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MCQ in Clock, Variation, and Progression Problems

Part 1 | Math Board Exam
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This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 1 of the Series in Clock, Variation, and Progression Problems of the Engineering
Mathematics topic. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every
questions compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board Examination Questions in
Engineering Mathematics, Mathematics Books, Journals and other Mathematics References.

MCQ Topic Outline included in Mathematics Board Exam Syllabi

MCQ in Clock Problems | MCQ in Progression / Sequence Series | MCQ in Arithmetic Progression | MCQ in
Geometric Progression | MCQ in Infinite Geometric Progression | MCQ in Harmonic Progression | MCQ in Related
Sequence | MCQ in Fibonacci Numbers | MCQ in Lucas Numbers | MCQ in Figurate Numbers (Triangular
Numbers, Square Numbers, Gnomons, Oblong Numbers, Pentagonal Numbers, Cubic Numbers, Tetrahedral
Numbers, Square Pyramidal Numbers, Supertetrahedral Numbers | MCQ in Diophantine Equations | MCQ in
Variation Problems

Start Practice Exam Test Questions Part 1 of the Series

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

Problem 1: CE Board May 1995

In how many minutes after 2 o’clock will the hands of the clock extend in opposite directions for the first time?

A. 42.4 minutes

B. 42.8 minutes

C. 43.2 minutes

D. 43.6 minutes

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 1

Problem 2: CE Board November 1995

In how many minutes after 7 o’clock will the hands be directly opposite each other for the first time?

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A. 5.22 minutes

B. 5.33 minutes

C. 5.46 minutes

D. 5.54 minutes

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 2

Problem 3: CE Board May 1997

What time after 3 o’clock will the hands of the clock are together for the first time?

A. 3:02.30

B. 3:17.37

C. 3:14.32

D. 3:16.36

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 3

Problem 4: GE Board February 1997

At what time after 12:00 noon will the hour hand and minute hand of the clock first form an angle of 120o?

A. 12:18.818

B. 12:21.818

C. 12:22.818

D. 12:24.818

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 4

Problem 5:

At what time between 8 and 9 o’clock will the minute hand coincide with the hour hand?

A. 8:42.5

B. 8:43.2

C. 8:43.6

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D. 8:43.9

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 5

Problem 6: EE Board October 1990

A man left his home at past 3:00 o’clock PM as indicated in his wall clock, between 2 to 3 hours after, he returns home and
noticed the hands of the clock interchanged. At what time did the man leave his home?

A. 3:31.47

B. 3:21.45

C. 3:46.10

D. 3:36.50

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 6

Problem 7: GE Board February 1994

Form the time 6:15 PM to the time 7:45 PM of the same day, the minute hand of a standard clock describes an arc of?

A. 60°

B. 90°

C. 180°

D. 540°

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 7

Problem 8: EE Board April 1990

A storage battery discharges at a rate which is proportional to the charge. If the charge is reduced by 50% of its original
value at the end of 2 days, how long will it take to reduce the charge to 25% of its original charge?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6

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Answer: Option A

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 8

Problem 9: ECE Board April 1990

The resistance of a wire varies directly with its length and inversely with its area. If a certain piece of wire 10 m long and
0.10 cm in diameter has a resistance of 100 ohms, what will its resistance be if its is uniformly stretched so that its length
becomes 12 m?

A. 80

B. 90

C. 144

D. 120

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 9

Problem 10: CE Board May 1993

Given that “w” varies directly as the product of “x” and “y” and inversely as the square of “z” and that w = 4 when x = 2, y
= 6 and z = 3. Find the value of “w” when x = 1, y = 4 and z = 2.

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 10

Problem 11: ECE Board November 1993

If x varies directly as y and inversely as z, and x = 14 when y =7 and z = 2, find the value of x when y = 16 and z = 4.

