Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TARLAC PROVINCE
San Manuel District
SAN MANUEL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

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First Periodical Exam in Business Mathematics

I . MULTIPLE CHOICE (20 points). Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the answer
sheet.
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1. What is in percent?
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a) 22.14% b) 22.86% c) 23.28% d) 23.50%

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2. What is express in decimal?
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a) 0.38 b) 0.48 c) 0.58 d) 0.28
3. Express 3.75 into Fraction.
3 1 3 1
a) 3 b) 3 c) 4 d) 4
4 4 4 4
4. 105% can be expressed in fraction as.
5 1 1 1
a) 2 b) 1 c) 1 d) 5
100 25 20 100
5. What is 3.75 into percent?
a) 0.375% b) 375% c) 0.0375% d) 3750%

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6. Convert 12 % into decimal.
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a) 0.125 b) 12.5 c) 1.25 d) 0.0125
7. A poll taken in a certain subdivision on the operation of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant showed 235
citizens voting “No” and 47 citizens voting “Yes”. What is the ratio of the No votes against the Yes
votes?
a) 5:1 b) 2:5 c) 1:6 d) 5:3
8. In a certain City, 2,000 families owned cars, 3,000 families owned jeepneys, and 500 do not own any
automobile. What is the ratio among them?
a) 5:1:6 b) 2:5:1 c) 1:6:2 d) 4:6:1
9. Linda uses 2 eggs for every 3 cups of flour in her cupcakes. If she uses a dozen eggs, how many cups of
flours will she need?
a) 16 b) 26 c) 18 d) 40
10. A recipe has 10 cups of flour for every 4 cups of sugar. If you want to make a recipe using 8 cups of flour,
how much sugar does one use?
a) 1.5 cups b) 1.3 cups c) 3.2 cups d) 4.2 cups
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Department of Education
REGION III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TARLAC PROVINCE
San Manuel District
SAN MANUEL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

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11. A syrup is made by dissolving 2 cups of sugar in cups of boiling water. How many cups of sugar
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should be used for 2 cups of boiling water?
a) 6 cups b) 4.3 cups c) 5.2 cups d) 6.5 cups
12. A school buys a gallon of juice for 50 kids. How many gallons do they need for 75 kids?
a) 1 ½ gallons b) 2.3 gallons c) 4.3 gallons d) 3.5 gallons
13. An Acer laptop costs P22,700.00. The selling price is P 33,650.00. What is the rate of markup based on
cost?
a) 47.78% b) 47.87% c) 48.24% d) 48.54%
14. What is the markdown rate if the cellphone is sold to P8,560.00 from P12,950.00 original price?
a) 51% b)53% c)55% d) 57%
15. The cost of a pair of shoes is P850.00, it is sold at 25% markup based on cost. What is its gross margin?
a) P212.50 b) P1,062.50 c) P312.60 d) P1,052.12
16. A number is directly proportionate to another when as one value increases, so does the other.
a) Direct Proportion b) Inverse Proportion c) Partitive Proportion
17. A number is indirectly proportionate to another when as one value increases, the other decreases.
a) Direct Proportion b) Inverse Proportion c) Partitive Proportion
18. It involves identifying parts of a whole based on a given ratio of these parts.
a) Direct Proportion b) Inverse Proportion c) Partitive Proportion
19. the amount of the cost of a product is increased in order to derived the selling price.
a) Mark up b) Mark down c) Mark side d) Mark out
20. Bonus

II. Problem Solving. (30 points) Solve the following problems. Show your solution to the given problem. Box
your final answer.
21 – 25 If you have one in eight chances of having green eyes, express this in:
a. Fraction b. Decimal c. Percent

26 – 30 After Valentines Day, Shaun is considering to reduce the price of Toblerone. Her original price is P 500.If
she wants to decrease its price to P450, what is the markdown rate?
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Department of Education
REGION III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TARLAC PROVINCE
San Manuel District
SAN MANUEL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

31 – 35 Store Y purchased 1 case of 1 soft drink at P420. They sell at P540 per case. What is the mark up based
on selling price?

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36 – 40 Shanty ordered 6.2 square meters of cloth for her one bedroom and 3 square meters for another
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bedroom. If each square meters costs P44.00, how much did she pay for the cloth in all?

41 – 45 Among the total entrepreneurs in your locality, the ratio of those who finished elementary education,
high school education, and college education is 3:2:5. If the total of entrepreneurs is 650, how many are
elementary graduates? High school graduates? College graduates?

46 – 50 Your father is a farmer; he wants to plant three times as many rows of cassava and twice as many rows
of corn as he has for peanuts. What will be the ratio of cassava as to corn as to peanuts? If your father has a
total of 264 rows available, how many rows will he have for each product?

Prepared by:

ZEUS GREGOR R. MALICDEM

Subject Teacher
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Department of Education
REGION III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TARLAC PROVINCE
San Manuel District
SAN MANUEL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Checked by:

DR. HAROLD F. EVANGELISTA

OIC HT - SHS

Reviewed by:

BABY ZENY P. TABAG

School Head Teacher III