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MATHEMATICS – ALGEBRA

PROBLEM SET # 1
INSTRUCTION: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer of your choice.

1. Which number has four significant figures?

A. 0.0025 B. 0.02525 C. 0.0252 D. 2.4250

2. What is the solution of the equation 25x2 + 2(x – 4)2 = -3, where x is a real-valued variable?
A. -6.12 and -3.88 B. -0.52 and 0.700 C. 7.55 D. no solution

4 1
3. What is the determinant of the following 2 x 2 matrix? ! &
2 6
A. 18 B. 20 C. 22 D. 24

1 3 6
4. What is the determinant of the following matrix? '2 −1 1 *
1 2 −1
A. 30 B. 34 C. 38 D. 42

5. Solve the following set of simultaneous linear equations for A, B, and C.

2A + 3B – C = -10 -A + 4B + 2C = -4 2A – 2B + 5C = 30
A. 8.38, -4.81, 4.32 C. 6.38, -9.81, 4.32
B. 1.38, -5.81, 4.32 D. 1.38, -2.81, 4.32

6. What is the value of A satisfying the expression A-5/4 = 0.001?

A. 211.19 B. 231.19 C. 251.19 D. 271.19

7. Refer to the following systems of equations.

4x + 3y + 10z = 5 8x – 2y + 9z = 5 8x + y – 10z = 5
What is the classical adjoint of the coefficient matrix?
é 10 42 47 ù é 11 40 57 ù
A. ê152 - 120 44 ú
ú C. ê152 - 120 44 ú
ú
ê ê
êë 24 20 - 32úû êë 64 20 - 32úû
é11 450 47 ù é 11 40 47 ù
B. ê12 - 120 44 ú
ú D. ê152 - 120 44 ú
ú
ê ê
êë24 20 - 32úû êë 24 20 - 32úû

8. Refer to the following systems of equations.

4x + 3y + 10z = 5 8x – 2y + 9z = 5 8x + y – 10z = 5
What is the inverse of the coefficient matrix?
é0.0648 0.054 0.535 ù é0.0148 0.454 0.0635 ù
A. êê0.2054 - 0.162 0.0594 úú C. êê0.6054 - 0.162 0.0594 úú
êë0.0324 0.027 - 0.043úû êë0.0324 0.027 - 0.043úû
é0.0148 0.054 0.0635 ù é0.5148 0.054 0.2635 ù
B. êê0.2054 - 0.162 0.0594 úú D. êê0.2054 - 0.462 0.0594 úú
êë0.0324 0.027 - 0.043úû êë0.0324 0.027 - 0.043úû

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9. What is the matrix difference A – B of matrices A and B?
é3 4 1 ù é5 2 -6 ù
A = ê ú B = ê ú
ë5 2 - 2û ë- 5 4 7û
A. éê
7ù
C. éê
-2 5 -2 0 7ù
8 - 2 - 9 ú 1 - 2 - 9 ú
ë û ë û
é
B. ê
-2 1 7ù é
D. ê
-2 2 7ù
ú ú
ë10 - 2 - 6û ë10 - 2 - 9û

é1 - 3 2ù
10. The determinant of matrix A is -7. What is the missing value a? ê ú
A = ê0 1 2ú
êë3 - 1 aúû
A. 11 B. 45 C. 75 D. 15

11. How many significant digits do the 20,540.00 have?

A. 7 B. 5 C. 6 D. 4

12. Which of the following is not true of the given equations below?
n
A. xm/n = xm B. mx = my, then x = y C. a2 + b2 = a + b D. (x/y)a = xa y-a

2 2
13. Solve for x: x = (b - 4 b + 16)(b - 16)
3
b + 64
b2 - 4
A. b + 4 B. b - 4 C. D. b – 4
b + 4 b + 4

