MATH 01 -ACTIVITY

1. Of the following, which is greater than ?

A. 2/5 B.4/7 C. 4/9 D. 5/11
2. If an object travels at five feet per second, how many feet does it travel in one hour?
A. 30 B. 300 C. 720 D. 18000
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
If an object travels at 5 feet per second it covers 5x60 feet in one minute, and 5x60x60 feet in one hour.
Answer = 18000 (D)
3. What is the average (arithmetic mean) of all the multiples of ten from 10 to 190 inclusive?
A. 90 B. 95 C. 100 D. 105
4. A cubical block of metal weighs 6 pounds. How much will another cube of the same metal
weigh if its sides are twice as long?
A. 48 B. 32 C. 24 D. 18
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
If you double the sides of a cube, the ratio of the surface areas of the old and new cubes will be 1: 4. The ratio
of the volumes of the old and new cubes will be 1: 8.
Weight is proportional to volume. So, If the first weighs 6 pounds, the second weighs 6x8 pounds =48.
5. In a class of 78 students 41 are taking French, 22 are taking German. Of the students taking
French or German, 9 are taking both courses. How many students are not enrolled in either
course?
A. 6 B. 15 C. 24 D. 33
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
You could solve this by drawing a Venn diagram. A simpler way is to realize that you can subtract the number
of students taking both languages from the numbers taking French to find the number taking only French.
Likewise find those taking only German. Then we have:Total = only French + only German + both + neither
78 = (41-9) + (22-9) + 9 + neither.
Not enrolled students = 24
6. If f(x) = (x 50), what is the value of f(-5) ?
A. 75 B. 25 C. 0 D. -25
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
If x = -5, then (x 50) = 25 50 = -25
But the sign x means the absolute value of x (the distance between the number and zero on the number
line). Absolute values are always positive.
-25 = 25

7. ( 2 - 3 ) =
A. 5 - 26 B. 5 - 6 C. 1 - 26 D. 1 - 2
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Expand as for (a - b)2.
(2 - 3)(2 - 3)
= 2 - 2(2 x 3) + 3
= 5 - 2 6
8. 230 + 230 +230 +230
A. 8120 B. 830 C. 232 D. 230
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
All four terms are identical therefore we have 4 (230).
But 4 = 22, and so we can write 22. 230
Which is equivalent to 232

9. Amy has to visit towns B and C in any order. The roads connecting these towns with her home
are shown on the diagram. How many different routes can she take starting from A and returning
to A, going through both B and C (but not more than once through each) and not travelling any
road twice on the same trip?
A. 10 B. 8 C. 6 D. 4
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Amy can travel clockwise or anticlockwise on the diagram.
Clockwise, she has no choice of route from A to B, a choice of one out of two routes from B to C, and a
choice of one out of two routes from C back to A. This gives four possible routes.
Similarly, anticlockwise she has four different routes.
Total routes = 8
10. In the figure above AD = 4, AB = 3 and CD = 9. What is the area of triangle AEC ?
A. 18 B. 13.5 C. 9 D. 4.5
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
If we take AE as the base of triangle AEC, then the height is CD.
The height of the triangle is therefore, 9 (given).
To find the base we need to see that triangles AEB and CDE are similar. The ratio AB: CD, is therefore equal
to the ratio AE: ED. The given information shows that the ratio is 3:9, or 1:3. Now dividing AD (4) in this ratio
gives us AE as 1.
The area of AEC = base x height
=1/2 x 9 = 4.5

11. Which of the following could be a value of x, in the diagram above?

A. 10 B. 20 C. 40 D. 50
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
The marked angle, ABC must be more than 90 degrees because it is the external angle of triangle BDC, and
must be equal to the sum of angles BDC (90) and DCB.
Also ABC is not a straight line and must be less than 180.
Therefore 90 < 5x < 180
The only value of x which satisfies this relation is 20.

