1. How many liters of water must be evaporated from 132 liters of a 13.

13. How many odd 3-digits integers with non-zero, and distinct digits
25% salt solution to produce a solution that is 40% salt? are there that is greater than 600?
A. 49.5 B. 48.5 C. 47.2 D. 50.5 A. 130 B. 126 C. 153 D. 114

2. At what time after 12 noon will the hour hand and minute hand of the 14. Maan bought two bags, one for P700,000 and the other for
clock form an angle of 120⁰? P300,000. He sold the first at a gain of 8% and the second at a loss of
A. 21.8min B. 22.3min C. 32.3min D. 41.2min 15%. What was his total percentage, gain or loss?
A. +0.011% B. +1.1% C. -0.011% D. -1.1%
3. A company sells 80 units and makes P80 profit. It sells 110 units and
makes P 140 profit. If the profit is a linear function of the number of 15. What time between 2 and 3 o’clock will the angle between the
units sold, what is the average profit per unit if the company sells 250 hands of the clock be bisected by the line connecting the center of the
units? clock and the 3 o’clock mark?
A. P1.76 B. P1.68 C. P1.66 D. P1.86 A. 2:18:28 B. 2:18:25 C. 2:18:32 D. 2:18:35

4. In a benefit show, a number of wealthy men agreed that the 1st one SITUATION. Given the partial fractions
to arrive would pay 10 centavos to enter and each succeeding arrival x 4 − 15x 3 − 32x 2 − 12x − 14 −2x − A B Cx + D
= 2 + +
will pay twice as much as the preceding man. The total amount (𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 − 5x − 6)(x 2 + 2) (𝑥 − x − 2) (x + 3) (x 2 + 2)
collected is P 104, 857.50. How many wealthy men paid?
A. 18 B. 19 C. 20 D. 21 16. Determine the value of A
A. 5 B. -3 C. 1 D. -5
5. A ball is dropped from a height of 120ft and continuously rebounds
to 2/3 of the distance it falls. What is the total distance traversed by the 17. Determine the value of C
ball when it comes to rest? A. -3 B. 2 C. 0 D. 1
A. 480ft B. 600ft C. 360ft D. 720ft
18. Determine the value of D
6. The sum of 4 integers in an arithmetic progression is 24 and their A. 1 B. 2 C. -4 D. 4
product is 945. Find the smallest possible integer.
A. 4 B. 3 C. 5 D. 10 19. Find the 7th term in the expansion (1 +
3 10
)
𝑥3
87480 153090 459270 51030
7. A cat is now 50 of her own leaps ahead of a dog which is pursuing A. B. C. D.
𝑥 18 𝑥 18 𝑥 18 𝑥 18
her. How many more leaps will the cat take before it is overtaken if she
takes 5 leaps while the dog takes 4, but 2 of the dog’s leap are 20. What is the coefficient of the term involving
1
in the expansion of
𝑥 25
equivalent to 3 of the cat’s leap? 1 10
A. 50 B. 200 C. 230 D. 250 (2𝑥 + 4) ?
𝑥
A. 960 B. 360 C. 1920 D. 720
8. An oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico stands so that 1/5 of it is in
sand, 20ft in water and 2/3 of it in still air. What is the total height of the 21. Which of the following is equivalent to ((𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) ′ ∪ (𝐴 ∩ 𝐵)) ′
rig? A. 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 C. (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) − (𝐴 ∩ 𝐵)
A. 140ft B. 150ft C. 160ft D. 170ft B. 𝐴 + 𝐵 D. (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) ∩ 𝐴

9. It takes Butch twice as long to do a certain piece of work compared 22. If (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 ∪ 𝐶) ′ = 0, which of the following is equal to (𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) ∪ (𝐴
to Peter. Working together they can do the work in 6 days. How long ∩ 𝐶) is equal to
will it take Peter to do the work alone? A. (𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) + (𝐴 ∩ 𝐶) − (𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 ∩ 𝐶) C. 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 ∩ 𝐶
A. 9days B. 10days C. 11days D. 12days B. 𝐴 − 𝐵 + (𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) D. (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) ∩ 𝐵

