IMPACT OF COMPREHENSION LEVEL IN ANALYZING AND SOLVING

MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS

Name: ____________________________

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I. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS

A. COURSE

¨BS EDUCATION ¨BS CRIMINILOGY

¨ BS CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION
B. AGE

¨18-20 years old ¨ 21-23 years old ¨24 years old-above

II. SOLVING MATHEMATICAL WORD PROBLEMS

Direction: Read, analyze and solve the given problems. Choose the letter of the
correct answer. Use a separate sheet of paper for your solution.

1. Jhoan can make 12 small mango pies for every 10 mangoes. How many mangoes
does she needs to make 60 small mangoes?
A. 30 C. 50
B. 40 D. 70
2. The sum of the two numbers is 22. Four times the smaller number increased by 7
equals the larger number. Find the larger number.
A. 13 C. 15
B. 19 D. 17
3. A jar contains 11 blue marbles, 6 red marbles, 9 green marbles and 8 white
marbles. Find the probability of choosing white marble.
A. 4/17 C. 6/17
B. 13/17 D. 8/17

4. I am a two-digit number. The sum of my digits is 12. If my one’s digit is six more
than my ten’s digits, what number am I?
A. 75 C. 39
B. 48 D. 66
5. Gerald has a 15% mistake in a 60-items math test. How many mistakes does
Gerald have in the test?
A. 9 C. 15
B. 12 D.20

6. Mrs. Apuyan has a rectangular garden. Its perimeter measures 92 meters and the
area is 504 square meters. How long is the garden?
A. 18 meters C. 34 meters
B. 46 meters D. 28 meters.
7. April Joy deposited Php 16,500.00 in a bank that offers a simple interest rate of
2%. If she placed the money for 5 years, how much interest will she earn?
A. Php 165.00 C. Php 18,150.00
B. Php 1,650.00 D. Php 14, 850.00

8. Jhoan’s scores in her quizzes in geometry subject were 42, 49, 48, 47, 46, 38, 40,
and 36. Find the mean of Jhoan’s score.
A. 45 C. 46
B. 44 D. 42
9. Gerald will pick 2 pieces of M & M from the bowl randomly. He keeps each M & M
after he picks it. The bowl contains 7 yellow M & M, 11 orange M & M, 8 blue M & M
and 9 green M&M.
If he picks a blue M&M the first time, what is the probability that he will pick a
second blue M&M?
A. 8/35 C. 7/34
B. 7/35 D. 8/34

10. Two years ago, Mr. Punzalan received the following quarterly commissions: Php
42,600.00, Php 27,900.00, Php 35,100.00 and Php 52,200.00. What was his average
quarterly commission?
A. Php 157,800.00 C. Php 52,600.00
B. Php 78,900.00 D. Php 39,450.00

11. A card is drawn randomly from a deck of 52 playing cards. What is the
probability that the card drawn is a spade?
A. 1/3 C. 4
B. 13 D. 1/4

12. The velocity (V) in m/s of a ball thrown upward t seconds after it was thrown was
given by V(t)= 20 - 9.8t. Calculate V(2).
A. 19.6 m C. 39.6 m
B. 0.4 m D. 9.8 m

13. A tricycle ride costs Php 12.00 for the first 5 kilometers, and each additional
integer kilometer adds Php 5.00 to the fare. How much would you pay if you travel a
distance of 8 kilometers?
A. Php 23.00 C. Php 27.00
B. Php 25.00 D. Php 28.00

14. Twenty balls in a box are numbered from 1 to 25. A ball is drawn randomly. Find
the probability that the number on the ball is a prime number.
A. 16/25 C. 9/25
B. 12/25 D. 2/5

15. Jethro borrowed Php 14,000 for 5 years at 8% simple interest rate. Calculate how
much interest is that.
A. Php 5,600.00 C. Php 8,400.00
B. Php 19,600.00 D. Php 14,600.00
16. Agoncillo College Inc. is in need of College Instructors. The Dean of Colleges
interviewed applicants whose ages are 34, 29, 30, 43, 33, 35, 29, 52, 45, 38 and 50.
Calculate the mean age of the applicants.
A. 36 C. 40
B. 38 D. 42

17. I am a rational function having vertical asymptotes at the lines x = 2 and x = -2,
and a horizontal asymptote at y = 1. If my only x – intercept is at (-6, 0) and my y-
3
intercept is at (0 ,− ), what function am I?
2
x+ 6
A. f ( x )= 2
x −4
x−6
B. f ( x )= 2
x −4
x 2−4
C. f ( x )=
x+ 6
D. f ( x )=
x 2−4
x−6

4 2
18. The volume of a spherical balloon is given by the function V (r )= π r , where r
3
is the radius of the balloon. What is the volume of the spherical balloon which is 24m
in diameter?
A. 192 π m 2 C. 64 π m 2
2
B. 768 π m D. 3 2 π m2

19. The probability of the events is between what two numbers?

A. 1 and 100 C. 10 and 100
B. 0 and 1 D. 0 and 100

20. Fifteen balls in a jar are numbered from 16 to 30. A ball is drawn randomly. What
is the probability that the number on the ball is prime number or divisible by 3?
A. 4/15 C. 4/45
B. 1/3 D. 3/5
Answer key:

1. C
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. D
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. D
11. D
12. B
13. C
14. C
15. A
16. B
17. A
18. A
19. B
20. D