Mathematics | Prof. R.

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LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR TEACHERS (LET)
Refresher Course for Year 2012
Area: Mathematics
DAY 1

PART II – ANALYZING TEST ITEMS

1. How many 1/8’s are there in 2 5/8?
A. 21 C. 23
B. 22 D. 24
Solution A: Using diagrams and visualization

There are twenty-one 1 ‘s in 5 ? 2

8 8
Solution B: Divide: 2 5/8 by 1/8 2 5/8 ÷ 1/8 = 21

2. A blue neon light blinks every 4 seconds. A red one blinks every 5 seconds while a
green one blinks every 6 seconds. How many times will they blink together in one
hour?
A. once C. 20 times
B. 10 times D. 60 times
Solution:
To find the number of seconds it takes for the neon lights to blink together, look for the least common multiple of 4, 5 and
6. Find the LCM using the prime factorization method.
LCM 4: 2 x 2 = 22 4: 22
5: 5 = 5 5: 5
6: 2x3=2x3 6: 2 x 3
22 x 3 x 5 = 60
Multiply all the prime factors in each column with the highest exponent.
22 x 5 x 3 = 60
The LCM is 60. It means that the three neon lights blink together every 60 seconds or every minute. Since there are 60 minutes in
one hour, the neon lights will blink together 60 times in one hour (Option D).

3. Which of the following is divisible by 3, but not by 9?

A. 11, 070 C. 45, 072
B. 20, 103 D. 19, 386
Solution:
Find a number whose digital root, or the sum of all its digits, is multiple of 3 but not of 9.
A. 11, 070 1 +1+0+7+0=9
B. 20, 103 2+0+1+0+3=6
C. 45, 072 4 + 5 + 0 + 7 + 2 = 18 1+8=9
D. 19, 386 1 + 9 + 3 + 8 + 6 = 27 2+7=9

Options A, C and D are multiples of 3 and 9. Options B is a multiple of 3 but not of 9. The answer is B.

4. The distance between two towns on a given map is 2¾ cm. If ½cm in the map is
equal to 6km, find the actual distance between the two towns.
A. 18 km C. 36 km
B. 33 km D. 42 km

Solution A: ½ cm: 6 km = 2 ¾ cm : N
Product of means = Product of extremes
2 ¾ cm x 6 km = ½ cm x N
11 cm x 6 km = ½ cm x N
4
33 cm km = ½ cm x N
2
33  2km = N
2
33 km = N
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Solution B:
2 cm = ½ cm + ½ cm + ½ cm + ½ cm
¾ cm = ½ cm + ¼ cm

There are five ½ cm. 5 x 6 km = 30 km (since ½ cm = 6 km)

There is one ¼ cm + 3 km = 3 km (since ¼ cm = 4 km)
33 km
The answer is option B.

5. Margo paid P400 for a blouse. If the blouse was sold at 20% discount, what was its
original price?
A. P80 C. P500
B. P480 D. P540
Solution:
Sale price = Original price (N) – discount
P400 = N – 0.20 N
P400 = 0.80 N
400
=N
0.80
P500 = N The answer is option C.
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6. The area of a rectangle is 117 cm . Find its perimeter if its length is 13 cm.
A. 9 cm C. 44 cm
B. 30 cm D. 54 cm
Solution:
Area of a rectangle = length x width.
Since the length is 13 cm and the area is 117 sq. cm.

W = A = 117 = 9 cm
L 13
Now, we solve for the perimeter.
P = 21 + 2w
= 2 (13cm) + 2 (9cm)
= 26 cm + 18 cm
= 44 cm
The answer is option C.

7. What is the sum of the first five prime numbers?

A. 11 C. 26
B. 18 D. 28
Solution:
The first five prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11. Their sum is 28.
Remember that 1 is neither a prime nor a composite number.
The answer is option D.

