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JLSS 2024 National Review and Examination Initiative

NOTE

Project LEADS is a project by a total of 38 participating Scholar Regional

Councils and Scholars Association/Organization across the Philippines. This
initiative seeks to establish a comprehensive online examination review
program for aspiring DOST-SEI Junior Level Science Scholars. Its primary
objective is to adequately prepare participants for the forthcoming 2024 DOST-
SEI JLSS examination, scheduled to take place on July 28, 2024.

This is not the actual JLSS examination content and is not affiliated with the
DOST- SEI. The reviewer was made for the aspiring JLSS DOST Scholars.

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 ABOUT THE JLSS EXAMINATION

This is based on the primer by the DOST-SEI. Primer Link: jlssprimer.pdf

(dost.gov.ph)

The examination is multiple-choice consisting of four (4) parts/subjects:

Mathematics, Science, English and Logical Reasoning with sub-parts consisting:
Spatial, Mechanical and Verbal. It will be taken for around four (4) hours which
consist of the reading of instructions, filling out forms, and actual testing. If a
part is finished before the allocated time, it is not allowed to proceed to the next
part. The time can be used to review the answers for that particular section.
The examiners will not be allowed to leave the room once the examination
begins except to the comfort room, when necessary.

The following topics may be reviewed for the JLSS Examination:

1. SCIENCE
A. Physics
B. Biology
C. Chemistry
D. Sampling Techniques (Reseach)
E. Scientific Names (Taxonomy)
F. Branches of Sciences and its Etymology
G. Groundbreaking discoveries

2. MATH
A. Algebra
B. Geometry
C. Trigonometry

3. ENGLISH
A. Grammar and Syntax
B. Vocabulary
C. Reading Comprehension
D. Linguistic Competence

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JLSS PRE-TEST QUESTIONNAIRE –
MATHEMATICS
• Number of Items: 60

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JLSS Pre-Test. – Mathematics a.
20!
210
10!
This consist of 60 items. b. 29
Please encircle the correct answer. c. 1020 − 100
20!10!
500 d.
1. If the volume if a sphere is 𝜋, what is its 210
3
surface area? 7. In the figure below, what is the area of the
25
a. 3 𝜋 shaded region?
b. 25𝜋
100
c. 3 𝜋
d. 100𝜋

2. How many permutations are there of all a. (32 − 8𝜋)𝑐𝑚2

three of letters a, b, and c? b. (32 − 16𝜋)𝑐𝑚2
a. 4 c. (64 − 16𝜋)𝑐𝑚2
b. 7 d. (16𝜋 − 64)𝑐𝑚2
c. 6
d. 3
8. sec 2 𝜃 − tan2 𝜃 + sin2 𝜃 + cos 2 𝜃 = ______.
3. Simplify 4y2 + 5y – 3y2 – 4y.
a. −√2
a. 2y2 + 2y
b. y2 + y b. √2
c. 2y + 2y2 c. 1
d. y + y2 d. 2

4. Suppose K, A, and I are statements such 9. Evaluate: ∫(𝑒 𝑖𝜋 + 1)𝑑𝑥, where i is a

that I is true if exactly one of K and A is true. complex number.
If I is false, which of the following 𝑒 𝑖𝜋
a. +𝑥+𝐶
statements must be true? 𝑖𝜋
a. If K is true, then A is false. b. 𝑖𝜋𝑥 𝑒 𝑖𝜋 + 𝐶
b. If K is false, then A is false. c. C
c. Both K and A are true. d. x + C
d. Both K and A are false.
10. If the quadratic equation 𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 9 = 0
𝑥−1 has exactly one solution r, then b is equal
5. What is the 19th derivative of ?
𝑒𝑥
to 6 and _____.
a. (18 − 𝑥)𝑒 −𝑥
b. (19 − 𝑥)𝑒 −𝑥
a. -6
c. (20 − 𝑥)𝑒 −𝑥
b. 0
d. (𝑥 − 20)𝑒 −𝑥 c. 3
d. 9
6. A university’s Mathematics department has
10 professors and will offer 20 different 11. What is the angle between the short-hand
courses next semester. Each professor will and the long-hand of a clock when the time
be assigned to teach exactly 2 of the is 2:45?
courses, and each course will have exactly a. 195°
one professor assigned tot each it. If any b. 191.25°
professor can be assigned to teach any c. 192.5°
course, how many different complete d. 200°
assignments of the 10 professors to the 20
courses are possible?
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12. 16 years ago, Benedict was twice as old as a. 150𝜋 𝑐𝑚
Beatrice. At present, Benedict is 32 years b. 200𝜋 𝑐𝑚
old. How old is Beatrice today? c. 300𝜋 𝑐𝑚
a. 21 years old d. 600𝜋 𝑐𝑚
b. 22 years old
c. 23 years old 100 100
19. If ∫20 𝑓 (𝑥 ) 𝑑𝑥 = 𝐴 and ∫60 𝑓 (𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 = 𝐵,
d. 24 years old 60
then ∫20 𝑓(𝑥 ) 𝑑𝑥 = ?
13. The perimeter of a square with side 𝑥 − 4 a. 𝐴 − 𝐵
units 3x + 2 units. Find the numerical value b. 𝐴𝐵
of its area. c. 𝐵 − 𝐴
a. 321 d. 20
b. 322
c. 323 20. If 𝑓(𝑥 ) = 𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 1 , what is 𝑓′(9)?
d. 324 a. 225
b. 226
14. What is the area of the region bounded by c. 227
the parabola 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 , the x axis, and the line d. 228
𝑥 = 2?
a. 8 sq. units 21. Which of the following is NOT equal to the
b. 4 sq. units others?
c. 8/3 sq. units a. 10log 25
1
d. 4/3 sq. units b. 6252
c. 202 + 52
15. The angle of elevation from a point 15√3 1
d. (254 )4
meters from the base of a tower to its top is
60°. Find the height of the tower.
a. 30 m
b. 45 m 22. In the given triangle, find h.
c. 60 m
d. 75 m

16. In a regular deck of cards, what is the

probability of drawing a face card? a. 3
1
a. 52 b. 6
1 c. 9
b. 26
3 d. 12
c. 52
3 23. Lola Penyang who wishes to fence her
d. 13
agricultural land using only a 600-meter-
long material. If the land is quadrilateral in
17. Find the third derivative of the given
shape, what should be the dimensions of
expression: 3𝑥 4 − 2𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 1
the fence in order to enclose the maximum
a. 72x - 12
area?
b. 0
a. 200m x 100m
c. 72
b. 150m x 150m
d. 36x + 6a.
c. 250m x 50m
18. How far did one wheel with a diameter of 30 d. 270m x 30m
cm travel if it made 10 revolutions before it
stopped?

