May 2022 CE Review

ALGEBRA

ALGEBRA d. s(t) = -6t2 – 12t – 48

LAWS OF LOGARITHM
LINEAR SYSTEMS 2
1. Obtain the values of x and y of the equation shown below. 12. Solve for x if log 8 (𝑥 − 5) =
3
3x – 2y = 1 a. 3 c. 9
4x + y = 27 b. 6 d. 12
1
a. x = 5, y = 7 c. x = -5, y = 7 13. Solve for x if 252𝑥+2 = 125𝑥
b. x = 7, y = 5 d. x = 7, y = -5 a. 1 c. -2
2. Consider a linear system below. What is the sum of x, y, and b. 2 d. -1
z? 14. Solve for the equation (3 )(5 ) = 63x-2
x 2x+1
2x + 3y + 3z = 10 a. 4.9902 c. 4.9920
5x + 6y + 8z = 12 b. 4.9092 d. 4.2099
x + 7y + 9z = 14 15. The logarithm of the quotient M/N and the logarithm of the
a. 22/7 c. -22/7 product MN is equal to 1.55630251 and 0.352182518,
b. 24/7 d. -24/7 respectively. Find the value of M.
a. 7 c. 9
QUADRATIC EQUATIONS b. 8 d. 10
Situation: A given quadratic equation is 7x2 + 3x – 4 = 0.
3. What are the roots of the equation? FUNCTIONS
a. 1 and 4/7 c. -1 and -4/7 16. If f(x) = x + 1 and g(x) = x 2 – 1, find the value/s of x if
b. 1 and -4/7 d. -1 and 4/7 (g◦f)(x) equals zero.
4. What is the sum of the roots? a. 0 c. 0 and -2
a. 3/7 c. -3/7 b. -2 d. None of the above
b. 4/7 d. -4/7 17. Determine the inverse function of f(x) = x 3 + 1.
5. What is the product of the roots? a. f-1(x) = (x – 1)-3 c. f-1(x) = (x – 1)3
a. 3/7 c. -3/7 b. f-1(x) = (x – 1)1/3 d. f-1(x) = (x – 1)-1/3
b. 4/7 d. -4/7 18. Sports utility vehicle (SUV) sales in the Philippines have
6. Determine the value of the constant k in the equation 3x 2 + increased since 1995. The function f(x) = -0.005x2 + 0.325x
2kx – 5x + 8 = 0 if the sum of the roots is 4. + 1.54 can be used to approximate the number of SUV sales
a. 7/2 c. -7 during 1995 to 2004., where x is the number of years after
b. -7/2 d. 7 1995 and f(x) is the SUV sales (in millions). Approximate
7. Find the quadratic equation if the roots are 7 and -3. the SUV sales in 2002. (May 2017 Board Exam)
a. x2 + 4x + 21 = 0 c. x2 – 4x + 21 = 0 a. 5.4 million c. 3.6 million
b. x + 4x – 21 = 0
2
d. x2 – 4x – 21 = 0 b. 7.5 million d. 6.4 million
8. Given the equation 5x2 – 2x + 1 = 0. Determine the 19. The amount of evaporation from the surface of a large body
characteristics of the roots of the equation. 𝑤
of water can be expressed by the function E = , where a
a. The roots are real but unequal 20√𝑎

