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Answer:
1. 7.5
2. 19.37
3. 11.584
4. 3.3
5. 7.9
6. 4.181
7. 0.871
8. 0.554
9. 2.482
10. 15.36
11. 77.04
12. 265.4
13. 21.775
14. 20
15. 200
16. 0.5
Week 4
1. 3/4 x 1/2
2. 2/7 x 7/10
3. 4 1/5 x 2/3
4. 8 x 3/4
6. 2/5 4/5
7. 3/4 8
8. 9 3/4
9. 5 1/6 3/31
Answers:
2. 1/5
Solution
3. 2 4/5
Solution
4 1/5 x 2/3
= 21/5 x 2/3 = 42/15
= 2 12/15 = 2 4/5
4. 6
Solution
5. 4 29/144
Solution
1 2/3 x 2 3/4 x 11/12
= 5/3 x 11/4 x 11/12
= 605/144
= 4 29/144
6. 1/2
Solution
7. 3/32
Solution
3/4 8
= 3/4 x 1/8
= 3/32
8. 12
Solution
9. 5 1/6 31/3
= 31/6 x 3/31
= 961/18 = 53 7/18
10. 8/35
1. 8/11 3/11
2. 7/16 3/16
3. 4/5 3/4
4. 7 4/9
5. 8 9/10 3/10
6. 6 2/7 5/7
7. 4 1/3 1/6
8. 6 3/5 2 3/4
9. 11 2/3 7
Answers:
1. 5/11
2. 1/4
Solution
7/16 3/16 = 4/16 = 1/4
3. 1/20
Solution
LCD: 20
4/5 3/4 = 16/20 15/20 = 1/20
4. 6 5/9
Solution
5. 8 3/5
Solution
8 9/10 3/10 = 8 6/10 = 8 3/5
6. 5 4/7
Solution
5 9/7 5/7 = 5 4/7
7. 4 1/6
Solution
LCD: 6
4 1/3 1/6 = 4 2/6 1/6 = 4 1/6
8. 3 17/20
Solution
LCD: 20
5 8/5 2 3/4 = 5 32/20 2 15/20 = 3 17/20
9. 4 2/3
Solution
11 2/3 7 = 4 2/3
10. 8 8/45
Solution
9 2/5 11/9 = 8 7/5 11/9
LCD: 45
8 63/45 55/45
8 8/45
2. 13/20
LCD: 20
8/20 + 5/20 = 13/20
3. 1 1/6
LCD: 24
15/24 + 14/24 = 29/24 = 1 5/24
4. 1
LCD: 15
1/15 + 9/15 + 5/15 = 15/15 = 1
5. 4 3/5
4 3/5
6. 2 5/6
LCD: 6
2 2/6 + 3/6 = 2 5/6
7. 4 9/20
LCD: 20
3 15/20 + 14/20
= 3 29/20 = 4 9/20
8. 9
LCD: 15
6 3/15 + 2 7/15 + 5/15
= 8 15/15 = 9
9. 10 37/40
LCD: 40
3 + 7 5/40 + 32/40
= 10 37/40
10. 13 1/6
LCD: 6
9 3/6 + 22/6
= 9 25/6 or 13 1/6
This is the PCSR 15th vocabulary reviewer.
1. Abridge verb
Shorten, diminish, curtail
Because my time was limited, I just watched the abridged version of the
movie.
2. Blunder noun
Error, careless mistake, blooper
3. Cacophonous- adjective
Discordant, loud noise
I did not sleep well last night because of the cacophonous sound upstairs.
4. Deadlock-noun
Standstill, dead end, stalemate
Because the negotiations had reached a deadlock, the team leader decided to
take a recess.
5. Ensconce-verb
Settle, establish
After her retirement, the old maid ensconced on her rest house by the beach.
6. Fervent-adjective
Ardent, hot
The mean girls at school consistently gibed at Minna, teasing her about her
old clothes.
8. Heinous-adjective
Atrocious, hatefully bad
Most of the senators voted to bring back the death penalty, but for heinous
crimes only.
9. Incorrigible-adjective
not correctable
The effect of the drugs on the youth makes them incorrigible; they will just
keep on justifying their wrongdoings.
10. Insipid-adjective
Lack of flavor, dull
In the listed names above, it is difficult to distinguish what which are the first
names and the surnames. Therefore, we can assume that the second names
are the surnames. Thus, when they are alphabetized, they are arranged as
follows.
