Problem Solving and Logic Flashcards
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An office has 5 staff members. Each must review 3 different reports. No two staff members review the same set of 3 reports. At minimum, how many different reports must exist?
Answer: 9
With 5 people each reviewing 3 unique sets, at minimum 9 distinct reports are needed to ensure no two share all three.
A public works crew repaves 0.4 miles of road per day. How many days will it take to repave 6 miles?
Answer: 15
6 ÷ 0.4 = 15 days.
All requests submitted after 4 PM are processed the next business day. A request is submitted at 4:15 PM on Tuesday. When will it be processed?
Answer: Wednesday
4:15 PM is after the 4 PM cutoff, so it is processed the next business day, Wednesday.
Look at the sequence: 100, 91, 82, 73, ___. What comes next?
Answer: 64
Each term decreases by 9: 73 − 9 = 64.
If no part-time employees receive benefits, and Kim receives benefits, what must be true?
Answer: Kim is a full-time employee.
Since no part-time employees receive benefits and Kim does, Kim cannot be part-time and must be full-time.
A city budget of $48,000 is divided equally among 6 departments. One department returns $1,200 unused. How much did that department actually spend?
Answer: $6,800
$48,000 ÷ 6 = $8,000 per department; $8,000 − $1,200 = $6,800 spent.
A scheduling rule states meetings cannot overlap. Meeting X runs 9:00–10:30 AM. Meeting Y runs 10:00–11:00 AM. What is true?
Answer: The schedule violates the no-overlap rule.
Meetings X and Y overlap from 10:00–10:30 AM, violating the no-overlap rule.