MATHEMATICS PROBLEM WITH

ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for
each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil No. 1 only.

1. How do call an energy required to move 1 Coulomb of charge through an element.

a) Current b) Voltage c) Power d) Resonance

dw
Answer: b) Voltage V where q = charge in C w = energy in Joules
dq

2. This is a number sequence where the succeeding term is obtained by adding the last pair of preceding
terms such as the sequence (1, 1, 2, ,3 5, 8 …). How do you call this number sequence?
a) Euler’s number b) Fermat number c) Fibonacci number d) Fourier series

Answer: c) Fibonacci number

3. Determine the sum of the coefficient of the variables in the expression (2x + 3y –z) 8.
a) 65 536 b) 56 563 c) 63 655 d) 66 535
A
Solution: sum   21  31  1  56 563
8

4. If the roots of an equation are zero, then, how do you classify the solutions?
a. Extranous solutions b. Trivial solutions c. Conditional solutions d. Ambiguous
solutions

Answer: b) Trivial Solutions

5. Find the voltage drop to move 2 C of charge from point a to point b that requires – 30 Joules of energy.
a) – 15 V b) + 15 V c) – 5 V d) + 5 V
Answer:A
w  30 J
Solution: v   15 V
q 2 C

6. This is the process of expressing a polynomial as the product of another polynomial or monomial of
lower degree. What is this mathematical process?
a) Decomposition b) Rationalization c) Factoring d) Polynomial damping

Answer: c) Factoring

7. This is a point where the concavity of a curve changes or when the slope of the curve is neither
increasing nor decreasing. What is this point commonly called?
a) Maximum point b) Minimum point c) Point of tangency d. Point of inflection

Answer: d) point of inflection

8. How do you call the axis of the hyperbola that passes through the center, the foci and vertices?
a) Transverse axis b) Conjugate Axis c) Asymptotic axis d) Major Axis

Answer: a) Transverse axis

9. How many permutations can be made out of the letters in the word DIEGO taken 3 at a time?
a) 50 ways b) 60 ways c) 120 ways d) 80 ways

n! 5!
Solution: P n , r   P 5,3    60 ways
 n  1!  5  3!
10. What is the temperature in degrees Celsius of a molecule at absolute zero?
a) 0 oC b) – 273 oC c) – 32 oC d) 273 oC

Answer: b) – 273 oC

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11. If at an angle measures x degrees, what is the measure in radians?
 180 180 180
a) x b) x c) d)
180  x x

x
Solution: a)
180 o

12. In electricity, how do you call the rate of charge flow?

a) Potential difference b) Current c) Voltage d) Power

dq
Answer: b) Current i where q = charge, C; t = time, sec.
dt

13. What is a number, which could not be expressed as a quotient of two integers?
a. Natural b. Rational c. Irrational d. Surd

Answer: c) Irrational

14. This law states, “The voltage, v, across a resistor is directly proportional to the current, i, flowing
through the resistor”. How do you call this law?
a) Kirchhoff’s Law b) Ohm’s Law c) Ampere’s Law d) Gauss’ Law

Answer: b) Ohm’s Law

15. How do you call an angle that is greater then 180 degree but less than 360 degrees?
a) Complex b) Reflex c) Obtuse d) Exterior

16. This law in electrical circuits states, “The algebraic sum of currents entering a node (or a closed
boundary) is zero”. How do you call this law?
a) Kirrchoff’s current law b) Ohm’s current law
c) Kirchhoff’s voltage law d) Ohm’s voltage law

Answer: a) Kirchhof’s current law

17. How do you call the opposite of the prefix nano?

a) Peta b) Tera c) Giga d) Hexa

Solution: c) Giga Note: The prefix nano represents 10-9 which is the opposite of giga (109).

18. What do you call a triangle having three unequal sides?

a) Obtuse b) Oblique c) Scalene d) Isosceles

Answer: c) Scalene

19. An area of 25.6 cm2 on the map represents a lot having an area of 640 m2. If the scale on the map is 1:x,
what is the value of x?
a) 50 b) 100 c) 500 d) 900

2
Map Area 1 25.6
Solution:    x = 500
640100
2
Actual Area  x 

20. If the z  1 1 , what is the value of z?

1  ...
a) 0.453 b) 0.618 c) 0.816 d) 0.681

Solution: Squaring both sides of the equation

2
 
z  1 1 1  ... 
 
2
 
z 2  1 

1 1 1  .... 

but 1 1 1  ....  z

z2  1 z
z2  z 1  0

2
 1 1 2  41  1 0.618
z 
21  1.619
.
..
21. Solve for the value of x from the following equation: x x xx
 10 .
a) 1.258925 b) 1.892525 c) 1.85925 d) 1.528925

.. ..
.
..
.

