WONDERLIC TEST PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS FULLY REVIEWED
◉ A shop owner bought some shovels for $5,500. The shovels were
sold for $7,300, with a profit of $50 per a shovel. How many shovels
were involved?
A. 18
B. 36
C. 55
D. 73
E. 90
F. None of these.
Answer: The correct answer is (B). The total profit from the sale is
the selling price minus the cost of purchase, which is $7300-$5500=
$1800.If the total profit is $1800 and each shovel accounts for $50
profit, the amount of shovels is 1800/50=36.
◉ How many states are there in the U.S.A?
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
,D. 50
E. 60.
Answer: The correct answer is (D). The USA has 50 states.
◉ There are three times elephants compared to giraffes in the safari.
If there is a total of 88 elephants and giraffes, how many elephants
are there in the safari?
A. 22
B. 31
C. 43
D. 59
E. 66
F. None of these.
Answer: The correct answer is (E). If there are 3 times as many
elephants as there are giraffes, giraffes can be defined as X, and
elephants as 3X, and build the following equation:
3X + X = 88
4X = 88
X = 88/4
X = 22
As stated above, X stands for the number of giraffes. Thus, there are
22 giraffes. As mentioned in the problem, there are three times as
,many elephants as there are giraffes in the safari. Thus, to find how
many elephants there are in the safari, multiply the number of
giraffes by 3:
22 * 3 = 66
66 is the number of elephants in the safari.
◉ What is the next number in the series? 5, 15, 10, 13, 15, 11, ___
A. 9
B. 13
C. 10
D. 20
E. 15
F. None of these.
Answer: The correct answer is (D). This series is made up of two
separate subseries that alternate:
1. A series of numbers (the odd terms) that increase by 5 (5, 10, 15).
2. A series of numbers (the even terms) that decrease by 2 (15, 13,
11)
The pattern is: 5, 15, 10, 13, 15, 11, ___
, As you can see, the numbers that increase by 5 are bolded, and the
numbers that decrease by 2 are underlined. We are missing the
seventh number which is an odd term; therefore, it should be
greater than the last odd term (the fifth number) by 5.
The fifth number is 15. Thus, the answer is 15 + 5 = 20
◉ A car travels at a speed of 85 miles per hour. How far will it travel
in 15 minutes?
A. 9 miles
B. 11 miles
C. 13.25 miles
D. 21.25 miles
E. 22.75 miles
F. None of these.
Answer: The correct answer is (D). An hour consists of 60 minutes. A
quarter of an hour is 15 minutes as 15 * 4 = 60. Thus, divide the
distance traveled per hour by 4, which is 85/4=21.25.
◉ A car dealership sells used cars for $7,000 and new cars for
$16,000. If a total of 17 cars were sold for $191,000, how many of
the cars sold were used?
A. 2
B. 3
SOLUTIONS FULLY REVIEWED
◉ A shop owner bought some shovels for $5,500. The shovels were
sold for $7,300, with a profit of $50 per a shovel. How many shovels
were involved?
A. 18
B. 36
C. 55
D. 73
E. 90
F. None of these.
Answer: The correct answer is (B). The total profit from the sale is
the selling price minus the cost of purchase, which is $7300-$5500=
$1800.If the total profit is $1800 and each shovel accounts for $50
profit, the amount of shovels is 1800/50=36.
◉ How many states are there in the U.S.A?
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
,D. 50
E. 60.
Answer: The correct answer is (D). The USA has 50 states.
◉ There are three times elephants compared to giraffes in the safari.
If there is a total of 88 elephants and giraffes, how many elephants
are there in the safari?
A. 22
B. 31
C. 43
D. 59
E. 66
F. None of these.
Answer: The correct answer is (E). If there are 3 times as many
elephants as there are giraffes, giraffes can be defined as X, and
elephants as 3X, and build the following equation:
3X + X = 88
4X = 88
X = 88/4
X = 22
As stated above, X stands for the number of giraffes. Thus, there are
22 giraffes. As mentioned in the problem, there are three times as
,many elephants as there are giraffes in the safari. Thus, to find how
many elephants there are in the safari, multiply the number of
giraffes by 3:
22 * 3 = 66
66 is the number of elephants in the safari.
◉ What is the next number in the series? 5, 15, 10, 13, 15, 11, ___
A. 9
B. 13
C. 10
D. 20
E. 15
F. None of these.
Answer: The correct answer is (D). This series is made up of two
separate subseries that alternate:
1. A series of numbers (the odd terms) that increase by 5 (5, 10, 15).
2. A series of numbers (the even terms) that decrease by 2 (15, 13,
11)
The pattern is: 5, 15, 10, 13, 15, 11, ___
, As you can see, the numbers that increase by 5 are bolded, and the
numbers that decrease by 2 are underlined. We are missing the
seventh number which is an odd term; therefore, it should be
greater than the last odd term (the fifth number) by 5.
The fifth number is 15. Thus, the answer is 15 + 5 = 20
◉ A car travels at a speed of 85 miles per hour. How far will it travel
in 15 minutes?
A. 9 miles
B. 11 miles
C. 13.25 miles
D. 21.25 miles
E. 22.75 miles
F. None of these.
Answer: The correct answer is (D). An hour consists of 60 minutes. A
quarter of an hour is 15 minutes as 15 * 4 = 60. Thus, divide the
distance traveled per hour by 4, which is 85/4=21.25.
◉ A car dealership sells used cars for $7,000 and new cars for
$16,000. If a total of 17 cars were sold for $191,000, how many of
the cars sold were used?
A. 2
B. 3
