Wonderlictest - A.January B.November C.October D.May-ANSThecorr...

Wonderlictest

Theeleventhmonthoftheyearis:

A.January B.November C.October D.May-ANSThecorrectansweris(B).TheeleventhmonthoftheyearisNovember.Ashopownerboughtsomeshovelsfor$5,500.Theshovelsweresoldfor$7,300,with aprofitof$50perashovel.Howmanyshovelswereinvolved?A.18 B.36 C.55 D.73 E.90 F.Noneofthese-ANSThecorrectansweris(B).Thetotalprofitfromthesaleisthe sellingpriceminusthecostofpurchase,whichis$7300-$5500=$1800.Ifthetotalprofit is$1800andeachshovelaccountsfor$50profit,theamountofshovelsis1800/50=36.HowmanystatesarethereintheU.S.A?A.20 B.30 C.40 D.50 E.60-ANSThecorrectansweris(D).TheUSAhas50states.Therearethreetimeselephantscomparedtogiraffesinthesafari.Ifthereisatotalof 88elephantsandgiraffes,howmanyelephantsarethereinthesafari?A.22 B.31 C.43 D.59 E.66 F.Noneofthese-ANSThecorrectansweris(E).Ifthereare3timesasmany elephantsastherearegiraffes,giraffescanbedefinedasX,andelephantsas3X,and

buildthefollowingequation:

3X+X=88 1 / 3

4X=88

X=88/4

X=22 Asstatedabove,Xstandsforthenumberofgiraffes.Thus,thereare22giraffes.As mentionedintheproblem,therearethreetimesasmanyelephantsastherearegiraffes inthesafari.Thus,tofindhowmanyelephantsthereareinthesafari,multiplythe

numberofgiraffesby3:

22*3=66

66isthenumberofelephantsinthesafari.Whatisthenextnumberintheseries?5,15,10,13,15,11,___ A.9 B.13 C.10 D.20 E.15 F.Noneofthese-ANSThecorrectansweris(D).Thisseriesismadeupoftwo

separatesubseriesthatalternate:

1.Aseriesofnumbers(theoddterms)thatincreaseby5(5,10,15).

2.Aseriesofnumbers(theeventerms)thatdecreaseby2(15,13,11)

Thepatternis:5,15,10,13,15,11,___

Asyoucansee,thenumbersthatincreaseby5arebolded,andthenumbersthat decreaseby2areunderlined.Wearemissingtheseventhnumberwhichisanodd term;therefore,itshouldbegreaterthanthelastoddterm(thefifthnumber)by5.Thefifthnumberis15.Thus,theansweris15+5=20 Acartravelsataspeedof85milesperhour.Howfarwillittravelin15minutes?A.9miles B.11miles C.13.25miles D.21.25miles E.22.75miles 2 / 3

F.Noneofthese-ANSThecorrectansweris(D).Anhourconsistsof60minutes.A quarterofanhouris15minutesas15*4=60.Thus,dividethedistancetraveledper hourby4,whichis85/4=21.25.Acardealershipsellsusedcarsfor$7,000andnewcarsfor$16,000.Ifatotalof17 carsweresoldfor$191,000,howmanyofthecarssoldwereused?A.2 B.3 C.5 D.8 E.10 F.Noneofthese-ANSThecorrectansweris(F)-Noneoftheabove.Firstofall,inordertosimplifythecalculationswecandivideallthenumbersbya

commondenominator:1000,inthatwaywecangetridofallthoseannoyingzeroes.

NowwedefinetheusedcarsasU(withapriceof7each)andthenewcarsasN(with apriceof16each)Nowwecanbuildtwoequations,thefirstrepresentingthetotalprice

andthesecondthetotalamountofcars:

a.7U+16N=191 b.N+U=17 SoaccordingtothesecondequationN=17-U,andwecannowsubstituteNinthefirst

equation:7U+16(17-U)=191;7U+272-16U=191;9U=81;U=9.9usedcarsweresold.

SolvingTip:Youcouldtrysolvingthisquestionbyelimination.Forstarters,since191is

anoddnumberand16isanevennumber,thenthenumberofusedcarsmustbeodd (even+odd=odd)-whichmeanswecaneliminateanswersA,D&E.Nowthatweare

leftonlywithBandC,let'strytocalculateitforeachoftheseoptions:

*.3*7+16*(17-3)=245,whichmeanswecaneliminateBasananswer.*.5*7+16*(17-5)=227,whichmeanswecaneliminateCasananswer.Therefore,theonlypossibleanswerisF-noneoftheabove.Joeygota25%raisetohissalary.Ifhisoriginalsalarywas$1,200,howmuchwasit aftertheraisewasimplemented?

A.$1225

B.$1500

C.$1350

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