8. In a sequence of starts and stops, an elevator travels from the first floor to the fifth
floor and then to the second floor. From there, the elevator travels to the fourth floor
and then to the third floor. If the floors are 3 meters apart, how far has the elevator
traveled?
A. 18 m C. 30 m
B. 27 m D. 45 m

9. 14.3 is equal to
A. 0.143 x 100 C. 143 100
B. 14.3 x 100 D. 0.143 x 1000
10. Which of the following has the greatest value?
A. 0.351 C. 3/10
B. 35/100 D. 3/9
11. Which of the following numbers is greater than -3/2?
A. -4/3 C. -7/4
B. -3 D. -2
12. Simplify 1/3 + 2/5 – 2/6.
A. 1/14 C. 2/3
B. 1/5 D. 2/5
13. Find the product: (2 ½ ) (5/7) (2/5)
A. 0 C. 1
B. 5/14 D. 5/7
14. Simplify: 2(-3)2 – (-4) (5) - 2
A. -4 C. 28
B. 14 D. 10
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15. Dante is working on a hill 78 meters above the sea level, while directly underneath.
Mark is working in a tunnel 38 meters below the sea level. What is the distance
between Dante and Mark?
A. 116 cm C. -42 m
B. 42m D. -116m
16. How much would 215 boxes of paper clips cost if each box costs P6.75?
A. P1,250.75 C. P1,451.25
B. P1,355,25 D. P1,455.75
17. What is the least common multiple of 9.8 and 18?
A. 36 C. 72
B. 54 D. 144
18. A group of young people from four countries gathered together for an international
workshop: 60 from Manila, 48 from Jakarta, 54 from Kuala Lumpur and 42 from
Bangkok. The participants will form discussion groups with equal number of
members from each country in each group. What is the greatest number of discussion
groups that can be formed?
A. 6 C. 18
B. 12 D. 24
19. What are the two digits which when inserted in the blank spaces will make 934__ __
divisible by 8?
A. 3 and 4 C. 5 and 0
B. 3 and 0 D. 0 and 0
20. Which of the following is NOT true about the sum of two consecutive odd integers?
A. it is even C. it is only divisible by 12
B. it is divisible by 4 D. it is always divisible by 1
21. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in a class is 2:3. If there 40
students in the class, how many boys are there?
A. 8 C. 18
B. 16 D. 24
22. Mrs. Jimenez paid P94.50 for 3 ½ dozens of eggs. How much would 2 dozens of
such eggs cost?
A. 50.50 C. 55.00
B. 54.00 D. 56.00
23. Arthur divides his day into leisure, sleep and work in the ratio 1:2:3. How many
hours does he spend working?
A. 4 hr C. 10 hr
B. 8 hr D. 12 hr
24. It takes 20 men to build a house for 60 days. How many men will needed to build it
in 15 days?
A. 5 C. 100
B. 80 D. 120
25. Which of these is a correct proportion?
A. 3: 5 = 5: 10 C. 11/2 : 2 = 5:7
B. 7:10 = 15:18 D. 4:9 = 2: 4 ½
26. Express 24% in fraction form.
A. ¼ C. 12/51
B. 5/8 D. 6/25
27. How much larger than 20% of 950 is 40% of 600?
A. 50 C. 60
B. 54 D. 68
28. Which of the following is true?
A. 12% < 0.8 C. 40% > 0.4
B. 30% = 0.03 D. 25% = 0.5
29. In a class of 40 students, 40% are boys. How many are girls?
A. 16 C. 22
B. 18 D. 24
30. John took two hours to construct a model boat. He spend 75% of that time reading
the instructions. How much time did he actually spend on the construction of the
boat?
A. 25 min C. 60 min
B. 30 min D. 75 min
31. In a examination, 24% of the students failed in math and 33% in Science. If 9% of
the students failed in both subjects, find the percent of students who passed in both
subjects.
A. 43% C. 52%
B. 48% D. 81%

