ALGEBRA 2 – Pre Test

Name: __________________________________________Course: ______________ SCORE: _____________

Direction: Answer the following problems by writing the letter (USE UPPERCASE LETTER) corresponding
to the right answer on the space provided just before the number. Strictly NO CHANGING of
ANSWER/S.

_______1. An amphitheater has 50 rows of seats with 30 seats in the first row, 32 in the second, 34 in the
third, and so on. Find the total number of seats.
A. 3905 B. 3960 C. 3970 D. 3950

Solution:
𝑛
𝑆𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝐴. 𝑃. = [2𝑎1 + (𝑛 − 1)𝑑] Calcutech: ∑49
𝑥=0(30 + 2𝑋) = 3950
2
50
= [2(30) + (50 − 1)(2)] = 3950
2

_______2. At Max’s Munchies, caramel corn worth $2.50 per pound is mixed with honey roasted mixed
nuts worth $7.50 per pound in order to get 20 lb of a mixture worth $4.50 per pound. How
much of each snack is used?
A. 13, 7 B. 12, 8 C. 11, 9 D. 15,5

Solution:
$2.50 $7.50 $4.50
𝑋 𝑌 20 𝑙𝑏

𝑋 + 𝑌 = 20 ---------- equation 1
2.50𝑋 + 7.50𝑌 = 4.50(20) ------ equation 2
Using calculator: 𝑋 = 12 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑌 = 8

_______3. An airplane flies the 3000-mi distance from Los Angeles to New York, with a tailwind, in 5 hr.
The return trip, against the wind, takes 6 hr. Find the speed of the wind.
A. 550 mph B. 500 mph C. 50 mph D. 20 mph

Solution:

3000 𝑽 𝒅 𝒕
𝑣−𝑤 =
6
𝑣+𝑤 =
3000 upstream 𝑣−𝑤 3000 6
5
Using calculator to solve for 𝑤 downstream 𝑣+𝑤 300 5
Then, 𝑤 = 50 𝑚𝑝ℎ
_______4. At what time after 12:00 noon will the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock first form an
angle of 120°?
A. 21.818 B. 12:21.818 C. 21.181 D. 12:21.181

Solution:

𝑥
𝑥 = 12 + 20
𝑥 = 21.818
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 = 12: 21.818

_______5. Mary was four times as old as Lea ten years ago. If she is now twice as old as Lea, how old is
Mary.
A. 25 B. 40 C. 30 D. 15

Solution: 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒔
“She (Mary) is now twice as old as Lea”
(10 yrs ago)
4𝑥 + 10 = 2(𝑥 + 10)
𝑥=5 Mary 4𝑥 4𝑥 + 10
Then the age of Mary is 4𝑥 + 10 = 30 Lea 𝑥 𝑥 + 10

_______6. Jose’s rate of doing work three times as fast as Bong. On given day Jose and Bong work
together for 4 hours then Bong was called away and Jose finishes the rest of the job in 2 hours.
How long would it take Bong to do the complete job alone?
A. 18 hrs. B. 22 hrs. C. 16 hrs. D. 31 hrs.

Solution:
3 3 1 3
𝐽𝑜𝑠𝑒’𝑠 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 = 4( + )+2( ) = 1
𝑥 𝑥 𝑥 𝑥
1
𝐵𝑜𝑛𝑔′ 𝑠𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 = 𝑥 = 22
𝑥
Then 𝑥 = 22 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 is the number of hours it would take Bong to work alone

_______7. The ratio of three numbers is 2:5:7. If 7 is subtracted from the second number, the resulting
numbers form an arithmetic progression. Determine the smallest of the three numbers.
A. 28 B. 15 C. 21 D. 70

Solution:
𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑛𝑜. = 2𝑥
𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑛𝑜. = 5𝑥 − 7 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝐴𝑟𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑟𝑑 𝑛𝑜. = 7𝑥
2𝑥+7𝑥
Using the principles of Arithmetic mean: 5𝑥 −7= 2
Then, 𝑥 = 14 the smallest number is 2𝑥 = 28
_______8. Rukia has nickels, dimes, and quarters amounting to $1.85. If he has twice as many dimes as
quarters, and the number of nickels is two less than twice the number of dimes, how many
quarters does he have?
A. 3 B. 8 C. 6 D. 10

