CE INTEGRATION

ALGEBRA
Second Semester, SY 2018-2019

INSTRUCTION: 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. Use pencil no. 1 only.

1. At what time after 12:00 noon will the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock first form an angle of
1200?
a. 21.818 b. 12:21.181 c. 21.181 d. 12:21.818
2. A man left his home at past 3:00 o’clock PM as indicated in his wall clock. Between two to three hours
after, he returned home and noticed that the hands of the clock interchanged. At what time did he left his
home?
a. 3:27.27 b. 3:31.47 c. 3:22.22 d. 3:44.44
3. It is now between 3 and 4 o’clock and in twenty minutes the minute-hand will be as much as the hour-
hand as it is now behind it. What is the time now?

a. 3:06.36 b. 3:07.36 c. 3:09.36 d. 3:08.36

4. At 2:00 PM, an airplane takes off at 340 mph on an aircraft carrier. The aircraft carrier moves due south
at 25kph in the same direction as the plane. At 4:05pm, the communication between the plane and the
aircraft carrier was lost. Determine the communication range in miles between the plane and the carrier/
a. 656 miles b. 785 miles c. 557 miles d. 412 miles

5. A man rows downstream at the rate of 5 mph and upstream at the rate of 2mph. How far downstream
should he go if he is to return in 7/4 hours after leaving?
a. 2 mi b. 3.5 mi c. 3 mi d. 2.5 mi
6. A boat takes 2/3 as much time to travel downstream from C to D, as to return, If the rate of the river’s
current is 8kph, what is the speed of the boat in still water?
a. 38 b. 39 c. 40 d. 41
7. A 100-kilogram salt solution originally 4% by weight. Salt in water is boiled to reduce water content until
the concentration is 5% by weight salt. How much water is evaporated?
a. 10 b. 15 c. 20 d. 25
8. An alloy of silver and gold weighs 15 oz. in air and 1 oz. in water. Assuming that silver losses 1/10 of its
weight in water and gold losses 1/18 of its weight, how many oz. at each metal are in the alloy?
a. Silver= 4.5 oz; gold= 10.5 oz. c. Silver= 3.75 oz; gold= 11.25 oz
b. Silver= 5 oz; gold= 10. oz. d. Silver= 2.75 oz; gold= 12.25 oz

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 CE INTEGRATION
ALGEBRA
Second Semester, SY 2018-2019

INSTRUCTION: 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. Use pencil no. 1 only.

9. Pedro can paint a fence 50% faster than Juan and 20% faster than Pilar and together they can paint a
given fence in 4hours. How long will it take Pedro to paint the same fence if he had to work alone?
a. 10 hours b. 11 hours c. 13 hours d. 15 hours
10. A job can be done by eleven workers in 15 days. Five workers started the job. They were reinforced with
four more workers at the beginning of the 6th day. Find the total number of days it took them to finish the
job.
a. 22. b. 21.42 c. 23.22 d. 20.56
11. A and B can do a piece of work in 42 days, B and C in 31 days, and A and C in 20 days. Working
together, how many days can all of them finish the work?
a. 18.9 b. 19.4 c. 17.8 d. 20.9
12. The ages of the mother and her daughter are 45 and 5 years, respectively. How many years will the
mother be three times as old as her daughter?
a. 5 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20
13. Mary is 24 years old. Mary is twice as old as Ana was when Mary was as old as Ana is now. How old is
Ana?
a. 16 b. 18 c. 19 d. 20
14. A man is 41 years old and in seven years he will be four times as old as his son is at that time. How old
is his son now?
a. 9 b. 4 c. 5 d. 8
15. In a class of 40 students, 27 students like Calculus and 25 like geometry. How many students liked both
Calculus and Geometry?
a. 10 b. 14 c. 11 d. 12
16. The probability for ECE board examinees from a certain school to pass the Mathematics subject is 3/7
and that for the Communications subject is 5/7. If none of the examinees failed in both subjects and
there are 4 examinees that pass both subjects. How many examinees from the school took the
examination?
a. 28 b. 27 c. 26 d. 32
17. There are 9 Arithmetic means between 11 and 51. The sum of the progression is;
a. 279 b. 341 c. 376 d. 254

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 CE INTEGRATION
ALGEBRA
Second Semester, SY 2018-2019

INSTRUCTION: 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. Use pencil no. 1 only.

