QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

◉ Rope sells for $0.17 per foot. How many feet of rope can you buy with $0.68?

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6

E) 7. Answer: B) 4

◉ The words OBLIGATORY and UNNECESSARY have __?__ meanings.

• similar
• contradictory

C) unrelated. Answer: B) Contradictory

◉ Which of the following is the earliest date?

• Feb. 19, 1896
• Feb. 19, 1986 1 / 3

• Jan. 28, 1988
• Jan. 29, 1896

E) Jan. 24, 1896. Answer: E) Jan. 24, 1896

◉ 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.

A) $40,000

B) $25,000

C) $15,000

D) $8,000

E) $2,000. Answer: C) $15,000

◉ LARGE is to ELEPHANT as __?__ is to MOUSE.

A) FAST

B) GARGANTUAN

C) QUICK

D) SMALL

E) BROWN. Answer: D) small 2 / 3

◉ The teacher instructed her students to read the directions INCOMPLETELY prior to beginning their assignment.

• inadequately
• partially
• conscientiously
• deficiently

E) incompetently. Answer: C) conscientiously

◉ Tickets at the movie theater are $9.00 for adults. Seniors receive a discount and only have to pay $6.00. The capacity of the theater is 80 people. If the theater was at full capacity and made $675, then __?__ seniors bought tickets for the movie.

• 15
• 30
• 45
• 60

E) 75. Answer: A) 15

◉ If the first two statements are true, is the third statement true?

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