MATHEMATICS

Multiple Choices:

1. What is the average of A, B, C?

a. ABC/3
b. (A+B+C)/3

c. 3(A+B+C)/.3
d. ABC/A+B+C

2. Which of the following has the LEAST Numerical value?

a. 11/12

b. 6/8

c. 5/7

d.

3. If 2 apples cost P25.00, how many apples can be purchased for P100.00?
a. 8 apples
b. dozen

c. 2 dozens
d. 1 dozens

4. If 2 tablespoons= 1 liquid oz., and 5 tablespoons = cup, then, how many liquid ounces are
there in one cup?
a. 4 ounces
b. 10 ounces

c. 16 ounces
d. 24 ounces

5. 2 is what percent of 5?
a. 25%

b. 38%

c. 40%

d. 35%

6. Five (5) average office workers earn a total average monthly salary of P10, 000. If the
average monthly salaries of two of these workers total P 4,000, what is the average monthly
income of each of the remaining three workers?
a. P 6,000.00
b. P 2,000.00

c. P 2,500.00
d. P 4,000.00

7. Which of the following equation has the LEAST value?

a. 6+3x4
b. 6x4+3

c. 6+4x3
d. 6x3+4

8. 3.54 is multiplied by 10 to the fifth power, what would be the value?

a. 3.054
b. 30.54

c. 305.40
d. 354,000

9. If the short hand of the clock is at 4, what is the degree of its angle?
a. 90

b. 120

c. 130

d. 150

10. There are two numbers whose sum is 48. One of the numbers is greater by 6. What are the
numbers?

a. 23,24

b. 21,27

c. 22,26

d. 23,26

11.Add: 17 5/8 + 21 =?
a. 38 3/8
b. 39 3/8

c. 39 4/8
d. 38 4/8

12.
My uncles weight is two times that my nephew. My aunts weight is half that of my
nephew. What is the total weight of the three? Which of the following formulae will apply for
the correct answer?
a. x3+2 1/2
c. (2x) + (x) + (1/2x)
b.
+ 3x
d. 2x + 1/2x2
13. 2 3/4 of P100 is equal to
a. 6/4 x 100
b. 11/4 x 100

c. 11/4 + 100
d. 6/4 +100

14. Which of the following fraction is > than 1/3?

a. 22/63
b. 15/46

c. 4/11
d. 33/98

15. In 1 hours, the minute hand of a clock rotates through an angle of how many degrees?
a. 60

b. 90

c. 180

d. 540

16. When the fraction 2/3, 5/7, 8/11 and 9/13 are arranged in an ascending order, the result
would be?
a. 8/11, 5/7, 9/13, 2/3
b. 5/7, 8/11, 2/3, 9/13

c. 2/3, 8/11, 5/7, 9/13

d. 2/3, 9/13, 5/7, 8/11

17. ADD: 48.63+96.28+436.45+.2385 = ?

a.
b.

581.60
581.5985

c. 581.5990
d. 581.5986

18. 15 is 20% of what number?

a. 75

b. 78

c. 80

d. 70

19. 7 is 5 percent of what number?

a. 120

b. 125

c. 145

d. 140

20. The ratio of two numbers 5: 3 and their differences is 20. What are the numbers?
a. 50, 30 b. 55, 35

c. 40,60

d. 45, 65

21. The ratio of two numbers is 16: 33. The larger number is 264. What is the smaller number?
a. 131

b. 130

c. 129

d. 128

22. of 100 is equal to 5 times what number?

a. 10

b. 75

c. 25

d. 15

23. What is the smallest positive number which, when it is divided by 3, 4 or 5, will leave a
remainder of 2?
a. 42

b. 22

c. 62

d. 122

24. Which of the following number has the largest numerical value?
a. ( 3+3+3) to 3rd power
b. ( 3x3) to 3rd power

c. ( 4x3x3) to 2nd power

d. 3 cube + 3 square

25. Eight percent of 36 is 72% of what number?

a. 2.06
b. 2.88 c. 3.24
d. 4
26. Which of the following has the greatest value?
a. 6/10

b. 8/12

c. 17/24

d. 7/9

27. If 25% of 50% of 80 is 10, then of 5/10 of 80 is

a. 40

b. 20

c. 15

d. 10

28. What number is 35 more than 70?

a. 105
29.
a. 28

b. 135

c. 170

d. 185

The number is 15 less 7; when added to ten, what will the number be?
b. 18 c. 17

d. 15

30. What is -2 + (-3.1) + (-.02)?

a. -.512
31.
a. 2/5

b. 5.012

c. 0.512

d. -5.12

What part of an hour elapses between 11:50 am and 12:14 pm ?

