AES PHILSAT PREPPER 259, Practice Questions Question 1: For a fundraising activity, Molly baked red velvet, chocolate strawberry, and peanut butter cupcakes in the ratio of 9:13:15. If she had 555 cupcakes in all, how many red velvet cupcakes were there? (A) 15 (C135 (B) 21 (D) 220 Question 2: ‘Tonio found a wrecked Trueno that he could fix. If he bought the car for 14% of the original price of PHP534,000.00, how much did he pay for it? (A) PHP74,760.00 (€) PHP 410,530.00 (B) PHP105,150.00 (D) PHP459,240.00 Question 3: Stephanie and Mark earn PHP65,000 per month. They spend A of their income on food, onthe tuition ees oftheir children, and “on house and car mortgages, How much do they have left after deducting all of their expenses? (A) PHP6,500.00 (C} PHP29,250.00 (B) PHP13,000.00 (D) PHP35,750.00 Question 4: Determine if there is a missing detail that is necessary to solve the given word problem. ‘An electronics store held a two-day sale, and Jim was able to purchase a smartphone for PHP41,000 after a 25% discount. What was its original price? (A) the adjusted price of the smartphone _(C) the list price of the smartphone (B) the amount of the discount (D) no missing information Question 5: ‘The sum of five consecutive even integers is 780. What is the value of the greatest integer? (A) 120 (©)1s2 (B) 134 (D) 160 Question 6: Monica is 7 years older than her brother Anthony. If the sum of their ages is 45, how old is Anthony? (A)16 (C)26 (B)19 (D) 38—-_ -— Oe OS Sl — a SS LAE& PHILSAT PREPPER 259 Questions 7 to 9: P ‘osonttye80. Ten students of a graduating class got the following scores in their final exam in Philosophy: 80, 88, 83, 79, 89, 75, 88, 93, 83, and 88. Question 7: What was the mean? (A) 83.70 (©) 88.20 (B) 84.60 (D) 93.50 Question 8: What was the median? (A) 83 () 85.50 (8) 84.60 (p) 88 Question 9: What was the mode? (A) 83 (©) 88 (B) 84.60 (D) 93 Question 10: Alex took his family on a road trip to Quezon Province. They traveled at 80 kilometers per hour for 6 hours on the way there, and then they traveled at 40 kilometers per hour on the way back. How many hours did they spend on the road for the entire trip? (A)i2 (C20 (B)18 (D) 26 Question 11: Whaat is 6x? « 6x*? (A) 6x (C) 36x” (B) 6x7 (D) 36x" Question 12: Which of the following is divisible by 2, 3, 6, and 9? (A) 1,052,396 (©) 1,343,320 (B) 1,198,094 (D) 1,984,392 Question 13: ‘Tim can paint the condominium in 7 hours, while Tam can do it in 11 hours. How long will it take them to finish the same task if they work together? (A) 4.12 hours (C) 4.27 hours (B) 4.19 hours (D) 4.33 hours Question 14: Ifx=-9 and y = 15, what is the value of x* + y"? (A) 81 (C) 306 (B) 144 (D) 576.LAGE PHILSATPREPPER 269 Question 15: Jerry, a professional soccer player, was required to undergo physical therapy after a knee surgery. His doctor recommended a three-hour therapy session thrice a week, steadily increasing each session by an hour every week. How many hours of physical therapy did he complete after a month? (A) 35 (C)42 (B)37 (D) 54 Question 16: ‘A local church was raising money for charity. A religious organization donated PHP14,610.25. A non-governmental organization donated PHP17,545.75. A churchgoer donated PHP2,375.50. The president of the parish council tripled the total amount of the donations. How much money did the church raise? (A) PHP34,531.50 (C) PHP103,594.50 (B) PHP69,063.00 (D) PHP138,126.00 Question 17: If Rica can bake 330 cookies in 3 hours, how many cookies can she bake in 6 hours and 30 minutes? (A) 610 (7s (B) 640 () 745, Questions 18 to 19: On his way to La Union, Cole drove for an hour at 89 kilometers per hour, three hours at 75 kilometers per hour, and four hours at 68 kilometers per hour. Question 18: What was the total distance covered by Cole? (A) 435 kilometers (C) 586 kilometers: (B) 477 kilometers (D) 597 kilometers Question 19: What was the average speed of Cole for the entire trip? (A) 69.45 kilometers per hour (C) 83.75 kilometers per hour (B) 73.25 kilometers per hour (D) 84.25 kilometers per hour Question 20: After deducting all her expenses, Sylvia has an income of PHP1,256,650 from her online business. If this is taxed at 32%, how much will she have left? (A) PHP402,128.00 (C) PHP854,522.00 (B) PHP639,091.00 (D) PHP910,432.00 Question 21: Elena got the following test scores in her Political Law Review class: 83, 85, and 89. What score does she need in her fourth exam to get an average of 88? (A) 87 (C)93 (B) 89 (D) 95 See ee ek he ee eee COELAE & PHILSAT PREPPER wt ion that will be attended by 85 people. Question 22: should he bring? Jeremy is assigned to bring doughnuts to their family rev Ifa person can eat an average of 3 doughnuts, how mary © (A) 255 (e258 (B) 256 Dyas Question 23: PE RSERE ef cabseatine nhegers is G50) Whats he Y>OSG Leg smallest integer? (A) 209 pegen (B)2n1 onan Question 24: es, while