14. Factor the expression as completely as possible 3x3 - 3x2 - 18x.

A. 3x(x+2)(x+3) B. 3x(x-2)(x-3) C. 2x(x+2)(x-3) D. 3x(x+2)(x-3)

15. Factor the expression as completely as possible x4 - y4.

A. (x2-y2)(x+y)(x-y) B. (x2+y2)(x-y)(x-y) C. (x2+y2)(x+y)(x+y) D. (x2+y2)(x+y)(x-y)

16. Factor the expression as completely as possible x2 + 8x + 16.

A. (x+6)2 B. (x+4)2 C. (x-4)2 D. (x+4)3

¥ - 4000
= ?
17. ¥
A. 0 B. 1 C. infinity D. indeterminate

18. i23 is equal to

A. i B. 1 C. -1 D. -i

19. Factor the expression as completely as possible ay + ax –xb – by.

A. (x+y)(a-b) B. (x+y)(a+b) C. (xy)(ab) D. (x+y)(ab)

20. Solve the equation simultaneously 4x + 2y = 5 and 5x - 3y = -2

A. 1, 2 B. ½ , 3/2 C. 2, 3 D. ½, ¾

21. Solve for x: x – 3y = 10 and 2x + y = 6

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

22. Three bars of iron weigh 3 2/5, 5 1/2, and 7 3/10 kilograms. Find their average weight.
A. 4.4 kg B. 5.4 kg C. 6.4 kg D. 7.4 kg

23. A number minus 4 is 9. Find the number.

A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 13

24. What are the solutions to the following equation? x2 – x – 20 = 0

A. x1 = 3; x2 = -4 B. x1 = 5; x2 = -4 C. x1 = 7; x2 = -4 D. x1 = 9; x2 = -4

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25. Determine the SUM of the positive-valued solutions to the simultaneously equations:
xy = 24 yz = 32 xz = 48
A. 18 B. 16 C. 15 D. 17

26. Solve for x: 3x + 9x = 27x.

A. 0.438 B. 0.460 C. 0.415 D. 0.482

é2 - 1ù
27. Determine the product of the following matrices: ê1 0 ú x é1 - 2 - 5ù
ê ú ê3 4 0 ú
êë3 4 úû ë û

é- 1 - 8 - 10ù é- 1 - 8 - 10ù
A. ê 1 - 2 - 5 úú B. ê- 1 - 2 5 úú
ê ê
êë15 10 - 15úû êë 9 22 15 úû
é0 0 - 10ù é0 0 - 10ù
C. ê 1 - 2 - 5 úú D. ê 1 - 2 - 5 ú
ê ê ú
êë0 21 15 úû êë0 21 - 15úû

2 3 1
28. If A = - 1 2 4 . What is the cofactor with the second row, third column element?
0 5 7
1 3 2 3
A. B. -
0 5 0 5
1 7 3 1
C. - D.
2 0 0 7

29. A student had an average of 72 so far in her 4 quizzes. How much should he get in her fifth quiz to raise his
average to 75?
A. 83 B. 85 C. 87 D. 89

30. The average of six scores is 83. If the highest score is removed, the average of the remaining scores is 81.2.
Find the highest score.
A. 91 B. 92 C. 93 D. 94

31. Jody’s English quiz scores are 56, 93, 72, 89 and 87. What is the median of her scores?
A. 87 B. 85 C. 72 D. 56

ANSWER KEY:

1. B 8. B 15. D 22. B 29. C

2. D 9. D 16. B 23. D 30. B
3. C 10. D 17. D 24. B 31. A
4. C 11. A 18. D 25. A
5. D 12. C 19. A 26. A
6. C 13. D 20. B 27. A
7. D 14. D 21. D 28. B

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MATHEMATICS - ALGEBRA
PROBLEM SET # 2
INSTRUCTION: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer of your choice.

1. What is the resultant, R, of the vectors F1, F2, and F3?

F1 = 4i + 7j + 6k F2 = 9i + 2j + 11k F3 = 5i – 3j – 6k
A. R = 13i + 6j + 11k C. R = 18i + 8j + 11k
B. R = 18i - 6j + 11k D. R = 18i + 6j + 11k

2. Simplify the expression (A x B).C, given

A = 3i + 2j B = 2i + 3j + k C = 5i + 2j + 3k
A. 13 B. 15 C. 17 D. 19

3. What is the product of the complex numbers 3 + 5i and 7 – 2i?

A. 11 + 29i B. 31 + 22i C. 31 + 29i D. 31 - 29i

4. What is the rectangular form of the complex number 6ei(5π/13)?

A. 1.13 + 8.61i B. 5.13 + 5.61i C. 2.13 + 3.61i D. 2.13 + 5.61i

6 + 4i
5. What is the rationalized value of the following complex quotient?
3 + 4i
A. 1.36 - 0.48i B. 2.36 - 0.68i C. 3.36 - 0.88i D. 4.36 - 0.58i

