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98. 2/5 + 3/8 =?
A. 34/40 B. 31/40 C. 5/13 D. 6/13

99. What is the square root of 144?

A. 34 B. 12 C. 67 D. 24

100. 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

101. 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. 1000 C. 1400 D. 1200

102. Which prime number occurs after 31?

A. 33 B. 34 C. 37 D. 35

103. What is three fifths of 50?

A. Thirty-five (35) B. Forty-five (45) C. Thirty (30) D. Forty (40)

104. 0.00072 x 10000 =?

A. 72,000 B. 0.0072 C. 0.72 D. 7.2

105. Find the missing term in the following sequence: 4, 9, 19, , 79

A. 37 B. 38 C. 36 D. 39

106. Which of the following has the smallest value?

A. 0.001 B. 0.0001 C. 0.01 D. 0.00001

107. Which of the following fractions is equal to 5/6?

A. 40/54 B. 15/24 C. 25/30 D. 20/30

108. A rug manufacturer produces rugs at a cost of ₱75 per rug. What is the manufacturer's gross profit from the sale of
150 rugs if 2/3 of the rugs are sold for ₱150 per rug and the rest are sold for ₱200 per rug?
A. ₱ 17,800 B. ₱ 13,750 C. ₱ 16,250 D. ₱ 10,350

109. Which activity illustrates perimeter?

A. covering a book. B. fencing a house C. plowing a garden D. painting a wall

110. Mely can type 240 words per hr. How many words can she type for 75 minutes.
A. 350 B. 200 C. 300 D. 100

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77. Two adjoining rice fields were bought by a businessman at a combined cost of P500,000. If the fields cost P1,200 per
square meters, how much discount did the businessman get if the area of the bigger field is twice the area of the smaller field
which has an area of 150 square meters?
A. P50,000 B. P20,000 C. P30,000 D. P40,000

78.A room 5m x 6m is to be covered by Spanish tiles 40cm x 40 cm. How many tiles are needed?
A. 185 B. 188 C. 187 D. 200

79.Floor tiles will be placed in a bathroom which measures 3.5 meters by 2.6 meters. How many square meters will be tiled?
A. 9.8 m2 B. 9.1 m2 C. 10.2 m2 D. 10 m2

80. In the arrest of a bank robber, a police car travels 120 miles at a speed of 40 miles per hour and makes a return trip to the
station at a speed of 60miles per hour. What is its average speed, in miles per hour, of the police car?
A. 42 B. 44 C. 46 D. 48

81. The diameter of a wheel is 14 feet (4.2m). How many times must the wheel turn to travel 440 feet (132m)?
A 3 Times B. 5 times C. 6 times D. 10 times

82. Twenty eight boxes were stacked so that each layer above the bottom layer consists of 1 box fewer than the layer
immediately below it. The top layer contains only 1 box. How many layers make up the stack?
A.6 B.7 C.8 D.9

83. How many meters of rope are necessary to tie off a protective area around a hazardous building that is 7.5 meters wide
by 9.0 meters long?
A. 22.5 B. 25 C. 29 D. 33

84. If 30 feet of fire hose weight 25 kilos, what is the weight of 24 feet of the same kind of hose?
A. 17 kilos B. 19 kilos C. 20 kilos D. 21 kilos

85. Of the 68 robberies committed in a city in a given years, only 39 were reported to the police and out of this number, 21
were cleared by arrest of the suspect. What is the percentage of robberies reported to the police?
A. 17.4% B 49.7% C. 53.7% D. 57.4%

86. A retired policemen has P10,000.00 to invest. He invests P4,000.00 at 5 % and P3,500 at 4 %. In order to have a yearly
income of P 500.00, he must invest the remainder at:
A. 6% B. 6.1% C. 6.2% D. 6.4%

87.Which of the following is ordered from least to greatest?

A. -12, -8, -5, -3 B. -12, -8, -5, -3, 0 C. 0, -3, -5, -8, -12 D. -5, -12, 0, -3, -8

88.What is the smallest positive 2-digit whole number that is divisible by 3 and such that the sum of its digits is 9?
A. 33 B. 18 C. 27 D. 72

89.Which of the following has the largest value?

