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if the sum is 2 and the 9. ECE Board April

1. ECE Board March first term is ½. 1999
1996 A. 1/3 Mike, Louie and Joy
For a particular B. ½ can mow the lawn in 4,
experiment, you need 5 C. ¾ 6 and 7 hours
liters of 10% solution. D. ¼ respectively. What
You find 7% answer, fraction of the yard can
12% solution on the 5. ECE Board April they mow in 1 hour if
shelf. How much of the 1999 they work together?
7% solution you mix Simplify the expression 47
with the appropriate i1997 + i1999, where i is an A.
84
amount of the 12% imaginary number.
A. 0 45
solution to get 5 liters of B.
10% solution? B. 1+i 84
A. 1.5 C. -1 37
D.1-i C.
B. 2.5 84
C. 2 27
D.3 6. ECE Board April D.
1999 84
2. ECE Board April Find the mean
1998 proportion of 4 and 36. 10. ECE Board
The denominator of a A. 72 November 1999
certain fraction is three B. 24 The sum of the digits of
more than twice the C. 12 a two-digit number is
numerator. If 7 is added D. 20 11. If the digits are
to both terms of the reversed, the resulting
fraction, the resulting 7. ECE Board April number is seven more
fraction is 3/5. Find the 1999 than twice the original
original fraction. Determine x, so that x, number. What is the
A. 8/5 2x + 7, 10x – 7 will form original number?
B. 13/5 a geometric A. 44
C. 5/13 progression. B. 83
D. 3/5 5 C. 38
A. 7,  D. 53
6
3. ECE Board April 14
1998 B. 7,  11. ECE Board
5 November 1999
In the expansion of
7 Find the sum of the
 x  4y  12 the C. 7,  roots of
12
numerical coefficient of 7 5x 2  10x  2  0 .
the 5th term is D. 7, -
6
A. 63360
B. 126720 B. 2
8. ECE Board April
C. 506880 C. -2
1999
D. 253440 1
If 16 is 4 more than 4x,
D.
find 5x-1. 2
4. ECE Board
A. 14
November 1998
B. 3 12. ECE Board
Find the ratio of an
C. 12 November 1999/
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The time required for 16. ECE Board April 19. ECE Board
two examinees to solve 2001/ November 2006 November 2001/ April
the same Problem differ One pipe can fill a tank 1999
by two minutes. in 6 hours and another If one third of the air in
Together they can pipe can fill the same a tank is removed by
solve 32 Problems in tank in 3 hours. A drain each stroke of an air
one hour. How long will pipe can empty the tank pump, What fractional
it take for the slower in 24 hours. With all part of the total air is
three pipes open, how removed in 6 strokes?
Problem solver to solve
A. 0.7122
the same Problem? long will it take to fill the
B. 0.6122
A. 5 minutes tank?
C.0.8122
B. 2 minutes A. 5.16 D. 0.9122
C. 3 minutes B. 3.14
D. 4 minutes C. 2.18 20. ECE Board
D. 1.48 November 2001
13. ECE Board It takes an airplane one
November 2000 17. ECE Board April hour and forty-five
Find the value of m that 2001 minutes to travel 500
will make 4x2- The seating section in a miles against the wind
4mx+4m+5 a perfect Coliseum has 30 seats and covers the same
square trinomial. in the first row, 32 seats distance in one hour
A. 3 in the second row, 34 and fifteen minutes with
B.-2 seats in the third row, the wind. What is the
C.4 and so on, until the speed of the airplane?
D.5 tenth row is reached, A. 342.85 mph
after which there are B. 375.50 mph
14. ECE Board April ten rows, each C. 450.50 mph
2001 containing 50 seats. D. 285.75 mph
Ana is 5 years older Find the total number of
than Beth. In 5 years seats in the section. 21. ECE Board
the product of their A. 900 November 2002/ April
ages will be 1.5 times B. 910 2004/ November 2006
the product of their C. 890 At exactly what time
present ages. How old D. 1000 after 2 o’clock will the
is Beth now? hour hand and the
18. ECE Board minute hand extend in
A. 27 November 2001 opposite directions for
B. 20 A piece of paper is 0.05 the first time?
C. 25 inches thick. Each time A. 2:43 and 0.63 sec
D. 18 the paper is folded into B. 2:43 and 6.30 sec
half, the thickness is C. 2:43 and 40.5 sec
15. ECE Board April doubled. If the paper D. 2:43 and 37.8 sec
2001 was folded 12 times,
Find the coefficient of how thick in feet the 22. ECE Board
the term involving b4 in folded paper be? November 2002
the expansion of A. 10.24 The sum of the ages of
(a2 – 2b)10. B. 12.34 Peter and Paul is 21.
A. -3360 C.17.10 Peter will be twice as
B.10! D.11.25 old as Paul 3 years
C.-960 from now. What is the
D.3360 present age of Peter?
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C. 18 C. 2x6 29. ECE Board

D. 15 D. 2x10 November 2003
What is the 11th term of
23. ECE Board 26. ECE Board April the harmonic
November 2002 2003 progression if the first
A multimillionaire left A man can do a job and the third terms are
his entire estate to his three times as fast as a ½ and 1/6 respectively?
wife, daughter, son and boy. Working together it A. 1/20
bodyguard. His would take them 6 B. ¼
daughter and son got hours to do the same C. 1/12
half the total value of job. How long will it D. 1/22
the estate sharing in take the man to do the
the ratio of 3:2. His wife job alone? 30. ECE Board
got twice value as A. 9 hours November 2003
much as the share of B. 8 hours What is the remainder
the son. If the C. 7 hours when the polynomial
bodyguard received D. 10 hours x 4  5x3  5x 2  7x  6 i
half a million pesos,
what is the total value s divided by x+2?
27. ECE Board April
A. 16
of the estate? 2003
B. 32
A company sells 80
C. 48
units and makes P80
D. 68
A. 6.5 million profit. It sells 110 units
B. 5 million and makes P140 profit.
31. ECE Board
C. 7 million If the profit is a linear
function of the number November 2003
D. 6 million
Harry is one third as old
of units sold; what is
the average profit per as Ron and 8 years
24. ECE Board younger than
November 2002/ April unit if the company
sells 250 units? Hermione. If Harry is 8
2004 years old, what is the
A speed boat can make A. P1.76
B. P1.68 sum of their ages?
a trip of 100 miles in A. 40
one hour and 30 C. P1.66
D. P1.86 B. 45
minutes if it travels C. 48
upstream. If it travels D. 50
downstream, it will take 28. ECE Board
one hour and 15 November 2003
minutes to travel the At approximately what
time after 12 o’clock will 32. ECE Board
same distance. What is
the speed of the boat in the hour and the minute November 2003
hands of a clock form The sum of the three
calm water?
A.193.45 mph an angle of 120 consecutive even
B. 73.33 mph degrees for the second integers is 78. What is
C. 146.67 mph time? the largest integer?
D. 293.33 mph A. 50 min and 30 sec A. 24
after 12 o’clock B. 28
B. 43 min and 38 sec C. 32
after 12 o’clock D. 30
25. ECE Board April
2003 C. 38 min and 35 sec
after 12 o’clock 33. ECE Board
Simplify the expression:
D. 30 min and 45 sec November 2003
the square root of the
after 12 o’clock An iron bar four meters
cube root of 64 x60.
long has a 300 pound
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end and a 200 pound D. 1 41. ECE Board April

