1. Only 26% of 50 students passed the exam.

How many
students failed the test?
a. 37
B = 50 total no. of students
b. 35
R = 26% passed
c. 33 P=?
d. 39 P=RXB
P = 26% (or 0.26) X 50
P = 13 – no of students who passed
50 – 13 = 37
2. How much commission does a salesman get if he was able
to sell ₱35,000 worth of jewelry and he is given a 15% of it?
a. ₱5,300
b. ₱5,325 B = ₱35,000
c. ₱5,250 R = 15% or 0.15
d. ₱5,425 P=?
P=RxB
P = 0.15 x ₱35,000
P = ₱5,250
3. How much should a man deposit in a bank at 6% simple
interest rate if he wants to earn ₱1,200 a year?
a. ₱10,000
b. ₱30,000 I = ₱1,200
R = 6% or 0.06
c. ₱15,000 T = 1 year
d. ₱20,000 P=?

I = PRT
1,200 = P(0.06)(1)
1,200 = 0.06P
1,200/0.06 = 0.06P/0.06
20,000 = P
4. Julius has ₱15,000 in the bank. After a year, he expects it to
earn ₱750. What is the rate of interest?
a. 2% P = P15,000
b. 4% T = 1 year
c. 5% I = P750
d. 6% R=?
I = PRT
750 = (15,000) x R x 1
750 = 15,000R
750/15,000 = 15,000R/15,000
0.05 = R or R = 5%
5. In a playground for kindergarten kids, 18 children are riding
tricycles or bicycles. If there are 43 wheels in all, how many
tricycles are there?
a. 8 T + B = 18 ------ eq 1
3T + 2B = 43 ------- eq 2
b. 9
c. 7 Multiply eq 1 by -2 then add to eq 2
d11 3T + 2B = 43 ------- eq 2
To check: -2T -2B = -36

3T + 2B = 43 T= 7 No. of tricycles
3(7) + 2(11) = 43 18 – 7 = 11 No. of bicycles
21 + 22 = 43
43 = 43
6. How much will P25,000 amount to at 5% simple interest
rate after 2 years?
a. P27,500
P = P25,000
b. P28,500 r = 5% or 0.05
c. P2,500 t = 2 years
d. P27,000 A= ?

A = P(1 + rt)
A = 25,000[1 + (0.05)(2)]
A = 25,000(1 + 0.1)
A = 25,000 + 2500
A = P27,500
7. Which has the most volume?
a. A box 10 meters high, 6 meters wide, and 14 meters long.
b. A box 1 meter high, 60 meters wide, and 14 meters long.
c. A box 9 meters high, 7 meters wide, and 14 meters long.
d. A box 11 meters high, 8 meters wide, and 7 meters long.

a. 10m X 6m X 14m = 840 cubic meters

b. 1m X 60m X 14m = 840 cubic meters
c. 9m X 7m X 14m = 882 cubic meters
d. 9m X 7m X 14m = 616 cubic meters
8. The edges of a rectangular solid have these measures:
1.5 ft by 11/2 ft by 3 inches. What is its volume in cubic
inches?
a. 324 1 ft. = 12 in.
b. 225 1.5 ft. X 12 in./ft = 18
11/2 ft. X 12 in./ft = 18
c. 972
d. 45
V=LxWxH
V = 18 x 18 x 3
V = 972 cu. in.
9. If the score of 10 students are: 76, 80, 75, 83, 80, 79, 85, 80,
88, 90, the mode is:
a. 85
b. 79
c. 88
d. 80
Unimodal – 1 mode
Bimodal – 2 modes
Trimodal – 3 modes
Multimodal – more than 1 mode
10. Find the median of the following numbers 8, 5, 7, 5, 9, 9, 1,
8, and 10
a. 5 If n is odd
b. 7
c. 8 1, 5, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10
d. 9 Median = 8

If n is even
1, 3, 5, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10
Median = (7 + 8)/2 = 7.5
11. Ruben’s grades are 88, 90, 97, 90, 91 and 86. What is
the grade that he should aim for in the 7th subject if he has to
have an average of 91?
a. 97
b. 95 88+90+97+90+91+86+N
91=
c. 92 7
d. 89 542+N
91=
7
637 = 542 + N
637 - 542 = 542 - 542 + N
95 = N
12. A meter stick was cut into two pieces at the 64-cm mark.
What is the ratio of the shorter piece to the longer piece?
a. 9:16
b. 16:25 100 – 64 = 36
c. 13:50 Since we are looking for the ratio of
d. 9:25 the shorter piece to the longer piece,

36 Reduce to lowest term by dividing

64 both the numerator and denominator
by 4
9
16
or 9:16
13. If a certain job can be finished by 18 workers in 26 days, how
many workers are needed to finish the job in 12 days?
a. 24 18:26 = X:12 Direct Proportion – when one
b. 30 quantity increases, the other quantity
18 (26) = 12 (X)
c. 39 increases at the same rate and vice
d. 45 468 = 12X versa.
Inverse Proportion – as one
468/12 = 12X/12
variable increases, the other variable
39 = X decreases.
Partitive Proportion – a whole is
To check: divided into parts that is proportional
18 x 26 = 39 x 12 to the given ratio.
468 = 468
14. Three men are paid P315 to do a certain job. The sum is to
be divided among them in the ratio of 4:5:6. How much does
each receive? Direct Proportion – when one quantity
A. 84, 104, & 127 increases, the other quantity increases at the
B. 84, 105, & 126 same rate and vice versa.
Inverse Proportion – as one variable increases,
C. 83, 106, & 126
the other variable decreases.
D. 83, 105, & 127 Partitive Proportion – a whole is divided into
parts that is proportional to the given ratio.