b. The roots are real and equal is the surface area in square miles, w is the wind speed over
c. The roots are complex numbers the water in mph, and E is the water evaporation in inches
d. Cannot be determined per day. Determine the evaporation on the lake with water
9. What is the value of k so that the equation 4x2 + (4k – 3)x + surface area of 9 square miles if the wind speed is 10 mph.
1 = 0 has two equal roots? (November 2015 CE Board).
a. ¾ c. -3/4 a. ½ c. ¼
b. -1/4 d. ¼ b. 1/9 d. 1/6
10. Find the value of the constant h in the quadratic equation x 2 20. The population sized y of a community of Lemmings varies
– hx + x – 6h = 0 if 4 is one of the roots. (May 2015 CE according to the relationship y = yoe0.15t. In this formula, t is
Board) the time in months and yo is the initial population at t = 0.
a. 1 c. -1 Estimate the population after 6 months if there are originally
b. -2 d. 2 5000 lemmings. (November 2015 CE Board)
11. The height, s (in feet), of a falling object above the ground a. 12 982 c. 12 298
after t seconds can be modeled by a quadratic function. A b. 12 289 d. 12 928
14
ball is thrown directly upward from a height of 48 feet. The 21. A certain isotope C of carbon occurs in living organisms
ball’s position above the ground after 1 and 2 seconds is in a fixed proportion to ordinary carbon. When that
shown in the table below. organism dies, its 14C decays exponentially, and its half-life
Time, t Position above Ground, s is 5730 years. Assuming that a piece of charcoal from a
0 48 wood fire was found in the cave contains only 9% of 14C
expected in the corresponding piece of wood in a live tree.
1 64
How long ago was the wood burned to form that charcoal?
2 48
(November 2018 CE Board)
Find the quadratic function that fits the data.
a. 19,806 years c. 19 606 years
a. s(t) = 6t2 + 12t + 48
b. 19,706 years d. 19,906 years
b. s(t) = 16t2 – 32t – 48
22. If the intensity of an earthquake is determined to be 50 000
c. s(t) = -16t2 + 32t + 48
times the reference intensity, what is its reading on the

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Richter Scale? HINT: Use the formula R = log(I/I o). 32. What is the sum of all numerical coefficients of the
(November 2017 CE Board) expansion of (a + b)6?
a. 4.6 c. 4.8 a. 64 c. 63
b. 4.7 d. 4.9 b. 32 d. 31
23. The acidity or alkalinity of any solution is determined by the 33. What is the sum of all numerical coefficient of the
concentration of hydrogen ions, [H+] in the substance, expansion (2x – 4)5?
measured in moles per liter. Acidity (or alkalinity) is a. 32 c. -992
measured on a pH scale, using the model b. -32 d. 992
pH = - log[H+]
The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14. Values below 7 have NUMBER/DIGIT PROBLEMS
progressively greater acidity, values greater than 7 are 34. Three times the first of three consecutive odd integer is three
progressively more alkaline. Normal unpolluted rain has a more than twice the third. Find the third integer.
pH of about 5.6. The acidity of rain over the northeastern a. 9 c. 13
United States, cause primarily by sulfur dioxide emissions, b. 11 d. 15
has had very damaging effects. One of the most acidic 35. The sum of five consecutive even integers is 1280. Find the
rainfalls on record had a pH of 2.4. What was the product of the lowest and the largest integers.
concentration of hydrogen ions? (November 2016 CE a. 64 512 c. 65 532
Board) b. 65 024 d. 65 520
a. 0.003 c. 0.005 36. The square of the tens digit of a two-digit number is 7 less
b. 0.004 d. 0.006 than the sum of the digits. If the digits are transposed, the
24. The demand function for a certain compact disc is given by number is increased by 63. Find the numbers.
the function: a. 47 c. 38
p = -0.01x2 – 0.2x + 9 b. 56 d. 29
and the corresponding supply function is given by: 37. The sum of the digits of a three-digit number is 12. When
p = 0.01x2 – 0.1x + 3 the hundreds and the tens digits are interchanged, the
where x is in thousands of units. Find the equilibrium number is reduced by 630. But when the hundreds and units
quantity by solving the systems consisting of the two given digits are interchanged, the number is reduced only by 495.
equations. (May 2016 CE Board) Find the sum of the squares of the digits.
a. 30,000 c. 20,000 a. 70 c. 68
b. 15,000 d. 25,000 b. 74 d. 72

