TOPIC: Algebra, Probability and Statistics

DATE\TIME:
LECTURER: Engr. Jeffrey P. Landicho
b. 8:42.5 d. 8:43.2
Review Problem 13. A boat travels downstream in 2/3 times as it
1. Solve for x if 8x = 2(y+2) and 16(3x-y) = 4y. goes going up stream. If the velocity of river’s
a. 2 c. 1 current is 8 kph, determine the velocity of the
b. 3 d. 4 boat in still water.
(2x+1)
2. If 4 = 1024, find the value of 4x a. 40kph c. 50 kph
a. 14 c. 16 b. 30 kph d. 60 kph
b. 18 d. 20 14. Find the middle term of (𝑥 2 − 2𝑦)10
3. Find the value of x in the given expression log a. -8064x5y10 c. -8064x10y5
6 + x log 4 = log 4 + log (32 + 4x )
b. -8640x5y10 d. -8604x5y10
a. 3 c. 4
15. Find the sum of the coefficients in the
b. 2 d. 5
expansion of (2x-3y+1)35.
4. Find the 1985th digit in the decimal equivalent
to 1985/9999 starting from decimal point. a. -1 c. 1
a. 8 c. 9 b. -2 d. 2
b. 1 d. 5 16. The 3rd and 8th term of an arithmetic
5. Find the value of constant “h” in the 2x2 – hx2 + progression are 9 and 24 respectively. Find the
4x + 5h = 0 so that the sum of the roots is 2. 20th term.
a. 4 c. 6 a. 60 c. 63
b. 12 d. 18 b. 36 d. 69
6. The polynomial 2X3 + 4x2 – 5x + 3 is divided by 17. The 3rd term of harmonic progression is 15
(x – 3), then the remainder is and the 9th term is 6. Find the 11th term.
a. 78 c. 87 a. 4 c. 5
b. 75 d. 57 b. 6 d. 7
7. A certain job can be done by 72 men in 100 18. A survey of 100 students reported that the
days. There were 80 men at the start of the number of those enrolled in various
project but after 40 days, 30 of them had to be
mathematics subject were Algebra, geometry,
transferred to another project. How long will
it take the remaining workforce to complete and calculus 20, algebra and geometry 30,
the job? algebra and calculus 35, geometry and calculus
a. 60 c. 70 35, algebra 70, calculus 60. How many enrolled
b. 80 d. 90 in geometry?
12
8. In the expansion of (x+4y) the numerical a. 50 c. 45
th
coefficient of the 5 term is: b. 55 d. 30
a. 126720 c. 216720 19. How many 4-digit numbers can be formed
b. 506880 d. 253440 using digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 if one digit is
9. A man is 25 years older than his son. In 10 used only once in one number?
years, he will be ten more than twice as old as a. 360 c. 200
his son. How old is the son.
b. 460 d. 400
a. 5 c. 7
20. How many distinct permutations can be made
b. 6 d. 9
in the word ‘ENGINEERING’
10. Maria is 24 years old now. Maria was twice as
old as Ana was when Maria was as old as Ana a. 200,277 c. 277,200
is now. How old is Ana now? b. 772,200 d. 227,200
a. 20 c. 18 21. How many ways can a committee of five are
b. 16 d. 22 selected from an organization with 35
11. A mixture containing 6% boric acid is to be members?
mixed with 2 quarts of a mixture which is 15% a. 324632 c. 425632
boric acid in order to obtain a solution which
b. 125487 d. 326597
is 12% boric acid. How much of the 6%
22. A semiconductor company will hire 7 men and
solution must be used?
a. 1 c. 2 4 women. In how many ways can the company
b. 3 d. 4 choose from 9 men and 6 women who
12. At what time between 8 and 9 o’clock will the qualified for the position?
minute hand coincide with the hour hand? a. 680 c. 840
a. 8:43.6 c. 8:43.9
 b. 480 d. 540 a. 7.5 c. 5.7
23. If a card is drawn from a deck of 52 playing b. 6.5 d. 8.5
cards find the probability that it will be red or 32. Find the harmonic mean of the numbers 3, 5,
an ace. 6, 6, 7, 10, and 12.
a. 7/13 c. 1/13 a. 8.75 c. 7.58
b. ½ d. 1/26 b. 5.87 d. 5.78
24. A box contains 8 red, 3 white, and 9 blue balls. 33. The range of the set 2, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5, 8, 10, 12 is?
If 3 balls are drawn at random without a. 9 c. 10
replacement, determine the probability that all b. 11 d. 12
3 are red. 34. Find the variance of the given data 1, 3, 4, 5, 8,
a. 14/285 c. 3/20 11, 13, 15.
b. 6/20 d. 15/285 a. 25.7 c. 27.5
25. A fair of coin is tossed three times. Find the b. 35.7 d. 37.5
probability that there will appear exactly two 35. Find the standard deviation of the set 12, 6, 7,
heads. 3, 15, 10, 18, 5.
a. 3/8 c. 1/8 a. 5.87 c. 7.58
b. ¼ d. ½ b. 8.47 d. 4.87
26. Roll a pair of dice one time. What is the
probability that the sum of two numbers is 9?
a. 1/36 c. 1/18
b. 1/9 d. 2/9
27. A shipment of 10 Samsung android TV
contains 3 defective set. Find the probability
that a certain person receives at least 2
defective units after buying 4 TV sets.
a. ½ c. 1/3
b. 1/5 d. 1/6
28. If a point is drawn inside the circle with 10 cm
radius, what is the probability that its distance
from the center is more than 5 cm?
a. 1/4 c. 3/4
b. 1/3 d. 2/3
29. A continuous random variable X, having
values only between 0 and 5, has a density
function given by p(x) = 0.2 at 0  X  5 and
p(x) = 0 otherwise. Find the probability that
2.5  X  4

a. 0.4 c. 0.2
b. 0.3 d. 0.5
30. Find the mean, median, and mode for the set
(a) 3, 5, 2, 6, 5, 9, 5, 2, 8, 6
a. 5.1, 5, 5 c. 5.5, 5.5, 5
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b. 5, 5, 5 d. 5.6, 6, 6
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