PRE TEST

NUMBER ANALOGY

1. 0.75 is to ¾ as 0.8 is to _________

1. 2/3 2. 4/5 3. 5/6 4. 6/7 5. 3/5

2. 75% is to 1/2 as 45% is to ________

1. 3/11 2. 3/10 3. 3/4 4. 2/3 5. 3/5

3. 0.25 is to 0.125 as to 1.25 is to ________

1. 0.625 2. 1.125 3. 1.625 4. 2.125 5. 6.250

4. 2 is to 50 as 3.2 is to _________

1. 60 2. 70 3. 80 4. 90 5. 160

5. 14 is to 28 as 5 is to _________

1. 7 2. 8 3. 9 4. 10 5. 15

6. 1 is to 1/4 as 5/25 is to ________

1. 1/16 2. 1/18 3. 2/6 4. 3/4 5. 1/20

7. 0.35 is to 7 as 0.45 is to ________

1. 8 2. 9 3. 12 4. 14 5. 0.9

8. 1/3 is to 2/18 as 1/12 is to ________

1. 2/72 2. 2/48 3. 3/36 4. 3/25 5. 1/72

9. 3/8 is to 12/32 as 2/5 is to ________

1. 8/20 2. 10/23 3. 6/13 4. 4/6 5. 5/6

10. 1/3 is to 3/7 as 1/6 is to ________

1. 3/14 2. 1/5 3. 1/4 4. 1/3 5. ½

11. 0.4 is to 2/5 as 0.6 is to ________

1. 20 2. 4/5 3. 3/10 4. 3/5 5. 1/5

12. 0.2 is to 0.4 as 0.3 is to ________

1. 0.009 2. 0.0009 3. 0.09 4. 0.9 5. 9.0

13. 8 is to 23 as 27 is to ________

1. 33 2. 53 3. 93 4. 39 5. 43

14. 0.5 is to 1/2 as 0.65 is to ________

 1. 11/20 2. 13/20 3. 15/20 4. 17/20 5. 14/20

15. 1/3 is to 3 as 2/8 is to ________

1. 2 2. 4 3. 6 4. 8 5. 10

16. 30% is to 3/5 as 80% is to ________

1. 1 1/5 2. 1 2/5 3. 1 3/5 4. 1 4/5 5. 2

17. 0.30 is to 0.075 as 0.15 is to ______

1. 0.0003752. 0.00375 3. 0.0375 4. 0.375 5. none

18. 2/5 is to 20% as ¾ is to ________

1. 35.5% 2. 37.0% 3. 37.5% 4. 39.0% 5. 36.5%

19. 625 is to 81 as 5 is to ________

1. 3 2. 4 3. 6 4. 9 5. 0.648

20. 8 is to 11 as 36 is to ________

1. 49.50 2. 55.00 3. 59.50 4. 65.00 5. 69.50

21. 2 is to 2.5 as 4 is to ________

1. 3 2. 5 3. 7 4. 9 5. 6

22. 2 is to 8 as 4 is to ________

1. 18 2. 32 3. 36 4. 66 5. none

PROBLEM SOLVING

1. Miss Roxas bought 20 blouses for P1800 and marked them to sell at P110 each. After selling
16 pieces at this rate, she decided to sell the remaining blouses at a lower price. At what
price may she sell each remaining blouse and still realize a gross profit of P360 on the 20
blouses?

1. P100 2. P105 3. P110

4. P115 5. P120

2. The Philippines and 19 other Asian nations decide to cut their oil consumption by two million
barrels a day. If this is 5% of their daily oil consumption, how many barrels are consumed by
these countries in one day?

1. 400,000 2. 10,000.00 3. 40,000.00

4. 100,000.00 5. 400,000.00

3. A development project which was financed by ecological organizations amounted to P 3.6

million. If there had been two more contributors, and the expenses were shared equally, it
would have cost each organization P300,000 less. How many organizations contributed to the
project?
 1. 3 2. 4 3. 6
4. 9 5. 12

4. There are 36 reams of mimeographing paper in the drawer. If 1 ¼ dozens of reams of paper
were to be used in printing, how many reams should be left in the drawer?

