Mathematics Module I

23. Apiece of wire is cut into two. One is bent into the shape of a rectangle whose length is
4 cm more than the width. The other is bent into the shape of a square, each of whose sides
is twice as large as the width of the rectangle. If the total area enclosed by the two figures
is at least 9 square cm, find the minimum amount of wire in cm. that must be available.

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24. A,30yo solution of barium chloride is mixed with 10 liters of water to form a20%:o s<ilution.
How many liters of the original solution didwe startwith?

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25. What number must be added to both numerator and denominator of the fraction
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resulting fraction will be equal to ' ?

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, a) 5 b) 10 . c)25 '' d)4 0000

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26. At a cost of P I 250 per square meter, what would be the price of carpeting a rectangular

floor, l.8mx2.4m?

a)P1270 b)P I 800 c)P3 600 d)P s 4oo 0000

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27. Forwhat value offt does
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2x2 -t<x+l = 2x - 3 have {-1} as its solution set?

a)-11 b)-9 c) -13 d) 13

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28. Determine the solution set of dxz + 5x - x=2.

a) null set b)infinite c)4 d)-4 0000

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Zg. Atioy can swim 75 meters in 12 minutes. What is his rate in kilometers per hour?

b) 3.7s kph c) 7.5 kph d)6.2skph

a) 0.375 kph
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30. Determine the kind of triangle formed with vertices at A( 2,-l), B( 3, 4), C(-:7,6).

.a) equilateral b) equiangular c) right d) isosceles 0000

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