ALGEBRA

CE Review
ALGEBRA 16. Find the absolute value of 5 – 3i.
a. 5.83 c. 5.38
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following
b. 3.58 d. 3.85
questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. Logarithms
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 1 only.
17. Log M – log N is equal to
a. log (MN) c. log (M/N)
MULTIPLE CHOICE
b. log (M – N) d. log (N – M)
Real Number System
18. Log6 845 =
1. If x, y, and z are integers (x and y being even), which of the a. 5.912 c. 3.761
following could possibly be odd? b. 4.348 d. 6.348
x
a. xy + y c. xy + z e
b. x + yz d. xz + yz 19. Find the value of y if y = ln x −2
.
e
Definition of Multiple and Divisor
a. 1 c. 3
2. Which of the following is not a prime number? b. 2 d. 4
a. 7 c. 107
20. Solve for x in the equation log5356 = x.
b. 77 d. 109
a. 3.76 c. 3.67
3. A line is divided into 10 equal parts. If the length of each part is a b. 3.65 d. 3.56
prime number, which of the following is the possible length of the
21. If logx12 = 2.262, find the value of logx3.
line?
a. 2.50 c. 1.50
a. 390 c. 210
b. 2.00 d. 1.00
b. 290 d. 330
22. If logx6 = 1.2925, find the value of logx11.
4. If x/y has a remainder of 0 and z/y has a remainder of 3, what is the
a. 1.37 c. 1.73
remainder of xz/y?
b. 1.49 d. 1.94
a. 0 c. 2
b. 1 d. 3 23. Find the value of logx146 if logx18 = 3.154.
a. 6.26 c. 7.18
Rounding Off
b. 5.44 d. 4.78
5. Round off 105.48886 to four significant figures.
Matrix
a. 105.40 c. 105.4
b. 105.50 d. 105.5 • Properties and Operations of Matrices
Exponents Situation 1: Two matrices A and B are given below.
6. Find the value of x in (35)(96) = 32x. 2 5 1 1 0 0
a.
b.
8.00
8.50
c.
d.
9.00
9.50
A= 3 1 0 and B= 0 1 0
 6 7 4   0 0 1 
7. Solve for x in the equation 481/x = 2(3)1/x.
a. 1 c. 3 24. What is the minor of 5?
b. 2 d. 4 a. 12 c. 2
b. 10 d. 6
8. Simplify (16a6b4)1/4.
a. 2ab3/2 c. 2a3/2b 25. What is the cofactor of 2?
b. 4ab3/2 d. 4a3/2b a. 3 c. -3
b. -4 d. 4
9. A certain bacteria grows exponentially according to the formula A t =
A0e0.584t where At is the number of bacteria at any time t, A0 is the 26. What is A times B? (Ans. b)
initial number of bacteria, and t is the time. If there were initially 4
bacteria, in how many hours will they be increased to 2,500 1 5 2 2 0 0
bacteria? a. 0 1 3 c. 0 1 0
a. 11.02 hrs c. 10.12 hrs  4 7 6   0 0 4 
b. 11.20 hrs d. 10.21 hrs
10. A radioactive metal decays according to the formula A = A0e-0.02476t, 2 5 1 5 2 1
where A0 is the original mass, and A is the mass t years from year b. 3 1 0 d. 1 3 0
0. Determine the half-life.  6 7 4   7 6 4 
a. 28 years c. 35 years
b. 30 years d. 32 years • Inverse of a Matrix
Polynomials Situation 2: Two matrices A and B are given below.
• Operations of Polynomials 2 1 3 x 8 y 
1
11. If (3x3 – 4x2y + 5xy2 + 6y3) is divided by (x2 – 2xy + 3y2), the A= 0 - 1 2  and B =  8 - 10 - 4 
remainder is  4 3 1 
6
 4 z - 2 
a. 1 c. 2
b. 0 d. 3 Matrix B is the inverse of matrix A.
• Special Products 27. Determine the value of x.
a. 2 c. 5
a b. -7 d. -2
12. Rationalize the expression . (Ans. b)
a − ab 28. Determine the value of y.
a. 7 c. 2
1− b a− b b. -2 d. 5
a. c.
