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1. Find the 30th term of an A.P. 4,7,10 …
A. 91 * C. 88 15. The difference of the squares of the digits of a two digit
B. 90 D. 75 positive number is 27. If the digits are reversed in order
and the resulting number subtracted from the original
2. A stack of bricks has 61 bricks in the bottom layer, 58
number, the difference is also 27. What is the original
bricks in the second layer, 55 bricks in the third layer and
number?
so until there are 10 bricks in the last layer. How many
A. 63 C. 48
bricks are there together ?
B. 54 D. 73
A. 638 C. 640
B. 637 D. 639 *
16. Jojo bought a second hand Betamax VCR and then sold it to
Rudy at a profit of 40% . Rudy then sold the VCR to Noel
3. Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the geometric
at a profit of 20%. If Noel paid P 2,856 more than it cost
progression 2, 4, 8, 16,…
to Jojo , how much did Jojo paid for the unit ?
A. 1023 C. 225
A. P 4,000 C. 4,200 *
B. 2046 * D. 1596
B. P 4,100 D. 4,300
4. Once a month a man put some money into the cookie jar.
17. Ten liters of 25% salt solution and 15 liters of 35% salt
Each month he put 50 centavos more into the jar than
solution are poured into a drum originally containing 30 liters
the month before. After 12 years he counted his money;
of 10 % salt solution. What is the percent concentration in
he had P 5436. How much money did he put in the jar in
the mixture?
the last month ?
A. 19.55 % * C. 27.05 %
A. P 73.50 * C. 74.50
B. 22.15 % D. 25.72 %
B. P 75.50 D. 72.50
18. The boat travels downstream in 2/3 of the time as it does
5. The seventh term is 56 and the 12th term is -1792 of the
going upstream. If the velocity of the river current is 8 kph,
geometric progression . Find the ratio and the first term .
determine the velocity of the boat in still water.
Assume the ratios are equal.
A. 40 kph * C. 50 kph
A. –2, 5/8 C. – 1, 7/8
B. 30 kph D. 60 kp
B. –1, 5/8 D. – 2, 7/8 *

