LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR TEACHERS

GENERAL EDUCATION – MATHEMATICS

LET COMPETENCIES:
 Basic Mathematics
o Operations with whole numbers, decimals, fractions and integers
o Least common multiple greatest common factor
o Divisibility rules
o Ratio and proportion
o Percentage, rate and base
o Measurement and units of measure
 Perimeter
 Area
 Volume
 Capacity
 Weight
o Number Theory
 Prime and composite numbers
 Prime factorization
o Elementary Algebra
 Algebraic Expressions
 Polynomials
 Linear Equations
 Linear Inequalities

 Plane Geometry
o Show a working knowledge of basic terms and concepts in Plane Geometry
 Lines and curves, perpendicular and parallel lines
 Angles, angle properties
 Special triangles and quadrilaterals
 Polygons
o Solve problems involving the basic terms and concepts in Plane Geometry.

 Statistics and Probability

o Show mastery and knowledge of basic terms and concepts in statistics and
probability
 Counting techniques
 Probability of an event
 Measure of central tendency
 Measure of variability

o Solve, evaluate, and manipulate symbolic and numerical problems in elementary

algebra by applying fundamental rules, principles and processes.

PART I. CONTENT UPDATE

INTEGERS

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 The set of integers consists of the counting numbers, their negatives, and zero. The set is
denoted by Z and is defined as

Z = { …, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,…}

 The absolute value of a number x, denoted by |x| , is defined as

x if x is non-negative
|x| = -x if x is negative

 Addition of integers

Rule 1: To add integers having the same sign, add their absolute value and copy
their common sign.

Rule 2: To add integers having different signs, find the difference of their absolute
value and prefix the sign of the addend with larger absolute value.

 Subtraction of integers
Rule: To subtract an integer from another integer, change the sign of the subtrahend
and proceed to addition applying rule 1 or rule 2 of addition of integers.

 Multiplication/Division of integers

Rule: The product/quotient of two integers having the same sign is positive.
The product/quotient of two integers with different signs is negative.

DIVISIBILITY RULES

By 2: Number ends with 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8, meaning the number is even

By 3: Sum of the digits is divisible by 3
By 4: Last two digits form a number divisible by 4
By 5: Last digit is 0 or 5
By 6: Divisible by 2 and 3
By 7: Difference obtained after subtracting twice the last digit from the number
formed by the remaining digits is divisible by 7
By 8: Last three digits form a number divisible by 8
By 9: Sum of the digits is divisible by 9
By 10: Last digit is 0
By 11: Difference between the sum of the odd positioned digits and the sum of the
even positioned digits starting from either left or right, is divisible by 11.
By 12: Divisible by 3 and 4
By 13: The sum of four times the last digit and the number formed by the remaining
digits is divisible by 13.

Note: Divisibility rules for two or more relatively prime numbers may be combined to
serve as a divisibility rule for their product

FRACTIONS

 Different Meanings of Fractions:

(i) Part of a Whole or Set

(ii) Division

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 (iii) Ratio
(iv) Number on the Real Line

 Kinds of Fractions:

 As to relation between denominators

Similar fractions- fractions having the same denominators

Dissimilar fractions- fractions having different denominators

 As to relation between the numerator and denominator

Proper – the numerator is less than the denominator

Improper – the numerator is equal to or greater than the denominator

 Other kinds
Equivalent fractions- fractions having the same value.
Mixed – composed of a whole number and a fraction

 OPERATIONS ON FRACTIONS

a. Multiplication
a c ac
× =
Rule: b d bd .

b. Division
a c a d ad
÷ = × =
Rule: b d b c bc .

c. Addition/ Subtraction

a c ad±bc
± =
Rule: b d bd

DECIMALS

 Addition/Subtraction – this is facilitated by writing the numbers in columns so that

their decimal points are aligned. Thus aligned, digits with the same place values must
be in the same column, and the addends (or the minuend and subtrahend) are added
(or subtracted) as if they were whole numbers.

 Multiplication

Rule: Multiply the given numbers as if they were whole numbers. Then, place the
decimal point as to have as many decimal places in the product as there are in the
factors.

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  Division

Rule: Relocate the decimal point of the divisor to make it a whole number. Relocate
also the decimal point of the dividend (as many as necessary in the divisor). Apply
division on the resulting numbers.
Note: Relocation of decimal point both in the divisor and the dividend is tantamount
to multiplying both the dividend and the divisor by the same power of 10.

PRIME AND COMPOSITE NUMBERS

 Prime - counting number greater than 1 with exactly two factors, 1 and itself.
 Composite – counting number that has more than two factors.
 Prime Factorization- process of expressing a counting number as the product of its
prime factors.

 Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of two or more counting numbers is the largest possible
whole number divisor of the numbers.

 Least Common Multiple (LCM) of two or more counting numbers is the smallest non-zero
integer that has the given numbers as factors or divisors.

RATIO AND PROPORTION

 Ratio - comparison of two numbers a and b, b ¿ 0, and expressed as “a to b”, “a: b”,
or “a/b”.

 Proportion – a statement expressing the equality of two ratios

 If a: b and c: d are two equal ratios, the following holds:

a: b = c : d or a/b = c/d

 Partitive Proportion: One quantity is being partitioned into different proportions.

PER CENT

Percent – literally meaning “per hundred”; it is one way of writing fractions in which
the denominator, pre-set at 100, is written as “ %” , read as “per cent”.

CONVERSIONS

 Fraction to Decimal:

Rule: To convert from fraction to decimal, divide the numerator of the fraction by its
denominator.

 Decimal to Fraction
a. Terminating Decimals – multiply the decimal by a fraction the numerator and
denominator of which are both equal to such power of ten with as many zeroes as
there are decimal places in the given decimal.
b. Repeating Decimals
The procedure is outlined below together with an example to illustrate each step.

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 e.g. To convert ) x = 0. 2525. ..
i. Multiply x by such power of 10 as would move one repeating set across the
decimal point.

100 x = 25.2525…

ii. Subtract the original equation from the result in (a).

100x = 25. 2525 . ..

- x = 0. 2525. . .
_________________
99x = 25
25
x= 99
 Percent to Decimal

Rule: Remove the percent sign then multiply the number by 0.01 or move the
decimal point two places to the left.

 Percent to Fraction

Rule: Remove the percent sign, then multiply the number by 1/100 and simplify.

 Decimal to Percent

Rule: Move the decimal point two places to the right and write the percent symbol
(%).
 Fraction to Percent

Rule : Convert the fraction to decimal and then the resulting decimal to percent.

PERCENTAGE PROBLEMS

 Percentage (P) - a percent or part of a given number.

 Base(B)- the given number.

 Rate(R)- the ratio of the part (P) to be taken from B to B itself

Formula: Percentage = Base x Rate or P= B x R

DISCOUNT

 Discount problems can be solved by applying the formulas on percentage.

