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EXCELLENCE REVIEW CENTER

CAREER CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION (CSE)
EXAM DRILL - MATHEMATICS
Prepared by: Karl Ryan O. Sales, LPT

I. Fundamental Operations / Basic Arithmetic

1. What is -25 + 16?

A.9 B. -9 C. -41 D. 41

2. What is 107 – (-17)?

A. -90 B. 9 C. 124 D. -124

3. (-9) (-22) = ____?

A. 198 B. -198 C. 31 D. -31

4. (21) (-4) + (8) (-2) = ____?

A. -100 B. 100 C. -23 D. 23

5. (-560) ÷ 7 = ___?
A. -80 B. 80 C. -553 D. 553

6 1 4
6. +2 + is also the same as?
8 2 12
1 1 1 5 1 3 1 3 5 1
A. +2.5+ B. + + C. +2.5+ D. + +
2 4 2 2 6 4 6 4 2 3

1 3 1
7. What is the Least Common Denominator of , , and ?
8 4 16
A. 4 B. 8 C. 16 D. 2

8. What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36 and 54?

A. 6 B. 12 C. 18 D. 9

1 8 6
9. What is the sum of + + ?
8 4 12
15 13 1
A. B. C. 3 D. 3
12 12 12

3 2
10. × = ____
9 3
6 2 9 1
A. B. C. D.
27 9 18 9

3 1
11. ÷ = ____
4 8
A. 8 B. 4 C. 12 D. 6

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12. What is the decimal form of %?
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A. 0.0075 B. 0.075 C. 0.75 D. 0.00075

13. Convert 3.4% as a fraction.

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A. 34/100 B. .34/100 C. 3.4/1000 D. 3.4/100

14. What is ¼ in decimal?

A. 0.025 B. 0.25 C. 2.5 D. 0.0025

1 2
15. What is the ratio of to ?
2 5
A. 3:4 B. 5:4 C. 1:3 D. 2:5

16. 2.12 is multiplied by 10 to the sixth power is?

A. 212.000 B. 2,120,000 C. 212,000 D. 21,200

17. 25 is multiplied by 10 to the fifth power is?

A. 2,500,000 B. 250,000 C. 25,000 D. 0.000025

18. Find the value of x in the equation: 5x + 25 =10

A. 5 B. 3 C. -3 D. -5

19. If x = 8, find the value of y in the equation: 4x – 2y = 28.

A. -4 B. -2 C. 4 D. 2

20. Find the value of x if y = 8 in the equation: 2x + 4y = 50

A. 9 B. 8 C. 10 D. 4

240
21.The simplest expression for is _____________.
420
A. 1 B. 4 C.
1
2
20 () D. 220

22. What is 30% of 60?

A. 9 B. 18 C.28 D. 90

23. Null set can be written as ________.

A. {} B. {0} C. {∅} D. 0

24. If the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2:3:7, the triangle is
A. acute B. isosceles C. obtuse D. right

25. Evaluate 30 + 3 – 2(34) = ______.

A. 82 B. 81 C. 10 D. 9

k k
26. Solve for k: + =1
3 4
11 8 7 12
A. B. C. D.
8 11 12 7

27. Find the sum: 299 + 943 + 398 + 101 = ______.

A. 1,631 B. 1,641 C. 1,741 D. 1,731

28. If 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10 = 55, then what is 11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19+20?

A. 65 B. 155 C. 125 D. 550

29. If 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10=55, then what is 101+102+103+104+105+106+107+108+109+110?

A. 1,055 B. 1,065 C. 1,075 D. 1,085

30. Evaluate 16 − (24 − 8) + 22 × 8 – 8 = ____.

A. 40 B. 48 C. 64 D. 168

31. If 23 + 28+ 37 + x + 53 = 168 and 23 + 28 + 40 + y + 50 = 120, what is x − y?

A. 36 B. 48 C. 56 D. 64

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32. Find the product: 800 and 125.
A. 925 B. 1,000 C. 10,000 D. 100,000

33. Find the quotient: 8,000 ÷ 125 = _____.

A. 48 B. 64 C. 80 D. 88

34. What is the remainder when 192,888 is divided by 8?

A. 0 B. 4 C. 8 D. 2
35. Round off 299,943 to the nearest thousands.
A. 299,940 B. 299,000 C. 299,900 D. 300,000

36. How do you read 398.101?

A. Three hundred ninety-eight, one hundred one.
B. Three hundred ninety-eight and one hundred one.
C. Three hundred ninety-eight and one hundred one-hundredths.
D. Three hundred ninety-eight and one hundred one-thousandths.