6. Factor the expression x2 + 6x + 8 as completely as 19. A batch of concrete consisted of 200 lbs fine aggregates,
possible ? 350 lbs coarse aggregate , 94 lbs cement, and 5 gallons of
A. ( x + 8 )( x – 2 ) C. ( x + 4 )( x + 2 ) * water. The specific gravity of sand and gravel maybe taken
B. ( x + 4 )( x – 2 ) D. ( x – 4 )( x – 2 ) as 2.65 and that of the cement as 3.10. How much weight
of cement is required to produced one cubic yard ?
7. Find the value of k of the equation x2 + kx + 4 = 0 , so A. 765 lbs C. 675 lbs
that the roots are equal. B. 657 lbs D. 567 lbs *
A. 4 * C.  12 20. A club of 40 executives , 33 likes to smoke Marlboro, and 20
B. 8 D.  2 likes to smoke Phillip Moris. How many like both ?
A. 13 * C. 11
8. If the roots of the equation are 1 and 2 . What is the B. 10 D. 12
quadratic equation ?
A. x2 – 3x + 2 = 0 * C. x2 + 3x + 2 = 0
2
B. x – 3x – 2 = 0 D. x2 + 3x – 2 = 0 21. A and B working together can finish painting a home in 6
days . A working alone , can finish it in five days less than
9. In the expansion of ( x + 4y )12 , the numerical coefficient B. How long will it take each of them to finish the work
alone ?
of the 5th term is :
A. 63,360 C. 506,880 A. 10, 15 C. 20, 25
B. 15, 20 * D. 5, 10
B. 126,720 * D. 253,440
22. Given that “w” varies directly as the product of x and y and
10. Find the remainder if we divide 4y3 + 18y2 + 8y – 4
by ( 2y + 3 ) . inversely as the square of z , and that w = 4, when x = 2
, y = 6 and z = 3. Find the value of “w” when x = 1 , y =
A. 10 C. 15
B. 11* D. 13 4 and z = 2 .
A. 2 C. 4
11. Find the 1987th digit in the decimal equivalent to B. 3 * D. 5
1785
starting from decimal point . 23. A merchant has three items on sale, namely a radio for P 50
9999 , a clock for P 30 and a flashlight for P 1.00 . At the end of
A. 8 * C. 7 the day , he has sold a total of 100 of the three items and
B. 1 D. 5 has taken exactly P 1000 on the total sales. How many radios
did he sale ?
12. What is the lowest common factor of 10 and 32 . A. 16 * C. 18
A. 320 C. 180 B. 20 D. 24
B. 2 * D. 90
24. The third term of a harmonic progression is 15 and the 9 th
13. The sum of Kim’s and Kevin’s ages is 18. In three years, term is 6. Find the 11th term ?
Kim will be twice as old as Kevin. What are their ages A. 4 C. 6
now ? B. 5 * D. 7
A. 4, 14 C. 7, 11
B. 5, 13 * D. 6, 12 25. What is the sum of the coefficients of the expansion of (
2x – 1 )20 .
14. What time after 3 o’clock will the hands of the clock be A. 0 * C. 2
together for the first time ? B. 1 D. 3
A. 3:16.36 * C. 3:12.30
B. 3:14.32 D. 3:17.37 26. Find the ratio of the infinite geometric series if the sum is 2
and the first term is 1/2.
A. 1/3 C. 3/4 *
B. 1/2 D. 1/4
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27. Determine the sum of the positive valued solution to the 40. Four different colored flags can be hung in a row to make
simultaneous equations : xy = 15 , yz = 35 , zx = 21. coded signal. How many signals can be made if a signal
A. 15 * C. 17 consists of the display of one or more flags .
B. 13 D. 19 A. 64 * C. 68
B. 66 D. 62
28. A bookstore purchased a best selling book at P 200.00 per
copy. At what price should this book be sold so that, giving a 41. There are four balls of four different colors. Two balls are
20% discount, the profit is 30 %. taken at a time and arranged in a definite order. For
A. P 347 C. P 325 * example if a white and a red ball are taken, one definite
B. P 280 D. P 350 arrangement is white first, red second and another
arrangement is red first, white second. How many such
29. In a certain community of 1,200 people , 60% are literate. Of arrangements are possible ?
the males, 50% are literate, and of the females 70% are A. 24 C. 12 *
literate. What is the female population? B. 6 D. 36
A. 850 C. 550
B. 500 D. 600 * 42. Three A, B, and C get into a bus that has six vacant seats
on each side. In how many ways can they be seated if A
30. Gravity causes a body to fall 16.1 feet in the 1st second, insists on sitting on the right side ?
48.3 in the 2nd second, 80.5 in the 3rd second, and so on . A. 660 * C. 530
How far did the body fall during the 10th second ? B. 720 D. 410
A. 248.7 ft C. 241.5 ft
B. 308.1 ft D. 305.9 ft * 43. A group of 6 speakers consists of 2 politicians and 4
lawyers who are not politicians. In arrangements for a
31. In a commercial survey involving 1,000 persons on brand speaking order at a meeting , the politicians will speak in
preference, 120 were found to prefer brand x only, 200 prefer succession and the lawyers in succession. In how many
brand y only, 150 prefer brand z only, 370 prefer either ways can the order be arranged ?
brand x or y but not z, 450 prefer brand y or z but not x, and A. 69 C. 96 *
420 prefer either brand z or x but not y. How many persons B. 138 D. 192
have no brand preference, satisfied with any of the 3 brands.
A. 230 * C. 180 44. In how many ways can a PSME chapter with 15 Directors,
B. 280 D. 130 choose a President, a Vice-President , a Secretary, a
Treasurer, and an Auditor , if no member can hold more
32. The electric power which a transmission line can transmit is than one position ?
proportional to the product of its design voltage and current A. 15 C. 36,060
capacity, and inversely to the transmission distance. A 115 B. 3,003 D. 360,360 *
kilovolt line rated at 1000 amperes can transmit 150
Megawatts over 150 km. How much power, in Megawatts, 45. A PSME unit has 10 ME’s, 8 PME’s and 6 CPM’s. If a
can a 230 kilovolt line rated at 1,500 amperes transmit over committee of 3 members one from each group is to be
100 km ? formed , how many such committees can be formed ?
A. 785 C. 675 * A. 260 C. 480 *
B. 485 D. 595 B. 380 D. 360