18. Which of the following numbers should be change to make all the numbers form an arithmetic progression
when properly arranged?
a. 27/14 b. 33/28 c. 45/28 d. 20/14
19. Find the sum of the infinite geometric progression 6, -2, 2/3…
a. 5/2 b. 9/2 c. 7/2 d. 11/2
20. The 10th term of the progression 6/5, 4/3, 3/2 … is:
a. 12 b. 10/3 c. 12/3 d. 13/3
21. In a benefit show, a number of wealthy men agreed that the first one to arrive would pay 10 centavos to enter
and each later arrival would pay twice as much as the preceding man. The total amount collected from all
them was P104, 857.50. How many wealthy men had paid?
a. 18 b. 19 c. 20 d. 21
22. How many 4 digit numbers can be formed without repeating any digit from the following digits, 1,2 ,3 ,4 and
6.
a. 150 b. 120 c. 140 d. 130
23. A bag contains 3 white and 5 black balls. If the balls are drawn in succession without replacement, what is
the probability that both balls are black?
a. 5/28 b. 5/16 c. 5/32 d. 5/14
24. In a dice game, one fair die is used. The player wins P20.00 if he rolls either 1 or 6. He losses P10.00 if he
turns up any other face. What is the expected winning for one roll of the die?
a. P40.00 b. P0.00 c. P20.00 d. P10.00
25. If seven coins are tossed simultaneously, find the probability that there will be at least six tails.
a. 2/128 b. 3/128 c. 1/6 d. 2/16
26. Given that w varies directly as the product of x and y and inversely as the square of z and that w=4,
when x=2, y=6 and z=3. Find w when x=1, y=4 and z=2
a. 4 b. 2 c. 1 d. 3
27. If x varies directly as y and inversely as z, and x=14 when x=7 and z=2, find x when z=4 and y=16.
a. 14 b. 4 c. 16 d. 8

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 CE INTEGRATION
ALGEBRA
Second Semester, SY 2018-2019

INSTRUCTION: 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. Use pencil no. 1 only.

28. Find the 6th term of the expansion of (1/2a -3)16

a. –(22113/256a11) b. –(66339/128a11) c. –(22113/128a11) d. –(66339/256a11)
29. In the expansion of (x+4y)12, the numerical coefficient of the 5th term is
a. 253,440 b. 126,720 c. 63,360 d. 506,880
30. The middle term in the expansion of (x2-3)8 is:
a. -70x8 b. 70x8 c. -5670x8 d. 5670x8
31. Find the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (x+2y-z)8
a. 256 b. 1024 c. 1 d. 6
32. If ¼ and -7/2 are the roots of the quadratic equation Ax2+Bx+C=0, what is the value of B?
a. -28 b. 4 c. -7 d. 26
33. If the roots of the quadratic equation ax2+bx +c=o are 3 and 2 and a, b, c are all whole numbers, find
a+b+c.
a. 12 b. -2 c. 2 d. 6
34. The roots of the quadratic equation are 1/3 and ¼. What is the equation?
a. 12x2+7x+1=0 b. 12x2+7x-1=0 c. 12x2-7x+1=0 d. 12x2-7x-1=0
35. Five coins were tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of getting three heads and two tails?
a. 1/32 b. 1/16 c. 1/8 d. ¼
36. Throw a fair coin five times. What is the probability of getting three heads and two nails?
a. 5/32 b. 5/16 c. 1/32 d. 7/16
37. The face of a coin is either head or tail. If three coins are tossed, what is the probability of getting three
tails or three heads?
a. 1/8 b. 1/2 c. 1/4 d. 1/6
38. In how many ways can 5 people line up to pay their electric bills of two particular persons refuse to
follow each other?
a. 120 b. 72 c. 90 d. 140
39. How many ways can 7 people be seated at a round table?
a. 5040 b. 120 c. 720 d. 840

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 CE INTEGRATION
ALGEBRA
Second Semester, SY 2018-2019

INSTRUCTION: 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. Use pencil no. 1 only

40. The captain of baseball team assigns himself to the 4th place in the batting order. In how many ways
can he assign the remaining places to his eight teammates if just three men are eligible to the first
position?
a. 2160 b. 40320 c. 5040 d. 15120
41. An equation in which a variable appears under the radical sign called:
a. Literal equation b. radical equation c. irradical equation d. irrational equation
42. Two factors are considered essentially the same if:
a. One is merely the negative of the other
b. One is exactly the same as the other
c. Both of them are negative
d. Both of them are positive
43. Infinity minus infinity is:
a. Infinity b. zero c. Indeterminate d. none of these
44. Any number divided by infinity is equal to:
a. 1 b. Infinity c. zer0 d. Indeterminate
45. The ratio or product of two equations in direct or inverse relation with each other is called:
a. Ratio and proportion b. constant variation c. means d. extreme
46. The logarithm of a number to the base e(2.718281828) is called:
a. Naperian Logarithm b. Characteristic c. Mantissa d. Briggsian Logarithm
47. The logarithm of 1 to any base is:
a. Indeterminate b. zero c. Infinity d. one
48. In complex algebra, we use a diagram to represent a complex plane commonly called:
a. De Moivre’s b. Funicular c. Argand d. Venn
49. In a proportion of four quantities, the first and the fourth terms are referred to as the :
a. Means b. denominators c. extremes d. numerators
50. An array of m x n quantities which represents a single number system composed of elements in rows ad
column is known as:
a. Transpose of a matrix b. determinant c. co-factor of a matrix d. matrix

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