weight hung at the 2004
opposite end. How far 37. ECE Board April A professional
from the 300 2004 organization is
If kx3 – (k +3)x2 +13 is composed of x ECEs
divided by and 2x EEs. If 6 ECEs
x – 4, and the are replaced by 6 EEs,
pound weight should remainder is 157. Then 1/6 of the members will
the fulcrum be located the value of k is _____. be ECEs. Solve for x.
to balance the bar? A. 6 A. 12
A. 2.5 meters B. 4 B. 24
B. 1.0 meters C. 5 C. 36
C. 1.6 meters D. 3 D. 1
D. 2.0 meters
38. ECE Board April 42. ECE Board April
34. ECE Board April 2004 2004
2003 Given that w varies The average rate of
What is the first four directly as the product production of (PCB) is 1
terms of the sequence of x and y and inversely unit for every 2 hours
whose general term is as the square of z and work by two workers.
n2 + 1? that w = when x =2; y=6 How many PCBs can
A. 1, 4, 9, 16 and z=3. What is the be produced in one
B. 2, 5, 10, 17 value of w, when x=1, month by 60 workers
C. 5, 10, 17, 26 y=4 and z=2? working 200 hours
D. 2, 4, 6, 10 A. 6 during the month?
B. 5 A. 4000
C. 4 B. 5000
D. 3 C. 6000
D. 3000
39. Board April 2004
35. ECE Board April 43. ECE Board
If 16 is four more than
2004 November 2004
3x, then x2 + 5?
x can do the job 50 What is the sum of all
A. 16
percent faster than y even integers from 10
B. 21
and 20 percent faster to 500?
C. 3
than z. If they work A. 87,950
D. 4
together, they can finish B. 124,950
the job in 4 days. How C. 62,730
40. ECE Board April
many days will it take x D. 65,955
2004 / November
to finish the job if he is
2002
to work alone? 44. ECE Board April
Four positive integers
A. 18 2005
B. 10 form an arithmetic
progression. If the From the equation 7x2 +
C. 12 (2k -1)x-3k+2=0,
D. 16 product of the 1st and
the last term is 70 and determine the value of
the 2nd and the third k so that the sum and
36. ECE Board April product of the roots
2004 term is 88, find the 1st
Solve for x in the term.
A. 5 are equal.
following equation:
B. 3 A. 2
x  4x  7x  10x  ...  64x  1430 B. 4
C. 14
A. 4 D. 8 C. 1
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45. ECE Board April How many terms of the C. 3

2005 progression 3, 5, 7, D. 5
What is the equation should there be so that
form of the statement: their sum will be 2600. 54. Problem
The amount by which A. 60 The logarithm of 1 to
100 B. 50 any base is:
Exceeds four times a C. 52 A. one
given number. D. 55 B. zero
A. 4x(100) C. infinity
B. 100+4x D. indeterminate
C. 100-4x 50. ECE Board April
D. 4x-100 2005 55. Problem
If the 1st term of the The equation of whose
46. ECE Board April geometric progression roots are the reciprocal
2005 is 27 and the 4th term is of the roots of
Candle A and candle B -1, the third term is:
of equal length are 2x 2 - 3x - 5 = 0 .
A. 3
lighted at the same time B. 2 A. 5x 2 + 3x - 2 = 0
and burning until candle C. -3
A is twice as long as D. -2 B. 3x 2  4x  4  0
candle B. Candle A is
designed to fully burn in C. 4x 2  5x  4  0
8 hours while candle B
51. Problem D. 6x 2  3x  4  0
for 4 hours. How long
Solve for x
will they be lighted? 56. Problem
A. 3 hours and 30 8 x = 2 y+2 and
What is the sum of the
minutes 16 3x-y = 4 y . coefficients of the
B. 2 hours and 40
minutes
A. 1 expansion of  2x - 1 20
B. 3
C. 3 hours .
C. 2
D. 2 hours A. 0
D. 4
B. 1
47. ECE Board April C. 2
52. Problem
2005 Transform the fraction D. 3
Solve for x if 8x =2(y+2)
by rationalizing the
and 16(3x-y)=4y. 4x 57. Problem
A. 2 denominator Solve for x in the
B. 4 x - x2 - 4 following equation.
C. 1 x+3x+5x+7x+…+49x =
D. 3 x  x + x 2 - 4 
A.  
625
A. 4
48. ECE Board April B. x x 2  4 B. 2
2005 C. 3
What is the sum of all C. 4x  x 2  4 D. 1
odd integers between D. x  x 2 4
10 and 500?
A. 87,950
53. Problem
B. 124,950
If log of 2 to the base 2
C. 62, 475 58. Problem
plus log of x to the base
D. 65,955 Expand the following
2 is equal to 2, find the
  1+ k 2  .
value of x 6
49. ECE Board April
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B. 100 from the source. Write C. 6

