GAT Word Problems

Question 1

A Saudi merchant buys 50 items at SAR 120 each and sells them at SAR 156 each. What is his total profit?

Accepted Answer

SAR 1,800

Answer

SAR 1,200

Answer

SAR 2,400

Answer

SAR 3,600

Question 2

A train leaves Riyadh at 8:00 AM traveling at 120 km/h. Another train leaves Riyadh at 9:00 AM on the same route at 160 km/h. At what time will the second train catch the first?

Accepted Answer

12:00 PM

Answer

11:00 AM

Answer

1:00 PM

Answer

2:00 PM

Question 3

If 8 workers can build a wall in 6 days, how many days would 12 workers take to build the same wall?

Accepted Answer

4 days

Answer

3 days

Answer

8 days

Answer

9 days

Question 4

Nora's age is twice Salma's age. In 5 years, the sum of their ages will be 40. How old is Nora now?

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

15

Answer

25

Answer

30

Question 5

A tank fills in 4 hours with Pipe A and 6 hours with Pipe B. How long to fill if both pipes work together?

Accepted Answer

2.4 hours

Answer

2 hours

Answer

3 hours

Answer

5 hours

Question 6

A shopkeeper mixes 30 kg of rice at SAR 8/kg with 20 kg of rice at SAR 12/kg. What is the price per kg of the mixture?

Accepted Answer

SAR 9.60

Answer

SAR 9.00

Answer

SAR 10.00

Answer

SAR 10.40