• Top 1 – 2023 SPLE for Professional Teachers – Secondary

(Mathematics Major)
• Former Region VI SCUAA Quiz Bee Champion in Mathematics &
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• BA Political Science – University of the Philippines (Iloilo)
• BS Electrical Engineering – Capiz State University COACH TOTO
• Former Editor In – Chief of The Quest – Official Student Publication
of CAPSU
• Professional Teaching Certificate – University of the Philippines
Open University (UPOU)
• MAED Mathematics –National Teachers College (on-going)
• Risk Management Officer – Saudi Aramco Hospital (7 years)
• Risk Management Specialist – King Saud Medical City, Riyadh KSA
1. The prime factorization of 154 is ______.
A. 2, 7, and 11
B. 5, 7, and 11
C. 2, 5, and 7
D. 2, 2, 7, and 11
154

2 77

7 11
2. A bottle of perfume costs 10,000. If a discount of 10% is given, the
bottle of perfume will cost _____.
a. 9,000
b. 8,000
c. 5,000
d. 1,000 100% - 10% = 90% or 0.9
P10,000 x 0.9 = P9,000
3. The two consecutive even integers, the sum of which is 34 are _____
a. 17 and 19
b. 20 and 22 Let x = 1st even integer
c. 16 and 18 X + 2 = 2nd even integer
d. 20 and 21
x + (x + 2) = 34 X + 2 = 16 + 2
2x + 2 = 34 X + 2 = 18 2nd integer
2x + 2 - 2 = 34 - 2
2x = 32 Check:
2x 32 16 + 18 = 34
=
2 2
x = 16 1st integer
4. Mr. Ramos has a budget of P50,000 for out-of-town assignments. On a
particular trip to the Visayas, he spent P10,000 for food, P15,000 for
transportation, and P20,000 for hotel accommodation. For this trip, he spent
__________ from his monthly budget,
A. 0.9
B. 0.75 P10,000 + P15,000 + P20,000 = P45,000
C. 0.85 𝑃45,000
D. 0.6. =
𝑃50,000
= 𝟎. 𝟗
5. Ten nurses earn a total average monthly salary of P120, 000. The
total average income of 6 of them amounts to P80, 000. What is the
average total income of each of the remaining workers?
A. P10, 000
B. P40, 000
C. P400 P120, 000 – total average monthly salary of 10 nurses
D. P1, 000 P80, 000 – total average monthly salary of 6 nurses

P120, 000 – P80,000 = P40,000 – average total income of 4 nurses

P40,000
– average total income of each nurse
4
P10,000 – average total income of each nurse
6. What is the missing terms in the series 5, 20, 80, ___,1280, ___,
20, 480?
A. 50, 210
B. 40, 160
C. 35, 135
D. 320, 5120

320
5, 20, 80, ___,1280,5120
___, 20, 480
7. One side of a cube is 3 cm. find the ratio of its volume with
another cube whose side is 5 cm.
a. 3 : 5
b. 3 : 8
c. 27 : 125 𝑣1 3³
=
d. D. 9 : 25 𝑣2 5³
𝑣1 27
=
𝑣2 125
8. The perimeter of a square of area 144 square meters.
A. 48 m
B. 40 m
C. 60 m
D. 24 m A = s2
144 = s2
144 = s2
12 = 𝑠
P = 4s
P = 4 (12)
P = 48
9. If Ms. Reyes invested P500,000 at 5.5% annually, after 2 years, her
investment will earn interest of ______.
a. P2,500
b. P50,000
c. P27,000
d. P55,000

I=Pxrxt
I = 500,000 x 0.055 x 2
I = 55,000
 10. He is described as the greatest “might-have-been” in the
history of Mathematics.
A. Blaise Pascal
B. Jacob Bernoulli
C. George Dantzig
D. Charles Darwin
Jacob Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician who was the
first to use the term integral.

