Mathematics – Algebra 2

1. A farmer has 108 animals consisting of pigs, cows, and chickens. His pigs are four times as
many as the cows lacking 8 and his chickens are five times as many as the cows lacking 4. How
many pigs are there?
A. 12 B. 38 C. 56 D. 40

2. A collection of 36 coins consists of nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are three fewer quarters
than nickels and six more dimes than quarters. How many dimes are there?
A. 14 B. 10 C. 12 D. 15

3. Kent inherited two different stocks whose yearly income was P2100. The total appraised value
of the stocks was P40,000. One was paying 4% and one 6% per year. What is the value of the
4% stocks?
A. P10,000 B. P15,000 C. P12,000 D. P25,000
4. The number 142 is divided into two parts such that when the greater part is divided by the lesser
part, the quotient is 3 and the remainder is 14. What is the greater part?
A. 100 B. 105 C. 110 D. 115

5. Determine the sum of the infinite series: S=1/3 + 1/9 + 1/27 + …

6. At what time between 4 and 5 o’clock will the hands of the clock be at right angle for the first
time?
A. 4:5.45 B. 4:6.42 C. 4:5.23 D. 4:7.62

7. A man leaves P60,000 to his children and grandchildren seven in all. The children received 1/3
of it, which is P2000 more a piece than what the grandchildren got. How many children are
there?
A. 5 B. 3 C. 4 D. 2
8. Find the 12th term of 7, 5, 3, …
A. -15 B. -18 C. -12 D. -14

9. Mojo has some coins in his pocket consisting of dimes, nickels, and pennies. He has two more
nickels than dimes and three times as many pennies as nickels. How many dimes does he have
if the total value is 52 cents?
A. 4 B. 3 C. 5 D. 2

10. Two airplanes traveling towards each other took the same time from two airports located 4800
km apart. If they meet after 2 hours, determine the speed of the faster plane if it’s flying at a
speed of 160 kph faster than the other.
A. 1120 B. 1280 C. 1250 D. 1170
11. A pendulum is brought to rest by air resistance, each swing being 11/12 as much as the
preceding one. If the lower end of the pendulum describes an arc 60 cm long in the first swing,
what will be the total length of the path which the pendulum describes before it comes to rest?
A. 900 B. 720 C. 890 D. 800

12. If 5x-3, x+2 and 3x-11 form an arithmetic progression, find x.

13. A boat takes 2/3 as much time to travel downstream than to travel upstream. If the rate of the
water current is 8 kph, what is the rate of the boat in still water?
A. 38 kph B. 42 kph C. 40 kph D. 45 kph

14. Two numbers differ by 40 and their arithmetic mean exceeds their geometric mean by 2. Find
the smaller number.
A. 75 B. 84 C. 81 D. 78
15. A merchant sold 100 bananas. Eighty of them were sold at a profit of 30% while the rest were
sold at a loss of 40%. What is the percentage gain or loss on the business?
A. 16% gain B. 12% loss C. 16% loss D. 12% gain

16. Boyle’s law states that at constant temperature, the volume of a gas varies inversely as the
pressure to which it is subjected. If volume = 10,000 when pressure = 10 find the pressure when
volume = 12,000.
A. 7.53 B. 6.73 C. 5.43 D. 8.33

17. In an outgoing trip a plane flew 180 miles against a 30 mph wind. In the return trip it flew the
same distance, with a tail wind of 15 mph. The total elapsed time is 3 1/3 hours. Find the plane’s
speed in still air.
A. 100 mph B. 120 mph C. 110 mph D. 130 mph
18. The sum of the geometric series is as follows: S = 1.0 + 1.1 + 1.21 + 1.331 + … up to the 50 th
term. Determine the sum S.
A. 1285.30 B. 1016.71 C. 1166.96 D. 1163.91

19. An AP starts with 1, has 9 terms and the middle term is 21. Determine the sum of the first 9
terms.
A. 189 B. 150 C. 175 D. 180

20. A and B run a race 1,600 m long. In the first heat A gives B a start of 10 m and beats him by 57
second; in the second heat A gives B a start of 81 seconds and is beaten by 88 m. Find the
speed of A.
A. 3.12 m/s B. 2.78 m/s C. 3.33 m/s D. 4.15 m/s
21. What is the sum of the dates in 31-day calendar?
A. 496 B. 478 C. 456 D. 488

22. In a 3-digit number, the hundreds digit is 4 more than the units digit and the tens digit is twice
the hundreds digit. If the sum of the digits is 12, find the number.
A. 450 B. 480 C. 840 D. 360

23. A boy bought some candy. The number of package of gum was one more than the number of
mints. The number of mints was three times the number of candy bars. If gum was 24 cents a
package, mints were 10 cents each, and candy bars were 35 cents each, how many gum
packages did he get for P5.72?
A. 4 B. 13 C. 12 D. 10