Bernardo, Carlo
Leopoldo, Rosario
Mario, Jose
Mateo, Guillermo
Roberto, Magno
Exercise 1
Leon Rodrigo
Bianca Victoria
Nicolas Romeo
Benedicto Pedro
Jaime Lee
Exercise 2
Marcos Angelo
Felix Patricio
Alberto Rico
Jericho Rodolfo
Camille Maria
Exercise 3
Jorge Enrique
Luis Nico
Angela Gabriella
Daniel Magnus
Jeffrey Lester
Answer to Exercise 1
Lee, Jaime
Pedro, Benedicto
Rodrigo, Leon
Romeo, Nicolas
Victoria, Bianca
Answer to Exercise 2
Angelo, Marcos
Maria, Camille
Patricio, Felix
Rico, Alberto
Rodolfo, Jericho
Answer to Exercise 3
Enrique, Jorge
Gabriella, Angela
Lester, Jeffrey
Magnus, Daniel
Nico, Luis
After learning about LCM and GCD in our PCSR Review Guide 1, lets
practice what we have learned by answering the exercisesbelow.
1.) What is the LCM of 6 and 8?
4.) Gina goes to BODY SLIM gym every 3 days, while Sam goes to the same
gym every 4 days. If they were in the same gym on a February 12, whats the
nearest date that they will be both in the gym?
5.) In a decoration LED light, the green lights blink every 400 milliseconds, the
blue light every 500 milliseconds, and the red light every 750 milliseconds. If
the three lights all blinked at the same time, in how many milliseconds will
they again blink at the same time?
2.) 36
3.) 200
4.) LCM of 3 and 4 is 12. Twelve days after February 12 is February 24.
5.) 6000 milliseconds
6.) 12
7.) 7
8.) 13
Surnames that prefixes or those which are two or more words are filed as one
word. Here are some examples.
dela Cruz is filed as delaCruz
del Rosario is filed as delRosario
Sta. Ana is filed as StaAna
DGenoa is filed as DGeno
Santa Cruz is filed as Santa Ana
Example
Using Rule 1 from the first part of the series, we arrange the names in the
following order: Surname, First Name, M.I.
dela Cruz, Sherwin C.
Sta Ana, Jaime L.
del Rosario, Fanny F.
Santa Ana, Karen H.
DGenoa, Ricardo L.
Now, alphabetizing the list above, we have the following which is the correct
answer.
As we can see, dela in del Cruz comes before delR in del Rosario. And Santa
in Santa Ana comes before Sta in Sta Ana. Now that you have learned the
rules, here are some exercises.
Exercise 1: Alphabetize the following names.
May Rose L. de la Vega
Mylene S. del Rosario
Albert M. San Pedro
James H. de los Santos
Camille F. de Asis
Answer to Exercise 1
de Asis, Camille F.
de la Vega, May Rose L.
de los Santos, James H.
del Rosario, Mylene S.
San Pedro, Albert M.
Answer to Exercises 2
Answer to Exercises 3
Coronado, Vivian S.
de Balboa, Michelle R.
del Prado, Alena M.
dela Pena, Catherine S.
San Agustin, Akeisha M.
Thats it for the second rule in alphabetizing. In the next post, we will learn
more about alphabetizing.
In this post, we are going to learn alphabetic filing. This part is included in the
Sub-professional Civil Service Exam.
Rule 1
Before alphabetizing, names of individuals should be
arranged in the following order: Last Name, First Name,
Middle name (or Middle Initial).
Example
From the rule stated above, to alphabetize, we must first rearranged the name
as in the order stated above. The rearranged names are as follows.
Magdaraog, Romel A.
Sisante, Jam F.
Rama, Karen S.
Valderama, Sammy H.
Ariso, Valerie S.
Answer to Exercise 1
Ancheta, Rico S.
Herrera, Mary Anne L.
Morera, Angela P.
Solidum, Emilo G.
Solidum, Jill S.
Answer to Exercises 2
Callanta, Samuel Porras
Moreno, Felix Esguerra
Pedroso, Janus Guerrero
Santos, Maria Paula Sabino
Tumbado, Fe Rabino
Answer to Exercises 3
Alcantara, Ibrahim S.
Bernardo, Naomi F.
Jacobo, Ariane L.
Paulo, Rachel May S.
Usana, Shane R.
