = -6
c. 2
b. 3 d. 4

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19. Solve for the sum of A, B, and C from the following equations: 24. What is the value of x in logx 625 = 4? (N95 M 14)
(N01 M 23) a. 3 c. 5
2A – 2B + 3C = 24 b. 4 d. 6
A + 3B – 2C = -15
3A + 4B + 3C = -2 25. Log6 845 =? (N97 M 19)
a. 2 c. -5 a. 5.912 c. 3.761
b. 4 d. 1 b. 4.348 d. 6.348

26. The logarithms of the quotient and the product of two numbers are
PARTIAL FRACTIONS 0.352182518 and 1.556302501, respectively. Find the first number.
(M98 M 3)
20. Find the value of A in the equation: (M96 M 17) a. 11 c. 9
x2 + 4x + 10 A B (2x + 2) C b. 10 d. 12
= x + +
3 2
x + 2x + 5x x2 + 2x + 5 x2 + 2x + 5
27. The logarithm of the quotient of two numbers is -0.066946789
a. 2 c. -1/2 while the logarithm of their product is 1.62324929. Determine the
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b. -2 d. /2 first number. (N98 M 2)
a. 3 c. 4
21. Solve for B in the given partial fraction: (N00 M 23) b. 6 d. 5

x4 – 15x3 – 32x2 – 12x – 14 A B C ex

= + + 28. Solve for y if y = ln . (N99 M 6)
2
(x + 1)(x – 2)(x + 3)(x + 2) x +1 x–2 x+3 ex – 2
Dx + E a. 1 c. 3
+ b. 2 d. 4
x2 + 2
a. 1 c. -4 29. Log8 975 = x. Find x. (M00 M 7)
b. -3 d. 2 a. 3.31 c. 5.17
b. 4.12 d. 2.87

LOGARITHMS 30. If logx 12 = 2.262, find the value of logx 3. (M03 M 1)

a. 0.75 c. 0.5
22. If loga 10 = 0.25, what is the value of log10 a? (M94 M 9) b. 0.25 d. 1.0
a. 2 c. 6
b. 5 d. 4
ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION
23. Log M – log N is equal to: (N94 M 7)
a. log MN c. log (M/N) 31. How many terms of the progression 3, 5, 7… must be in order that
b. log (M – N) d. log (N – M) their sum will be 2,600? (M94 M 2)
a. 60 c. 51
b. 50 d. 48

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32. How many terms of the progression 3, 5, 7, 9… must be taken in 39. P36,000 is to be divided among Arturo, Bernardo, and Caloy such
order that their sum will be 2,600? (N94 M 1) that their shares, in the same order, form an arithmetic progression.
a. 49 c. 48 Bernardo’s share is three times that of Arturo’s. How much is
b. 50 d. 47 Bernardo’s share? (N02 M 4)
a. P6,000 c. P18,000
33. What is the sum of the progression 4, 9, 14, 19… up to the 20th b. P12,000 d. P10,000
term? (M95 M 1)
a. 1045 c. 1030
b. 1035 d. 1040 GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION

34. Which of the following numbers should be changed to make all the 40. In a benefit show, a number of wealthy men agreed that the first
numbers form an arithmetic progression when properly arranged? one to arrive would pay 10 centavos to enter and each later arrival
(M97 M 9) would pay twice as much as the preceding man. The total amount
27
/14, 33/28, 45/28, and 20/14 collected from all of them was P104,857.50. How many wealthy
27 45
a. /14 c. /28 men paid? (N94 M 2)
33 20
b. /28 d. /14 a. 20 c. 25
b. 15 d. 30
35. The sum of the progression 5, 8, 11, 14… is 1,025. How many
terms are there? (N97 M 2) 41. The numbers 28, x + 2, 112… form a geometric progression. What
a. 22 c. 23 is the 10th term? (M95 M 2)
b. 25 d. 24 a. 13,312 c. 16,336
b. 14,336 d. 15,336
36. There are seven arithmetic means between 3 and 35. Find the sum
of all the terms. (M98 M 2) 42. Find the sum of the series 3, 12, 48, … up to the 9th term. (N99 M
a. 169 c. 167 23)
b. 171 d. 173 a. 223,614 c. 234,612
b. 346,212 d. 262,143
37. There are nine arithmetic means between 11 and 51. The sum of
the progression is: (M99 M 2) 43. There are four geometric means between 3 and 729. Find the
a. 279 c. 376 fourth term. (M00 M 6)
b. 341 d. 254 a. 81 c. 243
b. 27 d. 9
38. Find the 25th term of the progression 11, 14, 17…. (N99 M 1)
a. 83 c. 98 44. The geometric mean of two numbers is 8 and their arithmetic mean
b. 74 d. 64 is 17. What is the first number? (N00 M 22)
a. 45 c. 32
b. 36 d. 48

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45. A and B are positive numbers. A, -4, B … form a geometric RELATIONS

progression. 14, A, B … form an arithmetic progression. Find the
value of A. (M03 M 3) 50. X is 12% older than Y while Y is 11% older than Z. By how much,
a. 6 c. 8 in percent, is X older than Z? (N02 M 3)
b. 9 d. 7 a. 25.43 c. 24.32
b. 21.78 d. 23.66

