1.

20% of 2 is equal to…

A. 0.5
B. 0.4
C. 0.2 Base (B) = 2
D. 0.1 Rate (R) = 20% or 0.2
Percentage (P) = ?
Percentage (P) = Rate (R) x Base (B)
P = 0.2 x 2
P = 0.4
2. One-way fare from Manila to Cebu is ₱3,800. How many round-trip tickets
can be purchased with the amount of ₱91,200?
a. 8
b. 14
c. 10 ₱3,800 = one-way fare
d. 12 ₱3,800 X 2 = ₱7,600 - cost of 1 round-trip ticket
₱91,200 / ₱7,600 = 12 round trip tickets
3. How many seconds are in a 24 hour day?
a. 84,600
b. 86,400 1 day = 24 hours
c. 89,500 1 hour = 60 minutes
d. 83,450
1 min = 60 seconds
24 ℎ𝑟 60 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑠 60 𝑠𝑒𝑐
1 day x 𝑥 𝑥 = 𝟖𝟔, 𝟒𝟎𝟎 𝒔𝒆𝒄
1 𝑑𝑎𝑦 1 ℎ𝑟 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛
4. To express that there is significant difference between the income of family
A and that of the income of family B.
a. Ho: x₁≠ 𝒙₂
b. Ho: x₁= 𝒙₂
c. Ha: x₁≠ 𝒙₂
d. Ha: x₁= 𝒙₂
5. Total amount after adding 8% interest for 3 months of P6,000?
a. Р6,130
b. P6,120
c. P10,500
d. P10,300

Given:
P: P6,000
r: 8% or 0.08
1 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟 1
t: 3 mos. x = 𝑜𝑟 0.25𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟
12 𝑚𝑜𝑠. 4
A = P (1 + rt) A = 6,000 (1.02)
A = 6,000 (1 + 0.08 x 0.25) A =P6,120
6. Bernadette’s aquarium has length, width and height of 10 cm, 8 cm
and 6 cm respectively. Its volume is:
a. 72 cubic centimeters
b. 24 cubic centimeters
c. 240 cubic centimeters
d. 480 cubic centimeters

V=lxwxh
V = 10 cm x 8 cm x 6 cm
V = 480 cm³
7. A ball is drawn at random from a box containing 4 red, 5 white, and 3 blue
balls. Find the probability that the ball is NOT white.
a. 7/12
b. 3/4
c. 2/3
d. 5/12

4 red balls No. of favorable 4 RB + 3 BB

5 white balls outcomes - = 7/12
3 blue balls Total No. of possible 12 balls
outcomes -
12 balls - total no. of possible
outcomes
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8. The edges of a rectangular solid have these measures: 1.5 ft by 1 ft by 3
2
inches. What is its volume in cubic inches?
a. 324
b. 225 1 ft. = 12 in.
c. 972 1.5 ft. X 12 in./ft = 18
d. 45 11/2 ft. X 12 in./ft = 18

V=LxWxH
V = 18 x 18 x 3
V = 972 cu. in.
9. What is John’s present age, if 10 years later his age will be 5 times his
age 6 years ago?
a. 8 b. 9 c. 10 d. 12
10. Tanya is 28 years older than Marcus. In 6 years, Tanya will be three times
as old as Marcus. How old is Tanya now?
a. 8 b. 14 c. 36 d. 42
11. The angles of a triangle are in the ratio of 1:3:5. What is the largest angle?
a. 20 b. 60 c. 80 d. 100

X + 3X + 5X = 180
9X = 180
9𝑋 180
=
9 9

X = 20
3X = 3(20) = 60
5X = 5(20) = 100
12. A triangle has a perimeter of 50. If 2 of its sides are equal and the third
side is 5 more than the equal sides, what is the length of the third side?
a. 5 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20

Let X : the length of the two equal sides

X + 5: length of the 3rd side
2X + X + 5 = 50 Length of the 3rd
3X + 5 = 50 side: = X + 5
3X + 5 - 5 = 50 - 5 = 15 + 5
3X = 45 = 20
3𝑋 45
= To check:
3 3
2X + X + 5 = 50
X = 15 2(15) + 15 + 5 = 50
50 = 50
13 . Which of the following has the longest perimeter?
a. A square whose side measures 22 cm?
b. A rectangle whose sides measure 22 cm and 23 cm?
c. An equilateral triangle with side 24 cm?
d. A circle with radius of 13 cm?

P = 4 X 22
= 88 cm

P = 2 x (22 + 23)
= 2 X 45
= 90 cm
P = 3 X 24 (or 24+24+24)
C = 2 X 3.14 X 13 = 72 cm
= 81.64 cm
14. The vertex of an isosceles triangle is 20 degrees. What is the measure of one
of the base angles?
a. 150 degrees
b. 75 degrees
c. 80 degrees
d. 90 degrees

Let: X be measure of one base angle

X + X + 20 = 180
2X + 20 = 180
2X + 20 - 20 = 180 - 20
2X = 160
2X/2 = 160/2
X = 80
15. A tin can has a radius of 6 cm and a height of 20 cm. What is the
volume of milk that this container can hold?
a. 2000 cm³ b. 1689 cm³ c. 2261 cm³ d. 3000 cm³

Volume of a cylinder = πr²h

= (3.14)(6²)(20)

= 2260.8 ≅ 2261 cm³

16. One angle of a parallelogram is 35°, what are the measures of the
three other angles?
a. 145°, 35°, 145°
b. 35°, 65°, 65°
c. 85°, 135°, 140°
d. 45°, 65°, 170°