12. Helpers are needed to prepare for the fete. Each helper can make either 2 large cakes per
hour, or 35 small cakes per hour. The kitchen is available for 3 hours and 20 large cakes and 700
small cakes are needed. How many helpers are required?
A. 10 B. 15 C. 20 D. 25

Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
20 large cakes will require the equivalent of 10 helpers working for one hour. 700 small cakes will require the
equivalent of 20 helpers working for one hour. This means if only one hour were available we would need 30
helpers. But since three hours are available we can use 10 helpers.
13. Jo's collection contains US, Indian and British stamps. If the ratio of US to Indian stamps is 5
to 2 and the ratio of Indian to British stamps is 5 to 1, what is the ratio of US to British stamps?
A. 5 : 1 B. 10 : 5 C. 15 : 2 D. 25 : 2
Correct Answer: E
Explanation:
Indian stamps are common to both ratios. Multiply both ratios by factors such that the Indian stamps are
represented by the same number.
US : Indian = 5 : 2, and Indian : British = 5 : 1. Multiply the first by 5, and the second by 2.
Now US : Indian = 25 : 10, and Indian : British = 10 : 2
Hence the two ratios can be combined and US : British = 25 : 2
14. A 3 by 4 rectangle is inscribed in circle. What is the circumference of the circle?
A. 2.5 B. 3 C. 5 D. 4
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Draw the diagram. The diagonal of the rectangle is the diameter of the circle. The diagonal is the hypotenuse
of a 3,4,5 triangle, and is therefore, 5.
Circumference = .diameter = 5
15. Two sets of 4 consecutive positive integers have exactly one integer in common. The sum of
the integers in the set with greater numbers is how much greater than the sum of the integers in
the other set?
A. 4 B. 7 C. 8 D. 12
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
If two sets of four consecutive integers have one integer in common, the total in the combined set is 7., and
we can write the sets as
n + (n + 1) + (n + 2) + (n + 3 ) and
(n + 3) + (n + 4) + (n + 5) + (n + 6)
Note that each term in the second set is 3 more than the equivalent term in the first set. Since there are four
terms the total of the differences will be 4 x 3 = 12
16. If f(x) = (x + 2) / (x-2) for all integers except x=2, which of the following has the greatest value?
A. f(-1) B. f(0) C. f(1) D. f(3)
17. ABCD is a square of side 3, and E and F are the mid points of sides AB and BC respectively.
What is the area of the quadrilateral EBFD ?
A. 2.25 B. 3 C. 4 D. 4.5
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
(Total area of square - sum of the areas of triangles ADE and DCF) will give the area of the quadrilateral
18. If n 0, which of the following must be greater than n?
I 2n
II n
III 2 n
A. I only B. II only C. I and II only D.None
Correct Answer: E
Explanation:
Remember that n could be positive negative or a fraction. Try out a few cases:
In case I, if n is -1, then 2n is less than n.
In case II, if n is a fraction such as then n2 will be less than n.
In case III, if n is 2, then 2-n = 0, which is less than n.
Therefore, none of the choices must be greater than n
19. After being dropped a certain ball always bounces back to 2/5 of the height of its previous
bounce. After the first bounce it reaches a height of 125 inches. How high (in inches) will it reach
after its fourth bounce?
A. 20 B. 15 C. 8 D. 5
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
If after each bounce it reaches 2/5 of the previous height, then after the second bounce it will reach 2/5 x 125.
After the third it will reach 2/5 x 2/5 x 125. After the fourth it will reach 2/5 x 2/5 x 2/5 x 125. This cancels down
to 2 x 2 x 2 = 8
20. n and p are integers greater than 1
5n is the square of a number
75np is the cube of a number.
The smallest value for n + p is
A. 14 B. 18 C. 20 D. 30
21. The distance from town A to town B is five miles. C is six miles from B. Which of the following
could be the distance from A to C?
I 11
II 1
III 7
A. I only B. II only C. I and II only D. I, II, or III.
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Do not assume that AB and C are on a straight line. Make a diagram with A and B marked 5 miles apart. Draw
a circle centered on B, with radius 6. C could be anywhere on this circle. The minimum distance will be 1, and
maximum 11, but anywhere in between is possible.
22. 5 percent of 55 =
A. 0.05 B. 0.25 C. 0.5 D. 2.5
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
We can write the statement mathematically, using x to mean of and /100 for per cent. So ( 5/100) x
55 = 5 x 5 /100 = 0.25
23. If pqr = 1 , rst = 0 , and spr = 0, which of the following must be zero?
A. P B. Q C. R D. S
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
If pqr = 1, none of these variable can be zero. Since spr = 0 , and since p and r are not zero, s must be zero.
(Note that although rst = 0, and so either s or t must be zero, this is not sufficient to state which must be zero)
24.