INFINITE GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION

PROPORTION
46. Determine the sum of the infinite geometric series of 1 – 1/5 + 1/25
+ …? (M98 M 11) 51. A line in a map was drawn at a scale of 1:25000. An error of 0.02
5 4
a. /7 c. /6 mm in the drawing is equivalent to how many meters in actual?
4 5
b. /5 d. /6 (N00 M 20)
a. 5m c. 0.05 m
47. Find the sum of the infinite geometric series of 16 + 4 + 1 + 1/4 + b. 0.5 m d. 50 m
…. (N98 M 30)
87 65
a. /4 c. /3
64 86
b. /3 d. /4 CLOCK PROBLEMS

52. In how many minutes after 2:00 o’clock will the hands of the clock
HARMONIC PROGRESSION extend in opposite directions for the first time? (M95 M 3)
a. 42.636 c. 40.636
48. What is the value of x in the harmonic progression 1, 1/5, 1/9, 1/x,…? b. 41.636 d. 43.636
(N02 M 2)
a. 10 c. 11 53. How many minutes after 7:00 o’clock will the hands of a clock
b. 12 d. 13 directly opposite each other for the first time? (N95 M 5)
a. 5.173 c. 5.454
b. 5.273 d. 5.164
SERIES
54. In how many minutes after 3:00 pm will the minute hand of the
49. The sum of the first n terms of a series is 3n+2 – 6. Find the fifth clock coincide with the hour hand? (M97 M 25)
term of the series. (M01 M 22) a. 17.273 c. 16.364
a. 1434 c. 1458 b. 18.182 d. 15.455
b. 1442 d. 1426

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WORK PROBLEMS 60. At 2:00 pm, an airplane takes off at 340 mph on an aircraft carrier.
The aircraft carrier moves due south at 25 kph in the same
55. A job could be done by eleven workers in 15 days. Five workers direction as the plane. At 4:05 pm, the communication between the
started the job. They were reinforced with four more workers at the plane and the aircraft carrier was lost. Determine the
beginning of the 6th day. Find the total number of days it took them communication range in miles between the plane and the carrier.
to finish the job. (N98 M 23) (M99 M 3)
a. 23.22 c. 22.36 a. 656 miles c. 557 miles
b. 20.56 d. 21.42 b. 785 miles d. 412 miles

56. Twenty men can finish a job in 30 days. Twenty-five men started 61. A man walks from his house to the office. If he leave at 8:00
the job. If ten men quitted the job after 18 days, find the total o’clock and walk at the rate of 2 kph, he will arrive 3 minutes
number of days to finish the job. (N99 M 25) earlier, but if he leave at 8:30 and walk at 3 kph, he will arrive 6
a. 27 c. 26 minutes late. What time should he arrive in the office? (M01 M 10)
b. 28 d. 29 a. 9:06 o’clock c. 8:54 o’clock
b. 9:32 o’clock d. 8:43 o’clock
57. Twenty-eight persons can do a job in 60 days. They all start
complete. Five persons quitted the job at the beginning of the 16th 62. A man walks from his house to the office. If he leave at 8:00
day. They were reinforced with 10 persons at the beginning of the o’clock and walk at the rate of 2 kph, he will arrive 3 minutes
45th day. How many days was the job delayed? (N00 M 1) earlier, but if he leave at 8:30 and walk at 3 kph, he will arrive 6
a. 5.78 days c. 1.97 days minutes late. Find the distance from his house to his office. (N01
b. 1.14 days d. 2.45 days M 22)
a. 2.1 km c. 2.4 km
b. 1.8 km d. 1.4 km
MOTION PROBLEMS

58. An airplane, flying with the wind, took 2 hours to travel 1000 km PERMUTATION
and 2.5 hours in flying back. What was the wind velocity in kph?
(N94 M 3) 63. If nP5 = 6nP3, what is the value of n? (M02 M 3)
a. 30 c. 50 a. 7 c. 1
b. 70 d. 60 b. 8 d. 6

59. A boat takes 2/3 as much time to travel downstream from C to D, as

to return. If the rate of the river’s current is 8 kph, what is the COMBINATION
speed of the boat in still water? (M98 M 20)
a. 40 kph c. 41 kph 64. How many combinations consisting of 4 digits can be made using
b. 38 kph d. 39 kph the digits from 0 to 9? (N01 M 12)
a. 210 c. 120
b. 360 d. 420

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PROBABILITY

65. How many four-digit numbers can be formulated by the use of

digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 if one digit is used only once. (N95 M 7)
a. 260 c. 480
b. 380 d. 360

66. A bag contains 3 white and 5 black balls. If two balls are drawn in
succession without replacement, what is the probability that both
balls are black? (M96 M 4)
5 5
a. /28 c. /32
5 5
b. /16 d. /14
67. How many 4-digit numbers can be formed, without repeating any
digit, from the following digits 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6. (N96 M 30)
a. 150 c. 120
b. 140 d. 130

68. A face of a coin is either head or tail. If three coins are tossed,
what is the probability of getting three tails? (N98 M 18)
1 1
a. /8 c. /4
1 1
b. /2 d. /6

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