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1. A line of levels, 6 km long is run between A to B with

average backsight and foresight distances of 150 m. The
average backsight reading is 3.8 m and each time it is
taken, the rod is inclined sidewards from the vertical 5.
What is the correct elevation of B is its recorded
elevation is 425.16 meters?
A. 423.12 m C. 424.53 m
B. 425.74 m D. 424.87 m

2. ABC Corporations stock which currently sells for Php50 per

share, has been paying a Php3 annual dividend per share and
increasing in value at an average rate of 5% per year, over
the last 5 years. It is expected that the companys stock
will maintain this performance over the next 5 years. What
is the companys cost of the capital raised through the
selling of this stock?
A. 10.99% C. 14.49%
B. 10.49% D. 14.99%

3. With the transit at point B line of sight horizontal, the

stadia intercept at C is 1.15 m. If the stadia interval
factor is 100.32 and the stadia constant is 0.3, find the
distance BC.
A. 108.32 m C. 115.668 m
B. 112.54 m D. 123.65 m

4. An experiment consists of selecting three items from a box

of several items. The three items are classified defective
(D) or non-defective (N) as they are selected. Give the
sample space for this experiment. Which outcomes are in the
events A, B, C where A exactly one defective?
A. {NNN, NND, DNN} C. {DDD, DNN, NDD}
B. {DNN, NDN, NND} D. {NDD, DND, DDN}

5. A spiral easement curve has a length of 80 m. and the

radius of the central curve is zero m. Determine the
maximum velocity that a car could pass thru the spiral
easement curve.
A. 82.4 kph C. 81.6 kph
B. 76.3 kph D. 79.6 kph

6. Find the area of the triangle is ABC given a = 225, b =

290, and c = 419. [Hint: K = ]
A. 36,600 C. 34,400
B. 36,400 D. 34,600

7. A line is drawn from point P to point O, where P is along

the line AB and O is along the line AC of the triangular
lot ABC. If AP:PB = 3:1 and AO:OC = 2:5, what is the
proportion of the area of APO and ABC?
A. 4:10 C. 3:14
B. 2:15 D. 2:12

8. The tide in Bay of Fundy rises and falls every 13 hours.

The depth of the water at a certain point in the bay is
modeled by a function d = 5 sin (2/13)t + 9, where t is
time in hours and d is depth in meters. Find the depth at t
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A. The depth at high tide is 15 meters and the depth at low

tide is 3 meters.
B. The depth at high tide is 16 meters and the depth at low
tide is 2 meters.
C. The depth at high tide is 14 meters and the depth at low
tide is 4 meters.
D. The depth at high tide is 17 meters and the depth at low
tide is 1 meters.

9. A salesperson earns $600 per month plus a commission of 20%

of sales. Find the minimum amount of sales needed to
receive a total income of at least $1500 per month.
A. $1500 C. $4500
B. $3500 D. $2500

10. A rectangular waterfront lot has a perimeter of 1000 feet.

To create a sense of privacy, the lots owner decides to
fence along three sides, excluding the side that fronts the
water. An expensive fencing along the lots front length
costs Php25 per foot, and an inexpensive fencing along two
side widths costs only Php5 per foot. The total cost of the
fencing along all three sides comes to Php9500. What is the
lots dimensions?
A. 300 feet by 100 feet C. 400 feet by 200 feet
B. 400 feet by 100 feet D. 300 feet by 200 feet

11. Chord AB and CD intersect each other at O inside the

circle. AO = 8 cm, CO = 12 cm, and D = 20 cm. If AB is the
diameter of the circle, compute the area of OCA.
A. 61.04 cm2 C. 39.84 cm2
2
B. 52.05 cm D. 48.62 cm2

12. A 12 degree simple curve is to be designed for a maximum

speed of 88 kph. The coefficient of friction between the
tires and pavement is 0.40. What is the required super
elevation in percent?
A. 24.2% C. 23.9%
B. 25.1% D. 26.5%

13. The warrant for the use of safety barriers can be

established:
I. Fore slope or back slope steepness and height
II. Unforgiving hazards within the clear zone
III. Water hazards within the clear zone
A. I only C. II and III only
B. II only D. All of the above

14. A parabola has an equation of y2 = 8x. Find the equation of

the diameter of the parabola, which bisect chords parallel
to the line x y = 4.
A. y = 2 C. y = 4
B. y = 3 D. y = 1

15. In 1626 Peter Minuit convinced the Wappinger Indians to

sell him Manhattan Island for Php24. If the Native
Americans had put the Php24 into a bank account paying 5%
interest, how much would the investment worth in the year
2000 if interest were compounded monthly?
A. Php3,502,428,614 C. Php3,052,428,614
B. Php3,522,428,614 D. Php3,025,428,614

