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PREFACE
Believe That You Can Pass the UPCAT!
by Leopold Laset

Do you sometimes find it hard to believe that your dream to pass the UPCAT can become a reality? If so, then there is
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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REVIEW TEST

CHAPTER 1. Mathematical Numbers --------------------- 4

CHAPTER 2. Real Number System --------------------- 5
CHAPTER 3. Numerical Representation
in Algebra --------------------- 6
CHAPTER 4. Algebraic Techniques --------------------- 7
CHAPTER 5. Quadratic Equations
And Inequalities --------------------- 8
CHAPTER 6. Graphing (Part 1) --------------------- 9
CHAPTER 7. Graphing (Part 2) --------------------- 10
CHAPTER 8. Word Problems (Part 1) --------------------- 11
CHAPTER 9. Word Problems (Part 2) --------------------- 12
CHAPTER 10. Conic Sections --------------------- 13

SOLUTIONS AND EXPLANATIONS

CHAPTER 1. Mathematical Numbers --------------------- 15

CHAPTER 2. Real Number System --------------------- 17
CHAPTER 3. Numerical Representation
in Algebra --------------------- 19
CHAPTER 4. Algebraic Techniques --------------------- 21
CHAPTER 5. Quadratic Equations
And Inequalities --------------------- 23
CHAPTER 6. Graphing (Part 1) --------------------- 25
CHAPTER 7. Graphing (Part 2) --------------------- 28
CHAPTER 8. Word Problems (Part 1) --------------------- 31
CHAPTER 9. Word Problems (Part 2) --------------------- 33
CHAPTER 10. Conic Sections --------------------- 35

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CHAPTER 1: Mathematical Numbers

1. Which of the following is a whole number?

A. 2.5 B. 6/3 C. 3/7 D. 3

2. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

3
A. 6 – 4i B. 6 C. 5 D. 
2

3. When a = 8, b = 2, which of the following is a whole number?

1 a ab b
A. B. C. D.
ab b ab a

4. x/24 = 0.375, x = ?
A. 9 B. 12 C. 15 D. 18

5. Which of the following is a rational number?

4 3 2 1
A. B. C. D.
5 6 6 6

6. Which of the following is NOT a true statement?

A. Every even number is divisible by two
B. Every number divisible by two is an even number
C. Every number not divisible by two is not odd
D. Every odd number is not an even number.

7. If a = {1, 3, 5, 7}, b = {5, 7, 9, 11}, c = {3, 6, 9, 12}. Find (a  b)  c.

A. {3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12} C. {1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12}
B. {5, 7} D. {3, 9}

8. If A $ B = A * B - (A + B), what is 3 $ (2 $ 1)?

A. –5 B. –3 C. 0 D. 1

9. [5(6)+ 2] – 8  2 +4(2) = ______

A. 32 B. 20 C. 36 D. 24

10. Which of the following will give an integer when solved?

A. (4 + 5)2  4 C. 12% of 160

5  8 2(3  1) 3
B.  D. ( 54  3 )  5
1 2 37 2

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CHAPTER 2: Real Number System

11. Which of the following is FALSE?

a b c d

–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5
a b d d
A. >0 B. <0 C. >0 D. >0
b c c b

12. 6 9  ______
A. –3 B. 3 C. 15 D. –15

13. 1.0674  10 is also equal to:

5

A. 10674 B. 106740 C. 0.000010674 D. 0.000106740

14. 2 ¾ is 5% of what number?

A. 11/80 B. 13 ¾ C. 55 D. 66

15. What is the area of the shaded region in the figure? The arcs are quarter circles with the side of the
square as the radius.

A. 16 – 16
B. 16 – 4
4m
C. 8–
D. 32 – 8

58 4m
16.  4  (2)(1) = _________
3
A. –2 B. 1 C. 3 D. 5

17. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. (4.0  10 ) + (2.3  10 ) = 40230 C. (8  10 )  (4  10 ) = 2  10
4 2 6 –4 2

B. (2  10 )(4.5  10 ) = 9  10 D. (3.0  10 ) – (5  10 ) = 29999.995

6 –4 2 4 –3

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18. in lowest terms is:
8
6 6 3
A. B. C. 2 6 D.
2 2 2

(2) 3  6 1 (3)(4)
19.   = _________
4 2 6
A. 3 B. –1 C. 6 D. 2

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20. 64 is also equal to:
A. 2 4 4 B. 2 C. 4 D. 2 4 8

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CHAPTER 3: Numerical Representation in Algebra

21. Simplify: 3(x – 2) + 3(3x + 4).

A. 6x – 2 B. 2x + 1 C. 12x + 6 D. 4x + 2

22. If x = –3, y = –1. Solve for x + 3y .

3

A. 0 B. –6 C. 6 D. 12

23. 2(3x + 1) = 2x – 6. Solve for x

3
A.  B. –2 C. 2 D. 4
2

2 7 2 1 2
24. Simplify: 2(a + b) – (a + b) + (a + b).
3 3
2 2 2
A. a + b B. (a + b) C. 1 D. 0
3
20 20 20 20
25. Simplify: x +x +x +x = ______
20 80 24 22
A. 4x B. x C. x D. 2x

26. Four less than thrice a number can be represented as:

A. 3 – 4x B. 4x – 3 C. 3x – 4 D. 4 – 3x

5 x 1
27. Find the product of the expression 
y2 4
5x  5 5x  1 xy  y  2 x  2 10
A. B. C. D.
4y  8 4y  2 10 xy  y  2 x  2

28. Find the range for x.

–8 –4 0 4 8

A. –4 < x  6 B. –4  x  6 C. –4 > x < 6 D. –4  x < 6

3

4 2
29. If x    , find the value of x.
9
2 3 8 27
A.  B. C.  D.
3 2 27 8

30. If x–5 > 2x + 4, then

A. x > 9 B. x < –9 C. x > 1 D. x < –1

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CHAPTER 4: Algebraic Techniques

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31. Factor 6x + 3xy – 12x.
2 2 2
A. 3(2x + xy – 4x) C. 3x(2x + y – 4)
B. 3xy(2x + y – 4) D. not factorable
2
32. Factor x – 10x + 24
A. (x – 12)(x + 2) B. (x – 6)(x – 4) C. (x – 8)(x + 3) D. (x + 12)(x – 2)
2 2
33. Factor: 18x – 32y
A. 2(3x + 4y)(3x –4y) C. 2xy(9x – 16y)
2 2
B. 2(9x – 16y ) D. 2xy(3x –4y)
2 2
34. The expression 6ac – 18a + 3bc – 9b when completely factored becomes:
2 2 2
A. 3(2a + b)(c – 3) C. 3(2ac – 6a + bc – 3b)
2 2
B. (6a + b)(3c – 9) D. (2a + b)(c – 3)

35. The radical expression 32c7 when simplified becomes:

A. 4c 2c B. 4c 2c3 C. 4c3 D. 4c 3 2c

36. ( 3 y  3 )  _________
2

A. 9 y 2  18 y  9 B. 3 y  3 C. 3y  6 y  3 D. 3y  3 y  3

x x
37.   _____
k h
x x hk xh  xk
A. B. C. D.
hk hk x(k  h) hk

6y
38. The expression is also equal to:
3y
2 3y
A. 6 y 3y B. 2 3y C. D. y 3y
3y

1 1 1
39. If   , then x = ____
y x 3
3y y 3 3 y
A. B. 3y  y C. D.
3 y 3y y

x 2  3x  4 x2  x  6
40. Simplify the expression: 
x 2  3 x  2 x 2  x  12
x2 ( x  2)( x  4)
A. 0 B. 1 C. D.
x2 ( x  2)( x  4)

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CHAPTER 5: Quadratic Equations And Inequalities

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41. Find the value of x in the quadratic equation x – 25 = 0.
A. 5 B. 625 C. 12.5 D. –5 or 5

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42. The roots of the quadratic equation x – 5x + 6 = 0 are:
A. x = 6 or x = –5 C. x = 3 or x = 2
B. x = –6 or x = 5 D. x = –3 or x = –2

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43. The quadratic equation x + 6x – 2 = 0 has:
A. one real solution C. imaginary roots
B. two rational solutions D. two real roots
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44. What is the solution set of the equation 2(x + x – 5) + 3(x – 4x + 6) = 83
A. {5, –3} B. {6, 5} C. {–1, 15} D. {–6, –5}

45. The solution set of the inequality x – 4x –21  0 is:

2

A. –3  x  7 C. –7  x  3
B. x  –3 or x  7 D. x  –7 or x  3
2
46. What is the value of r and t is the quadratic equation x + rx + t = 0 if the roots of the equation are {4,–
6}?