A. 14

B. 4

C. 16

D. 8

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

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Solution: Review: Solution for Number 11

Problem 12: EE Board March 1998

The electric power which a transmission line can transmit is proportional to the product of its design voltage and current
capacity, and inversely to the transmission distance. A 115-kilovolt line rated at 100 amperes can transmit 150 megawatts
over 150 km. How much power, in megawatts can a 230 kilovolt line rated at 150 amperes transmit over 100 km?

A. 785

B. 485

C. 675

D. 595

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 12

Problem 13: ME Board October 1992

The time required for an elevator to lift a weight varies directly with the weight and the distance through which it is to be
lifted and inversely as the power of the motor. If it takes 30s seconds for a 10hp motor to lift 100 lbs through 50 feet, what
size of motor is required to lift 800 lbs in 40s seconds through 40 feet?

A. 42

B. 44

C. 46

D. 48

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 13

Problem 14:

The selling price of TV set is double that of its cost. If the TV set was sold to a customer at a profit of 25% of the net cost,
how much discount was given to the customer?

A. 33.7%

B. 35.7%

C. 37.7%

D. 34.7%

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

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Solution: Review: Solution for Number 14

Problem 15:

A group of EE examinees decided to hire a mathematics tutor from Excel Review Center and planned to contribute equal
amount for the tutor’s fee. If there were 10 more examinees, each would have paid P2 less. However, if there were 5 less
examinees, each would have paid P2 more. How many examinees are there in the group?

A. 14

B. 16

C. 18

D. 20

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 15

Problem 16: EE Board March 1998

A bookstore purchased a best selling price book at P200.00 per copy. At what price should this book be sold so that, giving a
20% discount, the profit is 30%?

A. P 450

B. P 500

C. P 357

D. P 400

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 16

Problem 17: ECE Board November 1993

Jojo bought a second hand Betamax VCR and then sold it to Rudy at a profit of 40%. Rudy then sold the VCR to Noel at a
profit of 20%. If Noel paid P2, 856 more than it cost to Jojo, how much did Jojo paid for the unit?

A. P 4,000

B. P 4,100

C. P 4,200

D. P 4,300

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

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Solution: Review: Solution for Number 17

Problem 18: EE Board March 1998

In a certain community of 1,200 people, 60% are literate. Of the males, 50% are literate and of the females 70% are literate.
What is the female population?

A. 850

B. 500

C. 550

D. 600

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 18

Problem 19: ECE Board March 1996

A merchant has three items on sale, namely a radio for P50, a clock for P30 and a flashlight for P1. At the end of the day, he
sold a total of 100 of the three items and has taken exactly P1000 on the total sales. How many radios did he sale?

A. 16

B. 20

C. 18

D. 24

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 19

Problem 20: ME Board October 1996

The arithmetic mean of a and b is?

A.

B.

C.

D.

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

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Solution: Review: Solution for Number 20

Problem 21:

The sum of three arithmetic means between 34 and 42 is?

A. 114

B. 124

C. 134

D. 144

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 21

Problem 22: EE Board March 1998

Gravity causes a body to fall 16.1 ft in the first second, 48.3 in the 2nd second, 80.5 in the 3rd second. How far did the body
fall during the 10th second?

A. 248.7 ft

B. 308.1 ft

C. 241.5 ft

D. 305.9 ft

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 22

Problem 23:

If the first term of arithmetic progression is 25 and the fourth term is 13, what is the third term?

A. 17

B. 18

C. 19

D. 20

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 23

Problem 24: ECE Board November 1998

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Find the 30th term of the arithmetic progression 4, 7, 10, ….

A. 75

B. 88

C. 90

D. 91

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 24

Problem 25: CE Board May 1993, CE Board May 1994, CE Board November 1994

How many terms of the progression 3, 5, 7, … must be taken in order that their sum will be 2600?

A. 48

B. 49

C. 50

D. 51

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 25

Problem 26: ME Board April 1995

In pile of logs, each layer contains one more log than the layer above and the top contains just one log. If there are 105 logs
in the pile, how many layers are there?

A. 11

B. 12

C. 13

D. 14

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 26

Problem 27: CE Board May 1995

What is the sum of the progression 4, 9, 14, 19 … up to the 20th term?

