Arithmetic Reasoning (Pages 16 - 19)
A car can travel 24 miles on a gallon of gasoline. How many gallons will be used on a 192 mile trip? A 8 B 9 C 10 D 11
A
If $2,000 is the cost of repairing 100 square yards of pavement, the cost of repairing 1 square yard is A $20 B $100 C $150 D $200
A
On a scale drawing, a line 4 inch long represents a length of 1 foot. On the same drawing, what length represents 4 feet? A 1 inch B 2 inches C 3 inches D 4 inches
A
On her maiden voyage, the S.S. United States made the trip from New York to England in 3 days, 10 hours, and 40 minutes, beating the record set by theR.MS. Queen Mary in 1938 by 10 hours and 2 minutes. How long did it take the Queen Mary to make the trip? A 3 days, 20 hours, 42 minutes B 3 days, 15 hours, 38 minutes C 3 days, 12 hours, 2 minutes D 3 days, 8 hours, 12 minutes
A
What is the greatest number of half-pint bottles that can be filled from a 10-gallon can of milk? A 160 B 170 C 16 D 17
A
A clerk is asked to file 800 cards. If he can file cards at the rate of 80 cards per hour, the number of cards remaining to be filed after 7 hours of work is A 140 B 240 C 250 D 260
B
A folding chair regularly sells for $29.50. How much money is saved if the chair is bought at a 20% discount? A $4.80 B $5.90 C $6.20 D $7.40
B
A pint of milk is what part of half a gallon? A 1/8 B 1/4 C 1/2 D 1/16
B
A woman's weekly salary is increased from$350 to $380. The percent of increase is, most nearly, A 6 percent B 8 1/2 percent C 10 percent D 12 1/2 percent
B
An inch on a map represents 200 miles. On the same map, a distance of 375 miles is represented by A 1 1/2 inches B 1 7/8 inches C 2 1/4 inches D 2 3/4 inches
B
How many minutes are there in 1 day? A 60 B 1,440 C 24 D 1,440 x 60
B
If a barrel has a capacity of 100 gallons, how many gallons will it contain when it is two-fifths full? A 20 B 40 C 60 D 80
B
If a person invests $1,000 at an annual rate of 5%, how much interest will the person have after one year? A $20 B $50 C $100 D $120
B
John bought 20 party favors for $66.00 What was the cost of each one? A $3.35 B $3.30 C $2.45 D $3.50
B
One year the postage rate for sending 1 ounce of mail first class was increased from 25 cents to 29 cents. The percent of increase in the 29-cent postage rate was most nearly A 14 percent B 16 percent C 18 percent D 20 percent
B
Potatoes are selling at $1.59 for a 5-pound bag. The cost for 10 pounds is A $1.59 X 10 B $1.59 X 2 C $1.59 x 50 D $1.59 x 5 ÷ 10
B
A pile of magazines is 4 feet high. If each magazine is 3/4 of an inch thick, the number of magazines in the pile is: A 36 B 48 C 64 D 96
C
Five girls each ate three cookies from a box containing two dozen. What part of a dozen was left? A 1/8 B 1/4 C 3/4 D 7/8
C
Gary bought a shirt for $18.95. He gave the clerk $20. How much change should Gary get? A $2.05 B $1.95 C $1.05 D $0.05
C
If 3 apples cost 48¢, how many dozen apples can be bought for $3.84? A 1 B 1 1/2 C 2 D 5 1/3
C
If 6 men can paint a fence in 2 days, how many men, working at the same uniform rate, can finish it in 1 day? A 2 B 3 C 12 D 14
C
If a salary of $20,000 is subject to a 20 percent deduction, the net salary is A $14,000 B $15,500 C $16,000 D $18,000
C
A man takes out a $5,000 life insurance policy at a yearly rate of$29.62 per $1,000. What is the yearly premium? A $90.10 B $100.10 C $126.10 D $148.10
D
A student deposited in his savings account the money he had saved during the week. Find the amount of his deposit if he had 10 one dollar bills, 9 half dollars, 8 quarters, 16 dimes, and 25 nickels. A $16.20 B $17.42 C $18.60 D $19.35
D
A truck going at a rate of 20 miles an hour will reach a town 40 miles away in how many hours? A 3 hours B 4 hours C 1 hour D 2 hours
D
At the rate of 4 peaches for a half dollar, 20 peaches will cost A $1.60 B $2.00 C $2.40 D $2.50
D
How much time is there between 8:30 a.m. today and 3:15 a.m. tomorrow? A 17 3/4 hours B 18 1/3 hours C 18 1/2 hours D 18 3/4 hours
D
If a load of snow contains 3 tons, it will weigh how many pounds? A 3,000 B 1,500 C 12,000 D 6,000
D
If an annual salary of $21,600 is increased by a bonus of $720 and by a service increment of $1,200, the total annual pay is A $22,320 B $22,800 C $23,320 D $23,520
D
The number of half-pound packages of tea that can be made up from a box that holds 10 1/4 pounds of tea is: A 5 B 10 1/2 C 20 D 20 1/2
D
