TEST 1 (QUANTITATIVE REASONING) EXAM (LATEST
UPDATE) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ELABORATIONS)
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 it be worth 9 years after it was made?
A. 1,000
B. 2,000
C. 3,000
D. 4,000
E. 6,000
2,000
Sherry invests money in stock. Her initial investment is $3,000, and after one month the stock's value
increases by 20%. After another month, her investment's value dips by 10%. In the third month, her
stock's value increases again, by 15%. How much is her investment worth now?
A. $3,100
B. $3,726
C. $3,240
D. $3,750
E. $4,350
$3,726
What is the distance formula?
d = √[(X2 - X1)^2 + (Y2 - Y1)^2]
, What is the distance between (-6,7) and (4,31)?
A. 10
B. 18
C. 24
D. 26
E. 37
26
For new car purchases, an automobile company allows the selection of two free "extras" from a list of
seven. How many different ways can a car be customized with extras?
A. 21
B. 28
C. 35
D. 42
E. 49
21
Y + 8 is what percent of (Y^3)-4, when Y = 4?
A. 20
B. 25
C. 33(1/3)
D. 300
E. 500
20
Which of the following fractions is largest?
UPDATE) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ELABORATIONS)
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 it be worth 9 years after it was made?
A. 1,000
B. 2,000
C. 3,000
D. 4,000
E. 6,000
2,000
Sherry invests money in stock. Her initial investment is $3,000, and after one month the stock's value
increases by 20%. After another month, her investment's value dips by 10%. In the third month, her
stock's value increases again, by 15%. How much is her investment worth now?
A. $3,100
B. $3,726
C. $3,240
D. $3,750
E. $4,350
$3,726
What is the distance formula?
d = √[(X2 - X1)^2 + (Y2 - Y1)^2]
, What is the distance between (-6,7) and (4,31)?
A. 10
B. 18
C. 24
D. 26
E. 37
26
For new car purchases, an automobile company allows the selection of two free "extras" from a list of
seven. How many different ways can a car be customized with extras?
A. 21
B. 28
C. 35
D. 42
E. 49
21
Y + 8 is what percent of (Y^3)-4, when Y = 4?
A. 20
B. 25
C. 33(1/3)
D. 300
E. 500
20
Which of the following fractions is largest?