A. 1030

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B. 1035

C. 1040

D. 1045

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 27

Problem 28: EE Board April 1997

A stack of bricks has 61 bricks in the bottom layer, 58 bricks in the second layer, 55 bricks in the third layer, and so on until
there are 10 bricks in the last layer. How many bricks are there all together?

A. 638

B. 637

C. 639

D. 640

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 28

Problem 29: CE Board May 1998

Determine the sum of the progression if there are 7 arithmetic mean between 3 and 35.

A. 171

B. 182

C. 232

D. 216

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 29

Problem 30: ECE Board April 1995

A besiege fortress is held by 5700 men who have provisions for 66 days. If the garrison losses 20 men each day, for how
many days can the provision hold out?

A. 72

B. 74

C. 76
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D. 78

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 30

Problem 31: CE Board May 1991

In the recent “Gulf War” in the Middle East, the allied forces captured 6400 of Saddam’s soldiers and with provisions on
hand it will last for 216 meals while feeding 3 meals a day. The provision lasted 9 more days because of daily deaths. At an
average, how many died per day?

A. 15

B. 16

C. 17

D. 18

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 31

Problem 32: GE Board July 1993

A Geodetic Engineering student got a score of 30% on Test 1 of the five number test in Surveying. On the last number he
got 90% in which a constant difference more on each number that he had on the immediately preceding one. What was his
average score in Surveying?

A. 50

B. 55

C. 60

D. 65

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 32

Problem 33: ME Board April 1999

If the sum of 220 and the first term is 10, find the common difference if the last term is 30.

A. 2

B. 5

C. 3

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D. 2/3

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 33

Problem 34: EE Board April 1997

Once a month, a man puts some money into the cookie jar. Each month he puts 50 centavos more into the jar than the month
before. After 12 years, he counted his money, he had P5, 436. How much money did he put in the jar in the last month?

A. P 73.50

B. P 75.50

C. P 74.50

D. P 72. 50

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 34

Problem 35: EE Board April 1997

A girl on a bicycle coasts downhill is covering 4 feet the first second, 12 feet the second second, and in general, 8 feet more
each second than the previous second. If she reaches the bottom at the end of 14 seconds, how far did she coasts?

A. 782 feet

B. 780 feet

C. 784 feet

D. 786 feet

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 35

Problem 36:

When all odd numbers from 1 to 101 are added, the result is?

A. 2500

B. 2601

C. 2501

D. 3500

View Answer:
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Answer: Option B

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 36

Problem 37:

How many times will a grandfather’s clock strikes in one day if it strikes only at the hours and strike once at 1 o’clock, twice
at 2 o’clock, thrice at 3 o’clock and so on?

A. 210

B. 24

C. 156

D. 300

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 37

Problem 38: CE Board May 1992

To conserve energy due to the present energy crisis, the Meralco tried to re-adjust their charges to electrical energy users
who consume more than 2000 kw-hrs. For the first 100 kw-hr, they charged 40 centavos and increasing at a constant rate
more than the preceding one until the fifth 100 kw-hr, the charge is 76 centavos. How much is the average charge for the
electrical energy per 100 kw-hr?

A. 58 centavos

B. 60 centavos

C. 62 centavos

D. 64 centavos

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 38

Problem 39: CE Board November 1993

The 3rd term of a harmonic progression is 15 and the 9th term is 6. Find the 11th term.

A. 4

B. 5

C. 6

D. 7

View Answer:

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Answer: Option B

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 39

Problem 40: ECE Board November 1995

Find the fourth term of the progression ½, 0.2, 0.125, . . .

A. 1/10

B. 1/11

C. 0.102

D. 0.099

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 40

Problem 41:

Find the 9th term of the harmonic progression 3, 2, 3/2….

A. 3/5

B. 3/8

C. 4/5

D. 4/9

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 41

Problem 42:

Find the sum of 4 geometric means between 160 and 5.

