1. A spherical water tank 5m diameter is filled with 4m in height.

Find definite offer with no room for misunderstanding; there must be some
the volume of water in the tank. form to conditional future consideration, (i.e. payment); and
a. 78.64m c. 68.64m a. There must be a third party
b. 58.64m d. 88.64m b. There must be an acceptance of the offer
c. There must be a bond
2. Two cities 270 km apart lie on the same meridian. Find their d. There must be an arbitrator
difference in latitude if the earth’s radius is 3960 km.
a.15/44 rad c. 9/44 rad 13. Provisions in contract for construction to allow cost adjustments
b. 3/44 rad d. 21/44 rad due to changes in cost of materials and statutory minimum wage:
a. escalatory clause c. general conditions
3. Given of diameter x and altitude of h. What percent is the volume b. specifications d. quasi-delicts
of the largest cylinder which can be inscribed in the cone to the
volume of the cone? 14. Find the distance between 3x + 4y = 4 and point (0 , 5).
a. 44% c. 46% a. 2.8 c. 3.2
b. 56% d. 65% b. 3.0 d. 3.4

4. Find the area of the triangle which the line 4x – 6y + 12 = 0 forms 15. Find the equation of the locus of a point that moves so as to be
with the coordinate axes. always equidistant from A(3,4) and B(-2,1).
a. 3 c. 5 a. 5x-3y-10=0 c. 5x+3y+10=0
b. 4 d. 10 b. 5x+3y-10=0 d. 5x+3y-8 = 0

5. Find the slope form of the line passing through the points (1.7, 3.4) 16. In electrical circuits, the potential difference across terminals of
and (8.3, 9.5). circuit element is called:
a. y = 0.924x + 2.830 a. resistance in ohms c. current in amperes
b. y = 2.924x + 4.830 b. voltage d. power in watts
c. y = 0.924x + 1.830
d. y = 1.924x + 0.830 17. A sphere whose diameter increases from 4cm to 5cm? What is
the percent increase in surface area?
6.An interest earning fund in which equal deposits are made at equal a. 56.25% b. 66.25%
intervals of time for the purpose of gradually accumulating a specific c. 76.25% d. 86.25%
sum of money at some future date.
a. annuity c. sinking fund 18. What is the probability that of 5 cards dealt from a well-shuffled
b. amortization d. geometric gradient deck will be black cards and two red cards?
a. 143/16680 c. 1625/4998
7. Find the area bounded by the curves x 2 + y2 = 9 and 4x2 + 9y2 = 36 b. 29/4560 d. 143/4680
on the first quadrant.
a. 2/3 π c. 1/2 π 19. An artificial expense that spreads the purchase price of an asset
b. 3/4 π d. 3/2 π or other property over a certain number of years.
a. depreciation c. bond
8. The probability that A hits the target is 1/3 and the probability that b. marginal expense d. debt
B hits the target is 1/5. They both fire at the target. Find the
probability that one of them hits the target. 20. The velocity of an object divided by the velocity of sound is
a. 1/3 c. 8/15 called:
b. 7/15 d. 2/5 a. Micrelson’s number c. Mach number
b. Planck’s number d. velocity factor
9. What are the radius r, and height h, of cylindrical oil can that holds
5 liter of oil but must have minimum surface area? 21. When a right circular cone is cut by a plane parallel to the axis of
a. r = 54cm, h = 108cm c. r = 9.27cm, h =18.53 cm the cone, the conic section formed is:
b. r = 159cm, h = 1256.6 cm d. r = 1.26cm, h =20.84 cm a. a hyperbola c. a parabola
b. an ellipse d. a circle
10. The acute angle between the two straight lines y=3x+2 and
y=4x+7 is closest to 22. The point on the curve where the first derivative of a function is
a. 0 c. 90 deg zero and the second derivative is positive is called:
b. 4.399 deg d. 28.30 deg a. maxima c. point of inflection
11. A penal provision of a contract to compensate for the losses b. minima d. critical point
incurred by one party due to the failure to comply with contract
provisions. 23. The sum of the distances from the two foci to any point in a/an
a. dacion-en-pago c. liquidated damages ______________ is a constant.
b. force majeure d. quasi-delicts a. parabola c. hyperbola
b. any conic d. ellipse
12. To be binding and enforceable, written contract documents must
satisfy the basic requirements, thus, there must be clear, specific and 24. Fin the maximum area of a rectangle whose perimeter is 100 in.
 a. 525 in2 c. 625 in2 a. 3500 ft c. 4000 ft
b. 725 in2 d. 825 in2 b. 1200 ft d. 934 yards

25. The difference of the square of the digits of a two digit positive 35. The number arrangement shown represents a customer ID of a
number is 27. If the digit are reversed in order and the resulting certain company. The numbers are arranged on a decreasing
number is subtracted from the original number, the difference is also manner and are to be used not more than once. What is the
27. What is the original number? difference between the highest and lowest ID number?
a. 63 c. 48 9 6 3 1
b. 54 d. 73 a. 4444 c. 6666
b. 6513 d. 7777
26. If P25000 is invested now, P 35 000 two years from now, and P
45 000 four years from now (all at 4%), what will be the total amount 36. An engine is expected to have a maintenance cost of P1000 the
in ten years? first year. It is believed that the maintenance cost will increase P500
a. P141,850 c. P141,000 per year. The interest rate is 6% compounded annually. Over a 10-
b. P 141,500 d. P142,000 year period, what will be the approximate effective annual
maintenance cost?
27. How many 4 digit numbers can be formed without repeating any a. P3011.00 c. P3452.00
digit from the following digits: 1,2, 3, 4 and 6? b.P2450.00 d. P1345.00
a. 120 c. 140
b. 130 d. 150 37. You borrow P3,500 for one year from a friend at an interest rate
of 1.5% per month instead of taking a loan from a bank at a rate of
28. A thermometer reading 75F is taken out where the temperature is 18% per year. Compare how much money you will save or lose on
20F. The thermometer reading is 30F after 4 minutes later. Find the the transaction.
thermometer reading in F 7 minutes after the thermometer was a. You will pay P155 more than if you borrowed from the bank.
brought outside. b. you will save P55 by borrowing from your friend.
a. 21.8 c. 23.8 c. You will pay P85 more than If you borrowed from the bank.
b. 22.8 d. 24 d. You will pay P55 less than if you borrowed from the bank.

