Number/ Digit Problems

1. The sum of five consecutive even integers is 1,280. Find the product of the lowest and the largest integers.
a. 64,512 b. 65,024 c. 65,532 d. 65,520
2. The square of the tens digit of a two digit number is 7 less than the sum of the digits. If the digits are
transposed the number is increased by 63, Find the number.
a. 47 b. 56 c. 38 d. 29
3. Divide 224 into two parts such that when the larger part is divided by the smallest part, the quotient is 2 and
the remainder is half of the smaller part. Find the larger part.
a. 150 b. 180 c. 170 d. 160
4. The sum of the digits of a three digit number is 12. When the hundreds and tens digits are interchanged, the
number is reduced by 630. But when the hundreds and units digits are interchanged, the number is reduced
only by 495. Find the sum the squares of the digits.
a. 70 b. 74 c. 68 d. 72
5. Find the remainder when 37 raised to 1,810 is divided by 7.
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

Proportion/Variation
6. z varies directly as x and inversely as the square root of y. It is equal to 3 when x is 13 and y is 16. Find the
value of z when x is 52 and y is 9.
a. 24 b. 20 c. 25 d. 16
7. Find the third proportional to 16 and 12.
a. 9 b. 10 c. 12 d. 15
8. The scale of a certain map is 1.250,000 mm. If two points on the map is 27mm, find its actual ground
measurement.
a. 5.67 km b. 5.76 km c. 6.57 km d. 6.75 km
9. the time of travel of a free falling body varies directly as the square root of the distance it falls. If a body falls
78.48 meters in 4 seconds, how far will it travel in 8 seconds?
a. 313.92 m b. 117.72 m c. 627.84 m d. 156.96 m
10. The quantity of water discharged over a rectangular weir is directly proportional to the crest length and
three halves the power of the head (height of water above the crest). If the rate of discharge over a weir having
a crest length of 3m and a head of 0.70 m is 3.23 m3/sec, find the rate of discharge over a weir having a crest
length of 6 m and a head of 1.40 m.
a. 18.72 m3/s b. 7.82 m3/s c. 17.28 m3/s d. 18.27 m3/s
11. The relative angle of twist between the ends of a solid circular rod directly varies the product of the applied
torque and the length, and inversely as the fourth power of the diameter. If the angle of twist of a circular rod is
2.23 radians, find the angle of twist on another rod of the same material when the length, diameter, and applied
torque were halved.
 a. 4.46 rad b. 1.12 rad c. 8.92 rad d. 0.56 rad
12. If 2 typists can type 2 pages in 2 minutes, in how many seconds will it take 5 types to type 19 pages?
a. 516s b. 456s c. 576sd. 396s