A. 130

B. 140

C. 150

D. 160

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 42

Problem 43: EE Board October 1991

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The fourth term of a G.P. is 216 and the 6th term is 1944. Find the 8th term.

A. 17649

B. 17496

C. 16749

D. 17964

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 43

Problem 44: ECE Board April 1999

Determine x so that: x, 2x + 7, 10x – 7 will be a geometric progression.

A. 7, -7/12

B. 7, -5/6

C. 7, -14/5

D. 7, -7/6

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 44

Problem 45: ECE Board April 1999

If one third of the air in a tank is removed by each stroke of an air pump, what fractional part of the total air is removed in 6
strokes?

A. 0.7122

B. 0.9122

C. 0.6122

D. 0.8122

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 45

Problem 46: ME Board October 1996

A product has a current selling of P325.00. If it’s selling price is expected to decline at the rate of 10% per annum because of
obsolescence, what will be its selling price four years hence?

A. P 213.33
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B. P 202.75

C. P 302.75

D. P156.00

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 46

Problem 47: CE Board May 1995

The numbers 28, x + 2, 112 form a G.P. What is the 10th term?

A. 14336

B. 13463

C. 16433

D. 16344

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 47

Problem 48: ECE Board April 1998

The sum of the first 10 terms of geometric progression 2, 4, 8, …

A. 1023

B. 2046

C. 225

D. 1596

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 48

Problem 49:

If the first term of G.P. is 9 and the common ration is -2/3, find the fifth term.

A. 8/5

B. 16/9

C. 15/7

D. 13/4

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View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 49

Problem 50: EE Board April 1997

The seventh term is 56 and the twelfth term is -1792 of a geometric progression. Find the common ratio and the first term.
Assume the rations are equal.

A. -2, 5/8

B. -1, 5/8

C. -1, 7/8

D. -2, 7/8

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 50

Problem 51:

A person has 2 parents, 4 grandparents, 8 great grandparents and so on. How many ancestors during the 15 generations
preceding his own, assuming no duplication?

A. 131070

B. 65534

C. 32766

D. 16383

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 51

Problem 52:

If the PBA three-point shootout-contest, the committee decided to give a prize in the following manner. A price of P1 for the
first basket made, P2 for the second, P4 for the third, P8 for the fourth and so on. If the contestant wants to win a prize of no
less than a million pesos, what is the minimum number of baskets to be converted?

A. 20

B. 19

C. 18

D. 21

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View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 52

Problem 53: CE Board November 1994

In a benefit show, a number of wealthy men agreed that the first one to arrive would pay 10 centavos to enter and each later
arrive would pay twice as much as the preceding man. The total amount collected from all of them was P 104,857.50. How
many wealthy men paid?

A. 18

B. 19

C. 20

D. 21

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 53

Problem 54:

A man mailed 10 chain letters to ten of his friends with a request to continue by sending similar letter to each of their ten
friends. If this continue for 6 sets of letters and if all responded, how much will the Phil. Postal Office earn if minimum
postage costs P4 per letter?

A. P 6,000,000

B. P 60,000

C. P 2,222,220

D. P 4,444,440

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 54

Problem 55: EE Board March 1998

Determine the sum of the infinite series: S = + + + …. + n

A. 4/5

B. 3/4

C. 2/3

D. 1/2

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View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 55

Problem 56:

Under the favourable condition, single cell bacteria divided into two about every 20 minutes. If the same rate of division is
maintained for 10 hours, how many organisms is produced from a single cell?

A. 1,073,741

B. 1,730.74

C. 1,073,741,823

D. 1,037,417

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 56

Problem 57: EE Board October 1994

A rubber ball is made to fall from a height of 50 feet and is observed to rebound 2/3 of the distance it falls. How far will the
ball travel before coming to rest if the ball continues to fall in this manner?

A. 200 feet

B. 225 feet

C. 250 feet

D. 275 feet

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 57

Problem 58: EE Board April 1990

What is the fraction in lowest term equivalent to 0.133133133?

A.

B.

C.

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D.