1. 15 2. 20 3. 21
4. 22 5. 23

5. A group of men went on fishing trip, agreeing that each should pay the same amount. The
total bill was P168. If there had been two fewer men, each man would have had to pay 2
pesos more. How many men went fishing?

1. 15 2. 14 3. 13 4. 12 5. 8

6. The ceiling of a building, 18 meters by 15 meters, is to be painted. How many gallons of paint
are required for this ceiling if a gallon can cover 15 square meters?

1. 15 2. 18 3. 20 4. 27 5. 36

7. A square and a rectangle have equal areas. If the rectangle is 36 by 16, what is a side of a
square?

1. 24 2. 26 3. 29 4. 34 5. 36

8. Ana gets a commission of 10% for each bottle of lotion she sells. If a bottle of lotion sells for
P87.50, how many bottles will Ana have to sell to receive a commission of P210?

1. 20 2. 24 3. 36 4. 38 5. 40

9. What is the sum of series of arithmetic progression having a common difference of 3.5, if the
first term is 0.5 and the last term is 25?

1. 17.15 2. 25.55 3. 53.4 4. 174.5 5. none of these

10. If the sum of 5 consecutive numbers is 95, what is the third number?

1. 17 2. 18 3. 19 4. 20 5. 21

11. Two numbers are in the ratio of 3 to 5. The lesser number is 42. Find the greater number.

1. 70 2. 75 3. 112 4. 126 5. 252

12. 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.

1. 96 2. 64 3. 48 4. 32 5. 24

13. If a can of paint will cover approximately 60 square yards, what length of the wall can be
painted if the wall is 8 feet high?

1. 12 feet 2. 10 feet 3. 6 feet 4. 5 feet 10 inches 5. none of these

14. One million is to be divided among the 3 children of a widower in the ratio of 10:12:18. By
how much is the largest share greater than the smallest share?
 1. P300,000 2. P200,000 3. P150,000
4. P100,000 5. P50,000

15. Division and section heads of agency Y who come late during their monthly staff meetings are
fined. The first latecomer pays P0.50, the second latecomer pays P1.00, the third pays P1.50,
the fourth pays P2.00 and so forth. If 13 came late during their last meeting, how much
money was collected from them?

1. P6.50 2. P P45.50 3. P65.00

4. P84.50 5. P104.50

16. The first day, a contractor hired 11 carpenters, 3 masons and 5 helpers. The second day, he
hired 6 carpenters, 5 masons and 2 helpers. The third day, he hired 5 carpenters, 3 masons,
and 3 helpers. If his payroll was 194 the first day, P137 the second day, and P112 the third
day, how much did he pay each mason a day?

1. P8 2. P29 3. P10
4. P12 5. none of these

17. In an illustration, one unit represents a line 85 centimeters long. How many meters long of a
line will be represented by 150 units?

1. 1.275 2. 12.75 3. 127.50

4. 1,275 5. 12,750

18. If the management of a parking lot charges its customer P10.00 for the first two hours and
P5.00 for each additional hour or a part thereof; then the cost for parking for 4 hours and 45
miutes is __________.

1. P15.00 2. P23.75 3. P25.00

4. P35.00 5. P45.00

19. A bureau director has an appointment at 9 A.M. in a nearby province. If he travels at 40 kph.,
he will arrive at 8 AM. If he drives at 30 kph., he will not arrive until 8:45 A.M. How far away
is the province?