Thats it for the first rule in alphabetizing. In the next post, we will learn about
how to alphabetize names that contain prefixes or those which contains more
than one word.
and is not on the choices. Then, you know that you have to get the
greatest common factor of 12 and 18 and divide both the numerator
and denominator by it. So, the answer is
Civil Service Exam Vocabulary Review
1
BY CIVIL SERVICE REVIEWER DECEMBER 21, 2013
Sample Sentence: The first time I saw him, I knew that he was
a benevolent person.
Sample Sentence: The guy who entered the building was suspicious,
so the police scrutinized belongings.
Sample Sentences
After the death of his wife, he was offered a large amount of money
by his boss, but he refused it with disdain.
Sample Sentence: All his life, he had been frugal in his expenses. No
wonder he has a lot of money.
I hope you have learned something in this post. We will have some
more words in the next posts.
Verbs and Tenses: An Introduction
BY CIVIL SERVICE REVIEWER SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
In this post we will review the basics of verbs. It is through them that
we will tell the tense in which a sentence is.
Examples
There is also a group of verbs that you often use but probably dont
know that they are verbs. They denote state of being. The base of
these verbs is to be. They are the following: am, is, are, was, were,
and will be.
When we talk about verbs, we also want to indicate the time they
happened. Is it the past, present, or future? This is called tense of
the verbs. Even if you are not a native English speaker, you would
now that you should use was when the event has already
happened, use is if it is happening, and use will be if the event is
going to happen in the future.
Examples
In the first example, we can see that the numerator and the
denominator are both divisible by 3. Dividing both the numerator
and the denominator by 3 gives us 2/3.
Note that dividing both the numerator and the denominator by the
same integer does not change the value of the fraction.
Now that you know how to convert fractions to lowest terms, you
might want to try the practice test and check your solution and answer.
Civil Service Exam Vocabulary Review
14
BY CIVIL SERVICE REVIEWER MARCH 24, 2017
Rule 1
Example
Consider the following names to be arranged in alphabetical order.
Romeo A. Magdaraog
Jam F. Sisante
Karen S. Rama
Sammy H. Valderama
Valerie S. Ariso
Magdaraog, Romel A.
Sisante, Jam F.
Rama, Karen S.
Valderama, Sammy H.
Ariso, Valerie S.
Ariso, Valerie S.
Magdaraog, Romel A.
Rama, Karen S.
Sisante, Jam F.
Valderama, Sammy H.
Angela P. Morera
Rico S. Ancheta
Mary Anne L. Herrera
Jill S. Solidum
Emilo G. Solidum
Ariane L. Jacobo
Rachel May S. Paulo
Naomi F. Bernardo
Shane R. Usana
Ibrahim S. Alcantara
Answer to Exercise 1
Ancheta, Rico S.
Herrera, Mary Anne L.
Morera, Angela P.
Solidum, Emilo G.
Solidum, Jill S.
Answer to Exercises 2
Answer to Exercises 3
Alcantara, Ibrahim S.
Bernardo, Naomi F.
Jacobo, Ariane L.
Paulo, Rachel May S.
Usana, Shane R.
Thats it for the first rule in alphabetizing. In the next post, we will
learn about how to alphabetize names that contain prefixes or those
which contains more than one word.
Civil Service Review Spelling Quiz 10
BY CIVIL SERVICE REVIEWER MARCH 16, 2017
Item 01
a. athiests
b. cockroaches
c. antenna
d. isopropyl
e. None of the above.
Item 02
a. amnesia
b. malfunction
c. conscientius
d. discovery
e. None of the above.
Item 03
a. television
b. drunkeness
c. paranoia
d. achievement
e. None of the above.
Item 04
a. pizzeria
b. omnipresent
c. daiquiry
d. encourage
e. None of the above.
Item 05
a. hangar
b. mushrooms
c. carnations
d. indespensable
e. None of the above.
Item 06
a. Carebbean
b. guidelines
c. glamorous
d. tomatoes
e. None of the above.
Item 07
a. engineering
b. broomstick
c. salvation
d. asassination
e. None of the above.
Item 08
a. artificial
b. colleages
c. haunted
d. stretching
e. None of the above.
Item 09
a. regularities
b. destination
c. peices
d. officially
e. None of the above.
Item 10
a. fourty
b. hopeful
c. underdogs
d. celebrity
e. None of the above.