A. 1/5 ` B. 6/5 C. 6 D. 64
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
65 = 64x 6
(64 x 6) - 64 = 64(6 - 1) = 64 x 5
Now, dividing by 5 will give us 64
25. -20 , -16 , -12 , -8 ....
In the sequence above, each term after the first is 4 greater than the preceding term. Which of the
following could not be a term in the sequence?
A. 0 B. 200 C. 440 D. 762
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
All terms in the sequence will be multiples of 4.
762 is not a multiple of 4
26. If f(x) = x 3, where x is an integer, which of the following could be a value of f(x)?
I6
II 0
III -6
A. I only B. I and II only C. II and III only D. I and III only
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Choice I is correct because f(x) = 6 when x=3
Choice II is incorrect because to make f(x) = 0, x would have to be 3. But 3 is not the square of an integer.
Choice III is incorrect because to make f(x) = -6, x would have to be 3 but squares cannot be negative.
(The minimum value for x is zero; hence, the minimum value for f(x) = -3)
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27. For how many integer values of n will the value of the expression 4n + 7 be an integer greater
than 1 and less than 200?
A. 48 B. 49 C. 50 D. 51
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
1 < 4n + 7 < 200
n can be 0, or -1
n cannot be -2 or any other negative integer or the expression 4n + 7 will be less than1.
The largest value for n will be an integer < (200 - 7) /4
193/4 = 48.25, hence 48
The number of integers between -1 and 48 inclusive is 50