1+ b a+b 29. Determine the value of z.
a. -2 c. 7
1+ b a+ b b. 2 d. 5
b. d.
1− b a−b Theory of Equations
Functions
• Remainder Theorem
5 2 3
13. If f(x) = x − 2x + , then f(-1) is equal to 30. If (4y3 + 8y + 18y2 – 4) is divided by (2y + 3), the remainder is
x a. 12 c. 13
a. -7 c. -8 b. 11 d. 10
b. -6 d. -9
31. If (4x3 + 7x2 – 4) is divided by (x + 4), compute the remainder.
14. A new country was created because of the turmoil erupting in the a. 162 c. -126
Middle East in 1990. The country’s population grew and is b. -148 d. 150
estimated as P = 250,000e0.06t, t years after 1990. What would this
country’s population be in 2015? • Roots of a Polynomial
a. 1.2 million c. 1.12 million Situation 3: Solve the following problems:
b. 750,000 d. 960,000
32. How many rational roots do the equation x5 – 5x4 + 5x3 + 15x2 – 36x
Imaginary Number + 20 = 0 have?
15. The complex number 5 – 3i is divided by 2 – i. Find the quotient. a. 1 c. 2
(Ans b) b. 4 d. 3
13 + i 13 + i 33. How many positive real roots are there in the equation 7x7 + 5x5 +
a. c. 3x3 + x = 0?
5 3 a. 0 c. 2
13 − i 13 − i b. 1 d. 3
b. d.
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34. In the function f(x) = x2n – 1 where n is a natural number, find the Situation 4: The following data of road accident versus driver’s age
number of positive roots. form a quadratic equation:
a. 0 c. 2
b. 3 d. 1 Number of Accidents
Age of Driver
per Year
Inequalities 20 250
35. If ab – cde is positive, which of the following is true? 40 150
60 200
ab
a. =1 c. ab – cde > 0 52. Determine the numerical coefficient of x2.
cde
a. 0.1875 c. -16.2500
b. ab + cde > 0 d. ab  cde b. -0.1875 d. 16.2500
36. Given the inequalities -2 < x  4 and -4  x < 1, which of the 53. Determine the numerical coefficient of x.
following is true? a. 0.1875 c. -16.2500
a. -1  x  2 c. -2 < x < 1 b. -0.1875 d. 16.2500
b. -2  x  1 d. -1 < x < 2
54. Determine the number of accidents per year in which 30-year olds
37. The variables a, b, c, and d are integers such that ab is negative might be involved.
and cd is positive. If the variable d is odd, which of the following is a. 156 c. 190
true? b. 181 d. 210
a. a<c c. ad > 0
55. Solve for x in the equation 3ix – 5 + 3i = (3 – i)y + i.
b. b is even d. ac > 0
a. -1/9 c. 1/9
38. Find the values of x that satisfy the inequalities x2 < 9 and b. 5/3 d. -5/3
1 1 56. Given the equations 2x – 5y – 13 = 0 and 8x + 7y + 29 = 0, solve for
 ?
x 3 x – y.
a. -2 c. -4
a. -3 < x < 3 c. x<3
b. 2 d. 1
b. 0<x<3 d. x>3
57. If xyz = 12 and y2z = 20, what is the value of x/y?
Absolute Value
a. 5/3 c. 3/5
39. If the absolute value of x is greater than the absolute value of y, b. 4/5 d. 2/5
which of the following is always true?
58. Given the equations ab = 1/8, bc = 6, and ac = 3, find the product
a. x2 > y2 c. xy > 0
abc.