A. r = –4, t = 6 B. r = 2, t = –24 C. r = –10, t = 24 D. r = 24, t = –10

47. Which of the following inequality has the solution set {x –2 < x < 9}
2 2
A. x +11x –18 < 0 C. x – 7x –18 > 0
2 2
B. x –11x +18 > 0 D. x – 7x –18 < 0

x3
48. > 0. Then
x2

A. x < –2 B. –2 < x < 3 C. x > –2 D. x > 3 or x < –2

49. What is the solution set of the equation x 6  x?

A. {2, –3} B. {–2, 3} C. {–2} D. {3}

x 3 1
50. Find the solution set of the equation 
4 x
A. {4} B. {–4, 1} C. {–1, 4} D. {–2, 2}

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CHAPTER 6: Graphing (Part 1)

51. The point (6, –3) is found in:

A. Quadrant I B. Quadrant II C. Quadrant III D. Quadrant IV

52. Which of the following does not belong to any of the four quadrants?
A. (3, –4) B. (–0.5, 6) C. (1, 0) D. (11, 68)

53. Which of the following points have negative x-coordinate value?

A. a, b

B. a, c a
b
C. b, d

D. c, d

54. What are the coordinates of the midpoint of the segment with endpoints at (–3, –4) and (5, 8)?

A. (2, 4) B. (1, 2)
C. (8, 12) D. (4, 6)

55. What is the slope of the line y = 3x + 6

1
A. 3 B. 6 C. 2 D.
2

56. What is the slope of the line passing through the points (–7, 5) and (3, 1)?
2 5 3 1
A.  B. C.  D. 
5 2 2 3

57. What is the distance between the points (–8, –3) and (–4, 5)?
A. 80 B. 16 C. 4 5 D. 2 5

58. If two lines have slopes of -5 and 1/5, which of the following is TRUE about the two lines?
A. They do not intersect. C. They are the same line.
B. They intersect at two points D. They are perpendicular.

1
59. A line has a slope of and passes through the points (4, –2) and (0, y). What is the value of y?
2
A. 0 B. –4 C. 2 D. –8

60. What is the intersection of the lines x + 2y = 1 and 4x – y = –5

A. (–1, 1) B. (3, –1) C. (–5, 3) D. (2, –3)

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CHAPTER 7: Graphing (Part 2)

61. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The slope of a vertical line is 1. C. The slope of a vertical line is 0.
B. The slope of a horizontal line is 0 D. The slope of a horizontal line is undefined.

62. The line y = –3x + 5 intercepts the y-axis at the point:

3
A. (0, 5) B. (0, –3) C. (0,  ) D. (–3, 0)
5

63. The line 2y + 4x = –6 passes through the following points EXCEPT:

A. (–2, 1) B. (3, –9) C. (–1, –1) D. (2, –1)

64. Which of the following is NOT true for the equation 2y – 6x = 4

A. Its slope is –3. C. It passes through (–2, –4).
B. The line y = 3x + 2 coincides with it. D. It is perpendicular to 6y + 2x = 5

2
65. Which of the following is the equation of the line that has a slope of and passes through the point
3
(4, –2)?
A. 3y – 2x = –2 B. 2x – 3y = 2 C. 3y – 2x = –14 D. 4x – 2y = 6

66. What is the equation of the line that passes through the points (3, –1) and (–5, –5)?
A. –6y – x = 5 B. 4y – 3x = 5 C. 4y – x = –5 D. 2y – x = –5

67. Which of the following is TRUE for the given graph?

A. The slope of the line is positive.
B. The slope of the line is negative. L1
C. The line has a zero slope.
D. The line has no slope.

68. In the given xy-coordinate plane, line contains the

points (0,0) and (1,2). If line p (not shown) contains
the point (0,0) and is perpendicular to , what is an
equation of p?
1
A. y  x  1
2
1
B. y   x
2
C. y   2 x
D. y   x  2

69. Which of the following lines does not intersect y = 5x + 2?

A. 3x + y = 17 B. –2x + 5y = –6 C. 10x – y = 1 D. 5x – y = –28

70. Which of the following points is a solution set of the inequality 2y + 3x > –1
A. (–1, –2) B. (–3, 4) C. (1, –1) D. (3, –5)

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CHAPTER 8: Word Problems (Part 1)

71. How much gas will be used up by a car that travels 32.5 kilometers if it consumes 14 L when it travels
182 kilometers?
A. 1.5 L B. 2.5 L C. 2.7 L D. 78.4 L

72. If Mike can buy two apples for one pear and two pears for one peach, and if one peach is equal to
eight bananas, how many bananas will Mike receive for one apple?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. 8

73. Al is twice as old as Fred. The sum of their ages is five times Fred’s age less 48. How old is Fred?
A. 19 B. 24 C. 35 D. 48

74. A bus ride costs Php8.00 for the first four kilometers and Php1.20 for each additional kilometer or a
fraction of a kilometer. How much would a passenger pay if he had a 9 ½ km-ride?
A. Php14.60 B. Php15.20 C. Php17.80 D. Php19.40

75. If m kilograms of sugar is mixed with n kilograms of water, then the percent of sugar in the mixture is:
100 m m mn 100 m  n
A. B. C. D.
mn mn 100 m m

76. At 7:00 am, a building casts a shadow that is 165 feet long. At the same instance, a 1-foot ruler casts a
shadow 2.4 feet long. How tall is the building?
A. 68.75 ft B. 72.25 ft C. 162.6 ft D. 396 ft

77. A rectangular lot has a length that is 3 meters less than two times its width. If its perimeter is 66
meters, what is the length of the lot?
A. 12 m B. 21 m C. 24 m D. 42 m

78. The population of San Pablo, the largest city in Laguna, is 50 percent of the rest of the population of
Laguna. The population of San Pablo is what percent of the entire population of Laguna?
1
A. 20% B. 25% C. 33 % D. 50%
3

79. An inlet pipe can fill a certain swimming pool in 8 hours. The same pool can be filled up by a larger
inlet pipe in 6 hours. How long will it take to fill up the pool if both pipes were opened at the same
time?
7 3
A. 2 hours B. hours C. 3 hours D. 14 hours
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80. A boat travels 40 kph in still water. It takes the same time for the boat to travel 15 kilometers upstream
as to travel 25 kilometers downstream. What is the speed of the current of the river?
A. 10 kph B. 15 kph C. 25 kph D. 40 kph

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CHAPTER 9: Word Problems (Part 2)

81. A fifty-question test is worth 1000 points. If a student scores 800 points, how many questions did he
miss?
A. 10 B. 20 C. 40 D. 200

82. The measure of an angle is four times its complement. What is the measure of the angle?
A. 18 B. 36 C. 22.5 D. 72

83. Ivan is 14 years older than Kate. In ten years, he will be twice as old as Kate. How old is Kate now?
A. 4 B. 6 C. 8 D. 12

84. A boat is floating on still water. Its anchor is hanging on its side and is 1.5 meters from the surface of the
water. During high tide, the water level rises by 0.4 meters. What is the anchor’s distance from the surface
of the water at this time?
A. 0.4 m B. 1.1 m C. 1.5 m D. 1.9 m

85. A train leaves the train station at 10:00 AM traveling 100 mph due west. Another train leaves another
station along the track traveling the opposite direction. If the trains meet at 12:00 NN and traveled a total
of 300 miles, what is the speed of the other train?
A. 50 mph B. 75 mph C. 100 mph D. 150 mph

86. Mr. Colayco has Php35,000. He invested a part of it at 10% interest and the other part at 12%. After a year,
he earned a total of Php3,900 in interest. How much did he invest at 12%?
A. Php12,000 B. Php15,000 C. Php20,000 D. Php23,000

87. A cubic box, X, has sides of length n. Another cubic box, Y, has sides of length 2n. How many boxes X
could fit into a single box Y?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 8 D. 16

