REGIONAL UNIFIED QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT (RUQA)

SY 2024-2025

Second Quarter – Grade 9 (Mathematics)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS. Do not write anything on this test paper. After carefully
reading all the questions, reflect all your answers on the separate ANSWER SHEET.
Shade the circle that corresponds to your chosen answer.

Read this passage and answer the following questions:

A student is conducting an experiment to investigate how the number of hours spent studying for
a mathematics examination affects the scores. To ensure the experiment's validity, the student
controls other factors, such as the exam's difficulty level and each student’s prior knowledge.
Data has been collected from several students, including their study hours and corresponding
exam scores. The recorded data is as follows:
Study hours 2 3 4 5
Examination 40 60 80 100
Scores

1. What happens to the examination scores as the study hour increases?

a. equal b. decreases c. increases d. remains the same

2. Based on the data collected by the student in #1, calculate the constant of variation in the
direct variation relationship between the number of study hours and exam scores?

a. 10 b. 20 c. 30 d. 40

Analyze this passage and answer the following question:

A student is conducting an investigation to examine the relationship between the weight of an

object and the force needed to lift it. The student measures the weights of various objects in
kilograms (kg) and records the corresponding lifting force in newtons (N). The collected data is as
follows:

Weight (kg) Force (N)

2 20
4 40
6 60
8 80
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3. Based on the given data, which of the following best illustrates direct variation between
weight and force?
a. Force =10 * Weight c. Force = 20* Weight
b. Force = Weight / 10 d. Force = Weight + 10

Analyze the table and answer the following questions:

Dannah lives 50 kilometers away from her workplace at Megaworld Corporation. The time it takes for
her to drive to the office varies depending on her average speed. Here are some examples of her driving
times based on different average speeds:

Time (hours) 4 2 4 1
1 5 3 7 2
Speed (kph)
50 60 70 80 90

4. What happens to the time as the speed increases?

a. The time it takes to travel decreases c. The time it takes to travel is the same
b. The time it takes to travel increases d. None of the above

5. You are a student conducting an experiment to investigate the relationship between the
speed of a moving object and the time it takes to travel a fixed distance. You notice that the
speed of the object varies inversely with the time taken. If a car travels a distance of 100
kilometers in 5 hours, what is its average speed?

a. 10 kph b. 20 kph c. 50 kph d. 200 kph

6. If the time taken to travel a fixed distance is doubled, what happens to the average speed
of the object?

a. doubled b. halved c. quadrupled d. remains the same

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Analyze this passage and answer the following question:

The group of agriculture students are conducting an experiment to study the relationship between
the amount of fertilizer applied to plants, the amount of sunlight received, and the growth of the
plants. The students decide to keep all other factors constant, such as the type of plants and the
water supply. The students collect data from several plants, record the amount of fertilizer applied
(in grams), the amount of sunlight received (in hours), and the corresponding growth of the plants
(in centimeters) are as follows:
Fertilizer(g) Sunlight (hours) Growth (cm)
10 5 15
20 5 20
10 8 18
20 8 25

7. Based on the given data, what kind of variation is it?

a. inverse b. direct c. joint d. none of the above
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8. You are a student studying the relationship between the area of a rectangle, its length,
and width. You notice that the area of the rectangle varies jointly with its length and width.
If the length of a rectangle is 5 units and the width is 3 units, what is its area?

a. 8 square units b. 12 square units c. 15 square units d. 20 square units

9. What happens to the area of the rectangle, if the length of the rectangle is doubled and
the width is doubled?

a. doubles b. triples c. quadruples d. remains the same

10. The cost of producing a batch of t-shirts is directly proportional to the number of t-
shirts produced, and inversely proportional to the number of workers involved in the
production process. It cost Php5000.00 to produce 100 t-shirts with 5 workers. Based
on the given statement, what kind of variation is it?
a. combined b. direct c. inverse d. joint

11. You are an architect designing a rectangular park. The area of the park varies directly
with its length and width. If the length of the park is 50 meters and the width is 20
meters, what is the area of the park?

a. 30 sq.m b. 70 sq.m c. 100 sq.m d. 1000 sq.m

12. If the length of the park is doubled and the width remains the same, what is the new
area of the park?

a. 1000 sq.m b. 2000 sq.m c. 4000 sq.m d. 5000 sq.m

13. The distance traveled by a car varies with the time it takes to travel that distance. Which
of the following represents a direct variation equation relationship between the time taken (t)
and the distance(d) traveled by a car?

a. d = kt b. t = kd c. t= d + k d. d = kt2

14. The distance traveled by a car varies with the time it takes to travel that distance. If a
car travels 250 kilometers at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour, how far will it travel in 3
hours at the same speed?
a. 50 km b. 100 km c. 180 km d. 200 km

For item 15-16: Analyze the given table and answer the following question:

X 1 2 3 4 5 6

Y 1 1 3 2 5 3
2 2 2

15. Which is the variation statement that describes the relationship between the quantities
X and Y as shown in the table?
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a. 𝑦 = 2 𝑥 b. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 c. 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 2 1
d. 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 2
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16. The number of workers needed to complete a construction project is inversely

proportional to the time it takes to complete the project. Which of the following shows an
Inverse Variation equation base on the problem if w is the number of workers and d is the
number of days to finish the project?