29. Find the number of ways two balls, four dolls and six guns can be 38. John is four times as old as Harry. In six years, John will be twice
given to 12 children, if each child gets as toy? as old as Harry. What is the age of Harry now?
a. 13,860 c. 10,260 a. 4 c. 5
b. 12,660 d. 11,460 b. 6 d. 3

30. What is the maximum profit when the profit-versus-production 39. Find two positive numbers whose sum is 8 if the product of one
function is as given below? P is profit and x is unit of production. number by the cube of the other number is to be maximum.
P= 200,000 – 1x – [1.1/(x+1)] to the 8th power a. 1 and 7 c. 3 and 5
a. 285,000 c. 250,000 b. 2 and 6 d. 4 and 4
b. 200,000 d. 305,000
31. A batch of concrete consisted of 200 lbs fine aggregate, 350 lbs 40. The original cost of a certain piece of equipment is P150,000 and
coarse aggregate, 94 lbs cement, and 5 gallons of water. The it is depreciated by 10% sinking fund method. What is manual
specific gravity of the sand and gravel may be taken as 2.65 and that depreciation charged if the book value of the equipment after 10
of cement as 3.10. What was the total volume of concrete produced? years is the same as if it had been depreciated at P14,000.00 each
a. 4.48 cu. Ft c. 3.83 cu. Ft year by straight-line formula.
b. 4.13 cu. Ft d. 5.03 cu. Ft a. P8784.36 c. P6454.54
b. P5645.23 d. P3484.23
32. A rectangular box with an open top is to be formed from a
rectangular piece of cardboard which is 3 inches by 8 inches. How 41. Tony went to drugstore. He bought a bottle of aspirin cost Php
many inches should be cut from each corner to form a box with 1.25 more tthan Tylenol. He also bought cologne which cost twice as
maximum volume? much as the total of the other two combined. How much did the
a. 1 c. 1/2 Tylenol cost if his total bill (without tax) was Php 24.75?
b. 2/3 d. 1/3 a. Php 4.50 c. Php 6.25
b. Php 3.50 d. Php 5.75
33. A bullet of mass 25 grams is fired and strikes a 2kg block resting
on a frictionless surface with a velocity of 600 m/s. If the block is 42. Instead of paying P100,000 in annual rent for office space at the
attached to a spring (k = 30 kN/m). How long will the spring be beginning of each year for the next ten years, an engineering firm
compressed until the block and the bullet are brought to stop? has decided to take out a 10 year P1,000,000 loans for a new
a. 4.7 cm c. 3.4 cm building at 6% interest. The firm will invest P100,000 of the rent
b. 2.5 cm d. 6.0 cm saved and earn 18% annual interest on that amount. What will be the
difference between the firm’s annual revenue and expenses?
34. A shot is fired at an angle of 45 deg with the horizontal and a a. The firm will need P17,900.00 extra
velocity of 300 fps. Calculate, to the nearest, the range of the b. The firm will break even.
projectile. c. The firm will have P21,500 left over
 d. The firm will need P13,000 extra a. 1993 and 9907 c. 1893 and 8906
b. 1793 and 9806 d. 1792 and 8806
43. The upper and lower bases of a trapezoid measures 12 in and 16
in, respectively. If the base angles are 55 deg. And 65 deg.. What is 54. What cause space capsules to become hot when they re-enter
the length of the shorter leg? the earth’s atmosphere?
a. 2.45 in c. 3.78 in a. The firing of its rocket engine
b. 15.3 units d. 4.15 in b. Earth atmosphere is hot
c. The friction of the air
44. Find the equation of the circle, circumscribing the triangle with d. All of these
vertices: (-1,-3),(-2,4) and (2,1).
a. x + 3x + y2 – y – 10 = 0 55. The partial pressure of a gas is the pressure that the gas will
b. x2 + 3x +y2 + y + 10 = 0 exert if it alone occupies the volume occupied by the mixture at the
c. x2 + 3x + y2 – 8y – 10 = 0 same temperature of the mixture.
d. x2 + 3x + y2 + 8y + 10 = 0 a. Pascal’s Law c. Dalton’s Law
b. Bernoulli’s Law d. Part’s Law
45. An observer wishes to determine the height of the tower. He take
sights at the top of the tower from points A and B, which are 50 ft 56. A student taking a true-false test consisting of 15 questions
apart, at the same elevation, and on a direct line with the tower. The guesses at the answers. Assuming that he is equally likely to make a
vertical angle at point S is 30 deg. And at point B is 40 deg. What is correct or incorrect guess on each question, find the probability that
the height of the tower? all of his answer will be right.
a. 85.60 ft c. 110.29 ft a. 3/32768 c. 1/32768
b. 143.97 ft d. 92.54 ft b. 5/32768 d. 7/327688

