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LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS

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1. Perform the indicated operation and reduce it to lowest terms:

a.

b.

c.

d.

2. Simplify the following expression: -2y – [(- x + 3y) – 3x]

a. -4x – 5y
b. 4x – 5y
c. -5x + 4y
d. 5x – 4y

3. Factor completely:
a.
b.
c.
d.

4. What is the third term of the binomial expansion of

a.
b.
c.
d.

5. Perform the indicated operation and reduce it to lowest terms:

a.
b.
c.
d.

6. Simplify the given expression:

a.
b.
c.
d.
7. Simplify the following
expression a.
b.
c.
d.

8. In a group of 50 male students, 18 play basketball, 26 play volleyball, and 2 play both
basketball and volleyball. How many of these students do not play either basketball
or volleyball?
a. 18
b. 12
c. 10
d. 8

9. Perform the indicated operation given that A={2, 4, 6, 8, 10}, B={1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}, and C={3, 5,
7, 9};
a. {2,4,5,6,7,8}
b. {2,4,6}
c. {2,4, 5, 7}
d. {2, 4, 6, 8}

10. What is the degree of the given polynomial

a. 7
b. 6
c. 12
d. 14

11. Evaluate the following expression: 5 + 3 (42+7) – 7 (2+32x8)0

a. 0
b. 152
c. 72
d. -444

12. Evaluate the following mathematical expression:

a. 16
b. 24
c. 36
d. 12

13. Which among the following is NOT a prime number?

a. 31
b. 41
c. 51
d. 61
14. How many prime numbers are there between 1-100?
a. 23
b. 24
c. 25
d. 26

15. What is the largest prime number less than 100?

a. 91
b. 93
c. 95
d. 97

16. What are the prime factors of 128?

a. 1x2x8
b. 2x2x2x2x2x2x2
c. 2x2x2x4x4
d. 2x3x2x2x2x2x2x2

17. What are the prime factors of 153?

a. 3x3x17
b. 3x3x7x9
c. 153x1
d. 17x3x7

18. What are the prime factors of 273?

a. 3x3x17
b. 3x17x11
c. 3x6x9x11
d. 3x7x13

19. What is the least common multiple of 24 and 80?

a. 360
b. 80
c. 240
d. 480

20. One trip around a running track is 440 yards. One jogger can complete one lap in 8
minutes, the other can complete it in 6 minutes. How long will it take for both joggers to
arrive at their starting point together if they start at the same time and maintain their jogging
pace?
a. 12 minutes
b. 24 minutes
c. 36 minutes
d. 48 minutes

21. Josefa is making bead necklaces. She has 90 green beads and 108 blue beads. What is
the greatest number of identical necklaces can she make if she wants to use all the beads?
a. 12
b. 15
c. 16
d. 18
22. Lisa bought a big bag of candy at a warehouse store. There are 102 pieces of candy in the
bag. Lisa needs to divide the candy up into smaller bags. She wants to put the same number
of pieces in each small bag. How many small bags could Lacey use?
a. 17
b. 18
c. 19
d. 20

23. A dish company needs to ship an order of 117 glass bowls. The company will put the bowls
into several boxes. Each box must contain the same number of bowls. How many boxes
could the company use for the order?
a. 11
b. 12
c. 13
d. 17

24. The number, 512115273999132, is NOT divisible by which of the following factors?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 8

25. Find the least common multiple of , , .

a.
b.
c.
d.

26. Which of the following set of numbers have the least common multiple of
315? a. 7, 9, and 11
b. 3, 5, and 7
c. 5, 7, and 9
d. 9, 11 and 13

27. Find the greatest common factor of the following expressions of , , .

a.
b.
c.
d.