28. In the above correctly worked addition sum, A,B,C and D represent different digits, and all the
digits in the sum are different. What is the sum of A,B,C and D?
A. 23 B. 22 C. 18 D. 16
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
First you must realize that the sum of two 2-digit numbers cannot be more that 198 (99 + 99). Therefore in the
given problem D must be 1.
Now use trial and error to satisfy the sum 5A + BC = 143
A + C must give 3 in the units place, but neither can be 1 since all the digits have to be different. Therefore A
+ C = 13.
With one to carry over into the tens column, 1 + 5 + B = 14, and B = 8.
A + C + B + D = 13 + 8 + 1 = 22
29. 12 litres of water are poured into an aquarium of dimensions 50cm length, 30cm breadth, and
40cm height. How high (in cm) will the water rise?
(1 litre = 1000cm3)
A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 20
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Total volume of water = 12 liters = 12 x 1000 cm3
The base of the aquarium is 50 x 30 = 1500cm2
Base of tank x height of water = volume of water
1500 x height = 12000; height = 12000 / 1500 = 8
30. Six years ago Anita was P times as old as Ben was. If Anita is now 17 years old, how old is
Ben now in terms of P ?
A. 11/P + 6 B. P/11 +6 C. 17 - P/6 D. 17/P
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Let Bens age now be B
Anitas age now is A.
(A - 6) = P(B - 6)
But A is 17 and therefore 11 = P(B - 6)
11/P = B-6
(11/P) + 6 = B
31. If a = 12, then a4 =
A. 144 B. 72 C. 36 D. 24
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
a4 = a2 x a2 = 12 x 12 = 144
32. If n is even, which of the following cannot be odd?
In+3
II 3n
III n - 1
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I and II only
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
In case I , even plus odd will give odd
In case II, odd times even will give even
In case III even squared is even, and even minus odd is odd.
(You can check this by using an easy even number like 2 in place of n)
Only case II cannot be odd.
33. One side of a triangle has length 8 and a second side has length 5. Which of the following
could be the area of the triangle?
I 24
II 20
III 5
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. II and III only
34 A certain animal in the zoo has consumed 39 pounds of food in six days. If it continues to eat
at the same rate, in how many more days will its total consumption be 91 pounds?
A. 12 B. 11 C. 10 D.8
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Food consumed per day = 39/6.
In the remaining days it will consume 91 - 39 pounds = 52 pounds
Now divide the food by the daily consumption to find the number of days
52 / (39/6) = 52 x (6 / 39) = 8
35. A perfect cube is an integer whose cube root is an integer. For example, 27, 64 and 125 are
perfect cubes. If p and q are perfect cubes, which of the following will not necessarily be a perfect
cube?
A. 8p B. pq C. pq + 27 D. -p
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
A perfect cube will have prime factors that are in groups of 3; for example 125 has the prime factors 5 x 5 x 5 , and 64
x 125 will also be a cube because its factors will be 4 x 4 x 4 x 5 x 5 x 5
Consider the answer choices in turn.
8 is the cube of 2, and p is a cube, and so the product will also be a cube.
pq will also be a cube as shown above.
pq is a cube and so is 27, but their sum need not be a cube. Consider the case where p =1 and q = 8, the sum of pq
and 27 will be 35 which has factors 5 x 7 and is not a cube.
-p will be a cube.
Since the difference between p and q is raised to the power of 6, this expression will be a cube (with cube root =
difference squared).
36. What is the length of the line segment in the x-y plane with end points at (-2,-2) and (2,3)?
A. 3 B. 31 C. 41 D. 7
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Sketch a diagram and calculate the distance (hypotenuse of a right
triangle) using Pythagoras theorem. Vertical height of triangle = 5 ;
horizontal side = 4 ; hypotenuse = (25 + 16) = 41

37. n is an integer chosen at random from the set

{5, 7, 9, 11 }
p is chosen at random from the set
{2, 6, 10, 14, 18}
What is the probability that n + p = 23 ?
A. 0.1 B. 0.2 C. 0.25 D. 0.3
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Each of the integers in the first set could be combined with any from the second set, giving a total of 4 x 5 =
20 possible pairs.
Of these the combinations that could give a sum of 23 are (5 + 18), and (9 + 14)
This means that the probability of getting a sum of 23 is 2/20 = 1/10
38. A dress on sale in a shop is marked at $D. During the discount sale its price is reduced by
15%. Staff are allowed a further 10% reduction on the discounted price. If a staff member buys the
dress what will she have to pay in terms of D ?
A. 0.75D B. 0.76D C. 0.765D D. 0.775D
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
If the price is reduced by 15 %, then the new price will be 0.85D
If this new price is further reduced by 10%, the discounted price will be 0.9 x 0.85D = 0.765D
39. All the dots in the array are 2 units apart vertically and horizontally. What is the length of the
longest line segment that can be drawn joining any two points in the array without passing through
any other point ?
A. 2 B. 22 C. 3 D. 20

Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
The longest line segment that can be drawn without passing through any dots
other than those at the beginning and end of the segment, such a line could go from
the middle dot in the top row to either the bottom left or right dot. In any case the
segment will be the hypotenuse of a right triangle with sides 2 and 4. Using
Pythagoras theorem the hypotenuse will be (2 + 4 ) = 20
40. If the radius of the circle with centre O is 7 and the measure of angle AOB is 100, what is the
best approximation to the length of arc AB ?
A. 9 B. 10 C. 11 D. 12
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
If the radius is 7, the circumference = 14
The length of the arc is 100/360 of the circumference
Taking as 22/7 we get
(100 x 14 x 22) / (360 x 7) which reduces to 440/ 36 = 12.22 (i.e. approx. 12)
41. Sheila works 8 hours per day on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and 6 hours per day on
Tuesday and Thursday. She does not work on Saturday and Sunday. She earns $324 per week.
How much does she earn in dollars per hour?
A. 11 B. 10 C. 9 D. 8
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Total hours worked = 8 x 3 + 6 x 2 = 36
Total earned = 324. Hourly wage = 324 / 36 = 9
42. ABCD is a parallelogram. BD = 2. The angles of triangle BCD are all equal. What is the
perimeter of the parallelogram?
A. 12 B. 93 C. 9 D. 8
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Since the angles of BCD are all equal, it is an equilateral triangle. Therefore. Since one side is 2, BD and CD
are also 2. These sides (totaling 4 units) represent half the perimeter of the parallelogram. Total perimeter = 8.
43. If the product of 6 integers is negative, at most how many of the integers can be negative?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Multiplying two negatives (or any even multiple) results in a positive. But multiplying three negatives (or any
odd multiple) gives a negative. If the result of multiplying 6 negatives is odd, the largest number of negative
integers will be the largest odd number (i.e.5)
44. If a positive integer n, divided by 5 has a remainder 2, which of the following must be true?
I n is odd
II n + 1 cannot be a prime number
III (n + 2) divided by 7 has remainder 2
A. none B. I only C. I and II only D. II and III only
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
You can find the integers which when divided by 5 have a remainder 2 by adding 2 to all multiples of 5. So we
have n = 7 , 12, 17, 22 etc.
From this series we can see that n does not have to be odd.
Also n + 1 can be a prime because, for example, 12 + 1 = 13
And (n + 2) / 7 has a remainder 2 in some cases but not all.
Remember the question asks us for what MUST be true, and we see that none of the statements are true in all
cases.
45. A solid cube of side 6 is first painted pink and then cut into smaller cubes of side 2. How many
of the smaller cubes have paint on exactly 2 sides?
A. 30 B. 24 C. 12 D. 8
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
When the larger cube is cut into smaller cubes, the corner cubes will have paint on three sides. The cubes in
the middle of the faces will have paint on only one side, but the cubes cut from the edges will have paint on
two sides. In this case, there will be only one cube one each edge (excluding the corners), and since there are
12 edges, there will be 12 cubes with paint on two sides. (Drawing a diagram will make this much clearer.)
46. Line l contains the points (3,1) and (4,4).
If line m is a different line, parallel to line l in the same coordinate plane, which of the following
could be the equation of line m?
A. y = 3x - 8 B. y = 1/3x - 3 C. y = -3x - 8 D. y = 3x + 1

Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Slope of the line l = (4 1) / (4 3) = 3/1 = 3
Parallel lines have the same slope. In the equation of a straight line, y = mx +
c, m represents the slope, so we are looking for an equation where m = 3
But both answer choices A and D have slope 3.
Now we calculate the intercept, c, for line l. Using the coordinate of one of
the points on l, we get: 4 = (3 x 4) + c ; 4 12 = c; c = -8
Hence, answer A is the equation of line l, and answer D must be the
equation of a parallel line.
47. In the figure above the square has two sides which are tangent to the circle. If the area of the
circle is 4a, what is the area of the square?
A. 2a B. 4a C. 4a D. 16a
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
If the area of the circle is 4a2 , the radius will be the square root of 4a2 (i.e. 2a)
The diameter will be 4a. The diameter is also the side of the square. Area of the square is (4a) 2 = 16a2
48. A triangle has a perimeter 13. The two shorter sides have integer lengths equal to x and x + 1.
Which of the following could be the length of the other side?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
The measure of the third side of a triangle must lie between the sum and the difference of the other two sides.
Using this fact along with the answer choices, we can eliminate the wrong answers.
(A) cannot be correct because 2 would not be the longest side.
(B) cannot be correct because again it would not be the longest side
(C) could be correct because the other two sides would be 3 and 4.
(D) and (E) cannot be correct because this third side would be greater than the sum of the other two sides.
49. A machine puts c caps on bottles in m minutes. How many hours will it take to put caps on b
bottles?
A. 60bm/c B. bm/60c C. bc/60m D. 60b/cm
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Substitute sensible numbers and work out the problem. Then change the numbers back to letters. For
example if the machine puts 6 caps on bottles in 2 minutes, it will put 6 /2 caps on per minute, or (6 /2) x 60
caps per hour. Putting letters back this is 60c/m.If you divide the required number of caps (b) by the caps per
hour you will get time taken in hours. This gives bm/60c (Remember dividing by a fraction is the same as
multiplying by its inverse.)
50. Paint needs to be thinned to a ratio of 2 parts paint to 1.5 parts water. The painter has by
mistake added water so that he has 6 litres of paint which is half water and half paint. What must
he add to make the proportions of the mixture correct?
A. 1 litre paint B. 1 litre water C. litre water and one litre paint D. litre paint and one litre water
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
At the moment the paint is 3 liters of paint and 3 liters of water. We need to add to this to make the new ratio
2 liters paint to 1.5 liters water. As this is equivalent to 4 : 3 we can see that we have the right amount of
water, and just need 1 liter of paint to make it correct.
51. Which of the following can be used to illustrate that not all prime numbers are odd?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
The only even numbers in the list are 2 and 4, but 4 is not a prime. So 2 can be used to illustrate the
statement that all primes are not odd.
52. What is the greatest of 3 consecutive integers whose sum is 24 ?
A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
The sum of three consecutive integers can be written as n + (n + 1) + (n + 2) = 3n + 3
If the sum is 24, we need to solve the equation 3n + 3 = 24; 3n = 21; n = 7
The greatest of the three numbers is therefore 7 + 2 = 9
53. Considering the positions on the number line above, which of the following could be a value
for x?
A. 5/3 B. 3/5 C. -2/5 D. -5/2
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Since the cube lies between the number and its square on the number line, we must be looking for a negative
fraction (between 0 and -1 on the number line). Only -2/5 is a negative fraction. (Try for yourself the results of
squaring and cubing negative numbers less than -1, numbers greater than 1, positive fractions, 1 and -1, so
that you can deal with all similar questions).
54. A piece of ribbon 4 yards long is used to make bows requiring 15 inches of ribbon for each.
What is the maximum number of bows that can be made?
A. 8 B. 9 C. 10 D. 11
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
The maximum number of bows will be 4 yards (= 4 x 36 inches) divided by 15 inches.
This gives 9.6. But as a fraction of a bow is no use, we can only make 9 bows.
55. How many numbers between 200 and 400 meet one or both of the conditions given in the two
statements below?
Statement 1: The number begins with 3
Statement 2: The number ends with 3
A. 20 B. 60 C. 100 D. 110
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
The numbers will be 203, 213, 223, 233, 243, 253, 263, 273, 283, 293, then all the numbers from 300 to 399
inclusive.
56. If f(3) = 15 and f(5) = 45, which of the following could be f(x)?
A. 4x + 3 B. 2x - 2x C. 2x - x D. 2x - 5
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Plug the values 3 and 5 from the question into the answer choices to check
whether ,you get 15 and 45 respectively. Starting with A: 4x + 3 works with 3 ( 4
x 3 + 3 = 15) but not with 5 (4 x 5 + 3 = 23)
You can check the rest yourself
57. PQRS is a parallelogram and ST = TR. What is the ratio of the area of triangle QST to the
area of the parallelogram?
A. 1 : 2 B. 1 : 3 C. 1 : 4 D. 1 : 5
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
SQ divides the parallelogram in half. Also QT divides the half parallelogram into half again (because the
bases of triangles STQ and TRQ are equal and their heights are equal).
Triangle QST is therefore one quarter of the parallelogram. And the ratio is 1 : 4
58. A picture is copied onto a sheet of paper 8.5 inches by 10 inches. A 1.5 inch margin is left all
around. What area in square inches does the picture cover?
A. 76 B. 65 C. 59.5 D. 38.5
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Draw out the diagram and you will see that the width of the picture becomes 8.5 - 3 = 5.5
The length becomes 10 - 3 = 7. The area is now 5.5 x 7 = 38.5

