Civil Service MATHEMATICS

DIRECTIONS: This is a test of your ability to think out solutions to quantitative problems in mathematics. Analyze and solve each problem carefully.
Determine the correct answer from the four choices a, b, c, d. After you have decided on the best answer, shade above the letter that corresponds
to your answer.

1. Find the sum: 229 + 943 + 398 + 101.

a.) 1531 b.) 1641 c.) 1741 d.) 122 222
2. If 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 = 55, then 11 + 12 + 13 + 14 + 15 + 16 + 17 +18 + 19 + 20 = ?
a.) 65 b.) 155 c.) 125 d.) 550
3. If 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10= 55, then 101 + 102 + 103 + 104 + 105 + 106 + 107 + 108 + 109 + 10 = ?
a.) 1055 b.) 1065 c.) 1075 d.) 5500
4. Evaluate: { 16 – ( 24 – 8 ) + 22 x 8 -8 }.
a.) 40 b.) 48 c.) 64 d.) 168
5. If 23 + 28 + 37 + x + 53 = 168 and 23 + 28 + 40 + y + 50 = 120. Find the value of x – y?
a.) 36 b.) 48 c.) 56 d.) 64
6. Find the product : 800 x 125.
a.) 925 b.) 1000 c.) 10 000 d.) 100 000
7. find the quotient: 8000 ÷ 125.
a.) 48 b.) 64 c.) 80 d.) 88
8. What is the remainder whyen 192 888 is divided by 8?
a.) 0 b.) 4 c.) 8 d.) 24 111
9. Rounding 299 943 to the nearest thousands the result is
a.) 299 940 b.) 299 000 c.) 299 900 d.) 300 000
10. 398.101 is read as
a.) three hundred ninety eight, one hundred one.
b.) three hundred ninety eight and one hundred one.
c.) three hundred ninety eight and one hundred one hundredths.
d.) three hundred ninety eight and one hundred one thousandths.
11. A number is divisible by 8 if its last three digits is divisible by 8. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 8?
a.) 9 208 b.) 6 236 c.) 88 254 d.) 8 886
12. Which of the following statements is true?
a.) If a number is divisible by 5, then it is divisible by 10.
b.) If a number id divisible by 10, then it is divisible by 5.
c.) If a number is divisible by 3, then it is divisible by 6.
d.) If a number is divisible by 4, then it is divisible by 8.
1 1
13. Simplify : 2
𝑥( 128 − 84 ) + (128 − 84 ) − 2
( 128 − 84 )
a.) 0 b.) 20 c.) 44 d.) 64
1 1 4
14. Simplify : 33 3
% 𝑜𝑓 48 + 12 2
% 𝑜𝑓 96 − 44 9
% 𝑜𝑓 27
a.) 12 b.) 16 c.) 24 d.) 48
231
15. Reduce 1001
to its lowest terms.
7 2 3 7
a.) 11
b.) 31
c.) 13
d.) 13
16. Which of the following is true?
8 1 9 1
a.) - 6 > 8 b.) 64
= 4
c.) 54 – 8 ≥8 – 54 d.) 117
= 17
3 5
17. Find the value of x : 𝑥 = ⎡ 8 (72) + 7 (35)⎤
⎣ ⎦
a.) 27 b.) 36 c.) 45 d.) 52
18. what is 25 % of 228?
a.) 52 b.) 57 c.) 54 d.) 912
19. 228 is 25 % of what number?
a.) 52 b.) 57 c.) 54 d.) 912
20. 168 is what percent of 672?
a.) 25% b.) 50% c.) 400% d.) 80%
21. Evaluate : 123 x 0.1 + 123 x 0.01 + 123 x 0.001.
a.) 13.653 b.) 135.53 c.) 1356.3 d.) 13 563
1
22. Find 3 4
𝑜𝑓 16?
a.) 7 b.) 16 c.) 39 d.) 52
1 1 1
23. Evaluate : 1 + 2
+ 4
+ 8
=?
3 3 5 7
a.) 1 16
b.) 1 8
c.) 1 8
d.) 1 8
24. Find the value of x in the equation 3𝑥 + 7 = 28.
a.) {7} b.) {− 7} c.) {± 7} d.) {4}
25. Which of the following has a greatest value?
8 16 1 168
a.) 2 2 b.) 2 2 c.) 3 2 d.) 4 3
(6 )(8 ) (6 )(8 ) (6 )(8 ) (6 )(8 )
26. Which of the following cannot yield an odd integer when divided by 10?
a.) The sum of two odd integers.
b.) The product of a prime number and an odd integer.
c.) The product of two odd integers.
d.) The sum of three consecutive integers.
27. If 8𝑥 + 12 = 24, what is the value of 24𝑥 + 36?
a.) 4 b.) 6 c.) 8 d.) 72
28. If a positive integer 𝑚 is divisible by both 3 and 8, the 𝑚 must also be divisible by
a.) 10 b.) 18 c.) 24 d.) 60
29. If positive integers 𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛 are not both odd, which of the following is always true?
