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RATIO AND PROPORTION

1.

On a certain map, 3/8 inch represents 120 miles. How many miles does 1 inches represent?
A. 400
C. 520
B. 480
D. 560*

2.

The population of a bacteria culture doubles in number every 12 minutes. The ratio of the number of bacteria at
the end of 1 hour to the number of bacteria at the beginning of that hour is
A. 60:1
C. 16:1
B. 32:1*
D. 8:1

3.

On her first trip, Sari biked 24 miles in T hours. The following week Sari biked 32 miles in T hours. The ratio of
her average speed on her second trip to her average speed on her first is
A. 3/4
C. 4/3*
B. 2/3
D. 3/2

4.

What is the geometric mean of (1/3)x and 27x^3 when x not equal to zero.
A. 3x^2*
C. 3x
B. 9x
D. 9x^2

5.

A bicyclist travels 6 miles in 20 minutes. Which expression does not represent the rate of speed of the bicyclist?
A. 3/10 mi/min
C. 18 mph
B. 3 1/3 min/mi
D. 1/120 mi/sec*

VARIATION
6.

The illumination of a light source varies inversely as the square of the distance from the light source. When the
distance from the light source is doubled, the amount of illumination provided by the light source is multiplied by
A. 2
C. 3
B. 1/2
D. 1/4*

7.

The centrifugal force on an object moving in a circular path varies directly as the square of its speed and
inversely as the radius of the circle. If both the speed and the radius are halved, the centripetal force on the
object is
A. halved*
C. divided by 8
B. doubled
D. unchanged

8.

Given that y varies inversely as x and x varies directly as z. If z is doubled, then y is


A. halved*
C. divided by 4
B. doubled
D. unchanged

PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS


9.

How many different six-letter arrangements can be made from the letters of the name JENNIE?
A. 15
C. 30
B. 180*
D. 720

10. The greatest number of different five-letter arrangements can be made from the letters in the word
A. ANGLE*
C.DADDY
B. ORDER
D. ADAPT
11. A locker combination system uses four digits from 0 to 9. How many different four-digit locker combinations are
possible if the first and the last digit of the combination cannot be 0 and no digit can be repeated?
A. 3024
C. 4032*
B. 5040
D. 7200
12. How many different three-member teams can be formed from six students?
A. 20*
C. 120
B. 216
D. 720
13. If xC10=xC2, what is the value of x?
A. 5
B. 12*

C. 8
D. 20

14. How many committees of four can be selected from a group of seven if the same person must be included in
each committee?
A. 7C3
C. 6C3*
B. 6C4
D. 7C4-1
15. A classroom has 12 girls and 15 boys. A committee of two students is selected at random. Which expression
represents the probability that both students are girls
A. 12C2/27C2*
C. 12C2/15C2+12C2
B. 15C2/27C2
D.12P2/15P2.12P2
16. Compute the sum of the 4-digit numbers which can be formed with the four digits 2,3,5,8 if each digit is used only
once in each arrangement.

A. 119,988 *

B. 188,996

C. 108,000

D. 128,456

17. There are 3 copies each of 4 different books. In how many different ways can they be arranged on a shelf?
A. 349,800
B. 549,600
C. 469,500
D. 369,600 *
18. How many different radio stations can be named with 4 different letters of the alphabet in which D must come
first? (Repetition is not allowed)
A. 13,800 *
B. 10,200
C. 15,600
D. 18,400
19. How many 4-digit even numbers can be formed from the digits 0, 1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 9 if each digit is to be used
only once in each number?
A. 5,000
B. 3256
C. 2,500*
D. 986
20. At a meeting, after everyone had shaken hands with everyone else, it was found that 45 handshakes were
exchanged. How many were at the meeting?
A. 10*
B. 30
C. 20
D. 40
21. A boy has 8 flowers of different variety. In how many ways can he select 2 or more flowers to form a bouquet?
A. 128
B. 247*
C. 110
D. 540

THE BINOMIAL THEOREM


22. What is the third term in the expansion of (x + 2y)^5?
A. 10x^3 y^2
B. 40x^3 y^2*

C. 80x^2 y^3
D. 20x^2 y^3

23. What is the fourth term in the expansion of (2x-y)^7?


A. 16x^4 y^3
B. 35x^3 y^4

C. -560x^4 y^3*
D. -560x^3 y^4

24. The fifth term in the expansion of (3a b)^6 is


A. 135a^2 b^4*
B. 540a^3 b^3

C. -18ab^5
D. -135a^2 b^4

25. What is the middle term in the expansion of (3x 2y)^4?


A. -6x^2 y^2
B. 36x^2 y^2

C. -216x^2 y^2
D. 216x^2 y^2*

26. What is the numerical coefficient of the term containing x^3 y^2 in the expansion of (x + 2y)^5?
A. 10
C. 40*
B. 20
D. 80
27. The expression (1 -2i)^5, where i = (-1), is equivalent to
A. 41 + 38i *
B. 121 + 102i

