WCC-ATC North Manila Mock Exam 2 (2024)

Subject: MATHEMATICS (25%) Total Marks: 100

Date of Examination: Set: N/A
Time Duration: 4 Hours

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1. In a dark fantasy world, where goblins are notorious for their rapid reproduction. The goblin population P(t)
grows at a rate proportional to its current population. Each year, the population increases by a factor related to
the growth rate constant ‘k’. However, adventurers are constantly hunting goblins, which culls an average of 15
goblins daily for 365 days. Given the growth rate ‘k’, determine the number of goblins after five years of being
hunted if the initial population is 5000 in one area.
A. 8978 B. 9876 C. 9878 D. 98,787

2. Four engineers can complete a task in 5 hours. Assuming the rate of work remains constant, six engineers will
complete the task in:
A. 1.26 hours B. 4.8 hours C. 3 hours 20 mins D. 4 hours 48 mins

3. In an engineering equation 34/3r = 1/9. The value of r is:

A. -6 B. 6 C. 2 D. -2

4. The solution of the simultaneous equations 3x - 2y = 13 and 2x + 5y = -4 is:

A. -2, 3 B. 3, -2 C. 1, -5 D. -7, 2

5. It takes 3 hours 15 minutes to fly from city A to city B at a constant speed. Find how long the journey takes if the
speed is three-quarters of the original speed.
A. 2 hours, 26 mins B. 4 hours, 20 mins C. 2.1 hours D. 4.2 hours

6. When mixing a quantity of paints, dyes of four different colors are used in the ratio of [Link]. If the mass of the
first dye used is 3.5 g, determine the total mass of the dyes used.
A. 35 g B. 45 g C. 54 g D. 17 g

7. In a system of pulleys, the effort P required to raise a load W is given by P = aW+ b, where ‘a’ and ‘b’ are
constants.
If W = 40 when P = 12 and W = 90 when P = 22, find the values of ‘a’ and ‘b’.
A. a=0.2, b=4 B. a=0.5, b=2 C. a=2, b=0.5 D. a=0.4, b=2

8. Simplify (x2y3z)(x3yz2)
A. x6y3z2 B. x6y4z3 C. x5y4z3 D. x5y3z4

9. Triangle PQR is isosceles, Q being a right angle. If the hypotenuse is 38.47 cm find the lengths of sides PQ and QR
A. 22.5 inches B. 27.2 inches C. 10.71 inches D. 15.1 inches

10. The pressure ‘P’ pascals at height ‘h’ meters above ground level is given by P = P0e^(-h/C) where P0 is the
pressure at ground level and C is a constant. Find pressure ‘P’ when P0 = 1.012E5 Pa, height h = 1420 m and C =
71500.
A. 9.921E4 Pa B. 8.787E4 Pa C. 9.291E4 Pa D. 7.878E4 Pa

11. A flagpole stands on the edge of the top of a building. At a point 200 m from the building the angles of elevation
of the top and bottom of the pole are 32° and 30° respectively. Calculate the height of the flagpole.
A. 75 m B. 95 m C. 9.50 m D. 12 m

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12. From a ship at sea, the angles of elevation of the top and bottom of a vertical lighthouse standing on the edge of
vertical cliff are 31° and 26°, respectively. If the lighthouse is 25.0 m high, calculate the height of the cliff.
A. 170.8 B. 107.8 m C. 180.7 D. 178 m

13. Two years ago, a man was six times as old as his daughter. In 18 years, he will be twice as old as his daughter.
Determine their present ages.
A. 30, 5 B. 32, 7 C. 24, 6 D. 50, 25

14. Find the two-digit number satisfying the following two conditions. (1) Four times the units digit is six less than
twice the tens digit. (2) The number is nine less than three times the number obtained by reversing the digits.
A. 54 B. 72 C. 81 D. 63

15. A given alloy contains 20% copper and 5% tin. How many pounds of pure copper and of pure tin must be
melted with 100 pounds of the given alloy to produce another alloy analyzing 30% copper and 10% tin? All
percentages are by weight.
A. 17.5, 7.5 B. 15, 8 C. 23.2, 4.4 D. 7, 11