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24. Find the derivative of the function: a. 1
𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 𝑥 2 sin(𝑥 3 ) b. 0
a. 2𝑥 sin(𝑥 3 ) + 3𝑥 4 cos(𝑥 3 ) c. 1/3
b. 2𝑥 2 sin(𝑥 3 ) + 3𝑥 3 cos(𝑥 3 ) d. 1/2
c. 2𝑥 sin(𝑥 4 ) + 3𝑥 4 cos(𝑥 3 )
d. 4𝑥 sin(𝑥 3 ) + 6𝑥 4 cos(𝑥 3 ) 31. One card is drawn from a deck of 52 cards,
well- shuffled. Calculate the probability that
25. Evaluate the limit: the card will NOT be an Ace Card.
sin(5𝑥 ) a. 4/52
lim b. 11/13
𝑥→0 𝑥
a. 4 c. 12/13
b. 5 d. 10/13
c. 6
32. Jason is driving across the country. For the
d. 7 first 3 hours, he travels 96.56 kph. For the
next 2 hours he travels 115.87 kph.
26. A dataset consists of the following numbers: Assuming that he has not stopped, what is
4, 8, 6, 5, 3, 7, 10, 2. What is the variance his average traveling speed in miles per
of the dataset? hour?
a. 6 a. 63.4 mph
b. 7.5 b. 66.7 mph
c. 8.5 c. 64.8 mph
d. 9 d. 72 mph
33. Ann opens a saving account with a deposit
27. Alice can complete a project in 10 hours, of $670. She will earn 1.5% interest each
while Bob can complete the same project in year on her money. How much interest will
she earn over a period of 10 years?
15 hours. If Alice and Bob work together on
(assuming she does not add or take out any
the project, how long will it take them to money).
complete it? a. $ 100.5
a. 5 hours b. $ 90.5
b. 6 hours c. $ 50.9
c. 7 hours d. $ 95.1
d. 8 hours

28. A fair six-sided die is rolled. What is the 34. The distance between 2 cities is 1200 km. A
probability of rolling an even number or a car runs a quarter of the way with a speed
number greater than 4? of 80 km/hr and the rest with a speed of 120
a. ½ km/hr. How much time is necessary to travel
b. 1/3 the whole distance?
a. 12 hrs.
c. 1/6
b. 9 hrs. and 30 mins.
d. 2/3
c. 10 hrs. and 45 mins.
29. Consider the function 𝑓 (𝑥) = 2𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − d. 11 hrs. and 15 mins
6𝑥 + 4. What is the integral of f(x) with
respect to x over the interval [0, 2]? 35.
a. 12
b. 16
c. 20
d. 24

30. Find the area enclosed by the curves 𝑦 =

√𝑥 and 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 in the first quadrant.
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Determine the area of the shaded region 41. One card is drawn from a deck of 52 cards,
well- shuffled. Calculate the probability that
a. 32 π - 32 the card will NOT be an Ace Card.
b. 16 π - 16 a. 4/52
c. 32 π - 16 b. 11/13
d. 16 π - 32 c. 12/13
36. A person deposits $5000 in a bank in simple d. 10/13
interest; he finds $6200 after two years in
the account. What is the rate of interest per 42.
annum?
a. 12%
b. 13%
c. 11%
d. 14%
37. Two coins are tossed 500 times, and we
get: 2H; 105 times, 1H 1T; 275 times, 2T;
120 times. Find the probability that BOTH
2H and 2T occurs.
a. 2100 / 10000
Find the value of 2a + 3b + 4c
b. 2400 / 10000
c. 5500 / 10000 a. 180°
d. 504 / 10000 b. 360°
c. 600°
38. Alex borrowed money for school. He took
d. 540 °
out a loan that charges 5% simple interest.
He will end up paying $800 in interest after
5 years. How much did Alex borrow for 43. An investor places $15,000 in a savings
school? account that pays 4.5% interest. She will
a. $1100 leave the money there for 6 years. What will
b. $2300 her interest be?
c. $3200 a. $4050
d. $4300 b. $5040
c. $4540
d. $5450
39. Nisi left her $4000 prize money in the bank
for two years at 4% interest. She needs to
figure out how much money she now has. 44. If S = {a, b}, find the value of P(b) if P(a) /
a. Nisi now has $4320 P(b) = 5/11
b. Nisi now has $2340 a. 6 / 11
c. Nisi now has $4230 b. 11 / 16
d. Nisi now has $3240 c. 5 / 11
d. 12 / 16
40. A dice is rolled 3 times. Find the probability
of rolling 6 three times. 45. Find the product of the 1st 5 terms of a
a. 1 / 216 geometric progression whose 3rd term is 4
b. 2 / 216 a. 24
c. 3 / 216 b. 16
d. 6 / 216 c. 1024
d. 256

