1. Determine x so that 2x + 1, x2 + x + 1, 3x2 – 3x + 6.

A soccer ball is dropped from height of 6

3 are consecutive terms of an arithmetic meters. On each rebound it rises 2/3 of the height
progression. from which it last fell. What distance has it
traveled at the instant it strikes the ground for the
a. 3 7th time?
b. 2
c. 5 a. 27.89 m
d. 4 b. 19.86 m
c. 20.87 m
2. An equipment costs P50,000.00 and d. 24.27 m
depreciates 20% of the original costs during the
first year, 16% during the second year, 12% during 7. The arithmetic mean of two numbers is 4, and
the third year, and so on, for 5 years. What is the their harmonic mean is 15/4. Find the numbers.
value at the end of 5 years?
a. 3 & 5
a. 15,000 b. 1 & 7
b. 25,000 c. 2 & 6
c. 30,000 d. 0 & 8
d. 20,000
8. From the equation 12×3 – 8×2 + kx + 18 = 0, find
3. Find the sum of the first 100 positive integers the value of k if one root is the negative of the
that is exactly divisible by 7. other.

a. 35,350 a. -17
b. 25,053 b. -12
c. 53,350 c. -27
d. -36
d. 25,536
4. Find the 50th term of a geometric progression if 9. In a racing contest, there are 240 vehicles
the 20th term is 1200 and the 30th term is also which will have provisions that will last for 15
1200. hours. Assuming constant hourly consumption for
each vehicle, how long will the fuels provisions
a. 1200 last if 8 vehicles withdraw from the race every
b. 2400 hour after the first?
c. 1400
d. 4100 a. 63
b. 18
5. A woman started a chain letter by writing to c. 20
four friends and requesting each to copy the d. 25
letter and send it to four other friends. If the chain
was unbroken until the 5th set of letters was 10. A clerk submitted the following reports. The
mailed, how much was spent for postage at average rate of production of radios is 1.5 units
P8.00 per letter? for every 1.5 hrs. work by 1.5 workers. How many
radios were produce in one month by 30 men
working 200 hrs during the month?
a. 16,219
b. 10,912 a. 4000
c. 21,835 b. 3800
d. 13,291 c. 5000
d. 4200
11. Find the value of x which will satisfy the 17. If x = 2.0001, which of the following
equation √(x – 2) / √x = 1 expressions has the largest value?

a. -1, -4 a. 2 / (x + 2)
b. 1, 4 b. 2 / (x – 2)
c. 4 c. (x + 2) / 2
d. 0 d. 2 / x

12. Find the geometric mean between the terms 18. In the rectangle ABCD, the measure of the
-4 and -9 length AD is 3 times the measure of the width AB.
What is the slope of the line segment BD?
a. 6
b. 7 a. 3
c. -6 b. 1/3
d. 36 c. -1/3
d. -3
13. What is the average value of 7/8 and 3/4?
19. What is the product of the two real solutions
a. 5/4 of the equation: 2x = 3 – x2
b. 5/8
c. 5/16 a. 2
d. 13/16 b. -2
c. 6
14. A solution is made of water and pure acid. If d. -3
75% of the solution is water, how many litters of
pure acid are in 20 liters of this solution? 20. The ratio of the circumference of any circle to
the diameter of the circle is:
a. 10
b. 5 a. An integer
c. 25 b. An irrational number
d. 15 c. A rational number
d. A whole number
15. The diagonal of a square has a measure of 12
inches. What is the perimeter, in inches, of this 21. Find the sum and product of roots of the
square. equation x3 + 2x2 – 23x – 60 = 0.

a. 6√2 a. -2, 60
b. 72 b. 2, 17
c. 24√2 c. 17, -60
d. 48 d. 2, -60

16. In the right triangle ABC, C is a right angle 22. The ratio of three numbers is 2:5:7. If 7 is
and the measure of angle B is 60°. If BC is 20 subtracted from the second number, the
inches long, then how long is AC? resulting numbers form an arithmetic progression.
Determine the smallest of the three numbers.
a. 20√3
b. 20 a. 28
c. √3 b. 15
d. 20/√3 c. 21
d. 70
23. If 3log x – log y = 0, express y in terms of x.

a. y = x3
b. y = x2
c. y = x
d. y = 3x

24. Three men A, B, and C can do a piece of

work in t hours working together. Working alone,
A can do the work in 6 hours more, B in 1 hour
more, and C in twice the time if all working
together. How long would it take to finish the
work if all working together?

a. 20 mins.
b. 30 mins.
c. 40 mins.
d. 50 mins.

25. Solve the z if the equation is 4 x 10-5 = z

a. – 40,000
b. – 200
c. 0.0004
d. 0.00004