EST I – Math w/o Calculator

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Duration: 30 minutes
20 Multiple Choice Questions

Instructions:
- Place your answer on the answer sheet. Mark only one answer for each of the
multiple choice questions.
- Avoid guessing. Your answers should reflect your overall understanding of the
subject matter.
- Formula sheet is available on the following page of the booklet for your reference.
Reference:
1. Consider the following equation 𝑦
8
3𝑦 2 1
2𝐻 + = − 𝐻. Write 𝑥 in the terms of 7
√𝑥
6
𝑦 and 𝐻. 5
9𝑦 2 𝐻 2 4
A. 𝑥 = (−1−2𝐻 2)3 3
2
3𝑦 4 𝐻 2
B. 𝑥 = (−1−2𝐻 2)2 1
𝑥
-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
3𝑦 4 𝐻 2 -1
C. 𝑥 = (−𝐻−2𝐻 2)2
-2
9𝑦 4 𝐻 2 -3
D. 𝑥 = (−1−2𝐻 2)2 -4

5. Which of the following equations is

2. Given the function 𝑓 defined by represented in the graph above?
𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 3, what are the
coordinates of its vertex? A. 𝑦 = (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 + 1)
B. 𝑦 = 𝑥(𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 − 2)
A. (1, −1)
C. 𝑦 = (𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 − 1)
B. (−1,15)
D. 𝑦 = (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 + 1)
C. (2,3)
D. (−2,35) 2𝑎 + 3(4𝑎 − 5) + 2 = 3(𝑎 + 3)
6. Solve the equation above for 𝑎.
3. If 𝑦 > 3𝑥 − 1 and 3𝑥 > 5,
which of the following is true? A. 𝑎 =1
B. 𝑎 =2
A. 𝑦>3
C. 𝑎 =4
B. 𝑦>4
D. 𝑎 = 11
C. 𝑦<7
D. 𝑦<4 7. Which of the following is/are not a
solution for |2𝑥 − 1| > 3?
√𝑥 2 + 4 − 3 = 𝑥 + 4
I. 𝑥 = −2
4. Which of the following is the solution
II. 𝑥 = 0
of the equation above?
III. 𝑥 = 2
45
A. 𝑥 = − A. I only
14
14
B. II only
B. 𝑥 = − 45 C. I and II
14 D. II and III
C. 𝑥 = 45
45
D. 𝑥 = 14

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 𝐴

3432𝑥 = 496𝑥−1
3 𝑐𝑚
12. The solution of the equation above is
1
𝑂 𝑥 = 𝑎, where 𝑎 is a real number.
𝑎
𝐵 What is the value of 3?

A. 1
8. In the figure above, the radius of the B. 3
circle is 3 𝑐𝑚 and the minor arc 𝐴𝐵 has C. 9
a length of 2𝜋 𝑐𝑚. What is the measure D. 12
of angle 𝐴𝑂𝐵?
13. What is the slope of the line
(Figure not drawn to scale)
perpendicular to the line of
A. 60°
equation 3𝑦 + 𝑥 = 15?
B. 90°
1
C. 120° A. − 3
D. 135° 1
1
B. 3
9. If 𝑥 = 2𝑎, and 𝑎 = − 4, what is the
C. 3
value of 2𝑥 + 5?
A. 1 D. 6
B. 4
14. If 𝑥 2 = 𝑏 6 , and 𝑦 = 𝑏 5 , then (𝑥𝑦)12 =
C. 6
D. 8 A. 𝑏8
B. 𝑏 20
10. Given the line with equation C. 𝑏 96
5𝑦 − 3(𝑥 − 2) = −1, which of the D. 𝑏132
following statements is true?
3 15. Given the function 𝑔 defined by
A. The slope of the line is , and
5 𝑔(𝑥) = −3𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 1, which of
the line is decreasing. the following statements is/are true?
3
B. The slope of the line is − 5, and I. The graph of 𝑔 concave upwards.
the line is decreasing. II. The axis of symmetry of the
C. The slope of the line is
3
, and graph is at the positive side of
5
the 𝑥-axis.
the line is increasing.
3 III. The graph of 𝑔 reaches a minimum
D. The slope of the line is − 5, and value.
the line is increasing.
A. I only
11. If 𝑖 2 = −1, what is the sum of B. II only
4 + 7𝑖 and −2 + 7𝑖? C. I and III
A. 1 + 14𝑖 D. II and III
B. 2
C. 14𝑖
D. 2 + 14𝑖
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16. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 4, and 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥 − 1, 27 < 4𝑥 − 3 ≤ 31
then 𝑓(𝑔(−2)) = 20. The only integer that satisfies the
inequality above is:
A. 44
B. 45 A. 8
C. 49 B. 11
D. 53 C. 28
D. 32
𝐴