28. What do the numbers 495, 585, and 675 have in common?
I. These numbers are divisible by 5.
II. These numbers are divisible by 7.
III. These numbers are divisible by 9.
IV. These numbers are divisible by 11.
a. I and II
b. II and IV
c. I and III
d. III and IV
 29. When do we say that a certain number is divisible by 6?
I. When the last digit is even.
II. When the last digit is divisible by 3.
III. When the last digit is either 0 or 5.
IV. When the sum of the digits is divisible by 3.
a. I only
b. I and IV only
c. III and IV only
d. II and IV only

30. Timer X beeps every 5 minutes while timer Y beeps every 8 minutes. Both timers beeped
at 10:30am. When is the next time they beep together again?
a. 12:40pm
b. 11:45am
c. 11:10am
d. 10:40am

31. A certain machine is composed of three LED lights that blink in varied intervals. The red light
blinks every 8 seconds, the green light blinks every 12 seconds, and the blue light every 16
seconds. If all the lights blinked together at exactly 3:00 pm. How many times will they blink
again altogether until 4:00pm
a. 45 times
b. 55 times
c. 65 times
d. 75 times

32. If and . Find

a.
b.
c.
d.

33. If and . Find

a.
b.
c.
d.

34. How many integers satisfy the inequality ?

a. 10
b. 9
c. 11
d. 8

35. If , what is the value of ?

a. 12
b. 25
c. 33
d. 47
36. I f and . Find
a.
b.
c.
d.

37. Find the range of the function

a. All real
numbers b.
c.
d.

38. Find the domain of the function:

a. All real
numbers b.

c.

d.

39. Find the pairs of lines that are

perpendicular. a.

b. 5x-y+1=0, x-5y+3=0
c.
d. x=3, y=2

40. Find the smaller root of the quadratic equation x» - 7x + 10 = 0

a. A. x = 7
b. x = 5
c. x = 2
d. x = 10

41. Find the x and y intercepts of the following: y=2x2-3x-

2 a. (0,2), (1,0), (2,0)
b. (-½,0), (1,0), (0, -2)
c. (0, -2), (2,0), (-½, 0)
d. (0, -2), (2, 0), (-2, 0)

42. Solve the system 2x + 4y = 8, 6x – 4y = 24

a. x = 4, y = 0
b. x = - 4, y = 0
c. x = 0, y = -4
d. x = 0, y = 4

43. How do you express “five less than thrice a number is 10” in a mathematical expression?
a.
b.
c.
d.
44. How long is the latus rectum of the ellipse whose equation is 4x2 + 9y2 -36= 0?
a. 4
b. 8/3
c. 9
d. 12

45. Equation x2 = y - 4 represents what figure?

a. Circle
b. Parabola
c. Ellipse
d. Hyperbola

46. The segment from X(2,-1) to B(4,5) is extended 1/3 of its original length. What is the
new endpoint?
a. (14,7)
b. (-14,-7)
c. (14/3,7)
d. (14/3,-7)

47. What is the angle of inclination of the line that passes through the points A(-3,-1) and
B(2,6)? a. 54 ̊27’45”
b. 57 ̊27”43”
c. 63 ̊33’45”
d. 69 ̊28”45”

48. Find the circumference of a circle defined by the equation x2 + y2 –8x +6y–24 = 0
a. 14π
b. 28π
c. 49π
d. 64π

49. Which among the following is not a transcendental curve?

a. y = x + sinx
b. y = e4xsin4x
c. ln(ex+y) = 5x + y
d. y = 4x -2

50. The slope-intercept form of 4x + 3y =9 is .

a. y = -4x/3 + 3
b. y = -3x/4 + 3
c. y = 2x – 3
d. y = 4x + 6

51. The general equation of a straight line is .

a. x + b = 0
b. Ax + By + C = 0
c. x – y = C
d. Ax + By = -C
52. What is the midpoint of the line segment joining the points (5, -3) and (-2, -7)?
a. (1/2, -10)
b. (7, 4)
c. (3/2 , -5)
d. (3, -10)

53. Find the slope of the line through the points (2, 3) and (-4, 7).
a. 1/6
b. – 2/3
c. – 1/6
d. 2/3
54. Find the distance between the points (-3,2) and (5,3).
a. √58
b. √56
c. √65
d. √85

55. Determine the equation of the circle whose diameter is the segment joining (-2,3) and (4,-5)?
a.
b.
c.
d.

56. Find the center and radius of the circle given an equation of .
a. center = (1, 1); radius = 16
b. center = (1, 1); radius = 4
c. center = (0, 0); radius = 4
d. center = (0, 0); radius = 16

57. In the triangle ABC with vertices find the equation and length
of altitude from the vertex A.
a. Equation
b. Equation and length isunits
c.
d.