a.) 𝑚 + 𝑛 is even b.) 𝑚𝑛 is even c.) 𝑚 − 𝑛 cannot be odd d.) 𝑚 + 𝑛 − 1 is odd
30. Find the average temperature change for the 12-day period. Temperature change in degree Celsius: 2.6, 3.8, 7.0, 4.5, 4.6, 7.9, 5.0, 8.1, 4.4, 5.3,
6.4, 5.2.
a.) 4.8 b.) 4.9 c.)5.2 d.) 5.4
31. Find the set of all odd numbers 𝑥 satisfying the conditions 5𝑥 − 4 ≤0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 3𝑥 − 7 ≥0 .
a.) {𝑥≠1} b.) {1} c.) {𝑥│𝑥∈} d.) { }
32. State the property illustrated.
If 8 (6) + 4 = 48 + 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 48 + 4 = 52 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 8(6) + 4 = 52
a.) Distributive property of multiplication over addition
b.) Commutative property of addition
c.) Associative property
d.) Transitive property of equality
33. If 8 less than a product of a number and -3 is greater than 7, which of the following could be that number?
a.) – 6 b.) – 5 c.) 5 d.) 6
34. The difference between 8 times a number and 17 is
a.) 31 b.) 37 c.) 48 d.) 1 984
35. Four times the perimeter of a parking lot is 16 less than 2000 meters. What is the perimeter of a lot?
a.) 496 m b.) 504 m c.) 992 m d.) 1008 m
36. The amount of last month’s telephone bill, decreased by the product of 3 and P. 30.00 equals P 1,319.50. Find the amount of bill.
a.) P 1 229.50 b.) P 1 289.50 c.) P 1 310.50 d.) 1 409.50
37. Eighteen less than seven time the number of sandwiches is 269. How many sandwiches are there?
a.) 32 b.) 41 c.) 44 d. 45
38. A house and lot are sold for P 12M. The house costs 1.5 times as much as the lot. How much the lot costs?
a.) P 5.6M b.) P 8.4M c.) P10.5M d.) P 21M
39. The sale price of a television set is P 7 200. The discount rate is 40%. Find its regular price.
a. P 4 320 b.) P 12 000 c.) P 6 800 d.) P 10 000
40. The lengths of the sides of a triangle can be represented by three consecutive integers. The perimeter of the triangle is 96 cm. Find the length of
the longest side of a triangle.
a.) 28 b.) 32 c.) 33 d.) 36
41. The length of rectangle is 8 meters more than twice its width. The perimeter is 112 meter. Find its area.
a.) 16m b.) 24m c.) 28m d.) 640 m
42. Paula is twice as old as Queenie. Seven years ago the sum of their ages was 16. How old is Queenie now?
a.) 8 b.) 10 c.) 16 d.) 20
43. For what value of × will be the average of 2, 4x, 6, 8, 10?
a.) 4 b.) 12 c.) 26 d.) 39
44. How many integers between 197 and 303 are divisible by 4 or 10?
a.) 25 b.) 26 c.) 31 d.) 37
45. A patient must take his medication every 7 hours starting at 7:00 A.M., Sunday. On what day will the patient first receive his medication at 8
A.M.
a.) Sunday b.) Wednesday c.) Thusday d.) Tuesday
46. Of the 300 grocery shoppers surveyed, 96 did not have a regular day of the week on which they shop. What percentage of the shoppers did not
have a regular day of shopping?
a.) 32 % b.) 48% c.) 64% d.) 96%
47. A water container has 100 ml of water in it and is 20% full. How many ml of water can this container hold if it is full?
a.) 200 ml b) 400 ml c) 500 ml d) 800 ml
48. How Many containers each occupies an area of 2 1/8 square meters can be stored in a 952-square meter ware house?
a) 358 b) 448 c) 530 d)630
49. A starting salary of a secretary at ABC Computer Specialists is P15,000 a month. Next year the starting salary will be raised to P18,000. What is
the Rate of increase in the starting salary?
a) 3% b) 20% c) 25% d) 30%
50. The Cost of a Square meter commercial lot in a certain municipality five years ago was P12,500. There was a 420% increase in the price in the
last five years. What is the price per square meter of that lot today?
a) P17, 500 b) P52,500 c)P19,000 d) P65,000