MATHEMATICAL ABILITY

A. NUMERICAL FACILITY
Directions: This is a test to see how well and fast you can work with numbers. With some problems
you may be able to find the correct answer mentally. Do this whenever you can. Select your
answer from the four choices A, B, and D and then shade the correspondin! letters of your
choice on the answer sheet provided.
"#ample $: %n which of the followin! numerals does the di!it & mean &'(
A. )&'*+ B. &',+ . &,) D. )&+
Answer $:
- D . / . T S T A0 T 1 / T % 2 T 3 " " 4 A 5% / " 0 T " 2 2 S 6 . 1 T . D . S . 7
BEGIN HERE:
$. 8ind the product of -9:7, -9;7, -,7 and -9$7
A. $:' B. :: . <:: D. 9$:'
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Simplify: -9*7
:
= ;-$,9+79-9>7
:
A. &) B. )' . ,) D. :'
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?erform the indicated operations:
A. ;.:; B. ).:; . :: D. :+
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Tom@s a!e is twice as that of Aerry@s. %f / represents Aerry@s a!e, What is Tomas a!e(
A. :/ B. :=/ . /9: D. / B :
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The statement C When ;) is subtracted from a number / and the difference is :&D is written in symbols
as EEEEEE.
A. /9;) F :& B. :&9/ F ;) . ;)9/ F :& D. /9:& F ;)
+.
What is the fifteen term % the seGuence $,;,&,HH(
A. ++ B. +$ . ;* D. ;>
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8ind the :'''
th
term in the seGuence $,>,;,*,&HH.(
A. >,&&* B. >,&&& . ,,''> D. ,,'';
).
8ind the common difference of an arithmetic seGuence that has + terms, starts with ;, and ends with ,'(
A. $; B. & . * D. ;
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What is # in
A. $+& B. $,: . :+ D. $;
A B C D
( )
+ :,
7 > - : $;
, >

+ +
$> = x
$; + = x
$'.
Solve for # in
A. :>$ B. $,: . :+ D. $;
$$.
%f f-#7 F :#
>
< :#
:
< # < * what is f->7(
A. >: B. :+ . 9,' D. < ,+
$:.
%f f-#7 F #
,
< :#
:
< ;# = + what is the value of f-9:7(
A. :, B. ) . <>' D. <$:
$>.
8ind the value of # and y(
>4 = :6 F ,)
4 = 6 F $,
A. 4 F :', 6 F 9+ B. 4F$', 6F+ . 4F$:, 6F9+ D. 4F), 6F+
$,.
8actor #
:
9+,
A. -#=,7-#9$+7 B. -#9,7 -#=$+7 . -#9)7 -#=)7 D. -#9)7 -#=)7
$;.
?erform the indicated operation:
A. B. . D. >y
:
$+.
Simplify : -9*a
+
b
:
c7
9:
A. $,a
,
c
:
B. . ,&a
$:
b
,
c
:
D.
$*.
"valuate:
A. B. . <: D.
$).
A. :'B>> B. ;B:: . $'B>> D. ;B**
$&.
The product of and is
a. +#
:
b. +# c. >+# d. >+#
:
:'.
if -a9b7
:
F +, and ab F>find a
:
=b
:
a. +$ b. +* c. + ) d. *'
:$.
The sum of is
a. b. c. d.
, :
:'
;
$:
&
y
x
y
x

+
:
$+
>
y
x
+
$+
>
y
x
:
>
y
: , $:
,&
$
c b a
: , $:
$,
$
c b a
'
7 $ - :
$
+

x
:
$
7 - :
$
x

:
$
;
$
:
>
$
+
;
+

x $) x :
:* $: +
>& ; >
> ; > $>
::.
%f , What is the value of #(
a. , b. > c. : d. $
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"valuate
a. : b. > c. ) d. $+
:,.
Solve for # in
a. I b. J c. $B$+ d. $B>:
:;.
Below is the list of wei!hts in kilo!rams of $' employees:
+', +$, +>.:;, +,, +;, ++.;, +*, +), +).;, +&
3ow many of the values are below the median wei!ht(
a. > b. , c. ; d. +
B. QUANTITATIVE COMPARISONS
D%0"T%./S: ompare the two Guantities in olumn A and in olumn B and determine whether
a. The Guantity is !reater in olumn A
b. The Guantity is !reater in olumn B
c. Both Guantities are eGual
d. /o comparisons can be made with the information !iven.
"#ample:
Column A Column B
Answer:
Column A Column B
:+.
$;' -,'7 = &' $;' = ,' -&'7
Kiven for item :*: find the value of )
:*.
&')*$;+,> &)'$;*>,+
:).
:&.
*;L of I I of M
>'.
)'$.'' < >:&.;+ )$'.'' < >*:.);
>$.
:a b=c
:* >
$
=
+ x
, lo!
,
= x
, lo!
:
= x
:
+ . '
$'
>
A B C D
+''
$'''
$:'
:''
>:.
--9:7
:
7
>
--9:7
>
7
:
>>.
-=+>;7 < -=,'$7 -=+>;7 < -9,'$7
>,.
n = *> N *; +#
:
< &# F,;
Kiven for item >;:
>;.
>+.
>*.
+ ) $:
: >
+ + x x ( ) ( ) ( ) > > : + ; *
: >
+ + + + + x x
Kiven for item >): # F ,
>).
x
x
+
: )
>&.
An!le formed at + o@clock $)'
Kiven for item ,':
,'.
NA = NB NB = N
,$.
Area of a sGuare with perimeter >: Area of a circle havin! radius ;
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A sin!le discount of $'L Two success no discount of ;L and ;L
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The percent of increase from ?$'.'' to
?$:.''
The percenta!e of increase from ?:'.'' to
?::.''
,,.
Sylvia@s avera!e rate if she drives $'' km
in : hours >' minutes
Klory@s avera!e rate if she drives :'km in >'
minutes
,;.
Area of a sGuare with side ;m Area of a rectan!le with side ;m
C. PROBLEM SOLVING
D%0"T%./S: This is a test on your ability to think out solutions to Guantitative problems. 0ead
carefully each problem and determine the correct answer from the choices.
; > $
;
$
x x x xi
i
+ + =