58. Find the equation of an ellipse n the general form if the equation of the ellipse in the

standard form is given by:

a.
b.
c.
d.
59. The coordinate (15,-2) lies in what quadrant?
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV

60. The midpoint of the line segment between P1 (x,y) and P2 (-2,4) is Pm (2,-1). Find
the coordinate of P1.
a. (6,-5)
b. (5,-6)
c. (6,-6)
d. (-6,6)

61. Find the distance between A(4,-3) and B(-2,5).

a. 11
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10

62. If the distance between the points (8,7) and (3,y) is 13, what is the value/s of y?
a. 5
b. -19
c. 19 and -5
d. 5 and -19

63. What is the distance of the point (8,9) from the origin?
a. √145
b. √200
c. 15
d. 17

64. What is the distance from the point (2,3) to the line 3x+4y+9=0?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 5.4

65. If the distance from a point (x,y) to the line 2x+5y= -8 is √29, find the
point. a. (1,2)
b. (3,3)
c. (3,4)
d. (4,4)

66. The intercept form of algebraic straight-line equation is:

a. a/x + b/y = 1
b. y= mx + b
c. Ax + By + C= 0
d. x/a + y/b = 1
67. What is the slope of the line defined by 2y-
2x=5? a. -1/2
b. 1
c. 2
d. ½

68. Which among the following is perpendicular to the line x/3 +

y/4=1? a. x-4y-8=0
b. 4x-3y-6=0
c. 3x-4y-5=0
d. 4x+3y-11=0

69. Find the slope of the line whose parametric equation is y=5-3t and x=2+t.
a. 3
b. -3
c. 2
d. -2

70. The equation of the line through (1,2) and parallel to the line 3x-2y+4=0 is .
a. 3x-2y+1=0
b. 2x+3y+1=0
c. 2x+3y-1=0
d. 3x-2y-1=0

71. The radius of the circle x2+y2-6x-4y-12=0 is .

a. 1
b. 2
c. 5
d. 6

72. What is the center of the circle x2+y2-6x+4y-

23=0 a. (3,-2)
b. (3,2)
c. (-3,2)
d. (-3,-2)

73. What is the equation of the line tangent to the graph y=3x2+1 at the point (1,4)?
a. y=4x-1
b. y=6x-2
c. 6x+y= -2
d. 4x+y= -1

74. Find the vertex of the parabola y2-

2x+6y+3=0 a. (-4,-4)
b. (-3,-3)
c. (-2,-2)
d. (-1,-1)
75. The parabola y2-2x+6y+3=0 opens .
a. Upward
b. Downward
c. To the left
d. To the right

76. What is the polar form of the equation 3x2+2y2=8?

a. r2 = 2
b. r =
c. r= 3
d. r2 =

77. Which among the following is not a general equation of a

hyperbola? a. 4x2-9y2-36=0
b. 12x2-16y2-45=0
c. x2-4y2-12=0
d. 5x2+3y2-20=0

78. Reduce the equation of the ellipse to standard form if the equation is 4x 2+y2-2y-3=0.

a. + =1

b. + =1
+
c. + =1

d. =1

79. Convert the rectangular point (-5,5) to a polar point where r>0 an 0
̊<θ<360 a. (5√2, 135 ̊)
b. (-5√2, 135 ̊)
c. (5√2, 45 ̊)
d. (-5√2, 45 ̊)

80. Convert the rectangular equation 2x + y= 3 to a polar equation.

a. r=

b. r=

c. r2=

d. r2=
81. is equal to _

a.

b.

c.

d.