Original Price/ Marked Price/ List Price Base

Rate of Discount Rate
Discount Percentage
Selling Price Original Price minus Discount

SIMPLE INTEREST

 INTEREST (I) – the amount paid for the use of money

 PRINCIPAL (P) – is the money that is borrowed or invested

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  TIME (t) - the duration for which the money is borrowed or invested; usually expressed
in years

Formulas: I = Prt ; where P = principal, r = rate and t = time

MEASUREMENT AND UNITS OF MEASURE:

 English – Metric Conversions

1 inch (in) = 2.540 centimeters (cm)
1 foot =30.38 centimeters (cm)
1 meter (m) = 3.281 feet (ft)=39.37 inches (in)= 1.094 yards (yd)
1 pound (lb) = 453.5924 grams (g)
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1 ounce (oz) =31.1035 grams (g)=29.57 milliliters (ml)=29.57 cm
1 ton =2,240 pound (lb)=1,016 kilograms (kg)=1,016 metric tons
1 kilometer (km)= 0.6214 mile (mi)= 1,093.6 yards (yd)
1 liter = 1.057 quarts (qt) = 2.114 pints (pt)

 There are three basic metric units for measurement:

For : length = metre (M)

Capacity = litre (l)
Weight = gram (g)

CONVERSION: WEIGHT-VOLUME
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1 litre = 1000 cubic centimeters (cm )
1 milliliter =1,000 liters (l)
1 liter of water at 4C =1 kilogram
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1 ml or 1 cm of water at 4C = 1 gram

 RULES FOR CONVERSION ( Metric to Metric)

1. From smaller to larger unit

Move the decimal point of the given number K places to the left, where K is the
number of arrows from the smaller unit to the larger unit in the diagram.

2. From larger to smaller unit

Move the decimal point of the given number K places to the right, where K is
the number of arrows from the smaller unit to the larger unit in the diagram.

 PERIMETER (P) and AREA (A)

The perimeter of any closed region is the distance around it.
The perimeter of any polygon is the sum of the lengths of its sides.
The area of any polygon is the number of square units enclosed in the region.

P= a + b + c
c
a

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 1
A= 2 ab

c P=a+b+c
a
hh
1
b
A= 2 bh

s P=3s
s
√3
2
A= 4 s

P= 2 (L + W)
W
L A = LW
s
s
P=4s
s 2
A=s
s
P= Circumference = 2  r
2
r A=r

Trapezoid
b1
s2 P = s 1 + s 2+ b 1 + b 2
1 1
b2
A= 2 ( b1 + b2 )h

Regular Hexagon
P=6s
s
s

A=6
(4 )√3 s 2 = 3 √3 s 2 or 2 .598 s2
2
 Conversion: English-Metric

This method is based on the fact that any conversion factor can be expressed
as a ratio.

Examples:

 12 in. = 1 ft 
(121 ftin )
 Convert 15 feet to inches
12in
 15 ft = (15 ft.)
( )
ft = (15) (12) in = 180 in.

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  Calculate the number of yards in 3,000 in.

(121 ftin ) ¿ ( 13ydft ) 3,000 yd

 (3,000 in) = (3,000 in) ¿ = 36 = 83.33 yd.
 Convert 5 yards to centimeters

( 5 yd )
¿ (91 .144ydcm )
¿ = 5(91.44) cm = 457.2 cm.

 Conversion: Metric-Metric
Try These:

a. 550 g = __________kg.
b. 24 g = __________mg
c. 2.78 km =__________m
d. 464 l = __________ml

ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA

A. Properties of Real Numbers

1. Closure Property – For any real numbers a and b, a + b and a x b are also real numbers
2. Commutative Property – For any real numbers a and b, a + b = b + a and a x b = b x a.
3. Associative Property – For any real numbers a, b, and c,
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c) and (a x b) x c = a x (b x c)
4. Existence of Identity Elements – For any real number a, there exist real numbers 0 and
1, such that a + 0 = a and a x 1 = a.
5. Existence of Inverses – For any real number a, there exists a –a such that a + -a = 0,
and a 1/a such that a x 1/a = 1.
6. Distributive Property – For any real numbers a, b and c, a(b + c) = ab + ac.

B. Properties of Equality
1. Reflexive – if a is a real number, a = a.
2. Symmetric – if a and b are real numbers and a = b, then b = a.
3. Transitive – if a, b and c are real numbers and a = b and b = c, then a = c.

C. Some Basic Terms

1. Variable – any symbol that is used to represent an element of a set. e.g. x, y, θ, σ
2. Domain – the set of all elements represented by a particular variable
3. Constant – a symbol with only one element in its variable. e.g. 3, -2, π
4. Algebraic expression – a constant, a variable, or any combination of constants and
variables involving indicated operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division,
raising to a power, or extraction of a root) on them.
e.g. -4 25x2 -1, 3x3 – 2xy + y2, x-y , 2x – 1
4 y
5. Polynomial – an algebraic expression consisting only of non-negative integer powers of
variables, and with no variable in a denominator. Among the examples of the algebraic
expression above, only the last is not polynomial

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 6. Term of a polynomial – a constant or a constant multiplied by non-negative integer
powers of variables. A polynomial with only 1 item is monomial; polynomial with 2 is a
binomial and a polynomial with 3 is a trinomial.
e.g. -24x2 y3 z4 - is a short term
2x2 – 3y + xy3 -is a trinomial
7. Numerical Coefficient – that constant that is multiplied by the non-negative powers of
variables in a term.
8. Literal Coefficient – the non-negative powers of variables in a term
e.g. ln – 2x3y2, the numeral coefficient is -2, while the literal coefficient is x 3y2
9. Similar terms – terms with the same literal coefficient. If the terms as not similar, they
are said to be dismissed.
e.g x + 2 ≤ 2x-3 < 5 x + 1
x + 2 ≤ 2x – 3 2x – 3 < 5x + 1
10. Degree of a term – sum of the exponents of all variable factors of a term
11. Degree of a polynomial – degree of that term of the polynomial with the highest degree

Inequalities

Inequality – a statement that says one quantity is less than (<) or greater than (>) another
(strict inequality). In some instances, however, one quantity may be less than or equal
to (≤), or greater than or equal to (≥) to another.
e.g. 3 < 5x – 2, 4x-5 ≥ x + 15

Compound Inequality – a compound statement that says one quantity is less than (or greater
than) another but is greater than (or less than) a third.
e.g. -4 < 2x-3 ≤ 9

Properties of Inequality
1. Trichotomy – If a and b are real numbers, then a < b, a = b, or a > b.
2. Transitive – If a < b and b < c, then a < c.
i. If a > b and b > c, then a > c.
3. Addition Property – If a, b and c are real numbers and a < b, then a + c < b + c
If a, b and c are real numbers and a > b, then a

Solution of a Linear Inequality – an element of the domain of the variable which makes the
inequality true

Solving a Linear Inequality – the process of finding, through the use of the properties of
inequality, all the solutions of the inequality
GEOMETRY

BASIC DEFINITIONS
Undefined terms: the basic geometric concepts for which no definitions are given. These are
the points, lines and planes.
Collinear points: points that lie on the same line.
Betweenness: Point Y is between X and Z if and only if X, Y, and Z are collinear and XY +
YZ = XZ.

