1. Mrs. Altares boarded a bus bound for Baguio at exactly 4 A.M. After one and one-half hours her husband followed driving the family car at 75 mph. Assuming that the bus was traveling at an average speed of 50 mph, at what time would Mr. Altares’ car overtake the bus?

2. Mr. Javier purchased a number of pencils for P180 and sold all except 6 at a profit of P2 per pencil. With the total amount received, he could buy 30 more items than before. Find the number of items bought and the cost of each in pesos.

3. The sides of a triangle are 6, 8, and 15 inches long. In a similar triangle, the longest side is 21. Find the other two sides.

4. A rectangular garden lot  16 by 24 m is to be bordered by a strip of a uniform width x so as to double the area. Find x.

5. The sum of the squares of the digits of a certain two-digit positive integer is 20. The integer is 7 times of its digit. Find the integer.

6. The sum of two numbers is 10; their product is 20. Find the sum of their reciprocals.

7. How much of a 40% solution of alcohol and how much of a 80% solution should be mixed to give 40 gallons of a 50% solution?

8. Alex can finish an engineering work in 8 hours. Leo can finish the same work in 6 hours. After 2 hours of working together, Alex left for lunch and Leo finished the job. How long does it take Leo to finish the job?

9. Mike has twice as many 25-centavo coins than 10-centavo coins. If he has a total of P60, how many of each kind of coin are there?

10. Six years ago, Jim was four times as old as Fe. In four years, he would be twice as old as Fe. How old are they now?

1. From among the suggested answers choose the word that best expresses a relationship to the word in CAPITAL letters.

PERFIDIOUS : _________

2. Complete the  following series:

3. From among the suggested answers choose the word that best expresses a relationship to the word in CAPITAL letters.

CACOPHONY : _________

4. Complete the  following series:

5. Determine the relationship of the first word to the second word. From among the suggested answers choose the word that best expresses a similar relationship to the third word in CAPITAL letters.

Democracy : Freedom :: Dictatorship : __________

6. Complete the  following series:

7. From among the suggested answers choose the word that best expresses a relationship to the word in CAPITAL letters.

EPHEMERAL : _________

8. Complete the following series:

36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ____

9. Complete the  following series:

SCD, TEF, UGH, ____, WKL

10. Complete the  following series:

11. Complete the  following series:

QAR, RAS, SAT, TAU, _____

12. Determine the relationship of the first word to the second word in CAPITAL letters. From among the suggested answers choose the word that best expresses a similar relationship to the third word in CAPITAL letters.

PALETTE is to COLORS as KEYBOARD is to __________

13. Complete the following series:

2, 4, 6, 8 ,10, ____

14. Complete the following series:

8, 22, 12, 16, 22, 20, 24, __,  __

15. Complete the  following series:

16. Determine the relationship of the first word to the second word. From among the suggested answers choose the word that best expresses a similar relationship to the third word in CAPITAL letters.

Pollen : Flower :: Nectar : __________

17. From among the suggested answers choose the word that best expresses a relationship to the word in CAPITAL letters.

SERENDIPITY : _________

18. Complete the following series:

5.2, 4.8, 4.4, 4, ____

19. Determine the relationship of the first word to the second word. From among the suggested answers choose the word that best expresses a similar relationship to the third word in CAPITAL letters.

Genetics : DNA :: Language : __________

20. Complete the  following series:

CMM, EOO, GQQ, _____, KUU

1. The acceleration is __________ the mass of the object.

2. The material used to join or connect plastic pipe is called ______.

3. What is the ratio of water closets for female population for principal worship places?

4. What is the size of a wet standpipe for a riser not more than 15 m?

5. A condition where only few individuals produce a certain product and that any action of one will lead to almost the same action of others.

6. What is the color coding of high pressure steam?

7. The birth of the plumbing profession in the Philippines was traced back to _________.

8. Identify the Tool marked as "A".

9. Identify the Tool marked as "D".

10. Lita is 41 years old and her daughter is 9. In how many years will the mother be three times as old as her daughter?

11. Based on the history of plumbing practice, plumbing took a great leap at the turn of _________.

12. Divide 67 into two parts whose product is 1120.

13. What is the trap size  for Drinking Fountain?

14. How many quarts of pure alcohol must be added to 10 quarts of 10% alcohol solution to obtain a mixture which is 25% alcohol?

15. When cutting pipe that coated internally with enamel or glass, delicate core should be taken to avoid cracking or chipping the internal coating. Which of the following tools should NEVER be used for cutting such pipe?

16. Direct labor cost incurred in the factory and direct material costs of all materials that go into production. The sum of these two direct costs is called ________.

17. Cheska has P6,000 invested at 5%  and 6%. How many pesos would she have to invest at 6% so that her total interest per year would be equal to P320?

18. Any joint obtained by joining of metal parts which alloys will melts at a temp. higher than 449 degree centigrade but lower than the melting temp of the parts to be joined.

19. An adequate ______________ is one of the most important governances in modern and healthful human existence.

20. What is the device which is to be installed on the water service between the edge of the street and the sidewalk line which serves as a control valve in case water supply in cut-off to the building?