EVALUATION EXAM # 1

Name: Engr. Date:

INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each of the following

questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Two cars A and B race around a 1320-meter circular track. With

the same starting point and traveling in opposite directions,
they met for the first time after two minutes. When traveling at
the same direction and starting at the same point, car A reaches
the starting point with car B 220 meters behind. When will they
meet for the first time traveling at the same direction?
A. 22.00 min C. 8.25 min
B. 26.40 min D. 12.00 min

2. A satellite dish has the shape of a paraboloid. The signals that

it receives are reflected to a receiver that is located at the
focus of the paraboloid. If the dish is 8 feet across at its
opening and 1.25 feet deep at its center, determine the location
of its focus.
A. 12.8 C. 4.6
B. 3.2 D. 10.0

3. The locus of a point which moves so that its distance from a fixed
point is a constant fraction (less than 1) of its distance from
a fixed line.
A. Parabola C. Ellipse
B. Circle D. Hyperbola

4. Find the equation of the circle that passes through the point
(9,7) and is tangent to both the y-axis and the line 3x - 4y =
24.
A. (x-5)^2 + (y-4)^2 = 25 C. (x+5)^2 + (y+4)^2 = 25
B. (x+25/2)^2 + (y-19)^2 = D. (x-25/2)^2 + (y+19)^2 =
625/4 625/4

5. Find the sum of all odd integers between 100 and 1000.
A. 245,700 C. 275,400
B. 247,500 D. 257,400

6. Earth has a mean distance of 93 million miles and a perihelion

distance of 91.5 million miles. Find an equation for Earth’s
orbit.
A. 𝑥2 𝑦2 C. 𝑥2 𝑦2
+ = 1 + =1
932 8646.75 932 8664.57
B. 𝑥2 𝑦2 D. 𝑥2 𝑦2
+ 2=1 + 2=1
8646.75 93 8664.57 93
7. In the recent “Russia-Ukraine” war, Ukraine captured 6,400 of
Russian soldiers and with provisions on hand, it will last for
216 meals while feeding 3 meals a day. The provision lasted 9

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 more days because of daily deaths. At an average, how many died
per day?
A. 18 C. 20
B. 19 D. 21

8. Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a bacterium that can reproduce at

an exponential rate. The E. coli reproduce by dividing. A small
number of E. coli bacteria in the large intestine of a human can
trigger a serious infection within a few hours. Consider a
particular E. coli infection that starts with 100 E. coli
bacteria. Each bacterium splits into two parts every half hour.
Assuming none of the bacteria die, the size of the E. coli
population after t hours is given by
P(t) = 100 ∙ 22t , where 0 ≤ t ≤ 16
Find P(3).
A. 4,800 C. 6,400
B. 5,700 D. 7,500

9. How many gallons of 3% acid solution must be mixed with 60 gallons

of 10% acid solution to obtain a solution that is 8% acid?
A. 16 C. 12
B. 20 D. 24

10. Three circles with centers A, B, and C have respective radii 50,
30, and 20 in. and are tangent to each other externally. Find the
area of the curvilinear triangle formed by the three circles.
A. 141.64 C. 167.76
B. 205.48 D. 196.68

11. Towers A and B are constructed on a horizontal plane B being 200

m. above the plane. The angle of elevation of the top of tower A
as seen from point C in the plane (in the same vertical plane
with A and B) is 50°, while the angle of depression of C viewed
from the top of tower B is 28°58’ and the angle subtended at the
top of tower B by the top of tower A and C is 50°. How far is C
horizontally from A?
A. 674.36 C. 516.59
B. 615.64 D. 433.47

12. A ship is travelling to land. It is located 900 miles from land

when its engine breaks. In the first hour, the ship covers 60
mils. After that, the engine loses 5% of its capacity in every
hour. What is the greatest distance the ship could cover with
broken engine?
A. 1100 miles C. 800 miles
B. 900 miles D. 1200 miles

13. If you owned a sari-sari store in Manila, at what price will you
mark a small camera for sale that cost ₱600 in order that you may
offer 20% discount on the marked price and still make a profit of
25% on the selling price?
A. 1000.00 C. 1200.00
B. 1090.91 D. 1190.91

14. Determine the distance between the lines: 12x + 5y = 8, and 12x
+ 5y = 0.
A. 13/8 C. 12/13
B. 13/12 D. 8/13

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15. Solve for the distance d from the point (-2,1) to the line 3x +
4y – 12 = 0. The sign of the distance d indicates which of the
following?
A. The point (-2,1) and the origin lie on opposite sides of the
given line.
B. The point (-2,1) and the origin lie on the same side of the
given line.
C. The point (-2,1) is a solution to the given line.
D. None of the above.

