Mettl Problem-Solving & Logical Reasoning 3

Question 1

A clock shows 3:15. What is the angle between the hour and minute hands?

Accepted Answer

7.5°

Answer

At 3:15, the minute hand is at 90° and the hour hand is at 97.5°, giving a difference of 7.5°.

Question 2

Which figure does NOT belong: Triangle, Rectangle, Pentagon, Cube, Hexagon?

Accepted Answer

Cube

Answer

A cube is a 3-dimensional solid; all others are 2-dimensional plane figures.

Question 3

If APPLE is coded as BQQMF, what is the code for MANGO?

Accepted Answer

NBOHP

Answer

Each letter is shifted one place forward in the alphabet: M→N, A→B, N→O, G→H, O→P = NBOHP.

Question 4

A train travels 300 miles in 5 hours. Another train covers the same distance in 4 hours. How much faster (mph) is the second train?

Accepted Answer

15 mph

Answer

First train: 60 mph; second train: 75 mph; difference = 15 mph.

Question 5

Three boxes contain apples, oranges, and a mix. All labels are wrong. You pick one fruit from the box labeled 'Mix' and it's an apple. What does the 'Apples' box contain?

Accepted Answer

Mix

Answer

Since the 'Mix' box is mislabeled and holds apples, and 'Apples' must be wrong too, 'Apples' holds the mix.

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Mettl Problem-Solving & Logical Reasoning 3