1. A typical month ½ of the UFO sightings in A. reflectivity C.

transmissivity
California State are visible to airplanes and B. emissivity D. absorptivity
1/3 of the sasding sightings are attributable
to weather balloons. If there were 108 7. The volume of water in a spherical tank
sightings during one typical month how having a diameter of 4 m is 5.236 m3.
many would be attributable to weather Determine the depth of the water in the tank.
A.36 C.18 a. 1.6 c. 1.2
B.54 D.24 b. 1.4 d. 1.0

2. In a quadratic equation of the quantity under 8. Find the area of the triangle which the line
radical is equal to “0” the roots are: 4x-6y+12=0 forms with the coordinates
A. imaginary numbers axes.
B. real and unequal a. 4 c. 5
C. complex and unequal b. 3 d. 10
D. real and equal
9. It is an increased pressure developed on
impact with a pitot tube as result of localized
3. Tony went to a drugstore. He bought a bottle kinetic energy reduction to zero.
of aspirin cost Php 1.25 more than Tylenol. a. critical pressure c. stagnation pressure
He also bought cologne which cost twice as b. saturation pressure d. vacuum pressure
much as the total of the other two combined.
How much did the Tylenol cost if his total 10. 60. Two numbers differ by 40 and their
bill(without tax) was Php 24.75? arithmetic mean exceeds their geometric
a. Php 4.50 c. Php 6.25 mean by 2. What is the smaller number?
b. Php 3.50 d. Php 5.75 a. 64 c. 45
b. 100 d. 81
4. Find two positive numbers whose sum is 8 if
the product of one number by the cube of 11. 61. A triangle has a variable sides x,y,z
the other number is to be___. subject to the constraint such that the
A. 1 and 7 C. 3 and 5 perimeter P is fixed to 18 cm. What is the
B. 2 and 6 D. 4 and 4 maximum possible area for the triangle?
a. 15.59 CM2 c. 14.03 CM2
5. The angle of elevation of the top of tower B b. 18.71 CM2 d. 17.15 CM2
from the top of the tower A is 28° and the
angle of elevation of the top of tower A 12. 62. On what plane is the Mollier diagram
from the base of the tower B is 46°. the two plotted?
towers lie in the same horizontal plane. If a. h-s c. p-V
the height of the tower B is 120 m, find the b. p-T d. s-u
height of tower A.
A. 87.2 m C. 90.7 m 13. 63. The measure of the ability to transfer
B. 79.3 m D. 66.3 m heat to other bodies based on a reference
temperature where a body is given up all the
6. The rate of emission pf radiant energy that thermal energy it possibly can;
body to the rate of emission for perfect black a. zero pressure
body. b. gage pressure
 c. vacuum pressure combinations can be family have to choose?
d. absolute temperature a. 252 c. 15,504
b. 3,907,008 d. 155,008
14. 64. Separate 132 into two parts such that the
larger divided by the smaller, the quotient is 21. 71. There are 4 red flags, 3 yellow flags and
6 and the remainder is 13. what is the larger 1 pink flag. How many signals can be sent if
number? ntbk each signal consists of 8 flags?
a. 95 c. 115 a. 120 c. 280
b. 105 d. 125 b. 240 d. 900

15. 65. The sum of the infinite progression: 2-1, 22. 72. At one side of a road is a pole 17 ft high
2-3, 2-5, is _____. fixed on top of a wall, 15 ft high. On the
a. ½ c. 3/4 other side of the road, at a point on the
b. 2/3 d. 1/3 ground directly opposite, the flagstaff and
the wall subtend equal angles. Find the
16. 66. In a certain Math class, 3 out of 24 width of the road.
students are in a student’s organization. a. 30 ft c. 40 ft
Determine the ratio of the number of b. 60 ft d. 25 ft
students in the organization to the number of
students out of the organization. 23. 73. Solve for x in the given equations:
a. 1/7 c. 1/3 x(x+y+z)=2
b. 1/5 d. 1/2 y(x+y+z)=6
z(x+y+z)=8
17. 67. Jas is 5 times as old as Josh. In ten years, a. 3 c. 1/2
Jas will be 3 times as old as Josh. What is b. 1/3 d. 2
the age of Jas? 24. Divide
a. 10 c. 40 A C
b. 20 d. 50 B D.