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Coplanar points: points that lie on the same plane.
Concurrent lines: Three or more lines that meet at the same point.
Line segment: a part of a line consisting of two points, called endpoints, and all the points in
between them.
Ray: a part of a line having one endpoint and extending infinitely in one direction.
Opposite rays: rays with a common endpoint but extending in opposite directions.
Congruent segments: Two segments having the same measure or length.
Angle: formed by two non-collinear rays with a common endpoint. The two rays are the sides
of the angle. The common endpoint of the two rays is the vertex of the angle.
Space: the set of all points.

POSTULATES
Space contains at least 4 noncoplanar points.
Every plane contains at least three noncollinear points.
Every line contains at least two points.
Two points determine a line.
Three noncollinear points determine a plane.
If two points are in a plane, then the line containing the points is in the same plane.
If two lines intersect, then their intersection is a point.
If two planes intersect, then their intersection is a line.

POLYGONS
Polygon: a closed plane figure formed by fitting together segments end to end with each
segment intersecting exactly two others.
Diagonal of a polygon: a line segment that connects two nonconsecutive vertices.
Convex polygon: no diagonal is in the exterior of the polygon.
Concave polygon: at least one diagonal is in the exterior of the polygon.
Equilateral polygon: all the sides have equal lengths.
Equiangular polygon: all the angles have equal measure.
Regular polygon: it is both equilateral and equiangular.
Interior angle of a polygon: an angle formed by the sides of a polygon.
Exterior angle of a polygon: an angle which forms a linear pair with one of the interior
angles of a polygon.

THEOREMS
Angle-Sum Theorems for Triangles: The sum of the measures of the three angles of any
triangle is 180°.
Angle-Sum Theorems for Quadrilaterals: The sum of the measures of the four angles of
any quadrilateral is 360°.

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 Angle-Sum Theorems for Polygons: The sum (s) of the measures of the interior angles of
any polygon with n sides is given by s = (n - 2)180°.
Exterior Angle Theorem for Polygons: The sum of the measures of the exterior angles of
a convex polygon (one at each vertex) is 180°.
TRIANGLES
Classifying Triangles According to Sides
a) Scalene: No two of its sides are congruent.
b) Isosceles: At least two of its sides are congruent.
The two congruent sides are the legs. The third side is called the base. The angle
opposite the base is the vertex and the angles adjacent to the base are the base
angles.
c) Equilateral: All of its sides are congruent.
Classifying Triangles According to Angles
a) Acute: all of its angles are acute.
b) Right: has one right angle.
The hypotenuse is the longest side. The legs are the other two sides.
c) Obtuse: One of its angles is obtuse.
d) Equiangular: all of its angles are congruent.
Secondary Parts of a Triangle
Altitude of a triangle: a segment from a vertex perpendicular to the line that contains the
opposite side.
Median of a triangle: a segment from one vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.

QUADRILATERALS
A quadrilateral is a four-sided polygon.
Kinds of Quadrilaterals
A quadrilateral is a parallelogram if and only if one of the following is satisfied:
1. Both pairs of opposite sides are parallel.
2. Both pairs of opposite sides are congruent.
3. Both pairs of opposite angles are congruent.
4. Consecutive angles are supplementary.
5. Diagonals bisect each other.
6. Each diagonal divides the quadrilateral into two congruent triangles.

A quadrilateral is a rectangle if and only if it is a parallelogram and one of the following is

satisfied:
1. It has four right angles.
2. Its diagonals are congruent.

A quadrilateral is a rhombus if and only if it is a parallelogram and one of the following is

satisfied:
1. Its sides are all congruent.
2. Its diagonals are perpendicular.
3. Its diagonals bisect the angles of the quadrilateral.

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A quadrilateral is a square if it is both a rhombus and a rectangle.
A quadrilateral is trapezoid if it has a pair of parallel opposite sides. The parallel sides are the
bases and the non-parallel sides are its legs. If the legs are congruent, the trapezoid is said to
be an isosceles trapezoid.
A trapezoid is isosceles if it satisfies one of the following:
1. Its legs are congruent.
2. Each pair of base angles is congruent.
3. Diagonals are congruent.

CIRCLES
Circle: the set of all points in a plane at a given distance (radius) from a given point (center) in
the plane.
Radius: the line segment from the center to any point of the circle.
Chord: a line segment whose endpoints lie on the circle.
Diameter: a chord containing the center.
Secant: a line that intersects the circle in two points.
Tangent: a line lying on the same plane as the circle that intersects the circle in exactly one
point.
Point of Tangency: The point where the tangent touches the circle.
Congruent circles: two or more circles having the same radius.
Concentric circles: two or more coplanar circles sharing the same center.

RELATIONS INVOLVING SEGMENTS AND ANGLES

Midpoint of the segment: A point that bisects a segment, or divides a segment into two
congruent segments.
Bisector of the line segment: A ray, line or line segment that contains the midpoint.
Angle bisector: A ray that contains the vertex and divides the angle into two congruent parts.

PERPENDICULAR LINES AND BISECTOR OF A LINE

Perpendicular lines: two lines that intersect at right angles.
Perpendicular bisector of a segment: the line which is perpendicular to the segment at its
midpoint.
Theorem: The shortest segment from a point to a line is the perpendicular segment.

ANGLE PAIRS
Adjacent angles: two angles with a common vertex, a common side, and no common interior
points.
Supplementary angles: two angles whose measures have a sum of 180°.
Complementary angles: two angles whose measures have a sum of 90°.
Vertical angles: Two angles are vertical if and only if their sides form two pairs of opposite
rays and their angles are nonadjacent formed by two intersecting lines.

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Linear pair: two angles which are adjacent and supplementary.
Theorems:
Supplements of congruent angles are congruent.
Complements of congruent angles are congruent.
Vertical angles are congruent.

ANGLES AND SIDES OF A TRIANGLE

Exterior angle of a triangle: an angle which forms a linear pair with one of the triangle’s
interior angles.
Remote interior angles: two interior angles of the triangle not adjacent to the exterior angle.
Theorems:
The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the measures of
the two remote interior angles.
The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle is greater than the length of the
third side.
In a triangle, if one side is longer than the other side, the angle opposite the longer side
is the larger angle.
In a triangle, if one angle is larger than the other angle, the side opposite the larger
angle is the longer side.

PARALLEL LINES AND TRANSVERSALS

Intersecting lines: lines having a point in common
Perpendicular lines: lines that intersect at right angles
Parallel lines: coplanar lines that do not intersect
Skew lines: noncoplanar lines
Transversal line: a line intersecting two or more coplanar lines at different points

1 2 Interior angles:  3,  4,  5,  6
3 4 Exterior angles:  1,  2,  7,  8
5 6 Corresponding angles:  1 and  5,  2 and  6
7 8  3 and  7,  4 and  8
Alternate interior angles:  3 and  6,  4 and  5
Alternate exterior angles: 1 and  8,  2 and  7
Same-side interior angles:  3 and 5,  4 and 6
Postulates:
If parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then:
1. the alternate interior angles are congruent.
2. The corresponding angles are congruent.
3. The alternate exterior angles are congruent.

