MATHEMATICS

In this test, you will be performing tasks that will measure your ability to comprehend
quantitative relationships
1. 27,813 students took the ACET this year. If only 2,836 students were admitted into the Ateneo
among those students, what is the Ateneo’s acceptance rate?

a. 7.5% b. 10.2% c. 13.4% d. 9.0%

2. Given the equation (x − y) × (y − x) = −4, where x and y are whole numbers, which of the
following can be the value of x?

a. 3 b. 5 c. 10 d. -3

3. What is the volume of the biggest sphere that can fit in a cube with a volume of 216 cm 3?
a. 9π2 b. 20 c. 36π d. 40π

4. What is the standard deviation of the set of values {2,4,4,4,5,7,9}?

a. 4 b. 2 c. 7 d. 9

5. What is the surface area of a rectangular prism that has a length of 7, a width of 5 and a height
of 6?
a. 221 b. 198 c. 214 d. 266

6. When graphed in the Cartesian plane, which of the following equations passes through quadrant
I?
a. x + 2 = 0 b. y + 2 = 0 c. x + y – 2 = 0 d. x + y + 2 = 0

7. Given the sequence of first nine prime numbers: {2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23}, can four numbers
be chosen to form an arithmetic sequence?
a. Yes, the arithmetic sequence is 3, 5, 7, 11
b. Yes, the arithmetic sequence is 3, 7, 11, 17
c. Yes, the arithmetic sequence is 5, 11, 17, 23
d. No, it is not possible

8. Which of the following defines a one-to-one function?

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a. 𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥+3
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b. 𝑓 (𝑥) = 3𝑥 2 − 1
c. 𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 1
d. 𝑓 (𝑥) = 5|𝑥 |
9. At a rally, protesters outnumbered the policemen by 12 to 1. Seventy-two arrests were made
averaging 3 for every 2 policemen. How many protesters attended the rally?
a. 48 b. 144 c. 576 d. 720

10. Monika downloaded 6 music files to a portable MP3 player. In how many different orders can
the songs be played?
a. 6 b. 24 c. 120 d. 720

11. Consider the figure on the right. Arc CD measures (x – 3)°, while arc
AB measures (3x + 11)°. What is the measure of the angle CMD?

a. 4x + 8 b. 2x + 4 c. x + 1 d. 2x + 14

12. In how many points do the graphs of 2(x + 1)2 + (y - 2)2 = 25 and 4(x + 1)2 - 3(y - 2)2 = 15
intersect?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

13. A chemist wants to mix a 5% alcohol solution with a 10% alcohol solution to make an 8%
solution If there are 3 liters of the 10% solution, around how many liters of the 5% solution does
he need to get an 8% solution?
a. 4.6 liters b. 6 liters c. 2 liters d. 10.3 liters

14. If Jonathan’s password has twenty-eight letters, how many possible passwords are there?
a. 28! b. 27! c. 5! d. 2828

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15. If sin 𝛽 = − and tan 𝛽 > 0, what is the exact value of 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝛽 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛽?
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a. -1/5 b. 7/25 c. 1 d. -1

16. Let a, b, r, and s be non-zero real numbers. Consider the geometric sequences
a, ar, ar2, ar3,… and b, bs, bs2, bs3, …
Which of the following sequences is also geometric for any r and s with r = s?
a. ab, abrs, abr2s2, abr3s3,…
b. ab, abr, abs, abr2, abs2,…
c. a+b, a+b+r+s, a+b+r2+s2, a+b+r3+s3,…
d. a-b, a-b+r-s, a-b+r2-s2, a-b+r3-s3,..
17. Lyka is making a triangular wall with building blocks.
The top row has one block, the second has three, and
the third has five, and so on. How many rows can she
make with a set of 225 blocks?
a. 12 b. 13 c. 14 d. 15

18. What should be multiplied to the binomial x – 2y so that the product is a trinomial?

a. 2y b. x – 2y c. x + 2y d. x2 + 2y + 4y2

19. Consider the figure on the right.

Which of the following expressions
is equal to sin A?
i. cos B
ii. cos D
iii. cos E
a. i only b.ii only c. i and ii only d.i and iii only

20. Consider the following:

A = {Diego, Ernie, Jasmine, Ivy, Emilia}
B = {Arnold, Emilia, Raul, Diego, Macky}
If sets A and B represent the friends of Marlene and Eldan, respectively, which of the following
notations represent the common friends od Marlene and Eldan?
a. A U B
b. A ∩ B
c. A – B
d. B – A

21. From the top end of 200 meter long zip line, the angle of depression to the bottom end is 20°.
Assuming the zip line is a straight line, which of the following expressions show how to compute
the height of the top end of the zip line?
a. 200 sin 20° b. 200 cos 20° c. 200 sec 20° d.200 csc 20°

22. What is the domain of the function defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 2 − 1?

a. (−∞, −1] ∪ [1, ∞)
b. [-1, 1]
c. (-1, 1)
d. (−∞, −1) ∪ (1, ∞)
 23. If x is an integer and y is an odd integer, which of the following must be an odd integer
a. 2x + 2y
b. 2x – 2y
c. x + y + 1
d. x + y + 2

24. 35% of 15% of x is equivalent to which of the following?

a. 0.0525x
b. 0.125x
c. 0.25x
d. 0.525x

25. A farmer has a rectangular field that measures 125 feet by 200 feet. He wants to enclose the
field with a fence. What is the total length, in feet, he will need for the job?
a. 450 ft.
b. 550 ft.
c. 650 ft.
d. 750 ft.

