BIPU & PALASH

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MATHEMATICS (25x125)
1. A rope 32 Ieet long was cut into two pieces, one piece 8 Ieet longer than the other. What is the ratio oI the larger piece to
the smaller piece?
(A) 1/16 (B) 1/8 (C) 3/5 (D) 5/3

2. Which oI the Iollowing Iractions is the LEAST?
(A) 7/8 (B) 7/12 (C) 8/9 (D) 6/17

3. A truck departed Irom Newton at 11:53 A.M. and arrived in Far City, 240 miles away, at 4:41 P.M. on the same day.
What was the approximate average speed oI the truck on this trip?
(A) 20 mph (B) 34 mph (C) 50 mph (D) 54 mph

4. What is 200 oI 0.010?
(A) 0.0002 (B) 0.0005 (C) 0.020 (D) 0.20

5. II b books can be purchased Ior d dollars, how many books can be purchased Ior m dollars?
(A) bm/d (B) bdm (C) d/bm (D) (bm)/d

6. 10 oI 360 is how much more than 5 oI 360?
(A) 5 (B) 9 (C) 18 (D) 36

7. II x
2
3x 10 1 x
2
, then x
2

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) 9

8. An item costs 90 oI its original price. II 90 is added to the discount price, the cost oI the item will be equal to its
original price. What is the original price oI the item?
(A) $.09 (B) $.90 (C) $9.00 (D) $9.90

9. The * oI any number is deIined as the result obtained by adding the square oI the number to twice the number. What
number is the * oI 12?
(A) 12 (B) 168 (C) 1728 (D) 1752

10. A merchant sells a radio Ior $80, thereby making a proIit oI 25 oI the cost. What is the ratio oI cost to selling price?
(A) 4/5 (B) / (C) 5/6 (D) 2/3

11. During a halI-price sale, Ms. Baker bought a toothbrush Ior the usual price and a second toothbrush Ior one-halI the
usual price. II she paid $1.80 Ior the two toothbrushes, what was the usual price oI a toothbrush?
(A) $.50 (B) $.60 (C) $.90 (D) $1.20

12. On a certain day, a news vendor began the day with P papers. Between opening and noon, he sold 40 percent oI the
papers, and between noon and closing, he sold 60 percent oI the papers that remained. What percent oI the original P papers
did he sell?
(A) 0 (B) 20 (C) 24 (D) 76

13. The value oI a certain oIIice machine depreciates in such a way that its value at the end oI each year is 4/5 oI its value at
the beginning oI the same year. II the initial value oI the machine is $5,000, what is its value at the end oI 3 years?
(A) $4,750.25 (B) $4,000.00 (C) $2,560.00 (D) $2,000.00

14. In a certain year, corporation X produced 40 percent oI the total world production oI a certain drug. II corporation X
produced 18 kilograms oI the drug, how many kilograms were produced by producers other than corporation X?
(A) 22 (B) 27 (C) 36 (D) 40

15. A certain liquid Iertilizer contains 10 percent mineral X by volume. II a Iarmer wishes to treat a crop with 3/4 oI a liter
oI mineral X per acre, how many acres can he treat with 300 liters oI the liquid Iertilizer?
(A) 40 (B) 24 (C) 18 (D) 16

16. At the beginning oI a class, a classroom has 3 empty chairs and all students are seated. No student leaves the classroom,
and additional students equal to 20 percent oI the number oI students already seated enter the class late and Iill the empty
chairs. What is the total number oI chairs in the classroom?
(A) 18 (B) 15 (C) 10 (D) 6

17. In a certain shipment, x out oI every y items were Iound to be deIective. II 10 deIective items were Iound in the
shipment, what was the total number oI items in the shipment?
(A) 10y/x (B) 10x/y (C) 10y (D) 10y/(y-x)

18. (3508)
2
(3510 3508)
(A) 7020 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) 7016

19. A Iruit seller bought 2000 quarts oI berries at 80 cents per quart. II 1/4 oI the berries become too ripe Ior sale, what
should be the selling price per quart oI the remainder so that the gross proIit will be 20 percent oI the total cost?
(A) $0.25 (B) $0.80 (C) $1.00 (D) $1.28

20. Charlene spent 2/5 oI her income Ior January Ior rent, and 3/4 oI the remainder on other expenses. II she put the
remaining $180 in her savings account, how much was her income in January?
(A) $1,000 (B) $1,200 (C) $1,400 (D) $1,600

21. (4 \5) (4 \5) is equal to:
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 11 (D) 21

22. A deck oI cards is 1.5 centimeters thick. II each oI the cards is 0.03 centimeters thick, how many cards are in the deck?
(A) 45 (B) 50 (C) 450 (D) 500

23. II (x 6) (2x 1) 0, and x ~ 0, then x
(A) 6 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1/2

24. A merchant makes a proIit oI $10 on a certain item. II the dollar cost oI the item is a whole number, then which oI the
Iollowing could NOT represent her proIit as a percentage oI her cost?
(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 25 (D) 80

25. A salesclerk is paid a minimum weekly salary oI $210 plus a commission equal to 10 oI the value oI sales she makes
in excess oI $3,000 Ior the week. II the salesclerk wishes to earn at least $370 Ior a week, what is the minimum value oI
sales she must make Ior that week?
(A) $1,600 (B) $3,700 (C) $4,600 (D) $6,700

IQ (10x110)

1. What number should replace the question mark?

(A) 144 (B) 176 (C) 96 (D) 84

2. What is the value oI x; 8 6 8 2 5 x
(A) -90 (B) -60 (C) 30 (D) 50

3. What, with reIerence to this question, is the next number in the sequence below?
3, 3, 5, 1, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, ?
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 3 (D) 4

4. What number should replace the question mark? 27, 31, ?, 32, 29, 33, 30.....
(A) 28 (B) 25 (C) 30 (D) 26

5. 586321 is to 268 as 94783219647 is to?
(A) 79379 (B) 3792564 (C) 496587 (D) 46284

6. Lattice : Window; Which two words below have the same relationship as the two words above?
(A) Portal : Gable (B) Embrasure : Chimney (C) Mansard : RooI (D) Parapet : Door

7. You have accidentally leIt the plug out oI the bath and are attempting to Iill the bath with both taps Iull on. The hot tap
takes three minutes to Iill the bath and the cold tap two minutes, and the water empties through the plug hole in six minutes.
In how many minutes will the bath be Iilled?
(A) 2 (B) 2.5 (C) 1 (D) 1.5

8. What comes next? A, 1A, 111A, 311A,
(A) 13211A (B) 311A1 (C) 31131A (D) 13211A

9. What number should replace the question mark?

(A) 38 (B) 60 (C) 30 (D) 22
10. MUSIC: COMPOSE as DEVICE:
(A) Use (B) Create (C) Construct (D) Invent


PALASH 1912 475331 & BIPU 1713 484737