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a. 1.390 c. 1.521
ALGEBRA
b. 1.483 d. 1.618

BINOMIAL/MULTINOMIAL EXPANSION
SITUATION 1: Given the quadratic equation:
x2 + 6x – 27 = 0
1. In the expansion of (x + 4y)12, the numerical
11. What is the sum of the roots?
coefficient of the 5th term is:
a. 3 c. 6
a. 253 440 c. 63 360
b. –3 d. – 6
b. 126 720 d. 506 880
12. What is the product of the roots?
2. The term involving y4 in the expansion of (3x – y)11 is:
a. 27 c. – 27/2
a. 721 710 x7y4 c. – 721 710 x7y4
b. – 27 d. 27/2
b. 727 110 x7y4 d. – 727 110 x7y4
3. The term involving x9 in (x2 + x )12 is:
13. Find the quadratic equation if one of the roots is 8 –
a. 32 168 x9 c. 6 987 x9 3i.
b. 25 344 x9 d. 512 x9 a. x2 – 16x + 73 = 0
10 4 3
4. Find the term in (a + 2b – c) that involves a c b. x2 + 16x + 73 = 0
4 4 3 4 4 3
a. 33 600 a b c c. – 33 600 a b c c. x2 + 16x – 73 = 0
4 3 3 4 3 3
b. 33 600 a b c d. – 33 600 a b c d. x2 – 16x – 73 = 0
14. What is the value of k so that 4x2 + (4k – 3)x + 1 = 0
LINEAR EQUATIONS has two equal roots?
a. 3/4 c. – 3/4
5. Solve for the values of x and y from the equations: b. – 1/4 d. 1/4
x – 4y + 2 = 0 15. In a quadratic equation problem, one student made a
2x + y – 4 = 0 mistake in copying the coefficient of x and got the
a. 11/7, - 5/7 c. 14/9, 8/9 roots 5 and – 3/2. Another student also made a
b. 11/9, 8/9 d. 3/2, 5/3 mistake in copying the constant term and got the
6. Solve for the simultaneous equations: roots 2/3 and 1/4. Find the correct quadratic

x
-y equation.
a. 12x2 + 11x + 90 = 0.
x y
- b. 12x2 – 11x + 90 = 0
a. x = 7, y = 4 c. x = 7, y = - 4 c. 12x2 + 11x – 90 = 0
b. x = -7, y = 4 d. x = - 7, y = - 4 d. 12x2 – 11x – 90 = 0
7. Solve for the value of w in the following equations:
3x – 2y + w= 11 LOGARITHMS

x + 5y – 2w = - 9
2x + y – 3w = -6 SITUATION 2: For log 1 456

a. 3 c. 4 16. Determine its characteristic.

