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Comprehensive University Admissions Exam Review 2025

SIMULATED USTET 1
MATH (70 items; 60 minutes)

Directions: Each item in this test is composed of a question or an incomplete

statement with options numbered a, b, c, and d. Read each item, then select the
best/correct option that answers the question or completes the statement. On your
answer sheet, blacken the numbered rectangle that corresponds to your answer on
the item.

1. Two runners started running from same area. Runner A ran with a
speed of 3 m/s, and Runner B ran with a sped of 5 m/s. By how
many meters does runner B lead after 15 seconds?
A. 15 m C. 11.5 m
B. 25 m D. 30 m

2. Twelve identical squares are arranged to form a rectangle as

shown in the figure. If the area of one small square is 24cm2, find
the area of the shaded region?

A. 96 cm2 C. 60 cm2
B. 92 cm2 D. 48 cm2

3. Brothers Kevin, Joe, and Nick are to receive inheritance from their
dad in the ratio of [Link], respectively. If the amount received by
Joe is Php 10,000 more than Nick, how much is the total
inheritance of the three brothers?
A. Php 52,000 C. Php78,000
B. Php 65,000 D.Php104,000

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4. Given that ABCD is a rectangle with an area of 32 cm2. Points M
#### and 𝐴𝐵
and N are midpoints of 𝐴𝐷 ####, respectively. Find the area of
∆𝑀𝑁𝐶.

A. 12 cm2 C. 18 cm2
B. 16 cm2 D. 24 cm2

5. Find the area of the shaded rectangle.

A. 16 C. 32
B. 24 D. 36

6. If 𝑖 = √−1 and i2 = -1, find i218.

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

7. 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + … + 128 + 256 = ?
A. 510 C. 512
B. 511 D. 513

8. What is the derivative of 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 𝑥 ! − 2𝑥 " + 𝑥?

A. 3x2 – 4x + 1 C. 3x2 – 2x +1
B. X2 – 4x + 1 D. x2 -2x + 1

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9. Simplify: $
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#$
A. 0 C. 100
B. 1 D. 1000

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10. If + 𝑎 = 6, what is the value of 8 ?
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A. 2 C. 3
B. √6 D. 4

11. 4x + 4x + 4x = 192, what is x value?

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

12. What is √16% − 4%?

A. 0% C. 20%
B. 8% D. 36%

13. In the figure below, lines k and l

are parallel. What is the value of y – x?

A. 45 C. 180
B. 90 D. 270

14. What percent of the rectangle is NOT shaded?

A. 17% C. 47%
B. 22% D. 69%

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15. What is the y-coordinate of the solution to the system of
equations shown below?
4𝑥 + 𝑦 = 5
;
−4𝑥 − 2𝑦 = −2
A. 7 C. -3
B. -7 D. 0

16. In triangle ABC, x<y<z. Side AC = 10 and side BC = 6. Which

of the following could not be the perimeter pf triangle ABC?
I. 22
II. 24
III. 26

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II, and III

17. Each of the three shaded

regions below is a semicircle. If
AB = 4, BC = 2AB, and CD =
2BC, what is the area of the
entire shaded region?

A. 28π C. 84π
B. 42π D. 96π

18. How many real roots does the quadratic equation

2
x – 4x + 12 = 0 have?
A. 0 C. 1
B. Infinite D. 2
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19. If 𝑎'! = 𝑥, where a > 0, what is a in terms of x?
(
A. √𝑥 C. ) !
(
B. −√𝑥 D. − ) !

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20. If the ratio of the circumference to the area of a circle is 4 to
6, what is the radius of the circle?
A. 1 C. 4
B. 3 D. 6

21. Evaluate 35 ∙ 310 = 3n ∙ 3m ∙ 31, find m + n.

A. 10 C. 14
B. 12 D. 16

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22. If ")
= 10, then what is √𝑥?
A. √10 C. √1000
B. 10 D. 100

23. The average age of 5 people in a room is 85 years. If the

older person in the room is 100 years old, which of the following
statement cannot be true?

A. The youngest person is 20 years old.

B. The range of ages in the room is 75 years old.
C. The median age in the room is greater than 25 years.
D. The mode age in the room is 85 years.