C. 80 the equation which D. 4
D. 95 describes this relation.
KS 67. Problem
59. Problem A. I = 2 Twenty (20) men can
Given d finish the job in 30
f  x    x  4  x  3  4 B. I  KSd2 days. Twenty five (25)
2 men were, hired at the
, when f(x) is divided by
(x-K), the remainder is C. I  Kd start and 10 quit after
K. Find the value of K. S 20 days. How many
A. -12 2 days will it take to finish
B. 8 D. I  d S the job?
C. 4 K A. 27
D. 2 B. 32
64. Problem C. 24
60. Problem If x varies directly as y D. 35
and inversely as z; and
 a -b3 = ? x=14, when y=7 and 68. Problem
A. a 3 - 3a 2 b + 3a b 2 - b 3 z=2, find x when y=16
B. and z=4. The square of a
A. 14 number increased by
a3  3a2b  3ab2  b3 B. 4 16 is the same as 10
C. C. 16 times the number. Find
a3  3a2b  3a2b  b3 D. 8 the numbers.
D. a3  3a2b  3ab  b2 A. 2, 8
65. Problem
A tank is filled with an B. 3, 6
intake pipe that will fill it C. 3, 8
61. Problem in 4 hours and an outlet
Give the factors of D. 4, 6
pipe that will empty it in
a 2 - x2 12 hours. If both pipes 69. Problem
A. 2a-2x are left open, how long
B. (a-x)(a+x) will it take to fill the The sides of a right
C. x2 - a2 empty tank? triangle are 8, 15 and
D. 2x - 2a A. 6 17 units. If each side is
B. 4 doubled, how many
62. Problem C. 8 square units will the
Find x if 7 is the fourth D. 2 area of the new triangle
proportional to 36, and A. 240
28 and x. 66. Problem
B. 420
A. 6 C. 300
B. 8 It takes Shian twice as D. 200
C. 7 long as it takes
D. 9 Rellenar to do a certain 70. Problem
piece of work. Working
63. Problem together they can do
The intensity of sound The arithmetic mean of
the work in 6 days. How
varies directly as the 80 numbers is 55. If two
long would it take
strength of the source numbers namely 274
Rellenar to do it alone.
and inversely as the and 850 are removed
A. 9
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mean of the remaining and 25% gasoline. It Find the 30th term of the
numbers? was found out that a A.P. 4, 7, 10…
A. 42 50-50 percent mixture A. 75
B. 28 is also appropriate in B. 90
C. 30 the solution. How much C. 88
D. 32 gasoline should be D. 91
added to the high 79. Problem
71. Problem concentrated solution in Determine the sum S of
Round off 0.003086 to order to have a 50-50% the following series S =
two significant figures. mixture: 2 + 5 + 8 + 11…with
A. 0.0031 A. 50 liters 100 terms
B. 0.003 B. 75 liters A. 15050
C. 0.0030 C. 25 liters B. 14750
D. 0.3 x 102 D. 40 liters C. 15660
D. 15350
72. Problem 75. Problem
The velocity of an 80. Problem
airplane in still air is The second hand of a Find the value of x if the
125 kph. The velocity of clock is 4 inches long. following forms a
the wind due east is 25 Find the speed of the harmonic progression,
kph. If the plane travels tip of the second hand. 1 1 1
east and returns back - ,
to its base again after 4 2 x, 16
A. 0.42 in/sec
hours. At what distance A. 7
B. 0.34 in/sec
does the plane travel B. 8
C. 0.55 in/sec
due east? C. 9
D. 0.48 in/sec
A. 240 km D. 10
B. 320 km 76. Problem
C. 200 km 81. Problem
A man sold a book by
D. 180 km The number x, 2x +
mistake at 120% of the
7,10x - 7 form a G.P.
marked price instead of
Find the value of x:
discounting the market
73. Problem A. 7
price by 20%. If he sold
B. 5
the book for P14.40,
C. 3
A man is 41 yrs. Old what was the price for
D. 4
and his son is 9. In how which he have sold the
many years will the book?
82. Problem
father be three times as A. P10.20
Express 3.2181818 as
old as his son? B. P7.8
a fraction
A. 7 C. P9.6
B. 8 D. P8.6 177
A.
C. 6 55
D. 5 77. Problem 142
Expressed 2763 in B.
44
74. Problem Roman Numerals: 106
A. MMDCCLXIII C.
B. MMDCLXIII 33
A high concentrated
C. MMDLCXIII 70
solution having a D.
volume of 100 liters is D. MMLDCXIII 22
mixed by 7.5% alcohol
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Find the sum of 5-4i A. 14

and -2+8i 87. Problem B. 15
A. 3+4i Solve for x: log108 = 3 C. 16
B. 2+6i -3 log10x D. 13
C. 3+5i A. 5
D. 7+12i B. 6 92. Problem
C. 8 2
84. Problem D. 4 evaluate ln e e -e lne
Find the length of the 2 3
88. Problem
vector (2,1,4)
Spheres of the same A. e ln e
A. 17 3
radius are pile in the
B. 21 form of a pyramid with B. ln e2
C. 20 a square base until 1
there is just one sphere C. 2e
D. 19 at the top layer, if there e
are four spheres on D. e2e
85. Problem each side of the
A production supervisor square, find the total
submitted the following number of spheres in 93. Problem
report on the average the pile. It is a sequence of
role of production of A. 25 spheres terms whose
printed circuit boards B. 30 spheres reciprocals form an
(PCB) in an assembly C. 32 spheres arithmetic progression
line. 1.5 workers D. 28 spheres A. algebraic
produce 12 PCB’s in 2 progression
hours. How many 89.Problem
B. geometric
workers are employed If x4-2x3-3x2-4x-8 is progression
in an assembly line divided by (x-2), the C. harmonic
working 40 hours each remainder is: progression
week with a weekly A. -20 D. infinite progression
production of 8000 B. -28
PCB’s? C. 28 94. Problem
A. 40 D. 20 It is the base of a
B. 55 number system.
C. 60 90. Problem A. radius
D. 50
Factor the expression B. radix
3x3-3x2-18x C. characteristic
A. 3x(x-3)(x+2) D. Matrix
B. 3x(x+3)(x+2)
C. 3x(x+3)(x-2) 95. Problem
D. 3x(x-3)(x-2) A fraction which
86. Problem contains one of more
The sum of two fraction in either the
91. Problem
numbers is 21 and one numerator or the
Ryan is 15 yrs. older
number is twice the denominator.
than his brother Yuan.
other, Find the A. complex number
However “y” years ago,
numbers. B. complex fractions
Ryan was twice as old
A. 7, 14 C. partial fraction
as Yuan. If Yuan is now
B. 6, 15 D. refraction
“b” years old and b > y,
C. 8, 13
find the value of (b-y).
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For the expression (4x- C. complex numbers

3)9, what is the sum of D. rational numbers
the exponents.
A. 34 106. Problem
96. Problem B. 38 The ______ of a
A number which could C. 42 number depends upon
not be expressed as a D. 45 the number of units
quotient of two integers. contained in the
A. natural 101. Problem number, no reference
Find the value of x if being paid to the sign.
4 + 4x = 12 . A. sign
B. rational B. absolute value
A. 2, -4
C. irrational C. integer
B. -2, 4
D. Surd D. fractional part
C. 3, -4
D. 1, -4
97. Problem 107. Problem
If the roots of an Is a combination of
102. Problem
equation are zero, then number symbols
The numbers used in
they are classified as connected by any of the
counting are called
______. symbols of operation.
A. rational numbers
A. extraneous solutions A. monomial
B. integers
B. trivial solutions B. algebraic expression
C. complex numbers
C. conditional solutions C. polynomial
D. natural numbers
D. none of these D. like terms
103. Problem
98. Problem 108. Problem
These include the
What is the sum of the Is an expression
natural numbers and
coefficients in the containing a single
their negatives and
expansion of term.
zero.
(x+y-z)8. A. polynomial
A. rational numbers
A. 1 B. monomial
B. fraction
B. 2 C. quadratic
C. integers
C. 3 D. multinomial
D. complex numbers
D. 4
109. Problem
104. Problem
99. Problem Is an expression
A _______ is one which
Two natural numbers containing several
can be expressed as a
are such that the terms
quotient of two integers.
difference of their A. polynomial
A. rational number
squares is 481 and the B. monomial
B. irrational number
sum of their squares is C. quadratic
C. complex number
769. Find the numbers. D. multinomial
D. natural number
A. 25, 12
B. 10, 25 110. Problem
105. Problem
C. 20, 16 The operations of
Is one of the form a +
D. 30, 25 multiplication and
bi, where a and b are
division are to be
real numbers and
________ before those
100. Problem i  1 . of addition and
A. irrational numbers subtraction
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B. performed first C. common multiple A/An _______ is one