Age Problems
13. A doctor’s age 8 years ago is two thirds his age 13 years hence. How old is he now?
a. 42 years old b. 45 years old c. 50 years old d. 40 years old
14. Elmer is 36 years old and his daughter is 8 years old. In how may years will Elmer’s age be twice his
daughter’s age?
A 20 years b. 24 years c. 18 years d. 22 years
15. The quotient of the ages of a mother and her daughter is 2 with remainder 5. Five years ago, the mother
was thrice as old as her daughter then. How old is the mother now?
a. 35 years old b. 32 years old c. 36 years oldd. 30 years old
16. Two years ago, the ratio of the ages of a boy and a girl was 3 s to 4. In 8 years their ages will be in the ratio
4 is to 5. Find the sum of their ages now.
a. 74 years b. 70 years c. 72 years d. 80 years
17. Ryan is 5 years older than Jake. In 5 years, the product of their ages will be 1.5 times the product of their
present ages. How old is Jake now?
a. 25 years old b. 20 years old c. 15 years oldd. 30 years old
18. A boy is one half as old as his brother and 6 years younger than his sister sum of their ages is 38. How old
is the boy?
a. 14 years oldb. 8 years old c. 16 years oldd. 7 years old
19. A is 50%older than B 40% younger than C. If the sum of their ages is 110 how old is A?
a. 36 years old b. 32 years old c. 33 years old d. 30 years old
20. The sum of the ages of the parents and the three children is 9 decades over a century. The father is twice
as old as the eldest child. When the eldest child was born sum of the parent’s ages was [Link] the youngest
was born, the sum of the parent’s ages was 70. In 38 years, the sum of the parent’s ages will be equal to the
sum of the children’s ages. How old is the second child?
a. 22 years old b. 24 years old c. 20 years oldd. 26 years old
21. Diophantus is one of the brilliant Greek mathematicians born around 250 A.D. His age from birth until death
may be determined from a epitaph revealing the fact that he passed a sixth of his life in childhood, a twelfth in
adolescence, and seventh more as a bachelor. Five years after he got married, a son was born to him who
died four years before Diophantus at one half his father’s final age. How old is Diophantus when his son was
born?
a. 38 years oldb. 44 years old c. 42 years oldd. 40 years old
22. When John was as old as Paul is now, the sum of their ages was 51. When Paul will be as old as John is
now, the sums of their ages will 103. John is older than Paul by how many years?
a. 25 years b. 19 years c. 13 years d. 32 years
Geometric Problems
23. The base of an isosceles triangle is 6 cm shorter than its equal sides. If the perimeter is 87 cm, find the
length of the base.
a. 27 cm b. 25 cm c. 28 cm d. 31 cm
24. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 25 cm longer than one leg and 32 cm longer than the other leg. Find
the area of the triangle.
a. 2,340 cm2 b. 2,430 cm2 c. 3,240 cm2 d. 3,420 cm2
25. A circular rose bed is bordered by a 2 meter walk. The area planted is 16/25 of the area of the bed. Find
the radius of the bed
a. 7 m b. 8 m c. 9 m d. 10 m
26. Two circles are tangent to a third circle internally and are tangent to each other externally. The distances
between their centers are 10 m, 13 m, and 19 m. Find the radius of the largest circle.
a. 21 cm b. 25 cm c. 11 cm d. 15 cm
27. The total surface area of two cubes is 1,732 cm3. The total length of their edges is 276 cm. Find the edge
of the smaller cube.
a. 8 cm b. 12 cm c. 10 cm d. 15 cm

Clock Problems
28. At what time between 4:00 Pm and 5:00 Pm will the hands of the clock coincident?
a. 4:21.82 b. 4:22.27 c. 4:23.64 d. 4:21.64
29. At approximately what time between 6 and 7 o’clock will the minute and hour hands coincide?
a. 27 min and 41 sec after 6 o’clock c. 25 min and 38 sec after 6 o’clock
b. 32 min and 0.73 sec after 6 o’clock d. 32 min and 44 sec after 6 o’clock
30. How many times will the hands of the clock coincide in one day?
a. 22 b. 21 c. 23 d. 24
31. At what time after 3 o’clock will the hour and the minute hands be 80° with each other for the second time?
a. 3:32.91 b. 3:33.91 c. 3:30.91 d. 3:31.91
32. Determine the obtuse angle between the hour and the minute hands at 2:51 P.M.
a. 208.50o b. 220.50o c. 139.50o d. 151.50o
33. It is now between 9 and 10 o’clock. In 4 minutes, the hour hand will be exactly opposite the position
occupied by the minute hand 3 minutes ago. What is the time now?
a. 9:22 b. 9:21 c. 9:20 d. 9:19
34. A man left his home at past 3 o’clock P.M as indicated in his wall clock. Between two to three hours after,
he returned home and noticed that the hands of the clock interchanged. At what time did he leave his home?
a. 3:33.47 b. 3:31.47 c. 3:32.47 d. 3:34.47
35. If it were eight hours later, it would be half as long until midnight as it would be it was two hours later. What
time is it now?
a. 9:00 am b. 12:00 pm c. 8:00 am d. 10:00 am

Mixture Problems

36. How much of a 90% solution of insect spray must a farmer add to 200 cc of a 40% insect spray to make a
50% solution of insect spray?
a. 30cc b. 40cc c. 50cc d. 60cc
37. How much water must be added to 1.45 liters, 80 proof liquor to make it 65 proof?
a. 0.29 L b. 0.33 L c. 0.38 L d. 0.42 L
38. A vat contains a mixture of acid and water. If 25 gallons of acid are added, the mixture will be 80% acid. If
25 gallons of water are added, the mixture will be 60% acid. Find the percentage of acid in the mixture.
a. 65% b. 70% c. 75% d. 72%
39. A container is filled with 70 liters which is 40% alcohol by volume. How much of a mixture must be taken
and then replaced with equal amount of water so that the resulting solution is 30% alcohol by volume?
a. 17.50L b. 15L c. 20L d. 22.50L
40. A container is filled with 20 gallons of pure water. Five gallons of water is taken from the container and is
replaced by 5 gallons of pure acid then thoroughly mixed. Another 5 gallons is taken from the mixture and is
replaced again by 5 gallons of pure acid. If this process is done repeatedly, find the amount f water in the
container after doing the process 3 times.
a. 8.75 gal b. 11.25 gal c. 8.44 gal d. 11.56 gal

