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1. 20% of 2 is equal to…
A.0.5
B.0.4
C.0.2
D.0.1 Rate (R) = 20% or 0.2
Base (B) = 2
Percentage (P) = ?
P=RXB
P = 0.2 X 2
P = 0.4
2. Which of the following numbers below is a prime number?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 6
D. 12
3. If Usain Bolt can run 100 meters in 8 seconds, how many meters can
he run in 12 seconds?
A. 100 meters
B. 120 meters
C. 150 meters
D. 200 meters

8 12 8x = 1200 1200
= x=
100 𝑥 8
x = 150 meters
 𝟑 𝟓 𝟏
4. What is + − ?
𝟒 𝟑 𝟐
A. 23/12
B. 12/23 3 5 1
+ −
C. 13/12 4 3 2
D. 12/13
(3)(2)3 (4)(2)5 4 (3)1
= + −
(3)(2)4 (4)(2)3 4 (3)2
18 + 40 − 12
=
24
46 23 𝑥 2 23
= = =
24 12 𝑥 2 12
5. The prime factorization of 154 is ___.
a. 2, 7, and 11
b.5, 7, and 11
c. 2, 5, and 7 154
d.2, 2, 7, and 11

2 77

7 11
6. The perimeter of a square of area 144 square meters.
a. 48 m
b.40 m
c. 60 m A = s²
d.24 m 144 = s²
144 = s²
12 = s

P = 4s
P = 4(12)
P = 48
7. A bottle of perfume costs P10,000. If a discount of 10% is given, the
bottle of perfume will cost ___.
a. P1,000
b.P9,000
c. P8,000
d.P5,000
100% - 10% = 90% or 0.9
P10,000 x 0.9 = P9,000
8. The literal coefficient of - 7x³ m² n is ___.
a. 6
b.x
c. x³ m² n
d.-7
- 7x³ m²n
Numerical Literal
Coefficient Coefficient
9. Perform the operation and reduce to simplest form:
3x - (2y - 4x) + 6y
a. -2x - 3y
b.-7x - 4y
c. 7x + 4y
d.2x + 3y

3x - (2y - 4x) + 6y
3x - 2y + 4x + 6y
7x + 4y
10. The sum of three consecutive integers is 96. The integers are
a. 33, 34, 35 x = 1st integer
b.30, 32, 34 x + 1= 2nd integer
c. 31, 32, 33
x + 2= 3rd integer
d.32, 33, 34

x + (x + 1) + (x + 2) = 96
X = 31
x + x + 1 + x + 2 = 96
X + 1= 32
3x + 3 = 96
3x + 3 - 3 = 96 - 3 X + 2= 33
3x = 93
𝟑𝒙 93
=
𝟑 3
11. The average of five counting numbers is 20. What is the highest
possible value that one of the numbers can have?
a. 20

b. 30 Let: 1, 2, 3, 4 - the first four numbers

c. 40 N - the highest number
d. 90 20 - average of the five numbers

𝟏+𝟐+𝟑+𝟒+𝑵
= 𝟐𝟎
𝟓
10 + N = 100
10 - 10 + N = 100 - 10
N = 90
12. 120 is ⅘ of what number?
a. 150

b. 96
Let X: be the number
c. 30 𝟒
d. 24
120 = x
𝟓𝟒
(120) 5 = ( x) 5
𝟓
600 = 4x
𝟔𝟎𝟎 𝟒𝒙
=
𝟒 𝟒
150 = x
13.Which of the given mathematical statements below is NOT TRUE?
A. 8/0 = 0
B. 10 + (-10) = 0
C. 0 ( 0 ) = 0
D. 0/5 = 0
14. How much should a man deposit in a bank at 6% simple interest
rate if he wants to earn ₱1,200 a year?
a. ₱10,000
b. ₱30,000 I = ₱1,200
c. ₱15,000 R = 6% or 0.06
d. ₱20,000 T = 1 year
P=?

I = PRT
1,200 = P(0.06)(1)
1,200/0.06 = 0.06P/0.06
1,200 = 0.06P
20,000 = P
15. If the score of 10 students are: 76, 80, 75, 83, 80, 79, 85, 80, 88,
90, the mode is:
a. 85
b. 79
c. 88
d. 80

Unimodal – 1 mode
Bimodal – 2 modes
Trimodal – 3 modes
Multimodal – more than 1 mode
16. Bernadette’s aquarium has length, width and height of 10 cm, 8 cm
and 6 cm respectively. Its volume is:
a. 72 cubic centimeters
b.24 cubic centimeters
c. 240 cubic centimeters
d.480 cubic centimeters

V=lxwxh
V = 10 cm x 8 cm x 6 cm
V = 480 cm³
17. Solve for the value of x to make the proportion x : 8 = 4: 16 true.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3 x : 8 = 4 : 16
d. 4 16x = 32
𝟏𝟔𝒙 𝟑𝟐
=
𝟏𝟔 𝟏𝟔
x=2
18. How many times will the digit 7 appear between 1 to 100?
a. 9
b. 20
c. 19
d. 11

7, 17, 27, 37, 47, 57, 67, 70, 71, 72, 73,
74, 75, 76 77, 78, 79, 87, 97
19. Of the 50 students enrolled in the subject – Trigonometry, 90% took
the final examination at the end of the term. Two-thirds of those who
took the final exam passed. How many students passed the exam?
a. 33
b.45
c. 34 50 x 0.9 = 45 Took the final exam in Trigonometry
d. 30
45 x 2/3 = 30 Passed the exam
20. A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides.
a. Prime numbers
b.Parallelogram
c. Trapezoid
d.Rectangle