88. If 500 chickens can consume 10 sacks of feeds in 3 days, how long will the same amount of feeds last if
there are only 200 chickens?
1 1
A. 7 days B. 1 days C. 75 days D. 25days
2 5

89. Jonathan and Jake can finish a project in 3 hours. If Jonathan alone can finish the same project in 8
hours, how long will it take Jake to finish it if he works alone?
11 2 4
A. hour B. 2 hours C. 4 hours D. 5 hours
24 11 5

90. A bag in a department store is on sale at 30% discount. When bought with a coat, the total price of the
two items is Php 4,300. What is the price of the coat if the total price of the coat and the bag before the
sale is Php 5,200?
A. Php1,100 B. Php2,200 C. Php 3,640 D. Php3,900

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CHAPTER 10: Conic Sections

2 2
91. What is the radius of the circle with the equation x + y = 25
A. 5 B. 5 C. 25 D. 625

92. Which of the following is the equation of the circle that has a center at the origin and a radius of 6
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A. x + y = 6 B. x + y = 36 C. 6x + 6y = 36 D. x + y = 3

93. An ellipse has the equation

x  4 2   y  2 2  1 . What is its center?
16 9
A. (–4, 2) B. (4, –2) C. (16, 9) D. (4, 3)

1 2
94. What is the vertex of the parabola with the equation y  x 2?
3
1 
A. (0, 2) B. (–2, 0) C.  ,2  D. (3, –2)
3 
2
95. The equation x + 3y = 5 is a:
A. circle B. hyperbola C. ellipse D. parabola

96. Which of the following equations is an ellipse?

2 2 2 2
A. x + y + 4y = 12 C. 3x +y – 6x + 6y = 15
2 2 2
B. x – 4y + 4x – 8y = 18 D. x + 5y = 12
2 2
97. What is the center of the hyperbola with the equation x – 4y = 16
A. (0, 0) B. (1, –4) C. (–1, 4) D. (–4, 4)
2 2
98. Find the standard form of the circle with the equation x + y + 2x + 8y = 8
2 2 2 2
A. (x + 1) + (y + 4) = 25 C. (x – 1) + (y – 4) = 8
2 2 2 2
B. (x + 1) + (y – 4) = 16 D. (x + 1) + (y + 4) = 8
2 2
99. Find the center of the ellipse with the equation x + 2y – 4x + 8y = 20
A. (2, 2) B. (2, –2) C. (4, –8) D. (–4, 8)

100. What is the equation of the circle with center (2, –3) and passes through the point (5, 1)?
2 2 2 2
A. (x – 5) +(y – 1) = 5 C. (x + 5) +(y + 1) = 5
2 2 2 2
B. (x – 2) +(y + 3) = 5 D. (x – 2) +(y + 3) = 25

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Explanations

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CHAPTER 1: Mathematical Numbers

1. Which of the following is a whole number? 3. When a = 8, b = 2, which of the following is a
A. 2.5 C. 3/7 whole number?
B. 6/3 D. 3 1 ab
A. C.
ab ab
The set of whole numbers is composed of the
a b
natural numbers (or counting numbers) plus zero B. D.
(0). Among the choices, only 6/3 is a whole number b a
because it is also equal to 2. The rest are not. 2.5 is a
1 1 1
terminating decimal. 3/7 is a non-terminating but A.  
repeating decimal (2.5 and 3/7 are called non- a  b 8  2 10 not a whole number
integer rational numbers). And 3 is a non- a 8
B.  4
terminating and non-repeating decimal (It is called b 2 a whole number
an irrational number). Refer to the figure below. ab 82 6
The answer is B.
C.  
a  b 8  2 10 not a whole number
b 2 1
D.  
a 8 4 not a whole number

The answer is B.

4. x/24 = 0.375, x = ?
A. 9 C. 15
B. 12 D. 18

x
 0.375
24 convert 0.375 to fraction
x 375

24 1000 reduce to lowest term
x 3

24 8 rewrite to equivalent fractions
2. Which of the following does not belong to x 9
the group? 
24 24
A. 6 – 4i C. 5
3 Thus the answer is A (x = 9).
B. 6 D. 
2
5. Which of the following is a rational number?
Among the choices, only 5 is a real number. The 4 2
A. C.
rest are complex numbers and imaginary numbers. 5 6
Thus, the answer is C.
All Numbers 3 1
B. D.
6 6

Real Imaginary A rational number is a number that can written as a

Complex ratio of two integers. Among the choices, only A
can be written as a ratio of two integers:

4 2

5 5

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6. Which of the following is NOT a true 9. [5(6)+ 2] – 8  2 +4(2) = ______

statement? A. 32 C. 36
A. Every even number is divisible by two B. 20 D. 24
B. Every number divisible by two is an even
number
Use the correct order of operations (PEMDAS):
C. Every number not divisible by two is not odd
D. Every odd number is not an even number.
[5(6)+ 2] – 8  2 + 4(2)
A number is even if and only if it is divisible by 2. innermost grouping symbols first
Thus, statements A and B are true statements.
= [30+ 2] – 8  2 + 4(2)
multiply before add
Any integer that is not even is odd. Thus, statement
D is true. = 32 – 8  2 + 4(2)
multiply or divide from left to right
Therefore, only C is NOT true. It should be: “Every
number not divisible by 2 is not even.” = 32 – 4 + 4(2)

= 32 – 4 + 8
7. If a = {1, 3, 5, 7}, b = {5, 7, 9, 11}, c = {3, 6, 9, add or subtract from left to right
12}. Find (a  b)  c.
A. {3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12} = 28 + 8 = 36
B. {5, 7}
C. {1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12} The answer is C.
D. {3, 9}

First, find a  b (a intersection b):

{1, 3, 5, 7}  {5, 7, 9, 11} = {5, 7}
10. Which of the following will give an integer
when solved?
Then (a  b)  c
= {5, 7}  {3, 6, 9, 12} = {3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12}
A. (4 + 5)2  4 C. 12% of 160

5  8 2(3  1) 3
The answer is A. B.  D. ( 54  3 )  5
1 2 37 2

8. If A $ B = A * B - (A + B), what is 3 $ (2 $ 1)?

A. –5 C. 0 A. (4 + 5)2  4 = (9)2  4 = 18  4 = 4.5
B. –3 D. 1 (not an integer)
5  8 2(3  1)  3 8
    1   2   3
First, find 2 $ 1: B. 1 2 37 3 4
(an integer)
2 $ 1 = 2*1 – (2 + 1) = 2 – 3 = -1

C. 12% of 60 = .12 * 60 = 7.2 (not an integer)

Then 3 $ (2 $ 1)
( 54  3 )  5  57   5  85 . 5  5  90 . 5
3 3
= 3 $ (-1) = 3*(-1) – (3 + -1) = -3 – 2 = -5 D. 2 2
(not an integer)
The answer is A.

ALGEBRA TIP: The Order of Operations is one of the The answer is B.

most important rules in Algebra 1. If you do operations in
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CHAPTER 2: Real Number System
11. Which of the following is FALSE?
14. 2 ¾ is 5% of what number?
a b c d A. 11/80 C. 55
B. 13 ¾ D. 66
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5
Let’s translate 2 ¾ is 5% of what number:
a d
A. >0 C. >0 2 ¾ = 0.05 * x
b c
b d Divide both sides by 0.05 to solve for x:
B. <0 D. >0
c b (2 ¾ )/0.05 = x

As labeled in the number line, a and b are negative Convert 2 ¾ to decimal:

(2.75)/0.05 = x
numbers, while c and d are positive numbers.

The quotient of like signs is positive or greater Multiply both the numerator and denominator by
than zero while that of unlike signs is negative or 100 (or move the decimal points 2 places to the
right):
less than zero.
(275)/5 = x or x = 55
A. a and b are both negative, thus a/b > 0
B. b and c are unlike signs, thus b/c < 0 The answer is C.
C. d and c are both positive, thus d/c > 0
D. d and b are unlike signs, thus d/b < 0
15. What is the area of the shaded region in the
figure? The arcs are quarter circles with the
Only letter D is false. side of the square as the radius.

