Basic Engineering c. 12x2 - 7x + 1=0
Ana is 5 years older
Correlation (Algebra
Reviewer)
1. Three transformers are
directly proportional to the
KVA cost P30,000. The cost
of each transformer is
directly proportional to the
KVA rating and each has a
constant of proportionally of
0.9, 0.8 and 0.6,
respectively. Find the cost of
the KVA transformer.
a. P7,500
b. P13,500
c. P15,500
d. P9,000
2. What is the sum of the
following sequence of terms
18, 25, 32, 39, . . . ,67?
a. 280
b. 380
c. 320
d. 340
*3. A train, an hour after
starting, meets with an
accident which detains it an
hour, after which it proceeds
at 3/5 of its former rate and
arrives three hour after the
time; but had the accident
happened 50 miles farther
on yhe line, it would have
arrived one and one-half
hour sooner. Find the length
of the journey.
a. 850/9 miles
b. 800/9 miles
c. 920/9 miles
d. 910/9 miles
4. Ten less than four times a
certain number is 14.
Determine the number.
a. 5
b. 7
c. 4
d. 6
5. The roots of a quadratic
equation are 1/3 and 1/4.
What is the equation?
a. 12x2 + 7x + 1=0
b. 12x2 - 7x - 1=0
as 10 times the number.
d. 12x2 + 7x - 1=0
6. The geometric mean of 4
and 64:
a. 30
b. 34
c. 24
d. 16
*7. A certain company
manufactures two products,
X and Y, and each of these
products must be processed
on two different machines.
Product X requires 1 minute
of work time per unit on
machine 1 and 4 minutes of
work time on machine 2.
Product Y requires two
minutes of work time per
unit on machine 1 and 3
minutes of work time per
unit on machine 2. Each
day, 100 minutes are
available on machine 1 and
200 minutes are available
on machine 2. To satisfy
certain customers, the
company must produce at
least 6 units per day of
product X and at least 12
units of product Y. If the
profit of each unit of product
X is P50 and the profit of
each unit of product Y is
P60, how many of each
product should be produced
in order to maximize the
company's profit?
a. X = 20 units, Y = 40
units
b. X = 30 units, Y = 40 units
c. X = 20 units, Y = 50 units
d. X = 40 units, Y = 60 units
8. If 4y3 + 18y2 + 8y - 4 is
divided by 2y + 3, the
remainder is:
a. 10
b. 12
c. 11
d. 9
9. The square of a number
increased by 16 is the same
flying at a speed 100 mph
Find the number.
a. 8, 2
b. 6, 2
c. 4, 2
d. 2, 2
10. The seating section in a
coliseum has 30 seats in the
first row, 32 in the second
row, 34 seats in the third
row and so on, until the
tenth row is reached, after
which there are ten rows
each containing 50 seats.
Find the total number of
seats in the section.
a. 1290
b. 1080
c. 890
d. 980
11. If the roots of an
equation is zero, then they
are classified as
a. hypergolic solutions
b. trivial solutions
c. conditional solutions
d. extraneous solutions
12. An airplane went 360
miles in 2 hours with the
wind and, flying back the
same route, it took 3 3/5
hours against the wind.
What was its speed in still
air?
a. 120 mph
b. 150 mph
c. 140 mph
d. 130 mph
13. Find the fourth
proportion to 3, 5 and 21.
a. 27
b. 65
c. 56
d. 35
14. Two jet planes travelling
towards each other take off
at the same time from two
airports located 3000 miles
apart. If they passed each
other after two hours,
determine the speed of
each plane if one plane is
19.
faster than the other.
a. 700 and 800 mph
b. 600 and 700 mph
c. 700 and 900 mph
d. 800 and 500 mph
15. Round off 0.003086 to
three significant figures.
a. 0.0031
b. 0.00308
c. 0.003
d. 0.00309
16. It is sequence of
numbers that successive
terms differ by a constant.
a. geometric progression
b. arithmetic progression
c. harmonic progression
d. finite progression
*17. At 2:00 pm, an airplane
takes off at 340 mph on an
aircraft carrier. The aircraft
carrier moves due south at
25 kph in the same direction
as the plane. At 4:05 pm,
the communication between
the plane and aircraft
carrier was lost. Determine
the communication range in
miles between the plane
and the carrier.
a. 785 miles
b. 557 miles
c. 412 miles
d. 656 miles
*18. A manufacturing firm
maintains one product
assembly line to produce
signal generators. Weekly
demand for the generators
is 25 units. The line
operates for 7 hours per
day, 5 days per week. What
is the maximum production
time per unit in hours
required for the line to meet
the demand?
a. 3 hours
b. 1 hour
c. 2.25 hours
d. 0.75 hour
than Beth. In5 years, the
product of their age is 1.5
times the product of their
product ages. How old is
Beth now?
a. 20
b. 25
c. 18
d. 27
20. A chemist of a distillery
experimented on two
alcohol solutions of different
strengths, 30% alcohol and
60% alcohol, respectively.