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46. The sides of the square in 6 in. long. A
second square is inscribed by joining the
midpoints of the sides of the second square 52. A car runs 375 km in 10,800 seconds.
and so on. Find the sum of the areas of the What’s the car’s speed in km/hr?
infinite number of inscribed squares thus a. 180 km/hr
formed. b. 120 km/hr
a. 72 c. 125 km/hr
b. 87 d. 25 km/hr
c. 69 53. Find the root mean square of 11, 23, and 35.
d. 55 a. 24
b. 25
47. Suppose we have 5 red balls and 4 black c. 26
balls inside a pouch, and we draw 5 balls at d. 27
random. What’s the probability of getting 3
54. A train leaves from city A at 9:15 am arrives
red balls and 2 black balls?
at City B at 10:35 am. If the speed of the
a. 1 / 63
train is 180 km/hr. what’s the distance
b. 5 / 63 between the two cities?
c. 20 / 63 a. 210 km
d. 3 / 63 b. 240 km
c. 270 km
48. If the square of the sum of two numbers is d. 300 km
160 and the sum of squares of the same 55. Forty liters of a 60% solution are produced
numbers is 100, then determine the product to a 45% solution. How much solution must
of the two numbers. be drained off and replaced with distilled
a. 20 water so that the resulting solution contains
b. 30 only 45% solution?
c. 40 a. 35%
d. 50 b. 25%
c. 45%
49. The sum of three consecutive even d. 50%
numbers is 78, what are the numbers? 56. A car travels from point A to point B at 60
a. 18, 20, 22 kph and returns from point B to point A at 30
b. 20, 22, 24 kph. What is the average velocity of the
c. 22, 24, 26 roundtrip?
d. 24, 26, 28 a. 20 kph
b. 30 kph
50. Five horses are in the race. A woman picks
c. 40 kph
two of the horses at random and bets one
of them. Find the probability that a person d. 50 kph
picked the winner. 57. If x + y = 1 and x^2+y^2 = 2, find x^4 + y^4
a. 10% a. 5/2
b. 20% b. 7/2
c. 30% c. 9/2
d. 40% d. 3/2
51. John is 24 years old. John is twice as old
as James was when John was as old as
James is now. How old is James?
a. 32
b. 24
c. 18
d. 12
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58. Joe and John are planning to paint a house
together. John thinks that if he worked
alone, it would take him 3 times more than
if he worked with Joe to paint the whole
house. Working together, they complete the
job in 24 hours. How long would it take Joe,
working alone, to finish the job?
a. 32 hours
b. 16 hours
c. 96 hours
d. 48 hours

59. Five years ago, the father is three times as

old as his son. Ten years from now, the
father will be twice as old as his son. How
old is his son twelve years from now?
a. 32
b. 16
c. 48
d. 8

60. The sides of a triangular lot are 130 m, 180

m, and 190 m. The lot is divided by a line
bisecting the longest side and drawn to the
opposite vertex. Find the length of this
dividing line.
a. 125 m
b. 250 m
c. 75 m
d. 40 m

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JLSS PRE-TEST QUESTIONNAIRE – MATHEMATICS
SOLUTIONS
• Number of Items: 60

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JLSS Pre-Test. – Mathematics = −(𝑥 − 1)𝑒 −𝑥 + 𝑒 −𝑥 = [−𝑥 + 1 + 1]𝑒 −𝑥
= (𝟐 − 𝒙)𝒆−𝒙
These are the solutions of 1-60.
500 2nd derivative:
1. Given: 𝑉= 𝜋
3
Find: Surface Area (SA) 𝑑
[(2 − 𝑥 )𝑒 −𝑥 ]
500 4 𝑑𝑥
Since, 𝑉 = 𝜋 = 3 𝜋𝑟 3
3
Via Product Rule:
500 4 3 3 500
= 𝑟 → 𝑟 = = 125 𝑑 𝑑
3 3 4 (2 − 𝑥 ) (𝑒 −𝑥 ) + (2 − 𝑥 )(𝑒 −𝑥 )
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
3
𝑟 = √125 = 5
= −(2 − 𝑥 )𝑒 −𝑥 − 𝑒 −𝑥 = [𝑥 − 2 − 1]𝑒 −𝑥
∴ 𝑆𝐴 = 4𝜋𝑟 2 = (4 ∗ 52 ) ∗ 𝜋 = 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝝅 = (𝒙 − 𝟑)𝒆−𝒙

Through this, we can deduce the

pattern to:
2. Given: n = 3
𝑑𝑛 𝑥 − 1
Find: # of permutations for all three of ( ) = (−1)𝑛−1 (𝑛 + 1 − 𝑥 )𝑒 −𝑥
𝑑𝑥 𝑛 𝑒 𝑥
letters a, b, & c.
# 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑢𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 = 𝑛! = 3! Provided the pattern, we can infer
=3∗2∗1 =𝟔 that the 19th derivative of the given
function with n = 19 as:

3. Given: 4𝑦 2 + 5𝑦 − 3𝑦 2 − 4𝑦 𝑑19 𝑥 − 1
( ) = (−1)19−1 (19 + 1
Find: Simplified form 𝑑𝑥 19 𝑒 𝑥
(4𝑦 2 − 3𝑦 2 ) + (5𝑦 − 4𝑦) − 𝑥 )𝑒 −𝑥
= 𝒚𝟐 + 𝒚 𝑑19 𝑥 − 1
( ) = (−1)18 (20 − 𝑥 )𝑒 −𝑥
𝑑𝑥 19 𝑒 𝑥
4. Given: I = TRUE if K or A =TRUE 𝑑19 𝑥 − 1
( ) = 1 ∗ (20 − 𝑥 )𝑒 −𝑥
Find: statement if I = False. 𝑑𝑥 19 𝑒 𝑥
𝒅𝟏𝟗 𝒙 − 𝟏
( ) = (𝟐𝟎 − 𝒙)𝒆−𝒙
Answer: If K is false, then A is 𝒅𝒙𝟏𝟗 𝒆𝒙
false. 6. Given:

𝑥−1 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑠
5. Given: 𝑒𝑥
20 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑠; 10 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑠; 2 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟
Find: its 19th derivative Find: # of possible combinations for
assignment of 10 professors to 20
Find first the first and second derivative courses
of the given function and look for 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑢𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑠
patterns. 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑟
st
1 derivative: 𝟐𝟎!
→ 𝟏𝟎
𝑑 𝑥−1 𝑑 𝟐
( 𝑥 )= [(𝑥 − 1)𝑒 −𝑥 ]
𝑑𝑥 𝑒 𝑑𝑥
Via Product Rule:
𝑑 𝑑
(𝑥 − 1) (𝑒 −𝑥 ) + (𝑥 − 1)(𝑒 −𝑥 )
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

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 7. Given: r = 4 cm; 9. Evaluate: ∫(𝑒 𝑖𝜋 + 1)𝑑𝑥, where i is a
complex number.

