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INSTRUCTIONS: This mock exam comprises 70 questions to be answered in one hour, with
each question offering four options: A, B, C, and D. Shade your chosen answer's circle
completely using a pencil, ensuring clarity within the circle boundaries. No aids like calculators
or reference materials are permitted. Good luck!
7 4 3
1. Simplify: 8
− 5
+ 10
9
(A) 40
9
(B) − 40
11
(C) 8
3
(D) 8
2. The common endpoint where two rays meet to form an angle.
(A) Vertex
(B) Terminal Side
(C) Plane
(D) Initial Side
3. Which of these is true for all real numbers x and y such that x > 0 and y < 0?
(A) xy > 0
(B) x + y > 0
(C) x2 + y2 > 0
(D) x – y < 0
4. The sum of 4 consecutive even integers is 60, what is the 2nd largest integer in the set?
(A) 14
(B) 16
(C) 20
(D) 22
5. Three concentric circles whose radii are in the ratio 2:3:5. If the area of the 2nd largest
circle is 81𝜋, what would be the area of the smallest circle?
(A) 36𝜋
 (B) 75𝜋
(C) 120𝜋
(D) 225𝜋
6. A corporation’s profits increased by 12% from 2020 to 2021 and by 18% from 2021 to
2022. By what percent did the company’s profits increase from 2020 to 2022?
(A) 22%
(B) 32%
(C) 47%
(D) 54%
7. Which coordinates satisfy the inequality: y- 6 < −2(x + 4)
(A) (0,1)
(B) (2,0)
(C) (3, -3)
(D) (-4, -4)
8. Find the sum of the series 85 + 80 + 75 + 70 + … + 15.
(A) 450
(B) 600
(C) 750
(D) 850
9. A number, x, is increased by 20% then decreased by 25%. What is the final result in
terms of x?
(A) 0.8x
(B) 0.85x
(C) 0.9x
(D) 0.95x
10. What is the sum of the x and y coordinates of the midpoint between the points (−2, 5)
and (12, −4)?
(A) 1.5
(B) 3.5
(C) 5.5
(D) 7.5
11. A patient must take his medication every 7 hours starting at 8:00 A.M., Wednesday. On
what day will the patient first receive his medication at 12:00 noon?
(A) Thursday
(B) Friday
(C) Saturday
(D) Sunday
12. The equation |3x - 7| - 6 = k has no solution if k =
(A) - 6
(B) - 7
(C) 8
(D) 9
13. Suppose one carpenter can build a shed in twelve hours, and the second carpenter
takes eight hours to build a similarly-sized shed. How long would it take the two
carpenters together to build the shed?
(A) 4 hours
(B) 4 hours, 48 minutes
(C) 6 hours
(D) 6 hours, 36 minutes
14. The shortest distance between any two points is
(A) plane
(B) line segment
(C) ray
(D) arch
15. If a = 5c − 4 and b = 3(c − 2) what is 5b expressed in terms of a?
(A) 3a + 18
(B) 2a - 4
(C) 2a + 4
(D) 3a - 18
16. Malaya is Makisig's mother. Malaya is 42 years old. Ten years ago, Malaya was four
times as old as her son was then. How old is Makisig now?
(A) 18
(B) 19
(C) 20
(D) 21
17. What is the mean, median, and mode of this set of numbers? 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8
(A) Mean: 5.3, Median: 5, Mode: 5
(B) Mean: 5, Median: 5.5, Mode: 5
(C) Mean: 5.2, Median: 5.5, Mode: 4 & 6
(D) Mean: 5, Median: 5, Mode: 4 & 6
18. What is the median of the first 100 non-negative integers?
(A) 49
(B) 49.5
(C) 50
(D) 50.5
19. What is the slope of the line perpendicular to the line y = -3x + 5?
(A) 3
(B) - 3
(C) 1/3
(D) - 1/3
20. Which of the following represents the equation of the line that passes through the point
1
(3, 5) with a slope of − 4
?
17
(A) 𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 4
17
(B) 𝑦 = 4𝑥 + 4
 1 23
(C) 𝑦 =− 4
𝑥+ 4
1 23
(D) 𝑦 =− 4
𝑥− 4
21. Dangal only had 100 mangoes left after giving some of them to her neighbors. She gave
one-fourth to Utak, two-fifths to Puso, and 5 pieces to Husay. How many mangoes did
Dangal originally have?
(A) 240
(B) 300
(C) 150
(D) 480
22. How many different ways can five students be seated at a round table?
(A) 24
(B) 20
(C) 16
(D) 8
23. A class contains 2 girls for every 1 boy. 75% of the girls have taken Basic Calculus,
whereas 60% of the boys have taken Basic Calculus. What is the ratio of girls who have
taken Basic Calculus to boys who have taken Basic Calculus?
(A) 3 : 5
(B) 5 : 3
(C) 4 : 5
(D) 5 : 4
24. Which choice below has the most points?
(A) a line
(B) a line segment
(C) a ray
(D) No determination can be made.
25. The volume of a cylindrical water tank is 7,540 cubic feet. If its radius is 10 feet, what is
its height to the nearest foot?
(A) 63 feet.
(B) 30 feet.
(C) 42 feet.
(D) 24 feet.
26. Give the simplest form of
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) - 1
(D) tan e
27. Compared to the number of girls, thirty more boys participate in the intramurals at a local
high school. If the number of boys participating is 104, how many girls participate in the
games?
(A) 134
(B) 37
(C) 74
 (D) 137
2𝑥−8
28. Divide and simplify: 𝑥+1
÷ (𝑥 − 4)
1
(A) 𝑥 − 4
1
(B) 𝑥 + 4
−2
(C) 𝑥−1
2
(D) 𝑥+1
29. Pilipinas has a box containing colored chips. The colors are blue, red, and yellow. There
are thrice as many red chips as blue chips and twice as many yellow chips as red chips.
If a chip is drawn from the box, what is the probability of getting a yellow chip?
3
(A) 5
1
(B) 3
2
(C) 5
3
(D) 7
30. A group of seven students are going to have a vote to determine who should be Class
President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer with only 1 person per job. How
many different groups can be formed from the seven students?
(A) 180
(B) 250
(C) 360
(D) 840
31. In the figure, lines c and d are parallel lines and the angle measures are given below.
What is the value of x?