46. Find the value of x for which f(x) is minimum given f(x) = x 2+5x+2. x
e −1
a. 0 c. -2 57. Evaluate ∫ x dx
b. -3 d. -5/2 e +1
a. ln (ex +1)2 + x + C
47. Evaluate dy/dx = 2y/x at x=2, y=2. b. ln (ex +1) + x + C
a. y=1/2 x2 c. x2+2y2 = -12 c. ln (ex +1) - x + C
b. 2x 2
d. x2+2y2 = 12 d. ln (ex +1)2 - x + C

48. An aluminum plate 6cm square is to be formed into an open box 58. What is the radius of an expanding circle at the moment when the
by cutting equal squares from the corner and bending up the sides to rate of its area is numerically twice as large as the rate of change of
form a box. Find the side of the square removed so that the box its radius?
formed will have maximum volume. a. 3 / π c. 1 / π
a. 3 cm c. 2 cm b. 2 / π d. 4 / π
b. 1 cm d. 1.5 cm
59. A line passes through point (2,2). Find the equation of the line if
49. The equation of the family of lines in which the slope is equal to the length of the segment intercepted by the coordinates axes of the
the y intercept is: square root of 5.
a. y’ = y/(X+1) c. y’ = (x+1)/y a. 2x + y – 2 = 0
b. y’ = x/y d. y’ = y/2x b. 2x – y – 2 = 0
c. 2x – y + 2 = 0
50. 100 g of water are mixed with 150 g of alcohol (d = 790 kg/m 3). d. 2x + y + 2 = 0
What is the specific volume of its resulting mixtures, assuming that
the fluids mix completely? 60. Each side of a cube l increased by 1%. By what percent is the
a. 1.16 cu. cm/g c. 0.63 cu. cm/g volume of the cube increased?
b. 0.88 cu. cm/g d. 0.82 cu. cm/g a. 23.4% c. 34.56%
b. 30.3% d. 3.03%
51. Points A and B 1000 m apart are plotted on a straight highway
running east and west. From A, the bearing of a tower C is 32 61. If a process is carried out in such a manner that at every instant,
degrees W of N and from B the bearing of C is 26 degrees N of E. the system departs only infinitesimally from an equilibrium state.
Approximate the shortest distance of tower C to the highway. a. Isentropic process c. throttling process
a. 364 m c. 394 m b. Non-flow process d. Quasi-static process
b. 374 m d. 384 m
62. An observer wishes to determine the height of a tower. He take
52. What is the point where the second derivative is zero? sight at the top of the tower from A and B, which are 50 ft apart at the
a. maxima c. inflection point same elevation on a direct line with the tower. The vertical angle at
b.minima d. point of intersection point A as 30 deg. And at point B is 40 deg. What is the height of the
tower?
53. Republic Act 8495 is a consolidation of Senate Bill and House Bill a. 85.60 ft c. 143.97 ft
Nos. respectively. b. 110.29 ft d. 92.54 ft
 73. In how many ways can a picture be painted by using two (2) or
63. The areas of two square differ by 7 sq. ft and their perimeters more of the seven (7) different colors?
differ by 4 ft. Determine the sum of the areas. a. 110 c. 128
a. 25 ft2 c. 28 ft2 b. 120 d. 135
2
b. 27 ft d. 22 ft2
74. During a rain, 2mm of water fell. Find how many gallons of water
64. A balloon leaving the ground, 18m from the observer, rises fell on a level 10-acre park.
vertically at a steady rate of 3 m/s. How fast is the angle of elevation a. 21,383 c. 27,383
of the line of sight increasing after 8 seconds? b. 25,383 d. 30,383
a. 0.12 rad/s c. 0.08 rad/s
b. 0.09 rad/s d. 0.06 rad/s 75. A quadrilateral have sides equal to 12 m, 20 m, 8 m, and 16.97
respectively. If the sum of the two opposite angles is equal to 225,
65. The corporation purchased a machine for P1,000,000. Freight find the area of the quadrilateral.
and installation charges amounted to 3% of the purchase price. If the a. 168 c. 100
machine shall be depreciated over a period of 8 years with a salvage b. 124 d. 158
value of 12%. Determine the depreciation charged during the 5 th year
using the sum of the year’s digit method. 76. In circle with a diameter of 10 m, a regular five pointed star
a. P 101107.11 c. P 107110.11 touching its circumference is inscribed. What is the area of the part
b. P 170110.11 d. P 100,711.11 not covered by the star?
a. 60.2 m2 c. 50.48 m2
66. What is the probability that of 5 cards dealt from a well-shuffled b. 45.24 m 2
d. 71.28 m2
deck, 3 will be face card and 2 will be non-face card?
a. 29/4560 c. 55/833 77. What is the diameter of a circle with the following equation? X 2 +
b. 253/16860 d. 43/4560 y2 - 6x + 4y – 12 = 0
a. 8 c. 5
67. A man borrowed P300,000 from a lending institution which would b. 6 d. 10
be paid after 10 years at an interest rate of 12% compounded
annually. If money is worth 8% per annum, how much should he 78. The distance between the centers of the three circles which are
deposit to a bank monthly in order to discharge his debt 10 years manually tangent to each other externally are 10, 12 and 14 units.
hence? Find the area of the largest circle.
a. P 2798.52 c. P 4672.31 a. 64 π c. 23 π
b. P 3952.50 d. P 5093.06 b. 72 π d. 16 π

