ALGEBRA

1. Find the LCM of the numbers 15, 21, 36.

a. 1260 b. 924 c.315 d. 3610
2. What is the GCF of 27, 81, and 108?
a. 27 b. 324 c.81 d. 3
3. Round off 0.003086 to three significant figures.
a. 0.00309 b. 0.003 c. 0.00308 d. 0.31
x+1
4. If 3 =72, then x =
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
5. The excess of the sum of the fourth and fifth parts over the difference of the half and third parts
of a number is 119. Find the number.
a. 240 b. 420 c. 320 d. 430
6. If thrice the smaller number exceeds the larger by 12. Find the larger number if the two
numbers are consecutive odd integers.
a. 7 b. 11 c. 9 d. 8
3
7. Find the inverse of y=x - 5.
3 3 3 3
a. y = X+5 b. y = x-5 c. y= (x-5) d. y=(x=5)
4 3 3
8. If 1 and -2 are rational roots of the equation x + x + 4x + 6x– 12 = 0, what is the second
depressed equation?
2 2 3 2 3
a. x + 6x = 0 b. x + 6x + 5 = 0 c. x + 2x + 6x + 12=0 d. x + 6x + 12 = 0

9. If f(x) = 2x +3 and g(x) = |x|, find f(g(-3)).

a. 5 b. 7 c. 9 c. 4
10. If f(x) =3x and g(x) = 7x-1, what is the ( f g ) (4)?
∘

a. A. 51 b. 81 c. 22 d. 19
11. If f(x) =4x-1 and h(x)=(x+1)/4, what is h(f(x))?
2
a. 2x b. x c. x/2 d. x
12. If f(x) = x - 1, g(x) = √ 2x , and h(x) = 2-x, what is h ∘ g(x) ?
2

a. 2-3x b. 3-2x c. 4-3x d. 3x+4

4
13. Factor: x + 4.
2 2 2 2
a. (x + 2x – 2) ( x - 2x + 2 ) c. (x - 2x - 2) (x - 2x + 2 )
2 2 3
b. (x + 2x + 2)(x - 2x + 2) d.(x+2)(x + 2x + 2)
14. Find the value of “A” for which the equation A (2x+3)-(x-4) = 3x + 10is an identity.
a. -1 b. 2 c. 3 d. -3
3 2
15. Find the remainder if we divide (4y + 18y + 8y – 4) by (2y + 3).
a. 10 b. 11 c. 15 d. 13
3 2
16. Find the value of k for which x+4 is a factor of x + 2x - 7x + k = 0
a. 7 b. 4 c. 5 d.3
3 2 2 3 2 2
17. Simplify , (3x - 4x y + 5xy + 6y ) / (x - 2xy + 3y )
a. 3x-5y b. 3x+2y c.2x-3y d. 3x+5y
3 2 3 2 2
18. Find the remainder if 3x - 4x y + 5xy + 6y is divided by x - 2xy +3y .
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
4 3 2
19. Which of the following is a factor of: f(x) = x - 4x -7x + 22x + 24?
 a. (x-3) b. (x-2) c. (x-1) d. (x+3)

2
20. What number completes the square of the expression x - 12x?
a. -36 b. +36 d. -16 d. +16

21. Solve for x: 1 – 2 |x - 9|= -1

a. 5 & 8 b. 8 & 10 c. 4 & 5 d. 6 & 5
3 2
22. What is the remainder when 2x + 3x - 2x + 25 is divided by x + 3?
a. 73 b. 4 c. -73 d. -4
23. Solve for the values of x, y and z in the following equations: xy= -8; zy= -2; zx=4
a. x= -4, y= 2, z= -1 c. x=2, y= 2, z= 4
b. x= 1, y=2, z=4 d. x= 4, y= 1, z= 2
24. Simplify : ( x −1 ) / ( x - 1 )
3