82. If tan ,
then a. 2/3
b. 3/2
c. 4/3
d. 3/4

83. The expression (tan 2π) (cos 2π) is equivalent to

a. 2 sin 2π
b. sin 2π
c. cos 2π
d. sin π

84. Simplify cot Á / sec Á + 1/csc Á

a. cos Á
b. tan Á
c. sin Á
d. csc Á

85. Tan (π/10 ) is equal to

a. sin (π/3) / [1 – cos (π/5)]
b. sin (π/5) / [1 + cos (π/5)]
c. [2 tan (π/20)] / [1 –tan» (π/5)]
d. [2 tan (π/20)] / [1 -tan» (π/5)]

86. Which is true for subgroups of a group?

a. Subgroups form a partition of a group.
b. The union of two subgroups is also a group.
c. The intersection of two subgroups is empty.
d. The intersection of two subgroups is also a group.

87. Solve: lim (as x goes to 3) (x2 + 2x + 8)

a. 20
b. 21
c. 22
d. 23
88. Solve: lim (as x goes to ) ( )
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

89. Solve: lim (as x goes to -2)( )

a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. Undefined

90. Solve: lim (as x goes to -3) (

) a. 3/15
b. -1
c. ½
d. 11/6

91. Solve: lim (as x goes to -5) ( )

a. 0
b. -1
c. 1
d. ½

92. Find the derivative of f(x)= 5x + 4

a. 5
b. 5x
c. 0
d. -5

93. Find the derivative of f(x) =

√5x a.

b.
c. 5
d. 5

94. Find the derivative of f(x)=

a. – +

b. + +

c. – –

d. + -
95. Find the derivative of f(x)= (x+4)(2x-1)
a. 4x+7
b. 7x+4
c. 2x+4
d. 2x+7

96. Find the derivative of f(x)= x2sinx

a. x(2sinx+xcosx)
b. 2xcosx
c. 2xsinx
d. 2x

97. Find the dy/dx of x2 + y2 = 9

a. x/y
b. y/x
c. -xy
d. -x/y

98. Find the differential dy and then evaluate dy for the given values of x and dx given y=x 2 – 4x,
x=3, and dx=1/6
a. -3
b. 3
c. 1/2
d. 1/3

99. Solve: ∫(tan2x) dx

a. tanx + C
b. tanx -x + C
c. secx + C
d. tanx – x

100. The volume of a sphere is increasing at the rate of 6cm2/hr. At what rate is its
surface area increasing when the radius is 40cm?
a. 0.30 cm2/hr
b. 0.40 cm2/hr
c. 0.50 cm2/hr
d. 0.70 cm2/hr

101. Find the dimensions of a rectangle that has a perimeter of 60 meters and whose area
is as large as possible.
a. 15x15
b. 30x30
c. 60x60
d. 90x90

102. Find the absolute maximum of the given function f(x)= 3x2 – 12x + 5 on [0,3]
a. 5
b. -7
c. -5
d. 7
103. Find two numbers whose difference is 50 and whose product is a minimum.
a. (25, -25)
b. (25,25)
c. (1,50)
d. (2,25)

104. Find the area of the region bounded by the curves y=x 2 , y= x4
a. 1/15
b. 2/15
c. 4/15
d. 7/15

105. Find the volume of the region bounded by the curves y=x 4 , x=1 and y=0 ,and is rotated
about the x-axis.
a.
b.
c.
d.

106. It is a way of adding slices to find the whole and it can be used to find the areas
and volumes and central points.
a. Differentiation
b. Integration
c. Slicing
d. Method of exhaustion

107. Thomas bought 300 grams of sugar, 750 grams of flour, 240 grams of butter, and
160 grams of baking powder. If he will combine all the ingredients, what will be the mass of
the mixture?
a. 1.25kg
b. 1.35kg
c. 1.45kg
d. 1.55kg

108. A water tank is 2/3 full. After drawing out 15 liters of water from it, it became one-half
full, what is the full capacity of the tank in liters?
a. 10 liters
b. 90 liters
c. 45 liters
d. 18 liters