𝑘 𝑘 𝑘 𝑝
A. 𝑤 = 𝑑 B. 𝑤 = 𝑤 C. 𝑤 = 𝑝 D. 𝑤 =
𝑘

17. The cost C of painting a room varies directly with the area A of the room and inversely
with the number of painters P. What is the mathematical model representing this
relationship, given that it costs Php 100 to paint a room with an area of 200 square feet
using 2 painters?

𝑘𝑃 𝑃 𝑘𝐴 𝐶
a. 𝐶 = b. 𝐴 = 𝐶 c. C= d. 𝑘 = 𝑃
𝐴 𝑃

18. The distance travelled by a car is directly proportional to the time it takes to travel.
Distance D = rt, where, r is the rate and t is the time taken that distance. If a car travels at a
speed of 60 miles per hour, how far will it travel in 3 hours?

a. 20 miles b. 60 miles c. 120 miles d. 180 miles

19. If a car travels 200km in 4 hours, how far will the car travel in 6 hours?
a. 250 km b. 300 km c. 400 km d. 500 km

20. Two workers are painting a house together. The time it takes to complete the painting
job varies inversely with the number of workers. If it takes 10 hours for one worker to
complete the job alone, how long will it take two workers to complete the job?

a. 5 hours b. 10 hours c. 15 hours d. 20 hours

21. Which of the following is the correct value of the 2−3 × 25 ?

a. 28 b. 22 c. 215 d. 2−15

3−2 ×34 ×30

22. What is the equivalent expression of ?
3−1
a. 3−7 b. 35 c. 33 d. 37

23. A newborn baby chicken weighs 2-2 kilograms. If an adult chicken can weigh up to 36
times more than a baby chicken, how much does an adult chicken weigh?
a. 7 kg b. 8 kg c. 9 kg d. 10 kg

24. An engineering team is optimizing a complex circuit system where the current output is
modeled by (43 × 4−2 ) × 4−1 . The team must determine whether simplifying this model leads
to a stable or unstable system. If the simplified expression results in 40 , the system is
considered stable. Evaluate the expression to determine if the system is stable.
a. stable, because the expression simplifies to 40
b. stable, because the expression simplifies to 4−1
c. unstable, because the expression simplifies to 41
d. unstable, because the expression simplifies to 4−2
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25. A chemist is calculating the concentration of a solution using the formula

2
𝐶 = (32)5 mol/L, where 𝐶 represents the concentration in moles per liter. What is the
concentration of the solution in mol/L?
a. 2 mol/L b. 4 mol/L c. 8 mol/L d. 16 mol/L

26. A pharmaceutical company is analyzing the concentration of a drug in the bloodstream

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over time. The concentration is modeled by the expression𝐶 (𝑡) = (64)3𝑡 , where 𝑡 is the time
in hours. If the concentration after 3 hours is found to be 16 mg/L, is the model accurate?
1
a. Yes, the model is accurate because(64)3 = 16.
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b. Yes, the model is accurate because (64)3×3 = 16.
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c. No, the model is not accurate because (64)3×3 = 4.
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d. No, the model is not accurate because (64)3×3 is not equal to 16.
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27. An engineer needs to simplify an expression related to electrical resistance: 814 × 273 .
What is the simplified value of the expression?
a. 9 b. 27 c. 54 d. 81

28. A farmer is trying to determine the area of a square plot of land. The length of one side
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of the square is given by the expression 164 meters. What is the area of the plot?
a. 32 𝑚2 b. 64 𝑚2 c. 128 𝑚2 d. 256 𝑚2
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2 2
29. Which of the following expressions is equivalent to (16 ) ? 3

1 1 2 1
a. 163 b. 166 c. 166 d. 164

5 3
30. If 𝑎4 = 𝑏2 , which of the following equations is true for 𝑎 and 𝑏?
9 6 10 4
a. 𝑎 = 𝑏 10 b. 𝑎 = 𝑏 5 c. 𝑎 = 𝑏 9 d. 𝑎 = 𝑏 3

31. A physics lab is analyzing the decay of a radioactive substance. The decay rate 𝑅 is
2
modeled by the expression 𝑅 = 𝑥 5 , where 𝑥 represents the initial amount of the substance.
To simplify their calculations, the lab technician needs to rewrite this expression in radical
form. Which of the following correctly represents the decay rate 𝑅 in radical notation?
5 2 1
a. √𝑥
5
b. ( √𝑥 ) c. (√𝑥)5 d. √𝑥 2

32. Which of the following is the correct law of radicals for multiplying two radicals with the
same index?

𝑛 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛
a. √𝑎 × √𝑏 = √𝑎 × 𝑏 c. √𝑎 × √𝑏 = √𝑎 − 𝑏
𝑛 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛
b. √𝑎 × √𝑏 = √𝑎 + 𝑏 𝑛
d. √𝑎 × √𝑏 = 𝑛√𝑎/𝑏

