1. ECE Board March 1996 C.

-1 37
For a particular experiment, you need 5 liters of 10% D.1-i C.
solution. You find 7% answer, 12% solution on the shelf. 84
How much of the 7% solution you mix with the 6. ECE Board April 1999 27
Find the mean proportion of 4 and 36. D.
appropriate amount of the 12% solution to get 5 liters of 84
10% solution? A. 72
A. 1.5 B. 24
10. ECE Board November 1999
B. 2.5 C. 12
The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 11. If the
C. 2 D. 20
digits are reversed, the resulting number is seven more
D.3 than twice the original
7. ECE Board April 1999
number. What is the original number?
2. ECE Board April 1998 Determine x, so that x, 2x + 7, 10x – 7 will form a
A. 44
The denominator of a certain fraction is three more than geometric progression.
B. 83
twice the numerator. If 7 is added to both terms of the 5 C. 38
fraction, the resulting fraction is 3/5. Find the original A. 7, 
6 D. 53
fraction.
A. 8/5 14
B. 7,  11. ECE Board November 1999
B. 13/5 5
C. 5/13 Find the sum of the roots of 5x 2  10x  2  0 .
7
D. 3/5 C. 7,  1
12 A. 
3. ECE Board April 1998
2
7 B. 2
D. 7,-
In the expansion of  x  4y  12 the numerical 6 C. -2
coefficient of the 5th term is 1
8. ECE Board April 1999 D.
A. 63360 2
If 16 is 4 more than 4x, find 5x-1.
B. 126720
A. 14
C. 506880 12. ECE Board November 1999/ November 2000
B. 3
D. 253440 The time required for two examinees to solve the same
C. 12
Problem differ by two minutes. Together they can solve
D. 5
4. ECE Board November 1998 32 Problems in one hour. How long will it take for the
Find the ratio of an infinite geometric series if the sum is slower Problem solver to solve the same Problem?
9. ECE Board April 1999
2 and the first term is ½. A. 5 minutes
Mike, Louie and Joy can mow the lawn in 4, 6 and 7
A. 1/3 B. 2 minutes
B. ½ hours respectively. What fraction of the yard can they
C. 3 minutes
C. ¾ mow in 1 hour if they work together?
D. 4 minutes
D. ¼ 47
A.
84 13. ECE Board November 2000
5. ECE Board April 1999 Find the value of m that will make 4x2-4mx+4m+5 a
Simplify the expression i1997 + i1999, where i is an 45
B. perfect square trinomial.
imaginary number. 84 A. 3
A. 0 B.-2
B. 1+i
C.4 18. ECE Board November 2001 C. 18
D.5 A piece of paper is 0.05 inches thick. Each time the D. 15
paper is folded into half, the thickness is doubled. If the
14. ECE Board April 2001 paper was folded 12 times, how thick in feet the folded 23. ECE Board November 2002
Ana is 5 years older than Beth. In 5 years the product of paper be? A multimillionaire left his entire estate to his wife,
their ages will be 1.5 times the product of their present A. 10.24 daughter, son and bodyguard. His daughter and son got
ages. How old is Beth now? B. 12.34 half the total value of the estate sharing in the ratio of
A. 27 C.17.10 3:2. His wife got twice value as much as the share of
B. 20 D.11.25 the son. If the bodyguard received half a million pesos,
C. 25 what is the total value of the estate?
D. 18 19. ECE Board November 2001/ April 1999 A. 6.5 million
If one third of the air in a tank is removed by each B. 5 million
15. ECE Board April 2001 stroke of an air pump, What fractional part of the total C. 7 million
Find the coefficient of the term involving b4 in the air is removed in 6 strokes? D. 6 million
expansion of A. 0.7122
(a2 – 2b)10. B. 0.6122 24. ECE Board November 2002/ April 2004
A. -3360 C.0.8122 A speed boat can make a trip of 100 miles in one hour
B.10! D. 0.9122 and 30 minutes if it travels upstream. If it travels
C.-960 downstream, it will take one hour and 15 minutes to
D.3360 20. ECE Board November 2001 travel the same distance. What is the speed of the boat
It takes an airplane one hour and forty-five minutes to in calm water?
16. ECE Board April 2001/ November 2006 travel 500 miles against the wind and covers the same A.193.45 mph
One pipe can fill a tank in 6 hours and another pipe can distance in one hour and fifteen minutes with the wind. B. 73.33 mph
fill the same tank in 3 hours. A drain pipe can empty the What is the speed of the airplane? C. 146.67 mph
A. 342.85 mph D. 293.33 mph
tank in 24 hours. With all three pipes open, how long
B. 375.50 mph
will it take to fill the tank?
C. 450.50 mph 25. ECE Board April 2003
A. 5.16 D. 285.75 mph Simplify the expression: the square root of the cube
B. 3.14 root of 64 x60.
C. 2.18 21. ECE Board November 2002/ April 2004/ A. 4x4
D. 1.48 November 2006 B. 8x2
At exactly what time after 2 o’clock will the hour hand C. 2x6
17. ECE Board April 2001 and the minute hand extend in opposite directions for D. 2x10
The seating section in a Coliseum has 30 seats in the the first time?
first row, 32 seats in the second row, 34 seats in the A. 2:43 and 0.63 sec 26. ECE Board April 2003
third row, and so on, until the tenth row is reached, after B. 2:43 and 6.30 sec A man can do a job three times as fast as a boy.
which there are ten rows, each containing 50 seats. C. 2:43 and 40.5 sec Working together it would take them 6 hours to do the
Find the total number of seats in the section. D. 2:43 and 37.8 sec same job. How long will it take the man to do the job
A. 900 alone?
B. 910 22. ECE Board November 2002 A. 9 hours
C. 890 The sum of the ages of Peter and Paul is 21. Peter will B. 8 hours
D. 1000 be twice as old as Paul 3 years from now. What is the C. 7 hours
present age of Peter? D. 10 hours
A. 8
B. 6
27. ECE Board April 2003 32. ECE Board November 2003
A company sells 80 units and makes P80 profit. It sells The sum of the three consecutive even integers is 78. 37. ECE Board April 2004
110 units and makes P140 profit. If the profit is a linear What is the largest integer?
