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1
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John can eat a quarter of a pizza in one minute. How long does it take John to eat one pizza and a half?

                             6 minutes
                             4 minutes
                             2 minutes
                             7 minutes
A

6 minutes

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John can eat a sixth of a pizza in two minutes. It takes 3 minutes for billy to eat one quarter of the same pizza. If John and billy start eating one pizza each, who will finch first?

                             15 minutes, 12 minutes
                             same time, 15 minutes
                             12 minutes, 15 minutes
                             same time 12 minutes
A

same time 12 minutes

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There is a total of 16 chickens and rabbits in a farm. The total number of legs (chickens and rabbits) is equal to 50. How many chickens and how many rabbits are there?

                            7 chickens and 9 rabbits
                            9 chickens and 7 rabbits
                            7 chickens and 7 rabbits
                            9 chickens and 9 rabbits
A

7 chickens and 9 rabbits

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How many minutes are in one week?

                             10,083 minutes
                             10,082 minutes
                             10,081 minutes
                             10,080 minutes
A

10,080 minutes

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You have 6 quarters and 5 nickels, how much money do you have?

                                  $1.50
                                  $2.00
                                  $1.75
                                  $1.70
A

$1.75

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Train leaves at 1430 and travels 90 minutes with 3 15 minute stops. what time does it arrive?

                                 1915
                                 1900
                                 2000
                                 1645
A

1645

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A light bulb lasts 17 months. How many will you go through in 5 years?

                                   3.5
                                   5
                                   4
                                   3
A

3.5

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It takes John 25 minutes to walk to the car pard and 45 to drive to work. At what time should he get out to the house in order to get to work and 9:00am.

                           7: 50 p.m. 
                           8: 50 a.m. 
                           7: 50 a.m. 
                           6: 50 a.m.
A

7:50 a.m.

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A factory produced 2300 TV sets in its first year of production 4500 sets were produced in its second year and 500 more sets were produced in its third year than in its second year. How many TV sets were produced in three years?

                               12,800 TV sets
                               11,500 TV sets 
                               11, 300 TV sets
                               11, 800 TV sets
A

11,800 TV sets

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The turtle at the zoo weighs 145 pounds. It is five times heavier than the baby turtle. How much does the baby turtle weigh?

                                   29lbs
                                   28lbs
                                   27lbs
                                   26lbs
A

29lbs.

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Tom and Bob have a total of 49 toys. If Bob has 5 more toys than Tom how many toys does each one have?

                            Tom: 27 Bob: 22
                            Tom: 22 Bob 27
                            Tom: 21 Bob 26
                            Tom: 32 Bob 37
A

Tom: 22 Bob 27

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Three toy cars and 4 toy trains cost $18. Two toy cars and 3 toy trains cost $13. What is the price of one toy car and the price of one toy train if both prices are whole number of dollars?

     1 toy car costs $4 and 1 toy train costs $3
     1 toy car costs $3 and 1 toy train costs $4
     1 toy car costs $3 and 1 toy train costs $2
     1 toy car costs $2 and 1 toy train costs $3
A

1 toy car costs $2 and 1 toy train costs $3

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In the summertime you can’t earn$4 day by cutting the grass. How many days will it take you to earn $184?

                              42 days
                              46 days
                              48 days
                              44days
A

46 days

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Jim, Carla and Tommy are members of the same family. Carla is 5 years older than Jim. Tommy is 6 years older than Carla. The sum of their ages is 31 years. How old is each one of them?

     Jim: 4 years: Carls 13 years: Tommy: 12 years
     Jim: 5 years, Carla 16 years: Tommy 10 years
     Jim: 4 years, Carla 12 years, Tommy 13 years
     Jim: 5 years, Carla 10 years: Tommy: 16 years
A

Jim: 5 years, Carla 10 years: Tommy: 16 years

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Arthur baked 115 muffins, which was 17 more muffins than Ann. How many muffins did Ann bake?