b. 7/30

c. 17/30

d. 16

32.
A motion was passed by a vote of 6 is to 4. What parts of votes cast were in favor of
the motion?
a. 6/10

b. 6/4

c. 4/6

d. 4/10

33. If three miles is equivalent to 4.83 kilometers, then 11.27 kms is equivalent to how many
miles?
a. 2 1/3

b. 7 1/3

c. 5

d. 7

34. Ever good Systems employ 115 people. During the low season, it laid off 20% of its
employees. By what percent must the company increase its manpower to return to full
capacity?
a. 20

b. 22

c. 23

d. 25

35. Golen Bell Books offer 2004 World Almanac marked at P2, 450.00 less discount of 10% and
5 %. Another bookstore offers the same book but with a single discount of 15%. How much
does the buyer save by buying at the best price?
a. P12.25
b. P 12.50

c. P 12.00
d. P10.50

36. Lulu travels a distance of 20 kilometers at 60 kms. per hour (kph) and then returns over the
same route at 40 kph. What is his average rate for the round trip in kms. per hour?
a. 50kms

b. 48 kph

c. 47 kph

d. 46 kph

37. Mr. Milby took his four children to the trade exhibit. The total cost of their admission tickets
was P 135.00 Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo and their six children had to pay P 220.00. What was the
cost of an adult ticket and that of a childs ticket?
a. P 35.0 & P 25.00
b. P 25.00 & P 35.00

c. P 24.00 & P 35.00

d. P35.00 & P 28.00

38. Cass and uma both have part time jobs. Last week, Cass worked 8 hours and Uma, 5 hours
and both of them earned a total of P800.00. This week, Uma worked 12 hours and Cass, 4
hours and they earned a total of P1, 250.00. How much is Casss hourly rate?
a. P 48.00

b.P49.50

c. P 44.08

d. P44.50

39. What is Uma hourly rate?

a. P89.90

b. P89.00 c. P88.75

d. P 89.47

40. If X is located on line segment AB and point Y is located on line segment CD, If AB = CD and
AX >CY, then :
a. XB > YD
b. AX > XB

c. XB > YD
d. AX > XB

41. If W > X, Y< Z and X > Z, then which of the following equation must be true?
a. W >X >Y> Z
b. W> X >Z >Y

c. X >Z >Y >W

d. Z < Y < X < W

42. The number of degrees through which the hour hand of a clock moves in two hours and 12
minutes is?
a. 66 degrees
b. 72 degrees

c. 126 degrees
d. 732 degrees

43. Emang is 15 years old. Veronica is one-third older. How many years ago was Veronica twice
as old as Emang.
a. 3

b. 5

c. 7.5

d. 10

44. A train running between Calamba and Magallanes arrives at its destination 10 minutes late
when it goes at 40 kms. per hour. And 16 minutes late when it goes at 30 kms. per hour. What
is the difference between the two towns?
a. 25 kms. b. 12 kms. c. 75 kms. d. 80 kms.
45. Jake is 67 years old. His son Jay is 29 years old. In how many years will Jay be exactly half
his fathers age?
a. 6

b. 7

c. 8

d. 9

PROBLEM SOLVING :
46. Jamie bought 55 copies of phil. History and paid a total of P 3,850.00. If she buys 3 copies
more of the same book, how much will she pay in all?
a. P4,060

b. P4,260

c. P4,160

d. P4,150

47. A manufacture finds that 150 pieces of pens are defective and unsuitable for sale. If the
defective pens are equivalent to three percent of the production, how many pens are being
produced?
a. 5100

b. 4990

c. 5000

d. 5150

48. Trisha is paid P 380.00 per hour for the 1 st hrs. She works in a day. For every hour
thereafter, she is paid P 475.00 per hour. If she works 4 more hours day for 3 days in a week,
how much does she earn per week?
a. P2,1000

