NMAT REVIEW: Quantitative Simulations (MOCK 1)

Section 1: Fundamental Operations 13. Which of the following has the greatest value?
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a. c.
1. ( √2 − √3 )2 = ? (62 ) (82 ) (63 )(82 )

A. 5 − 2√6 B. 5 + 2√6 C. 1 − 2√6 D. 1 16 168

b. d.
(62 )(82 ) (64 )(83 )

2. 5,845 + 24,768 – 9,651 – 7,324 = ?

A. 13,638 B. 13,648 C. 14,438 D. 13,748 Section 2: Problem Solving

3. If 1 + 2 +3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 = 55, then 14. Find the average temperature change for the 12-day
11 + 12 + 13 + 14 + 15 + 16 + 17 + 18 + 19 + 20 = ? period. Temperature change in degree celsius: 2.6, 3.8,
a. 65 b. 155 c. 125 d. 550 7.0, 4.5, 7.9, 5.0, 8.1, 4.4, 5.3, 6.4, 5.2
a. 4.8 b. 4.9 c. 5.2 d. 5.4
65 −64
4. =?
64
6 15. The difference between 8 times a number and 17 is
A. 5 B. C. 6³ D. 64
5 231. Find the number.
a. 31 b. 37 c. 48 d. 1,984
5. Evaluate: {16 – (24 – 8) + 22 x 8 – 8}.
a. 40 b. 48 c. 64 d. 168
16. Four times the perimeter of a parking lot is 16 less
than 2,000 meters. What is the perimeter of the lot?
6. Evaluate: 123 x 0.1 + 123 x 0.01 + 123 x 0.001 = ? a. 496 m b. 504 m c. 992 m d. 1,008 m
a. 13.653 b. 135.53 c. 1,356.3 d. 13,563

17. The sale price of a television set is P7,200. The

(2𝑥 −2 𝑦 3 )2 (6𝑥) discount rate is 40%. Find its regular price.
7. 3 =? a. P4,320 b. P12,000 c. P6,800 d. P10,000
(32𝑦 5 )5
3𝑦 3 3𝑦 6 3𝑥 5 3𝑦 3
A. B. C. D. 18. The lengths of the sides of a triangle can be
𝑥3 𝑥3 𝑦3 4𝑥 3
represented by three consecutive integers. The perimeter
of the triangle is 96 cm. find the length of the longest side
8. √24 + √150 + √54 =? of the triangle.
a. 28 b. 32 c. 33 d. 36
A. 2√57 B. 10√6 C. 20√3 D. 38√6

19. Paula is twice as old as Queenie. Seven years ago the

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√2 √2 sum of their ages was 16. How old is Queenie now?
9. ( + 𝑖) = a. 8 b. 10 c. 16 d. 20
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20. For what value of x will x be the average of
A. 1 + 𝑖 B. 2 + 2𝑖 C. 𝑖 D. 2𝑖 2, 4x, 6, 8, 10?
a. 4 b. 12 c. 26 d. 39

10. 228 is 25% of what number?

a. 52 b. 57 c. 54 d. 912 21. Of the 300 grocery shoppers surveyed, 96 did not
have a regular day of the week on which they shop. What
percentage of the shoppers did not have a regular day of
7 4 3 3 shopping?
+ − 5
10 5 7 a. 32% b. 48% c. 64% d. 96%
11. 3 3 𝑥 7 4 =?
+ 5 10
− 5
7

2 −5 −2 5
22. A water container has 100ml of water in it and is 20%
A. B. C. D. full. How many ml of water can this container hold if it is
5 2 5 2
full?
a. 200ml b. 400ml c. 500ml d. 800ml
1 1 1
12. Evaluate: 1 + + + =?
2 4 8
3 3 5 7
a. 1 b. 1 c. 1 d. 1
16 8 8 8

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 1 Figure 2: For numbers Employees working in various
23. How many containers each occupies an area of 28 departments of A, B, C Ltd.
square meters can be stored in a 952 square meter
warehouse?
Departments (Number of Employees)
a. 358 b. 448 c. 530 d. 630 Years
Production Marketing Corporate Accounts Research

1999 150 25 50 45 75
24. A starting salary of a secretary at ABC Computer
Specialists is P15,000 a month. Next year the starting 2000 225 40 45 62 70
salary will be raised to P18,000. What is the rate of
increase in the starting salary? 2001 450 65 30 90 73
a. 3% b. 20% c. 25% d. 30%
2002 470 73 32 105 70

2003 500 80 35 132 74

25. The cost of a square meter commercial lot in a certain
municipality five years ago was P12,500. There was a 2004 505 75 36 130 75
420% increase in the price in the last five years. What is
the price per square meter of that lot today?
a. P17,500 c. P19,000 31. In which year did the total number of employees reach
b. P52,500 d. P65,000 approximately twice the total number of employees that
the factory had in the year 1999?
a. 2000 b. 2001 c. 2002 d. 2003
Section 3: Data Interpretation

DIRECTIONS: In this test, some sets of data are given. 32. In which department did the number of employees
approximately remain the same during the year 1999 and
Each set is followed by questions regarding the data.
2004?
Select the correct answer from the options given.
a. Production c. Research
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b. Corporate d. None of these
The pie charts below show the monthly budget of the
Reynoso family for 1987 and 1988. The family’s annual
income for 1987 and 1998 are P72,000 and P76,000, 33. In how many years was the number of employees
respectively. working in the production department more than 50
percent of the total employees?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5

34. In which year/years did each department have a larger

number of employees that it had in the immediately
following year?
a. 2002 b. 2004 c. 2001 d. 2003

35. Which department had less than 10 percent of the

employees through all the years shown in the table?
a. Marketing c. Accounts
b. Corporate d. None of these
26. How much more did the family spend on medical
expenses in 1988 than in 1987?
a. P1,520 b. P1,920 c. P7,200 d. P9,120

27. How much was the percent increase in the family’s

expenses for food and drinks?
a. 4.0% b. 4.9% c. 5.0% d. 5.2%

28. The budget of the Reynoso for 1989 will be the same
as that of 1988. In 1989, if they will spend P5,950 for
entertainment, how much will their savings be?
a. P3,040 b. P3,400 c. P4,250 d. P8,500

29. If the family spent P10,500 for food in 1987, how

many percent did they spend on drinks?
a. 4.2% b. 3.4% c. 14.6% d. 9.0%

30. In 1987, how much did they pay for rent each month?
a. P24,320 b. P18,000 c. P2,026 d. P1,500

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Legend: Gray: 2000

Black: 2001

36. What is the ratio of the total sales of branch B2 for both
years to the total sales of branch B4 for both years?
a. 2:3 b. 3:5 c. 4:5 d. 7:9

37. Total sales of branch B6 for both years is what percent

of the total sales of branches B3 for both years?
a. 68.54 % b. 71.11 % c. 73.17 % d. 75.55 %

38. What percent of the average sales of branches B1, B2

and B3 in 2001 is the average sales of branches B1, B3
and B6 in 2000?
a. 75 % b. 77.5 % c. 82.5 % d. 87.5 %

39. What is the average sale of all the branches (in

thousand numbers) for the year 2000?
a. 73 b. 80 c. 83 d. 88

40. Total sales of branches B1, B3 and B5 together for both

the years (in thousand numbers) is?
a. 250 b. 310 c. 435 d. 560