WONDERLIC TEST QUESTIONS

WONDERLIC TEST QUESTIONS &

ANSWERS

TheAeleventhAmonthAofAtheAyearAis:A

A.AJanuaryA B.ANovemberA C.AOctoberA D.AMayA-AcorrectAanswers- TheAcorrectAanswerAisA(B).ATheAeleventhAmonthAofAtheAyearAisANovember.AAshopAownerAboughtAsomeAshovelsAforA$5,500.ATheAshovelsAwereAsoldAforA$7,300,AwithA aAprofitAofA$50AperAaAshovel.AHowAmanyAshovelsAwereAinvolved?A

A.A18A

B.A36A

C.A55A

D.A73A

E.A90A

F.ANoneAofAtheseA-AcorrectAanswers- TheAcorrectAanswerAisA(B).ATheAtotalAprofitAfromAtheAsaleAisAtheAsellingApriceAminusAtheAcos tAofApurchase,AwhichAisA$7300- $5500=A$1800.IfAtheAtotalAprofitAisA$1800AandAeachAshovelAaccountsAforA$50Aprofit,AtheAam ountAofAshovelsAisA1800/50=36.HowAmanyAstatesAareAthereAinAtheAU.S.A?A

A.A20A

B.A30A

C.A40A

D.A50A

E.A60A-AcorrectAanswers-TheAcorrectAanswerAisA(D).ATheAUSAAhasA50Astates.ThereAareAthreeAtimesAelephantsAcomparedAtoAgiraffesAinAtheAsafari.AIfAthereAisAaAtotalAofA8 8AelephantsAandAgiraffes,AhowAmanyAelephantsAareAthereAinAtheAsafari?A

A.A22A

B.A31A

C.A43A

D.A59A

E.A66A

F.ANoneAofAtheseA-AcorrectAanswers- TheAcorrectAanswerAisA(E).AIfAthereAareA3AtimesAasAmanyAelephantsAasAthereAareAgiraffes,A giraffesAcanAbeAdefinedAasAX,AandAelephantsAasA3X,AandAbuildAtheAfollowingAequation:A

3XA+AXA=A88A

4XA=A88A

XA=A88/4A

XA=A22A

AsAstatedAabove,AXAstandsAforAtheAnumberAofAgiraffes.AThus,AthereAareA22Agiraffes.AAsAme ntionedAinAtheAproblem,AthereAareAthreeAtimesAasAmanyAelephantsAasAthereAareAgiraffesAinA 1 / 3

theAsafari.AThus,AtoAfindAhowAmanyAelephantsAthereAareAinAtheAsafari,AmultiplyAtheAnumberA

ofAgiraffesAbyA3:A

22A*A3A=A66A

66AisAtheAnumberAofAelephantsAinAtheAsafari.WhatAisAtheAnextAnumberAinAtheAseries?A5,A15,A10,A13,A15,A11,A___A A.A9A

B.A13A

C.A10A

D.A20A

E.A15A

F.ANoneAofAtheseA-AcorrectAanswers- TheAcorrectAanswerAisA(D).AThisAseriesAisAmadeAupAofAtwoAseparateAsubseriesAthatAalterna

te:A

1.AAAseriesAofAnumbersA(theAoddAterms)AthatAincreaseAbyA5A(5,A10,A15).A

2.AAAseriesAofAnumbersA(theAevenAterms)AthatAdecreaseAbyA2A(15,A13,A11)

TheApatternAis:A5,A15,A10,A13,A15,A11,A___A

AsAyouAcanAsee,AtheAnumbersAthatAincreaseAbyA5AareAbolded,AandAtheAnumbersAthatAdecre aseAbyA2AareAunderlined.AWeAareAmissingAtheAseventhAnumberAwhichAisAanAoddAterm;Ather efore,AitAshouldAbeAgreaterAthanAtheAlastAoddAtermA(theAfifthAnumber)AbyA5.A

TheAfifthAnumberAisA15.AThus,AtheAanswerAisA15A+A5A=A20 AAcarAtravelsAatAaAspeedAofA85AmilesAperAhour.AHowAfarAwillAitAtravelAinA15Aminutes?A A.A9AmilesA B.A11AmilesA C.A13.25AmilesA D.A21.25AmilesA E.A22.75AmilesA F.ANoneAofAtheseA-AcorrectAanswers- TheAcorrectAanswerAisA(D).AAnAhourAconsistsAofA60Aminutes.AAAquarterAofAanAhourAisA15Ami nutesAasA15A*A4A=A60.AThus,AdivideAtheAdistanceAtraveledAperAhourAbyA4,AwhichAisA85/4=21.