6. For the three vectors A, B, and C, what is the product A ∙ (B x C)?

A = 6i + 8j + 10k B = i + 2j + 3k C = 3i + 4j + 8k
A. 10 B. 12 C. 14 D. 16

7. Find the length of the resultant of the following vectors.

3i + 4j -5k 7i + 2j + 3k -16i -14j + 8k
A. 11.66 B. 13.66 C. 15.66 D. 17.66

8. Find the unit vector (i.e. the direction vector) associated with the vector 18i + 7j + 29k.
A. 0.116i + 0.201j + 0.832k C. 0.516i + 0.201j + 0.632k
B. 0.516i + 0.401j + 0.832k D. 0.516i + 0.201j + 0.832k

9. Refers to the vectors A and B. What is the dot product A ∙ B of the vectors?
A = 2i + 4j + 8k B = -2i + j – 5k
A. -34 B. -36 C. -38 D. -40

10. Six times the sum of a number and 1 is 9 less than the number. Find the number.
A. 1 B. 2 C. -3 D. -4

11. You see fireworks 2 seconds before you hear them. If the speed of sound is 1100 fps, how far away are the
fireworks?
A. 2510 ft B. 2200 ft C. 3530 ft D. 550 ft

12. A collection of 30 dimes and quarters is worth $4.35. How many quarters are there?
A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9

13. Twice the sum of two numbers is 22. The sum of the squares of the two numbers is 61. The product of the two
numbers is
A. 36 B. 30 C. 58 D. 68

14. If a two-digit number has x for its unit’s digit and y for its ten’s digit, represent the number.
A. 10x + y B. 10y + x C. yx D. xy

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15. A boat man rows to a place 4.8 miles with the stream and back in 14 hours but finds he can row 14 miles with the
stream in the same time as 3 miles against the stream. Find the rate of the stream.
A. 1.5 mph B. 1 mph C. 0.8 mph D. 0.6 mph

16. The sum of two numbers is 30. One number is 4 more than the other. Find the numbers.
A. 10 and 14 B. 11 and 15 C. 12 and 16 D. 13 and 17

17. If the smaller of two consecutive integers is tripled, the result is 9 more than the larger. Find the integers.
A. 3 and 6 B. 4 and 5 C. 5 and 6 D. 6 and 7

18. The product of two consecutive odd integers is 63. Find the smaller integers.
A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10

19. A motorboat can travel 12 mph in still water. If the boat takes the same amount of time to travel 4 miles
upstream as it does to travel 5 miles downstream, find the speed of the current.
A. 1 mph B. 2 mph C. 1 1/3 mph D. 4 mph

20. A plane takes the same amount of time to fly 30 miles against the wind as it does to fly 50 miles with the wind. If
the speed of the wind is 25 mph, find the speed of the plane in still air.
A. 70 mph B. 80 mph C. 90 mph D. 100 mph

21. Two cyclists head in opposite directions on a straight road. One cycles at 10 mph and the other at 15 mph. In
how many hours will they be 75 miles apart?
A. 2 hrs B. 2.5 hrs C. 3 hrs D. 3.5 hrs

22. The product of two consecutive odd integers is 35. Find the smaller integer.
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

23. How much water must be evaporated from 10 kg solution which has 4% salt to make a solution of 10% salt?
A. 4 kg B. 5 kg C. 6 kg D. 7 kg

24. Debbie is now twice as old as Jerry. Four years ago, Debbie was three times as old as Jerry then. How old is
Debbie?
A. 14 B. 16 C. 18 D. 24

25. A pump can pump out a tank in 10 hours. Another pump can pump the same tank in 16 hrs. How long will it take
both pumps together to pump out the tank?
A. 7 hours B. 7 1/2 hours C. 6.15 hours D. 6 1/2 hours

26. A chemist of a distillery experimented on two alcohol solutions of different strength, 35% alcohol and 50%
alcohol, respectively. How many cubic meters of each strength must be used in order to produce a mixture of
100 m3 that contains 42% alcohol?
A. 43.33 m3, 46.67 m3 C. 53.33 m3, 46.67 m3
B. 63.33 m3, 46.67 m3 D. 13.33 m3, 66.67 m3

27. Sara can type twice as fast as Sean. Together they can type the annual report in 4 days. How long would it take
Sara to type the annual report by herself?
A. 3 days B. 4 days C. 5 days D. 6 days

28. A faucet can fill an empty utility sink in 3 minutes. The drain can empty a full sink in 5 minutes. If by mistake
both are open, how long will it take to fill an empty sink?
A. 7 ½ min B. 8 ½ min C. 8 ½ min D. 9 ½ min

29. Sandi is 5 years older than Peggy. In 6 years, the sum of their ages will be 31. Find the present age of Sandi.
A. 12 B. 14 C. 16 D. 18