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 58

Problem 59: ECE Board April 1998

Find the sum of the infinite geometric progression 6, -2, 2/3, . . .

A. 9/2

B. 5/2

C. 7/2

D. 11/2

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 59

Problem 60: CE Board May 1998

Find the sum of 1, – , ,...

A. 5/6

B. 2/3

C. 0.84

D. 0.72

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 60

Problem 61: ECE Board November 1998

Find the ratio of an infinite geometric progression if the sum is 2 and the first term is ½.

A. 1/3

B. 1/2

C. 3/4

D. 1/4

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Answer: Option C

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 61

Problem 62: EE Board April 1997

If equal spheres are piled in the form of a complete pyramid with an equilateral; triangle as base, find the total number of
spheres in the pile if each side of the base contains 4 spheres.

A. 15

B. 20

C. 18

D. 21

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 62

Problem 63:

Find the 6th term of the sequence 55, 40, 28, 19, 13, . . .

A. 10

B. 9

C. 8

D. 11

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 63

Problem 64: EE Board October 1997

In the series 1, 1, ½, 1/6, 1/24, . . .determine the 6th term.

A. 1/80

B. 1/74

C. 1/100

D. 1/120

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 64

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Problem 65: ECE Board April 1998

Find the 1987th in the decimal equivalent to starting from the decimal point.

A. 8

B. 1

C. 7

D. 5

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution: Review: Solution for Number 65

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Following is the list of multiple choice questions in this brand new series:

MCQ in Clock, Variation, and Progression Problems

PART 1: MCQ from Number 1 – 50 Answer key: PART 1

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MCQ in Clock, Variation, and Progression Problems

Part 2 | Math Board Exam
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This is the Multiples Choice Questions Part 2 of the Series in Clock, Variation, and Progression Problems of the Engineering
Mathematics topic. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every
questions compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board Examination Questions in
Engineering Mathematics, Mathematics Books, Journals and other Mathematics References.

MCQ Topic Outline included in Mathematics Board Exam Syllabi

MCQ in Clock Problems | MCQ in Progression / Sequence Series | MCQ in Arithmetic Progression | MCQ in
Geometric Progression | MCQ in Infinite Geometric Progression | MCQ in Harmonic Progression | MCQ in Related
Sequence | MCQ in Fibonacci Numbers | MCQ in Lucas Numbers | MCQ in Figurate Numbers (Triangular
Numbers, Square Numbers, Gnomons, Oblong Numbers, Pentagonal Numbers, Cubic Numbers, Tetrahedral
Numbers, Square Pyramidal Numbers, Supertetrahedral Numbers | MCQ in Diophantine Equations | MCQ in
Variation Problems

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Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

Problem 51 (ECE November 1996)

How many terms of the sequence -9, -6, -3 … must be taken so that the sum is 66?

A. 13

B. 12

C. 4

D. 11

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 52 (CE November 1997)

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The sum of the progression 5, 8, 11, 14 …. is 1025. How many terms are there?

A. 22

B. 23

C. 24

D. 25

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 53 (CE May 1998)

There are seven arithmetic means between 3 and 35. Find the sum of all terms.

A. 169

B. 171

C. 167

D. 173

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Problem 54 (CE May 1999)

There are line (9) arithmetic means between 11 and 51. The sum of the progression is:

A. 279

B. 341

C. 376

D. 254

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Problem 55

The sum of all even numbers from 0 to 420 is:

A. 43410

B. 44300

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C. 44310

D. 44130

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 56 (CE May 1997)

Which of the following numbers should be changed to make all the numbers form an arithmetic progression when properly
arranged?