=
, : $
;
$
x x x xi
i
+ + =

=
&; , &' , ); , )' , *;
; , > : $
= = = = = x x x x x
,
$$
$' $ . :
$' ;+ . *

( )( )
> +
$' ; . > $' ) . ;
x
x
:
: +
A
B C
"#ample: At what rate should the amount of ?>,''' be invested to earn a simple interest of
?,;' annually(
a. )L b. $'L $:L $;L
Answer: To !et the rate, divide the interest by the principal which !ives the answer of $;L.
The answer therefore is D(
B"K%/ 3"0":
,+.
A plumber char!es ?,''.'' for home service plus ?*; for every hour of work. 3ow much will be
char!ed after + hours of work(
a. ?);' b. ?**; c. ?,*; d. ,;'
,*.
The sum of two number is ::+ and their difference is++. What are the two numbers(
a. $'' and $:+ b. $'+ and$:' c. $,$ and ); d. $,+
and )'
,).
The wei!ht of two pieces of ba!!a!e is >)k!. %f the wei!ht of one is *;k! less than twice the wei!ht of
the other, what is the wei!ht of each piece of ba!!a!e(
a. :'k! and $)k! b. :>k! and$;k! c. >>k! and ;k! d. ,'k! and +k!
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%f > kilo!rams of fertiliOer are needed for a ;' sGuare metre ve!etable !arden, how many kilo!rams
would be needed for :*; sGuare metre !arden(
a. $').>> b. &$.+* c. $+.;' d. ;.;'
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The sale of apples varies inversely as the price. %f the daily sale is )' pieces when the price is ?; each,
what is the sale when the price is ?) each(
a. $'pcs b. $+pcs c. ;'pcs d. $:)pcs
;$.
The total cost of fruit Puice varies directly as the number of bottles of fruit Puice. %f > bottles of fruit
Puice cost ?:,, how many bottles of many bottles of fruit Puice can be bou!ht for ?&+(
a. >: b. $: c. ) d. ,
;:.
%f the measure of each le! of ri!ht trian!le is > units, what is the len!th of its hypotenuse(
a. ,units b. : > c. + units d. : ; units
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?eter@s e#amination results were &'L, );L, and *;L. What should be the result of his fourth
e#amination so that his avera!e will );L(
a. &;L b. &'L c. )>.*;L
d.)>.>>L
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The combined scores of two students in an achievement test is $+*. %f the score of one e#ceeds the score
of the other by &, what are their scores(
a.*+ and &$ b. )> and &: c. ); and *+ d. )) and *&
;;.
The lon!est side of a trian!ular banner is :$cm more than the shortest side and the third side is $:cm
less than the lon!est side. %f its perimeter is $>)cm, what is the len!th of each side of the banner(
a. ;+cm, +;cm, **cm b. ,,cm, ;+cm, **cm c. >+cm, ,;cm, ;*cm d. >$cm, ,>cm, +,cm
;+.
A land cruiser has a speed of $''kph. 3ow many hours would it take to cover $:;km(
a. $hr and $;min b. $hr and :'min c. $hr and :;min d. $hr and >'min
;*.
The ratio of two complementary an!les is ::$>. What are the measures of the an!les(
a. $), *: b. $*, *> c. $;, *; d. $:, *)
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%f a town@s population of $',''' increases by $;L every year, what would be its population after ;
years(
a. ,,,>* b. ;,::' c. $*,,&' d. :',$$>
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A certain culture of bacteria multiplies accordin! to the formula /F-$'''7-,
t
7, Where t is time measured
in hours. 8ind how many bacteria there are after> hours(
a. ,,''' b. $:,''' c. $+,''' d. +,,'''
+'.
%f a certain radioactive substance with an initial mass of $'' milli!rams disinte!rates at the rate ,L per
year, how many milli!rams are left after : years(
a. >+ b. :$.+' c. &:.$+ d. $&: