General Education (Mathematics)
Post-test
Instructions: Shade the letter of the correct answer before each number:
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 1. If A = {2, 4, 6} and B = {4, 6, 8}, what is A ∩ B
A. {2, 4, 6, 8} B. {4, 6} C. {2, 8} D. { } E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 2. Find the value of the equation: ( 12 – 3 ) × ( 4+2 ) +3 2
A. 45 B. 54 C. 60 D. 72 E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 3. A jacket costs Php 60. It is on sale for 25% off. What is the discounted
price?
A. Php45 B. Php50 C. Php40 D. Php30 E. None of these
Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ Ⓔ 4. Which of the following represents the product of ( x−3)( x 2−5 x +8)?
A. x 3−8 x 2+ 17 x−24 B. x 3−6 x 2 +17 x−24
C. x 3−7 x 2+ 17 x+24 D. x 3−6 x 2 +17 x+ 24
E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 5. Find the value of the equation: 30 - [4² + (16 ÷ 2)] × 2
A. -4 B. 2 C. 12 D. 18 E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 6. What is the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 36 and 48?
A. 3 B. 6 C. 9 D. 12 E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 7. What is the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 4, 6, and 8?
A. 6 B. 12 C. 18 D. 24 E. None of these
9 6
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 8. What is the quotient of: ÷ =¿? Make it in simplest form possible.
11 11
3 2 1 9
A. B. C. 1 D. E. None of these
2 3 2 17
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 9. What is the product of 0.7 and 0.9?
A. 0.063 B. 0.7 C. 0.63 D. 0.097
E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 10. If you invest Php2,000 at an annual interest rate of 3% for 4 years, what is
the total simple interest earned?
A. Php240 B. Php160 C. Php260 D. Php180 E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 11. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 9?
A. 700 B. 234 C. 425 D. 198 E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 12. What is √ 72?
A. √ 72 B. 6 √ 12 C. 6 √ 2 D. 3 √ 8 E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 13. Simplify the expression: ( 4 x+3 )+ ( 5 x −2 ) ?
A. 9 x +1 B. 5 x 2+1 C. 9 x +6 D. 8 x +1 E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 14. If the GCF of two numbers is 3, which of the following pairs could those
numbers be?
A. 18 and 27 B. 9 and 15 C. 12 and 15
D. 10 and 20 E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 15. Combine 6 m+5 n−7∧−4 m+3 n+9 ?
A. 2 m+ 8 n+2 B. 2 m+ 8 n−2 C. 10 m+8 n+2
D. 10 m+10 n+2 E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 16. If ( 3 y−4 ) + ( 5 y +6 )=0 , what is the value of y?
−1
A. -1 B. C. 1 D. 0 E. None of these
2
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 17. What is the sum of 9.456, 7.89, and 3.245?
A. 20.591 B. 20.591 C. 20.595 D. 19.481
E. None of these
7 5
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 18. Solve the following: − =¿?
9 6
1 13 −1 −1
A. B. C. D. E. None of these
9 8 18 6
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 19. What is the result of adding 10 a−2 b∧−5 a+3 b?
A. 15 a+ b B. 5 a+ b C. 5 a−2 b D. −1 5 b+a E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 20. Simplify b 4 ×b2
A. b 4 B. b 8 C. b 16 D. b 6 E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 21. Which of the following is an example of a sample?
A. All students enrolled in a university.
B. All 10,000 students enrolled in university.
C. 30% of students who are enrolled in a university.
D. The average grade point of all university students.
E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 22. What is the GCF of 24, 36, and 60?
A. 6 B. 12 C. 18 D. 24 E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 23. Simplify 1,000,000−1
1,000,000 1
A. 1 B. C. undefined D. E. None of these
1 1,000,000
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 24. Simplify (3 x 2 y −1 z)3
6 3 6 3 5 4
9x z 27 x z 9x z
A. 3 B. 27 x 6 y−3 z 3 C. 3 D. 4
y y y
E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 25. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 5?
A. 176 B. 514 C. 380 D. 229 E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 26. Which pair of numbers has an LCM of 48?