b. y2 > x2 d. x–y>0
a. 3/2 c. 3/4
40. If xy = | x | | y |, which of the following is always true? b. 4/3 d. 2/3
a. x–y0 c. x=y
Partial Fractions
b. xy  0 d. x  0 and y  0
59. Find the value of A in the equation
41. You are asked to evaluate the expression | 3x + 2 | < 1. The 2
solution set to this expression contains x + 4x + 10 A B(2x + 2) C
= + +
a. both positive and negative real numbers 3
x + 2x + 5x
2
x
2
x + 2x + 5
2
x + 2x + 5
b. only positive real numbers
c. no real numbers a. 2 c. -1/2
d. only negative real numbers b. -2 d. 1/2
Higher Degree Equations 60. Solve for B in the given equation
4 3 2
• Quartic Equation x − 15x − 32x − 12x − 14 A B C Dx + E
2
= + + + 2
42. Find the non-zero solution to the equation 4x – 60x = 0.
4 3 (x + 1)(x − 2)(x + 3)(x + 2) x +1 x−2 x+3 x +2
a. 15 c. 20 a. 2 c. 1
b. 60 d. 4 b. 0 d. -3
System of Equations 61. Find the value of E in the partial fraction
4 3 2
43. Find the value of w in the following equations: 2x + 3x + 7x + 10x + 10 A Bx + C Dx + E
= + 2 + 2
3x – 2y + w = 11 2
(x − 1)(x + 3)
2
x − 1 x + 3 (x + 3)
2

x + 5y – 2w = -9
2x + y – 3w = -6 a. 0 c. 2
b. -1 d. 3
a. 2 c. 4
b. 3 d. 1 The Binomial Theorem
16
44. The logarithm of the quotient and the logarithm of the product of two  1 − 3
numbers are 1.55630251 and 0.352182518, respectively. Find the 62. Find the 6th term in the expansion of  . (Ans. c)
value of the first number.  2a 
a. 6 c. 8 22,113 66,339
b. 7 d. 9 a. - 11
c. - 11
128a 128a
45. The logarithm of the product MN is equal to 1.62324929 and the
logarithm of the quotient M/N is equal to -0.066946789. Find the 66,339 22,113
b. - 11
d. - 11
value of N. 256a 256a
a. 6 c. 8
b. 7 d. 9 63. Determine the sum of the numerical coefficients in the expansion of
(a + b)8.
46. Find the value of x in the equation (x + yi)(1 – 2i) = 7 – 4i. a. 1,024 c. 128
a. 5 c. 3 b. 512 d. 256
b. 4 d. 2
64. What is the sum of the numerical coefficients of the expansion of (a
47. When the expression (x4 + ax3 + 5x2 + bx + 6) is divided by (x – 2), + b)6?
the remainder is 16. When it is divided by (x + 1), the remainder is a. 16 c. 64
10. Find the value of b. b. 128 d. 32
a. 7 c. -7
b. -5 d. 5 Number / Digit Problems
48. When the given function f(x) = cx3 – 3x2 + dx – 4 is divided by (x + 65. The sum of seven consecutive integers is zero. Find the smallest
2), the remainder is -34. When it is divided by (x – 2), the remainder integer.
is 2. What is the value of d? a. -1 c. 0
a. 1 c. 3 b. -4 d. -3
b. 2 d. 4 Proportion / Variation
49. The logarithm of the quotient and the product of two numbers are 66. The scale of a certain map is 1:25,000. If an error made on the map
equal to 0.234083206 and 1.924279286, respectively. Find the is 0.02 mm, what is the equivalent error in actual?
smaller number. a. 5.00 m c. 0.05 m
a. 10 c. 12 b. 50.00 m d. 0.50 m
b. 7 d. 9
67. AB is directly proportional to BC in the ratio 13 to 17. BC is also
50. When you divide (x4 + ax3 + 5x2 + bx + 6) by (x – 2), the remainder proportional to CD in the same ratio. Find AB when CD = 52.
is 16. When you divide it by (x + 1), the remainder is 10. Find the a. 30.41 c. 30.40
value of a. b. 31.04 d. 30.14
a. 5 c. -7
b. 7 d. -5 68. x varies inversely as y. When x = 32, y = 68. Find x when y = 122.
a. 17.48 c. 57.14
51. Solve for y in the equation 2x + 5y + 3yi + 15 – 3i = 0. b. 57.41 d. 17.84
a. 1 c. -10
b. -4 d. 5 69. The area of a park on a map is 500 mm2. If the scale of the map is
1:40,000, determine the true area of the park.
a. 80 ha c. 40 ha
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70. The scale on a map is 1:5000. A circular plot measures 6 cm in 87. A salesman started walking from office A at 8:30 A.M. at the rate of
diameter on the map. Find its area. 2.50 kph. He arrived at office B 12 seconds late. Had he started
a. 6.90 ha c. 8.09 ha from A at 8:00 A.M. and walked at 1.50 kph, he would have arrived
b. 7.70 ha d. 7.07 ha at B one minute before the appointed time. At what time was he
supposed to be at B?