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 4. The same-side interior angles are supplementary.

COUNTING TECHNIQUES

Experiment: any activity that can be done repeatedly (e.g. tossing a coin, rolling a die).
Sample space: the set of all possible outcomes in an experiment.
Example: In rolling a die, the sample space is S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}.
Sample point: an element of the sample space.
Example: In rolling a die, there are 6 sample points.
Counting Sample Points
1. Fundamental Principle of Counting (FPC)

If a choice consists of k steps, of which the first can be performed in n 1 ways, for each of
these the second can be performed in n 2 ways, for each of these the third can be
performed in n3 ways…, and for each of these the kth can be made in n k ways, then the
whole choice can be made in n1n2n3…nk ways.

Example: In how many ways can two dice fall? Ans. : 6 · 6 = 36 ways

2. Permutation

Permutation is an arrangement of objects wherein the order is important.

a. Linear Permutation

If n objects are to be arranged r objects at a time, then the number of distinct

arrangements is given by the formula

n!
n Pr = , n≥ r .
( n−r ) !
Example: In how many ways can the first, second and third winners may be chosen
in a beauty pageant with 10 contestants?

10 !
10 P3 = =10 · 9 ·8=720 ways
(10−3 ) !

b. Circular Permutation

If n objects are to be arranged in a circular manner, then the number of distinct

arrangements is (n - 1)!
Example: In how many ways can 7 people be arranged around a circular table? (7
- 1)! = 6!
c. Permutation with Repetitions

The number of distinct permutations of n things of which p are of one kind, q are of a
second kind, … r of a kth kind is

n!
P= where p + q + … + r = n.
p !q! …r!

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 Example: How many different permutations are there in the word COMMITTEE if all
letters are to be taken?

3. Combination

Combination is the arrangement of objects regardless of order. In other words, the order
of arranging the objects is not important. If n objects are to be arranged r at a time, the
number of distinct combinations is given by the formula:

n!
n Cr = , n≥ r .
r ! ( n−r ) !

Example: In how many ways can a committee of 4 be chosen from 6 persons?

PROBABILITY

Probability: the likelihood of occurrence of an event.

If E is any event, then the probability of an event denoted by P(E) has a value between 0
and 1, inclusive. In symbols,
0 ≤ P (E) ≤ 1
If P(E) = 1, then E is sure to happen.
If P(E) = 0, then E is impossible to happen.
Moreover, if the probability that E will not happen is P(E’), then P (E) + P (E’) = 1.
1. Theoretical Probability

Theoretically, the probability of an event E, denoted by P(E), is defined as

n( E)
P(E) =
n( S)

where n(E) = number of favorable outcomes

n(S) = number of possible outcomes
2. Experimental Probability

The probability of an event may also be obtained experimentally. Suppose we want to

find out the probability of obtaining a tail in a toss of coin. We can perform an
experiment by tossing the coin 50 times and record the number of occurrences of tail.
Suppose that tail occurred 24 times, then the probability of getting a tail based on this
experiment is

24
P (tail) =
50
STATISTICS

Statistics is the branch of mathematics used to summarize quantities of data and help
investigators draw sound conclusions. Its two main branches are descriptive statistics and
inferential statistics.
A sample is a specified set of measurements or data, which is drawn from a much larger body
of measurements or data called the population.

Kinds of Sampling

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 1. Random sampling techniques are used to ensure that every member of the
population has an equal chance of being included in the sample. A random sample is
said to be representative of the entire population. The two methods of random sampling
are lottery method and the use of the table of random numbers.
2. Systematic sampling is a technique which selects every nth element of the population
for the sample, with the starting point determined at random from the first n elements.
3. Stratified random sampling is a technique of selecting simple random samples from
mutually exclusive groupings or strata of the population.

Graphical Representations of Data

1. Histogram - a graphical picture of a frequency distribution consisting of a series of
vertical columns or rectangles, each drawn with a base equal to the class interval and a
height corresponding to the class frequency. The bars of a histogram are joined
together, that is, there are no spaces between bars.
2. Bar Chart- uses rectangles or bars to represent discrete classes of data. The length of
each bar corresponds to the frequency or percentage of the given class or category. The
categories are in turn placed in either horizontal
3. Frequency Polygon- a special type of line graph, where each class frequency is
plotted directly above the midpoint or class mark of its class interval and lines are then
drawn to connect the points.
4. Pie Chart- an effective way of presenting categorized (qualitative) distributions, where
a circle is divided into sectors - pie-shaped pieces - which are proportional in size to the
corresponding frequencies or percentages.
5. Pictogram- known as picture graph where picture symbols are used to represent
values.

PART II: ANALYZING TEST ITEMS

Directions: Choose the best answer from the choices given. Write the corresponding letter of
your choice.

1. In a game of cards, a player has 7 cards with the following values: -140, 125, 20, -16, 35,
-14, -28. Find the players final point.
a. –25 b. –18 c. +10 d. +15

2. In a bundle of new 20- peso bills, the bills are consecutively numbered BA 123480 to BA
123555. How much is the total cost of the bundle of bills?
a. P1,500 b. P1,520 c. P2,000 d. P2,520

3. Simplify [5 + (-8)] [(-12) + (-18)].

a. 18 b.90 c.-90 d.-
18

4. What number is 15 units to the right of -36 on the standard number line?
a.21 b.16 c.-21
d.-51

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5. An ion containing 36 protons, each with a single positive charge and 54 electrons, each with
a single negative charge. What is the overall positive be negative charge of the ion?
a.-24 b.-18 c.18
d.24

6. Euclid was born about 360 B.C. If he lived for 120 years, when did he die?
a.480 B.C. b.240 B.C. c.480 A.D. d.240
A.D.

7. Which number is divisible by 24?

a. 12345600240 b.14027836002 c.31572008610
d.51278001603

8. Which of the following numbers is divisible by both 3 and 5?

a. 261510 b. 30127 c. 1234565 d. 48320

9. What is the GCF of 24, 80, and 32?

a. 4 b. 8 c. 12 d. 16

10. What is the least common multiple of these numbers: 8, 9, and 36?
a. 36 b. 72 c. 98 d. 108

11. Two clocks chime at 7:00 a.m. For the rest of the day, the first clock chimes every 1 ½ hours
while the second one chimes every 25 minutes. When will the two clocks chime together
for the second time?
a. 12:00 p.m. b. 1:30 p.m. c. 2:00 p.m. d. 2:30 p.m.

