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Department of Education
REGION III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TARLAC PROVINCE
ANAO HIGH SCHOOL

DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN
BUSINESS MATHEMATICS

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Directions: Choose the correct answer and write only the letter on the space provided before each item.
___1. Five students (namely A,B,C,D,E) are to share equally with each other one bilao of suman for their snacks. If for
some reason, B has to leave and decides to give her share to C, what fraction of the suman will C have?

a. b. c. d.
___2. Which of the following statements in NOT true?
a. The LCD is equal to the product of all the unique prime factors found in the denominators.
b. To add/subtract fractions with different denominators, we first convert the fractions to similar fractions.
c. A complex fraction may be simplified by reducing the entire numerator and/or entire denominator into single fractions
and applying the rule on division of fractions.
d. Relatively prime numbers are positive integers which have common prime factors
___3. A car travels 120 km on 10 liters of gas. Give the ratio of kilometers to liters (the rate) and express as a unit rate.
a. 12 kilometers/liter b. 120 kilometers/liter c. 10 kilometers/liter d. 12 liters/ kilometer
___4. Len bought a lot measuring 450 square meters. If 25sq.m. is allotted for a storage room, what fraction of the entire
lot is the storage room?
1 1 25
a. b. c. d. 18
50 18 45
___5. A survey asked 130 students which between the subjects Accountancy and Marketing is their preference. The result is
given by the table below.
Which of the following represents the ratio of students who prefer Marketing to
students who prefer Accountancy.
a. 7:6 b. 6:7 c. 7:13 d. 13:6

___6. Which of the following holds TRUE about decimals and fractions?
a. Adding fractions such as involves a shorter process compared to adding its decimal counterparts 0.1 + 0.4 +
0.25.
b. It is more difficult to identify which is smaller or larger between decimals as compared to fractions.
c. Addition of fractions would involve determination of the least common denominator and conversion to similar fractions,
whereas adding decimals is just like adding whole numbers. d. None of these.
___7. Which of the following would best describe how profit is being determined?
a. Subtract the sum of the cost price and operating price from the selling price
b. Add the sum of the cost price and operating price from the selling price
c. Subtract the sum of the cost price and selling price from the operating price
d. None of these.
___8. Which of the following best describes a markup?
a. It is the amount added to the cost of merchandise to obtain a higher amount known as its selling price?
b. It is the difference between the cost of the merchandise and the profit.
c. It is the amount added to the cost of merchandise to obtain a lower amount known as its selling price?
d. It is the sum between the cost of the merchandise and the profit.
___9. A carinderia owner earned a total of ₱ 5,650.00 for the day. Looking at her notebook, she noted that she has spent a total
of ₱ 3,125.00 on the same day to cover all the ingredients and other things she used for her store. Which formula would
determine her profit for the day?
a. 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑡 = 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡 + 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑒
b. 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡 = 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑒 − 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑡

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c. 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡 = 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑒 + 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑡

d. 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑡 = 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡 − 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑒 ___19. Divide 42 by 3 .

___10. When of 720 is subtracted from of 567, what is the result?

4 7
a. 63 b. 61 c. 64 d. 72

___11. What is the average of and . ?

a. b. c. d.
___12. Find the fractional equivalent of 0.54545454…

a. 54/100 b. 54/99 c. 54/999 d. 54/99

___13. What are the prime factors of 1260?
a..22 ∙ 32 ∙ 35 b. 22 ∙ 33 ∙ 7 ∙ 5 c.. 22 ∙ 32 ∙ 7 ∙ 5 d. 23 ∙ 33 ∙ 7 ∙ 5
___14. A company manufactured school supply sets for 2/3 of the university belt population of 48,000 as its target market.
A survey revealed that only 3/4 of the intended marker purchased its product. What is the actual number of consumers?
a. 16,000 b. 24,000 c. 10,000 d. 36,000