24. A merchant paid P360 for some crates of fruit. Four crates spoiled and had to be thrown away.
However if he sold the rest at an increased price of P2 per crate, he would profit P88. How many
crates did he buy?
A. 70 B. 66 C. 55 D. 60
25. The power required to operate a fan varies as the cube of the speed. If ½ horsepower will drive
a fan at a speed of 100 rpm, how much will 4 horsepower drive it?
A. 180 rpm B. 170 rpm C. 190 rpm D. 200 rpm

26. The 2nd and the 4th terms of a HP are 4/5 and 4 respectively. Find the 5th term.
A. -2 B. -3 C. -4 D. -1/2

27. An auditorium has 20 rows of seats. There are 20 seats in the first row, 21 seats in the second
row, 22 seats in the third row, and so on. How many seats are there in all 20 rows?
A. 480 B. 580 C. 490 D. 590
28. At what time between 4 and 5 o’clock will the hands of the clock be coincident?
A. 4:21.82 B. 4:23.72 C. 4:22.42 D. 4:20.32

29. How many terms of the expression 3, 5, 7, … must be taken in order that their sum will be 2600?
A. 40 B. 50 C. 58 D. 68

30. A man on a strict diet loss 18 pounds in 2 months, 12 pounds on the next 2 months, 8 pounds
in the next 2 months and so on for a long time. If the man initially weighs 190 lbs, what will be
his resulting weight?
A. 136 lbs B. 124 lbs C. 120 lbs D. 128 lbs

31. Two cars headed for Cebu City. One is 50 miles ahead of the other on the same road. The one
in front is traveling 60 mph while the second car is traveling 70 mph. How long will it be before
the second car overtakes the first car?
A. 4 hours B. 5 hours C. 3 hours D. 2.5 hours
32. Find the fourth term of the progression 0.5, 0.2, 0.125,…
A. 1/10 B. 0.103 C. 0.099 D. 1/11

33. Mr. Rojas bought $32.56 worth of stamps. He bought 20 more 19-cent stamps than 50-cent
stamps. He bought twice as many 32-cent stamps as 19-cent stamps. How many of the 19-cent
stamp did he buy?
A. 44 B. 32 C. 24 D. 12

34. Kent playing in a swing moved on an arc 15 feet in length and back ¾ of this distance and so on
until the swing finally stop. Find the total distance traveled by Kent on the swing.
A. 60 ft B. 55 ft C. 50 ft D. 45 ft
35. The difference between two numbers is 24 and their sum is 60. Find the smaller number between
the two.
A. 16 B. 18 C. 20 D. 15

36. In a pet shop the ratio of the birds to rabbits is 8:5 and the ratio of the rabbits to turtles is 3:16.
What is the ratio of birds to turtles?
A. 3:10 B. 5:3 C. 1:2 D. 5:16

37. Jonathan has $1.15 worth of change in his pocket. He has three more dimes than quarters and
two more dimes than nickels. How many quarters he has?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 3 D. 5

38. Seven class A technicians and 5 class B technicians earn a total of P2,300 per day. At the same
rate of pay 3 class A technicians and 8 class B technicians earn P2,040. What is the wage per
day for the class A technicians?
 A. P200 B. P175 C. P180 D. P190

39. The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 249. Find the largest number.
A. 79 B. 81 C. 83 D. 85

40. A plane takes 5 hours to fly from Los Angeles to Honolulu and 4 1/11 hours to return from
Honolulu to Los Angeles. If the wind velocity is 50 mph from the west on both trips, what is the
airspeed of the plane?
A. 450 mph B. 560 mph C. 500 mph D. 600 mph

41. If x varies as y and inversely as z and x = 14 when y = 7 and z = 2. Find the value of x when y =
16 and z = 4.
A. 18 B. 12 C. 20 D. 16
42. Find the 10th term of 6/5, 4/3, 3/2,…
A. 12 B. 10 C. 8 D. 15

43. In a PBA three-point shot out contest, the committee decided to give a prize in the following
manner. A prize of P1 for the first basket, P2 for the second basket, P4 for the third, P8 for the
fourth and so on. If a contestant wants to win a prize of no less than P1 million, what is the
minimum number of baskets to be converted?
A. 18 B. 15 C. 20 D. 22

44. How many minutes after 10:00 o’clock will the hands of the clock are opposite each other for the
first time?
A. 22.76 B. 21.81 C. 20.45 D. 21.48
45. A collection of coins has a value of 64 cents. There are two more nickels than dimes and three
times as many pennies as dimes. How many nickel coins are there?
A. 3 B. 9 C. 5 D. 7

46. Juan can run around a 400m track in 65 sec. How long does it take for Pedro to run the same
track if he meets Juan in 35 seconds after they start together in a race around the track in
opposite directions?
A. 79.55 s B. 74.26 s C. 78.22 s D. 75.83 s