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________ is to CLEANING as MEDICINE is to CURING
A. Chore
B. Dirt
C. Soap
D. Germs
E. Shiny - ANSWER-The correct answer is C). Soap is used for
cleaning as medicine is used for curing
.________ is to JUICE as WHEAT is to BREAD
A. Water
B. Pitcher
,C. Supermarket
D. Soda
E. Orange - ANSWER-The correct answer is (E). An orange is used to
produce juice like wheat is used to produce bread. In addition, both
wheat and oranges must be processed to produce the final product.
This eliminates answer (A).
.(15 ÷ 5) x (10 ÷ 2) =
a. 10
b. 5
c. 2.5
d. 15
e. 13 - ANSWER-D. 15
.16 ÷ 2.5 =
a. 6.2
b. 5.6
c. 6.5
d. 6.4
e. 5.3 - ANSWER-d. 6.4
.17 out of 20 lung diseases are curable; what is the percentage of
lung diseases that are curable?
,A. 17%
B. 72%
C. 85%
D. 87%
E. 90%
F. None of these - ANSWER-The correct answer is (C). In order to
find out how much is 17 out of 20 in percentage, we need to reach
a denominator of 100 (a percent is simply a fraction with a
denominator of 100). In order to do this we multiply the fraction
17/20 by 5 and reach 85/100 which is 85%.
.42 x 0 x 6 =
a. 0
b. 6
c. 252
d. 7
e. 242 - ANSWER-a. 0
.A basketball team has eight boys and four girls on the roster. The
boys average 12 points each. The
team averages 136 points as a whole. How many points do the girls
average per player?
a. 11
, b. 9
c. 8
d. 10
e. 13 - ANSWER-e. 13
.A biker travels 5 feet in 0.5 seconds. At this exact speed, how far
will the biker travel in a minute?
a. 125 feet
b. 25 feet
c. 75 feet
d. 150 feet
e. 250 feet - ANSWER-d. 150 feet
.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
C. 5
D. 8
E. 10
F. None of these - ANSWER-The correct answer is (F) - None of the
above.