MSTHC - April 2023

Problems A. 3 cups C. 2 cups

1. A triangle has a base length length 3x + 10 and an altitude of B. 4 cups D. 1 cup
4x. Find the area in terms of x.
A. 12x2 + 40x C. 7x2 + 14x 9. The faces of a solid figure are all triangles. The figure has
B. 6x + 20x
2 D. 12x2 + 15x nine vertices. At each of six of these vertices, four faces meet,
and each of the other three vertices, six faces meet, How
2. The weight that can be safely supported by a beam with a many faces does the figure have?
rectangular cross section varies directly as the product of the A. 21 C. 14
width and the square of the depth of the cross section and B. 20 D. 15
inversely as the length of the beam. Find the weight if a 2 in
by 4 in beam that is 8 ft long has a weight of 5000 lb is safely 10. Find the amplitude of 𝑦 = 2 cos(3𝑥 − 𝜋).
supported by a 2 in by 8 in beam that is 10 ft long. A. 3 C. 1/2
A. 16,000 lb C. 18,000 lb B. 2/π D. 2
B. 17,000 lb D. 9,000 lb
11. The equation of the conics is y2 – 4y – 2x + 10 = 0. What type
3. She saves double amount every day, 1, 2, 4…how much must of conics is this?
she set aside in the 15th day? A. parabola C. ellipse
A. 16,438 C. 16,834 B. circle D. hyperbola
B. 16,384 D. 16,843
12. In England 90% of the citizens drink tea, 80% drink coffee,
4. A pencil, eraser, and a notebook together cost $1.00. A 70% drink whiskey and 60% drink gin. No one drinks all four
notebook costs more than two pencils, and three pencils cost beverages. What percent of England citizens drink liquor?
more than four erasers. If three erasers cost more than a A. 95% C. 50%
notebook, how much does each cost? B. 60% D. 100%
A. P = 21, E = 25, N = 55
B. P = 21, E = 19, N = 60 13. From the given table, what is the probability that the
C. P = 26, E = 19, N = 55 customer is satisfied with their surgery?
D. P = 31, E = 19, N = 50 Satisfied Dissatisfied Total
Hip 90 20 110
5. A car leaves manila at 50 kph, express the distance in terms Knee 70 20 90
of time.
Total 160 40 200
A. 100t C. 75t
B. 50t D. 60t A. 1/2 C. 4/5
B. 2/5 D. 3/5
6. Incandescent, fluorescent and halogen bulbs are lasting
today than ever before. On average, the number of bulb 14. Categorizing Contracts J & C Mechanical Contractors wants
hours for a fluorescent is 25 times the number of bulb hours to classify its projects. The contractors categorize set A as
for a halogen bulb. The number of bulb hours for an construction projects, set B as plumbing projects, and set C
incandescent bulb is 2500 less than the halogen bulb. If the as projects with a budget greater than $300,000. Determine
total number of bulb hours for the three types of bulbs is the region of the diagram that contains construction projects
105,500, find the number of bulb hours for each type. and plumbing projects with a budget greater than $300,000.
A. 1500, 4000, 100,000 C. 2000, 3000, 100,000 A: construction B: plumbing
B. 1000, 4500, 100,000 D. 1600, 4000, 95,000
projects projects
7. A pennant in a shape of an isosceles triangle is to be
constructed for the Slidell High School Athletic Club and sold I II III
at a fund-raiser. The company manufacturing the pennant
charges according to perimeter, and the athletic club has V
determined that a perimeter of 149 cm should make a nice IV VI
profit. If each equal side of the triangle is twice the length of
the third side, increased by 12 cm, find the lengths of the VII
sides of the triangular pennant.
A. 29 cm, 60 cm, 60 cm C. 25 cm, 25 cm, 62 cm
B. 29 cm, 29 cm, 60 cm D. 25 cm, 62 cm, 62 cm C: budget greater
than $300,000
8. A construction worker bought an easy to cook rice at a A. II, V, VI C. IV, V and VI
convenience store. Determine the amount of rice and water B. II, V, IV D. V onlly
needed to make 3 servings of rice.
Directions: 15. Find the directional derivative of F(x, y) = 3y 2 + 2xy + y3 at
1. Bring water, salt and butter (or margarine) to a boil. P(1, 1) in the direction of a = 4i +3j.
2. Stir in rice. Cover; remove from heat. Let stand 5 A. 8.2 C. 4.5
minutes. Fluff with fork. B. 5.4 D. 2.8
Butter or
Rice & Water
To make Salt Margarine
(Equal Measures) 16. A rectangular field of given area is to be fenced along the
(If Desired)
2
cup
1
tsp
bank of the river. What are the dimensions of the rectangle
2 servings 1 tsp
3 4 that will require the least amount of fencing?
4 servings
1
1 cups
1
tsp 2 tsp A. width is one-third the length
3 2

