COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM REVIEWER
MATHEMATICS
(with solutions)
1. In this set of numbers, what is the
mode? {0, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6}
a. 0 and 6
b. 24
c. 4
d. 3
Correct Answer: C
The mode of a set of data values is
the value that appears most often.
2. What is the probability of getting a
perfect score in 3 items of a test that
have 5 choices per item?
a. 125
b. 3/15
c. 1/64
d. 1/125
Correct Answer: D
P(1st item) = 1/5
P(2nd item) = 1/5
P(3rd item) = 1/5
P(correct in 3 items) =(1/5)(1/5)(1/5)
= 1/125
3. Gabriel is 3 years younger than Frank at the
moment. When their ages are doubled, Frank is 6
years older than Gabriel. Finally, the current
total of their ages right now is 17. Which of the
following could be Gabriel’s age right now?
a. 15 yrs old
b. 7 yrs old
c. 17 yrs old
d. 20 yrs old
Correct Answer: B
Gabriel X-3
Frank X Note: Some information in
a problem can be ignored
x + x – 3 = 17 and you can still solve the
2x = 20
problem.
x = 10 (Frank’s age)
x – 3 = 7 ((Gabriel’s age)
4. A university has 20,800 applicants every year.
Only 25% of these applicants will be accepted into
the college and only the top 10% of the accepted
students can take honors courses in the School of
Management. How many students can take honors
courses in the School of Management?
a. 520
b. 450
c. 1000
d. 840
Correct Answer: A
No. of students who can take honor courses = 10% x accepted students
No. of accepted students = 25% x no. of applicants
No. of accepted students = 25% x 20,800
= 5,200
No. of students who can take honor courses = 10% x 5200
= 520
5. You got an average score of 74 over 100
in three tests. If an average of 75 is
passing and you only have one more test,
what score must you get in that test to get
a passing mark?
a. 92
b. 82
c. 84
d. 78
Correct Answer: D
Key Concept/Formula:
Solve first for his score on his first three tests:
Using the formula; 74 = Sum / 3 tests
Sum = 74 x 3
= 222
To get an average of 75,
75 = (Sum of the first 3 tests + Score on the 4th test) / 4 tests
75 = (222 + x)/4 300 = 222 + x
x = 300 – 222 = 78
6. A rocket travels at a speed of 3 miles per
second. How far would it have traveled at
constant speed if the rocket was traveling
for 1 hour?
a. 10,800 mi
b. 5,400 mi
c. 3,600 mi
d. 12,504 mi
Correct Answer: D
Key Distance
Concept/Formula: Speed Tim
e
Distance = Speed x time
But, we need to convert first the 3 mi/s to mi/hr or 1 hr to sec
Let’s convert 3 hr to sec
1 hr x (3600 sec / 1 hr) = 3,600 sec
Distance = 3 mi/s (3,600) NOTE: In solving problems
= 10,800 mi involving units, ALWAYS BE
CONSISTENT with the units
7. Chris can finish painting a wall in 6 hours.
Gretchen can finish painting the same wall
twice as fast as Chris does. How quickly can
they finish painting the wall together?
a. 3 hrs
b. 1 hr
c. 4 hrs
d. 2 hrs
Correct Answer: D
T T Where:
Key A
+
B
=1 T = time working together
Concept/Formula: A = time for person A working alone
B = time for person B working alone
Applying the formula, Applying the formula,
T T 6 TIP: To get rid of
+ =1
A B fractions, always
T +2 T =6
A = 6 hours (Chris’s time working alone)
multiply both sides by
3 T =6 their LCD
B = 3 hours (Gretchen’s time working alone
T =2 hours
8. A chemist wants to mix a 5% alcohol solution
with a 10% alcohol solution to make an 8%
solution. If there are 3 liters of the 10%
solution, around how many liters of the 5%
solution does he need to get an 8% solution?
a. 4.6 L
b. 6 L
c. 2 L
d. 10.3 L
Correct Answer: C
x + 3L = X+3
5% 10% Alcohol 8% NOTE: The
Alcohol Alcohol amount/volume is
X(0.05) + 3(0.10) = (x+3)(0.08) the only quantity
0.05x + 0.30 = 0.08x + 0.24 that can be added in
0.05x – 0.08x = 0.24 – 0.30 mixture problems,
– 0.03x = – 0.06
that is why we have
‘x + 3’.
x=2L
9. Rachel saved P100,000 in a bank that has an
interest rate of 5% per annum. Around how
much money will she have in 5 years if the
amount earned from the interest is deposited
with the original amount?
a. P121,530
b. P127,627
c. P105,000
d. P115,762
Correct Answer: B
Key Concept/Formula:
Where:
F = future amount
P = principal amount
𝟓
𝑭 =𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 ( 𝟏+𝟎 .𝟎𝟓 ) i = rate of compound interest
n = no. of years
𝟓
𝑭 =𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 ( 𝟏 .𝟎𝟓 )
𝑭=𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝒙 𝟏 . 𝟐𝟕𝟔𝟐𝟖 NOTE: If the interest is
𝑭 = 𝐏 𝟏𝟐𝟕 , 𝟔𝟐𝟖 deposited together with
the principal amount,
use COMPOUND
interest formula.
10. Ten students in section A play soccer
while 14 play basketball. If 4 of the
students who play soccer play basketball
too, how many students play basketball
only?
a. 3
b. 13
c. 10
d. 7
Correct Answer: C
Key Concept/Formula: Venn Diagram
NOTE: In putting the
values in the Venn
10 – 4 4 14 – 4 diagram, start with the
=6 = 10 value which is common
to both quantities, in
Soccer Basketball this case the ‘4’.
No. of students who play basketball ONLY = 10
SUCCESS
is
the SUM of
SMALL
efforts
Repeated
DAY IN and DAY OUT