A. 27/14

B. 33/28

C. 45/28

D. 20/14

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 57

The first term of an arithmetic progression (A.P.) is 6 and the 10th term is 3 times the second number. What is the common
difference?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Problem 58

The sum of five arithmetic means between 34 and 42 is:

A. 150

B. 160

C. 190

D. 210
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View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 59

The positive values of a so that 4x, 5x + 4, 3x2 – 1will be in arithmetic progression is:

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 60

Solve for x if x + 3x + 5x + 7x + … + 49x = 625

A. ¼

B. ½

C. 1

D. 1 ¼

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 61

The 10th term of the series a, a – b, a – 2b, … is:

A. a – 6b

B. a – 9b

C. 2a – b

D. a + 9b

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

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Problem 62

If the sum of the first 13 terms of two arithmetic progressions are in the ratio 7:3, find the ratio of their corresponding 7th
term.

A. 3:7

B. 1:3

C. 7:3

D. 6:7

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 63

If 1/x, 1/y, 1/z are in arithmetic progression, then y is equal to:

A. x – z

B. ½(x + 2z)

C. (x + z)/2xz

D. 2xz/(x + z)

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 64 (ECE November 1997)

Find the 30th term of the A.P. 4, 7, 10 …

A. 88

B. 91

C. 75

D. 90

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Problem 65 (ECE November 1997)

Find the 100th term of the sequence 1.01, 1.00, 0.99….

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A. 0.05

B. 0.04

C. 0.03

D. 0.02

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 66

The sum of all numbers between 0 and 10000 which is exactly divisible by 77 is:

A. 546546

B. 645568

C. 645645

D. 645722

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 67 (ME April 1998)

What is the sum of the following finite sequence of terms? 18, 25, 32, 39, .., 67.

A. 234

B. 181

C. 213

D. 340

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 68

Find x in the series: 1, 1/3, 0.2, x.

A. 1/6

B. 1/8

C. 1/7

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D. 1/9

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 69 (ECE November 1995)

Find the fourth term of the progression ½, 0.2, 0.125, …

A. 0.102

B. 1/10

C. 1/11

D. 0.099

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 70

The 10th term of the progression 6/4, 4/3, 3/2, … is:

A. 12

B. 10/3

C. 12/3

D. 13/3

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Problem 71 (ME October 1997)

The geometric mean of 4 and 64 is:

A. 48

B. 16

C. 34

D. 24

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

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Solution:

Problem 72 (ME October 1997)

The geometric mean of a and b is:

A. √ab

B. (a+b)/2

C. 1/b

D. ab/2

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Problem 73 (CE May 1998)

Determine the sum of the infinite geometric series of 1, -1/5,+1/25, …?

A. 4/5

B. 5/7

C. 4/6

D. 5/6

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 74

There are 6 geometric means between 4 and 8748. Find the sum of all terms.

A. 13120

B. 15480

C. 10250

D. 9840

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Problem 75 (ECE April 1998)

Find the sum of the infinite progression 6, -2, -2/3 …

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A. 5/2

B. 9/2

C. 7/2

D. 11/2

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Problem 76 (ECE April 1998)

Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the Geometric Progression 2, 4, 8, 16 …

A. 1023

B. 2046

C. 1596

D. 225

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Problem 77

The 1st, 4th, 8th terms of an A.P. are themselves geometric progression (G.P.). What is the common ratio of the G.P.?

A. 4/3

B. 5/3

C. 2

D. 7/3

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Problem 78

Determine x so that x, 2x + 7, 10x – 7 will form a geometric progression.

A. -7

B. 6

C. 7

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D. -6

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 79

The fourth term of a geometric progression is 189 and the sixth term is 1701, the 8th term is:

A. 5103

B. 1240029

C. 45927

D. 15309

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 80

The sum of the numbers in arithmetical progression is 45. If 2 is added to the first number, 3 to the second and 7 to the third,
the new numbers will be in geometrical progression. Find the common difference in A.P.

A. -5

B. 10

C. 6

D. 5

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 81

The geometric mean and the harmonic mean of two numbers are 12 and 36/5 respectively. What are the numbers?

A. 36 & 4

B. 72 & 8

C. 36 & 8

D. 72 & 4

View Answer:

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

Problem 82

If x, 4x + 8, 30x + 24 are in geometrical progression, find the common ratio.