109. All right angles are _

a. supplementary
b. equal
c. parallel
d. oblique
110. To express that there is no significant difference between the food values of the
nutrition students(1) and those of the nursing students(2).

a. Ho:
b. Ha:
c. Ho:
d. Ha:

111. Find the minor of given the determinant of

a. -5
b. 5
c. -6
d. 6

112. Find the determinant of the co-factor of of

a. -10
b. 10
c. -35
d. 35

113. Find the units of

a. 8
b. 4
c. 2
d. 1

114. Find the transpose of

a.
b.
c.
d.

115. When 2000 pounds of paper are recycled, 17 trees are saved. How many trees are
saved if 5000 pounds of paper is recycled?
a. 41
b. 42.5
c. 45
d. 63
116. A recipe calls for 2 eggs for every 5 cups of flour. A local chef will use 35 cups of flour
, how many eggs must he have?
a. 12
b. 13
c. 14
d. 16

117. Five out of every seven households have cable TV. If 42,000 households in a certain
city have a TV, how many do not have cable TV?
a. 12,000
b. 21,000
c. 30,000
d. 32,000

118. Our school has 8 male teachers who comprise 25% of all our teachers. How
many teachers do we have?
a. 24
b. 28
c. 32
d. 40

119. Miss Santiago’s English class has 20 boys and 15 girls. What percent of the students
are girls?
a. 28%
b. 43%
c. 44%
d. 50%

120. Jerome answered 80% of the 50 items correctly in a math test. How many items did
he answer correctly?
a. 40
b. 44
c. 45
d. 50

121. If a liter of chemical X is 95% pure, how many liters of water must be added to
make 50% solution?
a. 0.80 L
b. 0.90 L
c. 0.94 L
d. 0.09 L

122. Arthur has blended coffee worth 95 pesos per kilogram with coffee worth 115 pesos
per kilogram to make 40 kilograms of coffee that will be sold at 107 pesos per kilogram. How
many kilograms of each kind did he blend?
a. 20 kls of 95/kg and 30 kls of 115/kg
b. 30 kls of 95/kg and 30 kls of 115/kg
c. 30 kls of 95/kg and 50 kls of 115/kg
d. 60 kls of 95/kg and 30 kls of 115/kg
123. A Victory Liner bus traveling at a rate of 70km/hour leave the station 2 hours after a
freight truck has left and overtakes it in 5 hours. At what rate was the freight tuck
traveling?
a. 20km/h
b. 30km/h
c. 40km/h
d. 50km/h

124. Find the direction number for the line that joins the points (1, 5, -4) and (-3, 7, 2).
a. [2, -1, -3]
b. [2, -1, 3]
c. [1, 2, -3]
d. [-2, 1, 3]

125. The acute angle between the two lines with direction numbers [1, 1, 0] and [2, 1,
2] a.
b. 60
c. 90
d. 30

126. Two cars travelling in opposite direction started from the same point at exactly 2:00pm.
One of the cars has a speed of 60 kph while the other runs at 55kph. How far apart will the two
cars be at 4:12pm?
a. 244km
b. 253km
c. 250km
d. 248km

127. Jannah pays her deliveryman Php 10.00 for every product delivered on time and
takes away Php 15.00 for every product whose delivery is delayed. If Mark received Php
375.00 for delivering 100 products, how many of them were delayed?
a. 75
b. 60
c. 40
d. 25

128. What is the average of the first fifteen multiple of

13? a. 104
b. 208
c. 195
d. 152

129. Three numbers are in the ratio 2:5:7. If the biggest number of the three is 140, what
is the sum of the three numbers?
a. 140
b. 210
c. 280
d. 360
130. There are cars and motorcycles in a parking lot. A man counted a total of 54 vehicles
but found out that there are 144 wheels. How many cars are there?
a. 18
b. 9
c. 36
d. 27

131. In a room of ten people, how many handshakes will be made if every person
shakes hand with everyone else exactly once?
a. 10
b. 45
c. 54
d. 60