REMAINDER THEOREM PROPORTION/VARIATION PROBLEMS

25. What is the remainder when 9 – 3x + 5x2 + 6x3 is divided 38. “w” varies directly as the square root of “x” and inversely
by 3x – 2? as “y”. When x = 9 and y = 3, w = 5. Find the value of “w”
a. 12 c. 11 when y = 4 and x = 12.
b. 13 d. 10 a. 4.33 c. 6.33
26. Given that f(x) = (x – 4)(x + 3) + 4. When f(x) is divided by b. 5.33 d. 7.33
(x – k), the remainder is k. Find the positive value of k. 39. The amount P of pollution varies directly with the
(November 2015 CE Board) population N of people. City A has a population of 468 000
a. 4 c. 3 and produces 260 000 tons of pollutants. Find how many
b. 5 d. 2 tons of pollution we should expect City B to produce if we
know its population is 350 000.
BINOMIAL EXPANSION a. 193 333 c. 195 555
1 10 b. 194 444 d. 196 666
27. Find the 4th term of the expression (2𝑥 − ) . (May 2015
𝑥
40. The maximum weight that a rectangular beam can carry
CE Board)
varies jointly as its width and the square of its height and
a. 15360 x4 c. -15 306 x4
4
inversely as its length. If a beam is 1/3 ft wide, ½ ft high,
b. 15306 x d. -15 360 x4
and 11 ft long can support 20 tons, find how much similar
28. From the given expansion (x – 3y)12. Find the term
beam can support if the beam is ¼ ft wide, ¼ ft high, and 17
involving x8 in the expansion of (x – 3y)12.
ft long.
a. 40 905 x8y4 c. -40 905 x8y4
8 4
a. 3.42 tons c. 3.24 tons
b. 40 095 x y d. -40 095 x8y4
b. 2.34 tons d. 2.43 tons
29. What is the middle term of the expansion of (2a – 5b)8.
a. 700000a4b4 c. 600000a4b4
4 4
AGE PROBLEMS
b. 800000a b d. 900000a4b4
41. Anna is 3 times as old as Mary. Three years ago, she was
30. What is the sum of the exponents of the expansion of (4x -
four times as old as Mary. Find the sum of their ages.
3)9?
a. 24 c. 36
a. 90 c. 60
b. 27 d. 40
b. 45 d. 30
42. If A was four times as old as B eight years ago, and if A will
31. What is the sum of the exponents of the expansion of (4x3 –
be twice as old as B eight years hence, how old is B now?
3/y)7?
(November 2015 CE Board)
a. 56 c. 35
a. 16 c. 24
b. 27 d. 42
b. 40 d. 32

