OLSAT OLSAT Quantitative Reasoning 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What number is 3 times as large as 8?
- 11
- 16
- 24 (Correct answer)
- 32
Correct answer: 24
3 × 8 = 24.
Question 2: Which number comes next: 100, 90, 80, 70, ___?
- 50
- 55
- 60 (Correct answer)
- 65
Correct answer: 60
Each number decreases by 10, so 70 - 10 = 60.
Question 3: If △ + △ = 10, what is △?
Correct answer: 5
5 + 5 = 10, so △ = 5.
Question 4: Which pair of numbers has the same relationship as 3 and 9?
- 2 and 6
- 4 and 8
- 5 and 15 (Correct answer)
- 6 and 12
Correct answer: 5 and 15
9 is 3 × 3, and 15 is 5 × 3, so both pairs show one number tripled.
Question 5: The sum of two numbers is 18. One number is 7. What is the other?
Correct answer: 11
18 - 7 = 11.
Question 6: Which number is between 47 and 53?
- 44
- 46
- 50 (Correct answer)
- 55
Correct answer: 50
50 is greater than 47 and less than 53, placing it between the two numbers.
Question 7: A pattern shows: 5, 10, 20, 40, ___. What comes next?
- 50
- 60
- 70
- 80 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 80
Each number doubles: 5×2=10, 10×2=20, 20×2=40, 40×2=80.