How many cubic meters of
each strength must be used
in order to produce a
mixture of 50 cubic meters
that contain 40% alcohol?
a. 20, 30 m3
b. 33 1/3, 16 2/3 m3
c. 21 1/3, 28 2/3 m3
d. 10, 40 m3
21. Subtracting 2.6 x 103
from8.26 x 104 is:
a. 8.0 x 104
b. 10.86 x 104
c. 8.0 x 103
d. 10.86 x 103
*22. The time requires by an
evaluator to lift a weight
varies directly with the
weight and the distance
through which it is to be
lifted and inversely as the
power of the motor. If it
takes 30 seconds for 10 hp
motor to lift 100 lbs through
50 feet, what size of motor
is required to lift 800 lbs in
40 seconds through a
distance of 40 feet?
a. 56 hp
b. 50 hp
c. 58 hp
d. 48 hp
23. Find the 30th term of the
arithmetic progression 4, 7,
10, . . .
a. 94
b. 941
c. 81
d. 104
 both crews to finish the resistance and diameter are c. 3974 x only, 200 persons prefer
24. Convergent series is a same job, working together? 25 ohms and 0.74 mm d. 2974 brand y only, 150 persons
sequence of decreasing a. 120 man-hour respectively. prefer brand z only, 370
numbers or when the b. 140 man-hour a 25 m 40. Find the 100th term of prefer either brand x or y
succeeding term is _______ c. 100 man-hour b. 35 m the sequence 1.01, 1.00, but not z, 450 prefer brand
than the preceding term. d. 160 man-hour c. 30 m 0.99, . . y or z but not x, and 370
a. equal d. 40 m a. 0.01 prefer either brand z or x
b. slightly more 31. In how many minutes b. 0.02 but not y, and none prefer
c. greater after 3:00 P.M will the 35. What time after 3 c. 0.03 all the three brands at a
d. lesser minute hand of a clock o'clock will the hands of the d. 0.04 time. How many persons
coincide with the hour clock be together for the have no brand preference
25. In the equation x2 + x = hand? first time? 41. At what time after 12:00 with any of the three
0, one root is x equal to: a. 15.455 a. 3:02.30 noon will the hour hand and brands?
a. 1 b. 17.273 b. 3:17.37 minute hand of the clock a. 200
b. c. 16.364 c. 3:16.36 first form an angle of 120o? b. 100
c. 5 d. 18.182 d. 3:14.32 a. 12:21.818 c. 280
d. none of these. b. 12:22.818 d. 70
32. In a class of 40 36. A pump can pump out c. 12:18.818
26. How many liters of students, 27 students like water from a tank in 11 d. 12:24.818 46. Which number has four
water must be added to 35 Calculus and 25 like hours. Another pump can significant figures?
liters of 89% hydrochloric Geometry. How many pump out water from the 42. Solve the simultaneous a. 1.414
acid solution to reduce its students liked both Calculus same tank in 20 hours. How equations: b. 0.0014
strength to 75%? and Geometry? long will it take both pumps 3x - y = 6 c. 0.141
a. 4.83 liters a. 12 to pump out water in the 9x - y = 12. d. 0.01414
b. 6.53 liters b. 13 tank? a. ( -1, 3 )
c. 7.33 liters c. 11 a. 6 hours b. ( 1, -3 ) 47. A club of 40 executives,
d. 5.34 liters d. 10 b. 6 1/2 hours c. ( 1, 3 ) 33 likes to smoke Marlboro
27. Round off 34.2814 to c. 7 1/2 hours d. ( -1, -3 ) and 20 likes to smoke Philip
four significant figures. *33. The electric power d. 7 hours Morris. How many like both?
