Category Year Question

Number Theory 2012 A certain number doubled and increased by 10 is 14. What is the number?
a.5 b.4 c.2 d.3
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2011 Two times certain added number to 30 gives the same result as three times the same number
subtracted from 90. What is the number?
A. 20
B. 30
C. 15
D. 12


If 5x > 0, which of the following must be TRUE?
I. x<0
II. 1/x>0
III. -x<0

A. II only
B. II and III
C. I and II
D. I only

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Properties of
Numbers
2012 Which is not a leap year in this set?
a.2002 b.2008 c.2004 d.2000

2011 If p is a positive integer in the equation 12p=q, the q must be a __________.
A. Positive odd integer C. Negative odd integer
B. Negative even integer D. Positive even integer

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If n < m and a < b, then ___________ .
A. n + a > m + b
B. m = b

C. n = a
D. n + a < m + b

Which of the following is the numerical form for twenty thousand twenty?
A. 2,020
B. 2,000,020
C. 20,020
D. 20,00020




Operations on
whole numbers
2012 The price of gasoline has gone high suddenly. The gas station ordered 120,000 liters before the
price increase. However, only 1,500 liters were sold. How many liters are now sold on the new
price?
a.11,500 b.118,500 c.108,500 d.112,000

2012 The way fare from Manila to Davao City is P5,200. How many round trip tickets can be purchased
with the amount of P104,000?
a.25 b.10 c.20 d.15
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2012 What is the difference in elevation between the top of a mountain 8,520 feet above sea level and
a point in a valley 253 feet below sea level?
a.8367 feet b.8267 feet c.8873 feet d.8773 feet

2012 Three children inherited a state worth P570,000. How much will each receive as share?

2011 A traveler was helped by other passengers for his extra weight of 112 kg. There were three
travelers who gave their allotment of 25 kg. How many more extra weight will be pay?
A. 37 kg
B. 35 kg
C. 48 kg
D. 38 kg

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2011 The BIR sold 20,400 documentary stamps at P0.30 per document. She remitted at the end of the
day P5, 800. What is left with the seller?
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A. P 3,200
B. P3,150
C. P32
D. P320

2011 What is the product of (3 + 20)(4 30) ?
A. 598
B. 59.8
C. -598
D. 5.98

A meat dealer sold his butchered cow for P21.500. If each kilo of beef cost P120 each, how many
kilos were realized from one cow?
A. 179.16 kg
B. 179.18 kg
C. 180 kg
D. 178 kg
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A swimming contest is held in a four lane swimming pool of 50 meters long. The contest is for the
200 meter. How many times will each swimmer run in this contest?
A. 10 times
B. 16 times
C. 5 times
D. 4 times

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Which of the following values is CLOSEST to the square root of 4000?
A. 63
B. 200
C. 22
D. 19

How many twenty thousands are there in one million?
A. 500
B. 50
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C. 100
D. 1000
Operations on
fractions/decimals
2012 Three-fourth of what number is 12?
a. 30 b.12 c.24 d.16

2011 Which fractions have the least common denominator?
A. , 2/5, 5/45
B. 3/5, 1/16, 2/18
C. 1/16, 2/4, 5/8
D. , 3/9, 2/10
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2011 A policeman caught a pusher carrying prohibited drugs. Each package weighed 12 kg, 10 1/8 kg,
11 kg and 8 kg. Give the weight of the confiscated drugs.
A. 40 3/8 kg
B. 41 kg
C. 42 5/8 kg
D. 41 kg

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A pancake was cut into 8 pieces. Three brothers ate one piece each. What part of the cake was
left?
A.
B. 2/8
C. 5/8
D.