                            94 muffins
                            95 muffins
                            95 muffins
                            98 muffins
A

98 muffins.

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Kim can walk 4 kilometers in one hour. How long does it take Kim to walk 18 kilometers?

                        4 hours and 30 minutes
                        3 hours and 30 minutes
                        2 hours and 30 minutes
                        1 hours and 30 minutes
A

4 hours and 30 minutes

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Your airplane takes off 30 minutes late from the gate. Forecast winds at altitude are calling for 60kt tailwind at cruise. At a maximum IAS of 300 knots how long wil it take you to travel a distance of 420 miles to your destination?

                                1+12 minutes
                                1+10 minutes
                                1+05 minutes
                                1+09 minutes
A

1+10 minutes

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Mr Joshua runs 6 Kilometers everyday from Monday to Friday. He also runs 12 Kilometers ada on Saturday and Sunday. How many kilometers does Joshua run in a week?

                               52 kilometers
                               56 kilometers
                               54 kilometers
                               53 kilometers
A

54 kilometers

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John read the quarter of the time that Tom read. Tom read only two-fifth of the time that Sasha read. Sasha read twice as long as Mike. If Mike read 5 hours, how long did John read?

                              3 hour
                              2 hour
                              1  hour
                              5 hour
A

1 Hour

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Tom and Bob are brothers and they each had the same amount of money which they put together to buy a toy. The cost of the toy is $22. If the cashier gave them a change of 6$. How much money didn’t each have.

                                    $15
                                    $14
                                    $17
                                    $16
A

$14

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21
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Mel had $35 and withdrew some more money from his bank account. He bought a pair of trousers at $34.00. Two shirts at $16.00 each and 2 pairs of show at $24.00 each. After the shopping he had $32.00 left. How much money did Mel withdraw from the bank?

                               $112
                               $110
                               $111
                               $113
A

$111

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A painter charges $ 225 for materials and $ 35 per hour for labour. The total cost of painting an office is $ 330. how many hours did it take the painter to paint the office?

                                   1 hours
                                   2 hours
                                   3 hours
                                   4 hours
A

3 hours

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23
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A large box contains 18 small boxes and each small box contains 25 chocolate bars. How many chocolate bars are in the large box?

                                550 chocolate bars
                                460 chocolate bars
                                500 chocolate bars
                                450 chocolate bars
A

450 Chocolate bars

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There are 4 more chickens that rabbits in a farm. The total number of legs (chickens and rabbits) is equal to 44. How many chickens and how many rabbits are there?

                           10 chickens and 6 rabbits
                            6 chickens and 6 rabbits
                           10 chickens and 10 rabbits 
                            6 chickens and 10 rabbits
A

10 chickens and 6 rabbits

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John can eat a quarter of pizza in one minute. How long does it take John to eat one pizza and a half?

                                  7 minutes
                                  2 minutes
                                  4 minutes
                                  6 minutes
A

6 minutes

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There are a total of 20 chickens and rabbits in a farm. The total number of legs (chicken and rabbits) is equal to 54. How many chickens and how many rabbits are there?

                              7 chickens and 12 rabbits
                              11 chickens and 9  rabbits 
                               8 chickens and 10 rabbits
                               13 chickens and 7 rabbits
A

13 chickens and 7 rabbits

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How may minutes are in one week?

                                10,081 minutes
                                10,080 minutes
                                10,082 minutes
                                10,083 minutes
A

10,080 minutes

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You have 6 quarters and 5 nickels, how much money do you have?

                                       $1.70
                                       $1.50
                                       $1.75
                                       $2.00
A

$1.75

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Train leaves at 1430 and travels 90 minutes with 3 15 minute stops. What time does it arrive?

                               19: 15
                               16: 45
                               19: 00
                               20: 00
A

16:45

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Sam, Carla and Sarah spent one afternoon collecting shells. Sam Collected 10. if we add the number of sea shells collected by Sam and Carla, the total would be 23. If we add the number of sea shells collected by Carla and Sarah, the tot would be 24 shells. How many shells did each one collect?

