WonderlictestQuestions-Exam

WonderlictestQuestions-(Exam Elaborations) Thecorrectansweris(B).TheeleventhmonthoftheyearisNovember.-✅✅-The

eleventhmonthoftheyearis:

A.January B.November C.October D.May Thecorrectansweris(B).Thetotalprofitfromthesaleisthesellingpriceminusthe costofpurchase,whichis$7300-$5500=$1800.Ifthetotalprofitis$1800andeach shovelaccountsfor$50profit,theamountofshovelsis1800/50=36.-✅✅-Ashop ownerboughtsomeshovelsfor$5,500.Theshovelsweresoldfor$7,300,withaprofit of$50perashovel.Howmanyshovelswereinvolved?A.18 B.36 C.55 D.73 E.90 F.Noneofthese Thecorrectansweris(D).TheUSAhas50states.-✅✅-Howmanystatesarethere intheU.S.A?A.20 B.30 C.40 D.50 E.60 Thecorrectansweris(E).Ifthereare3timesasmanyelephantsastherearegiraffes,

giraffescanbedefinedasX,andelephantsas3X,andbuildthefollowingequation:

3X+X=88

4X=88

X=88/4

X=22 Asstatedabove,Xstandsforthenumberofgiraffes.Thus,thereare22giraffes.As mentionedintheproblem,therearethreetimesasmanyelephantsastherearegiraffes 1 / 3

inthesafari.Thus,tofindhowmanyelephantsthereareinthesafari,multiplythe

numberofgiraffesby3:

22*3=66

66isthenumberofelephantsinthesafari.-✅✅-Therearethreetimeselephants comparedtogiraffesinthesafari.Ifthereisatotalof88elephantsandgiraffes,how manyelephantsarethereinthesafari?A.22 B.31 C.43 D.59 E.66 F.Noneofthese Thecorrectansweris(D).Thisseriesismadeupoftwoseparatesubseriesthat

alternate:

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-✅✅-Whatisthenextnumber intheseries?5,15,10,13,15,11,___ A.9 B.13 C.10 D.20 E.15 F.Noneofthese Thecorrectansweris(D).Anhourconsistsof60minutes.Aquarterofanhouris15 minutesas15*4=60.Thus,dividethedistancetraveledperhourby4,whichis 85/4=21.25.-✅✅-Acartravelsataspeedof85milesperhour.Howfarwillittravelin 15minutes?A.9miles 2 / 3

B.11miles C.13.25miles D.21.25miles E.22.75miles F.Noneofthese Thecorrectansweris(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'strytocal-✅✅-Acardealershipsellsusedcarsfor$7,000 andnewcarsfor$16,000.Ifatotalof17carsweresoldfor$191,000,howmanyofthe carssoldwereused?A.2 B.3 C.5 D.8 E.10 F.Noneofthese Thecorrectansweris(B).25%equalsonequarterandaquarterof1200is 1200/4=300.Therefore,anadditionofaquarterto1200equals1200+300=1500.- ✅✅-Joeygota25%raisetohissalary.Ifhisoriginalsalarywas$1,200,howmuch wasitaftertheraisewasimplemented?

A.$1225

B.$1500

C.$1350

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