A. 16 – 16
B. 16 – 4
12. 6 9  ______ C. 8– 4m
A. –3 C. 15 D. 32 – 8
B. 3 D. –15

4m
69  3  3
If we draw the
The answer is B. diagonal of the square,
we need to subtract the w1
areas of the two white
4m
regions w1 and w2 w2
1.0674  10 is also equal to:
5
13. from the area of the
A. 10674 C. 0.000010674 square:
4m
B. 106740 D. 0.000106740
Each white region area is the difference between the
1.0674  105 = 106,740 move the decimal point 5 area of the quarter circle and the area of the isosceles
1 2 3 4 5 places to the right right triangle (half the square):
w1 = w2 = (1/4) (42) – (1/2)(4)(4) = 4 - 8
Note that 105 is also 100,000.
Thus, the area of the shaded region, S, is:
The answer is B. S = 42 – 2(4 - 8) = 16 - 8 + 16 = 32 - 8

The answer is D.
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58 18. in lowest terms is:
16.  4  (2)(1) = _________ 8
3
A. –2 C. 3 6
A. C. 2 6
B. 1 D. 5 2
6 3
B. D.
Let’s follow the correct order of operations: 2 2

58
 4  ( 2)( 1) 
3
 4   2  12 4 3 3 2 6
   
3 3 8 4 2  2 2 2
= -1 + 4 + 2
= 3+2
= 5 Thus, the answer is A.
The answer is D.

(2) 3  6 1 (3)(4)
19.   = _________
17. Which of the following is NOT TRUE? 4 2 6
A. (4.0  10 ) + (2.3  10 ) = 40230
4 2
A. 3 C. 6
B. (2  10 )(4.5  10 ) = 9  10
6 –4 2
B. –1 D. 2
C. (8  10 )  (4  10 ) = 2  10
6 –4 2

D. (3.0  10 ) – (5  10 ) = 29999.995
4 –3

Again, let’s follow the correct order of operations:

A. (4.0  10 ) + (2.3  10 ) = 40,000 + 230
4 2

( 2) 3  6 1 (3)( 4)  8  6 1 12
    
= 43,230 true 4 2 6 4 2 6
2 1
    2
4 2
B. (2  106)(4.5  10–4) = (2 x 4.5)(106-4) 1 1
  2
= 9 x 102 true 2 2
=0+2

=2
C. (8  106)  (4  10–4) = (8/4) x (106-(-4))
The answer is D.
= 2 x 1010 false

4
20. 64 is also equal to:
D. (3.0  10 ) – (5  10 ) = 30,000 - 0.005
4 –3
A. 2 4 4 C. 4
B. 2 D. 2 4 8
= 29,999.995 true

4
64  4 16  4  4 24  4  24 4
Thus, the answer is C.
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CHAPTER 3: Numerical Representation in Algebra
21. Simplify: 3(x – 2) + 3(3x + 4).
A. 6x – 2 C. 12x + 6 2 7 2 1 2
B. 2x + 1 D. 4x + 2 24. implify: 2(a + b) – (a + b) + (a + b).
3 3
2
A. a + b C. 1
3(x – 2) + 3(3x + 4) Distribute 2 2
B. (a + b) D. 0
3
= 3x – 6 + 9x + 12 Combine like terms
7 2 1 2
2(a2 + b) – (a + b) + (a + b)
= 12x + 6 3 3
7 1
= (a2 + b)(2 – + ) Factor out a2 + b
The answer is C. 3 3
2
= (a + b)( 6  7  1 ) Get LCD
3
If x = –3, y = –1. Solve for x + 3y .
3
22. = (a2 + b)(0) Simplify
A. 0 C. 6
B. –6 D. 12 =0

|x| + 3y3 = |-3| + 3(-1)3 The answer is D.

= 3 + 3(-1)

20 20 20 20
= 3 + (-3) 25. Simplify: x +x +x + x = ______
20 24
A. 4x C. x
80 22
=0 B. x D. 2x

The answer is A. x20 + x20 + x20 + x20 = 4x20

When adding terms with the same variable and

exponent, the variable and the exponent are
23. 2(3x + 1) = 2x – 6. Solve for x retained while the coefficient of the sum is the sum
3 of the coefficients of the terms.
A.  C. 2
2
B. –2 D. 4 The answer is A.

2(3x + 1) = 2x – 6

6x + 2 = 2x – 6 Distribute 26. Four less than thrice a number can be

represented as:
A. 3 – 4x C. 3x – 4
6x – 2x = -6 – 2 Transpose
B. 4x – 3 D. 4 – 3x

4x = -8 Simplify
Let x be the number. “Four less than thrice a
x = -2 Divide by 4 number” means “three times x minus four” or
3x – 4.
The answer is B.
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27. Find the product of the expression 

3

x 1 4 2
5 29. If x    , find the value of x.
 9
y2 4
2 8
5x  5 xy  y  2 x  2 A.  C. 
A. C. 3 27
4y  8 10
3 27
5x  1 10 B. D.
B. D. 2 8
4y  2 xy  y  2 x  2
3

4 2
5 x 1 5( x  1) 5 x  5 x 
   9
y2 4 4( y  2) 4 y  8
3 n n
 9 2 a b
x  Note :    
The answer is A. 4 b a
3
 1
  1
p p
 9  Note : a   a q 
x    
2 q

 4    
28. Find the range for x. –8 –4 0 4 8    
3
 9
1

x  Note : a 2  a
 4
A. –4 < x  6 C. –4 > x < 6 3
B. –4  x  6 D. –4  x < 6 3
x  Simplify
2
n
The graph is the same as the interval [-4, 6), which 33 a an
x Note :    n
means all numbers between 4 and -6 including 4 23 b b
but excluding 6. In inequality symbols, it’s -4 ≤ x < 27
x
6. 8

The answer is D. The answer is D.

30. If x–5 > 2x + 4, then

A. x > 9 C. x > 1
B. x < –9 D. x < –1

x – 5 > 2x + 4
x – 2x > 4 + 5 Transpose
-x > 9 Simplify
x < -9 Multiply by -1

ALGEBRA TIP: Practice is really important in algebra. Note: The direction of the inequality is reversed
You can't expect to learn everything from online courses when both sides are multiplied by a negative
or tutorials. You need to go through the concepts and the number.
principles of algebra again and again in order to learn
them. The answer is B.

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2 2 2 2
31. Factor 6x + 3xy – 12x. 34. The expression 6ac – 18a + 3bc – 9b when
2 2 2
A. 3(2x + xy – 4x) C. 3x(2x + y – 4) completely factored becomes:
B. 3xy(2x + y – 4) D. not factorable A. 3(2a + b)(c2 – 3) C. 3(2ac2 – 6a + bc2 – 3b)
B. (6a + b)(3c2 – 9) D. (2a + b)(c2 – 3)
6x2 + 3xy2 – 12x
6ac2 – 18a + 3bc2 – 9b
= 3x(2x + y2 – 4) Factor out 3x
= (6ac2 + 3bc2) – (18a + 9b) Regroup
The answer is C.
= 3c2(2a + b) – 9(2a + b) Factor 3c2 and 9

= 3(2a + b)(c2– 3) Factor 3 and (2a + b)

2
32. Factor x – 10x + 24 The answer is A.
A. (x – 12)(x + 2) C. (x – 8)(x + 3)
B. (x – 6)(x – 4) D. (x + 12)(x – 2)
7
35. The radical expression 32c when
2
x – 10x + 24 simplified becomes:
A. 4 c 2 c C. 4c3
Think of 2 numbers whose product is +24 and whose
sum is -10: -6 and -4 B. 4c 2c3 D. 4c 3 2c

x2 – 10x + 24 = (x – 6)(x – 4)
32c 7  16  2  c 6  c Factor perfect squares
The answer is B.
 4c 3  2c √ = ;√ =

2 2
The answer is D.
33. Factor: 18x – 32y
A. 2(3x + 4y)(3x –4y) C. 2xy(9x – 16y)
2 2
B. 2(9x – 16y ) D. 2xy(3x –4y) 36. ( 3 y  3) 2  _________
A. 9 y 2  18 y  9 C. 3y  6 y  3
2 2
18x – 32y
B. 3 y  3 D. 3y  3 y  3
= 2(9x2 – 16x2) Factor out 2
( 3 y  3)2
= 2[(3x)2 – (4x)2] Factor perfect squares

= 2(3x + 4y)(3x – 4y) a2 – b2 = (a + b)(a – b)