A. 6 and 18 B. 8 and 12 C. 12 and 16 D. 8 and 15
E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 27. Multiply ( x +4 )∧(x−7)
A. x 2+ x−28 B. x 2−3 x−28 C. x 2+ 3 x −28
D. x 2−3 x+ 28 E. None of these
Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ Ⓔ 28. Find the value of the equation: 45 – 4 × 3+8 ÷ 2+5=¿ ?
A. 20 B. 15 C. 30 D. 25 E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 29. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 4?
A. 96 B. 97 C. 98 D. 99 E. None of these
Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ Ⓔ 30. Find the value of the equation: 3−5×(8−4)+23 =¿ ?
A. 19 B. 23 C. 22 D. 21 E. None of these
Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ Ⓔ 31. Which of the following pair of angles is complementary?
A. 50° and 30° B. 55° and 25° C. 15° and 75°
D. 90° and 0° E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 32. Which of the following best describes the mean?
A. The middle value in a sorted data set.
B. The value that occurs most frequently in a data set.
C. The difference between the highest and lowest values.
D. The sum of all values divided by the number of values.
E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 33. What is the result of dividing 9.6 by 1.2?
A. 8 B. 0.8 C. 0.96 D. 6 E. None of these
Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ Ⓔ 34. Which of the following represents the product of (x +3)(x+ 5)(x +7)?
A. x 3 +15 x 2 + 41 x +105 B. x 3 +9 x 2+32 x +24
C. x 3 +9 x 2+35 x +24 D. x 3 +9 x 2+37 x +24
E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 35. If A = {1, 5, 7, 8, 9} and B = {2, 4, 5, 6, 9}, what is A ∪ B
A. {1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9} B. {1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9} C. {1, 5, 7, 8, 9}
D. {1, 2, 5, 6, 9} E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 36. If A = {2, 4, 6, 8} and B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6}, what is A ∩ B
A. {2, 4, 6} B. {1, 2, 3, 4, 6} C. { } D. {8}
E. None of these
3 5
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 37. What is the product of: × =¿? Make it in simplest form possible.
4 12
15 5 15 5
A. B. C. D. E. None of these
48 16 36 12
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 38. Which symbol is used to denote the empty set?
A. { } B. {0} C. {} D. ∅ E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 39. A store offers “Buy One Get One 30% Off” on items that cost Php 50 each.
What is the total cost for two items?
A. Php50 B. Php70 C. Php80 D. Php90 E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 40. Simplify (c ¿¿ 4)2 ¿
A. c 4 B. c 8 C. c 16 D. c 6 E. None of these
1
∧5
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 41. What is the sum of 3 4 in simplest form possible?
,
8 8
9 1 13
A. B. 1 C. D. 1 E. None of these
16 8 8
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 42. What is the median of the dataset: 24, 18, 30, 12, 6, 24, 36, 12, 24?
A. 12 B. 18 C. 24 D. 30 E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 43. Simplify (3 x +5)2
A. 3 x 2+30 x +25 B. 9 x 2+ 25 C. 9 x 2+ 30 x +25
D. 9 x 2+ 15 x +25 E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 44. The mode of a dataset is:
A. The arithmetic average of all values in the dataset.
B. The middle value when the dataset is ordered.
C. The value that appears most frequently in the dataset.
D. The range of the dataset.
E. None of these
Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ Ⓔ 45. Find the value of the equation: 15+8 ÷ 4 ×3=¿
A. 18 B. 21 C. 27 D. 30 E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 46. Round off 45,231.879 to the nearest tenth.
A. 45,231.8 B. 45,231.9 C. 45,232.0 D. 45,231.87
E. None of these
Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ Ⓔ 47. What kind of angle will be formed if you combine two angles which are
supplementary?
A. right B. acute C. obtuse D. straight E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 48. What is the mean of the following set of numbers: 3, 6, 9, 12?
A. 6 B. 7.5 C. 8 D. 10 E. None of these
Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ Ⓔ 49. If one angle measures 136°, what is the measure of its supplementary angle?
A. 44° B. 52° C. 24° D. 148° E. None of these
ⒶⒷⒸⒹⒺ 50. Which of the following is the longest: a 2 km road, a 200,000 cm ribbon, a
2,000 dkm lace, or a 20,000,000 mm rope?
A. road B. stick C. lace D. rope E. None of these