71. x varies inversely as y. When x = 48, y = 75. Find x when y = 114.
a. 9:10 A.M. c. 9:12 A.M.
a. 79.26 c. 35.18
b. 9:11 A.M. d. 9.13 A.M.
b. 31.58 d. 72.96
88. Two cars compete in a race for a stretch of 1,000 m. It took one car
Situation 5: Ohm’s law states that the current flowing in a fixed resistor
130 seconds while the other 110 seconds to reach the finish line.
is directly proportional to the applied voltage. When 30
When the faster car reached the finish line, how far was the slower
volts is applied across a resistor, the current flowing
car behind the faster car?
through the resistor is 2.4010-3 amperes.
a. 146.85 m c. 153.85 m
72. Determine the constant of proportionality between the voltage and b. 164.42 m d. 135.42 m
current.
89. An airplane flying with the wind took 1.50 hours to travel 500 km
a. 7.2010-2 c. 9.0010-5 and 1.60 hours flying against the wind. Find the speed of the
b. 6.8010-2 d. 8.0010-5 airplane in still air.
73. Determine the current when the applied voltage is 52 volts. a. 322.22 kph c. 322.92 kph
a. 4.1610-3 amperes b. 332.92 kph d. 392.22 kph
b. 1.3110-3 amperes 90. A man fires a bullet to a target at a speed of 900 m/s. After 2.50
c. 4.6810-3 amperes seconds, he heard the sound of the bullet as it strikes the target. If
d. 1.3810-3 amperes the speed of the sound is 350 m/s, how far is the target from the
man?
74. Determine the voltage when the current is 3.6010-3 amperes.
a. 810 m c. 720 m
a. 18.89 volts c. 20.00 volts
b. 630 m d. 600 m
b. 40.00 volts d. 45.00 volts
Situation 7: Two trains are running in the same direction on two parallel
Situation 6: Charle’s law states that for a given mass of gas at constant
tracks. One train 100 m long is moving at 100 kph and the
pressure, the volume is directly proportional to its
other train 150 m long is moving at 250 kph. At a certain
thermodynamic temperature. A certain gas has a volume
instance, the front end of the faster train is 800 m behind
of 2.25 L at a temperature of 320 K.
the tail end of the slower train.
75. Determine the constant of proportionality.
91. Find the time required for the front end of the faster train to reach
a. 7.0312510-3 c. 6.3212510-3
the tail end of the slower train.
b. 7.2512510-3 d. 6.8712510-3 a. 21.20 s c. 19.60 s
76. Determine the volume of the gas at a temperature of 420 K. b. 19.20 s d. 21.60 s
a. 3.05 L c. 2.89 L 92. Find the time when the tail ends of the trains are abreast.
b. 2.95 L d. 2.65 L a. 22.20 s c. 21.60 s
77. Determine the temperature of the gas at a volume of 2.615 L. b. 21.20 s d. 22.80 s
a. 413.68 K c. 380.57 K 93. Find the time required for the faster train to completely overtake the
b. 360.63 K d. 371.91 K slower train.
78. If x:15 = y:x, find x if y = 3x. a. 24.20 s c. 25.60 s
a. 30 c. 60 b. 25.20 s d. 24.80 s
b. 45 d. 5 94. A man can run x km in y hours. How long will it take him to run z
79. For a gas at constant temperature, the volume is inversely km?
proportional to its absolute pressure. If the gas occupies a volume a. xy/z c. xyz
of 1.20 m3 at a pressure of 300 kPa, Find the volume when the b. xz/y d. yz/x
pressure is increased to 450 kPa. Situation 8: A car takes 7 hours and 30 minutes to travel from A to B.
a. 0.56 m3 c. 1.25 m3
b. 0.80 m3 d. 1.80 m3 95. How long will the journey be if the speed is 1.50 times the original
speed?