Solution: ln x xx
x.
 ln 10
 x xxx ln x  ln 10
 but x x x x  10

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10 ln x  ln 10  ln x 10  ln 10  x 10  10 x  10  10  1.258925

22. This law in electrical circuits state, “The algebraic sum of all voltages around a closed path (or loop) is
zero”. How do you call this law?
a) Kirrchoff’s current law b) Ohm’s current law
c) Kirchhoff’s voltage law d) Ohm’s voltage law

Answer: Kirchhoff’s voltage law

23. How do you call the distance of a point from the y-axis?
a) Polar distance b) Coordinate c) Abscissa d) Ordinate
Answer:C
24. In electricity, it is an ability of an element to resist the flow of current. What is this?
a) Resonance b) Conductance c) Inductance d) Resistance

Answer: d) Resistance

25. In electrical circuits, how do you call the reciprocal of resistance?

a) Resonance b) Conductance c) Inductance d) Resistance

Answer: b) Conductance

26. In electrical, what is the SI unit of conductance?

a) Ohm b) Mho c) Siemens d) Ampere

Answer: c) Siemens 1 Mho = 1 Siemens

3x 2
27. If 4y = 3x, then, what is the value of ?
4y 2
4 3 2 3
a) b) c) d)
3 4 3 2

Answer:A
2
x 4  x 4 x2 16 3x 2 3  16  4
Solution:        Then,   
y 3  y 3 y 2 9 4y 2 4 9  3

28. Which of the following is the equivalent of 1 Ampere?

a) 1 Coulomb per second b) 1 Joule per Coulomb c) 1 Volt per Ampere d) 1 Ampere per Coulomb

Answer: a) 1 Coulomb per second

1 Ohm = 1 Volt/Ampere 1 Siemens = 1 Ampere/Volt

1 Volt = 1 Joule/Coulomb 1 Ampere = 1 Coulumb per second

29. This is the measure of central tendency defined as the most frequent score. How do you call this measure
of central tendency?
a) Median b) Mode c) Mean d) Deviation
Answer: B
30. When the expression x4 + ax3 + 5x2 + bx + 6 is divided by (x – 2), the remainder is 16. When it is divided
by (x + 1) the remainder is 10. Determine the value of the constant a.
a) 6 b) 9 c) 5 d) 7
Answer: D

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 Solution: f  x   x 4  ax 3  5x 2  bx  6

f  2    2  4  a  2  3  5 2  2  b 2   6  16 8a  2b  26  4a  b  13
Eq. 1

f   1    1 4  a   1 3  5  1 2  b  1  6  10

a  b  2  ab 2  b  2a Eq. 2

Substituting 2 to 1, 4a  2  a  13  3a  15

15
a  5 the, b  2    5  7
3

31. What is the logarithm of a negative number?

a) Complex number b) Real number
c) Irrational number d) Imaginary number
Answer: A
Solution: The logarithm of a negative number can be evaluated as follows:

log  x   log x   x  where, i 2  1

log  x   log x  i  2  log x  log i 2  log x  2 log i


i 
Considering the exponential form of an imaginary number,
i e 2


i 

log  x   log x  2 log e  2   log x  2i  log e  log x  i log e
2

Thus, the logarithm of a negative number is a complex number.

32. Which of the following is the equivalent of 1 mil?

a) One-tenth of an inch b) One-thousandth of an inch
c) One millionth of an inch c) One-half of an inch

Answer: a) One-thousandth of an inch

33. This is the case of a solution of a plane triangle where the given data leads to two solutions. How do you
call this case?
a) Ambiguous case b) Quadratic case c) Extraneous case d) Conditional case

Answer: a) Ambiguous case

34. What is the value of k to make the expression kx2 – 3kx + 9 a perfect square?
a) 2 b) 4 c) 3 d) 5
Answer: B
Solution: The expression Ax2 + Bx + C is a perfect square if B2 = 4AC.

From the given expression: A = k B = -3k C=9

Then,   3k  2  4 k  9  k4

35. It is a type of polygon in which each interior angle must be less than or equal to 180°, and all vertices
'point outwards' away from the interior. How do you call this polygon?
a) Concave Polygon b) Convex polygon
c) Regular polygon d) Irregular polygon

Answer: b) Convex polygon

36. Two times the mother’s age is 8 more than six times her daughter’s age. Ten years ago, the sum of their
ages was 44. What is the daughter’s age?
a) 15 yrs old b) 18 yrs old c) 12 yrs old d) 16 yrs old

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 Answer: A
Solution: Let x = daughter’s age y = mother’s age

Present Ages: 2 y  6x  8  y  3x  4 eq. 1

Ten years ago:  x  10   y  10  44

x  y  64 eq. 2

60
Substituting 1 to 2, x  3x  4  64  4x  60  x  15
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37. How do you call a line segment from the center of a regular polygon to the midpoint of a side? It is also
called as inradius, the radius of an incircle.
a) Radius b) Apothem c) Circumradius d) Inradius