68. If the volume of the cube is increasing at a rate of 5 cu. m per 79. Express in gradient the angle between the hands of a clock at
minute, find the rate at which the surface area is increasing in sq. m 7:25 PM.
per minute when its side is 10m. a. 65.3 c. 77.8
a. ½ c. 2 b. 72.5 d. 80.6
b. 1 d. 1.5
80. The daily wage of a RME and a CPM are in the ratio 2:1. In a
69. Money borrowed today is to be paid in 6 equal payments at the day, a RME has to work 8 hours but the CPM only 6 hours. The hour
end of 6 quarters. If the interest is 12% compounded quarterly. How wages of a RME and a CPM are in the ratio
much is initially borrowed if quarterly payment is P2000? a. 4:3 c. 3:2
a. P 10834.38 c.10586.99 b. 5:3 d. 8:3
b. P 10832.90 d. 10200.56
81. What is the inverse natural function of the cosecant?
70. In Casa Marcos Restaurant, column A has a list of 10 menus and a. sine c. tangent
column B has a list of 20 menus. A family wants to share 5 menus b. secant d. cosine
from column A and another 5 menus from column B. However, none
of the menus from column A and column B have the same menu. 82. Determine the area of a regular 6-star polygon if the inner regular
How many different combinations can the family have to choose? hexagon has 10 cm sides.
a. 252 c. 15,504 a. 441.66 cm2 c. 519.60 cm2
b. 3,907,008 d. 155,008 b. 467.64 cm 2
d. 493.62 cm2
83. The triangle defined by the points A(6,1), B(2,4), C(-2,1) is what?
71. There are 4 red flags, 3 yellow flags and 1 pink flag. How many a. isosceles c. obtuse
signals can be sent if each signal consists of 8 flags? b. right d. equilateral
a. 120 c. 280
b. 240 d. 900 84. A group of children playing with marbles places 50 pieces of the
marbles inside a cylindrical container with water filled to a height of
72. Which is identically equal to (secA + tanA) ? 20 cm. If the diameter of each marble is 1.5 cm and that of the
1 2 cylindrical container 6 cm. What would be the new height of after
a. c.
sec A−tan A 1−tan A inside the cylindrical container after the marbles were placed inside?
b. Csc A – 1 d. csc A + 1sin 2A a. 23.125 cm c. 24.125 cm
 b. 22.125 cm d. 25.125 cm 94. A person pays interest on a loan semiannually at a nominal
annual interest rate of 16%. What is the effective annual interest
85. The equation of the line that intercepts the x-axis at x = 4 and the rate?
y – axis at y = -6 is: a. 15.5% c. 16.5%
a. 3x + 2y = 12 c. 3x – 2y = 12 b. 15.65% d. 16.64%
b. 2x – 3y = 12 d. 2x + 37 = 12
95. A rocket is moving through a vacuum. It changes its velocity from
86. The front wheel of a bicycle has a diameter of 50 cm. 9020 ft/sec to 5100 ft/sec in 48 sec. How much power is required to
Approximately how many times has the front wheel turned if the accomplish this if the rockets mass is 13,000 slugs?
bicycles has traveled 1 km? a. 7.5 x 10 to the 9th power Hp
a. π /50 c. 2000 / π b. 1.36 x 10 to the 7th power Hp
b. 1000 / π d. 50 / π c. 965 Hp
d. 3.78 x 10 to the 6th power Hp
87. Two posts one is 10 m high and the other 15 m high stand 30 m
apart. They are to be stayed by transmission wires attached to a 96. The mother is three times as old as her daughter. In four years,
single stake at ground level, the wires running to the top of the posts. she will be 4 times as old as her daughter was two years ago. What
Where the stake should be placed to use the least amount of wire. is the age of her daughter?
a. 12m c. 18m a. 20 c. 12
b. 14m d. 16m b. 16 d. 8

88. Determine the area of the triangle bounded by the straight lines x 97. Two ships leave a dock at the same time. One sails northeast at
+ 2y – 7 = 0, 3x – 4y – 1 = 0 and 2x – y +6 = 0. the rate of 8.5 mph, the other sails north at the rate of 10 mph. How
a. 10 sq. units c. 20 sq. units many miles apart are they at the end of 2 hours?
b. 15 sq. units d. 25 sq. units a. 11.4 c. 13.4
b. 12.4 d. 14.4
89. The lower edge of a picture is 3m, the upper edge is 5m above
the eye of an observer. At what horizontal distance should he stand if 98. Find the area of the region bounded by the line x = y, x = 2 and y
the vertical angle subtended by the picture is to be greatest? = 1/x2.
a. 15m c. 5 √ 3 m a. 0.5 sq. unit c. 2 sq. unit
b. 1 sq. unit d. 2.5 sq. unit
b. 3 √ 5 m d. √ 15 m
99. An asset is purchased for P 9000.00. It is estimated life is 10
90. Find the minimum volume of a right circular cylinder that can be years after which it will be sold for P 1000.00. Find the book value
inscribed in a sphere having a radius r. during the first year if sum of the year’s digit depreciation is used.
1 a. P8000.00 c. P7545.00
a. volume of sphere
√3 b. P6500.00 d. P6000.00
b. √ 3 volume of sphere
100. A 250 N block is initially at rest on a flat surface that is inclined
2 at 30 degrees. If the coefficient of static friction is 0.40, find the force
c. volume of sphere
√3 (P) required to start the block moving up the plane.

