Arithmetic Reasoning http://tinyurl.com/pt2jjnh 1: A bread recipe calls for 3 1/4 cups of flour. If you only have 2 1/8 cups, how much more flour is needed? A. 1 1/8 B. 1 1/4 C. 1 3/8 D. 1 ¾ 2: How many omelets can be made from 2 dozen eggs if an omelet contains 3 eggs? A. 1 B. 3 C. 6 D. 8 3: Two runners finished a race in 80 seconds, another runner finished the race in 72 seconds, and the final runner finished in 68 seconds. The average of these times is A. 73 seconds. B. 74 seconds. C. 75 seconds. D. 76 seconds. 4: If 400 people can be seated in eight subway cars, how many people can be seated in five subway cars? A. 200 B. 250 C. 300 D. 350 5: An employee earns $8.25 an hour. In 30 hours, what earnings has the employee made? A. $240.00 B. $247.50 C. $250.00 D. $255.75
6: There are 72 freshmen in the band. If freshmen make up 1/3 of the entire band, the total number of students in the band is A. 24 B. 72 C. 144 D. 216 7: Dana receives $30 for her birthday and $15 for cleaning the garage. If she spends $16 on a CD, how much money does she have left? A. $29 B. $27 C. $14 D. $1 8: A television is on sale for 20% off. If the sale price is $800, what was the original price? A. $160 B. $640 C. $960 D. $1,000 9: Staci earns $9.50 an hour plus 3% commission on all sales made. If her total sales during a 30-hour work week were $500, how much did she earn? A. $15 B. $250 C. $285 D. $300 10: The area of one circle is four times as large as a smaller circle with a radius of 3 inches. The radius of the larger circle is A. 12 inches. B. 9 inches. C. 8 inches. D. 6 inches. 11: You use a $20 bill to buy a magazine for $3.95. What change do you get back? A. $16.05
B. $16.95 C. $17.05 D. $17.95 12: Standing by a pole, a boy 3 1/2 feet tall casts a 6-foot shadow. The pole casts a 24-foot shadow. How tall is the pole? A. 14 feet B. 18 feet C. 28 feet D. 41 feet 13: Rae earns $8.40 an hour plus an overtime rate equal to 1½ times her regular pay for each hour worked beyond 40 hours. What are her total earnings for a 45-hour work week? A. $336 B. $370 C. $399 D. $567 14: A sweater originally priced at $40 is on sale for $30. What percent has the sweater been discounted? A. 25% B. 33% C. 70% D. 75% 15: A cardboard box has a length of 3 feet, height of 2½ feet, and depth of 2 feet. If the length and depth are doubled, by what percent does the volume of the box change? A. 200% B. 300% C. 400% D. 600% 16: Mr. Triber earns a weekly salary of $300 plus 10% commission on all sales. If he sold $8,350 last week, what were his total earnings? A. $835 B. $865 C. $1,135 D. $1,835
17: Jamie collects 300 stamps one week, 420 stamps the next week, and 180 stamps the last week. He can trade the stamps for collector coins. If 25 stamps earn him one coin, how many coins can Jamie collect? A. 36 B. 50 C. 900 D. 925 18: On a map, 1 centimeter represents 4 miles. A distance of 10 miles would be how far apart on the map? A. 1¾ centimeters B. 2 centimeters C. 2½ centimeters D. 4 centimeters 19: Davis donates 4/13 of his paycheck to his favorite charity. If he donates $26.80, what is the amount of his paycheck? A. $8.25 B. $82.50 C. $87.10 D. $348.40 20: Rachel ran ½ mile in 4 minutes. At this rate, how many miles can she run in 15 minutes? A. 1 7/8 B. 4 C. 30 D. 60 21: Tiling costs $2.89 per square foot. What is the cost to tile a kitchen whose dimensions are 4 yards by 5 yards? A. $57.80 B. $173.40 C. $289.00 D. $520.20 22: One-eighth of a bookstore's magazines are sold on a Friday. If ¼ of the remaining magazines are sold the next day, what fractional part of the magazines remains at the end of the second day?
A. 1/32 B. 1/8 C. 7/32 D. 21/32 23: Roxanne deposited $300 into a savings account earning 5¼% annually. What is her balance after 1 year? A. $15.75 B. $315 C. $315.25 D. $315.75 24: One phone plan charges a $20 monthly fee and $0.08 per minute on every phone call made. Another phone plan charges a $12 monthly fee and $0.12 per minute for each call. After how many minutes would the charge be the same for both plans? A. 60 minutes B. 90 minutes C. 120 minutes D. 200 minutes 25: The length of a rectangle is three times its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 48, what is its area? A. 108 B. 96 C. 54 D. 48 26: A machine can produce 8,000 widgets in 3 hours. How many widgets are produced in 1 day? A. 96,000 B. 64,000 C. 32,000 D. 8,000 27: Sam buys three candy bars for 45 cents each and two packs of gum for 79 cents each. What is the total cost of this purchase? A. $1.24 B. $2.93
C. $6.20 D. $6.24 28: Devin throws a football 7 1/3 yards. Carl throws it 2 1/2 times farther. How much farther did Carl's throw travel than Devin's? A. 2 1/2 yards B. 3 1/3 yards C. 11 yards D. 18 1/3 yards 29: This morning, Taryn drove 13 miles to the library and then returned home. In the afternoon, she drove 9 miles to the movies and returned home. How much farther did Taryn travel in the morning? A. 4 miles B. 6 miles C. 8 miles D. 9 miles 30: Heidi tallied the different car colors in the parking lot and summarized her results in a pie chart. There are 260 cars in the lot. How many cars are either red or black? A. 65 B. 78 C. 130 D. 143 Logical Sequence of Words Directions: In each of the following questions, arrange the given words in a meaningful sequence and then choose the most appropriate sequence from amongst the alternative provided below each question. 31. Arrange the given words in a meaningful and logical sequence. 1. Shoulder 2. Wrist 3. Elbow 4. Palm 5. Finger A. 5,4,2,3,1 B. 3,1,4,2,5 C. 3,4,5,2,1 D. 2,4,5,3,1 32. Arrange the given words in a meaningful and logical sequence.
