ALGEBRA

Q1. From the equation

7x2 + (2k 1)x 3k + 2
= 0, determine the
value of k so that the
sum and product of the
roots are equal.
A. 2
C. 1
B. 4
D. 3

In the equation
kx2 6x + 3 = 0,
determine the value of
k so that the roots are
equal.
A. 4
C. 1
B. 2
D. 3
Q2.

Q3. Four positive integers

form an arithmetic
progression. If the product
of the 1st and the last term is
70 and that of the 2nd and
3rd term is 88, what is the
first term?
A. 5 B. 3 C. 14 D. 8

Q4. If one-third of the air

in a tank is removed by
each stroke of an air pump,
what fractional part of the
total air is removed in 6
strokes?
A. 3561/5000 C. 4061/5000
B. 3061/5000 D. 665/729

Q5. There are 4

geometric means
between 1/4 and 8.
What is the sum of all
the six terms?
A. 10.5
C. 9.5
B. 12.5
D. 5.25

Q6. A certain ball when

dropped from a height
rebounds 2/3 of the
distance from which it
fell. Find the total
distance traveled by the
ball from the time it is
dropped from a height of
60 ft. until it comes to
rest.

Q7. The geometric mean

and the harmonic mean of
two numbers are 12 and
7, respectively. What are
the numbers?
A. 4, 36
C. 5, 25
B. 6, 40
D. 8, 45

Q8. Find the coefficient

of the term involving in
the expansion of .
A. 3360
C. 960
B. 10!
D. 3360

Q9.

Find the term free of

x (i.e. the constant term)
in the expansion of .
A. 61,236
C. 5005
B. 60,300
D. 7290

Q10. Find x if 7 is the

fourth proportional to
36, 28 and x.
A. 6 B. 8 C. 7 D. 9

Q11. Given f(x) = (x

4)(x + 3) + 4. When
f(x) is divided by (x
k), the remainder is
k. What is the value
of k?
A. 12 B. 4 C. 8

Q12. If (log10 x) / (1
log10 2) = 2, what is the
value of x?
A.
C. 25
B. 4
D. 5

Q13. A multimillionaire left

his entire state to his wife,
daughter,
son
and
bodyguard.
His daughter
and son got half the total
value of the estate sharing in
the ratio 3:2. His wife got
twice as much as the share
of the son. If the bodyguard
received half a million pesos,
what is the total value of the

Q14. Ann is 5 years

older than Beth.
In 5
years, the product of
their ages will be 1.5
times the product of
their present ages. How
old is Beth now?
A. 27 B. 20 C. 25
D.
18

Q15. The sum of the digits

of a two-digit number is 11.
If the digits are reversed,
the resulting number is
seven more than twice the
original number. What is
the original number?
A. 92 B. 83 C. 38 D. 29

Q16. Mike, Louie and Joy

can mow the lawn in 4, 6
and 7 hours, respectively.
What fraction of the yard
can they mow in 1 hour if
they work together?
A. 47/84 C. 37/84
B. 45/84 D. 27/84

Q17. The time required

for two examinees to
solve the same problem
differ by two minutes.
Together they can solve
32 problems in one hour.
How long, in minutes, will
it take the slower problem
solver to solve a problem?

Q18. The average rate

of production of PCBs is
1 unit for every 2 hours
work by two workers.
How many PCBs can be
produced in one month
by 60 workers working
200 hours during the
month?
A. 4000
C. 6000

Q19. It takes an airplane

one hour and 45 minutes
to
travel
500
miles
against the wind and
covers the same distance
in one hour and 15
minutes with the wind.
What is the speed of the
airplane in mph?

Q20. A and B are running on a

circular track having a certain
perimeter. The rates of A and B
are 1100 m/min and 880 m/min,
respectively. If they travel in the
same direction from the same
starting point, it requires 3 min.
for A to overtake B. How long is
the circular track?
A. 660 m. C. 580 m.
B. 780 m. D. 480 m.

Q21. The gasoline tank of

a car contains 50 liters of
gasoline and alcohol, the
alcohol comprising
25%. How much of the
mixture must be drawn
off and replaced by
alcohol so that the tank
contain a mixture of
which 50% is alcohol?

Q22. How soon after 3

oclock will the hands
of a clock be together?
min C. min
B. min D. min

At approximately what time

Q23.

after 12 oclock will the hour and the

minute hands of a clock form an
angle of for the second time?
A. 50 min & 30 sec after 12 oclock
B. 43 min & 38 sec after 12 oclock
C. 38 min & 35 sec after 12 oclock
D. 30 min & 45 sec after 12 oclock