MATHEMATICS – ALGEBRA

PROBLEM SET # 3
INSTRUCTION: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer of your choice.

1. The salary of an employee’s job has five levels, each one 7% greater than the one below
it. Due to circumstances, the salary of the employee must be reduced from the top (fifth)
level to the second level, which results in a reduction of $122.00 per month. What is the
employee’s present salary per month?
A. $624.12 B. $644.12 C. $664.12 D. $684.12
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2. At approximately what time between the hours of 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm would the angle
between the hour hand and the minute hand of a continuously driven clock be exactly
180o?
A. 1:32.18 pm B. 1:34.18 pm C. 1:36.18 pm D. 1:38.18 pm

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3. At what time after 12:00 noon will the hour hand and minute hand of the clock first form and
angle of 120o?
A. 12:18.818 B. 12:21.818 C. 12:22.818 D. 12:24.818

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4. In a right triangle one of the sides is five units longer than the other. The length of the
hypotenuse is 50. Find the length of shorter side.
A. 30.23 B. 32.77 C. 36.03 D. 38.20

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5. The cost of renting a car is $35 per day plus 16 ¢ per mile. How many miles can you driven in
one day for a total cost of $91?
A. 340 mi B. 350 mi C. 360 mi D. 370 mi

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6. Lucy invests $1320 more at 9% than she invests at 12%. The interest from the two
investments is the same. How much did she invest at 12%?
A. P3930 B. P3940 C. P3950 D. P3960

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7. The perimeter of a small rectangular industrial lot is 140 m, and its diagonal is 50 m. Find the
area of the land.

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 A. 1100 m2 B. 1200 m2 C. 1300 m2 D. 1400 m2

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8. The length of a rectangle is 5 cm longer than the width. The area of the rectangle is 66 cm2.
Find the width.
A. 4 cm B. 5 cm C. 6 cm D. 7 cm
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9. Stephen wants to put a frame of uniform width around his 4 by 6 ft painting. He wants the
area of frame to equal the area of painting. How wide should he make the frame?
A. 1 ft B. 2 ft C. 3 ft D. 4 ft

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10. Dorothy invested her income tax refund in two separate accounts. She invested part of it

at 7% and triple that amount at 11%. The total first year interest from the two investments
was $120. How much did she invest at 7%?
A. $100 B. $200 C. $300 D. $400

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11. 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

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12. The force required to stretch a spring is directly proportional to its length. The force of 40 KN is

needed to stretch a spring of 5 mm. If a force of 160 KN is applied, find the length
stretched?
A. 20 mm B. 30 mm C. 40 mm D. 50 mm
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13. In the expansion of (x – 2y)7 find the y3-term, that is, the term involving y3.

A. -260x4y3 B. -480x4y3 C. -180x4y3 D. -280x4y3

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14. Resolve the following into partial fractions. (3x2 - 8x + 9)/(x - 2)3

A. 2/(x-2) + 4/(x-2)2 + 5/(x-2)3 C. 3/(x-2) - 4/(x-2)2 + 8/(x-2)3

B. 3/(x-2) + 4/(x-2)2 + 1/(x-2)3 D. 3/(x-2) + 4/(x-2)2 + 5/(x-2)3

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15. Find the constant term in the expansion of (2x3 – 1/x2)5

A. 34 B. 56 C. -108 D. -40

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16. Find the sum of coefficients of (2x - 3y)12.

A. 1 B. 3 C. 5 D. 7

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17. Supposed $40,000 is invested at 7%. How much additional money would have to be

invested at 11% to make yield on the entire amount equal to 9.4%?

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 A. $50,000 B. $60,000 C. $65,000 D. $70,000
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18. A stereo is on sale for 15% off. The sale price is $425. What was the original price?

A. $470 B. $480 C. $490 D. $500

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19. Find the 6th term in the expansion of (x + y)9

A. 126 x4 y5 B. 136 x4 y5 C. 146 x4 y5 D. 156 x4 y5

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20. Find the middle term of (3x7 + 2y3)8.