30. How many grams of an alloy that is 80% copper should be melted with 20 grams of an alloy that is 30% copper
to produce an alloy that is 40% copper?
A. 5 grams B. 6 grams C. 7 grams D. 8 grams

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31. In a certain laboratory, a chemist has 24 ml of 78% sulfuric acid solution. How many liters of pure sulfuric acid
should he add to make 85% solution?
A. 4.60 ml B. 5.80 ml C. 16.40 ml D. 11.20 ml

32. Person A can do a job in 5 hours. Working with person B, the job takes 3 hours. How long would it take B
working alone to do the job?
A. 7.5 hrs B. 8.5 hrs C. 9.5 hrs D. 10.5 hrs

33. Twice the sum of two numbers is 28. The sum of the squares of the two numbers is 100. The product of the two
numbers is
A. 48 B. 12 C. 24 D. 36

34. In a 3-digit number, the hundreds digit is 4 more than the unit digit and the tens digit is twice the hundred digit. If
the sum of the digits is 12, find the units digit.
A. 4 B. 0 C. 8 D. 2

35. Two planes leave New York at 10 AM, one heading for Europe at 600 kph and one heading in the opposite
direction at 150 kph. At what time they be 900 kms apart?
A. 11:30 AM B. 12:15 PM C. 12:00 NN D. 11:12 AM

36. Martha drives half the distance from A to B at 40 miles per hour and the other half the distance at 60 miles per
hour. What is her average rate of speed, in miles per hour, for the entire trip?
A. 48 B. 49 C. 50 D. 51

37. Two women paint a barn. Barbara can paint it alone in 5 days, Sara in 8 days. They start to paint it together, but
after 2 days Sara gets bored and Barbara finishes alone. How long does it take her to finish?
A. 1-3/4 days B. 1-1/2 days C. 1-2/5 days D. 1-1/9 days

38. Jones can paint a car in 8 hours. Smith can paint the same car in 6 hours. They start to paint the car together.
After 2 hours, Jones leaves for lunch and Smith finishes painting the car alone. How long does it take Smith to
finish?
A. 3 ½ hrs B. 1 ½ hrs C. 2 ½ hrs D. 4 ½ hrs

39. A farmer has 100 galloons of 70% pure disinfectant. He wishes to mix it with disinfectant which is 90% pure in
order to obtain 75% pure disinfectant. How much of the 90% pure disinfectant must he use?
A. 25 ½ B. 30 C. 33 D. 33 1/3

40. Alex is 8 years older than Cynthia. Twenty years ago, Alex was three times as old as Cynthia. How old is Cynthia
now?
A. 18 B. 20 C. 30 D. 24

41. Baby’s age is three times Maria’s. If 20 is added to Maria’s age and 20 is subtracted from Baby’s, their ages will
be equal. How old is baby now?
A. 60 B. 90 C. 45 D. 75

42. Susan’s age in 20 years will be the same as Thelma’s age is now. Ten years from now, Thelma’s age will be
twice Susan’s. What is the present age of Thelma?
A. 45 B. 40 C. 50 D. 30

43. Mrs. Smith is twice as old as her daughter Sam. Ten years ago, the sum of their ages was 46 years. How old is
Sam?
A. 12 B. 15 C. 22 D. 19

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ANSWER KEY:

1. D 10. C 19. C 28. A 37. A

2. D 11. B 20. D 29. A 38. C
3. C 12. D 21. C 30. A 39. D
4. D 13. B 22. B 31. D 40. D
5. A 14. B 23. C 32. A 41. A
6. B 15. C 24. B 33. A 42. D
7. A 16. D 25. C 34. B 43. C
8. D 17. C 26. C 35. D
9. D 18. A 27. D 36. C

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M A T H E M A T I C S – ALGEBRA

PROBLEM SET # 3
INSTRUCTION: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer of your choice.