59. The table shows the results of a poll which asked drivers how many accidents they had had
over the previous 5 years. What is the median number of accidents per driver?
A. 0.5 B. 1 C. 1.5 D. 2
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
The median is the middle number when ranked (or the average of the middle tow numbers if there are an even
number of items in the list). If we list out in order we will write 17 zeros, 13 ones, 21 twos etc. Since there are
60 drivers, the median will come between the value for the 30th and 31st drivers. We can already see that
starting at the zero end, the 30thdriver will be in the ones section of the list, but the 31st driver will be in the
twos section. Hence the median is 1.5.
60. If V = 12R / (r + R) , then R =
A. Vr / (12 - V) B. Vr + V /12 C. Vr - 12 D. V / r - 12
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
We have to rearrange the equation to make R the subject.
Start by cross multiplying by (r + R); V (r + R) = 12R
Multiply out the bracket Vr + VR = 12R
Subtract VR from both sides (to collect 'R' terms on the same side): Vr = 12R - VR
Next put 'R' outside a bracket: Vr = R(12-V)
Finally divide both sides by (12-V): the answer is that R is equal to Vr/(12-V)
61. The number 0.127 is how much greater than 1/8 ?
A. B. 2/10 C. 1/50 D. 1/500
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
0.127 expressed as a fraction = 127/1000
1/8 can also be expressed as (1 x 125) / (8 x 125) = 125/1000
The difference is 2/1000, which is 1/500

62. Which of the following could not be the lengths of the sides of a right angled triangle?
A. 3, 4, 5 B. 5, 12, 13 C. 8, 15, 17 D. 12, 15, 18
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Using Pythagoras theorem we can see that 122 + 152 is not equal to 182
(All the others obey the theorem a2 + b2 = c2)

63. Two equal circles are cut out of a rectangle of card of dimensions 16 by 8. The circles have
the maximum diameter possible. What is the approximate area of the paper remaining after the
circles have been cut out?
A. 104 B. 78 C. 54 D. 27
64. If a and b are both positive, which of the following is a simplification of the expression above?
A. a + b + 1 B. a + b C. a - b D. ab
65. x = y - (50/y), where x and y are both > 0
If the value of y is doubled in the equation above, the value of x will
A. decrease B. stay the same C. increase four fold D. increase to more than
double
66. Which of the following could be a solution of the equation x = 4x - 3
A. -1 B. -0.6 C. 0 D. 0.6
67. The number of degrees that the hour hand of a clock moves through between noon and 2.30
in the afternoon of the same day is
A. 720 B. 180 C. 75 D. 65

68. Jeff takes 20 minutes to jog around the race course one time, and 25 minutes to jog around a
second time. What is his average speed in miles per hour for the whole jog if the course is 3 miles
long?
A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12

69. A and B are equidistant from the line l. How many circles can be drawn with their centres on
line l and that pass through both A and B?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. >10
70. A wheel has a diameter of x inches and a second wheel has a diameter of y inches. The first
wheel covers a distance of d feet in 100 revolutions. How many revolutions does the second
wheel make in covering d feet?
A. 100xy B. 100y - x C. 100x - y D. 100x / y
71. 3x + y = 19 , and x + 3y = 1.
Find the value of 2x + 2y
A. 20 B. 18 C. 11 D. 10
72. The price of a cycle is reduced by 25 per cent. The new price is reduced by a further 20 per
cent. The two reductions together are equal to a single reduction of
A. 45% B. 40% C. 35% D. 32.5%