Motion Problems
41. A plane flew at 20/27 of its usual rate in a 3,000 km course due to inclement weather; thereby taking an
additional 1-1/2 hours to its usual time required for the trip. What is the usual trip of the plane?
a. 600 kph b. 700 kph c. 800 kph d. 900 kph
42. Two airplanes left airports which are 960 km apart and flew toward each other. One plane flew 32 kph
faster than the other. If they passed each other at the end of an hour and 12 minutes, what was the rate of the
faster plane?
a. 352 kph b. 384 kph c. 416 kph d. 448 kph
43. Car A can travel around a circular track in 120 seconds while car B in 80 seconds. If they started from the
same point but travel in opposite direction at the same time in how many seconds will they meet for the first
time?
a. 42 sec b. 48 sec c. 56 sec d. 60 sec
44. A motorboat can travel 4 km upstream in the same time it can travel 9 km downstream. If the velocity of the
current is 8 kph, find the velocity of the boat in still water.
a. 16 kph b. 18.50 kph c. 20.80 kph d. 24.60 kph
45. The boat travels downstream in two thirds the time as it does upstream. If the speed of the river current is 8
kph, determine the velocity of the boat in still water.
a. 30 kph b. 40 kph c. 50 kph d. 60 kph
46. The average vertical speed of an experimental rocket is 1,200 kph during its flight. Upon reaching its
maximum height, it released a capsule which descended at an average vertical speed of 630 kph. If the
capsule touched the earth 90 minutes after the rocket was launched, find the height reached by the rocket.
a. 619.67 km b. 550.29 km c. 640.82 km d. 581.36 km
46. Allan and Manjo joined in a race. After the signal, they started running from the same position in the same
direction. It takes Allan 3 leaps while Manjo takes 2 leaps, but 5 leaps of Allan is equal to 4 leaps of Manjo.
When Allan reached the finished line, Manjo is behind by 48 of his own leaps. How many leaps did Allan take
during the race?
a. 300 leaps b. 200 leaps c. 360 leaps d. 240 leaps
47. A commuter returning by train from his office ordinarily reaches his suburban station at 5 o’clock. His
chauffeur leaves his home with a car just in time to meet him when the train arrives, and drives him back
home. On a certain day the man takes a train which arrives at the station an hour earlier. He walks toward
home until he meets his chauffeur car. The chauffeur turns and drives the man the rest of the way home,
arriving home 10 minutes earlier than usual. Find the time that the man walks.
a. 55 min b. 50 min c. 60 min d. 45 min

Work Problems
48. A steel man can saw a piece of bar into 5 pieces in 16 minutes. In how many minutes can the steel man
saw the same bar into 10 pieces?
a. 30 min b. 32 min c. 34 min d. 36 min
49. If Paolo can do his chores in ¾ of an hour, and if Miriam and Paolo together do the in ½ on an hour, how
long will it take Miriam to do it alone?
a. 60 min b. 90 min c. 75min d. 120 min
50. A gardener can mow a lawn in 3 hours. After 2 hours, it rained, and he discontinue to work. In the
afternoon, a girl completed the rest of the work in 1 hour and 15 minutes. How long would it take the girl to
mow the lawn alone?
a. 3 hrs b. 3.50 hrs c. 3.75 hrs d. 4 hrs
[Link], Paul and George can finish a job in 12, 16 and 19 hours, respectively. John and Paul work together
for 4 hours. Paul got tired so George worked in place of him until the job is finished. How long did John work?
a. 7.06 hrs b. 6.86 hrs c. 6.62 hrs d. 7.45 hrs
52. Josie can type 100 words at the same time that it takes Jane to type 75 words. If Jane’s typing rate in 8
words per minute less than that of Josie’s, find Jane’s typing rate.
a. 32 words/min b. 24words/min c. 16 words/min d. 20 words/min
53. Eight men can excavate 50 m of canal in 7 hours. Three men can backfill 30 m of the excavated canal in 4
hours. How long would it take 10 men to dig and backfill 100 m of canal?
a. 12.50hrs b. 15.20hrs c. 21.50hrs d. 25.10hrs
54. Group A consisting of 6 members can paint antenna tower in 80 hours while group B of 8 member can
paint it in 120 hours. If another group C is to be formed consisting of 3 members from both groups, in how
many hours can they finished the job?
a. 112.67 hrs b. 106.67 hrs c. 109.67 hrs d. 116.67 hrs
55. Candle A and candle B of equal length are lighted at the same time and burning until candle A is twice as
long as candle B. Candle A is designed to fully burn in 8 hours while candle B for 4 hours. How long will they
be lighted?
a. 3hrs and 30 min b. 2 hrs and 40 min c. 3 hrs d. 2 hrs