1. The salary of an employee’s job has five levels, each one 7% greater than the one below it. Due to
circumstances, the salary of the employee must be reduced from the top (fifth) level to the second level, which
results in a reduction of $122.00 per month. What is the employee’s present salary per month?
A. $624.12 B. $644.12 C. $664.12 D. $684.12

2. At approximately what time between the hours of 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm would the angle between the hour hand
and the minute hand of a continuously driven clock be exactly 180o?
A. 1:32.18 pm B. 1:34.18 pm C. 1:36.18 pm D. 1:38.18 pm

3. At what time after 12:00 noon will the hour hand and minute hand of the clock first form and angle of 120o?
A. 12:18.818 B. 12:21.818 C. 12:22.818 D. 12:24.818

4. In a right triangle one of the sides is five units longer than the other. The length of the hypotenuse is 50. Find
the length of shorter side.
A. 30.23 B. 32.77 C. 36.03 D. 38.20

5. The cost of renting a car is $35 per day plus 16 ¢ per mile. How many miles can you driven in one day for a total
cost of $91?
A. 340 mi B. 350 mi C. 360 mi D. 370 mi

6. Lucy invests $1320 more at 9% than she invests at 12%. The interest from the two investments is the same.
How much did she invest at 12%?
A. P3930 B. P3940 C. P3950 D. P3960

7. The perimeter of a small rectangular industrial lot is 140 m, and its diagonal is 50 m. Find the area of the land.
A. 1100 m2 B. 1200 m2 C. 1300 m2 D. 1400 m2

8. The length of a rectangle is 5 cm longer than the width. The area of the rectangle is 66 cm2. Find the width.
A. 4 cm B. 5 cm C. 6 cm D. 7 cm

9. Stephen wants to put a frame of uniform width around his 4 by 6 ft painting. He wants the area of frame to equal
the area of painting. How wide should he make the frame?
A. 1 ft B. 2 ft C. 3 ft D. 4 ft

10. Dorothy invested her income tax refund in two separate accounts. She invested part of it at 7% and triple that
amount at 11%. The total first year interest from the two investments was $120. How much did she invest at
7%?
A. $100 B. $200 C. $300 D. $400

11. If x varies directly as y and inversely as z, and x = 14 when y = 7 and z = 2, find the value of x when y = 16 and
z = 4.
A. 14 B. 4 C. 16 D. 8

12. The force required to stretch a spring is directly proportional to its length. The force of 40 KN is needed to stretch
a spring of 5 mm. If a force of 160 KN is applied, find the length stretched?
A. 20 mm B. 30 mm C. 40 mm D. 50 mm

13. In the expansion of (x – 2y)7 find the y3-term, that is, the term involving y3.
A. -260x4y3 B. -480x4y3 C. -180x4y3 D. -280x4y3

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14. Resolve the following into partial fractions. (3x2 - 8x + 9)/(x - 2)3
A. 2/(x-2) + 4/(x-2)2 + 5/(x-2)3 C. 3/(x-2) - 4/(x-2)2 + 8/(x-2)3
B. 3/(x-2) + 4/(x-2)2 + 1/(x-2)3 D. 3/(x-2) + 4/(x-2)2 + 5/(x-2)3

15. Find the constant term in the expansion of (2x3 – 1/x2)5

A. 34 B. 56 C. -108 D. -40

16. Find the sum of coefficients of (2x - 3y)12.

A. 1 B. 3 C. 5 D. 7

17. Supposed $40,000 is invested at 7%. How much additional money would have to be invested at 11% to make
yield on the entire amount equal to 9.4%?
A. $50,000 B. $60,000 C. $65,000 D. $70,000

18. A stereo is on sale for 15% off. The sale price is $425. What was the original price?
A. $470 B. $480 C. $490 D. $500

19. Find the 6th term in the expansion of (x + y)9

A. 126 x4 y5 B. 136 x4 y5 C. 146 x4 y5 D. 156 x4 y5

20. Find the middle term of (3x7 + 2y3)8.

A. 90,420 x28y12 B. 90,520 x28y12 C. 90,620 x28y12 D. 90,720 x28y12

5x - 2
21. Find the partial fraction of .
x2 - 4
A. 3/(x-2) + 2/(x+2) B. 5/(x-2) + 3/(x+2) C. 2/(x-2) + 8/(x+2) D. 2/(x-2) + 3/(x+2)

22. A collection of 36 coins consists of nickels, dimes and quarters. There are three fewer quarters than nickels and
six more dimes than quarters. How many are quarters?
A. 12 B. 15 C. 9 D. 6

23. A florist wishes to make bouquets of mixed spring flowers. Each bouquet is the be made up ofchrysanthemum
(mums) at Php30 a bunch and roses at Php21 a bunch. How many bunches of mum’s should she use to make
15 bunches which she can sell for Php24 a bunch?
A. 6 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

24. A man invested Php 50,000. Part of it he put in an oil stock from which he hoped to receive 20 percent return per
year. The rest he invested in a bank stock which was paying 6 percent per year. If he received Php 400 more the
first year from the bank stock than from the oil stock, how much did he invest in the oil stock?
A. Php 12,000 B. Php 13,000 C. Php 10,000 D. Php 11,000