George Dantzig American mathematician who

devised the simplex method. Known as the “Father of Pascal is called the greatest `might-have-been'
Linear Programming”. in mathematics; since he clearly was of
superior ability and in close contact with the
Charles Darwin is primarily known as the architect of the two giants Descartes and Pascal, he could very
theory of evolution by natural selection. He published well have discovered the calculus had he
“On the Origin of Species” in 1859 and is known as the stayed with mathematics instead of turning to
“Father of Evolution”. religion.
11. What is the slope of the line: y = 2.
a. undefined
b. 2
c. 1
d. 0

Slope of a horizontal line= 0

Slope of a vertical line = undefined
12. Only 83,152 examinees passed in a Licensure Examination
for Teachers out of 228, 963 examinees. What is the passing
percentage?
A. 36%
B. 36.32%
P
C. 36.82% R=
B
D. 46.56%
83,152
R=
228,963
R = 0.36316
R = 36.32%
13. What is the area of a circle inscribed in a square having a side
of 6 centimeters?
A. 9
B. 16
C. 6 A = πr2
D. 18
A = 32 π
D=6 A = 9π
r = D/2
r = 6/2
r=3
14. The least common multiple (LCM) of 36 and 24 is
a.72
b.12
c. 36
d. 48

Multiples of 36 = 36, 72, 108, 144, 180

Multiples of 24 = 24, 48, 72, 96, 120

15. A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides.
A. Prime numbers
B. Parallelogram
C. Trapezoid
D. Rectangle
16. How many possible number of books, each 1.4 cm thick can
be put vertically in a shelf which is 64 cm long?
A. 45.7
B. 46 Length of bookshelf = 64 cm
C. 45 Thickness of each book= 1.4 cm
D. 64
64 cm ∕1.4 cm = 45.71
17. If 2 apples cost P25.00, how many apples can be purchased
for P100.00?
A. 2 dozens
B. 8 apples
C. 1 ½ dozens
D. ½ dozen
2 : 25 = x : 100
2 (100) = x (25)
200 = 25x
200/25 = 25x/25
8=x
18. The sum of three consecutive numbers is 96. The integers
are?
A. 33, 34, 35
B. 30, 32, 34 Let: x – be the 1st number
C. 31, 32, 33 Let: x + 1 – be the 2nd number
D. 32, 33, 34 Let: x + 2 – be the 3rd number

x + (x + 1) + (x+2) = 96
3x/3 = 93/3
x + x + 1 + x +2 = 96
x = 31 1st number
3x + 3 = 96 x + 1 = 31 + 1 = 32 2nd number
3x + 3 - 3 = 96 - 3
x + 2 = 31 + 2 = 33 3rd number
3x = 93
19. The number of hours spent for review in Algebra, Chemistry,
and English is in the ratio 4:3:1. How many hours does each
student spent for Chemistry in a 24 - hour review package?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 9 Let x – one part
D. 12 So, 4x – Algebra
3x – Chemistry
x - English
4x = 4(3)
4x = 12 - Algebra
x + 3x + 4x = 24 8x/8 = 24/8 3x = 3(3)
8x = 24 x=3 - English 3x = 9 - Chemistry
20. The literal coefficient of -7x³m²n is _______.
A. 6
B. x³
C. x³m²n
D. -7

- 7x³ m²n
Numerical Literal
Coefficient Coefficient
21. Simplify ( 2y - 3x ) + ( x - 4x ) - ( x - 3y )
A. -5y - 2x +5x
B. 5y + 2x -5x Typographical error
C. 5y - 2x - 5x 2 ) + ( x2 - 4x ) - ( x - 3y )
D. -5y - 2x - p5x ( 2y - 3x
2y - 3x2 + x2 - 4x - x + 3y
5y - 2x2 - 5x
The best answer is C
22. A Toyota car travelling at a rate of 70 km. per hour leaves the
house 2 hours after a Kia car has left and overtakes it in 5 hours. At
what rate was the Kia car travelling?
A. 50 kilometers per hour
B. 40 kilometers per hour
C. 20 kilometers per hour
D. 30 kilometer per hour

ST = 70 km/hr DT = S x T
SK = ? DT = 70 km/hr x 5 hr
SK = D/T
DT = 350 km
TT = 5 hrs SK = 350 km/7 hr
DK = 350 km
TK = (2 + 5) hrs = 7 hrs SK = 50 km/hr
23. Simplify 3x - (2y - 4x) + 6y
A. -7x-4
B. -7x+4 3x – (2y – 4x) + 6y
C. 7x-4y 3x – 2y + 4x + 6y
D. 7x + 4y 7x + 4y
24. The pair of integers which are relatively prime is
A. 18,4
B. 24,18
C. 6,45
D. 4,7
25. A merchandise which used to cost 20,000 was reduced to 17,000 which
means it is on _______ discount rate.
A. 0.1
B. 0.15
C. 0.2
D. 0.05
𝐿𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 −𝑆𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒
Discount % =
𝑆𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒
20,000 −17,000
Discount % =
20,000
3000
Discount % =
20,000
Discount % = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟓 𝒐𝒓 𝟏𝟓%