REPUBLIC COLLEGES OF GUINOBATAN, INC.
G. Alban St. Iraya Guinobatan, Albay
First Periodical Test in Business Mathematics
Name:____________________________________ Year & Section:_______________ Score:___________
I. TRUE or FALSE
Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is true and FALSE if it is not. Write your answer on the space provided.
_____________1.1.3 + 1.2= 1.5
_____________2. 15.50 • 10=155.00
_____________3.0.75=50%
1
_____________4. =50%
2
_____________5. 4.0250- 1.9372= 3.0878
_____________6.46.5 ÷ 1.5 = 3.1
8
_____________7. = 72.73%
11
_____________8. 0.0065= 65%
1 2 1 1
_____________9. 3 + +2 =5
3 3 3 3
1 4 4
_____________10. + =
8 7 14
II. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Read each item carefully. Encircle the letter of the best answer.
3
11. What is the equivalent decimal of ?
4
a. 0.75 c. 0.45
b.0.075 d.0.045
5
12. What is the equivalent percent of ?
12
a.41.67% c.67.41%
b.41.76% d.67.14%
13. What kind of proportion is 2:8 = 1:16?
a. direct proportion c. diverse proportion
b. inverse proportion d. partitive proportion
25 15
14. What kind of proportion is = ?
75 45
a. direct proportion c. diverse proportion
b. inverse proportion d. partitive proportion
15. If the original price is Php 500.00 and the new reduced price is Php 450.00. How much will be the mark
down?
a. 5000 c.450
b.500 d.50
16. What is the fraction if we express “7 hours as part of a day” in a fraction?
24 7
a. c.
7 24
12 7
b. d.
7 12
17. What will be the proportion of 2kg of mangoes costs Php 80.00 and Minda would buy 7kg of mangoes?
a.2:80=7:180 c.7:80= 2:180
b. 2:80=7:280 d.7:80= 2:280
18. What is the fraction if we express “3 as part of an eight-member team” in fraction?
3 3
a. c.
5 8
5 8
b. d.
3 3
19. What will be the proportion of 6 men can repair a road on 8 days and 12 men will also repair the same road?
6 8 6 4
a. = c. =
12 16 12 8
6 16 6 8
b. = d. =
12 8 12 4
20. What will be the proportion if Elena earns Php 450.00 selling Sampaguita garlands in 4 Sundays and she also
earns Php 1 350.00 in the following Sundays?
a. 4:450 = 10:1 350 c. 4:450= 12:1 350
b. 4:450 = 11:1 350 d. 4:450= 13:1 350
III. MATCHING TYPE
Directions: Match the column A with their definitions in column B. Write your answer on the space provided.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
______21.Rate a. It refers to the reduction of the original selling price.
______22. Direct proportion b. a proportion that involves identifying parts of a whole
based on a given ratio of these parts.
______23.Mark down c. it refers to amount added to the original selling price
to arrive at a new selling price.
______24.Ratio d. a proportion as when one quantity increases as the
other quantity constantly decreases or vice
versa.
______25.Partitive proportion e. it refers to the decrease in the new selling price that
does not decrease it below the original selling
price.
______26.Mark-on f. it refers to the number of hundredths taken.
______27.Inverse proportion g. it refers to the purchase price of an article.
______28.Additional mark-up h. a proportion as when one quantity decreases the
parts of a whole based on a given ratio of the
parts increases.
______29.Cost i. it refers to the amount added to cost to arrive at the
original selling price.
______30.Mark-up cancellation j. the relation between two numbers or two magnitudes
of the same kind.
k. a proportion as when one quantity increases the
other quantity constantly increases too.
IV. COMPUTATIONS
Directions: Solve the following.
2 1
31. + =
3 4
32. Convert 0.075 to fraction, 0.075=
[Link] 2 to percent, 2=
1 1
34. 8 ÷2 =
4 8
35. Convert .5% to fraction , .5%=
16 16
36. Convert to percent, =
5 5
5 1
37. + =
8 4
38. Convert 0.015 to percent,0.015=
1
39. 17 • 5 =
8
1 1
40. 8 ÷2 =
4 8
V. PROBLEM SOLVING
Directions: Read and solve each problem carefully. Show your solutions.
41. The ratio of boys to girls in a Grade 6 class is 5:6. If there are 30 boys in the class, how many girls are there?
42. If 4 books cost Php 360.00,how much should you pay for 10 books?
3 1 1
[Link] buys 4 m of yellow ribbon and 1 m of green ribbon to decorate a gift box. If m of
4 4 3
ribbon is used for a gift box, how many gift boxes can she decorate?
[Link] and Joyce agreed to share the expenses for their trip which amounted to Php 1 050.00. If they divided
the amount in the ratio 3:2, how much would Joyce contribute?
“He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.”
-Confucius