25. A bookstore contracted to purchase a best-selling book at P250.00/copy. At what price should the bookstore
retail this book so that, despite a 15% discount, the profit on each copy will be 30%?
A. 375.66 B. 413.22 C. 500 D. 454.55

26. Mr. Sy wished to invest a sum of money so that the interest each year would pay his son’s college expenses. If
the money was invested at 8 percent and the college expenses were $10,000 per year, how much should Mr. Sy
invest?
A. 145,000 B. 114,000 C. 130,000 D. 125,000

27. If equal spheres are piled in the form of a complete pyramid with a rectangular base, find the total number of
spheres in the pile if there are 5 and 4 spheres in the long and short side of the base, respectively.
A. 36 B. 39 C. 40 D. 42

28. A picture 9 cm by 12 cm is framed in wood. What uniform width of the frame if it has an area of 162 cm2?
A. 1 cm B. 2 cm C. 3 cm` D. 4 cm

29. The acceleration of an object varies directly as the force acting on it. If a force of 80 N causes an acceleration of
7.5 m/s2, what force will cause an acceleration of 9.0 m/s2?
A. 90 kg B. 94 kg C. 92 kg D. 96 kg

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30. If y varies directly as x, and y = 15 when x = 10, find y when x = 14.
A. 20 B. 21 C. 22 D. 23

31. Suppose w varies jointly as x and y and inversely as z, and w = 4 when x = 4, y = 5 and z = 6. Find w when x =
3, y = 10, and z = 3.
A. 10 B. 12 C. 14 D. 16

32. What time after 5 o'clock will the hands of the clock be perpendicular for the second time?
A. 5:35.36 B. 5:36.36 C. 5:39.39 D. 5:43.64

33. What is the numerical coefficient of the term containing x3y2 in the expansion of (x + 2y)5?
A. 10 B. 20 C. 40 D. 80

34. In the expansion of (2x + 3y)6 find the x5 term.

A. 456x5y B. 576 x5y C. 521x5y D. 234x5y

35. The tenth term of (x + 1)20 is 167,960 x11. Write the 12th term.
A. 157,960x9 B. 167,960x9 C. 177,960x9 D. 187,960x9

- 3x 2 + x - 5 A Bx + C
36. Solve for C in the equation = + 2
2
( x + 1)(x + 2) ( x + 1) ( x + 2)
A. 1 B. 3 C. 2 D. 4

3x
37. Find the partial fraction of
3
( x - 1)
1 -x + 1 1 -x + 1
A. + B. +
x - 1 x2 - x + 1 x + 1 x2 + x + 1
1 -x + 1 1 x -1
C. + D. +
x - 1 x2 + x + 1 x - 1 x2 + x + 1

38. If the salesperson makes a commission of $756 on sales of $5400. At the same rate, what commission would
she make on sales of $6500?
A. $900 B. $920 C. $910 D. $930

39. A public-opinion survey indicates that of a sample of 600 voters, 396 favored a school-bond measure. If there
are 18,000 voters in the city, about how many are likely to vote for the bond?
A. 10,880 B. 11,880 C. 12,880 D. 13,880

40. The speed of an object falling from rest is directly proportional to the time it has fallen. After an object has fallen
for 2.5 seconds, its speed is 24.5 m/s. What is its speed after it has fallen for 4 seconds?
A. 39.20 m/s B. 41.20 m/s C. 43.20 m/s D. 45.20 m/s

41. What time between 3 and 4 o'clock will the hands of the clock be together?
A. 3:14.36 B. 3:16.36 C. 3:18.36 D. 3:20.36

42. What time between 9 and 10 o'clock will the hands of the clock be directly opposite to each other?
A. 9:13.53 B. 9:11.51 C. 9:16.36 D. 9:18.56

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1. C 10. C 19. A 28. C 37. C

2. D 11. C 20. D 29. D 38. C
3. B 12. A 21. D 30. B 39. B
4. B 13. D 22. C 31. B 40. A
5. B 14. D 23. D 32. D 41. B
6. D 15. D 24. C 33. C 42. C
7. B 16. A 25. D 34. B
8. C 17. B 26. D 35. B
9. A 18. D 27. C 36. A