Answer: b) Apothem

38. If the daily wage of CPM and a Plumber are in the ratio 2:1. In a day, a CPM has to work 8 hrs but the
Plumber only 6 hrs. Determine the ratio of their hour wages.
a. 4:3 b. 5:3 c. 3:2 d. 8:3
Answer: C
Solution: Let x = hourly wage of CPM y = hourly rate of the Plumber

x
x 8
 8 x 8 x 2 x 62 6 3
    ;    
y y 6 6y 1 y 81 4 2
 6 y
8 8

Then, the ratio is 3:2

39. Which of the following is the equivalent of one circular mil?

   
a)  0.01 2 b)  0.001 2 c)  0.0001 2 d)  0.00001 2
4 4 4 4

Answer: b)  0.001 2
4

A circular mil is the area of a circle whose diameter is 1 mil or 0.001 inch.

40. How do you call a method of describing a set where the elements are separated by commas and enclosed
by braces?
a) Tabular or roster form b) Equal form
c) Rule form d) Equivalent form

Answer: a) Tabular or roster form

Two Ways of Describing a Set: a) Tabular or roster form; and b) Rule form, a method which makes use
of the description  x . . .  .

41. Which of the following is the equivalent of the expression 2Log b 6 – Logb 4?
a) 2Logb 3 b. 3Logb 2 c. 2Logb 2 d. 3Logb 3
Answer: A
 36 
Solution: 2 log b 6  log b 4  log b 36  log b 4  log   log b 9  2 log 3
 4 

42. It is a series of equal payments occurring at equal intervals of time where the first payment is made after
several periods, after the beginning of the payment. How do you call this payment?
a) Deferred annuity b) Delayed annuity
c) Progressive annuity d) Simple annuity

Answer: a) Deferred annuity

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43. A 100-kg salt solution originally 4 % by weight salt in water is boiled to reduce water content until the
concentration is 5 % by weight salt. How much water is evaporated?
a) 20 b) 25 c) 15 d) 22.5
Answer: A
100 kg x 100 - x
Solution:
4 % salt 5 % salt
96 % H2O - 100 % H2O = 95 % H2O

In Salt:
4 % 100  0  5 % 100  x   400  500  5x  then, x  20 kg

In Water (Checking):
96 % 100   100 %  x   95 % 100  x   1920  20 x  1900  19 x  then , x  20 kg

44. Tukmol can paint a fence of 50 % faster than Kikoy and 20 % faster than Tiburcio and together thay can
paint a given fence in 4 hours. How long will it take Tukmol to paint the same fence if he had to work
alone?
a) 11 b) 8 c) 9 d) 10
Answer: D
Solution:
Let, x = no. of hours for Tukmol alone to paint the fence y = no. of hours for Kikay to paint the fence
z = no. of hours for Veronica

With the three of them finishing the work together in 4 hours,

1
 4  1  4  1  4  1 
1 1 1 1
   Eq. 1
x y z x y z 4

With Tukmol being 50 % than Kikay,

1 1 1 2 1 2
   0.50      Eq. 2
x y  y  3y y 3x

With Tukmol being 20 % faster than Veronica,

1 1 1 6 1 5
   0.20      Eq. 3
x z  z  5x x 6x

Substituting 1/y in Eq. 2 and 1/z in Eq. 3 to Eq. 1,

1 2 5 1 5 1
      x  10 hours
x 3x 6 x 4 2x 4

45. It is now between 3 and 4 o’clock and twenty minutes the minute hand will be as much as the hour-hand
as it is now behind it. What is the time now?
a) 3:06.36 b) 3:03.66 c) 3:36.06 d) 3:30.66
Answer: A
Solution: x
12
1

2

3
x/12
 20/12
4 20
5
6

At present (now), the minute hand is behind the hour hand by ,

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 x 11
  15   x  15  x
12 12

After 20 minute, the minute hand is ahead the hour hand by ,

x 11 10
  x  20  15   20 / 12  x
12 12 3

As the given condition,  = ,

11 10 11
x  15  x  then, x  6.36 min utes
12 3 12

Therefore, the time now is 3:06.36.