C. not performed D. common factor which contains a literal
D. either a or b quantity in the
denominator of one or
111. Problem 115. Problem more of its terms.
The _______ is a The indicated quotient A. fractional expression
statement of general of two algebraic B. integral expression
application which will expressions A and B, C. mixed expression
aid us in factoring written in the form A/B, D. algebraic expression
polynomials when the is called an _______.
factors are not A. algebraic function 120. Problem
immediately evident; B. algebraic fraction A/An _______ consists
stated as follows: C. algebraic equation of an integral
A. Cramer’s rule D. algebraic quotient expression and a
B. Remainder theorem fraction.
C. Factor theorem 116. Problem A. fractional expression
D. Binomial theorem A/An _______ is one B. mixed expression
where the numerator is C. integral expression
112. Problem of higher or of equal D. algebraic expression
A _______ of two or degree than the
more algebraic denominator. 121. Problem
expressions is an exact A. improper fraction A _______ is a fraction
divisor of each B. proper fraction with one or both of the
expressions. C. real fraction numerator or
A. coefficient D. imaginary fraction denominator in the form
B. binomial of a fractional
C. common factor 117. Problem expression.
D. LCD An algebraic fraction is A. improper fraction
said to be in the B. proper fraction
113. Problem _______ when the C. complex fraction
A _______ of two or terms of the fraction D. continued fractions
more integral functions contain no common
A, B, C… is an integral factor.
function which is A. highest terms
exactly divisible by B. common terms
each of the functions A, C. lowest terms
B, C … D. common multiple 122. Problem
A. common factor The process of
B. fractional part 118. Problem extracting a root of an
C. common multiple A/An _______ is one algebraic expression is
D. GCF that does not contain called _______.
any literal quantity in A. evolution
114. Problem the in the denominator B. radicands
The ______ of two or of any term. C. roots
more integral functions D. index of roots
is that function which A. fractional expression
contains all the prime B. integral expression 123. Problem
factors of each of the C. mixed expression A ______ in one
given functions. D. algebraic expression unknown, say x, has
A. GCF the form ax + b = 0.
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B. general equation two expressions is not C. ratio

C. linear equation equal to, that is, is D. probability
D. polynomial equation greater or less than the
other. 133. Problem
124. Problem A. equality If a/b is the ratio of two
A ______ in one B. inequality quantities of the same
unknown has the C. asymmetric kind, the numerator a is
form: ax2 + bx + c = 0. D. unequality called the ______
A. quadratic equation A. antecedent
B. linear equation 129. Problem B. consequent
C. trinomial equation Two inequalities C. numerator
D. binomial equation ________ when they D. denominator
have the same sign of
inequality. 134. Problem
125. Problem
A. computes in the If a/b is the ratio of two
The quantity b2 – 4ac is same sense quantities of the same
called the _______ of B. subsist in the same kind, the denominator b
the quadratic equation. sense is the _______
C. transpose in the A. antecedent
A. expression same sense B. consequent
B. incriminant D. subsist in the C. numerator
C. discriminant opposite sense D. denominator
D. roots
135. Problem
130. Problem
126. Problem The reciprocal of a
A _______ is true only
_______ is those in given ratio is called a
for some value or
which the unknown ________.
values of the quantities
appears in one or more A. asymmetric ratio
involved.
radicals. B. inverse ratio
A. absolute inequality
A. quadratic equation C. antecedent ratio
B. absolute equality
B. polynomial equation D. consequent ratio
C. conditional equality
C. irrational equation D. conditional inequality
D. rational equation 136. Problem
A _______ is an
131. Problem
127. Problem equation whose
A _______ is true for all
An equation is said to members are ratios.
values of the quantities
be _______ with A. combination
involved.
respect to the B. proportion
A. absolute inequality
unknowns involved C. inverse ratio
B. conditional inequality
when the interchange D. probability
C. conditional equality
of the unknowns does D. absolute equality
not change the form of 137. Problem
the equation. 132. Problem The first and fourth
A. asymmetric The _______ of one terms of a proportion
B. linear number to another are called the _______.
C. symmetric number is the quotient A. extremes
D. non-linear obtained by dividing the B. means
first by the second C. outer terms
128. Problem number. D. inner terms
An ______ is a A. proportion
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The second and third
terms are called the
_______.
A. extremes
B. means
C. inner terms
D. outer terms
139. Problem
The fourth term is
called the _______
A. mean proportional
B. last proportional
C. fourth proportional
D. extreme proportional
140. Problem
A _______ is a series if
equal ratios in which
the consequent of each
ratio is the antecedent
of the next ratio.
A. asymmetric
proportion
B. discontinued
proportion
C. continued proportion
D. symmetric proportion
141. Problem
If four quantities a, b, c,
and d are in proportion
by ________.
A. inversion
B. alternation
C. composition
D. diversion
142. Problem
When y is a linear
function of x of the form
y = kx, k ≠ 0.
A. inversely
proportional
B. directly proportional
C. varies jointly
D. varies directly
143. Problem
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I
When y = k/x, k being obtained from the
constant, we say y preceding term by
varies _______ to x. multiplying it by a fixed
A. inversely positive or negative
proportional number.
B. directly proportional A. arithmetic
C. jointly proportional progression
D. varies inversely B. geometric means
C. arithmetic extremes
144. Problem D. geometric
When z = kxy, k being progression
constant, we say z
________. 148. Problem
A. varies jointly The terms between the
B. varies inversely first and last terms of a
C. varies directly geometric progression
D. none of the above are called _________.
A. geometric extremes
145. Problem B. geometric means
A sequence of C. geometric
numbers, each of which progression
is obtained from the D. geometric terms
preceding one by the
addition of a fixed 149. Problem
positive or negative Frequently we use the
number called the notation f(x) which is
_______. read “f of x”, to denote
A. common sum a function of a variable
B. common x. The letter within the
denominator parenthesis is the
C. common progression _______.
D. common difference A. dependent variable
B. independent variable
146. Problem C. rational variable
In an arithmetic D. polynomial variable
progression, containing
any number of terms, 150. Problem
all the terms between A process of simplifying
the first and last terms the Problem of dividing
are called _______. a polynomial f(x) by (x-
A. arithmetic symbol r),
B. arithmetic extremes where r is a constant, is
C. arithmetic means known as _______
D. arithmetic difference A. arithmetical division
B. factoring
C. synthetic division
D. rational division
147. Problem
A _______ is a 151. Problem
sequence of numbers, If a rational integral
each of which is equation, f(x) = 0, with
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________ has a + b remainder of 5, when 2