  3y   2 
2
3y  3   3 2
(a – b)2 = a2 – 2ab + b2

The answer is A.  3y  2 9 y  3

 3y  2  3 y  3 √ =

 3y  6 y  3 ∙ =

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x x 1 1 1
37.   _____ 39. If   , then x = ____
k h y x 3
x hk 3y y 3
A. C. A. C.
hk x(k  h) 3 y 3y
x xh  xk 3 y
B. D. B. 3y  y D.
hk hk y

x x 1 1 1
  xh  xk LCD = hk  
k h hk hk y x 3

xh  xk 3x = 3y + xy Multiply both sides by LCD = 3xy


hk
3x – xy = 3y Transpose
The answer is D. x(3 – y) = 3y Factor out x

= Divide by (3 – y)
6y
38. The expression is also equal to:
3y The answer is A.
2 3y
A. 6 y 3y C.
3y
B. 2 3y D. y 3y 40. Simplify the expression:
x 2  3x  4 x2  x  6

6y x 2  3 x  2 x 2  x  12
3y
x2
A. 0 C.
x2
6y 3y ( x  2)( x  4)
  Rationalize the denominator B. 1 D.
3y 3y ( x  2)( x  4)

6 y 3y
 √ ∙√ = x 2  3x  4 x2  x  6
3y 
x 2  3 x  2 x 2  x  12
 2 3y ( x  4)( x  1) ( x  3)( x  2)
 
( x  2)( x  1) ( x  4)( x  3) Factor and cancel
The answer is B.
x2

x2

The answer is C.
ALGEBRA TIP: If time permits, go back and resolve the
more difficult problems on the test on a separate piece of
paper. If these "new" answers are the same as your
previous answers, chances are good that your solution is
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CHAPTER 5: Quadratic Equations And Inequalities

41. Find the value of x in the quadratic equation 44. What is the solution set of the equation
2 2 2
x – 25 = 0. 2(x + x – 5) + 3(x – 4x + 6) = 83
A. 5 C. 12.5 A. {5, –3} C. {–1, 15}
B. 625 D. –5 or 5 B. {6, 5} D. {–6, –5}
x2 – 25 = 0 2(x2 + x – 5) + 3(x2 – 4x + 6) = 83
(x + 5)(x – 5) = 0 a2 – b2 = (a + b)(a – b) 2x2 +2 x – 10 + 3x2 – 12x + 18 = 83

x = -5 or x = 5 Equate each factor to 0 Distribute 2 and 3, respectively

The answer is D. 5x2 – 10x + 8 = 83 Combine like terms

5x2 – 10x + 8 – 83 = 0 Transpose 83

2
42. The roots of the quadratic equation x – 5x +
6 = 0 are: 5x2 – 10x – 75 = 0 Simplify
A. x = 6 or x = –5 C. x = 3 or x = 2
B. x = –6 or x = 5 D. x = –3 or x = –2 5(x2 – 2x – 15) = 0 Factor out 5

x2 – 5x + 6 = 0 5(x – 5)(x + 3) = 0 Factor further

(x – 3)(x – 2) = 0 Think of 2 numbers x = 5 or x = -3 Equate each factor to 0

whose product is 6 and
whose sum is -5 The answer is A.

x = 3 or x = 2 Equate each factor to 0 2

45. The solution set of the inequality x – 4x –21
 0 is:
The answer is C.
A. –3  x  7 C. –7  x  3
2
B. x  –3 or x  7 D. x  –7 or x  3
43. The quadratic equation x + 6x – 2 = 0 has:
A. one real solution C. imaginary roots x2 – 4x –21 ≤ 0
B. two rational solutions D. two real roots
(x – 7)(x + 3) ≤ 0 Factor
The number of real solutions of a quadratic
equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 can be determined by the According to the Product Rule, if the product of
value of the discriminant b2 – 4ac:
two numbers is less than or equal to 0, then one of
them is less than or equal to 0 while the other one
 If b2 – 4ac > 0, it has 2 real roots
is greater than or equal to 0.
 If b2 – 4ac = 0, it has 1 real root
If AB ≤ 0 , then either:
 2
If b – 4ac < 0, it has no real roots, only  A ≤ 0 and B  0; or
imaginary solutions  A  0 and B ≤ 0
Thus,
In x2 + 6x – 2 = 0, a = 1, b = 6 and c = -2. Thus, the
x – 7 ≤ 0 and x + 3  0 or x – 7  0 and x + 3 ≤ 0
discriminant is:
b2 – 4ac = 62 – 4(1)(-2) = 36 + 8 = +44
x ≤ 7 and x  -3 or x  7 and x ≤ -3
Since the discriminant is +44, there are 2 real
roots. -3 ≤ x ≤ 7 or Impossible!

The answer is A.
The answer is D.

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46. What is the value of r and t is the quadratic ALGEBRA TIP: If the coefficient of the x2 term is 1, then
2
equation x + rx + t = 0 if the roots of the
equation are {4,–6}? x2 + bx + c = (x + n)(x + m), where n and m

A. r = –4, t = 6 C. r = –10, t = 24 i. Multiply to give c

B. r = 2, t = –24 D. r = 24, t = –10 ii. Add to give b
Since 4 and -6 are roots of x2 + rx + t = 0, x2 + rx +
.
t in factored form is (x – 4)(x + 6). Thus,
49. What is the solution set of the equation
x2 + rx + t = (x – 4)(x + 6) x 6  x?
x2 + rx + t = x2 + 2x – 24 Expand A. {2, –3} C. {–2}
B. {–2, 3} D. {3}
r = 2 or t = -24
x6  x
The answer is B.

47. Which of the following inequality has the  x + 6 = x2 Square both sides
solution set {x –2 < x < 9}
2
A. x +11x –18 < 0
2
C. x – 7x –18 > 0  x2 – x – 6 = 0 Rearrange
2 2
B. x –11x +18 > 0 D. x – 7x –18 < 0
 (x – 3)(x + 2) = 0 Factor
2
A. x + 11x – 18 < 0 not factorable
 x = 3 or x = -2 Equate each factor to 0
B. x2 – 11x + 18 < 0  (x – 9)(x – 2) < 0
 x < 9 and x > 2 or 3 6  3
 ? Check for any
x > 9 and x < 2 (impossible)
2<x<9
  2  6  2 extraneous solution
C. x2 – 7x – 18 > 0  (x – 9)(x + 2) > 0
 x > 9 and x > -2 or  x = -2 is an extraneous solution.
x < 9 and x < -2
 x > 9 or x < -2
The answer is D.
2
D. x – 7x – 18 < 0  (x – 9)(x + 2) > 0 50. Find the solution set of the equation
 x < 9 and x > -2 or x 3 1
x > 9 and x < -2 (impossible) 
4 x
 -2 < x < 9
A. {4} C. {–1, 4}
B. {–4, 1} D. {–2, 2}
The answer is D.
x 3 1
x3 
48. > 0. Then 4 x
x2
 x(x – 3) = (4)(1) Cross-Multiply
A. x < –2 C. x > –2
B. –2 < x < 3 D. x > 3 or x < –2
 x2 – 3x = 4 Distribute
x3
> 0  x – 3 > 0 and x + 2 > 0 or  x2 – 3x – 4 = 0 Transpose
x2
x – 3 < 0 and x + 2 < 0  (x – 4)(x + 1) = 0 Factor
 x > 3 and x > -2 or
x < 3 and x < -2  x = 4 or x = -1 Equate each factor to 0
 x > 3 or x < -2
The answer is D. The answer is C.

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CHAPTER 6: Graphing (Part 1)

51. The point (6, –3) is found in: 53. Which of the following points have negative
A. Quadrant I C. Quadrant III x-coordinate value?
B. Quadrant II D. Quadrant IV

The Rectangular Coordinate System or Cartesian

Plane has four Quadrants with the following A. a, b a
corresponding signs of the coordinates (x, y): b
B. a, c

C. b, d
c
D. c, d
d
Any point that lies at the left of the y-axis has a
negative x-coordinate. Points a and c lie at the left
side of the y-axis.

The answer is B.

54. What are the coordinates of the midpoint of

the segment with endpoints at (–3, –4) and
(5, 8)?