A. 2

B. 4

C. 6

D. 8

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 83 (ECE April 1995)

A besiege fortress is held by 5700 men who have provision for 66 days. If the garrison loses 20 men each day, for how many
days can the provision hold out?

A. 60

B. 72

C. 76

D. 82

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 84 (ECE April 1999)

If one third of the air in the tank is removed by each stroke of an air pump, what fractional part of the total air is removed in
6 strokes?

A. 0.9122

B. 0.0877

C. 0.8211

D. 0.7145

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:
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Problem 85

A rubber ball is dropped from a height of 15 m. On each rebound, it rises 2/3 of the height from which it last fell. Find the
distance traveled by the ball before it becomes to rest.

A. 75 m

B. 96 m

C. 100 m

D. 85 m

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Problem 86 (CE May 1991)

In the recent Bosnia conflict, The NATO forces captured 6400 soldiers. The provisions on hand will last for 216 meals while
feeding 3 meals a day. The provisions lasted 9 more days because of daily deaths. At an average, how many died per day?

A. 15.2

B. 17.8

C. 18.3

D. 19.4

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Problem 87

To build a dam, 60 men must work 72 days. If all 60 men are employed at the start but the number is decreased by 5 men at
the end of each 12-day period, how long will it take to complete the dam?

A. 108 days

B. 9 days

C. 94 days

D. 60 days

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Problem 88 (CE November 1994)

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In a benefit show, a number of wealthy men agreed that the first one to arrive would pay 10 centavos to enter and each later
arrival would pay twice as much as the preceding man. The total amount collected from all of them was P104857.50. How
may wealthy men had paid?

A. 18

B. 19

C. 20

D. 21

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 89

Evaluate the following determinant:

A. 64

B. 44

C. 54

D. -44

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 90

The following equation involves two determinants:

The value of x is:

A. 1

B. 3

C. 4

D. 3

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View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 91 (CE November 1997)

Evaluate the following determinant:

A. -24

B. 24

C. -46

D. 46

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 92 (CE November 1996)

Compute the value of x from the following:

A. 27

B. -28

C. 26

D. -29

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Problem 93

Evaluate the following determinant:

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A. 5

B. -4

C. 4

D. -5

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 94

Find A + 2B.

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 95 (CE May 1996)

Find the elements of the product of the two matrices, matrix BC.

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View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Problem 96 (CE Board)

Solve for x and y from the given relationship:

A. x = -2; y = 6

B. x = 2; y = 6

C. x = -2; y = -6

D. x =2; y = -6

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Problem 97 (EE October 1993)

In a class of 40 students, 27 students like Calculus and 25 like Geometry. How many students liked both Calculus and
Geometry?

A. 10

B. 14

C. 11

D. 12

View Answer:
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Answer: Option D

Solution:

Problem 98

A class of 40 took examination in Algebra and Trigonometry. If 30 passed Algebra, 36 passed Trigonometry, and 2 failed in
both subjects, the number of students who passed the two subjects is:

A. 2

B. 8

C. 28

D. 25

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Problem 99 (ECE November 1992)

The probability for the ECE board examinees from a certain school to pass the Mathematics subject is 3/7 and that for the
Communications subject is 5/7. If none of the examinees failed in both subjects and there are 4 examinees who pass both
subjects, how many examinees from the school took the examination?

A. 28

B. 27

C. 26

D. 32

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Problem 100 (EE March 1998)

In a commercial survey involving 1000 persons on brand preferences, 120 were found to prefer brand x only, 200 persons
prefer brand y only, 150 persons prefer brand z only, 370 prefer either brand x or y not z, 450 prefer brand y or z but not x,
and 370 prefer wither brand z or x but not y, and none prefer all the three brands at a time. How many persons have no brand
preference with any of the three brands?

A. 120

B. 280

C. 70

D. 320

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View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Online Question and Answer in Clock, Variation, and Progression Problems

Series
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MCQ in Clock, Variation, and Progression Problems

PART 1: MCQ from Number 1 – 50 Answer key: PART 1

PART 2: MCQ from Number 51 – 100 Answer key: PART 2

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