divided by 5 leaves a D. 
as a root, where a and 3
remainder of 4, by 4
b are rational and b leaves a remainder of 160. Problem
is irrational. 3, by 3 leaves a If (x+3): 10 = (3x–2): 8,
A. rational coefficient remainder of 2, and by find (2x– 1).
B. real coefficient 2 leaves a remainder of A. 1
C. irrational coefficient 1. Find the smallest B. 4
D. imaginary coefficient possible value of the C. 2
number. D. 3
A. 29
B. 49 161. Problem
152. Problem C. 59 What is the lowest
A ______ is a fraction D. 69 common factor of 10
expressed as the sum
and 32?
of two or more simpler
A. 320
fractions 157. Problem B. 2
A. rational fraction If A is 10% greater than C. 180
B. proper fraction B and B is 20% less D. 90
C. partial fraction than C, express A in
D. improper fraction terms of percentage of 162. Problem
C. The arithmetic mean of
153. Problem A. 68% 80 numbers is 55, if two
A ______ is a quotient B. 78% numbers namely 250
of two polynomials with C. 88% and 850 are removed.
real coefficients D. 58% What is the arithmetic
A. proper fractions
mean of the remaining
B. improper fractions 158. Problem numbers?
C. irrational fractions The sum of the
D. rational fractions coefficients in the A. 42.31
expansion of (x + y – B. 49.51
154. Problem z)8 is: C. 18.91
27, 9, 3, 1, 1/3 is a A. from 2 to 5 D. 15.91
_____ progression. B. from 5 to 10
A. geometric C. above 10 163. Problem
B. arithmetic D. less than 2 In a club of 40
C. harmonic
executives, 33 like to
D. hyperbolic
smoke Marlboro and 20
like to smoke Philip
155. Problem 159. Problem Morris. How many like
Two or more equations If y varies directly as x2 both?
are equal if and only if and y = 9 when x = 2, A. 13
they have the same: what is the value of x B. 10
A. order when y = 1? C. 11
B. variable set
A. 1 D. 12
C. solution set
D. degree 2
B.  164. Problem
9
What is the value of log
156. Problem 2
C. ± 2 5 + log 3 5?
A number when divided 3 A. 7.39
by 6 leaves a
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C. 3.97 A. 0 – j1.36 which four significant

D. 9.37 B. zero figures which, when
C. 0 + j1.36 rounded off to three
165. Problem D. infinity significant figures
Determine x, so that: x, yielded a
2x + 4, 10x - 4 will be a 170. Problem value of 3.10, what was
geometric progression. The sum of three the original range of
A. 4 consecutive even values of A?
B. 6 integer is 78. What is A. 3.10 to 3.105
C. 2 the value of the largest B. 3.101 to 3.105
D. 5 integer? C. 3.101 to 3.109
A. 24 D. 3.101 to 3.104
B. 28
C. 42 175. Problem
166. Problem D. 82 Solve for the value of:
Find the 7th term in the 7a+2 -8(7a+1) + 5(7a) +
1 1 1 171. Problem 49(7a-2).
series: , , ,... 5x4+x3+x2–7x–6 is A. -7a
2 6 10
divided by x+2 = 0 B. +7a
1
A. determine the C. -7-a
26 remainder. D. +7-a
1 A. 36
B.
22 B. 68 176. Problem
1 C. 48 Find the value of
C. D. 84 (0.125)-4/3
20
1 A. 2
D. 172. Problem B. 4
30 The sum of ages of C. 8
167. Problem Peter and Paul is 21. In D. 16
Find the sum of the 3 years, Peter is twice
roots of the equation: as old as Paul. How old 177. Problem
5x2 – 10x + 2 = 0 is Peter? If a > b and c > d, then
A. -2 A. 18 (a+c) is ______ of
B. 2 B. 15 (b+d)
C. ½ C. 12 A. less than
D. -1/2 D. 10 B. greater than
C. equal to
168. Problem D. less than or equal to
Find the sum of the
infinite progression: 173. Problem 178. Problem
1/2 , 1/8, 1/32,… Round off: A percentage is a
A. ½ 6785768.342 to the fraction whose
B. 2/3 nearest one tenth denominator is ______
C. 4/3 A. 6785768.34 A. 1000
D. infinity B. 6785768.3 B. 100
C. 7000000.0 C. 10
169. Problem D. 6785770.00 D. 10000
Log of negative one to
the base ten is written 174. Problem
as log10 -1. Its If A was originally a 179. Problem
rectangular form is: range of numbers

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One is to fifty-two and Q = 25 when t = 0. 5- 2

one half as three and Q=75 when t = 2. What B.
3
one-third is to_____ is the Q when t=6?
A. 185 A. 185 C. 2 5
B. 175 B. 145 1
C. 165 C. 150 D.
2 5
D. 155 D. 175
189. Problem
180. Problem 185. Problem
Determine the sum of
If soldering lead What time after 2
the positive valued
contains 63% silver, o’clock will the hands of
solution to the
_______ grams of the clock extend in
simultaneous
soldering lead can be opposite direction for
equations: xy = 15, yz
made from 520 grams the first time?
= 35, zx = 21.
of silver. A. 2:43.63
A. 15
A. 852.4 B. 2:43.161
B. 13
B. 825.4 C. 2:43.363
C. 17
C. 845.2 D. 2:42.563
D. 19
D. 842.5
186. Problem
190. Problem
181. Problem In the equation “n x m =
Simplify:
In Algebra, the q”, the multiplicand is
 x2 y3 z -2   x-3 yz 3 
-3 -1 2
operation root ______.
extraction is called as: A. n
 xyz -3 
A. involution B. m -5 2
B. revolution C. q
C. resolution D. none of the choices 1
D. evolution A.
187. Problem x 2 y 7 z5
182. Problem If 1
The roots of a quadratic x y z B.
= = , x 2 y7 z 3
equation are 1/3 and ¼.  b -c  a -c  a -b 1
What is the true
Which of the following C.
equation? x 2 y 5 z7
is correct?
A. 12x 2  7x  1  0 1
A. x  z  y D.
B. 12x 2 - 7x + 1 = 0 x5 y7z2
B. x  y  z
C. 12x 2  7x  1  0
C. x + y = z 191. Problem
D. 12x 2  7x  1  0 D. x  y  z Simplify:
a +1 a a -2
7 a +2 - 8  7  + 5  7  + 49  7 
183. Problem
If 16 is 4 more than 4x, 188. Problem A. -5a
find 5x-1 If the surd B. -3a
A. 14
B. 3
 2+ 5   x  = 1 , then C. -7a
D. -4a
C. 12 x is equal to:
D. 5 2 5 192. Problem
A. The value of (3 to 2.5
5
184. Problem power) square is equal
to:

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A. 729 expansion of (x + y -
B. 140 197. Problem z)8?
C. 243 Find the remainder if A. 0
D. 81 we divide 4y3 + 18y2 B. 1
+8y – 4 by ( 2y + 3). C. 2
193. Problem A. 10 D. 3
Solve for x: B. 11
C. 15 203. Problem
x + 2 2x + 3 - 3 = 0
A. 3 D. 13 Find the 6th term of (3x-
B. 23 4y)8.
C. 3 and 23 198. Problem A. -148,288 x3y5
D. 20 The polynomial x3 + 4x2 B. -548 x2y5
-3x + 8 is divided by x- C. -154,288 x3y5
5, then the remainder is D. -1,548,288 x3y5
A. 175
194. Problem B. 140 204. Problem
C. 218 What is the discriminant
Find the value of k so of the equation 4x2 = 8x
that 4x2 + 6x + k is a D. 200
– 5?
perfect square. A. 8
A. 36 199. Problem
The equation of whose B. -16
B. 2.5 C. 16
C. 9 roots are the reciprocal
of the roots of 2x2 -3x – D. -8
D. 2.25
5 = 0 is,
205. Problem
A. 5x 2 + 3x - 2 = 0 Robert is 15 years older
B. 2x 2  3x  5  0 than his brother Stan.
195. Problem However “y” years ago,
The arithmetic mean of C. 3x 2  3x  2  0 Robert was twice as old
6 numbers is 17. If two as Stan. If Stan is now
numbers are added to D. 2x 2  5x  3  0
“b” years old and b>y,
the progression, the 200. Problem
find the value of (b - y).
new set of numbers will Solve for the value of x:
A. 15
have an arithmetic 6
log2x 3 + log = 6.278 B. 16
mean of 19. What are x C. 17
the two numbers if their A. 379.65 D. 18
difference is 4? B. 365.97
A. 21, 25 C. 397.56 206. Problem
B. 23, 27 D. 356.79 A father tells his son, “I
C. 8, 12 was your age now
D. 16, 20 201. Problem when you were born.” If
Evaluate the log6 845 = the father is now 38
196. Problem x years old, how old was
Find the value of x A. 3.76 his son 2 years ago?
which will satisfy the B. 5.84 A. 15
following expression: C. 4.48 B. 17
x-2 = x +2 D. 2.98 C. 19
A. 3/2 D. 21
B. 9/4 202. Problem
C. 18/6 What is the sum of the 207. Problem
D. none of these coefficients in the

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At present, the sum of 210. Problem

the parents’ ages is Crew No. 1 can finish 214. Problem
twice the sum of the installation of an Find the fraction such
children’s ages. Five antenna tower in 200 that if 2 is subtracted
years ago, the sum of man-hour while Crew from its terms it
the parents, ages was 4 No. 2 can finish the becomes ¼, but if 4 is
times the sum of the same job in 300 man- added to its terms it
children’s ages. Fifteen hour. How long will it becomes ½.
years hence, the sum take both crews finish A. 3/5
of the parents’ ages will the same job, working B. 5/12
be equal to the sum of together? C. 5/14
the children’s ages. A. 100 man-hour D. 6/13
How many children are B. 120 man-hour
there? C. 140 man-hour
A. 3 D. 160 man-hour 215. Problem
B. 4 If 3 is subtracted from
C. 5 211. Problem the numerator of a
D. 6 Ten liters of 25% salt certain fraction, the
solution and 15 liters of value of the fraction
208. Problem 35% salt solution are becomes 3/5. If 1 is
A tank can be filled in 9 poured into a drum subtracted from the
hours by one pipe, 12 originally containing 30 denominator of the
hours by a second pipe liters of 10 % salt same fraction, it
and can be drained solution. What is the becomes 2/3. Find the
when full by a third pipe percent concentration original fraction.
in 15 hours. How long of salt in the mixture? A. 35/55
will it take to fill an A. 19.55% B. 36/55
empty tank with all B. 22.15% C. 3/7
pipes in operation? C. 27.05% D. 32/41
A. 7 hours and 12 D. 25.72%
minutes 216. Problem
B. 7 hours and 32 212. Problem The ten’s digit of a
minutes How much water must number is 3 less than
C. 7 hours and 42 be evaporated from 10 the unit’s digit. If the
minutes kg solution which has number is divided by
D. 7 hours and 50 4% salt to make a the sum of the digits,
minutes solution of 10% salt? the quotient is 4 and
A. 4 kg the remainder is 3.
209. Problem B. 5 kg What is the original
A and B can do a piece C. 6 kg number?
of work in 42 days, B D. 7 kg A. 36
and C in 31 days and C B. 47
and A in 20 days. In 213. Problem C. 58
how many days can all If a two-digit number D. 69
of them do the work has x for its unit’s digit
together? and y for its ten’s digit, 217. Problem
A. 19 represent the number. The second of the four
B. 17 A. 10x + y numbers is three less
C. 21 B. 10y + x than the first, the third
D. 15 C. yx is four more than the
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two more than the third. alloy which will be 66% If 1/3 and -3/2 are the
Find the fourth number gold? roots of a quadratic
if their sum is 35. A. 40 equation, then the
A. 10 B. 35 equation is
B. 11 C. 45 A. 6x2 + 7x - 3 = 0
C. 12 D. 38 B. 6x2 - 7x + 3 = 0
D. 13 C. 6x2 - 7x - 3 = 0
221. Problem D. 6x2 - 7x + 1 = 0
218. Problem Pedro can paint a fence
Two planes leave 50% faster than Juan 225. Problem
Manila for a Southern and 20% faster than Factor the expression
city, a distance of 900 Pilar, and together they x3 – 27.
 
km. Plane A travels at a can paint a given fence
A.  x - 3  x + 3x + 9
2
ground speed of 90 kph in 4 hours. How long
faster than the plane B. will it take Pedro to
B.  x  3   x  6x  12 
2
Plane A arrives in their paint the same fence if
destination 2 hours and he had to work alone?
C.  x  3   x  9x  6 
15 minutes ahead of A. 6 2
plane B. What is the B. 8
D.  x  3   x  6x  9 
ground speed of plane C. 10 2
A? D. 12
A. 205 kph
B. 315 kph 222. Problem 226. Problem
C. 240 kph Six years ago, Nilda The mean proportion
D. 287 kph was five times as old as between 12 and x is
Riza. In five years, equal to 6. Find the
Nilda will be three times value of x.
219. Problem as old as Riza. What is A. 3
On a certain trip, Edgar the present age of B. 5
drives 231 km in Riza? C. 4
exactly the same time A. 17 D. 6
as Erwin drive 308 km. B. 16
If Erwin’s rate C. 15 227. Problem
exceeded that of Edgar D. 14 Find x if 7 is the fourth
by 13 kph, determine proportional to 36, and
the rate of Erwin. 223. Problem 28, and x.
A. 39 kph From the time 6:15 PM A. 6
B. 44 kph to the time 7:45 PM of B. 8
C. 48 kph the same day, the C. 7
D. 52 kph minute hand of a D. 9
standard clock describe
220. Problem an arc of 228. Problem
A goldsmith has two Find the third
alloys of gold, the first proportional of the
being 70% pure and the square of 2 and the
second being 60% A. 60° cube root of 8.
pure. How many B. 90° A. 1
ounces of the 60% pure C. 180° B. 2
gold must be used to D. 540° C. 3
make 100 ounces of an D. 4
224. Problem