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43. John is as old as Peter was four years ago. In two years, CLOCK PROBLEMS
John’s age will be eleven more than half of Peter’s age. How 50. In how many minutes after 7 o’clock will the hands of the
old is John now? clock be directly opposite for the first time?
a. 28 c. 20 a. 5.24 mins c. 5.68 min
b. 24 d. 32 b. 5.87 mins d. 5.45 min
51. What time after 3 o’clock will the hands of the clock
MIXTURE PROBLEMS together for the first time?
44. A chemist has two alcohol solutions for different strengths, a. 3:15.43 c. 15.43 mins
30% alcohol and 45% alcohol, respectively. How many cc b. 3:16.36 d. 16.36 mins
of 45% alcohol solution must he use to make a mixture of 52. After how many minutes after 3 PM will the hands of a
300 cc of 39% alcohol solution? clock be perpendicular to each other for the first time?
a. 120 cc c. 180 cc a. 32.73 min c. 32.29 min
b. 150 cc d. 210 cc b. 31.24 min d. 33.12 min
45. A given alloy contains 20% copper and 5% tin. How many
pounds of copper and tin must be melted with 100 lb of the WORK PROBLEMS
given alloy to produce another alloy analyzing 30% copper 53. Cokoy can do a job in 1 hour, Paul can do the same job in 2
and 10% tin? All percentages are by weight. (May 2016 CE hours and Proxy can do the job in 3 hours. How long does
Board) it take them to do the job working together?
a. 20.5 lb copper; 9.5 lb tin a. 2/3 hour c. ¾ hour
b. 18.5 lb copper; 4.5 lb tin b. ½ hour d. 1/3 hour
c. 17.5 lb copper; 7.5 lb tin 54. A and B working on a certain piece of work. It takes A twice
d. 15.5 lb copper; 8.5 lb tin as long as it takes B to do a certain piece of work. If A and
46. A nutritionist in a hospital is arranging special diets that B work together, they can finish the work in 6 days. How
consist of a combination of three basic foods. It is important long will it take B to do it?
that patients on this diet consume exactly 340 units of a. 9 days c. 8 days
calcium, 180 units of iron, and 220 units of vitamin A each b. 18 days d. 16 days
day. The amount of these nutrients in one ounce are given 55. A tank is filled with an intake pipe that will fill it in 4 hours
in the following table. and an outlet pipe that will empty it in 12 hours. If both pipes
Calcium Iron Vitamin A are left open, how long will it take to fill the empty tank?
Food A 30 10 10 (May 2015 CE Boards)
Food B 10 10 30 a. 5 hours c. 6 hours
Food C 20 20 20 b. 8 hours d. 7 hours
How many ounces of each food must be used to satisfy the
nutrient requirement exactly? (May 2016 CE Board) MONEY-RELATED PROBLEMS
a. Food A = 8 ounces; Food B = 2 ounces; Food C = 4 56. A price increases 5% due to inflation and is then reduces
ounces 10% for a sale. Express the final answer as a function of the
b. Food A = 8 ounces; Food B = 4 ounces; Food C = 2 original price.
ounces a. 0.95P c. 0.90P
c. Food A = 4 ounces; Food B = 8 ounces; Food C = 2 b. 0.945P d. 0.932P
ounces 57. A new fax machine was recently purchased for an office for
d. Food A = 4 ounces; Food B = 2 ounces; Food C = 8 P 46 440 including tax. If the tax rate is 8%, find the price
ounces of the tax machine before taxes?
a. P 41 000 c. P 43 000
MOTION PROBLEMS b. P 42 000 d. P 44 000
47. It took an airplane one hour and forty-five minutes to travel 58. Charlie bought two cars, one for P 600,000 and the other for
500 km against the wind and covers the same distance in P 400,000. He sold the first at a gain of 10% while the
one hour and fifteen minutes with the wind. What is the second at a loss of 12%. What was the total percentage of
airspeed in kph? gain or loss?
a. 324.86 kph c. 367.21 kph a. 1.2% gain c. 1.2% loss
b. 345.26 kph d. 378.31 kph b. 1.8% gain d. 1.8% loss
48. Two trains going in opposite directions leave the same time. 59. Roger bought a condominium for 6 M and sold it to Marno
One train travel 15 mph faster than the other. In 6 hours, the at a loss of 20%. At what price must Marno sell the
trains are 630 miles apart. Find the speed of each train. (May condominium in order to make a profit of 5%?
2019 CE Board) a. 5.10 M c. 5.20 M
a. 40 mph and 55 mph c. 50 mph and 65 mph b. 5.16 M d. 5.04 M
b. 45 mph and 60 mph d. 55 mph and 70 mph
49. Two racing cars A and B compete for a stretch of 10 000 m VENN DIAGRAM
long. It took 40 min. for A to reach the finish line and B 50 Situation: In a group of 70 students, 35 are taking Advanced
min. to reach the finish line. How far was B behind A when Mathematics, 25 are taking Structural Analysis, and 15 are
A reached the finish line? taking both subjects.
a. 1 500 m c. 2 500 m 60. How many engineering students are taking neither
b. 3 000 m d. 2 000 m subject?
a. 20 students c. 30 students

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b. 25 students d. 35 students b. P 8 270 d. P 8 207