132. Don Haffy invested part of 30,000 pesos at 5% interest and the remaining amount of
6% interest at BPI.If his investment yields an annual income of 1620 pesos, how much did he
invest at 6% interest?
a. 12,000
b. 14,000
c. 16,000
d. 18,000

133. Find the amount and compound interest converted quarterly in 5 years on
Php 20,000.00 at 8%.
a. Php 22,700.00
b. Php 25,602.75
c. Php 29,718.95
d. Php 19,600.95

134. Ms. Cruz is paid a salary of Php 5, 000 per week plus 10% commission on a net sale
over Php 50,000. What is her gross wage if her weekly net sales are Php 70,000.
a. Php 4,700
b. Php 7,000
c. Php 5,000
d. Php 2,000

135. Shiela answered 80% of the items in a test correctly. If her score is 72, how many
items are in the test?
a. 105
b. 90
c. 75
d. 50
136. Employees will receive a 10% salary increase next month. If Daryl, an
employee, receives a monthly salary of Php 12, 000.00, how much will he receive next
month?
a. Php 12,100.00
b. Php 12,320.00
c. Php 13,200.00
d. Php 13,520.00

137. If P3000 is placed in an account at 5% and is compounded quarterly. How much is in

the account at the end of 2 years?
a. P3,313.46
b. P3,518.56
c. P4,103.46
d. P4,338.56

138. At what rate of interest should Php 24,000 be invested so that it will earn Php 1,080 in
9 months?
a. 5%
b. 5.5%
c. 6%
d. 6.5%
139. Honculada Company manufactures beds. In its catalogue, a double bed is priced at
P9,000.00 less a discount of 20%. What will Jacob Department Store have to pay for the
double bed?
a. P7, 200.00
b. P8, 000.00
c. P8, 200.00
d. P7, 800.00

140. What is the circumference of the largest circle that can be cut from a square that has
a perimeter of 12 cm? (use π=3.14)
a. 7.61cm
b. 9.42cm
c. 10.56cm
d. 12.14cm
141. What is the area of a triangle with vertices at (-2,0), (2,3) and (5,0)?
a. 12.5
b. 12
c. 11
d. 10.5

142. What is the perimeter of a 45°-45°-90° triangle with a hypotenuse of 9

cm? a.
b.
c.
d.

143. Ralph has two sticks of lengths 5 cm and 8 cm. He needs a third stick to form a triangle.
What is the range of values for the possible length of the third stick in order to form a
triangle?
a.
b.
c.
d.

144. Which of the following is not a side of a right

triangle? a. 6, 8, 10
b. 7, 8, 12
c. 1, 3,
d. 1,

145. Find the area of an isosceles triangle that can be inscribed in a circle with radius of
6 centimeters
a.
b.
c.
d.

146. The bases of a trapezoidal farm are 120 meters and 250 meters, respectively. If
the height of the farm is 95 meters. What is the area of the farm in hectares?
a. 3.5150 ha
b. 1.7575 ha
c. 2.8550 ha
d. 1.4250 ha

147. If the median of a trapezoid measures 10 inches and one base is 7 inches, how long
is the other base?
a. 3 inches
b. 8 inches
c. 13 inches
d. 20 inches
148. The area of a square does not exceed 440 square centimeters. What is the largest
possible integral length of its side?
a. 20 cm
b. 21cm
c. 22cm
d. 23cm

149. How many decimeters of fencing materials is needed to enclose a 10 meters by

15 meters rectangular garden?
a. 500 dm
b. 300 dm
c. 250 dm
d. 150 dm

150. The units digit of a two-digit exceeds the tens digit by 2. Find the number if it is 4
times the sum of its digits.
a. 24
b. 42
c. 48
d. 82

151. When a logarithm is expressed as an integer plus a decimal, the decimal part is
called the .
a. Mantissa
b. Characteristic
c. Base
d. Antilogarithm

152. The logarithm of the product of two numbers is equal to the of the logarithms of
the factors.
a. product
b. sum
c. quotient
d. difference

153. If , then x is equal to

a. 4
b. 2
c. 8
d. 32

154. What is the characteristic of

a. 8
b. -3
c. 1
d. -4
155. What is the inverse permutation of ?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Given
156. and , what is AxB?

a.
b.
c.
d.

157. Express z as a function of x and y if z is directly proportional to the difference of x and y.

a. z = c (x – y)
b. z = c / (x – y)
c. z = 1/ (x + y)
d. z= c / (x – y)

158. which of the following is TRUE about the probability of an event A or

P(A)? a.
b.
c.
d.

159. If the outcome of one event does not affect the probability of another event, the
two events are:
a. Dependent
b. Complements
c. Mutually Exclusive
d. Independent

160. A class is composed of 18 boys and 12 girls. In a quiz, the average score of the boys
was 85 while the girl was 88. Find the average score for the entire class.
a. 86.2
b. 85.4
c. 87.8
d. 88.2
161. Using the integers 4,7,9,8 and 5, how many two-digit numbers can be formed
if repletion is NOT allowed?
a. 20
b. 23
c. 25
d. 28

162. In how many ways can 5 boys be seated in a row of 5 seats?

a. 72
b. 98
c. 102
d. 120

163. In how many ways can a team of 10 basketball players be chosen from 12 players?
a. 62
b. 64
c. 66
d. 72

164. If there are 4 courses, you might have 3 appetizer choices, along with 5 main course
choices, 4 beverage choices, and 3 dessert choices. Find out how many unique 4-course
meals you can make.
a. 80 ways
b. 180 ways
c. 200 ways
d. 360 ways

165. The probability that a man and his wife will be alive 15 years from now is given by
0.78 and 0.82, respectively. What is the probability that neither of them will be alive in 15
years?
a. 0.64
b. 0.04
c. 0.01
d. 0.48
166. If a picture frame is 27 cm long and 18 cm wide, what is the ratio of its length to
it width?
a. 3:2
b. 2:3
c. 3:5
d. 5:3

167. Five bananas weight as much as 3 star apples. In this rate, how many star apples
will weigh as much as 45 bananas?
a. 27
b. 30
c. 33
d. 36
168. How many ways can 3 men and 4 women be seated on a bench if the women are to
be together?
a. 720
b. 6040
c. 576
d. 1024

169. The probability that the Cubs win their first game is 1/3. The probability that the
Cubs win their second game is 3/7. What is the probability that the Cubs win both games?
a. 1/7
b. 6/7
c. 16/21
d. 2/5

170. A ladder leans against a vertical wall with its foot 15ft from the wall. If the ladder
makes an angle of 60 degrees with the ground. How long is the ladder?
a. 30 ft
b. 25.98 ft
c. 20 ft
d. 15 ft

171. Find the angle of elevation of the sun if a building 100 m tall casts a shadow of 25m
long. a. 34° 27’ 15’’
b. 75° 57’ 50’’
c. 25° 50’ 05’’
d. 63° 59’ 10’’

172. Berlin sinks 50% of all his attempts. What is the probability that he will make exactly
3 of his next 10 attempts?
a. 30/128
b. 15/128
c. 3/8
d. 1/256

173. There are four main roads between the Cities A and B and three main roads between
B and C. In how many ways can a person drive from A to C and return, going through B on
both trips, without driving on the same road twice?
a. 72 ways
b. 24 ways
c. 12 ways
d. 36 ways

174. Which equation is not true?

a. sin2 θ= 1 -cos2 θ
b. cot θ = 1 – sec2 θ
2

c. csc2 θ = 1 + cot2 θ
d. sec2 θ = tan2 θ +1
175. A committee of 5 chosen by lot from a group of 5 seniors and 4 juniors. What is
the probability that the committee will have 3 seniors and 2 juniors?
a. 3/21
b. 5/21
c. 10/21
d. 8/21