b. 2 d. – 2 a. 2 c. 4

8. Find the value of x in the equations: b. 3 d. 5

17. Determine its mantissa.
-
x y z a. 0.1632 c. 0.8368
-z b. – 0.1632 d. – 0.8368
x y

- x
-y z SITUATION 3: For log 0.0000564302
a. -2 c. 4 18. Determine its characteristic.
b. 1 d. – 3 a. –2 c. - 4
b. –3 d. – 5
QUADRATIC EQUATIONS 19. Determine its mantissa
a. 0.2485 c. 0.7515
9. Solve for the value/s of x in the equation: b. – 0.2485 d. – 0.7515
2
5x – 6x + 9 = 0
a. 2.07, 0.87 c. 2.07, - 0.87 20. Solve for x if logx 36 = 2.
b. – 2.07, 0.87 d. – 2.07, - 0.87 a. 2 c. 6
10. Solve for x in the equation: b. 4 d. 8
21. Find a if log2(a + 2) + log2(a – 2) = 5.
x=1+ a. 2 c. 6
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ex of the same material, 2 000 ft long, 0.20 in in
22. Find the value of y in the equation y = ln( )
ex- diameter?
a. 2 c. 6 a. 0.50 ohm c. 1 ohm
b. 4 d. 5 b. 4 ohms d. 2 ohms
23. Solve the equation (3x)(52x + 1) = 63x – 2 32. If three cats can kill three mice in three minutes, in
a. 4.9902 c. 4.9920 how many minutes can twelve cats kill twelve mice?
b. 4.9092 d. 4.2099 a. 12 min c. 4 min
b. 6 min d. 3 min
REMAINDER AND FACTOR THEOREM 33. Ten students from Pampanga decided to stay in
Manila for a regular review in preparation for the CE
24. The polynomial x3 + 4x2 – 3x + 8 is divided by x – 5, Board Exam. To minimize their expense, they agreed
then the remainder is: to bring 18 sacks of rice that will last for 4 months.
a. 175 c. 218 After their regular review, 4 students went back to
b. 140 d. 200 Pampanga. Only the remaining students enrolled in
25. Find the remainder if we divide 4y3 + 16y2 + 8y – 4 by the refresher for 1 month. How much more rice will
(2y + 3) the remaining students need for their extended stay
a. 10 c. 15 in Manila? (1 sack = 50 kg)
b. 11 d. 13 a. 120 kg c. 150 kg
26. Given f(x) = (x + 3)(x – 4) + 4. When f(x) is divided b. 135 kg d. 175 kg
by (x – k), the remainder is k. What is the
remainder? AGE PROBLEMS
a. 2 c. 6
b. 4 d. 8 34. Elmer is 36 years old and his daughter is 8 years old.
In how many years will Elmer’s age be twice his
NUMBER/DIGIT PROBLEMS daughter’s age?
a. 20 years c. 18 years
27. The sum of five consecutive even integers is 1280. b. 24 years d. 22 years
Find the product of the lowest and highest integer. 35. Two years ago, a father was four times as old as his
a. 64 512 c. 65 532 son. In 3 years, the father will only be three times
b. 65 024 d. 65 520 as old as his son. How old was the father when his
28. The sum of the digits of a two – digit number is 10. son was born?
If the number is divided by the units’ digit, the a. 26 y.o. c. 42 y.o.
quotient is 3 and the remainder is 4. Find the b. 30 y.o. d. 36 y.o.
number. 36. The sum of the parents’ ages is twice the sum of the
a. 37 c. 46 children’s ages. Four years ago, the sum of the
b. 28 d. 19 parents’ ages was thrice the sum of the children’s
29. The sum of the digits of a three – digit number is 17. ages. In 16 years, the sum of the ages of the
If the digits are reversed and the resulting number parents and children will be equal. How many children
is added to the original number, the result is 1 474. are there?
If the resulting number is subtracted from the a. 4 c. 5
original number, the result is 396. Find the original b. 7 d. 6
number. 37. When John was as old as Paul is now, the sum of
a. 935 c. 854 their ages was 51. When Paul will be as old as John is
b. 845 d. 953 now, the sum of their ages will be 103. John is older
than Paul by how many years?
PROPORTION/VARIATION PROBLEMS a. 25 years c. 13 years
b. 19 years d. 32 years
30. 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. CLOCK PROBLEM
Find the value of z when x is 52 and y is 9.
a. 24 c. 25 38. At what time between 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM will the
b. 20 d. 16 hands be coincident?
31. At constant temperature, the resistance of a wire a. 4:21.82 c. 4:23.64
varies directly as its length and inversely as the b. 4:22.27 d. 4:21.64
square of its diameter. If a piece of wire 0.10 in in 39. In how many minutes after o’clock will the hands
diameter and 50 ft long has a resistance of 0.10 of the clock extend in opposite directions for the
ohm, what is the resistance of another piece of wire first time?
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b. 41.64 min d. 43.64 min minutes late. What time should he arrive at the
40. Find the angle between the hands of the clock at office?
3:43 PM. a. 9:06 AM c. 8:54 AM
a. 148.500 c. 145.500 b. 9:12 AM d. 8:43 AM
0 0
b. 147.50 d. 146.50 49. A man started on his mountain bike for Manila, a
41. A man left his home at past 3:00 PM as indicated in distance of 30 km, intending to arrive at a certain
his wall clock. Between two or three hours after, he time. After biking for 10 km, he was detained due to
returned home and noticed that the hands of the the bad weather for half an hour. As a result, he had
clock interchanged. At what time did he leave his to speed up 2 km faster. What was his original
home? speed?
a. 3:33.47 c. 3:32.47 a. 8.50 kph c. 7.50 kph
b. 3:31.47 d. 3:34.47 b. 8 kph d. 9 kph