A. 0.707 B. 0.077 C. 0.777 D. 0.77

90. PO1 Dante Lanting has a daughter, Marie, in high school. Marie saves ¼ of her daily allowance. If she saves P150.00
after 20 days, how much is her daily allowance?
A. P30.00 B. P34.50 C. P35.00 D. P40.00

91. Which of the following is smaller than .0031?

A. .004 B. .021 C. .006 D. .00092

92. Which of the following has the greatest value?

A. 20/16 B. 6/10 C. 16/20 D. 9/10

93. Which of these fractions is equal to 3/4?

A. 12/20 B. 21/32 C. 15/16 D. 21/28

94. The square root of 25 times the square root of 81 is?

A. 120 B. 60 C. 90 D. 45

95. Which of the following is heavier than 5 kilos of steel rod?

A. 10 pounds of gold bars C. 6 pounds of galvanized iron
B. 6 kilograms of cotton balls D. 3 kilograms of iron bars

96. If you purchase two stamps costing 60 centavos each and you give the cashier ₱2.00, how much change should
you receive?
A. 60 cents B. 80 cents C. 40 cents D. 70 cents

97. 0.16+0.3+0.08=?
A. 0.48 B. 0.31 C. 0.54 D. 0.36

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57. Erning can plow a field alone in four hours. It takes Berting five hours to plow the same field alone. If they work together
(and each has a plow), how long will it take to plow the field?
A. 3 hours B. 2 2/9 hours C. 2 hours D. 1 1/2 hour

58. It takes 1.5 hours for Mang Edgar to mow the lawn. Mang Kanor can mow the same lawn in 2 hours. How long will it take
them, working together, to mow the lawn?
A. 50 minutes B. 6/7 hours C. 7/6 minutes D. 1-hour

59. Faith has the following ratings on their evaluation: 96, 86, and 78. What must be her score on the next evaluation in
order for her to have an average of 90?
A. 90 B. 98 C. 95 D. 100

60.If Php11,500.00, borrowed at an annual interest rate of 18% has to be repaid in 6 months, find the interest.
A. 1,265 B. 12,420 C. 2,000 D. 1,035

61.Find the interest on 750 invested at 9% per annum for 2½ years.

A. 12,420 B. 1,687.5 C. 16,875 D. 168.75

62.If 6,200 is the interest at 8% after 5 years, how much was borrowed?
A. 2,480 B. 15,500 C. 1,550 D. 24,800

63. Mr. Khan T. Tan invested ₱ 100,000. He put part of it in a bank at 5% interest. On the other hand, he invested the remainder
in bonds with 9% yearly return. How much did he put in the bank with 5% interest if his yearly income from the two investments
was 7400.
A. ₱ 60,000 B. ₱ 50,000 C. ₱ 35,000 D. ₱ 40,000

64. The Dr. Migure has P500,000 trust fund. Part of the fund is invested at an annual interest rate of 6% and the rest is
invested at an annual interest rate of 8%. If the income from both investments is P39,000, how much is invested at each
rate?
A. P100,000 at 6% ; P400,000 at 8% D. P50,000 at 6% ; P450,000 at 8%
B. P25,000 at 6% ; P475,000 at 8% E. P80,000 at 6% ; P420,000 at 8%
C. P75,000 at 6% ; P425,000 at 8%

65.“How many plants are needed to be placed in the border of a rectangular garden?” can be answered by finding its ?
A. weight B. volume C. area D. perimeter

66.How many meters of fencing are needed to enclose an 84-meter by 48-meter rectangular garden?
A. 264m B. 132m C. 244m D. 4,032m

67. The area of a square rice field is 441 square meters. If the owner of the field wants to enclose it with chicken wire, how many
meters of chicken wire does he need to enclose it completely?
A. 84 meters B. 86 meters C. 96 meters D. 72 meters

68. If the perimeter of a rectangle is 18 inches, and one side is one inch longer than the other, how long are the sides?
A. 5 and 6 B. 3 and 6 C. 8 and 10 D. 4 and 5

69. A rectangle has length 5. What is the perimeter of this rectangle if its width is twice its length?
A. 15 B. 25 C. 20 D. 30

70. What is the amount (in feet) of framing needed to frame a picture whose dimensions are 8 ½ inches by 11?
A.3¼ B.5¼ C.1½ D.4¼

71. A rectangular field is 20 meters by 12 meters. Find its perimeter

A. 240 meters B. 100 meters C. 64 meters D. 32 meters

72. A basketball court is 40 ft by 20 ft. What is the area of the court in square feet?
A. 60 sq. ft. B. 80 sq. ft. C. 800 sq. ft. D. 120 sq. ft.