function of the number of units sold; what is the A. 24 If kx3 – (k +3)x2 +13 is divided by
average profit per unit if the company sells 250 units? B. 28 x – 4, and the remainder is 157. Then the value of k is
A. P1.76 C. 32 _____.
B. P1.68 D. 30 A. 6
C. P1.66 B. 4
D. P1.86 33. ECE Board November 2003 C. 5
An iron bar four meters long has a 300 pound weight D. 3
28. ECE Board November 2003 hung on one end and a 200 pound weight hung at the
At approximately what time after 12 o’clock will the hour opposite end. How far from the 300 38. ECE Board April 2004
and the minute hands of a clock form an angle of 120 pound weight should the fulcrum be located to balance Given that w varies directly as the product of x and y
degrees for the second time? the bar? and inversely as the square of z and that w = when x
A. 50 min and 30 sec after 12 o’clock A. 2.5 meters =2; y=6 and z=3. What is the value of w, when x=1, y=4
B. 43 min and 38 sec after 12 o’clock B. 1.0 meters and z=2?
C. 38 min and 35 sec after 12 o’clock C. 1.6 meters A. 6
D. 30 min and 45 sec after 12 o’clock D. 2.0 meters B. 5
C. 4
29. ECE Board November 2003 34. ECE Board April 2003 D. 3
What is the 11th term of the harmonic progression if the What is the first four terms of the sequence whose
first and the third terms are ½ and 1/6 respectively? general term is 39. Board April 2004
A. 1/20 n2 + 1? If 16 is four more than 3x, then x2 + 5?
B. ¼ A. 1, 4, 9, 16 A. 16
C. 1/12 B. 2, 5, 10, 17 B. 21
D. 1/22 C. 5, 10, 17, 26 C. 3
D. 2, 4, 6, 10 D. 4
30. ECE Board November 2003
What is the remainder when the polynomial 35. ECE Board April 2004 40. ECE Board April 2004 / November 2002
x 4  5x3  5x 2  7x  6 is divided by x+2? x can do the job 50 percent faster than y and 20
percent faster than z. If they work together, they can
Four positive integers form an arithmetic progression. If
the product of the 1st and the last term is 70 and the 2nd
A. 16 finish the job in 4 days. How many days will it take x to and the third term is 88, find the 1st term.
B. 32 finish the job if he is to work alone? A. 5
C. 48 A. 18 B. 3
D. 68 B. 10 C. 14
C. 12 D. 8
31. ECE Board November 2003 D. 16
Harry is one third as old as Ron and 8 years younger 41. ECE Board April 2004
than Hermione. If Harry is 8 years old, what is the sum 36. ECE Board April 2004
of their ages? A professional organization is composed of x ECEs and
Solve for x in the following equation: 2x EEs. If 6 ECEs are replaced by 6 EEs, 1/6 of the
A. 40
x  4x  7x  10x  ...  64x  1430 members will be ECEs. Solve for x.
B. 45
A. 4 A. 12
C. 48
B. 3 B. 24
D. 50
C. 2 C. 36
D. 1 D. 1
 D. 2 hours Transform the fraction by rationalizing the denominator
42. ECE Board April 2004 4x
The average rate of production of (PCB) is 1 unit for 47. ECE Board April 2005
every 2 hours work by two workers. How many PCBs Solve for x if 8x =2(y+2) and 16(3x-y)=4y. x - x2 - 4
can be produced in one month by 60 workers working A. 2
200 hours during the month? B. 4  2 
A. 4000 C. 1 A. x  x + x - 4
B. 5000  
D. 3
C. 6000 2
B. x x  4
D. 3000 48. ECE Board April 2005
What is the sum of all odd integers between 10 and C. 4x  x 2  4
43. ECE Board November 2004 500?
What is the sum of all even integers from 10 to 500? D. x  x 2 4
A. 87,950
A. 87,950 B. 124,950
B. 124,950 C. 62, 475 53. Problem
C. 62,730 D. 65,955 If log of 2 to the base 2 plus log of x to the base 2 is
D. 65,955 equal to 2, find the value of x
49. ECE Board April 2005 A. 2
44. ECE Board April 2005 How many terms of the progression 3, 5, 7, should B. 4
From the equation 7x2 + (2k -1)x-3k+2=0, determine the there be so that their sum will be 2600. C. 3
value of k so that the sum and product of the roots A. 60 D. 5
are equal. B. 50
A. 2 C. 52 54. Problem
B. 4 D. 55 The logarithm of 1 to any base is:
C. 1
D. 3 50. ECE Board April 2005 A. one
B. zero
45. ECE Board April 2005 st
If the 1 term of the geometric progression is 27 and C. infinity
What is the equation form of the statement: The amount the 4th term is D. indeterminate
by which 100 -1, the third term is:
Exceeds four times a given number. A. 3 55. Problem
A. 4x(100) B. 2 The equation of whose roots are the reciprocal of the
B. 100+4x C. -3 roots of 2x2 - 3x - 5 =0 .
C. 100-4x D. -2
D. 4x-100 A. 5x2 +3x - 2 =0
51. Problem
46. ECE Board April 2005 Solve for x B. 3x 2  4x  4  0
Candle A and candle B of equal length are lighted at the
same time and burning until candle A is twice as long as 8x =2y+2 and 163x-y =4y . C. 4x 2  5x  4  0
candle B. Candle A is designed to fully burn in 8 hours A. 1
B. 3 D. 6x 2  3x  4  0
while candle B for 4 hours. How long will they be
lighted? C. 2
A. 3 hours and 30 minutes D. 4
B. 2 hours and 40 minutes 56. Problem
C. 3 hours 52. Problem
What is the sum of the coefficients of the expansion of 61. Problem both pipes are left open, how long will it take to fill the
 2x -1 20 . Give the factors of a2 - x2 empty tank?
A. 6
A. 0 A. 2a-2x B. 4
B. 1 B. (a-x)(a+x) C. 8
C. 2 C. x2 - a2 D. 2
D. 3 D. 2x - 2a
66. Problem
57. Problem 62. Problem
It takes Shian twice as long as it takes Rellenar to do a
Solve for x in the following equation. x+3x+5x+7x+… Find x if 7 is the fourth proportional to 36, and 28 and x.
+49x = 625 certain piece of work. Working together they can do the
A. 6
A. 4 work in 6 days. How long would it take Rellenar to do it
B. 8
B. 2 alone.
C. 7
C. 3 A. 9
D. 9
D. 1 B. 8
C. 6
63. Problem
58. Problem D. 4
The intensity of sound varies directly as the strength of
  1+k2  .
6
the source and inversely as the square as the distance
Expand the following 67. Problem
from the source. Write the equation which describes
k=3 Twenty (20) men can finish the job in 30 days. Twenty
this relation.
A. 90 five (25) men were, hired at the start and 10 quit after
B. 100
KS 20 days. How many days will it take to finish the job?
A. I = 2
C. 80 d A. 27
D. 95 B. 32
B. I  KSd2 C. 24
59. Problem D. 35
Kd2
    
Given f x  x  4 x  3  4 , when f(x) is divided C. I 
68. Problem
S
by (x-K), the remainder is K. Find the value of K. The square of a number increased by 16 is the same as
A. -12 2
D. I 
d S 10 times the number. Find the numbers.
