TEACHER’S GUIDE

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MATHEMATICS 1 – ARITHMETIC, ALGEBRA & EXERCISES (NUMERICAL ABILITY OR WORD PROBLEMS)

For: ACET & ACET -DLSUCAT Programs

Subject: Arithmetic, Algebra & Numerical Ability

Materials Specs
Review Kit (Student's Copy) Related Supplementary Material
Time
ARITHMETIC, ALGEBRA & No. of Limit ACET Kit page
EXERCISES Items (minutes) Topic page no. Topic no.
Basic Math: Arithmetic 20 20 Arithmetic 21-22 w/
Basic Math: Algebra 20 20 Algebra 23-25 Mathematics 28-32 corrections
Useful

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Formulas in w/
Exercises #s 1-20 20 25 Exercises 38-41 Mathematics 33-34 corrections
60 65

Session breakdown – Math 1 Lecturer Must-know

No. of
Topic/Activity Minutes UPCAT - 60 items/75 mins
Introductions 5 Average rate: 75 sec/item

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ACET - 60 items/60 mins for Math; 25
Review of Arithmetic 15 items/5mins for Numerical Ability (WP)
Review of Algebra 15 ACET - 60 & 36 sec/item for Ma & NA
Discussion of How to Answer & Supplementary
Materials 5 RK p. 19 Statistics is in the Numerical Ability part
Answering of Review Kit & HO 65 Math shortcuts
include
Discussion of answers 110 shortcuts
Break 15
Summary 5
Evaluation 5
Total 240

QUESTION ANSWER NOTE/COMMENT/CORRECTION

ARITHMETIC

1. Mae has an average of 89 in his 4 exams. C 89(4) + 2x=6(92)

Which of the following are possible scores 356 + 2x = 552
of Mae in her next two exams to get an 2x = 196
average of 92?
A. 95 and 97 Therefore, the sum of the exams should be 196.
B. 96 and 98 95+97=192
C. 97 and 99 96+98=194
D. 98 and 100 97+99=196
98+100=198

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2. Twenty-eight college students have an B Total no. of students = 28+y

average of x, while y high school Sum of all the scores = 28x+87y
students have an average of 87. What is 28 x + 87 y
Average of all =
the average of all the students? 28 + y
28 x 87y
A.
x y
28 x 87y
B.
28 y
28y 87 x
C.
x y
28 y 87 x
D.
28 x

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3. Find the average of , 130%, and 0.36. A 7 35
20 =
A. 0.67 20 100
B. 55% 130
43 130%=
C. 100
100
36

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31 0.36=
D. 100
100
7 130 36 67
Average= /3 0.67
20 100 100 100
Ratio and Proportion 3
x= y x 2
3 45 8 20 = OR 2:7
4. If x is of y, y is of z and z is A 45 w 7
20 7 27 y= z
of w, what is the ratio of x to w? 7
8
A. 2:7 z= w
B. 3:5 27
3 45 8
C. 5:3 x= w
D. 7:2 20 7 27

5. What part of an hour elapses from 2:40 D 3 : 09

2 : 40
29
PM to 3:09 PM?
23 0 : 29 60
A.
60
25
B.
60
27
C.
60
29
D.
60

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6. If 150 meters (m) of uniform pipe weighs C

250 kilograms (kg), what is the weight of 150 : 250 = 2400 : x
2.4 kilometers (km) of the same tube?
A. 4000 g 150x = 250 (2400)
B. 4800 g 5 800
C. 4000 kg ( 250 ) ( 2400 )
x=
D. 4800 kg 150 3

x 4000kg

1 14 81 15 37 A 1 14 81 15 37 1
7. Evaluate: x x x x x x =

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2 27 42 45 64 2 27 42 45 64 3
1
A.
6
1
B.
5
1
C.
4

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1
D.
3

8. Which of the following fractions has the D 30

2 11 33
greatest value? <
2 3 15
A. 77 75
3 11 5
11 >
B. 15 7
15 210
209
5 11 14
C. <
7 15 19
14
D.
19 14
Greatest is 19

Percent

9. Seventy students in a class passed B 70 : 0.35 = x : 0.65

Algebra. They represent 35% of the class.
How many students failed the course?
A. 95 0.35x = 70 (0.65)
B. 130 10
70( 0.65 ) 13
C. 165 x=
0.357
D. 200
x = 130

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1 1 1 1
10. 2 % of is _____. 2 % =
2 5 C 2 5
A. 0.5
1
B. 0.05 2 .5 1 1
C. 0.005 = =
100 5 200
D. 0.0005 2
0.005

11. 25 is 250% of what number? A 25 = 250% N

A. 10
B. 12 25 250%N
C. 14 =
2 .5 2 .5
D. 16

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10 = N

Data Representation

For nos. 12 to 14, refer to the figure below.