                         Sam: 11, Carla 13 and Sarah: 12
                         Sam: 10, Carla 12 and Sarah: 11
                         Sam: 12, Carla 11 and Sarah: 13
                         Sam: 10, Carla 13 and Sarah: 11
A

Sam: 10, Carla 13 and Sarah: 11

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31
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John has 5 boxes of sweets. One group of boxes has 5 sweets in each box. The second group of boxes has 4 sweets in each box. John has a total of 22 sweets. How many boxes of each type John has?

2 boxes with 4 sweets each and 3 boxes with 4 sweets each.
2 boxes with 5 sweets each and 3 boxes with 4 sweets each
2 boxes with 4 sweets each and 3 boxes with 5 sweets each
2 boxes with 5 sweets each and 3 boxes with 5 sweets each

A

2 boxes with 5 sweets each and 3 boxes with 4 sweets each.

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32
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A light bulb last 17 months, How many will you go through in 5 years?

                                            3
                                            4
                                            5
                                            3.5
A

3.5

Okay 5 x 12 = 60 17 is an odd number so it can’t line up correctly with 3, 4 or 5. So it has to be 3.5.

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70% of 500 students graduate. Of those, 40% want to be pilots. How many want to be pilots

                                        120
                                        140
                                        130
                                        150
A

140

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1
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2
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3
L

4
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6
O

A

PROBABLY NOT CORRECT ANYMORE

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A train leaves a station at 15 minutes to 8 and makes threes stops en route. Each stop takes 15 minutes and travel time to destination is 3 hours. What time will the train reach its final destination after stopping at each stop?

                                       11: 00AM
                                       11: 35AM
                                       10: 30AM
                                       11: 30AM
A

11:30am

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36
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Peaches cost $0.40 per can, applesauce cost $0.60 per can and pears $0.50 per can. What is the cost of three cans of peaches and two cans of pears?

                                $2.20
                                $3.20
                                $2.10
                                $2.25
A

$2.20

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THERE ARE 580 SENIORS IN A HIGH SCHOOL CLASS. SEVENTY PERCENT GRADUATE. OF THE GRADUATES, THIRY PERCENT GO TO COLLEGE. HOW MANY SENIORS WENT TO COLLEGE?

                                    1. 119
                                    2. 125
                                    3. 121
                                    4. 130
A
  1. 121
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PEACHES COST 60 CENTS A BAG. PEARS COST 40 CENTS A BAG. YOU WANT TO BUY TWO BAGS OF PEACHES AND TWO BAGS OF PEARS. HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST?

                                    1. $2.00
                                    2. $3.00
                                    3. $2.20
                                    4. $1.80
A
  1. $2.00
39
Q

Train leaves 1800 local making two stops, fifteen minutes each and arrives 1950 local at the final destination. Ho long was the train enroute?

A

= 1 hour 20 min.

40
Q

Peaches cost fifty cents, pears cost sixty cents, and apples cost seventy cents, you buy two pears and three apples how much will this cost?

                                $2.30
                                $3.10
                                $3.40
                                $3.30
A

= $3.30

41
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Tom read a book in an hour. It took Debby four times longer than Brian to read. Brian read it in half the time that Tom read it. How long did it take Debby to read the book?
1 hour
2 hour
1.5 hour
2.5 hour

A

2 Hour

42
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Sam, Carla and Sarah spent an afternoon collecting seashells. Sam collected 11. If few add the number of seashells collected by Sam and Carla, the total would be 24. If we add the number of seashells collected by Carla, the total would be 25 shells. How many shells did each one collect?

                    1. Sam: 11, Carla: 13 and Sara: 12
                    2. Sam: 13, Carla: 12 and Sara: 11
                    3. Sam: 12, Carla: 11 and Sara: 13
                    4. Sam: 11, Carla: 11 and Sara: 11
A
  1. Sam: 11, Carla: 13 and Sara: 12
43
Q

For two weeks you are given twenty five cents per day, how many dollars will you have at the end of two weeks?

