Thursday, November 1, 2007

Mathematical Aptitude Test

1. A vehicle rents for Rs. 220 per week plus Rs. 0.25 per mile. Find the rental cost for a 2-week trip of 500 miles for a family of 5.

A. Rs. 345.00 B. Rs. 565.00 C. Rs. 2200.00 D. Rs. 2825.00

2. Find the greatest common factor of 42 and 70.

A. 2 B. 4 C. 7 D. 14

3. Simplify:

8 - 4 ÷ 2 - 10 ÷ 2

A. 4 B. 1 C. - 3 D. - 4

4. Darsh wants to paint the walls and ceiling in a room that is 14 feet x 16 feet with an 8-foothigh

ceiling. He will not paint the double door, which has a measurement of 6 feet x 7 feet.

One gallon of paint will cover 350 square feet. The paint is sold in gallon containers only. How many gallons of paint will he need to buy?

A. 2 gallons B. 3 gallons C. 4 gallons D. 5 gallons 5. On a map, the distance between two cities is 8.5 inches. If ½ inch represents 25 miles, how

far, in miles, is it between the two cities (to the nearest mile)?

A. 106 miles B. 213 miles C. 425 miles D. 850 miles 6. Ansh wants to buy a carpet that is 12 feet x 15 feet. The cost of the carpet, including installation, is Rs. 29.90 per square yard. Without including tax, how much does Ansh have to

spend to carpet his room?

A. Rs. 598.00

B. Rs. 807.30

C. Rs. 1614.60 D. Rs. 5322.00

7. A radio station is going to construct a 12-foot tower for a new antenna on top of a tall

building. The tower will be supported by three cables, each attached to the top of the tower

and to points on the roof of the building which are 5 feet from the base of the tower. What is the total length of these three cables?

A. 13 feet B. 39 feet C. 42 feet D. 51 feet

8. Find the missing number in the following sequence.

2, ___, 18, - 54, 162

A. 6 B. 3 C. -3 D. -6

9. Kinetic Energy (KE) is calculated by the formula KE = ½ mv(square) where m is mass and v is

velocity. Translate the expression ½ mv(square) into words.

A. half the product of m times v times v

B. the quantity of half the mass times velocity, all squared

C. half the square root of mass times velocity

D. half the square of the quantity of mass times velocity

10. Solve for x : 3(x + 4) = 6

A. - 2 B. 2/3 C. 10/3 D. 6

11. Determine which of the ordered pairs listed below satisfies the given system.

x + 2y = 3

2x + y = 6

A. (0, 3) B. (1, 1) C. (2, 2) D. (3, 0)

12. Given below are students' scores on an essay (possible score range is from 0 to 10). What is the median of the set of scores?

Student Essay Score

A 8

B 5

C 4

D 2

E 4

F 1

G 7

H 8

A. 3 B. 4.5 C. 4.9 D. 5

13. Given a bag of 20 marbles containing 8 green, 4 red, 2 blue, and 6 yellow, if a person picks

out a single marble from the bag without looking, what is the probability that it will be a red marble?

A. 1/20 B. 1/10 C. 1/5 D. 14

14. A man has a choice of a white, yellow, or blue shirt. He also may select a red tie or a green tie.

How many different outfits can he make of 1 shirt and 1 tie?

A. 5 B. 6 C. 8 D. 9

Answers:

1. C

2. B

3. C

4. D

5. D

6. B

7. C

8. A

9. D

10. A

11. A

12. C

13. C

14. D

October 31, 2007

Jai Sardar !

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