16. A rectangular area is formed having a perimeter of 50 m. Determine the length and breadth of the rectangle if it
is to enclose the maximum possible area.
A. 35m x 15m B. 12.5m x 12.5m C. 1m x 24m D. 25m x 25m

17. Six years ago, Bob was four times as old as Mary. In four years he will be twice as old as Mary. How old are they
now?
A. Mary 11, Bob 26 B. Mary 5, Bob 20 C. Mary 15, Bob 30 D. Mary 6, Bob 24

18. Two pounds of coffee and 3 lbs. of butter cost $4.20. A month later the price of coffee advanced 10% and that of
butter 20%, making the total cost of a similar order $4.86. Determine the original cost of a pound of each.
A. Coffee $0.80, butter $0.90 C. Coffee $0.90, butter $0.80
B. Coffee $0.70, butter $0.90 D. Coffee $0.80, butter $0.70

19. What time after 7:00 o’clock will the hands of a continuously driven clock are together?
A. 8:41 B. 9:47 C. 8:42.5 D.7:38.2

20. Between 3:00 and 4:00, Kathryn looked at her watch and noticed that the minute hand was between 5 and 6.
Later, Kathryn looked again and noticed that the hour hand and the minute hand had exchanged places. What
time was it in the second case?
A. 4:25.20 B. 5:17.20 C. 5:31.20 D. 5:32.10

21. A hollow shaft has an outside diameter of 6.0 cm and an inside diameter of 4.0 cm. The cross-sectional area of
the shaft in square mm is:
A. 6283 B. 1257 C. 1571 D. 628

22. If cos A = 12/13, then sin A is equal to:

A. 5/13 B. 13/12 C. 5/12 D. 12/5

23. An arc of a circle of length 5.0 cm subtends an angle of 2 radians. The circumference of the circle is:
A. 2.5 inches B. 6.18 inches C. 15.7 mm D. 25 cm

24. A triangle has sides a= 9.0 cm, b= 8.0 cm and c= 6.0 cm. Angle A is equal to:
A. 82.42° B. 78.58° C. 56.49 D. 97.87°

25. Which statistical test is used to compare the means of two

A. Chi-square test B. T-test C. ANOVA D. Correlation test

26. The coefficient of variation is a measure of:

A. Dispersion B. Central tendency C. Correlation D. Skewness

27. Which of the following is NOT a measure of data skewness?

A. Kurtosis B. Skewness coefficient C. Mode D. Skewness ratio

28. The SI unit of impulse is:

A. Joule (J) B. Newton (N) C. Watt (W) D. Kilogram (kg)

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29. The duration of an impulse is typically shorter when:

A. The force acting is weaker C. The force acting is stronger
B. The mass of the object is larger D. The mass of the object is smaller

30. The differential equation dy/dx = e^x is:

A. Linear differential equation C. Nonlinear differential equation
B. First-order differential equation D. Second-order differential equation

31. Determine the gradient of the straight-line graphs passing through the coordinates: (2, 7) and (-3, 4)
A. -3/5 B. 5/3 C. 3/5 D. -5/3

32. Solve for ‘x’ in the equation: 4x + 5 = 3/x

A. [0.443, -1.693] B. [1/3] C. [-1/3] D. [0.33, -0.5]

33. Simplify 2(p+3q-r) – 4(r-q+2p)+p

A. -5p+10q-6r B. -5p-10q-6r C. -5p+10q+6r D. -5p-10q+6r

34. Determine the gradient and y-axis intercept for the line 3y = -6x + 2
A. m=2, c=2/3 B. m=-2, c=2/3 C. m=2, c=-2/3 D. m=-2, c=-2/3

35. A cannon is fired horizontally from the top of a 30m cliff into the ocean. The initial velocity of the cannon was
1000m/s. How far from the cliff does the cannon ball hit the water?
A. 2470 ft B. 8104 ft C. 3205 ft D. 5302 ft

