Direct Operation

1. If 23 + 32 = 42 + z, then z =

A) 1
B) 4
C) 9
D) –1
E) –4

2. In the figure, If = 1 cm , how long is ?

A) 3 cm
B) 6 cm
C) 8 cm
D) 18 cm
E) 7.5 cm

3. Define (a, b) = 3a + b2 and [m] = m2 , what is the value of [(3,1)] ?

A) 10
B) 20
C) 49
D) 100
E) 121

4. If  increases by 40% of 100º, then its complement measures 30º. How long is ?

A) 80º
B) 60º
C) 50º
D) 30º
E) 20º

5. Let 4p - q = 10 and p = - 2 , then p + q =

A) – 20
B) – 18
C) – 16
D) – 4
E) 16

PROPOSED EXERCISES

1. 5k - 5(k - 1) =

A) –5
B) –1
C) 5
D) 1
E) None of the above

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2. The fourth part of the area of a square is 16 m2. How long is its perimeter?

A) 64 m
B) 32 m
C) 16 m
D) 8m
E) 4m

3. Ramón and Pedro walk a distance at a ratio of 2 : 3, in the same direction. If they
leave together and Pedro has walked 36 km, how far is Pedro from Ramón ?

A) 12 km
B) 18 km
C) 24 km
D) 48 km
E) 54 km

4. 5-2 + (– 2)3 =

A) – 16
B) – 33

C) 

D) 
E) None of the above

5. The angle  measures 48º. If  is doubled, it results in  . If  is divided into

three equal parts, the result is . Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?

I)  -  measures twice  .
II)  is 16º less than  .
III)  +  measures four and a half times  .

A) Only I
B) Only I and II
C) Only I and III
D) II and III only
E) I, II and III

6. 80% of 40 is equal to 50% of P. What is the value of P ?

A) 64
B) 32
C) 25
D) 16
E) 10

7. With the data in figure 1, the measure of x is

A) 37,5º
B) 45º
C) 75º
D) 90º fig. 1
E) 105º

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8. If x = 0.7 and m is half of x, what is the value of m  x?

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

9. We define m  n = , then the value of 3  (- 2) is

A) –6
B) 0
C) 1
D)

E) –

10. In Figure 2 , ABCD is a square of side 12u, , so the ratio of the area of
the  IGF and the area of ABCD is

A)

B)

C)
fig. 2

D)

E)

11. One meter of fabric is worth $ (3p - r). If a rebate of $ is decided r per meter, what is
the value, in pesos, of 5 meters ?

A) 15p - 5r
B) 15p
C) 3p - 2r
D) 15p - 10r
E) 15p - 2r

12. If k = 0.1 , then

A) – 0,09
B) – 0,9
C) 0,01

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E) 0,1

13. If , then

A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D)

E)

14. In figure 3, L is a line and ABC is a triangle, what is the value of y?

A) 20º
B) 40º
C) 70º
D) 140º
E) 160º fig. 3

15. If r = 2s , then , as a function of r, is

A)
B) r+1
C)

D)

E)

16. In figure 4: the triangles ABE, EBD and BDC are congruent, rectangles and isosceles of
leg a. The perimeter of ABCDEA measures

A) 5a
B) 7a
C) 6a + 3a
D) 4a + 3a fig. 4
E) 2a + 3a

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17. The number t minus is equal to one third of . What is the value of t?

A)

B)

C)

D)
E) None of the above

18. Triangles ABC and BED are rectangles as shown in Figure 5. If

, then the perimeter of the figure
measures

A) 40 cm
B) 48 cm
C) (26 + ) cm
D) (30 + ) cm
E) (34 + ) cm
fig. 5

19. If a = b, b = c and c = x , then a, as a function of x, is

A) 10 x
B) 10 x
102 x
C)
D) (10x)-1
E) (10x)-2

20. The volume of a cylinder of radius r and height h is  r2  h. In Figure 6, the two
cylinders have equal height s and their radii are n and 2n, respectively. Then the total
volume of the cylindrical body is

A) 2   n2  s
B) 3   n2  s
C) 4   n2  s
D) 5   n2  s fig. 6
E) 6   n2  s

21.

A)
B) 8
C) 16
D) 32
E) 64

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22. If 2 - 5a = 22 , then 3a - 1 =

A) –13
B) 11
C) 13
D) 21
E) –12

23. In figure 7, there is a square of side 8 cm and a circumference of diameter 6 cm. What
is the area of the shaded region ?

A) (64 - 36) cm2

B) (64 - 12) cm2
C) (64 - 9) cm2
D) (64 - 6) cm2 fig. 7
E) None of the above

24. If t + 5 = - 3 , then

A) – 10
B) – 15
C) 5
D) 10
E) 15

25. If 5% of a is 4 and 25% of b is 16, then a + b =

A) 44
B) 66
C) 84
D) 144
E) 420

26. P, M and Q are three squares as shown in Figure 8.

If Area P = Area Q = 9 cm2 and =2 , then what is the area of the shaded region ?

A) 18 cm2 P
B) 22.5 cm2 C
A B
C) 27 cm2
D) 36 cm2
E) 45 cm2 M
fig. 8

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27. 4 meters + 5 centimeters, expressed in decimeters, correspond to

A) 40.5 dm
B) 4.5 dm
C) 45.0 dm
D) 405.0 dm
E) 0.45 dm

28. The complement of  is 38º and the supplement of  is 105º, then the supplement of
 +  is

A) 37º
B) 53º
C) 127º
D) 143º
E) none of the above

29. By spending of my money, I am left with $580. How much money did he have?

A) $ 2.030
B) $ 1.450
C) $ 620
D) $ 748
E) $ 812

30. If the diagonal of a rectangle is d and the minor side is a, then its perimeter is

A) 2d
B) a+
C) a+2
D) 2a + 2
2a2 2d2
E) + 2a +

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 KEYS

1. C 16. E
2. B 17. A
3. A 18. C
4. D 19. B
5. E 20. D

6. A 21. E
7. C 22. A
8. D 23. C
9. E 24. B
10. B 25. D

11. D 26. C
12. B 27. A
13. E 28. B
14. C 29. E
15. A 30. D