4X + 5X + 6X = 315 15X/15 = 315/15 4X = 4(21) = 84

15X = 315 X = 21 5X = 5(21) = 105
15X15 = 315/15 6X = 6(21) = 126
[Link] product of two whole numbers is 36, and their ratio is
1:4. Which of these is the smaller number?
a. 9
b. 3 Since the product of two
c. 2 numbers is 36, look for
d. 12 the factors of 36 that can
satisfy the ratio 1:4
Factors of 36 :
1 X 36 - 1:36
2 X 18 - 1:9
3 X 12 - 1:4
4X9 - 4:9
6x6 - 1:1
16. Three times the first of the three consecutive integers is
three more than twice the third. Find the third integer.
a. 9
b. 13 Let X – first integer
c. 11 X + 1 – 2nd integer
d. 15 X + 2 – 3 rd
integer

3X = [2 x (X + 2)] + 3 To check:
3X = [2X + 4] + 3
3X = 2X + 7 3 x 7 = [2 x 9] + 3
X = 7 – 1st integer 21= 18 + 3
X + 2 = 9 – 3rd integer 21= 21
17. A box holds 222 apples. How many apples are there in 20
boxes?
a. 4400
b. 4440 1 box = 222 apples, there are 20 boxes
c. 4420 = 222 x 20
d. 4460 = 4440 apples
18. Julio’s salary is ₱8,500 per month. If it is increased by 12%,
what is his new salary per month?
a. ₱9,320
b. ₱9,420 or
c. ₱9,520 = ₱8,500 x 0.12 = ₱8,500 x 1.12
d. ₱9,550 = ₱1,020 = ₱9520
= ₱8,500 + ₱1,020
= ₱9520
19. An article of clothing is on sale at 15% off the marked price.
If the marked price is 1,050, what is the sale price?
A. 132.15
B. 892.5 Marked price = 1050
C. 157.5 Discount rate = 15%
D. 787.5
Selling Price = ?
P=RxB
P = 0.15 x 1050
P = 157.5 - Discount
SP = LP - D
SP = 1050 – 157.5
SP = 892.5
20. An elevator can carry a maximum load of 605 kg. How
many passengers weighing 50.5 kg each can the elevator
load?
A. 10
B. 11
C. 12 605/50.5 = 11.98
D. 13 11 persons only
21. Of the 50 students enrolled in the subject –
Trigonometry, 90% took the final examination at the end of
the term. Two-thirds of those who took the final exam
passed. How many students passed the exam?
a. 33
b. 45 50 x 0.9 = 45 Took the final exam in Trigonometry
c. 34
45 x 2/3 = 30 Passed the exam
d. 30
22. Of the following discounts, which is equal to the series
discount 30%, 20%, 10%
a. 40%
b. 46.9% 1 – d1 = 1 – 0.3 = 0.7
1 – d2 = 1 – 0.2 = 0.8
c. 48% 1 – d3 = 1 – 0.1 = 0.9
d. 49.6%

SD = 1 – (0.7)(0.8)(0.9)
SD = 1 – 0.504
SD = 0.496 or 49.6%
23. In Roman numerals, what letter in the alphabet represents
1,000?
a. M
b. L
c. D
d. C
24. How many times will the digit 7 appear between 1 to 100?
a. 9
b. 20
c. 19
d. 11

7, 17, 27, 37, 47, 57, 67, 77, 87, 97

25. Which of the following factors is the prime factor of 60?
a. 6⋅10
b. 3⋅2⋅10 60
c. 5⋅3⋅2⋅2
d. 6⋅5⋅2
2 30
2 15

3 5
Or check the among the choices doesn’t have a composite
factor.
26. The value of the expression 3xy + 3y + 7 when x=2 and y=3
is:
a. 36
Directly substitute the values of x and
b. 42
y to the expression.
c. 34
d. 40 = 3(2)(3) + 3(3) + 7
= 18 + 9 + 7
= 34
27. Which of the following algebraic expressions results in an
even number if n=1?
A. n2 + n + 1
B. 3n2 + 2n substitute 1 to the variable in the
C. n2 + 3n choices and evaluate the sum
D. n2 + 4n
n2 + n + 1 3n2 + 2n n2 + 3n n2 + 4n
= 12 + 1 + 1 = 3(1)2 + 2(1) = (1)2 + 3(1) = (1)2 + 4(1)
=1 =3+2 =1+3 =1+4
=5 =4 =5
28. The area of a rectangle is X² + 2X – 8. If its length is X +
4, what is its width?
a. X + 2
b. X - 2 A = X² + 2X – 8
c. X + 1 L=X+4
d. X + 6 W=?

Factor X² + 2X – 8
= (X+4)(X-2)
29. What time is 200 minutes past 10:30 P.M.?
a. 12:30 A.M.
b. 12:20 P.M.
c. 1:50 A.M.
d. 1:50 P.M.

1 revolution = 60 minutes = 1 hour

200 minutes = 3 hrs 20 mins
10:30 P.M.
+ 3:20
13:50 1:50 A.M.
30. Ana and Beth can do a job together in three hours.
Working alone, Ana can do the job in 5 hours. How long will
it take Beth to do the job alone?
a. 3 and 1/3 hours
b. 2 and 1/3 hours
c. 3 hours
d. 7 and ½ hours
1/3 = 1/5 + 1/t 2 =1
1/3 - 1/5 = 1/t 15 t
2t = 15
5-3 = 1 2t/2 = 15/2
15 t t = 7.5 hours