Mathematics Test V -

Select the best answer for each and write the appropriate letter in the blank.

____________1. What number is as much more than 8 as it is less than 32 ?

a. 20
b. 40
c. 60
d. cannot be determined from the given information

____________2. A container van that is 3 meters wide, 5 meters long and 4 meters high will transport 200 crates
whose volume is 6 cubic meters. How many trips will it take to transport all the crates?

a. 20
b. 25
c. 30
d. 35

____________3. A rectangular block of copper, with dimensions 4m x 6m x 9m, is melted and recast into a cubical
block. Find the length of the side of the cubical block.

a. 4 cm
b. 6 cm
c. 9 cm
d. 12 cm

____________4. There are 9 male teachers for every 14 female teachers. If there are 69 teachers in all, how many
teachers are female?

a. 18
b. 27
c. 39
d. 42

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____________5. What would be the closest approximation to√ 66 ?

a. 7.9
b. 8
c. 8.1
d. 8.9

__________6. Manny can do a certain job in 1 day, Anna can do the same job in 2 days, and Josie can do the job in
3 days. How many days will it take them to do the job if they work together?

a. 1/6
b. 1/3
c. 6/11
d. 1/2

__________7. In the figure, all the line segments meet at right angles and each segments has a length of 1 unit.
What is the area of the figure in square units?
 a. 9
b. 12
c. 16
d. 25

___________8. If x - 3 = y, then (y - x )3 = _____ ?

a. 9
b. -27
c. 27
d. 81

___________9. A speed of 90 km per hour is equivalent to how many meters per second?

a. 20
b. 25
c. 30
d. 45

___________10. A rectangular sheet of cardboard 5 inches long and 4 inches wide is cut into squares one inch on
a side. What is the maximum number of such squares that can be formed?

a. 18
b. 20
c. 9
d. 16

__________11. A housewife bought 3 kilograms of beef priced at $ 108.75 per kilogram. How much change did
she receive from a five-hundred dollar bill?

a. $ 163.25
b. $ 193.75
c. $ 173.75
d. $ 180.25

___________12. A delivery of 480 baskets of mangoes is divided into two fruit stands so that the difference
between the two orders is 1/3 their average. What is the ratio of the smaller to the larger amount?

a. 5:7
b. 5:9
c. 5 : 12
d. 2:3

___________13. When the first and the last digits of 2, 836 are interchanged, the new number is _____.
 a. 3996 more than 2, 836
b. 3996 less than 2, 836
c. 1404 more than 2, 836
d. 1404 less than 2, 836

___________14. If twice the value of a certain number is increased by 8 the result is 40. What is the number?

a. 8
b. 16
c. 24
d. 32

___________15. In a group of 120 persons, there are 32 more women than men. How many women are there in
the group?

a. 44
b. 76
c. 88
d. 92

___________16. If the dimensions of a square change in such a manner that the area remains constant, what
must happen to the other side if one side will be increased by 1/4 of itself?

a. it decreases by 1/5
b. it decreases by 1/4
c. it decreases by 1/3
d. it decreases by 1/2

___________17. A man rowed 4 miles upstream for 2 hours. If the river flowed with a current of 2 miles per hour,
how long did the man's return trip take?

a. 1/3 hour
b. 1/2 hour
c. 2/3 hour
d. 1 hour

___________18. The rectangle shown in the figure is divided into 6 equal squares. If the perimeter of the
rectangle is 42 cm, what is the area of each square in cm2 ?

a. 6
b. 9
c. 12
d. 15

__________19. If the area of the rectangle ABCD shown below is 36 units, how many square units is the area of
the shaded region?
 a. 12
b. 16
c. 18
d. 24

___________20. This tank holds 48 liters of gasoline and the car averages 5 kilometers per liter. Approximately
how many kilometers can a car travel this given guage?

a. 12
b. 24
c. 30
d. 60

___________21. Which of the following graphs represents the taxi rates for a company that charges $ 3.50 for the
first 200 meters and $ 1.00 for each additional 100 meters?

a.

b.
c.