25.AAcarAdealershipAsellsAusedAcarsAforA$7,000AandAnewAcarsAforA$16,000.AIfAaAtotalAofA17Acar sAwereAsoldAforA$191,000,AhowAmanyAofAtheAcarsAsoldAwereAused?A A.A2A B.A3A C.A5A D.A8A

E.A10A

F.ANoneAofAtheseA-AcorrectAanswers-TheAcorrectAanswerAisA(F)A-ANoneAofAtheAabove.A

FirstAofAall,AinAorderAtoAsimplifyAtheAcalculationsAweAcanAdivideAallAtheAnumbersAbyAaAcomm onAdenominator:A1000,AinAthatAwayAweAcanAgetAridAofAallAthoseAannoyingAzeroes.ANowAweA 2 / 3

defineAtheAusedAcarsAasAUA(withAaApriceAofA7Aeach)AandAtheAnewAcarsAasANA(withAaApriceAof A16Aeach)ANowAweAcanAbuildAtwoAequations,AtheAfirstArepresentingAtheAtotalApriceAandAtheA

secondAtheAtotalAamountAofAcars:A

a.A7U+16N=191 A b.AN+U=A17A

SoAaccordingAtoAtheAsecondAequationANA=A17-

U,AandAweAcanAnowAsubstituteANAinAtheAfirstAequation:A7U+16(17-U)=191A;A7U+272-

16U=191A;A9U=81A;AU=9.A9AusedAcarsAwereAsold.A

SolvingATip:AYouAcouldAtryAsolvingAthisAquestionAbyAelimination.AForAstarters,AsinceA191AisA anAoddAnumberAandA16AisAanAevenAnumber,AthenAtheAnumberAofAusedAcarsAmustAbeAoddA( even+odd=odd)A- AwhichAmeansAweAcanAeliminateAanswersAA,ADA&AE.ANowAthatAweAareAleftAonlyAwithABAandA

C,Alet'sAtryAtoAcalculateAitAforAeachAofAtheseAoptions:A

*.A3*7A+A16*(17-3)A=A245,AwhichAmeansAweAcanAeliminateABAasAanAanswer.A

*.A5*7A+A16*(17-5)A=A227,AwhichAmeansAweAcanAeliminateACAasAanAanswer.A

Therefore,AtheAonlyApossibleAanswerAisAFA-AnoneAofAtheAabove.JoeyAgotAaA25%AraiseAtoAhisAsalary.AIfAhisAoriginalAsalaryAwasA$1,200,AhowAmuchAwasAitAaft erAtheAraiseAwasAimplemented?A

A.A$1225A

B.A$1500A

C.A$1350A

D.A$1450A

E.A$1800A

F.ANoneAofAtheseA-AcorrectAanswers- TheAcorrectAanswerAisA(B).A25%AequalsAoneAquarterAandAaAquarterAofA1200AisA1200/4=300 .ATherefore,AanAadditionAofAaAquarterAtoA1200AequalsA1200+300=1500.ArrangeAtheAfollowingAwordsAsoAthatAtheyAmakeAaAcompleteAsentence.AIsAtheArearrangedAs entenceAtrueAorAfalse?A

TriangleAAAsidesAthreeAhasA

A.ATrueA B.AFalseA-AcorrectAanswers-TheAsentenceAis:AAAtriangleAhasAthreeAsides,AwhichAisAtrue.________AisAtoAJUICEAasAWHEAT AisAtoABREAD A A.AWaterA B.APitcherA C.ASupermarketA D.ASodaA E.AOrangeA-AcorrectAanswers- TheAcorrectAanswerAisA(E).AAnAorangeAisAusedAtoAproduceAjuiceAlikeAwheatAisAusedAtoAprod

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