HOLY FACE OF JESUS LYCEUM OF SAN JOSE INC.

285 Mabolo St. Cor. Sampaguita St., San Jose Rodriguez

FIRST QUARTERLY EXAMINATION IN BUSINESS MATHEMATICS

Name: __________________________________ Score: ________________________
Grade & Section: _________________________ Date: ________________________

TEST I. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE

Directions: Write ABM if the statement is true and AKO if the statement is false, Write your answer on the space provided before
each item.

___________1. To compare similar/like fractions, compare the numerators just like whole numbers, example the larger the
numerator, the larger is the value of the fraction.
___________2. A bar when divided into 4 equal parts will have each piece smaller than when it is divided into 3 equal parts.
___________3. The fraction is undefined if denominator is zero and numerator is non-zero; indeterminate, if both numerator and
denominator are zeros.
___________4. The numeric value of a decimal numeral is always less than 1.
___________5. A formal way to read decimals is to read the whole part as a whole number, then the decimal point as “and” and
then read the fractional part altogether but using the place value of the last digit in it.
___________6. If the ratio of passing grades to failing grades is 5 to 3, then out of 8 students, 3 are expected to fail.
___________7. In a direct proportion two variables, say x and y, varying such that as x increases, y also increases or as
x decreases, y also decreases proportionally; that is, the ratio is always the same.
___________8. Mark-up is the difference between the selling price and the cost price which is sometimes referred to as Margin
or Gross-Profit.
___________9. Selling price the price at which the commodity is sold per unit.
___________10. Mark-downs commonly happen when the mall decides to sell their items at cut down prices to clear their
warehouse collection.

TEST II. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Directions: Choose the correct answer and write only the letter on the space provided before each item.

_______11. Len bought a lot measuring 450 square meters. If 25sq.m. is allotted for a storage room, what fraction of the entire lot
is the storage room?
1 1 25
𝑎. b. c. d. 18
50 18 45
_______12. Five students (namely A,B,C,D,E) are to share equally with each other one bilao of suman for their snacks. If for
some reason, B has to leave and decides to give her share to C, what fraction of the suman will C have?
1 2 3 1
a. b. c. d.
5 5 5 6
3 4 5 6
_______13. Which is the value of ( + + + ) in decimal is form?
1000 100 10 1
a.3.456 b.6.453 c. 4.536 d. 6.543
_______14. Which of the following statements in NOT true?

a. The LCD is equal to the product of all the unique prime factors found in the denominators.
b. To add/subtract fractions with different denominators, we first convert the fractions to similar fractions.
c. A complex fraction may be simplified by reducing the entire numerator and/or entire denominator into single fractions and
applying the rule on division of fractions.
d. Relatively prime numbers are positive integers which have common prime factors
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
_______15. What is the average of , and ?
𝟐 𝟒 𝟑
13 13 13 13
a. 𝑏. c. d.
12 24 36 48
_______16. When 3.20 is converted to fraction, it is equivalent to?
1 1 1 1
a.3 b.3 c. 3 d. 3
3 4 5 6
_______17. When 0.125 is converted to fraction, it is equivalent to?
1 1 1 1
a. b. c. d.
6 7 8 9

13
_______18. Convert to decimal.
23
a.0.545 b. 1.565 c. 0.565 d. 0.656
_______19. Two quantities of a proportion are said to be directly proportional to each other:

a. As one quantity increases, the other quantity also increases, or, as one quantity decreases.
b. As the first quantity of a proportion increases, the other quantity decreases
c. As the first quantity of the proportion decreases the second quantity increases
d. All of the above
_______20. If a picture frame is 27 cm long and 18 cm wide, what is the ratio of its length?
a. 3 : 2 b. 2 : 3 c. 3 : 5 d. 5 : 3
_______21. If a : b =3 : 4, and a : c = 5 : 2, what is the ratio of b : c ?
a.10 : 3 b.3 : 10 c. 5 : 2 d. 3 : 4
_______22. This refers to the amount added to the original cost to obtain new selling price.
a.mark-on b.mark-up c. mark-down d. both a and b
_______23. The refers to the amount of sales minus the cost of goods sold.
a.mark-on b.mark-up c. mark-down d. margin
_______24. This refers to the amount of reduction in the selling price.
a.mark-on b.mark-up c. mark-down d. margin
_______25. Marie sold her iphone for ₱10,000 at 20% markdown rate. What is the original cost of the iphone?
a.₱ 8,000 b. ₱ 10,000 c. ₱ 10,200 d.₱ 12,000
_______26. Which of the following is the better offer for a gas range of the same brand and quality listed at ₱ 8, 500?
a.Store L offers 20% discount c. Store V offers 15% and 6% series of discount
b.Store O offers 10% and 10% series of discount d. Store E offers 10%, 8% and 4% discount series
_______27. Below are the steps in converting improper fractions to mixed fractions. Which is the correct sequence?
Step 1 - Divide the numerator by the denominator.
Step 2 - Write down the whole number answer,
Step 3 - Write down any remainder above the denominator
a.Step 2, 3, and 1 b.Step 3, 1, and 2 c. Step 1, 2, and 3 d. Step 3, 2, and 1
5 5 5
_______28. Arrange the given fractions from descending order : , ,
6 3 8
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
a. , , b. , , c. , , d. , ,
3 6 8 8 6 3 6 3 8 8 3 6
3 6 5 4
_______29. Arrange the given fractions in ascending order: , , ,
8 7 9 3
3 4 5 6 4 6 3 5 3 5 6 4 5 3 6 4
𝑎. 8, 3, 9, 7 b. , , ,
3 7 8 9
c. , , ,
8 9 7 3
d. , , ,
9 8 7 3
_______30. When 0.125 is converted to fraction, it is equivalent to:
1 1 1 1
𝑎. 6 b.
7
c.
8
d.
9
_______31. When 0.13 is converted to fraction, it is equivalent to:
13 13 13 13
𝑎. 10 b.
100
c.
1000
d.
10000
_______32. When 85.8% is converted to decimal, it is equivalent to:
a.0.858 b.8.580 c. 85.80 d. 858.0
_______33. Mike and Maco shared 24 stickers in the ratio 3:5. Maco used 8 of his stickers. What was the ratio of Mike’s stickers
to Maco’s stickers then?
a.9 : 15 b. 15 : 9 c. 9 : 7 d. 7 : 9