37. A number is divisible by 8 if its last three digits are divisible by 8. Which of the following numbers is
divisible by 8?
A. 9,208 B. 6,236 C. 88,254 D. 8,886

38. Which of the following statements is true?

A. If a number is divisible by 5, then it is divisible by 10.
B. If a number is divisible by 10, then it is divisible by 5.
C. If a number is divisible by 3, then it is divisible by 6.
D. If a number is divisible by 4, then it is divisible by 8.

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39. Simplify (128 − 84) + (128 − 84) − (128 − 84).
2 2
A. 0 B. 20 C. 44 D. 64

40. Simplify: 33.33% of 48 + 12.5% of 96 – 44.44% of 27.

A. 12 B. 16 C. 24 D. 48

231
41. Reduce to its lowest terms.
1001
7 3 3 7
A. B. C. D.
11 31 13 13

42. Which of the following is true?

A. –16 > 8 C. 54 – 8 ≥ 8 – 54
8 1 9 1
B. = D. =
64 4 117 17

43. Find the value: [ 3

8
5
]
( 72 ) + (35) .
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A. 27 B. 36 C. 45 D. 52

44. What is 25% of 228?

A. 52 B. 57 C. 54 D. 912

45. 228 is 25% of what number?

A. 52 B. 57 C. 54 D. 912

46. 168 is what percent of 672?

A. 25% B. 50% C. 400% D. 80%

47. Evaluate: 123 × 0.1 + 123 × 0.01 + 123 × 0.001 = _____.

A. 13.653 B. 135.53 C. 1,356.3 D. 13,563

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48. Find 3 of 16.
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A. 7 B. 16 C. 39 D. 52

1 1 1
49. Evaluate 1+ + + =¿ ____.
2 4 8
3 3 5 7
A. 1 B. 1 C. 1 D. 1
16 8 8 8

50. Find the value of x in equation 3x + 7 = 28.

A. 7 B. –7 C. ±7 D. 4

51. Which of the following has the greatest value?

8 1
A. C.
[ ( 62 )( 82 ) ] [ ( 63 ) ( 82 ) ]
16 168
B. D.
[ ( 62 )( 82 ) ] [ ( 64 ) ( 83 ) ]
52. Which of the following cannot yield an odd number when divided by 10?
A. The sum of two odd integers.
B. The product of a prime number and an odd integer.
C. The product of two odd integers.
D. The sum of three consecutive integers.

53. If 8x + 12 = 24, what is the value of 24x + 36 = ____?

A. 4 B. 6 C. 8 D. 72

54. If a positive integer m is divisible by both 3 and 8, then m must also be divisible by:
A. 10 B. 18 C. 24 D. 60

55. If positive integers m and n are both odd, which of the following is always true?
A. m + n is even C. m−n cannot be odd
B. mn is even D. m+n−1 is odd

56. What is the average temperate change for the 12-day period: 2.6, 3.8, 7.0, 4.5, 4.6, 7.9, 5.0, 8.1, 4.4, 5.3,
6.4, 5.2?
A. 4.8 B. 4.9 C. 5.2 D. 5.4

57. Find the set of all odd numbers x satisfying the conditions 5x − 4 ≤ 0 and 3x – 7 ≥ 0.
A. x|x≠1 B. 1 C. x|x∈R D. { }

58. State the property illustrated: If 8(6 ) + 4 = 48 + 4 and 48 + 4 = 52, then 8(6) + 4 = 52.
A. Distributive Property of Multiplication over Addition
B. Commutative Property of Addition
C. Associative Property
D. Transitive Property of Equality

59. The question “How many flowers are needed to border a rectangular garden?” involves:
A. weight B. perimeter C. volume D. area

60. 27, 499 round to the nearest hundred is?