73. The length and width of a rectangle together measure 66 yards. Their difference is 4 yards. What is the area of
the rectangle?
A. 1,000 sq. yard B. 985 sq. yard C. 1,225 sq. yard D. 1,085 sq. yard

74.If a triangular sail has a vertical height of 83 ft and horizontal length of 30 ft, what is the area of the sail?
A. 201 sq. ft. B. 2,490 sq. ft C. 1,155 sq. ft. D. 1,245 sq. ft.

75.The total area of a cube is the sum of its lateral area and the area of its bases. If the edge of a cube is 4, find its total
area. A. 32 B. 48 C. 64 D. 96

76. Mario is buying a square rice fields at P1,500 per square meter. If the area of the rice field is 500 sq. meters, how much is
the cost of the rice field?
A. P750,000 B. P650,000 C. P550,000 D. P715,000

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38.Faye is 7 years older than Kaye. Ten years from now Faye will become 24 years old. How old is Kaye?
A. 14 B. 7 C. 8 D. 17

39. The sum of Rhianne’s and Vash’s ages is 18. In 3 years, Rhianne will be twice as old as Vash. What are their ages now?
A. 5 and 13 B. 5 and 10 C. 6 and 12 D. 7 and 11

40.A flight from City A to City B took 5 hours and covered 3,060 miles. What was the plane’s rate of speed?
A. 545mph B. 515mph C. 612mph D. 615mph

41. Mr. Anoba drives from City A and B which is 120 km apart. He drives at an average rate of 40km/hr and drives back
at average of 60 km/hr. What is his average rate for the entire trip?
A. 48 km/hr B. 50km/hr C. 40km/hr D. 55 km/hr

42. Two buses left a gasoline station at the same time and traveled in opposite directions. Bus A travels 80 km/hr while Bus B
travels 120 km/hr. After how many hours will the two buses be 400 km apart?
A. 3hrs B. 2hrs C. 4hrs D. 1hrs

43. A man drives a car at 30 km per hour from his house to the office. If it took him 10 mins to reach his office, how far was
his office from his house?
A. 5km B. 20km C. 25km D. 30km

44. How long will it take a bus traveling 72 km/hr to go 36 kms?

A. 1/2 hr B. 3 hrs C. 2/5 hrs D. 6 hrs

45. After driving 3 ½ hours, a motorist covered 120 km. At this rate, how long will it take him to drive 360 km.?
A.10½ B.9½ C.11½ D.12½

46. An airplane covers 50 miles in 12 minutes. How many miles can the airplane cover in 5 hours?
A. 2500 miles B. 50 miles C. 150 miles D. 1250 miles

47. A biker can cover 7 miles in 1 hour and 15 minutes. If he runs at the same rate, it will take him hours to reach
21 miles.
A. 3.25 B. 2.75 C. 3.75 D. 3.5

48. A man rides his bicycle at a rate of speed of 20 km/hr to reach his destination in exactly 3 hours. If he uses his
motorcycle and runs at a speed of 30 km/hr, how many hours will it take to reach the same destination?
A. 3 hrs B. 4 hrs C. 1 hr D. 2 hrs

49. A messenger traveling at 20 km per hour was sent to pick a letter 10 km away. If this messenger left at 8:30 rested for
10 minutes along the way, what time will he be back?
A. 9:30 am B. 9:40 am C. 8:30 am D. 9:50 am

50. Kendric drove 45 miles to his job in an hour and ten minutes in the morning. On the way home in the evening, however,
traffic was much heavier and the same trip took an hour and fifty minutes. What was his average speed in miles per hour for the
round trip?
A. 45 B. 30 C.32½ D.33¾

