Home Depot Assessment Home Depot Reasoning 3

Question 1

A board is 12 feet long and must be cut into pieces of 3 feet each. How many pieces result?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

12 divided by 3 equals 4 pieces.

Question 2

If 5 associates can stock an aisle in 2 hours, how long would 10 associates take at the same rate?

Accepted Answer

1 hour

Answer

Doubling the workers halves the time, so 1 hour.

Question 3

Which word best completes the analogy: Hammer is to nail as wrench is to ___?

Accepted Answer

Bolt

Answer

A wrench tightens a bolt just as a hammer drives a nail.

Question 4

A register starts with $200 in cash. After $350 in cash sales and $80 in cash refunds, how much cash is in the drawer?

Accepted Answer

$470

Answer

$200 plus $350 minus $80 equals $470.

Question 5

Complete the sequence: 100, 90, 81, 73, ___

Accepted Answer

66

Answer

The amount subtracted decreases by one each step: 10, 9, 8, 7, so 73 minus 7 equals 66.

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