46. This is the amount of a property in which a willing buyer will pay to a willing seller for the property
when neither one is under the compulsion to buy or sell. What do you call this value?
a) Fair value b) Goodwill value c) Book value d) Market value

Answer: d) market value

47. Determine the diameter of a circle, x 2  y 2  6 x  4 y  12  0 .

a) 9 units b) 11 units c) 12 units d) 10 units
Answer: D
Solution: x 2  y 2  6 x  4 y  12  0
   
x 2  6 x  9  y 2  4 y  4  12  13  25
 x  3 2
  y  2  25 Then, r = 5 units and d = 10 units
2

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48. What is the minimum point of y  x  ?
x
a) (1, 2) b) (1.5, 2) c) (1, 1.5) d) (2, 1)
Answer: A
1 dy 1
Solution: yx   1 2  0
x dx x

Then, x = 1, and y = 2

49. The volume of the cube is increasing at a rate of 5 cu. m per minute. Determine the rate at which the
surface area is increasing, in m2/min, when its side is 10 m.
a) ½ b) 1.75 c) 1.5 d) 2
Answer: D
Solution: V = x3 A = 6 x2
dV dx dx 1 dV
 3x 2   2
dt dt dt 3x dt
dA dx  1  dV  4 dV 4
 12x  12x 2     5  2 m 2 / min
dt dt  3x  dt  x dt 10

50. What is the simple interest rate if an investment of P37,500.00 accumulates to P45,937.5 in 18 months?
a) 0.15 b) 0.2 c) 0.21 d) 0.3
Answer: A
Solution: F  P 1  i n 
 F 
 1
100 %    FP  45,937.5  37,500.00 
i P  100 %   100 %   15 %
 n   nP   1.5 37,500.00 
 
 

51. What do you think is the negotiation of wage rates, conditions of employment, etc. by representatives of
the labor force and management?
a) Union trade b) Union rally c) Collective bargaining d) Cooperative
Answer: C
52. What is the simple interest rate if an investment of P37,500.00 accumulates to P45,937.5 in 18 months?

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 a) 0.15 b) 0.2 c) 0.21 d) 0.3
Answer: A
Solution: F  P 1  i n 
 F 
 1
FP  45,937.5  37,500.00 
iP 100 %   
 100 %    100 %   15 %
 n 
 
 nP   1.5 37,500.00 
 

x2 1
53. What is the value of Lim ?
x  x3 1
a) 0 b) 0.25 c) 1.25 d) indeterminate
Answer: A

Lim
x 2 1
 Lim
 x  1 x  1  Lim x  1  Lim 1
Solution: x  x 1
3 x    x  1  x 2  x  1 x  x 2  x  1 x  x 2  x  1
x 1
1 1 1
Lim   0
x  1 1 
x 
x 1  1

54. What is the present value of P5,000.00 due in 8 years if money is worth 12% compounded semi-
annually?
a) P1,896.23 b) P1,869.23 c) P1,698.23 d) P1,968.23
Answer: D
F 5,000.00
P mn
 2 8 
 P1,968.23
Solution:  in   0.12 
1   1  
 m  2 

55. This is a type of bond whose guaranty is in lieu on railroad equipment. What is this type of bond?
a) Equipment b) Debenture bond c) Registered bond d) Infrastructure bond

Answer: d) Infrastructure bond

56. How do you call a type of bond where the corporation’s owner name is recorded and the interest is paid
periodically to the owners with their asking for it?
a) Registered bond b) Preferred bond c) Incorporator’s bond d) Bail bond

Answer: a) Registered bond

57. Twice the middle digit of a three-digit number is the sum of the other two. If the number is divided by
the sum of its digit, the answer is 56 and the remainder is 12. If the digits are reversed, the number
becomes smaller by 594. Find the number.
a) 852 b) 285 c) 825 d) 582
Answer: A
Solution: Let x, y, and z be the hundred’s, ten’s, and unit’s digits, respectively.

The number is: 100x + 10y + z

The reversed number is: 100z +10y + x

2y = x + z Eq. 1

100 x  10 y  z
 56 
12

10 x  10 y  z   12  56
xyz xyz xyz

100x  10 y  z  12  56x  56 y  56z

44 x  99 y  55z  12 Eq. 2

100z  10 y  x  100 x  10 y  z  594

99z  99 x  594

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 x  6z Eq. 3

Substituting x in Eq. 3 to Eq 1,

2 y   x  z   z  6  2z

y  3 z Eq. 4

Substituting x in Eq. 3 to Eq. 2,

44 6  z   46 3  z   55z  12

Then, z = 2 x=8 y=5

The number is 852

Note: This problem can be solved by inspection.