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32. On board an inter-island ship, 25% of the passengers travel 1st class, 30% travel 2nd
rd
class, and 729 travel 3 class. How many passengers are there?
A. 1,254 C. 1,560
B. 1,480 D. 1,620

33. The introductory price of a certain item was P12. What is the percent increase in the
price of the item if two years later its price is P42?
A. 150% C. 250%
B. 200% D. 300%

34. The outer diameter of a metal pipe is 3 ¼ cm and the inner diameter is 2 ¾ cm. Find
the thickness of the pipe.
A. ½ cm C. 1/8 cm
B. ¼ cm D. ¾ cm

35. How many pieces of ribbon, each 75 cm long, could be cut from a roll containing 18
meters of ribbon?
A. 12 C. 18
B. 16 D. 24

36. Laura jogs at least 1500 meters everyday on a circular track. If the track has a
diameter of 80 meters, about how many rounds does Laura jog everyday?
A. 15 C. 9
B. 12 D. 6

37. If a peso coin weighs 15 grams, about how much money will you have if you have a
kilogram of 1-peso coins?
A. P6 C. P660
B. P66 D. P6, 600

38. A right cylindrical can is to hold exactly 3 liters of water. What should the height of
the can be if the radius is 10cm?
A. 3.25 cm C. 9.55 cm
B. 6.4 cm D. 12.35 cm

39. Which of the following gives the prime factorization of 54?

A. 22 32 C. 23 33
B. 2 3 D. 23 3
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40. Apo weighs one third as much as her mother Angela. If Apo weights 43.5 lbs., how
much does Angela weight?
A. 62.5 lbs. C. 130.5 lbs.
B. 95.7 lbs. D. 150 lbs.

41. If the perimeter of a rectangle is 72 cm and its length is 6cm longer than its width.
What is its length?
A. 14 cm C. 19 cm
B. 17 cm D. 21 cm

42. Two numbers are in the ratio 4:3. What are the numbers if their sum is 84?
A. 36 and 48 C. 24 and 63
B. 36 and 24 D. 12 and 36

43. A boat travels 8 kph in still water. If it can travel a given distance upstream in 5
hours and the same distance downstream in 3 hours, what is the rate of the current?
A. 2 kph C. 6 kph
B. 5 kph D. 9 kph

44. What is the value of x – 6 if 2(x – 3) + 5 = 19?

A. -1 C. 16
B. 4 D. 20

45. Lucille is 4 times as old as Nicole. Six years from now, she will be twice as old as
Nicole. How old are they now?
A.. Lucille – 12; Nicole -3 C. Lucille – 3, Nicole – 12
B. Lucille – 16; Nicole – 4 D. Lucille -4l Nicole – 16

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PART III – ENHANCING TEST TAKING SKILLS

1. CNN Reports the following temperature for 4 cities:

Beijing London Chicago Moscow
0 0 0
1. C -5 C 0 C -8 0C
What city is coldest?
A. Beijing C. Chicago
B. London D. Moscow
2. In a series of card games. Raul starts out with P100 and wins a total of P400. If he
later loses P300, wins P50 and loses P250, how much cash does Raul have?
A. 0 C. P100
B. P50 D. P150
3. Your score in a game is -12. How many points must you earn to get a score of 18?
A. -6 C. 20
B. 6 D. 30
4. If the sum of a certain number and 8 is divided by 5, the quotient is 5. What is the
number?
A. 5 C. 15
B. 6 D. 17
5. 0.4 x 0.04 x 0.004 equals
A. 0.64 C. 0.0064
B. 0.064 D. 0.000064
6. Jeepney fares are computed as follows: P5.50 for the four kilometers plus P0.50 for
every additional kilometer thereof. How much should Isagani pay for a ride that
covers 11 kilometers?
A. P8.00 C. P9.50
B. P9.00 D. P10.00
7. Which of these is greater than 1?
A. 1/3 = ¼ C. 1/3 x ¼
B. 1/3 + ¼ D. 1/3  ¼
8. Which is a set of equivalent fractions?
A. 2/3, 4/6, 8/12 C. 4/5, ¾ , 7/10
B. 2/3, 4/6,7/10 D. ¾, 7/10, 4/5
9. Robert ate ¾ pan of a cake on the table. Karen ate 2/3 of what is left. What fraction of
the cake was left?
A. 1/12 C. 1/3
B. ¼ D. ½
10. The distance from C to D is 24 km. The distance from B to C is 2/3 of the distance
from C to D. The distance from A to B is 3/8 of the distance from B to C. What is
the distance from A to B?
A. 4 km C. 6 km
B. 5 km B D. 8 km