1. 30 km 2. 37.5 km 3. 50 km
4. 90 km 5. 225 km

20. Which of the following has the greatest discounts?

1. a discount of 1/3 of the selling price pf P200

2. 33.3% of the selling price of P200
3. 0.3 discount of the selling price of P200
4. a discount of 200
5. none of the above

21. Nena has applied for employment in the next three different countries namely: Hongkong;
Malaysia and Brunei. In Hongkong the monthly salary in HK $500; Malaysia Mal $300 and
Brunei $200 consider the following:

1 HK $ = P2.90
1 Br $ = P 12.15
1 Mal $ = P 8.40
Which country has the best offer?
1. Hongkong 2. Brunei 3. Malaysia
 4. Hongkong – Brunei 5. All

22. Which of the following commodities has the least increase U.S. $ per pound from 1987 –
1990.

1. copper from 0.63 to 1.14

2. aluminum from 0.62 to 0.63
3. nickel from 1.72 to 3.55
4. zinc from 0.43 to 0.68
5. lead from 0.21 to 0.30

23. Which of the following is the biggest?

1. 41.2 meters 2. 4,120 cm 3. 0.0412 km.

4. 41,200 mm. 5. all are equal

24. A family budget provides that the monthly outlaws for food and house is P 1,810.00. If the
amount spent for food is three times that of the rent, how much is the monthly rental?

1. P460.00 2. P920.00 3. P1,560.00

4. P452.50 5. none of these

25. After driving 3 ½ hours, a motorist covered 120 km. At this rate, how long will it take him to
drive 360 km.?

1. 9 ½ 2. 10 ½ 3. 11 ½
4. 12 ½ 5. 13 ½

26. Mrs. Renoso is planning to buy curtains for their new house. She will need 23 floor length
pieces, each piece 2 meters and 50 cm. Long. How many meters should she buy.

1. 37 ½ 2. 47 ½ 3. 57 ½
4. 67 ½ 5. 57 ¼

27. An employee spends about P1,330.00 a month. This sum is 70% of his monthly salary. How
much does he receives a month?

1. P1,900.00 2. P2,265.00 3. P2,900.00

4. P2,290.00 5. P2,000.00

28. If a and b are any two positive real numbers, then;

1. –b a+b 2. b-a a+b 3. a-b a+b

4. a-b a+b 5. none of these

29. Which pair of numbers below has 120 as a product?

1. 7 & 16 2. 15 & 8 3. 18 & 5

4. 25 & 4 5. none of these

30. A certain number is doubled and then divided by 8. If after subtracting 4 from this result, one
gets 16, the original number is:

1. 32 2. 48 3. 64
 4. 80 5. 70

31. The numerator of a fraction is 4 less than its denominator, if 3 is added both the numerator
and denominator, the resulting number is ¾. What is the original fraction?

1. 8/14 2. 9/13 3. 9/12

4. 10/13 5. 8/13

32. Each box of ballpen contains 24 pieces. If an employee in an office given 3 ballpens. How
many boxes will be needed for 168 employees?

1. 17 2. 21 3. 22
4. 25 5. 31

33. An employee who receives P306.00 each payday saves P1.50 of every P9.00 of his earnings. If
the employee is paid two times a month, how much he would save after four months?

1. P144.00 2. P204.00 3. P334.00

4. P408.00 5. P308.00

34. If a can holds ¾ of a liter of gasoline. How many liters will 1 ½ dozens at the same size hold?

1. 10.8 2. 12.2 3. 13.8

4. 13.5 5. 14.5

35. The ratio of males to females in an organization is M:F. How many males are there if there are
T females?

1. (M x T) + F 2. (F x T) + M 3. T + (F-M)
4. FT / M 5. MT / F

36. Maria was born November 23, 1958. How old was she last April 23, 1980?

1. 20 yrs. & 9 months 4. 22 yrs. & 7 months

2. 22 yrs. & 5 months 5. none of these
3. 21 yrs. & 5 months

37. When any number is divided by 20, the largest remainder that can be attained is:

1. 5 2. 10 3. 19
4. 21 5. 15

38. There are 115,000 hectares of land for cotton production. What should be the average yield
in tons per hectare to produce a total of 138,000 tons of cotton?

1. 8.0 2. 1.2 3. 1.23

4. 2.3 5. 2.1

39. An employee who receives P296.00 each payday, put P1.00 out of P8.00 into a special fund.
How much does he put into that fund?

1. P26.00 2. P29.00 3. P20.00

4. P24.00 5. P37.00
40. The United Arab Emirates has reduced its daily oil production by80,000 barrels from 1.7
million barrels. Find its daily production in million barrels.

