GENERAL MATHEMATICS

Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer that best describes every item. Write the letter of your choice before each
number. You may use a separate sheet of paper for your solution.
1. If it takes a minute to print 50 sheets of paper, how many hours will it take to print 75 sheets of papers?
a. 1 b. 1.5 c. 2 d. 2.5
2. If 2 kgs. of rice costs Php 90, how much is the cost of 3 kgs. of rice?
a. Php 45 b. Php 90 c. Php 135 d. Php 180
3. Given a function f defined by f(x) = x-2. What is the value of f(2018)?
a. 2016 b. 2014 c. 2012 d. 2010
4. Refer to number 3. What is the value of f(102)?
a. 100 b. 102 c. 104 d. 106
For numbers 5 – 7. Given the functions f, g and h defined by f(x) = x+2; g(x) = 5-2x; and h(x) = x 2+4.
5. What is f(x) + g(x) + h(x)?
a. x2+x+11 b. x2-x-11 c. x2-x+11 d. x2+x-11
6. What is h(x) – f(x)?
a. x2+x+2 b. x2-x-2 c. x2-x+2 d. x2+x-2
7. What is f(x)∙f(x)?
a. x2+4x+4 b. x2-4x-4 c. x2-4x+4 d. x2+4x-4
For numbers 8 – 9. A rectangle has an area of 35 sq. m whose length is two more than its width.
8. What is the mathematical representation of the length of the rectangle?
a. l = w b. l = w+2 c. l = 2w d. l = 2w+2
9. If the width w = 5m, what is the measure of the length of the rectangle?
a. 12m b. 10m c. 7m d. 5m
d
For numbers 10 – 11. Suppose the speed of a certain pumpboat is given by s = , where s is the speed, d is the distance
t
and t is the time covered by the pumpboat.
10. What is s if d = 10 and t = 2?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
11. What is s if d = 20 and t = 5?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
12. Which of the following is a rational expression?
a. x2+x+2 b. x2-4x = 4 c. x2+5x+6=0 d. x2-x-1¿0
13. Which of the following is a rational equation?
a. x2+x+2 b. x2-4x+4 c. x2+5x+6=0 d. x2-x-1¿0
14. Which of the following is a rational inequality?
a. x2+x+2 b. x2-4x = 4 c. x2+5x+6=0 d. x2-x-1¿0
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For numbers 15 – 16. Given the rational equation − =5 .
x 2x
15. What is the LCD for the given rational equation?
a. x b. 2x c. 2x2 d. x2
16. What is the new equation after multiplying the equation by 2x?
a. 10x = -1 b. 10x = 1 c. 10x = -5 d. 10x = 5
x−2
For numbers 17 – 23. Given the rational function f defined by f(x) = .
x+ 1
17. What is the value of f(1)?
a. ½ b. -½ c. 1 d. -1
18. What is the value of f(0)?
a. -2 b. -1 c. 1 d. 2
19. What is the value of x that will make the function undefined?
a. -2 b. -1 c. 1 d. 2
20. What is the domain of the rational function?
a. { x : x ∈ R , x ≠ 2} b. { x : x ∈ R , x ≠ −2 } c. { x : x ∈ R , x ≠ 1 } d. { x : x ∈ R , x ≠ −1 }
21. What is the range of the rational function?
a. { y : y ∈ R , y ≠ 2} b. { y : y ∈ R , y ≠ −2 } c. { y : y ∈ R , y ≠ 1 } d. { y : y ∈ R , y ≠ −1 }
22. What is the x-intercept of the rational function?
a. -2 b. -1 c. 1 d. 2
23. What is the y-intercept of the rational function?
a. -2 b. -1 c. 1 d. 2
2 x +1
For numbers 24 – 25. Given the rational function g defined by g(x) = .
x−3
24. What is the vertical asymptote of the rational function?
a. x=3 b. x = -3 c. y = 3 d. y = -3
25. What is the horizontal asymptote of the rational function?
a. x=2 b. x = -2 c. y = 2 d. y = -2
2
For numbers 26 – 27. Given the rational function h defined by h(x) = .
x+1
26. What is the horizontal asymptote of the rational function?
a. y = -1 b. y = 0 c. y = 1 d. y = 2
27. What is the vertical asymptote of the rational function?
 a. x = -1 b. x = 0 c. x = 1 d. x = 2
28. After a drug is injected into a patient’s bloodstream, the concentration c of the drug in the bloodstream t minutes
10t
after the injection is given by c(t) = 2 . What is the horizontal asymptote of the function?