___15. Ella had some money, she gave of it to her parents, spent in a bookstore and saved the rest. If she bought 2
books worth P 354 each and a highlighter that cost P 42.00, how much money did Ella had at first?
a. ₱ 3,250 b. ₱ 3,500 c. ₱ 3, 750 d. ₱ 2,250
___16. Eight tea bags are needed to make 5 liters of iced tea. How many tea bags are needed to make 15 liters of iced
tea?
a.13 b. 23 c. 24 d. 25
___17. A manufacturer knows that during an average production run, out of 1,000 items produced by a certain machine, 25
will be defective. If the machine produces 2,030 items, how many can be expected to be defective?
a. 48 b. 49 c. 51 d. 52
___18. To finish a certain job in 8 days, 6 workers are needed. If it is required to finish the same job in 2 days advance, how
many workers have to work?
a. 7 b. 8 c. 9 d. 10
___19. Julia buys a notebook with a cost of ₱ 45. The rate of mark-up based on cost is 25%. Find the selling price of the
notebook.
a. ₱ 56.25 b. ₱ 60.50 d. ₱ 65.25 d. ₱ 70.00
___20. Aling Ana would like to sell little trinkets she purchased from Divisoria for ₱ 12 each. If the operating cost is set at 25%
of the cost and she would like to have a 15% profit on the cost of each item, determine the mark-up price for each trinket.
a. ₱ 4.80 b. ₱ 4.90 c. ₱ 13.00 d. ₱ 16.80
___21. A top costs Mang Mario ₱ 280 and he decides to mark it up by 30% of the selling price. Find the selling
price and mark-up for the said top.
a. S=₱ 420;MU=₱ 100 b. S=₱ 44150;MU=₱ 130 c. S=₱ 400;MU=₱ 120 d. S=₱ 390;MU=₱ 120
___22. Peter decides to impose a mark-up of ₱ 5 on each pen he sells to his classmates and friends. This represents a 20%
mark-up based on the selling price. Find the cost and the selling price of the pens Peter sells. a. S=₱ 20;C=₱ 25 b. S=₱ 25;C=₱
20 c. S=₱ 23;C=₱ 24 d. . S=₱ 27;C=₱ 22
___23. Jamie had sixty four dolls. She donated ¾ of the dolls to an orphanage. She then gave half of the remainder to her
younger sister. If, one-forth of what was left with Jamie was sold in an auction, how many dolls remained with Jamie?
a. 4 b. 6 c. 8 d. 10
___24. Patrick spent 30% of his allowance on merienda, 45% on a book and had 50 pesos left. How much is his
allowance?
a. ₱ 100 b. ₱120 c. ₱ 150 d. ₱ 200

___25. Which is the value of in decimal is form?

a. 3.456 b. 6.453 c. 4.536 d. 6.543
___26. When you go shopping, you may find the same items packaged in various sizes or quantities. Of course, the item with
the lesser unit price is the better buy. Find the better buy: 6 handkerchiefs for ₱ 240 or 10 handkerchiefs for ₱ 399.

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a. 10 handkerchiefs for ₱ 399 b. 6 handkerchiefs for ₱ 240

c. the unit prices are equal d. cannot be determined
___27. A supply of food lasts for a week for 20 families. How long would the supply last if 3 more families have to be
supplied?
a. about 5 days b. about 6 days c. about 7 days d. about 8 days
___28. If nine men take 15 days to assemble 18 machines, how many days will it take 20 men to assemble 60
machines?