B. 8
K A. 2, 8
C. 4
D. 2 B. 3, 6
64. Problem C. 3, 8
60. Problem If x varies directly as y and inversely as z; and x=14, D. 4, 6
3 when y=7 and z=2, find x when y=16 and z=4.
 a - b =?
A. 14 69. Problem
The sides of a right triangle are 8, 15 and 17 units. If
A. a3 - 3a2b +3ab2 - b3 B. 4
C. 16 each side is doubled, how many square units will the
B. a3  3a2b  3ab2  b3 D. 8 area of the new triangle
A. 240
C. a3  3a2b  3a2b  b3 B. 420
65. Problem
C. 300
D. a3  3a2b  3ab  b2 A tank is filled with an intake pipe that will fill it in 4
hours and an outlet pipe that will empty it in 12 hours. If D. 200
 A. 50 liters A. 15050
70. Problem B. 75 liters B. 14750
The arithmetic mean of 80 numbers is 55. If two C. 25 liters C. 15660
numbers namely 274 and 850 are removed what is the D. 40 liters D. 15350
arithmetic mean of the remaining numbers?
A. 42 75. Problem 80. Problem
B. 28 The second hand of a clock is 4 inches long. Find the Find the value of x if the following forms a harmonic
C. 30 speed of the tip of the second hand. 1 1 1
D. 32 A. 0.42 in/sec progression, - ,
B. 0.34 in/sec 2 x, 16
71. Problem C. 0.55 in/sec A. 7
Round off 0.003086 to two significant figures. D. 0.48 in/sec B. 8
A. 0.0031 C. 9
B. 0.003 76. Problem D. 10
C. 0.0030 A man sold a book by mistake at 120% of the marked
D. 0.3 x 102 price instead of discounting the market price by 20%. If 81. Problem
he sold the book for P14.40, what was the price for The number x, 2x + 7,10x - 7 form a G.P. Find the value
72. Problem which he have sold the book? of x:
The velocity of an airplane in still air is 125 kph. The A. P10.20 A. 7
velocity of the wind due east is 25 kph. If the plane B. P7.8 B. 5
travels east and returns back to its base again after 4 C. P9.6 C. 3
hours. At what distance does the plane travel due east? D. P8.6 D. 4
A. 240 km
B. 320 km 77. Problem 82. Problem
C. 200 km Expressed 2763 in Roman Numerals: Express 3.2181818 as a fraction
D. 180 km A. MMDCCLXIII 177
B. MMDCLXIII A.
55
73. Problem C. MMDLCXIII
A man is 41 yrs. Old and his son is 9. In how many D. MMLDCXIII 142
B.
years will the father be three times as old as his son? 44
A. 7 78. Problem 106
B. 8 C.
C. 6 Find the 30th term of the A.P. 4, 7, 10… 33
D. 5 A. 75 70
B. 90 D.
74. Problem C. 88
22
A high concentrated solution having a volume of 100 D. 91
liters is mixed by 7.5% alcohol and 25% gasoline. It 83. Problem
was found out that a 50-50 percent mixture is also Find the sum of 5-4i and -2+8i
appropriate in the solution. How much gasoline should 79. Problem A. 3+4i
be added to the high concentrated solution in order to Determine the sum S of the following series S = 2 + 5 + B. 2+6i
have a 50-50% mixture: 8 + 11…with 100 terms C. 3+5i
D. 7+12i
 sphere at the top layer, if there are four spheres on 1
84. Problem each side of the square, find the total number of C.
Find the length of the vector (2,1,4) spheres in the pile. e2e
A. 17 A. 25 spheres D. e2e
B. 30 spheres
B. 21 C. 32 spheres
93. Problem
C. 20 D. 28 spheres
It is a sequence of terms whose reciprocals form an
D. 19 arithmetic progression
89.Problem
A. algebraic progression
B. geometric progression
85. Problem If x4-2x3-3x2-4x-8 is divided by (x-2), the remainder is:
C. harmonic progression
A production supervisor submitted the following report A. -20
D. infinite progression
on the average role of production of printed circuit B. -28
boards (PCB) in an assembly line. 1.5 workers produce C. 28
94. Problem
12 PCB’s in 2 hours. How many workers are employed D. 20
It is the base of a number system.
in an assembly line working 40 hours each week with a
A. radius
weekly production of 8000 PCB’s? 90. Problem
B. radix
A. 40
C. characteristic
B. 55 Factor the expression 3x3-3x2-18x
D. Matrix
C. 60 A. 3x(x-3)(x+2)
D. 50 B. 3x(x+3)(x+2)
95. Problem
C. 3x(x+3)(x-2)
A fraction which contains one of more fraction in either
86. Problem D. 3x(x-3)(x-2)
the numerator or the denominator.
The sum of two numbers is 21 and one number is twice
A. complex number
the other, Find the numbers. 91. Problem
Ryan is 15 yrs. older than his brother Yuan. However B. complex fractions
A. 7, 14
C. partial fraction
B. 6, 15 “y” years ago, Ryan was twice as old as Yuan. If Yuan
D. refraction
C. 8, 13 is now “b” years old and b > y, find the value of (b-y).
D. 9, 12 A. 14
96. Problem
B. 15
A number which could not be expressed as a quotient
87. Problem C. 16
of two integers.
Solve for x: log108 = 3 -3 log10x D. 13
A. natural
A. 5
B. rational
B. 6 92. Problem
C. irrational
C. 8 -elne2 D. Surd
D. 4 evaluate
ln ee
97. Problem
A.
e2 ln e3 If the roots of an equation are zero, then they are
88. Problem 3 classified as ______.
A. extraneous solutions
Spheres of the same radius are pile in the form of a B. ln e2 B. trivial solutions
pyramid with a square base until there is just one
C. conditional solutions
D. none of these These include the natural numbers and their negatives Is an expression containing a single term.
and zero. A. polynomial
98. Problem A. rational numbers B. monomial
What is the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of B. fraction C. quadratic
(x+y-z)8. C. integers D. multinomial
A. 1 D. complex numbers
B. 2 109. Problem
C. 3 104. Problem Is an expression containing several terms
D. 4 A _______ is one which can be expressed as a quotient A. polynomial
of two integers. B. monomial
99. Problem A. rational number C. quadratic
Two natural numbers are such that the difference of B. irrational number D. multinomial
their squares is 481 and the sum of their squares is C. complex number
769. Find the numbers. D. natural number 110. Problem
A. 25, 12 The operations of multiplication and division are to be
B. 10, 25 105. Problem ________ before those of addition and subtraction
C. 20, 16 Is one of the form a + bi, where a and b are real A. performed last
D. 30, 25 numbers and i  1 . B. performed first
100. Problem C. not performed
A. irrational numbers
D. either a or b
B. integers
For the expression (4x-3)9, what is the sum of the
C. complex numbers
exponents. 111. Problem
D. rational numbers
A. 34 The _______ is a statement of general application
B. 38 which will aid us in factoring polynomials when the
106. Problem
C. 42 factors are not immediately evident; stated as follows:
The ______ of a number depends upon the number of
D. 45 A. Cramer’s rule
units contained in the number, no reference being paid
B. Remainder theorem
to the sign.