a. 34.8214 which a transmission line 43. A merchant has three a. 12
b. 34 can transmit is proportional 37. If the sum is 220 and items on sale: namely, a b. 13
c. 34.28 to the product of its design the first term is 10, find the radio for P50, a clock fo P30, c. 14
d. 34.281 voltage and current common difference if the and a flashlight for P1. At d. 11
capacity, and inversely to last term is 30. the end of the day, she has
28. Solve algebraiclly: the transmission distance. A a. 3 sold a total of 100 of the 48. The arithmetic mean of
11y2 - 3x2 = 41 115 - kilovolt line rated at b. 4 three items and has taken 80 numbers is 55. If two
2 2
4x + 7y = 32. 100 amperes can transmit c. 5 exacly P1000 on the total numbers namely 250 and
a. (-2, 2) and (2, -2) 150 megawatts over 150 d. 2 sales. How many radios did 850 are removed, what is
b. ( 1, 2) km. How much power, in he sale? the arithmetic mean of the
c. ( 1, 4) megawatts can a 230 *38. Equal volumes of two a. 4 remaining numbers?
d. (2, 3)and ( -2, -3) kilovolt line rated at 150 different liquids evaporated b. 80 a. 41.25
amperes transmit over 100 at different but constant c. 20 b. 42.31
29. Determine the sum of km? rates. If the first is totally d. 16 c. 44.25
the progression if there are a. 595 evaporated in 6 weeks and d. 40.21
7 arithmetic means b. 675 the second in 5 weeks, 44. What is the sum of the
between 3 and 35. c. 485 when will the second be first 10 terms of the 49. There are 9 arithmetic
a. 98 d. 785 one-half the volume of the geometric progression 2, 4, means between 11 and 51.
b. 304 first? 8, 16, . . . ? The sum of the progreesion
c. 214 *34. The electrical a. 3.5 weeks a. 1696 is:
d. 171 resistance of a wire varies b. 3 weeks b. 2046 a. 374
as its length and inversely c. 4 weeks c. 1024 b. 341
30. Crew No. 1 can finish as the square of its d. 4 2/7 weeks d. 1846 c. 320
installation of an antenna diameter. If a 100 m long d. 337
tower in 200 man-hour and 1.25 mm in diameter 39. MCMXCIV is a Roman 45. In a commercial survey
while Crew No. 2 can finish has a resistance of 30 ohms, numeral equivalent to: involving 1000 persons on 50. If a two digit number
the same job in 300 man- find the length of the wire of a. 1994 brand preferences, 120 has X for its unit digit and Y
hour. How long will it take the same material whose b. 2174 were found to prefer brand
for its tenth digit, represent cost of the three old as Kevin. What are their layer, 55 bricks in the third
the number. transformers is P15, 000.00. ages now? 67. Find the ratio of an layer, and so on until there
a. 10Y + X If the cost of each a. 5, 13 infinite geometric are 10 bricks in the last
b. X + Y transformer is proportional b. 7, 11 progression if the sum is 2 layer. How many bricks are
c. XY to its KVA rating multiplied c. 6, 12 and the first term is 1/2. there all together?
d. 10Y + Y by the factor 1, 0.8 and 0.6 d. 4, 14 a. 2/3 a. 458
respectively, find the cost of b. 1/6 b. 639
51. In the series 1, 1, 1/2, the 10 KVA transformer. 62. The intensity of sound c. c. 724
1/6, 1/24, . . . , determine a. P4,286 varies directly as the d. d. 538
the 6th term. b. P4,075 strength of the source and
a. 1/60 c. P4,101 inversely as the square of 68. A tank is fitted with two 72. A 100 g of water are
b. 1/120 d. P4,393 the distance from the pipes. The first pipe can fill mixed with 150 g of alcohol
c. 1/150 source. Write the equation the tank in 10 hours. But (p = 790 kg/cu.m.). What is
d. 1/90 57. Solve the simultaneous to the describe relation. after it has been open for 3 the specific volume of the
equations: a. I = 1/d2 + k hours, the second pipe is resulting mixtures?
52. Round off 149.691 to 2x2 - 3y2 = 6 b. I=k/d2 opened and the tank is filled Assuming that the two fluids
the nearest integer. 3x2 + 2y2 = 35. c. I = kd2 up in 4 hours more. How mix completely.
a. 149 a. x-3 or 3; y2 or -1 d. I = d2/k long would it take the a. 0.63 cu cm/g
b. 149.7 b. x3 or -3; y2 or -2 second pipe alone to fill tha b. 0.88 cu. cm/g
c. 149.69 c. x3 or -3; y-2 or 1 63. Determine the sum of tank? c. 0.82 cu cm/g
d. 150 d. x3 or -3; y-2 or 3 the infinite series 1/3 + 1/9 a. 12.67 hr d. 1.20 cu cm/g
+ 1/27 +. . . b. 10.55 hr
53. The sum of two numbers 58. The sum of the a. 1 c. 14.89 hr 73. One number is 5 less
is 21, and one number twice progression 5, 8, 11, 14, . . . b. d. 13.33 hr than another. If the sum is
the other. Find the numbers. Is 1025. How many terms c. 135, what are the numbers?
