Sample Mathematics questions for LET 8.

Which of these fraction lies between

1/5 and 5/9?
1. Which of the given fraction is equal a. ¼
to 12/84? b. 2/3
a. 7/42 c. 3/5
b. 1/8 d. 7/9
c. 5/42 9. How much greater is ¾ of 104 than
d. 1/7 4/5 of 80?
2. Which of these numbers is divisible a. 8
by 6? b. 12
a. 9558 c. 14
b. 8583 d. 18
c. 7514 10. What is ab + ab equal to?
d. 9646 a. 2a3b
3. If 35% of the graduating class failed b. a2b
the exam and 260 passed, how c. 2ab
many of them failed? d. 2a2b
a. 120 11. Which of the following is the solution
b. 140 of 7b – {6[4(3b – 7) – (9b+10)]+11}
c. 130 a. -119b + 217
d. 112 b. -63b – 217
c. -11b + 217
4. Evaluate d. 11b + 217
12. Expand (7x – 8)(7x + 8)
a. 10 a. 7x2 – 64
b. 13 and 1/3 b. 49 x2 – 64
c. 9 and 23/15 c. 49 x2 + 64
d. 9 and 16/105 d. 7x2 – 112x + 64
13. Which is the factor of the expression
5. Evaluate 441x2 – 169?
a. (21x-13)2
a. 7 and 134/ 234 b. (21x – 13) (21x + 13)
b. 7 and 146/543 c. (21x)2 – (13)2
c. 7 and 436/497 d. Cannot be determined
d. 7 and 1/2 14. Which of the following is true?
6. What is the fractional equivalent of a. (x + y) (x + y) = x2 + y2
b. (x – y) (x – y) = x2 – y2
c. (x + y) (x – y) = x2 – y2
d. (x – y) (x + y) = y2 – x2
?
15. a5 + a5
a. 17/30 a. a25
b. 299/530 b. 2 a5
c. 22/30 c. a10
d. 13/30 d. (2 a)5
7. What is the fractional equivalent of
16. Find the of the function
1.212121212121212?
a. 1 and 5/33
b. 1 and 6/33
c. 1 and 7/33
d. 1 and 8/33
 a. 177.54 24. Find the zeros of the function,
b. 187.65
c. 177.02
d. 177.65
17. Find the value of the expression if x a. 11,2
b. 10,3
= 20, y = 17 and z = 19
c. 10,4
d. 10,2
25. How many zeros does this function
a. 17.85
b. 18.76 have?
c. 12.11 a. 1
d. 20 b. 2
18. What are the next 3 numbers in the c. 3
progression 1/3, 2/3, 1, __, ___, d. 4
___? 26. What is the value of x in the linear
a. 4/3, 5/3, 2 functions,
b. 4/3, 6/3, 7/3 3x + 6y = 10,
c. 4/3, 7/3, 9/3 5x +9y = 16
d. 4/3, 5/3, 9/3 a. 2
19. What is the 30th term of the b. 3
progression 4, 10, 16,….. c. 4
a. 145 d. 5
b. 178 27. What are the values of x in the
c. 185 following expression
d. 200 4x +8y + 9z = 1
20. What is the 201st term of the 3x + 5y +5z = 1
progression 2011, 2006, 2001…. 5x + 8y +9z = 7
a. 1011 a. 5
b. 1006 b. 6
c. 1001 c. 7
d. 1016 d. 8
21. What is the sum of all numbers from 28. Convert 960 degrees to radians.
0-100? a. 2/3 pi
a. 5040 b. 4/3 pi
b. 5050 c. 5 and 1/3 pi
c. 5060 d. 5 and 2/3 pi
d. 5070
22. What is the sum of the first 98 even 29. Convert radians to degrees.
numbers? a. 640
a. 9702 b. 740
b. 9802 c. 840
c. 9902 d. 940
d. 1102 30. Five apples is to 24 oranges as to x
23. What is the sum of the first 101 odd apples is to 120 oranges?
numbers? a. 15
a. 10203 b. 20
b. 10201 c. 25
c. 10901 d. 30
d. 10304
31. Find the value of x so that the a. 80
function will be equal to zero, b. 81
c. 78
d. 79
39. A cellphone is currently on sale at
24.6% discount. If I paid 6578.50,
a. 15 what is its original price?
b. 16.25 a. 8725
c. 17 b. 8925
d. 18.50 c. 8825
32. Evaluate: d. 8325
40. How many meters are there in
a. 220 15megameters?
b. 228 a. 15 billion
c. 232 b. 15 million
d. 240 c. 15 trillion
33. Find the value of ex in the equation: d. 15 thousand
41. Which of the following has the
greatest value?
a. 100 megameter
b. 0.2 gigameter
a. 6.46 c. 1000 kilometer
b. 3.11 d. 100000000000 millimeter
c. 15.34 42. Which of the following has the
d. 12
smallest value?