101. Problem C. Factor theorem
A. sign
Find the value of x if 4+4x =12 . D. Binomial theorem
B. absolute value
A. 2, -4 C. integer
112. Problem
B. -2, 4 D. fractional part
A _______ of two or more algebraic expressions is an
C. 3, -4 exact divisor of each expressions.
D. 1, -4 107. Problem
A. coefficient
Is a combination of number symbols connected by any
B. binomial
102. Problem of the symbols of operation.
C. common factor
The numbers used in counting are called A. monomial
D. LCD
A. rational numbers B. algebraic expression
B. integers C. polynomial
C. complex numbers D. like terms
D. natural numbers
103. Problem 113. Problem
108. Problem
A _______ of two or more integral functions A, B, C… is A/An _______ is one that does not contain any literal A ______ in one unknown, say x, has the form ax + b =
an integral function which is exactly divisible by each of quantity in the in the denominator of any term. 0.
the functions A, B, C … A. fractional expression A. quadratic equation
A. common factor B. integral expression B. general equation
B. fractional part C. mixed expression C. linear equation
C. common multiple D. algebraic expression D. polynomial equation
D. GCF
119. Problem 124. Problem
114. Problem A/An _______ is one which contains a literal quantity in A ______ in one unknown has the
The ______ of two or more integral functions is that the denominator of one or more of its terms.
function which contains all the prime factors of each of A. fractional expression form: ax2 + bx + c = 0.
the given functions. B. integral expression A. quadratic equation
A. GCF C. mixed expression B. linear equation
B. LCM D. algebraic expression C. trinomial equation
C. common multiple D. binomial equation
D. common factor
120. Problem 125. Problem
115. Problem A/An _______ consists of an integral expression and a
The indicated quotient of two algebraic expressions A fraction. The quantity b2 – 4ac is called the _______ of the
and B, written in the form A/B, is called an _______. A. fractional expression quadratic equation.
A. algebraic function B. mixed expression A. expression
B. algebraic fraction C. integral expression B. incriminant
C. algebraic equation D. algebraic expression C. discriminant
D. algebraic quotient D. roots
121. Problem
116. Problem A _______ is a fraction with one or both of the 126. Problem
A/An _______ is one where the numerator is of higher numerator or denominator in the form of a fractional _______ is those in which the unknown appears in one
or of equal degree than the denominator. expression. or more radicals.
A. improper fraction A. improper fraction A. quadratic equation
B. proper fraction B. proper fraction B. polynomial equation
C. real fraction C. complex fraction C. irrational equation
D. imaginary fraction D. continued fractions D. rational equation

117. Problem 122. Problem 127. Problem

An algebraic fraction is said to be in the _______ when The process of extracting a root of an algebraic An equation is said to be _______ with respect to the
the terms of the fraction contain no common factor. expression is called _______. unknowns involved when the interchange of the
A. highest terms A. evolution unknowns does not change the form of the equation.
B. common terms B. radicands A. asymmetric
C. lowest terms C. roots B. linear
D. common multiple D. index of roots C. symmetric
D. non-linear
118. Problem 123. Problem 128. Problem
An ______ is a statement that one of two expressions If a/b is the ratio of two quantities of the same kind, the
is not equal to, that is, is greater or less than the other. numerator a is called the ______ 139. Problem
A. equality A. antecedent The fourth term is called the _______
B. inequality B. consequent A. mean proportional
C. asymmetric C. numerator B. last proportional
D. unequality D. denominator C. fourth proportional
134. Problem D. extreme proportional
129. Problem If a/b is the ratio of two quantities of the same kind, the
Two inequalities ________ when they have the same denominator b is the _______ 140. Problem
sign of inequality. A. antecedent A _______ is a series if equal ratios in which the
A. computes in the same sense B. consequent consequent of each ratio is the antecedent of the next
B. subsist in the same sense C. numerator ratio.
C. transpose in the same sense D. denominator A. asymmetric proportion
D. subsist in the opposite sense B. discontinued proportion
135. Problem C. continued proportion
130. Problem The reciprocal of a given ratio is called a ________. D. symmetric proportion
A _______ is true only for some value or values of the A. asymmetric ratio
quantities involved. B. inverse ratio 141. Problem
A. absolute inequality C. antecedent ratio If four quantities a, b, c, and d are in proportion by
B. absolute equality D. consequent ratio ________.
C. conditional equality A. inversion
D. conditional inequality 136. Problem B. alternation
A _______ is an equation whose members are ratios. C. composition
131. Problem A. combination D. diversion
A _______ is true for all values of the quantities B. proportion
involved. C. inverse ratio 142. Problem
A. absolute inequality D. probability When y is a linear function of x of the form y = kx, k ≠ 0.
B. conditional inequality A. inversely proportional
C. conditional equality 137. Problem B. directly proportional
D. absolute equality The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the C. varies jointly
_______. D. varies directly
132. Problem A. extremes
The _______ of one number to another number is the B. means 143. Problem
quotient obtained by dividing the first by the second C. outer terms When y = k/x, k being constant, we say y varies
number. D. inner terms _______ to x.
A. proportion A. inversely proportional
B. inverse ratio 138. Problem B. directly proportional
C. ratio The second and third terms are called the _______. C. jointly proportional
D. probability A. extremes D. varies inversely
B. means
C. inner terms
133. Problem D. outer terms 144. Problem
When z = kxy, k being constant, we say z ________. Frequently we use the notation f(x) which is read “f of
A. varies jointly x”, to denote a function of a variable x. The letter within 154. Problem
B. varies inversely the parenthesis is the _______. 27, 9, 3, 1, 1/3 is a _____ progression.
C. varies directly A. dependent variable A. geometric
D. none of the above B. independent variable B. arithmetic
C. rational variable C. harmonic
145. Problem D. polynomial variable D. hyperbolic
A sequence of numbers, each of which is obtained from
the preceding one by the addition of a fixed 150. Problem 155. Problem
positive or negative number called the _______. A process of simplifying the Problem of dividing a Two or more equations are equal if and only if they
A. common sum polynomial f(x) by (x-r), have the same:
B. common denominator where r is a constant, is known as _______ A. order
C. common progression A. arithmetical division B. variable set
D. common difference B. factoring C. solution set
146. Problem C. synthetic division D. degree
In an arithmetic progression, containing any number of D. rational division
terms, 156. Problem
all the terms between the first and last terms are called 151. Problem A number when divided by 6 leaves a remainder of 5,
_______. If a rational integral equation, f(x) = 0, with ________ when divided by 5 leaves a remainder of 4, by 4 leaves
A. arithmetic symbol has a + b as a root, where a and b are rational and a remainder of 3, by 3 leaves a remainder of 2, and by