a. 9 & 12 are there? d. 2/3 a. 65, 70
b. 7 & 14 a. 25 69. How many kg of cream b. 60, 65
c. 8 & 13 b. 24 64. For a particular containing 25% butter fat c. 75, 80
d. 65 & 70 c. 28 experiment, you need 5 should be added to 50 kg of d. 70, 75
d. 29 liters of 10% solution. You milk containing one percent
54. The probability for the find 7% and 12% solutions butter fat to produce milk 74. The denominator of a
ECE board examinees from *59. If x varies directly as y on the shelf. How much of containing 2% butter fat? certain fraction is three
a certain school to pass the and inversely as z, and x = the 7% solution you mix a. 4.17 more than twice the
Mathematics subject is 3/7 14 when y = 7 and z = 2, with the appropriate amount b. 2.174 numerator. If 7 is added to
and that for the find the value of x when y = of the 12% solution to get 5 c. 5.221 both terms of the fraction,
Communication subject is 16 and z = 4. liters of 10% solution? d. 3.318 the resulting fraction is 3/5.
5/7. If none of the a. 4 a. 2.5 Find the original fraction.
examinees failed in both b. 8 b. 2 70. The electrical resistance a. 8/5
subjects, how many c. 16 c. 1.5 offered by an electric wire b. 13/5
examinees from the school d. 14 d. 3 varies directly as the length c. 5/13
took the examination? and inversely as the square d. 3/5
a. 30 *60. The arithmetic means 65. Find the sum of the of the diameter of the wire.
b. 27 of 6 numbers is 17. If two roots of 5x2 - 10x + 2 = 0 Compare the electrical *75. An inexperienced
c. 29 numbers are added to the a. -2 resistance offered by two statistical clerk submitted
d. 28 progression, the new set of b. pieces of wire of the same the following statistics to his
the numbers will have an c. -1/2 material, one being 100 m manager on the average
55. Solve for x that satisfies arithmetic mean of 19. d. 2 long and 8 mm in diameter, rate of production of
the equation 6x2 - 7x - 5 = What are the two numbers if and the other 50 m long and transistorized radios in an
0. their difference is 4? 66. Maria is 36 years old. 3 mm in diameter. assenbly line: "1.5 workers
a. 3/5 or a. 18, 22 Maria was twice as old as a. R1 = 0.28 R2 produced 3 radios in 2
b. 3/2 or 3/8 b. 23, 27 Anna was when Maria was b. R1 = 0.84 R2 hour." How many workers
c. 5/3 or -1/2 c. 10, 14 as old as Anna is now. Jow c. R1 = 0.57 R2 are employed in the
d. 7/5 or -7/15 d. 31, 35 old is Anna now? d. R1 = 0.95 R2 assembly line working 40
a. 26 hours per week if weekly
*56. Three transformers are *61. The sum of Kim's and b. 31 71. A stack of bricks has 61 production is 480 radios?
rated 5 KVA, 10 KVA and 25 Kevin's ages is 18. In 3 c. 29 bricks in the bottom layer, a. 12
KVA, respectively. The total years, Kim will be twice as d. 24 58 bricks in the second b. 10
c. 13 c. 7 85. The equation whose c. 4
d. 14 d. 8 roots are the reciprocal of d. 5 95. Find the sum of the
the solutions of 2x2 - 3x - 5 infinite geometric
76. Find the mean *82. A mechanical engineer = 0. 89. In Algebra, the progression 6, -2, 2/3, . . .
proportion of 4 and 36. who was awarded a a. 3x2 - 5x - 2=0 operation of root extraction a. 9/2
a. 12 P450,000.00 contract to b. 5x2 - 2x - 3=0 is called as _____. b. 7/2
b. 8 install the machineries of an c. 5x2 + 3x - 2=0 a. revolution c. 3/2
c. 16 oil mill failed to finish the d. 2x2 + 5x - 3=0 b. resolution d. 11/2
d. 9 work on time. As provided c. involution
for in the contract, he has to 86. In certain Board d. evolution 96. The time required for
77. An automobile is pay a daily penalty Examination, 119 two examinees to solve the
travelling at a velocity of 10 equivalent to one-fourth of examinees too the Shop 90. Pedro can paint a fence same problem differ by two
mph. If the automobile one percent of the contract Machinery subjected, 104 50% faster than Juan and minutes. Together they can
mileage meter already price for the first ten days of examinees took thye Power 20% faster than Pilar and solve 32 problems in one
reads 20 miles, find the the delay, one-half percent Plant Machinery subject and together they can paint a hour. How long will it take
mileage meter reading after per day for the next ten 115 examinees took the given fence in 4 hours. How for the slower problem
3 hours. days and one percent per Industrial Plant Machinery long will it take Pedro to solver to solve the problem?