16 𝑐𝑚

𝐶
𝐵

17. In the figure above, 𝐴𝐵𝐶 is a right

triangle at 𝐵, such that
𝐴𝐶
𝐴𝐶 = 16 𝑐𝑚. If 𝐴𝐵 = , and
2
𝑚∠𝐴𝐶𝐵 = 𝑥°, then 𝑥 =
A. 30
B. 45
C. 60
D. 75

𝑥 + 2𝑦 = −1
{
2𝑥 = 𝑦 + 8
18. The value of 𝑥 that satisfies the
system of equations above is:
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

19. The coefficient of the 𝑥 term in the

expansion of (2 − 3𝑥)(𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 1)
is:
A. 3
B. 5
C. 8
D. 11

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 EST I – Math with Calculator

Date:
Test Center:
Room Number:
Student’s Name:
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EST ID:

Duration: 55 minutes
38 Multiple Choice Questions

Instructions:
- Place your answer on the answer sheet. Mark only one answer for each of the
multiple choice questions.
- Avoid guessing. Your answers should reflect your overall understanding of the
subject matter.
- Calculator is allowed. When a calculator is used, be aware of switching between
radian mode and median mode.
- Formula sheet is available on the following page of the booklet for your reference.
Reference:
1. Which of the following graphs 2. An amount $12,000 is to be
represents the function 𝑓 represented divided between the winner and the
by the equation 2𝑦 − 3𝑥 = 5? runner-up in a spelling competition
in the ratio 5: 3. To participate in
the competition, each player should
pay $600. How much money will
the winner get as a profit?
A. $3,900
B. $6,900
C. $7,500
D. $8,100
A.
Questions 3 and 4 refer to the information
below:
At a beach, the probability of having high
waves on any given day is 0.22.

3. What is the probability of having

high waves on three consecutive
B. days at this beach?
A. 0.0106
B. 0.0206
C. 0.0484
D. 0.4746

4. What is the probability of having

high waves on one day and no high
waves on the second day at this
C. beach?
A. 0.0484
B. 0.1214
C. 0.1716
D. 0.6084

D.

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 𝑥 1 3 4 6 9 Questions 8 - 10 refer to the information
3 3 3 3 3 below:
𝑦
2 8 16 64 512 15%
5. Which of the following equations is 30%
represented in the table above?
3 𝑥 10%
A. 𝑦 = (2)
1 𝑥
B. 𝑦 = (2) + 3
1 𝑥
C. 𝑦 = (2) − 3
1 𝑥
D. 𝑦 = 3 (2)