33. The number x, 2x + 7 , 10x – 7 form a Geometric 46. The lotto uses numbers 1 – 42 . A winning number consists
Progression. Find the value of x . of six different numbers in any order . What are your
A. – 5 & –3/7 C. 7 & -7/6 * chances of winning it?
B. 7 & 7/ 6 D. 8 & 3/7 A. 5, 245, 786 * C. 10, 127, 420
B. 8, 437, 224 D. 2, 546, 725
34. Solve for x : 20  x =x
A. 4 , – 5 C. – 4 , 5 47. How many ways can you invite one or more of five friends
B. – 4 , – 5 D. no solution * to a party ?
A. 25 C. 15
B. 31 * D. 62
35. If 15 people won prizes in the state lottery, in how many
ways can these 15 people win first , second , third , fourth 48. A semi-conductor company will hire 7 men and 4 women .
, and fifth prizes ? In how many ways can the company choose from 9 men
A. 4, 845 C. 360, 360 * and 6 women ?
B. 116, 280 D. 3,003 A. 680 C. 480
B. 540 * D. 840
36. How many 4 digits number can be formed without
repeating any digit from the following digits : 1, 2, 3, 4, and 49. In how many ways can a committee of three consisting of
6? two chemical engineers and one mechanical engineer can be
A. 120 * C. 140 formed from four chemical engineers and three mechanical
B. 130 D. 150 engineers ?
A. 18 * C. 32
37. In how many ways can a set of 6 distinct books be arranged B. 64 D. none of these
in a bookshelf?
A. 720 * C. 360 50. In Mathematics examination , a student may select 7
B. 120 D. 180 problems from a set of 10 problems . In how many ways
can he make his choice ?
38. What is the number of permutations of the letters in the A. 120 * C. 720
word BANANA ? B. 530 D. 320
A. 36 C. 52
B. 60 * D. 42 51. How many line segments can be formed with 6 distinct
points , no three of which are collinear ?
39. In how many ways can 3 MARINES and 4 ARMIES be seated A. 10 C. 20
on a bench if the ARMIES must be seated together ? B. 15 * D. 25
A. 640 C. 576 *
B. 720 D. 144
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52. Tony went to a drugstore. He bought a bottle of aspirin and 65. The logarithm of the quotient (M/N) and the logarithm of the
bottle of Tylenol. The aspirin cost Php 1.25 more than product MN is equal to 1.55630251 and 0.352182518
Tylenol. He also bought cologne which cost twice as much as respectively. Find the value of M.
the total of the other two combined. How much did the A. 6 C. 8
Tylenol cost if his total bill ( without tax ) was Php 24.75? B. 7 D. 9 *
A. Php 4.50 C. Php 6.25
B. Php 3.50 * D. Php 5.75 66. The angle of elevation of the top of tower B from the top of
the tower A is 28and the angle of elevation of the top of
53. Lita has ten bills in her wallet. She has a total of Php 40.00. tower A from the base of the tower B is 46. The two towers
If she has one more Php 5 bill than Php 10 bills, and two lie in the same horizontal plane. If the height of the tower B
more Php 1 bills than Php 5 bills, how many Php 10 bills is 120 m , find the height of tower A.
does she have ? A. 87.2 m C. 90.7 m
A. 4 C. 2 * B. 79.3 m * D. 66.3 m
B. 3 D. 5
67. Solve for x in the equation : arctan ( x + 1 ) + arctan ( x – 1
54. In how many ways 7 scientists be assigned to one triple and ) = arctan ( 12 ).
two double hotel rooms? A. 1.50 C. 1.20
A. 210 * C. 300 B. 1.34 * D. 1.25
B. 200 D. 230
68. How many degrees is 4800 mils ?
55. How many different sums of money can be made from a A. 270 deg * C. 180 deg
penny , a nickel , a dime , and a quarter ? B. 90 deg D. 215 deg
A. 24 C. 15 *
B. 12 D. 20 69. In the curve y = tan 3x , what is its period ?
A. 3 C. 2/3
56. If sin A = 2.511x , cos A = 3.06x and sin 2A = 3.939x , B. /3 D. 
find the value of x ?
A. 0.265 * C. 0.562 70. Three circles are externally tangent to each other. The
B. 0.256 D. 0.625 distances between their centers are 50 cm between circles A
and B, 46 cm between circles B and C , and 40 cm
57. If tan x = ½ , tan y = 1/3 , What is the value of tan ( x + y ) between circles C and A. Determine the diameters, in cm,
? of each circle A, B, and C, respectively.
A. 1 * C. 3 A. 40 for A , 50 for B, 46 for C
B. 2 D. 4 B. 44 for A , 56 for B, 36 for C *
C. 50 for A , 46 for B, 40 for C
58. If log 2 = x and log 3 = y , find log 1.2 in terms of x and y. D. 56 for A , 36 for B, 44 for C
A. 2x – y + 1 C. 2x + y – 1 *
B. 2x – y – 1 D. x + 2y – 1 71. The central circle has 10-cm radius. Six equal smaller circles
are to be arranged so that they are externally tangent each
59. A PLDT tower and a monument stand on a level plane . The other and the centers lie in the circumference of the central
angles of depression of the top and bottom of the circle. What should be the radius in cm, of the smaller circle ?
monument viewed from the top of the PLDT tower are 13 A. 6.000 C. 4.167
and 35respectively. The height of the tower is 50 m. Find B. 3.472 D. 5.000 *
the height of the monument.
A. 33.51 m * C. 47.3 m 72. The sides of a triangle are 195, 157, and 210 respectively.
B. 7.58 m D. 30.57 m What is the area of the triangle ?
A. 73 250 sq. units C. 14 586 sq. units *
60. The angle or inclination of ascend of a road having 8.25% B. 10 250 sq. units D. 11 260 sq. units
grade is _____ degrees?
A. 4.72 * C. 5.12 73. Given a triangle of sides 10 cm and 15 cm an included angle
B. 4.27 D. 1.86 of 60. Find the area of the triangle.
A. 70 C. 80
61. If the sides of a parallelogram and an included angle are 6, B. 72 D. 65 *
10, and 100 degrees respectively, find the length of the
shorter diagonal. 74. In triangle BCD, BC = 25 m, and CD = 10 m. The perimeter
A. 10.63 C. 10.73 * of the triangle maybe :
B. 10.37 D. 10.23 A. 69 m * C. 71 m
B. 70 m D. 72 m
62. Points A and B 1000 m apart are plotted on a straight
highway running east and west. From A , the bearing of a 75. The sides of a triangle are 8 cm , 10 cm, and 14 cm .
tower C is 32 degrees W of N and from B the bearing of C Determine the radius of the inscribed and circumscribing
is 26 degrees N of E . Approximate the shortest distance of circle.
tower C to the highway. A. 3.45, 7.14 C. 2.45, 8.14
A. 364 m C. 394 m B. 2.45, 7.14 * D. 3.45, 8.14
B. 374 m * D. 384 m
76. A quadrilateral have sides equal to 12 m, 20 m, 8 m , and
63. Given a triangle with an angle C = 28.7, side a = 16.97 m respectively. If the sum of the two opposite angles
132 units and side b = 224 units. Solve for the side c. is equal to 225, find the area of the quadrilateral.
A. 95 units C. 110 units A. 168 * C. 100
B. 125.4 units * D. 90 units B. 124 D. 158