MIXTURE PROBLEMS WORK PROBLEMS

42. A 50 mL 40% acid solution is added to 150 mL 30% 50. A can do a piece of work alone in 30 days, B in 20
acid solution. What will be the concentration of the days, and C in 60 days. If they work together, how
resulting mixture? many days would it take them to finish the work?
a. 25 % c. 30 % a. 15 days c. 10 days
b. 27.5 % d. 32.5 % b. 8 days d. 12 days
43. How much of a 90 % solution of insect spray must a 51. A and B working together can finish the job in 10
farmer add to 200 cc of 40% insect spray to make a days. If A works 4 days and B works 3 days, one-
50% solution of insect spray? third of the job shall be finished. How many days will
a. 30 cc c. 50 cc it take A to finish the job alone?
b. 40 cc d. 60 cc a. 30 days c. 20 days
44. A container is filled with 70 L which is 40 % alcohol b. 15 days d. 45 days
by volume. How much of a mixture must be taken and 52. Eight men can excavate 50 m of canal in 7 hours.
then replaced with equal amount of water so that Three men can backfill 30 m of the excavated canal
the resulting solution is 30 % alcohol by volume? in 4 hours. How long would it take 10 men to dig and
a. 17.50 L c. 20 L backfill 100 m of canal?
b. 15 L d. 22.50 L a. 12.50 hrs c. 21.50 hrs
45. A vat contains a mixture of acid and water. If 25 b. 15.20 hrs d. 25.10 hrs
gallons of acid are added, the mixture will be 80 % 53. Twenty – eight men can finish the job in 60 days. At
acid. If 25 gallons of water are added, the mixture the start of the 16th day, 5 men were laid off and
will be 60 % acid. Find the percentage of acid in the after the 45th day, 10 more men were hired. How
mixture. many days were they delayed in finishing the job?
a. 65 % c. 75 % a. 2.27 days c. 2.97 days
b. 70 % d. 72 % b. 2.45 days d. 3.67 days