a. 60 miles day for every day thereafter. subject. Seventy-eight (78) paint the same fence if he a. 3 minutes
b. 30 miles If the total penalty paid was conditioned examinees took had to work alone? b. 5 minutes
c. 50 miles P60,750.00, how many days only Shop Machinery and a. 15 c. 2 minutes
d. 40 miles was the completion of the Power Machinery subjects. b. 13 d. 4 minutes
contract delayed? Seventy-one (71) c. 10
78. Find the sum of 1, -1/5, a. 30 days conditioned examinees took d. 11 *97. An equipment
1/25, . . . b. 26 days only the POwer Plant installation job in the
a. 6/7 c. 24 days Machinery and Industrial 91. There are 9 arithmetic completion stage can be
b. 7/8 d. 28 days Plant Machinery subjects. means between 11 and 51. completed in 50 days of 8
c. 5/6 Eighty-five (85) conditioned The sum of the progression hours day work, with 50
d. 8/9 83. A man started driving examinees took only is: men working. With the
his car at a certain time Industrial Plant Machinery a. 374 contract expiring in 40 days,
79. A man is 41 years old froma certain place. On and Shop Machinery b. 341 the mechanical engineer
and his son is 9. In how arrival at his destination at subjects. Fifty-four took all c. 320 contractor decided to add
many years will the father the precise appointed time, the three subjects. How d. 337 15 men on the job, overtime
be three times as old as his he said, "If I had averaged 6 many examinees took the not being permitted. If the
son? miles per hour faster, I Certified Plant Mechanic 92. The number liquidated damages is
a. 7 would have been 5 minutes board examination? 1.123123123. . . Is P5,000 per day of delay,
b. 8 early. But if I had averaged a. 153 a. surd and they are paid P150 per
c. 6 5 mph slower, I would have b. 165 b. transcendental day, will the engineer be
d. 5 been 6 minutes late." Find c. 158 c. rational able to complete the job on
how far he had driven. d. 176 d. irrational time? Would he save money
80. A tank is fitted with an a. 20 miles with the addition of
intake pipe that will fill it in b. 10 miles 87. If a train passes as 93. Which of the following workers?
4 hours, and an outlet pipe c. 25 miles many telegraph poles in one numbers should be changed a. No, P20,500 losses
that will empty it in 9 hours. d. 15 miles minute as it goes miles per to make all the numbers b. Yes, P44,750 savings
If both pipes are left open, hour, how far apart are the from an arithmetic c. Yes, P24,500 savings
how long will it take to fill 84. Pedro started running at poles? progression when properly d. No, P15,750 losses
the empty tank? a speed of 10kph. Five a. 78 ft. arranged?
a. 7.2 hr minutes later, Mario started b. 98 ft. a. 27/14 98. An airplane flying with
b. 6.8 hr running in the same c. 68 ft. b. 45/28 the wind, took 2 hours to
c. 6.2 hr direction and catches up d. 88 ft. c. 20/14 travel 1000 km and 2.5
d. 7.4 hr with Pedro in 20 minutes. d. 3/28 hours in flying back. What
What is the speed of Mario? 88. A man 38 years old has was the wind velocity in
81. Find the 1987th digit in a. 12.5 kph a son of ten years old. In 94. How many significant kph?
the decimal equivalent to b. 17.5 kph how many years will the digits do 10.097 have? a. 40
1785/9999 starting from the c. 20.5 kph father be three times as old a. 4 b. 70
decimal point. d. 15.0 kph as his son? b. 5 c. 60
a. 1 a. 2 c. 2 d. 50
b. 5 b. 3 d. 3
99. If a = b, then b = a. This
illustrates which axiom in
Algebra?
a. Transitive Axiom
b. Reflexive Axiom
c. Symmetric Axiom
d. Replacement Axiom
100. The ten's digit of a
certain two digit number
exceeds the unit's digit by
four and is one less than
twice the unit's digit. Find
the number.
a. 59
b. 95
c. 65
d. 85
101. One pipe can fill a tank
in 6 hours and another pipe
can fill the same in tank in 3
hours. A drain pipe can
empty the tank in 24 hours.