64. An observer wishes to determine the height of a tower. He 77. Find the area of the shaded portion of the two concentric
takes sight at the top of the tower from A and B, which circles whose chord outside the small circle is 10 cm.
are 50 ft apart at the same elevation on a direct line with A. 25  cm2* C. 10  cm2
the tower. The vertical angle at point A is 30and at point B B. 5  cm2 D. 100 cm2
is 40. What is the height of the tower ?
A. 85.60 ft C. 110.29 ft
B. 143.97 ft D. 92.54 ft *
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B. 5178 cm3 D. 5871 cm3
78. A regular pentagon has sides of 20 cm. An inner pentagon
with sides of 10 cm is inside and concentric to the larger 92. The volume of the water in a hemisphere having a radius of
pentagon. Determine the area inside and concentric to the 2 m is 2.05 m3 . Find the height of the water.
larger pentagon but outside of the smaller pentagon. A. 0.602 * C. 0.498
A. 430.70 cm2 C. 573.26 cm2 B. 0.782 D. 0.865
2
B. 473.77 cm D. 516.14 cm2 *
93. The bases of a right prism is a hexagon with one of each
79. A rhombus has diagonals of 32 and 20 inches. Determine its side equal to 6 cm. The bases are 12 cm apart. What is the
area. volume of a right prism ?
A. 360 in2 C. 280 in2 A. 1211.6 cm3 C. 2211.7 cm3
B. 320 in2 * D. 400 in2 B. 1212.5 cm3 D. 1122.4 cm3 *