C. -39 + 38i
D. -119 + 102i

28. What is the middle term in the expansion of (x^2 + 1/x)^6?


A. 10x^3
B. 30x^2

C. 20x^3*
D. 10/x^2

29. Find the term containing x2 in the expansion of [x3+(a/x)]10.


A. 128a7x2
B. 210a6x2

C. 120a7x2 *

D. 320a5x2

INEQUALITY
30. Which inequality could be used to represent the statement x is at least 4
A. x<4
C. x4
B. x>4
D. x4*
31. Which inequality could be used to represent the statement x is at most 7?
A. x<7
C. x7*
B. x>7
D. x7
32. A class of 43 students is to be divided into committees in such a way that each student serves on exactly one
committee. Each committee must have at least 3 members and at most 5 members. The possible number of
committees that can be formed is
A. at least 8 and at most 14
C. at least 9 and at most 14*
B. at least 8 and at most 15
D. at least 9 and at most 15
SEQUENCES AND SERIES

3n 2

33. Determine the sum of the first 4 terms of the sequence whose general term is given by
A. 100
B. 89
C. 98

.
D. 112*

34. The ratio of three numbers is 2:5:7. If 7 is subtracted from the second, the resulting numbers form an arithmetic
progression. Determine the smallest of the three numbers.
A. 28*
B. 15
C. 21
D. 18
35. In a potato race, 8 potatoes are placed 6 feet apart on a straight line, the first being 6 ft from the basket. A
contestant starts from the basket and puts one potato at a time into the basket. Find the total distance he must
run in order to finish the race.
A. 532 ft.
B. 432 ft
C. 342 ft
D. 222 ft
36. Find the sum of the first 100 positive integers exactly divisible by 7.
A. 35,350 *
B. 2,053
C. 53,350

D. 25,536

37. Three numbers are in A.P. such that the sum of the first and third is 12 and the product of the first and second is
24. Find the largest of the three numbers.
A. 4
B. 8 *
C. 6
D. 10
38. Find the geometric mean between -2 and -8.
A. 4
B. 16

C. -4*

D. 6

39. The distance passed over by a certain pendulum bob in succeeding swings form the geometric progression
16,12,9,... feet respectively. Calculate the total distance traversed by the bob before coming to rest.
A. 64 ft *
B. 75 ft
C. 54 ft
D. 96 ft
40. Find the 15th term of the progression 1/4,1/7, 1/10,...
A. 46
B. 1/56

C. 1/46

D. 56

41. Two numbers differ by 40 and their arithmetic mean exceeds their geometric mean by 2. What are these
numbers?
A. 75 & 115
B. 45 & 85
C. 81 & 121
D. 88 &128
42. The number 28, x+2, 112 form a geometric progression. What is the 10th term?
A. 14336 *
B. 31466
C. 16636

D. 13466

43. Find the harmonic mean between 3/8 and 4.


A. 25/34
B. 24/35*

D. 35/24

C. 32/35

44. The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 75. The largest integer is
A. 25
B. 29
C. 27*

D. 31

45. Find the sum of all positive integers between 84 and 719 which are exactly divisible by 5.
A. 23,780
B. 45,680
C. 50,800*

D. 30,400

MATRIX
1 2

0 4
1 0

46. Determine the adjoint of the matrix A =


24 5

-12 3

-4

2
4

A.

-2

B.

24 -12 -2
5
3 -5

-4 2 4

-5

-24 12

-3
-5
4

C.

12
11

5
22

D.

-2
11

-2

6
- 11
- 111

3
- 225
22
1
2
11
11

5
-4

5
6

B 4 2
-3 8

47.

If
-42

38 22

-30

30 10

38

. Find its inverse.


42 38 22

30 30 10
38 42 18

-42 -18

A.

*
-42

-30
38

B.

C.

38 22

30 10
42 18

42

38 -22

30 30 -10
38 -42 18

D.

48. The type of matrix determinant in which computation involves cross multiplication of elements is classified as
determinant of
3x3 matrix
4x4 matrix
1x1 matrix
2x2 matrix*
49. The type of matrix determinant in which columns are rewritten and primary diagonals located is classified as
determinant of
1x1 matrix
2x2 matrix
3x3 matrix
4x4 matrix
50. According to determinant properties, the determinant equals to zero if column is
divided to row
divided to column
multiplied to row
multiplied to column*
51. The rule which provides method of solving the determinants is classified as
Cramer's rule*
determinant rule
solving rule
thumb rule
52. According to determinant properties, the multiple of one row is added to another row then the determinant
changed
unchanged*
multiplied
added
53. The method in which rows and columns are cross off and minor determinants are involved is classified as
method of three factor
method of cofactors*
method of one factor
method of two factor

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