Solution:
0.05𝑁 + 0.10𝐷 + 0.25𝑁 = 1.85 Using, Calculator
𝐷 = 2𝑄 𝑄=3
𝑁 = 2𝐷 − 2

_______9. Find the 50th term of a geometric progression if the 20th term is 1200 and the 30th term is also
1200.
A. 1200 B. 2400 C. 1400 D. 4100

Solution:
𝑎20 = 𝑎1 𝑟19 = 1200 then, 𝑎50 = 𝑎1 𝑟 49 = 1200(1)49 = 1200
𝑎30 = 𝑎1 𝑟 29 = 1200
Therefore, 𝑟 = 1, 𝑎1 = 1200

_______10. Two thousand kilograms of steel containing 8% nickel is to be made by mixing steel
containing 14% nickel with another stell containing 6% nickel. How much of the steel
containing 6% nickel is needed?
A. 400 kg B. 500 kg C. 450 kg D. 1500 kg

Solution:

14% 6% 8%
𝑋 𝑌 2000 𝑘𝑔

𝑋 + 𝑌 = 2000 ---------- equation 1

14𝑋 + 6𝑌 = 8(2000) ------ equation 2
Using calculator: 𝑌 = 1500𝑘𝑔 containing 6% nickel is needed
 ALGEBRA 2 – Post Test

Name: __________________________________________Course: ______________ SCORE: _____________

Direction: Answer the following problems by writing the letter (USE UPPERCASE LETTER) corresponding
to the right answer on the space provided just before the number. Strictly NO CHANGING of
ANSWER/S.

_______1. A jet flew from New York to Los Angeles, a distance of 4200 km. The speed for the return trip
was 100 km/h faster than the outbound speed. If the total trip took 13 hours, what was the jet’s
speed from New York to Los Angeles?
A. 300 kph B. 600 kph C. 1200 kph D. 800 kph

Solution:
4200 𝑽 𝒅 𝒕
Eq1. 𝑉=
𝑡
4200 NY to LA 𝑉 4200 𝑡
Eq2. 𝑉 + 100 =
13−𝑡
LA to NY 𝑉 + 100 4200 13 − 𝑡
𝑆𝑢𝑏𝑠 𝑉 𝑜𝑓 𝐸𝑞1 𝑡𝑜 𝐸𝑞2.

Then, 𝑡 = 7 ℎ𝑟𝑠, therefore 𝑉 = 600 𝑘𝑝ℎ

_______2. In a certain family, the sum of the parents’ ages is twice the sum of their children’s ages. Five
years ago, the sum of the parents’ ages was four times the sum of the children’s ages during
that time. In fifteen years, the sum of the parents’ ages will be equal to the sum of their
children’s ages. How many children are there in the family?
A. 5 B. 7 C. 6 D. 8
𝟓 𝒚𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒈𝒐 𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝟏𝟓 𝒚𝒓𝒔
Solution:
Let 𝑃 = 𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑠 parents 𝑃 − 10 𝑃 𝑃 + 30
𝐶 = 𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑠
children 𝐶 − 5𝑛 𝐶 𝐶 + 15𝑛

“sum of the parents’ ages is twice the sum of their children’s ages”
𝑃 = 2𝐶

“Five years ago, the sum of the parents’ ages was four times the sum of the children’s ages”
𝑃 − 10 = 4(𝐶 − 5𝑛)

“In fifteen years, the sum of the parents’ ages will be equal to the sum of their children’s ages”
𝑃 + 30 = 𝐶 + 15𝑛

Using Calculator, 𝑛 =5
_______3. A 100-kilogram 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. 10 B. 15 C. 20 D. 25

Solution:
4% 0% 5%
100 𝑋 100 − 𝑋

4(100) − 0𝑋 = 5(100 − 𝑋)
Using calculator: 𝑋 = 20 𝑘𝑔

_______4. How many minutes after 10:00 o’clock will the hands of the clock be opposite each for the
first time?
A. 22.76 B. 21.81 C. 20.45 D. 21.48

Solution:

𝑥
𝑥 = 12 + 20
𝑥 = 21.818 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑠

_______5. The electrical resistance of a piece of wire is inversely proportional to the cross-sectional
area. When the cross-sectional area is 5 𝑚𝑚2 its resistance is 7.02 Ohms. Compute the
resistance when the cross-sectional area is 9 𝑚𝑚2 .
A. 3.9 B. 12.64 C. 0.08 D. 0.26