33. A rectangular garden has an area of 54𝑚2 . The width of the garden is represented by
2√𝑥 meters, while the length is represented by x meters. What is the width of the garden?

a. 3 m b. 6 m c. 9 m d. 12 m
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34. A researcher is combining the results of two experiments where the measurements are
given by √72 − √18 and √8 − √200 . To find the total effective measurement, which of the
following represents the correct simplified result of the sum of these measurements?
a. −5√2 c. 7√2 − √18
b. 2√2 − √2 d. √72 − √18 + √8 − √50

35. A carpenter is working on two wooden beams. The length of the first beam is 3√5
meters and the length of the second beam is 2√5 meters. The carpenter needs to determine
the total length of the beams combined. Which of the following represents the correct total
length?
a. 5√5 meters b. √25 meters c. 6√5 meters d. 10 meters

36. A researcher is analyzing data from two experiments. The first experiment yields a
√200
result represented by √98 − √32, and the second experiment yields + √18. To find the
√8
total combined result, the researcher needs to simplify and combine these results. Which of
the following is the correct simplified total result?

a. √14 − √2 + √7 c. √14 − 4√2 + √7

b. 5 − 4√2 − 2√2 d. 5 + 6√2

37. A triangle has a height of √18 units and a base of √50 units. What is the area of the
triangle?
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a. √50 b. √30 c. 15 d. 30
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38. A rectangular prism has a volume of √2000 cubic meters, If the height of the prism is
√20 meters, and the width is √10 meters, what is the length of the prism in simplest radical
form?
a. √10 meters b. √20 meters c. √50 meters d. √100 meters

39. Simplify the expression: 2√7+ 3√7.

a. 5√7 b. √14 c. 6√7 d. √21

40. How does the addition of radical expressions with the same radicand differ from adding
radicals with different radicands?
a. radicals with different radicands can be added
b. the sum of radicals with the same radicand is always simplified further
c. adding radicals with the same radicand involves combining the coefficients
d. radicals with different radicands can be added by simplifying the radicands

41. How does changing the constant term on the right - hand side of the equation √𝑥 + 5= 2
affect the solutions?
a. it has no effect
b. it shifts the solutions left on the number line
c. it shifts the solutions right on the number line
d. it impacts the solutions, but the direction depends on the value of the constant.
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42. What is the value of x that satisfies the equation √𝑥 + 5 = 2?

a. 𝑥 = −9 b. 𝑥 = −1 c. 𝑥 = 3 d. 𝑥 = 7

43. Which of the following steps is INCORRECT when solving the equation √𝑥 + 5 = 2?
a. 𝑥 + 5 = 4 b. 𝑥 = 22 – 5 c. 𝑥 = 4 – 5 d. 𝑥 = 22 + 5

44. A manufacturing process follows the equation √5𝑥 + 10 − 3= 7, where x represents a

variable
related to the process. Analyze the nature of the radical expression in this equation and
explain
how it influences the solutions.

a. The radical expression implies a fourth root, leading to multiple solutions.

b. The nature of the radical has no impact on the solutions; it is a constant factor.
c. The radical expression represents a cube root, and it guarantees only one valid
solution.
d. The radical expression indicates a square root, and it may introduce extraneous
solution during the solving process.

45. The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It has a
square base with an area of 602,176 square feet. How long is each side of the base?
a. 606 feet b. 776 feet c. 817 feet d. 960 feet

46. The civil engineer is considering adjusting the design equation to 2√𝑥 + 5 + 4 = 12 by
incorporating a coefficient for the square root term. If the engineer modifies the equation
to a√𝑥 + 5 + 4 = 12 where a s a positive constant, how would this alteration impact the
solution process?
a. It would not affect the solution process.
b. It would change the value of the solution.
c. It would introduce additional extraneous solutions.
d. It would result in a quadratic equation requiring factoring.

47. According to Heron, an Egyptian mathematician, if the measures of the sides of a triangle
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are a, b, and c, then the area of the triangle equals √𝑠(𝑠 − 𝑎)(𝑠 − 𝑏)(𝑠 − 𝑐), where s equals 2
of the perimeter of the triangle. Find the area (in square kilometers) of the triangular piece of
land with the sides that measure 6 km, 5 km, and 3 km.
𝑎. 2√14 b. 14√2 c. 2√7 d. 7√2

48. A 10-foot ladder that is placed 4 feet from the base of the vertical rock wall just reaches
the entrance of the cave. Approximately, how high is the cave entrance from the ground.
a. 7.12 ft b. 8.03 ft c. 9.16 ft d. 10. 54 ft

49. The area of a square garden is 256 square meters. Each side of the garden is decreased
by 4 meters. What will be the area of the new garden?
a. 81 b. 100 c. 121 d. 144

50. A circle with a diameter of 10 centimeters is inscribed in a square. What is the length of
the diagonal of the square?
a. 10 cm b. 10√2 cm c. 20 cm d. 20√2 cm