Diagnostic Test in General Mathematics

Directions: Read and analyze the given questions. Encircle the letter of the correct answer. (28pts)
1. What refers to a relation in which each element of the domain corresponds to exactly? one
element of the range?
a. domain c. relation
b. range d. function
2. What kind of function define by multiple sub-functions, where each sub-function applies to
a certain interval of main function’s domain?

a. constant function c. piecewise function

b. identify function d. absolute value function
3. Given the one-to-one function Given the one-to-one function f ( x )=3 x−7 ,find f −1 ( x ) .
−1 x +7 −1 x +3
a. f ( x )= c. f ( x )=
3 7

−1 x−7 −1 x−3
b. f ( x )= d. f ( x )=
3 7

For numbers 4-6, refer to the given problem below.

A pilot senior high school had 1,200 students enrolled in 2017 and 2000 students in 2021.
The student population (P) grows as a linear function of time (t), where t is the number of
years after 2017.
4. As time progresses, what happened to the students’ population?
a. Increases
b. Decreases
c. Stays the same
d. No effect at all
5. Which is the independent variable in the given problem?
a. Students’ population
b. Number of years after 2017
c. Type of school
d. Percentage of change in students’ population
6. How many students will be enrolled in 2026?
a. 4200
b. 3800
c. 4000
d. 3600
7. What is the fraction form of 33%?
33 1 33 33
a. b. c. d.
100 3 10 1
8. How would you write the fraction 50/100 as a decimal?
a. 5 b. 0.05 c. 0.5100 d. 50
9. If 20 is 20% of a certain number, which of the following is the number?
a. 10 b. 40 c. 80 d. 100
10. What is the percent form of 1.67?
a. 167% b. 0.0167% c.16.7% d. 1670%

11. How long will it take P1,000 to earn P500 interest if the money is earning at 16%
converted semi-annually?
a. 5.11 years
b. 2.63 years
c. 3.12 years
d. 4.13 years
12. Ken borrowed an amount of money from Kath. He agrees to pay the principal plus
interest by paying P38,973.76 each year for 3 years. How much money did he borrow if
interest is 8% compounded quarterly? (2pts)
a. P100,000.00
b. P200,000.00
c. P20,000.00
d. P30,000.00
13. Calculate the simple interest if the principal amount is 50000 and the rate is 2% for 4
years.
a. 4000 c. 40000
b. 400 d. 40
14. Evaluate the compound interest on P10,101 for 3 years at the rate of 9% per annum
compounded annually. (2pts)
a. 2980 c. 10101
b. 30000 d. 33333
15. What does time value of money indicate?
a. A unit of money obtained today is worth more than a unit of money obtained in
future
b. A unit of money obtained today is worth less than a unit of money obtained in future
c. There is no difference in the value of money obtained today and tomorrow
d. None of the above

16. What do you call the process of planning expenditures that will influence the operation
of a firm over a number of years?
a. investment
b. capital budgeting
c. net present valuation
d. dividend valuation
17. Which of the following is an appropriate way to measure cash flows?
a. Treat depreciation as a negative cash flow
b. Consider only incremental costs and revenues
c. Consider only after-tax cash flows
d. All of the above are appropriate ways to measure cash flows.
18. Assume that the risk-free rate is 5% and that the rate of return on a balanced portfolio
of common stocks is 9%. If a firm has a beta coefficient of 2, then its risk premium is
a. 18%
b. 10%
c. 8%
d. 4%
19. What is the function of a declarative sentence?
a. ask
b. tell
c. surprise
d. request
20. Which of the following is the best example of a declarative sentence?
a. Where did you get those boots?
b. I don't like the rain!
c. Bring that umbrella to me.
d. I bought the umbrella yesterday.
21. If 2 sets A and B are given, then the set consisting of all the common elements of A and
B, then it is called?
a. Intersection of A and B
b. union of A and B
c. Complement of A
d. Complement of B
22. Which of the following statements is an illustration of a proposition?
a. Mindanao is an island in the Philippines
b. My seatmate will get a perfect score in the logic exam
c. It is not the case that is a rational number
d. Find a number which divides your age
23. Let p and q be the compound propositions p:If n is greater than 5, then n2 is greater
than 25 and q: If n2 is greater than 25, then n is greater than 5. Then, q is called the
_______of p.
a. Inverse
b. Converse
c. Contrapositive
d. Negative

24. Which of the following statements inside the box below are a compound proposition

I: Ferdinand Magellan did not arrived the Philippines in 1521.

II. If an integer is even, then its square is also even.
III: Jose Rizal is our National Hero.

a. I and II b. II and III c. III and IV d. I and IV

25. Consider the sentences inside the box below. Which of the items is the correct
translation on the operation of proposition “(p^q) v (p^r)”. (2pts)

P: Victor has a date with Liza

q: Janree is sleeping.
r. Eumir is eating
a. Either Victor has a date with Liza or Janree is sleeping, or Eumir is eating.
b. Either Victor has a date with Liza and Janree is sleeping, or Eumir is eating.
c. Either Victor has a date with Liza or Janree is sleeping, and Eumir is eating.
d. Either Victor has a date with Liza or Janree is sleeping, and Eumir is eating.