176. Simplify lnx3 y4 z5

a. 3 + lx + 4 + lny + 5 + lnz
b. 60lnxyz
c. lnx3 + lny4 + lnz5
d. 3lnx + 4lny + 5lnz

177. What is he total number of different nine-letter arrangements that can be formed
using the letters in the word “TENNESSEE”?
a. 3,780
b. 362,880
c. 45,360
d. 15,120

178. Which of the following CANNOT be a probability

value? a. 83/100
b. (-0.99)
c. (0.5)-1
d. 0.54

179. He is heralded as the Prince of Mathematicians and discovered the non-Euclidean

Geometry. Who is he?
a. Descartes
b. Germain
c. Riemann
d. Gauss

180. Data that can be classified according to color are measured on what scale?
a. Nominal
b. Interval
c. Ordinal
d. Ratio

181. The Sumerians developed the earliest known writing system—a pictographic writing
system known as .
a. Papyrus
b. Pictograph
c. Cuneiform
d. Hieroglyphics
182. Who is the first mathematician to consider the circumscriptible quadrilateral in the 13th
century?
a. Carnot
b. Lagrange
c. Girard
d. Jordanus

183. The term “transversal” was first introduced by .

a. Babbage
b. Carnot
c. Pearson
d. Germain

184. If line M and N are both perpendicular to line S, then M and N are said to be .
a. Parallel
b. Concurrent
c. Perpendicular
d. Overlapping

185. Which of the following statement is true?

a. all squares are rectangles
b. all rectangles are square
c. all parallelogram are trapezoids
d. all rhombuses are rectangles

186. What figure is represented by equation x2 + y=1?

a. Parabola
b. Hyperbola
c. Circle
d. Line

187. What is the value of x in

a. 12
b. 15
c. 19
d. 24

188. Which among the following is a possible value of x in

a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 4
189. What is the unit digit of ?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
190. The surface on the Earth between the tropic cancer and the Arctic Circle is called
_
a. Plane
b. Circle
c. Cone
d. Zone
191. A rocket is shot straight up into the air in an initial velocity of 128 ft/s. How far has
it travelled in 1 second?
a. 122 ft
b. 132 ft
c. 112 ft
d. 120 ft

192. He has been described as the greatest “might-have-been” in the history of

mathematics. Who was he?
a. Greogorio de Saint
b. Blaise Pascal
c. Gaspard Monge
d. Bonaventura Cavalier

193. He invented a method of determining the optimal values of a linear function subject
to certain constraints. This is known as linear programming. Who is he?
a. Greogorio de Saint
b. Bertrand Russel
c. George Dantzig
d. George Canter

194. An 18th century Swiss Mathematician, he introduced the Law of Large Numbers in his
(The Art of Conjecture). In Statistics, this implies that the larger the sample, the more likely
the sample become representative of the population. Who was he?
a. Girolamo Cardano
b. Stephen Baldwin
c. Richard Dedekind
d. Jacob Bernoulli
195. Which among the measures of central tendency is influenced by outliers?
a. Median
b. Mode
c. Weighted Mean
d. Mean

196. What is the median of the grouped data below?

Scores Frequency (f)
31-40 7
21-30 10
11-20 8
1-10 5

a. 20.5
b. 21.5
c. 22.5
d. 23.5

197. What is the computed sample standard deviation of the set of scores 110, 112, 90,
100, 107, 116, and 105?
a. 5.7
b. 5.9
c. 6.2
d. 6.4

198. How many degrees are there in the angle made by the hands of a clock at 4:20pm?
a. 20 degrees
b. 15 degrees
c. 12 degrees
d. 10 degrees

199. How will it take Vea and Anne together, to finish encoding a manuscript which can
be done by Vea alone in 6 days and Anne alone in 3 days?
a. 2/3 days
b. 4 days
c. 3/2 days
d. 2 days

200. Joey can finish a house 4 weeks longer than Ben can build one. If they both
work together, they can build a house in 4.8 weeks. How fast can Ben build a house
alone?
a. 6 weeks
b. 8 weeks
c. 10 weeks
d. 12 weeks