Mathematics For College
Mathematics For College
Mathematics For College
1. At what rate should the amount of Php6,600 be invested to earn a simple interest of Php550
annually?
a. 8 b. 10 c. 12 d. 15
2. Edward’s father earns Php78,480 a year. What is his monthly salary?
a. Php6,540 b. Php7,550 c. Php6,520 d. Php6,980
3. If it takes 30 minutes for Dave to type 5 pages, how many hours will it take him to type 105
page at the same rate?
a. 5.11 b. 10 ½ c. 17 ½ d. 30
4. Key made scores of 81, 76, 82 on three quizzes. what is the least she can make on the fourth
quiz to have an average of at least 80?
a. 75 b. 78 c. 81 d. 90
5. Marjorie was granted an educational assistance loan of Php6,500 at 15% interest a year. How
much interest will she pay for the money she borrowed?
a. Php675.00 b. Php785.00 c. Php975.00 d. Php1,085.00
6. A book marked to sell for Php90 was reduced to Php60. What was the percent of discount?
a. 10% b. 20% c. 27% d. 35%
7. In his pocket, a boy has 3 red marbles, 4 blue marbles, and 4 green marbles. How many will
he have to take out of his pocket to ensure that he has taken out at least one of each color?
a. 8 b. 3 c. 7 d. 9
8. There is a box of pebbles where 1/4 are blue, 2/4 are yellow, and 1/4 are black. What fraction
of the box has yellow and black pebbles?
a. ½ b. 2/4 c. ¾ d. ¼
9. A DVD player with a list price of ₱100 is marked down 30%. If John gets an employee
discount of 20% off the sale price, how much does John pay for the DVD player?
a. ₱44.00b. ₱77.60 c. ₱86.00 d. ₱56.00
10. Sharon weeded 5/6 of her yard in the morning and 1/6 of the yard in the afternoon. What part
of the yard did she weed altogether?
a. 1 b. 4/6 c. 2/6 d. 3/6
11. 4/7 of a number is 84. Find the number.
a. 140 b. 120 c. 100 d. 147
12. In a small company average salary of three employees is ₱1000 per week. If one employee
earns ₱1100 and other earns ₱500, how much will the third employee earn?
a. 2000 b. 1200 c. 1400 d. 1000
13. A herd of cows gives 4 liters of milk each day. But each cow gives one-third of total milk
each day. They give 24 liters milk in six days. How many cows are there in the herd?
a. 5 b. 4 c. 3 d. 2
14. Sarah is twice as old as her youngest brother. If the difference between their ages is 15 years.
How old is her youngest brother?
a. 10 b. 15 c. 20 d. 25
15. A car averages 27 miles per gallon. If gas costs $4.04 per gallon, which of the following is
closest to how much the gas would cost for this car to travel 2,727 typical miles?
a. $408.4 b. $444.40 c. $44.44 d. $109.08
16. 2x(x 3) (x + 1)(x – 2) =
a. –x2 – 7x – 2 b. –x2 + 5x + 2c. –3x2 – 7x + 2 d. –3x2 – 5x + 2
17. A parent rewards a child with 50 cents for each correctly solved mathematics problem and
fines the child 30 cents for each incorrectly solved problem. If the child nets $22.00 after 100
problems. How many problems were solved correctly?
a. 30 b. 35 c. 65 d. 53
18. If 2 fligs make a flog and 3 flogs make a flug, how many fligs in 12 flugs?
a. 72 b. 17 c. 36 d. 34
19. What is the average of A, B, C?
a. ABC/3 b. (A+B+C)/.3 c. 3(A+B+C) d. ABC/A+B+C
20. Which of the following has the LEAST numerical value?
a. 11/12 b. 6/8 c. 5/7 d. ¾
21. If 2 apples cost P25.00, how much apples can be purchased for P100.00?
a. 8 apples b. ½ dozen c. 2 dozen d. 1 ½ dozen
22. 2 is what percent of 5?
a. 25% b. 38% c. 40% d. 35%
23. Five (5) average office workers earn a total average monthly salary of P10,000. If the
average monthly salary of two these workers P4,000.00 what is the average monthly income
of each of the remaining three workers?
a. P6,000.00 b. P2,000.00 c. P2,500.00 d. none of these
24. 3.54 is multiplied by 10 to the fifth power, what would be the value?
a. 3.054 b. 354,000 c. 305.40 d. 30.54
25. 2 ¾ of P100 is equal to:
a. 6/4 x 100 b. 11/4 x 100 c. 11/4 + 100 d. 6/4 + 100