Engineering Mathematics

1. How many significant digits do 10.097

have?
a. 2

b. 3

c. 4

d. 5

8. Express 45o in mils

a. 80 mils

b. 800 mils

c. 8000 mils

d. 80000 mils

9. What is the value in degrees of 1 radian?

2. Round off 0.003086 to three significant
figures.
a. 0.003

b. 0.00309

c. 0.0031

d. 0.00308

a. 90

b. 57.3

c. 100

d. 45

10. An angular unit equivalent to 1/400 of

the circumference of a circle is called
3. 7 + 0i is
a. irrational number

b. real number

c. imaginary number

d. a variable

4. The number 0.123123123123 is

a. mil

b. degree

c. radian

d. grad

11. What is the absolute temperature of the

freezing point of water in Rankine?

a. irrational

b. surd

a. 492

b. 0

c. rational
transcendental

d.

c. 460

d. 273

5. Round off 6785768.342 to the nearest

one-tent.
a. 6785768

b. 6785768.4

c. 6785768.3

d. none of these

12. 10 to the 12th power is the value of the

prefix
a. micro

b. femto

c. teta

d. atto

13. The micro or means

6. Express decimally: Fourteen Ten
thousandths
a. 0.0014

b. 0.00014

c. 0.014

d. 0.14

a. 10-2

b. 10-6

c. 10-3

d. 10-12

14. The prefix nano is opposite to

7. Express decimally: Four and two tenth
a. 0.042

b. 4.02

c. 4.2

d. 0.42

a. mega

b. giga

c. tera

d. hexa

15. 1 foot is to 12 inches as 1 yard is to

_____ spans.
a. 4

b. 6

c. 9

d. 24

16. A certain luxury ship cruises Cebu to

Manila at 21 knots. If it will take 21
hours to reach Manila from Cebu, the
distance traveled by the ship is nearly
a. 847.5 km
b. 507.15 stature mile

A A
A
x y

10

3A 4 A

A
y
x

a. 50/9

b. 80/9

c. 70/9

d. 60/9

21. Find the value of x and y from the

equations:

c. 441 statute mile

x 4y 2 0

d. 414 nautical mile

2x y 4 0

17. Which of the following is equivalent to

1 hectare?
a. 100 ares

b. 2 acres

c. 1000 m2

d. 50000 m2

a. 11/7, -5/7

b. 14/9, 8/9

c. 4/9, 8/9

d. 3/2, 5/3

22. Solve the simultaneous equations:

2x 2 3 y 2 6
18. If 16 is 4 more than 4x, find 5x-1.
a. 14

b. 3

c. 12

d. 5

3 x 2 2 y 2 35
a. x = 3 or -3; y = 2 or -2
b. x = 3 or -3; y = -2 or 1
c. x = 3 or -3; y = -2 or -1

19. Find the value of x in

x 1 2x

47 2 x
3
4
a. 16.47

b. 12.87

c. 18.27

d. 20.17

20. Find the value of x in the equations:

d. x = 3 or -3; y = 2 or -3

23. Find the value of w in the following

equations:

3 x 2 y w 11
x 5 y 2w 9
2 x y 3w 6
a. 3

b. 2

c. 4

d. -2

24. Multiply the following:

a.

2 x 5 y 5 x 2 y
a.
b.

10 x 2 21xy 10 y 2

d.

b.

4
x 3

d.

10 x 2 21xy 10 y 2

x x y

2
3

10 x 21xy 10 y
2

c.

c.

4
x3

28. Simplify:

10 x 2 21xy 10 y 2

b. 13

c. 17

d. 19

a.

1
2

2
2 3

3
2

y
x

b.

5
2

c.

2
x3

5
2

25. Determine the sum of the positive

valued solution to the simultaneous
equations: xy = 15, yz = 35, zx = 21s
a. 15

2
x 3

y
x

3
2

y
x2

c.

y
x2

29. Simplify:

x
26. Simplify:

x
xyz

y z

2 3

5
3 2

1
x y7 z5

7 a 2 8 7

a 1

b. -3a

c. -7a

d. -4a

1
x y5 z7

x
1
x y7 z2

a. -5a

b.

c.

