Quantitative Reasoning with
correct questions and well
explained answer
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[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]
,1. 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 Answer: 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)
2. 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 invest- ment'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 Answer: Answer Answer: 3960
3. What is the distance between (-6,7) and (4,31)?
a. 10
b. 18
c. 24
d. 26
, e. 37 Answer: Answer Answer: 26
correct questions and well
explained answer
usr
[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]
,1. 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 Answer: 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)
2. 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 invest- ment'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 Answer: Answer Answer: 3960
3. What is the distance between (-6,7) and (4,31)?
a. 10
b. 18
c. 24
d. 26
, e. 37 Answer: Answer Answer: 26
