GCAT - General Cognitive Ability Arithmetic Word Problems Questions and Answers

Question 1

Machine A can produce 20 widgets per hour, and Machine B can produce 30 widgets per hour.
Working together at their respective rates, how many hours will it take for them to produce a total of 250 widgets?

Accepted Answer

5 hours

Answer

10 hours

Answer

4.5 hours

Answer

2.5 hours

Question 2

An electronics store advertises a laptop for $150. A customer uses a coupon for a 20% discount, and then an 8% sales tax is calculated on the discounted price. What is the final cost for the customer?

Accepted Answer

$129.60

Answer

$120.00

Answer

$132.00

Answer

$110.40

Question 3

A student has scores of 85, 92, 78, and 88 on four exams. What score must the student achieve on the fifth and final exam to have an average score of exactly 87 across all five exams?

Accepted Answer

92

Answer

87

Answer

85

Answer

90

Question 4

A recipe for a fruit punch calls for a ratio of 3 parts cranberry juice to 2 parts ginger ale. If a party host needs to make a large batch and uses 8 cups of ginger ale, how many cups of cranberry juice are required?

Accepted Answer

12 cups

Answer

9 cups

Answer

5.33 cups

Answer

11 cups

Question 5

A retailer buys 500 units of a product at a cost of $12 each. The shipping cost for the entire order is $1,000. If all 500 units are sold for $25 each, what is the retailer's total gross profit?

Accepted Answer

$5,500

Answer

$12,500

Answer

$6,500

Answer

$7,000

Question 6

A cyclist travels to a destination 120 miles away at a constant speed of 60 mph. He returns along the same route at a constant speed of 40 mph. What is the average speed for the entire round trip?

Accepted Answer

48 mph

Answer

50 mph

Answer

45 mph

Answer

52 mph

Machine A can produce 20 widgets per hour, and Machine B can produce 30 widgets per hour.Working together at their respective rates, how many hours will it take for them to produce a total of 250 widgets?

Machine A can produce 20 widgets per hour, and Machine B can produce 30 widgets per hour.
Working together at their respective rates, how many hours will it take for them to produce a total of 250 widgets?