58. A man left Sta. Rosa City to drive to Lopez, Quezon at 6:15 pm and arrived at 11:45 pm. If he averaged
50 kph and stopped 1 hour for dinner, how far is Lopez, quezon from Sta. Rosa City?
a) 225 km b) 522 km c) 252 km d) 215 km
Answer: C
Solution: Total time, 6:15 pm to 11:45 pm, = 5.5 hours

Time of travel = 5.5 – 1 = 4.5 hours

Distance, S = Vt = 50 (4.5) = 225 km

59. If x varies directly as y and inversely as z, and x = 14 when 7 = 7 and z = 2, find the value of x when z =
4 and y = 16.
a) 12 b) 18 c) 14 d) 16
Answer: D
y y z 2
Solution: x   x  k  k  x    14   4
z z y
  7

y  16 
Then, x  k    4   16
z  4 

60. Lucy sold 100-pirated DVD. Eighty of them were sold at a profit of 30 % while the rest were sold at a
loss of 40 %. What is the percentage gain or loss on the whole stock?
a) 15 % b) 20 % c) 16 % d) 12 %
Answer: C
Solution: Let x = the buying price of each DVD
Total Capital = 100x
Income for 80 DVD = 80 (x + 0.30x) = 104x
Income for 20 DVD = 20(x – 0.40x) = 12x

Total sales = 104x + 12x = 116x

Profit = total sales – capital = 116x – 100x = 16x

 16 x 
% Gain    100 %   16 %
 100x 

61. How many terms of the sequence – 9, - 6, - 3, … must be taken so that the sum is 66?
a) 11 b) 6 c) 4 d) 9
Answer: A
Solution: The given sequence is a form of arithmetic progression with common difference of,

d =- 6 – (- 9) = 3

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 S
n
 2a 1   n  1 d  66   n  2  9   n  1  3 
2 2
132  18n  3n 2  3n 3n 2  21n  132  0

 3n  12  n  11  0

Therefore, n = 11
62. There are 6 geometric means between 4 and 8748. Find the sum of all terms.
a) 12 310 b) 12 130 c) 13 210 d) 13 120
Answer: D
Solution: First term, a1 = 4 8th term, a8 = 8748

nth term, a n  a 1 r n 1  8748  4r  81  8748r 7

Common ratio,  8748  7

r  3
 4 

Sum, S 

a1 r n 1

 
4  3 8  1
 13120

r 1 3 1

63. How many permutation can be made out of the letters of the word ENGINEERING?
a) 277 200 b) 272 700 c) 200 277 d) 227 700
Answer: A
n! 11!
Solution: P   277 200
p! q!... 3! 3! 2! 2!

Where, n = 11 objects with 3E’s, 3N’s, 2G’s, and 2I’s

64. A bag contains 3 white and 5 red balls. If two balls are drawn at random, find the probability that both
are white.
a) 0.375 b) 0.10714 c) 0.46667 d) 0.28571
Answer: B
3 2
Solution: First draw, white, P1  Second draw, white, P1 
8 7
32 3
Probability, both white     0.10714
8  7  28

65. Determine the absolute value of the complex number 3 + 4i.

a) 4 b) 5 c) 8 d) 6
Answer: B
Solution: r   3 2   4 2  5

66. Simplify i1997 + i1999, where I is an imaginary number.

a) 0 b) i c) 1 + i d) 1 – I
Answer: A
Solution:  i  1997   i  1999   i  1996  i    i  1998  i   i 2   i   i 2   i     i  998    i  999  i  i  0
998 999

67. The sum of the two interior angles of the triangle is equal to the third angle and the difference of the two
angles is equal to 2/3 of the 3rd angle. Find the 3rd angle.
a) 60o b) 30o c) 90o d) 40o
Answer: C
Solution: Let x = 1st angle y = 2nd angle z = 3rd angle

x  y  z  180 Eq. 1 xyz Eq. 2

z
xy   z Eq. 3
3

Substituting Eq. 2 to Eq. 1, z = 90o

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68. Evaluate the integral of (3x2 + 9y2)dxdy if the interior limit has an upper limit of y and a lower limit of
0, and whose outer limit has an upper limit of 2 and lower limit of 0.
a) 50 b) 30 c) 45 d) 40

Answer: d) 40

69. How do you call the integral of any quotient whose numerator is the differential of the denominator?
a) Co-logarithm b) Logarithm c) Product d) Derivative