The weather report recorded a temperature of 29C in the morning and 33.5C at two oclock in
the afternoon. How many degrees higher was the afternoon temperature?
A. 5.8 C
B. 5.5 C
C. 6.8 C
D. 4.5 C


Why is 1/5 called a unit fraction?
A. The unit is less than one
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B. The number 5 is the denominator
C. It is between 0 and 1, the basic unit
D. Unit fractions have 1 as the numerator

Operations on
percent
2012 Mrs. Santo borrowed from a friend P50,000 at 5% interest per month. She contracted the loan in
December 1998. How much will she pay after a year?
a.P80,000.00 b.P100,000.00 c.P150,000.00 d.P130,000.00
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2012 Maria deposits P1,000 in the bank at 8% interests compounded annually. After 2 years her money
will grow to _______.
a. 1000 + (0.08) (1000) b.1000 (1-0.08) c.1000(1.08) d. 1000 + 0.08 (1000)

2011 If the value of the diamond ring appreciates exponentially at a yearly rate of 13%, how much will
be its cost in 5 years time if the initial cost of the ring is Php 25,000 .00
A. Php 147,000.00
B. Php 57,194.00
C. Php 47,500.00
D. Php 60,175.00


2011 In buying a house, Man pays P100,000 cash and agrees to pay P75, 000 two years later . At 6%
compounded semi-annually, find the cash value of the house.
A. P166,500.00
B. P156,636.50
C. P16,663.65
D. P166,636.50

2011 A sales representative of Appliance Company is given 20% of the total sales she makes week.
What are her earnings if her sales total P67, 850.00
A. P6780
B. P13570
C. P135.70
D. P1357
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A tenant was awarded a house and lot package worth P180,000.00. She has to pay the package
for 20 years at 9% per annum. How much will the house and lot cost after 20 years?
A. P504.00

B. P500.00
C. P604.00
D. P704.00

Only 682 examinees passed in the Nurse Licensure Examination out of 2550 examinees. What is
the passing percentage?
A. 26%
B. 26.7%
C. 26.8%
D. 26.5%

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Change the following percents to decimals: 23%, 5%, 3%, 3.5%.
A. 2.3, 500, .30, 30.5
B. .23, 50, 03, 3.05
C. 23, 05, .003, .035
D. .023, 5.00, 3.0, 03.5


Of 50 students enrolled in a subject, Curriculum and Instruction 90% took the final examination at
the end of the term. Two- thirds of those who took the final examination passed. How many
students passed the exam?
A. 33
B. 45
C. 34
D. 30


Ratio and
Proportion
2012 A vehicle consumes of liter of gasoline to travel 10 kilometers. After a tune-up, it travels 15%
further on one liter. To the nearest tent, how many liters of gasoline will it take for the vehicle to
travel 230 kilometers?
a. 20.15 liters b. 23 liters c.23.15 liters d. 20 liters
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2012 The ratio of men to women at High School is 3:7. If there are 6,153 women in the said school,
how many men are at Mabuhay High School?
a. 2,051 b.2,637 c. 879 d.1,895
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2012 If 47.5% of the 1000 freshmen are girls, then the number of boys is ________?
a.50% greater than the girls
b.875 altogether
c.not certain from the given
d. 25% greater than the girls

2012 A car racer covers 225 km in 2 hours. How far can he go in 1 hours?
a.267 km b.168 km c. 394 km 157 km

2012 If there are 3 microscopes for every 4 medical students, how many microscopes are needed for
44 students?
a.45 b.33 c42 d.44
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2012 In Room A of the University Center, there are 1 man and 2 woman, in Room B there are 2 men
and 4 women and in Room C there are 5 men and 10 women. What is the ratio between men and
women?
a.3/4 b.5/7 c.1/3 d.1/2
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2011 In one section, the ratio of boys to girls is 4:3. If there are 42 students in a class, how many are
girls?
A. 6
B. 18
C. 24
D. 36

The volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure. When the pressure is 30cm of
mercury, the volume is 600 cubic cm. Find the pressure when the volume is 250 cubic cm.
A. 12.5 cm of mercury
B. 28 cm of mercury
C. 72 cm of mercury
D. 65 cm of mercury
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Water is rationed in a village every other day. The truck tanks deliver 8 tons of water to 10 hour.
How many tons of water, were delivered in 4 days to each house by the agent?
A. 3.2 tons
B. 320 tons
C. 40 tons
D. 80 tons
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Write this ratio in its simplest form: 3 dm to 20 cm.
A. 20.3
B. 20.30
C. 30.20
D. 3.20

Geometry and
Measurement
2012 A swimming pool is an equilateral triangle in shape. One side is 11 meters. How many meters of
rope are needed to enclose the pool?
a.33 meters b.55 meters c.48 meters d.44 meters
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2012 A square box has a perimeter of 88 cm. What is the measurement of one side of the box?
a.88 cm b.22 cm c.60 cm d.44 cm

2012 A new house has two sides of its lot already fenced by the neighbor. The unfenced sides are 29
meters by 52 meters. If one meter requires 11 pieces of hollow blocks, how many hollow blocks
will be needed?
a.991 b.891 c.791 d.691
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2012 Her mother counted 2 scores before she had a child of her own. How old was she?
a.20 years b.40 years c.50 years d.30 years
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A couple was just married when the groom is three scores older than the bride. How old is the
bride if she is one score younger?
A. 20 years
B. 40 years
C. 50 years
D. 30 years

2011 A rectangular tank is 2m long and 1.5m wide and 1m deep. If you fill the side tank half- full, how
many cubic meters will it have?
A. 10 cm
B. 15 cm
C. 16 cm
D. 5 cm


2011 A bomb was dropped in an area where rebels were hiding. The perimeter of the damaged area
was 480 meters and the width was 15 meters. What was the length of the damaged area?
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A. 200 meters
B. 425 meters
C. 125 meters
D. 225 meters
2012 If a woman were grouped by decade and ages, where will Mrs. Go of 87 years belong?
a.7 b.8 c.6 d.9

If you were converting the height of your room for better ventilation, what would 1.60 m be
equivalent to?
A. 16 cm
B. 1,600 mm
C. 160 cm
D. 1.6 dm
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2011 A picture 10cm x 8 cm is mounted on a piece of hard cardboard. If there is a margin of 2 cm
around the picture, what is the perimeter of the cardboard used?
A. 47 cm
B. 57 cm
C. 37 cm
D. 67 cm

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2011 Assuming the earths radius to be 400 miles, find linear speed of a point on the equator in mph.
A. 947
B. 1047
C. 1147
D. 1247

2011 A room of 10m by 7m. There is a 7.5m by 5m carpet in the middle. What percent of the room is
uncovered?
A. 46.4%
B. 53.6%
C. 48%
D. 80%


A swimming pool is an equilateral triangle in shape. One side is 11 meters. How many meters
rope are needed to enclose the pool?
A. 55 meters
B. 45 meters
C. 44 meters
D. 33 meters

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Mrs. Alices bathroom has to be covered with tiles. The edge of the bathroom needs a rubberized
tile. If the tub is 2.3 meters long and 1.8 wide, how many meters of rubberized tiles are required?
A. 9.2 meters
B. 8.2 meters
C. 4.6 meters
D. 2.3 meters


An executive office has to be carpeted. The area is 3m by 4m. the carpet costs P1,000.00 per
square meter. How much will be spent for the purchase of the carpet?
A. P120,000.00
B. P10,000.00
C. P12,000.00
D. P1,000.00

A rectangle has sides of 10 and 12 units. How can the area of a square be computed if it has the
same perimeter as the rectangle?
A. Add 10 and 12, double the sum, divide by 4, then multiply by 4
B. Add 10 and 12, double the sum, divide by 4, then multiply by
C. Add 10 and 12, double the sum, divide by 4, then square the quotient
D. Add 10 and 12, double the sum, then multiply by 4

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A cube is rectangular solid, the length, width and height, of which have the same measure called
the edge (e) of the cube. The volume of the cube is found by cubing the measure of the edge.
What is the volume of the cube whose edge is 4cm.?
A. 27 cm
B. 64 cm

C. 206 cm
D. 125 cm

To find perimeter (P) of a rectangle that has length of 16 inches and width of 12 inches which of
the following equation can be used?
A. P = 2(16)(12)
B. P = (16)+ (12)
C. P = 2(16)+ (12)
D. P = 2(16 + 12)

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Which of the following is closest to normal body temperature?
A. 32 degrees F
B. 50 degrees C
C. 212 degrees F
D. 37 degrees C