1
Prepared by:
Engr. Jobert S. De La Cruz
MSTHC - April 2023
B. width is one-fourth the length 𝐹
C. width is one-half the length 𝜎=
𝐴𝑜 (1 − 𝜈𝑒)2
D. width is one-fifth the length A. 114.7 MPa C. 141.7 MPa
B. 174.1 MPa D. 117.4 MPa
17. Burger King is constructing a cardboard box with
dimensions 2 in × 4 in. They then cut equal size squares from 25. A person observes two loud speakers which have a distance
each corner so they may fold the edges. What is the size of between them equal to 1.8 m apart. The person stands 3 m
the squares cut off at each corner of the box so that the from one speaker and 3.5 m from the other speaker.
dimension of the box will have largest volume? Destructive interference will occur at this point when the
A. 0.25 in C. 0.43 in temperature T = 20°C. What is the lowest frequency which
B. 0.52 in D. 0.34 in causes the destructive interference at this point?
Speed of sound at 0°C = 331 m/s
18. The individual price per person is P70. When the number of Speed of sound at a given temperature “T” = 331 +0.6T m/s
people is more than 40 in a group, the price will decrease by Speed of sound 𝑣 = 𝑓𝜆
P1.00. How many people are needed to maximize revenue?
Wave length = ½ λ
A. 15 C. 25
B. 20 D. 27 where 𝜆 = wave length of sound waves, 𝑓 = frequency.
A. 434 Hz C. 544 Hz
19. A boat is being pulled toward a dock by a rope attached to its B. 343 Hz D. 455 Hz
bow through a pulley on the dock 7 feet above the bow. If the
rope is hauled in at a rate of 4 ft/sec, how fast is the boat 26. A dangling lamp hangs by a fine thread from the ceiling and
approaching the dock when 25 ft of rope is out? a section of the same thread tangles from the bottom of the
A. -25/3 ft/s C. -25/6 ft/s lamp. If a person gives a sharp pull on the dangling thread,
B. -25/4 ft/s D. -25/7 ft/s where is the thread likely to break?
A. The thread is likely to break above the lamp
20. Three bodies of masses 4 kg, 6 kg and 10 kg are located at x1 B. The thread is likely to break below the lamp
= -2, x2 = 4 and x3 = 9 respectively. Distances are measured C. The thread is likely to break in the middle of the lamp
in meters. Find the center of mass. D. The thread will not break
A. xc = 3.5 m C. xc = 5.3 m
B. xc = 4.6 m D. xc = 6.4 m 27. For a rectangular lot, observations of sides A and B with their
95% errors are (252±0.053) ft and (605.08±0.072) ft
21. Find the theoretical power required to compress 2.8 m 3 of respectively. Calculate the expected 95% error in the area.
free air per minute form atmosphere (0.101 N/mm2) to (0.7 A. ±36.9 ft2 C. ±35.4 ft2
N/mm2) indicated on the gauge (i.e., 8.01 bar absolute) given B. ±37.8 ft2 D. ±34.5 ft2
the formula:
𝑉 𝑃2 28. Suppose a line has been measured 10 times with the results
𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 = 103 × 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚 × log e ( ) shown in column 1 of the following table. It is assumed that
60 𝑃1 these measurements have been already been corrected for
A. 11.3 kW or 7.9 hp C. 9.7 kW or 13.1 hp all systematic errors. What is the most probable value for the
B. 7.9 kW or 11.3 hp D. 13.1 kW or 9.7 hp length?
Length Residual (v) v2
22. Rivets that are larger than the rivet hole are often used in
riveted connections. So that it will fit the rivet hole, it is 538.57 +0.12 0.0144
usually cooled (by placing it in dry ice). If the rivet hole is 538.39 -0.06 0.0036
1.869 cm and a 1.871 cm rivet is to be placed in the hole at 538.37 -0.08 0.0064
20°C, what temperature must the rivet be cooled in order to 538.39 -0.06 0.0036
fit the hole? Coefficient of thermal expansion α = 12×10-6/°C. 538.48 +0.03 0.0009
A. -73°C C. -76°C 538.49 +0.04 0.0016
B. -81°C D. -69°C 538.33 -0.12 0.0144
538.46 +0.01 0.0001
23. Two rooms, each cube 4.0 m on a side, share a 12 cm thick 538.47 +0.02 0.0004
brick wall. Because of a number of 100-watt light bulbs in 538.55 +0.10 0.0100
one room, the air is at 30°C, while the other room is 10°C. ∑ = 5384.50 ∑ = 0.00 ∑v2 = 0.0554
How many 100-watt light bulbs are needed to maintain the A. 538.55 ft C. 538.45 ft
temperature difference across the wall? B. 538.12 ft D. 538.35 ft
Hint:
Δ𝑄 𝐾𝐴(𝑇1 − 𝑇2 ) 29. A reverse curve is shown in the figure below. Both curves
=
Δ𝑡 𝐿 will have the same curvature. What is the deflection angle
where: 𝐾 = 0.84 J/s ⋅ m°C from the PC to the midpoint (MPC) of the first curve?
A. 23 C. 30
B. 19 D. 21 V1
42°
24. The engineering stress and engineering strain for a copper PRC PT
specimen are 140 MPa and 0.0200 m/mm, respectively.
Poisson’s ratio for the specimen is 0.30. What is the true PC 30°
stress? Sta. 21 + 00
Hint: A. 10.5° C. 9.5°
B. 12.5° D. 15.0°
2
Prepared by:
Engr. Jobert S. De La Cruz
MSTHC - April 2023
third range is 8 km/h. Estimate the production of the dozer
30. From the given figure shown, determine the bearing of B if job efficiency is 50 min/h.
from O?
N

