MATHEMATICS (With Solutions)

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each
item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY
NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil No. 1 only.

1. This is a number sequence where the succeeding term is obtained by adding the last pair of preceding terms
such as the sequence (1, 1, 2, ,3 5, 8 …). How do you call this number sequence?
a. Euler’s number b. Fermat number
c. Fibonacci number d. Fourier series

2. If the roots of an equation are zero, then, how do you classify the solutions?
a. Extranous solutions b. Trivial solutions
c. Conditional solutions d. Ambiguous solutions

3. This is the process of expressing a polynomial as the product of another polynomial or monomial of lower
degree. What is this mathematical process?
a. Decomposition b. Rationalization
c. Factoring d. Polynomial damping

4. This is a point where the concavity of a curve changes or when the slope of the curve is neither increasing
nor decreasing. What is this point commonly called?
a. Maximum point b. Minimum point
c. Point of tangency d. Point of inflection

5. How do you call the axis of the hyperbola which passes through the center, the foci and vertices?
a. Transverse axis b. Conjugate Axis
c. Asymptotic axis d. Major Axis

6. What is a number which could not be expressed as a quotient of two integers?

a. Natural b. Rational
c. Irrational d. Surd

7. Which of the following solutions makes the function y = f(x) as an even function?
a. f (-x) = f (x) b. f (-x) = f (x)
c. f (-x) = f’’(x) d. f (-x) = f ‘ (x)

8. How do you call an angle that is greater then 180 degree but less than 360 degrees?
a. Complex b. Reflex
c. Obtuse d. Exterior

9. What do you call a triangle having three unequal sides?

a. Obtuse b. Oblique
c. Scalene d. Isosceles

10. How do you call the distance of a point from the y-axis?
a. Polar distance b. Coordinate
c. Abscissa d. Ordinate

11. This is the measure of central tendency defined as the most frequent score. How do you call this measure of
central tendency?
a. Median b. Mode
c. Mean d. Deviation

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12. This is the case of a solution of a plane triangle where the given data leads to two solutions. How do you call
this case?
a. Ambiguous case b. Quadratic case
c. Extraneous case d. Conditional case

13. The roots of the quadratic equation are 1/3 and 3/2. What is the equation?
a. 6 x 2  5 x  3  0 b. 6 x 2  7 x  3  0
c. 6 x  7 x  3  0
2
d. 6 x 2  7 x  3  0

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1 1
Solution: Checking for x = 1/3, 6   7   3  0
 3 3
0=0

2
 3 3
Checking for x = 3/2, 6    7   3  0
 2 2
0=0

14. If the daily wage of CPM and a Plumber are in the ratio 2:1. In a day, a CPM has to work 8 hrs but the
Plumber only 6 hrs. Determine the ratio of their hour wages.
a. 4:3 b. 5:3
c. 3:2 d. 8:3

Solution: Let x = hourly wage of CPM

y = hourly rate of the Plumber

x
x 8
 8 x 8 x 2 x 62 6 3
    ;    
y y 6 6y 1 y 81 4 2
 6 y
8 8

Then, the ratio is 3:2

15. If the 18th and 52nd terms of an arithmetic progression are 3 and 173 respectively, what is the 25 th term?
a. 25 b. 28
c. 35 d. 38

16. Find the sum of the first ten terms of the progression 2, 4, 8, 16….
a. 1024 b. 2046
c. 4096 d.2187

Solution: Sum = 2 + 4 + 16 + 32 + 64 + 128 + 256 + 512 + 1024 = 2046

17. What is the sum of the numerical coefficient in the expansion of (x - 2y) 7?
a. –1 b. 1
c. –2187 d. 2187

Solution: let x = 1 and y = 1

1  2  7    1    1
7 4 3
   1   1    1  1
4 3 3

18. Which of the following is the equivalent of the expression 2Log b 6 – Logb 4?

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 a. 2Logb 3 b. 3Logb 2
c. 2Logb 2 d. 3Logb 3

