Quantitative Problem Solving Assessment Flashcards
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What comes next: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ?
Answer: 36
These are square numbers, so the next is 6² = 36.
If 40% of a number is 32, what is the number?
Answer: 80
32 / 0.40 = 80.
A rectangle is twice as long as it is wide, with a perimeter of 36. What is its width?
Answer: 6
Perimeter is 2(2w + w) = 6w = 36, so w = 6.
What is the next term: 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ?
Answer: 38
Differences are consecutive odd numbers (3,5,7,9,11), so 27 + 11 = 38.
Two dice are rolled. What is the probability the sum equals 7?
Answer: 1/6
Six of the 36 outcomes sum to 7, giving 6/36 = 1/6.
If it takes 8 painters 6 days to paint a house, how many days for 12 painters?
Answer: 4 days
Total work is 48 painter-days, so 48 / 12 = 4 days.
What is 2³ + 3² - 4?
Answer: 13
8 + 9 - 4 = 13.