hunter preson
For $9, a shopkeeper buys 13 dozen pencils. However, 3 dozen broke in transit. At what price per dozen must the shopkeeper sell the remaining pencils to make back 1/3 of the whole cost (enter monetary value e.g. $1.23)
$0.30
Soil sells for 8 1/4 cents per pound. How much would you save if you bought a 100-pound sack for $7.45? (Enter monetary value e.g. $1.23).
$0.80
A hockey player misses 60% of her shots. How many shots must she take before she gets 50 goals?
125
A train travels 45 feet in 1/10 of a second. How far will it travel in 3.5 seconds?
1575
The clock was exactly on time at 7 am. At 1 pm, the clock was 228 seconds late. At that rate how slow was the clock after half an hour? (Enter numerical values only).
19
How many of the five pairs of items listed below are exact duplicates? Brian, JBrian, J.DD BettsDD BettsL. KyleI. KyleCrain, RJCrain, R.J.Ste. Mec.Ste. Mec.
2
A storage container holding 1600 cubic feet of rice is 8 feet deep × 10 feet wide. How long, in feet, is the storage container? (Enter numerical values only)
20
A girl is 12 years old and her brother is twice her age. When the girl is 50 years old, how old will her brother be? (Enter numerical values only).
62
What is the next number in the series? 131 118 105 92 79 __?__
66
Which of the following numbers is the smallest?
9%
Two of the following proverbs have similar meanings. Which ones are they?
A fly follows the honey; You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
ACME is the opposite of
Bottom
FAITHFUL is the opposite of
Fickle
In the following set of words, which is different than the others? Lackluster Bland Insipid Insufficient Vapid
Insufficient
CONQUER is the opposite of
Submit
BITTER is the opposite of
Sweet
Assume the first two statements are true. Is the final one True, False, or Uncertain? The vocalist is in tune with the violin. The violin is in tune with the viola. The vocalist is in tune with the viola.
True
Assume the first two statements are true. Is the final one True, False, or Uncertain? Cindy shook hands with Bruce. Bruce shook hands with Karen. Karen did not shake hands with Cindy.
Uncertain
Assume the first two statements are true. Is the final one True, False, or Uncertain? Isabel runs slower than Michelle. Jane runs slower than Michelle. Jane runs faster than Isabel.
Uncertain
Which THREE choices are needed to create the figure on the left? Only pieces of the same color may overlap.
a,b,c
AID - ASSAIL Do these words
have contradictory meanings
DETER - DEFER Do these words:
mean neither the same nor opposite
In 32 days, a person saved $56. What was the person's average daily savings? (Enter monetary value e.g. $1.23).
$1.75
Four individuals pool money together to start a new business and agree to split the profits equally. N invests $6,000, X invests $2,000, Y invests $8,000 and Z invests $4,000. If the profits for the first month were $100,000, Y receives __?__ less than if the profits were divided in proportion to how much they invested (enter numerical value only).
$15,000
How many of the five pairs of items listed below are exact duplicates? 90-133
1
What is the next number in the series? 1/352 1/176 1/88 1/44 1/22 __?__
1/11
A line can be drawn which divides the following figure into two separate parts. These two parts could then fit together to make a square. Which two numbers would you connect to make this line? (Enter your answer with the two numbers you selected separated by a dash, e.g. "n-n")
19-4
A store sold 1800 bags in 1985 and 1500 bags in 1986. If they averaged selling 2100 bags per year through 1987, how many bags were sold in 1987? (Enter numerical values only).
3000
A car traveled 23 miles in 15 minutes. How many miles per hour was it traveling? (Enter numerical values only).
92
In the following set of words, which is different than the others?
Brick
FAR is to DISTANCE as DEEP is to __?__.
Depth
CHASTEN is the opposite of
Elevate
IDEAL is the opposite of
Flawed
Two of the following proverbs have similar meanings. Which ones are they?
Hitch your wagon to a star; Nothing ventured, nothing gained
ACCORDANT is the opposite of Coherent Harmonious Conforming Concordant Incompatible
Incompatible
Two of the following proverbs have similar meanings. Which ones are they?
It's an ill wind that blows nobody good; Nothing is so bad as to not be good for something.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Don't upset the apple cart. These two sentences are:
Neither similar nor contradictory
Two of the following proverbs have similar meanings. Which ones are they?
No hill is so steep but a donkey loaded with gold can climb it; A golden hammer breaks an iron door.
In the following set of words, which is most different from the others?
Orchestra
Mother's darlings make but milksop heroes. As a twig is bent so is the tree inclined. These sentences are:
Similar
Who pays the piper picks the tune. Those that dance must pay the music. These two sentences are:
Similar
In the following set of words, which is different than the others?
Submit
Assume the first two statements are true. Is the final one True, False, or Uncertain? On a straight street, Simon lives next door to Clarence. Clarence lives between Simon and Chris. Chris lives next door to Clarence.
True
He who hesitates is lost. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. These sentences are:
contradictory
DEBASE - SCRUB Do these words:
have contradictory meanings
ILL-MATCHED - HARMONIOUS Do these words
have contradictory meanings
GENTEEL - REFINED Do these words
have similar meanings
VAST - IMMENSE Do these words:
have similar meanings
ILLITERATE - ILLUSORY Do these words:
mean neither the same nor opposite
Rearrange all of the words below to make the best sentence. Write the last letter of the last word as your answer. dog A bites barking never
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