A. 27, 400 B. 27, 500 C. 27, 000 D. 28, 000

61. Twenty-four weeks is how many days?

A. 140 B. 168 C. 176 D. 196

62. Five hundred ninety-five days is how many weeks?

A. 119 B. 95 C. 85 D. 75

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63. How many sides does tetragon has?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 11 D. 12

64. What time will it be 3 and 1/2 hours after 7:15 PM?
A. 3:45 AM B. 10:45 AM C. 3:45 PM D. 10:45 PM

65. What time was it 3 and 1/2 hours before 7:15 AM?
A. 3:45 AM B. 10:45 AM C. 3:45 PM D. 10:45 PM

66. The fraction 52 / 91 expressed in lowest term is?

A. 4/7 B. 2/3 C. 3/7 D. 7/13

67. Car A averages 8 km per liter of fuel. Car B averages 12 km per liter of fuel. If the price of fuel is $10 per
liter. How much less would a 600 – km. trip cost for Car A than for Car B?
A. $ 250 B. $ 500 C. $ 600 D. $ 750
68. 40 is what part of 64?
7 3 5 3
A. B. C. D. 1
8 8 8 5

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69. Change 13 to an improper fraction.
7
91 39 273 94
A. B. C. D.
7 7 7 7

70. What is the average speed in kph of a car travelling 160 kilometers in 5 hours?
A. 32 B. 40 C. 80 D. 90

3 1 1
71. + + ?
4 6 8
5 1 1 3
A. B. 1 C. D.
8 24 16 8

1 83
72. 15 − =¿____?
3 4
7 2 2 2
A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 7
12 3 7 7

73. 8 inches is what part of a foot?

2 7 4 5
A. B. C. D.
3 12 5 6

74. Evaluate 30 + 3-2 (34) = ____.

A. 82 B. 81 C. 10 D. 9

75. Which of the following is NOT an element of the set of integers?

A. -√169 B. 0/1 C. 6/3 D. 6/4

II. Word Problems

76. Trisha is twice as old as his friend Mark. Mark is 5 years older than Pema. In 5 years, Trisha will be three
times as old as Pema. How old is Mark?
A. 2 years old B. 3 years old C. 4 years old D. 5 years old

77. Jay’s dad is 5 times older than Jay and Jay is twice as old as his sister Klariz. In two years, the sum of their
ages will be 58. How old is Jay now?
A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9

78. Carry scored 80, 79, 81, 75 and 85 in her Math exams. What will be her average grade in Math from this
period?
A. 75 B. 79 C. 80 D. 81
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79. A rectangular playground measures 15m length and 10m weight. What is the perimeter in centimeter?
A. 50 m B. 50 cm C. 2,500 cm D. 5,000 cm

80. Madam Trish went to SM Downtown for the 3-day sale. He bought a new pair of shoes and paid only
P2,400 discounted for 20% off. What was the original price of the shoes?
A. P3,400.00 B. P3,200.50 C. P3,000.50 D. P3,000.00

81. Which of the following year is a leap year?

A. 1994 B. 1995 C. 1996 D. 1997

82. A stationary paid sells for P 18.50 can be bought for 120 when a dozen pads are purchased at one time.
What is the savings per pad, in pesos, when the pads are purchased by the dozen?
A. 18.50 B. 18.00 C. 8.50 D. 8.00

83. On the day of the school concert. 500 tickets were sold. The students paid P150 each while non-students
paid P200 each. If the total of P85,000 was collected, how many non-students attached?
A. 250 B. 230 C. 260 D. 200

84. Mr. Argentte divided his estate among his three children: Agatha, Carrie, and Erika in the ratio of 3:2:1. If
Erika received the amount of P 2.22M, what was the total estate?
A. P2.22M B. P 7.77M C. P6.66M D. P13.32M

85. The Raiz family’s monthly income is P10,000. The family spends 30% for food, 20% for rentals, 10% for
clothing and 15% for miscellaneous. How much is saved in peso value?
A. P 2,000 B. P2,300 C. P2,400 D. P2,500