12. Three cyclists are biking on the same circular course in the same direction. The first cyclist
bikes around the course in 10 minutes, the second in 15 minutes and the third in 12
minutes. If they start at the same point, how long will they be exactly at the same starting
point again?
a. 30 minutes b.45 minutes c.1 hour d.1
hour and 30 min

13. A group of young people from four countries gathered together for an international
workshop: 60 from Davao, 48 from Hongkong, 54 from New Zealand and 42 from Singapore.
The participants will form discussion groups with equal number of members from each
country in each group. What is the greatest number of discussion groups that can be
formed?
a. 6 b. 12 c. 18 d.24

14. At the beginning of the month, the school tank was 8/9 full. After 1 week, it was 2/9 full. If
the tank’s capacity is 27 cubic meters, how much water was used in 1 week?
a. 24 cu. m b. 20 cu. m c. 22 cu. m d. 18 cu. m

15. If the fractions 4/5, 6/10, 5/8 and ½ are arranged in ascending order, the result is
a. 6/10, 5/8, 1/2, 4/5 b. 5/8, ½, 6/10,4/5 c. ½, 6/10,5/8,4/5 d.
4/5,5/8,6/10,1/2

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16. Which set of numbers is given in descending order?
a.{5/8,0.64,65%} b.{5/8,65%,0.64} c.{65%,5/8,0.64} d.
{65%,0.64,5/8}

17. If a picture frame is 7 ½ ft long and 4 ½ ft wide, what is the ratio of its length and width?
a. 3:2 b. 2:5 c. 3:5 d. 5:3

18. If five tomatoes weigh as much as three bell peppers, how many bell peppers will weigh as
much as 45 tomatoes?
a. 27 b. 30 c. 37 d.40

19. Which of these is a correct proportion?

a. 1 ½ : 2 = 5 : 7 b. 4:9 = 2: 4 1/2 c. 3:5 = 8:10
d.7:10 = 15:18

20. The ratio of the number of chickens, dogs and cats in Mang Juan’s backyard is 5:1:2. If
there are 48 animals of these kinds in his backyard, how many of them are dogs?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8

21. If 2/5 cm in a map represents 120 km, how many km will be represented by 2 cm?
a. 100 b. 200 c. 400 d. 600

22. Ceazar works for 9 days and earns P2,160. How long must work to earn P8,640?
a.30 days b.32 days c. 36 days d.
40 days

23. For every 10 cows, 25 sq. meters of space is needed. How many sq. meters will be needed
for 16 cows?
a.18 b.20 c.25 d.40

24. A ribbon 60 m long is cut into 3 pieces in the ratio 1:2:3. How long is the longest piece?
a.6 b.12 c.15
d.30

25. If 15 kg of fertilizer take care of 2000 sq. meter of lawn, how much fertilizer is needed for a
rectangular lawn that is 80 m by 100 m?
a.30 b.45 c.60
d.75

26. A school has x students and a student-teacher ratio of 30:1. How many additional teachers
must be hired to reduce the student-teacher ratio to 24:1?
a. x/30 – x/24 b. x/6 c. x/24 - x/30 d. 6x

27. Two classes have the same number of students. Class A has a boy-girl ratio of 3:5 and class
B has a boy-girl ratio of 1:1. What is the ratio of the boys in class A to the boys in class B?
a.3:1 b.3:4 c.1:5 d.3:2

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28. A certain amount of food is sufficient to feed 20 persons in 7 days. At the same rate, how
many days will the food last with 5 persons?
a. 28 b. 2.75 c. 1.75 d. 20

29. In a survey to determine the presidential preference of 2,400 voters, 20% voted in favor of
HERAP. How many did not vote for HERAP?
a. 1,920 b. 1,600 c. 800 d. 480

30. A 25m long steel girder shrank 0.20% when subjected to below freezing temperature. Find
the shrinkage in centimeters.
a. 0.05 b. 0.5 c. 5 d. 50

31. If 250 or 25% of a graduating class are girls, how many students are there in the class?
a. 225 b. 250. c. 275 d. 1000

32. A number is decreased by 10% and then the result is increased by 20%. If the result is
3,240, what was the original number?
a. 3,000 b. 5,000 c. 6,000 d. 7,000

33. What percent of 60 is 30% of 20?

a. 17% b. 10% c. 25% d. 8.6%

34. Mr. Ciudad made 25% down payment for a property costing P1,260,000. How much more is
he going to pay for the property?
a. P 315,000 b. P1, 575,000 c. P 945,000
d.P 1,230,000

35. The construction of a new production facility cost P 250,000 for materials and P 50,300 for
labor. What percentage of the total cost was the labor cost?
a. 8.33% b. 16.75% c. 20.12% d. 25.19%

36. At 20% discount, Rosario paid P120 for a pair of shoes. The marked price of the shoes was:
a. 150 b. 180 c. 200 d. 240

37. A typical baby weighs about 200% more at age 1 than at birth. Baby Michael weighed 7
pounds at birth. Predict his weight at age 1.
a.14 b.15 c.18
d.21

38. An airline ticket costs $302.4 including 8% tax. What was the base fare?
a.$200 b.$280 c.$320
d.$328.7
39. 20% of what number is 32?
a. 160 b. 140 c. 120 d. 64

40. How many cm are there in 2 m and 550 mm?

a. 75 b. 255 c. 2055 d. 2550

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41. A defective meter stick is only 99 cm long. Using this meter stick, a wire is found to be 3m
long. What is the actual length of the wire?
a. 2 m and 97 cm b. 3 m and 3 cm c. 2m and 99 cm d. 3m
and 10 cm

42. A right circular conical tank can hold 2 liters of water. What should be its height if its base
radius is 20 cm?
a. 20.5 cm b. 9.7 cm c. 4.77 cm d. 95.5 cm

43. What is the length of the base of a triangle whose area is 72 sq. meters and whose height is
18 meters?
a. 8 m b. 16m c. 4.5 m d. 4m
44. Find the approximate radius of a right circular cylinder with volume is 1231 cm 3 and height
8 cm.
a. 7 cm b. 10 cm c. 14 cm d.
9 cm
45. Continue the pattern: 0, 3, 8, 15, _____
a. 16 b. 24 c. 25 d. 35
46. The average of 5 numbers is 8. If a sixth number is added, the new average is 10. What is
the sixth number?
a.10 b.20 c.30
d.40

47. A three digit number has a hundreds digit h, a tens digit zero and a units digit r. If the
number is divided by 5, the result is
100 h+r hr 100 h
+r
a. 5 b. 5 c. 5 d.
h+r
5

48. How many pieces of ribbon, each 75 cm long, could be cut from a roll containing 18 meters
of ribbon?

a. 12 b. 16 c. 18 d. 24

49. A blue neon light blinks every 4 seconds. A red one blinks every 5 seconds while a green
one blinks every 6 seconds. How many times will they blink together in one hour?
a. once b. 20 times c. 10 times d. 60
times

49. Which of the following is divisible by 3, but not by 9?

a. 11, 070 b. 45, 072 c. 20, 103 d. 19, 386

50. The distance between two towns on a given map is 2 ¾ cm : N

a. 18 km b. 36 km c. 33 km d. 42 km

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51. Margo paid P400 for a blouse. If the blouse was sold at 20% discount, what was its original
price?
a. P80 b. P500 c. P480 d. P540