6. Given a linear function 𝑓 such that 45%

𝑓(2) = 1, and 𝑓(−3) = 11. What is
In a large village, 40 citizens were surveyed
the 𝑦-intercept of 𝑓?
by the municipality about their favorite
A. 3 afternoon snack. Their responses were
B. 5 collected and represented in the pie chart
C. 6 above, which was then submitted to the
D. 9 country's government for food analysis. It is
noteworthy that the majority of the
7. A group of 5 friends decided to go 40 citizens chose chocolate as their favorite
on a trip from country 𝑍 to country afternoon snack.
𝑋. The total cost of flight tickets and
hotel rooms for all five friends is 8. How many citizens chose chocolate
$3,625. When two of the friends as their favorite afternoon snack?
cancelled their flights, the total A. 4 citizens
amount to be paid was reduced B. 8 citizens
by only 20%. Additionally, these two C. 18 citizens
friends decided to contribute $250 D. 20 citizens
each. If the costs are shared equally. The
amount of money that each of the 9. If the least chosen snack was fruits,
remaining three friends has to pay and biscuits were considered the
now is second-best popular option, how
A. $75 more than the original many citizens chose nuts as their
individual cost of the trip. favorite afternoon snack?
B. $100 more than the original A. 4 citizens
individual cost of the trip. B. 6 citizens
C. $25 less than the original C. 8 citizens
individual cost of the trip. D. 12 citizens
D. The same amount as the original
individual cost of the trip.

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10. The government sent the survey back to
the municipality to apply a major
modification. What could be the best
reason for this return?
A. The survey should include more
citizens who favor fruits.
B. The survey should include more
teenagers.
C. The pie chart does not represent
the number of citizens who favor
each type of snack. 13. Which absolute value inequality is
D. The survey is biased as it does graphed above, given that the shaded
not represent the preferences of region represents the solution set?
all citizens in the village. A. |2𝑥 − 𝑦| > 3
B. |2𝑥 − 𝑦| < 3
11. To access a sports news website,
C. |2𝑥 + 𝑦| > 3
individuals must pay a $3
D. |2𝑥 + 𝑦| < 3
registration fee in addition to $0.15
for each article read. George paid 14. In country A, 350 high school
$5.25 last week for this website. students received admission offers
How many articles has he read? from top 100 worldwide
A. 12 universities, and 72% of them
B. 15 accepted the offers. How many
C. 17 students rejected their offer?
D. 18 A. 49
B. 82
12. Amani invested $𝑎 for 2 years at a
C. 98
rate of 2% compounded annually.
D. 102
The interest she obtained after these
2 years was $210.08. What is the
value of a?
A. $5,000
B. $5,100
C. $5,200
D. $5,300

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Questions 15 - 17 refer to the information 16. What will be the cost of producing
below: 100 boxes of staples?
A company that produces staples uses the
A. $1
two functions 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 4𝑥 + 4 and
1
B. $1,000
𝑔(𝑥) = 3 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 to find the cost and the C. $999,604
revenue per day, respectively, in thousands D. $999,604,000
of dollars, when producing 𝑥 hundred boxes
17. From the graph, approximately at
of staples. The graphs of 𝑓 and 𝑔
what production level of boxes of
are represented in the figure below. staples is the revenue twice the cost?
A. 100 boxes
B. 110 boxes
C. 130 boxes
D. 160 boxes
18. What is the positive value of 𝑥 if
3
𝑥 − 𝑥 = 2?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5
19. What is the simplified form of
2𝑥 2 −11𝑥+15 𝑥 2 +𝑥
× 2𝑥−5?
𝑥 2 −2𝑥−3
15. Andre, the manager of this company.
decided to limit the production of A. 1
𝑥
staples to 217 boxes per day. B. 2
Which of the following best C.
𝑥
2𝑥 − 5
describes the reason behind Andre's
D. 𝑥
decision?
20. What is the product of the solutions
A. Producing 217 boxes of staples
of 3𝑥 4 + 11𝑥 2 + 6 = 0?
will yield an optimal daily
revenue for the company. A. 𝑖
B. Exceeding the production of B. 2𝑖
217 boxes of staples will result in C. 2
cost surpassing revenue. D. −2
C. Producing more than 217 boxes
of staples is ineffective for
society.
D. Producing 217 boxes of staples
will generate a daily revenue
exceeding 3 million dollars
surpassing the cost.

