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Logical Reasoning Flashcards

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  1. What comes next: 3, 9, 27, 81, ?

    Answer: 243

    Each term is multiplied by 3, so 81 times 3 equals 243.

  2. If no birds are mammals and all sparrows are birds, then:

    Answer: No sparrows are mammals

    Sparrows are birds, and no birds are mammals, so no sparrows are mammals.

  3. Glove is to hand as sock is to:

    Answer: Foot

    A glove covers a hand just as a sock covers a foot.

  4. Four friends finish a race. Lee beats Max. Max beats Joe. Joe beats Ken. Who finished last?

    Answer: Ken

    The order is Lee, Max, Joe, Ken, so Ken is last.

  5. Find the missing number: 8, 27, 64, ?

    Answer: 125

    These are cubes of 2, 3, 4, so the next is 5 cubed, which is 125.

  6. If some doctors are runners and no runners are smokers, which must be true?

    Answer: Some doctors are not smokers

    The doctors who are runners cannot be smokers, so some doctors are not smokers.

  7. A clock shows 3:15. What is the angle between the hands?

    Answer: 7.5 degrees

    At 3:15 the minute hand is at 90 degrees and the hour hand has moved to 97.5, leaving 7.5 degrees.