NUMERICAL REASONING 3.

) IS KA
4.) IS KP
1.) Solve: 1,4,9,16,25,36,49,64,____?
1.) 72 Ans. (1) IR KP
2.) 75 Use the equivalent ascending and descending
3.) 81 letters in the alphabet
4.) 90

Ans.(3) 81 6.) Solve : (-9)(-22)=___?

You can get this by squaring the numbers 1.) 198
(1*1=1), (2*2=4), (3*3=9) and so on.... 2.) -198
3.) 31
2.) A5 D2 G125 J625 M3125____? 4.) -31
1.) P15525
2.) P15625 Ans. (1) 198
3.) 015525 multiplying numbers with similar sign =
4.) 015625 Positive

Ans. (2) P15625- the pattern is the next 2 7.) Solve : what is 107-(-17)?
letters from the alphabet and the number 1.) -90
multiplied by 5 to next one 2.) 90
3.) 124
3.) Solve:2187,729,243,81,27,9,_____? 4.) -124
1.) 6
2.) 3 Ans.124
3.) 4 -positive -negative numbers is to change the
4.) 2 sign of the subtrahend and follow the rules in
addition
Ans. (2) 3
divide 2187 by 3 you'll get 729, then the next 8.) What is the Greatest Common Factor of 36
and so on and 54?
1.) 6
4.) Solve :13 -21 34 -55 89____? 2.) 12
1.) -95 3.) 18
2.) 104 4.) 9
3.) -123
4.) -144 Ans. (3) GCF is 18 since 36 and 54 are
divisible by 18,9,6,3
Ans.-144
Subtract 9.) 3/9 * 2/3=_____
13-34=-21 1.) 6/27
-21-(-55)= 34 2.) 2/9
34-89=-55 3.) 9/18
-55-89=-144 4.) 1/9

5.) Solve: AZ CX EV GT___? Ans. (2) 6/27 simplified into 2/9

1.) IR KP
2.) IR KQ
10.) What is the sum of 1/2 + 8/4 + 6/12?
1.) 15/12 Ans. (2) .25
2.) 3/12 because it's the same as 25/100
3.) 3
4.) 3 1/12
16.) Find the value of X in the equation: 5 +
Ans. (3) 25=10
the answer is 3 because 1/2 + 2 + 1/2=3 1.) 5
2.) 3
3.) -3
11.) (21)(-4)+(8)(-2)=___? 4.) -5
1.) -100
2.) 100 Ans. (3)
3.) -23 =-3 because 5 (-3) + 25 =10
4.) 23

12.) What is the Least Common Denominator 17.) 3/4 1/8 =_____
of 1/8, 3/4, and 1/16? 1.) 8
1.) 4 2.) 4
2.) 8 3.) 12
3.) 16 4.) 6
4.) 2
Ans. (4)
Ans. (3) LCD is 16 you will get 6 if you cross multiply the
the denominators are : 8, 4 and 16 fractions

13.) Convert 3.4% as a fraction. Division

1.) 34/100 (a/b)/(c/d)=ad/bc
2.) .34/100 Given 3/4 1/8 =
3.) 3.4/1000 = (3)(8)/(4)(1)
4.) 3.4/100 = 24/4
=6
Ans. (4) 3.4/100
because percent is n/100 18.) The sum of two integers is 63. If one of
the integers is three more than twice the
14.) What is the ratio of 1/2 to 2/5? other, what are the two integers?
1.) 3:5 1.) 19 and 44
2.) 5:4 2.) 42 and 21
3.) 1:3 3.) 43 and 20
4.) 2:5 4.) 17 and 46
5.) 18 and 45

15.) What is 1/4 in decimal? Ans. is C.

1.) .025
2.) .25 Let x be one number and (3+2x) the other. x +
3.) 2.5 3 + 2x = 63, 3x = 60, x = 20, (3+2x) = 43
4.) .0025
19.) If x=8, Find the value of y in the equation:
4- 2y = 28.
1.) -4 23.) What is the decimal Form of 3/4 %?
2.) -2 1.) .0075
3.) 4 2.) .007575
4.) 2 3.) .75
4.) .00075
Ans. (4)
y= 2 Ans. (1).0075
4 (8)-2(2)=28 because 3/4 is 75 percent or 75/100

4(8)-2y=28 24.) Mr. Gil Bates owns 3/8 of Macrohard.