5 7 49 7

1
x y7 z3

a.

yz

1
3 2

30. Solve for x:

4b 16 b 2 16
b 3 64

d.
a. b + 4

27. Simplify the following equation

5x
x3
2x 1
2
2
2 x 7 x 3 2 x 3x 2 x x 6
2

c.

b2 4
b2

a2

b.

b4
b4

d. b 4

31. Solve for y:

a.

b.

c.

d.

x
y
z

b c a c a b

a.
c.

6
2

x 4 x3

256 xy

b.

64 x 3 y

c.

4 x 3 y
4 3 x y

35. Solve for x in the following equations:

3
5

x 4 x3

27 x 9 y
81 y 3 x 243

6
5

x 4 x3

a. 1

b. 1.5

c.2

d. 2.5

7
5

x 4 x3
y

4(5 2 n1 ) 10(5 2 n 1 )
2(5 2 n )

36. Evaluate:

32. Find the value of A in the equation:

x 2 4 x 10
A B 2 x 2
2
3
2
x 2x 5x x x 2x 5
C
2
x 2x 5
a. -2

b.

c. -1/2

d. 2

33. The value of (3 to 2.5 power) square is

equal to:
a. 729

b. 140

c. 243

d. 81

34. Evaluate:

64 x.4 y

a. y = 5n

b. y = 9

c. y = 52n

d. y = 18

37. Given:

(a n )(a m ) 100,000 a nm 1,000,000

;

an
10
am

; Find a:

a. 12

b. 9

c. 11

d. 10

38.Given the factors of

a. 2a 2x
b. (a + x)(a x)

a2 x2

c. (a + x)(a + x)
d. 2x 2a
43.Simplify:

bm
n

x 2 6x 8

39.Factor the expression

as completely as possible.

a.

b.

b mn

a. (x + 4)(x + 2)
n

b. (x 4)(x + 2)

c.

c. (x 4)(x 2)
d. (x + 6)(x + 2)

40.

c.
d.

x2 x 2

a 3 3a 2 b 3ab 2 b 3

a. 3/2

b. 9/4
d. none of

a 3a b 3ab b

c. 18/6
these

b.

d.

44.Find the value of x which will

satisfy the following expression:

a b 3 ?
a.

bm

bm
n

a 3 3a 2 b 3ab 2 b 3
a 3 3a 2 b 3ab 2 b 3

41.Find the value of k so that

4x 2 6x k

is perfect square.

a. 36

b. 2.5

c. 9

d. 2.25

42.If p q = 5 and pq = k/2, then

p2 + q2 equals

45.If x to the power equals 8, x

equals
a. -9

b. 6

c. 9

d. 16

46.Solve for x:

x 2 2x 3 3 0

a. 3

b. 23

c. bot a & b

d. 20

47.Solve for x from the given

equation:
4

8 2 8 x=2
3

a. k

b. 25k

a. 4

b. 2

c. 25 + k

d. k/25

c. 3

d. 5

48.If
?

f x 2x 2 2x 4

what is

a. 4x + 2

b. 16

c. x2 + x + 2

d. 8

f 2

49.If n is any positive integer, when

(n-1)(n-2)(n-3) (3)(2)(1) = ?
a. e(n-1)

b. (n 1)!

c. n!

d. (n 1)n

50.What is the least common

multiple of 15 and 18?
a. 3

b. 5

c. 90

d. 270

51.What is the lowest common

factor of 10 and 32?
a. 320

b. 2

c. 180

d. 90

52.The numbers 12 and 16 has the

greatest common divisor of
a. 2

b. 4

c. 6

d. 192

x 3 4 x 2 3x 8

53.The polynomial
is divided by x 5, then
remainder is,
a. 175

b. 140

c. 218

d. 200

54.Find the quotient of

3 x 5 4 x 3 2 x 2 36 x 48

divided

by

x3 2x 2 6
a. 3x2 4x 8
+ 4X + 8

b. 3x2

C. 3x2 6x 8
+ 6x + 8

d. 3x2

55.The mean of x and y is a, the

mean of y and z is b and the
mean of x and z is c.
What is the mean of x, y and z?

a.

c.

abc
3
abc
abc

b.

d.

abc
2
abc
abc

56.Find the mean proportional of 4

and 36.
a. 72

b. 24

c. 12

d. 20

57.The arithmetic mean of 80

numbers is 55. If two numbers
namely 250 and 850 are
removed, what is the arithmetic
mean of the remaining
numbers?
a. 42.31

b. 50

c. 38.62
57.12

d.