145° 35°

35° 145°
17. If the score of 10 students are: 76, 80, 75, 83, 80, 79, 85, 80, 88, 90, the
mode is:
a. 85 b. 79 c. 88 d. 80

Unimodal – 1 mode
Bimodal – 2 modes
Trimodal – 3 modes
Multimodal – more than 1 mode
18. Ruben’s grades are 88, 90, 97, 90, 91 and 86. What is the grade that he
should aim for in the 7th subject if he has to have an average of 91?
a. 97
b. 95
c. 92
d. 89 88+90+97+90+91+86+N
91=
7
542+N
91=
7
637 = 542 + N
637 - 542 = 542 - 542 + N
95 = N
19. Ana brought 3 shirts and 4 shorts in a camping. In how many ways
can she wear them?
a. 7 b. 14 c. 12 d. 10

By fundamental counting
principle:

3 X 4 = 12
20. Three men are paid P315 to do a certain job. The sum is to be divided
among them in the ratio of 4:5:6. How much does each receive?
A. 84, 104, & 127
B. 84, 105, & 126 Direct Proportion – when one quantity increases, the other
C. 83, 106, & 126 quantity increases at the same rate and vice versa.
D. 83, 105, & 127 Inverse Proportion – as one variable increases, the other
variable decreases.
Partitive Proportion – a whole is divided into parts that is
proportional to the given ratio.

4X + 5X + 6X = 315 15X/15 = 315/15 4X = 4(21) = 84

15X = 315 X = 21 5X = 5(21) = 105
15X15 = 315/15 6X = 6(21) = 126
21. Find the median of the following numbers 8, 5, 7, 5, 9, 9, 1, 8, and 10
a. 5
b. 7
c. 8 If n is odd
d. 9 1, 5, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10

Median = 8

If n is even
1, 3, 5, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10
Median = (7 + 8)/2 = 7.5
22. In Roman numerals, what letter in the alphabet represents 1,000?
a. M
b. L
c. D
d. C
23. The area of a rectangle is X² + 2X – 8. If its length is X + 4, what is its
width?
a. x + 2
b. x – 2
c. x + 1 A = X² + 2X – 8
d. x + 6 L=X+4
W=?
Factor X² + 2X – 8
= (X+4)(X-2)
24. Thirty students had an average of 75, while 20 students had an average of
90. What is the average of the entire group?
a. 81
b. 82
c. 82.5 =
30 (75) + 20 (90)
d. 81.5 50
2250 + 1800
=
50
4050
=
50
= 81
25. The average of five counting numbers is 20. What is the highest possible
value that one of the numbers can have?
a. 20
b. 30
c. 40
d. 90

Let: 1, 2, 3, 4 - the first four numbers 100 = 10 + N

N - the highest number
100 - 10 = 10 - 10 + N
20 - average of the five numbers
90 = N
1+2+3+4+N
20 =
5
26. A water tank contains 18 liters when it is 20% full. How many liters does it
contain when 50% full?
a. 60
b. 30
c. 58
Percentage (P)= 18 li
d. 45 Base (B)= ?
B = P/R
B = 18/0.2
B = 90 li when full
@ 50%
= 90 li X 0.5
= 45 liters
27. The school cafeteria raised the price of a plate of rice from P8 to P10. If
the same rate of increase was applied to a regular order of viand which used
to coast P20, how much does an order of viand cost?
a. P26 b. P25 c. P24 d. P22

10
= 1. 25 or 125% of the previous price
8
𝑋
= 1.25
20
X = 1.25(20)
X = 25
28. He invented the field of linear programming.
a. George B. Dantzig
b. Girolamo Cardano
c. Isaac Newton
d. Leonhard Euler

Linear programming, a powerful

mathematical tool used to optimize complex
systems, owes its inception to the brilliant
mind of George Dantzig. Born on November
8, 1914, in Portland, Oregon, Dantzig's
pioneering work revolutionized the fields of
mathematics, operations research, and
decision-making.
Girolamo Cardan or Euler was a prolific mathematician
Isaac Newton, English
Cardano was an Italian whose work spanned the fields of
physicist and mathematician, geometry, calculus, trigonometry,
doctor and In mechanics, his three laws
mathematician who is algebra, number theory, physics,
of motion, the basic lunar theory, and even astronomy.
famed for his work Ars
Magna which was the principles of modern physics, Euler was the first to introduce the
first Latin treatise resulted in the formulation of notation for a function f(x). He
devoted solely to algebra. the law of universal also popularized the use of the
In it he gave the methods gravitation. In mathematics, Greek letter π to denote the ratio
of solution of the cubic of a circle’s circumference to its
he was the original discoverer
and quartic equations diameter.
of the infinitesimal calculus.
which he had learnt from
Tartaglia.
 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
29. What is the identity ?
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
a. tan𝜃
b. cos𝜃
c. csc𝜃
d. sec𝜃

𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽
=? 𝑜𝑝𝑝
𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽
ℎ𝑦𝑝 𝑜𝑝𝑝 ℎ𝑦𝑝 𝑜𝑝𝑝
sin𝜽 =
𝑜𝑝𝑝
𝑎𝑑𝑗 = x =
ℎ𝑦𝑝 𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝑎𝑑𝑗
ℎ𝑦𝑝 ℎ𝑦𝑝
𝑎𝑑𝑗
cos𝜽 =
ℎ𝑦𝑝
30. What is the circumference of a circle with area 4π
square units?
a. 8 π units
b. 6 π units
c. 4 π units
d. 2 π units
A = πr²
4π = πr²
4π /π = πr²/π
4 = r² c = 2πr
c = 2π(2)
4 = r² c = 4π
2=r