24. If 3x = 817, x = ?
A. 4 C. 10
B. 7 D. 28

25. In the xy-plane below, line k and l are

perpendicular. What is the x-coordinate of point
P?

A. 5.25 C. 6
B. 5.75 D. 6.25

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26. x + y = 10, xy = 20, what is ) + + ?
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A. 5 C. "

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B. 2 D. ,

27. If the day before yesterday is Wednesday, what day will it be

2 days before tomorrow?
A. Tuesday C. Thursday
B. Wednesday D. Friday

28. What’s the solution x in the 5x + 1 = 253?

A. 4 C. 6
B. 5 D. 3
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29. 4()'*.",) = 1, what is x?
A. 0 C. 0.50
B. 0.25 D. 1

30. What is the arc distance traveled by the hour hand of a clock
of radius 9 m in 3 hours?
A. 4.5𝜋 C. 12 𝜋
B. 9 𝜋 D. 15 𝜋

31. Which of the following expressions is equivalent to

(sin24°)(cos66°) + (cos24°)(sin66°)?

A. 2(cos66°)(sin24°)
B. 2(cos66°) + 2(cos24°)
C. (cos66°)2 + (cos24°)2
D. (cos66°)2 + (sin24°)2

32. What percent should be added to 40 to make it 50?

A. 10 C. 20
B. 15 D. 25

33. x3 = 3033 + 4043 5053, solve for x.

A. 90 C. 606
B. 1212 D. 101

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34. A scuba diver descends 80 feet, rises 25 feet, descends 12
feet, and then rises 52 feet where he will do a safety stop for five
minutes before surfacing. At what depth did he do his safety stop?
A. -15 C. 15
B. -14 D. 14

35. If x is an even integer and y is an odd integer, which of the

following must be an odd integer?
A. 2x + 2y C. x + y + 1
B. 2x – 2y D. x + y + 2

36. 35% of 15% of x is equivalent to which of the following?

A. 0.0525x C. 0.25x
B. 0.125x D. 0.525x

37. The lines y = 2x and 2y = -x are?

A. Parallel
B. Horizontal
C. Perpendicular
D. Vertical

38. The inequality corresponding to the statement: “the price is

no less than 100 Dollars” is?
A. x < 100 C. x < 100
B. x > 100 D. x > 100

39. Which of these points DOES NOT lie on the graph of

y = -x + 3?
A. (9, -6) C. (-2, 5)
B. (3, 0) D. (2, 2)

40. Which of the following cannot yield an integer when divide by

10?
A. The sum of two odd integers.
B. The product of two prime numbers.
C. The product of two odd integers.
D. The sum of three consecutive integers.

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41. In what quadrant do the lines x = 3 and y = - 4 intersect?
A. I C. III
B. II D. IV

42. The shortest distance between any two points is.

A. a plane C. a ray
B. a line segment D. an arch

43. find the area of the rectangle below.

A. 12√3 C. 24
B. 36 D. 18

44. A class contains 2 boys for every 1 girl. 75% of the boys have
taken Algebra 2, whereas 50% of the girls have taken Algebra 2.
What is the ratio of boys who have taken Algebra 2 to girls who
have taken Algebra 2?
A. 2 : 1 C. 3 : 1
B. 2 : 2 D. 3 : 2

45. A patient must take his medicine every 7 hours starting at

7:00 A.M., Sunday. On what day will the patient first receive his
medication at 6 P.M.?
A. Monday C. Wednesday
B. Tuesday D. Thursday

46. Tommy had a bag containing colored marbles. The colors are
red, green, and white. There are thrice as many green marbles as
red marbles and twice as many as white marbles as green
marbles. If a marble is drawn from the bag, what is the probability
of getting a white marble?

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A. , C. !
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B. , D. (*

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47. Find the value of k for which the equation 0
− 𝑘𝑥 + 𝑘 = 0 has
two real roots?