Delia picked berriesin the same ratio. If Delia Phil picked 45 blueberries and 60 raspberri had 24 blueberries, how many raspberries (A) 31 (B) 32 did she pick? (©)33 () 34 Question 25: A businessman passed away, he left his fortune to his three best frien (A) PHP357,114-78 (B) PHP1,233,669.24 Teaving an estate of PHP3,246,498 after taxes. He had no family, so isin the ratio of 2:7:9. How much was the biggest share? (©) PHP1,623,249.00 (D) PHP1,938,234-55, Question 26: Diane, a freelance writer, worked for 7 days for PHP2,500 a day, 9 days for PHP3,500 a day, and 12 days for PHP2,150 a day. How much did she earn for the entire period? (A) PHP17,500.00 (©) PHP74,800.00 (B) PHP25,800.00 (D) PHP87,400.00 Question 27: Given that a = 4.1 and b = 3.5, what is the value of cif a? + b® = c? (A) 35.855 (©)58.860 (B) 46.580 (D) 59.685 Question 2! Gna very chilly winter day, the temperature in Canada can go as low as -20 degrees Fahrenheit On a hot summer day, the temperature can go as high as 85 degrees Fahrenheit. What is the difference between the given temperatures? (C) 105 degrees (A) 65 degrees (B) 65 degrees (D) 115 degrees Question 29: 53 is 17 divided by the sum of a number and 6. an (A)53= ~~ (C)53 =17n +6 17 (D) 53 = ax (B)53=746 .‘LAE & PHILSAT PREPPER 267 ' Questions 30 to 32 ; Fourteen students took their makeup exam in Earth Science, and they got the following scores: 11, 20, 19,14, 20, 14, 15, 18, 14, 18, 13, 20, 18, and 1 Question go: Find the mean. (A) 15.06 (C) 16.07 (B) 15.07 (D) 17.06 Question 31: Find the mode. (14 (14,18 (B)18 (D) 14, 18, 20 Question 32: Find the median. (A145 (16.5 (B)15 (D) 18.5, Question 33: A newly opened amusement park charges the following rates for admission: PHP520.00 for adults and PHP880.00 for children. How much is the percentage increase in the rates? (A) 68% (7% (B) 69% (D) 72% Question 34: Emma won a contest for correctly guessing that there were 1,684 lollipops inside a jar. If 121 of the lollipops were raspberry, 25% were chocolete, = were lemon, and the rest were vanilla, how many were vanilla? (A) 240 (C) 300 (B) 260 (D) 320 Question 35: What is the next number in the sequence: 3, 6, 18, 72, 360, _? (A) 432 (C) 720 (B) 459 (D) 2,160 Question 36: A 32-meter fence requires 4 pails of paint. How many pails of paint are needed if the fence is 56 meters? ()s ©7 (B)6 (D)8 Question 37: A group of friends took a road trip during their summer break. If they traveled 1,048 kilometers in 16 hours, what was their average speed? : (A) 59.5 kph. (©) 65.5 kph (B) 62.5 kph (D) 68.5 kphLAE & PHILSAT PREPPER 163 poereneices Se! sided dice. What isthe probability A boy playing a pen and paper role-playing game rolls a twenty: that he will roll “15” and above? (A) 14% (C) 26% (B) 18% (D) 30% akes longer, needing an requiring a total of six Jete the same task? Question 39: Household A can prepare a Chri extra hour than Household A. Household C needs hours. Ifthe three households join forces, how long will it take the (A) 30 minutes (C) 60 minutes (B) 45 minutes (D) 75 minutes stmas feast in two hours. Household Bt more preparation time, m to comp! Question 40: aire Which of the following is equivalent to 23+"? 3 (A) ae (C) 5.26 1a (B) 5.13 (D) 356 + 2x Question 41: Ina public school, the ratio of boys to girls is 2:3. Ifa researcher gets a sample of 200 participants from a population of 750, and the ratio is constant, how many boys will there be in the sample? (A) 50 (©)70 (B) 60 (D) 80 Question 42: Kristen’s final exam scores are 92, 89, 87, and 88. If a general average of 92 is needed to make it to the honor roll, what should be the average score of her last two exams? (A)99 (C)o7 (B) 98 (D) 96 Question 43: 3 4 is to — as 0.55 is to 15% is to as 0.55 is a aa “w % ox ‘ Bo ms Question 44: Bithan is playing a pen and paper role-playing game. He needs to get a“2" to hit a eri : his opponent. If he rolls two six-sided dice, what is the probability that he wily oye Sains (A) 2.7% (©) 22.8% By @)55% (0) 26.3%LAE PHILSAT PREPPER 244 Question 45: Determine if there is a missing detail that is necessary to solve the given word problem. A private school is preparing for the increase of its grade school and high school enrollees that will double in the next school year. If there will be 20 new faculty members and 50 more students in high school than in grade school, how many new students are they expecting? (A) the total number of grade school students in the previous school year (B) the number of grade school and high school students who are currently enrolled (C) the current number of teachers and grade school students (D) no missing information Question 46: A family went on a three-day road trip last summer. On the first day, they traveled at 86 kph. On the second day, they had to pass through a city, so they traveled at 65 kph. 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