NON-TECHNICAL EXAM SOLUTIONS

1. In which of the following years did over 2/3 of the students who took the exam not pass
it?

Answer: 2008
2. Return on sales (profit/sales) was highest in which year?

Answer: 1997
Return on sales in 1995 = 20/180 or 0.111
Return on sales in 1996 = 30/260 or 0.115
Return on sales in 1997 = 60/345 or 0.173
Return on sales in 1998 = 55/420 or 0.130

3. A one-fourth percent of a number is 25. What is the number? Answer: 10,000

1
% ( x )=25 x=10,000
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4. A mini grocery store has a sale of Php 6435, Php 6927, Php 6855, Php 7230 and Php
6562 for 5 consecutive months. How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that
he gets an average sale of Php 6500? Answer: 4991

(6435+ 6927+6855+7230+6562+ x )
=6500 x=4991
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5. 90 increased by what percent of itself gives 180? Answer: 200%

90 ( x % ) =180 x =200 %

6. If twice the value of a certain number is increased by 8 and the result is 40. What is the
number? Answer: 16
2 ( x )+ 8=40 x =16

7. Cassy’s father was 38 years of age when she was born while her mother was 36 years old
when her brother four years younger to her was born. What is the difference between
the ages of her parents? Answer: 6 years

when she was born : father=38 mother =32 f −m=6 yrs

when her brother was born : father =42 mother=36 f −m=6 yrs

8. Number series: 2, 10, 60, 420, _____. Answer: 3360

2
2 x 5=10
5 x 6=60
60 x 7=420
420 x 7=3360

9. A solution is made of water and pure milk. If 70% of the solution is water, how many
milliliters of pure milk are in 1 liter of this solution? Answer: 300 ml

1 liter=100 % 1liter=1000 ml
70 %=700 ml of water
100 %−70 % water=30 % milk
30 %=300 ml of milk
10. In a group of 120 persons, there are 32 more women than men. How many women are
there in the group? Answer: 76

120 persons−32 women=88 men∧women

88
divideby 2; =44 women∧44 men
2
total number of women=44+32=76

11. 483.43 +123.334+31.5544 +444.44 Answer: 1082.7184

write downall given numbers vertically ∧align the decimals , thenadd .

12. At 6:30 am, Liza told Ana that she found Blessy 15 and ¼ hours ago, at what time Liza
found Blessy? Answer: 3:15 pm
6 :30 am
12 hours ago ,6 :30 am−12hrs =6 :30 pm
3 hours∧15 mins ago pa , 6 :30 pm−3 hrs∧15 mins=3 :15 pm

−6 3
13. If = , then a = ?
(a−3) (a+ 2)

−6 ( a+ 2 )=3 ( a−3 )
−6 a−12=3 a−9
−6 a−3 a=−9+12
−9 a 3
=
−9 −9
−1
a=
3

14. A company makes a profit equal to 25% of its sales. The profit is shared equally among
the 4 owners of the company. If the company generates sales of Php 2,000,000 , how
much money does each one of the owners get?
2,000,000
=500,000
4
500,000 x 0.25=125,000

15. Gary decided to cycle to his friend’s house at a speed of 6 kph and the journey took 30
minutes. How far did Gary cycle?

30 minutes=0.5 hr
 km
6 x 0.5 hr=3 km
hr
16. Analyze and encircle the correct answer.

1. If you are c. He left the country d. Reading word without

ambivalent with the because of the understanding their
answers, analyze ominous experiences meaning is futile.
the given problem. he had in the past. a. unnecessary
a. uncertain a. unforgettable b. useless
b. unaware b. threatening
e. Diskettes and CDs are f. He submitted a g. The Queen of the Night
going obsolete. grotesque artwork that dances vivaciously.
a. refurbished nobody in the class a. lively
b. outdated could relate to. b. sweetly
a. beautiful
b. weird

17. Reading comprehension:

Critical reading is a demanding process. To read critically, you must slow down your
reading and, with pencil in hand, perform specific operations on the text. Mark up
the text with your reactions, conclusions, and questions. When you read, become an
active participant.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
a. critical reading is a slow, dull, but essential process.
b. the best critical reading happens at critical times in a person’s life.
c. readers should get in the habit of questioning the truth of what they read.
d. critical reading requires thoughtful and careful attention.
e. critical reading should take place at the same time each day.