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MATHEMATICS – ALGEBRA

PROBLEM SET # 4
INSTRUCTION: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer of your choice.
MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1. One fair die is used in a dice game. The player wins $25 if he rolls either a 1 or a 6. He loses $5 if he turns up
any other face. What is the expected winning for one roll of the die?
A. $1.00 B. $3.00 C. $5.00 D. $7.00

2. An urn contains four black balls and eight white balls. What is the probability of getting one black ball and one
white ball in two consecutive draws from the urn without replacement?
A. 0.285 B. 0.485 C. 0.685 D. 0.885

3. A marksman can hit a bull’s-eye from 100 m with three out of every four shots. What is the probability that he will
hit a bull’s-eye with at least one of the next four shots?
A. 215/256 B. 235/256 C. 255/256 D. 275/256

4. What is the probability that either three heads or four heads will be thrown if six fair coins are tossed at once?
A. 0.147 B. 0.347 C. 0.547 D. 0.747

5. What are the mean and sample standard deviation of the following numbers?
71.3 74.0 74.25 78.54 79.4
A. 75.5, 3.39 B. 77.5, 4.39 C. 79.5, 5.39 D. 73.5, 6.39

6. Five fair coins are tossed at once. What is the probability of obtaining three heads and two tail?
A. 0.1125 B. 0.3125 C. 0.5125 D. 0.7125

7. What is the sample variance of the following numbers? 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16
A. 20 B. 22 C. 24 D. 26

8. What is the probability of picking an orange ball and a white ball out of a bag containing seven orange balls, eight
green balls, and four white balls?
A. 0.16374 B. 0.36374 C. 0.56374 D. 0.76374

9. A bag contains 100 balls numbered 1 to 100. One ball is drawn from the bag. What is the probability that the
number on the ball selected will be odd or greater than 90?
A. 0.15 B. 0.35 C. 0.55 D . 0.75

10. 100 random samples were taken from a large population. A particular numerical characteristic of sampled items
was measured. The results of the measurements were as follows.
45 measurements were between 0.759 and 0.800
0.801 was observed twice
0.802 was observed twice
0.803 was observed four times
0.804 was observed twice
45 measurements were between 0.805 and 0.858
The smallest value was 0.759, and the largest value was 0.858. The sum of all 100 measurement was 81.170.
except those noted, no measurements occurred more than twice. What is the mean of the measurements?
A. 0.412 B. 0.612 C. 0.812 D. 1.012

11. What is the sample variance of the following data?

0.50, 0.80, 0.75, 0.52, 0.60, 0.83
A. 0.021 B. 0.121 C. 0.221 D. 0.321

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12. How many different sequences of 10 signal flags can be constructed from 4 red flags and 6 blue flags?
A. 200 B. 210 C. 220 D. 230

13. Two cards are drawn from an ordinary deck of 52. What is the probability of getting a spade and a diamond?
A. 0.127 B. 0.227 C. 0.337 D. 0.557

14. Determine the sum of odd numbers from 1 to 681 of the following integers.
A. 198,093 B. 189,041 C. 116,281 D. 418,419

15. In how many ways an organization with 10 directors choose a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, a
Treasurer and an Auditor, if no member can hold more than one position?
A. 30,240 B. 32,945 C. 34,092 D. 36,384

16. A PSME has 20ME’s, 12PME’s and 8 CPM. If a committee of 3 members, one of each from each group is to be
formed, how many such committees can be formed?
A. 1620 B. 1720 C. 1820 D. 1920

17. An urn contains 10 black balls and 15 white balls. What is the probability of getting 1 black and 1 white ball in
two consecutive draws from the urn?
A. 0.5 B. 1.0 C. 1.50 D. 2.0

18. An organization held a lottery to raise funds for their organization, with P100,000 top prize and with 5,000 tickets
printed and sold. What is the mathematical expectation of a member if he bought 30 tickets?
A. P200 B. P300 C. P500 D. P600

19. In a dice game, one fair die is used. The player wins P24.00 if he rolls either a 1 or 6. He losses P6.00 if he
turns up any other face. What is the expected winning for one roll of die?
A. P2.00 B. P3.00 C. P4.00 D. P5.00

20. The probability that both stages of a two-stage rocket will function correctly is 0.95. The reliability of the first
stage is 0.98. What is the reliability of the second stage?
A. 0.95 B. 0.96 C. 0.97 D. 0.98

21. How many permutations can be made from the word ALCORCON?
A. 10,080 B. 11,080 C. 12,080 D. 13,080

22. In a class of 40 students, 27 like Calculus and 25 like Chemistry. How many like both Calculus and Chemistry?
A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 13