18. 68. Simplify cos(30°-A)-cos(30°+A) as a 25. 75. A rectangular solid has dimensions 3,4,
function of angle A only. ntbk and 5. What is the diagonal?
a. tan A c. cos A a. 3.14 c. 9.41
b. sec A d. sin A b. 5.25 d. 7.07

19. 69. What is the product of (2+3i)(-2-5i)? 26. 76. The perimeter of a circular sector, whose
a. -11+16i c. 11-16i central angle is 60 degrees, is 14 ft. Find the
b. -6+11i d. 5-I radius of the circle.
a. 5.2 ft c. 5 ft
20. 70. In Casa Marcos Restaurant, column A b. 4.6 ft d. 4.8 ft
has a list of 10 menus and column B has a
list of 20 menus. A family wants to share 5 27. What is the diameter of a circle with the
menus from column A and another 5 menus following equation? x2+y2-6x+4y-12=0
from column B. However, none of the a. 8 c. 5
menus from column A and column B have b. 6 d. 10
the same menu. How many different
28. 78. Find the area of the region bounded by many times has the front wheel turned if the
the curve y=x3 and the lines y=1 and x=0. bicycles has traveled 1 km?
a. 2/3 c. 5/6 a. π/50 c. 2000/π
b. 3/4 d. 4/5 b. 1000/π d. 50/π
37. 87. CPM factory employs 60 workers. If 4
29. 79. Find the set of all values of x in the out of every 5 workers are married, how
expression: many married workers are employed by the
x2-3x-18=0 factory?
a. -3,6 c. -1,5 a. 24 c. 20
b. -2,6 d. 0,-5 b. 48 d. 40
30. 78. cos(A+B)cosA+ sin(A+B)sinA is equal
to: 38. 101. Find the y-intercept of the equation x=
a. sin A c. sin B 3y + 8
b. cos A d. cos B a. -3/5 c. 3/8
b. -8/3 d. 2/3
31. 81. What is the inverse natural function of 39. 89. Carpenter Pedro can make a cabinet in 5
the cosecant? working days alone. Carpenter Juan can do
a. sine c. tangent it in 10 days also working alone. How long
b. secant d. cosine will it take them to finish the same job
working together?
32. 82. Ernie’s average in 6 subjects is 83. If his a. 3 2/3 days c. 2 1/3 days
lowest grade is disregarded, the average of b. 3 1/3 days d. 2 2/3 days
his remaining subjects is 84. What is his
lowest grade? 40. 90. How long is each side of a regular
a. 76 c. 79 hexagon, inscribed in a circle of radius 18
b. 77 d. 78 inches?
a. 36 inches c. 24 inches
33. 83. The triangle defined by the points b. 12 inches d. 18 inches
A(6,1), B(2,4), C(-2,1) is what?
a. isosceles. c. obtuse 41. 91. A rectangular 200 m is to contain 125
b. right d. equilateral m3 of flooring. If the length is to be five
times its width, what should its dimension
34. 84. A balloon leaving the ground, 18 m from be?
the observer, rises vertically at a steady state a. 25m x 125m c. 3m x 15 m
rate of 3 m/s. How fast is the angle of b. 5m x 25m d. 5m x 75 m
elevation of the line of sight increasing after
8 seconds? 42. 92. What is the present worth of $100
a. 0.12 rad/s c. 0.08 rad/s annuity for a period of 10 years if the
b. 0.06 rad/s d. 0.09 rad/s interest rate is 8%
35. 85. The equation of the line that intercepts a. $671 c. $700
the x-axis at x=4 and y-axis at y=-6 is: b. $695 d. $745
a. 3x+2y=12 c. 3x-2y=12
b. 2x-3y=12 d. 2x+3y=12 43. 93. What annuity over a 10 years period at
36. 86. The front wheel of a bicycle has a 8% interest is equivalent to a present worth
diameter of 50 cm. Approximately how of $100?
 a. $12 c. $14.90 c. Fermat’s last Theorem
b. $13.80 d. $15 d. Pythagorean Theorem
51. Two cards are drawn at random from an
44. 94. A person pays interest on a loan ordinary deck of 52 cards. Find the
semiannually at a nominal annual interest probability P that one is spade and one is a
rate of 16%. What is the effective annual heart
interest rate? a. 3/51 c. 13/102
a. 15.5% c. 16.5% b. 1/26 d. 2/52
b. 15.65% d. 16.64%
52. 104. The process of looking for new
45. 95. what is the effective annual interest rate possibilities making use of new ways of
on a loan if the nominal interest rate is 12% doing things, being alert to new
per year compounded quarterly? opportunities, and overcoming old limits.
a. 11.75% c. 12.55% a. expansion of market
b. 12% d. 12.75% b. exchange
c. entrepreneurship
46. 96. The mother is three times as old as her d. inflation
daughter. In four years, she will be 4 times
as old her daughter was two years ago. What 53. 105. The lessening/decrease in value of an
