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LET REVIEWER IN GENERAL EDUCATION: MATHEMATICS (PRACTICE TEST)
1. Which of the following is not an irrational number?
a. 𝜋𝜋
b. √𝜋𝜋 2
c. 𝜋𝜋 3 /𝜋𝜋 3
d. 𝜋𝜋 0 /𝜋𝜋
2. Simplify: 6 – {3 – 2 [5 – (– 10)] + 7}
a. - 16
b. 16
c. -14
d. 26
3. How many integers between 1 and 150 are divisible by both 4 and 5?
a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10
4. If 𝑥𝑥/2 – 𝑥𝑥/6 is an integer, which of the following statements is true?
a. x is a multiple of 6
b. x is even
c. x is a multiple of 3
d. x is odd
5. Which of the following is the smallest prime number greater than 200?
a. 214
b. 205
c. 201
d. 211
6. What is the sum of the prime factors of 140?
a. 9
b. 12
c. 14
d. 15
7. What is the greatest number that can divide 48, 12 and 32 without a denominator?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 3
d. 6
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8. What is the smallest positive integer that has 6, 8 and 10 as factors?
a. 300
b. 240
c. 80
d. 120
9. What is the smallest number which can be exactly divided by 18, 27 and 15?
a. 900
b. 27
c. 270
d. 3
10. John and Bob are cycling on a track. Bob completes one lap every 12 seconds, and John
completes one lap every 15 seconds. When will Bob lap John, assuming that they started together?
a. after 45 seconds
b. after 3 minutes
c. after 2 minutes
d. after 1 minute
11. ││-3│-│-4│-│-5││=
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 12
12. What is the sum of the product and quotient of -5 and 5?
a. -26
b. -24
c. -1
d. 0
13. What part of an hour has passed from 2:48 pm to 3:20 pm?
a. 7/8
b. 1/3
c. 8/15
d. 8/25
14. Which of the following numbers satisfies the inequality 2/3 < 1/x < 3/4?
a. 3/5
b. 5/3
c. 7/10
d. 10/7
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15. Which of the following lists the numbers 3/8, 4/11, and 5/13 in increasing order?
a. 3/8, 4/11, 5/13
b. 4/11, 3/8, 5/13
c. 5/13, 4/11, 3/8
d. 4/11, 5/13, 3/8
16. What is the value of 12 1/6 - 2 3/8 - 7 2/3 + 19 3/4?
a. 21
b. 211/8
c. 217/8
d. 22
17. Mr. Jimenez owns a 10 1/2 hectare tract of land. He plans to subdivide this tract into 1/4
hectare lots. He must first set aside of the total land for roads. How many lots will this tract yield?
a. 32
b. 35
c. 42
d. 45
18. If the price of round-trip fare to Malolos, Bulacan is P285, how much will it cost a family of four
if the husband pays full fare, the wife pays ⅔ of full fare, and the two children each pay 1/2 of the
regular price?
a. P 475
b. P 570
c. P 760
d. P1140
19. A carpenter wanted three pieces of wood each 1 5/8 feet long. If he planned to cut them from a
6-foot piece of wood, how much of the piece would be left?
a. 4 7/8 ft
b. 1 1/8 ft
c. 4 5/8 ft
d. 3 ft
20. In one senior class, 1/3 of the students are honor students. Of these honor students, 2/7 are
varsity athletes. If there are four athletes in the class, how many students are there in the class?
a. 42
b. 52
c. 60
d. 84
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21. Julie spent one-sixth of her money in one store. In the next store, she spent three times as much
as she spent in the first store, and had 80 pesos left. How much money did she have at the start?
a. P 240
b. P 252
c. P 300
d. P 360
22. If dosage of medicine is 2/3 milliliter, how many dosages can be given from a bottle containing
20 milliliters?
a. 13 1/3
b. 19 1/3
c. 20
d. 30
23. What is the average of 1/2, 1/4, and 1/3?
a. 13/24
b. 13/29
c. 13/36
d. 13/27
24. A scale replica of a building is 18 inches tall. If the actual height of the building is 36 feet, then
the scale used between the model and the actual building is 1 inch = __________.
a. 1.5 ft
b. 2 ft
c. 18 ft
d. 24 ft
25. A certain pole cast a shadow 24 feet long.At the same time another pole 3 feet high casts a
shadow 4 feet long.How high is the first pole, given that the heights & shadows are in proportion?
a. 24 ft
b. 21 ft
c. 18 ft
d. 20 ft
26. Four mangoes cost P29.00. At what price will 2 1/2 dozen mangoes cost?
a. P 217.50
b. P 188.50
c. P 348.50
d. P 870.00
27. If a car travels 96 miles on 8 liters of gas, how far can the car travel on a full tank of gas that
holds 20 liters?
a. 230 miles
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b. 235 miles
c. 240 miles
d. 245 miles
28. A recipe which is good for 4 persons calls for 2/3 cup of milk. How much milk will be needed by
a recipe for 6 persons?