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Probability and
Statistics
2012 If the scores in Mathematics test of 45 students are arranged from the highest to the lowest, the
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rd
scores is the
a. mean b. variance c. median d. mode

2012 What is the range of the following: 86, 70, 83, 90, 85, 78, 79, 81, 87?
a.12 b.15 c.16 d.20

If the scores of 10 students are: 76, 80, 75, 83, 80, 79, 85, 80, 88, 90, the mode is
A. 79
B. 85
C. 80
D. 88
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2012 If each of the five members in a basketball team shakes hands with every other members of the
team before the game starts, how many handshakes will there be in all?
a. 6 b.8 c.10 d.9

2012 A woman has 12 pairs of shoes. Her little boy takes 2 shoes at random out of his mothers
closet. How many ways he select a right and left shoe? How many of his selections will not be
the right pair?
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a. 24, 6 b. 132, 64 c.48, 12 d.144, 132
2012 The average of four numbers is 28. If there of the four numbers are 18, 28 and 36, what is the
fourth number?
a.29 b.30 c.48 d.40
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2012 What do you call the arrangement of a number of objects in a definite order and arrangement?
a.Probability b.Permutation c.Combination d.Factorial

If 20 people won prizes in a state lottery, how many ways were there for these 20 to win 1
st
, 2
nd
,
3
rd
, and 4
th
prizes? Assume there were no ties?
A. 1,168
B. 5,120
C. 116,280
D. 180,200








Basic Algebra 2012 If a function is defined by the set of ordered pairs (1,2), (2,4), (3,8), (4,16), (5,Y) then the value of
Y is_____
a. 10 b. 32 c. 20 d.25

2012 Make the equation 2x+1x+3y+1y=12+51. What are the values of x and y?
a.x=4/y=1 b.x=2/y=3 c.x=1/y=4 d.x=3/y=2
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2012 What is the value of a in the statement 3ab = 15 if b = 5?
a.15 b.3 c.30 d.1

2011 Give the exponential function of y=f(x).
A. y = x 5
B. y = x = 1
C. y = 2x 2
D. y = 5x
2


2010 What is the exponential function of y = f(x)?
A. y = 2x 1
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B. y = x 5
C. y = x 1

2011 If a= b/5 and 10a= 14, what is b?
A. 14
B. 28
C. 2
D. 7

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2011 Find the equation of the line perpendicular to x+2y-6=0 and passing through the origin.
A. 2x + y = 0
B. -2x y = 0
C. 2x y = 0
D. x + 2y = 0

2011 What must be subtracted from 5x - 2x + 3x -5 to get 2x - 8 + 5x 2x ?
A. 11 ab + 7 ab
B. 7 ab + 11 ab
C. 7 ab 11 ab
D. 11 ab - 7 ab

2011 Solve for x : x - 5x + 6 > 0
A. x = 3 or x = 2
B. x > 3 or x > 2
C. x > 3 or x < 2
D. 2 < x < 3
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2011 Multiply (3-2i) (3 + 2i)
A. 9 4i
B. 13

2011 Simplify: 2(3r 7t) 5(2r + 3t) + (5r + t)
A. r+ 28i
B. 28t r
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C. r 28t
D. r 28t
Which expresses the polynomial in the following?
A. 2x + 4x 3
B. xy x 6
C. x x + 9 3x + 10x
D. x 4x + 2x x + 2

Which of the following gives the sum of the polynomials (a + b +ab)?
A. 4a + b + 5ab
B. 5a + 5b + 5ab
C. 3a + 5ab - 2b
D. 4a + 5ab - b


If a function is defined by the set of ordered pairs (1, 2), (2, 4), (3, 8), (4, 16), (5, Y), then the value
of Y is
A. 10
B. 32
C. 20
D. 25

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What is the cube root of (3 x 3) ?
A. 9
B. 3 x 3
C. 27
D. 3


Patterns The arithmetic mean of a set of 50 meters is 38. If two numbers 45 and 35 are discarded, the
mean of the remaining set of numbers is:
A. 37.24
B. 37.5
C. 37.0

D. 36.5

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