1. 0.9 2. 1.5 3. 1.62

4. 1.6 5. 1.2

41. The buying power of 1972’s P1 had dropped as of June this year to 35.57 centavos. The
present buying power of peso is, how many centavos less than that of 1972?

1. 64.43 2. 65.57 3. 75.43

4. 75.57 5. 74.43

42. Divide 196 into 2 parts such that one part is ¾ of the other part. What are the two numbers
formed?

1. 100:96 2. 108:88 3. 112:84

4. 124:72 5. none of these

43. The price of a pair of pants is P17.00 more than twice the price of the polo shirt. If the
average price of these two items is P83.50, what is the price of the pants?

1. P100 2. P107 3. P114

4. P117 5. P120
44. One-third of a certain number added to 1/5 of the next consecutive number is 5. What is the
sum of the two numbers?

1. 17 2. 19 3. 20
4. 21 5. 23

45. A man owns a piece of land worth P0.6 million. He is taxed on ¾ of its value at the rate of
P7.00 per P1,000. How much is he paying for the tax of his property?

1. P3,150 2. P5,350 3. P9,000

4. P11,000 5. P10,000

46. If each side of a square is decreased by 5 centimeters, its area will decreased by 175 square
centimeters. Find the side of the original square in centimeters?

1. 20 2. 18 3. 15
4. 22 5. 25

47. Twenty-seven school children were asked to form three groups such that the third group has
2 more members than the first group and the second group will have one member less than
the third group. How many members will the first group have?

1. 7 2. 8 3. 9
4. 10 5. 12

48. Concrete posts are to be put along a 560 meters road. If there are 15 posts, what would be
the distance in meters between two successive posts?

1. 37 2. 36 3. 40
4. 49 5. none of these

49. A fish vendor makes it a point to realize a profit of 12 ½% of his sales. For how much a kilo
should he sell 20 kilos of fish costing P320.00?
 1. P15.00 2. P18.00 3. P16.00
4. P17.50 5. P19.00

50. An employee drive a car at 30 kph from his residence reach his office at 8:00 a.m. If he drives
at 7:50 a.m. how far is his office from his residence in km.?

1. 26 km. 2. 28 km. 3. 30 km.

4. 32 km. 5. 5 km.

51. Three stenographers will be selected from a pool of 6 equally qualified stenographers. How
many different groups of three stenographers can be selected from the pool?

1. 10 2. 15 3. 18
4. 20 5. 22

52. A corporation has 3 vacancies for the positions of Senior Auditor. Out of five candidates, how
many groups of three could be chosen to fill the vacancies?

1. 5 2. 6 3. 10
4. 15 5. 36

53 All of the following except one are units of measurement in the metric system.

1. decimeter 2. meter 3. hectare

4. liter 5. yard

54. A messenger traveling at 20 kph. was sent to pick a letter 10 km. away. If this messenger left
at 8:30 a.m. rested for 10 minutes along the way, what time will he be back?

1. 9:40 a.m. 2. 9:10 a.m. 3. 8:30 a.m.

4. 9:00 a.m. 5. 10:00 a.m.

55. In an office the ratio of male employee to female employee is 1:3. If there are 12 male
employees, how many employees are in that office?

1. 16 2. 36 3. 40
4. 42 5. 48

56. In a certain map ¼ of an inch represent 10 miles of the actual distance. If two barrios are 2
inches apart in the map, the actual distance between them is:

1. 10 miles 2. 20 miles 3. 60 miles

4. 80 miles 5. 80 kilometers

57. A mother divides 2/3 of a cake equally among her 4 children. If one cake costs P3.60, the
share of each child costs:

1. P2.00 2. 0.60 3. P1.20

4. 0.80 5. 0.90

58. A man with 90 meters of fencing wishes to fence off an area in the space of a rectangle. What
should be the dimension the enclosed space is to be as large as possible.

1. 23 x 22 2. 9 x 10 3. 27 x 18
 4. 28 x 17 5. 30 x 15
59. The income tax withheld from the wages of a certain employee amounted to P8, 561 last
year. If this is P350 more than ¾ of the amount withheld this year, how much was withheld
from his wages this year?