52. The area of a rectangle is 117 cm2. Find its perimeter if its length is 13 cm.
a. 9 cm b. 44 cm c. 30 cm d. 54 cm

54. What is the sum of the first five prime numbers?

a. 11 b. 26 c. 18 d. 28

55. In a sequence of starts and stops, an elevator travels from the first floor to the fifth floor
and then to the second floor. From there, the elevator travels to the fourth floor and then to
the third floor. If the floors are 3 meters apart, how far has the elevator traveled?
a. 18 m b. 30 m c. 27 m
d. 45 m

56. 14.3 is equal to

a. 0.143 x 100 b. 143 100 c. 14.3 x 100 d. 0.143
x 1000

57. Which of the following has the greatest value?

a. 0.351 b. 3/10 c. 35/100 d.
3/9

58. Which of the following numbers is greater than -3/2?

a. -4/3 b. -7/4 c. -3 d. -2

59. Simplify 1/3 + 2/5 – 2/6.

a. 1/14 b. 2/3 c. 1/5 d. 2/5

60. Find the product: (2 ½ ) (5/7) (2/5)

a. 0 b. 1 c. 5/14 d. 5/7

61. Simplify: 2(-3)2 – (-4) (5) - 2

a. -4 b. 28 c. 14 d. 10

62. Dante is working on a hill 78 meters above the sea level, while directly underneath. Mark is
working in a tunnel 38 meters below the sea level. What is the distance between Dante and
Mark?
a. 116 cm b. -42 m c. 42m d. -116m

63. How much would 215 boxes of paper clips cost if each box costs P6.75?
a. P1,250.75 b. P1,451.25 c. P1,355,25 d. P1,455.75

64. What is the least common multiple of 9.8 and 18?

a. 36 b. 72 c. 54 d. 144

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65. A group of young people from four countries gathered together for an international
workshop: 60 from Manila, 48 from Jakarta, 54 from Kuala Lumpur and 42 from Bangkok. The
participants will form discussion groups with equal number of members from each country in
each group. What is the greatest number of discussion groups that can be formed?
a. 6 b. 18 c. 12 d. 24

66. What are the two digits which when inserted in the blank spaces will make 934__ __
divisible by 8?
a. 3 and 4 b 5 and 0 c. 3 and 0 d. 0 and 0

67. Which of the following is NOT true about the sum of two consecutive odd integers?
a. it is even b. it is only divisible by 12 c. it is divisible by 4 d. it is always
divisible by 1

68. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in a class is 2:3. If there 40 students
in the class, how many boys are there?
a. 8 b. 18 c. 16 d. 24

69. Mrs. Jimenez paid P94.50 for 3 ½ dozens of eggs. How much would 2 dozens of such eggs
cost?
a. 50.50 b. 55.00 c. 54.00 d. 56.00

70. Arthur divides his day into leisure, sleep and work in the ratio 1:2:3. How many hours does
he spend working?
a. 4 hr b. 10 hr c. 8 hr d. 12 hr

71. It takes 20 men to build a house for 60 days. How many men will needed to build it in 15
days?
a. 5 b. 100 c. 80 d. 120

72. Which of these is a correct proportion?

a. 3: 5 = 5: 10 b. 11/2 : 2 = 5:7 c. 7:10 = 15:18
d. 4:99 = 2: 4 ½

73. Express 24% ion fraction form.

a. ¼ b. 12/51 c. 5/8 d. 6/25
74. How much larger than 20% of 950 is 40% of 600?
a. 50 b. 60 c. 54 d. 68

75. Which of the following is true?

a. 12% < 0.8 b. 40% > 0.4 c. 30% = 0.03 d. 25% =
0.5

76. In a class of 40 students, 40% are boys. How many are girls?
a. 16 b. 22 c. 18 d. 24

77. John took two hours to construct a model boat. He spends 75% of that time reading the
instructions. How much time did he actually spend on the construction of the boat?

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 a. 25 min b. 60 min c. 30 min d. 75 min

78. In a examination, 24% of the students failed in math and 33% in Science. If 9% of the
students failed in both subjects, find the percent of students who passed in both subjects.
a. 43% b. 52% c. 48%
d. 81%

79. On board an inter-island ship, 25% of the passengers travel 1 st class, 30% travel 2nd class,
and 729 travels 3rd class. How many passengers are there?
a. 1,254 b. 1,560 c. 1,480
d. 1,620

80. The introductory price of a certain item was P12. What is the percent increase in the price
of the item if two years later its price is P42?
a. 150% b. 250% c. 200% d. 300%

81. The outer diameter of a metal pipe is 3 ¼ cm and the inner diameter is 2 ¾ cm. Find the
thickness of the pipe.
a. ½ cm b. 1/8 cm c. ¼ cm d. ¾ cm

82. How many pieces of ribbon, each 75 cm long, could be cut from a roll containing 18 meters
of ribbon?
a. 12 b. 18 c. 16 d. 24

83. Laura jogs at least 1500 meters everyday on a circular track. If the track has a diameter of
80 meters, about how many rounds does Laura jog every day?
a. 15 b. 9 c. 12 d. 6

84. A tank is a rectangular prism. Its dimensions are 50 cm x 40cm x 10cm. If you have a
kilogram of 1-peso coins?
a. 13 kg b. 20 kg c. 15kg d.
200 kg

85. If a peso coin weighs 15 grams, about how much money will you have if you have a
kilogram of 1-peso coins?
a. P6 b. P660 c. P66 d. P6,
600

86. A right cylindrical can is to hold exactly 3 liters of water. What should the height of the can
be if the radius is 10cm?
a. 3.25 cm b. 9.55 cm c. 6.4 cm d. 12.35 cm

87. Which of the following gives the prime factorization of 54?

a. 22 32 b. 23 33 c. 2 33 d.
2 3
3

88. A boat travels 8 kph in still water. If it can travel a given distance upstream in 5 hours and
the same distance downstream in 3 hours, what is the rate of the current?

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 a. 2 kph b. 6 kph c. 5 kph
d. 9 kph

89. What is the value of x – 6 if 2(x – 3) + 5 = 19?

a. -1 b. 16 c. 4 d. 20

90. Apo weighs one third as much as her mother Angela. If Apo weights 43.5 lbs., how much
does Angela weight?
a. 62.5 lbs. b. 130.5 lbs. c. 95.7 lbs. d. 150 lbs.