16. The demand d for a specific product, in items per month, is given
by:
𝑑(𝑝) = 25 + 880𝑒 −0.18𝑝
where p is the price, in dollars, of the product.
What will happen to the demand as the price increases without
bound?
A. 25 items per month C. 13 items per month
B. 50 items per month D. 35 items per month

17. The reflective property of an ellipse can be used to show that

sound waves, or light waves, that emanate from one focus of an
ellipse will be reflected to the other focus. The Statuary Hall
in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., is a whispering
gallery. A person standing at one focus of the elliptical ceiling
can whisper and be heard by a person standing at the other focus.
John Quincy Adams, while a member of the House of Representatives,
was aware of this acoustical phenomenon. He situated his desk at
a focus of the elliptical ceiling, which allowed him to eavesdrop
on the conversations of his political adversaries, who were
located near the other focus. A room 88 feet long is constructed
to be a whispering gallery. The room has an elliptical ceiling.
Maximum height of the ceiling is 22 feet. Determine where the
foci are located measured from the center of the room.
A. 35.6 ft. C. 33.8 ft.
B. 38.1 ft. D. 40.0 ft.

18. Two thousand kg. of steel containing 8% nickel is to be made by

mixing a steel containing 14% nickel with another containing 6%
nickel. How much of each is needed?
A. 1500 kg - 14% nickel, 500 kg - 6% nickel
B. 750 kg - 14% nickel, 1250 kg - 6% nickel
C. 500 kg - 14% nickel, 1500 kg - 6% nickel
D. 1250 kg - 14% nickel, 750 kg - 6% nickel

19. A machine produces open boxes using square sheets of metal. The
machine cuts equal sized squares measuring 2 inches on a side
from the corners and then shapes the metal into an open box by
turning up the sides. If each box must have a volume of 200 cubic
inches, find the size of the length and width of the open box.
A. 10.00 C. 12.00
B. 14.14 D. 13.50

20. The arithmetic mean of 80 numbers is 55. If the two numbers namely
850 and 250 are removed, what is the arithmetic mean of the
remaining numbers?
A. 41.25 C. 43.12
B. 42.31 D. 45.21

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21. A mixture compound of equal parts of two liquids, one white and
the other black, was placed in a hemispherical bowl. The total
depth of the two liquids is 6 inches. After standing for a short
time, the mixture separated, the white liquid settling below the
black. If the thickness of the segment of the black liquid is 2
inches, find the radius of the bowl in inches.
A. 7.73 C. 7.93
B. 7.53 D. 7.33

22. The locus of a point which moves so that its distance from a fixed
point is a constant fraction (greater than 1) of its distance
from a fixed line.
A. Parabola C. Ellipse
B. Circle D. Hyperbola

23. A group of examinees decided to hire a tutor and planned to

contribute equal amount for the tutor’s fee. If there were 10
more examinees, each would have paid ₱2 less. However, if there
were 5 less examinees, each would have paid ₱2 more. How many
examinees are there in the group?
A. 14 C. 18
B. 16 D. 20

24. A group of elderly woman wanted to invite a Zumba instructor. If

there were two more women, each would have contributed ₱250 less
for the fee of the instructor. If there were two women less, each
woman would have given ₱375 more. How many women are there in the
group?
A. 10 C. 13
B. 11 D. 12

25. An aero lift airplane can fly at an airspeed of 300 mph. If there
is a wind blowing towards the cast at 50 mph, what should be the
plane’s compass heading in order for its course to be 30°? What
will be the plane’s ground speed if it flies in this course?
A. 312.9 mph C. 330.4 mph
B. 321.9 mph D. 303.4 mph

26. Shown below are the eccentricities of different planets:

Mercury 0.206
Venus 0.007
Earth 0.017
Mars 0.093
Jupiter 0.049
Saturn 0.051
Uranus 0.046
Neptune 0.005
Which planet has the most nearly circular orbit?
A. Mercury C. Mars
B. Venus D. Neptune

27. Find the value of x:

tan−1 (1 − 𝑥) + tan−1 (1 + 𝑥) = tan−1 1/8
A. 4 C. 5
B. 6 D. 3

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28. A messenger travels from points A and B. If he will leave A at
8:00 AM and travel at 2 kph, he will arrive at B 3 minutes earlier
than his expected time of arrival. However, if he will leave at
8:30 AM and travel at 3 kph, he will arrive 6 minutes later than
the expected time. What is the expected time of arrival?
A. 9:10 AM C. 9:18 AM
B. 9:06 AM D. 9:42 AM

29. In a certain survey of a consumers group regarding the drinking

habits of a certain group, it was found out that 48% drink San
Miguel Beer, 38% drink Asian Beer, 30% drink Red Horse, 10% drink
San Miguel Beer and Asian Beer, 13% drink Asia Beer and Red Horse.
Those who drink San Miguel do not drink Red Horse cause it’s too
strong. How many did not drink any beer?
A. 6% C. 16%
B. 3% D. 7%

30. A river flows due south at 125 ft/min. A motorboat, moving at 475
ft/min in still water, is headed due east across the river. In
what direction must the boat be headed in order to move due east,
and what is its speed in that direction?
A. 14.74°, 458.26 C. 15.26°, 458.26
B. 14.74°, 491.17 D. 15.26°, 491.17

31. One side of a rectangle is 3 cm. shorter than four times the other
side. Find the area of the rectangle if the perimeter of the
rectangle is 204 cm.
A. 1701 C. 1628
B. 1170 D. 1826