32 -2y=28 After selling 1/3 of his share, how much of
-2y=28-32 Macrohard does Mr. Gil Bates still own?
-2y=-4 1.) 5/16
------- 2.) 2/9
-2 -2 3.) 7/16
y=2 4.) 5/8
5.) 1/4
20.) 2.12 is multiplied by 10 to the sixth power
is? If Mr. Bates is selling 1/3 of his shares he is
1.) 212.000 keeping 2/3 of his shares.
2.) 2,120,000
3.) 212,000 His remaining total is:
4.) 21,200 (3/8)-(1/3)*(3/8)
Factor out a (3/8)
Ans.(2) 2,120,000 = (1-1/3)*(3/8)
10 to the 6th power is in million Simplify the subtraction
= (2/3)*(3/8)
21.) 25 is multiplied by 10 to the fifth power Multiplication fractions: cancel the 3 in the
is? numerator of the 3/8 with the 3 in
1.) 2,500,000 denominator of the 2/3
2.) 250,000 = (2/3)*(3/8) =2/8=1/4
3.) 25,000
4.) .000025 25.) Cathy scored 85, 87, 90, 95, and 100 in
her Math exams. What will be her average
Ans. (1) 2,500,000 grade in Math from this period?
25 100,000 1.) 91.40
2.) 91.50
22.) Find the value of X if y=8 in the equation: 3.) 92
2 + 4 = 50 4.) 93.50
1.) 9
2.) 8 Ans. (1) 91.40
3.) 10 A=S/N
4.) 4 S=85+87+90+95+100=457
N=5
Ans. (1) =9
2 (9) + 4 (8) = 50 A=457/5 =91.4
 29.) A square and a rectangle have equal areas.
26.) Letty left home and drove at the rate of 50 If the rectangle is 36 by 16, what is a side of a
miles per hour for 2 hours. She stopped for square?
lunch then drove for another 4 hours at 65 1.) 24
mph to reach Los Angeles. How many miles 2.) 26
did Letty drive to reach LA? 3.) 29
1.) 115 miles 4.) 34
2.) 360 miles
3.) 310 miles Area of rectangle = length x width
4.) 100 miles A = 36 x 16
A = 576
Ans. (2) 360 miles Area of square = (same as rectangle)
A = square root of 576
d=rt A = 24
d- distance
r - rate 30.) Two numbers are in the ratio of 3 to 5.
t - time The lesser number is 42. Find the greater
number.
d=50 (2) + 4 (65) 1.) 70
100 + 260 2.) 75
= 360 miles 3.) 112
4.) 126
27.) 6/8 +2 1/2 +4/12 is also the same as?
1.) 1/2 + 2.5 + The answer is 70 ..
2.) 1/2 + 5/2 + 1/6 3:5=42:x
3.) 3/4 + 2.5 + 1/6 3(x)=42(5)
4.) 3/4 + 5/2 +1/3 3x=210
x=210/3
Ans. (4) 3/4 + 5/2 + 1/3 x=70
simplify the fractions given and convert the
mixed number into improper fraction 31.) The total area of a cube is the sum of its
lateral area and the area of its basis. If the
28.) There are 36 reams of mimeographing edge of a cube is 4, find its total area.
paper in the drawer. If 1 1/4 dozens of reams 1.) 96
of paper were to be used in printing, how 2.) 64
many reams should be left in the drawer. 3.) 48
1.) 15 4.) 32
2.) 20
3.) 21 Ans.:96
4.) 22 Total area= 4(lateral area) + 2(area of base)
= 4(4x4) + 2(4x4)
1 1/4 dozen x 12 = 15 reams to be used in = 64+32
printing =96
36 reams - 15 reams = 21 reams left in the
drawer The lateral area means the surface area of the
cube without the area of the top and bottom
square faces.
32.) If a can of paint will cover approximately Since the value of X = 31
60 square yards, what length of the wall can So, 8 (31) = 248-17 = 231
be painted if the wall is 8 feet high?
1.) 12 feet
2.) 10 feet 35.) How many 1cm square stickers are
3.) 6 feet needed to cover a photo box 4cm lng, 3cm
4.) None of these wide and 5cm high?
1.) 47
Correct Answer is: 4 2.) 60
3.) 88
31.) A board 18 feet long is cut into two pieces. 4.) 94
Two feet less than the product of five and the
length of the shorter piece is equal to the Surface Area= 2(lw+hw+hl)
difference between three times the length of
the longer piece and eight. 36.) A video caste movie, purchased for 440
What is the length of the shorter piece? was marked up 25% on the selling price.
1.) 6 Later, as retail prices fell this movie was
2.) 8 marked down 20% on the current sale price.
3.) 9 Find its new sale price.
4.) 10 1.) 352
5.) 12 2.) 440
3.) 500
32.) James's dad is 5 times older than James 4.) 550
and James is twice as old as his sister Sara. In
two years, the sum of their ages will be 58. (440 * 25% = 110) 440+110 = 550. (550
How old is James now? *20% = 110) 550-110 = 440
1.) 6 years old
2.) 7 years old 37.) How many meters of fencing are needed
3.) 8 years old to enclose a 84m by 48m rectangular garden?
4.) 9 years old 1.) 132m
2.) 244m
33.) A house and lot are sold for 14M. The 3.) 264m
house costs 1.5 times as much as the lot. How 4.) 4032 meter squared
much does the lot costs?
Perimeter cya hindi area...so 4 side of
1.5x+x=14 rectangle.. 84+84+48+48=264
2.5x=14 Perimeter= 2l(lenght)+2w(width)
(divide both side by 2.5) (84m2)+(48m2)=264
x=5.6 M
38.) A water container has 100ml of water in it
and is 20% full. How many ml of water can
34.) The difference between 8 times a number this container hold if it is full?
and 17 is 231. Find the number. 1.) 200ml
2.) 400ml
8X 17 = 231 3.) 500ml
8X = 231+17 4.) 800ml
8X/8 = 248/8
X = 31
 Ans. C
sol. 43.) When the original price of an item is
100ml / 20% = 500ml increased by a certain rate, the increased
price is 3100. When the original price is
39.) A 30cm long plastic pipe costs 249. At this decreased by the same rate, the decreased
rate, what is the price of the pipe per meter? price is 1900. What is the original price of
1.) 830 this item?
2.) 840 1.) 1 200
3.) 747 2.) 200
4.) 749 3.) 2 500
4.) 2 800
Ans. A
249 / 30 * 100 = 830 (3100+1900)/2=2500 orig.price

