CogAT Quantitative Number Puzzles 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The scale shows 7 + 3 on the left side. The right side shows 6 + ?. What number balances the scale?
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 5
- 3
- 6
Correct answer: 4
7 + 3 = 10, and 6 + 4 = 10, so both sides equal 10.
Question 2: If a triangle equals 5 and a circle equals 2, what does triangle + circle + circle equal?
- 9 (Correct answer)
- 7
- 10
- 8
Correct answer: 9
5 + 2 + 2 = 9.
Question 3: Look at the pattern: 2, 4, 6, 8, ?. What number comes next?
- 10 (Correct answer)
- 9
- 12
- 11
Correct answer: 10
The numbers increase by 2 each time, so 8 + 2 = 10.
Question 4: A balance has 9 on the left and 4 + ? on the right. What number makes it balance?
- 5 (Correct answer)
- 4
- 6
- 3
Correct answer: 5
4 + 5 = 9, matching the left side.
Question 5: If a star equals 3, how much do four stars equal?
- 12 (Correct answer)
- 9
- 7
- 15
Correct answer: 12
3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12.
Question 6: What number is missing? 10, 8, 6, ?, 2
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 5
- 3
- 7
Correct answer: 4
The pattern counts down by 2, so after 6 comes 4.
Question 7: One side of a scale shows 5 + 5. The other side shows ? . What single number balances it?
- 10 (Correct answer)
- 5
- 15
- 11
Correct answer: 10
5 + 5 = 10, so the other side must be 10.
CogAT Quantitative Number Puzzles 2
The scale shows 7 + 3 on the left side.
The right side shows 6 + ?.
What number balances the scale?