Image from http://media.wiley.com A. (2, 4) C. (8, 12)

B. (1, 2) D. (4, 6)
(6,– 3) lies in Quadrant IV.
The coordinates of the midpoint of a segment, given
the coordinates of its endpoints, are as follows:
The answer is D.

52. Which of the following does not belong to (x2, y2)

any of the four quadrants?
A. (3, –4) C. (1, 0)
B. (–0.5, 6) D. (11, 68)
The origin has coordinates (0, 0). Any point that lies
on the x-axis has the coordinates (x, 0), while any (x1, y1)
point that lies on the y-axis has the coordinates (0,
y). A point that lies on an axis does NOT belong to
any Quadrant. Thus, (1, 0) does NOT lie in any
Quadrant.

The answer is C.
x
1
 x1  x 2   1  3  5   1 2   1
2 2 2
y   y 1  y 2    4  8   4   2
1 1 1
2 2 2
x = 1, y = 2

The answer is B.

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55. What is the slope of the line y = 3x + 6 57. What is the distance between the points
A. 3 C. 2 (–8, –3) and (–4, 5)?
1 A. 80 C. 4 5
B. 6 D.
2 B. 16 D. 2 5
The slope of the line y = mx + b is m.
The distance d between two points is given by the
formula:

Image from http://www.intmath.com

Thus, m = 3.

The answer is A.
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Thus,
56. What is the slope of the line passing through
the points (–7, 5) and (3, 1)? d x 2  x1 2   y 2  y1 2   4  82  5  32
2 3
A.  C. 
5 2 d  42  82  16  64  80  16  5  4 5
5 1
B. D. 
2 3 The answer is C.

The slope of the line given the coordinates of two

58. If two lines have slopes of -5 and 1/5, which
points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) is given by the formula:
of the following is TRUE about the two lines?
A. They do not intersect.
B. They intersect at two points
C. They are the same line.
D. They are perpendicular.
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y 2  y1 1 5 4 2 Parallel & Perpendicular Lines

m   
Thus, x 2  x 1 3   7 10 5 Lines are parallel if they have the same slopes (m1 =
m2) and they have different intercepts.
The answer is A.
Lines are perpendicular if they have slopes that are
negative reciprocals of each other (m1m2 = –1).

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(-5)(1/5) = -1. Thus the two lines are perpendicular.

m1 = m2 m1 m2 = -1
The answer is D.

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1 60. What is the intersection of the lines

59. A line has a slope of and passes through x + 2y = 1 and 4x – y = –5
2
the points (4, –2) and (0, y). What is the value
of y? A. (–1, 1) C. (–5, 3)
A. 0 C. 2 B. (3, –1) D. (2, –3)
B. –4 D. –8
To find the intersection of two lines, we have to
solve the equations simultaneously:
y 2  y1 y  2 y  2 1 x  2 y  1
m    
x2  x1 04 4 2 4 x  y  5
Multiply the second equation by 2, then add the two
Cross multiplying, we’ll get: equations, we get:
x  2y  1
2(y + 2) = -4
2y + 4 = -4 Distribute 2  8 x  2 y  10
2y = -4 – 4 Transpose 4 9 x  9
2y = -8 Simplify
y = -4 Divide by 2
x  1
To solve for y, we just substitute the value of x to any
of the two equations:
The answer is B.
4 x  y  5
 4  y  5
45 y
1  y or y  1

The intersection is (-1, 1).

The answer is A.

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61. Which of the following is TRUE? 63. The line 2y + 4x = –6 passes through the
A. The slope of a vertical line is 1. following points EXCEPT:
B. The slope of a horizontal line is 0 A. (–2, 1) C. (–1, –1)
C. The slope of a vertical line is 0. B. (3, –9) D. (2, –1)
D. The slope of a horizontal line is undefined.
We can easily verify this by plugging in each of the
If the slope of a line is zero (0) then the line is a four choices to the equation 2y + 4x = -6:
horizontal line.
A. (-2, 1) 2(1) + 4(-2) = -6?
If the slope of a line is undefined, then the line is a 2 – 8 = -6 Yes!
vertical line.
B. (3, -9) 2(-9) + 4(3) = -6?
-18 + 12 = -6 Yes!

C. (-1, -1) 2(-1) + 4(-1) = -6?

-2 – 4 = -6 Yes!

D. (2, -1) 2(-1) + 4(2) = -6?

-2 + 8 = -6 No!

The answer is D.

64. Which of the following is NOT true for the

equation 2y – 6x = 4
A. Its slope is –3.
Image from http://www.algebra1help.com B. The line y = 3x + 2 coincides with it.
C. It passes through (–2, –4).
The answer is B. D. It is perpendicular to 6y + 2x = 5

Let is inspect each of the choices:

62. The line y = –3x + 5 intercepts the y-axis at
the point: A. A line whose equation is in the form Ax + By = C
3 has a slope m = –A/B. The equation 2y – 6x = 4
A. (0, 5) C. (0,  )
5 when rearranged is also -6x + 2y = 4. Thus A = -6
B. (0, –3) D. (–3, 0) and B = 2, and m = -(-6)/2 = 3  -3. A is NOT true.

To get the y-intercept, equate x to 0: B. When the equation 2y – 6x = 4 is transformed to y =

mx + b, we’ll get 2y = 6x + 4 or y = 3x + 2
y = -3x + 5
C. If we replace x by -2 and y by -4 to the equation 2y –
y = -3(0) + 5
6x = 4, we’ll get -8 + 12 = 4, which is a TRUE
y=0+5
equation. Thus, the line passes through (-2, -4)
y=5
D. Based on choice A, the slope of the line is m = 3. On
Thus, the y-intercept is (0, 5) the other hand, the slope of 6y + 2x = 5 is m’ = -
2/6 = -1/3, which is the negative reciprocal of 3. It is
The answer is A. said that if the slopes of 2 lines are negative
reciprocals of each other, then the lines are
perpendicular.

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65. Which of the following is the equation of the 67. Which of the following is TRUE for the given
2 graph?
line that has a slope of and passes A. The slope of the line is positive.
3
through the point (4, –2)? B. The slope of the line is negative.
A. 3y – 2x = –2 C. 3y – 2x = –14 C. The line has a zero slope.
B. 2x – 3y = 2 D. 4x – 2y = 6 D. The line has no slope.

Using Point-Slope form of a Linear Equation, As illustrated in item #61,

where x1 = 4, and y1 = -2, and m = 2/3, we have L1

y   2    x  4 
2
3
y  2  x  4
2
3
Multiplying both sides by 3:
3y + 6 = 2(x – 4)
3y + 6 = 2x - 8
Transposing 2x and 6:
3y – 2x = -8 – 6
3y – 2x = -14 The answer is B.
The answer is C.
68. In the given xy-coordinate plane, line
contains the points (0,0) and (1,2). If line p
66. What is the equation of the line that passes (not shown) contains the point (0,0) and is
through the points (3, –1) and (–5, –5)? perpendicular to , what is an equation of p?
A. –6y – x = 5 C. 4y – x = –5 1
B. 4y – 3x = 5 D. 2y – x = –5 A. y  x  1
2
1
Using Two-Point form of a Linear Equation, B. y   x
2
C. y   2 x
D. y   x  2
where x1 = 3, y1 = -1, x2 = -5 and y2 = -5, we have The slope of a line given its two points is given by:
 5   1 y  y1
y   1   x  3 m 2
53 x 2  x1
4
y 1  x  3 Thus, the slope of line is
8 20
m 2
y  1  x  3
1
1 0
2
Line p, since it is perpendicular to , has a slope
Multiplying both sides by 2:
equal to m’ = -1/m or - ½. And since the point (0, 0)
2y + 2 = x – 3
is a point on p, we can use the Point-Slope form to
write the equation of p:
Transposing x and 2:
2y – x = -3 – 2
where x1 = 0, and y1 = 0, and m = -½ , we have
y  0   x  0
2y - x = -5 1
2
1
The answer is D. y x
2
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69. Which of the following lines does not 70. Which of the following points is a solution
intersect y = 5x + 2? set of the inequality 2y + 3x > –1
A. 3x + y = 17 C. 10x – y = 1 A. (–1, –2) C. (1, –1)
B. –2x + 5y = –6 D. 5x – y = –28 B. (–3, 4) D. (3, –5)

Parallel lines are lines that do NOT intersect. Their The best way is to test each point if it satisfies the
slopes are the same. The line y = 5x + 2 is in the inequality:
form y = mx + b, where m is the slope. Thus m = 5. A. (-1, -2): 2(-2) + 3(-1) = -7 < -1 No!