1. P8, 911 2. P9, 248 3. P9, 611

4. P10, 948 5. P11, 415

60. If six boys shared equally ½ of a pineapple pie, what part of a whole pie did each boy get?

1. 1/36 2. 1/12 3. 1/8

4. 1/6 5. ¼

61. At a party of 345 employees, sandwiches were served with softdrinks. It was found out that
120 chicken sandwiches and 240 cheese sandwiches were consumed. When the male
employees were on their way home, 35 confessed that they ate 1 chicken sandwich and 1
cheese sandwich each. How many went home without eating any of the sandwiches?

1. 20 2. 30 3. 35
4. 55 5. 65

62. A man has two investments totaling P40,000. On one he receives 12% interest and on the
other he receives 10% interest. The 12% investment yield an annual income of P524 less than
the 10% investment. How much is the difference between the two investments?

1. P4, 112 2. P5, 200 3. P8, 400

4. P13, 476 5. P14, 250

63. A bin containing 80 sacks of flour is 15 full. How many sacks will be in the bin when it is ¾
full?

1. 240 2. 300 3. 320

4. 400 5. 420

64. In a social hall of a building, there are 150 seats arranged in rows, with 5 more seats per row
than the number of rows. How many seats are there in each row?

1. 10 2. 12 3. 15
4. 18 5. 20

65. Which of the following is the biggest?

1. 71.2 meters 4. 71,200 millimeters

2. 7,120 centimeters 5. all are equal
3. 0.0712 kilometers

66. Which of the following has the greatest discount?

1. a discount of 1/3 of the selling price of P200.00

2. 33% discount of the selling price of P200.00
3. 0.3 discount of the selling price of P200.00
4. a discount of P60.00
5. 1/3% discount of the selling price of P200.00

67. The members of a barangay set our 432 pechay plants. The number of plants in each row was
six more than the number of rows. How many plants were there in each row?
 1. 12 2. 24 3. 27
4. 33 5. none of these

68. The larger of two numbers is seven times the smaller number. What is the larger number if
their sum is 56?

1. 49 2. 42 3. 35
4. 28 5. none of these

69. In a school of 1,302 students, 798 are girls. What is the ratio of the number of boys to the
number of girls?

1. 19:31 2. 17:31 3. 12:31

4. 12:19 5. none of these

70. A paper tape 56.2 dm. Long is to be divided into 4 parts such that each part shall be 2 ½ dm.
Shorter than the next succeeding part. Find the length of the longest part.

1. 10.3 dm. 2. 13.4 dm. 3. 17.8 dm.

4. 25.3 dm. 5. 41.2 dm.

71. An amount of P18,400 was requested for the purchase of office supplies. How much was
released if 15% of the amount requested was not granted?

1. P10, 830 2. P12, 120 3. P13, 490

4. P14, 260 5. P15, 640

72. A supply officer distributes 80 business envelopes among 13 employees, giving half the
number to the female employees and the other half to the male employees. Each female
employee received 3 more than each male. How many male employees are there?

1. 8 2. 7 3. 6
4. 5 5. 4

73. Each boarder is charged P3,800 a month for board and lodging. If there are 12 boarders, how
much will he owner of the boarding house earn in one half year?

1. P266,000 2. P269,800 3. P273,600

4. P277,400 5. P285,000

74. If ¼ of a land were divided into 3 equal lots, then each lot would be what part of the land?

1. 1/12 2. 1/8 3. 3/4

4. 1/4 5. 1/3

75. A chess player will play 7 rounds in a chess tournament. If he were to compete with 6
opponents in every round, how many opponents would he have played with after 7 th round?

1. 32 2. 35 3. 40
4. 42 5. 49

76. A man makes a deposit of P800.00. If his deposit consists of 25 bills, some fifty-peso bills and
the rest are twenty-peso bills, how many twenty-peso bills he have?