58.Find the values of x in the

equation

24 x 2 5 x 1 0

a. (1/6,1)

b. (1/6, 1/5)

c. (1/2, 1/5)

d. (1/8, -1/3)

63.In the expression of (x + 4y)12,

the numerical coefficient of the
5th term is,
a. 63,360

b. 126,720

c. 506, 880

d. 253, 440

59.Determine k so that the

4 x 2 kx 1 0

equation
will
have just one real solution.
a. 3

b. 4

c. 5

d. 6

60.If 1/3 and -3/2 are the roots of a

quadratic equation, then the
equation is
a. 6x2 + 7x 3 = 0

64.Find the 5th term involving y5 in

the expansion of (2x2 + y)10
a. 260x8
5040x8

b.

c. 210x8
420x8

d.

65.What is the numerical

coefficient of the term next to
495x8y4 ?

b. 6x2 7x + 3 = 0

a. 660

b. 792

c. 6x2 7x 3 = 0

c. 990

d. 1100

d. 6x2 7x + 1 = 0

61.Which of the following is a root

of this quadratic equation, 30x2
+ 49x + 20 = 0?
a. 0.6

b. -0.6

c. -0.8

d. 0.75

62.What is the discriminant of the

equation 4x2 = 8x 5?
a. 8

b. -16

c. 16

d. -8

66.What is the sum of the

coefficients of the expansion of
(2x 1)20 ?
a. 0

b. 1

c. 2

d. 3

67.Find the value of

log 8 48

a. 1.86
1.68

b.

c. 1.78
1.98

d.

68.Evaluate the

log 6 845 x

a. 3.76
5.84

b.

c. 4.48
2.98

d.

69.What is the value of log to base

10 of 10003.3 ?
a. 10.9
99.9

b.

c. 9.9

70.Given:

d. 9.5

log 4 7 n

log 4
find

a. 1/n

b. n

c. -1/n

d. n

1
7

71.Mary is 24 years old. Mary is

twice as old as Ann was when
Mary was as old as Ann is now.
How old is Ann now?
a. 16

b. 18

c. 12

d. 15

73.A father tells his son, I was

your age now when you were
born. If the father is now 38
years old, how old was his son 2
years ago?
a. 15

b. 17

c. 19

d. 21

74.A 400 mm pipe can fill the tank

alone in 5 hours and another
600 mm pipe can fill the tank
alone in 4 hours. A drain pipe
300 mm can empty the tank in
20 hours. With all the three
pipes open, how long will it take
to fill the tank?
a. 2.00 hours
2.50 hours

b.

c. 2.25 hours
2.75 hours

d.

75.If A can do the work in x days

and B in y days, how long will
they finish the job working
together?

a.

72.The sum of Kims and Kevins

ages is 18. In 3 years, Kim will
be twice as old as Kevin. What
are their ages now?
a. 4, 14
13

b. 5,

c. 7, 11
12

d. 6,

c.

x y
xy
xy
x y

b.

x y
2

xy
d.

76.A goldsmith has two alloys of

gold, the first being 70% pure
and the second being 60% pure.
How many ounces of the 60%
pure gold must be used to make

100 ounces of an alloy, which

will be 66%, gold?
a. 40

b. 35

c. 45

d. 38

77.How much water must be

evaporated from 10 kg solution,
which has 4% salt to make a
solution of 10% salt?
a. 4 kg
kg

b. 5

c. 6 kg
kg

d. 7

78.One number is 5 less than the

other. If their sum is 135, what
are the numbers?
a. 85, 50

b. 80, 55

c. 70, 65

d. 75, 60

79.Ten less than four times a

certain number is 14. Determine
the number.
a. 6

b. 7

c. 8

d. 9

1
4

1
5

80.The product of and of a

number is 500. What is the
number?
a. 50

b. 75

c. 100

d. 125

81.A jogger starts a course at a

steady rate of 8 kph. Five
minutes later, a second jogger
starts the same course at 10
kph. How long will it take the
second jogger to catch the first?
a. 20 min

