Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VI – WESTERN VISAYAS
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SILAY CITY

QUARTER I – WEEKS 5 & 6

SY 2021-2022

MATHEMATICS 9
WRITTEN TEST NO. 3

MULTIPLE CHOICE (25 POINTS)

Instruction: Read and analyze each item carefully. Write the letter of your chosen answer on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. Which of the following is NOT a quadratic inequality?

a. 3 y – 2y +1>¿ 0 b. 2 x + x ≥ 3c. a³ + a – 2 ≤ 0
2 2 2

2. What is the first step in solving problems involving quadratic equations?

a. Formulate an equation b. Make a representation c. Determine the given and the unknown

3. What are called of those mathematical sentences that can be written in any of the
following forms: ax² + bx + c ¿ 0, ax² + bx + c ¿ 0, ax² + bx + c ≥ 0,
and ax² + bx + c ≤ 0 where a, b and c are real numbers and a ≠ 0.
a. Linear Inequalities b. Quadratic Inequalities c. Quadratic Equations

4. Quadratic inequality makes use of the following symbols EXCEPT

a. = b. ¿∨≤ c.¿∨¿ ≥

5. The length of a rectangular floor is 5 m longer than its width. The area of the floor is 84 m ².
What are the dimensions (the width and the length) of the floor?
a. width = 7m length = 12m b. width = 12m length = 7m c. width = 8m length = 12m

For item numbers 6 and 7, please refer to the problem below.

Problem: Mr. Reyes would like to enclose his two adjacent rectangular gardens with 84 m of
fencing materials. The gardens are of the same size and their total area is 190 m ².

6. What is the perimeter of the combined adjacent gardens?

a. 2l + 4w b. 2w + l c. 2w + 2l

7. What mathematical sentence would represent the total area of the two gardens?
a. lw = 190 b. 2lw = 190 c. lw = 84

8. John and Carlo are planning to paint a house together. John thinks that if he works alone it
would take him 5 hours more than the time Carlo takes to paint the entire house. Working together,
they can complete the job in 6 hours. What is the equation to represent the work done by John and
Carlo together?
1 1 1 1 1 1
a. x +
x+5 = 6 b.
x – x+5 = 6 c. x ( x + 5 ) = 6
9. Grace and Lyn can finish cleaning the house in 2 hours. If it takes Grace working alone 3 hours
longer than it takes Lyn working alone, how many hours will each girl finish the work alone?

a. Lyn = 6 hours and Grace = 3 hours b. Lyn = 3 hours and Grace = 6 hours
c. Lyn = 2 hours and Grace = 5 hours

10. The symbol ≤ which is related to quadratic inequality should be read as ______________.
a. is less than b. is less than or equal to c. is greater than or equal to

11. What makes 3y² + 6y – 9 ≥ 0 a quadratic inequality?

a. The highest degree is 2, the inequality symbol is greater than or equal to, and the value of a≠0.
b. The highest degree is 2, the inequality symbol is less than or equal to, and the value of a ¿0.
c. It is in the form of ax² + bx + c = 0.

12. In solving problems involving quadratic equations, what is the step to be performed after
determining the given and the unknown?
a. Formulate an equation b. Make a representation c. Solve the equation

For item numbers 13 – 15, please refer to the problem below.

Problem: Find two consecutive even integers whose product is 112.

13. Which of the following statements points out the given in the problem?
a. The two consecutive even integers
b. The product of two consecutive even integers is 112.
c. The sum and product of two consecutive even integers is 112.

14. What is the unknown in the problem?

a. The two consecutive even integers
b. The product of two consecutive even integers is 112.
c. The sum and product of two consecutive even integers is 112.

15. Which of the following equations can be formulated to solve the problem if the first integer is
represented by the variable x?
a. x (x + 1) = 112 b. x + (x + 2) = 112 c. x (x + 2) = 112

16. Which of the following mathematical statements is a quadratic inequality?

a. 2p² - 3p -5 = 0 b. 7k + 12 ¿ 0 c. 3q² + 7q ≥ 0

17. How should the symbol ≥ be properly read?

a. is greater than b. is less than or equal to c. is greater than or equal to

18. What makes (x + 1) (x + 3) ≤ 0 a quadratic inequality?

a. The product of the two binomials is x² + 4x +3 ≤ 0. So, the highest degree is 2, the inequality
symbol is less than or equal to and the value of a ≠ 0.
b. The product of the two binomials is x² + 3x +3 ≤ 0. So, the highest degree is 2, the inequality
symbol is less than and the value of a ≠ 0.
c. The product of the two binomials is x² + 4x +4 ≤ 0. So, the highest degree is 2, the inequality
symbol is greater than or equal to and the value of a ≠ 0.

For item numbers 19 -21, please refer to the problem inside the box.

A rectangular garden has an area of 24 square meters and a perimeter of 22 meters. What are
the dimensions of the garden?
19. What is asked in the problem?
a. A rectangular garden has an area of 24 square meters and a perimeter of 22 meters.
b. The dimensions of the garden
c. The product is 24 and the sum is 22.

20. What representations and equations can be made?

a. l = the length b. l = the length c. l = the length
w= the width w= the width w= the width
2
lw = 24 lw = 22 (lw) = 24
2l + 2w = 22 2l + 2w = 24 l + w = 22

21. What are the dimensions of the garden?

a. 3 meters and 8 meters b. 4 meters and 6 meters c. 2 meters and 12 meters

22. How does the inequality x²+ 3 ≥ x – 3 look like when rewritten in the form ax² + bx + c ≥ 0?
a. x²+ x – 3 ≥ 3 b. x² – x + 6 ≥ 0 c. x² – x - 6 ≥ 0

23. How would you explain that x(x + 8) < 2x +16 is a quadratic inequality?
a. The inequality symbol is less than and the value of a ≠ 0.
b. The simplified form is x² + 6x – 16 < 0, and the highest degree is 2.
c. The simplified form is x² + 6x – 16 < 0, the highest degree is 2, the inequality symbol is less
than and the value of a ≠ 0.

24. Ren and Jen were given a problem and they should come up with a mathematical equation which
shall require their representation and translation skills.

Problem: A rectangular lot has an area of 260 m². What is the width of the lot if it requires 68 m of
fencing materials to enclose it?

Ren’s Answer Jen’s Answer

w² - 68 w + 260 = 0 w² - 34 w + 260 = 0

Who got the correct answer?

a. Ren b. Jen c. None of them

25. Is the mathematical sentence y² – 4y ≥ 0 a quadratic inequality? Why?

a. No, because it has no constant term.
b. Yes, because the highest degree is 2 and it has linear term.
c. Yes, because the highest degree is 2 and there is a presence of inequality symbol which is
greater than or equal to and the value of a ≠ 0.