√
a. 143.5 N c. 124.54 N
d.
2 volume of sphere b. 234.5 N d. 189.95 N
3
91. A rectangular 200m is to contain 125 m 2 of flooring. If the length
is to be five times its width, what should its dimension be?
a. 25m x 125m c. 3m x 15m
b. 5m x 25m d. 5m x 75m

92. The muzzle velocity of a projectile is 1500 fps and the distance of
the target is 10 miles. What must be the angle of elevation of the
gun?
a. 25 deg. 31’ c. 23 deg. 34’
b. 24 deg. 33’ d. 26 deg. 34’

93. What annuity over a 10 year period at 8% interest is equivalent to

a present worth of $100?
a. $12 c. $14.90
b. $13.80 d. $15
 11. A penal provision of a contract to compensate for the losses
incurred by one party due to the failure to comply with contract
provisions.
a. dacion-en-pago c. liquidated damages
b. force majeure d. quasi-delicts

1. A spherical water tank 5m diameter is filled with 4m in height. Find 12. To be binding and enforceable, written contract documents must
the volume of water in the tank. satisfy the basic requirements, thus, there must be clear, specific and
a. 78.64m c. 68.64m definite offer with no room for misunderstanding; there must be some
b. 58.64m d. 88.64m form to conditional future consideration, (i.e. payment); and
a. There must be a third party
2. Two cities 270 km apart lie on the same meridian. Find their b. There must be an acceptance of the offer
difference in latitude if the earth’s radius is 3960 km. c. There must be a bond
a.15/44 rad c. 9/44 rad d. There must be an arbitrator
b. 3/44 rad d. 21/44 rad
13. Provisions in contract for construction to allow cost adjustments
3. Given of diameter x and altitude of h. What percent is the volume due to changes in cost of materials and statutory minimum wage:
of the largest cylinder which can be inscribed in the cone to the a. escalatory clause c. general conditions
volume of the cone? b. specifications d. quasi-delicts
a. 44% c. 46%
b. 56% d. 65% 14. Find the distance between 3x + 4y = 4 and point (0 , 5).
a. 2.8 c. 3.2
4. Find the area of the triangle which the line 4x – 6y + 12 = 0 forms b. 3.0 d. 3.4
with the coordinate axes.
a. 3 c. 5 15. Find the equation of the locus of a point that moves so as to be
b. 4 d. 10 always equidistant from A(3,4) and B(-2,1).
a. 5x-3y-10=0 c. 5x+3y+10=0
5. Find the slope form of the line passing through the points (1.7, 3.4) b. 5x+3y-10=0 d. 5x+3y-8 = 0
and (8.3, 9.5).
a. y = 0.924x + 2.830 16. In electrical circuits, the potential difference across terminals of
b. y = 2.924x + 4.830 circuit element is called:
c. y = 0.924x + 1.830 a. resistance in ohms c. current in amperes
d. y = 1.924x + 0.830 b. voltage d. power in watts

6.An interest earning fund in which equal deposits are made at equal 17. A sphere whose diameter increases from 4cm to 5cm? What is
intervals of time for the purpose of gradually accumulating a specific the percent increase in surface area?
sum of money at some future date. a. 56.25% b. 66.25%
a. annuity c. sinking fund c. 76.25% d. 86.25%
b. amortization d. geometric gradient
18. What is the probability that of 5 cards dealt from a well-shuffled
7. Find the area bounded by the curves x 2 + y2 = 9 and 4x2 + 9y2 = 36 deck will be black cards and two red cards?
on the first quadrant. a. 143/16680 c. 1625/4998
a. 2/3 π c. 1/2 π b. 29/4560 d. 143/4680
b. 3/4 π d. 3/2 π
19. An artificial expense that spreads the purchase price of an asset
8. The probability that A hits the target is 1/3 and the probability that or other property over a certain number of years.
B hits the target is 1/5. They both fire at the target. Find the a. depreciation c. bond
probability that one of them hits the target. b. marginal expense d. debt
a. 1/3 c. 8/15
b. 7/15 d. 2/5 20. The velocity of an object divided by the velocity of sound is
called:
9. What are the radius r, and height h, of cylindrical oil can that holds a. Micrelson’s number c. Mach number
5 liter of oil but must have minimum surface area? b. Planck’s number d. velocity factor
a. r = 54cm, h = 108cm c. r = 9.27cm, h =18.53 cm
b. r = 159cm, h = 1256.6 cm d. r = 1.26cm, h =20.84 cm 21. When a right circular cone is cut by a plane parallel to the axis of
the cone, the conic section formed is:
10. The acute angle between the two straight lines y=3x+2 and a. a hyperbola c. a parabola
y=4x+7 is closest to b. an ellipse d. a circle
a. 0 c. 90 deg
b. 4.399 deg d. 28.30 deg 22. The point on the curve where the first derivative of a function is
zero and the second derivative is positive is called:
a. maxima c. point of inflection
 b. minima d. critical point attached to a spring (k = 30 kN/m). How long will the spring be
compressed until the block and the bullet are brought to stop?
23. The sum of the distances from the two foci to any point in a/an a. 4.7 cm c. 3.4 cm
______________ is a constant. b. 2.5 cm d. 6.0 cm
a. parabola c. hyperbola
b. any conic d. ellipse 34. A shot is fired at an angle of 45 deg with the horizontal and a
velocity of 300 fps. Calculate, to the nearest, the range of the
24. Fin the maximum area of a rectangle whose perimeter is 100 in. projectile.
a. 525 in2 c. 625 in2 a. 3500 ft c. 4000 ft
b. 725 in 2
d. 825 in2 b. 1200 ft d. 934 yards