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 A. k = 2
B. -2 < k < 2
C. k < -2 or k > 2
D. -2 < k < 2

48. A company’s profits increase by 12% from 2010 to 2011 and

by 18% from 2011 to 2012. By what percent did the company’s
profits increase from 2010 to 2012?
A. 37% C. 12 %
B. 54% D. 32%

49. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 2, 5, 8, … is equal to

227?
A. 74th term C. 76th term
B. 75th term D. 77th term

50. How many consecutive odd integers of an arithmetic

sequence starting from 9, must be added in order to obtain a sum
15,860?
A. 119 C. 121
B. 120 D. 122

51. the blood groups of 200 people are distributed as follows: 50

have type A blood, 65 have B blood type, 70 have O blood type
and 15 have type AB blood. If a person from this group is selected
at random, what is the probability that this person has O blood
type?
A. 1 C. 0.35
B. 0.5 D. 0.45

52. a number x is decreased by 40% then increased by 25%.

What is the final result in terms of x?
A. 0.55x C, 0.7x
B. 0.65x D. 0.75x

53. The expression (x + y) [z – (x – y)] is equivalent to which of

the following?
A. xz – x2 + 2xy + y2

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 B. xz – x2 + yz + y2
C. xyz + y2 – xy + yz + y2
D. xz + z2 – yz – y2

54. There are 32 marbles in a jar: 14 blue, 10 red, 5 green, and 3

yellow. Sally pulls one marble, randomly, from the jar. Without
replacing the marble, she pulls another marble. What is the
probability that both marbles will be red?
1( 1,
A. C.
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B. 132
D. 1"2

55. The circumference of a large wedding cake is 60 inches. If

the cake is divided evenly into 12 inches, what is the length of the
arc, in inches, made by 5 combined slices?
A. 10 C. 20
B. 15 D. 25

56. In the given figure below, lines d

and f are parallel and the angle measures
are as given. What is the value of x?

A. 35 C. 85
B. 60 D. 100

57. What is the sum of the x and y coordinates of the midpoint

between the points (-2, 9) and (10, 4)?
A. 3.5 C. 6.5
B. 5 D. 7.5

58. A group of 6 students are going to have a vote to determine

who should be President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer
with only 1 person per job. How many different groups can be
formed from the 6 students?
A. 100 C. 180
B. 250 D. 360

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59. A triangle is composed of angles represented as: 3x + 10, -2x
+ 40, and x + 40. What is the value of x?
A. 45 C. 55
B. 50 D. 60

60. If the number is 89.8756 is rounded to the nearest hundredth,

what will be the sum of the tenths and hundredths place of the
resulting number?
A. 12 C. 16
B. 14 D. 20

61. A company will be using a pie chart to represent the total

expenditures of its various departments. If the breakdown of its
expenditure is as follows: 19% R&D, 33% Marketing, 22 22%
Payroll. If the remaining expenditures represent $12,250, what is
the dollar amount spent on research and Development (Round to
the nearest unit)?
A. 8952 C. 7488
B. 8289 D. 5690

62. Solve for x: log 16) = log 4 1

A. 0 C. 16
B. 3 D. 20

63. The diameter of a sphere measures 5 inches. If a cube is

inscribed inside the sphere, sharing its diagonal with the sphere’s
diameter, what is the side length of the cube?
,√!
A. 5√3in. C. in
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!√,
B. in D. 3√6in
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64. Find the sum of the series 91 + 85 + 79 + 73 + … + (-29)

A. 144 C. 651
B. -144 D. -651

65. What is the median of the first 100 non-negative integers?

A. 49 C. 50
B. 49.5 D. 50.5

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66. What are the x-intercepts of the function 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 𝑥 ! + 3𝑥 " −
𝑥 − 3?
A. -3, -1, 1 C. 0, 3
B. -3, 0, 1 D. -3, 0

67. If the ration of milk cartons to juice boxes is 13:x and there
are 39 milk cartons and 18 juice boxes, what is the value of x?
A. 4 C. 8
B. 6 D. 12

68. What is the ratio of the perimeters of two similar polygon if

the ratio of their areas is 64:729?
A. 2 : 3 C. 8 : 27
B. 4 : 9 D. 16 : 81

69. If the average of a and b equals to the average of a, b, and c

then express c in terms of a and b.
A. a + b C. 2 (a + b)
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B. " D. !

70. If a = -1 and b = 4, what is the difference between a3b + 3b

and a3b + 3b0?
A. 5 C. 9
B. -3 D. 6

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