Answer: b) Logarithm

70. If a = b, then b = a. This illustrates of which of the following axioms in algebra?

a) Transitive axiom b) Reflexive axiom c) Replacement axiom d) Symmetric axiom

Answer: d) Symmetric axiom

71. What is a regular polygon that has 27 diagonals?

a) Nonagon b) hexagon c) Pentagon d) Heptagon

Answer: a) Nonagon

72. How do you call the formula used to compute the value of n factorial, which is in symbolic form (n!),
where n is large number?
a) Matheson formula b) Diophantine formula c) Richardson-Duchman formula d)
Stirling’s Approximation
Answer: D
73. What is the reason why an ivory soap floats in water?
a) All matter has mass
b) The specific gravity of ivory soap is greater than that of water
c) The density of ivory soap is unity
d) The specific gravity of ivory soap is less than that of water
Answer: D
74. If the product of the slopes of any two straight lines is negative 1, one of these lines is said to be:
a) Parallel b) perpendicular c) Skew d) Non-intersecting
Answer: B
75. When two planes intersect with each other, the amount of divergence between the two planes is
expressed by measuring the:
a) Reflex angle b) Dihedral angle c) Polyhedral angle d) Plane angle
Answer: B
76. These are product or services that are required to support human life and activities, that will be purchased
in somewhat the same quantity even though the price varies considerably.
a) Utilities b) Necessities c) Luxuries d) Producer goods and services
Answer: B
77. The angle which the line of sight to the object makes with the horizontal which is above the eye of the
observer is called as:
a) Angle of elevation b) Acute angle c) Angle of depression d) Bearing
Answer: A
78. This is a number sequence where the succeeding term is obtained by adding the last pair of preceding
terms such as the sequence (1, 1, 2, ,3 5, 8 …). How do you call this number sequence?
a. Euler’s number b. Fermat number c. Fibonacci number d. Fourier
series
Answer: C
79. If the roots of an equation are zero, then, how do you classify the solutions?
a. Extranous solutions b. Trivial solutions c. Conditional solutions d. Ambiguous
solutions
Answer: B
80. This is the process of expressing a polynomial as the product of another polynomial or monomial of
lower degree. What is this mathematical process?
a. Decomposition b. Rationalization c. Factoring d. Polynomial
damping
Answer: C
81. This is a point where the concavity of a curve changes or when the slope of the curve is neither
increasing nor decreasing. What is this point commonly called?
a. Maximum point b. Minimum point c. Point of tangency d. Point of inflection

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Answer: D
82. How do you call the axis of the hyperbola that passes through the center, the foci and vertices?
a. Transverse axis b. Conjugate Axis c. Asymptotic axis d. Major Axis
Answer: A
83. What is a number, which could not be expressed as a quotient of two integers?
a. Natural b. Rational c. Irrational d. Surd
Answer: C
84. How do you call an angle that is greater then 180 degree but less than 360 degrees?
a. Complex b. Reflex c. Obtuse d. Exterior
Answer: B
85. What do you call a triangle having three unequal sides?
a. Obtuse b. Oblique c. Scalene d. Isosceles
Answer: C
86. How do you call the distance of a point from the y-axis?
a. Polar distance b. Coordinate c. Abscissa d. Ordinate
Answer: C
87. This is the measure of central tendency defined as the most frequent score. How do you call this measure
of central tendency?
a. Median b. Mode c. Mean d. Deviation
Answer: B
88. This is the case of a solution of a plane triangle where the given data leads to two solutions. How do you
call this case?
a. Ambiguous case b. Quadratic case c. Extraneous case d. Conditional case
Answer: A
89. This is a sequence of numbers where every term is obtained by adding the squares of all preceding terms
such as (1, 5, 14, 30, 55…). How do you call this numbers?
a. Triangular numbers b. Tetrahedral numbers c. Cubic numbers d.
Pyramidal numbers
Answer: D
90. It is a process of reasoning wherein other conclusions or formulas are obtained or derived by
mathematical manipulations of previously proven theorems or formulas. How do you call this process?
a. Mathematical induction b. Mathematical deduction c. Mathematical conversion d.
Mathematical inversion
Answer: A
91. What is a solid bounded by the spherical zone and the planes of the zone’s base?
a. Spherical wedge b. Spherical solid c. Spherical triangle d. Spherical
segment
Answer: D
92. How do you call the line passing through the focus and perpendicular to the directrix of a parabola?
a. Latus rectum b. Axis of the parabola c. Transverse axis ` d. Major axis
Answer: B
93. What is the ratio of the distance between the foci to the distance between the vertices in either hyperbola
or ellipse?
a. Eccentricity b. Latus rectum c. Variance d. Deviation
Answer: A
94. It is a statement that one mathematical expression is greater than or less than another. How do you call
this?
a. Conditional expression b. Inequality c. Interval d. Domain
Answer: B
95. What is the point of concurrency of the altitude of a triangle?
a. Centroid b. Incenter c. Orthocenter d. Circumcenter
Answer: C
96. What is the logarithm of a number to have a base e=2.718…?
a. Briggsian logarithm b. Naperian logarithm c. Cologarithm d.
Mantissa
Answer: B
97. What is a process of finding maximum or minimum values of a linear function under limiting conditions
or constraints?
a. Iteration b. Linear programming c. Differentiation d. Integration
Answer: B
98. Which of the following items classified a polygon?
a. Angles b. Diagonals c. Sides d. Number of nodes
Answer: C
99. When a line y = mx + b slopes downwards from left to right, the slope m is:

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 a) Less than zero b) Greater than zero c) Equal to zero d) Equal to 1
Answer: A
100. The ratio between the quick assets to the current liabilities
a. Acid test ratio b. Current ratio c. Working amount d. Marginal ratio
Answer: A
101. It is the additional cost of producing one more unit of a product.
a. Sunk cost b. Marginal cost c. Variable cost d. Fixed cost
Answer: B
102. What is the quantity in addition to the economic order quantity use to anticipate sudden change of
demand and the delay of the ordered quantity?
a. safety stock b. safety allowance c. tolerance stock d. none of these
Answer: A
103. The ratio of a number is 4:7 where number 4 is referred to as the antecedent. How do you call
number 7 in this ratio?
a. Consequent b. Minuend c. Augend d. Dividend
Answer: A
104. What is a pair of angles when added together will be equal to 360 o?
a. Supplementary angle b. Conjugate angle c. Complimentary angle d. Explimentary angle
Answer: B
105. What is a line segment joining a vertex of a triangle to a point on the opposite side?
a. Cevian b. Secant c. Euclidian line d) Newton’s line
Answer: A
106. How do you call a cylinder with elliptical cross section?
a. Ellipsoid b. Cylindroid c. Hyperboloid d. Paraboloid
Answer: B
107. For a given function, it is found that f(t) = f(- t). What type of symmetry does f(t) have?
a) Odd Symmetry b) Even Symmetry c) Rotational Symmetry d) Quarter-wave Symmetry
Answer: B
108. Which is true regarding the signs of the natural functions for angles between 90 o and 180o?
a) The tangent is positive b) The cotangent is positive c) The cosine is negative d) The sine is
negative
Answer: D
109. What is the inverse natural function of the cosecant?
a) Secant b) Sine c) Cosine d) Tangent
Answer: B
110. What type of curve is generated by a point, which moves in uniform circular motion about an axis,
while traveling with a constant speed, V, parallel to the axis?
a) A cycloid b) An epicycloids c) A hypocycloid d) A helix
Answer: D
111. Forty liters of a 60 % salt solution are produced to a 45 % solution. How much solution must be
drained off and replaced with distilled water so that the resulting solution contains only 45 % solution.
a) 6 liters b) 8 liters c) 10 liters d) 12 liters

Answer: c) 10 liters

Solution: Let x represents the number of liters of salt solution to be drained off and replaced with
distilled water.
60 % salt 60 % salt 0 % salt 55 % salt
40 % water - 40 % water + 100 % water = 45 % water

40 liters x liters x liters 40 liters

Based on salt solution: 0.60 40   0.60 x   0.0  x  0.45 40  x = 10 liters

Based on water solution: 0.40 40   0.40 x  x  0.55 40 x = 10 liters

112. How do you call the area bounded by two concentric circles?
a) Disk b) Annulus c) Ring d) Sector
Answer: B
113. Determine, which of the following is incorrect between lease and outright purchase of equipment?
a) Leasing fees needed working capital b) Leasing reduces maintenance and administrative
expenses
c) Leasing offers certain tax advantage d) Leasing offers less flexibility with respect to technical
obsolescence.

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Answer: C
114. What do you call the replacement of the original cost of an investment?
a) Pay off b) Return on investment c) Breakeven d) Capital recovery
Answer: A
115. What do you think is the output or sales at which income is insufficient to equal operating cost?
a) Break even point b) Depreciation c) Investment d) Cash flow
Answer: A
116. What do you think is the lessening of the value of an asset due to a decrease in the quantity available
as a coal, oil and timber in forests?
a) Depletion b) Amortization c) Depreciation d) Investment
Answer: A
117. How do you call the integral of any quotient whose numerator is the differential of the denominator?
a) Co-logarithm b) Logarithm c) Product d) Derivative
Answer: B
118. If a = b, then b = a. This illustrates of which of the following axioms in algebra?
a) Transitive axiom b) Reflexive axiom c) Replacement axiom d) Symmetric axiom
Answer: D
119. What is a regular polygon that has 27 diagonals?
a) Nonagon b) hexagon c) Pentagon d) Heptagon
Answer: A
120. How do you call the formula used to compute the value of n factorial, which is in symbolic form
(n!), where n is large number?
a) Matheson formula b) Diophantine formula c) Richardson-Duchman formula d)
Stirling’s Approximation
Answer: D
121. What is the reason why an ivory soap floats in water?
a) All matter has mass b) The specific gravity of ivory soap is greater than
that of water
c) The density of ivory soap is unity d) The specific gravity of ivory soap is less than that of
water
Answer: D
122. If the product of the slopes of any two straight lines is negative 1, one of these lines is said to be:
a) Parallel b) perpendicular c) Skew d) Non-intersecting
Answer: B
123. When two planes intersect with each other, the amount of divergence between the two planes is
expressed by measuring the:
a) Reflex angle b) Dihedral angle c) Polyhedral angle d) Plane angle
Answer: B
124. These are product or services that are required to support human life and activities, that will be
purchased in somewhat the same quantity even though the price varies considerably.
a) Utilities b) Necessities c) Luxuries d) Producer goods and services
Answer: B
125. The angle which the line of sight to the object makes with the horizontal which is above the eye of
the observer is called as:
a) Angle of elevation b) Acute angle c) Angle of depression d) Bearing
Answer: A
126. This is a number sequence where the succeeding term is obtained by adding the last pair of preceding
terms such as the sequence (1, 1, 2, ,3 5, 8 …). How do you call this number sequence?
a. Euler’s number b. Fermat number c. Fibonacci number d. Fourier
series
Answer: C
127. If the roots of an equation are zero, then, how do you classify the solutions?
a. Extranous solutions b. Trivial solutions c. Conditional solutions d. Ambiguous solutions
Answer: B
128. This is the process of expressing a polynomial as the product of another polynomial or monomial of
lower degree. What is this mathematical process?
a. Decomposition b. Rationalization c. Factoring d. Polynomial
damping
Answer: C
129. This is a point where the concavity of a curve changes or when the slope of the curve is neither
increasing nor decreasing. What is this point commonly called?
a. Maximum point b. Minimum point c. Point of tangency d. Point of inflection
Answer: D
130. How do you call the axis of the hyperbola that passes through the center, the foci and vertices?