34. Simplify. a. 1 femtometer
b. 1 nanometer
a. 1 15/28 c. 1 picometer
b. 1 28/15 d. 1 meter
c. 1 17/28 43. Which of the following is arranged in
d. 1 12/28 ascending order?
35. Simplify: a. ¼, 1/8, 1/9, 1/10
b. 9/8, 8/8, 7/8, 6/8
a. 18 c. 1/9, 1/6, ¼, ½
b. 19 d. 0, -1, 3, 5
c. 20 44. Twenty two of the students are
d. 21 taking Math and 32 are taking
36. Simplify: Science. If there are 45 students in
a. 30 the class, how many are taking both
b. 31 science and math?
c. -30 a. 10
d. -31 b. 9
37. Convert 122% in fraction c. 8
a. 1220/100 d. 7
b. 62/51 45. First five scores are 34, 56, 98, 99,
c. 61/50 and 100. What must be the average
d. 23/99 of the last 2 scores so that the
38. How many inches are there in 2000 average of all seven scores will be
millimeters? 71?
 a. 55 d. 111
b. 65 54. What are the roots of
c. 75
d. 45
46. What is the sum of the first 5 prime
a. 20 and 8
numbers?
b. -20 and 8
a. 21 c. 20 and -8
b. 28
d. -20 and -8
c. 19 55. In how many ways can you choose a
d. 34
47. What is the 10th even number? president, vice president and a
a. 20 secretary from a group of 5 people?
b. 18 a. 20
c. 22 b. 30
d. 16 c. 60
48. What is the 8th odd number? d. 90
a. 13 56. What is the remainder when you
b. 15 divide
c. 17
d. 19
49. A circle has a radius of 4cm. what is
its area? a. 30
a. 16pi b. -31
b. 8pi c. 32
c. 4pi d. -33
d. 2pi 57. Which of the following will have the
shortest distance?
50. A side of a square measures 12 cm. a. 0.0001 light year
what is its perimeter? b. 1 meter
a. 44cm c. 1200000 femto meter
b. 48cm d. 0.02 Megameter
c. 144cm e.
d. 12cm 58. What is the next number in the
51. What is the sum of the first 50 odd progression, 1, 3, 9….?
numbers? a. 18
a. 2500 b. 27
b. 5000 c. 64
c. 3500 d. 55
d. 4000 59. What is the probability of getting a
52. What is the mean of 134, 234, 111, king from a deck of cards?
0, 234, and 45? a. 0.09
a. 127 b. 0.08
b. 126 c. 0.05
c. 125 d. 1
d. 122 60. What is the sum of the first 10
53. What is the mode of 134, 234, 111, numbers in the progression 3, 6,
0, 234, and 45? 9….
a. 134 a. 155
b. 234 b. 150
c. 45 c. 135
 d. 165 A. 1132
61. What is the probability of getting a B. 2314.55
sum of 12 in throwing a pair of dice? C. 1161.3
a. 1 D. 2133.2
b. ½ 69. How many liters is 99 US gallons of
c. 1/24 liquid?
d. 1/36
62. What is the probability of picking Ace A. 297 L
in a regular deck of cards? B. 374.8 L
a. 1/12 C. 223 L
b. 1/13 D. 345 L
c. 2/56
d. 4/13 70. A pool has a dimension of 300 in x
63. How many seconds are there in 1 500 in x 200 in.How many liters of
week? water can it hold when it is full?
a. 604800 A. 492 000 liters
b. 504600 B. 500 000 liters
c. 231099 C. 30 000 liters
d. 235667 D. 674 000 liters
64. Convert 200 degree Fahrenheit in to 71. What is 15.6% in decimal?
A. 1.56
degree celcius B. 15.6
C. 0.156
A. 60 ° C
D. 156
B. 30 ° C
72. What is the least common multiple of
C. 93.33 ° C
75, 24 and 13?
D. 67.78 ° C
A. 2500
65. The temperature 55 deg C is equal
B. 2600
to C. 2700
D. 2800
A. 100 ° F 73. What is the eight root of 256?
B. 131 ° F a. 1
C. 200 ° F b. 2
D. 45 ° F c. 3
66. Express 32 °F in °C d. 4
74. What is zero factorial?
A. 100°C
a. 0
B. 212°C
b. 1
C. 0°C
c. 2
D. 32°C
d. 3
67. The distance from Isabela to Manila
75. A cellphone is sold at 25% discount.
is 754 kms. Express this distance in How much should Husnain pay if the
feet tag price is PhP5000?
