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The document provides information about the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship Basic Mathematics Aptitude Test for 2017. It contains 4 parts testing basic and applied math skills over 60 minutes without calculators. Part I has 30 points over 8 multiple choice questions testing basics like operations with fractions, exponents, and finding linear functions from points. Part II has 35 points over 7 more challenging problems like solving equations and inequalities. Part III tests applied math over 7 problems, like mixing solutions and taking derivatives.

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JDS Math Test 2017 Solution 230107 025748

The document provides information about the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship Basic Mathematics Aptitude Test for 2017. It contains 4 parts testing basic and applied math skills over 60 minutes without calculators. Part I has 30 points over 8 multiple choice questions testing basics like operations with fractions, exponents, and finding linear functions from points. Part II has 35 points over 7 more challenging problems like solving equations and inequalities. Part III tests applied math over 7 problems, like mixing solutions and taking derivatives.

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The Project for

Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS)


Basic Mathematics Aptitude Test
2017

Solution

Prepared by Japanese Development Service Co., Ltd.

Note:
 You have 60 minutes to complete.
 No calculators are allowed.
 Show all your work and write your answers in the designated space.
 Part I and Part II are ‘Basic Math,’ and Part Ⅲ and Part IV are
‘Applied Math.’ The test result is only for the reference purpose and
basically does not affect the selection procedure. However, some
accepting universities may require the candidates who apply for the
economics-related fields of study to have analytical and numerical
skills.

Registration No.:

Name:

1
2
(Please show all your work here and write your answers in the designated space)
[PART I] Answer the following questions. Points: 3/each, Total:30

1. −9 − (−5.6) = −9 + 5.6 = −3.4

Answer: −3.4

5 1 3 5 4−9 5+10 15 5
2. 24
− �3 − 4� = 24 − � 12 � = 24
= 24 = 8

5
Answer: 8
or 0.625

3. −5 − (−3) × (1 − 9) = −5 − (−3) × (−8) = −5 − 24 = −29

Answer: −29

1 1 1 −5 4
4. 0.5 ÷ �4 − 1.5� × 1 =2÷ 4
× 2 = −5
( )
2

4
Answer: −5 𝑜𝑜 0.8

5. 2−2 × 24 ÷ 2−1 = 2−2+4+1 = 23 = 8

Answer: 8

3
1 −2 1
6. �3� + 1002 = 9 + 10 = 19

Answer: 19

7. √50 × √2 = √100 = 10

Answer: 10

8. Find the linear function passing through the following 2 points.


(x, y) = (1, 3) and (0, 1)

Answer: 𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 1

9. Find the linear function using the following information.


𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠: 2, 𝑦 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖: − 7

Answer: 𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 7

10. Find the linear function using the following information.


𝑥 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖: 1, 𝑦 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖: 2

Answer: 𝑦 = −2𝑥 + 2

4
(Please show all your work here and write your answers in the designated space)
[PART II] Answer the following questions. Points: 5/each, Total:35

1. Solve the following equation for x.


3+𝑥 −𝑥
4
= 8
x = −2

Answer: x = −2

2. Solve the following simultaneous equations.


4𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 6
� (𝑥, 𝑦) = (−1, 2)
6𝑥 − 7𝑦 = −20

Answer: (𝑥, 𝑦) = (−1, 2)

3. Solve the following inequality for x.


3𝑥−1
2
≥1 3𝑥 − 1 ≥ 2

Answer: 𝑥≥1

4. Find the average of the following six values.


1 3
�1.5, − 2 , 3, 0, − 2 , 0.5� 3/6 = 0.5

1
Answer: 0.5 or 2

5. Round off 3.5918272636 to the hundredths digit (the second decimal place).

Answer: 3.59

5
6. Solve the following for x.
𝑥 + 2𝑥 2 − 1 = 0 (2𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 + 1) = 0

1
Answer: 𝑥 = 2 , −1

7. Solve the following inequality for x.


3𝑥−1
7 <1 73𝑥−1 < 70 3𝑥 − 1 < 0

1
Answer: 𝑥<3

6
(Please show all your work here and write your answers in the designated space)
[PART III] Answer the following questions. Points: 7/each, Total:35

1. There is a job that takes 20 days to do alone by Tom or 30 days to do alone by Ken.
On this job, at first Tom works by himself for 5 days and after that Tom and Ken work
together and finish the job. All together, how many days does it take to complete the
job?

Answer: 14 days

2. A 10 % concentration salt solution and a 15% concentration salt solution were


mixed to make 600 grams of 12% salt solution. How many grams of each of the two
kinds of salt solution were mixed together?

Answer: 10% salt solution 360 grams, 15% salt solution 240 grams

3. Solve the following equation.


𝑙𝑙𝑙6 (2𝑥 − 3) = 𝑙𝑙𝑙6 (𝑥 + 2) 2𝑥 − 3 = 𝑥 + 2

Answer: 𝑥=5

4. Determine the first-derivative of the following.


𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 𝑥

Answer: 𝑓(𝑥)′ = 9𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 1

7
5. Find the following definite integral.
1
∫0 (6𝑥 − 9) 𝑑𝑑 [3𝑥 2 − 9𝑥]10 = 3 − 9 = −6

Answer: −6

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