b. P2,0900

c. P2,0950

d. P2,9990

49. Maxine owns 40% of the stock in Millennium Traders, Inc. Justine owns 15,000 shares.
Aleah owns all the shares not owned by Maxine or Justine. How many shares does Maxine
own if Aleah has 25 % more shares than Maxine?
50.
a. 45,000 shares
c. 60,000 shares
b. 50,000 shares
d. 75,000 shares
c.
51. What would Aleah total number of shares in Millennium Traders Inc?
a. 75,500
b. 75,600

c. 75,050
d. 75,000

52. Two trains start from the same station at the time but travel in opposite directions. Their rate
is 45 miles per hour and 65 miles per hour respectively. After how many hours will the train be
640 miles apart?
a. 4 hrs. 40 mins
b. 5 hrs 48 mins

c. 6 hrs
d. 4 hrs

53. C is the midpoint of line segment AE, B and D are in the line AE so that AB = BC and CD =
DE. What percent of AC is AD?
a. 33 %

b. 50 %

c. 133 %

d. 150 %

54. Admission tickets to a college play cost P20 for students and P 50 for non-students. If 550
tickets were sold and total receipts amounted to P 15,500. How many tickets of each type
were sold?
a. 160 & 390
b. 100 & 450

c.150 & 400

d.170 & 380

55.
Mang Jose, a gardener, can mow a lawn in 3 hrs. After 2 hrs., it rained and he
stopped mowing the lawn, in the afternoon, Aling Tina, completed the rest of the work in one
hour and 30 minutes. How long would it take Aling Tina to mow the lawn by herself?
a. 2 hr. and 30 mins.
b. 1 hr. and 22 mins.

c. 1 hr. and 45 mins.

d. 2 hr. and 22 mins.

56.
A couple wants to have only four children so spaced that the first is older than the
second by 2 years, the second older than the third by three years, the third older than the
fourth by 4 years. If their plan is realized, how old will the eldest child be when the youngest
is nine years old?
a. 18 yrs. Old
b. 16 yrs. Old
57.

c. 17 yrs. old
d.15 yrs. Old

Write 3.4 % as a fraction.

a. 3.4 / 100
b. 3.4 / 1000
58.

c. .34 / 100
d. .34 / 1000

Write % as a decimal.

a. .75
b. .075
59.

c. .0075
d. .00075
The number missing in the series 6, 12, 20, 30, ? , 56, 72 is ?

a. 38
b. 42
c. 44
d. 48
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60.
If the following numbers are arranged in order from smallest to the largest, what will
be the correct order?
* 9 /13 * 13/9 * 70%
a. Bacd
b. Cbad
61.
a. 53

* 1/.70
c. Cdab
d. Acdb

3 is 6 % of a certain number. What is the number?

b. 50

c. 48

d. 18

62.
a. 1
63.

What is the average of 0.6, 6.6, 0.4, and 2.4?

b. 10

b. 53

c. 35

b. 488

c. 48.75

c. P 128.50
d. P 120.00

12 is 125% of what number?

a. 9.6
67.

b. 8

c. 9

d. 10

What percent of 16 is 40?

a. 2.5 %
b. 2500 %
68.

c.
d. 250%

1 subtracted from its reciprocal is?

a. -9/20
b. .45
69.
a. 1:3
70.

a.36
71.
a. 3/40
72.
a. 21

d. 487.50

P25.00 is 20% of what?

a. P 1,250
b. P 125.00
66.

d. 13 3

Find 65% of 75.

a. 4.87
65.

d. 2

What is the sum of 12 + 27?

a. 29
64.

c. 2

c. 25
d. 9/20
What is the ratio of to 3/5?
b. 3:20

c. 5:12

d. 3:4

What is the difference between 150 and 54?

b.166

c. 62

d. 26

One tenth is what part of three-fourths?

b. 1/8

c. 2/15

d. 15/2

How many 1/8s are there in 2 5/8?

b. 22

c. 23

d. 24

73.
A blue neon light blinks every 4 seconds. A red one blinks every 5 seconds, while a
green one blinks every 6 seconds. How many times will they blink together in one hour?
a. once

b. 10 times

c. 20

d. 60

74.