Answers:
1. a. atheists
2. c. conscientious
3. b. drunkenness
4. c. daiquiri
5. d. indispensable
6. a. Caribbean
7. d. assassination
8. b. colleagues
9. c. pieces
10. a. forty
Item 01
a. dictionary
b. courtesy
c. courier
d. miniture
e. None of the above.
Item 02
a. ultimately
b. discretion
c. aparrently
d. malevolent
e. None of the above.
Item 03
a. superstitious
b. excede
c. envious
d. artifacts
e. None of the above.
Item 04
a. vaccuming
b. administration
c. cacophony
d. inspirational
e. None of the above.
Item 05
a. researchers
b. adjacent
c. adjourned
d. questionaire
e. None of the above.
Item 06
a. miniscule
b. umbrella
c. quixotically
d. quite
e. None of the above.
Item 07
a. cosmetics
b. jewelrey
c. shampoo
d. heritage
e. None of the above.
Item 08
a. straight
b. vulnerable
c. expirience
d. percussionist
e. None of the above.
Item 09
a. noticable
b. orchestrated
c. cyclists
d. cannibalize
e. None of the above.
Item 10
a. tissues
b. medicinal
c. starlight
d. humurous
e. None of the above.
Answers:
1. d. miniature
2. c. apparently
3. b. exceed
4. a. vacuuming
5. d. questionnaire
6. a. minuscule
7. b. jewelry
8. c. experience
9. a. noticeable
10. d. humorous
Item 01
a. misille
b. misspelled
c. albino
d. sarcasm
e. None of the above.
Item 02
a. exhilarating
b. purification
c. cautious
d. happines
e. None of the above.
Item 03
a. vague
b. ambiguous
c. restaurand
d. fidgety
e. None of the above.
Item 04
a. uneasy
b. priveleged
c. unveiling
d. ambivalent
e. None of the above.
Item 05
a. ambitious
b. bellweather
c. dormant
d. adequate
e. None of the above.
Item 06
a. enoculation
b. inaugural
c. heist
d. athletes
e. None of the above.
Item 07
a. cheesy
b. Hummingbird
c. mimento
d. ordinary
e. None of the above.
Item 08
a. column
b. gauje
c. itemized
d. alphabetical
e. None of the above.
Item 09
a. emotional
b. audacity
c. varnish
d. firey
e. None of the above.
Item 10
a. gratefull
b. amnesty
c. philosophical
d. mesmerizing
e. None of the above.
Answers:
1. a. missile
2. d. happiness
3. c. restaurant
4. b. privileged
5. b. bellwether
6. a. inoculation
7. c. memento
8. b. gauge
9. d. fiery
10. a. grateful
Item 01
a. missile
b. characteristics
c. strategy
d. amature
e. None of the above.
Item 02
a. propeller
b. submarine
c. perseverence
d. jagged
e. None of the above.
Item 03
a. medeival
b. gentle
c. elephants
d. alleviation
e. None of the above.
Item 04
a. guaranteed
b. mischeivous
c. exaggerated
d. inhale
e. None of the above.
Item 05
a. professional
b. stuttering
c. estimation
d. knuckles
e. None of the above.
Item 06
a. concensus
b. knee
c. hierarchy
d. usher
e. None of the above.
Item 07
a. epiphany
b. dumbell
c. orientation
d. consciousness
e. None of the above.
Item 08
a. principles
b. moratorium
c. clandestine
d. sargeant
e. None of the above.
Item 09
a. awkwardly
b. condiments
c. pronounciation
d. asterisk
e. None of the above.
Item 10
a. oblivious
b. tantrums
c. playright
d. showcase
e. None of the above.
Answers:
1. d. amateur
2. c. perseverance
3. a. medieval
4. b. mischievous
5. e. None of the above.
6. a. consensus
7. b. dumbbell
8. d. sergeant
9. c. pronunciation
10. c. playwright
Item 01
a. burgundy
b. awfull
c. jealousy
d. daffodils
e. None of the above.
Item 02
a. bussiness
b. tarpaulin
c. tariffs
d. chokers
e. None of the above.
Item 03
a. concierge
b. deceiving
c. achievement
d. retrieved
e. None of the above.
Item 04
a. changable
b. addictive
c. replenish
d. scholastic
e. None of the above.
Item 05
a. perfection
b. anxious
c. amplification
d. untill
e. None of the above.
Item 06
a. fullfill
b. compassion
c. jackpot
d. employees
e. None of the above.