(A) 67°
(B) 41°
(C) 74°
(D) 56°
32. A company’s expenditures are broken down as follows: 20% Payroll, 35% Research and
Development, and 30% Marketing. If the remaining expenditures represent $18,000,
what is the dollar amount spent on Research and Development?
(A) $24,000
(B) $42,000
(C) $36,000
(D) $54,000
33. Masaya is 15 years older than Matapang. If the sum of their ages is 33, how old is
Matapang?
(A) 7
(B) 8
(C) 9
(D) 10
34. The chart below shows the monthly sales (in thousand pesos) of the three store
locations of Corporation AB. What is the total sales of Shop E in the month of March?

(A) ₱1,075,000
(B) ₱1,100,000
(C) ₱1,050,000
(D) ₱1,125,000
2
𝑥 −9
35. Evaluate the limit by simplifying the fraction: lim 𝑥−3
𝑥→3
(A) 3
(B) 6
(C) 9
(D) 0
36. What part of y is x?
(A) xy
 𝑥
(B) 𝑦
𝑦
(C) 𝑥
1
(D) 𝑥𝑦
𝑚−𝑛 1 3
37. What is the value of 𝑚+𝑛
when 𝑚 = 3
and 𝑛 = 4
?
2
(A) − 7
5
(B) − 13
1
(C) − 32
3
(D) − 25
38. If 𝑎 and 𝑏 are both odd numbers, then which of the following must be an odd number?
(A) 𝑎 + 𝑏
(B) 𝑎𝑏 + 1
(C) 2𝑎 + 4𝑏
(D) 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 3
39. Anne will be 𝑃 years old in 𝑄 years. Her age 𝑅 years ago is:
(A) 𝑃 + 𝑄 − 𝑅
(B) 𝑃 − 𝑄 + 𝑅
(C) 𝑃 + 𝑄 + 𝑅
(D) 𝑃 − 𝑄 − 𝑅
2 2
40. (5𝑥 − 4𝑥 + 3) − (3𝑥 + 4𝑥 − 3) =
2
(A) 2𝑥
2
(B) − 2𝑥
2
(C) 2𝑥 − 8𝑥
2
(D) 2𝑥 − 8𝑥 + 6
41. Ning is 8 years younger than her brother Michael. Twenty-eight years ago, she was half
as old as Michael. How old is Michael now?
(A) 44
(B) 42
(C) 40
(D) 36
42. In the figure, if 𝐴𝑂 = 6 and 𝑂𝐵 = 4, what is the area of the shaded region?
(A) 81π
(B) 64π
(C) 49π
(D) 36π
43. A telephone pole is 9 meters tall. What is the length of a piece of wire which extends
from the top of the pole to a point that is 12 meters from the base of the pole?
(A) 21
(B) 18
 (C) 15
(D) 12
44. If the measures of the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2:3:4, what is the degree
measure of the smallest angle?
(A) 20
(B) 30
(C) 40
(D) 60
45. If 𝐴𝐶 = 18, 𝐵𝐸 = 13, 𝐷𝐸 = 3 and 𝐷 is the midpoint of 𝐶𝐸, what is 𝐴𝐵?

