REVIEW MODULE – ALGEBRA

1. In my class 50 takes Algebra, 30 takes Trigonometry, 10 takes Algebra and COMPLEX NUMBERS
Trigonometry. Determine the total number of students. 13. In the complex number 3 − 4𝑖, the absolute value is
a. 70 c. 30 a. −𝑖 c. 5
b. 60 d. 90 b. 1 d. -1
2. In my class, my students were enrolled in Algebra, Trigonometry and 14. In the complex number 3 − 9𝑖, the amplitude is
Geometry. If I have 79 total students, 5 enrolled in Algebra and a. -18.43° c. 18.43°
Trigonometry, and 10 enrolled in Geometry and Trigonometry, none take b. 71.57° d. -71.57°
of all three. Determine the number of students that takes Algebra and 15. Simplify (6 𝑐𝑖𝑠 120°)(4𝑐𝑖𝑠 30°)
Geometry if 35 takes Algebra, 60 takes Geometry and 19 takes a. 24 𝑐𝑖𝑠 150° c. 24 𝑐𝑖𝑠 3600°
Trigonometry. b. d.
10 𝑐𝑖𝑠 150° 6 𝑐𝑖𝑠 120°
a. 35 c. 20 16. Simplify
b. 30 d. 25 30 𝑐𝑖𝑠 80°
3. There are four courses in school, Algebra, Language, Social Studies and 10 𝑐𝑖𝑠 50°
Biology. 111 takes Algebra, 111 takes Language, 109 takes Social Studies a. 3 𝑐𝑖𝑠 1.60° c. 3 𝑐𝑖𝑠 30°
and 71 takes Biology. 48 takes Algebra and Language, 21 takes Algebra b. 20 𝑐𝑖𝑠 30° d. 30 𝑐𝑖𝑠 80°
and Social Studies, 43 takes Algebra and Biology, 61 takes Language and 17. The value of 𝑥 + 𝑦 in the complex equation 3 − 7𝑥𝑖 = 2𝑦 + 2𝑖 is
Social Studies, 20 takes Algebra, Language and Biology, 13 takes Algebra, a. 25/14 c. −9
Social Studies and Biology, 13 takes Language, Social Studies and Biology. b. −5 d. 17/14
If there are 229 students all in all. Find the number of students that takes 18. Multiply (7 − 6𝑖)(4 + 7𝑖)
all of four.
a. 70 + 25𝑖 c. 70 − 25𝑖
a. 26 c. 13 b. 11 − 𝑖 d. 11 + 𝑖
b. 37 d. 46 19. Divide
4 + 3𝑖
THEORY OF EQUATION 2−𝑖
4. Determine the inverse of the function 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 + 1 a. 1 − 2𝑖 c. −1 + 2𝑖
1 b. 1 + 2𝑖 d. −1 − 2𝑖
a. 𝑦=1 c. 𝑦=
𝑥3 − 1 20. Find the value of 𝑖 39
1
b. 𝑦= 3 d.
3
𝑦 = √𝑥 − 1 a. −𝑖 c. −1
𝑥 +1
b. 1 d. 𝑖
5. When the polynomial 3𝑥 3 + 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0, is divided by 𝑥 + 2 gives 21. Simplify 𝑖1997 + 𝑖1899 , where 𝑖 is an imaginary number
the remainder of -21, and by 𝑥 + 1 gives -2, and by 𝑥 + 4 gives -179. a. −1 − 𝑖 c. 0
Determine the value of 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐. b. −1 + 𝑖 d. 1 − 𝑖
a. 3 c. -9 22. Find the value of 𝑥 in the complex equation: (𝑥 + 𝑦𝑖)(1 − 2𝑖) = 7 − 4𝑖
b. 1 d. 5 a. 4 c. 2
b. 6 d. 3
6. Find the value of y if
2
𝑦 = −2 +
2 MATRIX
−2 + 2
−2 + 7 8
−2 + ⋯ 23. Evaluate the following determinant: | |
9 4
a. −√5 − 3 c. √3 − 1 a. -44 c. 44
b. −√3 − 2 d. −√5 − 1 b. 100 d. -100
24. The following equation involves two determinants:
3 𝑥 2 −1
| |=| |
PARTIAL FRACTIONS 2 2 𝑥 −3
7. Determine 𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶 in a. -2 c. 4
3𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 4 𝐴 𝐵 𝐶 b. -6 d. 8
= + +
(𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 + 3) 𝑥+1 𝑥+2 𝑥+3 25. Evaluate the following determinant:
a. -1.50 c. 4.50 1 5 −2
|2 1 −3|
b. 3 d. 4
3 −2 1
a. -46 c. -67
8. Determine 𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶 + 𝐷 + 𝐸 in
b. 20 d. 30
2𝑥 4 + 2𝑥 3 − 5𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 9 𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵 𝐶𝑥 + 𝐷 𝐸
= 2 + 2 +
(𝑥 2 + 9)(𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 5)(𝑥 + 3) 𝑥 +9 𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 5 𝑥 + 3
NUMBER PROBLEMS
a. 393/104 c. -135/104
26. Find three numbers whose sum is 20 and such that the first plus twice the
b. 199/104 d. -8/39 second plus three times the third equals 44, and twice the sum of the first
and second minus four times the third is -14.