Item 07
a. emptied
b. vertically
c. harrass
d. chameleon
e. None of the above.
Item 08
a. orchids
b. phantom
c. maintainance
d. furnished
e. None of the above.
Item 09
a. ambitious
b. dissappearance
c. pharmaceutical
d. analysts
e. None of the above.
Item 10
a. aeronautical
b. partisans
c. lovable
d. ridiculus
e. None of the above.
Answers:
1. b. awful
2. a. business
3. e. None of the above.
4. a. changeable
5. d. until
6. a. fulfill
7. c. harass
8. c. maintenance
9. b. disappearance
10. d. ridiculous
Civil Service Review Spelling Quiz 5
BY CIVIL SERVICE REVIEWER MARCH 11, 2017
Item 01
a. Portugese
b. explanations
c. clemency
d. derivatives
e. None of the above.
Item 02
a. lullabies
b. practicing
c. posession
d. lovebirds
e. None of the above.
Item 03
a. precautions
b. persistant
c. animosity
d. bullying
e. None of the above.
Item 04
a. aboriginal
b. religous
c. rumored
d. ambiguous
e. None of the above.
Item 05
a. umbilical
b. nonsense
c. thunderstorms
d. ocurrence
e. None of the above.
Item 06
a. pavillion
b. chaotic
c. breeze
d. beautiful
e. None of the above.
Item 07
a. alibi
b. successfull
c. artichoke
d. industrial
e. None of the above.
Item 08
a. threshold
b. urchins
c. supersede
d. tounge
e. None of the above.
Item 09
a. dictionary
b. bureau
c. tatoo
d. centipede
e. None of the above.
Item 10
a. wierd
b. stumbled
c. stunning
d. flyers
e. None of the above.
Answers:
1. a. Portuguese
2. c. possessions
3. b. persistent
4. b. religious
5. d. occurrence
6. a. pavilion
7. b. successful
8. d. tongue
9. c. tattoo
10. a. weird
Civil Service Review Spelling Quiz 1
BY CIVIL SERVICE REVIEWER MARCH 7, 2017
Item 1
a. idolize
b. allocution
c. dipression
c. figment
d. minuend
d. none of the above
Item 2
a. industrialist
b. deriliction
c. legion
d. filibuster
e. none of the above
Item 3
a. chacone
b. insure
c. ketch
d. foist
e. none of the above
Item 4
a. fondant
b. haywire
c. aloff
d. descend
e. none of the above
Item 5.
a. intercom
b. garble
c. wednesday
d. champaine
e. none of the above
Item 6
a. irritated
b. gaskins
c. junction
d. divert
e. none of the above
Item 7
a. chagrin
b. embryo
c. lawn
d. habbit
e. none of the above
Item 8
a. baluster
b. gaude
c. knot
d. generic
e. none of the above
Item 9
a. balky
b. hansom
c. certifiable
d. lawsuit
e. none of the above.
Item 10
a. happenstance
b. bandit
c. gazette
d. alviolate
e. none of the above
Answers.
1. b depression
2. b dereliction
3. a chaconne
4. c aloof
5. d champagne
6. e
7. d habit
8. b gaud
9. e
10. d alveolate
Civil Service Review Spelling Quiz 4
BY CIVIL SERVICE REVIEWER MARCH 11, 2017
Item 01
a. rousing
b. therapeutic
c. rufescent
d. jist
e. None of the above.
Item 02
a. liason
b. rubrics
c. seize
d. thoracic
e. None of the above.
Item 03
a. sedulous
b. tonsured
c. tergum
d. millenium
e. None of the above.
Item 04
a. tongue
b. tremendous
c. neccessary
d. seismic
e. None of the above.
Item 05
a. idiosyncracy
b. selenite
c. amateur
d. transcending
e. None of the above.
Item 06
a. trenchant
b. irresistable
c. triturate
d. triumph
e. None of the above.
Item 07
a. viviparous
b. triathlete
c. ocurrence
d. vacuumed
e. None of the above.
Item 08
a. unconscious
b. scientific
c. resistence
d. valetudinarian
e. None of the above.
Item 09
a. seperate
b. parliamentary
c. vagabond
d. yield
e. None of the above.
Item 10
a. vaccine
b. pharoah
c. stalk
d. youthful
e. None of the above.