A. 3000
A. 2.12M ft B. 3750
B. 2.22M ft C. 1250
C. 2.47M ft D. 2750
D. 2.75M ft 76. Which of the following is divisible by
68. Carry out the following multiplication 12?
and express your answer in cm3 A. 12305
3 in x 5in x 12cm B. 14306
 C. 60721 D. X = 1, Y = 1
D. 67476 85. Find the value of x and y.
77. Find the remainder when x3 + 4x2– x - 4y =5
3x + 8 is divided by x – 5. 13x - 3y =2
A. 112 a. X= 1/9, y = 9/7
B. 147 b. X = -1/7, y = -9/7
C. 218 c. X = 1/7, y = 9/7
D. 321 d. X = 7/9. Y = 3/7
78. If the polynomial 4y3+18y2+8y-4 is 86. Find x and y
divided by 2y + 3, then the x-4y+2 =0
remainder is 2x+y-4 =0
A. 21 a. X = 14/9, y = 8/9
B. 13 b. X = 2/9. Y = 7/9
C. 11 c. X = 16/9, y = 4/9
D. 9 d. X = 9/9, y = 1/9
79. The polynomial x5 – 5x4 – 3x3 +100 87. Find the value of x, y, and z. x+y =
is divided by x – 5. What is the -4 x+z -1 = 0 y+z +1 =0
remainder? A. x = -1, y = -3, z = 2
A. 5 B. x = 1, y = 3, z = 2
B. 218 C. x = -1, y = 3, z = -2
C. 25 D. x = 1, y = 3, z = 2
D. 138 88. Find the roots of the equation.
80. Given: f(x) =2x2 +2x +4 , find f(2) 6x3 + 13x2 +9x + 2 = 0
A. 26 a. X = -1, -1/2, -2/3
B. 16 b. X = -2, ½, -2/3
C. 25 c. X = -1, ½, 2/3
D. 36 d. X = -1, ½, 2/3
81. Find the factors of the expression 89. Find the sum of the roots of the
x2 +6x +8 =0. given equation. X3 – 12x2 +
A. (x+2)(x+4) 47x – 60 = 0
B. (x+8)(x+1) A. 11
C. (x-2)(x-4) B. 12
D. (x-1)(x-8) C. 13
82. Find the values of x in the equation D. 14
24x2 +5x -1 =0. 90. In the equation 2x2 + x = 0, one root
a. 1/3, 1/8 is equal to___.
b. -1/3, -1/8 A. 1
c. 1/3, -1/8 B. 2
d. -1/3, 1/8 C. 3
83. Factor the expression 16 – 10x + x2 D. zero
as completely as possible 91. Solve for the value of x that satisfies
A. (x + 2)(x + 8) the equation x2 + 8x + 16 = 0.
B. (x – 2)(x – 8) A. 1
C. (x – 4)(x – 2) B. 2
D. (x + 4)(x + 2) C. -4
84. Find the value of X and Y: D. ( 5/3, 3/5 )
2X +5Y = 7 92. If the roots of a quadratic equation
7X +3Y = 10 are -1/2 and ¼, then what will be the
A. X = 1, Y = 2 equation?
B. X = 3, Y = 3 A. 12x2 – 7x + 1 = 0
C. X = 2, Y = 1 B. 7x2 – 12x + 1 = 0
 C. 8x2 + 2x – 1 = 0 D. 25
D. 2x2 – 12x + 1 = 0
93. Determine k so that the equation 2x2
+ kx +2 = 0 will have just one real
solution.
A. 4
B. -1
C. 2
D. 1
94. What is the negative root of 2x5 –
2x4 – 54x3 + 26x2 +268x – 240 = 0.
A. -2
B. -5
C. -4
D. -1
95. Find the value of log 8 40.
A. 2.96
B. 1.77
C. 1.96
D. 2.86
96. What is the value of (log 15 to the
base 2) + (log 15 to the base 4)?
A. 1.76
B. 2.76
C. 5.86
D. 4.79
97. Find the value of x in the expression.
Log x 32768 =2.5
A. 8
B. 16
C. 32
D. 64
98. Solve for the value of X in the
equation. log 6 + 3logX = logX
3
+ log(32 + 4 )
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
99. Find the sum of the first 10 terms of
the geometric progression 3, 9,
27, ….
A. 20467
B. 40922
C. 10233
D. 88572
100. If the sum of the progression 7, 11,
15…. is 900, how many terms are there?
A. 22
B. 20
C. 24