Solution:
𝑘 35.1
𝑅= therefore: 𝑅 = = 3.9 Ω
𝐴 9
𝑘
7.02 =
5
𝑘 = 35.1

_______6. Two times the father’s age is 8 more than six times his son’s age. Ten years ago, the sum of
their ages was 44. What is the sum of their ages?
A. 49 B. 15 C. 20 D. 64

Solution: 𝟏𝟎 𝒚𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒈𝒐 𝒊𝒔

“Two times the father’s age is 8 more than six times Father 𝑥 − 10 𝑥
his son’s age”
2𝑥 = 6𝑦 + 8 ------ eq.1. Son 𝑦 − 10 𝑦
“Ten years ago, the sum of their ages was 44.”.
(𝑥 − 10) + (𝑦 − 10) = 44
Using calculator: 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 64
_______7. A ship propelled to move at 25 mi/ hr in still water, travels 4.2 miles upstream in the same time
that it can travel 5.8 miles downstream. Find the speed of the stream.
A. 4 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10

Solution:
Let 𝑤 = 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑽 𝒅 𝒕

𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙: upstream 25 − 𝑤 4.2 𝑡

𝑡=𝑡 downstream 25 + 𝑤 5.8 𝑡
4.2 5.8
=
25−𝑤 25+𝑤
𝑤 = 4ℎ𝑟𝑠
_______8. A box contains nickels, dimes, and quarters worth of $2.10. There are twice as many dimes as
quarters, and the number of nickel is two less than the number of dimes. How many coins are
there?
A. 8 B. 6 C. 4 D. 18

Solution:
Where 𝑁 = 𝑛𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑙
𝐷 = 𝑛𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠
𝑄 = 𝑛𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠
“A box contains nickels, dimes, and quarters worth of $2.10”
0.05𝑁 + 0.10𝐷 + 0.25𝑄 = 2.10

“There are twice as many dimes as quarters”

𝐷 = 2𝑄

the number of nickel is two less than the number of dimes”

𝑁 =𝐷−2

Therefore: 𝑁 = 6, 𝐷 = 8, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑄 = 4 Then, 𝑁 + 𝐷 + 𝑄 = 18

_______9. 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. 258 B. 567 C. 852 D. 741

Solution:
Let: 𝐻 − ℎ𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑑 ′ 𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡, 𝑇 − 𝑡𝑒𝑛′ 𝑠𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑈 − 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡 ′ 𝑠𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡
The three digit number be 𝑁 = 100𝐻 + 10𝑇 + 𝑈
The reverse number = 100𝑈 + 10𝑇 + 𝐻
“Twice the middle digit of a three-digit number is the sum of the other two”
𝟐𝑇 = 𝐻 + 𝑈
“If the number is divided by the sum of its digit, the answer is 56 and the remainder is 12”
100𝐻+10𝑇+𝑈 12
= 56 +
𝐻+𝑇+𝑈 𝐻+𝑇+𝑈
“If the digits are reversed, the number becomes smaller by 594”
100𝑈 + 10𝑇 + 𝐻 = (100𝐻 + 10𝑇 + 𝑈) − 594

Using calculator, 𝐻 = 8, 𝑇 = 5 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑈 = 2 then, 𝑁 = 852

_______10. A soccer ball is dropped from height of 6 meters. On each rebound it rises 2/3 of the height
from which it last fell. What distance has it traveled at the instant it strikes the ground for the 7 th
time?
A. 27.89 m B. 19.86 m C. 20.87 m D. 24.27

Solution:
Using the principles of geometric progression,
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 = 𝑡𝑜𝑡. 𝑑𝑖𝑠. 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑝 + 𝑡𝑜𝑡. 𝑑𝑖𝑠. 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛
2 7
6[1−( ) ]
3
𝑡𝑜𝑡. 𝑑𝑖𝑠. 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 = 2 = 16.9465
1−
3
2 6
4[1−( ) ]
3
𝑡𝑜𝑡. 𝑑𝑖𝑠. 𝑢𝑝 = 2 = 10.9465
1−
3
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 = 16.9465 + 10.9465 = 27.89𝑚