86. A motorcycle covers 220 in 2 hours. How far can he go in 1 hour?

A. 100 kms B. 105 kms C. 110 kms D. 150 kms

87. The ratio of males to females in an organization is M is to F. How many females are there if there are T
males?
A. (F X T) / M B. (F X T) + M C. (M X T) / F D. (M X F) / T

88. Suppose that the time now is 9:30 a.m. What will be the time 16 hours from now?
A. 12:30 AM B. 1:30 AM C. 2:30 AM D. 11:30 PM

89. What number when increased by 90% of itself equals 133?

A. 30 B. 43 C. 70 D. 119

90. A trader bought a watch and sold it at 30% more than its original cost. How much did the trader earn if the
original cost of the watch was P?
A. P + 30% B. P – 30% C. 30% X P D. 30% / P

91. There are 36 reams of bond paper in a drawer. If 1 ¼ dozens of reams of paper were to be used in printing,
how many reams should be left in the drawer?
A.15 B.20 C. 21 D.22

92. If a poster, which is 3 inches wide and 5 inches long, is enlarged such that the ratio of the width to the
length is maintained, how many inches long will it be if the new width is 9 inches?
A. 11 B. 13 C. 15 D. 25

93. A little boy weighs seven kilos. How much is this in pounds?
A. 18.5 lbs B. 15.4 lbs C. 16.4 lbs D. 14.5 lbs

94. For which side length of a square are the perimeter and the area numerically equal?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8

95. Kyle is packing her things. He needs a box which can hold 75 cubic inches. Which of the following could
fit his need?
A. 4×4×4 in B. 3×6×5 in C. 3×6×7 in D. 5×5×3 in

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96. 162 is NOT divisible by?

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D.6

97. 294 is divisible by what number?

A. 4 B. 5 C. 7 D. 8

98. Richard bowled 3 games and got scores of 139, 153, and 128. What was his average score for the three
games?
A. 130 B. 140 C. 150 D. 160

99. What is the perimeter of a regular hexagon if the length of one side is equal to x?
A. 5x B. 6x C. 7x D. 8x

100. If 8 men can finish a certain task in 36 days. How many men can finish the same task in 12 days,
assuming that they have the same rate of efficiency?
A. 432 men B. 288 men C. 54 men D. 24 men

101. How would you divide P40.00 between two student in the ratio of 3 is to 5?
A. P23 & P17 B. P15 & P25 C. P12 & P28 D. P14 & P26

102. A pupil got 60 % of the items on the test. He missed 8 items. What is the total number of the test item?
A. 10 B. 15 C. 20 D. 30

103. If Carol borrows P10,000 at an interest of 20% for 18 months. How much will she have paid in simple
interest at the end of the 18 months?
A. 1,000 B. 1,500 C. 2,000 D. 2,500

104. What is the probability of getting an even number in throwing a die?

A. 1 B. ½ C. 1/3 D. ¼

105. If you have to arrange apple, banana, cherry in a row, into how many ways could you do it?
A. 3 B. 6 C. 9 D. 12

106. What is the value of x in the set (10, 30, 50, x) so that the mean, median, and mode are equal?
A. 30 B. 40 C. 70 D. 80

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107. If the fraction , , are to be arrange ascending order, the result is:
5 2 10
6 1 4 1 6 4 1 4 6 4 6 1
A. , , B. , , C. , , D. , ,
10 2 5 2 10 5 2 5 10 5 10 2

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108. Ms. Aiza divided a piece of land among her three sons. To her first son she gave of the land, to the
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second and the remaining to her third son. What part of the land did she give to her third son?
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1 1 8 5
A. B. C. D.
5 7 9 12

109. If 8 is less than the product of a number and –3 is greater than 7, what could be the number?
A. –6 B. –5 C. 5 D. 6

110. The difference between 8 times a number and 17 is 231. Find the number.
A. 31 B. 37 C. 48 D. 1,984

111. Four times the perimeter of a parking lot is 16 less than 2,000 meters. What is the perimeter of the lot?
A. 496 B. 504 C. 992 D. 1,008

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112. The amount of last month’s telephone bill decreased by the product of 3 and 30.00 equals 1,319.50. Find
the amount of the bill.
A. 1,229.50 B. 1,289.50 C. 1,310.50 D. 1,409.50