25. The difference of the square of the digits of a two digit positive 35. The number arrangement shown represents a customer ID of a
number is 27. If the digit are reversed in order and the resulting certain company. The numbers are arranged on a decreasing
number is subtracted from the original number, the difference is also manner and are to be used not more than once. What is the
27. What is the original number? difference between the highest and lowest ID number?
a. 63 c. 48 9 6 3 1
b. 54 d. 73 a. 4444 c. 6666
b. 6513 d. 7777
26. If P25000 is invested now, P 35 000 two years from now, and P
45 000 four years from now (all at 4%), what will be the total amount 36. An engine is expected to have a maintenance cost of P1000 the
in ten years? first year. It is believed that the maintenance cost will increase P500
a. P141,850 c. P141,000 per year. The interest rate is 6% compounded annually. Over a 10-
b. P 141,500 d. P142,000 year period, what will be the approximate effective annual
maintenance cost?
27. How many 4 digit numbers can be formed without repeating any a. P3011.00 c. P3452.00
digit from the following digits: 1,2, 3, 4 and 6? b.P2450.00 d. P1345.00
a. 120 c. 140
b. 130 d. 150 37. You borrow P3,500 for one year from a friend at an interest rate
of 1.5% per month instead of taking a loan from a bank at a rate of
28. A thermometer reading 75F is taken out where the temperature is 18% per year. Compare how much money you will save or lose on
20F. The thermometer reading is 30F after 4 minutes later. Find the the transaction.
thermometer reading in F 7 minutes after the thermometer was a. You will pay P155 more than if you borrowed from the bank.
brought outside. b. you will save P55 by borrowing from your friend.
a. 21.8 c. 23.8 c. You will pay P85 more than If you borrowed from the bank.
b. 22.8 d. 24 d. You will pay P55 less than if you borrowed from the bank.

29. Find the number of ways two balls, four dolls and six guns can be 38. John is four times as old as Harry. In six years, John will be twice
given to 12 children, if each child gets as toy? as old as Harry. What is the age of Harry now?
a. 13,860 c. 10,260 a. 4 c. 5
b. 12,660 d. 11,460 b. 6 d. 3

30. What is the maximum profit when the profit-versus-production 39. Find two positive numbers whose sum is 8 if the product of one
function is as given below? P is profit and x is unit of production. number by the cube of the other number is to be maximum.
P= 200,000 – 1x – [1.1/(x+1)] to the 8th power a. 1 and 7 c. 3 and 5
a. 285,000 c. 250,000 b. 2 and 6 d. 4 and 4
b. 200,000 d. 305,000
31. A batch of concrete consisted of 200 lbs fine aggregate, 350 lbs 40. The original cost of a certain piece of equipment is P150,000 and
coarse aggregate, 94 lbs cement, and 5 gallons of water. The it is depreciated by 10% sinking fund method. What is manual
specific gravity of the sand and gravel may be taken as 2.65 and that depreciation charged if the book value of the equipment after 10
of cement as 3.10. What was the total volume of concrete produced? years is the same as if it had been depreciated at P14,000.00 each
a. 4.48 cu. Ft c. 3.83 cu. Ft year by straight-line formula.
b. 4.13 cu. Ft d. 5.03 cu. Ft a. P8784.36 c. P6454.54
b. P5645.23 d. P3484.23
32. A rectangular box with an open top is to be formed from a
rectangular piece of cardboard which is 3 inches by 8 inches. How 41. Tony went to drugstore. He bought a bottle of aspirin cost Php
many inches should be cut from each corner to form a box with 1.25 more tthan Tylenol. He also bought cologne which cost twice as
maximum volume? much as the total of the other two combined. How much did the
a. 1 c. 1/2 Tylenol cost if his total bill (without tax) was Php 24.75?
b. 2/3 d. 1/3 a. Php 4.50 c. Php 6.25
b. Php 3.50 d. Php 5.75
33. A bullet of mass 25 grams is fired and strikes a 2kg block resting
on a frictionless surface with a velocity of 600 m/s. If the block is
42. Instead of paying P100,000 in annual rent for office space at the a. 364 m c. 394 m
beginning of each year for the next ten years, an engineering firm b. 374 m d. 384 m
has decided to take out a 10 year P1,000,000 loans for a new
building at 6% interest. The firm will invest P100,000 of the rent 52. What is the point where the second derivative is zero?
saved and earn 18% annual interest on that amount. What will be the a. maxima c. inflection point
difference between the firm’s annual revenue and expenses? b.minima d. point of intersection
a. The firm will need P17,900.00 extra
b. The firm will break even. 53. Republic Act 8495 is a consolidation of Senate Bill and House Bill
c. The firm will have P21,500 left over Nos. respectively.
d. The firm will need P13,000 extra a. 1993 and 9907 c. 1893 and 8906
b. 1793 and 9806 d. 1792 and 8806
43. The upper and lower bases of a trapezoid measures 12 in and 16
in, respectively. If the base angles are 55 deg. And 65 deg.. What is 54. What cause space capsules to become hot when they re-enter
the length of the shorter leg? the earth’s atmosphere?
a. 2.45 in c. 3.78 in a. The firing of its rocket engine
b. 15.3 units d. 4.15 in b. Earth atmosphere is hot
c. The friction of the air
44. Find the equation of the circle, circumscribing the triangle with d. All of these
vertices: (-1,-3),(-2,4) and (2,1).
a. x + 3x + y2 – y – 10 = 0 55. The partial pressure of a gas is the pressure that the gas will
b. x2 + 3x +y2 + y + 10 = 0 exert if it alone occupies the volume occupied by the mixture at the
c. x2 + 3x + y2 – 8y – 10 = 0 same temperature of the mixture.
d. x2 + 3x + y2 + 8y + 10 = 0 a. Pascal’s Law c. Dalton’s Law
b. Bernoulli’s Law d. Part’s Law
45. An observer wishes to determine the height of the tower. He take
sights at the top of the tower from points A and B, which are 50 ft 56. A student taking a true-false test consisting of 15 questions
apart, at the same elevation, and on a direct line with the tower. The guesses at the answers. Assuming that he is equally likely to make a
vertical angle at point S is 30 deg. And at point B is 40 deg. What is correct or incorrect guess on each question, find the probability that
the height of the tower? all of his answer will be right.
a. 85.60 ft c. 110.29 ft a. 3/32768 c. 1/32768
b. 143.97 ft d. 92.54 ft b. 5/32768 d. 7/327688