Monthly Average Temperature for the Year

2006

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Temperature
(ºC)

Month

12. What was the coldest month of the year?

A. January B Coldest month → February since temperature is lowest
B. February during this month
C. November
D. December
13. The rise in temperature was sharpest B Rise in temperature is sharpest → February and March
between which months?
A. January and February
B. February and March
C. April and May
D. May and June

14. In which month was the temperature C Arrangement of coldest months:

fourth to the lowest? February, January, December, November,…
A. January Fourth month is November.
B. February
C. November
D. December

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Sequences

15. The eighth term of an arithmetic D a8 = 35

progression is 35, while the 13th term is a13 = 0
0. What is the first term? a13 = a8 + (13 – 8) d
A. –84 0 = 35 + 5d
B. –14 -35 = 5d
C. 14 -7 = d
D. 84
a8 = a1 + (n – 1) d
35 = a1 + 7 (-7)
35 + 49 = a1
84 = a1

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16. What is the sum of all multiples of 12 B 70 200
between 70 and 200? 72 192
th th
A. 1,568 6 16
11
B. 1,452 S = (72 + 192) 11
C. 1,258 2
D. 1,245 2
264

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= 11
2
(132) (11)
1452

17. The fourth and sixth terms of a geometric C Formula: an = a1r n 1

progression are 64 and 16 ,
a4 = -64
respectively. What is the common ratio? a6 = -16
1 4-1
A. a4 = a1r
2 3
-64 = a1r
1 6-1
B. a6 = a1r
5
4 -16 = a1r
1 a1r 5 = 16
C.
2
a1r 2 = 64
1
D. 1
r=+½
4 r2 =
4
3 4 5 41 66
18. 3 , 4 , 5 , 41 , _____
A
A. 66
B. 59 9 16 25 41
C. 52
D. 45 9+16=25 16+25=41 25+41= 66

19. 100, 64, 36, _____ C 100, 64, 36, 16

A. 64
B. 32
2 2 2 2
C. 16 10 , 8 , 6 , 4
D. 8

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20. 720, _____, 24, 6, 2, 1, 1 B 720, ______, 24, 6, 2, 1, 1

A. 96
B. 120 x4 x3 x2 x1
C. 136
D. 144 24x5 = 120

ALGEBRA
1 1
1. Simplify: m n A 1 1
m m n n m n m 1
1 = = =
n m mn m 2 m(n m) m
1
A. 1/m n
B. 1/n

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C. m/n
D. n/m
2. Paul will be j years old in k years. What
was his age l years ago? A in k yrs now ℓ yrs ago
A. j k l j j–k j–k-ℓ
B. j k l
C. j k l

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D. j k l
3. Simplify: 1 1 b
a b b a D 1 1 b
1 a b b a
A.
a b b a b b 1
= =
1 ab b a ab a
B.
a b
1
C.
b
1
D.
a

4. If y represents the tens digit of a three- C ORIG → zyx Reversed → xyz

digit number while x and z represent the orig value → 100z + 10y + x
units and hundreds digit of that number, value with the digits reversed
respectively. The value of the number
with the digits reversed can be → 100x + 10y + z
represented as _____.
A. x y z
B. y x z
C. 100 x 10 y z
D. 100z 10 y x

2 2
5. If c d 6 and c 2 d 2 54 , then c d C c – d = 6 c – d = 54
2 2
_____. c – d = (c – d) (c + d)
A. 15 54 = 6 (c + d)
B. 12 54 6( c + d )
=
C. 9 6 6
D. 6
9=c+d

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Roots and Radicals, Exponents and
Logarithms

6. If m and n are negative odd integers,

3 7 3
then m n must always be _________. B m → negative odd
7
A. odd positive n →negative odd
B. odd negative
3 7
C. even positive mn → odd negative
D. even negative

7. The product of 3
6bc 3 , 3
4b and 3
9b
A
( 3
6bc )( 3
4b )( 3
9b )
is _____. 3 3 3
= 6 • 4 • 9b c
A. 6bc 3
216b 3 c 3 =

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B. 9bc
3
C. 6b2c 3 6bc
3
D. 9b 2c 3

