Wonderlic test - A. nnChore nn B. nnDirt nn C. nnSoap nn D. nnGe...

Wonderlic test ________ nnis nnto nnCLEANING nnas nnMEDICINE nnis nnto nnCURING nn

• nnChore nn
• nnDirt nn
• nnSoap nn
• nnGerms nn
• nnShiny nn- nnThe nncorrect nnanswer nnis nnC). nnSoap nnis nnused nnfor nncleaning nnas nnmedicine nnis nnused nnfor

nncuring

________ nnis nnto nnJUICE nnas nnWHEAT nnis nnto nnBREAD nn

• nnWater nn
• nnPitcher nn
• nnSupermarket nn
• nnSoda nn
• nnOrange nn- nnThe nncorrect nnanswer nnis nn(E). nnAn nnorange nnis nnused nnto nnproduce nnjuice nnlike nnwheat nnis

nnused nnto nnproduce nnbread. nnIn nnaddition, nnboth nnwheat nnand nnoranges nnmust nnbe nnprocessed nnto nnproduce nnthe nnfinal nnproduct. nnThis nneliminates nnanswer nn(A).

(15 nn÷ nn5) nnx nn(10 nn÷ nn2) nn= nn

• nn10 nn
• nn5 nn
• nn2.5 nn
• nn15 nn
• nn13 nn- nnD. nn15

16 nn÷ nn2.5 nn=

• nn6.2 nn
• nn5.6 nn
• nn6.5 nn
• nn6.4 nn 1 / 4

• nn5.3 nn- nnd. nn6.4

17 nnout nnof nn20 nnlung nndiseases nnare nncurable; nnwhat nnis nnthe nnpercentage nnof nnlung nndiseases nnthat nnare nncurable? nn

• nn17% nn
• nn72% nn
• nn85% nn
• nn87% nn
• nn90% nn
• nnNone nnof nnthese nn- nnThe nncorrect nnanswer nnis nn(C). nnIn nnorder nnto nnfind nnout nnhow nnmuch nnis nn17 nnout

nnof nn20 nnin nnpercentage, nnwe nnneed nnto nnreach nna nndenominator nnof nn100 nn(a nnpercent nnis nnsimply nna nnfraction nnwith nna nndenominator nnof nn100). nnIn nnorder nnto nndo nnthis nnwe nnmultiply nnthe nnfraction nn17/20 nnby nn5 nnand nnreach nn85/100 nnwhich nnis nn85%.

42 nnx nn0 nnx nn6 nn= nn

• nn0 nn
• nn6 nn
• nn252 nn
• nn7 nn
• nn242 nn- nna. nn0

A nnbasketball nnteam nnhas nneight nnboys nnand nnfour nngirls nnon nnthe nnroster. nnThe nnboys nnaverage nn12 nnpoints nneach. nnThe team nnaverages nn136 nnpoints nnas nna nnwhole. nnHow nnmany nnpoints nndo nnthe nngirls nnaverage nnper nnplayer?

• nn11 nn
• nn9 nn
• nn8 nn
• nn10 nn
• nn13 nn- nne. nn13
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A nnbiker nntravels nn5 nnfeet nnin nn0.5 nnseconds. nnAt nnthis nnexact nnspeed, nnhow nnfar nnwill nnthe nnbiker nntravel nnin nna nnminute?

• nn125 nnfeet
• nn25 nnfeet
• nn75 nnfeet
• nn150 nnfeet
• nn250 nnfeet nn- nnd. nn150 nnfeet

A nncar nndealership nnsells nnused nncars nnfor nn$7,000 nnand nnnew nncars nnfor nn$16,000. nnIf nna nntotal nnof nn17 nncars nnwere nnsold nnfor nn$191,000, nnhow nnmany nnof nnthe nncars nnsold nnwere nnused? nn

• nn2 nn
• nn3 nn
• nn5 nn
• nn8 nn
• nn10 nn
• nnNone nnof nnthese nn- nnThe nncorrect nnanswer nnis nn(F) nn- nnNone nnof nnthe nnabove. nn