46. Find the value of x for which f(x) is minimum given f(x) = x 2+5x+2. e x −1
a. 0 c. -2 57. Evaluate ∫ e x +1 dx
b. -3 d. -5/2
a. ln (ex +1)2 + x + C
47. Evaluate dy/dx = 2y/x at x=2, y=2. b. ln (ex +1) + x + C
a. y=1/2 x2 c. x2+2y2 = -12 c. ln (ex +1) - x + C
b. 2x 2
d. x2+2y2 = 12 d. ln (ex +1)2 - x + C

48. An aluminum plate 6cm square is to be formed into an open box 58. What is the radius of an expanding circle at the moment when the
by cutting equal squares from the corner and bending up the sides to rate of its area is numerically twice as large as the rate of change of
form a box. Find the side of the square removed so that the box its radius?
formed will have maximum volume. a. 3 / π c. 1 / π
a. 3 cm c. 2 cm b. 2 / π d. 4 / π
b. 1 cm d. 1.5 cm
59. A line passes through point (2,2). Find the equation of the line if
49. The equation of the family of lines in which the slope is equal to the length of the segment intercepted by the coordinates axes of the
the y intercept is: square root of 5.
a. y’ = y/(X+1) c. y’ = (x+1)/y a. 2x + y – 2 = 0
b. y’ = x/y d. y’ = y/2x b. 2x – y – 2 = 0
c. 2x – y + 2 = 0
50. 100 g of water are mixed with 150 g of alcohol (d = 790 kg/m 3). d. 2x + y + 2 = 0
What is the specific volume of its resulting mixtures, assuming that
the fluids mix completely? 60. Each side of a cube l increased by 1%. By what percent is the
a. 1.16 cu. cm/g c. 0.63 cu. cm/g volume of the cube increased?
b. 0.88 cu. cm/g d. 0.82 cu. cm/g a. 23.4% c. 34.56%
b. 30.3% d. 3.03%
51. Points A and B 1000 m apart are plotted on a straight highway
running east and west. From A, the bearing of a tower C is 32 61. If a process is carried out in such a manner that at every instant,
degrees W of N and from B the bearing of C is 26 degrees N of E. the system departs only infinitesimally from an equilibrium state.
Approximate the shortest distance of tower C to the highway. a. Isentropic process c. throttling process
 b. Non-flow process d. Quasi-static process 71. There are 4 red flags, 3 yellow flags and 1 pink flag. How many
signals can be sent if each signal consists of 8 flags?
62. An observer wishes to determine the height of a tower. He take a. 120 c. 280
sight at the top of the tower from A and B, which are 50 ft apart at the b. 240 d. 900
same elevation on a direct line with the tower. The vertical angle at
point A as 30 deg. And at point B is 40 deg. What is the height of the 72. Which is identically equal to (secA + tanA) ?
tower? 1 2
a. 85.60 ft c. 143.97 ft a. c.
sec A−tan A 1−tan A
b. 110.29 ft d. 92.54 ft
b. Csc A – 1 d. csc A + 1sin 2A
73. In how many ways can a picture be painted by using two (2) or
63. The areas of two square differ by 7 sq. ft and their perimeters
more of the seven (7) different colors?
differ by 4 ft. Determine the sum of the areas.
a. 110 c. 128
a. 25 ft2 c. 28 ft2
b. 120 d. 135
b. 27 ft 2
d. 22 ft2
74. During a rain, 2mm of water fell. Find how many gallons of water
64. A balloon leaving the ground, 18m from the observer, rises
fell on a level 10-acre park.
vertically at a steady rate of 3 m/s. How fast is the angle of elevation
a. 21,383 c. 27,383
of the line of sight increasing after 8 seconds?
b. 25,383 d. 30,383
a. 0.12 rad/s c. 0.08 rad/s
b. 0.09 rad/s d. 0.06 rad/s
75. A quadrilateral have sides equal to 12 m, 20 m, 8 m, and 16.97
respectively. If the sum of the two opposite angles is equal to 225,
65. The corporation purchased a machine for P1,000,000. Freight
find the area of the quadrilateral.
and installation charges amounted to 3% of the purchase price. If the
a. 168 c. 100
machine shall be depreciated over a period of 8 years with a salvage
b. 124 d. 158
value of 12%. Determine the depreciation charged during the 5 th year
using the sum of the year’s digit method.
76. In circle with a diameter of 10 m, a regular five pointed star
a. P 101107.11 c. P 107110.11
touching its circumference is inscribed. What is the area of the part
b. P 170110.11 d. P 100,711.11
not covered by the star?
a. 60.2 m2 c. 50.48 m2
66. What is the probability that of 5 cards dealt from a well-shuffled
b. 45.24 m 2
d. 71.28 m2
deck, 3 will be face card and 2 will be non-face card?
a. 29/4560 c. 55/833
77. What is the diameter of a circle with the following equation? X 2 +
b. 253/16860 d. 43/4560
y2 - 6x + 4y – 12 = 0
a. 8 c. 5
67. A man borrowed P300,000 from a lending institution which would
b. 6 d. 10
be paid after 10 years at an interest rate of 12% compounded
annually. If money is worth 8% per annum, how much should he
78. The distance between the centers of the three circles which are
deposit to a bank monthly in order to discharge his debt 10 years
manually tangent to each other externally are 10, 12 and 14 units.
hence?
Find the area of the largest circle.
a. P 2798.52 c. P 4672.31
a. 64 π c. 23 π
b. P 3952.50 d. P 5093.06
b. 72 π d. 16 π
68. If the volume of the cube is increasing at a rate of 5 cu. m per
minute, find the rate at which the surface area is increasing in sq. m 79. Express in gradient the angle between the hands of a clock at
per minute when its side is 10m. 7:25 PM.
a. ½ c. 2 a. 65.3 c. 77.8
b. 1 d. 1.5 b. 72.5 d. 80.6

