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Dull

9. PHOTOGRAPH is to BLURRY as KNIFE is to ___?___. PAIN DULL SHARP STEEL CUT

46 convert: [(11.5miles/15min)x(60min/1hr.)]=690/15 =46mph

A car traveled 11.5 miles in 15 minutes. How many miles per hour was it traveling? 70 65 52.5 48.5 46

2 convert: 2min to 120 sec +36 sec= 156 sec 156/78= 2 sec

A clock lost 2 minutes and 36 seconds in 78 days. How many seconds did it lose per day? 30 1/30 2 3 1/2

28,000 14x + x = 30,000 15x=30,000 x=2,000 14x= 14(2,000)= 28,000

A company has two office buildings that hold 30,000 employees. Their headquarters contains 14 times as many employees as their overseas branch. Therefore, their headquarters contains __?__ employees. 28,000 15,000 14,000 2,000 10,000

33%

A gym has a 60 ft. by 60 ft. wall covered with a 60 ft. by 20 ft. mirror. The mirror covers __?__ of the wall. 33% 60% 20% 50% 25%

300 [25/(1/3)]=[x/4]-->cross mulitply (1/3)x=100 x=100/(1/#3) x=300

A high-speed train travels 25 feet in 1/3 second. In 4 seconds, the train will have traveled __?__ feet. 300 240 350 210 270

(1/144) denominators are all divided by 2

A number in the series below has been omitted. What is the missing number? 1/288 (?) 1/72 1/36 1/18 1/9 1/144 none of these 1/124 1/194 1/206

$7.88 $1.97 x 4= 7.88

A pack of paper costs $1.97. How much will 4 packs cost? $6.98 $6.18 $7.88 $7.58 $4.88

200 {($9,000-$5,000)/20}= 200

A sunglasses store bought $5,000 worth of sunglasses. The store made $9,000, making a profit of $20 per pair of sunglasses. There were __?__ pairs of sunglasses involved. 800 100 600 200 400

70 (6/84)=(x/45)-->cross mulitply 420=6x x=(420/6) x=70

A total of 84 hours was spent training 6 new employees. At this rate, it would take __?__ hours to train an additional 5 new employees. 70 62 66 78 74

20 12+8=20

An 8-year-old boy is half his sister's age. When the boy is 12, how old will his sister be? 18 4 20 16 32

250

An archer misses 60% of his shots. How many shots must he make before he gets 100 hits? 600 166 250 400 140

$30,000 Sum all total investments= $50,000 Y: 25,000/ 50,000 =0.5 (50%) 0.5 (120,000)= $60,000 -->Y would have received based on investment 120,000/4 investors = $30,000 each $60,000-$30,000= $30,000

Four individuals invest in real estate together and agree to split the profits equally. N invests $12,000, X invests $6,000, Y invests $25,000 and Z invests $7,000. If the profits for the first year were $120,000, Y receives __?__ less than if the profits were divided in proportion to how much they invested. $30,000 $50,000 $25,000 $20,000 $60,000

2 (748487 | 748487) & (99198 | 99198)

How many of the five pairs below are exact duplicates? 4836 | 4386 99198 | 99198 748487 | 748487 5055050 | 5050550 91239121 | 91239321 5 4 1 3 2

uncertain

If the first two statements are true, is the third statement true? Bryan skates faster than Bill. John skates faster than Bill and Brody. John skates faster than Bryan. no uncertain yes

yes

If the first two statements are true, is the third statement true? Karl is in line behind Samantha. Jim is in front of Samantha and Tevin. Karl is in line behind Jim. no yes uncertain

uncertain

If the first two statements are true, is the third statement true? Ray is friends with Marvin. Marvin is friends with Daymon. Ray is friends with Daymon. uncertain yes no

Uncertain

If the first two statements are true, is the third statement true? Carly has dual citizenship. Carly has Canadian citizenship. Carly has American and Canadian citizenship. uncertain no yes

$1.50 ($42/28)=1.50

In 28 days, a person saved $42. What was this person's average daily savings? $0.42 $1.28 $0.82 $1.50 $1.75

vocalist

In the following set of words, which is different from the others? vocalist oboe guitar viola piccolo