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 a. Transverse axis b. Conjugate Axis c. Asymptotic axis d. Major Axis
Answer: A
131. What is a number, which could not be expressed as a quotient of two integers?
a. Natural b. Rational c. Irrational d. Surd
Answer: C
132. How do you call an angle that is greater then 180 degree but less than 360 degrees?
a. Complex b. Reflex c. Obtuse d. Exterior
Answer: B
133. What do you call a triangle having three unequal sides?
a. Obtuse b. Oblique c. Scalene d. Isosceles
Answer: C
134. How do you call the distance of a point from the y-axis?
a. Polar distance b. Coordinate c. Abscissa d. Ordinate
Answer: C
135. This is the measure of central tendency defined as the most frequent score. How do you call this
measure of central tendency?
a. Median b. Mode c. Mean d. Deviation
Answer: B
136. This is the case of a solution of a plane triangle where the given data leads to two solutions. How do
you call this case?
a. Ambiguous case b. Quadratic case c. Extraneous case d. Conditional case
Answer: A
137. This is a sequence of numbers where every term is obtained by adding the squares of all preceding
terms such as (1, 5, 14, 30, 55…). How do you call this numbers?
a. Triangular numbers b. Tetrahedral numbers c. Cubic numbers d.
Pyramidal numbers
Answer: D
138. It is a process of reasoning wherein other conclusions or formulas are obtained or derived by
mathematical manipulations of previously proven theorems or formulas. How do you call this process?
a. Mathematical induction b. Mathematical deduction c. Mathematical conversion d.
Mathematical inversion
Answer: A
139. What is a solid bounded by the spherical zone and the planes of the zone’s base?
a. Spherical wedge b. Spherical solid c. Spherical triangle d. Spherical
segment
Answer: D
140. How do you call the line passing through the focus and perpendicular to the directrix of a parabola?
a. Latus rectum b. Axis of the parabola c. Transverse axis ` d. Major axis
Answer: B
141. What is the ratio of the distance between the foci to the distance between the vertices in either
hyperbola or ellipse?
a. Eccentricity b. Latus rectum c. Variance d. Deviation
Answer: A
142. It is a statement that one mathematical expression is greater than or less than another. How do you
call this?
a. Conditional expression b. Inequality c. Interval d. Domain
Answer: B
143. What is the point of concurrency of the altitude of a triangle?
a. Centroid b. Incenter c. Orthocenter d. Circumcenter
Answer: C
144. What is the logarithm of a number to have a base e=2.718…?
a. Briggsian logarithm b. Naperian logarithm c. Cologarithm d.
Mantissa
Answer: B
145. What is a process of finding maximum or minimum values of a linear function under limiting
conditions or constraints?
a. Iteration b. Linear programming c. Differentiation d. Integration
Answer: B
146. Which of the following items classified a polygon?
a. Angles b. Diagonals c. Sides d. Number of nodes
Answer: C
147. When a line y = mx + b slopes downwards from left to right, the slope m is:
a) Less than zero b) Greater than zero c) Equal to zero d) Equal to 1
Answer: A

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148. The ratio between the quick assets to the current liabilities
a. Acid test ratio b. Current ratio c. Working amount d. Marginal ratio
Answer: A
149. It is the additional cost of producing one more unit of a product.
a. Sunk cost b. Marginal cost c. Variable cost d. Fixed cost
Answer: B

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