69. Money borrowed today is to be paid in 6 equal payments at the 80. The daily wage of a RME and a CPM are in the ratio 2:1. In a
end of 6 quarters. If the interest is 12% compounded quarterly. How day, a RME has to work 8 hours but the CPM only 6 hours. The hour
much is initially borrowed if quarterly payment is P2000? wages of a RME and a CPM are in the ratio
a. P 10834.38 c.10586.99 a. 4:3 c. 3:2
b. P 10832.90 d. 10200.56 b. 5:3 d. 8:3

70. In Casa Marcos Restaurant, column A has a list of 10 menus and 81. What is the inverse natural function of the cosecant?
column B has a list of 20 menus. A family wants to share 5 menus a. sine c. tangent
from column A and another 5 menus from column B. However, none b. secant d. cosine
of the menus from column A and column B have the same menu.
How many different combinations can the family have to choose? 82. Determine the area of a regular 6-star polygon if the inner regular
a. 252 c. 15,504 hexagon has 10 cm sides.
b. 3,907,008 d. 155,008 a. 441.66 cm2 c. 519.60 cm2
b. 467.64 cm 2
d. 493.62 cm2
83. The triangle defined by the points A(6,1), B(2,4), C(-2,1) is what? a. 25 deg. 31’ c. 23 deg. 34’
a. isosceles c. obtuse b. 24 deg. 33’ d. 26 deg. 34’
b. right d. equilateral
93. What annuity over a 10 year period at 8% interest is equivalent to
84. A group of children playing with marbles places 50 pieces of the a present worth of $100?
marbles inside a cylindrical container with water filled to a height of a. $12 c. $14.90
20 cm. If the diameter of each marble is 1.5 cm and that of the b. $13.80 d. $15
cylindrical container 6 cm. What would be the new height of after
inside the cylindrical container after the marbles were placed inside? 94. A person pays interest on a loan semiannually at a nominal
a. 23.125 cm c. 24.125 cm annual interest rate of 16%. What is the effective annual interest
b. 22.125 cm d. 25.125 cm rate?
a. 15.5% c. 16.5%
85. The equation of the line that intercepts the x-axis at x = 4 and the b. 15.65% d. 16.64%
y – axis at y = -6 is:
a. 3x + 2y = 12 c. 3x – 2y = 12 95. A rocket is moving through a vacuum. It changes its velocity from
b. 2x – 3y = 12 d. 2x + 37 = 12 9020 ft/sec to 5100 ft/sec in 48 sec. How much power is required to
accomplish this if the rockets mass is 13,000 slugs?
86. The front wheel of a bicycle has a diameter of 50 cm. a. 7.5 x 10 to the 9th power Hp
Approximately how many times has the front wheel turned if the b. 1.36 x 10 to the 7th power Hp
bicycles has traveled 1 km? c. 965 Hp
a. π /50 c. 2000 / π d. 3.78 x 10 to the 6th power Hp
b. 1000 / π d. 50 / π
96. The mother is three times as old as her daughter. In four years,
87. Two posts one is 10 m high and the other 15 m high stand 30 m she will be 4 times as old as her daughter was two years ago. What
apart. They are to be stayed by transmission wires attached to a is the age of her daughter?
single stake at ground level, the wires running to the top of the posts. a. 20 c. 12
Where the stake should be placed to use the least amount of wire. b. 16 d. 8
a. 12m c. 18m
b. 14m d. 16m 97. Two ships leave a dock at the same time. One sails northeast at
the rate of 8.5 mph, the other sails north at the rate of 10 mph. How
88. Determine the area of the triangle bounded by the straight lines x many miles apart are they at the end of 2 hours?
+ 2y – 7 = 0, 3x – 4y – 1 = 0 and 2x – y +6 = 0. a. 11.4 c. 13.4
a. 10 sq. units c. 20 sq. units b. 12.4 d. 14.4
b. 15 sq. units d. 25 sq. units
98. Find the area of the region bounded by the line x = y, x = 2 and y
89. The lower edge of a picture is 3m, the upper edge is 5m above = 1/x2.
the eye of an observer. At what horizontal distance should he stand if a. 0.5 sq. unit c. 2 sq. unit
the vertical angle subtended by the picture is to be greatest? b. 1 sq. unit d. 2.5 sq. unit
a. 15m c. 5 √ 3 m
99. An asset is purchased for P 9000.00. It is estimated life is 10
b. 3 √ 5 m d. √ 15 m years after which it will be sold for P 1000.00. Find the book value
during the first year if sum of the year’s digit depreciation is used.
90. Find the minimum volume of a right circular cylinder that can be a. P8000.00 c. P7545.00
inscribed in a sphere having a radius r. b. P6500.00 d. P6000.00
1
a. volume of sphere
√3 100. A 250 N block is initially at rest on a flat surface that is inclined
at 30 degrees. If the coefficient of static friction is 0.40, find the force
b. √ 3 volume of sphere
(P) required to start the block moving up the plane.
2 a. 143.5 N c. 124.54 N
c. volume of sphere
√3 b. 234.5 N d. 189.95 N

d.
√
2 volume of sphere
3
91. A rectangular 200m is to contain 125 m 2 of flooring. If the length
is to be five times its width, what should its dimension be?
a. 25m x 125m c. 3m x 15m
b. 5m x 25m d. 5m x 75m

92. The muzzle velocity of a projectile is 1500 fps and the distance of
the target is 10 miles. What must be the angle of elevation of the
gun?