51. If a patrol car travels at 60 kph, what is the distance it travels in 30 minutes?
A. 2 km B. 30 km C. 120 km D. 1,800 km

52. PO2 Ryan Santiago walks everyday from his house to the police station. After walking at a rate of 2meters/second for 3
minutes, he looks at his watch and realizes that he has to run 4 meters/second for 1minute so he won't be late. What is the
distance from his house to the police station?
A. 10 m B. 60 m C. 105 m D. 600 m

53. Ryan and friends drove a distance of 720 km for half of a day. They rested for a while and travel the next 3600 km in
one whole day. What is their average speed (in km/hr) throughout the journey?
A. 30 km/hr B. 60 km/hr C. 120 km/hr D. 150 km/hr

54. Two cars travel at opposite direction. Car A travels at a speed of 70km/hr while Car B travels at 50 km/hr. In
how many hours will they be 540 km apart?
A. 3 hrs B. 4 hrs C. 4.5 hrs D. none of the above

55. Shawna can pour a large concrete driveway in six hours. Dan can pour the same driveway in seven hours. Find how long
it would take them if they worked
A. 1 3/13 B. 4 3/13 C. 2 3/13 D. 3 3/13

56. If Alindog and Kuracha can do a job in 8 hours and Alindog can do the job alone in 12 hours. In how many hours
can Kuracha do the job alone?
A. 24 hours B. 18 hours C. 20 hours D. 9 hours

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17. Length and width of a field are in the ratio 5 : 3. If the width of the field is 42 m then its length is:
A. 100 B. 50 C. 80 D. 70

18. With their tree planting activity, Barangay Talisay increases its number of fruit trees by 25% yearly. What is the ratio of the
number of fruit trees in one year to the number of fruit trees in the previous year?
A. 4:5 B. 1:5 C. 5:4 D. 4:1

19.If 12 men can assemble 5 cars in a week, how many men are needed to assemble 15 cars in a week?
A. 24 B. 36 C. 54 D. 48

20.If three men can lift a 150kg logs. Assuming that each men has the same lifting capacity, how many kg can 7 men lift?
A. 250 B. 450 C. 300 D. 350

21.A water station can fill 24 gallons in 3 hours. How many gallons can the station fill in 8 hours?
A. 15 Gallons B. 24 Gallons C. 64 Gallons D. 72 Gallons

22. A flagpole measures 16-meters high and casts a shadow to 8 meters. Find the height of a tree that casts a shadow of 7
meters.
A.12M B.13M C.14M D.15M

23.If 8 workers can clear an area in 6 hours, how many workers would it have taken to do it in 4 hours?
A. 14 B. 12 C.13½ D. 13

24.If 6 office staff can sort the files in 18 hours, how many office staff would it have taken to do it in 3 hours?
A. 36 B. 25 C. 15 D. 30

25. In a veterinary clinic, there is enough food to feed 8 dogs to last 5 days. If on the first day, 2 new dogs arrived, how
many days will the food last?
A. 2 Days B. 3 Days C. 4 Days D. 5 Days

26. A bagger at a grocery store placed 60 kilos of potatoes in three bags which weighed proportionally 2:3:5. How many kilos
of potatoes were placed in the biggest bag?
A. 30 B. 35 C. 40 D. 45

27. The ratio of combined savings of Kara, Mia, and Marga is 6:2:4 respectively. If their total savings is ₱432, how much
money does MIA has?
A. 144 B. 332 C. 72 D. 228

28.The total weight of Leon, Lito, and Lex is 210 kg and their weight are in the ratio 1:2:3, respectively. What is Leon’s weight?
A. 32 B. 35 C. 70 D. 105

29. If there are 500 Computers in an outlet and 60% of them are P1, the number of P1 are
A. 350 B. 300 C. 200 D. 250

30. In a PBA game last week, Calvin attempted forty shots and made 65% of them. How many shots did he make?
A. 26 Shots B. 28 Shots C. 32 Shots D. 25 Shots