61. If a student is chosen at random, what is the probability 73. P 36,000 is to be divided among Arthur, Bernard, and
that he is taking Structural Analysis but not Advanced Carlos, such that their shares in the same order form an
Mathematics? arithmetic progression. Carlos’ share is three times that of
a. 1/5 c. 1/7 Arthur’s. How much is Arthur’s share?
b. 2/5 d. 2/7 a. P 6 000 c. P 8 000
62. If among the student taking a structural analysis, a b. P 7 000 d. P 9 000
student is chosen at random, what is the probability
that he is taking Advanced Mathematics? GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE AND SERIES
a. 1/5 c. 1/7 Situation: Consider the sequence 5, 10, 20, 40, …
b. 2/5 d. 2/7 74. What is the 10th term of the sequence?
Situation: A survey of a group students reveals that: a. 1280 c. 5120
50 take jeepney b. 2560 d. 10240
36 take the bus 75. What is the order of 160 in the sequence?
33 take the train a. 6 c. 8
20 take the jeepney and the bus b. 7 d. 9
18 take the bus and the train 76. What is the sum of the first 12 terms?
22 take the train and the jeepney a. 2555 c. 10235
12 take the jeepney, bus, and train b. 5115 d. 20475
63. How many students responded to the survey? 77. The first term of a geometric sequence is 4 and the 6 th term
a. 70 c. 72 is 128. What is the 11th term?
b. 71 d. 73 a. 1024 c. 4096
64. How many students take the bus only? b. 2048 d. 8192
a. 7 c. 9 78. Find the sum of the infinite series 72, 36, 18, 9, …
b. 8 d. 10 a. 114 c. 134
65. How many students take the bus and train but not b. 124 d. 144
jeepney? 79. In a benefit show, a number of wealthy men agreed that the
a. 5 c. 7 first one to arrive would pay 10 centavos to enter and each
b. 6 d. 8 later arrival would pay twice as much as the preceding man.
66. In a certain party, each one of the group drinks coke or beer The total amount collected from all of them was P 104
or whisky or all. Also, 400 drink coke, 500 drink beer, and 857.50. How many wealthy men paid?
300 drink whisky. 100 drink coke and beer and 200 drink a. 17 c. 19
beer and whisky. One who drinks whisky does not drink b. 18 d. 20
coke. How many are in the group?
a. 900 c. 750 HARMONIC SEQUENCE
b. 850 d. 800 80. Find the 20th term of the harmonic progression 1/2, 1/5, 1/8,
…
ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE AND SERIES a. 1/50 c. 1/56
Situation: Consider an arithmetic progression 5, 8, 11, 14 … b. 1/53 d. 1/59
67. What is the 20th term? 81. The 3 term of a harmonic progression is 15 and the 9th term
rd

a. 62 c. 68 is 6. Find the 11th term.

b. 65 d. 71 a. 4 c. 6
68. What is the order of 77 in the sequence? b. 5 d. 7
a. 23 c. 25 82. The geometric mean and the arithmetic mean of two
b. 24 d. 26 numbers are 8 and 17, respectively. Find the harmonic
69. What is the sum of the first 15 terms of the sequence? mean.
a. 309 c. 903 a. 3.45 c. 3.54
b. 390 d. 930 b. 3.76 d. 3.67
70. The 3rd term of an arithmetic sequence is 12 and the 8th term 83. A race is scheduled for four laps. The velocities of a car for
is 27. Find the 5th term. these laps are 60 kph, 56 kph, 52 kph, and 63 kph,
a. 15 c. 16 consecutively. Find its average velocity for the whole race.
b. 18 d. 17 a. 57.30 kph c. 57.60 kph
71. An auditorium has 54 seats in the first row, 58 seats in the b. 57.45 kph d. 57.75 kph
second row, 62 seats in the third row, and so on. Find the
general term of the number of seats in a row. (November SUMMATION
2015 CE Board) 84. Find the value of (November 2017 CE Board)
a. a = 4n + 54 c. a = 4n + 50 4
1
b. a = -4n + 54 d. a = -4n – 50 ∑
𝑘!
72. An oil company bores a hole of 80 m deep. Estimate the cost 𝑘=0

of boring if the cost is 30 m for drilling the first meter with a. 2.780 c. 2.870
an increase in cost of P 2.00 per meter for each succeeding b. 2.708 d. 2.807
meter. 85. What is the value of (May 2015 CE Board)
a. P 8 720 c. P 8 702