B. arithmetic extremes 2 leaves a remainder of 1. Find the smallest possible
C. arithmetic means b is irrational. value of the number.
D. arithmetic difference A. rational coefficient A. 29
B. real coefficient B. 49
147. Problem C. irrational coefficient C. 59
A _______ is a sequence of numbers, each of which is D. imaginary coefficient D. 69
obtained from the preceding term by multiplying it by a
fixed positive or negative number. 152. Problem 157. Problem
A. arithmetic progression A ______ is a fraction expressed as the sum of two or If A is 10% greater than B and B is 20% less than C,
B. geometric means more simpler fractions express A in terms of percentage of C.
C. arithmetic extremes A. rational fraction A. 68%
D. geometric progression B. proper fraction B. 78%
C. partial fraction C. 88%
148. Problem D. improper fraction D. 58%
The terms between the first and last terms of a
geometric progression are called _________. 153. Problem 158. Problem
A. geometric extremes A ______ is a quotient of two polynomials with real The sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (x + y –
B. geometric means coefficients z)8 is:
C. geometric progression A. proper fractions A. from 2 to 5
D. geometric terms B. improper fractions B. from 5 to 10
C. irrational fractions C. above 10
149. Problem D. rational fractions D. less than 2
 In a club of 40 executives, 33 like to smoke Marlboro Find the sum of the roots of the equation: 5x2 – 10x + 2
159. Problem and 20 like to smoke Philip Morris. How many like =0
both? A. -2
If y varies directly as x2 and y = 9 when x = 2, what is A. 13 B. 2
the value of x when y = 1? B. 10 C. ½
A. 1 C. 11 D. -1/2
2 D. 12
B.  168. Problem
9 164. Problem Find the sum of the infinite progression: 1/2 , 1/8, 1/32,
2 What is the value of log 2 5 + log 3 5? …
C. ± A. 7.39 A. ½
3
B. 3.79 B. 2/3
2 C. 3.97 C. 4/3
D.  D. 9.37 D. infinity
3
165. Problem 169. Problem
160. Problem
Determine x, so that: x, 2x + 4, 10x - 4 will be a Log of negative one to the base ten is written as log10
If (x+3): 10 = (3x–2): 8, find (2x– 1).
geometric progression. -1. Its rectangular form is:
A. 1
A. 4 A. 0 – j1.36
B. 4
B. 6 B. zero
C. 2
C. 2 C. 0 + j1.36
D. 3
D. 5 D. infinity
161. Problem
166. Problem 170. Problem
What is the lowest common factor of 10 and 32?
The sum of three consecutive even integer is 78. What
A. 320
1 1 1 is the value of the largest integer?
B. 2 Find the 7th term in the series: , , ,... A. 24
C. 180 2 6 10 B. 28
D. 90 1 C. 42
A.
26 D. 82
162. Problem
The arithmetic mean of 80 numbers is 55, if two 1 171. Problem
numbers namely 250 and 850 are removed. What is the B.
22
arithmetic mean of the remaining numbers?
1 5x4+x3+x2–7x–6 is divided by x+2 = 0 determine the
C. remainder.
A. 42.31 20 A. 36
B. 49.51
1 B. 68
C. 18.91 D.
30 C. 48
D. 15.91
D. 84

172. Problem
163. Problem 167. Problem
The sum of ages of Peter and Paul is 21. In 3 years, If a > b and c > d, then (a+c) is ______ of (b+d) B. 12x2 - 7x +1=0
Peter is twice as old as Paul. How old is Peter? A. less than
A. 18 B. greater than C. 12x 2  7x  1  0
B. 15 C. equal to
C. 12 D. less than or equal to D. 12x 2  7x  1  0
D. 10
178. Problem 183. Problem
173. Problem A percentage is a fraction whose denominator is If 16 is 4 more than 4x, find 5x-1
Round off: 6785768.342 to the nearest one tenth ______ A. 14
A. 6785768.34 A. 1000 B. 3
B. 6785768.3 B. 100 C. 12
C. 7000000.0 C. 10 D. 5
D. 6785770.00 D. 10000
184. Problem
174. Problem 179. Problem Q = 25 when t = 0. Q=75 when t = 2. What is the Q
If A was originally a range of numbers which four One is to fifty-two and one half as three and one-third is when t=6?
significant figures which, when rounded off to three to_____ A. 185
significant figures yielded a A. 185 B. 145
value of 3.10, what was the original range of values of B. 175 C. 150
A? C. 165 D. 175
A. 3.10 to 3.105 D. 155
B. 3.101 to 3.105 185. Problem
C. 3.101 to 3.109 180. Problem What time after 2 o’clock will the hands of the clock
D. 3.101 to 3.104 If soldering lead contains 63% silver, _______ grams of extend in opposite direction for the first time?
soldering lead can be made from 520 grams of silver. A. 2:43.63
175. Problem A. 852.4 B. 2:43.161
B. 825.4 C. 2:43.363
Solve for the value of: 7a+2 -8(7a+1) + 5(7a) + 49(7a-2). C. 845.2 D. 2:42.563
A. -7a D. 842.5
B. +7a 186. Problem
C. -7-a 181. Problem In the equation “n x m = q”, the multiplicand is ______.
D. +7-a In Algebra, the operation root extraction is called as: A. n
A. involution B. m
176. Problem B. revolution C. q
C. resolution D. none of the choices
Find the value of (0.125)-4/3 D. evolution 187. Problem
A. 2 x y z
B. 4 182. Problem If = = , Which of the following is
C. 8 The roots of a quadratic equation are 1/3 and ¼. What  b - c  a - c  a - b
D. 16 is the true equation? correct?
A. 12x 2  7x  1  0 A. x  z  y
177. Problem
B. x  y  z
C. x +y =z 1 B. 23, 27
D. x  y  z D. 5 7 2 C. 8, 12
x y z D. 16, 20
188. Problem
191. Problem 196. Problem
If the surd  
2 + 5  x =1 , then x is equal to:
Simplify: 7a+2 - 8  7 a+1 +5  7 a +49  7 a-2
Find the value of x which will satisfy the following
expression: x - 2 = x +2
2 5 A. -5a
A. A. 3/2
5 B. -3a B. 9/4
C. -7a C. 18/6
5- 2 D. -4a
B. D. none of these
3
192. Problem 197. Problem
C. 2 5 The value of (3 to 2.5 power) square is equal to:
1 A. 729 Find the remainder if we divide 4y3 + 18y2 +8y – 4 by
D. B. 140
2 5 ( 2y + 3).