Solution:
- Provided that i is a complex
Find: Area of the shaded region number, apply Euler’s Identity
where 𝑒 𝑖𝜋 + 1 = 0.
By inspection: diameter = side = 8
cm. ∴ ∫(𝑒 𝑖𝜋 + 1) 𝑑𝑥 = ∫(0) 𝑑𝑥
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑙𝑒 = 𝜋𝑟 2 = 𝜋(42 )
= 16𝜋 𝑐𝑚2 =0+𝐶 =𝑪
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒 = 𝑠 2 = 82 = 64 𝑐𝑚2

10. Given: 𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 9 = 0
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
Find: b if the roots has exactly one
= 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑆𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒
solution r and one of the
− 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎𝐶𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑙𝑒
values of b is 6.
= (64 − 16𝜋)𝑐𝑚2
Since the given quadratic equation has
exactly one solution, the quadratic
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑛
equation must be a perfect square
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
= trinomial. Therefore,
2
(64 − 16𝜋) 𝒃 = −𝟔
= = (𝟑𝟐 − 𝟖𝝅)𝒄𝒎𝟐
2
11. Given: Time = 2:45
Find: Angle between short-hand
8. Given: sec 2 𝜃 − tan2 𝜃 + sin2 𝜃 + and the long-hand of the
cos 2 𝜃 = ______. clock.
Simplify: The angle to be measured is between 2
and 9 digits of the clock. The angle
By applying trigonometric identities between 3 and 9 is 180 degrees.
where: Additionally, as the clock ticks the
shorthand moves as well at a rate of
360° 𝑑𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒
sec 2 𝜃 − tan2 𝜃 = 1 ; sin2 𝜃 + = 30 .
12 ℎ𝑟𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟
cos 2 𝜃 = 1
At 45 mins. The shorthand must have
2 2 2 2
∴ sec 𝜃 − tan 𝜃 + sin 𝜃 + cos 𝜃 moved for:
=1+1 =𝟐 30 𝑑𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒 1 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟
∗ ∗ 45 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑠
ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟 60 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑠
= 22.5°

Therefore at 2:45,
∠ 2: 45 = 180° + (30° − 22.5°)
= 𝟏𝟖𝟕. 𝟓°

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 two lines 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 and x = 2.
12. Given: 16 years ago – Benedict = 2 Using the parabola as the main function
* Beatrice and x = 2 as the upper limit and x = 0
Present - Benedict = 36 years as the lower limit, we can set-up the
old integral as:
Find: Present age of Beatrice
2
2
𝑥3 2 23 03 8
∫ 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = | = [ − ] = − 0
3 0 3 3 3
𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝐵 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 16 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑔𝑜, 0

@16 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑔𝑜, 𝐵𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑡 ′ 𝑠 𝑎𝑔𝑒 = 32 − 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏

16 = 16 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝟖
= 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔
𝟑
𝐵𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑡 ′ 𝑠 𝐴𝑔𝑒 16 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑔𝑜 = 2𝐵

16 = 2𝐵 → 𝑩 = 𝟖 15. Given: Angle of elevation = 60° ;

Base = 15√3 𝑚
∴ 𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 ′ 𝑠 𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑠 8 + 16
Find: Height of the tower
= 𝟐𝟒 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒍𝒅

13. Given: side = x – 4 ;

Perimeter = 3x + 2
Find: Numerical value of its area

Using SOHCAHTOA:
𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒 = 3𝑥 + 2 = 4𝑠
ℎ
→ 4(𝑥 − 4) = 3𝑥 + 2 tan 60° = → ℎ
15√3
→ 4𝑥 − 16 = 3𝑥 + 2
= (tan 60°)(15√3)
→ 4𝑥 − 3𝑥 = 16 + 2
→ 𝑥 = 18 → ℎ = (√3)(15√3) = 15 ∗ 3
= 𝟒𝟓 𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒 = 𝑠 2 = (𝑥 − 4)2
= (18 − 4)2 16. Given: Regular deck of cards
= 𝟏𝟗𝟔 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔 Find: Probability of drawing a face card.

14. Given: ; x-axis; line x = 2 A regular deck of cards has 3 face card
Find: Area bounded by the lines given per suit: King, Queen, and a Joker.
Graphing the lines: Since there are 4 suits in a deck,
Where: there are a total of 12 face cards in
\Red line: 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 the deck. Thus, giving us the
Blue line: x = 2 probability of drawing one as:
Green line = x-axis
# 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 12
𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 = =
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 # 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 52
Since the region is bounded at x-axis, we 𝟑
can solve the region bounded by the =
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 20. Given: 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 −
17. Given: 3𝑥 4 − 2𝑥 3 − 𝑥 + 1 1
Find: Third derivative of the given Find: 𝑓′(9)
function Solve for f’ first:
Via Power Rule: 𝑓 ′ (𝑥 ) = (𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 1)′
= 3𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 1
𝑑
(3𝑥 4 − 2𝑥 3 − 𝑥 + 1)
𝑑𝑥 𝑓 ′ (9) = 3(9)2 − 2(9) + 1
= 12𝑥 3 − 6𝑥 2 − 1 = 243 − 18 + 1
𝑑 ′( )
𝒇 𝟗 = 𝟐𝟐𝟔
(12𝑥 3 − 6𝑥 2 − 1) = 36𝑥 2 − 12𝑥
𝑑𝑥
𝑑
(36𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 ) = 𝟕𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏𝟐 21. Finding the odd one from the
𝑑𝑥
choices:

Option A, 10log 25 = 25
1
Option B, 6252 = 25
18. Given: Wheel’s diameter = 30 cm.
Traveled 10 revolution’ Option C, 202 + 52 = 425
Find: distance the wheel traveled 1
Option D, (254 )4 = 25
𝐶𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝐶𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑙𝑒 = 𝜋𝑑 Therefore, the correct answer is C.
= 30𝜋 𝑐𝑚
𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑑 22. Given:
= 𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
∗ 𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒
= 30𝜋 𝑐𝑚 ∗ 10
= 𝟑𝟎𝟎𝝅 𝒄𝒎.
Find: h
100 By inspection, we can infer that the
19. Given: ∫20 𝑓(𝑥 ) 𝑑𝑥 = 𝐴 ;
100 two right triangles are proportional to
∫60 𝑓 (𝑥 ) 𝑑𝑥 = 𝐵 each other. Such that the base 3 is
60
Find: ∫20 𝑓 (𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 = ? proportional h of the 2nd triangle.
By inspection, we can compare the And base 12 is proportional to h of
st
problem to a lines with varying the 1 triangle.
lengths: 3 ℎ
= → ℎ2 = 36 → 𝒉
ℎ 12
= 𝟔 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔

Therefore:
60
∫ 𝑓(𝑥 ) 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑨 − 𝑩
20