113. Eighteen less than seven times the number of sandwiches is 269. How many sandwiches are there?
A. 32 B. 41 C. 44 D. 45

114. A house and lot are sold for 14M. The house costs 1.5 times as much as the lot. How much does the lot
cost?
A. 5.6M B. 8.4M C. 10.5M D. 21M

115. The sale price of a television set is 7,200. The discount rate is 40%. Find its regular price.
A. 4,320 B. 12,000 C. 6,800 D. 10,000

116. The lengths of the sides of a triangle can be represented by three consecutive integers. The perimeter of
the triangle is 96 cm. Find the length of the longest side of the triangle.
A. 28 B. 32 C. 33 D. 36

117. The length of a rectangle is 8 meters more than twice its width. The perimeter is 112 meters. Find its area.
A. 16 m B. 24 m C. 28 m2 D. 640 m2

118. Paula is twice as old as Queenie. 7 years ago, the sum of their ages was 16. How old is Queenie now?
A. 8 B. 10 C. 16 D. 20

119. For what value of x will x be the average of 2, 4x, 6, 8, 10?

A. 4 B. 12 C. 26 D. 39

120. How many integers between 197 and 303 are divisible by 4 or 10?
A. 25 B. 26 C. 31 D. 37

121. A patient must take his medication every 7 hours starting at 7:00 AM Sunday. On what day will the
patient first receive his medication at 8:00 AM?
A. Sunday B. Wednesday C. Thursday D. Tuesday

122. Of the 300 grocery shoppers surveyed, 96 did not have a regular day of the week on which they shop.
What percentage of the shoppers did not have a regular day of shopping?
A. 32% B. 48% C. 64% D. 96%

123. A water container has 100 ml of water in it and is 20% full. How many ml of water can this container
hold if it’s full?
A. 200 ml B. 400 ml C. 500 ml D. 800 ml

124. How many containers each occupy an area of 2 1/8 square meters can be stored in a 952 square meter
warehouse?
A. 358 B. 448 C. 530 D. 630

125. A starting salary of a secretary of ABC Company is 15,000 a month. Next year, the starting salary will be
raised to 18,000. What is the rate of increase in the starting salary?
A. 3% B. 20% C. 25% D. 30%

126. The cost of a square meter commercial lot in a certain municipality five years ago was 12,500. There was
a 420% increase in the price in the last five years. What is the current price per square meter of the lot today?
A. 17,500 B. 52,500 C. 19,000 D. 65,000

127. Last month a store manager decided to decrease the prices of all items by 10%. This month, he increased
the prices by 10%. What would be the price for a pair of pants that cost 750 before prices were decreased last
month?
A. 742.50 B. 750.00 C. 675.00 D. 825.00

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128. When the original price of an item is increased by a certain rate, the increased price is 3,100. When the
original price is decreased by the same rate, the decreased price is 1,900. What is the original price of this
item?
A. 1,200 B. 200 C. 2,500 D. 2,800

129. How much must one have to invest in corporate bonds paying 9.6% in order to earn an income of 12,000
per month?
A. 11,520 B. 23,040 C. 125,000 D. 250,000

130. Mr. Cruz borrows 750,000 from a bank and is charged 9,000 interests. What rate of interest did the bank
charge for the loan?
A. 8% B. 9% C. 10% D. 12%

131. A 30 cm long plastic pipe costs 249. At this rate, what is the price of the pipe per meter?
A. 830 B. 840 C. 747 D. 749

132. A homeowner can rent a chainsaw from a rental agency for 2,700 a day. The brand-new of the same saw
can be bought for 18,900. For how many days could the homeowner rent the saw before renting would cost
more than buying?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

133. Paula uses ten 100-watt bulbs in her house. She uses these bulbs for an average of 5 hours each day. How
many KWH do these bulbs use each day?
A. 5 B. 10 C. 50 D. 5,000

134. A video cassette movie, purchased for 440 was marked up 25% on the selling price. Later, as retail prices
fell, this movie was marked down 20% on the current sale price. Find its new sale price.
A. 352 B. 440 C. 500 D. 550

135. One side of a triangle is 3 cm longer than the shortest side and the other side is 4 cm longer than the
shortest side. How long is the shortest side if the perimeter is 67 cm?
A. 20 cm B. 23 cm C. 24 cm D. 27 cm

III. Abstract /Numerical Reasoning

136. Which figure completes the statement?

137. Which figure completes the statement?

138. Which figure completes the statement

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139. Which figure is the odd one out?