d.
____________22. A laboratory assistant was preparing a solution that should have included 40 milligrams of
chemical. If he actually used 41.30 milligrams, what was his percentage error (to the nearest 0.01 %)?

a. 0.0325%
b. 0.325%
c. 3.25%
d. 32.5%

____________23. Menthol drops come in packs of 8 for $ 3.60. Butterballs come in packs of 6 for $ 2.25. Aida
bought 48 pieces of candy. How many of each kind of candy did she buy, if she spent $ 19.80?

a. 6 packs of Menthol drops and no Butterballs

b. 3 packs of Menthol drops and 4 packs of Butterballs
c. 8 packs of Butterballs and no Menthol drops
d. Choices A, B, and C are possibilities

Use the following table for questions 24 and 25.

___________24. How much tax is due on a taxable income of $65, 000?

a. $ 6, 075
b. $ 6, 050
c. $ 6, 094
d. $ 7, 025

___________25. How much tax is due on a taxable income of $55, 000?

a. $ 4, 575
b. $ 5, 325
c. $ 6, 825
d. $ 18, 075

__________26. Anabelle paid $ 19, 675 tax. If x was her income, which of the following statements is TRUE?

a. $ 60, 000 < x < $ 100, 000

b. $ 100, 000 < x < $ 250, 000
c. $ 40, 000 < x < $ 60, 000
d. $ 250, 000 < x < $ 500, 000
__________27. Mang Pablo decided to keep a record of the money he collects from his newspaper route. Using
the information given, how much money does Mang Pablo collect in the month of February? (Note : Assume that
February has 28 days and the February 1 was on a Sunday).

WEEKLY NUMBER OF
DELIVERY INCOME
RATE CUSTOMERS

Daily Except Sunday $ 42 x 75 $ 3, 150

Sunday Only $ 10 x 60 $ 600

all week
$ 52 x 120 $ 6, 240
(daily and Sunday)

a. $ 9, 990
b. $ 19, 980
c. $ 39, 960
d. $ 49, 950

__________28. If 10 soldiers can survive for 12 days in 15 packs of rations, how many packs will be needed for 8
men to survive for 18 days?

a. 16 packs
b. 17 packs
c. 18 packs
d. 19 packs

___________29. If it takes Victor twice as long to earn $ 600 as it takes Warnen to earn $ 400, what is the ratio of
Victor's per day to Warnen's pay per day?

a. 3:1
b. 3:2
c. 3:4
d. 4:3

Use the following table for the question 30 to 32.

TYPE OF VEHICLE - COST OF FUEL FOR 100 - KM TRIP

car - $ 500 truck - $ 2, 000

motorcycle - $ 175 airplane - $ 3, 000

bus - $ 875

__________30. What is the cost of fuel for a 120-km trip by car?

a. $ 400
b. $ 480
c. $ 520
d. $ 600

__________31. If the total wages of a bus driver for 100-km trip is $ 970, and the only cost for a bus are the fuel
and the driver's wage. How much should a bus company charge to charter a bus with a driver for a 200-km trip in
order to obtain 50% more than the cost?

a. $ 2, 330
b. $ 5, 535
c. $ 2, 720
d. $ 2, 767.50

__________32. If 5 buses, 9 cars, 4 motorcycles make a 100-km trip. What is the average fuel cost per vehicle?
 a. $ 521.94
b. $ 526.67
c. $ 531.94
d. $ 516.67

__________33. A store owner bought 2 dozen cans of corned beef at $ 30 each. He sold two-thirds of them at
25% profit but was forced to take a 30% loss on the rest. What was his total profit (or loss) on the item?

a. a loss of $ 48
b. a gain of $ 48
c. no gain or loss
d. gain of $ 4

Use the table below for questions number 34 to 36.