a. 1 cup
b. 2 cups
c. 4 cups
d. 8 cups
29. If a baseball player hits 10 home runs in the first 45 games, at the same rate how many home
runs can he expect to hit during the 162-game season?
a. 38
b. 42
c. 36
d. 40
30. If a certain job can be finished by 18 workers in 26 days, how many workers are needed to
finish the job in 12 days?
a. 24
b. 30
c. 39
d. 45
31. A meter stick was cut into two pieces at the 64-cm mark. What is the ratio of the smaller piece to
the largest piece?
a. 9:16
b. 16:25
c. 13:50
d. 9:25
32. In a certain school, the ratio of boys to girls is 3 to 7. If there are 150 boys and girls in the school,
how many boys are there?
a. 45
b. 105
c. 75
d. 90
33. If P75.00 is shared among three children in the ratio of 3:7:15. What is the size of the smallest
share?
a. P 35
b. P 25
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c. P 15
d. P 9
34. An artist ordered cans of red paint, white paint, and green paint in the ratio 2 : 4 : 6,
respectively. If he ordered a total of 24 cans of paint, how many cans of white paint did he order?
a. 4
b. 8
c. 12
d. 16
35. Three brothers inherited a cash amount of P 120,000 and they divided it among themselves in
the radio of 5:2:1. How much more is the largest share than smallest share?
a. P15,000
b. P30,000
c. P60,000
d. P75,000
36. What percent of 4 is 3/5 of 8?
a. 48%
b. 80%
c. 83 1/3 %
d. 120%
37. If 50% of x is 20, what is 30% of x?
a. 30
b. 12
c. 20
d. 16
38. What percent of P340.00 is P30.60?
a. 9%
b. 8%
c. 7%
d. 6%
39. What percent is 3/4 of 5/6?
a. 65%
b. 90%
c. 80%
d. 75%
40. If the area of one circle is twice of another circle, what is the ratio in percent, of the smaller to
larger circle?
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a. 25%
b. 50%
c. 70%
d. 75%
41. In a group of 250 students, 40 are freshmen. What percentage of the group are freshmen?
a. 15
b. 16
c. 30
d. 40
42. A senior class of 50 girls and 70 boys sponsored a dance. If 40% of the girls and 50% of the boys
attended the dance approximately what percent attended?
a. 44
b. 46
c. 42
d. 40
43. Employees at Highwire Musictown get a 20% discount on all purchases. If Luis buys three tapes
at P7.49 each, how much will he have to pay after his employee discount?
a. P 16.98
b. P 17.98
c. P 18.98
d. P 19.98
44. An employee earning P9,200 a month will receive a 15% increase next month. How much will
his/her new salary be?
a. P 10,500
b. P 10,530
c. P 10,580
d. P 10,560
45. The school cafeteria raised the price of a plate of rice from P8 to P10. If the same rate of increase
was applied to a regular order of viand which used to cost P20, how much does an order of viand
cost now?
a. P 22
b. P 24
c. P 25
d. P 26
46. A store reduced the price of a computer by 20% and sold it for P56,400. How much did the
computer originally for?
a. P 60,400
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b. P 65,000
c. P 70,500
d. P 72,500
47. How much interest would be paid on a bank loan of P30,000 for 8 months at 12% annual
interest?
a. P 2,400
b. P 2,800
c. P 3,240
d. P 3,600
48. You buy a refrigerator for P12,800.00 and make a down payment of P2,500.00. If you finance
the remainder at 8% annually for three years, how much will you actually pay for the refrigerator?
a. P 12,190.00
b. P 10,300.00
c. P 15,272.00
d. P 12,772.00
49. P8,000 is invested at 12% simple interest.What is the amount at the end of 2 years?
a. P 8,960
b. P 8,240
c. P 9,600
d. P 9,920
50. How long will it take P10,000 to grow to P12,000 if it is invested at 9% compounded monthly?
a. 25 months
b. 18 months
c. 20 months
d. 15 months
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Answer Key
General Education – Mathematics
1. a. π^3 / π^3
2. d. 26
3. a. 7
4. c. x is a multiple of 3
5. d. 211
6. c. 14
7. b. 4
8. d. 120
9. c. 270
10. d. after 1 minute
11. c. 6
12. a. -26
13. c. 8/15
14. d. 10/7
15. b. 4/11, 3/8, 5/13
16. c. 21 7/8
17. b. 35
18. c. P 760
19. b. 1 1/8 ft
20. a. 42
21. a. P 240
22. d. 30
23. c. 13/36
24. b. 2 ft
25. c. 18 ft
26. a. P 217.50
27. c. 240 miles
28. a. 1 cup
29. c. 36
30. c. 39
31. a. 9:16
32. a. 45
33. d. P 9
34. b. 8
35. c. P60,000
36. d. 120%
37. b. 12
38. a. 9%
39. d. 75%
40. b. 50%
41. b. 16
42. b. 46
43. b. P 17.98
44. c. P 10,580
45. c. P 25
46. c. P 70,500
47. a. P 2,400
48. c. P 15,272.00
49. d. P 9,920
50. a. 25 months
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