31. Three-fourth of what number is twelve?

A. 12 B. 16
C. 14 D. 15
32. Which of the following has the greatest discounts?
A. 30% of selling price of P200
C. a discount of 1/3 of the selling price of
B. 0.3 discount of the selling price of P200
P200 D. None of these

33.At 25% discount, P/LT Madeline paid P150.75 for a police duty bag. What was the original price of the bag?
A. ₱ 201 B. ₱ 113.06 C. ₱ 37.69 D. ₱ 150.75

34.Darwin makes a weekly base salary of 25,000 pesos, plus 1/4 of her total salary. How much does he make per
week? A. 25,000.25 B. 30,000 C. 125,000 D. 31,250

35. A trader bought a watch and sold it at 30% more than its original cost. How much did the trader earn if the original cost
of the watch was P?
A.P+30% B.30%*P C.P+(P*30%) D.30%/P

36. The sum of the ages of SPO1 Jose and his daughter Nicole is 32. In two years, SPO1 Jose will be three times as old as
his daughter. How old are they now?
A. SPO1 Jose is 25 and Nicole is 7 C. SPO1 Jose is 20 and Nicole is 12
B. SPO1 Jose is 7 and Nicole is 25 D. SPO1 Jose 20 and Nicole is 10

37. he sum of the ages of Jansen and Brian is 50. Five years ago, Brian’s age was three times as Jansen’s age. How old
are they now?
A. Jansen is 15 and Brian is 45. C. Jansen is 35 and Brian is 15.
B. Jansen is 15 and Brian is 35. D. Jansen is 10 and Brian is 40.

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1. There are a total of 87 507 inmates in a certain station. Can they be placed in cell groups of 9?
A. No, because 87 507 is divisible by 3 C. Yes, because 87 507 is divisible by 3
B. No, because 87 507 is divisible by 5 D. Yes, because 87 507 is divisible by 9

2. Which of the following is a prime number?

A. 1 B. 6 C. 3 D. 4

3. What is the prime factor of 420?

A. None of the following B. 2^2 x 3^2 x 5 x 7 C. 2^2 x 3 x 5 x 11 D. 2^2 x 3 x 5 x 7

4. Find the GCF of 64 and 96.

A. 40 B. 32 C. 35 D. 20

5. Find the GCF of 24 and 96.

A. 96 B. 24 C. 12 D. 8

6. What is the smallest number that is multiple of 7, 5, and 10?

A. 35 B. 140 C. 280 D. 70

7. Ivan and Jake are going to visit their grandfather on Sunday. If Ivan visits his grandfather every six days while Jake
every eight day, on what day will they visit their grandmother together again?
A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday D. Thursday

8. Jordan asks his sons to think of a number that is divisible by both 8 and 4. What is the smallest possible number that his
sons can think of?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. 8

9. 7/12 x 8/21 =
A. 2/252 B. 2/9 C. 56/252 D. 56/9

10. A community covers 300 hectares of land. 1/8 of the land was reserved for common areas like parks and roads and
the rest for residence. How many hectares were used for residence?
A. 262.5 Hectares B. 250 Hectares C. 240.5 Hectares D. 200 Hectares

11. A box weighs 1.3 kilos when it is empty. A bottle of wine weighs 1.5 kilos. Which expression gives the weight of the box
when it’s filled with Y bottles?
A. 1.5Y – 1.3 B. 1.3X + 1.5Y C. 1.3Y + 1.5 D. 1.3 + 1.5Y

12. 62–6÷2+13=?
A. 72 B. 41 C. 32 D. 27

13. -(13-90)–10–24=?
A. -111 B. 43 C. 82 D. 53

14. During a team building, Troop C got a score of 28 points in the first round and 30.2 points in the second round.
However, due to a violation during the third round, the team was deducted 23.6 points. What is Troop C’s final
score?
A. -25.8 B. 34.6 C. 81.8 D. 21.4

15. SPO1 Joseph weighs 150 pounds. He gains 11 pounds after one month and another 5 pounds on the second month.
On the third month, he lost 8 pounds. What is Joseph’s weight now?
A. 155 B. 156 C. 157 D. 158

16. How many meters longer is a mile than a kilometer? There is 1.609 kilometers in a mile.
A. 600 B. 1000 C. 1500 D. 609

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