% OF % OF % OF COST PER
PROTEIN CARBOHYDRATES VITAMINS 100 GRAM

Salad A 20 15 40 $ 25.00

Salad B 10 25 30 $ 30.00

Salad C 20 10 50 $ 35.00

___________34. The cost of x purchasing grams of Salad A, y grams of Salad B and z grams if Salad C will be
________.

a. (25x + 30y + 35z) pesos

b. 90 xyz pesos
c. (25x + 30y + 35z) cents
d. (5x + 6y + 7z) dollars

___________35. Which of the following diets would supply the most grams of vitamins?

a. 500 grams of Salad A

b. 400 grams of Salad B
c. 200 grams of Salad A, 100 grams of Salad B and 200 grams of Salad C
d. 200 grams of Salad A, 50 grams of Salad B and 200 grams of Salad C

___________36. All of the following diets would supply at least 85 grams of carbohydrates. Which of the diets
costs the least?

a. 100 grams of Salad A, 200 grams of Salad B and 300 grams of Salad C.
b. 300 grams of Salad A, 100 grams of Salad B and 200 grams of Salad C.
c. 200 grams of Salad A, 100 grams of Salad B and 300 grams of Salad C.
d. 100 grams of Salad A, 300 grams of Salad B and 200 grams of Salad C.

_________37. If jackfruits are twice as expensive as watermelons, and watermelons are one-third as expensive as
durians. What is the ratio of the price of one jackfruit to one durian?

a. 3:2
b. 2:3
c. 6:1
d. 1:6

_________38. A retailer buys a pack of sugar from Uniwide Sales for $459. He then marks up the price by 1/3 and
sells it at a discount of 16 and 2/3 %. What was his profit in this item?

a. $ 153
b. $ 102
c. $ 26.50
d. $ 51.00
_________39. Forrest Gamp walks down the road for 30 minutes at a rate of 3 mph. He waits 10 minutes for a
bus, which brings him back to his starting point at 4 : 25. If he began his walk at 3:35 the same afternoon, what
was the average speed on the bus?

a. 3 mph
b. 4.5 mph
c. 7.5 mph
d. 9 mph

_________40. Miss Felisa Gascon had $ 2 million to invest. She invested part of it at 4% a year and the remainder
at 5% per year. After one year she earned $ 95, 000 in interest. How much of the original investment was placed
at 5% rate?

a. $ 900,000
b. $ 1,250,000
c. $ 1,500,000
d. $ 1,600,000

________41. Which of the following is NOT a possible remainder if a positive integer is divided 5

a. 0
b. 1
c. 3
d. 5

________42. In a building plan, 1/4 cm represents 2 meters. If the main entrance is supposed to be 8 meters
wide, how would its representation be on the plan?

a. 1 cm
b. 1/2
c. 2 cm
d. 1/16 cm

________43. A real estate agent marks a certain property up 40% above the original cost. Then he gives a client a
15% discount. If the final selling price of the property was $8.619 M, what was the original cost of the property?

a. $ 6.63 M
b. $ 7.26 M
c. $ 7.8 M
d. $ 99.12 M

________44. If 2/3 the perimeter of a square is 16, then what is the length of one of its sides?

a. 6
b. 8
c. 9
d. 12

________45. What values of x can satisfy the equation (3x + 6) (2x - 8) = 0?

a. -4 and 2 only
b. 4 only
c. -2 only
d. -2 and 4 only

________46. If 8 men can plant 288 trees in one day, how many trees can 12 men plant in 5 days?

a. 432
b. 960
c. 1,800
d. 2,160
________47. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 25% and its width is decreased by 20%, what happens to
the area of the rectangle?

a. increase by 5%
b. decrease by 5%
c. increase by 45%
d. no change

________48. The formula for the volume of a sphere is V = 4/3 π3. If the radius (r) is tripled, what will be the ratio
of the new volume to the original volume?

a. 1:3
b. 3:1
c. 9:1
d. 27 : 1

________49. The scale on a map is 1 : 8. If a surveyor reads a certain measurement on the map as 4.6 cm instead
of 5.0 cm, what will be the resulting approximate percent error on the full size model?

a. 4%
b. 8%
c. 64%
d. 93%

________50. In a certain recipe, 225 grams of beef are called for to make 6 servings. If Mrs. Alferez wants to use
the recipe for 8 servings, how many grams of beef must she use?

a. 275 grams
b. 300 grams
c. 337.5 grams
d. 400 grams