1. 8 2. 15 3. 10
4. 20 5. none of these
77. Suppose you were selling magazines and were paid 25% of your sales. What should your
commission be for a day in which your sales amounted to P11.68?

1. P5.93 2. P6.26 3. P6.25

4. P2.92 5. P4.25

78. How would you divide P40.00 between two student in the ratio of 3 is to 5?

1. P23 & P17 2. P15 & P25 3. P12 & P28

4. P14 & P26 5. none of these

79. Ice placed in an ice box losses 15% of its weight before being used. How many tons of ice
must be placed in an ice boxes so as to have 850 tons for use?

1. 865 2. 977.5 3. 1,000

4. 5,665 5. none of these

80. A telephone company charges a customer P33.50 for the first 100 calls a month, and 25
centavos per call in excess of 100 calls. If the total bill of a customer for a certain month is
P55.25, find the total number of calls made by the customers.

1. 69 2. 187 3. 218
4. 220 5. 287

81. Mr. Cruz bought some merchandise worth P1,500. He sold 2/5 of it at 25% profit, ½ of the
remaining merchandise at 15% profit and the rest at 10% profit. How much did he earn from
the whole transaction?

1. P262.05 2. P226.50 3. P262.50

4. P362.05 5. P326.50

82. A sports center has 12 gates, five are on the west side, and seven are on the east side. In how
many different ways can a person enter by a west gate and leave by an east gate?

1. 25 2. 35 3. 45
4. 55 5. 65

83. A boy is to meet his teacher in the principal’s room at 7:30 in the morning. If it takes the boy
30 min. to take a bath, 15 min. to eat his breakfast, 5 min. to brush teeth, 20 min. other
morning activities, 25 min. to dress up and 10 min. walking to the school principal’s room.
What will be the latest time that he can get up to meet his teacher on time?

1. 5:15 a.m. 2. 5:30a.m. 3. 5:45 a.m.

4. 6:15 a.m. 5. 4:45 a.m.

84. Five percent of a batch of items from a manufacturing company are defective. If there are
150 defective items in the whole batch, how many items in the whole batch are not
defective?

1. 2,850 2. 2,750 3. 3, 3850

4. 3,000 5. 2,580
 NUMBER SERIES

1. 4.16 5.25 6.36 7.49 8.64 _______________.

1. 9.36 3. 8.81 5. 7.72

2. 9.81 4. 6.64

2. 5 6 10 19 35 60 ______________.

1. 98 3. 96 5. 36
2. 86 4. 72

3. 4/3 -2/3 -1/3 1/6 -1/12 -1/18 ___________.

1. 4/3 3. 1/36 5. –3/4

2. 2/3 4. 1/3
4. .25 1 5.25 6 _____________

1. 10.25 3. 15.75 5. none

2. 12.25 4. 13.25

PROBLEM SOLVING

1. What is the greatest numerical value?

1. 3/8 3. 3/4 5. 2/3

2. 5/6 4. 1/3

2. What is the standard numerical value for 3.54 x 10 the 5 th power?

1. 35, 400 3. 354, 0000 5. 0.354

2. 0.000354 4. 0.00354

3. Which of the following has the least numerical value?

1. 6+3 x 4 3. 4 x 6 +3 3 +6 x 4
2. 4+3 x 6 4. 3 x 6+4

4. The formula for covering Fahrenheit thermometer reading to centigrade reading is C=5/9 ( F-
32). What is the equivalent of 95 degrees Fahrenheit?

1. 35 3. 45 5. 30
2. 40 4. 50

5. A farmer has seven hectares of land for rice production. What should be the average yield in
cavans per hectare of the land to produce a total of 525 cavans?

1. 50 3. 85 5. 92
2. 75 4. 90

6. Mang Romy can climb a coconut tree at the rate of 10ft. per minute and return at 20 ft. per
minute. If it took him 3 minutes to climb and return. What is the height of the coconut?

1. 10ft. 3. 18ft. 5. 25ft.