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16. A student was asked to make a 345.43-m long line using a

25-m tape that is 0.0021 m too long. What is the required
measurement?
A. 345.213 m C. 345.401 m
B. 345.459 m D. 345.521 m

17. A box contains 58 marbles, 14 yellow marbles, 28 blue

marbles, all the marbles are of the same size. Three
marbles are drawn at random from the box, first one, then a
second, and then a third. Determine the probability of
getting one red marble, one yellow marble and one blue
marble with replacement.
A. 0.0428 C. 0.0146
B. 0.0346 D. 0.0227

18. Messages when painted on pavement should be limited to how

many words only?
A. Five words or less C. Three words or less
B. Four words or less D. Six words or less

19. A distance was measured on an 8% slope and found to be

2620.30 m. What is the horizontal distance measured in m?
A. 2628.68 C. 2624.65
B. 2617.45 D. 2611.92

20. The demand function for a certain compact disc is given by

the function p = -0.01x2 0.2x + 9 and the corresponding
supply function is given p = 0.01x2 0.1x + 3 where p is in
thousands of units. Find the equilibrium quantity by
solving the system consisting of the two given equations.
A. 20,000 C. 30,000
B. 25,000 D. 15,000

21. What are the four types of pavement and curb markings?
A. Longitudinal lines, transverse lines, transition lines &
stop line
B. Longitudinal lines, transverse lines, other lines &
other markings
C. Longitudinal lines, transverse lines, stop line & center
line
D. Longitudinal lines, transverse lines, center line & lane
line

22. Determine the approximate size of an annual payment needed

to retire Php70,000,000 in bonds issued by a city to build
a dam. The bonds must be repaid over a 50-year period, and
they earn interest at an annual rate of 6% compounded
annually.
A. Php4,240,000 C. Php4,200,000
B. Php2,240,000 D. Php2,400,000

23. The model y = -x2 + 2x + 27 describes the height (y, in

meters) of a diver (after x seconds) who jumps from a cliff
that is 27 meters above the water. Will the diver ever
reach a height of 29 meters? What is the maximum height the
diver reached at 1 second?
A. 27 meters C. 29 meters
B. 28 meters D. 26 meters

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24. The velocity of the Cebu Pacific Airlines in still air is

125 kph. The velocity of the wind due east is 25 kph. If
the plane travels east and returns back to its base again
after 4 hours, what distance does the plane travels due
east?
A. 320 kph C. 240 kph
B. 360 kph D. 280 kph

25. Given the position function x(t) = t^4 8t2, find the
distance that the particle travels at t = 0 to t = 4.
A. 140 C. 130
B. 150 D. 160

26. Planned water depth is considered as follows: (For a ship

with draft of 7.5m)
A. Standard water depth of berth for the ship (5.5m) +
Design low tide (0.55m) = 6.05m
B. Standard water depth of berth for the ship (-5.5m) +
Design low tide (-0.55m) = -6.05m
C. Standard water depth of berth for the ship (-7.5m) +
Design low tide (-0.35m) = -7.85m
D. Standard water depth of berth for the ship (7.5m) +
Design low tide (0.35m) = 7.85m

27. One thousand copper rods have the properties shown in the
following table.
Diameter
Length Too thin OK Too thick
Too short 10 5 5
OK 40 902 7
Too long 4 20 7
If the rod meets the length specification, find the
probability the rod meets the diameter specifications.
A. 0.77 C. 0.95
B. 0.45 D. 0.86

28. A piece of property in downtown Houston is advertised for

sale at Php45 per square foot. If the lengths of the sides
of the triangular lot are 220 feet, 234 feet and 160 feet,
then what is the asking price for the lot?
A. Php791,836 C. Php781,836
B. Php761,836 D. Php771,836

29. The formula W = 0.35 ln P + 2.74 is a model for the average

walking speed (W, in feet per second) for a resident of a
city whose population is P thousand. Find the average
walking speed for the people living in the following
cities.
City 1990 Population in Thousands
Jackson, Mississippi 197
New York City, NY 7323
A. Jackson = 9.4 ft/s and New York = 6.5 ft/s
B. Jackson = 4.6 ft/s and New York = 5.9 ft/s
C. Jackson = 5.9 ft/s and New York = 4.6 ft/s
D. Jackson = 6.5 ft/s and New York = 9.4 ft/s