84 (x/120)=(30/100)-->cross multiply 3600=100x x=36 120 tables-36 used tables= 84 available tables

John's restaurant on 150 Main Street has 120 tables, but 30% of these tables are reserved. Therefore __?__ tables are available. 108 84 90 50 36

Forfeit

OBTAIN is to __?__ as CATCH is to DROP GRAB SECURE JUMP FORFEIT STEAL

Clear

One word below is in quotes. What is the OPPOSITE of that word? Instructors who give "ambiguous" lectures are often considered to be excellent and experience the most success in delivering student achievement. opaque ambivalent clear strong interesting

S "Leap year usually occurs every four years"

Rearrange all of the words in below to make the best sentence. Choose the last letter of the last word as your answer. four usually Leap occurs years every year Leap y years year r s

True "oz. is a common abbreviation for ounce"

Rearrange all of the words in bold below to make the best sentence. Is the sentence true or false? "oz." common for abbreviation "ounce" a is True False

$40 Mar: $25 Apr: 25+32= $57 May: 57-19= $38 {(25+57+38)/3}=40

Steve's utility bill was $25 in March. It was $32 more in April than in March, and it was $19 less in May than it was in April. What was his average bill over these three months? $21 $40 $30 $35 $38

$5.76 (19.20/150)=(x/45)-->cross multiply 150x=864 x= (864/150) x=$5.76

The cost of 150 feet of wire is $19.20. How much would 45 feet cost? none of these $9.80 $6.16 $5.76 $7.24

March

The hours of sunlight in September is most similar to the hours of sunlight in which month? May October August March July

June

The sixth month of the year is __?__. July April May June March

Unrelated

The words ADOPT and ADAPT have __?__ meanings similar contradictory unrelated

unrelated

The words COMPLETE and COMPLICATE have __?__ meanings. similar contradictory unrelated

similar

The words PERCEIVE and DISCERN have __?__ meanings. similar contradictory unrelated

10 Set up two equations: tix: 12x + 8y = 440 ppl: x + y =40 _divide top equation entirely by (-8) to cancel out with bottom equation -1.5x - y =-55 (+)x + y =40 ----------------- -0.5x= -15 (solve for x) x=30 -->plug this back into original second equation and solve for y) 30+y=40 y=10

Tickets to a play are $12.00 for adults. Children receive a discount and only have to pay $8.00. If 40 people attend the play and the play brought in $440, then __?__children attended the play. 16 12 20 15 10

D & E (they both mean to recoil at an unfavorable action you took)

Two of the following proverbs have similar meanings. Which ones are they? A. Don't count your chickens before they hatch. B. Where there's smoke, there's fire. C. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. D. The chickens come home to roost. E. If you play with fire, you'll get burned.

A & B (both mean to go after what you want)

Two of the following proverbs have similar meanings. Which ones are they? A. Rome was not built in a day. B. Hitch your wagon to a star. C. Fortune favors the bold. D. Birds of a feather flock together. E. When in Rome, do as the Romans.

Apathetic

VEHEMENT is the opposite of IMPASSIONED APATHETIC FERVENT ZEALOUS ARDENT

57 (subtract thirteen from each)

What is the next number in the series? 122 109 96 83 70 ? 60 57 53 50 61

foggy, hazy, humid

Which THREE of the following words have similar meanings? arid foggy hazy barren humid

downplay, devalue and diminish

Which THREE of the following words have similar meanings? downplay diminish derive determine devalue

Bring, Bear, deliver

Which THREE of the following words have similar meanings? believe trust bear deliver bring

0.33

Which in the following group of numbers is smallest? 13 .6 8 5 .33

0.75

Which in the following group of numbers is smallest? 4 .8 .75 7 14

Jun. 15, 2146

Which of the following is the earliest date? Jun. 21, 2146 Feb. 28, 2164 Jul. 12, 2146 Jun. 15, 2146 Jun. 13, 2164

Extinguish

__?__ is to FIRE as SETTLE is to ARGUMENT. FUEL EXTINGUISH FIGHT WATER FAN

Need

__?__ is to PURCHASE as HUNGER is to EAT. SALARY STORE NEED MONEY BUY