140. Which figure is the odd one out?

141. Which figure is the odd one out?

142. Which figure completes the series?

143. Which figure completes the series?

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144. Which figure belongs in neither group?

145. Which figure is next in the series?

146. Which figure is next in the series?

147. Which figure is the odd one out?

148. Which figure is the odd one out?

149. Which figure completes the series?

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150. Which figure completes the series?

151. 2187, 729, 243, 81, 27, 9, ____?

A. 6 B. 3 C.4 D. 2

152. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, ___ ?

A. 72 B. 75 C. 81 D. 90

153. 13 -21 34 -55 89 ___?

A. -95 B. 104 C. -123 D. -144

154. AZ, CX, EV, GT, ____?

A. IR KP B. IR KQ C. IS KQ D. IS KP

155. A5, D25, G125, J625, M3125, ____?

A. P15525 B. P15625 C. O15525 D. O15625

156. 1121, 2242, 3383, ____?

A. 4964 B. 6766 C. 4844 D. 4994
157. 37, 50, 65, 82, ____?
A. 98 B. 99 C. 10 D. 101

158. AB, EF, IJ, MN, ____?

A. OP B. PQ C. QR D. RS

159. ZY, WV, TS, QP, ____?

A. NM B. ML C. LK D. KJ

160. A, C, C, F, F, F, ____?
A. J B. G C. K D. V

161. H, H, L, L, P, P, T, T, ____?
A. V B. X C. Y D. Z

162. F21, H19, K16, O12, T7, ____?

A. A26 B. Z1 C. X3 D. B25

163. I18, K16, M14, O12, ____?

A. P10 B. Q11 C. Q10 D. P11

164. BO, DQ, FS, HU, JW, ____?

A. KX B. IV C. LY D. MZ

165. E4, G6, I8, K10, M12, ____?

A. O14 B. Q16 C. N14 D. L16

166. DQ4, GT7, CP3, HU8, BO2, ____?

A. IV9 B. KX11 C. JW10 D. MZ13

167. AN1, CP3, ER5, GT7, IV9, KX11, ____?

A. LY12 B. MZ13 C. JW10 D. HU8

168. J1017, L1215, N1012, ____?

A. R125 B. P1611 C. T416 D. Q678

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169. aa33bb, cc77dd, ee1111ff, _________?

A. gg1516hh B. gg1515hh C. gg1717hh D. gg1816hh

170. b9b9, c7c7, d5d5, ______?

A. e3e2 B. e4e4 C. e2e2 D. e3e3

171. 250%, 50%, 100%, 20%, 40% ___?

A.8% B. 10% C. 5% D. 15%

172. 0.1, 30%, ½, 0.7, 90%, ___?

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A. 1 B. 100% C. 7/9 D. 1.4
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173. 5,6, 9, 15, ___,40.

A. 21 B. 27 C.25 D. 33

174. 225, 336, 447, ___, 669, 7710

A. 114 B. 991 C. 558 D. 338

175. 3,12, 27, 48, 75, 108, ____

A. 183 B. 192 C. 162 D. 147

IV. Data Interpretation/ Data Sufficient

For numbers 176-179, solve the following questions based on the given graph below and select the letter of
the correct answer from the given choices.

176. What is the difference between the number of vehicles manufactured by Company Y in 2000 and 2001?
A. 41,000 B. 50,000 C. 33,000 D. 21,000

177. What is the difference between the total productions of the two Companies in the given years?
A. 19,000 B. 22,000 C. 26,000 D. 28,000

178. In which of the following years, the difference between the productions of Companies X and Y was the maximum
among the given years?
A. 1997 B. 1998 C. 1999 D. 2000

179. The production of Company X in 1999 was approximately what percent of the production of Company Y in the
same year?
A. 143% B. 141% C.140% D. 140%

For numbers 180-184, solve the following questions based on the given graph below and select the letter of
the correct answer from the given choices.