Money Related Problems

56. The price of 8 calculator ranges from P200 to P1,000. If their average price is P950, what is the lowest
possible price of any one of the calculators?
a. P500 b. P550 c. P600 d. P650
57. A man speculating in real estate, invested P300, 000 in two land development. One investment yields 12%
and the yearly income from this is P3, 600 more than the other investment which yields 18%. How much was
the total annual income?
a. P47, 520 b. P47,880 c. P42,480 d. P42,120
59. A man wants to invest a sum of P500 in two investments. The first investments earn a rate of interest 4
times that of the second investment. In 3 years, the first investment grows to P372. In 10 years, the second
investment grows to P240. Find the amount of his money after 15 years.
a. P780 b. 920 c. P870 d. P830
60. In what ratio must a peanut costing P240.00 per kg be mixed with a peanut costing P340.00 per kg so that
a profit of 20% is made by selling the mixture at P360.00 per kg?
a. ½ b. ¾ c. 2/3 d. 1/3
61. A consumer is trying to decide whether to purchase car A or car B. Car A costs P500,000, has an mpg
rating of 30 and has an insurance of P27,500 per year. Car B costs P600, 000 has an mpg rating of 50, and
has an insurance of P40, 000 per year. Assuming that the consumer drives 15, 000 miles per year and that the
price of gas remains constant at P62.50 per gallon, determine the minimum number of years it will take for the
total cost of car B to become less than that of car A.
a. 12 years b. 15 years c. 10 years d. 11 years

Arithmetic Progression
62. Find the 25th term of the arithmetic progression 29, 16, 3….
a. -283 b. -296 c. -309 d. -322
63. Find the sum of the first 90 terms of the arithmetic progression -5, 3, 11, …
a. 29, 493 b. 30, 184 c. 30, 883 d. 31, 590
64. The first term of an arithmetic progression is 8 and the last term is 62. If the sum of all the terms is 210, find
the number of terms.
a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8
65. There are 20 arithmetic means between -38 and 3. Find the common difference.
a. 15/21 b. 120/21 c. 23/19 d. 218/19
66. Find the sum of the seven arithmetic means between 34 and 68.
a. 425 b. 357 c. 255 d. 459
67. Find the sum of all the odd numbers between 100 and 1, 000
a. 472,500 b. 427,500 c. 247,500 d. 274,500
68. The nth term of a sequence is given by 5n – 32. Find the sum of the first 20 terms.
a. 415 b. 416 c. 410 d. 401
69. The 8th term of an arithmetic sequence is 112 and the common difference is -33. Find the expression for
the nth term.
a. 376 – 33n b. 376 + 33n c. 367 – 33n d. 367 + 33n
70. The fourth term of an arithmetic sequence is equal to 1, and the difference between the 20 th and the 14th
terms is 54. Determine the sum of the first 10terms.
a. 146 b. 164 c. 145 d. 154
71. If the terms 3(x2 – 1), x2 – 4x + 5, 11 – 9x form an arithmetic progression, find the sum of the first 8 terms.
a. -144 b. -168 c. -160 d. -152
72. The sum of four numbers in an arithmetic progression is 98. The sum of their squares is 3,006. Find the
third number.
a. 30 b. 27 c. 35 d. 32
78. Find the value of x if 3x – y, 2x + y, 4x +3, and 3x + 3y are consecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence.
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
79. How many times will a clock strike in 24 hours if it strikes only at the hours, and strikes once at 1 twice at 2,
thrice at 3…?
a. 224 b. 112 c. 156 d. 78
80. A man owns pigs in his barn. He had purchased feed that will last for 75 days for his livestock. The pigs
were then infested with disease. If the man has 4, 950 pigs initially and 25 pigs did each day, for how long will
it feed last?
a. 85 days b. 100 days c. 125 days d. 297 days
81. A rectangular plate is submerged vertically with its upper edge in the surface of the water. The force on the
first meter of the rectangle on one side is 14.70 kN and every meter below the first experiences a force 29.40
kN more than the preceding meter. How high is the rectangle if the total force on one side is 2,116.80 kN?
a. 12 m b. 10 m c. 14 m d. 16 m

