WONDERLICTESTQUESTIONSANDANSWERS

WONDERLICTESTQUESTIONSANDANSWERS

VERSION

Theeleventhmonthoftheyearis:

A.January B.November C.October D.May-ANSWER-Thecorrectansweris(B).TheeleventhmonthoftheyearisNovember.Ashopownerboughtsomeshovelsfor$5,500.Theshovelsweresoldfor$7,300,withaprofitof$50 perashovel.Howmanyshovelswereinvolved?A.18 B.36 C.55 D.73 E.90 F.Noneofthese-ANSWER-Thecorrectansweris(B).Thetotalprofitfromthesaleisthesellingprice minusthecostofpurchase,whichis$7300-$5500=$1800.Ifthetotalprofitis$1800andeachshovel accountsfor$50profit,theamountofshovelsis1800/50=36.HowmanystatesarethereintheU.S.A?A.20 B.30 C.40 D.50 E.60-ANSWER-Thecorrectansweris(D).TheUSAhas50states.Therearethreetimeselephantscomparedtogiraffesinthesafari.Ifthereisatotalof88elephants andgiraffes,howmanyelephantsarethereinthesafari?A.22 B.31 C.43 D.59 E.66 F.Noneofthese-ANSWER-Thecorrectansweris(E).Ifthereare3timesasmanyelephantsasthere aregiraffes,giraffescanbedefinedasX,andelephantsas3X,andbuildthefollowingequation:

3X+X=88

4X=88

X=88/4

X=22 Asstatedabove,Xstandsforthenumberofgiraffes.Thus,thereare22giraffes.Asmentionedinthe problem,therearethreetimesasmanyelephantsastherearegiraffesinthesafari.Thus,tofindhow

manyelephantsthereareinthesafari,multiplythenumberofgiraffesby3:

22*3=66

66isthenumberofelephantsinthesafari.Whatisthenextnumberintheseries?5,15,10,13,15,11,___ A.9 B.13 C.10

D.20 1 / 3

E.15 F.Noneofthese-ANSWER-Thecorrectansweris(D).Thisseriesismadeupoftwoseparatesubseries

thatalternate:

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

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

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

Asyoucansee,thenumbersthatincreaseby5arebolded,andthenumbersthatdecreaseby2are underlined.Wearemissingtheseventhnumberwhichisanoddterm;therefore,itshouldbegreater thanthelastoddterm(thefifthnumber)by5.Thefifthnumberis15.Thus,theansweris15+5=20 Acartravelsataspeedof85milesperhour.Howfarwillittravelin15minutes?A.9miles B.11miles C.13.25miles D.21.25miles E.22.75miles F.Noneofthese-ANSWER-Thecorrectansweris(D).Anhourconsistsof60minutes.Aquarterofan houris15minutesas15*4=60.Thus,dividethedistancetraveledperhourby4,whichis

85/4=21.25.

Acardealershipsellsusedcarsfor$7,000andnewcarsfor$16,000.Ifatotalof17carsweresoldfor $191,000,howmanyofthecarssoldwereused?A.2 B.3 C.5 D.8 E.10 F.Noneofthese-ANSWER-Thecorrectansweris(F)-Noneoftheabove.Firstofall,inordertosimplifythecalculationswecandivideallthenumbersbyacommon denominator:1000,inthatwaywecangetridofallthoseannoyingzeroes.Nowwedefinetheused carsasU(withapriceof7each)andthenewcarsasN(withapriceof16each)Nowwecanbuild

twoequations,thefirstrepresentingthetotalpriceandthesecondthetotalamountofcars:

a.7U+16N=191 b.N+U=17

SoaccordingtothesecondequationN=17-U,andwecannowsubstituteNinthefirstequation:

7U+16(17-U)=191;7U+272-16U=191;9U=81;U=9.9usedcarsweresold.SolvingTip:Youcouldtrysolvingthisquestionbyelimination.Forstarters,since191isanodd numberand16isanevennumber,thenthenumberofusedcarsmustbeodd(even+odd=odd)- whichmeanswecaneliminateanswersA,D&E.NowthatweareleftonlywithBandC,let'stryto

calculateitforeachoftheseoptions:

*.3*7+16*(17-3)=245,whichmeanswecaneliminateBasananswer.*.5*7+16*(17-5)=227,whichmeanswecaneliminateCasananswer.Therefore,theonlypossibleanswerisF-noneoftheabove.Joeygota25%raisetohissalary.Ifhisoriginalsalarywas$1,200,howmuchwasitaftertheraisewas implemented? 2 / 3

A.$1225

B.$1500

C.$1350

D.$1450

E.$1800

F.Noneofthese-ANSWER-Thecorrectansweris(B).25%equalsonequarterandaquarterof1200is 1200/4=300.Therefore,anadditionofaquarterto1200equals1200+300=1500.Arrangethefollowingwordssothattheymakeacompletesentence.Istherearrangedsentencetrue orfalse?TriangleAsidesthreehas A.True

B.False-ANSWER-Thesentenceis:Atrianglehasthreesides,whichistrue.

________istoJUICEasWHEATistoBREAD A.Water B.Pitcher C.Supermarket D.Soda E.Orange-ANSWER-Thecorrectansweris(E).Anorangeisusedtoproducejuicelikewheatisused toproducebread.Inaddition,bothwheatandorangesmustbeprocessedtoproducethefinal product.Thiseliminatesanswer(A).DoesFAQmean"frequentlyaskedquestions"?A.Yes B.No-ANSWER-Yes,FAQistheacronymfor"frequentlyaskedquestion".

ATTRACTIONistheoppositeof:

A.Disgust B.Inclination C.Fascination D.Inducement E.Lust-ANSWER-Thecorrectansweris(A).Attractionisawordusedtodescribethepowerof drawing,alluringorenticingwhiledisgustisawordusedtodescribeafeelingofloathingthatcauses aversion.Inthefollowingsetofwords,whichworddoesnotbelong?A.Dentist B.Economist C.Surgeon D.Layman E.Neuropsychologist-ANSWER-Thecorrectansweris(D).Alaymanisawordusedtodescribea personwhodoesnotbelongtoaparticularprofessionwhiletheotherwordsarealldifferent professions.

DEVIATEAGITATE-Themeaningsofthesewordsare:

A.Similar B.Contradictory C.Neithersimilarnorcontradictory-ANSWER-Thecorrectansweris(C).Todeviateisawordusedto describestrayingawayfromacourse.Toagitateisawordusedtodescribedisturbing,exciting,or angeringsomeoneorsomething.Howmanyofthefivepairslistedbelowareexactduplicates?

6845-6845

45641-45641

• / 3