CCAT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A leading chocolate company recently announced that it has succeeded in creating red chocolate. The company _______ that no food coloring was involved. Instead, they used a ________ type of cacao bean and a unique manufacturing process.
a. denies, known
b. claims, original
c. insists, special
d. advertised, competitive
e. refused, new - Answer- c. insists, special
An Espresso Book Machine (EBM) prints and binds a high-quality copy of a book right in the store, in just a few minutes. There's a catalog of millions of books to choose from, including rare manuscripts and books that publishers are no longer _______.
a. printing
b. asking
c. seeking
d. recommending e. negating - Answer- a. printing
A recipe for making 18 cookies requires 3/4 cup of sugar. How much sugar would be needed to make two dozen cookies using the same recipe?
a. 2/3 cup
b. 3/8 cup
c. 1 cup
d. 1 1/3 cup
e. 1 1/2 cup - Answer- c. 1 cup (3/4)×(24/18)=(3×24)/(4×18)= 1 cup
The price of a Bluetooth speaker was $120. During the first week of January, its price rose by 20%, and then a week after it rose again by another $24. What is the total percentage increase in price for this speaker? a. 50% b. 40% c. 35% d. 45%
e. 25% - Answer- b. 40% 10%=12, So 20% is (12×2)=24. Adding $24, we arrive at 120+24+24=$168.
Now, how do we calculate the total percentage increase without the use of a calculator?
We need to subtract 120 from 168, which is 48. This is the total amount of money that reflects the price increase. We need to find how much 48 is out of 120. Since we've already calculated what 10% of 120 is (12), we can slowly add units of 12 until we get to
48. Luckily, we need 4 units of 12, which is 4 units of 10% = 40%!
Another way is to write a fraction (48/120) and to start reducing it / dividing it by common divisors.
Choose a pair that is analogous to Temperature: Flame
a. tornado: storm
b. freeze: cold c. sea level: tide d. wind: velocity
e. tropical: warm - Answer- c. sea level: tide Temperature: Flame - we can describe the relationship backwards as Flame is associated with high temperatures
Similarly, tide is associated with higher sea levels.
Note that Sea level: Tide is the only pair that not only describes the same relationship but is also written in the same order as Temperature: Flame.
1 cookbook is sold for $9.50. Marie intends to buy 3 cookbooks. How much does she have to pay when she goes to the checkout at the store? A. $22
B. $23.50 C. $26.50 D. $28 E. $28.50 - Answer- A cookbook costs $9.50, so 3 cookbooks cost $28.50
Martin wants to buy a chocolate ice cream. The price of an ice ball is $1.50 but there is a promotion and for 3 balls purchased, the fourth is for free. How much will Martin have to pay if he buys four scoops of ice cream for himself and four for his girlfriend? A. $8 B. $8.50 C. $9 D. $10
E. $11.50 - Answer- By purchasing 8 scoops of ice cream in total, Martin pays only the price equivalent to 6 scoops. So, he pays 6 times $1.50, which equals to $9.
Which of the following values is the smallest? A. 0.04 B. 0.09 C. 1.12 D. 1.004 E. 0.05 - Answer- The smallest value is 0.04.
Which of the following values is the highest? A. 1.008 B. 0.009 C. 1.08 D. 1.004 E. 1.8 - Answer- The greatest value is 1.8.
20 is 20% of what number - Answer- 20% of 100 equals 20.
On Monday, 50 children bought a ticket for the ghost train attraction. If 30% more children bought a ticket to this attraction on the following Tuesday, how many tickets were sold during those two days? A. 30 B. 65
C. 85
D. 115
E. 165 - Answer- 30% of 50 equals 15% of 100, so 15. By adding up the 50 children on Monday and 50-15 children on Tuesday, we get a total of 115 children
One kilo of Persian rice is sold for 5 dollars per kilo. For 4 kilos purchased, the seller offers a 20% discount. If Josephine bought 12 kilos of rice, how much did she pay in total? A. $48 B. $52
C. $58
D. $60
E. $64 - Answer- 4 kilos bought without the discount equal $20. A 20% reduction on this
$20 is equal to $4 (we do 10% and multiply by 2), so $16 for 4 kilos. By buying 12 kilos, Josephine pays 3 times $16, which equals $48.