C. 243 A. 10
D. 81 B. 11
189. Problem
Determine the sum of the positive valued solution to the C. 15
193. Problem D. 13
simultaneous equations: xy = 15, yz = 35, zx = 21.
A. 15 Solve for x: x +2 2x +3 - 3 =0
B. 13 198. Problem
A. 3
C. 17 B. 23
D. 19 The polynomial x3 + 4x2 -3x + 8 is divided by x-5, then
C. 3 and 23
the remainder is
D. 20
190. Problem A. 175
B. 140
 x2y3z-2   x-3yz3 
-3 -1 2 194. Problem
C. 218
Simplify: D. 200
Find the value of k so that 4x2 + 6x + k is a perfect
 xyz-3 
-5 2
square.
199. Problem
A. 36
The equation of whose roots are the reciprocal of the
1 B. 2.5
roots of 2x2 -3x – 5 = 0 is,
A. 2 7 5 C. 9
x y z D. 2.25 A. 5x2 +3x - 2 =0
1 B. 2x 2  3x  5  0
B. 195. Problem
2 7 3
x y z The arithmetic mean of 6 numbers is 17. If two numbers C. 3x 2  3x  2  0
1 are added to the progression, the new set of numbers
C. will have an arithmetic mean of 19. What are the two D. 2x 2  5x  3  0
x 2 y 5 z7 numbers if their difference is 4?
A. 21, 25
200. Problem A. 15 C. 21
6 B. 16 D. 15
Solve for the value of x: log2x3 +log =6.278 C. 17
x D. 18 210. Problem
A. 379.65 Crew No. 1 can finish installation of an antenna tower in
B. 365.97 206. Problem 200 man-hour while Crew No. 2 can finish the same job
C. 397.56 A father tells his son, “I was your age now when you in 300 man-hour. How long will it take both crews finish
D. 356.79 were born.” If the father is now 38 years old, how old the same job, working together?
was his son 2 years ago? A. 100 man-hour
201. Problem A. 15 B. 120 man-hour
Evaluate the log6 845 = x B. 17 C. 140 man-hour
A. 3.76 C. 19 D. 160 man-hour
B. 5.84 D. 21
C. 4.48 211. Problem
D. 2.98 207. Problem Ten liters of 25% salt solution and 15 liters of 35% salt
At present, the sum of the parents’ ages is twice the solution are poured into a drum originally containing 30
202. Problem sum of the children’s ages. Five years ago, the sum of liters of 10 % salt solution. What is the percent
What is the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of the parents, ages was 4 times the sum of the children’s concentration of salt in the mixture?
(x + y - z)8? ages. Fifteen years hence, the sum of the parents’ ages A. 19.55%
A. 0 will be equal to the sum of the children’s ages. How B. 22.15%
B. 1 many children are there? C. 27.05%
C. 2 A. 3 D. 25.72%
D. 3 B. 4
C. 5 212. Problem
203. Problem D. 6 How much water must be evaporated from 10 kg
solution which has 4% salt to make a solution of 10%
Find the 6th term of (3x-4y)8. 208. Problem salt?
A. -148,288 x3y5 A tank can be filled in 9 hours by one pipe, 12 hours by A. 4 kg
B. -548 x2y5 a second pipe and can be drained when full by a third B. 5 kg
C. -154,288 x3y5 pipe in 15 hours. How long will it take to fill an empty C. 6 kg
D. -1,548,288 x3y5 tank with all pipes in operation? D. 7 kg
A. 7 hours and 12 minutes
204. Problem B. 7 hours and 32 minutes 213. Problem
What is the discriminant of the equation 4x2 = 8x – 5? C. 7 hours and 42 minutes If a two-digit number has x for its unit’s digit and y for its
A. 8 D. 7 hours and 50 minutes ten’s digit, represent the number.
B. -16 A. 10x + y
C. 16 209. Problem B. 10y + x
D. -8 A and B can do a piece of work in 42 days, B and C in C. yx
31 days and C and A in 20 days. In how many days can D. xy
205. Problem all of them do the work together?
Robert is 15 years older than his brother Stan. However A. 19
“y” years ago, Robert was twice as old as Stan. If Stan B. 17
is now “b” years old and b>y, find the value of (b - y).
214. Problem faster than the plane B. Plane A arrives in their A. 17
Find the fraction such that if 2 is subtracted from its destination 2 hours and 15 minutes ahead of plane B. B. 16
terms it becomes ¼, but if 4 is added to its terms it What is the ground speed of plane A? C. 15
becomes ½. A. 205 kph D. 14
A. 3/5 B. 315 kph
B. 5/12 C. 240 kph 223. Problem
C. 5/14 D. 287 kph From the time 6:15 PM to the time 7:45 PM of the same
D. 6/13 day, the minute hand of a standard clock describe an
219. Problem arc of
215. Problem On a certain trip, Edgar drives 231 km in exactly the A. 60°
If 3 is subtracted from the numerator of a certain same time as Erwin drive 308 km. If Erwin’s rate B. 90°
fraction, the value of the fraction becomes 3/5. If 1 is exceeded that of Edgar by 13 kph, determine the rate of C. 180°
subtracted from the denominator of the same fraction, it Erwin. D. 540°
becomes 2/3. Find the original fraction. A. 39 kph
A. 35/55 B. 44 kph 224. Problem
B. 36/55 C. 48 kph If 1/3 and -3/2 are the roots of a quadratic equation,
C. 3/7 D. 52 kph then the equation is
D. 32/41 A. 6x2 + 7x - 3 = 0
220. Problem B. 6x2 - 7x + 3 = 0
216. Problem A goldsmith has two alloys of gold, the first being 70% C. 6x2 - 7x - 3 = 0
The ten’s digit of a number is 3 less than the unit’s digit. pure and the second being 60% pure. How many D. 6x2 - 7x + 1 = 0
If the number is divided by the sum of the digits, the ounces of the 60% pure gold must be used to make
quotient is 4 and the remainder is 3. What is the original 100 ounces of an alloy which will be 66% gold? 225. Problem
number? A. 40
A. 36 B. 35 Factor the expression x3 – 27.
B. 47
C. 58
C. 45
D. 38 2
A.  x - 3 x +3x +9 
B.  x  3   x  6x  12 
D. 69
2
221. Problem
217. Problem Pedro can paint a fence 50% faster than Juan and 20%
C.  x  3   x  9x  6 
The second of the four numbers is three less than the faster than Pilar, and together they can paint a given 2
first, the third is four more than the first and the fourth is fence in 4 hours. How long will it take Pedro to paint the

D.  x  3   x  6x  9 
two more than the third. Find the fourth number if their same fence if he had to work alone? 2
sum is 35. A. 6
A. 10 B. 8
B. 11 C. 10
226. Problem
C. 12 D. 12
The mean proportion between 12 and x is equal to 6.
D. 13
Find the value of x.