_______34. Mia mixed blue and red paint in a ratio 3:5 instead of 5:3 when she prepared a 24L of violet paint. How many liters of
blue paint should she add to obtain the shade she wants?
a.6 b. 8 c.10 d. 12
_______35. The ratio of the number of correct answers to incorrect answers of Jean’s math test is 7:3. The difference between
correct and incorrect answers is 20. What was the total number of questions on the test?
a.45 b. 50 c. 55 d. 60
_______36. Joan bought an item worth ₱2,500. She decided to sell it with 5% mark-up. How much will Joan’s selling price?
a.₱2,375 b..₱2,600 c. ₱2,625 d. ₱3, 750

_______39.If a notebook has a selling price of P225 with a 52.5% markup based on cost, what was the cost of the
notebook?
a.₱450 b. ₱112.50 c. ₱147.54 d. ₱98.50
1 1 3
_______40. Fractions such as 1 , 2 , 3 are examples of________.
2 6 4
a.whole numbers b. mixed numbers c. fractions d. all of the above
1 1 3
_______41. Fractions such as , , are examples of________.
2 6 4
a.proper fractions b. mixed numbers c. improper fractions d. all of the above

1 5 3
_______42. How thick is the pack of 3 books whose thickness are 3 cm, 4 cm, 5 cm?
2 6 4
1 9 6 24
a.14 cm b.12 cm c. 14 cm d. 12 cm
12 12 12 12
_______43. 0.0065 is how many percent?
a.0.065% b. 0.65% c. 6.5% d. 65%
_______44. Which is of the following is a process in converting a fraction to decimal?

a. Divide the denominator by the numerator.

b. Divide the denominator by the numerator then multiply by 100.
c. Divide the numerator by the denominator.
d. Divide the numerator by the denominator then multiply by 100.
_______ 45. A biscuit factory originally 0.65kg of crackers per box. To increase profitability, the company reduced the weight by
0.035kg per box. What is the new weight per box?

a. 0.625kg b. 0.615kg c. 0.30kg d. 0.635kg

_______46. Mr. Am, Mr. Bis and Mr. Yoso are partners in AmBisYoso Business. They agreed to share profits in a ratio of 3:2:1
respectively. The business has net profit worth Php1,500,000. How much will Mr. Bis get?
a.₱750,000 b.₱250,000 c.₱1,000,000 d.₱500,000
_______47. Aling Luding is running a small sari-sari store. She purchased grocery items amounting to ₱5,250. She was able to sell
75% of the goods and earned ₱4,920. She spent ₱385 for transportation and additional ₱245.50 for repacking some of the items.
How much is her gross profit?
a.₱4,920 b.₱4,289.50 c. ₱982.50 d. ₱552.50
3 5 7 9
_______48. Joseph sold the following quantities of kerosene in fractions of gallons: , , and . If a gallon costs ₱ 28.00 and he
4 8 8 10
sold it at ₱32.00, how much was his gross profit?
a.₱10.20 b. ₱12.60 c. ₱ 16.40 d. ₱20.00

For items 49- 50, refer to the situation below.

Grades of Students A, B and C are based on the following percentages:
Written Works - 25%
Performance Task - 50%
Quarterly Assessment - 25%
The table below shows their total scores and corresponding to the total items in each field.

Student Written Works Performance Task Quarter Exams

A 69/90 80/100 35/50
B 68/90 75/100 40/50
C 70/90 90/100 44/50

_______49. What is the initial grade of student A?

a.74.33 b. 75.77 c. 76.67 d. 79.25
_______50. What is the initial grade of student C?
a.83.45 b.84.55 c. 85.64 d. 86.44