A. 90,420 x28y12 B. 90,520 x28y12 C. 90,620 x28y12 D. 90,720 x28y12

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5𝑥−2
21. Find the partial fraction of 2 .
𝑥 −4
A. 3/(x-2) + 2/(x+2) B. 5/(x-2) + 3/(x+2) C. 2/(x-2) + 8/(x+2) D. 2/(x-2) + 3/(x+2)
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22. A collection of 36 coins consists of nickels, dimes and quarters. There are three fewer

quarters than nickels and six more dimes than quarters. How many are quarters?
A. 12 B. 15 C. 9 D. 6

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23. A florist wishes to make bouquets of mixed spring flowers. Each bouquet is the be made up

ofchrysanthemum (mums) at Php30 a bunch and roses at Php21 a bunch. How many
bunches of mum’s should she use to make 15 bunches which she can sell for Php24 a
bunch?
A. 6 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

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24. A man invested Php 50,000. Part of it he put in an oil stock from which he hoped to receive

20 percent return per year. The rest he invested in a bank stock which was paying 6 percent
per year. If he received Php 400 more the first year from the bank stock than from the oil
stock, how much did he invest in the oil stock?
A. Php 12,000 B. Php 13,000 C. Php 10,000 D. Php 11,000

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25. A bookstore contracted to purchase a best-selling book at P250.00/copy. At what price

should the bookstore retail this book so that, despite a 15% discount, the profit on each
copy will be 30%?
A. 375.66 B. 413.22 C. 500 D. 454.55
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26. Mr. Sy wished to invest a sum of money so that the interest each year would pay his son’s

college expenses. If the money was invested at 8 percent and the college expenses were
$10,000 per year, how much should Mr. Sy invest?
A. 145,000 B. 114,000 C. 130,000 D. 125,000

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27. If equal spheres are piled in the form of a complete pyramid with a rectangular base,

find the total number of spheres in the pile if there are 5 and 4 spheres in the long and
short side of the base, respectively.
A. 36 B. 39 C. 40 D. 42
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28. A picture 9 cm by 12 cm is framed in wood. What uniform width of the frame if it has an area

of 162 cm2?
A. 1 cm B. 2 cm C. 3 cm` D. 4 cm

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29. The acceleration of an object varies directly as the force acting on it. If a force of 80 N causes

an acceleration of 7.5 m/s2, what force will cause an acceleration of 9.0 m/s2?
A. 90 kg B. 94 kg C. 92 kg D. 96 kg

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30. If y varies directly as x, and y = 15 when x = 10, find y when x = 14.

A. 20 B. 21 C. 22 D. 23

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31. Suppose w varies jointly as x and y and inversely as z, and w = 4 when x = 4, y = 5 and z = 6.

Find w when x = 3, y = 10, and z = 3.

A. 10 B. 12 C. 14 D. 16

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32. What time after 5 o'clock will the hands of the clock be perpendicular for the second time?

A. 5:35.36 B. 5:36.36 C. 5:39.39 D. 5:43.64

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33. What is the numerical coefficient of the term containing x3y2 in the expansion of (x + 2y)5?

A. 10 B. 20 C. 40 D. 80
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34. In the expansion of (2x + 3y)6 find the x5 term.

A. 456x5y B. 576 x5y C. 521x5y D. 234x5y

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35. The tenth term of (x + 1)20 is 167,960 x11. Write the 12th term.

A. 157,960x9 B. 167,960x9 C. 177,960x9 D. 187,960x9

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A
−3𝑥 2 +𝑥−5 𝐴 𝐵𝑥+𝐶
36. Solve for C in the equation = =
(𝑥+1)(𝑥 2 +2) (𝑥+1) (𝑥 2 +2)

A. 1 B. 3 C. 2 D. 4

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3𝑥
37. Find the partial fraction of
(𝑥 3 −1)

1 −𝑋+1 1 −𝑋+1
A. + C. +
𝑥−1 𝑋 2 −𝑋+1 𝑥−1 𝑋 2 +𝑋+1

1 −𝑋+1 1 𝑋−1
B. + D. +
𝑥+1 𝑋 2 +𝑋+1 𝑥−1 𝑋 2 +𝑋+1

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38. If the salesperson makes a commission of $756 on sales of $5400. At the same rate, what

commission would she make on sales of $6500?

A. $900 B. $920 C. $910 D. $930
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39. A public-opinion survey indicates that of a sample of 600 voters, 396 favored a school-

bond measure. If there are 18,000 voters in the city, about how many are likely to vote for
the bond?
A. 10,880 B. 11,880 C. 12,880 D. 13,880

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40. The speed of an object falling from rest is directly proportional to the time it has fallen. After

an object has fallen for 2.5 seconds, its speed is 24.5 m/s. What is its speed after it has fallen
for 4 seconds?
A. 39.20 m/s B. 41.20 m/s C. 43.20 m/s D. 45.20 m/s
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41. What time between 3 and 4 o'clock will the hands of the clock be together?

A. 3:14.36 B. 3:16.36 C. 3:18.36 D. 3:20.36

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42. What time between 9 and 10 o'clock will the hands of the clock be directly opposite to each

other?
A. 9:13.53 B. 9:11.51 C. 9:16.36 D. 9:18.56

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