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MONTHS IN WHICH SOME STUDENTS WERE BORN

June
May
April # 0f students
March
February
Jauary
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

180. In which month were most students born?

A. January B. February C. April D. May

181. What is the difference between the product of January and February to April and May?
A. 44 B. 4 C. 480 D. 1

182. Find the sum of the product and difference of May and March?
A. 16 B. 4 C. 8 D. 12

183. What is the quotient of May and June?

A. 2 B. 3 C. 9 D. 18

184. What is the total number of students?

A.24 B. 28 C. 6 D. 7

For numbers 185-186, solve the following questions based on the given table below and select the letter of
the correct answer from the given choices.

Underwear’s Ordered
Sizes Quantity # in box
Small 10 boxes 60
Medium 12 boxes 48
Large 20 boxes 20

185. About how much medium sized underwear were ordered?

A. 20 B. 50 C. 120 D. 500

186. How much more small underwear were ordered than large underwear?
A. 1000 B. 600 C. 400 D. 200

187. How many pieces of all sizes of underwear were ordered??

A. 42 B. 128 C. 170 D. 1576

For numbers 188-1200, each problem consists of a question and two statements labeled (1) and (2), in
which certain data are given. Decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for answering
the questions. Shade the letter of the correct answer per number among these four choices.
A. If statement (1) alone is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.
B. If statement (2) alone is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.
C. If both statements together are sufficient, but neither statement alone is sufficient.
D. If statements (1) and (2) together are not sufficient

188. By what percent was the price per kilo of chicken increased?
(1) The price per kilo of chicken was increased by 20.
(2) The price per kilo of chicken after the increase was 120.

189. Chin and Queenie were among those who sold raffle tickets to raise money for the club. If Chin and Queenie sold a
total of 168 tickets, how many tickets did Chin sell?

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(1) Queenie sold 60% as many raffle tickets as Chin.
(2) Queenie sold 8% of all the raffle tickets sold.

190. What is the ratio of a to b?

(1) a is 8 more than twice b.
(2) The ratio of a to 4b is 3:7.

191. If x and y are integers, is x divisible by 17?

(1) The product xy is divisible by 17.
(2) y is not divisible y 17.

192. On Saturday morning, the TP printing machine ran continuously at a uniform rate to fill a production order. At what
time did it completely fill the order that morning?
(1) The supervisor began the plan for production at 8:08 am.
(2) The machine had filled 50% of the order at 9:48 am and 5/6 of the order by 10:18 am.

193. How many books does Gerard have?

(1) If Gerard had 18 fewer books, he would have only half as many as he actually has.
(2) Gerard has three times as many fictions as non-fiction books.

194. What was the total amount raised for Typhoon Odette from private corporations and personal donations?
(1) Of the amount donated, 48% came from private corporations.
(2) Of the amount donated, 15M came from personal donations.

195. Miriam’s total score in the three bowling games was 530. What were her scores?
(1) Miriam’s highest score was 198.
(2) The sum of Miriam’s two highest scores was 368.

196. How many more boys than girls are there in the room?
(1) There is a total of 56 girls and boys in the room.
(2) The number of boys in the room equals the square of the number of girls in the room.

197. In what year was Gerard born?

(1) Gerard’s friend Mary, who is 1/2 years younger than him, was born in 1979.
(2) In 1998 Gerard turned 20 years old.

198. A box contains 48 balls, of which 30 are red and 18 are blue. If 16 of the balls are removed, how many of the balls
left in the box are blue?
(1) Of the balls removed, the ratio of the number of red ones to the number of blue ones is 5:3.
(2) Of the first 8 marbles removed, 5 are red.

199. How long did it take Mrs. Alferez to drive non-stop on a trip from her home to Ayala Alabang?
(1) If Mrs. Alferez’s average speed for the trip had been 1.5 times as fast, the trip would have taken 2 hours.
(2) Mrs. Alferez’s average speed for the trip was 80 km per hour.

200. If Myrna had a dentist’s appointment on a certain day, was the appointment on a Friday?
(1) Exactly 64 hours before the appointment, it was Wednesday.
(2) The appointment is between 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

***END OF EXAM DRILL - MATHEMATICS***

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