 36 
Solution: 2 log b 6  log b 4  log b 36  log b 4  log   log b 9  2 log 3
 4 

19. Mr. PME covered a distance of 55 km in 4 hours by driving his car 40 kph, part of the way, and by walking
the remainder of the way at 5 kph. What part of the total distance did Mr PME go by car?
7 8
a. b.
11 11
9 10
c. d.
11 11

Solution: Let, SAC = total distance = 55 km

SAB = distance by car = 40 tAB
SBC = distance by walking = 5 tBC
tAC = total time, hrs = 4 hrs
tAB = time by car, hrs
tBC = time by walking, hrs

Consider the total distance, S AC  S AB  S BC ; 55  40 t AB  5t BC

Consider the total time, t AC  t AB  t BC  4 ; t AB  4  t BC

40 t AB  5t BC  55 8t AB  t BC  11

8 4  t BC   t BC  11

Solving for the value of tBC, tBC = 3 hrs

Solving for the time, tAB, tAB = 4 – 3 = 1 hr.

Distance by car, S AB  401  40 km

Distance by walking, S BC  5 3  15 km

40 8
Then, the part by car, By car  
55 11

20. The water tank in Calamba Water District can be filled by pipe A in half the time the pipe B can empty the
tank. When both pipes are operating, the tank can be filled in 1 hour and 12 minutes. Determine the time, in
hours, for pipe A to fill the tank alone.
a. 0.6 b. 0.7
c. 0.75 d. 0.8

VT
Solution: Let QA = volume flow rate in pipe A QA 
tA
V
QB = volume flow rate in pipe B QB  T
tB

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 tA = time of pipe A to fill the tank alone
tB = time of pipe B to fill the tank alone

tB VT
tA  QA  QB 
2 72
Vt VT VT 1 1 1
   
tA tB 72 t A 2 t A 72

72
Solving for the time, tA, t A   36 min s.  0.6 hr.
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21. Of the 316 people attending the party, there are 78 more children than women and 50 more women than
men. Determine the number of men in the party?
a. 46 b. 96
c. 142 d. 178

Solution: x = number of men

y = number of women = x + 50
z = number of children = y + 78 = x + 50 + 78 = x + 128

x + y + z = 316
x + x + 50 + x + 128 = 316

Solving for x, x = 46 men

22. A house can be constructed in as many days as there are men in the group of construction personnel. If the
number of men is reduced by 4, the project is delayed by 5 days. Determine the original number of
construction personnel.
a. 18 b. 16
c. 20 d. 24

Solution: x = original number of construction personnel

t = time to finish the project for x number of personnel = x

xt   x  4  t  5 x 2  x 2  5x  4x  20

Solving for the value of x, x = 20 construction personnel

 
23. Determine the value of the expression 1  sin 2 A if sec A 
2 5
3
.
a. 0.5 b. 0.6
c. 0.7 d. 0.8

5 1 5 3
Solution: sec 2 A  2
 cos 2 A 
3 cos A 3 5
3
1  sin 2 A  cos 2 A   0.6
5

24. Determine the distance between points A (2, -3, 5) and B (7, 2, -6).
a. 11,08 units b. 12.08 units

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 c. 13.08 units d. 14.08 units

Solution: d  2  7 2    3  2   5  6
2 2
 13.08 units

25. Determine the area of a circle inscribed in the triangle with sides 6 m, 8 m and 10 m.
a. 12.57 sq. m b. 14.57 sq. m
c. 75. 54 sq. m d. 78.54 sq. m

26. Determine the number of sides of a polygon if the sum of the interior angles is 2520 degrees.
a. 11 b. 12
c. 14 d. 15

27. The side and diagonal of a parallelogram are 12 inches and 19 inches, respectively. If the angle between the
diagonals, opposite the given side, is 124o, determine the length of the other diagonal.
a. 8.74 inches b. 7.48 inches
c. 4.78 inches d. 8.47 inches

28. What is the area of a regular polygon whose side is 25 m and apothem of 17.2 m?
a. 1075 sq. m b. 1750 sq. m
c. 1570 sq. m d. 1705 sq. m

