MAT Logical and Mathematical Patterns 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: 10 is to 100 as 20 is to:
- 200
- 400 (Correct answer)
- 40
- 2000
Correct answer: 400
Each number is squared, so 20 squared is 400.
Question 2: BINARY is to 2 as DECIMAL is to:
- 8
- 10 (Correct answer)
- 16
- 5
Correct answer: 10
Decimal is base 10, just as binary is base 2.
Question 3: PERIMETER is to ADDITION as AREA is to:
- subtraction
- multiplication (Correct answer)
- division
- rounding
Correct answer: multiplication
Area is computed by multiplying dimensions, unlike perimeter which sums sides.
Question 4: 3, 6, 12, 24 is to doubling as 81, 27, 9, 3 is to:
- halving
- dividing by three (Correct answer)
- subtracting
- squaring
Correct answer: dividing by three
Each term is divided by three to get the next.
Question 5: ACUTE is to LESS THAN 90 as OBTUSE is to:
- exactly 90
- greater than 90 (Correct answer)
- exactly 180
- less than 45
Correct answer: greater than 90
An obtuse angle measures greater than 90 degrees.
Question 6: 7 is to PRIME as 9 is to:
- prime
- composite (Correct answer)
- even
- negative
Correct answer: composite
9 is composite because it factors into 3 times 3.
Question 7: NUMERATOR is to TOP as DENOMINATOR is to:
- bottom (Correct answer)
- middle
- left
- whole
Correct answer: bottom
The denominator sits at the bottom of a fraction.