                                  $4.00
                                  $3.00
                                  $3.50
                                  $3.75
A

$3.50

44
Q

Linda bought 3 notebooks at $1.20 each. A box of pencils at $1.50 and a box of pens at $1.70. How much did Linda Spend?
$6.80
$5.80
$6.50
$6.20

A

$6.80

45
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  • You make a 30 minute call. Calls before 8pm charge 10 cents a minute and after 8pm it is 7 cents a minute. You start your call at 7:45. What is your charge?
    $1.55
    $2.10
    $2.55
    $3.10
A

$2.55

46
Q

40 minute phone call. Call before 8pm charge 10 cents a minute and after 8pm it is 7 cents a minute. You start your call at 7:45 pm. What is your charge?
$3.50
$3.25
$3.00
$.4.00

A

$3.25

47
Q

1 Hour call. Calls before 8pm charge 10 cents a minute and after 8pm it is 7 cents a minute. You start your call at 7:40pm. What is your charge?
$4.80
$4.70
$5.00
$5.20

A

$4.80

48
Q
  • 60 cookies were baked. Ryan baked 60% of them, Amanda baked 25% of them, and Sarah baked 15%. How many cookies did each of them bake?

Ryan: 60 Amanda: 25 Sarah: 15
Ryan: 36 Amanda: 15 Sarah: 9
Ryan: 30 Amanda: 20 Sarah: 10
Amanda: 15 Sarah: 10 Ryan: 35

A

Ryan: 36 Amanda: 15 Sarah: 9

49
Q 
* For two weeks you are given twenty five cents per day, how many dollars will you have the end of two weeks 
A.$3.50 
B.$3.00 
C.$3.10 
D.$4.00
A

A.$3.50
B.$3.00
C.$3.10
D.$4.00

50
Q
  • Aircraft has three fuel tanks, tanks A and C have two boost pumps each and tank B has four boost pumps, which tank will reach empty first.
    1. B
    2. C
    3. A/C
    4. A
A

1.B

51
Q
  • Peaches cost fifty cents, pears cost sixty cents, and apples cost seventy cents, you buy two pears and three apples how much will this cost.

A.$3.30
B.$2.50
C.$3.50
D.$2.75

A

A.$3.30

52
Q
  • A train leaves a station at 15 minutes to eight and makes three stops in route to its destination. Each stop takes 15 minutes and the travel time to the destination in 3 hours. What time will the train reach its final destination after stopping at each stop?

A.11:00
B.11:30
C.12:30
D.11:45

A

B.11:30

53
Q
  • Peaches cost 40 cents a can, applesauce cost 60 cents a can, and pears cost 50 cents a can. What is the total cost of three cans of peaches and two cans of pears?

A.$2.30
B.$2.20
C.$3.00
D.$4.00

A

B.$2.20

54
Q
  • 5 bricklayers can lay a total of 50 bricks in 30 minutes.

How many bricklayers will be required to lay a total of 60 bricks in 18 minutes?

A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 11
E. 12
A

C. 10

50 / 30 = 1.6
5 Brick layers are doing 1.6 Bricks per min.
1.6 / 5 = .32
.32 bricks per each layer.
10 X .32 = 3.2 Bricks per min X 18 = 57.6
11 X .32 = 3.52 Bricks per min X 18 = 63.36
12 X .32 = 3.84 Bricks per min X 18 = 69.12

55
Q

Your car gets 22 miles per gallon and holds 16 gallons. How far can you travel on half a tank?