1
4 2 2
b 1
8. a 4b3 _____ 4 2 8
C b 2 b6
(a 4 b 3 )2 = ba (a 8 b 6 ) a
2
a
2 2
= a7b 4

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A. a9b 2 a ab
8 3
B. a b
C. a7b 4
D. a 6b5

2
9. Rationalize:
3 1 D 2 3 +1 2( 3 + 1)
= =
A. 2 3 2 3 1 3 +1 2 3 1
B. 2 3 2
C. 1 3
D. 1 3
25 25
10. Given logx 2 , find the value of x . logx = 2
4 D x >0
4
x ≠1
4 25
A. x 2=
25 4
2 4
B. - 2
2
x =
55 25
2
4 x =+
C. 5
25
2 But base should be positive.
D.
5
2
x=
5

3
11. Given x3 27 and y 2 16 , what is the x = 27 → x = 3
2
minimum possible value for x y ? B y = 16 → y = + 4
→ 3 + 4 OR 3 + – 4
A. –7
=7 = –1
B. −1
C. 1 9
minimum
D. 7

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12. What is the difference between 54 and B 54 24

24 ?
A. 3 3 6 2 6 6
B. 6
C. 2 3
D. 2 6

13. Find x if logx 3x 2 2. C log x ( 3 x 2) = 2 x>0;x≠1

A. 4 x 2 = 3x 2
B. 3 x 2 3x + 2 = 0
C. 2 ( x 2 )( x 1) = 0

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D. 1 x =2 x = 1
x=2
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Linear and Quadratic Equations

2
C 3y = 18
14. Solve for y : 3y 2 18 2
y =6

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A. 6
B. 6 y =+ 6
C. 6
D. 6

15. If a b 4x and a b 6 y , then a B a + b = 4x

is _____. a b = 6y
A. 2 x 3 y 2a = 4 x + 6 y
4 x + 6y
B. 2 x 3 y a=
2
C. 4 x 6 y
D. 4 x 6 y a = 2x + 3y

1 x2 1 A 1 x2 1
16. If 2 2
1 , then x is equal to = 1
2
x x x x2
2
_____. 1 x 1 x2
=
A. x ,x=0 x2 x2 x2
B. 1 1 x2 1 x2
C. 1 or 2 =
x2 x2
D. 1 only
x ;x≠0

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Inequalities

17. What is the solution set of the inequality A x x x

+ + > 2x 4 6
x x x 6 3 6
2x 4?
6 3 6 x + 2 x + x > 12 x 24
4 x > 12 x 24
A. x|x 3
24 > 8 x
B. x|x 3
C. x|x 3
D. x|x 3
3>x
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Problem Solving Legends
M E M = set of
B 28 41 students
18. In a class of 120 students, there are 72 who like
who like Mathematics, 69 who like Math
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English and 7 who dislike both subjects. E= set of
How many students like both subjects? students
120 – 7 = 113 likes Math or English who like
A. 31
113 – 72 = 41 likes English only English

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B. 28
69 – 41 = 28
C. 25
D. 22 28 students like both subject

19. Erika has Php467 in her wallet consisting B Let x → # of PhP – 1 coins Erika has
of Php-10 and Php-1 coins. If she has six coins count amount
more Php-10 than Php-1 coins, how many P 10 x+6 10(x+6)
Php-10 coins does she have? P1 x x
A. 49
B. 43 10 (x+6) + x = 467
C. 37 10 x+60 + x = 467
D. 31 11x+60 = 467
11x = 407
x = 37

x+6 →37+6 = 43

20. Michael has Php10000 to invest from C 5% 10000 – x 0.05 (10000 – x)

which he wishes to earn Php650 of interest 7.5% x 0.075 (x)
per year. He decides to put part of the
money in a bank at 5% interest and to
invest the remainder in bonds at 7.5% 0.05 (10000 – x) + 0.075x = 650
interest. How much should he invest at 500 – 0.05x+0.075x = 650
7.5% rate? 0.025 x 150
A. Php2,500 =
0.025 0.025
B. Php4,000
C. Php6,000
D. Php7,500 x = 6000

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21. Three times the first of three consecutive D X →1 even integer
nd
even integers is two less than twice the x+2 → 2 even integer
rd
third. Find the second integer. x+4 → 3 even integer
A. 16 3( x ) 2( x 4) 2
B. 14 3x 2x 8 2
C. 12 x 6
D. 8 nd
2 even integer → x + 2 = 8