First nnof nnall, nnin nnorder nnto nnsimplify nnthe nncalculations nnwe nncan nndivide nnall nnthe nnnumbers nnby nna nncommon nndenominator: nn1000, nnin nnthat nnway nnwe nncan nnget nnrid nnof nnall nnthose nnannoying nnzeroes.nnNow nnwe nndefine nnthe nnused nncars nnas nnU nn(with nna nnprice nnof nn7 nneach) nnand nnthe nnnew nncars nnas nnN nn(with nna nnprice nnof nn16 nneach) nnNow nnwe nncan nnbuild nntwo nnequations, nnthe nnfirst nnrepresenting nnthe

nntotal nnprice nnand nnthe nnsecond nnthe nntotal nnamount nnof nncars: nn

• nn7U+16N=191 nn
• nnN+U= nn17 nn

So nnaccording nnto nnthe nnsecond nnequation nnN nn= nn17-U, nnand nnwe nncan nnnow nnsubstitute nnN nnin nnthe nnfirst nnequation: nn7U+16(17-U)=191 nn; nn7U+272-16U=191 nn; nn9U=81 nn; nnU=9. nn9 nnused nncars nnwere nnsold. nn

Solving nnTip: nnYou nncould nntry nnsolving nnthis nnquestion nnby nnelimination. nnFor nnstarters, nnsince nn191 nnis nnan nnodd nnnumber nnand nn16 nnis nnan nneven nnnumber, nnthen nnthe nnnumber nnof nnused nncars nnmust nnbe 3 / 4

nnodd nn(even+odd=odd) nn- nnwhich nnmeans nnwe nncan nneliminate nnanswers nnA, nnD nn& nnE. nnNow nnthat nnwe nnare nnleft nnonly nnwith nnB nnand nnC, nnlet's nntry nnto nncalculate nnit nnfor nneach nnof nnthese nnoptions: nn

• nn3*7 nn+ nn16*(17-3) nn= nn245, nnwhich nnmeans nnwe nncan nneliminate nnB nnas nnan nnanswer. nn

• nn5*7 nn+ nn16*(17-5) nn= nn227, nnwhich nnmeans nnwe nncan nneliminate nnC nnas nnan nnanswer. nn

Therefore, nnthe nnonly nnpossible nnanswer nnis nnF nn- nnnone nnof nnthe nnabove.

A nncar nntravels nnat nna nnspeed nnof nn85 nnmiles nnper nnhour. nnHow nnfar nnwill nnit nntravel nnin nn15 nnminutes? nn

• nn9 nnmiles nn
• nn11 nnmiles nn
• nn13.25 nnmiles nn
• nn21.25 nnmiles nn
• nn22.75 nnmiles nn
• nnNone nnof nnthese nn- nnThe nncorrect nnanswer nnis nn(D). nnAn nnhour nnconsists nnof nn60 nnminutes. nnA nnquarter

nnof nnan nnhour nnis nn15 nnminutes nnas nn15 nn* nn4 nn= nn60. nnThus, nndivide nnthe nndistance nntraveled nnper nnhour nnby nn4, nnwhich nnis nn85/4=21.25.

A nncopy nnmachine nnrepairman nnmakes nn$12.50 nnper nnhour nnplus nn$4 nnfor nnevery nnservice nncall nnhe nnperforms. nnLast nnweek nnhe nnworked nn34 nnhours nnand nnmade nn6 nnservice nncalls. nnHow nnmuch nnmoney nndid nnhe nnmake?

• nn$449 nn
• nn$334 nn
• nn$428 nn
• nn$375 nn
• nn$497 nn- nna. nn$449

A nngirl nnis nn21 nnyears nnold nnand nnher nnbrother nnis nna nnthird nnher nnage. nnWhen nnthe nngirl nnis nn36, nnwhat nnwill nnbe nnthe nnage nnof nnher nnbrother?

• nn22 nn
• nn12 nn
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