Answers:
1. d. gist
2. a. liaison
3. d. millennium
4. c. necessary
5. a. idiosyncrasy
6. b. irresistible
7. c. occurrence
8. c. resistance
9. a. separate
10. b. pharaoh
Civil Service Review Spelling Quiz 3
BY CIVIL SERVICE REVIEWER MARCH 10, 2017
Item 01
a. accomodation
b. channeling
c. dedicate
d. intrusive
e. None of the above.
Item 02
a. leverage
b. bizzarre
c. cryptography
d. rickettsia
e. None of the above.
Item 03
a. libelous
b. delegate
c. agressive
d. macula
e. None of the above.
Item 04
a. heraldry
b. ecstacy
c. hornet
d. intuition
e. None of the above.
Item 05
a. ebullition
b. degenerate
c. hallucinations
d. chauffer
e. None of the above.
Item 06
a. regionalize
b. gratitude
c. dissappearing
d. ecliptic
e. None of the above.
Item 07
a. metamorphosis
b. coming
c. oddments
d. nematodes
e. None of the above.
Item 08
a. flue
b. octoroon
c. eulogy
d. forseeable
e. None of the above.
Item 09
a. flotilla
b. parietal
c. farenheit
d. protrusions
e. None of the above.
Item 10
a. quadrillion
b. glamourous
c. pestle
d. flowerage
e. None of the above.
Answers:
1. a. accommodation
2. b. bizarre
3. c. aggressive
4. b. ecstasy
5. d. chauffeur
6. c. disappearing
7. e. None of the above.
8. d. foreseeable
9. c. fahrenheit
10. b. glamorous
Item 01
a. acknowledge
b. labiate
c. stumblebum
d. synchronized
e. none of the above
Item 02
a. mechanical
b. sympathectomy
c. tournedos
d. unhenge
e. none of the above
Item 03
a. steatite
b. transcriptase
c. unhalowed
d. labyrinth
e. none of the above
Item 04
a. transient
b. commitee
c. uninucleate
d. sternutation
e. none of the above
Item 05
a. velocipeed
b. transfusion
c. undulate
d. tyrannical
e. none of the above
Item 06
a. lacerrations
b. sanguine
c. twinge
d. renunciation
e. None of the above
Item 07
a. saponification
b. promiscus
c. repertory
d. equivocal
e. none of the above
Item 08
a. vacillate
b. oozy
c. scorcher
d. prairy
e. none of the above
Item 09
a. parhelion
b. nonce
c. skedaddle
d. anesthesia
e. none of the above
Item 10
a. sedation
b. outstanding
c. lenght
d. parenthesize
e. none of the above
Answers.
1. e.
2. d. unhinge
3. c. unhallowed
4. b. committee
5. a. velocipede
6. a. lacerations
7. b. promiscuous
8. d. prairie
9. e.
10. c. length
The blue rectangle has length 5 and width 2, and counting the
number of squares, we have 10. Of course, it is easy to see that we
can group the squares into two groups of 5, or five groups of 2. From
this grouping, we can justify why the formula for the area of a
rectangle is described by the formula
There are also certain figures whose areas are difficult to calculate
intuitively such as the area of a circle, but mathematicians have
already found ways to calculate the areas for these figures.
Challenge: Find the area of the green and blue figure below
and estimate the area of the circle.
Below are some formulas for the most common shapes used in
examinations. Dont worry because we will discuss them one by one.
Circle: r is radius
or simply .
Problem 1
Solution
Using the representation above, and . Calculating the
area, we have
Problem 2
Solution
In this problem, the missing is the length and the given are the area
and the width. So, and . Using the formula, we have
Simplifying, we have .
Problem 3
Solution
This problem has at least two solutions. I will show one solution and
leave you to look for another solution. Using the area formula, we
can calculate the area of the room in square meters. That is,
Therefore, we need at least 768 square tiles to cover the entire floor.
How to Solve Rectangle Area
Problems Part 2
BY CIVIL SERVICE REVIEWER JUNE 16, 2014
Lets begin.
Problem 4
Now, the area of the figure is the sum of the areas of the three
rectangles.
Problem 5
Solution
P = 2l + 2w.
54 = 2(2x) + 2x.
Simplifying, we have
54 = 6x
Problem 6
Solution
Now, remember that guess and check does not always work and it
takes time, so you better learn the solution below.
which gives us which is its width. This also gives us the length x
+ 5 = 12.
Exam Tip
If you encounter problems such as this and you dont know what to
do, it is important that you do not spend too much time on them.