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30. Evaluate

A. 6.667 C. 5.333
B. 7.333 D. 4.667

31. Find the distance from the point A(1, 5, -3) to the plane
4x + y + 8z + 33 = 0.
A. C. 2/3
B. 2 D. 1.5

32. A given alloy contains 20% copper and 5% tin. How many
pounds of copper and of tin must be melted with 100 lb of
the given alloy to produce another alloy analyzing 30%
copper and 10% tin? All percentages are by weight.
A. 20.5 lb copper and 4.5 lb tin
B. 17.5 lb copper and 7.5 lb tin
C. 19.5 lb copper and 5.5 lb tin
D. 18.5 lb copper and 6.5 lb tin

33. Find each interior angle measure of a quadrilateral if its

interior angles are represented by x + 10, 2x + 20, 3x 50
and 2x 20.
A. 80, 100, 120, 60 C. 50, 110, 150, 50
B. 70, 110, 120, 60 D. 60, 120, 100, 80

34. In Nigeria the rate of deforestation is 5.25% per year. If

the decrease in forests in Nigeria is exponential, how long
will it take until only 25% of the current forests are
left? [Hint: Use the formula A = A0e-rt]
A. 24.41 years C. 26.41 years
B. 25.41 years D. 23.41 years

35. The perpendicular distance between two parallel tangents of

a reversed curve is 7.5 m and the length of the long chord
is equal to 65 m. Compute the common radius of the reversed
curve.
A. 156.20 C. 140.87
B. 160.40 D. 149.20

36. The fastest average speed by a cyclist across the

continental United States is 15.4 mph, by Pete Penseyres.
If he travelled a total distance of about 3107.5 miles at
this speed, find his time cycling. Write time in days,
hours, and minutes.
A. 7 days, 8 hours, 40 minutes
B. 6 days, 11 hours, 30 minutes
C. 5 days, 9 hours, 20 minutes
D. 8 days, 9 hours, 50 minutes

37. If log x to the base 2 minus log of 5 to the base is equal

to 3, find the value of x.
A. 60 C. 40
B. 55 D. 50

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38. The wagon wheel has a diameter of 28 inches and an angle of

30 between the spokes. What is the length of the arc s (to
the nearest hundredth of an inch) between two adjacent
spokes? [Hint: use the formula s = r to get the arc
length]
A. 7.37 inches C. 3.77 inches
B. 7.33 inches D. 3.33 inches

39. A ramp meter operates during the morning peak period. Ramp
meter cycles vary with time as shown in the table below.
The metering scheme allows one vehicle per cycle to pass
the signal. The table below gives the number of vehicles
demanding service on the ramp during particular time
intervals, the cumulative demand for the ramp for the
morning peak, and the ramp meter cycle for each interval.
What are the service rates for meter cycle 12, 10, and 6?
Time period 15-min Cumulative Meter cycle,
volume volume s
6:30 6:45 75 75 6
6:45 7:00 100 175 10
7:00 7:15 125 300 12
7:15 7:30 110 410 12
7:30 7:45 80 490 10
7:45 8:00 65 555 6
A. 85, 65, 145 veh C. 145, 65, 85 veh
B. 150, 90, 75 veh D. 75, 90, 150 veh

40. The formula log (1-k) = -0.3/H models the relationship

between the half-life H of a radioactive material and its
rate of decay k. Find the rate of the decay of the iodine
isotope l-131 if its half-life is 8 days. Round to four
decimal places.
A. 0.1827 C. 0.0627
B. 0.3827 D. 0.0827

41. An industrial engineer has found that when she takes a

sample of size 5 of a product, 90% of the time there are no
defectives in the sample, 3% of the time there is 1
defective, 2% of the time there are 2 defectives, 2% of the
time there are 3 defectives, 2% of the time there are 4
defectives, and 1% of the time there 5 defectives. What is
the probability of taking a sample that has least 3
defectives in the 5?
A. 7% C. 9%
B. 5% D. 15%

42. A circle has its center at (3, -27). It is tangent to the

line 3x + 4y 26 = 0. Compute the point of tangency of the
circle.
A. (3, 4) C. (6, 2)
B. (2, 6) D. (3, 6)

43. A rectangular swimming pool is 12 meters long and 8 meters

wide. A tile border of uniform width is to be built around
the pool, using 120 square meters of tile. The tile is from
a discounted stock (so no additional materials are
available), and all 120 square meters are to be used. How
wide should the border be?
A. 5.4 meters C. 3.4 meters
B. 2.4 meters D. 4.4 meters