t +1
a. x=0 b. x = 1 c. x = 2 d. x = 3
29. Which of the following represents a one-to-one function?
a. Cellphone to its sim card c. A man to his wife
b. b. A person to his citizenship d. A girl to her boyfriend
30. Which of the following shows a one-to-one function?
a. Student to book c. Person to favorite food
b. b. Student to grade level d. Person to shoes
31. If a man can make some skylabs represented by f(x) = x+1 where x is the number of months. How many can he
make after two months?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
32. Given the function f defined by f(x) = x2-x+4. What is the value of f(3)?
a. 11 b. 10 c. 9 d. 8
33. Given the functions f and g defined as f(x) = x+3 and g(x) = 2-x. What is f(g(x))?
a. 5-x b. x-5 c. 1-x d. x-1
f (x )
34. Given the functions f and g defined as f(x) = x2+5x+6 and g(x) = x+3. What is ?
g (x)
a. x+2 b. x-2 c. x+3 d. x-3
35. A rectangle has an area of 60 sq. m whose length is two more than twice its width. What is the mathematical
representation of the length of the rectangle?
a. l = w b. l = w+2 c. l = 2w d. l = 2w+2
d
36. Suppose the speed of a certain skylab is given by s = , where s is the speed, d is the distance in meters and t is
t
the time in seconds covered by the skylab. What is the speed of the skylab covered a distance of 40 m and t = 10
seconds?
a. 5 m/s b. 4 m/s c. 3 m/s d. 2 m/s
37. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. Rational equations are part of rational expressions.
b. Rational expressions are part of rational equations.
c. Rational inequalities are part of rational expressions.
d. Rational equations are the same with rational inequalities.
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38. Given the rational equation − =5 .What is value of x?
x 2x
a. 1/10 b. -1/10 c. 1/5 d. -1/5
2
39. What is the solution set of the given rational inequality ≥1?
( x +1)(x−2)
a. { x : x ∈ R , x < 1∨x >−2 } c. { x : x ∈ R , x <−1∨x >2 }
b. { x : x ∈ R ,−1< x< 2 } d. { x : x ∈ R ,−1> x> 2 }
40. Which of the following is true about the horizontal asymptote of a rational function with n as the degree of the
numerator and m as the degree of the denominator?
a
a. If n¿m, then y=0 b. If n = m , then y does not exist c. If n>m, then x=0 d. If n=m, then x=
b
1
For numbers 41 -43. Given the rational function f defined f(x) = ?
2x
41. What is the range of the rational function?
a . { y : y ∈ R , y ≠ −2 } b. { y : y ∈ R , y ≠ −1 } c. { y : y ∈ R , y ≠ 0 } d. { y : y ∈ R , y ≠ 1 }
42. What is the x and y intercepts of the rational function?
a. 0 & 0 b. 1 & 1 c. 2 & 2 d. 3 & 3
43. What is the vertical and horizontal asymptote of the rational function?
a. x=0 & y=0 b. x=1 & y=1 c. x=2 & y=2 d. x=3 & y=3
44. After a drug is injected into a patient’s bloodstream, the concentration c of the drug in the bloodstream t minutes
10t
after the injection is given by c(t) = 2 . What is concentration of the drug after 3 minutes?
t +1
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
45. Which of the following illustrates a one – to – one function?
a. House to table b. City to market c. Person to job d. Student to ID number
46. Find two consecutive positive numbers whose product is 56.
a. -12 and -13 b. 12 and 13 c. -12 and 13 d. 12 and -13
47. What is the length of a rectangle with an area of 14 sq. m and whose length is 1 more than thrice its width?
a. 7m b. 5m c. 3m d. 1m
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48. Find the critical point/s of the given rational inequality < ?
x−2 x
a. -2 b. 0 c. 0 & 2 d. 0 &-2
For numbers 49 – 50. Past records from a factory suggest that new employees can assemble N(t) components per day
 60 t
after t days of being on the job, where N(t) = , t≥0.
t+5
49. What is the horizontal asymptote of the function?
a. 30 b. 40 c. 50 d. 60
50. What is the interpretation of the given problem?
a. As the worker gains experience, the number of components that he will make increases but will not exceed to 60.
b. As the number of components increases, the worker will gain experience but will not exceed to 60.
c. As the worker gains experience, the number of components that he will make will not exceed to 60.
d. As the number of components increases, the worker will gain experience that will not exceed to 60.

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-Ma’am Becah