Basic Ability Quantitative Problem Solving Questions and Answers

Question 1

A clothing store increases the price of a shirt by 20%.
After a month, the shirt goes on sale for 20% off the new price.
What is the net percentage change in the price of the shirt from its original price?

Accepted Answer

4% decrease

Answer

No change

Answer

4% increase

Answer

10% decrease

Question 2

Machine A can complete a production order in 6 hours. Machine B can complete the same order in 9 hours. If both machines work together at their respective constant rates, how many hours will it take to complete the order?

Accepted Answer

3.6 hours

Answer

7.5 hours

Answer

4.5 hours

Answer

3.0 hours

Question 3

A car travels from City A to City B at an average speed of 50 miles per hour and returns from City B to City A along the same route at an average speed of 75 miles per hour. If the distance between the two cities is 150 miles, what is the average speed for the entire round trip?

Accepted Answer

60 mph

Answer

62.5 mph

Answer

65 mph

Answer

67.5 mph

Question 4

A grocer wants to create a 50-pound mixture of nuts that will sell for $4.50 per pound. He will mix peanuts that sell for $3.00 per pound and cashews that sell for $7.00 per pound. Which of the following is closest to the number of pounds of peanuts he should use?

Accepted Answer

31 pounds

Answer

19 pounds

Answer

25 pounds

Answer

38 pounds

Question 5

The bar chart below shows the number of units sold for five different products in a given month. What percentage of the total units sold were for Product C?

Product A: 120 units
Product B: 150 units
Product C: 180 units
Product D: 90 units
Product E: 60 units

Accepted Answer

30%

Answer

25%

Answer

33%

Answer

20%

Question 6

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 5:3. If there are a total of 40 students in the class, how many boys are there?

Accepted Answer

25

Answer

15

Answer

20

Answer

24