29. If the surface areas of two spheres are 24 and 96 m 2, respectively, determine the ratio of their volumes.
a. 1:7 b. 1:9
c. 1:6 d. 1:8

30. Two ships leave the Batangas port at the same time. One sails northeast at the rate of 8.5 mph, the other sails
north at the rate of 10 mph. Determine how far apart the two ships at the end of 2 hrs.
a. 15.4 miles b. 16.4 miles
c. 13.4 miles d. 14.4 miles

Solution: Let the angle, , between the routes from the port be 45o.
SA = 8.5(2) = 17 miles = distance traveled by one of the ships after 2 hours
SB = 10(2) = 20 miles = distance traveled by the other ship after 2 hours
S = distance of the two ships after 2 hours
S  S A  2   S B  2  2S A S B cos   17  2   20 2   217  20 cos 45 o  14.4 miles

31. Determine the diameter of a circle, x 2  y 2  6 x  4 y  12  0 .

a. 9 units b. 11 units
c. 12 units d. 10 units

Solution: x 2  y 2  6 x  4 y  12  0
x 2
  
 6 x  9  y 2  4 y  4  12  13  25
 x  3 2
  y  2  25 Then, r = 5 units and d = 10 units
2

32. Determine the distance between the foci of a hyperbola if the lengths of the transverse and conjugate axes
are 10 m and 8 m, respectively.
a. 10.8 m b. 11.8 m
c. 13.8 m d. 12.8 m

Solution: S 10 2   8
2
 12.8 m

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33. Determine the number of permutation of the word “ENGINEERING”.
a. 277 200 b. 477 200
c. 377 200 d. 577 200

34. What is the mean proportional of 2 and 8?

a. 8 b. 5
c. 6 d. 4

35. Determine the probability that the sum of two numbers will at least be nine (9) if a pair of dice is rolled
once.
a. 3/18 or 1/6 b. 7/18
c. 11/18 d. 11/3

36. If 3 coins are tossed, find the probability that exactly one head will turn up.
a. ½ b. 3/8
c. ¼ d. 1/8

37. An IIEE unit has 10 REE, 8 PEE and 6 RME. If a committee of 3 members, one from each group is to be
formed, how many such committee can be formed?
a. 202 b. 124
c. 480 d. 360

38. A gutter is to be constructed with maximum cross section. If the cross section is a trapezoid whose bottom
and sides are 15 cm long, determine the width across the top.
a. 28 cm b. 27.5 cm
c. 30 cm d. 31.5 cm

39. What are the two positive numbers whose sum is 8, if the product of one number by the cube of the other
number is to be maximum?
a. 1 & 7 b. 2 & 6
c. 3 & 5 d. 4 & 4

Solution: xy8  y  8  x xy 3  max imum

 
d  xy 3   d  8  y  y 3  d 8 y 3  y 4   24 y 2  4 y 3  0
Then, y = 6
x=2

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40. What is the minimum point of y  x  .
x
a. (1, 2) b. (1.5, 2)
c. (1, 1.5) d. (2, 1)

1 dy 1
Solution: yx   1 2  0
x dx x
Then, x = 1, and y = 2

41. The volume of the cube is increasing at a rate of 5 cu. m per minute. Determine the rate at which the surface
area is increasing, in m2/min, when its side is 10 m.
a. ½ b. 1.75
c. 1.5 d. 2

Solution: V = x3 A = 6 x2

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 dV dx dx 1 dV
 3x 2   2
dt dt dt 3x dt
dA dx  1  dV  4 dV 4
 12x  12x 2     5  2 m 2 / min
dt dt  3x  dt  x dt 10

x2 1
42. What is the value of Lim ?
x  x3 1
a. 0 b. 0.25
c. 1.25 d. indeterminate