26. A farmer is raising a hog that weighed 20 lbs. when he bought it. He expects it to gain 12 pounds
per month. He will sell it when it weighs 200 lbs. How many months will it be before he will sell
the animal?
a. 14
b. 15
c. 24
d. 25

27. Twenty-five more girls than the numbers of boys participate in interscholastic sports at a local
high school. If the number of girls participating is 105, how many boys participate?
a. 110
b. 115
c. 120
d. 125

Use the following diagram to answer questions

28 to 33.

28. How many lines can be drawn through

point A that are parallel to line m?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. Infinite
29. How many lines can be drawn through point A that are perpendicular to line l?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 10,000
d. Infinite

30. Which lines are perpendicular to each other?

a. n,m and o,m
b. n,m only
c. l,n and l,m
d. m,l

31. How many point/s do line m and line l share?

a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3

32. At which line/s is point A located?

a. Between lines l and n
b. On lines l and n
c. On line l, but not line n
d. On line n, but not line l

33. Which set of lines are transversals?

a. l,m,o
b. o,m,n
c. l,o,n
d. l,m,n

34. If 60% of a number is 12, what is 165% of the same number?

a. 30
b. 31
c. 32
d. 33

35. The volume of a cylindrical aquarium tank is 13565 cubic feet. If its radius is 12 feet, what is its
height to the nearest foot?
a. 73 ft.
b. 27 ft.
c. 42 ft.
d. 30 ft.

36. Solve the inequality: −𝑥 − 5 > 𝑥 − 2

a. 𝑥 > 3
 b. 𝑥 > 6
c. 𝑥 > 9
d. 𝑥 > 12

37. Which of the following groups of numbers are multiples of 6 between 81 and 100?
a. 84, 90
b. 86, 92
c. 84, 90, 96
d. 86, 92, 98

38. 20 is 125% of what number?

a. 7
b. 9
c. 10
d. 16

39. The product of -3 and -6 is how much larger than the sum of -2 and - 7?
a. 9
b. 12
c. 15
d. 27

40. If a and b are both odd numbers then which of the following must be an odd number?
a. a + b
b. ab + 1
c. 2a + 4b
d. a + b + 3

41. What is the weight, in kilograms of 26 sacks of sugar if 156 sacks weigh 12 kg?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5

42. Last week, Vince read from page 139 to page 225 inclusive in his History book. How many pages
did he read?
a. 86
b. 87
c. 88
d. 89
43. What percent profit was made on a pair of pants that was bought for P250 and sold for P350?
a. 10%
b. 20%
c. 30%
d. 40%

44. If 0.002x = 2, then 2.2x = ?

a. 2002
b. 2020
c. 2200
d. 2202

45. Mark Caguioa scored an average of 29 for his first three games and an average of 32 for his next
four games; then his average so far is about.
a. 28
b. 29
c. 30
d. 31

46. Ning is 8 years younger than her brother Michael. Twenty-eight years ago, she was half as old as
Michael. How old is Michael now?
a. 44
b. 42
c. 40
d. 36

47. A telephone pole is 9 meters tall. What is the length of a piece of wire which extends from the
top of the pole to a point that is 12 meters from the base of the pole?
a. 21
b. 18
c. 15
d. 12

48. If the measures of the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2:3:4, what is the degree measure of
the smallest angle? c
a. 20
b. 30
c. 40
d. 60

49. The width of a rectangular rug is 4 feet. If the perimeter is 20 feet, what is the length of the rug?
 a. 4 feet
b. 5 feet
c. 6 feet
d. 16 feet

50. A biker took 2 hours to ride 24 km and then returned by the same route. If he rode at an
average speed of 8 km/hr on the return trip, what was his average speed in km/hr for the round
trip?
a. 8
b. 9.6
c. 10
d. 10.5
Answer Key

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. C
7. C
8. A
9. C
10. D
11. B
12. D
13. A
14. A
15. B
16. A
17. D
18. B
19. C
20. B
21. A
22. A
23. D
24. A
25. C
26. B
27. C
28. B
29. B
30. A
31. B
32. B
33. D
34. D
35. D
36. C
37. C
38. D
39. D
40. D
41. A
42. B
43. D
44. C
45. D
46. A
47. C
48. C
49. C
50. B