Question 1
A radar is designed to report the track of an aircraft every second. If this radar reports 30
tracks in one minute, what percentage of the time did the radar track the aircraft?
CORRECT ANSWER
50%
Question 2
Jerry walked a dog from 6:40 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. one day. If he was paid at the rate of $6 per
hour, how much did he earn that day?
CORRECT ANSWER
$5.00
Question 3
A woman is looking for a bigger square office. She finds an office twice the area of her
current office. If the perimeter of her current office is 88 feet, how many square feet is the
new office?
CORRECT ANSWER
968 sq feet
Question 4
If the perimeter of a square garden is 84 feet, what is the area of the garden?
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441 sq ft
Question 5
How many feet of chain fence are necessary to enclose a dog pen that is square and has an
area of 64 sq feet?
CORRECT ANSWER
32 feet
Question 6
Five people, each working 8 hours a day can assemble 400 toys in a 5 day work week. what
is the average number of toys assembled per hour per person?
CORRECT ANSWER
16
Question 7
If a 5-foot post casts an 8-foot shadow at the same time that a nearby tree casts a 48-foot
shadow, how tall is the tree?
CORRECT ANSWER
30 feet
Question 8
if 35 of the 140 cars delivered to a dealer were blue.. what % were blue?
CORRECT ANSWER
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, 25%
Question 9
Before being painted, a concrete play area was marked off into squares and then into
triangles. For the square shown, what is the area of the triangular part labeled XYZ?
CORRECT ANSWER
16 sq ft
Question 10
A pie was cut into two equal pieces. Each of the pieces of pie was cut into halves again,
and each of those smaller pieces was cut into two equal pieces. If two of the pieces of the
pie were eaten what portion of the pie remains?
CORRECT ANSWER
3/4
Question 11
A box of nails weigh 1-5/6 pounds. What is the weight of 12 boxes?
CORRECT ANSWER
22
Question 12
A plumber has a car payment of $250 per month. $225 of which goes to paying off the
principal, and the rest goes towards the interest. What percent is being payed for interest?
CORRECT ANSWER
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, 10%
Question 13
How many 5-pound bags of apples can be made from 400 apples, each weighing 1/4
pound?
CORRECT ANSWER
20
Question 14
Emphasize most nearly means
CORRECT ANSWER
to accentuate
Question 15
We will long remember our perilous journey
CORRECT ANSWER
hazardous
Question 16
Inept most nearly means
CORRECT ANSWER
silly
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A radar is designed to report the track of an aircraft every second. If this radar reports 30
tracks in one minute, what percentage of the time did the radar track the aircraft?
CORRECT ANSWER
50%
Question 2
Jerry walked a dog from 6:40 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. one day. If he was paid at the rate of $6 per
hour, how much did he earn that day?
CORRECT ANSWER
$5.00
Question 3
A woman is looking for a bigger square office. She finds an office twice the area of her
current office. If the perimeter of her current office is 88 feet, how many square feet is the
new office?
CORRECT ANSWER
968 sq feet
Question 4
If the perimeter of a square garden is 84 feet, what is the area of the garden?
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,CORRECT ANSWER
441 sq ft
Question 5
How many feet of chain fence are necessary to enclose a dog pen that is square and has an
area of 64 sq feet?
CORRECT ANSWER
32 feet
Question 6
Five people, each working 8 hours a day can assemble 400 toys in a 5 day work week. what
is the average number of toys assembled per hour per person?
CORRECT ANSWER
16
Question 7
If a 5-foot post casts an 8-foot shadow at the same time that a nearby tree casts a 48-foot
shadow, how tall is the tree?
CORRECT ANSWER
30 feet
Question 8
if 35 of the 140 cars delivered to a dealer were blue.. what % were blue?
CORRECT ANSWER
2
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, 25%
Question 9
Before being painted, a concrete play area was marked off into squares and then into
triangles. For the square shown, what is the area of the triangular part labeled XYZ?
CORRECT ANSWER
16 sq ft
Question 10
A pie was cut into two equal pieces. Each of the pieces of pie was cut into halves again,
and each of those smaller pieces was cut into two equal pieces. If two of the pieces of the
pie were eaten what portion of the pie remains?
CORRECT ANSWER
3/4
Question 11
A box of nails weigh 1-5/6 pounds. What is the weight of 12 boxes?
CORRECT ANSWER
22
Question 12
A plumber has a car payment of $250 per month. $225 of which goes to paying off the
principal, and the rest goes towards the interest. What percent is being payed for interest?
CORRECT ANSWER
3
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, 10%
Question 13
How many 5-pound bags of apples can be made from 400 apples, each weighing 1/4
pound?
CORRECT ANSWER
20
Question 14
Emphasize most nearly means
CORRECT ANSWER
to accentuate
Question 15
We will long remember our perilous journey
CORRECT ANSWER
hazardous
Question 16
Inept most nearly means
CORRECT ANSWER
silly
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