2. 15ft. 4. 20ft.
7. Basketball team lost 40% of its first 40 games, how many of its remaining 20 games, must it
win to raise its winning percentage to 65%

1. 15 3. 16 5. 20
2. 12 4. 14

8. The sum of 3 numbers is 94, if the first number is 3/5 of the second number and the second
number is 4/3 of the third. What are the three numbers?

1. 20, 44, 30 3. 15, 40, 35 5. 24, 40, 30

2. 24, 30, 35 4. 22, 42, 30

9. A certain elevator has a maximum weight capacity of 1, 300 lbs. If 5 employees with an
average weight of 120 lbs. entered the elevator with a box weighing 250 lbs. How much is the
additional weight?

1. 450 3. 425 5. 500

2. 350 4. 550

10. In one bag of chicken feeds there are 24 chickens eating it in 45 days. In how many days do
15 chickens consume the feeds?

1. 60 3. 72 5. 64
2. 90 4. 80

11. Two planes travel from opposite direction. Plane A travel 70 kph from one direction and
Plane B travel from opposite direction at the rate of 90 kph. If the distance is 640 km. In how
many hours the two planes intersect?

1. 1 3. 3 5. 5
2. 2 4. 4

12. There two planes fly in two directions one is flying for East direction with the rate of 300kph
and other is for West direction with the rate of 360 kph. In how many minutes if they are 660
km apart?

1. 60 min. 3. 90 min 5. 150 min.

2. 120 min 4. 100 min

13. If 2/3 of employees of a company are women and ¼ of the remaining employees are married
and the rest are 9 bachelors. What is the total number of employees?

1. 32 3. 38 5. 25
2. 42 4. 36

14. Find the square of the number in the number series which appears most of the time.

73 4 5 6 1 7 2 3 7

1. 3 3. 9 5. 49
2. 6 4. 36

15. A man bought ten ball pens at P25.00 each and five wallet at P50.00 each and the last is
three towels at P70.00 each. What is the smallest amount of money so he can buy all items?

1. P650.00 3. P750.00 5. P850.00

 2. P700.00 4. P800.00

16. The merchandiser bought 55 copies of books cost P3, 300.00 and add six copies more. How
much should he pay for all the books?

1. P3, 380.00 3. P3, 660.00 5. 3, 310.00

2. P3, 360 4. P3, 920.00

17. The showing of the movie starts at 6:18 P.M., and it will last at 8:05. How many minutes does
the movie showed?

1. 103 3.107 5. 157

2. 123 4. 143

18. Three tickets of musical concert cost P714. How much a dozen of tickets cost?

1. P2, 469 3. P2, 964 5. 4, 325

2. P2, 946 4. P3,269

19. The length of rectangular lot is one less than twice its width. If the perimeter is 16cm., what
is the width of the lot in centimeter?

1. 1 3. 3 5. 5
2. 2 4. 4

20. The width of a rectangular lot is X meters and its length is 5 meters more than its width. If its
dimensions are decreased by 2 meters, then its area will decrease by__________.

1. 4 sq.m 3. 4x+6 sq. m 5. none of this

2. x2 + ( x - 6 )sq.m 4. 2x – 3 sq.

21. Two planes X and Y are 180 miles apart and moving from opposite direction at a rate of 20
and 30 miles per hour respectively. How many miles is covered by the slower plane when
they intersect?

1. 50 miles 3. 90 miles 5. 80 miles

2. 72 miles 4. 60 miles

22. The length of an envelope is 24 1/5 cm.. Three holes at 11 1/5 cm. Apart are placed at the
center of the envelope. How far apart is the side of the envelope to the first hole in
centimeter?

1. 9/10 3. 1 1/5 5. 13
2. 7/10 4. 12 1/10

23. 4% of 510 lbs. Of sea water is salt. How much pure water is to be extracted to make it contain
17% salt?

1. 220 lbs. 3. 397 lbs. 5. 290lbs.

2. 390 lbs. 4. 107.1 lbs.

24. The population of the present time is 20% less than the previous population. If the present
population is 4, 000. What is the previous population?
 1. 5, 000 3. 4, 200 5. 8,000
2. 5, 200 4. 5, 800

PROBLEM SOLVING

1. A man bought cashew nuts worth P 210/ Kilo and peanuts at P 130/ Kilo. How many kilos or
cashew nuts and peanuts, where in it will become 5 kilos worth P178 per kilo?