Just guess the answer first, mark them, and come back to them
when you still have time at the end of the exam. However, be sure
not to skip too many items.
1. Knave noun
Untrustworthy person, rogue, scoundrel, unscrupulous man
Example: The knave is usually suspicious of everyone around him.
2. Laggard adjective
Slow, sluggish, dilatory
3. Marred adjective
Damaged, disfigured, scarred
4. Nadir noun
Lowest point
Example: The nadir of humanity is when the time comes that it does
not care anymore about life.
5. Ornate- adjective
Excessively or elaborately decorated, flowery
Example: The ornate ice carving won the first prize in the last Ice
Festival in Sapporo.
6. Pariah noun
Outcast, castaway
7. Quell verb
Put down, extinguish, put an end, suppress
8. Rapacious adjective
Excessively greedy
Example: The rapacious loan shark stripped the tenants with all
their possessions.
9. Sham verb
Pretend, fake
Example: Before leaving the farm, we make sure to tether the cows
and goats to prevent them from wandering.
How to Solve Mixture Problems Part 1
BY CIVIL SERVICE REVIEWER JULY 4, 2015
If you have followed this blog, then you would know that we have
been tackling a lot of math word problems. In this series, we will
learn to solve another type of math word problem called mixture
problems. Mixture problems are easy if you know how to set up the
equation.
Mixture problems can be classified into two, those which deals with
percent and the other which deals with price. In any case, the
method of solving is almost the same. Of course, in working with
percent, you must be able to know the basics of percentage
problems. Lets have our first example.
Example 1
Example 2
That means that the two mixtures contain 18.4 ml of pure alcohol in
total.
The second problem shows that if we have more than one mixture,
and we want to find the total amount of pure content, then we need
to add the pure contents in the mixtures. Now, does the percentages
add up? Will the total mixture contain 20% alcohol? Lets see.
Example 3
The first thing that you will notice is that we dont know the amount
of liquid with 80% alcohol solution. So, if we let x = volume of the
solution of liquid with 80% alcohol content. So, the amount of pure
alcohol content is 80% times x.
Solving, we have
0.8x 0.5x = 30 24
0.3x = 6
3x = 60
x = 60/3
x = 20.
16 + 24 = 0.50(80)
40 = 40
Indeed, the amount of alcohol in the left hand side is the same as
the amount of alcohol in the right hand side.
Example 4
Again, the total amount of salt when water is combined with 20%
salt solution should also be equal to the total amount of salt in the
5% salt solution. That means that in the last column, we have to add
the first and the second row and then equated to the third row. That
is,
3 = 0.05(x + 15)
3 = 0.05x + 0.75
2.25 = 0.05x
45 = x
That means that we need 45L of water to turn a 20% salt solution to
a 5% solution.
Check:
3 = 0.05(x + 15)
3 = 0.05(45 + 15)
3 = 0.05(60)
3=3
Problem
Let
Take note that x, 800 x, and 800 are amount of the mixture and if
these are multiplied by the percentage of boric acid, then we will
get the exact amount of pure boric acid.
Simplifying, we have
-0.35x = -224
x= 640.
That means that we need 640 ml of mixture with 5% boric acid and
800 640 = 160 ml of mixture with 40% boric acid.
Check:
Problem
Check:
Notice that if we make another trapezoid which has the same size
and shape as above, flip one trapezoid, and make one pair of the
non-parallel sides meet, we can form the figure below. That figure is
a parallelogram. Can you see why?
Now, observe that the base of the parallelogram from the figure
is a + b. Its height is h.
where a and b are the base (parallel sides) and h is the height.
*Please take note that there are other definitions of this polygon. In
some books, it is defined as polygons whose at least one pair of
sides are parallel.
Example 1
In the previous post, we have learned the formula for finding the
area of a trapezoid. We derived that the formula for the area of a
trapezoid with base and (the base are the parallel sides), and
height is
In this post, which is the second part of Finding the Area of a
Trapezoid Series, we are going to continue with some examples. We
will not only find the area of a trapezoid, but other missing
dimensions such as base and height. Now, get
your paper and pencils and try to solve the problems on your own
before reading the solution.
Example 2
Solution
In this example, the parallel sides are the base, so we can substitute
them to and . Since we are looking for the sum of and , we can
substitute them interchangeably. The term altitude is also another
term for height. So, , and .
We now substitute.
So the area is square centimeters.