10. The side of the square is 6 cm long. A second square is inscribed 23. Which of the following is the least upper limit for the real roots of
by joining the midpoints of the sides of the second square and so on. 𝑥3 + 2𝑥2− 13𝑥 − 9 = 0
Find the sum of the areas of the infinite number of inscribed squares A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
thus formed.
A. 48cm2 B. 72cm2 C. 38cm2 D. 78cm2 24. Which of the following is the greatest lower limit for the real roots of
𝑥3 + 2𝑥2− 13𝑥 − 9 = 0
11. Two Cars 2000 m apart are approaching each other. Car A is A. -4 B. -5 C. -3 D. -2
moving at a constant speed of 10 m/s while Car B is moving at a
constant speed of 12 m/s. Super Fly (speed = 15 m/s) started from A 25. Which of the following can be a possibility of the roots of
and flew back and forth from A to B, B to A and so on until A and B met. 𝑥6 – 𝑥5 + 𝑥4− 𝑥3 = 0
A. 1234.6m B. 1363.6m C. 1457.3m D. 1451.2m A. 3 zero, 1 positive real number and 2 complex numbers
B. 2 zero, 2 positive real number and 2 complex numbers
12. Two boats on opposite banks of a river start moving towards each C. 1 zero, 3 positive real number and 2 complex numbers
other. They first pass each other 1400 meters from one bank. They D. 6 zero
each continue to the opposite bank, immediately turn around and start
back to the other bank. When they pass each other a second time, they 26. Given that 3+2i is a root of the equation 𝑥4 − 8𝑥3 + 30𝑥2 − 56𝑥 + 65
are 600 meters from the other bank. We assume that each boat travels = 0. Which of the following quadratic equation gives the remaining
at a constant speed all along the journey. Find the width of the river? roots?
A. 2900m B. 4300m C. 2200m D. 3600m A. 𝑥2 − 2𝑥 + 8 = 0 C. 𝑥2 − 2𝑥 + 5 = 0
B. 2𝑥2 − 2𝑥 + 5 = 0 D. 𝑥2 − 𝑥 + 1 = 0
27. Determine the range of 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 38. A lighthouse is 10 units of length N 45° W of a dock. A ship leaves
A. (0, +∞) B. (−∞, +∞) C. (−∞, +0) D. [0, +∞) the dock at 8:00 am and travels west at 12 units of length per hour. At
what time will the ship be 8 units of length from the lighthouse?
28. Megareview lecturers joined an athletic competition in Rio de A. 8:24 am B. 8:32 am C. 8:41 am D. 8:54 am
Janeiro, Brazil. 12 of them joined Ice Skating, 15 Tennis, 20 Basketball,
and 18 Volleyball. 7 joined Skating and Tennis, 6 Skating and 39. An observer on the top of a cliff 150 m high above the angle of
Basketball, 6 Skating and Volleyball, 8 Tennis and Basketball, 8 Tennis depression of two ships, which are due north him, to be 20° 12’ and 47°
and Volleyball, and 12 joined Basketball and Volleyball. 2 of them 39’. Find the distance between the ships in meters.
participated in Skating, Tennis and Basketball, 3 Skating, Basketball A. 254.74 B. 270.96 C. 321.78 D. 568.78
and Volleyball, 4 Tennis, Basketball and Volleyball, and only 2 Skating,
Tennis and Volleyball. 1 joined all and 7 did not participate. How many 40. From the third-floor window of the building, the angle of depression
lecturers went to Brazil? of an object on the ground is 35° 58’, while from a sixth-floor window,
A. 28 B. 29 C. 35 D. 21 9.75 m above the first point of observation the angle of depression is
58° 35’. How far is the object from the building?
29. Solve the inequality |𝑥 2 − 10| ≤ 6 A. 9.3 m B. 10.7 m C. 11.9 m D. 15.3 m
A. 2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4 C. −4 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2
B. −2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4 D. 2 < 𝑥 < 4
41. A wooden flagpole is imbedded 3 m deep at corner A of a concrete
horizontal slab ABCD, square in form and measuring 20 ft on a side. A
30. Determine the range of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥| storm broke the flagpole at a point one meter above the slab and
A. All real number C. All negative real number inclined toward corner C in the direction of the diagonal C. The vertical
B. All positive real numbers D. No solution set angles observed at the center of the slab and at corner C to the tip of
the flagpole were 65° and 35°, respectively. What is the total length of
31. Three circles of radii 115, 150, and 225 m are tangent to each other the flagpole above the slab in yards? HINT: 1 yard = 3 feet.
externally. Find the angle opposite to the longest side of the triangle A. 4.32 B. 5.61 C. 12.38 D. 16.83
formed by connecting the centers of the circles.
A. 115.59° B. 62.48° C. 64.41° D. 75.47° SITUATION.
The Department of Energy reports that wind-produced electricity will
32. The hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle is 2 centimeters jump to close to 1% of the nation’s total electrical output by the year
longer than either of its legs. Find the exact length of each side. 2010, about ten times that produced today. “Wind farms” are springing
A. 4.83, 4.83, 6.83 C. 2, 2, 4 up in many parts of the United States. A particular wind generator can
B. 0.83, 0.83, 2.83 D. impossible generate alternating current given by the equation
𝐼 = 50 cos(120𝜋𝑡 + 45𝜋)
33. A square section ABCD has one of its sides equal to x. Point E is Where t is time in seconds and I is current in amperes.
inside the square forming an equilateral triangle BEC having one side
equal to the side of the square. Compute the value of angle DEC. 42. What is the current I when t = 1.09 sec?
A. 85˚ B. 75˚ C. 65˚ D. 60˚ A. 40.45 amp B. 45.40 amp C. 45.50 amp D.50.45 amp