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 26. Given: Dataset – 4, 8, 6, 5, 3, 7, 10,
23. Given: Perimeter = 600 m.,
2
Quadrilateral land
Find: Variance of the given dataset
Find: Dimensions of the fence to enclose
Find first the mean of the data set:
the maximum area.
𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑛
𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑡
Solve first for the side of the =
# 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑡
quadrilateral:
4 + 8 + 6 + 5 + 3 + 7 + 10 + 2
𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑛 =
𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 8
𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 4𝑠 → 𝑠 = = 5.625
4
600 Calculate the squared difference from the
= = 150 𝑚. mean:
4
𝑥1 = (4 − 5.625)2 = 2.64
To find the dimension of the maximum 𝑥2 = (8 − 5.625)2 = 5.64
area, use the formula for calculating 𝑥3 = (6 − 5.625)2 = 0.14
the area of a square 𝑥4 = (5 − 5.625)2 = 0.39
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒 = 𝑠 2 = 𝟏𝟓𝟎𝒎 𝒙 𝟏𝟓𝟎𝒎 𝑥5 = (3 − 5.625)2 = 6.89
𝑥6 = (7 − 5.625)2 = 1.89
𝑥7 = (10 − 5.625)2 = 19.14
24. Given: 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 𝑥 2 sin(𝑥 3 ) 𝑥8 = (2 − 5.625)2 = 13.14
Find: 𝑓′(𝑥 ) Calculate the variance by adding all
Via product rule: squared differences and dividing it all
𝑓 ′ (𝑥 ) = (𝑥 2 sin(𝑥 3 ))′ by the total # of elements in the
𝑓 ′ (𝑥 ) = 𝑥 2 (sin(𝑥 3 ))′ + (𝑥 2 )′ sin(𝑥 3 ) dataset:
𝑓 ′ (𝑥 ) = 𝑥 2 cos(𝑥 3 ) ∗ 3𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 𝑥1 +𝑥2 +𝑥3 +𝑥4 +𝑥5 +𝑥6 +𝑥7 +𝑥8
𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 = =
∗ sin(𝑥 3 ) 8
𝟔. 𝟐𝟑, therefore the answer is B. 6
𝒇′ (𝒙) = 𝟑𝒙𝟒 𝐜𝐨𝐬(𝒙𝟑 ) + 𝟐𝒙 𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝒙𝟑 )
1
sin(5𝑥) 27. Given: Alice’s work rate - 10
25. Given: lim
𝑥→0 𝑥 1
Bob’s work rate -
Find: Evaluate the given limit 15
Find: Time of completion when
Since evaluating the limit as x Alice and Bob worked
approaches 0 gives an indeterminate together.
result, apply L'Hôpital's rule: 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒
= (𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝐴𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑒
𝑑
( ( )) + 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝐵𝑜𝑏 )−1
𝑑𝑥 sin 5𝑥 = 5 cos(5𝑥 ) = 5 cos(5𝑥)
𝑑 1 1 1 −1
𝑑𝑥 (𝑥) =( + )
10 15
3 2 −1 5 −1
Evaluate the new function as x 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒 = ( + ) = ( )
30 30 30
approaches 0: 1 −1
lim 5 cos(5𝑥 ) = 5 ∗ cos(0) = 5 ∗ 1 = 𝟓 = ( ) = 𝟔 𝑯𝒓
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 28. Given: fair 6-sided die 8
= 2[ 4] + 3 [ ] − 6[ 2] + 8
Find: Probability of rolling an even 3
number OR a number = 8 + 8 − 12 + 8 = 𝟏𝟐
greater than 4.
30. Given: curves 𝑦 = √𝑥 and 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 in
Probability of rolling an even
3 1
the first quadrant.
number: =2 Find: area enclosed by the curves
6

Probability of rolling a number Find first the intersection between the

2 1 curves by equating the functions to
greater than 4 : =3 each other, such:
6
2
𝑥 2 = √𝑥 → [𝑥 2 − √𝑥 = 0] → 𝑥 4 − 𝑥
Probability of rolling a number =0
greater than 4 and an even 3
→ 𝑥 (𝑥 − 1) = 0
1
number: 𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑅𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑠 @ 𝑄𝑢𝑎𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑡 1:
6
3
𝑥1 = 0 & 𝑥2 = √1 = 1
Total Probability:
1 1 1 4 𝟐 To find the area enclosed by the
+ − = 𝑜𝑟 curve, we must determine which
3 2 6 6 𝟑
function is upper and which one is
29. Given: 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 2𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 4 lower:

Limit: 0 to 2 @ x = 0.5,

Find: Integral of f(x) with respect 𝑦 = √0.5 = 0.707 ;

to x over the given limits 𝑦 = 0.52 = 0.25
2 2 Since 0.707 > 0.25, we infer that
∫ 𝑓(𝑥 ) 𝑑𝑥 = ∫ (2𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 4) 𝑑𝑥 function 𝑦 = √𝑥 is the upper
0 0
2
𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑙, function and 𝑦 = 𝑥 is the lower
2 2 2 function. This can be proved by
∫ (2𝑥 3 ) 𝑑𝑥 + ∫ (3𝑥 2 ) 𝑑𝑥 − ∫ (6𝑥 ) 𝑑𝑥 graphing the curves:
0 0 0
2
+ ∫ (4) 𝑑𝑥
0

𝐼𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠,

2 2 2
2 ∫ (𝑥 3 ) 𝑑𝑥 + 3 ∫ (𝑥 2 ) 𝑑𝑥 − 6 ∫ (𝑥 ) 𝑑𝑥
0 0 0
2
+ 4 ∫ 𝑑𝑥
0

𝑥4 2 𝑥3 2 𝑥2 2 2
2 [ ] + 3 [ ] − 6 [ ] + 4[ 𝑥 ] Where 𝑦 = √𝑥 is the red line, and 𝑦 =
4 0 3 0 2 0 0
𝑥 2 is the blue line.
24 23 22
= 2 [ ] + 3 [ ] − 6 [ ] + 4[ 2]
4 3 2