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44. Light travels at a rate of approximately 1.86 x 10^5 miles

per second. It takes light 5 x 102 seconds to travel from
the sun to Earth. What is the distance between Earth and
the sun? [Hint: d = rt]
A. 83 million miles C. 103 million miles
B. 73 million miles D. 93 million miles

45. An equipment cost P480,000 and has a salvage value of 10%

of its cost at the end of its life of 36,000 operating
hours in a period of 5 yrs. In the first year of service,
it was used for 12,000 hours. If at the end of the 2nd
year, it was used for 15,000 hours, find the depreciation
at the end of the 2nd year.
A. 324,000 C. 144,000
B. 160,000 D. 180,000

46. A father wants to set aside money for his 5-year old sons
future college education. Money can be deposited in a bank
account that pays 8% per year, compounded annually. What
equal deposits should be made by the father, on his sons
6th through 17th birthdays, in order to provide Php5000 on
the sons 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st birthdays?
A. Php822.67 C. Php877.67
B. Php827.67 D. Php872.67

47. A point moves in the plane according to equations x = t2 +

2t and y = 2t3 6t. Find dy/dx when t = 0, 2, 5.
A. -3, -3, -12 C. 3, 3, 12
B. 3, -3, 12 D. -3, 3, 12

48. A nutritionist in a hospital is arranging special diets

that consist of a combination of three basic foods. It is
important that patients on this diet consume exactly 310
units of calcium, 190 units of iron, and 250 units of
vitamin A each day. The amounts of these nutrients in one
ounce food are given in the following table.
Units per Ounce
Calcium Iron Vitamin A
Food A 30 10 10
Food B 10 10 30
Food C 20 20 20
How many ounces each food must be used to satisfy the
nutrient requirements exactly?
A. 6 ounces of Food A, 5 ounces of Food B and 3 ounces of
Food C
B. 3 ounces of Food A, 5 ounces of Food B and 6 ounces of
Food C
C. 6 ounces of Food A, 3 ounces of Food B and 5 ounces of
Food C
D. 5 ounces of Food A, 3 ounces of Food B and 6 ounces of
Food C

49. Find the number of sides a polygon has if the sum of the
measures of the interior angle is 3600.
A. 42 C. 22
B. 32 D. 52

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50. Working together, two people can design a Web site in 5

hours. If each worked alone, one of them would design the
site in 2 hours less time than the other. How long would it
take each person to design a Web site working alone?
A. 9.1 hours for the slower person and 11.1 hours for the
faster person
B. 11.1 hours for the slower person and 8.1 hours for the
faster person
C. 11.1 hours for the slower person and 9.1 hours for the
faster person
D. 8.1 hours for the slower person and 11.1 hours for the
faster person

51. Minimum K value vertical curves should be selected on the

basis of three controlling factors:
I. Sight distance is a requirement in all situations for
driver safety.
II. Appearance is generally required in low fill and flat
topography situations.
III. Riding comfort is a general requirement with specific
need on approaches to a floodway where the length of
depression needs to be minimized.
IV. Vertical alignment should fit into the natural terrain
earthwork balances.
A. I, III, IV only C. I, II, IV only
B. I, II, III only D. II, III, IV only

52. A contractor estimates that he could finish a project in 15

days if he has 20 men. At the start, he hired 10 men then
after 6 days, 10 more men are added. How many days was the
project delayed?
A. 5 C. 6
B. 3 D. 4

53. The slope of the curve y = x3 + 6x 4 as it passes through

(0,-4) is equal to:
A. -6 C. 6
B. -4 D. 4

54. A reversed curve of equal radii connects two parallel

tangents 12 m apart. The length of chord from P.C. to P.T.
is ___ m. Determine the radius of the curve.
A. 438.5 m C. 487.4 m
B. 427.6 m D. 408.3 m

55. Determine the degree of simple curve whose central angle is

26 if the shortest distance from the curve to the point of
intersection of the tangents is 7.54 m. Use arc basis.
A. 4.5 C. 3.8
B. 3.5 D. 4

56. An engineer has just borrowed Php8000 from a local bank, at

the rate of 1% per month on the unpaid balance. His
contract states that he must repay the loan in 35 equal
monthly installments. How much money must he repay each
month?
A. Php722 C. Php277
B. Php272 D. Php227

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57. In two regular polygons having the same number of sides,

find the length of a side of the smaller if the lengths of
the apothems are 20 and 50 and a side of the larger has
length 32.5.
A. 15 C. 16
B. 14 D. 13

