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Question 1

The sum and product of three distinct positive integers are 15 and 45, respectively. What is the smallest integer?

1

9

5

3

Question 2

The sum of thirteen consecutive integers is zero. What is the smallest integer?

-4

-7

-5

-6

Question 3

X and Y are inversely proportional with each other. Given that X = 15,000 when Y = 162,500. Find X when Y = 328,400.

6,567.45

7,849.56

7,422.35

8,956.32

Question 4

What is the value of $x - y$ from the following linear equations?
 

$$3x + 2y = 2$$

$$6x - 5y = -32$$

-6

-4

-8

-10

Question 5

Solve for $x^2$ if $48^{1/x} = 4 \times 3^{1/x}.

2

4

1

3

Question 6

Given the following equations:
 

$$ab = 1/8 \qquad ac = 3 \qquad bc = 6$$
 

Find the value of b.

6

12

0.5

0.25

Question 7

What is the coefficient of the term involving $x^{-3}$ in the expansion of $\left( 2x + \dfrac{2}{x} \right)^5$?

320

160

32

180

Question 8

The polynomial $x^3 + 4x^2 - 3x + 8$ is divided by $x - 5$. What is the remainder?

281

812

218

182

Question 9

If a car can travel x km in y hours, how many hours can it travel a distance of z km?

xy/z

yz/x

xz/y

xyz

Question 10

If 8 men can cut 22 trees in a day, how many trees can 20 men cut in a day?

45

75

65

55

Question 11

Albert can do a work in 1 hour, Bryan can do it in 2 hours, and Carl can do it in 4 hours. Working together from start, how long can they do the work?

0.5455 hr

0.5623 hr

0.5714 hr

0.6175 hr

Question 12

Mario’s hat is four more than Alex’s hat and one-half that of Gabriel’s hat. If the total number of hats is 24, how many hats does Alex have?

14

3

7

16

Question 13

The shipment of items is divided into two portions. If the difference between the portions is one-third of their average, what is the ratio of the larger portion to the smaller portion?

4/3

6/5

7/5

3

Question 14

A group of musicians is composed of three drummers, four pianists, and seven guitarists. How many ways can a trio are formed with 1 pianist, 1 drummer, and 1 guitarist?

84 ways

96 ways

42 ways

164 ways

Question 15

If $\left| 3t - 5 \right| \gt 4$, which of the following is correct?

$3 \gt t \gt 1/3$

$3 \lt t \lt 1/3$

$3 \lt t \gt 1/3$

$3 \gt t \lt 1/3$

Question 16

How many ways can 6 persons be seated at a round table if one seat is reserved for a specific person?

120

24

720

240

Question 17

If $xyz = 8$ and $x^2z = 18$, what is the value of $y/x$?

2/3

9/4

4/9

3/2

Question 18

Find the non-zero solution to the equation $3x^4 - 27x^3 = 0$.

10

5

15

9

Question 19

A line is divided into 12 equal parts. If the measure of each part is a prime integer, what is the possible length of the line?

204

192

252

324

Question 20

Solve for D in the given partial fraction:

$$ \dfrac{4x^2 + 7x + 8}{x(x + 2)^3} = \dfrac{A}{x} + \dfrac{B}{x + 2} + \dfrac{C}{(x + 2)^2} + \dfrac{D}{(x + 2)^3} $$

1

-1

2

-5

Question 21

Two cars A and B are traveling at the speed of 30 kph and 40 kph respectively on two different roads making an angle of 30° with each other. Car A is located 200 m from the intersection of the roads at the instant car B is 400 m from the intersection. After a lapse of 5 minutes, how far is car A from car B in meters.

1736.84

1941.32

1833.28

2213.65

Question 22

A and B start at the same time from two places 154 km apart and travel toward each other. A travels 10 kph and B 8 kph. If B stopped 1 hour on the way, in how many hours will they meet?

9 hrs

8 hrs

7 hrs

6 hrs

Question 23

The numbers 28, x + 2, 112, ... form a geometric progression. What is the 10th term?

13,312

14,336

16,336

15,336

Question 24

A jogger starts a course at a steady rate of 8 kph. Five minutes later, a second jogger took the same course at 10 kph. How long will it take for the second jogger to catch the first?

20 min

25 min

30 min

15 min

Question 25

What is the middle term in the expansion of $(x^2 + 3x)^8$?

5670x12

5760x8

70x12

270x8

Question 26

Find k so that the expression kx^2 - 3kx + 9 is a perfect square.

3

12

6

4

Question 27

Determine the value of a if (x + 2) is a factor of (x3 - ax2 + 7x + 10).

-3

3

2

-2

Question 28

Express the following statement mathematically: 5 less than four times a certain number is 12.

$5 - 4x = 12$

$5x - 4 = 12$

$5 + 4x = 12$

$4x - 5 = 12$

Question 29

The distance between the centers of the three circles which are mutually tangent to each other externally are 10, 12, and 14 units. The area of the smallest circle is:

$72 \pi$

$23 \pi$

$64 \pi$

$16 \pi$

Question 30

In a class experiment, a student needs 5 liters of 6% solution. He found a 4% and a 10% solution in the laboratory. How many liters of each solution should he mix in order to obtain 5 liters of 6% solution?

3.33 liters of 4% and 1.67 liters of 10% solution

1.67 liters of 4% and 3.33 liters of 10% solution

3.67 liters of 4% and 1.33 liters of 10% solution

1.33 liters of 4% and 3.67 liters of 10% solution

Question 31

How many 3-digit numbers greater than 300 can be made out from digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 if repetition of digit is not allowed?

210

120

180

150

Situation

A manufacturer estimates that 1.5% of his output of a small item is defective. Find the probabilities that in a pack of 200 items:

Question 32

None is defective.

0.0498

0.1494

0.224

0.3528

Question 33

Two are defective.

0.224

0.1494

0.3528

0.0498

Question 34

Three or more are defective.

0.224

0.0498

0.1494

0.3528

Situation

Charles’s law states that for a given mass of gas at constant pressure the volume is directly proportional to its thermodynamic temperature. A gas occupies a volume of 2.25 liters at 400°K. Determine the following:

Question 35

The constant of proportionality.

0.004625

0.005125

0.007215

0.005625

Question 36

The volume at 420°K

2.87 liters

2.36 liters

2.12 liters

3.15 liters

Question 37

The temperature when the volume is 2.625 liters.

467°K

433°K

444°K

367°K

Situation

A tank is supplied by two pipes A and B and emptied by a third pipe C. If the tank is empty and all pipes are opened, the tank can be filled in 20 hours. If the tank is full and A and C are opened, the tank can be emptied in 4 hours. If the tank is full and B and C are opened, the tank can be emptied in 2 hours. Pipe A supplies 50 liters per minute more than B.

Question 38

Find the rate of pipe A in liters per minute.

120

130

110

140

Question 39

Find the rate of pipe C in liters per minute

170

160

150

140

Question 40

Find the capacity of the tank in liters.

12,000

12,500

11,500

13,000