80. In a scientific experiment, two parameters S and T always results in a. 6 hrs c. 4 hrs
direct proportion to the input value R. When R is 0.75, S would be b. 3 hrs d. 5 hrs
0.54. On the other hand, T would result to 421 when S is 357. If the
final value of T is 180, what was the value of R? 96. How long will the journey be if the speed is 4.25 times the original
a. 212 c. 224 speed?
b. 220 d. 216 a. 2.57 hrs c. 1.76 hrs
b. 1.67 hrs d. 2.75 hrs
Age Problems
97. How long will the journey be if the speed is 0.75 times the original
81. In an organization, there are Civil Engineers, Mechanical speed?
Engineers, and Electrical Engineers. The sum of their ages is a. 9 hrs c. 8 hrs
2,160; the average age is 36. The average age of the CE and ME is b. 10 hrs d. 11 hrs
39; of the ME and EE, 32 & 8/11; the CE and EE, 36 & 2/3. If each
CE were 1 year older, each ME 6 years older, and each EE 7 years Situation 9: Two trains are running in the same direction on two parallel
older, their average age would have been increased by 5 years. tracks. One train 180 m long is moving at 120 kph and the
Determine the average age of the Civil Engineers. other train 120 m long is moving at 180 kph. At a certain
a. 40 c. 30 instance, the front end of the faster train is 600 m behind
b. 35 d. 45 the tail end of the slower train.
Clock Problems 98. Find the distance traveled by the slower train when the front end of
the faster train caught up with its tail end.
82. In how many minutes after 3:00 P.M. will the minute hand of a clock a. 1,800 m c. 1,600 m
coincide with the hour hand? b. 1,500 m d. 1,200 m
a. 15.46 min c. 17.27 min
b. 16.36 min d. 18.18 min 99. Find the distance traveled by the faster train when its front end
caught up with the tail end of the slower train.
Motion Problems a. 1,600 m c. 1,200 m
83. An airplane, flying with the wind, took 2 hours to travel 1,000 km b. 1,500 m d. 1,800 m
and 2.50 hours in flying back. What was the wind velocity? 100. Find the time required for the faster train to completely overtake the
a. 40 kph c. 60 kph slower train.
b. 50 kph d. 70 kph a. 51.60 s c. 43.20 s
84. At 2:00 P.M., an airplane takes off at 340 mph on an aircraft carrier. b. 48.00 s d. 54.00 s
The aircraft carrier moves due south at 25 mph in the same Work Problems
direction as the plane. At 4:05 P.M., the communication between
the plane and the aircraft carrier was cut off. Find the 101. Eleven men can finish the job in 15 days. Five men started the job
communication range between the plane and the carrier. and after 6 days, 4 men were added. Find the total number of days
a. 654.75 mi c. 665.25 mi it took them to finish the job.
b. 656.25 mi d. 645.75 mi a. 18 days c. 21 days
b. 19 days d. 20 days
85. A man walks from his house to the office. If he leaves at 8:00 A.M.
and walks at the rate of 2 kph, he will have arrived 3 minutes 102. Twenty men can finish a job in 30 days. Twenty-five men started
earlier, but if he leaves at 8:30 A.M. and walks at 3 kph, he will have the job. After 20 days, 10 men quitted. Find the total number of
arrived 6 minutes late. What time should he arrive at the office? days it took them to finish the job.
a. 9:06 A.M. c. 8:54 A.M. a. 26.67 days c. 27.33 days
b. 9:12 A.M. d. 8:43 A.M. b. 23.33 days d. 27.66 days
86. A man walks from his house to the office. If he leaves at 8:00 A.M. 103. Twenty-eight men can finish the job in 60 days. At the start of the
and walks at the rate of 2 kph, he will have arrived 3 minutes 16th day, 5 men were laid off and after the 45th day, 10 more men
earlier, but if he leaves at 8:30 A.M. and walks at 3 kph, he will have were hired. How many days were they delayed in finishing the job?
arrived 6 minutes late. Find the distance from his house to the a. 2.27 days c. 2.97 days
office. b. 2.45 days d. 3.67 days
a. 2.70 km c. 2.10 km
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104. A can do a piece of work alone in 2 days, B alone in 3 days, and C 121. Peter set out from a certain point at 6 kph. After he had gone two
alone in 6 days. If they work together, how many days would it take hours, Paul set out to overtake him and went 4 km the first hour, 5
them to finish the work? km the second hour, 6 km the third hour, and so on. How many
a. 1.50 days c. 0.50 days hours after Peter set out were they together?