A. 220
B. 176
C. 150
D. 352

A

B. 176

56
Q 
Wayne is double the age of Fernando and one third as old as Didier who will be 48 years old in 6 years. 

How old is Fernando? 
A. 7
B. 8
C. 10
D. 11
E. 12
A

A. 7

57
Q 
Jensen, Lewis and Mika need to be able to run 100m in under 12.5 seconds to qualify for a championship. 
Lewis and Mika run faster than Jensen. 
Jensen's best time for the 100m is 13.1 seconds.

Which of the following MUST be true? 
A. Only Lewis qualifies
B. Jensen doesn't qualify
C. Lewis  & Mika both qualify
D. Jensen qualifies
E. No one qualifies
A

B. Jensen doesn’t qualify

58
Q 
Train leaves at 1430 and travels 90 minutes with 3 15 minute stops. What time does it arrive? 
A.1645 
B. 2000 
C. 2100 
D. 1900
A

A.1645

59
Q

It costs 10 cents per minute to make a phone call before 8pm and 7 cents after 8pm. If your call went from 7:45pm to 8:15pm. How much would it cost?

A. $2.55
B. $3.00
C. $2.10
D. $2.43

A

A. $2.55

60
Q

You have 6 quarters and 5 nickels, how much money do you have?

A. $1.75
B. $1.50
C. $2.00
D. $1.70

A

A. $1.75

61
Q

Jimmy earns $25 day and works for two weeks and 3 days. How much does Jimmy earn?

A. $225
B. $500
C. $350
D. $425

A

D. $425

25 = 4 
14 + 3 = 17
4 X 4 = 16 plus 1 extra 25
$425
IT IS LIKE DOING IT WITH QUARTERS.
62
Q

Cab rides in the city are .25 cents a mile. You want to split a 30 mile cab ride with 2 other friends. How much does each person pay after splitting the bill evenly 3 ways?

A. $2.00
B. $2.50
C. $30
D. $3.00

A

B. $2.50

63
Q

Barbara purchased three shirts each for $12.54, and two pairs of shoes each for $29.98. How much did she pay in total for these items?

A. $78.97
B. $87.79
C. $97.58
D. $99.85

A

C. $97.58

64
Q

Train leaves at 745, 3x 15 minute stops, travels for 3 hours. When does it arrive?

A. 1230
B. 1200
C. 1145
D. 1130

A

D. 1130

65
Q

If you work eight thirty to three thirty take a break and work six thirty to eleven thirty how many hours have you worked?

A. 11
B. 12
C. 8
D. 15

A

B. 12

66
Q

If so-and-so washes her car 2 times in May, June, and July, once per month in all the others, except Feb and March in which she doesn’t wash it at all, how many times does she wash her car during the year?

A. 12
B. 13
C. 14
D. 15

A

B. 13

67
Q

Based on the table, the best estimate for the number of accidents in September will be:
Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
88 83 79 – 74 73

A. 79
B. 78
C. 77
D. 76

A

D. 76

68
Q

If a plane travels at a speed of 400 miles per hour, how many hours will it take to travel 3000 miles?

5
6
6.5
7
7.5
A

7.5

69
Q

Based on the pattern of the previous hours, the best estimate for the number of words written in hour 6 will be:
1 2 3 4 5 6
525 500 476 453 431 ——–

A. 426
B. 416
C. 410
D. 400

A

C. 410

70
Q

As a Christmas present, Ben gave his two sons $2000, which he divided between them in a ratio of 2:3. How much did the son receiving the larger portion get?

A. $800
B. $1200
C. $1400
D. $1666

A

B 1200
Multiply 2/3 buy a common number that equals 2000
2 x 4 = 800
3 x 4 = 1200

71
Q

Assuming you purchased a Premium package for three months, and the switched to the Basic account for a further six months, how many hours of free viewing could you have?
MONTHLY FREE
CHARGE VIEWING
BASIC PACKAGE 20 6
PREIMIUM PACH 55 18

A. 150
B. 72
C. 90
D. 45
E. 108
A

C. 90

72
Q

A passenger train left San Diego and went to San Francisco and back. The trip to San Francisco took three hours, but the return trip took four hours. If the train averaged six kilometers per hour on the trip back to San Diego, find the average speed of the train during the outbound trip.