22. Guile can fill a tub with water in 30 x = length of time they will work together
minutes, while Ken takes half as long to C
do the same job. If they work together, 1 1 1
how many minutes will it take them to get + = 30 x
30 15 x
the job done? x + 2x = 30

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A. 5 3 x = 30
B. 7.5
C. 10 x = 10 mins
D. 22.5

23. Spike can paint a small house in 6 hours; 3+x 3 x

Jet can do it in 9 hours, and Faye, in 12 B + + = 1 36
6 9 12
hours. Spike and Jet started painting at 8 6( 3 + x ) + 4( 3 ) + 3 x = 36

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AM. After 3 hours, Jet left for an errand 18 + 6 x + 12 + 3 x = 36
but Faye came in to help Spike. At what 9x = 6
time will they finish? 2
A. 11:30 AM x = hrs OR 40 min
3
B. 11:40 AM
C. 11:50 AM
8 AM + 3 hrs = 11:00 AM
D. 12:00 Noon
11 AM + 40 mins = 11:40 AM

x yrs from now

24. Riona is one year old today. If Vanessa is D
21 years old, how many years from now Riona 1 1 x
will she be 6 times as old as Riona? Vanessa 21 21 + x
A. 7
B. 6 21 + x = 6 (1 + x)
C. 4 21 + x = 6 + 6x
D. 3 15 = 5x
3=x
9

Substitution
25. What is the value of the expression 5 3
y x 3 5 A
when x and y ? y x 6 4 12 10 9
x y 4 6
A. 19 x y 3 5 12 9 10
B. 12 4 6
19
C. 19
12 -19
12 1
D.
19

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EXERCISES (NUMERICAL ABILITY)

1. Annika has an average of 85 in four
examinations. What should be her C 85(4) + 2x = 88(6)
average score on her next two exams if 340 + 2x = 528
she wants to raise her average to 88? 2x = 188
A. 98
x = 94
B. 96
C. 94
D. 92
2. A band of ribbon is cut into three
st
sections so that the first is three times as A 1 → 15x
nd
long as the second and the second 2 → 5x

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section is five times as long as the third. rd x
What part of the entire piece is the 3 →
21x
smallest section?
1 x
A. = 1
21
21x 21
1
B.
7
5

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C.
21
5
D.
7
3. A television was marked Php94,640 to
yield a 30% profit. How much should it B 94640 : 1.30 = x : 1.10
be sold to yield a 10% profit?
A. Php75,712
B. Php80,080 (94640)(1.10) = 1.30x
C. Php85,176
D. Php90,098
(94640)(1.10)
x=
1.30
(94640)(11)
=
13
= (7280)(11)

= Php80,080

4. The net price of a certain article is

Php720 after successive discounts of B 720 = N (0.20N) {0.10[N 0.20N]}
20% and 10% were allowed on the 720 = N 0.20N 0.08N
marked price. What was the marked 720 0.72N
=
price? 0.72 0.72
A. Php950.40
B. Php1,000.00 1000 = N
C. Php2,462.40
D. Php3,600.00 SHORTCUT: “THE PAY ONLY METHOD”
20% discount → pay only 80%
10% discount → pay only90%
x(0.8)(0.9) = 720
0.72x = 720
x = 1,000

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5. What is the next term in this number C 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, _______

series:
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, _____? 1+1=2
A. 10 1+2=3
B. 12 2+3=5
C. 13 3+5=8
D. 15 5+8= 13 “Fibonacci Sequence”

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For nos. 6 and 7, refer to the figure below.

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6. How many mg of chloride does a 700-mL
D 5
bottle of mineral water contain? 25mg 7 35
A. 175 x 700 ml = =v 17.5 mg
2 1000ml 2
B. 35.7
C. 25.0
D. 17.5

7. How many mg of dissolved calcium are A 43mg

there in a 100-L tank of mineral water? x100L = 4300 mg
1L
A. 4300
B. 430
C. 43
D. 4.3
2 2
8. If j k
2
36 and jk 8 , find j 2 k2 . D (j + k) = 36 jk = 8 j +k2 = ?
2 2 2
(j + k) = j + 2jk + k
A. 52 2 2
36 = j + k + 2jk
B. 31 2 2
36 = (j + k ) + 2 (8)
C. 27
D. 20 2
36 – 16 = j + k =
2
20