91. Lucille is 4 times as old as Nicole. Six years from now, she will be twice as old as Nicole.
How old are they now?
a.. Lucille – 12; Nicole -3 b. Lucille – 3, Nicole – 12
c. Lucille – 16; Nicole – 4 d. Lucille -4l Nicole – 16

92. Suppose we write fractions as ordered pairs. Then 4/5 would be written as (4,5) and 5/13
as (5,13). Following the same rule, what then would be the difference of (8,12) and (1,6)?
a. (-7,12) b. (1,2) c. (7, 12) d. (7,6)

93. The sum of two numbers is 52 and their difference is 20. What is the larger number?
a. 16 b. 36 c. 26 d. 46

94. If the perimeter of a rectangle is 72 cm and its length is 6cm longer than its width. What is
its length?
a. 14 cm b. 19 cm c. 17 cm d. 21 cm

95. If x + y = 2a and x – y = 2b, what is the value of xy?

a. ab b. (a – b)2 c. a2 + b2 d. a2 – b2
96. Two numbers are in the ratio 4:3. What are the numbers if their sum is 84?
a. 36 and 48 b. 24 and 63 c. 36 and 24 d. 12 and 36

97. A picture 8 cm. by 12 cm is placed in a frame which has a uniform width. If area of the
frame equals the area of the picture, find the width of the frame.
a. -12 cm. b. 2 cm c. -2cm. d. 12 cm.

98. If the sum of a certain number and 8 is divided by 5, the quotient is 5. What is the number?
a. 5 b. 15 c. 6 d. 17

99. Jeepney fares are computed as follows: P5.50 for the four kilometers plus P0.50 for every
additional kilometer thereof. How much should Isagani pay for a ride that covers 11
kilometers?
a. P8.00 b. P9.50 c. P9.00 d. P10.00

100. Which of these is greater than 1?

a. 1/3 = ¼ b. 1/3 x ¼ c. 1/3 + ¼ d. 1/3  ¼

101. Which is a set of equivalent fractions?

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 a. 2/3, 4/6, 8/12 b. 4/5, ¾ , 7/10 c. 2/3, 4/6,7/10 d.
¾, 7/10, 4/5

102. Robert kef ¾ pan of a cake on the table. Karen ate 2/3 of it. What fraction of cake was
left?
a. 1/5 b. 1/3 c. ¼ d. ½

103. Bebot buys a refrigerator for P7 920. She pays 1/3 of the price in cash and the balance in
12 equal monthly installments. How much will she pay each money?
a. P300 b. P400 c. P350 d.
P440

104. Mang Oskar delivers 210 kg of vegetables to two distributors. If 2/5 of the vegetables go
to Manang Linda, how many kilograms of vegetables does the other distributor receive?
a. 84 b. 126 c. 116 d. 132

105. A 210-cm stick is cut so that one part is ¾ of the other. How long is the shorter segment?
a. 120 b. 80 c. 90 d. 70

106. For the rest of the day, Bus A passes by Station 3 every 45 minutes, while Bus B passes by
Station 3 every 1 hour and 15 minutes. What time will both bells ring at the same time
again?
a. 9.15 b. 10:45 c. 10:30 d. 11:45

107. Find the GCF of 12, 32 and 56.

a. 2 b. 6 c. 4 d. 56

108. Two bells ring at 8 A.M. For the rest of the day, one bell rings every half hour whereas the
other rings every 45 minutes. What time will both bells ring at the same time again?
a. 9:00 AM b. 9:30 AM c. 9:45 AM d. 10:00 AM

109. Which of the following numbers give a remainder of 2 when divided by 5 and a remainder
of 1 when divided by 4?
a. 7 b. 17 c. 12 d. 31

110. What number can be inserted in the blank space so that 59___172 is divisible by 6?
a. 1 b. 3 c. 2 d. 7

111. Jeff had fewer than 100 blocks. When he made four equal rows, he had three left over,
and with nine equal rows, he had none left over. How many blocks did Jeff have?
a. 54 b. 72 c. 63 d. 91

112. How many prime numbers are less than 31?

a. 9 b. 12 c. 10 d. 13

113. If one prime factor of 42 is 3, what are the other prime factors?
a. 2 and 3 b. 2 and 7 c. 3 and 5 d. 3 and 7

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114. A kilogram of dried squid costs P240. Jigs wants to buy 400 grams only. How much will it
cost?
a. P96 b. P120 c. P105 d.
P130

115. If there are 18 mangoes and 45 bananas in a fruit basket, what is the ratio of the mangoes
to the bananas?
a. 2:5 b. 2:3 c. 4:7 d. 3:7

116. If a 3 ½ meter ribbon is cut into four pieces in the ratio 1:2:3:4. Find the length of the
longest piece.
a. 35 cm b. 100 cm c. 70 cm d. 140 cm

117. What one number can replace x in 1: x = x:64?

a. 2 b. 6 c. 4 d. 8

118. In a certain municipality the real estate tax is P5.00 for every P1,000 of the assessed
valuation of the property. Find the assessed valuation on property if a tax of P1250 is levied
on it.
a. P62.50 b. P250.000 c. P6,250 d. P500,000

119. A tank of water supplies the needs of 5 children for 6 days. How long will the water last if
there were only 3 children?
a. 3.6 days b. 8 days c. 5 days d. 10 days

120. A man gives 10% of his monthly earnings to the church. Another 70% is spent on food,
electricity, water and other bills. After paying all these, he still ahs P2,000. How much does
he earn in a month?
a. P5,000 b. P10,000 c. P8,000 d. P12,000

121. Jake deposited P10,000 at 5% annual interest. How much will it gain in 2 ½ years?
a. P1,250 b. P1,500 c. P1,350 d. P1,750

122. In a candy jar, there are 15 lemons, 12 chocolates, and 3 mints. What percent of the
candies are mints?
a. 10% b. 12.5% c. 12%
d. 15%

123. The cellphone model 5110 sold for P4,000 in 2001. Two years later, the same cell phone
model sold for P2,800. What was the percent decrease of the price?
a. 15% b. 30% c. 20%
d. 35%

124. The perimeter of a rectangular lawn is 37 meters. If it is 8 meters wide, how long is the
lawn?
a. 9 ½ m b. 10 ½ m c. 10 m d. 11 m

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125. The area of a square is 225 cm2 What is its perimeter in centimeters?
a. 15 b. 56 c. 44 d. 60

126. A pail contains 5 liters of water. If this will be placed in bottles that should contain 450
milliliters each, how many bottles are needed?
a. 10 b. 12 c. 11 d. 13

127. If the volume of a cube with side 6 is equal to the volume of a rectangular solid with
length 12 and width 9, then the height of the rectangular solid is ____.
a. 2 b. 6 c. 4 d. 8

128. The volume of a cylinder is given by the formula V = Лr2h. The approximate volume of a
cylinder with radius 5 cm and perpendicular height 8 cm is:
a. 62.8 cm3 b. 628 cm3 c. 125.6 cm3 d. 714 cm3

130. Dave cuts out the largest circle possible from a square whose edge is 10cm. What is the
area of the circle?

a. 15.7 cm2 b. 78 cm2 c. 31.4 cm2 d. 94.2 cm2

131. At the beginning of the month, the school tank was 8/9 full. After 1 week, it was 2/9 full.
If the tank’s capacity is 27 cubic meters, how much water was used in 1 week?
a. 24 cu. M b. 20 cu.m c. 22cu. M d. 18 cu. M