44.) Michelle went to SM for the 3-day sale.

40.) Paula uses ten 100-watt bulbs in her She bought a new pair of shoes and paid only
house. She uses these bulbs at an average of 5 P2,450 discounted for 20% off. What was the
hours each day. How many KWH do these original price of the shoes?
bulbs use each day? 1.) P3, 062.50
1.) 5 2.) P3, 260.50
2.) 10 3.) P3, 620.50
3.) 50 4.) P3, 026.50
4.) 5 000
2540/0.80
Ans. A. 5 = 3062.50
sol.
1kwh = 1000watts 45.) How many containers each occupeis an
= 10 x 100watts x 5hrs area of 2 1/8 square meters can be stored in
= 5000watts divide by 1kwh a 952 square meter warehouse?
= 5kwh 1.) 358
2.) 448
41.) An electric uses 12 200 watts per hour 3.) 530
and is run an average of 60 hours a year. How 4.) 630
many kilowatt-hour is this?
1.) 73.2 925 / 2.125 = 448
2.) 732
3.) 7 320
4.) 7.32 46.) Last month a store manager decided to
decrease the prices of all items by 10%. This
12,200x60/1000? = 732 month he increased the prices by 10%. What
would be the prices for a pair of pants that
42.) What comes next? -729, 243, -81, 27, -9, 3, had costs P750 before prices were decreased
___ last month?
1.) -1 1.) P 742.50
2.) 2 2.) P 750.00
3.) -3 3.) P 675.00
4.) 4 4.) P 825.00
5.) -5
 742.5 (750-10%=last month price 675) 4.) 553
675+10%=before last month decreased
Ans. (1)-80
47.) What comes next? dividing numbers with different signs =
1/3, 5/6, 4/3, 11/6, 7/3, 17/6, ____ negative
1.) 10/3
2.) 19/6 51.) Four times the perimeter of a parking lot
3.) 11/3 is 16 less than 2000 meters. What is the
4.) 23/6 perimeter of the lot?
5.) 13/3
Let x is your perimeter
1/3 = 2/6 4x = 2000 - 16
5/6 = 5/6 4x = 1984
4/3 = 8/6 --- ------
11/6 =11/6 4 4
7/3 = 14/6 x = 496
17/6 = 17/6 ans is 496
10/3= 20/6= 10/3--->ans.
52.) Wyla got scores of 12, 20, 16, and 17 in
48.) A 1.25kg box of brand A detergent sells her first four quizzes. What score must she
for 87.50. A 1.5kg box of brand B detergent get in the next quiz to have an average of 17
sells for 103.20. What is the difference inthe in the five quizzes?
price per kg? 1.) 18
1.) 1.20 2.) 20
2.) 1.50 3.) 17
3.) 1.80 4.) 19
4.) 2.00 5.) None of the above

(87.50/ 1.25 = 70) (103.20 / 1.5= 68.80) 175=85-65=20

70.00-68.80 = 1.20

49.) Solve : what is -25+16?

1.) 9
2.) -9
3.) -41
4.) 41

positive + Negative numbers is to subtract

them and follow the sign of the bigger
number

-25-16=9
Follow the sign of bigger no.-9

50.) (-560) 7=____?

1.) -80
2.) 80
3.) -553