We now look for the line among the choices with the B. (-3, 4): 2(4) + 3(-3) = -1 = -1 No!
same slope m = 5.
C. (1, -1): 2(-1) + 3(1) = 1 > -1 Yes!
A. 3x + y = 17 m = -3/1 = -3  5 No!
D. (3, -5): 2(-5) + 3(3) = -1 = -1 No!
B. -2x + 5y = -6 m = -(-2)/5 = 2/5  5 No!
The answer is C.
C. 10x – y = 1 m = -10/-1 = 10  5 No!

D. 5x – y = 28 m = -5/-1 = 5 Yes!

ALGEBRA TIP: Slope-Intercept Formula

y = mx + b

where m = slope and b = y-intercept

Strategy:

 First, identify the slope and the y-intercept.

 Then, locate the y-intercept on the y-axis.

 Graph another point by using the slope's

numerator and denominator.

Image from http://mathsfirst.massey.ac.nz  Finally, connect the two points to create the
graph.
The answer is D.

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CHAPTER 8: Word Problems (Part 1)

71. How much gas will be used up by a car that 74. A bus ride costs Php8.00 for the first four
travels 32.5 kilometers if it consumes 14 L kilometers and Php1.20 for each additional
when it travels 182 kilometers? kilometer or a fraction of a kilometer. How
A. 1.5 L C. 2.7 L much would a passenger pay if he had a 9 ½
B. 2.5 L D. 78.4 L km-ride?
A. Php14.60 C. Php17.80
This is a ratio and proportion problem: B. Php15.20 D. Php19.40

The 9 ½ km-ride is 5 ½ km in excess to 4 km. Since

=
. Php1.20 shall be added to the minimum fare of
Solving for x: Php8.00 for every km or a fraction of a km in excess
. × to 4 km, Php1.20 shall be multiplied to 6 (not 5 ½ ):
=
Since 182 = 14 x 13,
. Total fare = 8.00 + (1.20)(6) = 8.00 + 7.20 = 15.20
= = .
The answer is B. The answer is B.

72. If Mike can buy two apples for one pear and 75. If m kilograms of sugar is mixed with n
two pears for one peach, and if one peach is kilograms of water, then the percent of sugar
equal to eight bananas, how many bananas in the mixture is:
will Mike receive for one apple? 100 m mn
A. 1 C. 4 A. C.
mn 100 m
B. 2 D. 8
m 100 m  n
B. D.
Solution: mn m
number of bananas =
% = ×
× ×

× % = × =
+ +
= 2 bananas
The answer is B. The answer is A.

73. Al is twice as old as Fred. The sum of their 76. At 7:00 am, a building casts a shadow that is
ages is five times Fred’s age less 48. How 165 feet long. At the same instance, a 1-foot
old is Fred? ruler casts a shadow 2.4 feet long. How tall is
A. 19 C. 35 the building?
B. 24 D. 48 A. 68.75 ft C. 162.6 ft
B. 72.25 ft D. 396 ft
Let x be Fred’s age.
This is a ratio and proportion problem:
Thus, 2x = Al’s age
Let x be the height of the building.
x + 2x = 5x – 48
=
3x = 5x – 48 .
48 = 5x – 3x Solving for x:
48 = 2x ×
= = .
x = 24 .
The answer is A.
The answer is B.
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77. A rectangular lot has a length that is 3 79. An inlet pipe can fill a certain swimming pool
meters less than two times its width. If its in 8 hours. The same pool can be filled up by
perimeter is 66 meters, what is the length of a larger inlet pipe in 6 hours. How long will it
the lot? take to fill up the pool if both pipes were
A. 12 m C. 24 m opened at the same time?
B. 21 m D. 42 m 3
A. 2 hours C. 3 hours
7
Let L be the length and W be the width of the
7
rectangular lot. B. hours D. 14 hours
24
L = 2W – 3 Let x be the time it will take to fill up the pool if
both pipes were opened at the same time.
The perimeter P is given by the formula:
+ =
P = 2(L + W)

Substituting the values of P and L, we have Multiply both sides by LCD = 24x:

66 = 2(2W – 3 + W) 3x + 4x = 24
66 = 2(3W – 3) 7x = 24
33 = 3(W – 1) =
11 = W – 1
The answer is C.
W = 12
L = 2(12) – 3 = 24 – 3 = 21m
80. A boat travels 40 kph in still water. It takes
The answer is B. the same time for the boat to travel 15
kilometers upstream as to travel 25
kilometers downstream. What is the speed of
78. The population of San Pablo, the largest city the current of the river?
in Laguna, is 50 percent of the rest of the A. 10 kph C. 25 kph
population of Laguna. The population of San B. 15 kph D. 40 kph
Pablo is what percent of the entire Let x be the speed of the river current.
population of Laguna?
1
A. 20% C. 33 % Speed Distance Time
3
Upstream 40 – x 15 15/(40 – x)
B. 25% D. 50%
Downstream 40 + x 25 25/(40 + x)
Let the population of Laguna be 100%.
15/(40 – x) = 25/(40 + x)
Let x be the population of San Pablo. 600 + 15x = 1000 – 25x
15x + 25x = 1000 – 600
The population of the rest of Laguna is 100 – x. 40x = 400
x = 10 kph
x = 0.50(100 – x) = 50 – 0.50x The answer is A.
x + 0.50x = 50
1.5x = 50

= = %
ALGEBRA TIP: Re-read the question as many times as
you need to in order to understand exactly what you need
The answer is C. to solve for and the best way to approach the problem.

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CHAPTER 9: Word Problems (Part 2)

81. A fifty-question test is worth 1000 points. If a 84. A boat is floating on still water. Its anchor is
student scores 800 points, how many hanging on its side and is 1.5 meters from
questions did he miss? the surface of the water. During high tide, the
A. 10 C. 40 water level rises by 0.4 meters. What is the
B. 20 D. 200 anchor’s distance from the surface of the
water at this time?
A score of 800 means the student got 80% of the A. 0.4 m C. 1.5 m
perfect score (which is 1000). B. 1.1 m D. 1.9 m
This is a trick question. When the water level rises,
Thus, he answered 80% of the 50 questions
the boat will rise as well, thus maintaining the
correctly.
distance of its anchor from the surface of the water
80% of 50 = 0.80(50) = 40
at 1.5 m.
That means he missed 50 – 40 = 10 questions.

The answer is A.

82. The measure of an angle is four times its

complement. What is the measure of the
angle?
A. 18 C. 22.5
B. 36 D. 72

Let x be the measure of the complement.

Thus the measure of the angle in question = 4x. Image from http://bowsprite.files.wordpress.com
Since x and 4x are complementary, their sum is 90:
The answer is C.
x + 4x = 90
5x = 90 85. A train leaves the train station at 10:00 AM
x = 18 traveling 100 mph due west. Another train
4x = 72 leaves another station along the track
The answer is D. traveling the opposite direction. If the trains
meet at 12:00 NN and traveled a total of 300
83. Ivan is 14 years older than Kate. In ten years, miles, what is the speed of the other train?
he will be twice as old as Kate. How old is A. 50 mph C. 100 mph
Kate now? B. 75 mph D. 150 mph
A. 4 C. 8
B. 6 D. 12 Let x be the speed of the other train. Let us illustrate
the problem:
Let x be Kate’s present age.
Now In 10 years
Ivan x + 14 x + 14 + 10
Kate x x + 10
In 10 years, Ivan is twice as old as Kate:
x + 14 + 10 = 2(x + 10) Since speed = distance  time
x + 24 = 2x + 20 (x + 100) mi/hr = 300 mi  2 hrs
24 – 20 = 2x – x x + 100 = 150
4=x x = 50 mi/hr
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86. Mr. Colayco has Php35,000. He invested a 88. If 500 chickens can consume 10 sacks of
part of it at 10% interest and the other part at feeds in 3 days, how long will the same
12%. After a year, he earned a total of amount of feeds last if there are only 200
Php3,900 in interest. How much did he invest chickens?
at 12%? 1
A. 7 days C. 75 days
A. Php12,000 C. Php20,000 2
B. Php15,000 D. Php23,000 1
B. 1 days D. 25days
5
Let us tabulate the information given in the problem:
Given the same amount of feeds, the number of
chickens is inversely proportional to the number of
10% interest 12% interest
days the feeds will last. Let x be the number of days
Investment 35,000 – x x the feeds will last if there are only 200 chickens.
Interest 0.10(35,000 – x) 0.12x Thus, 200x = 500(3)  200x = 1,500
 x = 1,500/200 = 7 ½ days.
Since the total interest earned is Php3,900, The answer is A.
89. Jonathan and Jake can finish a project in 3
0.10(35,000 – x) + 0.12x = 3,900 hours. If Jonathan alone can finish the same
3,500 – 0.10x + 0.12x = 3,900 project in 8 hours, how long will it take Jake
0.02x = 3,900 – 3,500 to finish it if he works alone?
0.02x = 400 11 4
A. hour C. 4 hours
24 5
x = Php20,000 2
B. 2 hours D. 5 hours
11
The answer is C.
Let x be the number of hours it will take Jake to
finish the project alone. Thus,
87. A cubic box, X, has sides of length n.
Another cubic box, Y, has sides of length 2n. + =
How many boxes X could fit into a single box Multiplying both sides by LCD = 24x,
Y? 24 + 3x = 8x  24 = 8x – 3x  24 = 5x
A. 2 C. 8
B. 4 D. 16 = =