2 2 2 2
a. x −2 x +3 b. x + x +1 c. x −3 x +2 d. x +2 x−1
x x x
25. Solve for x in the equation: 3 +9 =27
a. 0.438 b. 0.416 c. 0.460 d. 0.482
26. Find the value of x which will satisfy the following expression √ x-2 = √ x + 2
a. 3/2 b. 9/4 c. 9/2 d. no solution
x
27. If f(x) = 10 + 1, then f(x+1) - f(x) is equal to :
x x+1
a. 1 b.9(10 ) c. 11 d. 10
2 2
28. If 3a= 7b, then 3a / 7b is equal to :
a. 1 b.3/7 c. 7/3 d. 49/9
29. Determine the sum of the positive valued solution to the simultaneous equations: xy = 15, yz =
35, zx = 21
a. 15 b. 13 c. 17 d. 19
x 2 x +1
30. If 10 = 4, then the value of 10 is
a. 26 b. 160 c. 40 d. 900
31. If 1/x = a + b, 1/y = a – b, then x – y is equal to
2 2 2 2
a. 2b/(b - a ) b. 1/2a c. 2a/(a -b ) d. 1/2b
4 3 2
32. What is the remainder when the polynomial x - 5x + 5x + 7x + 6 is divided by x + 2?
a. 16 b. 32 c. 48 d. 68
33. What is the equation form of the statement: The amount by which 100 exceeds four times a
given number?
a. 4x(100) b. 100 + 4x c. 100 - 4x d. 4x – 100
34. The sum of the three consecutive even integers is 78. What is the smallest of the three integers?
a. 24 b. 28 c. 32 d. 30
3 2
35. If kx - (k + 3) x + 13 is divided by x – 4, and the remainder is 157. Then the value of k is ____?
a. 6 b. 4 c. 5 d. 3
2
36. If 16 is four more than 3x, then x + 5= ________?
a. 16 B. 21 C. 3 D. 4
37. The denominator of a certain fraction is three more than twice the numerator. If 7 is added to
both terms of the fraction, the resulting fraction is 3/5. Find the original fraction.
a. 8/5 b. 5/13 c. 3/5 d. 13/5
38. Find the mean proportion of 4 and 36.
a. 72 b. 24 c. 12 d. 20

39. A line segment 30 cm long is divided into two parts whose lengths have the ratio 2:3. Find the
larger part.
a. 12 b. 18 c. 15 d. 21
40. What is 1978th digit to the right of the decimal point of 2012/9999?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 9
41. What is the third proportional of the square of 2 and the cube root of 8?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 2 d.4
42. A number is divided into two parts such that when the greater part is divided by the smaller, the
quotient is 3 and the remainder is 5. Find the smaller number if the sum of the two numbers is
37.
a. 8 b. 12 c. 32 d. 16
√
43. Find the value of x, which will satisfy the equation x - 2 / x = 1.√
a. 2 b. 1 c. 4 d. 0
44. If x : y : z = 4 : -3 : 2 and 2z + 4y – 3z = 20, find x,y,z
a. -8, 6, -4 b. -5, 4, -6 c. 7, -5, 6 d. 9, -4, 5
45. How many positive real solutions are there in the polynomial: x4 – 4x3 + 7x2 - 6x – 18 = 0
a. 3 or 0 b. 1 or 2 c. 1 or 0 d. 3 or 1
46. If f(x – 1) = 1 + x2, then what is f(x)?
a. x2 + 2x + 1 b. x2 + 2x + 2 c. x2 -2x -1 d. x2 – 2x – 2
47. Rationalize: (4+3i) / (2-i).
a. 1 + 2i b. 1 – 2i c. 2 + 2i d. 2+i
48. What is the lower bound of the real roots of the polynomial equation x3 + 3x2 – 5x – 6 = 0.
a. 3 b. -2 c. 5 d. -5
2
49. In the equation 3x + (m+1) x + 24 = 0, find m if one root is twice the other.
a. -19, 17 b. -12, 18 c. 19, -17 d. 12, -18
50. The equation (2k + 2) x2 + (4 – 4k) x + k – 2 = 0 has roots, which are reciprocals of each other.
Find the value of k.
a. 2 b. -2 c. -4 d. 3
51. The equation whose roots are equal to twice those of the equation x3 – 6x2 + 11x – 6 = 0.
3 2 3 2
a. x - 12x + 22x – 12 = 0 c. x - 24x + 12x – 12 = 0
3 2 3 2
b. x - 12x + 44x – 48 = 0 d. x - 12x + 48x-44 = 0
52. Find the equation whose roots are numerically equal but opposite in sign to the roots of the
3 2
equation x + 7x + 11x + 5 = 0
3 2 3 2
a. x - 7x + 11x – 5 = 0 c. x + 7x + 11x – 5 = 0
3 2 3 2
b. x + 7x - 11x + 5 = 0 d. x - 7x - 11x + 5 = 0
2
53. The equation whose roots are the reciprocals of the roots of the equation 2x - 3x – 5 = 0
2 2
a. 5x + 3x – 2 = 0 c. 5x + 3x + 2 = 0
2 2
b. 3x + 5x – 2 = 0 d. 5x - 3x – 2 = 0
2
54. Find the value of C in the expression 5x - 2x + C to make it a perfect square trinomial.
a. 1/5 b. 25 c. ¼ d. 16
55. If one root of 9x^2 – 6x + k = 0 exceeds the other by 2, find the value of k.
 a. 8 b. -8 c. 5 d. -6
3 2
56. From the equation 12x - 8x + kx + 18 =, find the value of k if one root is the negative of the
other.
a. -18 b. -12 c. -27 d. -31
2
57. From the equation 7x + (2k – 1) x – 3k + 2 = 0, determine the value of k so that the sum and
product of the roots are equal.
a. 2 b. 4 c. 1 d. 3
2
58. Find the sum of the roots of 5x - 10x + 2 = 0?
a. -1/2 b. -2 c. 2 d.1/2
2
59. Find the value of k in the quadratic equation 3x - kx + x – 7k = 0 if 3 is one of the roots.
a. 3 b. 5 c. 9 d. 4
60. If the roots of the equation are -1, 2 and 4, what is the equation?
3 2 3 2
a. x - 5x + 2x + 8 = 0 c. x - 5x - 3x + 6= 0
3 2 3 2
b. x - 4x + 3x + 8 = 0 d. x - 4x + 2x + 6 = 0
2 2
61. Find the value of k in 2x - 3k x = 8 – 6kx if one root is negative of the other
a. -2 b. 4 c. 2 d. 3
62. Two students solve a quadratic equation in x. One student made a mistake in the coefficient of
the linear term and found the roots to be 1 and 2, while the other, made a mistake in the
constant term and found the roots to be -1 and 2. What was the correct quadratic equation?
2 2 2 2
a. x - x – 2 = 0 b. x + x -1=0 c. x -x – 1=0 d. x - x + 2 = 0
4 2
63. The expression 3x + x + 7x + 1 = 0, contains how many imaginary roots?
a. 1 or 2 b. 2 or nothing c. 2 or 4 d. 3 or nothing
64. Express the product of the decimal numbers 1.24 x 3.147 to the correct number of significant
figures.
a. 3.9 b. 3.90 c. 3.902 d. 3.9023
65. What is the sum of 2.356 + 3.1416 to the correct number of significant figures?
a. 5.498 b. 5.497 c. 5.5476 d. 5.4980