a. 22 b. c. 23 d.
___29. Jessica buys three bananas for ₱ 25.00. How much does she have to pay for a dozen of these bananas?
a. ₱100 b. ₱102 c. ₱105 d. ₱106
___30. A typist can finish 4 pages in 6 minutes. How long will it take him to finish 18 pages?
a.21 min b. 23 min c. 25 min d. 27 min
___31. My regular beef supplier gives me a 5% discount on my meat purchases every week. If the price of beef brisket this
week is PhP375 per kilo and I am planning to buy 1.5 kilos, how much trade discount will I receive from this purchase?
a. I will get a total trade discount of PhP56.26 for my 3.0 kg of beef brisket this week.
b. I will get a total trade discount of PhP28.13 for my 3.0 kg of beef brisket this week.
c. I will get a total trade discount of PhP28.13 for my 1.5 kg of beef brisket this week.
d. I will get a total trade discount of PhP56.26 for my 1.5 kg of beef brisket this week.
___32. My mother admired a pair of earrings that her friend was offering for PhP24,000, payable in 6 months. She bargained
to be given a discount and her friend agreed to give her 12% if she pays in cash. How much will my mother have to pay for
the pair of earrings?
a. My mother should pay her friend PhP22,120 in cash to avail of the discount.
b. My mother should pay her friend PhP21,120 in cash to avail of the discount.
c. My mother should pay her friend PhP31,102 in cash to avail of the discount.
d. My mother should pay her friend PhP2,112 in cash to avail of the discount.
___33. For Christmas, Paul gave each of his 34 classmates a shirt with a unique design for their class remembrance. He found a
supplier who gives 8% discount for a minimum of 25 shirts purchased. The total cost of the shirts Paul purchased amounted
to PhP3,910. How much was the unit selling price of the shirts? a. The unit selling price of the shirts is 8%.
b. The total price for the shirts Paul bought was only 92% of their original selling price.
c. The unit selling price of the shirts is PhP125.
d. The total price for the shirts Paul bought was only 8% of their original selling price.
___34. Which commission type varies according to how much sales is made?
a. straight b. salary plus c. graduated d. variation
___35. Among the following statements, which is/are NOT true?
i. An employee paid by straight commission does not receive a regular monthly salary.
ii. The higher the sales, the greater is the commission rate in a graduated commission type.
iii. An employee may receive a regular salary and a commission on top of it.
a. i and ii only b. ii and iii only c. i and iii only d. all statements are true
___36. Which of the following refers to the total amount you have to pay that includes penalties or interest incurred by
unpaid balance from a loan or payment you are supposed to have made but was not able to do so on time.
a. current increased balance c. down payment
b. gross balance d. penalty unpaid balance
___37. Calamares, a clerk at a motorcycle store, receives Php7,500.00 a month in addition to 3% of the month’s total
motorcycle sales. If October’s sales amounted to Php800,000.00, how much is Calamares’ gross income in October?
a. Php7,500.00 b. Php24,000.00 c. Php31,500.00 d. Php39,000.00
___38. Which of the following represents the compensation that is usually quoted annually or monthly for an employee?
a. salary b. wage c. benefit d. income
___39. The net income of an individual is the difference between his/her gross income and deductions. Which of the following
is NOT an example of deductions applicable in the computation of the net income?
a. Overtime pay b. PhilHealth c. SSS d. Pag - ibig

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___40. If an employee renders work on a special holiday coincident with his/her rest day then he/she is entitled to receive
which type of pay?
a. Piece – rate pay b. Overtime pay c. Bonus d. 13 – month pay
___41. Overtime pay is compensation received for additional work done beyond eight hours. Which of the following rate is
being used in computing overtime pay.
a. Piece – rate b. Overtime rate c. Bonus rate d. 13 – month rate
___42. When ½ is converted to decimal, it is equivalent to:
a. 0.02 b. 0.05 c. 0.2 d. 0.5
___43. When 2/3 is converted to decimal, it is equivalent to:
a. 0.06 b. 0.023 c. 0.36 d. 0.67
___44. When ¼ is converted to percent, it is equivalent to:
a. 25% b. 2.5% c. 0.25% d. 0.025%
___45. What is 25/72 of 350?
a.121.52 b. 121.53 c. 121.54 d. 121.55
___46. What is 4/9of 215?
a. 92 b. 94 c. 96 d. 98
___47. What is 1/3of 129?
a. 43 b. 44 c. 45 d. 46
___48. What is 5/12of 12%?
a. 0.03 b. 0.04 c. 0.05 d. 0.06
___49. What is 3/4of 1%?
a. 0.0025 b. 0.0050 c. 0.0075 d. 1.0075
___50. A class is composed of 3/2 boys and 12 girls. What is the percentage of girls from the total class size?
a. 72.72% b. 37.5% c. 27.27% d. 26.67%

Prepared by:

GLAIZA D. FLORES
Teacher II Checked by:

MONETTE B. GARINGO
Master Teacher II/SHS-Focal Person NOTED:

RAQUEL G. BAUTISTA, Ph.D.

Principal I

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