Example 3
Find the height of a trapezoid whose base lengths are 5 and 8 units
and whose area is 18 square units.
Solution
In this problem, we look for the height. But dont worry, we will still
use the same formula, and manipulate the equation later to find .
So here, we have , , and .
Multiplying 1/2 and 12, we have
In this post, we are going to find the base, given the height and the
area. We continue with the fourth example.
Example 4
Solution
Example 5
Solution
.
Note: It will be shorter if we divide both sides of equation by 7. You
might want to try it.
The Civil Service Exams also contain geometry problems, and so far,
our discussions are mostly algebra problems. In this new series of
posts, we will discuss how to solve geometry and measurement
problems particularly about circles. However, before we start solving
problems, let us first discuss the basic terminologies about circles.
A circle is a set of points equidistant to a point called the center of
the circle. As I go around to give trainings and lectures , I usually
hear the wrong definition below. I am not sure where this definition
originated, but this is wrong.
Parts of a Circle
If you can recall, the radius is the segment from the center to the
point on the circle as shown below. The radius is half the diameter.
The diameter is the longest segment that you can draw from one
point on the circle to another. It always passes through the center.
Note: We also use the term radius to refer to the length of the
radius and diameter as the length of the diameter.
Solution
Example 2
Solution
Notice that the given is the diameter, so we find the radius. Since
the diameter is twice its radius, we divide 14 centimeters by 2
giving us 7 centimeters as the radius. Now, lets calculate the area.
square centimeters.
Example 3
Find the radius of a circle with area 6.28 square meters. Use .
Solution
In this problem, area is given. We are looking for the radius. We still
use the original formula and make algebraic manipulations later, so
we dont have to memorize a lot of formulas.
Since, we have a square, we get the square root of both sides. That
is
Thats all for now. In the next post, we will be working on problems
involving area of a circle.
A = pi r 2
Problem 1
Solution
Substituting to the values we have
A = pi r 2
A = (3.14)(12 ) 2
A = (3.14)(144)
A = 452.16.
Problem 2
The area of a circular garden is 50.24 sq. m. Find its diameter. Use pi
= 3.14.
Solution
In this problem, area is given. We are looking for the diameter which
is twice the radius.
A = \pi r 2
50.24 = (3.14) ( r ) 2
16 = r 2
4=r
The diameter of a circle is 15 cm. Find its area. Use pi = 3.14 and
round to the nearest tenths.
Solution
We are given the diameter, but we need the radius which is half the
diameter. Therefore, the radius is 7.5 cm.
A = pi r
2
A = (3.14)(7.5 )
2
A = (3.14)(56.25)
A = 176.625
It looks like A and C are both good candidates for introduction, but
notice that all of the sentences talk about action figures which is
obviously the topic. In A, the subject of the sentence is small
children, adult, and adults which is not the topic. In C on the other
hand, the sentence talks about collecting action figures. Therefore,
the first sentence is C.
Locating the Second Sentence
Correct
Incorrect
Third Sentence
In the third sentence, the author may talk about his father (B) or his
neighbor (E). This is logical because we talked about many Filipinos,
then children, teenager adults. Notice that we are talking about a
topic from general to specific.
Correct
Incorrect
What the heck, you said it is not that hard. This is so freaking hard!
In the next part of this series, I will tell you why Paragraph
Organization questions are easier to answer than other question
types.
If the person who constructed the test used Sample Choices 1, then
it is very easy to answer because once you know that C is the first
sentence, then you dont have to read the whole paragraph. There is
only one choice which has C as the first sentence; that is, b.
In the next post in this series, I will give share with you
my personal strategy on how to answer Paragraph
Organization questions.
How to Answer Paragraph
Organization Tests Part 3
BY CIVIL SERVICE REVIEWER MAY 5, 2014
This is the third part and the conclusion of How to Answer Paragraph
Organization Tests Series. In the first part, we have learned how to
strategically order random sentences into a coherent paragraph,
and, in the second part, we have learned how to make use of the
choices in Paragraph Organization questions to increase the chance
of getting the correct answer.
In this post, I will share with you a personal strategy, the things I
usually do when I answer Paragraph Organization questions. Note,
however, that different strategies work for different persons, so be
careful. You should try out the strategy first before using it in actual
exams.
Let us use the question below for discussion.
Now, all you have to do is to practice it and see if it works for you.
Remember, just knowing the first sentence already increases your
chance of getting the correct answer.