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Wonderlictest
Theeleventhmonthoftheyearis:
A.January B.November C.October D.May-ANSThecorrectansweris(B).TheeleventhmonthoftheyearisNovember.Ashopownerboughtsomeshovelsfor$5,500.Theshovelsweresoldfor$7,300,witha profitof$50perashovel.Howmanyshovelswereinvolved?A.18 B.36 C.55 D.73 E.90 F.Noneofthese-ANSThecorrectansweris(B).Thetotalprofitfromthesaleistheselling priceminusthecostofpurchase,whichis$7300-$5500=$1800.Ifthetotalprofitis$1800 andeachshovelaccountsfor$50profit,theamountofshovelsis1800/50=36.HowmanystatesarethereintheU.S.A?A.20 B.30 C.40 D.50 E.60-ANSThecorrectansweris(D).TheUSAhas50states.Therearethreetimeselephantscomparedtogiraffesinthesafari.Ifthereisatotalof88 elephantsandgiraffes,howmanyelephantsarethereinthesafari?A.22 B.31 C.43 D.59 E.66 F.Noneofthese-ANSThecorrectansweris(E).Ifthereare3timesasmanyelephantsas therearegiraffes,giraffescanbedefinedasX,andelephantsas3X,andbuildthefollowing
equation:
3X+X=88
4X=88
X=88/4
X=22 Asstatedabove,Xstandsforthenumberofgiraffes.Thus,thereare22giraffes.As mentionedintheproblem,therearethreetimesasmanyelephantsastherearegiraffesin thesafari.Thus,tofindhowmanyelephantsthereareinthesafari,multiplythenumberof
giraffesby3: 1 / 3
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).Thisseriesismadeupoftwoseparate
subseriesthatalternate:
1.Aseriesofnumbers(theoddterms)thatincreaseby5(5,10,15).
2.Aseriesofnumbers(theeventerms)thatdecreaseby2(15,13,11)
Thepatternis:5,15,10,13,15,11,___
Asyoucansee,thenumbersthatincreaseby5arebolded,andthenumbersthatdecrease by2areunderlined.Wearemissingtheseventhnumberwhichisanoddterm;therefore,it shouldbegreaterthanthelastoddterm(thefifthnumber)by5.Thefifthnumberis15.Thus,theansweris15+5=20 Acartravelsataspeedof85milesperhour.Howfarwillittravelin15minutes?A.9miles B.11miles C.13.25miles D.21.25miles E.22.75miles F.Noneofthese-ANSThecorrectansweris(D).Anhourconsistsof60minutes.Aquarter ofanhouris15minutesas15*4=60.Thus,dividethedistancetraveledperhourby4, whichis85/4=21.25.Acardealershipsellsusedcarsfor$7,000andnewcarsfor$16,000.Ifatotalof17cars weresoldfor$191,000,howmanyofthecarssoldwereused?A.2 B.3 C.5 D.8 E.10 F.Noneofthese-ANSThecorrectansweris(F)-Noneoftheabove.Firstofall,inordertosimplifythecalculationswecandivideallthenumbersbyacommon
denominator:1000,inthatwaywecangetridofallthoseannoyingzeroes.Nowwedefine
theusedcarsasU(withapriceof7each)andthenewcarsasN(withapriceof16each) Nowwecanbuildtwoequations,thefirstrepresentingthetotalpriceandthesecondthe
totalamountofcars: 2 / 3
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,since191isan
oddnumberand16isanevennumber,thenthenumberofusedcarsmustbeodd (even+odd=odd)-whichmeanswecaneliminateanswersA,D&E.Nowthatweareleft
onlywithBandC,let'strytocalculateitforeachoftheseoptions:
*.3*7+16*(17-3)=245,whichmeanswecaneliminateBasananswer.*.5*7+16*(17-5)=227,whichmeanswecaneliminateCasananswer.Therefore,theonlypossibleanswerisF-noneoftheabove.Joeygota25%raisetohissalary.Ifhisoriginalsalarywas$1,200,howmuchwasitafter theraisewasimplemented?
A.$1225
B.$1500
C.$1350
D.$1450
E.$1800
F.Noneofthese-ANSThecorrectansweris(B).25%equalsonequarterandaquarterof 1200is1200/4=300.Therefore,anadditionofaquarterto1200equals1200+300=1500.Arrangethefollowingwordssothattheymakeacompletesentence.Istherearranged sentencetrueorfalse?TriangleAsidesthreehas A.True
B.False-ANSThesentenceis:Atrianglehasthreesides,whichistrue.
________istoJUICEasWHEATistoBREAD A.Water B.Pitcher C.Supermarket D.Soda E.Orange-ANSThecorrectansweris(E).Anorangeisusedtoproducejuicelikewheatis usedtoproducebread.Inaddition,bothwheatandorangesmustbeprocessedtoproduce thefinalproduct.Thiseliminatesanswer(A).DoesFAQmean"frequentlyaskedquestions"?A.Yes B.No-ANSYes,FAQistheacronymfor"frequentlyaskedquestion".
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