132. When a certain number is subtracted from 176, the result is the same as when 21 is
added to 4 times the number. What is the number?
a. 11 b. 31 c. 22 d. 52

133. Suppose we write fractions as ordered pairs. Then 3/5 would be written as (3,5), and 5/7
as (5,7). Following the same rule, what then would be the sum of (6,11) and (2,11)?
a. (4,11) b. (4,22) c. (8,11) d. (8,22)

134. Which property of real numbers does the statement (a + b) + c = a + (b + c) illustrate?

a. Associative b. Commutative c. Closure d.
Distributive

135. If 2a + 2b + 3c = 16 and c = 2, what is the value of (a+b) 2?

a. 5 b. 25 c. 10 d. 625

136. Which of the following is a function?

a. {(1,2), (2,3), (3,4)} b. {(x, y) / x = 4} c. {(1,3), (1,4), (1,5)}
d. {(x, y)/ x2 + y2 = 1}

137. If the width of a rectangle is denoted by y and the length is 4 times the width, what is the
perimeter of the rectangle?
a. 5y b. 15y c. 10y d. 20y

138. If x = y2, how would x change if y is doubled?

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 a. treble b. quadrupled c. double d. get
squared

139. Bob is 5 years older than An. Three years ago, he was twice as old as An. How old is An
now?
a. 6 b. 13 c. 8 d. 15

140. If Justine can run 3 km in an hour, how far can she run in 45 mins?
a. 1.75 km b. 2.5 km. c. 2.15 km d. 2.25 km.

141. Which of the following has a definite length?

a. ray b. line c. point d. line
segment

142. Which of these triangles cannot be isosceles?

a. acute b. scalene c. obtuse d. right

143. A diameter of a circle is also a ________.

a. radius b. secant c. chord d. tangent

144. In angle TOY, what is the vertex?

a. T b. O c. Y d. cannot be
determined

145. Refer to the figure. Given: m  2 = 55° and m  3 = 80. Find m  4.

1 2 5
4

a. 95° b. 105° c. 115° d. 135°

146. MAZE is a parallelogram. If m  A = 67°, then m  Z = _____.

a. 113° b. 90° c. 67° d. 23°

147. Which two properties of the rhombus do not hold true for other parallelograms?
a. Diagonals are perpendicular and congruent.
b. Diagonals are congruent and bisect each other.
c. Diagonals are perpendicular and bisect each other.
d. Diagonals are perpendicular and each bisects the angles of the parallelogram.

148. If lines r and s are parallel, which of the following pairs of angles are congruent?
a.  4 and  5 b.  4 and  3 c.  1
and  8 d.  3 and  5

149. The supplement of an angle is three times its measure. What is the supplement?
a. 22.5° b. 45° c. 67.5° d. 135°

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150. What is the measure of each interior angle of a regular pentagon?
a. 108° b. 140° c. 180° d. 540°

151. The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2: 3: 5. What is the largest angle?
a. 36° b. 54° c. 90° d. 99°

152. A pair of dice is thrown. What is the probability of throwing a double number?
a. 1/3 b. 1/6 c. 1/12 d. 1/36

153. In how many ways can the first, second and third place winners be chosen from a group of
10 contestants?
a. 6 b. 72 c. 720 d. 10!

154. In how many ways can 5 people be seated around a circular table?
a. 600 b. 120 c. 60 d. 24

155. In how many ways can two swimmers be chosen from a group of six swimmers?
a. 15 b. 30 c. 45 d. 90

156. A coffee shop offers 4 flavors of coffee: mocha, cappuccino, vanilla, and latte. Coffee may
be served hot or cold and it comes in tall, regular and short sizes. In how many ways can the
costumer order his/her coffee?
a. 3 ways b. 8 ways c. 24 ways d. 36 ways

157. Find the number of distinct permutations of the letters in the word ‘ANNUAL’?
a. 180 b. 270 c. 360 d. 720

158. Mario had three test scores of 78, 76, and 74, while Kristyn had scores of 72, 82, and 74.
How did Mario’s average (mean) score compared with Kristyn’s average score.
a. Mario’s was 1 point higher.
b. Both averages were the same.
c. Mario’s was 1 point lower.
d. Mario’s was 2 points lower.
159. An angle is 65.5°. What is its complement?
a. 24.5° b. 25. 5° c. 114.5° d. 124.5°

160. Given: RS = 3, RT = 11, and ST = 8. Which of these points is between the other two?
a. R b. S c. T d. any point

161. Which refers to a pair of lines that meet at a right angle?

a. Parallel b. perpendicular c. intersecting d. concentric

162. Which of the following quadrilaterals best describes a square?

a. Its diagonals are perpendicular to each other.
b. It is an equiangular rhombus.
c. Its diagonals are congruent.
d. It has four right angles.

163. If ABC is an isosceles triangle with a right angle at B, then

a. BC´ is the hypotenuse. c. AC = BC
b. m/¿ BCA = 45°. d. AB = ½ AC

164. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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 a. Every square is a rectangle.
b. Every square is a rhombus.
c. Every rhombus is a square.
d. Every rhombus is a parallelogram.

165. What is the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a regular heptagon?
a. 1260° b. 1080° c. 900° d. 112.5°

166. What is the probability of getting a multiple of 3 when a die is tossed?

a. 1/6 b. ¼ c. 1/3 d. ½

167. In a candy jar, there are 15 lemons, 12 chocolates and 3 mints. If a candy is picked at
random, what is the probability of getting a mint?
a. ½ b. 1/3 c. 1/6 d. 1/10

168. The mean score of a set of 40 tests is 81. Find the sum of the 40 test scores.
a. 2 250 b. 2 280 c. 2 820 d. 3 240

169. A show manufacturer conducted a survey of the average shoe size among women to help
him decide what shoe size to put on display. What measure of central tendency would be most
appropriate for his purpose?
a. Mean b. median c. mode d. any of the
three

170. In how many ways can 5 basketball players be chosen from a group of 9 players?
a. 126 b. 212 c. 15 120 d. 362 880

171. How many 4-digit numbers can you write using the digits 1, 2, 3 and 4 if the digits may
appear more than once in each number?
a. 22 b. 24 c. 64 d. 256

172. In how many ways can 5 people be seated in a row of 5 vacant chairs if they can sit
anywhere?
a. 120 b. 90 c. 64 d. 25

For items 173-176: The scores of 10 students who took the qualifying exam for a major
mathematics competition are as follows:
Student A B C D E F G H I J
Score 18 32 10 15 27 18 23 28 29 30

173. What is the median score?

a. 18 b. 20 c. 23 d. 25

174. What is the mode of the scores?

a. 18 b. 20 c. 23 d. 25

175. What is the range of scores?

a. 18 b. 22 c. 23 d. 25

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 176. Joey aims to get an average of 90 in 5 unit tests. The results of the first four unit tests are
as follows: 89, 92, 86, and 91. What should his grade in the fifth unit be for his average to be at
least 90?
a. 91 b. 92 c. 93 d. 94

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