GENERAL MATHEMATICS - MATH

1. What is the coefficient in the expression 13x2y2?

A. y

B. 2

C. x

D. 13

2. Simplify: 2x - {3y - [5x-(7y-6x)]}.

A. -13x-10y

B. 13x + 10y

C. -13x + 10y

D. 13x - 10y

Solution:

2x - {3y - [5x-(7y-6x)]}

= 2x - {3y - [5x-7y+6x]}

= 2x - {3y - 5x +7y -6x}

= 2x - 3y + 5x - 7y + 6x

= 13x – 10y

3. The total amount due of P 20,000 which has been invested for five years at 10% annual interest is
____________.

A. P15,000

B. P26,000

C. P30,000

D. P10,000
Solution:

r = 10%/100 = .1

A = P (1 + rt)

A = 20,000 (1+(.1)(5))

A = P30,000

4. Skyway Company manufactures tables and chairs. In its catalogue, a round table is priced at P6,000.00
less a 15%. What will Katherine have to pay for the round table?

A. P5,100.00

B. P5,300.00

C. P5,000.00

D. P5,250.00

Solution:

P6000 x .85 = P5,100.00

5. Simplify: x-3y (x-8y) - (-6x+7y)

A. x-y+3xy-24y2

B. x-y-3xy+24y2 (nearest answer)

C. x+y-3xy+24y2

D. x+y+3xy+24y2

Solution:

x – 3xy +24y^2 +6x -7y

= 7x – 7y – 3xy +24y^2

6. The least common multiple of 8, 6, and 3 is ___________.

A. 72

B. 48

C. 96

D. 24
7. A 10-meter board leans against the wall. The foot of the board is 8 meters from the wall. How far up
the wall does the board each?

A. 6 meters

B. 4 meters

C. 8 meters

D. 10 meters

Solution:

C^2=a^2 + b^2

10^2=8^2 + b^2

100 = 64 – b^2

100-64 = b^2

36=b^2 (get the square root)

b = 6 meters

8. A = 3x + 2y + 6xy simplified is ___________.

A. +2

B. -12

C. -2 (preferred answer)

D. +12

9. Karlo had an average of 70% in his first two tests and an average of 80% in his next three tests. The
average for his five tests is __________.

A. 80

B. 76

C. 75

D. 78

Solution:l

70(2) + 80(3) = 380 / 5 = 76

A. 18%

B. 20%

C. 15%

D. 22%

Solution:

15,000 – 12,750 = 2,250 / 15000 = 0.15 x 100% = 15%

11. Bernadette’s aquarium has length, width and height of 10cm, 8cm and 6cm, respectively: Its volume
is ___________.

A. 72 cubic centimeters

B. 24 cubic centimeters

C. 240 cubic centimeters

D. 480 cubic centimeters

Solution:

Volume = L x W x H

Volume = 10cm x 8cm x 6cm

Volume = 480 cubic centimeters

12. The least common multiple of 5, 2, and 7 is ______________.

A. 140

B. 35

C. 15

D. 70

13. What is the amount due on P 8, 000.00 after adding the annual interest of 9%?
A. P 11, 720.00

B. P 9, 720.00

C. P 8, 720.00

D. P 9, 020.00

Solution: 8,000 x .09 = 720 + 8,000 = P8,720.00

14. Mark's aquarium has length, width and height of 10cm, 8cm and 6cm, respectively. The volume of
the aquarium is ______________.

A. 240 cubic centimeters

B. 520 cubic centimeters

C. 144 cubic centimeters

D. 480 cubic centimeters

Solution:

Volume = L x W x H

Volume = 10cm x 8cm x 6cm

Volume = 480 cubic centimeters

15. Which among the following is not a prime number?

A. 51

B. 41

C. 31

D. 11

16. Perform the indicated operations and reduce the result to simplest form

A. 15x/4y

B. 15y/4x

C. 5x/4y
D. 4x/15y

Solution:

3x^3/4y^2 x 5y/x^2

= [15(x^3) y] / [4(x^2) (y^2)]

= 15x / 4y

17. Perform the operation and reduce to simplest form:

3x - (2y - 4x) + 6y

A. -2x - 3y

B. 7x - 4y

C. -7x - 4y

D. 2x + 3y

Ans: 7x + 4y (choose what is nearest or alike)

18. Ms. Sanchez weighed 62 kg. She lost 3kg. on her first week of exercise, gained 4kg. in her second
week, lost 5kg. in the third week and retained her weight during the fourth week. What was her weight
in the fourth week in kg?

A. 59 kg.

B. 60 kg.

C. 62 kg.

D. 58 kg.

Solution:

62 – 3 +4 – 5 = 58kg

19. Simplify: 8xy + 2y^2 + 2xy - y^2 + 4y^3 + 3y^2

A. 10xy + 8y^2 + 2y^3

C. 10xy + 4y^2 + 4y^3

D. 4y^3 + 4xy + 4y^2

Solution:

8xy+2y^2+2xy-y^2+4y^3+3y^2

= 10xy+4y^2+4y^3

20. A ladder 50 feet long is placed between the ground and a vertical wall. The lower end of the ladder
forms an angle of 300 with the ground. Find the distance of the upper end of the ladder from the
ground.

A. 30 feet

B. 40 feet

C. 25 feet

D. 100 feet

Solution:

50 cos60

= 50 (1/2)

= 25 feet

21. In a Senior High School Class composed of 40 students, 16 chose to take the ABM track, and the rest
selected the STEM track. The total who selected STEM was ______________.

A. 32

B. 8

C. 20

D. 24

Solution: 40 – 16 = 24
22. The standard football fields are 100 meters from goal line to goal line. If it is 360 meters around a
football field, how wide is the field?

A. 86 meters

B. 80 meters

C. 70 meters

D. 85 meters

Solution:

360 = 100(2) + 2W

360 – 200 = 2W

160 = 2W

(160/2) = (2W/2)

W = 80 meters

23. What is the exponent in the expression 13x2 + y?

A. 2

B. x

C. y

D. 13

24. The prime factors of 56 are ______________.

A. 7, 2, 2, 2

B. 7, 8

C. 7, 4, 2

D. 14, 2, 2

25. The greatest common divisor of 24, 18, and 3 is ______________.

A. 6
B. 18

C. 24

D. 3

26. Elizabeth weighed 70 kg before exercising. She lost 4kg in her first week, gained 5 kg in the second
week, lost 6 kg in the third week and retained her weight during the fourth week which was _______.

A. 70kg

B. 66kg

C. 65kg

D. 72kg

Solution:

70 – 4 +5 – 6

= 65 kg

27. Interest at 8% after 3 months on P 6,000.00

A. P 150.00

B. P 120.00

C. P 250.00

D. P 50.00

Solution

6,000(.08) (3/12)

= P120. 00

28. The sum of two consecutive even numbers is 102. The numbers are ______________.

A. 53 and 54

B. 48 and 50

C. 60 and 61

D. 50 and 52
29. The equation of the line with equal coordinates is ______________.

A. y = 3x

B. y = x (equal coordinates means equal value)

C. x + y = 0

D. y = -x

30. Perform the indicated operation and reduce the result to simplest form:

A. 40x / 81

B. 80x^2/ 27

C. 40x^2 / 40

D. 40x^2 / 81

Solution:

(40x^2y^2/ 4xy^4) / (27xy/ 8x^2y^3)

= (40x^2y^2/ 4xy^4) x (8x^2y^3/ 27xy)

= 320x^4y^5/ 108x^2y^5

= 80x^2/ 27