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9. Criela received her allowance on C Monday →
6
Sunday. She spent a sixth of her 1 5
allowance on Monday and a fourth of the Tuesday →
4 6
remainder on Tuesday. What part of her 1 1 5
allowance was left for the rest of the 1
6 4 6
week?
24 4 5 5
5 =
A. 24 24 24 8
12
7
B. SHORTCUT:
12
“THE WHAT’S LEFT METHOD”
5
C. 1 5
8 SPEND → LEFT
7 6 6

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D. 1 3
8 SPEND → LEFT
4 4
5 31 5
• =
26 4 8

10. Mr. Astor rents a car for d days. He D m pesos per day for 7 days = 7m
pays m pesos per day for each of the m
half the rate =

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first 7 days, and half that rate for each 2
additional day. Find the total charge if each additional day = d – 7
d 7.
md
A. 7m m
2 7m + (d 7)
B. m 2m d 7 2
m d 7
C. m
2
m(d 7)
D. 7m
2

2
11. The trinomial x2 x 12 gives a D x – x – 12 = (x – 4)(x + 3)
remainder of 0 when divided by _____.
A. x 5
B. x 6
C. x 3
D. x 4

1 1 1 1 1 1 D 1 1 1 1
12. 2 and 13 . Find 2 2
. + =2 = 13
x y x y x y x y x y
A. 3
1 1 1 1 1 1
B. 7 2 2 = +
C. 10 x y x y x y
D. 26 = (2)(13)

= 26

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1 3 C 1 3
13. If 0.125 , then y is equal to _____. = 0.125
y y
3
A. 0.25 1 1
B. 0.5 =
y 8
C. 2 1 1
D. 8 =
y 2

y=2

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b b D b b
14. Find b : 1
= 1 12
4 6
4 6
A. 3 3b 2b = 12
B. 4
C. 8 b = 12
D. 12

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B a17b3 13 -8
17 3
a b = a b
15. Evaluate: a4b11
a 4b11
13 8
A. a b
13 8
B. a b
C. a13b8
D. a21b14
2
16. Find k : 2k 2 k 6 C 2k – k = 6
2
A. 2 2k – k – 6 = 0
B. 3/2 or 0 (2k + 3)(k – 2) = 0
C. –3/2 or 2 2k + 3 = 0 k–2=0
D. 2/3 or –2 2k = –3 k=2
k = - 3/2

17. If 9a 12 3a , then 3a 7 _____. B 9a = 12 + 3a

A. 14 6a = 12
B. 13 a=2
C. 12 3a + 7 = 3(2) + 7
D. 11
=6+7= 13

SHORTCUT: Don’t find a. Find 3a instead.

9a = 12 +3a
6a = 12
3a = 6
3a + 7 = 13

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ACET & ACET-DLSUCAT 2013
MATHEMATICS 1 – ARITHMETIC, ALGEBRA & EXERCISES (NUMERICAL ABILITY OR WORD PROBLEMS)

18. Sandro invested Php38,000 in the C 5% 38000 0.05(38000)

International Bank of the Philippines at 10% x 0.10 x
5% interest. How much additional money
must he invest at 10% so that the total 7.5% 38000 + x 0.075(38000 + x )
annual income would be equal to 7.5%
of his entire investment? 0.05(38000) + 0.10x = 0.075(38000+x)
A. Php12,000 1900 + 0.10x = 2850 + 0.075x
B. Php24,000 0.025x = 950
C. Php38,000 X = 950 0.025 = Php 38, 000
D. Php42,000

SHORTCUT:
7.5% is the exact middle of 5% and 10%. So the

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money must balance.
BANK A = BANK B
38,000 = 38,000
19. A dealer wishes to mix 30 kilograms (kg)
of nuts which cost Php90 per kg, with B P90 30 (30)(90)
some more expensive nuts which cost P120 x (x)(120)
Php120 per kg, in order to make a P100 30 + x (30 + x)(100)
mixture that will cost Php100 per kg.

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How many kg of the more expensive (30)(90) + 120x = 100(30+x)
nuts should he use? 2700 + 120x = 3000 + 100x
A. 10 20x = 300
B. 15
C. 20 x = 15
D. 25
SHORTCUT:
“THE INVERSE PROPORTION METHOD”
Php90 Php120

Php100
diff=10 diff=20

INVERT: 20:10
2
20 30
=
110 x
x = 15

20. A man running at 1 meter per second is B 0.72 km = 720m

0.72 kilometers from his house at 7:28 720m
AM. At this rate, what time will he be = 720sec = 12min
1m s
home?
A. 7:42 AM
B. 7:40 AM + 7 : 28AM
0 : 12
C. 7:36 AM
D. 7:34 AM 7:40 AM

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