MOTION PROBLEM DIOPHANTINE EQUATIONS

46. Two airplanes left airports which are 960 km apart
and flew toward each other. One plane flew 32 kph 54. A man bought 20 chickens for P 20.00. The cocks
faster than the other. If they passed each other at cost P 3.00 each, the hens P 1.50 each, and the
the end of an hour and 12 minutes, what was the chicks at P 0.50 each. How many hens did he buy?
rate of faster plane? a. 10 c. 16
a. 352 kph c. 416 kph b. 13 d. 5
b. 384 kph d. 448 kph 55. A merchant has three items on sale, namely: a radio
47. The boat travels downstream in two – thirds the for P 50.00, a clock for P 30.00 and a flashlight for
time as it does upstream. If the speed of the river P 1.00. At the end of the day, he has sold a total of
current is 8 kph, determine the velocity of the boat three items and has exactly P 1 000.00 on the total
in still water. sales. How many radios did he sell?
a. 30 kph c. 50 kph a. 80 c. 16
b. 40 kph d. 60 kph b. 4 d. 20
48. A man walks from his house to the office. If he
leaves at 8:00 AM and walks at the rate of 2 kph, he VENN DIAGRAM
will have arrived 3 minutes earlier, but if he leaves
at 8:30 AM and walks at 3 kph, he will have arrived 6 56. In a certain group of consumers, each one may drink
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drink brandy, 173 drink beer, 153 drink whisky, 53
drink beer and brandy, 79 drink beer and whisky, 66 63. Find the sum of all odd numbers between 100 and
drink brandy and whisky, 21 of them drink beer, 1000.
brandy and whisky. How many are there in the a. 472 500 c. 247 500
group? b. 427 500 d. 274 500
a. 302 c. 304 64. If the term 3(x2 -1), x2 – 4x + 5, 11 – 9x form an
b. 303 d. 305 arithmetic progression, find the sum of the first 8
57. The probability of the students passing Chemistry terms.
and Physics are 40 % and 55 %, respectively. If a. – 144 c. - 160
there are 260 students who took the exam and 37 b. – 168 d. – 152
of them failed in both subjects, how many students 65. A particle moves along a straight path. For the first
passed both subjects? second, it travels 16 m. In every second after the
a. 20 c. 27 first, it travels 2 m farther than it did in the
b. 28 d. 24 preceding second. How far will it travel after 10
58. CSPC CE 5 students took an examination on seconds?
Geometry, Calculus, Probability and Engineering a. 250 m c. 180 m
Economy. The results are as follows: b. 34 m d. 92 m
66. In the recent “Gulf War” in the Middle East, the
178 Passed Engineering Economy Allied Forces captured 9 of the Saddam’s
172 Passed Probability soldier with provisions on hand that will last for 216
177 Passed Calculus meals taking 3 meals a day. The provisions lasted 9
161 Passed Geometry more days because of daily deaths. At an average,
65 Passed Probability and Engineering Economy how many captured soldiers died per day?
63 Passed Calculus and Engineering Economy a. 15 c. 17
56 Passed Calculus and Probability b. 16 d. 18
49 Passed Geometry and Engineering Economy
60 Passed Geometry and Probability GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE AND SERIES
51 Passed Geometry and Calculus
19 Passed Calculus, Probability and Engineering SITUATION 5: Given the sequence , , ,
th
Economy 67. What is the 15 term?
20 Passed Geometry, Probability, and Engineering a. 9 565 938 c. 9 656 938
Economy b. 9 556 938 d. 9 665 938
15 Passed Geometry, Calculus, and Engineering 68. In what order of the sequence is 354 294?
Economy a. 11 c. 13
16 Passed Geometry, Calculus and Probability b. 12 d. 14
6 Passed all subjects 69. What is the sum of the first 10 terms?
a. 59 408 c. 59 048
If there were 93 students who did not pass in any b. 59 480 d. 59 084
subject, how many students took the examination? 70. How many terms of the sequence are needed in
a. 498 c. 500 order to obtain a sum of 6560?
b. 499 d. 501 a. 7 c. 9
b. 8 d. 10
ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE AND SERIES
71. Find the sum of the infinite geometric progression
SITUATION 4: Given the sequence , , , . , ,
th
59. Determine the 30 term. a. 108 c. 160
a. 153 c. 120 b. 180 d. 116
b. 102 d. 135 72. Find the sum of the geometric progression 2x, 4x +
th
60. What is the order of “9 ” in the sequence? 14, 20x – , up to the term.
a. 27 c. 29 a. 566 579 c. 617 774
b. 28 d. 30 b. 312 228 d. 413 336
61. Determine the sum of first 20 terms. 73. Find the geometric mean of 2.138, 6.414, 19.242,
a. 840 c. 870 and 57.726.
b. 900 d. 930 a. 10.367 c. 11.109
62. How many terms of the sequence are needed in b. 10.995 d. 12.607
order to obtain a sum of 1188? 74. A container is filled with 20 gallons of pure water.
a. 21 c. 23 Five gallons of water is taken from the container and
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thoroughly mixed. Another 5 gallons is taken from
the mixture and is replaced again by 5 gallons of A+B= -
pure acid. If this process is done repeatedly, find - - -
the amount of water in the container after doing the 83. Find A – B
process 15 times. - 9 -
a. 0.672 gal c. 0.276 gal A–B= - 9 -
b. 0.267 gal d. 0.627 gal - -
75. A ball is dropped from a height of 48 ft and 84. Find 2B – 3A
rebounds two-thirds of the distance it falls. If it 9 -
continues to fall and rebound in this way, how far will 2B – 3A = -
it travel before coming to rest? -
a. 120 ft. c. 240 ft. 85. Find AB
b. 192 ft. d. 200 ft.
-
AB = -
HARMONIC SEQUENCE AND SERIES
-
86. Find BA
76. Find the 20th term of the harmonic progression 1/2,
1/5, 1/8, 9 -
BA =
a. 1/50 c. 1/56
- - -
b. 1/53 d. 1/59
87. Find |A|
77. The 3rd term of a harmonic progression is 15 and the
a. 325 c. - 325
9th term is 6. Find the 11th term.
b. 375 d. - 375
a. 4 c. 6
88. Find |B|
b. 5 d. 7
a. 27 c. - 72
78. The geometric mean and the arithmetic mean of two
b. – 27 d. 72
numbers are 8 and 17, respectively. Find the T
89. Find A (or A’)
harmonic mean.
-
a. 3.45 c. 3.54
AT = -
b. 3.76 d. 3.67
-9 -
79. A race is scheduled for four laps. The velocities of a
90. Find BT (or B’)
car for these laps are 60 kph, 56 kph, 52 kph, and
63 kph, consecutively. Find its average velocity for 9 -
BT = - -
the whole race.
a. 57.30 kph c. 57.60 kph
b. 57.45 kph d. 57.75 kph
SITUATION 7: Given the following matrices:

SUMMATION A= B= -
-

80. Evaluate: 91. Find AB

AB = -
∑
x 92. Find BA
a. 1.08 c. 1.28
BA = - - -
b. 1.18 d. 1.38
81. Determine the value of:

x SITUATION 8: Given the matrix:

∑
x
A= - -9
a. -0.934 c. -0.943
- -
b. -0.439 d. -0.493
93. What is the minor of A23?

MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS a. ( ) c. ( )

-

b. ( ) d. (- )
SITUATION 6: Given the following matrices: -
9 - 94. What is the cofactor of A23?
A= - -9 B= - a. 31 c. 13
- - - b. – 31 d. – 13
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a. 36 c. 63 b. 0.595 – 2.521i
b. – 36 d. – 63 c. 2.521 + 0.595i
-1
96. What is A ? d. 2.521 – 0.595i
- 109. Determine ln z
A-1 = -9 a. 0.464 – 1.903i
- - - b. 0.464 + 1.903i
c. 1.903 – 0.464i
97. What is the value of: d. 1.903 + 0.464i
8 9 0 -2
4 1 -2 3 SITUATION 9: Given that z = 5 + 4i
0 3 2 -4 110. Determine |z|
1 -9 5 3 a. 6.304 c. 6.403
a. 160 c. 106 b. 6.340 d. 6.430
b. – 160 d. – 106 111. Determine z5
98. What is the value of: a. -10475 – 2476i
-7 0 5 3 b. 10475 – 2476i
10 9 -1 4 c. 10475 + 2476i
6 -3 9 1 d. -10475 + 2476i
4 0 12 3 112. Determine √z
a. 1374 c. 1734 a. 3.105 – 1.499i
b. – 1374 d. – 1734 b. -3.105 – 1.499i
c. -3.105 + 1.499i
COMPLEX NUMBER d. 3.105 + 1.499i
113. Determine log5z
99. What is the value of i ? 3 a. 1.154 – 0.419i
a. i c. 1 b. 1.154 + 0.419i
b. – i d. – 1 c. -1.154 – 0.419i
100. What is the value of i 12 322 d. -1.154 + 0.419i
a. i c. 1
b. –i d. – 1 114. Determine ln(-6)
101. What is the value of i -243 a. 1.791 + 3.142i
a. i c. 1 b. 1.971 – 3.142i
b. –i d. – 1 c. 1.791 + 6.232i
d. 1.971 – 6.232i
SITUATION: Given that z1 = 6 – 3i and z2 = 5 + 4i 115. Determine log7(-52)
102. Determine z1 + z2 a. 2.031 + 3.142i
a. 11 + i c. – 11 + i b. 2.031 + 1.614i
b. 11 – i d. – 11 - i c. 2.031 + 2.231i
103. Determine 4z2 - 3z1 d. 2.031 + 2.748i
a. 25 + 2i c. 2 + 25i
b. 25 – 2i d. 2 – 25i
104. Determine z1z2
a. 9 – 42i c. 42 – 9i
b. 9 + 42i d. 42 + 9i
105. Determine z1/z2
a. (18 + 39i) c. 9
(18 + 41i)

b. (18 - 39i) d. 9
(18 - 41i)

SITUATION: Given that z = 6 – 3i

106. Determine |z|
a. 6.780 c. 7.608
b. 6.708 d. 7.806
3
107. Determine z
a. 54 + 297i c. 297 + 54i
b. 54 – 297i d. 297 – 54i
108. Determine √z
a. 0.595 + 2.521i

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