66. Solve for x: |2 x+1| = 7

a. 3 or -3 b. 3 or -4 c. 4 or -3 d. 2 or -4
67. Solve for x in the compound inequality 3x + 2<14 and 2x-5>-11.
a. X<4 and x>-3 c. x<-3 and x>4
b. x>4 and x>-3 d. x<3 and x>4
68. Solve the inequality 2x + 3<7 or 3x + 5>20.
a. (−∞ , 2 )∩( ∞ , 5 ) (−∞ , ∞ )∪( 3 , 5 )
c.
b. (−∞ , 2 )∪( ∞ , 5 ) d. (−∞ , 5 )∩( 3 , 8 )

69. Solve the absolute value inequality: |x−20| >5

a. [ −∞ , 15 ] ∩[ 25 ,∞ ] c. (−∞ , 15 )∪ (25 ,∞ )
b. [ −∞ , 15 ] ∩[ 25 ,∞ ] d. [ −∞,15 ] ∪¿ ¿(25,∞ ]

70. Solve |x−3|≤4

a. x≥−1 and x≤7 c. x≤−1 and x≥7
 b. x≥-1 or x≤7 d. x≤−1 or x≥7
71. Solve the absolute value inequality |x+5|<−2
a. -7 or 7 b.-3 or 9 c. -2 or 2 d. No solution
2 x−6
>0
72. Solve the rational inequality x + 4
a. (-∞ , -4) and (3 , ∞ ) c. (-∞ , -4] and (3, ∞ )
b. (-∞ , -4) and [3, ∞ ) d. (-∞ , -4] and [3, ∞ )
73. The Roman Numerals MCMLXXXIV is equivalent to
a. 1, 974 b. 1, 984 c. 1,934 d. 1,994
74. If the product of two numbers a and b is 10, 080, find the GCF of the two numbers if their LCM is
5,040.
a. 2 b. 30 c. 4 d. 10
75. If a=32 and b=94, then LCM x GCF of the two numbers is
a. 3008 b. 1260 c. 2308 d. 4802
76. What is the sum of the prime factors of 3210?
a. 115 b. 127 c. 117 d. 218
2
77. What is the discriminant of the equation 4x + x + 6 = 0
a. 96 b. 95 c. -96 d. -95
78. Find the quadratic equation if one roots is 2 + 3i.
2 2 2 2
a. x - 4x – 13 = 0 b. x - 4x + 13 = 0 c. x + 4x +15 = 0 d. x - 3x + 7 = 0
2 17 −2

