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HMW#1 - Algebra Board Exam
HMW#1 - Algebra Board Exam
2x - y + 3z = -3 1
3x + 3y - z = 10 2
x-y+z=-4 3
4. The sum of Kim's & Kevin's ages is 18. In 3 years, Kim will be twice as old as Kevin. What are their ages
now?
5. A merchant has three items on sale, namely a radio for P 50.00, a clock for P 30.00 and a flashlight for
P 1.00. At the end of the day, he has sold a total of the three items and has taken exactly P 1,000.00 on
the total sales. How many radios did he sell?
a. 31
b. 44
c. -20
d. 20
56. If 15 people won prizes in the state lottery, in how many ways can these 15 people win first, second ,
third, fourth , and fifth prizes?
a. 4,845
b. 116,280
c. 360,360
d. 3,003
57. How many 4 digits number can be formed without repeating any digit from the following digits: 1, 2, 3,
4, and 6?
a. 120
b. 130
c. 140
d. 150
58. In how many ways can a set of 6 distinct books be arranged in a bookshelf?
a. 720
b. 120
c. 360
d. 180
59. How many permutations are there if the letters PNRCSE are taken a time?
a. 5040
b. 140
c. 720
d. 24
60. What is the number of permutations of the letters in the word BANANA?
a. 36
b. 60
c. 52
d. 42
61. In how many ways can 3 MARINES and 4 ARMIES be seated on a bench if the ARMIES must be seated
together?
a. 640
b. 720
c. 576
d. 144
62. Four different colored flags can be hung in a row to make coded signal. How many signals can be made
if a signal consists of the display of one or more flags.
a. 64
b. 66
c. 68
d. 62
63. How many four digit numbers can be formed by the use of the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 if one digit is
used only once in one number?
a. 240
b. 320
c. 280
d. 360
64. There are four balls of four different colors. Two balls are taken at a time and arranged in a definite
order. For example if a white and a red ball are taken, one definite arrangement is white first, red
second and another arrangement is red first, white second. How many such arrangements are
possible?
a. 24
b. 6
c. 12
d. 36
65. A factory building has six entrance doors. In how many ways can a person enter and leave; i) by any
door ii) by a different door
a. 30, 36
b. 36, 30
c. 6, 5
d. 36, 6
66. Three A, B, and C get into a bus that has six vacant seats on each side. In how many ways can they be
seated if A insists on sitting on the right side?
a. 660
b. 720
c. 530
d. 410
67. A group of 6 speakers consists of 2 politicians and 4 lawyers who are not politicians. In arrangements
for a speaking order at a meeting, the politicians will speak in succession and the lawyers in succession.
In how many ways can the order be arranged?
a. 69
b. 138
c. 96
d. 192
68. In how many ways can 4 boys and 4 girls be seated alternately in a row of eight chairs?
a. 576
b. 1152
c. 1728
d. 288
69. In how many ways can a PSME chapter with 15 Directors, choose a President, a Vice-President, a
Secretary, a Treasurer, and an Auditor, if no member can hold more than one position?
a. 15
b. 3,003
c. 36,060
d. 360,360
70. A PSME unit has 10 ME's, 8 PME's and 6 CPM's. If a committee of 3 members one from each group is to
be formed, how many such committees can be formed?
a. 260
b. 380
c. 480
d. 360
71. There are 5 main roads between the cities A and B, and four between B and C. In how many ways can a
person drive from A to C and return, going through B on both trips without driving on the same road
twice?
a. 260
b. 240
c. 120
d. 160
72. The lotto uses numbers 1 - 42. A winning number consists of six different numbers in any order. What
are your chances of winning it?
a. 5,245,786
b. 8,437,224
c. 10,127,420
d. 2,546,725
73. How many ways can you invite one or more of five friends to a party?
a. 25
b. 31
c. 15
d. 62
74. There are four balls of different colors. Two balls at a time are taken and arranged in any way. How
many such combinations are possible?
a. 36
b. 3
c. 6
d. 12
75. A semi-conductor company will hire 7 men and 4 women. In how many ways can the company
choose from 9 men and 6 women?
a. 680
b. 540
c. 480
d. 840
76. In how many ways can a committee of three consisting of two chemical engineers and one mechanical
engineer can be formed from four chemical engineers and three mechanical engineers?
a. 18
b. 64
c. 32
d. None of these
77. In Mathematics examination, a student may select 7 problems from a set of 10 problems. In how
many ways can he make his choice?
a. 120
b. 530
c. 720
d. 320
78. How many line segments can be formed with 6 distinct points, no three of which are collinear?
a. 10
b. 15
c. 20
d. 25
79. How many triangles are determined by the vertices of a regular hexagon?
a. 10
b. 15
c. 20
d. 25
80. How many committees can be formed by choosing 4 men from an organization of a membership of 15
men?
a. 1390
b. 1240
c. 1435
d. 1365
81. On a certain examination, the student must answer 8 out of the 12 questions, including exactly 5 of
the first 6. In how many ways can he write the examination?
a. 100
b. 495
c. 792
d. 120
82. How many different sums of money can be made from a penny, a nickel, a dime, and a quarter?
a. 24
b. 12
c. 15
d. 20
83. Tony went to a drugstore. He bought a bottle of aspirin and bottle of Tylenol. The aspirin cost Php 1.25
more than Tylenol. He also bought cologne cost twice as much as the total of the other two combined.
How much did the Tylenol cost if his total bill (without tax) was Php 24.75?
a. Php 4.50
b. Php 3.50
c. Php 6.25
d. Php 5.75
84. If an alloy containing 30% silver is mixed with a 55% silver alloy to get 800 pounds of 40% alloy, how
much of the 36% silver alloy must be used?
a. 450 pounds
b. 420 pounds
c. 460 pounds
d. 480 pounds
85. Lita has ten bills in her wallet. She has a total of Php 40.00. If she has one more Php 5 bill than Php 10
bills, and two more Php 1 bills than Php 5 bills, how many Php 10 bills does she have?
a. 4
b. 3
c. 2
d. 5
86. In how many ways 7 scientists be assigned to one triple and two double hotel rooms?
a. 210
b. 200
c. 300
d. 230
87. A woman went shopping for some canned goods which were on sale. She bought three times as many
cans of tomato sauce as cans of peaches and two times as many cans of tuna as cans of peaches. If she
purchased a total of 24 cans, how many cans of PEACHES did she buy?
a. 4
b. 3
c. 2
d. 5
88. A man invested Php 50,000. Part of it he put in an oil stock from which he hoped to receive a 20%
return per year. The rest he invested in a bank stock which was paying 6% per year. If he received Php
400 more the first year from the bank stock than from the oil stock, how much did he invest in the oil
stock?
a. 10,000.00
b. 20,000.00
c. 15,000.00
d. 13,000.00