36. Calculate the velocity with which an object is shot at an angle of 60° from the ground, and it reaches its
maximum height in the 20s. Take g = 10 m/s^2.
A. 230.94 m/s B. 118.99 m/s C. 188.89 m/s D. 108.89 m/s

37. The acceleration of a body is due to four component, coplanar accelerations. These are 2 m/s2 due north, 3 m/s2
due east, 4 m/s2 to the south-west and 5 m/s2 to the south-east. Calculate the resultant acceleration and its
direction in m/s2 and degrees.
A. -5.7 and 310° B. 7.5 and -60° C. 7.5 and -310° D. 5.7 and 310°

38. The curve obtained by joining the coordinates of cumulative frequency against upper class boundary values is
called;
A. a histogram B. a frequency polygon C. Tally diagram D. an ogive

39. 2% of the components produced by a manufacturer are defective. Using the Poisson distribution, the percentage
probability that more than two will be defective in a sample of 100 components is:
A. 13.5% B. 59.4% C. 27.1% D. 32.3%

40. The graph of y = 2 tan 3θ is:

A. a continuous, periodic, even function C. a discontinuous, non-periodic, odd function
B. a discontinuous, periodic, odd function D. a continuous, non-periodic, even function

41. The gradient of the curve y = -2x3 + 3x + 5 at x = 2 is:

A. -21 B. 27 C. -16 D. -5

42. A vehicle has a velocity v = (2 + 3t) m/s after ‘t’ seconds. The distance travelled is equal to the area under the
v/t graph. In the first 3 seconds the vehicle has travelled:
A. 11.5 m B. 33.5 m C. 19.5 m D. 13.5 m

43. The ∫ 𝑙𝑛 𝑥𝑑𝑥 is equal to:

A. 1/x + c B. x(lnx-1)+c C. xlnx – 1 + c D. 1/x + x + c

44. The derivative of 2√𝑥 − 2𝑥 is:

1 1
A. √𝑥 − 2 B. −2 C. − 𝑥 D. √2 − 𝑥
√𝑥 √2

45. Calculate the volume of the frustum of a sphere of radius 5 cm that lies between two parallel planes at 3 cm and
2 cm from the center and on opposite sides of it.
A. 43.33π B. 32.22π C. 113.33π D. 13.33π

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46. Determine the approximate increase in the volume of a cube of side ‘x’ cm if ‘x’ increases from 20.0 cm to 20.05
cm.
A. 60 cm^3 B. 25.5 cm^3 C. 52.5 cm^3 D. 6 cm^3

47. The equation of circle whose center at the origin and goes through (2, 6) is:
A. x2 - y2=40 B. x2 + y2=40 C. x2 + y2= 6.32 D. x2 + y2= 6.32

48. Find the second moment of area and radius of gyration about the axis XX for the beam section shown below.

A. 1351 cm^4, 5.67 cm C. 1351 cm^4, 6.57 cm

B. 135.1 cm^4, 5.67 cm D. 135.1 cm^4, 6.57 cm

49. Atmospheric pressure ‘p’ in cm (centimeters mercury) is measured at varying altitudes ‘h’ in meters and the
results are as shown below:

It is believed that the quantities are related by the law p = ae^kh, where ‘a’ and ‘k’ are constants. Determine the
atmospheric pressure at 10,000 m.
A. 35.54 cm B. 36.64 cm C. 37.74 cm D. 38.84 cm

50. Which of the following is not a separable differential equation?

A. 𝑥 2 𝑦 2 + +2𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑦 2 𝑦 ′ + 𝑦 ′ = 0
B. 𝑦 ′ = 𝑒 𝑥−𝑦
𝑦
C. 𝑦′ = 𝑒𝑥
D. 𝑦 ′ = log 𝑦 𝑥

"Time is gold but gold is money, and therefore time is money.

Knowledge is power and power=work/time. Since time=money, and knowledge=work/money.

Rearranging, money=work/knowledge.

Therefore, the less you know, the more you earn"

(-unknown)

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