Verbal Reasoning

pg 132 question 10

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A man went to bed at 10:25pm and arose at 4:10 am. How long was he in bed?

5 hours and 45 mins

pg 132 question 11

57 second quarter house

There is a car traveling north in the Big Carrot, the city described in problem 19. Is the car traveling parallel or perpendicular to Washington Street which is perpendicular to Rose Street?

perpendicular

Cross out the letter in the word participate which is 2 letters before the second T

Answer is P

Bob, Juanita, Ted, and Aretha together have a total income of $1,000 a week, of which $210 is made by Bob. Bob and Juanita together make $500 a week, while Bob and Ted together make $530. How much do Juanita and Aretha make together?

$1,000-530= 570

What number is twice the distance below 20 as 7 is above?

1: The distance that is 7 from 4 is: 7-4=3 2: Twice distance is: 2*3=6 3: The number that is 6 below 20 is: 20-6=14 Final answer is 14

If the difference between the second and the fourth numbers are greater than the difference between the third and the fifth numbers, circle the seventh number. Otherwise, obtain the difference between the differences and circle it. 3 3 4 6 9 7 9 2

Circle 2

If the fourth number is greater than the second number, circle the third number unless the third number is greater than the fifth number. In this case, circle the number which is the difference between the second number and the seventh number. 8 4 6 5 2 1 9

Circle 5

Circle the letter in the name Anthony which is 3 letters before the letter that follows the middle letter of the name

Circle N

In Boontown streets that begin with a vowel run east-west unless they also end in a vowel in which case they run north-south. Other streets can go either way, Berkeley street is perpendicular to Alice street. In which direction does Berkeley run?

East-west

Sally loaned $7.00 to Betty. But, Sally borrowed $15.00 from Estella and $32.00 from Joan. Moreover, Joan owes $3.00 to Estella and $7.00 to Betty. One day the women got together at Betty's house to straighten out their accounts/ Which woman left with $18.00 more than she came with?

Estella left with $18.00 more than she came with

Dracula hates daylight more than Wolfman unless Frankenstein hates daylight more than Dracula. In that case Wolfman hates daylight more than Dracula but less than Mummy. Mummy hates daylight more than Dracula but less than Frankenstein.

Frankenstein, Mummy, Wolfman, and Dracula

If Bob and Fred are both taller than Tom, while Hal is taller than Bob but shorter than Fred, which man is taller and which is second tallest?

Fred tallest and Hal shortest

Gladys is a teacher, Sally a truck driver, Violet a crane operator, and Hannah a Hollywood stuntwoman. The truck driver is heavier than Hannah. The crane operator is lighter than the stuntwoman. Gladys is heavier than the truck driver. Which woman is heaviest and which is lightest?

Gladys heaviest, Violet ligher

A graph breaking down the cost of education for the state showed that the category labeled "operation, maintenance, and auxiliary agencies" took a greater portion of the budget than "capital outlay." The category labeled "instruction" had the highest portion of the budget, while "interest" had a smaller portion than "capital outlay" and "general control" had a smaller portion than "interest."

Instruction, omaa, capital , interest, general

Three women- Pat, Joan, and Mary-have between them a total of 30 dresses of which 15 are cotton and the rest are either wool or synthetic fiber. Pat had 3 cotton dresses and 3 synthetic. Mary, who has a total of 8 dresses, has 4 cotton dresses. Pat has the same number of wool dresses as Mary has cotton dresses. Joan has many wool dresses as Pat has cotton. And Mary also has as many wool dresses as Pat has cotton dresses. How many total dresses does Joan have?

Joan has 12 dresses

John is faster than Pete. Dave is faster than Harvey. Dave is slower than Pete. Which man is faster and which is slowest?

John faster, Harvey slowest

Jose owes Som $27.00. Som owes Fred $6.00 and Albert $15.30. If, with Som's permission, Jose pays off Som's debts to Albert, how much does he still owe Som?

Jose still owes Som $11.70

Judy, Celia, and Betty are math teacher, a struck driver, and a housewife, but not necessarily in that order. Judy can't drive and is married to the brother of the math teacher. Celia is the best friend of the truck driver. Betty had a bad experience with math in grade school and has avoided all contact with since then. What is each women's occupation?

Judy-housewife; Celia-math teacher; Betty-truck driver

In a foreign language lev klula buj means "buy green peppers.". However, words in this tongue are not always spoken in the same order as in English. For an example, buj does not meant "pepper". Also, ajm buj gyst means "big green cars" and lkuka lev ajm means "quickly buy cars". How would you say big peppers in this tongue?

Khula gyst

Lester has 12 times as many marbles as Kathy. John has half as many as Judy. Judy has half as many as Lester. Kathy has 6 marbles. How many marbles each do Lester and John have? You do not need to use algebra to solve this problem.

Lester 72 and John has 18 left

You are facing northeast and make an about-face. Which direction is on your right?

Northwest

In a city known as the Big Carrot, streets that begin with a vowel and end with a consonant run east-west while those that begin with a consonant and end with a vowel run north-south. Other streets can go either way. A car driving north makes a left turn. Is it now traveling parallel or perpendicular to Eric Street.

Parallel

John, Harry, and Phil are married to Sally, Nancy, and Arlene, but not necessarily in that order. John, who is Sally's brother, has five children. Nancy, who is a certified public accountant, wants to wait several years before starting a family. Harry is married to John's sister. Who is Phil married to?

Phil married to Nancy

At Ajax Plastics the shipping clerk, the stockgirl, the saleswoman, and the cashier are Rose, Hannah, Geraldine, and Mary Jo, but Mr. Bigwig, the president of Ajxa, can't remember who is which. Bigwig does, however, know these facts: Hannah likes both the saleswoman and the cashier; Mary Jo rides to work with the saleswoman and the cashier; the shipping clerk comes to work alone; Rose is slightly jealous of the cashier. Match up the women with their occupation

Rose-Saleswoman; Hannah-shipping, Clerk; Geraldine-Cashier; Mary Jo-Stockgirl

Betty is shorter than Sally. Cynthia is taller than Sally. Carla is shorter than Betty. Is Sally shorter or taller than Carla?

Sally is taller than Carla

The Great Lakes differ in both their areas (measured in square miles) and their depths. However, these two dimensions do not keep step perfectly. For example, Lake Michigan is exceeded in depth only by Lake Superior, but it is exceeded in are by both Lakes Superior and Huron. Lake Ontario, which is the smallest in area, is deeper than both Lakes Huron and Erie. Lake Erie is larger than Lake Ontario but it is not only shallower than Huron, it is also shallower than Ontario. Show of the Great Lakes according to depth.

Superior, Michigan, Ontario, Huron, and Erie

You are facing south. You turn left, make an about-face, turn right, and turn right again. Which direction is behind you?

West

In a different language lik eir lail means "heavy little package", bo lail means "heavy man," and luk jo means " pretty packaged". How would you say "little man" in this langauge?

bo eir. 125 page