A 160°

N
45°

O
B
A. S 57°33’ W C. S 57°33’ E
B. N 57°33’ W D. N 57°33’ E

31. A vehicle is traveling along a two-lane highway. If the

average distance between the front bumpers of the
successive cars is 80 ft, determine the density in vehicles per
mile.
A. 55 C. 44
B. 66 D. 77

32. Suppose that a certain savings is expected to be P10M at the

end of year 3 and to increase P1M each year until the end of
year 7. If the minimum attractive rate of return (MARR) is
20%, what is the present equivalent (at the beginning of year
1) and the future equivalent (at the end of year 7)?
A. P76.62M C. P68.62M A. 271 LCM/h C. 234 LCM/h
B. P67.62M D. P86.62M B. 251 LCM/h D. 243 LCM/h
33. An amortization having a rate of interest of 12% annually 37. Determine the hourly production of 0.57 m3 capacity of
requires that it must be paid an equal amount of P2000 per backhoe, excavating a foundation 3 m deep in common earth.
year starting at the 3rd year period. What is the present Given:
worth if it should be paid for a period of 15 years? Angle of swing = 90°
A. P11,324 C. P10,675 Swell factor = 1.10
B. P10,242 D. P11,243 Ideal output for the equivalent face shovel for easy dig = 100
m3/h
34. A loan of P35000 having an annual rate of interest of 8.15% Backhoe proportion of face shovel proportions = 0.80
is to be paid an equal amount every month for 60 months. If Job condition = 40%
he pays instead for 24 months only to clear his account, how Hint: Hourly production = Actual production/Swell factor
much will he save? A. 33 m3/h C. 55 m3/h
A. P18548 C. P18495 B. 44 m3/h D. 39 m3/h
B. P18854 D. P15488
38. The specific gravity of a void-less mixture (i.e., the maximum
35. Given the driving data below, determine the safe load theoretical specific gravity of an asphalt concrete is 2.550.
capacity of a 6-in-square concrete pile 60 ft long. Assume The components are specified as follows:
that the unit weight of the pile is 150 lb/cu.ft. Apparent
Pile driver energy = 14,000 ft-lb Specific
Materials Specific % by weight
Ram weight = 4000 lb Gravity
gravity
Weight of driving appurtenances = 1000 lb Asphalt
Average penetration last six blows = 1/5 in/blow 1.020 - 6.3
cement
Hint: Limestone
2𝐸 𝑊𝑟 + 𝐾𝑊𝑝 2.820 2.650 13.7
𝑅=( )( ) dust
𝑆 + 0.1 𝑊𝑟 + 𝑊𝑝 Sand 2.650 2.905 30.4
where Gravel 2.650 2.873 49.6
R = safe load (lb) What is the bulk specific gravity of the aggregates?
S = average penetration per blow, last six blows (in) Hint:
E = energy of hammer (ft-lb) 100 − 𝑃𝑏
K = coefficient of restitution = 0.20 𝐺𝑠𝑏 =
𝑃𝑐𝑎 𝑃𝑓𝑎 𝑃𝑚𝑓
Wr = weight of hammer ra (lb) + +
𝐺𝑐𝑎 𝐺𝑓𝑎 𝐺𝑚𝑓
Wp = weight of pile, including driving appurtenances (lb)
A. 58,962 lb C. 85,962 lb
A. 2.76 C. 2.67
B. 59,862 lb D. 95,862 lb
B. 2.89 D. 2.98
36. A power-shift crawler tractor has a rated blade capacity of
7.65 LCM. The dozer is excavating loose common earth and
pushing it a distance of 61 m. Maximum reverse speed in
