ANSWER KEY

QUESTION CORRECT ANSWER

D
Given:
2B = R
½G=R

Solution:
Total = R + B + G
Total = R + ½ R + 2R = 3 ½ R
3½R=T
R = T/3 ½
1 Substitute T on the choices, answer should be whole number

I. 7 marbles
7/ 3 ½ = 2 ← Correct
II. 45 marbles
45/3 ½ = 90/7 ← Wrong
III. 63 marbles
63/ 3 ½ = 18 ← Correct

Therefore the answer is choice D

C
Given:
Total = $529 Million

eldest = ½
Middle = ⅔
Youngest = ¾

Solution:
Total ratio = 23/12
2
¾ / (23/12) = Y/529 million
396.75 Million = (23/12) Y
Y = 207 Million
 A
Given:
Base pay = $80 Plus 5% of total sales
3
Solution:
80 + 800(0.05) = $120
80/120 = ⅔

E
Given:
A = ⅓G + G
G=S-¼S
Average = 33 000

Solution:

A = 4/3 G
G=¾A
4
G = ¾S
S = 4/3 G
4/3 (¾) A = A

A + G + S / 3 = 33 000
A + ¾ A + A / 3 = 33 000
2 ¾ A = 99 000
A = 36 000 votes

D
Given:
980 grams of C + 20 grams of I =1000 grams of alloy

Solution:
½ kg = 500 grams

since on 1000 grams of alloy we need 980 grams of copper

5 500/1000 = C/980
1000C = 490 000
C = 490 grams
 C
Given:
10% less between 6:00AM - 6:00PM on mon -fri and whole 24 hours on sat sun

Solution:
Let X = price per day
Original price = 7X

Discounted:
6 12 hours discount on mon-fri
12 hours = ½ day
monday to friday = 5 days
5(½) = 2.5 days discounted
Sat and sun = 2 days discounted

Total discounted days = 2.5 + 2 = 4.5 days

4.5 /7 = 9/14

A
Given:
denominator = 15
7
Solution:
X/15 = 0.4
X=6

C
Given:
3 600 voters
7% didn't vote
need 50% to win
8
Solution:
3600 - 3600(0.07) = 3348 Voters that voted
3348(0.5) = 1674 votes to win

A
Given:
F = 2E
¼ of F = landmarks
9
⅗ of E = landmarks

Solution:
Total = 3E
 ¼ (2E) = ½ E ← stamp of frank that features famous landmarks
⅗ E ← stamp of Edward that features famous landmarks

Total stamps with famous landmarks = ½ E + ⅗ E = (11/10) E

(11/10)E / 3E = 11/30

A
Given:
increases 20% every year
S Students = 2010
2015 - 2014

Solution:
2010-2015 = 5 years
S + 0.2S = 1.2 S ← 2011
10 1.2S + (0.2) 1.2S = 1.44S ← 2012
1.44S + (0.2) 1.44S = 1.728S ← 2013
1.728 S+ (0.2) (1.728S) = 2.0736S ← 2014
2.0736 S + (0.2) (2.0736S) = 2.48832S ← 2015

2015 - 2014 = 2.48832S - 2.0736S = 0.41472 S

on the choices Choice A has the same value
0.2(1.2)^4 = 0.41472 S
Therefore the answer is choice A

E
Given:
⅕ = Brand X
Brand Y = Brand X - ⅓ Brand X

Solution:
Brand Y = Brand X - ⅓ Brand X
Y =⅔X
11
Brad X + Brand Y / Total
⅔X+X=1⅔X

⅕T=X
T = 5X

1 ⅔ X / 5X = ⅓
 A
Given:
M = Q + 0.5Q
R = Q - 0.4Q
R:M

Solution:
12 R = Q - 0.4Q
R = 0.6Q

M = Q + 0.5Q
M = 1.5Q

0.6Q /1.5Q = ⅖ or 2 to 5

E
Given:
⅓ full
⅓ F + L = 9/10 F
13
Solution:
(9/10)F - ⅓ F = L
(17/30)F = L
F = (30/17)L

D
Given:
A = 0.6E ← 60% of Emily
M = 0.55E ← 55% of Emily
14
Solution:
A/M = ?
0.6E/0.55E = 12/11

A
Given:
S = 0.5A
S/Total = ?

15 Solution:
Total = A + S
Total = A + 0.5A = 1.5A

S/Total = 0.5A /1.5A = ⅓

 E
Given:
rock 1 = 0.089 kg
rock 2 = 1.135 kg

16 Solution:
0.089 round off = 0.1
1.135 round off = 1.1

1.1 - 1 = 1 kg

B
Given:
V = ½ (3W) = 3W/2
2W =⅓ (4X) = 4X/3
3X = ¼ (5Y) = 5Y/4
4Y = ⅕ (6Z) = 6Z/5
5V = ? (7Z)

Solution:
V/W = 3/2 = 15/10
17
W/X = ⅔ = 10/15
X/Y = 5/12 = 15/36
Y/Z = 3/10 = 36/120

(V/W) (W/X)(X/Y)(Y/Z) = V/Z

(15/10)(10/15)(15/36)(36/120) = V/Z
V/Z = 15/120 = ⅛

5V/7Z = 1(5)/7(8) = 5/56

B
Given:
10% increase on june - july
10% decrease on july to august

Solution:
Let T = toaster price on June
18
July:
T - 0.1T = 0.9T
August:
0.9T + 0.9T (0.1) = 0.99T

August - June = 0.99T - T = - 0.01T or 1% decrease

 B
Given:
⅖ = business class
non-business/ business = ?
19
Solution:
non- business = 1 - ⅖ = ⅗

non-business/ business = ⅗ / ⅖ = 3/2

E
Given:
10% G = horns
with horns:without horns
20
Solution:
with horns:without horns = 0.9G / 0.1G = 9/1

C
Given:
G=⅘B
GM = ⅝ (BM)
B /Total = ?