34. Two frames are needed with the same perimeter: one frame in the 43. Determine the phase angle.
shape of a square and one in the shape of an equilateral triangle. Each A. 0.375° to the left C. 21.49° to the left
side of the triangle is 6 centimeters longer than each side of the square. B. 0.375° to the right D. 21.49° to the right
Find the dimensions of each frame.
A. The sides of the square are 18cm and the sides of the triangle 44. Determine the frequency.
are 24cm. A. 30 B. 60 C. 45 D. 90
B. The sides of the square are 24cm and the sides of the triangle
are 18cm.
45. Two angles of a triangle are 103.2° and 43.3°. The side opposite
C. The sides of the square are 20cm and the sides of the triangle
the obtuse angle has length 2.7. Solve the triangle.
are 26cm.
A. a = 1.53; b = 1.90 C. a = 1.73; b = 1.50
D. The sides of the square are 26cm and the sides of the triangle
are 20cm. B. a = 1.63; b = 1.40 D. a = 1.83; b = 1.30

35. Given triangle ABC, point E is alongside AC and point D is along 46. A tripod is made of three sticks, each 5 ft. long, by tying together
the side BC. Line BE and AD are the angle bisectors of angle B and A the ends of the sticks, the other ends resting on the ground 3 ft. apart.
respectively. If the angle BEC = 65˚ and angle ADC = 84˚, find the Find the height of the tripod.
angle ACB. A. 5.478 ft B. 4.690 ft C. 6.144 ft D. 5.931 ft
A. 15.33˚ B. 34.33˚ C. 80.67˚ D. 74.67˚
47. How many possible triangles can be formed if AB = 44 cm, A = 30°,
and B = 45°.
36. Ship Atlantis started sailing N.40˚32’E at a rate of 3 mph. After 3
A. NONE B. ONE C. TWO D. THREE
hours, Potomac started from the same port going S.45˚18’E at the rate
of 4 mph. What would be the direction of Potomac from Atlantis 3 hours
48. Approximate the distance from Philippines (12°30’ N, 121°30’ E) to
after Potomac start from the same port.
the North Pole.
A. S 3˚31’ E B. S 2˚40’W C. S 8˚09’ W D. S 4˚20’ E
A. 8700 km B. 8000 km C. 7400 km D. 7000 km

37. A car travels from point A northward for 30 minutes then eastward 49. Evaluate eiπ + 1.
for one hour, then shifted N 30° E. If the constant speed is 60 kph, how A. 0 B. 𝜋 C. 1 D. 𝑖
far directly from A, in km will be it after 2 hours?
A. 85.4 B. 93.6 C. 107.5 D. 120 50. Determine the 6th root of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 6 − 64.
A. −2 B. 1 + √3𝑖 C. 1 − √3𝑖 D. −1 + √3𝑖