A. 6 km/h
B. 7 km/h
C. 8 km/h
D. 9 km/h

A

C. 8 km/h

6 KPH X 4 HOURS = 24 Kilometers
24 / 3 Hours = 8km/h

73
Q

Train leaves 1800 local making two stops, fifteen minutes each and arrives 1950 local at the final destination. How long was the train enroute?

A.1hr 30min
B.1hr 20min
C. 2hrs
D. 1 hr 15min

A

B.1hr 20min

74
Q 
Debbie, Kimi and Michael have Ferraris. 
Michael also has a Reliant Robin. 
Jensen has a Mercedes and a Model T. 
Rubens also has a Mercedes. 
Debbie also has a Bugatti Veyron. 
Rubens has just bought a Toyota Prius. 

Who has the fewest cars?

A. Debbie
B. Kimi
C. Michael
D. Jensen

A

B. Kimi

75
Q

Josh the postman has eleven red rubber bands; he gives Sunita three bands.
Sunita now has twice the number of bands Josh has left.
How many bands did Sunita have at the beginning?

A. 13
B. 14
C. 15
D. 16
E. 17

A

A. 13

76
Q 
Simon, Cheryl and Dannii are all going by train to London to watch a singing competition. 
Cheryl gets the 2.15 pm train. 
Simon's train journey takes 50% longer than Dannii's. 
Simon catches the 3.00 train. 
Dannii leaves 20 minutes after Cheryl and arrives at 3.25 pm. 

When will Simon arrive? 
A. 3:45
B. 4:00
C. 4:15
D. 4:30
E. 4:45
A

C. 4:15

77
Q

You have 6 brown socks and 6 pink socks in your drawer, all mixed up and identical in all but colour.

How many socks must you take from the drawer to be sure of taking a matching pair of the same colour?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
A

B. 3

78
Q

An old treasure map has the following instructions:

Stand next to the black rock and face West.
Walk 20 yards and then turn 90 degrees clockwise.
Walk another 10 yards and then turn 45 degrees anticlockwise.
Walk another 15 yards, reverse your direction and walk 5 yards back.
Turn 135 degrees clockwise and walk another 10 yards.

In which direction are you now facing?
A. N
B. S
C. E
D. W
E. SE

A

D. W

79
Q

This girl buys a used table at $40 and 4 chairs at $20 each. She paid 3/4 of the original price, how much was the price when they were new?

A. 160
B. 120
C. 100
D. 80

A

A. 160

ONLY ANSWER ABOVE 120

80
Q

If a bike shop has 480 of Bike X and that is 40% of their inventory then how many total bikes do they have?

A. 1200
B. 4800
C. 4000
D. 2400

A

A. 1200

81
Q 
How many socks would you need to take from the drawer to be CERTAIN of getting two pink socks?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
E. 8
A

I THINK THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT THE EARLIER PROBLEM OF 6 BLACK SOCK AND 6 PINK SOCKS.

I THINK 8. YOU COULD TAKE OUT 6 BLACK SOCKS AND NEVER TAKE OUT A PINK SOCK.

82
Q

You spend 56 pounds in total on a cactus, a stuffed porcupine and a puncture repair kit. The cactus costs twice as much as the puncture repair kit and the stuffed porcupine double the price of the cactus.

How many pounds did the cactus cost?

A. 14
B. 16
C. 18
D. 20
E. 24
A

B. 16

I JUST STARTED WITH 14 AND ADDED THE NUMBERS

8 + 16 = 24 + 32 = 56.
IT WAS SLOW.

83
Q

A crofter has to get to his herd of sheep quickly as he has been told they are being attacked by a dog. His sheep are on the other side of a steep hill. He can run over the hill (3 miles) at 4 miles an hour, or take his tractor via an old dirt track which is 5 miles at an average of 6 miles an hour or he can drive his car along a very narrow winding road but this is 14 miles and he can only go at 18 miles an hour on average.