b. 1.60 days d. 1 day a. 9 hrs c. 7 hrs
b. 8 hrs d. 10 hrs
Situation 10: A building contractor is faced with the problem of possibly
paying liquidated damages of P10,000 per day for the 122. The nth term of an arithmetic sequence is given by an = 3n + 5. Find
delay in the completion of his work in accordance with the the common difference of the terms in this sequence.
stipulated contract. The number of days left on the contract a. -3 c. 5
is 30 days. At present, he is hiring a work force of 40 b. 3 d. -5
skilled workers with a daily wage of P300 each and 20
Geometric Progression
unskilled workers with a daily wage of P200. The daily
wage is based on an 8-hour days work. If he maintains the 123. In a benefit show, a number of wealthy men agreed that the first
present number of men, he will finish the work in 50 days. one to arrive would pay 10 centavos to enter and each later arrival
Overtime rate is 25% more than the regular rate. would pay twice as much as the preceding man. The total amount
collected from all of them was P104,857.50. How many wealthy
105. If he allows the present working force to work overtime for 2 hours a
men paid?
day, how much will he save of lose in order to finish the project?
a. 20 c. 25
a. P100,000 c. P60,000
b. 15 d. 30
b. P40,000 d. P80,000
124. The numbers 28, x + 2, 112,… form a geometric progression. What
106. If he will put additional men maintaining the ratio of two skilled
is the 10th term?
workers to one unskilled worker in order to finish the job on time,
a. 13,336 c. 16,336
how many skilled workers will he add, considering no overtime
b. 14,336 d. 15,336
work?
a. 13 men c. 28 men 1 1
b. 26 men d. 14 men 125. Find the sum of the infinite geometric series 1, - , , ...
5 25
107. Should the contractor allow overtime work for two hours a day, he
a. 3/4 c. 6/7
will add more men in order to finish the job on time, maintaining the
b. 4/5 d. 5/6
ratio of two skilled workers to one unskilled worker. By doing so,
how much is his savings or losses? 126. There are four geometric means between 3 and 729. Find the sum
a. P149,500 c. P114,500 of all the terms.
b. P71,000 d. P111,000 a. 1,129 c. 1,092
b. 1,192 d. 1,029
108. If 8 men can chop down 28 trees in a day, how many trees can 20
men chop down in a day? 127. There are four geometric means between 3 and 729. Find the fourth
a. 35 c. 11 term.
b. 63 d. 70 a. 9 c. 81
b. 27 d. 243
109. Ramir can do a job in 1 hour, Paul can do it in 2 hours, and Dona
can do it in 3 hours. How long will it take them to do the job working 128. The geometric mean of two numbers is 8 and their arithmetic mean
together? is 17. Determine the larger number.
a. 0.51 hrs c. 0.59 hrs a. 30 c. 34
b. 0.55 hrs d. 0.68 hrs b. 32 d. 36
Arithmetic Progression 129. If a, -4, b forms a geometric progression and 14, a, b forms an
arithmetic progression, find the value of b.
110. How many terms of the progression 3, 5, 7,… must be in order that
a. 8 c. 4
their sum will be 2,600?
b. 2 d. 5
a. 48 c. 49
b. 51 d. 50 Situation 11: The fourth term and the tenth term of a geometric
progression are 54 and 39,366, respectively.
111. How many terms of the progression 3, 5, 7, 9,… must be taken in
order that their sum will be 2,600? 130. Determine the common ratio.
a. 49 c. 48 a. 2 c. 4
b. 50 d. 47 b. 3 d. 5
112. What is the sum of the progression 4, 9, 14, 19,… up to the 20th 131. Determine the first term.
term? a. 2 c. 4
a. 1,045 c. 1,030 b. 3 d. 5
b. 1,035 d. 1,040
132. Determine the seventh term.
113. Which of the following numbers should be changed to make all the a. 1,458 c. 128
numbers form an arithmetic progression when properly arranged? b. 31,250 d. 8,192