Geometric Progression
82. Find the 9th term of the geometric progression 72, -12, 2….
a. -1/139,968 b. -1/23,328 c. 1/23,328 d. 1/139,968
83. Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the geometric progression -343, 49, -7...
a. -400.17 b. -300.12 c. 400.17 d 300.12
84. There are 20 geometric means between 512 and 36. Find the common ration.
a. 0.8812 b. 0.8782 c. 0.8757 d. 0.8691
85. There are 8 geometric mean between 64/3, 125 and 625/8. Fin the 6th term.
a. 125/4 b. 25/3 c. 5 d. 2
86. Find the sum of the geometric progression 2x, 4x + 14, 20x – 14, …. Up to the 10 th term.
a. 566,579 b. 312,228 c. 617,774 d. 413336
87. Find the geometric mean of 2.138, 6.414, 19.242, and 57.726.
a. 10.367 b. 10.995 c. 11.109 d. 12.607
88. The half life of a certain radioactive substance is 2 years. Find the amount that will be left from a 420 gram
substance after 22 years.
a. 0.10g b. 0.82g c. 0.21g d. 0.41g
89. An amount of money worth P15, 000 was borrowed at a rate of interest of 8% per year. If the interest is
added to the principal every years, how much must be repaid after 6 years?
a. P20,407.33 b. P23,803.11 c. P25, 707.36 d. P22, 489.80
90. A container is filled with 20 gallons of pure water. Five gallons of water is taken from the container and is
replaced by 5 gallons of pure acid then thoroughly mixed. Another 5 gallons is taken from the mixture and is
replaced again by 5 gallons of pure acid. If this process is done repeatedly, find the amount of water in the
container after doing the process 15 times.
a. 0.672gal b. 0.267gal c. 0.276gal d. 0.627gal
91. Find the “sum” of the infinite geometric progression 36, 24, 16, …
a. 108 b. 180 c. 160 d. 116
92. The sum of an infinite geometric series is 8. Each term in the series is four times the sum of all the terms
that follows it. Find the fourth term.
a. 8/625 b. 16/625 c. 32/625 d. 64/625
93. A man borrowed a certain amount of money and promised to pay his dept with equal monthly payments at
an interest rate of 12% per month. At the end of the month, he is paying P6,720 which is just the interest of his
debt. If he continues to pay this way, will he be able to repay all his debt? How much did he borrow?
a. Yes, P56,000 b. Yes, P65,000 c. No, P65, 000 d. No, P56, 000

Harmonic Progression
94. Find the 20th term of the harmonic progression ½, 1/5, 1/8, …
a. 1/50 b. 1/53 c. 1/56 d. 1/59
95. The 3rd term of a harmonic progression is 15 and the 9th term is 6. Find the 11th term.
a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7
96. The geometric mean and the arithmetic mean of two numbers are 8 and 17 respectively. Find the harmonic
mean.
a. 3.45 b. 3.76 c. 3.54 d. 3.67
97. It took a certain vehicle 3 hours to travel a distance of 120 km. On its way back, it took him only 2 hours to
travel the same path. What was his average speed?
a. 44 kph b. 48 kph c. 50 kph d. 56 kph
98. A race is scheduled for four laps. The velocities of a car for these laps are 60 kph, 56 kph, 52 kph, and 63
kph, consecutively. Find its average velocity for the whole race.
a. 57.30 kph b. 57.45 kph c. 57.60 kph d. 57.75 kph

Sequence and Series

99. The sum of the first n terms of a sequence is given by the expression 17n2 – 11n. Determine the 20th term.
a. 625 b. 652 c. 526 d 562
100. The sequence -1, -4, 2… is
a. AP b. GP c. HP d. IGP