Lim
x 2 1
 Lim
 x  1 x  1  Lim x  1  Lim 1
Solution: x  x 1
3 x    x  1  x 2  x  1 x  x 2  x  1 x  x 2  x  1
x 1
1 1 1
Lim   0
x  1 1 
x 
x 1  1

 x  x 5  sin x  dx .
1
3
43. Determine the value of 1
a. 0 b.1.75
c. 3.1416 d. infinity
1 1

 x 
1 x4 x6 1
Solution: 3
 x 5  sin x dx    cos x 1
0
1 4 1
6 1

44. Evaluate the integral  3

3x
dx .
4x
3 34 x
a. b.
ln 81 ln 16
34x 34 x
c. d.
ln 4 ln 9

34 x 34 x
 3 dx  
3x
Solution:
ln  3
4
ln 81

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45. Determine the area of the region bounded by the line x = y; x = 2 and y  .
x2
a. 0.5 sq. unit b. 0.75 sq. unit
c. 1 sq. units d. 1.25 sq. units
Solution: x=y x=2 y=2
1
x=2 x=2 y  0.25
 2 2
1 1
y x=y y 2 y3 = 1
y = xx
2
1, 1 2, 2 y
y1 y=1 x=1
dx 2, 0.25

0. 0

x 7= 2
  1 
dA  y1dx  1  y  dx  1  2 dx
 x 
2 2
2  1  x 1 1

2 2
A 1  2 dx  x 1   x1   0.5 sq. unit
1
 x  1 1
x 1

46. Determine the volume generated by the region bounded by the curve y 2  9x and the line x = 1, rotated
about the x-axis.
a. 3 cu. units b. 4.5 cu. Units
c. 6 cu. units d. 9 cu. units

47. Find the equation of the family lines that passes through the point (h, k).
yk xh
a. y'  b. y' 
xh yk
yk xh
c. y’ = y'  d. y' 
xh yk

48. The radioactive carbon-14 has a half-life of 5750 years, what will remain of 1 gram after 3000 years?
a. 0.6 g b. 0.65g
c. 0.7 g d. 0.75 g

49. How do you simplify the following expression: i3217 –i427 +i18?
a. 1+ 2i b. 1 - i
c. –1 + 2i d. 1 + i

50. Evaluate the differential equation whose general solution is y = C 1 e-2x + C2 e3x.
a. y’’ + 5 y’ + 6y = 0 b. y’’ + y’+ 6y = 0
c. y’’ - 5 y’ + 6y = 0 d. y’’ - 5 y’ - 6y = 0
51. This is a sequence of numbers where every term is obtained by adding the squares of all preceding terms
such as (1, 5, 14, 30, 55…). How do you call this numbers?
a. Triangular numbers b. Tetrahedral numbers
c. Cubic numbers d. Pyramidal numbers

52. It is a process of reasoning wherein other conclusions or formulas are obtained or derived by mathematical
manipulations of previously proven theorems or formulas. How do you call this process?
a. Mathematical induction b. Mathematical deduction
c. Mathematical conversion d. Mathematical inversion

53. What is a solid bounded by the spherical zone and the planes of the zone’s base?
a. Spherical wedge b. Spherical solid

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 c. Spherical triangle d. Spherical segment

54. How do you call the line passing through the focus and perpendicular to the directrix of a parabola?
a. Latus rectum b. Axis of the parabola
c. Transverse axis ` d. Major axis

55. What is the ratio of the distance between the foci to the distance between the vertices in either hyperbola or
ellipse?
a. Eccentricity b. Latus rectum
c. Variance d. Deviation

56. It is a statement that one mathematical expression is greater than or less than another. How do you call this?
a. Conditional expression b. Inequality
c. Interval d. Domain

57. What is the point of concurrency of the altitude of a triangle?

a. Centroid b. Incenter
c. Orthocenter d. Circumcenter

58. Which of the following expressions indicates that the function y = f(x) is an odd function?
a. f(-x) = f(x) b. f(-x) = -f(x)
c. f(-x) = f’’(x) d. f(-x) = f’ (x)