With all three pipes open,
how lomg will it take to fill in
the tank?
a. 2.18 hrs
b. 2.23 hrs
c. 2.81 hrs
d. 2.32 hrs
*102. An equipment
installation job in the
completion stage can be
completed in 40 days of 8
hours day work with 40 men
working. With the contract
expiring in 30 days, the
mechanical engineer
contractor decided to add
10 men on the job, overtime
not being permitted. If the
liquidated damages is
P2,000 per day of delay,
and the men are paid P80
per day, will the engineer be
able to complete the job on
time?
a. No, there would be no
savings
b. No, P16,000 would be lost
c. Yes, there would just be
break even
d. Yes, P16,000 would be
saved
103. It takes Butch twice as same day, the minute hand
it takes Dan to do a certain of a standard clock describe
piece of work. Working an arc of:
together they can do the a. 90o
work in 6 days. How long b. 60o
would it take Dan to do it c. 540o
alone? d. 180o
a. 12 days
b. 9 days 109. A clock has dial face
c. 10 days 304.80 mm in radius. The
d. 11 days minute hand is 228.60 mm
long while the hour hand is
104. Robert is 15 years 152.40 mm long. The plane
older than his brother Stan. of rotation of the minute
However, "y" years ago, hand is 50.80 mm above
Robert was twice as old as the plane of rotation of the
Stan. If Stan is now "b" hour hand. Find the distance
years old b.y, find the value between the tips of the
of (b-y). hands of the clock at 5:40
a. 18 AM.
b. 17 a. 228 mm
c. 15 b. 239 mm
d. 16 c. 243 mm
d. 233 mm
105. Mike, Loui and Joy can
mow the lawn in 4, 6 and 7 *110. A certain
hours, respectively. What manufactured part can be
fraction of the yard can they defective because it has one
mow in 1 hour if they work or more out of the three
together? possible defects: insufficient
a. 47/84 hr tensile strength, a burr, or a
b. 84/47 hr diameter outside of
c. 34/60 hr tolerance limit. In a lot of
d. 45/84 hr 500 pieces: 19 have a
tensile strength defects, 17
106. The volume of have a burr, 11 have an
hemisphere varies directly unacceptable diameter, 12
as the cube of its radius. have tensile strength and
The volume of a sphere with burr defects, 7 have tensile
2.54 cm radius is 20.75 cm3. strength and diameter
What is the volume of a defects, 5 have burr and
sphere with 3.25 cm radius diameter defects and 2
of the same kind? have all three defects.
a. 4056 cm3 Determine:
b. 45.98 cm3 How many of the pieces
c. 43.47 cm3 have no defects?
d. 39.20 cm3 How many pieces have only
107. Add the following and burr defects?
express in meters: 3 m + 2 How many pieces have
cm + 70 mm. exactly 2 defects?
a. 3.14 m a. 475, 2, 18
b. 2.90 m b. 490, 4, 10
c. 3.12 m c. 465, 3, 7
d. 3.09 m d. 480, 4, 6
108. From the time 6:15 PM 111. Mary is 24 years old.
to the time 7:45 PM of the Mary is twice as old as Ana
waswhen Mary was as old
as Ana is now. How old is
Ana?
a. 18
b. 16
c. 20
d. 19
112. The electrical
resistance of wire made of a
certain material varies as its
length and inversely as the
square of the diameter. If
the wire 200 meters long
and 1.25 mm in diameter
has a resistance of 60 ohms,
find the length of the wire of
the same material, whose
resistance and diameter are
5 ohms and 0.65 mm,
respectively.
a. 3.96 m
b. 4.51 m
c. 4.28 m
d. 5.72 m
113. A man leaving his
office on one afternoon
noticed the clock at past
two o'clock. Between two
three hours, he returned to
his office noticing the hands
of the clock interchanged.
At what time did he leave
the office and the time that
he returned to the office?
a. 2:27.08, 5:11.19 P.M.
b. 2:26.01, 5:10.01 P.M
c. 2:26.01, 5:10.01 P.M.
d. 2:26.01, 5:12.17 P.M.
114. A medium unshaded
lamp hangs 8 m directly
above the table. To what
distance should it be
lowered to increase the
illumination to 4.45 times
the former value?
Illumination intensity varies
inversely to the square of
the distance.
a. 4.75 m
b. 4.55 m
c. 3.79 m
d. 3.95 m
115. Roberto is 25 years
younger than his father.
However, his father will be
twice his age in 10 years.
Find their ages now.
a. 15 and 40
b. 10 and 35
c. None of the choices
d. 20 and 45
116. A storage battery
discharges at a rate which is
proportional to the charge.
