Prepared by: Melvin Alas-as

Pinakamathinik (SHS)

EASY ROUND (WITH CHOICES)

1. What do you call the line that touches a circle in a single point?
A. Tangent line
B. Secant line
C. Intercept
D. None of the above
ANS. A. Tangent

2. Median is said to be middle value in the data array. If we are going to find the median
of the first 6 whole numbers, what is it?
A. 2.5
B. 3.0
C. 5.5
D. 2.0
ANS. A. 2.5

3. If a right triangle is to be inscribed in a circle, then which of the following will serve as
the hypotenuse of the inscribed triangle?
A. The radius of the circle
B. The chord nearest to it
C. The diameter of the circle
D. All chords inside the circle are possible hypotenuse of the triangle.
ANS. C. The diameter of the circle

4. What is the least degree of a polynomial in which it can have √3, and 6 as its roots?
(Note that i is the imaginary unit)
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
ANS. A. 3

5. If 5 arithmetic means will be inserted between 10 and 48. What will be the middle
term?
A. 31
B. 25
C. 27
D. 29
ANS. D. 29
AVERAGE ROUND

1. A man calculates that if he continues at the present speed, to drive the remaining 100
km of his trip, he will arrive 30 minutes late. In order to arrive on time, he must travel at
an average rate of 10 kph faster. What is his present speed?
ANS. 40kph
2. A bag contains 3 white and 5 black balls. If two balls are drawn in succession without
replacement, what is the probability that both balls are black?
ANS. 5/14
3. Mark's average score on three tests was 84. His score on the first test was 90. His
score on the third test was 4 marks higher than his score on the second test. What was
his score on the second test?
ANS. 79
4. The area of a right triangle and the length of its hypotenuse are both numerically
equal to 5cm. What are the lengths of its legs?

ANS. √𝟓 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟐√𝟓𝐜𝐦

5. Bill and Chris have the same favorite barbershop. Bill goes to this barbershop after
every 8 days, while Chris after every 6 days. If they met one Tuesday afternoon, on
what day will they possibly meet again?
ANS. Friday

DIFFICULT ROUND
1. If the price of a diamond varies as the square of its weight, and a diamond weighing 2
grams is worth P10, 000, what is the value of a 10-gram diamond?
ANS. P250,000.00
2. In Triangle ABC, with AB = AC, let D be a point on side BC such that AD = BD. If
<DAC = 9, what is <BAD?
ANS. 30degrees
3. The sum of the parent’s ages is twice the sum of their children’s ages. Five years
ago, the sum of the parent’s ages is four times the sum of their children’s ages. In
fifteen years, the sum of the parent’s ages will be equal to the sum of their children’s
ages. How many children were in the family?
ANS. 5
4. Find x in sin3°sinx°-cos3°cosx° = -√2/2 if x lies in the first quadrant.
ANS. 42
5. If x+1/x=3, Evaluate x2+1/x2
ANS. 7
6. Mr. Lee borrowed P25, 000 on March 10, 2008, and paid it back with interest at 5%
on March 10, 2009. Find the amount he paid.
ANS. P26, 250
7. How many liters of 20% alcohol solution should be added to 40 liters of a 50%
alcohol solution to make a 30% solution?
ANS. 80 liters
8. The angles of a triangle are in the ratio of 1: 2: 3. The shortest side is 6 cm long. Find
the area (in terms of pi) of the circle that circumscribes this triangle.
ANS. 36pi sq.cm.
9. A boys' club decides to build a cabin. The job can be done by 3 skilled workmen in 4
days or by 5 of the boys in 6 days. How long will it take if all work together?
ANS. 12/5 days
10. The larger angles of a rhombus are double the smaller angles. The length of the
shorter diagonal is 10 cm. What is the perimeter of the rhombus?
ANS. 40cm
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