1. Animal 2. Feline 3. Leopard 4. Mammal 5. vertebrate 6. Cat A. 1,5,4,2,3,6 B. 1,3,5,4,2,6 C. 1,4,3,2,5,6 D. 1,2,3,4,5,6 33. Arrange the given words in a meaningful and logical sequence. 1. Windows 2. Walls 3. Floor 4. Foundation 5. Roof 6. Room A. 4,5,3,2,1,6 B. 4,2,1,5,3,6 C. 4,3,5,6,2,1 D. 4,1,5,6,2,3 34. Arrange the given words in a meaningful and logical sequence. 1. District 2. Village 3. State 4. Town A. 2,1,4,3 B. 2,4,1,3 C. 2,3,4,1 D. 3,2,1,4 35. Arrange the given words in a meaningful and logical sequence. 1. Yarn 2. Plant 3. Saree 4. Cotton 5. Cloth A. 2,4,1,5,3 B. 2,4,5,1,3 C. 2,4,3,5,1 D.2,4,5,3,1 36.Arrange the given words in a meaningful and logical sequence. 1. Index 2. Contents 3. Title 4. Chapters 5. Introduction A. 3,2,5,1,4 B. 5,1,4,2,3 C. 2,3,4,5,1 D. 3,2,5,4,1 37. Arrange the given words in a meaningful and logical sequence. 1. Study 2. Job 3. Examination 4. Earn 5. Apply A. 1,2,3,4,5 B. 1,3,5,4,2
C. 1,3,2,5,4 D. 1,3,5,2,4 38. Arrange the given words in a meaningful and logical sequence. 1. Elephant 2. Cat 3. Mosquito 4. Tiger 5. Whale A. 1,3,5,4,2 B. 3,2,4,1,5 C. 2,5,1,4,3 D. 5,3,1,2,4 39. Arrange the given words in a meaningful and logical sequence. 1. Postbox 2. Letter 3. Envelope 4. Delivery 5. Clearance A. 3,2,4,5,1 B. 3,2,1,4,5 C. 3,2,1,5,4 D. 2,3,1,4,5 40. Arrange the given words in a meaningful and logical sequence. 1. Protect 2. Pressure 3. Relief 4. Rain 5. Flood A. 2,4,3,1,5 B. 2,5,4,1,3 C. 2,4,5,1,3 D. 3,2,4,5,1 41. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. 1. Key 2. Door 3. Lock 4. Room 5. Switch on 42. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. 1. Word 2. Paragraph 3. Sentence 4. Letters 5. Phrase A. 4, 1, 5, 2, 3 B. 4, 1, 3, 5, 2 C. 4, 2, 5, 1, 3 D. 4, 1, 5, 3, 2
43. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. 1. Police 2. Punishment 3. Crime 4. Judge 5. Judgement A. 3, 1, 2, 4, 5 B. 1, 2, 4, 3, 5 C. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 D. 3, 1, 4, 5, 2 44. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. 1. Family 2. Community 3. Member 4. Locality 5. Country A. 3, 1, 2, 4, 5 B. 3, 1, 2, 5, 4 C. 3, 1, 4, 2, 5 D. 3, 1, 4, 5, 2 45. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. 1. Poverty 2. Population 3. Death 4. Unemployment 5. Disease A. 2, 3, 4, 5, 1 B. 3, 4, 2, 5, 1 C. 2, 4, 1, 5, 3 D. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 46. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. 1. Leaf 2. Fruit 3. Stem 4. Root 5. Flower A. 3, 4, 5, 1, 2 B. 4, 3, 1, 5, 2 C. 4, 1, 3, 5, 2 D. 4, 3, 1, 2, 5 47.Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. 1. Nation 2. Village 3. City 4. District 5. State A. 2, 3, 4, 5, 1 B. 2, 3, 4, 1, 5
C. 1, 3, 5, 4, 2 D. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 48. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. 1. Windows 2. Walls 3. Floor 4. Foundation 5. Roof 6. Room A. 4, 5, 3, 2, 1, 6 B. 4, 2, 1, 5, 3, 6 C. 4, 1, 5, 6, 2, 3 D. 4, 3, 5, 6, 2, 1 49.Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. 1. Caste 2. Family 3. Newly married Couple 4. Clan 5. Species A. 2, 3, 1, 4, 5 B. 3, 4, 5, 1, 2 C. 3, 2, 1, 4, 5 D. 4, 5, 3, 2, 1 50. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence. 1. Cut 2. Puton 3. Mark 4. Measure 5. Tailor A. 3, 1, 5, 4, 2 B. 2, 4, 3, 1, 5 C. 1, 3, 2, 4, 5 D. 4, 3, 1, 5, 2