Which method should he choose?

A. Running
B. Tractor
C. Car

A

= RUN .75
RUN 3 /4 = .75
TRACTOR 5/6 = .83
CAR 14/18 = .77

I DON’T KNOW HOW YOU WOULD FIGURE THAT OUR IN YOUR HEAD?

84
Q

A light bulb lasts 17 months. How many will you go through in 5 years?

A. 3 
B. 4 
C. 5 
D. 6
E. 3.5
A

3.5

5 X 12 = 60
60 / 17 = 3.5
I HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT SHORT CUTS ON THIS ONE

85
Q

A bag of table tennis balls costs $12. There are 15 balls in the bag. How much does each ball cost?

A. $0.45  
B. $0.60 
C. $0.75 
D. $0.80 
E. $0.90
A

D. $0.80

12 / 15 = .80

86
Q

Lou Ann spends $50 per month for a bus and subway pass. She estimates that if she bought a car, she would spend $105 per month on car payments, $70 per month for parking, $80 per month for gasoline and upkeep, and $75 per month for insurance. About how much does she save per month by using public transportation?

A. $280 
B. $330 
C. $380 
D. $1375 
E. Not enough info
A

A. $280

87
Q

Marco works from 5:30P.M.to 7:30P.M.on Mondays and Wednesdays. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, he works from 3:00P.M.to 8:30P.M.How many hours does he work each week?

A. 37.5  
B. 30 
C. 17 
D. 15 
E. 7.5
A

D. 15

88
Q

A plane flies the 700 miles from Atlanta to Detroit in 11/4hours. What is the plane’s average air speed, in miles per hour?

A. 560  
B. 575
C. 585 
D. 609
E. 700
A

A. 560

700 / 1.25 = 560

89
Q

Roy bought $34.15 worth of materials at the hardware store. A sales tax of 6 percent was added on. What was the final cost?

A. $34.15  
B. $34.26 
C. $35.86 
D. $36.20
E. Not enough info
A

$36.20

CLOSES NUMBER WHEN ADDING 2.04

90
Q 
A study shows that a contractor employs 6 times as many men as he does women, with a total work force of 490. How many men does the contractor employ?
A. 70  
B. 157 
C. 245 
D. 420 
E. Not enough info
A

D. 420
420 / 6 = 70
420 + 70 = 490
IT JUST LOOKED LIKE 6 WOULD GO INTO 420 THE BEST.

91
Q

One window washer working alone can wash the windows of a certain building in 15 hours. His partner can do the job in only 10 hours. To the nearest half-hour, how many hours would they need to do the job working together?

A. 6  
B. 6.5 
C. 7 
D. 7.5 
E. 8
A

D. 7.5

I DON’T KNOW

92
Q

The cost to rent a building for a dance party is $8 per hour plus $1.50 per person. If the Ballroom Dance Club spent $70.50 to put on a three-hour party, how many people were at the party?

A. 9
B. 10
C. 23
D. 31

A

D. 31
8 X 3 = 24
70.5 - 24 = 46.5
46.5 / 1.5 = 31

93
Q

Mr. and Mrs. Smith get into their cars to go to work. They leave their house at exactly the same time. Mr. Smith heads west at 60 mph and Mrs. Smith heads east at 45 mph. How long does it take before they are 42 miles apart?

A. 0.4 hrs
B. 0.7 hrs
C. 0.93 hrs
D. 2.8 hrs

A

.4 HRS
I THINK
105 MPH AWAY
42 MILES / 105 = .4

94
Q 
Leonardo has bought a flock of sheep. He owns 60 + ¼ of his total quantity of sheep. How many sheep does Leonardo own? 
A. 80 sheep
B. 70 sheep 
C. 75 sheep 
D. 90 sheep
A

C. 75 sheep
60 / 4 = 15
60 + 15 = 75

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