WONDERLIC EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A candy maker makes two sizes of candies. Using the smaller size, a full jar will contain 120 pieces of candy. Using the larger candies a jar will contain 80 pieces of candy. The candy maker has a strict rule that no jars will contain a mix of small and large candies. If a store has room for 15 jars and they want 1560 total pieces of candy, how many jars will contain smaller candies? - Answers -x = smaller size y = larger size 120x + 80y = 1560 x + y = 15 3x+2y = 39 2x+2y = 30 x = 9 y = 6
120(9)+80(6) = 1080+480 = 1560
- jars of smaller, 6 jars of larger
Ben's General Store is selling yarn for $.04 a foot. How many feet can you buy for $0.52? - Answers -0.52/.04= 13ft A store buys a pack of gum for 33 cents per pack from their supplier. How much would 12 packs cost? - Answers -.33 x 12 =$3.96 The hours of sunlight in September is most similar to the hours of sunlight in which month? - Answers -March There are 12 more toy cars than toy trucks in a toy box with a total of 38 toy cars and trucks. How many toy trucks are in the toy box? - Answers -38 - 12 = 26 99 33 11 3 2/3 - Answers -Divide by 3
99/3= 33/3= 11/3= 3 2/3= 11/9
What is the opposite of Tardy - Answers -Punctual A race car travels 100 feet in .5 seconds. At this rate of speed, how many feet will the race car travel in a minute? - Answers -100 feet in 5 seconds = 200 feet in 10 seconds
- minute = 60 seconds
- / 1
10 seconds X 6 = 1 Minute 200 feet x 6=1200 feet A road construction crew is resurfacing the highway between point D and point E. The distance between point D and point E is 93 miles of road. The crew has completed 35