A
C D

11. Bebot buys a refrigerator for P7 920. She pays 1/3 of the price in cash and the
balance in 12 equal monthly installments. How much will she pay each month?
A. P300 C. P400
B. P350 D. P440
12. Mang Oskar delivers 210 kg of vegetables to two distributors. If 2/5 of the vegetables goes to Manang Linda, how many
kilograms of vegetables does the other distributor receive?
A. 84 C. 126
B. 116 D. 132
13. A 210-cm stick is cut so that one part is ¾ of the other. How long is the shorter segment?
A. 120 C. 80
B. 90 D. 70
14. For the rest of the day, Bus A passes by Station 3 every 45 minutes, while Bus B passes by Station 3 every 1 hour and 15 minutes.
What time will both bells ring at the same time again?
A. 9.15 C. 10:45
B. 10:30 D. 11:45
15. Find the GCF of 12, 32 and 56.
A. 2 C. 6
B. 4 D. 56
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16. Two bells ring at 8 A.M. For the rest of the day, one bell rings every half hour
whereas the other rings every 45 minutes. What time will both bells ring at the same
time again?
A. 9:00 AM C. 9:30 AM
B. 9:45 AM D. 10:00 AM
17. Which of the following numbers give a remainder of 2 when divided by 5 and a remainder of 1 when divided by 4?
A. 7 C. 17
B. 12 D. 31
18. What number can be inserted in the blank space so that 59___172 is divisible by 6?
A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 7
19. Jeff had fewer than 100 blocks. When he made four equal rows, he had three left over, and with nine equal rows, he had none
left over. How many blocks did Jeff have?
A. 54 C. 72
B. 63 D. 91
20. How many prime numbers are less than 31?
A. 9 C. 12
B. 10 D. 13
21. If one prime factor of 42 is 3, what are the other prime factors?
A. 2 and 3 C. 2 and 7
B. 3 and 5 D. 3 and 7
22. A kilogram of dried squid costs P240. Jigs wants to buy 400 grams only. How much will it cost?
A. P96 C. P120
B. P105 D. P130
23. If there are 18 mangoes and 45 bananas in a fruit basket, what is the ratio of the mangoes to the bananas?
A. 2:5 C. 2:3
B. 4:7 D. 3:7
24. A 3½ meter ribbon is cut into four pieces in the ratio 1:2:3:4. Find the length of the longest piece.
A. 35 cm C. 100 cm
B. 70 cm D. 140 cm
25. What one number can replace x in 1: x = x:64?
A. 2 C. 6
B. 4 D. 8
26. In a certain municipality the real estate tax is P5.00 for every P1,000 of the assessed valuation of the property. Find the assessed
valuation on property if a tax of P1250 is levied on it.
A. P62.50 C. P250.000
B. P6,250 D. P500,000
27. A tank of water supplies the needs of 5 children for 6 days. How long will the water last if there were only 3 children?
A. 3.6 days C. 8 days
B. 5 days D. 10 days
28. A man gives 10% of his monthly earnings to the church. Another 70% is spent on food, electricity, water and other bills. After
paying all these, he still ahs P2,000. How much does he earn in a month?
A. P5,000 C. P10,000
B. P8,000 D. P12,000
29. Jake deposited P10,000 at 5% annual interest. How much will it gain in 2 ½ years?
A. P1,250 C. P1,500
B. P1,350 D. P1,750
30. In a candy jar, there are 15 lemons, 12 chocolates, and 3 mints. What percent of the candies are mints?
A. 10% C. 12.5%
B. 12% D. 15%
31. The cellphone model 5110 sold for P4,000 in 2001. Two years later, the same
cellphone model sold for P2,800. What was the percent decrease of the price?
A. 15% C. 30%
B. 20% D. 35%
32. Based on the graph, how much of the P12,500 monthly income of the Margate family goes to food?
A. P3,125 C. P5,025
B. P5,625 D. P6,225 rent 25% bills 30%

