Swati

Arora

George Edcare

Date: 07.05.2016.
Practice Test
25 Questions
Time: 10.45am to 11.30am



1. Money invested at x%, compounded annually, triples in value in approximately every 112/x
years. If $2500 is invested at a rate of 8%, compounded annually, what will be its
approximate worth in 28 years?
$3750
$5600
$8100
$15000
$22500

2. What is the maximum possible area of a quadrilateral with a perimeter of 80 cm?


3. Two sisters shared a $36,500 inheritance. Teri invested her share at 9%, while Tammy
obtained 8.5% interest. After one year, their combined interest was $3200. How much did
Tammy invest?
$1245
$1445
$1755
$1965
$2135

4. In a company, 40% of male employees are graduates and 35% of the female employees are
non-graduates.
Quantity A: Percentage of graduates in the company
Quantity B: 55
Quantity A is greater
Quantity B is greater
The two quantities are equal
The relationship between the two quantities cannot be determined


5. A particular cab company charges a flat rate of $1.62 for the first 2 miles. It then charges
$1.38 for each mile over two miles. If the total cost of the ride is $18.18, how many miles
was the ride?

11

12

13


14
15

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6.

The solid brick shown is made of small bricks of side 1. When the large brick is disassembled
into its component small bricks, the total surface area of all the small bricks is how much
greater than the surface area of the large brick?
32
40
60
72
80

7. Jim has only dimes and nickels. He has a total of 11 coins and 3 more dimes than nickels.
Quantity A: The number of dimes in Jims pocket
Quantity B: 7
Quantity A is greater
Quantity B is greater
The two quantities are equal
The relationship between the two quantities cannot be determined

8.

Quantity A is greater
Quantity B is greater
The two quantities are equal
The relationship between the two quantities cannot be determined

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9.

33,34,35
33,35,36
34,34,35
34,35,35
35,35,35
35,35,38
36,37,44

10. If, |2x+3|4x-7

Then, the range is,
x -2/3
x 5
x 0
x -5
Cannot be determined

11.

89
94
97
267
272
12. A vase contains different colored flowers, 2 of which are red. If 4 red flowers are added to
the vase, the ratio of the number of red flowers to the total number of flowers in the vase is
now 1:5. How many flowers were in the vase before the 4 red flowers were added?

16
20
26
32
36

13. If x = 7 + 3 and xy =1 ,find the value of x2 + xy + y2 .
7 - 3 x2 - xy + y2

20
5
4
1

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7 + 3

14. Quantity A: The y-intercept of the line y=3/2x 2
Quantity B: The x-intercept of the line y=3/2x 2
Quantity A is greater
Quantity B is greater
The two quantities are equal
The relationship between the two quantities cannot be determined

15. What is the are (to the nearest unit) of the enclosed figure in the diagram below, assuming
that each of the squares has an area of 1?

12
13
14
15
16

16. For each of n people, Allen bought a hamburger and a soda at a restaurant. For each of n
people, David bought 4 hamburgers and a soda at the same restaurant. If Allen spent a total
of $5.20 and David spend a total of $16.00, how much did David spend just for hamburgers?
(Assume that all hamburgers cost the same and all sodas cost the same)
$14.40
$10.80
$6.40
$4.80
$1.60

17. The frequency distribution given below refers to the heights in centimetres of 100 people.
Height in cm
Number of people
150 156
5
157 163
18
164 170
20
171 177
27
178 183
22
184 190
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What is the approximate mean value of the distribution?

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171.5
172.12
178.5
181.75
182.12
18. Each person in a group of 110 investors has investments in either equities or securities or
both. Exactly 25% of the investors in equities have investments in securities, and exactly 40%
of the investors in securities have investments in equities. How many have investments in
equities?
65
80
120
135
150
19. A precious stone was accidentally dropped and broke into 3 pieces of equal weight. The
value of this type of stone is always proportional to the square of its weight.
Quantity A: The value of the 3 broken pieces together
Quantity B: The value of the original stone
Quantity A is greater
Quantity B is greater
The two quantities are equal
The relationship between the two quantities cannot be determined

20. What is x in the figure below?

21. The large rectangular solid below is formed by binding together 9 identical rectangular rods,
as shown.

Quantity A: The combined surface area of four of the individual, identical rectangular rods.

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Quantity B: The surface area of the large rectangular solid

Quantity A is greater
Quantity B is greater
The two quantities are equal
The relationship between the two quantities cannot be determined

22. There was a fund raising campaign conducted by a private organization to construct a Village
Library. The organization have collected the funds from 6750 people. A individual
contribution of $50 was 60th percentile and 95th percentile was $125. Whereas 20% of
people contributed from $100 to $125. Find the number of people who have contributed
between $50 to $100.
960
1012
1200
1320
2360
23. The average value of mortgage loans from a finance company in 1989 was $120,000 with a
standard deviation of $40,000, distributed normally. What is the approximate range that
covers 95% of the mortgage loans?
45,000
120,000
160,000
200,000
220,000
24. The lengths of the two shorter legs of a triangle add up to 40 units. What is the maximum
possible area of the triangle?


25. Joseph bought two varieties of rice, costing 5 cents per ounce and 6 cents per ounce each,
and mixed them in some ratio. Then he sold the mixture at 7 cents per ounce, making a
profit of 20%. What was the ratio of the mixture?
1:10
1:5
2:7
3:8
5:7