Clock, Variation, Miscellaneous Problems & Progression 109 Problem 236: ME Board October 1996 ‘A product has a current selling of P 325.00. If its selling price is expected to decline at the rate of 10% per annum because of obsolescence, what will be its selling price four years hence? A. P213.23 B. P202.75 C. P302.75 D. P 156.00 Problem 237: CE Board May 1995 ‘The numbers 28, x + 2, 112 form a G. P. Whatis the 10" term? 14336 13463 16433 16344 pOm> Problem 238: ECE Board April 1998 ‘The sum of the first 10 terms of a geometric progression 2, 4, 8,... is 1023 2046 225 1596 gom> Problem 239: If the first term of a'G.P. is 9 and the common ratio is -2/3, find the fifth term. 8/5 16/9 15/7 13/4 po@> Problem 240: EE Board April 1997 The seventh term is 56 and the twelfth term is -1792 of a geometric progression. Find the common ratio and the first term. Assume the ratios are equal. A. 2, 5/8 B. -1,5/8 78 D. -2, 7/8 Problem 241: A person has 2 parents, 4 grandparents, 8 great grandparents and so on. How many ancestors during the 15 generations preceding his own, assuming no duplication? A. 131070 B. 65534110 1001 Solved Problems in Engineering Mathematics by Tiong & Rojas Cc. 32766 D. 16383 Problem 242: In the PBA three-point shootout contest, the committee decided to give a prize in the following manner: A prize of P1 for the first basket made, P 2 for the second, P 4 for the third, P8 for the fourth and so on. if the contestant wants to win a prize of no less than a million pesos, what is the minimum number of baskets to be converted? A 20 -B. 19 Cc. 18 D. 21 Problem 243: CE Board November 1994 in a benefit show, a number of wealthy men agreed that the first one to arrive would pay 10 centavos to enter and each later arrive would pay twice as much as the preceding man. The total amount collected from all of them was P 104,867.50. How many wealthy men paid? A 18 B. 19 c. 20 D. 21 Problem 244: ‘Aman mailed 10 chain letters to ten of his friends with a request to continue by sending a similar letter to each of their ten friends. If this continue for 6 sets of letters and if all responded, how much will the Phil. Postal office earn if minimum postage costs P 4 per letter? A. P6,000,000 B. P60,000 C.. P2,222,220 D. P 4,444,440 Problem 2.45: EE Board March 1998 Determine tho cum of the infinite eories: S ~ 1 45 3/4 28 42 pom>Clock, Variation, Miscellaneous Problems & Progression 111 Problem 246: Under favorable condition, a single cell bacteria divided into two about every 20 minutes. Ifthe same rate of division is maintained for 10 hours, how many organisms is produced from a single cell? 1,073,741 1,730,74 1,073,741,823 1,037,417 pomP> Problem 247: EE Board October 1994 A rubber ball is made to fall from a height of 50 feet and is observed to rebound 2/8 of the distance it falls. How far will the ball travel before coming to rest if the ball continues to fall in this manner? A. 200 feet B. 225 feet C. 260 feet D. 275 feet Problem 248: EE Board April 1990 ‘What is the fraction in lowest term equivalent to 0.133133133? a @ , = co Problem 249: ECE Board April 1998 Find the sum of the infinite geometric progression 6, wz 5/2 7 112 pemEr112 1001 Solved Problems in Engineering Mathematics by Tiong & Rojas Problem 250: CE Board May 1998 11 Find the sum of 1, 516 213 0.84 0.72 com> Problem 251: ECE Board November 1998 Find the ratio of an infinite geometric progression if the sum is 2 and the first term is 1/2. A. 13 B. 12 Cc. 3/4 D. 1/4 Problem 252: EE Board April 1997 If equal spheres are piled in the form of a complete pyramid with an equilateral triangle as base, find the total number of spheres in the pile if each side of the base contains 4 spheres, AS B. 20 Cc. 18 D. 24 Problem 253: Find the 6” term of the sequence 55, 40, 28, 19, 13... 10 awon 4 . Problem 264: EE Board October 1997 In the series 1, 1, 1/2, 1/6, 1/24,..., determine the 6” term. A. 1/80 B. 174 c. 4100 D. 11120Clock, Variation, Miscellaneous Problems & Progression 113 Problem 255: ECE Board April 1998 Find the 1987" digit in the decimal equivalent to a starting from the decimal point. A 8 5 B 1 ee D5 ANSWER KEY 208.D. 225.C 209.A 226.B 210.A 227.C 211.A 228.A 212.0 229.8 213. 230.B 214.0 231.4 215.C 232.C O 216.0 233.8 eS Bee SS§-b5 Topnotcher 218.C 235.8 [_] 42-54 Passer 219.A 236.4 . 220.6 237.A [_] 32-42 conditional 221.D 238.B a 222.C 230.8 ([) 9-31 Faitea 223.A 240.D 224.A 241.8 If FAILED, repeat the test, RATING o> >000000>