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 To find the area enclosed by the Number of Cards in a Normal Deck
curves, we set up the integrals as the = 52
difference between the integral of the Number of Ace Cards in a Normal
Deck =4
upper function and the lower
Probability of picking an Ace Card
function, with limits of 0 to 1 (point of 4
from a Normal Deck = 52
intersection between the curves at
Probability of not picking an Ace
Q1):
Card from a Normal Deck
52 4
= 52 – 52
1
∫ (√𝑥 − 𝑥 2 ) 𝑑𝑥 𝟒𝟖 𝟏𝟐
0
= 𝟓𝟐 or 𝟏𝟑
1
= ∫ (√𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 31. Jason is driving across the country.
0 For the first 3 hours, he travels
1
96.56 kph. For the next 2 hours he
− ∫ (𝑥 2 ) 𝑑𝑥 travels 115.87 kph. Assuming that
0
1 1 he has not stopped, what is his
= ∫ (𝑥 2 ) 𝑑𝑥 average traveling speed in miles
0 per hour?
1
− ∫ (𝑥 2 ) 𝑑𝑥 −
0 A. 63.4 mph
3
2𝑥 2 1 𝑥3 1 B. 66.7 mph
= [ ] − [ ] C. 64.8 mph
3 0 3 0
D. 72 mph
3
2 ∗ 12 13
= [ ] − [ ] Check all the units first. Convert
3 3
kph to miles using a conversion
2 1 factor of 1.61 km to 1 mile.
−=
3 3 1.61 𝑘𝑚 = 1 𝑚𝑖
𝟏
𝟏
∫ (√𝒙 − 𝒙𝟐 ) 𝒅𝒙 = 96.56 𝑘𝑚 1 𝑚𝑖 mi
𝟎 𝟑 .𝑣1 = 𝑥 = 59.98 hr
ℎ𝑟 1.61 𝑘𝑚

115.87 𝑘𝑚 1 𝑚𝑖 mi
𝟏 . 𝑣2 = 𝑥 = 71.97
ℎ𝑟 1.61 𝑘𝑚 hr
∴ 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕
𝟑
Compute for the total distance
travelled and the total hours
31. One card is drawn from a deck of 52 consumed travelling. use concept of
𝑑
cards, well- shuffled. Calculate the velocity (v = )
𝑡
probability that the card will NOT be an Ace
Card. Total distance (𝑑𝑡 ) = 𝑣1 (𝑡1 ) +
mi
a. 4/52 𝑣2 (𝑡2 ) = 59.98 hr (3 ℎ𝑟𝑠) +
mi
b. 11/13 71.97 hr (2 hrs) = 323.88 𝑚𝑖
c. 12/13
d. 10/13 Total time consumed (𝑡𝑡 ) = 𝑡1 +
𝑡2 = 3 ℎ𝑟𝑠 + 2 ℎ𝑟𝑠 = 5 ℎ𝑟𝑠

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 Given that speed is equals to 35. Determine the area of the shaded
𝒅𝒕 region
distance over time ( )
𝒕𝒕

323.88 𝑚𝑖
A. 32 π – 32
. 𝑣𝑡 = = B. 16 π - 16
5 ℎ𝑟𝑠
𝑚𝑖
64. 776 ℎ𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝟔𝟒. 𝟖 𝒎𝒑𝒉 C. 32 π - 16
D. 16 π - 32
32. Ann opens a saving account with a
deposit of $670. She will earn 1.5%
interest each year on her money. How
much interest will she earn over a
period of 10 years? (assuming she
does not add or take out any money).
A. $ 100.5
B. $ 90.5
C. $ 50.9
D. $ 95.1

Since the formula for interest rate is

I = P r t ; P = $670, r = 0.015, t = 10
yrs
. 𝑖 = (670) (0.015) (10) = $𝟏𝟎𝟎. 𝟓

34. The distance between 2 cities is 1200

km. A car runs a quarter of the way
with a speed of 80 km/hr and the rest
with a speed of 120 km/hr. How much 36. A person deposits $5000 in a
time is necessary to travel the whole bank in simple interest; he finds
distance? $6200 after two years in the
account. What is the rate of
A. 12 hrs. interest per annum?
B. 9 hrs. and 30 mins.
a. 12%
C. 10 hrs. and 45 mins.
b. 13%
D. 11 hrs. and 15 mins.
c. 11%
d. 14%

. 𝑖 = (𝑃)(𝑟)(𝑡)

𝑖−𝑃
.(𝑃) (𝑡) = (𝑟)

$6200 − $5000
. (𝑟 ) = ($5000) (2)

$1200
. (𝑟 ) = ($10000)

. (𝑟) = 0.12 𝑥 100%

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 . (𝒓) = 𝟏𝟐 % d. Nisi now has $3240
37. Two coins are tossed 500 times,
and we get: 2H; 105 times, 1H 1T; 275 . 𝑖 = (𝑃)(𝑟)(𝑡)
times, 2T; 120 times. Find the
. 𝑖 = ($4000)(0.04)(2)
probability that BOTH 2H and 2T
occurs. . 𝑖 = $320
a. 2100 / 10000 .𝐴=𝑃+𝑖
b. 2400 / 10000
c. 5500 / 10000 . 𝐴 = $4000 + $320
d. 504 / 10000 . 𝑨 = $𝟒𝟑𝟐𝟎
105
. 𝑃 (2𝐻) = 500
40. A dice is rolled 3 times. Find the
120 probability of rolling 6 three times.
. 𝑃 (2𝑇) = 500
105 120
a. 1 / 216
. 𝑃 (2𝑇 & 2𝐻) = ( 500 ) ( 500 ) b. 2 / 216
12600 25
c. 3 / 216
. 𝑃 (2𝑇 & 2𝐻) = 250000 ÷ 25 d. 6 / 216

𝟓𝟎𝟒
. 𝑷 (𝟐𝑻 & 𝟐𝑯) = 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 1 1 1
.P (rolling 6 three times) = 6 𝑥 𝑥
6 6

