ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF COMMERCE EXTERNAL EXAM OFFICE

APTITUDE TEST
Date: Jan. 23,2014
Time allowed: 40min.
PART I: Multiple choice questions
INSTRUCTION: Choose the best answer and encircle the letter of your choice
1. Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the
other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are:
A. 39, 30 B. 42, 33 C. 43, 34 D. None
2. . How many of the following numbers are divisible by 132 ?
264, 396, 462, 792, 968, 2178, 5184, 6336
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. None
3. How much time ( in years) will it take for an amount of Birr 450 to yield Birr 81 as
interest at 4.5% per annum of simple interest?
A. 3.5
B. 4.5
C. 5
D. none
4. A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally,
he had:
A. 588 apples B. 700 apples C. 600 apples C. None
5. What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the unit's digit?
A. 1 B. 14 C. 20 D. None

6. I f 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as:

A. 5% of a B. 6% of a C. 8% of a D. None
7. The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade.
The average percent increase of population per year is:
A. 4.37% B. 6% C. 5% D. None
8. Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes

respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?
A. 57% B. 60% C. 65% D. None

9. The Average age of a class of 22 students is 21 years. The average increased by 1 when
the teacher's age also included. What is the age of the teacher?
A. 48

B. 45

C. 43

D. None

10. The average weight of 16 boys in a class is 50.25 kg and that of the
remaining 8 boys is
45.15 kg. What is the average weights of all the boys in the class?
A. 48.55

B. 42.25

C. 50 D. None

Part II: workout questions

INSTRUCTION: Show your steps clearly and neatly
1. A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth".
If the father's age is 38 years now, what was the son's age five years back?
2. The average of five numbers is 27. If one number is excluded, the average becomes 25.
What is the excluded number?
3. Ato Abebe buys an old refrigerator for Birr 4700 and spends Birr 800 on its repairs. If he
sells the refrigerator for Birr 5800, What is his gain percent ?