Quantitative Reasoning Prep Exam 2026/2027
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A car loses half its value every 3 years. If 6 years after it was made it is worth
$12,000 less than its original value, how many dollars will be worth 9 years after it
was made?
a. 1000
b. 2000
c. 3000
d. 4000
e. 6000 - correct answer-Answer: 2000
At the beginning you know the car is worth x, after 3 years its worth x/2, after 6
its worth x/4, and after 9 its worth x/8.
x-12000 = x/4 = 3x=48000 --> x = 16000 x 1/8 = 2000
(1200 less than original value)
,Sherry invests money in stock. Her initial investment is 3000 and after one month
the stock's value increases by 20%. After another month, her investment's value
increases again, this time by 10% of the previous month's value. How much is her
investment worth now?
a. 3300
b. 3840
c. 3960
d. 4000
e. 4150 - correct answer-Answer: 3960
What is the distance between (-6,7) and (4,31)?
a. 10
b. 18
c. 24
d. 26
e. 37 - correct answer-Answer: 26
The formula for the distance d between two points (x1, y1) and (x2,y2) is
d=squareroot ((x2-x1)^2 + (y2-y1)^2)
For new car purchases, an automobile company allows the selection of the two
free "extras" from a list of seven. How many different ways can a car be
customized with extras?
, a. 21
b. 28
c. 35
d. 42
e. 49 - correct answer-Answer 21
You multiple 7 by 6 and not 7 by 7 because you can't pick the same thing twice.
But you have to divide 7 x 6 by 2 because picking a cupholder and a basket is the
same as picking a basket and a cup holder.
y+8 is what percent of y^3 - 4 when y=4?
a. 20
b. 25
c. 33 1/3
d. 300
e. 500 - correct answer-Answer 20
Plug 4 into the two equations.
If x>0 what is the value of the expression ((abs -x) + (abs 2x)) / (abs -3x) - correct
answer-Answer 1
– Questions & Answers Correct & Verified
Latest Update
A car loses half its value every 3 years. If 6 years after it was made it is worth
$12,000 less than its original value, how many dollars will be worth 9 years after it
was made?
a. 1000
b. 2000
c. 3000
d. 4000
e. 6000 - correct answer-Answer: 2000
At the beginning you know the car is worth x, after 3 years its worth x/2, after 6
its worth x/4, and after 9 its worth x/8.
x-12000 = x/4 = 3x=48000 --> x = 16000 x 1/8 = 2000
(1200 less than original value)
,Sherry invests money in stock. Her initial investment is 3000 and after one month
the stock's value increases by 20%. After another month, her investment's value
increases again, this time by 10% of the previous month's value. How much is her
investment worth now?
a. 3300
b. 3840
c. 3960
d. 4000
e. 4150 - correct answer-Answer: 3960
What is the distance between (-6,7) and (4,31)?
a. 10
b. 18
c. 24
d. 26
e. 37 - correct answer-Answer: 26
The formula for the distance d between two points (x1, y1) and (x2,y2) is
d=squareroot ((x2-x1)^2 + (y2-y1)^2)
For new car purchases, an automobile company allows the selection of the two
free "extras" from a list of seven. How many different ways can a car be
customized with extras?
, a. 21
b. 28
c. 35
d. 42
e. 49 - correct answer-Answer 21
You multiple 7 by 6 and not 7 by 7 because you can't pick the same thing twice.
But you have to divide 7 x 6 by 2 because picking a cupholder and a basket is the
same as picking a basket and a cup holder.
y+8 is what percent of y^3 - 4 when y=4?
a. 20
b. 25
c. 33 1/3
d. 300
e. 500 - correct answer-Answer 20
Plug 4 into the two equations.
If x>0 what is the value of the expression ((abs -x) + (abs 2x)) / (abs -3x) - correct
answer-Answer 1