BINOMIAL THEOREM
a. 6,5,9 c. 7,4,9
9. Determine the 4th term of the expansion (2𝑥𝑦 + 3𝑧 2 )9
b. 14, -12,18 d. 12,5,3
a. 326592x5y5z8 c. 489888x4y4z10
27. The sum of the three numbers is 51. If the first number is divided by the
b. 145152x6y6z6 d. 41472x7y7z4 second, the quotient is 2 and the remainder 5; but if the second number is
10. Find the 8th term in the expansion of (𝑥 + log 𝑥)10 divided by the third, the quotient is 3 and the remainder 2. Find the
a. 120𝑥 3 log 𝑥 7 c. 45𝑥 2 log 𝑥 8 highest number.
b. 120𝑥 3 log 7 𝑥 d. 45𝑥 2 log 8 𝑥 a. 30 c. 33
11. Find the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (3𝑥 + 𝑦 − 2𝑧)5
b. 22 d. 28
a. 16 c. 64 28. The sum of the digits of a number of three digits is 15. If the digits in the
b. 8 d. 32 hundreds and tens places are interchanged, the number is increased by
12. Find the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (3𝑥 2 + 𝑦 − 2)4 360. The units digit is 1/4 of the sum of the hundreds and tens places. Find
a. 16 c. 0 the number.
b. 8 d. 32 a. 843 c. 384
b. 348 d. 483
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WORK PROBLEMS MOTION PROBLEMS

29. If 2000 parts of a given type can be turned out by the first machine in 8 38. Assume that a plane is flying at a constant speed under unvarying wind
hours, by a second in 3 hours, and by a third in 4 hours. If they work conditions. Traveling against a head wind, the plane takes 4 hours to
together, how long would it take them to finish the 2000 parts, hours? travel 1540 miles. Traveling with a tail wind, the plane flies 1365 miles in 3
a. 1.12 c. 1.33 hours. Find the speed of the wind mph.
b. 1.41 d. 1.52 a. 420 c. 35
30. A certain 1000 copies are to accomplished by a certain printing press. The b. 330 d. 20
first machine can accomplish 500 copies for 2 hours, and the second 39. One day last summer, Jim went paddling on the Little Susitna River in
machine can accomplish 300 copies for 3 hours. The machine works Alaska. Paddling upstream against the current, he travelled 20 miles in 4
together for 1 hour, and after that the first machine encountered a hours. Then he turned around and paddled twice as fast as downstream
problem, hence the second machine is left alone to finish the work. If the and, with the help of the current, he travelled 19 miles in 1 hour. Find the
printing start at 1:00 pm, what time the printing will be completed? rate of the current, mph.
a. 8:30 PM c. 6:30 PM a. 10 c. 8
b. 7:30 PM d. 5:30 PM b. 2 d. 3
31. Melissa Scarletti can clean the house in 4 hours whereas her husband Jack 40. Two pals A and B run at constant speeds along a circumference track
can do the same job in 5 hours. They agreed to clean together so that they 1350m in circumference. Running in opposite directions they meet 3
can finish in time to watch a movie. How long will it take to clean the minutes, while running on the same direction they are together every 27
house together, hours? minutes. Determine the speed of the slower runner in m/s.
a. 2.22 c. 1.44 a. 3.33 c. 2.67
b. 1.66 d. 1.33 b. 4.17 d. 5.33
32. An elevated concrete tank is filled through its inlet pipe and then it is
emptied through the outlet pipe, in a total time of 9 hours. If water enters
through the inlet and is simultaneously allowed to leave through the CLOCK PROBLEMS
outlet, the tank is filled 20 hours. How long will it take to fill the tank if the SITUATION At what time between 6 and 7 o’clock are the hands of a clock
outlet is enclosed, hours? 41. opposite each other
a. 4 c. 3 a. 6:00.22 c. 6:00.35
b. 5 d. 6 b. 6:00.45 d. 6:00
33. A contractor estimates that he could finish project in 15 days if he has 20 42. coincident with each other
men. At the start, he hired 10 men, then after 6 days, 10 more men are a. 6:32.73 c. 6:32.34
added. How many days was the project delayed? b. 6:32.25 d. 6:32.09
a. 18 c. 12 43. Form a 90° angle for the second time.
b. 3 d. 6 a. 6:16.36 c. 6:49.33
b. 6:49.09 d. 6:16.25
MIXTURE PROBLEMS
34. One solution contains 30% alcohol and a second solution contains 70% AGE PROBLEMS
alcohol. How many liters of each solution should be mixed to make 10 44. The sum of the present ages of Angie and her mother is 64 years. In eight
liters containing 40% alcohol? years, Angie will be three-fifths as old as her mother at that time. Find the
a. 2.50L 30%; 7.50L 70% c. 6.50L 30%; 3.50L 70% present age her mother.