food 45%

33. The perimeter of a rectangular lawn is 37 meters. If it is 8 meters wide, how long is the lawn?
A. 9 ½ m C. 10 ½ m
B. 10 m D. 11 m
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34. The area of a square is 225 cm What is its perimeter in centimeters?
A. 15 C. 56
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B. 44 D. 60
35. A pail contains 5 liters of water. If this will be placed in bottles that should contain 450 milliliters each, how many bottles are
needed?
A. 10 C. 12
B. 11 D. 13
36. If the volume of a cube with side 6 is equal to the volume of a rectangular solid with length 12 and width 9, then the height of
the rectangular solid is
A. 2 C. 6
B. 4 D. 8
37. The volume of a cylinder is given by the formula V = Лr2h. The approximate volume of a cylinder with radius 5 cm and
perpendicular height 8 cm is:
A. 62.8 cm3 C. 628 cm3
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B. 125.6 cm D. 714 cm3
38. Dave cuts out the largest circle possible from a square whose edge is 10cm. What is
the area of the circle?
A. 15.7 cm2 C. 78 cm2
B. 31.4 cm2 D. 94.2 cm2
39. At the beginning of the month, the school tank was 8/9 full. After 1 week, it was 2/9
full. If the tank’s capacity is 27 cubic meters, how much water was used in 1 week?
A. 24 cu.M C. 20 cu.M
B. 22cu.M D. 18 cu.M
40. When a certain number is subtracted from 176, the result is the same as when 21 is
added to 4 times the number. What is the number?
A. 11 C. 31
B. 22 D. 52
41. Suppose we write fractions as ordered pairs. Then 3/5 would be written as (3,5), and
5/7 as (5,7). Following the same rule, what then would be the sum of (6,11) and
(2,11)?
A. (4,11) C. (4,22)
B. (8,11) D. (8,22)
42. If the width of a rectangle is denoted by y and the length is 4 times the width, what is
the perimeter of the rectangle?
A. 5y C. 15y
B. 10y D. 20y
43. If x = y2, how would x change if y is doubled?
A. treble C. quadrupled
B. double D. get squared
44. Arman is 5 years older than An. Three years ago, he was twice as old as An.
How old is An now?
A. 6 C. 13
B. 8 D. 15
45. If Justine can run 3 km in an hour, how far can she run in 45 mins?
A. 1.75 km C. 2.5 km.
B. 2.15 km D. 2.25 km.

46. Which property of real numbers does the statement (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)

illustrate?
A. Associative C. Commutative
B. Closure D. Distributive
47. If 2a + 2b + 3c = 16 and c = 2, what is the value of (a+b)2?
A. 5 C. 25
B. 10 D. 625
48. Which of the following is a function?
A. {(1,2), (2,3), (3,4)} C. {(x, y) / x = 4}
B. {(1,3), (1,4), (1,5)} D. {(x, y)/ x2 + y2 = 1}
49. Andrea can encode a 100-page thesis in 24 hours, while Ani can do the same task in
16 hours. How many hours will it take them to finish the job if they work together?
A. 10 C. 12
B. 11 D. 13
50. If Justine can run 3 km in an hour, how far can she run in 45 mins?
A. 1.75 km C. 2.5 km.
B. 2.15 km D. 2.25 km.

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