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This document contains 22 multiple choice questions related to mathematics and problem solving. The questions cover topics like solving equations, finding roots of quadratic equations, time word problems, age problems, mixture problems, and percent concentration problems. The correct answers to each question are provided as the multiple choice options.

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Mesl 1

This document contains 22 multiple choice questions related to mathematics and problem solving. The questions cover topics like solving equations, finding roots of quadratic equations, time word problems, age problems, mixture problems, and percent concentration problems. The correct answers to each question are provided as the multiple choice options.

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MESL - Exercise Problem Number 1

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1. In the equation x +x=0, what are the root equal to?
A. 1 C. ¼
B. 5 D. none of these
2. Solve for x that satisfies the equation 6x² –7x–5=0
A. 5/3 or -1/2 C. 7/5 or -7/15
B. 3/2 or 3/8 D. 3/5 or ¾ 2
3. Find the values of x in the equation 24x +5x–1=0
A. (1/6, 1) C. (1/2, 1/5)
B. (1/6, 1/5) D. (1/8, -)/3)
4. If 1/3 and -3/2 are roots of a quadratic equation, then what is
the equation?
2
A. 6x + 7x – 3 = 0 C. 6x 2 – 7x – 3 = 0
2
B. 6x – 7x + 3 = 0 D. 6x 2 – 7x + 1 = 0
5. Determine k so that the equation 4x 2 +kx+1=0 will have just one
real solution.
A. 3 C. 5
B. 4 D. 6
6. What is the discriminant of the equation 4x 2 =8x–5?
A. 8 C. 16
B. -16 D. -8
7. If the roots in a quadratic equation is -2, -1, find its
equation.
A. x² – 3x + 2 = 0 C. x² + 3x + 2 = 0
B. x² + 3x - 2 = 0 D. x² – 3x - 2 = 0
8. If 2 is one root of x²-5x + c =0, find the other root.
A. 4 C. 3
B. 2 D. 1
9. Given the equation 3x²+Bx+12=0. What is the value of B so that
the roots of the equation are equal?
A. 4 C. 10
B. 8 D. -12
10. Find the product of the roots of the equation 4x²-2x-12=0
A. -1 C. -3
B. -2 D. -4
11. Solve for x: 6x-4=2x+6
A. 5/2 C. 10/3
B. 2/5 D. 5/4
12. Find the value of x and y in the equation: 2x-y=12 and 3x+y=13
A. x=5, y=2 C. x=4, y=-3
B. x=-5, y=-2 D. x=5, y=-2
13. In how many minutes after 7 o’clock will the hands be directly
opposite each other for the first time?
A. 5.22 minutes C. 5.46 minutes
B. 5.33 minutes D. 5.54 minutes
14. At what time between 8 and 9 o’clock will the minute hand coincide
with the hour hand?
A. 8:42.5 C. 8:43.6
B. 8:43.2 D. 8:43.9
15. What time after 2 o’clock will the hands of the clock be 100degree
to each other for the first time.
A. 2:31 C. 2:29
B. 2:32 D. 2:27
16. Kim is 3 times as old as Charlie. Three years ago, Kim was four
times as old as Charlie. The sum of their ages is?
A. 20 C. 28
B. 24 D. 36

17. Six years ago, Ivanna was five times as old Richard. In five
years, Ivanna will be three times as old as Richard. What is the
present age of Richard?
A. 17 C. 15
B. 16 D. 14

18. A father tells his son, I was your age now when you were born”. If
the father is now 38 years old, how old was his son 2 years ago?
A. 15 C. 19
B. 17 D. 21

19. A Chemist of a distillery experimented on two alcohol solutions of


different strength, 35% alcohol and 50% alcohol, respectively. How
many cubic meters of each strength must he use to produce mixture of
60 cubic meters that contain 40% alcohol?

A. 20 m3 of solution with 35% alcohol, 40 m3 of solution with


50% alcohol
B. 50 m3 of solution with 35% alcohol, 20 m3 of solution with
50% alcohol
C. 20 m3 of solution with 35% alcohol, 50 m3 of solution with
50% alcohol
D. 40 m3 of solution with 35% alcohol, 20 m3 of solution with
50% alcohol
20. Two thousand (2000) kg of steel containing 8% nickel is to be made
by mixing a steel containing 14% nickel with another containing 6%
nickel. How much of each is needed?
A. 1500 kg of steel with 14% nickel, 500 kg of steel with 6%
nickel
B. 750 kg of steel with 14% nickel, 1250 kg of steel with 6%
nickel
C. 500 kg of steel with 14% nickel, 1500 kg of steel with 6%
nickel
D. 1250 kg of steel with 14% nickel, 750 kg of steel with 6%
Nickel
21. Ten liters of 25% salt solution and 15 liters of 35% salt solution
are poured into a drum originally containing 30 liters of 10%
solution. What is the percent concentration of salt in the mixture?
A. 19.55% C. 27.05%
B. 22.15% D. 25.72%
22. A goldsmith has two alloys of gold, the first being 70% pure and
the second being 60% pure. How many ounces of the 60% pure gold must
be used to make 100 ounces of an alloy which will be 66% gold?
A. 40 C. 45
B. 35 D. 38

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