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21. The arithmetic mean of four consecutive 4, 3, 3, 5, 5, 7, 7, 5, 8, 9, 11, 11
odd integers is 14. What is the smallest 26. Given the set of data above, which of
number between these 4 integers? the following statements is/are true?
A. 7 I. Its mean is an integer greater
B. 9 than 5.
C. 11 II. Its mean is greater than its mode.
D. 13 III. Its range is equal to the sum of its
mean and half the mode.
22. If √𝑥 2 + 3𝑦 = 3𝑥 + 1 and 𝑥 = 2 what A. I only
is the value of 𝑦? B. II only
A. 𝑦=7 C. I and II
B. 𝑦=9 D. II and III
C. 𝑦 = 12
27. Which of the following is equivalent to
D. 𝑦 = 15 2 𝑥−1
= 𝑥+3
𝑥−3
23. What is the probability that a random
arrangement of the letters of the word A. −𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 3 = 0
RESUME has an E on each end? B. −𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 9 = 0
C. −𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 3 = 0
A. 0.067 D. −𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 3 = 0
B. 0.076
C. 0.089 28. If 3𝑥 + 3𝑚𝑦 + 5 = −1, what is the
D. 0.095 value of 𝑥 + 𝑚𝑦?

24. The two lines 𝑙 and 𝑚 of A. -5

respective equations 𝑥 + 5𝑛𝑦 = 17 B. -2
C. 1
and 2𝑛𝑥 + 10𝑦 = 3 are parallel.
D. 2
Determine 𝑛 if 𝑛 > 0 .
A. 1 29. If 2𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 4 and 𝑥 − 𝑦 = −5
B. 3 then 𝑥 =
C. 5
A. −3
D. 10
B. 1
25. The graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 2 − 4𝑚𝑥 + 3 C. 2
where 𝑚 is a real number, passes D. 5
through (1,2). What is the value of 𝑚?
A. 𝑚 = −1
B. 𝑚=1
C. 𝑚=2
D. 𝑚=4

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 D. 30
30. What is the radicand in the 35. The graphs of the two functions
3
simplified form of √4𝑥 4 𝑦 3? 𝑓(𝑥) = −𝑥 + 1 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 7
intersect at point 𝐴. What is the
A. 𝑥
𝑦-coordinate of 𝐴?
B. 2𝑥
C. 4𝑥 A. 1
D. There is no radicand in the B. 3
simplified form. C. 5
D. 7
31. Consider the line of equation
5 1 36. In a school, 36 students were asked
2𝑦 + 3 𝑥 = 2. If the 𝑥-coordinate of the
whether they eat pasta or rice at
3
𝑥-intercept is ℎ, then ℎ is equal to: lunch; 18 of them chose pasta, and
22 chose rice. If all students have
A. 5
chosen at least one thing to eat, how
B. 6
many students chose both?
C. 10
D. 16 A. 2
B. 4
32. The angles in an equilateral triangle C. 6
have measures equal to (2𝑥 − 10)°, D. 8
(4𝑦 + 12)° and (𝑧 − 5)° What is
the value of 3𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧? 37. A restaurant offers a 40 𝑐𝑚 diameter
pizza for $12. Three friends divided
A. 52
one pizza among themselves, with
B. 66
each paying for the slices they
C. 104
eat proportionally. If Samir ate
D. 158
one-eighth of the pizza, how much
33. The expression 64 × (7𝑥 2 𝑦 3 )2 can should he pay?
be written as 2𝑀 𝑁 2 𝑥 4 𝑦 6 , where 𝑀 A. $1.5
and 𝑁 are two positive integers such B. $2.0
that 𝑀 ≤ 4. If 2𝑀 > 𝑁, then 𝑀 + 𝑁 is C. $2.5
equal to: D. $3.0
A. 9
38. Given ABC is a right triangle
B. 11
at C, such that 𝐴𝐶 = 7 𝑐𝑚.
C. 18
If 𝑚∠𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 30°, what is the length
D. 20
of ̅̅̅̅
𝐴𝐵 ?
34. If 𝑘% of 420 is 63, what is the value A. 8
of k? B. 9
A. 15 C. 12
B. 20 D. 14
C. 25

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