21 Solution:
G = ⅘ (⅝) = ½ widgets of B
Total = G + B
½ + 1 = 1.5

B widgets / Total = 1/1.5 = ⅔

C
Average of A = 41 cm
Average of B = 36 cm

Average of 2 = 38cm

22 Solution:
B/Total = ?
41(T - B) + 36(B) / T = 38
38T = 41T - 41B + 36B
3T = 5B
B/T = ⅗

23 A
 Given:
35% = Black
W = 252 + B
Total = ?

Solution:
T=B+W

T = 0.35T + 0.35T + 252

0.3T = 252
T = 840 tokens

E
Given:
J=½S
⅔ J = Female
⅕ S = females
30 female juniors

Solution:
24
⅔ J = 30
J = 45 members

S = 2J
S = 2(45) = 90 members

Total members = 90 + 45 = 135 members

B
Given:
Monday = 20%
Tuesday = 30% of remaining
Wednesday = 50% of remaining
25
Solution:
100 - 20 = 80% remaining after monday
80 - 80(0.3) = 56% remaining after tuesday
56 - 56(0.5) = 28% remaining after wednesday
Therefore he still need to read 28%

C
Given:
26 50 students
⅗ = blonde
⅘ = blue eyes
 Solution:

Blonde Not Blonde Total

Blue 30 -10 = 20 40 - 20 = 20 ⅘ (50) = 40

Not Blue 10 0 50 - 40 = 10

Total ⅗ (50) = 30 20 50

Therefore the answer is 20 students

B
Given:
¼ almond and ¾ macadamia nuts
Almond = 2 Macadamia
27
Solution:
¼ (2M) / ¼ (2M) + ¾ (M)
= ½ / (5/4)
=⅖

C
Given:
2000 headphones
0.2% did not pass
Did not pass/Pass = ?
28
Solution:
2000(0.002) = 4 headphones did not pass
passed = 2000 - 4 = 1996 headphones

Did not pass/Pass = 4/1996

A
Given:
2/9 C = Siamese
7/9 C = Persian
29
P = S + 25

Solution:
2/9 = S / S + S + 25
 4S + 50 = 9S
5S = 50
S = 10 Siamese cats

D
Given:
Total = 72 marbles
A = 3D = ¾ C

Solution:
A + ⅓ A + (4/3) A = 72
30 (8/3) A = 72
A = 27

C = 4/3 A = (4/3) (27) = 36

D = ⅓ A = ⅓ (27) = 9

C - D = 36 - 9 = 27 marbles

93.75 millilitres
Given:
25 mL : 0.8 g

3 grams
31
Solution:
25/0.8 = W/3
75 = 0.8W
W = 93.75 mL

7
6
Given:
½B=¼T
⅓ N = (1/7) T

B/N = ?

32 Solution:
B = ¼ T (2)
B=½T

⅓ N = (1/7) T
N = (3/7) T

½ T / (3/7) T = 7/6
 25
Given:
F x Denominator = 25

Solution:
33
F = X/Y

(X/Y) (Y) = 25 ← Y will cancel out

X = 25

20 years old
Given:
P=⅘H
P - 12 = ½ (H - 12)
34
Solution:
⅘ H - 12 = ½ H - 6
(3/10) H = 12 - 6
H = 20 years old

8 years
Given:
J=⅔V
J + 4 = 5/7 (V+4)

Solution:
35 ⅔ V + 4 = (5/7)V + (20/7)
(1/21)V = 8/7
V = 24 years old
J = ⅔ (24) = 16 years old

24 - 16 = 8 years

$4
Given:
⅓ = Chocolate
¼ remaining = peanut bar
Left $2
36
Solution:
Let X = money his mother gave

X - ⅓ X = ⅔ X ← Left after buying chocolate

⅔ X - ⅔ X (¼) = ½ X ←Left after buying peanut bar
 ½X=2
X = $4

5
6
Given:
0.5 % failed ← Agnes
0.8 % failed ← Edna

0.75 failed ← both

0.005A + 0.008E = Total

37 0.005A + 0.008E = 0.0075 (A+E)
0.005A + 0.008E = 0.0075A+0.0075E
0.0005E = 0.0025A
E = 5A

Total = A + E = 5A + A = 6A ← Total
E/Total = 5A / 6A = ⅚

960 people
Given:
1/12 = Children
⅕ Remaining = Women
704 men

Solution:
38
T - (1/12) T = (11/12)T ← Left without the children
(11/12)T - (11/12)(⅕)T = (11/15)T ← Left without children and women

(11/15)T = 704 Men

11T = 10560
T = 960 people

0.004
Given:
0.5555 ← round of to nearest thousandths
= 0.556
39
0.5555 ← round of to nearest hundredths
= 0.56

0.56 - 0.556 = 0.004

 0.0047 metres
Given:
D = 2.0453 m

40 round off nearest hundredths = 2.05 m

Solution:
2.05 - 2.0453= 0.0047