HBS HBS Numerical Reasoning 2

Question 1

What is 2/5 + 3/10?

Accepted Answer

7/10

Answer

2/5 = 4/10; 4/10 + 3/10 = 7/10.

Question 2

A box holds 24 chocolates. If 3/8 are milk chocolate, how many are milk chocolate?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

3/8 × 24 = 9.

Question 3

What is 0.004 expressed as a fraction in its simplest form?

Accepted Answer

1/250

Answer

0.004 = 4/1000 = 1/250.

Question 4

If the average of five numbers is 14, what is their total?

Accepted Answer

70

Answer

Total = average × count = 14 × 5 = 70.

Question 5

A map uses a scale of 1:50,000. A distance of 4 cm on the map equals how many km in reality?

Accepted Answer

2 km

Answer

4 cm × 50,000 = 200,000 cm = 2 km.

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