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229. Problem kph, what is the speed B. 38%

Sixteen (16) men has a of the current? C. 39%
contract to finish the job A. 10 mph D. 41%
in 20 days. Twenty (20) B. 20 mph
men were hired at the C. 30 mph 236. Problem
start and four (4) quit D. 40 mph The second hand of a
the job after 8 days. clock is 4 inches long.
Determine the number 233. Problem Find the speed of the
of days delayed or A man travels in a tip of the second hand.
ahead of the scheduled motorized banca at the A. 0.42 in/sec
time when they were rate of 15 kph from his B. 0.34 in/sec
able to finish the job. barrio to the poblacion C. 0.55 in/sec
A. 2 days ahead and comes back to his D. 0.48 in/sec
B. 10 days delay barrio at the rate of 12
C. 6 days ahead kph. If his total time of 237. Problem
D. 4 days delay travel back and forth is The hour hand of a
3 clock is 2.5 in long.
230. Problem Find the speed of the
The square of a hours, the distance tip of the hour hand.
number increased by from the barrio to the A. 1.309 in/hr.
16 is the same as 10 poblacion is: B. 1.402 in/hr.
times the number, Find A. 25 km C. 1.234in/hr.
the numbers. B. 35 km D. 1.543 in/hr.
A. 2, 8 C. 15 km
B. 3, 6 D. 20 km 238. Problem
C. 3, 8 The sum of the ages of
D. 4, 6 234. Problem Maria and Anna is 35.
How many pounds of When Maria was two
231. Problem cream containing 12% thirds her present age
The sum of two butterfat must be added and Anna was ¾ of her
numbers is 30. If the to 1800 lb of milk present age, the sum of
larger number is containing 2% butterfat their ages was 25. How
divided by the smaller to obtain a milk having old is Maria now?
number the quotient is 3% butterfat? A. 20
equal to the smaller A. 200 B. 25
number. Find the B. 100 C. 10
numbers. C. 150 D. 15
A. 5 and 25 D. 250
B. 4 and 26 239. Problem
C. 6 and 24 235. Problem Find the sum of the first
D. 7 and 23 A chemical engineer 4 terms in the
mixed 40 milliliters of sequence of 2n-1.
232. Problem 35% hydrochloric acid A. 15
It takes a boat 3 times solution with 20 B. 18
to travel upstream milliliters of 50% C. 20
against a river current hydrochloric acid D. 22
than it takes the same solution. What is the
boat to travel percentage of the 240. Problem
downstream. If the hydrochloric acid of the
speed of the boat is 40 new solution?
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Find the value of x if 1 + A. 2 5  2 5  0 D. 42

2 + 3 + 4 + .. x = 36.
B. 2 15  2 15  0
n  n +1 249. Problem
Using 1 + 2 + 3 .. n = C. 2 15 - 2 15 = 0 Find the ninth term of
2
D. 2 5  2 5  0 the harmonic
A. 6
1 1 1
B. 8 progression , , .
C. 10 245. Problem 2 6 10
D. 12 A. 34
Perform 4 3 x12 y3 B. 13
241. Problem C. 14
Twenty eight (28) men A. 2x 2 y D. 9
can finish the job in 60 B. 2x 2 y
days. At the start of the 250. Problem
16th day 5 men were C. 2x y Find the sum of the
laid off and after the infinite geometric series
D. x 2 y
45th day 10 more men 1 1
1    ...
were hired. How many 3 9
days were they delayed 246. Problem
3
in finishing the job? Perform 2 33 44 A.
A. 2.27 days 2
B. 2.45 days A. 2 331776 2
B.
C. 3.67 days 3
B. 8 331776
D. 1.25 days 1
C 7 331776 C.
2
242. Problem
D. 12 331776 3
If ln (log x) = 1 solve for D.
x: 4
247. Problem
A. e10
Find the term involving 251. Problem
B. 10e
y4 in the expansion of Find the last term an
C. e10
and the sum of each
D. 10e  x  y 7 . geometric progression
A. 35x3 y 2 2, 6, 18, … to 6 terms.
243. Problem
A. 728
Perform
B. 35x3 y 4 B. 287
20  2 75  4 12 C. 96
C. 35x 3 y 4 D. 44
A. 2  5+ 3  D. 5x3 y 4
252. Problem
B. 2  5 3  Insert three geometric
means between 2 and
C. 2  5 3  248. Problem
162.
A. 6, 18, 36
D. 2  5 3  Find the term of free x
in the expansion of
B. 4, 18, 54
C. 6, 20, 54
9
 2 1 . D. 6, 18, 54
244. Problem x  x 
Perform  
5 3 A. 84
3 5  12  5  B. 48
253. Problem
3 5 Find the sum of the
C. 24 infinite geometric series

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0.3, 0.03, 0.003, 0.0003 D. it alone in 8 days. How