Diophantine Equation
101. A combination of pennies, dimes, and quarters amount to $0.99. Find the minimum number of coins for
the given amount.
a. 8 b. 9 c. 10 d. 11
102. A merchant has three items on sale: namely, a radio for P50.00, a clock for P30.00 and a flashlight for
P1.00. At the end of the day, he has sold a total of 100 of the three items and has taken exactly P1,000.00 on
the total sales. How many radios did he sell?
a. 80 b. 4 c. 16 d. 20
103. A man is thinking of buying chocolates, nougats, and candies. Chocolates cost P10.00 a piece, nougats
P1.00 for 3 pieces, and candies P2.00 for 7 pieces. He wants to buy a variety of 100 of these items, enough for
his budget of P60.00. How many nougats must he buy?
a. 54 b. 42 c. 48 d. 60
104. The units digit of three digit number is twice the tens digit. If the digits were reversed, the number is
reduced 297. Find the sum of the digits.
a. 15 b. 10 c. 13 d. 17
105. A purse contains $8.85 in quarters and dimes. Another purse contains dimes as many as the quarters and
quarters as many as the dimes contained in the purse. How much is in the second purse?
a. $13.10 b. $15.30 c. $16.25 d. $14.35
Venn Diagram
106. IN a certain group of consumers, each one may drink beer, and/or brandy, and/or whisky, or all. Also 155
drink brandy, 173 drink beer, 153 drink whiskies, 53 drink beer and brandy, 79 drink beer and whisky, 66 drink
brandy and whisky. 21 of them drink beer, brandy and whisky. How many are there in the group?
a. 302 b. 303 c. 304 d. 305
107. The President recently appointed 25 generals of the AFP. Of these
14 have already served in the encounter in Jolo
12 have already served in the encounter in Basilan
10 have already served in the encounter in Sultan Kudarat
There were also
6 who served in the encounter in Jolo and Basilan
3 who served in the encounter in Basilan and Sultan Kudarat
4 who served in the encounter in Jolo and Sultan Kudarat
How may generally serve in all three counters?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
108. The probability of the students passing Chemistry and Physics are 40% and 55% respectively. If there are
260 students who took the exam and 37 of them failed in both subjects, how many students passed both
subjects?
a. 20 b. 28 c. 27 d. 24
109. In a survey concerning the smoking habits of consumer, it was found that 50% smoke cigarette B, 55%
smoke cigarette A, 40% smoke cigarette C, 30% smoke cigarette A and B, 20% smoke cigarettes A and C
12% smoke cigarette B and C only, and 10% smoke all three cigarettes. What percent smoke exactly two
brands of cigarettes?
a. 42% b. 32% c. 7% d. 20%
110. A survey concerning the preferences of a group of persons on different brands of shows the following:
31 who drink Matador and Chivas Regal do not like Emperador
140 drink Matador
152 drink Emperador
160 drink Chivas Regal
The ratio of those who drink Emperador and Chivas Regal to those who drink Emperador and Matador is 4 to
5. Twelve of those who prefer Emperador and Chivas Regal only changed their brand and decided to drink
Emperador, Matador only because Chivas Regal is expensive for them. The ratio of those who drink
Emperador and Chivas Regal to those who drink Emperador and Matador then becomes 1 to 2. If 63 drink
Emperador only, how many respondents are there?
a. 251 b. 286 c. 290 d. 313
Miscellaneous Problems
111. In a certain electronics factory, the ratio of the number of males to female workers is 2:3. If 100 new
female workers are hired, the number of female workers will increase to 65% of the total number of workers.
Find the original number of workers in the factory.
a. 960 b. 420 c. 700 d. 540
102. The salary of an employee’s job has five levels, each one 5% greater than the one below it. Due to
circumstances, the salary of the employee must be reduced from the top (fifth) level to the second level, which
means a reduction of P6, 100.00 per month. What is the employee’s present salary per month?
a. P22, 502.47 b. P28, 546.08 c. P34, 672.48 d. P44, 799.44
103. A son in the family says “I have sisters twice as many as brothers. A daughter in the same family says “I
have brothers two thirds as many as sisters”. How many children are there in the family?
a. 18 b. 12 c. 15 d. 16
104. If there is a bird on every branch, there will be an excess bird. But if there will two birds per branch, there
will be an excess branch. How many branches are there?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
105. During the last election, the total number of votes recorded in a certain municipality was 12, 400. Had 2/5
of the supporters of a LABAN candidate stayed away from the polls and ½ of the supporters of a GAD
candidate behaved likewise, the LABAN candidate’s majority over the other would have been reduced by 100.
How many votes did LABAN receive?
a. 6,300 b. 5,400 c. 7,000 d. 8,100