(A) 10
(B) 11
(C) 12
(D) 13
46. Mark scored 98, 92, and 90 in his past three exams. What score should Mark receive in
his fourth exam to achieve an average of 94?
(A) 92
(B) 94
(C) 96
(D) 98
47. In the figure, 𝐾𝐿𝑀𝑁 is a parallelogram with angle measures as marked. Find 𝑥 + 𝑦.
(A) 75
(B) 105
(C) 115
(D) 120
48. An isosceles triangle with base 10 meters has an area of 60 square meters. Find its
perimeter.
(A) 18 meters
(B) 36 meters
(C) 40 meters
(D) 48 meters
49. The area of the whole figure below is 42. If four congruent squares each with a perimeter
of 8 are cut to form a cross as shown, what is the area of the cross?
(A) 20
(B) 24
(C) 26
(D) 30
50. Point 𝐴 (5, 3) is the midpoint of line 𝑂𝐴𝐾, where 𝑂 is at the origin. The coordinates of K
are:
(A) (2.5, 1.5)
(B) (8, 8)
(C) (-5, -3)
 (D) (10, 6)
4 3 2
51. Given: 𝑓(𝑥) = 5𝑥 − 3𝑥 − 𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 5. Find 𝑓(− 1) − 𝑓(1).
(A) -1
(B) 0
(C) 1
(D) 2
52. A biker took 2 hours to ride 24 km and then returned by the same route. If he rode at an
average speed of 8 km/hr on the return trip, what was his average speed in km/hr for the
round trip?
(A) 8
(B) 9.6
(C) 10
(D) 10.5
3 5 𝑘
53. If (6 )(5 ) = 25(30 ), then what is the value of 𝑘?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 8
54. Find the fourth term of the arithmetic progression 𝑥, 𝑦, 2𝑦 − 𝑥,...
(A) 2𝑥 − 𝑦
(B) 3𝑥 − 𝑦
(C) 3𝑦 − 2𝑥
(D) 2𝑥 − 3𝑦
55. The sum of squares of two numbers is 225 and the square of their sum is 441. What is
the reciprocal of their product?
(A) 108
1
(B) 108
(C) 216
1
(D) 216
2
56. For what value of 𝑘 does the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 3𝑥 − 𝑘 pass through the point (− 1, 2)?
(A) 6
(B) 2
(C) 0
(D) -2
57. If the ratio of 𝑥 to 𝑦 is 3:7, what is the ratio of 𝑥 + 𝑦 to 𝑥?
(A) 3:10
(B) 7:10
(C) 10:3
(D) 10:7
𝑞
58. Find the value of 𝑞 so that 𝑥
− 2𝑥 = 3 has 4 as a root.
(A) 4
(B) 20
 (C) 38
(D) 44
59. If a triangle has sides 4, 8 and 11, which could be the sides of a similar triangle?
(A) (2, 4, 5.5)
(B) (8, 16, 24)
(C) (7, 11, 14)
(D) (2, 6, 9)
60. Find the 8th term of the geometric sequence 64, -32, 16, -8 . . .
(A) − 7
(B) − 5
(C) − 3
1
(D) − 2
61. If 𝑎1 =− 2, 𝑎12 = 42, and 𝑛 = 12, find the common difference 𝑑 and sum of the first
twelve terms 𝑆12.
(A) 𝑑 = 10; 𝑆12 = 180
(B) 𝑑 = 8; 𝑆12 = 200
(C) 𝑑 = 6; 𝑆12 = 220
(D) 𝑑 = 4; 𝑆12 = 240
62. In how many ways can 4 boys and 3 girls be seated in a row of 5 chairs?
(A) 35
(B) 60
(C) 2520
(D) 3600

For Questions 63 to 66:

Given the digits 0, 2, 5, 6, 9.

63. How many 3-digit numbers can be formed from these digits if no two digits are to be the
same?
(A) 48
(B) 60
(C) 80
(D) 125

64. Of the numbers formed in how many are even?

(A) 30
(B) 33
(C) 36
(D) 39
65. Of the numbers formed in how many are odd?
(A) 12
 (B) 15
(C) 18
(D) 21
66. How many numbers can be formed if a digit may be repeated?
(A) 125
(B) 100
(C) 64
(D) 60
67. In how many ways can a committee of 4 be chosen from a group of 8 people?
(A) 63
(B) 70
(C) 77
(D) 84
68. Two candidates, A and B are running for public office. If the probability the A will win the
lection is 0.25, what is the probability that B will win?
(A) 0.15
(B) 0.35
(C) 0.55
(D) 0.75

For Questions 69 to 70:

A box contains 3 red, 7 blue, and 2 white balls.
69. If a ball is chosen at random, what is the probability that it is not red?
1
(A) 4
1
(B) 2
3
(C) 4
(D) 1

70. If a ball is chosen at random, what is the probability that it is not white?
1
(A) 3
1
(B) 2
2
(C) 3
5
(D) 6

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