is the age of her daughter? asset due to gradual extraction of its
a. 20 c. 12 contents.
b. 16 d. 8 a. deflation c. depletion
b. depreciation d. Inflation
47. 97. Find the sum of the numbers between
288 and 887 which are divisible by 15? 54. 106. An accounting book where the original
a. 30,700 c. 23,700 record of all transactions is ordinarily
b. 27,700 d. 12,700 recorded.
a. balance sheet
48. 98. Point (3,4) is the center of a circle that is b. ledger
tangent to the x-axis. What is the point of c. income statement
tangency? d. journal
a. (0,3) c. (4,0)
b. (0,4) d. (3,0) 55. 107. The amount received from the sale of
an additional unit of a product is termed as
49. 99. In how many ways can 7 room boys be a. marginal cost
assigned to one triple and two double hotel b. marginal factor
rooms? c. marginal revenue
a. 210 c. 150 d. marginal product
b. 180 d. 100
56. 108. An interest earning fund in which equal
50. 100. What is the theorem which states that deposits are made at equal intervals of time
n>2, the equation xn + yn = zn cannot be for the purpose of gradually accumulating a
solve in positive integers x, y, and z? specific sum of money at some future date.
a. Mersenne Theorem a. annuity
b. Goldbach Theorem b. amortization
 c. sinking fund 63. (di kita sa picture)
d. geometric gradient
64. 115. A method of depreciation whereby the
57. The act of charging two or more buyers or amount recovered is spread over the
sellers different prices for the same product estimated life of the asset in terms of the
where the elasticities of supply or demand at periods or units of output.
each price level differ among market is a. Straight Line Method
known as: b. SYD Method
A. Price optimization c. Declining Balance Method
B. Price discrimination d. Matheson Method
C. Price manipulation
D. Price war 65. 109. A financial summary showing the
relationship among assets, liabilities and
58. A situation in which rival firms drive prices ownership in the corporation on a specific
down through attempts to undercut each date.
other’s price is called; a. balance sheet statement
A. Price war b. income statement
B. Price discrimination price c. company’s statement
C. Price Leadership d. statement of asset
D. Oligopolistic monopoly
66. 110. A distinct legal entity which can
59. paying of debt usually by installment, by practically any business transaction which a
(blank) payments and by (blank) period of real person could do.
time a. corporation
a. annuity c. amortization b. Sole partnership
b. mortgage d. balance method c. partnership
d. oligopoly
60. 113. The length of time, usually in years, for
the cumulative net annual profit to equal the 67. 111. It is a series of equal payments
initial investment is called. occurring at equal intervals of time.
a. real time period a. amortization c. annuity
b. ROR b. installment d. debt
c. payback period
d. ROI 68. 112. The place where buyers and sellers
come together.
61. 114. A type of bond which does not have a a. market
security except a promise to pay by the b. recreation center
issuing corporation. c. mall
a. debenture bond d. Business
b. collateral trust bond
c. mortgage bond 69. An artificial expense that spreads the
d. register bond purchase price of an assets or other property
over a number of years
62. Amount earned by one unit of a (blured A. Depreciation amnesty
blablblablaba) B. Sinking fund
 C. Bond b. P35.00 d. P50.00
D. None of the above
76. If P25,000 is invested now, P35,000 two
70. These are product or services that are years from now, and P45,000 four years
required to support human life and activities, from now (all at 4%), what will be the total
that will be purchased in somewhat the same amount in ten years?
quantity even though the price varies a. P141,850 c. P141,000
considerably. b. P141,500 d. P142,000
A. utilities
B. necessities 77. 27. What is the length of the line with slope
C. luxuries 4/3 from a point (6,4) to the y-axis? ntbk
D. producers goods and services a. 25 c. 10
b. 75 d. 50
71. 21. When a right circular cone is cut by a
plane parallel to the axis of the cone, the 78. 28. Solve for x in the expression: logz3=
conic section formed is a. xlogz3.
a hyperbola c. a parabola a. 1/4 c. 1/3
b. an ellipse d. a circle b. 1/2 d. 1