38. Alex borrowed money for school. He 𝟏

.𝐏 (𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟔 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬) = 𝟐𝟏𝟔
took out a loan that charges 5%
simple interest. He will end up paying
$800 in interest after 5 years. How
much did Alex borrow for school? 41. One card is drawn from a deck of 52
cards, well- shuffled. Calculate the
a. $1100 probability that the card will NOT be
b. $2300 an Ace Card
c. $3200
a. 4/52
d. $4300
b. 11/13
c. 12/13
. 𝑖 = (𝑃)(𝑟)(𝑡)
d. 10/13
𝑖
.(𝑟)(𝑡) = (𝑃)
Number of Cards in a Normal Deck
$800
. (𝑃 ) = (0.05)(5)
= 52
. (𝑷) = $𝟑𝟐𝟎𝟎 Number of Ace Cards in a Normal Deck
=4
39. Nisi left her $4000 prize money in the Probability of picking an Ace Card from a
4
bank for two years at 4% interest. Normal Deck = 52
She needs to figure out how much Probability of not picking an Ace Card from
money she now has. a Normal Deck
52 4
a. Nisi now has $4320 = 52 – 52
b. Nisi now has $2340 𝟒𝟖 𝟏𝟐
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 c. 5 / 11
d. 12 / 16
𝑃(𝑎) 5
.𝑃 (𝑏) = 11

𝑃(𝑎) 5
. 𝑃 (𝑏) = 11

42. Find the sum of the measures of . 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑎 = 5, 𝑏 = 11

angles (2a + 3b + 4c)
Then, we have S = 5 + 11 = 16
A. 180° 𝑎 𝑏
B. 360° . 𝑃 (𝑎 ) = 𝑆 , 𝑃 (𝑏 ) = 𝑆
C. 600°
Thus,
D. 540 °
𝟏𝟏
. 𝑷(𝒃) = 𝟏𝟔
The rectangular figure is bisected
diagonally, giving us 2 similar 45. Find the product of the 1st 5
terms of a geometric progression
triangles. Angle B is given (60°), and
whose 3rd term is 4
we know that the angle C is equal to
90°. We can therefore assume that a. 24
angle A is equal to 30°. b. 16
c. 1024
Thus,
d. 256
2𝑎 + 3𝑏 + 4𝑐 = 2(30°) + 3(60°) +
4(90°)
Recall concepts on Geometric progression
2𝑎 + 3𝑏 + 4𝑐 = 60° + 180° + 360°
. 2𝑎 + 3𝑏 + 4𝑐 = 𝟔𝟎𝟎°
43. An investor places $15,000 in a
savings account that pays 4.5%
interest. She will leave the money
there for 6 years. What will her
interest be?
a. $4050
b. $5040
c. $4540
d. $5450
. 𝑖 = (𝑃)(𝑟)(𝑡)
. 𝑖 = ($15000)(0.045)(6)
46. The sides of the square in 6 in. long.
. 𝒊 = $𝟒𝟎𝟓𝟎
A second square is inscribed by joining
44. if S = {a, b}, find the value of P(b) if P(a) the midpoints of the sides of the second
/ P(b) = 5/11 square and so on. Find the sum of the
areas of the infinite number of inscribed
a. 6 / 11
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 A. 72 . 𝑆 = (𝑎 + 𝑏)2 = 160
B. 87
. 𝑆 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 = 100
C. 69
D. 55 To find the product of a and b, use systems
The problem is under considered under of equation
geometric progression.
.𝑎2 + 2𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏2 = 160
We know that the sum of infinitely inscribed
square has the formula - (𝑎2 + 𝑏2 = 100)

.𝑺=
𝑎1
= 2 𝑥 𝑎1 . 2𝑎𝑏 = 60
1
2 60
.𝑎𝑏 =
In the problem, the sides of the squares are 2

considered as the nth term of the . 𝒂𝒃 = 𝟑𝟎

progression. We can assume that 6 is the
first term. Thus,
. 𝑎1 = 62 49. The sum of three consecutive even
numbers is 78, what are the numbers?
2
. 𝑺 = 2 𝑥 𝑎1 = 2 𝑥 6 = 36 𝑥 2 = 𝟕𝟐
A. 18, 20, 22
47. Suppose we have 5 red balls and 4 B. 20, 22, 24
black balls inside a pouch, and we draw C. 22, 24, 26
5 balls at random. What’s the probability D. 24, 26, 28
of getting 3 red balls and 2 black balls?
the fastest way to solve this problem is to
A. 1 / 63
use trial and error and by the characteristic
B. 5 / 63
of its sum.
C. 20 / 63
D. 3 / 63 Analyzing A. 18,20,22, you would
immediately notice that the ones digit value
5 4 3 does not give us 8
. 𝑃 (3𝑅) = 9 𝑥 8 𝑥 7
Analyzing B. 20,22,24, also does not give
4 3
. 𝑃 (2𝐵) = 6 𝑥 5 us a ones digit value of 8

5 4 3 4 3 Analyzing C. 22,24,26, would also not give

. 𝑃 (3𝑅 𝑥 2𝐵) = 𝑥8 𝑥7 𝑥 𝑥5
9 6 us a ones digit value of 8
1 𝟑
. 𝑃 (3𝑅 𝑥 2𝐵) = 21 𝑜𝑟 𝟔𝟑 Only letter D satisfies the condition.

48. If the square of the sum of two numbers By the long method, we can use the
is 160 and the sum of squares of the concept of arithmetic series,
same numbers is 100, then determine We know that a sequence of even numbers
the product of the two numbers. gives us an arithmetic difference of 2, the
A. 20 sum is 78.
B. 30 We can now get the 1st term of the
C. 40 sequence by the formula
D. 50 𝑛
. 𝑆 = 2 [2𝑎1 + (𝑛 − 1)𝑑)]

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 Derive the formula to get 𝑎1 , we get
2𝑆
−(𝑛−1)𝑑
𝑛
. 𝑎1 = 2
2(78)
−(3−1)(2)
3
. 𝑎1 = = 𝟐𝟒
2

. 𝑎2 = 𝑎1 + 2 = 24 + 2 = 𝟐𝟔
. 𝑎3 = 𝑎2 + 2 = 26 + 2 = 𝟐𝟖

50. Five horses are in the race. A woman

picks two of the horses at random and
bets one of them. Find the probability
that a person picked the winner.
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 30%
D. 40%
52. A car runs 375 km in 10,800
seconds. What’s the car’s speed in
𝑛
. 𝑃(𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟) = 𝑁 km/hr?