To get the number of boxes X that could fit to a The answer is C.

single box Y, all we have to do is divide the volume
90. A bag in a department store is on sale at 30%
of box Y to the volume of box X:
discount. When bought with a coat, the total
price of the two items is Php 4,300. What is
Box the price of the coat if the total price of the
X Volume of Box X = n3 coat and the bag before the sale is Php
n 5,200?
A. Php1,100 C. Php 3,640
B. Php2,200 D. Php3,900

Let x be the price of the coat.

Volume of Box Y = (2n)3 = 8n3 Thus, the price of the bag before sale is 5,200 – x.
Box Y
During the sale, the price of the bag and the coat

2n
CHAPTER 10: Conic
is:
x + (0.7)(5,200 – x) = 4,300
Sections x + 3,640 – 0.7x = 4,300
0.3x = 4,300 – 3,640
. = = = 0.3x = 660
x = Php2,200

The answer is C. The answer is B.

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CHAPTER 10: Conic Sections

91. What is the radius of the circle with the 93. An ellipse has the equation
x  42   y  22
2 2
equation x + y = 25
A. 5 C. 25  1 . What is its center?
16 9
B. 5 D. 625 A. (–4, 2) C. (16, 9)
B. (4, –2) D. (4, 3)
The Equation of a Circle
An ellipse with center (h, k) and a horizontal major
The circle with radius r and with center at the axis has equation
origin has this equation:

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Since the equation of the given circle is x2 + y2 = 25,

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the radius, r, is
r  25  5 Thus, the center of an ellipse whose equation is
x  42   y  22  1
The answer is A. 16 9 ,
is (4, -2). That is h = 4 and k = -2.
92. Which of the following is the equation of the
circle that has a center at the origin and a The answer is B.
radius of 6
2 2 2 2
A. x + y = 6 C. 6x + 6y = 36
2 2 2 2
B. x + y = 36 D. x + y = 3

Since the r = 6, and the center is at the origin, the

equation of the circle is:

x 2 + y2 = 6 2

or
ALGEBRA TIP: The single key to understanding algebra
2 2
x + y = 36 and being able to work out the answer is the ability to
manipulate or REARRANGE AN ALGEBRAIC
The answer is B. EQUATION.

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94. What is the vertex of the parabola with the 95. The equation x + 3y = 5 is a:
1 A. circle C. ellipse
equation y  x 2  2 ? B. hyperbola D. parabola
3
1 
A. (0, 2) C.  , 2  If x² and y² both have the same coefficients like x² +
3  y² or 4x² + 4y², then it is a circle.
B. (–2, 0) D. (3, –2)
If x² and y² have different coefficients that have the
The vertex of a parabola is the point where the same sign, like 9x² + 16y², or x² + 25y², then it is an
parabola crosses its axis. If the coefficient of the ellipse.
x2 term is positive, the vertex will be the lowest
point on the graph, the point at the bottom of the If x² and y² have different signs, like 36x² - 4y², or
“U”-shape. If the coefficient of the x2 term is 25y² - x², then it is a hyperbola.
negative, the vertex will be the highest point on the
graph, the point at the top of the “U”-shape. If the equation has either x² or y², but not both, then
it is a parabola as in the case of x2 + 3y = 5.

The answer is D.

96. Which of the following equations is an

ellipse?

A. x2 + y2 + 4y = 12 C. 3x2 +y2 – 6x + 6y = 15
B. x – 4y + 4x – 8y = 18 D. x2 + 5y = 12
2 2

Using the strategy from the previous item, since we

are looking for an equation of an ellipse, we choose
the one with x² and y² having different coefficients
but having the same sign. Among the choices, it is

3x2 +y2 – 6x + 6y = 15

The answer is C.
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The standard equation of a parabola is

y = ax2 + bx + c

But the equation for a parabola can also be written in

"vertex form":
y = a(x – h)2 + k ALGEBRA TIP: Given the equation of a conic section,
this is the sequence of tests you should keep in mind:
In this equation, the vertex of the parabola is the
point (h, k). Are both variables squared?
• No: It's a parabola.
• Yes: Go to the next test....
The parabola
1 2
y x 2 Do the squared terms have opposite signs?
3 • Yes: It's a hyperbola.
in vertex form is • No: Go to the next test....

y
1
 x  0 2  2 Are the squared terms multiplied by the same
3
number?
Thus, h = 0 and k = 2. The vertex is the point (0, 2). • Yes: It's a circle.
• No: It's an ellipse.
The answer is A.

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97. What is the center of the hyperbola with the 98. Find the standard form of the circle with the
2 2 2 2
equation x – 4y = 16 equation x + y + 2x + 8y = 8
A. (0, 0) C. (–1, 4)
B. (1, –4) D. (–4, 4) A. (x + 1)2 + (y + 4)2 = 25 C. (x – 1)2 + (y – 4)2 = 8
B. (x + 1)2 + (y – 4)2 = 16 D. (x + 1)2 + (y + 4)2 = 8
The equations of hyperbola with center at the origin
are presented below: To get the standard form of a circle

(x – h)2 + (y – k)2 = r2

we need to use Completing the Square Method:

x2 + y2+ 2x + 8y= 8

x2 + 2x + y2+ 8y= 8

(x2 + 2x + 1) +( y2+ 8y + 16) = 8 + 1 + 16

(x + 1)2 + (y + 4)2 = 25

The answer is A.

99. Find the center of the ellipse with the

2 2
equation x + 2y – 4x + 8y = 20
A. (2, 2) C. (4, –8)
B. (2, –2) D. (–4, 8)

We need to transform the given equation of the

ellipse to

We will also use Completing the Square Method:

x2 + 2y2- 4x + 8y= 20

x2 - 4x + 2y2+ 8y= 20
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(x2 - 4x + 4) + 2(y2+ 4y + 4) = 20 + 4 + 8
The equation given
(x - 2)2 + 2(y + 2)2 = 32
2 2
x – 4y = 16
 x  2 2 
 y  2 2 1
when divided by 16 results to:
32 16
x2 y2
 1 Thus, h = 2 and k = -2, The center is at (2, -2).
16 4
The equation is patterned from that of a hyperbola The answer is B.
with a horizontal transverse axis and a center at
(0, 0).

The answer is A.

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100. What is the equation of the circle with center

(2, –3) and passes through the point (5, 1)?

A. (x – 5)2 +(y – 1)2 = 5 C. (x + 5)2 +(y + 1)2 = 5

B. (x – 2)2 +(y + 3)2 = 5 D. (x – 2)2 +(y + 3)2 = 25

We need to get the value of r2 first using the

standard form:

( − ) + ( − ) =

where x = 5 , y = 1, h = 2 and k = -3:

( − ) + ( −− ) =

+ =

+ =

Thus, the equation of the circle is:

( − ) + ( + ) =

The answer is D.

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