ALGEBRA 02 LECTURE

12
1. In the binomial term, (𝑥 2 + 2𝑦)12 , find the
7. Find the sum of the exponents for (3𝑥 3 + 2𝑦 4 )
following, a. 384
a. Term involving 𝑦 5 b. 546
b. 6th term c. 385
c. Sum of the coefficients d. 245
d. Sum of the exponents 1 𝑛
8. Solve the value of n in the expansion of (𝑥 2 + 𝑥) if
e. Middle term
the 5th term is 210𝑥 8 .
2. What is the sum of the coefficients in the a. 20
expansion of (2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 𝑧)5 b. 10
a. 0 c. 5
b. 1 d. 7
𝑥
c. 32 9. If the coefficient of 𝑥 7 and 𝑥 8 in (2 + 3)𝑛 are equal,
d. 1024 then n is equal to:
3A. Find the sum of the coefficients in the a. 15
expansion of (𝑥 + 2)6 b. 45
a. 105 c. 56
b. 219 d. 55
c. 211
d. 665 AGE PROBLEMS
3B. What is the sum of the coefficients of the 10. Dave Parrera was 6 times as old as Linuel Nueva 6
expression of (2𝑥 − 1)20 ?
years ago. Four years from now Dave will be 4 times as
a. 0
old as Linuel. How old is Linuel now?
b. 4
c. 1 11. Two times Ruffiel’s age is 8 more than six times the
d. 20 age of his special friend Sweden. Ten years ago, the sum
4. Determine the middle term in the expansion of their ages is 44. How old is Sweden now?
1
of (√𝑥 − 𝑥)6 a. 18
√
b. 20
a. -20 c. 15
b. -1 d. 16
c. 1
d. 12 12. If Gerome was four times as old as Kelvin in 8 years
5. What is the coefficient of (x+y)10 containing ago, and if Gerome will be twice as old as Kelvin in 8
the term 𝑥 7 𝑦 3 ? years hence, find the age of Kelvin.
a. 120 a. 16
b. 140 b. 40
c. 60 c. 38
d. 240 d. 12
1
6. A binomial term, (2𝑥 + 3𝑥)6 is given. Find the 13. Mary is 24 years old, Mary was twice as old as Ann
following: was when Mary was old as Ann is now. How old is
a. Term involving 𝑥 −2 Ann?
b. Coefficient of the term 𝑥 4 a. 16
c. Constant term b. 28
c. 20
d. 12
ALGEBRA 02 LECTURE
c. 16.4 ml
d. 11.2 ml

14. Mary is 24 years old. Mary is twice as old as ann 20. How much water must be evaporated from 10 kg
was when mary was as old as ann is now. How old is solution which has 4% salt to make a solution 10% salt?
Ann? a. 4 kg
b. 6 kg
15. At the present, the sum of the parent’s ages is twice c. 5 kg
the sum of the children’s ages. Five years ago, the sum d. 7 kg
of the parents ages was 4 times the sum of the children’s
ages. Fifteen years hence, the sum of the parent’s ages 21. The gasoline tank of Sherwin Lingat’s car contains
will be equal to the sum of the children’s ages. How 50 liters of gasoline and alcohol, the alcohol comprising
many children as there? 25%. How much of the mixture must be drawn off and
a. 3 replaced by pure alcohol so that the tank contains a
b. 4 mixture of which 50% is alcohol?
c. 5 a. 16.67
d. 6 b. 33.33
c. 15.67
16. The age of Diophantus, a Greek mathematician may d. 18.54
be calculated from the epitaph which reads as follows:
Diophantus passed 1/6 of his life in childhood, 1/12 in WORK PROBLEMS
youth, 1/7 as a bachelor. Five years after his marriage
22. Maynard can paint a condenser pipe in 30 hours. His
was born a son who died 4 years before his father at half
husband, Thyrone can paint it in 35 hours. Together with
his father’s final age. “How old was Diophantus when he
their son, they can paint in 10 hours. How long will their
died”?
son finish the job working alone.
a. 80
a. 21.25
b. 84
b. 24.25
c. 76
c. 26.25
d. 90
d. 32.35
MIXTURE PROBLEMS 23.

17. Vienne and Jay-Ar are planning to mix alcohol

solutions for their science project. Two thousand 44
kilograms of alcohol containing 8% solution is to be 24.
made by mixing an alcohol containing 14% solution
with another containing 6% solution. How much of each
solution is needed?
a. 1000 & 1000
b. 1500 & 500 25. A paint job can be done by 70 men in 100 days.
c. 200 & 1800 There were 80 men at the start of the project but after 50
d. 1200 & 800 days, 20 of them had to be transferred to another project.
18. How long will it take the remaining workforce to
complete the job?
a. 70
b. 80
19. In a certain laboratory, Ismael has 24 ml of 78% c. 120
sulfuric acid solution. How many liters of pure sulfuric d. 50
acid should he add to make 85% solution?
a. 4.6 ml
b. 5.8 ml
ALGEBRA 02 LECTURE
26. Eight men can excavate 15m^3of drainage open
canal in 7 hours. Three men can backfill 10m^3 in 4
hours. How long will it take 10 men to excavate and
backfill 20m^3 in same project.
a. 5.67 hours
b. 3.45 hours
c. 9.86 hours
d. 10.54 hours
27. Engr. Jilmer and his helper, Allen can do a certain
job in 3 hours. On a given day, they work together for 1
hour then Allen left and Engr. Jilmer finishes the rest of
the work in 8 more hours. How long will it take for the
engineer to do the job alone?
a. 12 hours
b. 8 hours
c. 10 hours
d. 15 hours
28. Ronald’s tank is filled through its inlet pipe and then
emptied through its outlet pipe in a total of 8 hours. If
water enters through its inlet pipe and simultaneously
allowed to leave through its outlet pipe, the tank is filled
in 5 ½ hours. How long it will take to fill the tank with
the outlet pipe closed?
a. 2 hours
b. 3 hours
c. 4 hours
d. 2.7 hours