The woman picked 2 horses, thus n = 2, A. 180 km/hr

B. 120 km/hr
The total number of horses is 5, N = 5 C. 125 km/hr
D. 25 km/hr
Thus,
𝑛 2
. 𝑃(𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟) = 𝑁 = 5 𝑜𝑟 0.4 𝑥 100% = 40%, 𝑑
.𝑣 =
1 𝑡
but the woman only bets on one, 40% 𝑥 =
2 375 𝑘𝑚 60𝑠𝑒𝑐 60 𝑚𝑖𝑛.
𝟐𝟎% . 𝑣 = 10,800 𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑥 1𝑚𝑖𝑛. 𝑥 1ℎ𝑟

125𝑘𝑚
.𝑣 =
ℎ𝑟
51. John is 24 years old. John is twice as old
as James was when John was as old as
James is now. How old is James? 53. Find the root mean square of 11, 23,
A. 32 and 35.
B. 24
C. 18 A. 24
D. 12 B. 25
C. 26
D. 27

Root mean square = the square root of the

means of the square of the numbers

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 (𝑎 2+𝑏2 +𝑐 2 ) . 60%(40𝐿 − 𝑥𝐿) = 45%(40𝐿)
.𝑟𝑚𝑠 = √ ; 𝑎 = 11, 𝑏 = 23, 𝑐 = 35
3
Find X = the amount of solution to
(112 +232 +352 ) be drained
.𝑟𝑚𝑠 = √ 3
. 0.6(40𝐿 − 𝑥 ) = 0.45(40𝐿)
. 𝒓𝒎𝒔 = 𝟐𝟓
. 24𝐿 − 0.6𝑥 = 18𝐿
54. A train leaves from city A at 9:15 am
. 24𝐿 − 18𝐿 = 0.6𝑥
arrives at City B at 10:35 am. If the speed
of the train is 180 km/hr. what’s the 6
.0.6 𝐿 = 𝑥
distance between the two cities?
.𝑥 = 10𝐿
A. 210 km
B. 240 km 10𝐿
.%𝑠𝑜𝑙 = 40𝐿
C. 270 km
D. 300 km .%𝑠𝑜𝑙 = 𝟐𝟓%

First, get the time it takes to reach city B

from city A (change in time) 56. A car travels from point A to point B at 60
kph and returns from point B to point A at
35
. 𝑡1 = 10: 35 𝑎𝑚 = 10 ℎ𝑟𝑠 + 60 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑠. 30 kph. What is the average velocity of the
roundtrip?
15
. 𝑡2 = 9: 15 𝑎𝑚 = 9 ℎ𝑟𝑠 + 60 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑠.
A. 20 kph
. 𝑡1 − 𝑡2 = 10.583ℎ𝑟𝑠 − 9.25 ℎ𝑟𝑠 B. 30 kph
C. 40 kph
∆ t = 1.333 ℎ𝑟𝑠. D. 50 kph
Give that the speed of the train is 180
km/hr. we can get the distance by using 60 kph
.v=
𝑑
𝑡
A B
. 𝑑 = 𝑣𝑡 30 kph
𝑘𝑚
. 𝑑 = 180 ℎ𝑟 𝑥 1.333 ℎ𝑟𝑠.
First, get the total distance and time taken
. 𝑑 = 239.9 𝑜𝑟 𝟐𝟒𝟎 𝒌𝒎 for each of the travel
55. Forty liters of a 60% solution are produced 𝑘𝑚
.𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 = 60 ℎ𝑟 (1ℎ𝑟)(𝑝𝐴 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝐵) +
to a 45% solution. How much solution 30𝑘𝑚 60𝑘𝑚
must be drained off and replaced with ( 30𝑘𝑚 ) (𝑝𝐵 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝐴) = 120 𝑘𝑚
ℎ𝑟
ℎ𝑟
distilled water so that the resulting solution
contains only 45% solution? .𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 =
60𝑘𝑚
(𝑝𝐴 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝐵) +
60𝑘𝑚
=
60𝑘𝑚 30𝑘𝑚
ℎ𝑟 ℎ𝑟
A. 35%
3 ℎ𝑟𝑠
B. 25%
C. 45% .𝑣 =
𝑑
=
120𝑘𝑚
= 𝟒𝟎𝒌𝒑𝒉
D. 50% 𝑡 3ℎ𝑟𝑠

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57. If x + y = 1 and x^2+y^2 = 2, find x^4 + y^4 59. Five years ago, the father is three
times as old as his son. Ten years from
A. 5/2
now, the father will be twice as old as
B. 7/2 his son. How old is his son twelve
years from now?
C. 9/2
A. 32
D. D. 3/2 B. 16
C. 48
D. 8

58. Joe and John are planning to paint a

house together. John thinks that if he
worked alone, it would take him 3 times
more than if he worked with Joe to paint
the whole house. Working together, they
complete the job in 24 hours. How long
would it take Joe, working alone, to finish
the job?
A. 32 hours 60. The sides of a triangular lot are 130 m,
B. 16 hours 180 m, and 190 m. The lot is divided by
C. 96 hours a line bisecting the longest side and
D. 48 hours drawn to the opposite vertex. Find the
length of this dividing line.
A. 125 m
B. 250 m
C. 75 m
D. 40 m

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The problem can be solved within a minute.
By thorough analysis of the given choices,
only 1 of the choices would fit the criteria of
a suitable answer.
Parameters are set by,
i. The length L should be no longer
than 190 m, and not shorter than
130 m
ii. The length L should be longer
than the bisected line c = 190 m. L >
95 m
iii. The length L should be less
than the longest line in the triangle.
L < 190 m
only letter A satisfies the parameters
should we dive deeper into the topic, we
could use the law of Cosine. We’ll be using
the smaller triangle
for the original triangle, we need to get the
value of 𝛼
.𝐴2 + 𝐶 2 − 2𝐴𝐶 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼 = 𝐵
.𝐴2 + 𝐶 2 − 𝐵 = 2𝐴𝐶 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼
𝐴2 +𝐶 2 −𝐵
. = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼
2𝐴𝐶

1302 +1902 −180

. = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼
2(130)(190)

.𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼 = 0.417 , 𝛼 = 65.35

For the smaller triangle

𝐶 𝐶
.𝐴2 + (2 )2 − 2𝐴 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼 = 𝑚
190 2 190
.1302 + ( ) − 2(130)( ) (0.417) = 𝑚2
2 2

.𝑚 =
190 2 190
√1302 + ( ) − 2(130)( ) (0.417)
2 2

.𝒎 = 𝟏𝟐𝟓

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