72. 22. If the second derivative of the equation 79. 29. Find the number of ways two balls, four
of a curve is equal to the negative of the dolls, and six guns can be given to 12
equation of that same curve, the curve is children, if each child gets as toy?
a. an exponential a. 13,860 c. 10,260
b. a tangent b. 12,660 d. 11,460
c. a sinusoidal
d. a paraboloid 80. 30. What is the maximum profit when the
profit-versus-production function is as given
73. 23. The sum of the distances from the two below? P is Profit and x is unit of
foci to any point in a/an ______ is a production. P=200,000-1x-[-1.1/(x=1)]8.
constant. ntbk
a. parabola c. hyperbola a. 285,000 c. 250,000
b. any conic d. ellipse b. 200,000 d. 305,000

74. 102. The standard equation of a straight line: 81. 31. A batch of concrete consisted of 200 lbs
y-y1 = m(x-x1) describes: fine aggregate, 350 lbs coarse aggregate, 94
a. point-slope form lbs cement, and 5 gallons of water. The
b. slope form specific gravity of the the sand and gravel
c. two-point form may be taken as 2.65 and that of cement as
d. point-intercept form 3.10. What was the total volume of concrete
produced? ntbk
75. 25. A man bought a P20 book and wishes to a. 4.48 cu.ft c. 3.83 cu.ft
sell it. At what price should be made if he b. 4.13 cu.ft d. 5.03 cu.ft
wishes to give a 40% discount and make
50% profit on the cost? 82. 32. After 8;00 pm a ride in a cab cost $2.50
a. P30.00 c. P40.00 plus $0.30 for every fifth of a mile travelled.
 If a passenger travelled x miles, then, solve
for the cost of the trip in dollars in terms of
x.
a. 2.80 X c. 2.5 + 1.8 X
b. 2.5 0.30 X d. 30 + 250 X
83. 33. If John can paint a room in 30 minutes
and Tom can paint in 1 hr, how many
minutes will it take them to paint the room
working together?
|a. 20 c. 18
b. 10 d. 15
84. 34. A shot is fired at an angle of 45° with
the horizontal and a velocity of 300 fps.
Calculate, to the nearest, the range of the
projectile.
a. 3500 ft c. 4000 ft
b. 1200 ft d. 834 yards
85. 35. The number arrangement shown
represents a customer ID of a certain
company. The numbers are arranged on a
decreasing manner and are to be used not
more than once. What is the difference
between the highest and lowest ID number?
9631
a. 4444 c. 6666
b. 6513 d. 7777
86. 36. An hour long test has 60 problems. If a
student completes 30 problems in 20
minutes. How many seconds does he have
on average for completing each of the
remaining problems?
a. 60 c. 80
b. 90 d. 70
87. 37. You borrow P3,500 for one year from a
friend at an interest rate of 1.5% per month
instead of taking a load from a bank at a rate
of 18% per year. Compare how much money
you will save or lose on the transaction.
a. You will pay P155 more than if you
borrowed from the bank.
b. You will save P55 by borrowing from
your friend.
c. You will pay P85 more than if you
borrowed from the bank.
d. You will pay P55 less than if you
borrowed from the bank.
88. 38. John is four times as old as harry. In six
years John will be twice as old as Harry.
What is the age of harry now?
a. 4 c. 5
b. 6 d. 3