b. 21 min

c. 22 min

d. 18 min

82.Two planes leave Manila for a

southern city, a distance of 900
km. Plane A travels at a ground
speed of 90 kph faster than the
plane B. Plane A arrives in their
destination 2 hours and 15
minutes ahead of Plane B. What
is the ground speed of plane A?
a. 205 kph

b. 315 kph

c. 240 kph

d. 287 kph

83.In how many minutes after 2

oclock will the hands of the
clock extend in opposite
directions for the first time?
a. 42.4 min

b. 42.8 min

c. 43. 2 min

d. 43.6 min

84.At what time after 12:00 noon

will the hour hand and minute
hand of the clock first form an
angle of 120o?
a. 12:18.818

b. 12:21.818

c. 12:22.818

d. 12:24.818

85.A man left his home at past

3:00 oclock PM as indicated in
his wall clock, between 2 to 3
hours after, he returns home,
and noticed the hands of the

clock interchanged. At what

time did the man leave his
home?
a. 3:31.47

b. 3:21.45

c. 3:46.10

d. 3:36.50

86.The selling price of a TV set is

double that of its cost. If the TV
set was sold to a customer at a
profit of 25% of the net cost,
how much discount was given
to the customer?
a. 33.7%

b. 35.7%

c. 37.5%

d.34.7%

87.A group of ChE examinees

decided to hire a mathematics
tutor from Excel Review Center
and planned to contribute equal
amount for the tutors fee. If
there were 10 more examinees,
each would have paid P2 less.
However, if there were 5 less
examinees, each would have
paid P2 more. How man
examinees are there in the
group?
a. 14

b. 16

c. 18

d. 20

88.A bookstore purchased a bestselling price book at P 200.00

per copy. At what price should
this book be sold so that, giving
a 20% discount, the profit is
30%?
a. P 450
500

b. P

c. P 357
400

d. P

89.In a certain community of 1,200

people, 60% are literate. Of the
males, 50% are literate and of
the females, 70% are literate.
What is the female population?
a. 850

b. 500

c. 550

d. 600

90.The arithmetic mean of a and b

is

a.

c.

ab
2
ab
2

b.

d.

ab
ab
2

91.The sum of three arithmetic

means between 34 and 42 is
a. 114

b. 124

c. 134

d. 144

92.Gravity causes a body to fall

16.1 ft in the first second, 48.3
in the 2nd second, 80.5 in the 3rd
second. How far did the body
fall during the 10th second?
a. 248. 7 ft

b. 308.1 ft

c. 241.5 ft

d. 305.9 ft

93.Find the 30th term of the

arithmetic progression 4, 7, 10,

a. 75

b. 88

a. 81

b. 1/81

c. 90

d. 91

c. 3

d. 9

98.Log(MN) is equal to:

94.How many terms of the
progression 3, 5, 7, must be
taken in order that their sum
will be 2600?
a. 48

b. 49

c. 50

d. 51

a. log M N

b. log M + N

c. N log M
log N

d. log M +

99.What expression is equivalent

to log(x) log(y + z) ?
a. log(x) + log(y) + log(z)

95.In a pile of logs, each layer

contains one more log than the
layer above and the top
contains just one log. If there
are 105 logs in the pile, how
many layers are there?
a. 11

b. 12

c. 13

d. 14

96.In the recent Gulf War in the

Middle East, the allied forces
captured 6400 of Saddams
soldiers and with provisions on
hand it will last for 216 meals
while feeding 3 meals a day.
The provision lasted 9 more
days because of daily deaths. At
an average, how many died per
day?
a. 15

b. 16

c. 17

d. 18

log x 3
97.If

1
4

, then x = ?

b. log[x/(y + z)]
c. log(x) log(y) log(z)
d. log(y) +log(x+z)

100. To conserve energy due to

the present energy crisis, the
LEYECO II tried to readjust their
charges to electrical energy
users who consume more than
2000 kw-hrs. For the first 100
kw-hr, they charged 40
centavos and increasing at a
constant rate more than the
preceding one until the fifth 100
kw-hr, the charge is 76
centavos. How much is the
average charge for the
electrical energy per 100 kw-hr?
a. 58 centavos
centavos

b. 60

c. 62 centavos
centavos

d. 64