b. 3.50L 30%; 6.50L 70% d. 7.50L 30%; 2.50L 70% a. 22 c. 36
b. 42 d. 45
35. A given alloy contains 20% copper and 5% tin. How many pounds of 45. Maria is 36 years old. Maria was twice as old as Anna was when Maria was
copper and of tin must be melted with 100 lb of the given alloy to produce as old as Anna is now. How old is Anna now?
another alloy analyzing 30% copper and 10% tin? All percentage are by a. 48 c. 12
weight.
b. 36 d. 24
a. 7.5lbs Cu and 17.5lbs Tin c. 8.5lbs Cu and 11.5lbs Tin 46. In a film, the actor Charles Coburn plays an elderly “uncle” character
b. 11.5lbs Cu and 8.5lbs Tin d. 17.5lbs Cu and 7.50lbs Tin criticized for marrying a woman when he is 3 times her age. He wittily
replies “Ah, but in 20 years time I will only be twice her age”. How old is
36. A nutritionist in a hospital is arranging special diets that consists of a the uncle?
combination of three basic foods. It is important that patients on this diet a. 60 c. 20
consume exactly 310 units of calcium, 190 units of iron and 250 units of
b. 30 d. 72
vitamin each day. The amounts of these nutrients in one-ounce food are
47. Alfred is eleven times as old as Bridget. In a certain number of years,
given in the following table.
Alfred will be five times as old as Bridget, and five years after that he will
Units per Ounce Calcium Iron Vitamin A
be three times as old as Bridget. How old is Bridget now?
Food A 30 10 10
a. 22 c. 2
Food B 10 10 30
Food C 20 20 20 b. 33 d. 3
48. A man was born in the eighteenth century was 𝑥 years old in the year 𝑥 2.
Determine the number of ounces per food given.
How old was he in 1776?
a. 2oz A, 4oz B & 4oz C c. 2oz A, 9oz B & 2oz C
a. 60 c. 57
b. 3oz A, 7oz B & 4oz C d. 6oz A, 3oz B & 5oz C
b. 63 d. 54
37. A gift store is making a mixture of almonds, pecans and peanuts which
sells for P 6.50 per kilogram, P 8.00 per kilogram and P 4.00 per kilogram, INVESTMENT PROBLEMS
respectively. The storekeeper wants to make 20 kilograms of the mix to 49. A certain Loan Association has invested in three different transactions.
sell at P 5.30 per kilogram. The number of kilograms of peanuts is to be The first investment is in real estate earning 9% interest annually; second
three times the number of kilograms of pecans. Find the number of investment is in loans earning 6% annually; and the third investment in
kilograms of almond to be used. bonds earning 4% annually. The total annual income is P3400 but the
annual interests in loans is three times that in bonds. How much is
a. 12 c. 8
invested on bonds if the total capital is P50000?
b. 4 d. 6
a. 20000 c. 15000
b. 10000 d. 30000
50. In what price will you sell a cellphone for sale that cost P6000 in order that
you may offer 20% discount on the selling price and still make a profit of
25% on the selling?
a. 9500 c. 10000
b. 12000 d. 8000
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ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION
51. Find the 7th term of an AP, if the third term is 10 and the 10th term is -4.
a. 2 c. 10
b. 14 d. 8
52. There are twelve rows of billiards ball in a symmetrical arrangement on a
billiard table. If there is one ball in the first row, 3 in the second and 5 in
the third and so on, with two balls in any row more than the preceding
one, how many balls in all are there?
a. 122 c. 130
b. 132 d. 144
53. A man ‘A’ sets out from a certain point and traveled the rate of 6 kph.
After ‘A’ had gone two hours ‘B’ set out to overtake ‘A’ and went 4 km the
first hour, 5 km in the second hour, 6 km the third hour and so on. How
many hours after ‘B’ left where they are together.
a. 12 c. 8
b. 10 d. 6
54. What is the sum of all even integers between 13 and 201?
a. 10058 c. 9647
b. 32651 d. 10253
55. The arithmetic mean of a set of 50 numbers is 32. The arithmetic mean of
a second set of 70 numbers is 53. Find the arithmetic mean of the
numbers in the sets combined.
a. 39.65 c. 60.00
b. 44.25 d. NOTA

GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION
56. Insert three geometric means between 5 and 20.
a. 8.06,11.25,16.2 c. 3.21,9.12,15.77
b. 7.07, 10, 14.14 d. 5.33,12.22,16.44
57. Barium-140 has a half – life of 13 days. If there are 500 milligrams of
barium initially, how many milligrams remain after 100 days?
a. 5.32 c. 3.77
b. 1.78 d. 2.42
58. A rubber ball is dropped from a height of 60 ft. If it rebounds
approximately two – thirds the distance after each fall, use an infinite
geometric series to approximate the total distance the ball travels, ft.
a. 300 c. 180
b. 120 d. 240

HARMONIC PROGRESSION
59. If there are 4 harmonic means between 3/7 and 3/19, what is the 3rd of
these?
a. 59/15 c. 15/71
b. 15/59 d. 71/15
60. Determine the harmonic mean of x and y.
2𝑥𝑦 𝑥+𝑦
a. 𝑥+𝑦 c. 2
2 𝑥+𝑦
b. 𝑥+𝑦 d. 2𝑥𝑦