59. What is the logarithm of a number to have a base e=2.718…?

a. Briggsian logarithm b. Naperian logarithm
c. Cologarithm d. Mantissa

60. What is a process of finding maximum or minimum values of a linear function under limiting conditions or
constraints?
a. Iteration b. Linear programming
c. Differentiation . Integration

61. Which of the following items classified a polygon?

a. Angles b. Diagonals
c. Sides d. Number of nodes

62. What is the sum of the integers between 288 and 887 that is exactly divisible by 15?
a. 21,800 b. 22,815
c. 23,700 d. 24,150

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63. What is the value of x 
2
2
if x   57 ?
x x
a. 2247 b. 3247
c. 2437 d.2547

64. If x3 + 3x2 + (k+5)x + 2 - k is divide by x +1 and the remainder is 3, what is the value of k?
a. – 2 b. – 3
c. – 4 d. - 5

65. What is the 1st term, if the 4th term of a geometric progression is 8 and the 7th term is 1?
a. 32 b. 64
c. 128 d. 256

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66. What is numerical coefficient of the 5th term in the expression of (x+2y)10?
a. 3,360 b. 3,480
c. 3,540 d. 3,810

67. If the difference of the cubes of two positive numbers is 2402 and the cube of their difference is 8. What is
the larger number?
a. 21 b. 23
c. 25 d. 27

68. In how many minutes after 12:00 nn will the hr. hand and the minute hand of the clock first from an angle of
120 degree?
a. 21.82 min b. 20.82 min
c. 19.82 min d. 24.82 min

69. Vicente is three times as old as Cleofas. Three years ago, Vicente is four times as old as Cleofas. Find the
sum of their ages.
a. 20 b. 24
c. 27 d. 36

70. A group of Mechanical Engineers chartered a bus for 3,000 peso. Two members of the group were unable to
go to the trip and as a consequence, each of the other had to pay 125 pesos more. How many were there in
an original group?
a. 6 b. 8
c. 10 d. 12

71. A high concentrated solution having a volume of 100 L is 25% coconut oil. How much coconut oil should
be added to the solution to produce 50-50% mixture?
a. 50 L b. 75 L
c. 40 L d. 60 L

72. What is the equivalent of 45 degrees in mils?

a. 80 b. 800
c. 160 d. 1,600

2 cos A
73. What is the equivalent of ?
1  cos 2A
a. Cot A b. Tan A
c. Sec A d. Csc A

74. The area of a circle inscribed in the triangle is 39.19 cm 2 and the radius of the circumscribed circle is 7.14
cm. If the two sides of the inscribed triangle are 8 cm and 10 cm respectively, determine the length of 3 rd
side in cm.
a. 8 b. 10
c. 12 d. 14

75. Determine the number of diagonals in a polygon of 15 sides.

a. 90 b. 105
c. 45 d. 50

76. Determine the distance between two lines represented by the linear equations: 4x - 3y – 12 = 0 and 4x - 3y +
8 = 0.
a. 4 units b. 8 units
c. 12 units d 20 units

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77. What is the length of the latus rectum for the ellipse   1?
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a. 4 units b. 5 units
c. 6 units d. 8 units

78. A Park is in the form of an ellipse with semi-major axis and semi-minor axis of 4 m and 3 m respectively. If
the semi-major and semi-minor axes are increased by 0.18 m in each: find the increase in the area of the
Park in m2.
a. 3.69 b. 4.06
c. 4.62 d. 5.02

79. The line through (-1, 3) and (-3, -2) is perpendicular to the line through (-7, 4) and (x, 0). Determine the
value of x.
a. 3 b. 4
c. 5 d. 6

80. What is the area bounded by the parabola x2 = 16(y - 1) and its latus rectum?
a. 42.67 sq. units b. 46.27 sq. units
c. 52.67 sq. units d. 56.27 sq. units

81. In how many ways can a picture be painted by using two (2) or more of the seven (7) diff. colors?
a. 115 b. 120
c. 125 d. 135

82. Determine the number of ways two balls, four dolls and six guns can be given to 12 children, if each child
gets a toy.
a. 18 360 b. 10 386
c. 16 380 d. 13,860