It takes Max three hours to run 30 kilometers. Georges, on the other hand, travels the same distance in 2 hours and 20 minutes. If both are to complete a 15-kilometre race, how long before Max will Georges arrive to the finish line? A. 10 minutes B. 20 minutes C. 30 minutes D. 40 minutes
a. denies, known
b. claims, original
c. insists, special
d. advertised, competitive
e. refused, new - Answer- c. insists, special
An Espresso Book Machine (EBM) prints and binds a high-quality copy of a book right in the store, in just a few minutes. There's a catalog of millions of books to choose from, including rare manuscripts and books that publishers are no longer _______.
a. printing
b. asking
c. seeking
d. recommending e. negating - Answer- a. printing
A recipe for making 18 cookies requires 3/4 cup of sugar. How much sugar would be needed to make two dozen cookies using the same recipe?
a. 2/3 cup
b. 3/8 cup
c. 1 cup
d. 1 1/3 cup
e. 1 1/2 cup - Answer- c. 1 cup (3/4)×(24/18)=(3×24)/(4×18)= 1 cup
The price of a Bluetooth speaker was $120. During the first week of January, its price rose by 20%, and then a week after it rose again by another $24. What is the total percentage increase in price for this speaker? a. 50% b. 40% c. 35% d. 45%
e. 25% - Answer- b. 40% 10%=12, So 20% is (12×2)=24. Adding $24, we arrive at 120+24+24=$168.
Now, how do we calculate the total percentage increase without the use of a calculator?
We need to subtract 120 from 168, which is 48. This is the total amount of money that reflects the price increase. We need to find how much 48 is out of 120. Since we've already calculated what 10% of 120 is (12), we can slowly add units of 12 until we get to
48. Luckily, we need 4 units of 12, which is 4 units of 10% = 40%!
Another way is to write a fraction (48/120) and to start reducing it / dividing it by common divisors.
Choose a pair that is analogous to Temperature: Flame
a. tornado: storm
b. freeze: cold c. sea level: tide d. wind: velocity
e. tropical: warm - Answer- c. sea level: tide Temperature: Flame - we can describe the relationship backwards as Flame is associated with high temperatures
Similarly, tide is associated with higher sea levels.
Note that Sea level: Tide is the only pair that not only describes the same relationship but is also written in the same order as Temperature: Flame.
1 cookbook is sold for $9.50. Marie intends to buy 3 cookbooks. How much does she have to pay when she goes to the checkout at the store? A. $22
B. $23.50 C. $26.50 D. $28 E. $28.50 - Answer- A cookbook costs $9.50, so 3 cookbooks cost $28.50
Martin wants to buy a chocolate ice cream. The price of an ice ball is $1.50 but there is a promotion and for 3 balls purchased, the fourth is for free. How much will Martin have to pay if he buys four scoops of ice cream for himself and four for his girlfriend? A. $8 B. $8.50 C. $9 D. $10
E. $11.50 - Answer- By purchasing 8 scoops of ice cream in total, Martin pays only the price equivalent to 6 scoops. So, he pays 6 times $1.50, which equals to $9.
Which of the following values is the smallest? A. 0.04 B. 0.09 C. 1.12 D. 1.004 E. 0.05 - Answer- The smallest value is 0.04.
Which of the following values is the highest? A. 1.008 B. 0.009 C. 1.08 D. 1.004 E. 1.8 - Answer- The greatest value is 1.8.
20 is 20% of what number - Answer- 20% of 100 equals 20.
On Monday, 50 children bought a ticket for the ghost train attraction. If 30% more children bought a ticket to this attraction on the following Tuesday, how many tickets were sold during those two days? A. 30 B. 65
C. 85
D. 115
E. 165 - Answer- 30% of 50 equals 15% of 100, so 15. By adding up the 50 children on Monday and 50-15 children on Tuesday, we get a total of 115 children
One kilo of Persian rice is sold for 5 dollars per kilo. For 4 kilos purchased, the seller offers a 20% discount. If Josephine bought 12 kilos of rice, how much did she pay in total? A. $48 B. $52
C. $58
D. $60
E. $64 - Answer- 4 kilos bought without the discount equal $20. A 20% reduction on this
$20 is equal to $4 (we do 10% and multiply by 2), so $16 for 4 kilos. By buying 12 kilos, Josephine pays 3 times $16, which equals $48.
It takes Max three hours to run 30 kilometers. Georges, on the other hand, travels the same distance in 2 hours and 20 minutes. If both are to complete a 15-kilometre race, how long before Max will Georges arrive to the finish line? A. 10 minutes B. 20 minutes C. 30 minutes D. 40 minutes