222. Problem
A. 3
218. Problem Six years ago, Nilda was five times as old as Riza. In
B. 5
Two planes leave Manila for a Southern city, a distance five years, Nilda will be three times as old as Riza.
C. 4
of 900 km. Plane A travels at a ground speed of 90 kph What is the present age of Riza?
D. 6
227. Problem D. 7 and 23 236. Problem
Find x if 7 is the fourth proportional to 36, and 28, and The second hand of a clock is 4 inches long. Find the
x. 232. Problem speed of the tip of the second hand.
A. 6 It takes a boat 3 times to travel upstream against a river A. 0.42 in/sec
B. 8 current than it takes the same boat to travel B. 0.34 in/sec
C. 7 downstream. If the speed of the boat is 40 kph, what is C. 0.55 in/sec
D. 9 the speed of the current? D. 0.48 in/sec
A. 10 mph
228. Problem B. 20 mph 237. Problem
Find the third proportional of the square of 2 and the C. 30 mph The hour hand of a clock is 2.5 in long. Find the speed
cube root of 8. D. 40 mph of the tip of the hour hand.
A. 1 A. 1.309 in/hr.
B. 2 233. Problem B. 1.402 in/hr.
C. 3 A man travels in a motorized banca at the rate of 15 C. 1.234in/hr.
D. 4 kph from his barrio to the poblacion and comes back to D. 1.543 in/hr.
his barrio at the rate of 12 kph. If his total time of travel
229. Problem back and forth is 3 hours, the distance from the barrio 238. Problem
Sixteen (16) men has a contract to finish the job in 20 to the poblacion is: The sum of the ages of Maria and Anna is 35. When
days. Twenty (20) men were hired at the start and four A. 25 km Maria was two thirds her present age and Anna was ¾
(4) quit the job after 8 days. Determine the number of B. 35 km of her present age, the sum of their ages was 25. How
days delayed or ahead of the scheduled time when they C. 15 km old is Maria now?
were able to finish the job. D. 20 km A. 20
A. 2 days ahead B. 25
B. 10 days delay 234. Problem C. 10
C. 6 days ahead How many pounds of cream containing 12% butterfat D. 15
D. 4 days delay must be added to 1800 lb of milk containing 2%
butterfat to obtain a milk having 3% butterfat? 239. Problem
230. Problem A. 200 Find the sum of the first 4 terms in the sequence of 2n-1.
The square of a number increased by 16 is the same as B. 100 A. 15
10 times the number, Find the numbers. C. 150 B. 18
A. 2, 8 D. 250 C. 20
B. 3, 6 D. 22
C. 3, 8 235. Problem
D. 4, 6 A chemical engineer mixed 40 milliliters of 35% 240. Problem
hydrochloric acid solution with 20 milliliters of 50% Find the value of x if 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + .. x = 36.
231. Problem hydrochloric acid solution. What is the percentage of n  n +1
The sum of two numbers is 30. If the larger number is the hydrochloric acid of the new solution? Using 1 + 2 + 3 .. n =
divided by the smaller number the quotient is A. 40% 2
equal to the smaller number. Find the numbers. B. 38% A. 6
A. 5 and 25 C. 39% B. 8
B. 4 and 26 D. 41% C. 10
C. 6 and 24 D. 12
241. Problem 245. Problem D. 42
Twenty eight (28) men can finish the job in 60 days. At
the start of the 16th day 5 men were laid off and after Perform 4 3 x12 y3 249. Problem
the 45th day 10 more men were hired. How many days Find the ninth term of the harmonic progression
were they delayed in finishing the job? A. 2x 2 y 1 1 1
A. 2.27 days , , .
B. 2.45 days B. 2x2 y 2 6 10
C. 3.67 days A. 34
D. 1.25 days C. 2x y B. 13
C. 14
242. Problem D. x 2 y D. 9
If ln (log x) = 1 solve for x:
246. Problem 250. Problem
A. e10 Find the sum of the infinite geometric series
Perform 2 3 3 4 4 1 1
B. 10e
C. e10
1   ...
A. 2 331776 3 9
D. 10e
B. 8 331776
3
A.
243. Problem 2
C 7 331776 2
Perform 20  2 75  4 12
B.
A. 2  5+ 3  D. 12 331776 3
1
B. 2  5 3  247. Problem C.
2
Find the term involving y in the expansion of  x  y  7 .
4

C. 2  5 3  D.
3
4
A. 35x3 y 2
D. 2  5 3  B. 35x3 y 4 251. Problem
Find the last term an and the sum of each geometric
244. Problem C. 35x3y4 progression 2, 6, 18, … to 6 terms.
5 3 A. 728
Perform 3 5  12  5  D. 5x3 y 4 B. 287
3 5 C. 96
A. 2 5  2 5  0 248. Problem D. 44
B. 2 15  2 15  0 9
 1
Find the term of free x in the expansion of  x 2   . 252. Problem
C. 2 15 - 2 15 =0  x Insert three geometric means between 2 and 162.
A. 6, 18, 36
D. 2 5  2 5  0 A. 84 B. 4, 18, 54
B. 48 C. 6, 20, 54
C. 24 D. 6, 18, 54
253. Problem A. n  n  1 5
Find the sum of the infinite geometric series 0.3, 0.03, D. 4 days
11
0.003, 0.0003 ... B. 2n  n  1
1
A. C. 2n  n+1 261. Problem
6 Kath, Heart and Anne can do a piece of work together
1 D. in 3 days. Kath can do it alone in 10 days and Heart
B. can do it alone in 8 days. How long will it take Anne to
9 do the job alone?
258. Problem
1 Find a quadratic equation with integral coefficients 11
C. A. 9 days
3 2 4 13
whose r = e roots are given ,  .
1 3 3 3
D. B. 9 days
2 A. 9x 2  6x  8  0 10
B. 9x2 +6x - 8 =0 3
254. Problem C. 9 days
Find the last term an and the sum of each arithmetic 13
C. 9x 2  6x  8  0
progression 2, 5, 8, ... to 8 terms. 3
A. 13, 10 D. 9 days
D. 9x 2  6x  8  0 8
B. 23, 100
C. 3, 1
D. 33, 1000 259. Problem 262. Problem
Find the value of x: A, B, C can plow 1/4, 1/6 and ½ of a field, respectively,
in one day. How long will it take them to plow the filed, if
255. Problem x 4 3  5x 2 3  4  0 they work together?
Find the sum of the even integers between 21 and 81. A. 1, 2
22, 24, 26, ..., 80. 1
B. 4, 3 A. 1 days
A. 1230 C. 8, 1 9
B. 1900 D. 2, 6
C. 1530 1
B. 1 days
D. 1790 260. Problem 11
A can paint a certain house in 10 days and B can paint 1
256. Problem C. 1 days
the same house in 12 days. How long will it take to 4
Find the sum of the integers between 2 and 100 which paint the house if both men work?
are divisible by 3. 3
A. 1883 5 D. 1 days
A. 5 days 11
B. 1683 9
C. 1863 6 263. Problem
D. 1163 B. 6 days
11 One input pipe can fill a tank alone in 6 hours, another
input pipe can fill in alone in 4 hours and a drain pipe
257. Problem 5 can empty the full tank in 6 hours. If the tank is empty
Find the sum of the first n positive integers that are C. 5 days
11 and all the 3 pipes are open, how long will it take to fill
divisible by 4.
the tank?
