GAT Practice and Application 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A map uses a scale of 1 inch = 50 miles. If two cities are 3.5 inches apart on the map, what is the actual distance between them?
- 125 miles
- 150 miles
- 175 miles (Correct answer)
- 200 miles
Correct answer: 175 miles
Actual distance = 3.5 × 50 = 175 miles.
Question 2: Which approach best demonstrates analytical thinking when solving a complex problem?
- Guessing the answer based on intuition
- Breaking the problem into smaller, manageable parts (Correct answer)
- Copying a solution from a similar problem without review
- Skipping unfamiliar steps
Correct answer: Breaking the problem into smaller, manageable parts
Analytical thinking involves systematically decomposing complex problems into smaller components for clearer understanding.
Question 3: If a recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour to make 24 cookies, how many cups are needed to make 60 cookies?
- 5.25 cups
- 6.0 cups
- 6.25 cups (Correct answer)
- 6.5 cups
Correct answer: 6.25 cups
Scale factor = 60/24 = 2.5; cups needed = 2.5 × 2.5 = 6.25 cups.
Question 4: An employee earns $18.50 per hour and works 38 hours in a week. What is his gross weekly pay?
- $685.00
- $703.00 (Correct answer)
- $720.50
- $741.00
Correct answer: $703.00
Gross pay = $18.50 × 38 = $703.00.
Question 5: A student needs to compare two phone plans. Plan A costs $45/month with unlimited calls; Plan B costs $25/month plus $0.10 per minute. At how many minutes per month do the plans cost the same?
- 150 minutes
- 175 minutes
- 200 minutes (Correct answer)
- 225 minutes
Correct answer: 200 minutes
Set 45 = 25 + 0.10m → 0.10m = 20 → m = 200 minutes.
Question 6: Which of the following is the most effective strategy when encountering an unfamiliar word in a reading passage?
- Skip the word and continue reading
- Use context clues from surrounding sentences (Correct answer)
- Look up every unknown word immediately
- Replace the word with a familiar synonym without checking
Correct answer: Use context clues from surrounding sentences
Context clues from surrounding text are the most efficient tool for inferring an unknown word's meaning during a test.
Question 7: A poll shows 45% of 1,200 surveyed adults prefer Option A. How many adults prefer Option A?
- 480
- 520
- 540 (Correct answer)
- 560
Correct answer: 540
45% of 1,200 = 0.45 × 1,200 = 540 adults.
GAT Practice and Application 3
A map uses a scale of 1 inch = 50 miles.
If two cities are 3.5 inches apart on the map, what is the actual distance between them?