3
Prepared by:
Engr. Jobert S. De La Cruz
MSTHC - April 2023
39. The specific gravity of a void-less mixture (i.e., the maximum C. All except VI
theoretical specific gravity of an asphalt concrete is 2.550. D. All of the above
The components are specified as follows:
Apparent 46. Who is given the authority to review reports of inspection,
Specific accident investigations and implementation of the program?
Materials Specific % by weight
Gravity A. DOLE C. BFP
gravity
Asphalt B. DPWH D. Health and Safety Committee
1.020 - 6.3
cement
Limestone 47. The process of injecting any agent into soil or rock to
2.820 2.650 13.7 increase its strength or stability, protect foundations or
dust
Sand 2.650 2.905 30.4 reduce ground water.
A. Bleeding C. Grouting
Gravel 2.650 2.873 49.6 B. Screeding D. Pumping
How much would the percent air voids of the mixture change
if the weight of the asphalt were increased by 2%?
Bulk Specific gravity of the mixture = 2.340
Effective specific gravity of the aggregates = 2.836
A. 0.14 increase C. 0.14 decrease
B. 0.20 increase D. 0.20 decrease

40. It refers to the detailed rules to cover the processes and

practices that shall be utilized in a specific project site
conformity with the OSHS including the personnel
responsible and the penalties for the violation thereof.
A. Construction Safety and Health Program
B. Occupational Health and Safety Program
C. Occupational Safety and Health Program
D. Workplace Safety and Procedures

41. This term refers to any material consisting of mixture of

aggregates, such as sand, gravel, or crushed stone, fastened
together by cement.
A. bitumen C. soil
B. asphalt D. concrete

42. A measure of materials ability to resist indentation or

penetration.
A. Ductility C. Toughness
B. Hardness D. Resilience

43. An increase in soil density of a cohesive soil resulting from

the expulsion of water from the soil void spaces.
A. Consolidation C. Compaction
B. Segregation D. Soil Stabilization

44. Which of the following is the correct step by step process of

finishing standard weight concrete slabs in chronological
order?
A. Bleeding-Screeding-Leveling-Edging-Jointing-Floating-
Troweling-Broom finishing
B. Bleeding-Broom finishing-Leveling-Edging-Jointing-
Floating-Troweling -Screeding
C. Screeding-Broom finishing-Leveling-Edging-Jointing-
Floating-Troweling- Bleeding
D. Edging -Broom finishing-Leveling-Jointing- Screeding -
Floating-Troweling- Bleeding

45. Which of following are the elements to consider when

planning National Roads.
I. Limited frontage access
II. Development set well back from the highway
III. All access to premises provided via provincial roads
IV. Number of intersections to be minimized
V. Suitable at grade-channelized intersections for minor
flows and other elements
VI. No roadside vendors
A. I, II, and V only
B. II, II, and V only

4
Prepared by:
Engr. Jobert S. De La Cruz