Monday, March 2, 2009

Mathematical Aptitude Test

1. If a ladder touches a 15 ft high pole on top. The bottom part of the ladder is 8 ft away from the bottom of the pole. What is the height of the ladder .

A. 4.8 ft. B. 7 ft.

C. 17 ft. D. 23 ft.

2. Mr. Darsh purchased 20 concert tickets for a total of Rs. 225. The concert tickets cost Rs. 15 for adults and Rs. 10 for children under 12. How many tickets for children under 12 did Mr. Darsh purchase?

A. 5 B. 9

C. 15 D. 18

3. The force needed to stretch a spring is directly proportional to the amount the spring is to be stretched. If a force of 100 kg stretches a certain spring 8 inches, how much force is needed to stretch the spring 12 inches?

A. 25 kg

B. 50 kg

C. 100 kg

D. 150 kg

4. What is the measure angle B in the triangle ABC? Where angle A measures 56 degree, and sides AB and BC are equal.

A. 340

B. 560

C. 620

D. 680

5. A right circular cylindrical can is 6 inches high, and the area of its top is square inches. What is the minimum number of square inches of construction paper it would take to cover the lateral surface of this can?

A. 72 sq. in.

B. 72 sq. in.

C. 432 sq. in.

D. 432p sq. in.

6. Kavya noticed that many of the students at her school had red hair. She randomly chose 25 of the students in her school and found that 2 of them had red hair. If Kavya’s sample is representative, which of the following is closest to the number of the 2200 students at her school who have red hair?

A. 44

B. 88

C. 176

D. 200

7. Krisha and her family visit her grandparents once a month. Krisha recorded the driving time to her grandparents’ house for 6 trips in the chart below. Based on the data in the chart, what is the mean driving time to Krisha’s grandparents’ house?

Driving Times

Month Time

January 3 hours, 23 minutes

February 3 hours, 5 minutes

March 3 hours, 50 minutes

April 3 hours, 52 minutes

May 3 hours, 15 minutes

June 3 hours, 35 minutes

A. 3 hours, 23 minutes

B. 3 hours, 26 minutes

C. 3 hours, 30 minutes

D. 3 hours, 35 minutes

8. Two rectangles, ABCD and WXYZ, are as described. The measure of each side of WXYZ is 5 times the measure of each corresponding side of ABCD. Which statement is true of the areas of these two rectangles?

A. The area of WXYZ is 5 times the area of ABCD.

B. The area of WXYZ is 10 times the area of ABCD.

C. The area of WXYZ is 20 times the area of ABCD.

D. The area of WXYZ is 25 times the area of ABCD.

9. A group of 36 people from the Gova Recreation Center plans to purchase tickets for a cruise to Maldives. The standard fare for an individual ticket is shown below.

The group is informed that, because of the size of the group, the standard fare will be reduced by 30%. With the discount of 30%, how much does each member of the Nantucket Recreation Center have to pay for a cruise ticket?

Cruise Price : Individual Ticket costs Rs 12000

A. Rs 3600

B. Rs 4320

C. Rs 7680

D. Rs 8400

10. Which of the following is equivalent to the expression below?

(4)(-x)(-y)

A. 4xy

B. -4xy

C. (-4)(x)(y)

D. (-4)(-x)(-y)

Answers:

1. C

2. C

3. D

4. D

5. B

6. C

7. C

8. D

9. D

10. A


{5th March 2008 }

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