58. Find the equation of a sphere of radius 3 and tangent to

all three coordinate planes if the center is on the first
octant.
A. x2 + y2 + z2 = 9
B. x2 + y2 + z2 6x 6y 6z + 18 = 0
C. x2 + y2 + z2 4x 4y 4z + 12 = 0
D. x2 + y2 + z2 8x 8y 8z + 14 = 0

59. From point A on level ground, the angles of elevation of

the top D and bottom B of a flagpole situated on the of a
hill are measured as 4754 and 3945. Find the height of
the hill if the height of the flagpole is 115.5 ft.
A. 334.28 C. 394.28
B. 349.28 D. 344.28

60. A small entrepreneur invested a capital of P80,000 for a

buy and sell business. He estimated to have a gross income
of P25,000 annually and an operating cost of P6000
annually. It is assume the business to have a life of 10
years. If the rate of interest is 12%. Compute the benefit
cost ratio.
A. 2.96 C. 4.22
B. 3.08 D. 1.34

61. Given the Fourier series in cosine form,

f(t) = 5 Cos 20t + 2 Cos 40t + Cos 80t
Compute the fundamental frequency.
A. 80 C. 30
B. 20 D. 40

62. A box contains 5 defective and 195 non-defective cell

phones. A quality control engineer selects 2 cell phones at
random without replacement. What is the probability that
neither is defective?
A. 0.9405 C. 0.9635
B. 0.9505 D. 0.8505

63. Point P having a cylindrical coordinate of (8, 30, 5).

Find the value of x in the Cartesian coordinates.
A. 5.21 C. 6.12
B. 6.93 D. 5.94

64. The function y = 2x + 5 gives the cost of pizza where Php5

is the basic cost and x is the number of toppings at Php2
each. Find the inverse function.
A. y = x 5(2) C. y = x + 5(2)
B. y = x + 5 / 2 D. y = x 5 / 2

65. A train is moving at the rate of 8 mi/h along a piece of

circular track of radius 2500 ft. Through what angle does
it turn in 1 min?
A. 15.18 C. 13.18
B. 13.16 D. 16.13

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66. In the given series of numbers 1, 1, 1/2, 1/6, 1/24 ......

an, find the 7th term.
A. 1/245 C. 1/360
B. 1/130 D. 1/720

67. A continuous structure built parallel to along the margin

of the sea or alongside riverbanks, canals, or waterways
where vessels may lie alongside to receive or discharge
cargo, embark or disembark passengers or lie at rest.
A. Lighthouse C. Pier
B. Port D. Wharf

68. In the United States, 8 out of every 25 homes are heated by

electricity. At this rate, how many homes in a community of
36,000 homes would you predict are heated by electricity?
A. 10,520 homes C. 11,520 homes
B. 11,620 homes D. 11,420 homes

69. The design of overtaking lanes and climbing lanes requires

the consideration of the following:
I. Initial diverge taper
II. Auxiliary lane length
III. End or merge taper
A. II and III only C. All of the above
B. I and II only D. I and III only

70. A car driver travelling at a speed of 65 mph approached a

hazard and travelled 72.2 m during the perception-reaction
time. What was the drivers PIEV (perception,
identification, emotion, and volition) time in seconds?
A. 2.3 C. 2.1
B. 2.5 D. 2.7

71. Lines of levels are run from station A to station B over

three different routes. The route length and difference in
elevation between A and B are given in the following table.
Route Length (km) Different in elevation (m)
1 6.2 425.34
2 5.8 424.12
3 3.8 426.45
Determine the most probable value of the elevation of
station B if station A is at elevation 42.635 m.
A. 468.256 C. 462.112
B. 469.365 D. 169.186

72. Wave at a point where the water depth is equal to of the

wave-length or greater to be expressed in terms of the
parameters of significant wave.
A. Highest wave
B. Equivalent deepwater wave
C. Deepwater wave
D. Significant wave

73. A catapult is placed 100 feet from the castle wall, which
is 35 feet high. The soldier wants the burning bale of hay
to clear the top of the wall and land 50 feet inside a
castle wall. If the initial velocity of the bale is 70 feet
per second, then at what angle should the bale of hay be
launched so that it travel 150 feet and pass over the
castle wall.

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A. 58.8 angle C. 50.8 angle

B. 53.8 angle D. 54.8 angle

74. It is defined as the number of vehicles per unit distance

occupying a section of roadway at given instant in time,
and is usually measured in vehicles per mile or per
kilometer.
A. Capacity C. Volume
B. Flow D. Density

75. Find the Cartesian equation of the curve represented by x =

4t + 3 and y = 16t2 9, - < t > .
A. y = x2 + 6x C. y = x2 + 4x
B. y = x2 - 6x D. y = x2 - 4x

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