... long will it take Anne to
1 do the job alone?
A. 11
6
A. 9 days
1 258. Problem 13
B. Find a quadratic 3
9
equation with integral B. 9 days
1 10
C. coefficients whose r = e 3
3
2 4 C. 9 da ys
1 roots are given ,  . 13
D. 3 3
2 3
A. 9x 2  6x  8  0 D. 9 days
8
254. Problem B. 9x 2 + 6x - 8 = 0
Find the last term an 262. Problem
and the sum of each C. 9x 2  6x  8  0 A, B, C can plow 1/4,
arithmetic progression D. 9x 2  6x  8  0 1/6 and ½ of a field,
2, 5, 8, ... to 8 terms. respectively, in one
A. 13, 10 day. How long will it
259. Problem
B. 23, 100 take them to plow the
Find the value of x:
C. 3, 1 filed, if they work
D. 33, 1000 x 4 3  5x 2 3  4  0 together?
A. 1, 2 1
255. Problem B. 4, 3 A. 1 days
9
Find the sum of the C. 8, 1 1
even integers between D. 2, 6 B. 1 da ys
21 and 81. 22, 24, 11
26, ..., 80. 260. Problem 1
C. 1 days
A. 1230 A can paint a certain 4
B. 1900 house in 10 days and B 3
C. 1530 can paint the same D. 1 days
11
D. 1790 house in 12 days. How
long will it take to paint
263. Problem
256. Problem the house if both men
One input pipe can fill a
Find the sum of the work?
tank alone in 6 hours,
integers between 2 and 5
A. 5 days another input pipe can
100 which are divisible 9 fill in alone in 4 hours
by 3.
6 and a drain pipe can
A. 1883 B. 6 days
11 empty the full tank in 6
B. 1683
5 hours. If the tank is
C. 1863
D. 1163 C. 5 da ys empty and all the 3
11 pipes are open, how
5 long will it take to fill the
257. Problem D. 4 days
11 tank?
Find the sum of the first
n positive integers that 3
261. Problem A. 3 hours
are divisible by 4. 7
Kath, Heart and Anne
A. n  n  1 can do a piece of work
3
B. 3 hours
5
B. 2n  n  1 together in 3 days. Kath
can do it alone in 10 2
C. 2n  n + 1 C. 3 hours
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3 A. A realtor bought a
D. 3 hours
11 120 group of lots for P7200.
10 x liters; y  liters
100 11 He sells them at a gain
264. Problem B. of P300 per lot and has
How many pounds of as his profit the amount
100 120
salt must be added to a x= lite rs ; y = lite rs received for the last
11 11 four lots sold. How
solution containing 5 lb. C.
of salt and 35 lb of many lots were in the
1 120 group?
water so that the x liters : y  liters
resulting mixture will be 100 11 A. 12 lots
40% salt? D. B. 10 lots
11 120 C. 4 lots
1 x liters; y  liters
A. 18 lbs D. 9 lots
3 10 11
2 270. Problem
B. 18 lbs 267. Problem
3 A clock has a second
A besieged garrison of
1 hand which turns on the
C. 18 lbs 5700 men has
same center as the
4 provisions that will last
hour hand and minute
1 for 66 days. Each day
D. 18 lbs hand. At 3 o’clock, the
5 20 men die. For how
minute hand and the
long will the provisions
second hand point at
last?
12 and the hour hand at
A. 67 days
3. How many seconds
B. 66 days
will it be before the hour
C. 76 days
265. Problem hand is between the
D. 86 days
A chemist has the minute hand and the
same acid of two second hand?
268. Problem
strengths. Twelve liters A. 20 20/73 sec
A person draws a
of the first mixed with 8 B. 29 43/73 sec
quantity of pure wine
liters of the second give C. 20 43/73 sec
from a vessel which
a mixture 84% acid. D. 29 44/66 sec
was full, holding 81
Three liters of the
gallons, and then filled
second mixed with 2 271. Problem
the vessel up with
liters of the first give a At what time between 9
water. He then drew
mixture 85% acid. Find and 10 o’clock are the
from the mixture as
the strength of each. hands of the clock at
much as he drew
A. 77% and 82% the same distance from
before of pure wine
B. 87% and 82% 12?
when it was found that
C. 87% and 82% A. 8:13 11/13
the vessel contained 64
D. 97% and 92% B. 9:13 11/13
gallons of pure wine.
C. 10:13 11/13
How much did he drew
266. Problem D. 7:13 11/13
each time?
It is desired to have a
20-liter mixture of 60% 272. Problem
alcohol. Two mixtures, It is now between 9 and
A. 9 gallons
one of 90% alcohol and 10 o’clock. in 4 min.
B. 10.5 gallons
another of 35% alcohol The hour hand of a
C. 4 gallons
are to be used. How clock will be directly
D. 6 gallons
many liters of each will opposite the position
be required? occupied by the minute
269. Problem

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hand 3 minutes ago. 276. Problem hence he will be twice

What time is it? Perform: as old. Find the present
A. 8:20 age
log10 x  log10 12  log10 13  log10 3 of each.
B. 7:20 A. 18 and 14
A. 21
C. 9:20 B. 21 and 9
B. 12
D. 6:20 C. 19 and 15
C. 25
D. 22 and 12
D. 52
282. Problem
277. Problem
Half of Henry’s age
Perform: ln x  3  ln 5
273. Problem added to 1/3 of Frank’s
It is between two and A. e3 age is 11. Six years
three o’clock. A person B. 10e3 from now the sum of
looking at his watch C. 15e3 their ages will be 40.
mistake the hour hand D. 5e3 How old is each now?
for the minute hand and A. y = 8 and x = 1
thinks that the time of 278. Problem B. y = 10 and x = 2
the day is 55 minutes Perform: e3y ln y C. y = 28 and x = 20
earlier than it really is. D. y = 18 and x = 10
What is the true time? A. ye3
A. 2:5 5/11 283. Problem
B. e3y
B. 3:5 5/11 A father is 24 years
C. 2:10 5/11 C. ye y older than his son. In 8
D. 3:10 5/11 years he will be twice
D. ye 3y as old as his son. What
274. Problem is the present age of
Find the sum and 279. Problem the father?
product of the roots of Perform: A. 35
the equation:
x3  3x2  x  5  0
 
ln 4e2x  ln 4  ln e2x B. 40
C. 20
A. ln 2  2x D. 25
A. 1, -1
B. -2, 1 B. 2ln2 + 2x
284. Problem
C.-5, 5 C. 2ln 2  x A man is 41 years old
D. 6, -4
D. 2ln 2  2x 2 and his son is 9. In how
many years will the
275. Problem
father be three times as
From a cubic equation 280. Problem
old as the son?
which has 2, Mary is 2/3 as old as
A. 3
-3, and 5 as roots. her sister, 20 years
B. 7
A. hence she will be 7/8
C. 6
as old. How old is each
x3  2x 2  11x  10  0 D. 9
now?
B.
A. 12 and 8
285. Problem
x3  2x 2  11x  30  0 B. 10 and 6
Find the age of a
C. C. 14 and 10
babysitter who is four
D. 8 and 4
x3  4x 2  11x  10  0 times as old as well as
D. 12 years older than the
281. Problem
baby.
x 3 - 4x 2 - 11x + 30 = 0 Three years ago Henry
A. 10
was three times as old
B. 13
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C. 16 denominator is
D. 19 increased by 3 the
value of the resulting
286. Problem fraction is 1/2 . Find the
Separate 132 into two fraction.
parts such that if the A. 6/7
larger is divided by the B. 9/7
smaller the quotient is 6 C. 7/9
and the remainder is D. 7/6
13.
A. 17 and 115 290. Problem
B. 10 and 122 How many grams of
C. 27 and 105 pure silver must be
D. 7 and 125 added to 560 grams,
60% pure, to make
287. Problem alloy which is 76% pure
Find a fraction which silver?
becomes 1/8 on 1
subtracting 1 from the A. 373 grams
6
numerator and adding 2
1
to the denominator, and B. 363 grams
reduces to ¼ on adding 6
2 to the numerator and 1
6 to the denominator. C. 363 grams
3
1
3 D. 373 gra ms
A. 3
14
3
B.
16
1
C.
14
3
D.
15

288. Problem
Find two numbers
whose sum is 23 and
the difference of whose
squares is 207.
A. 17 and 6
B. 16 and 7
C. 15 and 8
D. 18 and 5

289. Problem
The denominator of a
fraction exceeds its
numerator by 2. if the
numerator is decreased
by 1 and the

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