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25 a. 160 c. 106
∑(5𝑘 − 3) b. – 160 d. – 106
𝑘=1 99. What is the value of:
a. 1505 c. 1550 7 0 5 3
b. 1055 d. 1050 10 9 −1 4
| |
6 −3 9 1
MATRIX AND DETERMINANTS 4 0 12 3
Situation: Given the following matrices: a. 1374 c. 1734
3 7 0 9 -2 5 b. – 1374 d. – 1734
𝐴 = (-2 6 -9) 𝐵 = (2 -3 7)
1 -8 -3 -4 0 1 COMPLEX NUMBERS
86. Find A + B 100. What is the value of i3?
12 5 5 a. i c. 1
𝐴 + 𝐵 = ( 0 3 -2)
b. – i d. – 1
-3 -8 -2
87. Find A – B 101. What is the value of i12 322
-6 9 -5 a. i c. 1
𝐴 − 𝐵 = (-4 9 -16) b. – i d. – 1
5 -8 -4 102. What is the value of i-243
88. Find 2B – 3A a. i c. 1
9 -25 10 b. – i d. – 1
2𝐵 − 3𝐴 = ( 10 -24 41)
Situation: Given that z1 = 6 – 3i and z2 = 5 + 4i
-11 24 11
89. Find AB 103. Determine z1 + z2
41 -27 64 a. 11 + i c. – 11 + i
𝐴𝐵 = (30 -14 23 ) b. 11 – i d. – 11 - i
5 22 -54 104. Determine 4z2 - 3z1
90. Find BA a. 25 + 2i c. 2 + 25i
36 11 3 b. 25 – 2i d. 2 – 25i
𝐵𝐴 = ( 19 -60 6 )
105. Determine z1z2
-11 -36 -3
a. 9 – 42i c. 42 – 9i
91. Find |A|
b. 9 + 42i d. 42 + 9i
a. 325 c. - 325
106. Determine z1/z2
b. 375 d. - 375 1 1
92. Find |B| a. (18 + 39i) c. (18 + 41i)
41 39
a. 27 c. - 72 1 1
b. (18 - 39i) d. (18 - 41i)
41 39
b. – 27 d. 72
Situation: Given that z = 6 – 3i
93. Find A (or A’)
T
107. Determine |z|
3 -2 1
𝐴𝑇 = (7 6 -8) a. 6.780 c. 7.608
0 -9 -3 b. 6.708 d. 7.806
94. Find BT (or B’) 108. Determine z3
9 2 -4 a. 54 + 297i c. 297 + 54i
𝐵𝑇 = (-2 -3 0 ) b. 54 – 297i d. 297 – 54i
5 7 1 109. Determine √z
a. 0.595 + 2.521i
SITUATION 7: Given the following matrices:
b. 0.595 – 2.521i
4 0
2 5 7 c. 2.521 + 0.595i
𝐴=( ) 𝐵 = (-6 5)
-1 0 8 d. 2.521 – 0.595i
1 0
95. Find AB 110. Determine ln z
- 15 25 a. 0.464 – 1.903i
𝐴𝐵 = ( )
4 0 b. 0.464 + 1.903i
96. Find BA c. 1.903 – 0.464i
8 20 28 d. 1.903 + 0.464i
𝐵𝐴 = (-17 -30 -2 )
Situation: Given that z = 5 + 4i
2 5 7
97. Given the matrix A below, 111. Determine |z|
3 7 0 a. 6.304 c. 6.403
𝐴 = (-2 6 -9) b. 6.340 d. 6.430
1 -8 -3 112. Determine z5
what is A-1? a. -10475 – 2476i
6/25 -7/125 21/125 b. 10475 – 2476i
𝐴−1 = ( 1/25 3/125 -9/125 )
c. 10475 + 2476i
-2/75 -31/375 -32/375
98. What is the value of: d. -10475 + 2476i
3
8 9 0 −2 113. Determine √z2
4 1 −2 3 a. 3.105 – 1.499i
| |
0 3 2 −4 b. -3.105 – 1.499i
1 −9 5 3

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c. -3.105 + 1.499i
d. 3.105 + 1.499i
114. Determine log5z
a. 1.154 – 0.419i
b. 1.154 + 0.419i
c. -1.154 – 0.419i
d. -1.154 + 0.419i

115. Determine ln(-6)

a. 1.791 + 3.142i
b. 1.971 – 3.142i
c. 1.791 + 6.232i
d. 1.971 – 6.232i
116. Determine log7(-52)
a. 2.031 + 3.142i
b. 2.031 + 1.614i
c. 2.031 + 2.231i
d. 2.031 + 2.748i

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