Which of the following is divisible by 3, but not by 9?

a. 11,070
b. 20,103

c. 45,072
d. 19,386

75.
The distance between two towns on a given map is 2 cm. If 1/2cm represents 6
km. What is he distance between the two towns?
a. 18 km
b. 33 km

c. 36 km
d. 42 km

76.
Margo paid P400 for a blouse. If the blouse was sold at 20% discount, what was its
original price?
a. P 80

b. P 480

c. P 500

d. P 540

77.
Julius drove 193.5 kilometers did he travels in one hour? How long it will take him to
travel 150.5 kilometers more?
a. 43 km & 3.5 hrs.
b. 54 km & 4 hrs.

c. 40 km & 7.3 hrs.

d. 42 km & 4 hrs.

78.
Mr. Perez earned P27, 895 from mango plantation. He also earned 352,168 from his
poultry farm. How much did he earn in all?
a. P 379,953
b. P 380,063

c. P 379,963
d. P 479,063

79.
Christine bought 8 kilos margarine. She used 2 1/3 kilos for baking cake and 1
kilos for spaghetti. How many kilos of margarine were left?
a. 5 5/5 kilos
b. 4 1/6 kilos
80.
a. P 15

c. 5 1/6 kilos
d. 3 5/6 kilos

Mrs. Salas bought 6 meters of wire for P20. How much will 9 meters of wire cost?
b. P 20

c. P 25

d. P 30

81.
Belen deposited P4, 000 in a bank with an interest of 7 % per Annum. How much
is the interest of her money after one year?
a. P 100
b. P 300

c. P 1000
d. P 3000

82.
There are 40 pupils with only 20 textbooks in the science class of Mrs. Dela Cruz.
What is the pupil textbooks ratio?
a. 1:2
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b. 2:1

c. 2:3

d. 20:40

On test 25 questions, Uma made 4 mistakes. What percent id he answer correctly?

a. 80% b. 84%

c. 85%

d. 82%

84.
Mrs. Ponti borrowed P1, 500 at 10% interest per annum for 6 months. How much did
she pay back?
a. P 1,525
b. P 1,500
85.

c. P 1,575
d. P 1,595

Which polygon has four equal sides?

a. Rhombus
b. Equilateral
86.

c. Scalene
d. Isosceles

Which two numbers total the sum of 72 the difference being 12?

a. 32 and 40
b. 30 and 42

c. 41 and 31
d. 24 and 48

87.
The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in a class is 2:3. If here are 40
students in the class. How many boys are there?
a. 8

b. 16

c. 18

d. 24

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88.
Mrs. Paredez paid P94.50 for 3 dozen of eggs. How much would two dozen of
such eggs cost?
a. 50.50

b. 54.00 c. 55.00

d. 56.00

89.
Mark divides his day into leisure, sleep, and work in the ratio 1:2:3. How many hours
does he spend work.
a. 4 hr

b. 8 hr

c. 10 hr

d. 12 hr

90.
It takes 20 men to build a house or 60 days. How many men will be needed to build
in 15 days?
a. 5
91.

b. 80

c. 100

Which of these is a correct proportion?

a. 3:5 = 5:10
b. 7:10 = 15:18
92.
a. 9 cm
93.
a. 11

d. 120

c. 1 :2 = 5:7
d. 4:9 = 2:41/2

The area of rectangle is 17 cm2. Find its perimeter if its length is 13 cm

b. 30 cm

c. 44 cm

d. 54 cm

What is the sum of the first five prime numbers?

b. 18

c. 26

d. 28

94.
In a sequence of start and stops an elevator travels from the first floor to the fifth floor
and then to the second floor. From there, the elevator travels to the fourth and then to the
third floor. If the floors are 3 meters apart how far has the elevator traveled?

a. 18 m
95.

b. 27 m

a. 0.351
97.
a. -4/3
98.
a. 1/14
99.
a. 0

d. 45 m

14.3 is equal to
c. 143 100
d. 0.143 x 1000

a. 0.143 x 100
b. 14.3 x 100
96.

c. 30 m

Which of the following has the greatest value?

b. 35/100 c. 3/10

d. 3/9

Which of the following numbers is greater than -3/2?

b. -3

c. -7/4

d. -2

Simplify 1/3+2/5-2/6
b. 1/5

c. 2/3

d. 2/5

Find the product of (2 ) (5/7) (2/5)

b. 5/44

c. 1

d. 5/7

100. Simplify [2(-3)2 (-4)(-5) -2]

a. -4

b. 14

c. 28

d. 10

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