80. In a circle with a diameter of 10 m, a regular five pointed star 94. Each side of a cube is increased by 1% . By what percent is
touching its circumference is inscribed. What is the area of the volume of the cube increased ?
the part not covered by the star? A. 23.4 % C. 30.3 %
A. 60.2 m2 C. 50.48 m2 * B. 34.56 % D. 3.03 % *
2
B. 45.24 m D. 71.28 m2
95. If the lateral area of a cylinder circumscribed about a sphere
81. Find the area of a regular octagon inscribed in a circle of A, what is the surface of the sphere?
radius 10 cm. A. A * C. 3A
A. 186.48 cm2 C. 148.91 cm2 B. 2A D. 4A
2
B. 282.24 cm * D. 166.24 cm2
96. A group of children playing with marbles placed 50 pieces
82. Find the area of a regular pentagon whose side is 25 m and of the marbles inside a cylindrical container with water filled
apothem is 17.2 m. to a height of 20 cm. If the diameter of each marble is 1.5 cm
A. 846 m2 C. 1090 m2 and that of the cylindrical container 6 cm. What would be
B. 1075 m2 * D. 988 m2 the new height of water inside the cylindrical container after
the marbles were placed inside ?
83. The area of a circle circumscribing a hexagon is 144 m2 . A. 23.125 cm * C. 24.125 cm
Find the area of the hexagon. B. 22.125 cm D. 25.125 cm
A. 374.12 m2 * C. 275.36 m2
B. 415.26 m2 D. 225.22 m2 97. A pipe lining material of silicon carbide used in the
conveyance of pulverized coal to fuel a boiler, has a
84. If an equilateral is circumscribe about a circle of radius 10 cm, thickness of 2 cm and inside diameter of 10 cm. Find the
determine the side of the triangle. volume of the material with a pipe length of 6 meters.
A. 34.64 cm * C. 36.44 cm A. 45,239 cm3 * C. 42,539 cm3
B. 64.12 cm D. 32.10 cm B. 49,532 cm3 D. 43,932 cm3

85. A goat is tied to a corner of a 30 ft by 35 ft building. If the 98. The corners of a cubical block touched the closed spherical
rope is 40 ft long and the goat can reach 1 ft farther than the shell that encloses it. The volume of the box is 2744 cm 3.
rope length , What is the maximum. area the goat can cover What volume in cm3 inside shell is not occupied by the block
? ?
A. 4840.07 C. 8044.07 A. 4,713.56 * C. 3,360.14
B. 4804.07 D. 4084.07 * B. 4133.25 D. 5,346.42

86. The distance between the center of the three circles which 99. A circular cone having an altitude of 9 m is divided into 2
are mutually tangent to each other externally are 10, 12, segments having the same vertex. If the smaller altitude is 6
and 14 units. Find the area of the largest circle. m. Find the ratio of the volume of small cone to the big cone.
A. 72 C. 64  * A. 0.296 * C. 0.386
B. 23  D. 16  B. 0.186 D. 0.486

87. Determine the area of a regular 6-star polygon if the inner 100. A circular cylinder is circumscribed about a right prism
regular hexagon has 10 cm sides. having a square base one meter on an edge. The volume of
A. 441.66 cm2 C. 467.64 cm2 the cylinder is 6.283 m3. Find its altitude in m.
B. 519.60 cm2 * D. 493.62 cm2 A. 4.5 C. 5.5
B. 4 * D. 5
88. How many sides are in a polygon if each interior angle is 165
degrees. 101. A conical vessel has a height of 24 cm and a base
A. 12 sides * C. 20 sides diameter of 12 cm. It holds water to a depth of 18 cm
B. 24 sides D. 48 sides above its vertex. Find the volume of its content in cubic
centimeter.
3
89. A cubical container that measures 2 in. on a side is tightly A. 387.4 cm
3
packed with 8 marbles and is filled with water. All the 8 B. 381.7 cm *
3
marbles are in contact with the walls of the container and the C. 383.5 cm
3
adjacent marbles. All the marbles are the same in size. What D. 385.2 cm
is the volume of water in the container?
A. 0.38 in3 C. 2.5 in3
3*
B. 3.8 in D. 4.2 in3 … End …

90. The ratio of the volume to the lateral area of a right circular
cone is 2:1. If the altitude is 15 cm, what is the ratio of the
slant height to the radius?
A. 5 : 2 * C. 5 : 3
B. 4 : 3 D. 4 : 2

91. A pyramid with a square base has an altitude of 25 cm. If

the edge of the base is 15 cm. Calculate the volume of the
pyramid.
A. 1785 cm3 C. 1875 cm3 *