79. Given the equation: x + x = 4

3 3

a. ±8 , ±1/8 b. ±6,±1/6 c. ±4 , ±1/4 d. ±2 , ±1/2

80. Solve x n 3x + 2 > 5.
a. X>1 b. x<1 c. x >- 1 d. x¿ 1
81. Solve for y: 9 – 2y ¿ y + 6
a. y > 3 b. y ¿ 3 c. y ¿ 1 d. y ¿ 1
82. Solve for z. -3 < 2z + 1 ¿ 5
a. -2¿ z<2 b. -2<z¿ 2 c. -2<z¿ 2 d. -2¿ z<2

83. Solve for x: |2 x+1| +3 =6

a. 3 or -2 b. 2 or -1 c. 2 or -7 d. 3 or -2
2
84. Solve the quadratic inequality x + 2x – 8 >0.
a. (-∞ , -4 )¿ (2 , ∞ ) c. (-∞ , -4) ¿ [ 2 , ∞ )
b. ( -∞ , 4) ¿ [-2 , ∞ ) d. [-∞ , -4] ¿ [2 , ∞ ]
3 x −1 x + 3 1
- 2 −
2
85. Simplify: x −1 x +3 x+ 2 x +2
1 1 2x
a. x b. x−1 c. x+1
2
d. x + 2x + 1
x +3
2
86. Resolve x −x−2 into partial fractions
 1 2 1 3 1 3 3 1
− − − −
a. - x−2 3 (x +) b. - x−2 2( x +1 ) c. x−3 2(x +1 ) d. - x−2 2( x +1 )
x−3
2
87. Resolve x +6 x+ 9 into partial fractions
1 6 1 6 1 6 1 6
+ − + −
a. -
x+3 ( x +3 ) b. - x+3 (x +3 )2
2
c.
x+3 ( x +3 )2 d.
x+3 (x +3 )2

x−2
2
88. Resolve ( x +2 )(x −1) into partial fractions
1 ( x+4 ) 1 ( x−2 )
+ +
a. -
3( x−1) 3 ( x2 +2) c. 3( x+ 1) 3( x +2)
1 (x +2 ) 1 (2 x+1 )
− + −
b.
3( x−1) 3 ( x 2 +2) d.
3( x−1) 3( x 2 +2 )
89. Which of the following is merzenne prime?
a. 5 b. 11 c. 31 d. 47
90. If y varies directly as x and inversely as z, and y=5 when x=2 and z=4, find y when x=3 and z=6
a. 2 b. 3 c. 5 d. 6
91. Which of the following functions is even?
2 3
a. f(x) = sin x b. f(x)=x +5x c. f(x)=sinx d. f(x)=tanx
92. Which of the following functions is odd?
3 2
a. f(x)=x +3 b. f(x)=cosx c. f(x)=sinhx d. f()x=x +3
5
93. If f(x)=x + cosx, then f(x) is a(n)________________ function.
a. Constant b. Odd c. Even d. Neither odd or nor even
94. Which of the following functions is periodic?

a. |x|-x b. |x|+x c. cos(1/x) d. xsinx

95. What is the sum of the prime factors of 120?
a. 7 b. 14 c. 10 d. 8
96. How many factors are there in a number 120?
a. 8 b. 14 c. 16 d. 11
97. What is the interval notation for -5 ¿ x <9 ?
a. (-5 , 9) b. (-5 , 9] c. [-5 , 9] d. [-5 , 9)
∞
98. The interval notation for - < x ¿ 4 is
a. (-∞ , 4] b. [-∞ , 4] c. (-∞ , 4) d. [ -∞ , 4)
99. The inequality notation for [-2 , ∞ ) is
a. X > -2 b. x¿ 2 c. -2 < x ¿ ∞ d. -x¿ -2
999
100. How many digits are there in 123 ?
a. 2,088 b. 1,808 c. 3,487 d. 7,898