 3 alcohol are to be used. How many liters of each will be D. 9 lots
A. 3 hours required?
7 270. Problem
11 120
3 A. x  liters; y  liters A clock has a second hand which turns on the same
B. 3 hours 100 11
5 center as the hour hand and minute hand. At 3 o’clock,
100 120 the minute hand and the second hand point at 12 and
2 B. x = liters; y = liters
C. 3 hours 11 11 the hour hand at 3. How many seconds will it be before
7 the hour hand is between the minute hand and the
1 120
3 C. x  liters : y  liters second hand?
D. 3 hours 100 11 A. 20 20/73 sec
10 B. 29 43/73 sec
11 120
D. x  liters; y  liters C. 20 43/73 sec
264. Problem 10 11 D. 29 44/66 sec
How many pounds of salt must be added to a solution
containing 5 lb. of salt and 35 lb of water so that the 267. Problem 271. Problem
resulting mixture will be 40% salt? A besieged garrison of 5700 men has provisions that At what time between 9 and 10 o’clock are the hands of
1 will last for 66 days. Each day 20 men die. For how long the clock at the same distance from 12?
A. 18 lbs will the provisions last? A. 8:13 11/13
3 A. 67 days B. 9:13 11/13
2 B. 66 days C. 10:13 11/13
B. 18 lbs
3 C. 76 days D. 7:13 11/13
D. 86 days
1
C. 18 lbs 272. Problem
4 268. Problem It is now between 9 and 10 o’clock. in 4 min. The hour
1 A person draws a quantity of pure wine from a vessel hand of a clock will be directly opposite the position
D. 18 lbs which was full, holding 81 gallons, and then filled the occupied by the minute hand 3 minutes ago. What time
5 vessel up with water. He then drew from the mixture as is it?
much as he drew before of pure wine when it was found A. 8:20
265. Problem that the vessel contained 64 gallons of pure wine. How B. 7:20
A chemist has the same acid of two strengths. Twelve much did he drew each time? C. 9:20
liters of the first mixed with 8 liters of the second give a A. 9 gallons D. 6:20
mixture 84% acid. Three liters of the second mixed with B. 10.5 gallons
2 liters of the first give a mixture 85% acid. Find the C. 4 gallons 273. Problem
strength of each. D. 6 gallons It is between two and three o’clock. A person looking at
A. 77% and 82% his watch mistake the hour hand for the minute hand
B. 87% and 82% 269. Problem and thinks that the time of the day is 55 minutes earlier
C. 87% and 82% A realtor bought a group of lots for P7200. He sells than it really is. What is the true time?
D. 97% and 92% them at a gain of P300 per lot and has as his profit the A. 2:5 5/11
amount received for the last four lots sold. How many B. 3:5 5/11
266. Problem lots were in the group? C. 2:10 5/11
It is desired to have a 20-liter mixture of 60% alcohol. A. 12 lots D. 3:10 5/11
Two mixtures, one of 90% alcohol and another of 35% B. 10 lots
C. 4 lots
274. Problem C. ye y A. 35
Find the sum and product of the roots of the equation: B. 40
x3  3x 2  x  5  0 D. ye3y C. 20
D. 25
A. 1, -1
B. -2, 1 279. Problem 284. Problem
C.-5, 5
D. 6, -4 
Perform: ln 4e 
2x  ln 4  ln e2x A man is 41 years old and his son is 9. In how many
years will the father be three times as old as the son?
A. ln 2  2x A. 3
275. Problem B. 7
From a cubic equation which has 2, B. 2ln2+2x
C. 6
-3, and 5 as roots. C. 2ln 2  x D. 9
A. x3  2x 2  11x  10  0 D. 2ln 2  2x 2
285. Problem
B. x3  2x 2  11x  30  0 Find the age of a babysitter who is four times as old as
280. Problem
Mary is 2/3 as old as her sister, 20 years hence she will well as 12 years older than the baby.
C. x3  4x 2  11x  10  0 A. 10
be 7/8 as old. How old is each now?
D. x3 - 4x2 -11x +30 =0 A. 12 and 8 B. 13
B. 10 and 6 C. 16
C. 14 and 10 D. 19
276. Problem
Perform: D. 8 and 4
281. Problem 286. Problem
log10 x  log10 12  log10 13  log10 3 Three years ago Henry was three times as old as John. Separate 132 into two parts such that if the larger is
A. 21 Three years hence he will be twice as old. Find the divided by the smaller the quotient is 6 and the
B. 12 present age of each. remainder is 13.
C. 25 A. 18 and 14 A. 17 and 115
D. 52 B. 21 and 9 B. 10 and 122
C. 19 and 15 C. 27 and 105
277. Problem D. 22 and 12 D. 7 and 125
Perform: ln x  3  ln5
282. Problem 287. Problem
A. e3 Find a fraction which becomes 1/8 on subtracting 1
B. 10e3 Half of Henry’s age added to 1/3 of Frank’s age is 11.
Six years from now the sum of their ages will be 40. from the numerator and adding 2 to the denominator,
C. 15e3 and reduces to ¼ on adding 2 to the numerator and 6 to
D. 5e3 How old is each now?
A. y = 8 and x = 1 the denominator.
278. Problem B. y = 10 and x = 2 3
A.
C. y = 28 and x = 20 14
Perform: e3y ln y D. y = 18 and x = 10
3
283. Problem B.
A. ye3 16
A father is 24 years older than his son. In 8 years he will
B. e3y be twice as old as his son. What is the present age of
the father?
 1 How many grams of pure silver must be added to 560
C. 289. Problem grams, 60% pure, to make alloy which is 76% pure
14 The denominator of a fraction exceeds its numerator by silver?
3 2. if the numerator is decreased by 1 and the 1
D. A. 373 grams
15 denominator is increased by 3 the value of the resulting
fraction is 1/2 . Find the fraction. 6
A. 6/7 1
288. Problem B. 363 grams
Find two numbers whose sum is 23 and the difference B. 9/7 6
of whose squares is 207. C. 7/9
D. 7/6 1
A. 17 and 6 C. 363 grams
B. 16 and 7 3
C. 15 and 8 290. Problem 1
D. 373 grams
D. 18 and 5 3