32. From a point outside of an equilateral triangle, the distances to

the vertices are 10 m., 18 m., and 10 m., respectively. What is
the length of one side of the triangle?
A. 15.48 C. 13.00
B. 16.98 D. 11.23

33. A chemist’s measuring glass is conical in shape. If it is 8 cm

deep and 3 cm across the mouth, find the distance on the slant
edge between the markings for 1 cc and 2 cc.
A. 0.781 C. 0.795
B. 0.718 D. 0.759

34. Points A, B, C, D, and E are on the periphery of a circle. AB =

BC = CD. If the value of the angle BAC is 35°, find the angle
DEA.
A. 105 C. 145
B. 120 D. 75

35. A man finds the angle of elevation of the top of a tower to be

30°. He walks 85 m. nearer the tower and finds its angle of
elevation to be 60°. What is the height of the tower?
A. 76.61 C. 76.31
B. 73.31 D. 73.61

36. In a class of 40 students, 27 like Calculus and 25 like Chemistry.

How many like both Calculus and Chemistry?
A. 18 C. 14
B. 16 D. 12

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37. Two radio transmitters are positioned along a coastline, 500 miles
apart. Using a LORAN (LOng RAnge Navigation) system, a ship
determines that a radio signal from transmitter T1 reaches the
ship 1600 microseconds before it receives a simultaneous signal
from transmitter T2. If the ship is directly north of transmitter
T1, determine how far (to the nearest mile) the ship is from the
transmitter. Assume the radio signals travel at 0.186 mile per
microsecond.
A. 110 C. 220
B. 271 D. 136

38. A 3 m. curved strip around and above the base of a hemispherical

dome is to be covered with one coat of water proofing compound.
Radius of dome is 7.50 m. Determine the area to be covered by the
water proofing compound.
A. 138.5 C. 153.8
B. 137.6 D. 167.3

39. An engineer bought 24 boxes of screws for 2200 pesos. There were
three types of screws bought. Screw A costs 300php per box, screw
B costs 150php per box, and screw C costs 50php per box. How many
boxes of screw A did he buy?
A. 5 C. 17
B. 2 D. 14

40. A swimming pool is rectangular in shape of length 12 m. and width

5.5 m. If has a sloping bottom and is 1 m. deep at one end and
3.6 m. deep at the other end. The water from a full cylindrical
reservoir 3.6 m. in diameter and 10 m. deep is emptied to the
pool. Find the depth of water at the deep end.
A. 2.842 C. 2.915
B. 2.695 D. 2.754

41. Solve the number of triangle/s that exist if: A = 37°, c = 40,
and a = 28.
A. 0 C. 2
B. 1 D. Cannot be determined

42. A man mailed 10 chain letters to ten of his friends with a request
to continue by sending a similar letter to each of their ten
friends. If this continue for 6 sets of letters and if all
responded, how much will the Phil. Postal office earn if minimum
postage costs ₱4 per letter?
A. ₱4,444,440 C. ₱4,444,044
B. ₱4,000,000 D. ₱6,000,000

43. A bookstore purchased a best-selling price book at ₱200 per copy.

At what price should this book be sold that, giving a 20% discount,
the profit is 30%?
A. 450 C. 357
B. 500 D. 400

44. How much water must be evaporated from 10 kg solution which has
4% salt to make a solution of 10% salt?
A. 4 kg C. 6 kg
B. 5 kg D. 7 kg

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45. The pressure, P, in a traveling sound wave is given by P = asin
b(t-c), where a, b, and c are constants, P is the pressure in
dynes per square centimeter, and t is in seconds. Find the period
of the pressure given by P = 20sin100π(t-0.2).
A. 0.01 s. C. 0.03 s.
B. 0.02 s. D. 0.04 s.

46. Solve the number of triangle/s that exist if: C = 65°, b = 10,
and c = 8.
A. 0 C. 2
B. 1 D. Cannot be determined

47. Maine is being pursued by Alden. Maine is ahead by 30 of her own

pace. How many paces must Alden take if he takes 4 paces for the
same time span that Maine takes 5 paces, but 3 of Alden’s paces
is as long as 4 of Maine’s paces.
A. 360 C. 400
B. 380 D. 420

48. The chord of an ellipse through a focus perpendicular to the major

axis is called a:
A. Directrix C. Minor Axis
B. Latus Rectum D. Radius

49. A ship “A” started sailing N40°32’E at the rate of 3mph. After 2
hours, ship “B” started from the same port going S45°18’E at the
rate of 4 mph. Since ship “B” started, after how many hours will
the ship “B” be S8°40’W of “A”?
A. 2.46 C. 1.92
B. 3.77 D. 4.36

50. In the battle of Iraq, a column of tanks of the British Army is

two kilometers long and is advancing at a constant speed. The
commander ordered a messenger at the rear of the column to deliver
a message to the captain at the front and to return to his position
without delay. Using a motorcycle running at constant speed, the
messenger was able to cover the trip in the same length of time
that the column advanced 3 kilometers. Find the distance traveled
by the messenger.
A. 2.30 km. C. 5.61 km.
B. 6.61 km. D. 3.61 km.

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