If the charge is reduced by
50% of its original value at
the end of 2 days, how long
will it take to reduce the
charge to 25% of its original
charge?
a. 6
b. 4
c. 3
d. 5
*117. Prior to the last IBP
elections, a survey was
conducted in a certain
barangay in Metro Manila to
find out which of three
political parties they like
best. The results indicated
that 320 like KBL, 250 like
LABAN and 180 liked
INDEPENDENTS. But of
these, 160 like both KBL and
LABAN, 100 liked both
LABAN and INDEPENDENTS
and 70 like both KBL and
INDEPENDENTS. Only 30
said they like all the three
parties and none admitted
that they did not like any
party. How many voters are
there in the barangay?
a. 474
b. 525
c. 450
d. 540
118. A man left his home at
past 3:00 o'clock P.M as
indicated in his wall clock.
Between 2 and 3 hours
after, he returned home and
noticed the hands of the
lock interchanged. At what
time the man leave his d. 18.5 127. Determine x, so that x, must be drawn off and body fall during the 10 th
home? 2x + 7, 10x - 7 will be a replaced by alcohol so that second.
a. 3:24.73 P.M 123. A job could be done by geometric progression. the tank will contain a a. 250.1 ft
b. 3:18.52 P.M eleven workers in 15 days. a. 7, -15/6 mixture of which 50% is b. 305.9 ft
c. 3:31.47 P.M Five workers started the job. b. 7, -7/5 alcohol? c. 529.45 ft
d. 3:28.65 P.M They were reinforced with c. 7, -5/6 a. 10.67 liters d. 417.3 ft
four more workers at the d. 7, -7/6 b. 20.33 liters
119. Given: f(x) = ( x+ 3) (x beginning of the 6th day. c. 16.67 liters 137. Solve for x : 10x2 + 10
- 4) +4. When f(x) is divided Find the total number of 128. Solve for the values of d. 16.33 liters x2 + 1 = 0.
by (x - k), the remainder is days it took them to finish x and y in 4x + 2y = 5 and a. -0.331, 0.788
k. Find k. the job. 13x - 3y = 2. 133. In a pile of logs, each b. -0.311, -0.887
a. 2 a. 22.36 days a. (1, 3) layer contains one more log c. -0.113, -0.788
b. 6 b. 20.56 days b. (3/2, 1/2) than the layer above and d. -0.113, -0.887
c. 4 c. 23.22 days c. (1, 2) the top contains just one
d. 8 d. 21.42 days d. ( 1/2, 3/2 ) log. If there are 105 logs in 138. An airplane travels
the pile, how many layers from points A and B with a
120. A & B working together 124. Six times the middle 129. Determine the k so are there? distance of 1500 km and a
can finish painting the digit of a three-digit number that the equation 4x2 + kx a. 16 wind along its flight line. If it
house in six days. A working is the sum of the other two. + 1 = 0 will have just one b. 14 takes the airplane 2 hours
alone, can finish it in five If the number is divided by real root. c. 10 from A and B with the
days less than B. How long the sum of its digits, the a. 5 d. 12 tailwind and 2.5 hours from
will it take each of them to answer is 51 and the b. 6 B to A with the headwind,
finish the work alone? remainder is 11. If the digits c. 4 134. Two thousand (2000) What is the velocity?
a. 15 days for A are reversed the number d. 3 kg of steel containing 8% a. 700 kph
20 days for B becomes smaller by 198, nickel is to be made by b. 675 kph
b. 10 days for A find the number. 130. An airplane travels mixing a steel containing c. 750 kph
25 days for B a. 825 from points A and B with the 14% nickel with d. 450 kph
c. 15 days for A b. 775 distance of 1500 km and a anothercontaining 6%
20 days for B c. 725 wind along its flight line. If it nickel. How much of each is 139. A jogger starts a
d. 10 days for A d. 875 takes the airplane 2 hours needed? course at a steady rate of 8
15 days for B from A to B with the tailwind a. 800 kg, 1200 kg kph. Five minutes later, a
125. Given that "w" varies and 2.5 hours from B to A b. 500 kg, 1500 kg second jogger starts the
121. A statistical clerk directly as the product of x with the headwind, what is c. 600 kg, 1500 kg same course at 10 kph. How
submitted the following and y and inversely as the the velocity? d. 400 kg, 1600 kg long will it take the second
reports: "The average rate square of z and that w = 4 a. 700 kph jogger to catch the first?