27 33 45 20 133. Find the 10th term of the sequence 5, 10, 20, …
14 28 28 14 a. 640 c. 1,280
b. 2,560 d. 5,120
a. 27/14 c. 45/28
134. The 4th term of a geometric progression is 1/2 and the 12th term is
b. 33/28 d. 20/14
128. Find the 9th term.
114. The sum of the progression 5, 8, 11, 14, … is 1,025. How many a. 64 c. 32
terms are there? b. 8 d. 16
a. 22 c. 23
135. Find the sum of the first 12 terms of the sequence 0.25, 0.75, 2.25,
b. 25 d. 24
6.75, …
115. There are seven arithmetic means between 3 and 35. Find the sum a. 7,381.00 c. 66,430.00
of all the terms. b. 22,143.25 d. 199,290.25
a. 167 c. 175
Harmonic Progression
b. 171 d. 163
136. Find the value of x in the harmonic progression 1, 1/5, 1/9, 1/x, …
116. There are nine arithmetic means between 11 and 51. Find the sum
a. 13 c. 11
of all the terms.
b. 12 d. 10
a. 341 c. 345
b. 349 d. 337 137. If the given sequence below forms a harmonic progression, what is
the value of x?
117. Find the 25th term of the progression 5, 8, 11,…
a. 86 c. 77 1 1 1
1
b. 89 d. 80 4 x 10
118. P36,000 is to be divided among Arthur, Bernard, and Carlos such a. 8 c. 6
that their shares, in the same order, form an arithmetic progression. b. 5 d. 7
Bernard’s share is three times that of Arthur’s. How much is
138. The arithmetic mean of two numbers is 4 while the geometric mean
Bernard’s share?
is 6. Find the cube of the harmonic mean.
a. P6,000 c. P12,000
a. 216 c. 512
b. P18,000 d. P20,000
b. 343 d. 729
119. The third term of an arithmetic progression is -7 and the eighth term
Sequence and Series
is 23. Find the sum of the first twelve terms.
a. 280 c. 121 139. Find the fifth term of the series whose sum of the first n terms is 3n +
b. 221 d. 168 2
– 6.
a. 3,160 c. 1,458
120. Find the arithmetic mean of -14, -12, -10, -4, -1, 5.
b. 2,348 d. 4,374
a. -6 c. -5
b. -8 d. -7 140. Find the summation of (5k – 3) from k = 1 to k = 16.
a. 632 c. 634
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CE Review
141. Find the next term in the sequence 1, 1, 1/2, 1/6, 1/24.
a. 1/720 c. 1/48
b. 1/120 d. 1/64
Diophantine Equation
142. Three distinct positive integers have a sum of 15 and a product of
45. What is the largest of these integers?
a. 1 c. 5
b. 9 d. 15
Miscellaneous Problems
Situation 12: There are two types of questions in an examination, type A
worth 10 points each and type B worth 15 points each. It
takes 3 minutes to answer each item of type A and 6
minutes each item of type B. There are 16 questions in the
exam good for 60 minutes.
143. How many type A questions are there?
a. 11 c. 12
b. 8 d. 10
144. How many type B questions are there?
a. 4 c. 6
b. 8 d. 5
145. Find the maximum score in the exam.
a. 200 c. 190
b. 180 d. 185
146. Mario has four more hats than Alex and half as many hats as
Miguel. If the three together have 24 hats, how many hats does
Miguel have?
a. 14 c. 10
b. 3 d. 7
147. A shipment of items is divided into two portions such that the
difference between the portions is half of their average. Find the
ratio of the smaller to the larger portion.
a. 2/5 c. 3/5
b. 1/3 d. 2/3
148. There are 45 applicants for a cadet engineer position in a company.
If the number of male applicants is even and equal numbers of male
and female are to be hired for gender equality, 7 gentlemen will not
be hired. How many male applicants are there?
a. 32 c. 26
b. 30 d. 28
149. An alien bacteria culture grew from 2,500,000 seven hours ago to
10,000,000 now. What is its percentage growth rate per hour?
a. 21.9% c. 20.4%
b. 20.1% d. 20.5%
150. A construction materials supplier received an order, to be shipped
by van, for 100 boxes of materials that weigh 39 pounds each. But
in addition, the order must include as many 65-pound boxes of
materials that the van can possibly carry. The truck is rated for 5
tons. If a ton is equivalent to 2,000 pounds, how many 65-pound
boxes can be included in the order?
a. 93 c. 94
b. 91 d. 92

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