83. The UN forces in Iraq uses a type of missile that hits its target with a probability of 0.3. How many missiles
should be fired so that three is at least an 80% probability of hitting the target?
a. 3 b. 4
c. 5 d. 6

84. There are 8 basketball teams in PBA. If team plays every team once, how many games are played?
a. 28 b. 30
c. 26 d. 34

85. Determine the number of ways can 3 nurses and 4 engineers be seated on a bench with the nurses seated
together.
a. 144 b. 288
c. 720 d. 576

x  tan x
86. What is the value of Lim ?
x 0 sin x
a. 0 b. 0.5
c. 0.75 d. 2

87. A Butterfly kite at a height of 60 ft is moving horizontally at a rate of 5 ft per second away from the boy
who flies it. How fast is the cord being released when 100 ft. are out?
a. 3 fps b. 4 fps
c. 5 fps d. 7 fps
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88. A rectangular box with an open top is to be formed from a rectangular piece of cardboard which is 3 inches
by 8 inches. How many inches should be cut from each corner to form a box with maximum volum?
a. 1.5 b. 2/3
c. 0.75 d. 1/3

89. Determine the value of C so that the line y = 4x + 3 is tangent to the curve y = x 2 + C.
a. 4 b. 5
c. 6 d. 7

90. A spherical balloon leaving the ground, 18 m from the observer, rises vertically at a steady rate of 3 m/s.
How fast is the angle of elevation of the line of sight increasing after 8 seconds?
a. 0.09 rad/s b. 0.07 rad/s
c. 0.08 rad/s d. 0.06 rad/s

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91. What is the value of the integfral expression, 1 xe 2 x dx ?
a. 59.1 b. 49.1
c. 29.1 d.39.1

92. Find the  tan x dx

a. In sin x + C b. -In sin x + C
c. In cos x + C d. In cos x + C

93. What is the area of the region bounded by the curve y = x 3 and the lines y = 1 and x = 0?
a. ¾ sq. unit b. 4/5 sq. unit
c. 5/6 sq. unit d. 2/3 sq. unit

94. Determine the coordinate of the centroid of area bounded by the curves x 2 = 4y and y2 = 4x.
a. (1.8, 1.8) b. (2, 2)
c. (2.2, 2.2) d. (1.5, 2.5)

dy 2 y
95. Evaluate:  at x = 2; y = 2.
dx x
x2
a. y  b. y = 2x2
2
c. x2 + 2y2 = -12 d. x2 + 2y2 = 12

96. Determine the equation of the family or orthogonal trajectories of the curve y = cx 3.
a. x2 - 3y2 = k2 b. x2 + 3y2 = k2
2 2 2
c. 3x = y = k d. 3x2 - y2 = k2

97. Solve the differential equation: (D - 8)y = 0

a. y = x-8 + C b. y = x8 + C
c. y = c e8x d. y = c e-8x

98. If the area of an equilateral triangle is 9 3 cm2, determine the perimeter.

a) 9 2 cm b) 12 cm
c) 18 cm d) 18 2 cm

99. How do you call the area bounded by two concentric circles?
a) Disk b) Annulus

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 c) Ring d) Sector

100. What is the angle, in which the line of sight to the object makes with the horizontal, is above the eye of
the observer?
a) Angle of elevation b) Bearing
c) Acute angle d) Angle depression

101. If the volume of the sphere is 35 m3, determine its surface area, in m2.
a) 36 b) 24
c) 18 d) 12

102. A metal washer 1 inch in diameter is pierced by ½ inch hole. What is the volume of the washer if it is
1/8 inch thick, in cubic inch?
a) 0.028 b) 0.074
c) 0.082 d) 0.047

103. The volumes of two spheres are in the ratio of 27:343 and the sum of their radii is 10. Find the radius of
the smaller sphere.
a) 6 b) 5
c) 3 d) 4

105. When a line y = mx + b slopes downwards from left to right, the slope m is:
a) Less than zero b) Greater than zero
c) Equal to zero d) Equal to 1

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