1. 1:4 2. 4:1 3. 2:3 4. 3:2 5. none

2. A female Honey bee has two parents while male Honey bee has one parent: How many grand
parents are there?

1. 2 2. 3 3. 4 4. 4.5 5. more than five

3. 8 cans of stock has 6 cans for display. The remaining 6 cans of stock less 4 cans for display.
How many cans of stock remained in the bodega?

1. 2 2. 3 3. 4 4. 5 5. 6

4. A man has 2 hrs. at his disposal. How far can he ride at the rate of 20 km per hr. and return
by walking at the rate of 5 km. per hr.

1. 8 2. 10 3. 11 4. 12 5. 13

5. A perimeter of a rectangle is 24 feet. If the width of the rectangle is X ft. How many square
Feet is the area of the rectangle?

6. A Laundry women bought a washing machine cost P 1350. Before, it cost her P250 to wash
clothes but now with the washing machine, it cost her P160 in washing clothes. In how many
months that she has to pay her washing machine from her savings?

1. 15 2. 18 3. 20 4. 24 5. 16

7. A broker sold a house and lot worth 1.6 million at 5 ½ % commission. How did he receive?

1. P 58, 000.00 3. P 78,000.00 5. none of these

2. P68, 000.00 5. P88,000.00

8. If four books of equal thickness placed one of top of the other reach a height of 19 cm. How
many centimeters thick is each of the book?

1. 3.75 3. 4.5 5. none of this

2. 4.25 4.4.75

9. Which of the following is equal to 1 ?

1. 1/0 3. 0/0 5. none of these

2. 0/1 4. .01

10. Three boys weigh 55 kilos, 45 kilos and 51 kilos, respectively. What must be the weight of the
4th boy if the average weight of the following boys is to be 52 kilos?

1. 58 3. 54 5. none of this
 2. 57 4. 52

11. Which of the following numbers is the largest?

1. 6% of 20 3. 10% of 15 5. none of these

2. 8% of 16 4. 12% of 12

12. Mrs. Dizon’s 33 acres of sugar beefs yielded 495 bushels. What was the average yield per
acre?

1. 15 3. 13 5. none of these
2. 14 4. 12

13. The larger of two number is even times the smaller number. What is the larger numbers if
their sum is 56?

1. 49 3. 35 5. none of these
2. 42 4. 28
14. A popular model estimated her clothing needs as follows:

1 gown at P450.00
2 pairs of shoes at P89.95 each
3 pairs of panty hose at P15.95 each
2 shirts at P75.00 each
1 blouse at P99.95
1 dress at P189.95

15. How many money does she have to raise to met her clothing needs?m

1. P902.80 3. P920.80 5. none of these

2. P1, 116.70 4. P1, 171.65

16. There are 30 boys in a class. If the ration of the boys to girls is 3:5, how many girls are in the
class?

1. 35 3. 35 5. none
2. 45 4. 55

17. A factory reduced the number of its workers from 6, 900 to 3, 795. What percent of the total
number of employees was laid off?

1. 25 3. 35 5. none
2. 36 4. 55

18. If twelve men can assemble 5 cars in a week, how many men are needed to assemble 15 cars
in a week?

1. 23 3. 33 5. none
2. 36 4. 43

19. Attendance in a big rally was estimated to be one and a half million people. Written out, this
is the same as:

1. 1, 000,000 3. 1,005, 000 5. none

2. 1, 500,000 4. 1,050,000
20. Mr. Perez bought a P5,000.00 refrigerator on installment basis. He paid 25% as down
payment. How much will he be paying monthly for 12 months?

1. P300.00 3. P315.00 5. none

2. P312.50 4. P350.50

21. A folding bed on a sale has been marked P84.00. If this price is 30% less than the original
price. For how much was the bed previously selling?

1. P109.20 3. P120.00 5. none

2. P112.00 4. P148.00