23. A fair coin is tossed three times. What is the probability of getting either 3 heads or 3 tail?
A. 1/8 B. 3/8 C. ¼ D. ½

24. On a bookshelf there are 10 different Algebra books, 6 different Geometry books and 4 different Calculus books.
In how many ways can you choose 3 books, one of each kind?
A. 240 B. 260 C. 280 D. 300

25. In how many ways can two numbers whose sum is even be chosen from the numbers 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, and 11?
A. 8 B. 10 C. 7 D. 9

26. A basketball coach has a total of 10 players. In how many ways can be field a team of 5 players if the captain
ball is always included?
A. 42 B. 70 C. 126 D. 25

27. An association has 15 officials. How many 4-member committees can be formed from these officials?
A. 1,365 B. 1,966 C. 1,638 D. 1,138

28. Determine the number of permutations of 8 distinct objects, taken 3 at a time.

A. 504 B. 210 C. 120 D. 336

29. A student is to answer 8 out of 10 questions on an exam. Find the number of choices.
A. 45 B. 50 C. 40 D. 60

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30. Find the number of ways in which 6 teachers can be assigned to 4 sections of an introductory psychology
courses if no teacher is assigned to more than one section.
A. 60 B. 240 C. 120 D. 360

31. American was tested by their blood samples A, B, AB and O. The proportion of the blood type samples of the
Caucasians are 0.41, 0.1, 0.04 and 0.45 respectively. Find the probability that the Caucasian that he or she is
either A or AB.
A. 0.43 B. 0.51 C. 0.55 D. 0.45

32. Find the probability of getting a spade and a face card (Jack, Queen, King) in an ordinary deck of 52 cards.
A. 3/39 B. 3/52 C. 1/52 D. 1/49

33. Given a well-balanced coin, what is the probability of getting a head or a tail in the long run?
A. 70:50 B. 50:50 C. 40:60 D. 30:50

34. With a throw of 3 dice, what is the probability of getting a 9 or an 11?

A. 50/216 B. 54/216 C. 56/216 D. 52/216

35. If a card is drawn from a deck of 52 cards of 4 suits. What is the probability that it will be a Jack, Queen or a
King.
A. 4/52 B. 12/52 C. 8/52 D. 16/52

36. A drawer contains 10 white and 6 black balls, what is the probability of randomly drawing two black balls?
A. 0.125 B. 0.250 C. 0.117 D. 0.500

37. A box contains 8 red, 3 white, and 9 blue balls. If 3 balls are drawn at random, determine the probability that all 3
are red.
A. 12/285 B. 14/285 C. 16/285 D. 18/285

38. Determine the probability p of the event one or more heads appear in the toss of three fair coins.
A. 7/8 B. 8/9 C. 5/6 D. 2/3

39. Box A contains 5 red marble and 3 blue marbles, and Box B contains 2 red and 3 blue. A marble drawn at
random from each box. Find the probability that one is red and one is blue.
A. 3/8 B. 5/8 C. 3/20 D. 21/40

40. The probability that Ed hits a targets is ¼. He fires 6 times. Find the probability that he hits thetarget at least
once.
A. 0.780 B. 0.740 C. 0.820 D. 0.800

41. A family has six children. Find the probability that there are three boys and three girls. Assume that the
probability of any particular child being a boy is ½.
A. 1/8 B. 5/16 C. 3/8 D. ¼

42. The probability that A hits a target is 1/3 and the probability that B hits the target is 1/5. They both fire at the
target. Find the probability that A does not hit the target.
A. 8/5 B. 2/3 C. 1/3 D. 1/15

43. One prominent physician claims that 70% of those lungs cancer are chain smokers. If his assessment is correct.
Find the probability that of 10 patients recently admitted to a hospital, fewer than half assessment are smokers.
A. 0.0382 B. 0.0344 C. 0.0438 D. 0.0474

44. Given n = 5 with measurements 2, 1, 1, 3, 5. What is the sample variance?

A. 1.496 B. 2.24 C. 2.8 D. 2.4

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1. C 10. C 19. C 28. D 37. B

2. B 11. A 20. C 29. A 38. A
3. C 12. B 21. A 30. D 39. D
4. C 13. A 22. C 31. D 40. C
5. A 14. C 23. C 32. B 41. B
6. B 15. A 24. A 33. B 42. B
7. C 16. D 25. D 34. B 43. D
8. A 17. A 26. C 35. B 44. C
9. C 18. D 27. A 36. A

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