89. 39. Solve for N if loge 3= N.
a. 0.136 c. 0.613
b. 0.316 d. 0.631
90. 40. You need P4,000 per year for four years
to go to college. Your father invested P5,000
in 7% account for education when you were
born, if you withdraw P4,000 at the end of
17th, 18th, 19th and 20th birthday, how
much money will be left in the amount at the
end of the 21st year? ntbk
a. P2,500 c. P1,700
b. P3,400 d. P4,000
91. 41. Mr Ayala borrows P10,000 at 10%
effective annual interest. He must pay back
the loan over 30 years with uniform monthly
payments due on the first day of each
month. What does Mr. Ayala pay each
month?
a. P870.00 c. P878.00
b. P846.00 d. P839.00
92. 42. Instead of paying P100,000 in annual
rent for office space at the beginning of each
year for the next ten years, an engineering
firm has decided to take-out a 10 year
P1,000,000 loans for a new building at 6%
interest. The firm will invest P100,000 of
the rent served and earn 18% annual interest
on that amount. What will be the difference
between the firm’s annual revenue and
 expenses?
a. The firm will need p17,900.00 extra.
b. The firm will break even.
c. The firm will have P21,000 left over.
d. The firm will need p13,000 extra.
93. 43. The upper and lower bases of a trapezoid
measures 12 in and 16 in, respectively. If the
base angles are 55° and 65°, what is the
length of the shorter leg?
a. 2.45 in c. 3.78 in
b. 15.3 units d. 4.15 in
94. 44. Find the equation of the circle,
circumscribing the triangle with vertices: (-
1,-3), (-2,4) and (2,1).
a. x+3x+y2-y-10=0
b. x2+3x+y2+y+10=0
c. x2+3x+y2-8y-10=0
d. x2+3x+y2+8y+10=0
95. 45. An observer wishes to determine the
height of the tower. He take sight at the top
of the tower from points A and B, which are
50 ft apart at the same elevation, and on a
direct line with the tower. The vertical angle
at point A is 30° and at point B is 40°. What
is the height of the tower?
a. 85.60 ft c. 110.29 ft
b. 143.97 ft d. 92.54 ft
98. 48. An aluminum plate 6 cm square is to be
formed into an open box by cutting equal
squares from the corner and banding up the
sides to form a box. Find the side of the
square removed so that the box formed will
have maximum volume.
a. 3 cm c. 2 cm
b. 1 cm d. 1.5 cm
99. 49. The equation of the family of lines in
which the slope is equal to y intercept is.
a. y’=y/(x+1)
b. y’=x/y
c. y’=(x+1)/y
d. y’=y/2x
100. 50. Between 1950 and 1960 the
population of Singapore increased by 3.5
million. If the amount increase between
1960 and 19__ was 1.75 million more than
the increase from 1950 to 1960, compute for
the total amount of increase in population in
Singapore between 1960 to 1970.
a. 3.5 million
b. 7 million
c. 5.25 million
d. 8.75 million

96. 46. A tinsmith wishes to make a gutter of

maximum cross section. If the cross section
is a trapezoid whose bottom and sides are 15
cm long, what should be the width across
the top?
a. 20 cm c. 27.5 cm
b. 30 cm d. 32.5 cm

97. 47. What is the maximum area of a rectangle

that can be inscribed in an ellipse having an
equation of 4x2+16y=16?
a. 2 c. 4
b. 3 d. 5