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MATHEMATICS 1

Directions: Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer.

_____1. What do you call the collection of symbols, letters, or numerals and operations
which must represent a value?

a. algebra b. algebraic expressions

c. constants d. variables

_____2. If two terms have the same literal coefficients, then they are called ______.

a. Like terms b. Dissimilar terms c. Similar Terms d. Both a and c

_____3. What is the algebraic expression to the verbal phrase 3 more than x?

a. x+3 b. x < 3 c. 3 ≥ x d. 3x

_____4. The verbal phrase of the algebraic expression 2x + 6 is

a. six is more than twice a number x c. two numbers increased by six

b. six more than twice a number x d. twice the sum of a number x and 6

_____5. What is the value of the expression 3x – y + 2 when x = 1 and y = -1?

a. 0 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6

_____6. If a = 4 and b = -3, what is the value of (-2a - 3b)?

a. -17 b. -1 c. 1 d. 17

_____7. If x = 3, what is the value of 2x - 4?

a. 0 b. 2 c. 7 d. 10

_____8. If x = 3 and y = 2, what is the value of 2xy2 - 4?

a. 10 b. 20 c. 17 d. 30

_____9. What is the value of the expression 3x2 – 3y + 2 when x = 1 and y = -1?

a. 6 b. -8 c. -6 d. 8

_____10. Simplify the monomial (-3x2y)2

a. -3x4y4 b. -3x2y c. 9x4y2 d. -9x4y2

_____11. What is the simplest form of the product of 4x2 and -2x3?
a. -8x6 b. -8x5 c. 8x5 d. 8x6

_____12. What is the sum of 6x, - 4x, and – 7x?

a. -5x b. 5x c. 9x d. -9x
_____13. What is the product of -2x3 and 5x.?
 a. 10x4 b. 10x3 c. -10x4 d. -10x3

_____14. What is the difference between -8mn and -5mn?

a. -13mn b. -3mn c. 13mn d. 3mn

_____15. What is the quotient if 24a6b5 is divided by -8a3b2?

a. -3a2b2 b. -3a3b3 c. 3a3b3 d. 3a9b7

_____16. Simplify: (5x – 2y) – (5x – 2y)

a. 10x b. 4y c. 0 d. 2x

_____17. The sum of 7a + 3b – 4c and -4a + 3b + c is equal to

a. 11a + 6b – 3c b. 3a + 6b – 3c

c. 11a – 5c d. -3a + 6b + 3c

_____18. If the width of the rectangular lot is (3x – 5) and the length is (8x + 5) what is
its area?

a. 24x2 – 25x + 25 b. 15x2 – 25x + 25

c. 24x2 – 25x – 25 d. -15x2 – 25x + 25

_____19. Which of the following algebraic expression is a polynomial?

a. √2x + x + 1 b. xy-1 – 2y + 1

c. 2x2 + x +1 d. x/y + 1

_____20. Simplify (3m + 5n)(3m – 5n).

a. 15mn b. 9m2 – 25n2

_____21. If one factor of x2+7y+12 is y+4 , what is the other factor ?

a. y+8 b. y+3 c. y-8 d. y-3

_____22. If one factor x2-6x-55 is x+5 , what is the other factor ?

a. x-5 b. x-11 c. x+11 d. x-1

_____23. Divide 27x3y2z by 9xyz.

a. 3x2yz b. 3xyz c. 3xyz2 d. 3x2y

_____24. Divide 15a2b – 20ab2 by 5ab.

a. 3a-4b b. 3ab-4b c. 3a+4b d. 3a2-4b2

_____25. Divide x2-x-6 by x-3.

a. x-2 b. x2-2 c. x+2 d. x2+2

_____26. Divide 6x2+x-15 by 3x+5.

a. 2x+3 b. 3x-2 c. 2x-3 d. 3x+2

_____27. Find the area of the rectangle .

2x – 3

x+2

a. 2x2+7x+6 b. 2x2-x-6 c. 2x2-7x+6 d. 2x2+x-6

_____28. (-2xy)3(3x3y)2 equals

a. 72x9y5 b. –72x9y5 c. –24x9y5 d. –18x9-y5

_____29. –(3x/2y)2(2x4/3y2) equals

a. 3x6/2y2 b. –3x6/2y4 c. –x8/y3 d. x8/y3

_____30. The statement 11 – 6a < 34 + 3a is an examples of what kind of mathematical

sentence?

a. equation in one variable b. inequality in one variable

c. equation in two variables d. inequality in two variables

_____31. Which of the linear equation below represents the verbal statement “The sum
of x and y is 380”.

a. y = 380 – x b. both a and b c. x + y = 380 d. none of the two

_____32. What is a verbal statement for the mathematical sentence 3a – 4 = 7?

a. A number subtracted by four is seven.

b. Twice a number subtracted by four is seven.

c. Thrice a number subtracted from four is seven.

d. Thrice a number subtracted by four is seven.

_____33. Which equation is true if b = 2?

a. 3b = 6 b. 1 – 2b = 3 c. 4b – 1 = 0 d. b = 3b – 1

_____34. What equation has {0} as solution set?

a. y + 1 = 0 b. y - 1 = -1 c. y > 0 d. y < 1

_____35. What is the solution set of 3y + 1 = 10?

a. {2} b. {3} c. {4} d. {5}

_____36. The following are true EXCEPT

a. 19 – x = 25, if x = 6 c. 21 – 4m = 13, if m = 2

b. 7a + 2 = 16, if a = 2 d. –5 = -b + 4, if b = 9

_____37. What is the solution set of 24 – x = 30?

 a. {6} b. {-6} c. {54} d. {-54}

_____38. The following equations has –3 as solution EXCEPT

a. 23 – x = 26 b. 6x = -18 c. –y = 3 d. y – 3 = 6

_____39. What is the solution of the equation 2(m – 3) = 4(3 + m)?

a. -9 b. -6 c. -3 d. 0

_____40. What is/are the value/s of n that will make the equation true in

(3n - 7) = 1/5 (21n + 3)?

a. n  8 b. n  -8 c. 8 d. -8

_____41.What is the value of x if 2x – 3 is equal to 5?

a. – 4 b. – 1 c. 1 d. 4

_____42. To solve the equations x/7 = 2

a. multiply both sides by 1/7 b. multiply both sides by 7

c. divide both sides by 7 d. divide both sides by 1/7

_____43. Who am I? If you multiply me by 5 and subtract 8, the result is 52.

a. 11 b. 10 c. 12 d. 13

______44. Which equation is true if b = 2?

a. 3b = 6 b. 1 – 2b = 3 c. 4b – 1 = 0 d. b = 3b – 1

______45. The simplest term of the equation 4x – 2 = 6x + 12.

a. –5 b. 5 c. 6 d. –6

______46. Solve: 5 + 2(3-x) = 4 + 2(x-2) + 5

a. 2/3 b. –2/3 c. –3/2 ` d. 3/2

______47. Solve and simplify: (x-3)/2 + (2-x)/3 = 4x/5 – 4

a. –5 b. –4 c. 5 d. 4

______48. At an exclusive concert of Big Brother members last December 25, 2005,
there were 25 more women than men. If the total number of people was 139, how many
were women?

a. 50 b. 57 c. 82 d. 97

______49. A number is twice another and their sum is 48. What are the numbers?

a. 16 b. -16 c. 15 d. -15

______50.In simplifying an algebraic expression containing the grouping symbols

written in the form [ ( { } ) ], , which grouping symbol is to be removed first?

a. [ ] b. ( ) c. { } d. any