of production of radios is 1.5 when x = 2, y = 6 and z = b. 675 kph a. 22 min
units for every 1.5 hours of 3. Find tha value of "w" c. 450 kph b. 18 min
work by 1.5 workers." How when x = 1, y = 4 and z = d. 750 kph c. 21 min
many radios were produced 2. d. 20 min
in one month by 30 men a. 5 131. How many numbers 135. A boat man rows to a
working 200 hours during b. 4 between 10 and 200 are place 4.8 miles with the 140. A rubber ball is made
the month? c. 3 exactly divisible by 7? Find stream and black in 14 to fall from a height of 50 ft.
a. 4000 d. 2 their sum. hours, but that he can row and is observed to rebound
b. 3500 a. 2835 14 miles with the stream in 2/3 of the distance it falls.
c. 4500 126. A man driving his car b. 2840 the same time as 3 miles How far will the ball travel
d. 5000 at a certain speed from his c. 283 against the stream. Find the before coming to rest if the
house will reach his office in d. 2830 rate of the stream. ball continues to fall in this
*122. A piece of paper is 6 hours. If he increased his e. 27 numbers; sum a. 1 mile per hour manner?
0.05 in thick. Each time the speed 15 mph, he would f. 28 numbers; sum b. 0.6 mile per hour a. 300
paper is folded into half, the reach his office 1 hour g. 26 numbers; sum c. 0.8 mile per hour b. 200
thickness is doubled. If the earlier. Find the distance h. 26 numbers; sum d. 1.5 mile per hour c. 350
paper was folded 12 times, from his office to his house. d. 250
how thick in feet the folded a. 350 miles 132. A gasoline tank of a car 136. Gravity causes a body
paper will be? b. 450 miles contains 50 liters of to fall 16.1 ft in the first 141. The resistance of the
a. 15.2 c. 520 miles gasoline and alcohol, the second, 48.3 ft in the 2nd wire varies directly with its
b. 16.25 d. 250 miles alcohol comprising 25%. second, 80.5 ft in the 3rd length and inversely with its
c. 17.06 How much of the mixture second. How far did the area. If a certain piece of
wire 10 m long and 0.10 cm many days can they do the d. 3.1 miles a. 70 kph b. 450.50 mph
in diameter has a resistance same job? b. 60 kph c. 375.50 mph
of 100 ohms, what will its a. 19 146. Solve for the value of c. 30 kph d. 342.85 mph
resistance be if it is b. 17 x. d. 40 kph
uniformly stretched so that c. 21 2x - y + z = 6 151. A besiege fortress is
its length becomes 12 m? d. 15 x - 3y - 2z = 13 *149. A survey of 100 held by 5700 men who have
a. 144 2x - 3y - 3z = 16 persons revealed that 72 of provisions for 66 days. If the
b. 80 144. A pipe can fill a tank in a. 3 them had eaten at garrison losses 20 men each
c. 120 14 hours. A second pipe can b. 1 restaurant P and that 52 of day, for how many days can
d. 90 fill the tank in 16 hours. If c. 2 them had eaten at the provisions hold out?"
both pipes are left open, d. 4 restaurant Q. Which of the a. 82
142. Ten liters of 25% salt determine the time required following could not be the b. 98
solution and 25 liters of 35% to fill the tank? 147. Find the value of w in number of persons in the c. 76
salt solution are poured into a. 7.92 hr the following equations: surveyed group who had d. 70
a drum originally containing b. 8.47 hr 3x - 2y + w = 11 eaten at both P and Q?
30 liters of 10% salt c. 7.47 hr x + 5y - 2w = -9 a. 23
152. "The polynomial x^3
solution. What is the d. 6.53 hr 2x + y - 3w = -6. b. 22
+ 4x^2 - 3x + 8 is divided
percent concentration of a. 4 c. 24
by x - 5, then the remainder
salt in the mixture? b. 2 d. 25
is:"
a. 0.1955 145. A man rows c. 3
a. 200
b. 0.2572 downstream at the rate of d. -2 150. It takes an airplane one
c. 0.2215 5mph and upstream at the hour and forty-five minutes b. 175
d. 0.2705 rate of 2mph. How far 148. A boat travels to travel 500 miles against c. 218
downstream should he go if downstream 2/3 of the time the wind and covers the d. 140
143. A & B can do the job in he is to return in 7/4 hours as it goes going upstream. If same distance in one hour
42 days, B & C for the same after leaving? the velocity of the river's and fifteen minutes with the
job in 31 days, C & A also a. 2.5 miles current is 8 kph, determine wind. What is the speed of
for the same job in 20 days. b. 3.3 miles the velocity of the boat in the airplane?
If A & C work together, how c. 2.7 mlies still water. a. 285.75 mph