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competitionMathematical
Aptitude Test 1. The
table below shows numbers in Set X and Set Y. Set
X Set Y 6 5 16
7 21 17 26
21 What do the numbers in
Set X have in common that the numbers in Set Y do not? A.
They are all 1 more than a multiple of 5. B.
They are all multiples of 6. C.
They are all less than 27. D. They
are all even. 2. Packages of paper
cost Rs. 2.45 each. Which expression can be used to find the total cost of n packages
of paper? A. 2.45/n B. 2.45n C.
2.45 + n D. (n + 2.45)/n 3. At a
store Chad had to choose between a package of 3 markers priced at Rs. 2.67 and
a package of 5 of the same kind of markers priced at Rs. 4.35. He decided to buy
the package of 5 markers. Which of the following explains why Chad got the better
deal? A. Markers in the package
of 5 cost 2 cents less apiece. B.
The package of 5 markers costs Rs. 1.68 less. C.
The package of 3 markers costs Rs. 1.68 more. D.
Markers in the package of 3 cost 87 cents apiece. 4.
Which pair of ratios are proportional? A.
12/15 and 4/5 B. 11/13 and 12/14 C.
10/15 and 3/2 D. 14/7 and 7/14 5.
At a market 3 melons sell for Rs. 3.50. At this rate, what is the price of 7 melons?
A. Rs. 4.00 B. Rs. 7.00 C.
Rs. 8.17 D. Rs. 13.50 6. Darsh made
fruit punch by mixing together 3 quarts of orange juice, 2 pints of pineapple
juice, 1 pint of apple juice, and 3 cups of lemon-lime soda. How many 1-cup servings
of punch did Darsh make? A. 21 B.
18 C. 15 D. 10 7.
A parking garage charges a Rs. 3 entry fee and Rs. 1.25 for each hour of parking.
If Mr. Rosenberg was charged Rs. 16.75 for parking, which procedure can he use
to find the number of hours his car was parked there? A.
Divide 16.75 by 3 B. Divide 16.75
by 1.25 C. Subtract 3 from 16.75
and then divide the difference by 1.25 D.
Subtract 1.25 from 16.75 and then divide the difference by 3 8.
Tathya wants to set up a cold-drink stand at a certain soccer park on the weekends.
He is going to survey people to see if they are potential customers. Which of
the following sampling methods will give him the most reliable results? A.
Ask the people who attend games every day of the week B.
Ask only the people who bring children to the games C.
Ask all the people who attend weekend games at that park D.
Ask the people who attend weekend games at all the parks 9.
There are 452 students at an Elementary School. The school secretary recorded
the number of student absences for each day last week as 14, 13, 18, 11, and 22
students. Which is closest to the mean number of students absent each day last
week? A. 80 B. 15 C.
25 D. 12 10. The speed wash at an
automatic car wash takes 3.5 minutes. The regular wash takes 4 minutes. On Tuesday
42 cars got a speed wash, and 21 got a regular wash. What information is necessary
to determine the income on Tuesday from speed washes and regular washes? A.
The time each car came through B.
The length of time between cars C.
The number of gallons of water used D.
The cost of a speed wash and a regular wash 11.
When building a brick wall, Mr. Langridge uses about 6.5 bricks for each square
foot of wall face. He used a total of 1,300 bricks to build a wall for a client.
Which equation can be used to find s, the area of the wall face in square feet?
A. s + 6.5 = 1,300 B.
s = 1300/6.5 C. 8/6.5 = 1,300 D.
s = 1,300 + 6.5 12. Darsh is making
cookies. The time it takes him to make the cookies can be found by using the equation
t = 25 + 12d, where t is the time in minutes and d is the number of dozens of
cookies Darsh makes. How many cookies can Darsh make in 85 minutes? A.
7 dozen B. 12 dozen C.
5 dozen D. 9 dozen 13.
Tathya has started saving money to buy a bicycle that costs Rs. 169.79. He earns
money by raking leaves and charges Rs. 25 per lawn. Last week he raked 3 lawns.
How much more money does Tathya need to earn in order to buy the bicycle? A.
Rs. 75.00 B. Rs. 94.79 C.
Rs. 114.79 D. Rs. 144.79 Visit
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A 4. A 5.
C 6. A 7.
C 8. C 9.
B 10. D 11.
B 12. C 13.
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