Cognitive Ability Flashcards
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Which of the following is the odd one out: 121, 144, 169, 196, 200?
Answer: 200
121, 144, 169, and 196 are perfect squares (11², 12², 13², 14²); 200 is not a perfect square.
If a company's sales increased from $80,000 to $100,000, what was the percentage increase?
Answer: 25%
Percentage increase = (20,000 ÷ 80,000) × 100 = 25%.
Some cats are black. All black things absorb heat well. Which conclusion follows logically?
Answer: Some cats absorb heat well
Since some cats are black, and all black things absorb heat well, those specific cats must also absorb heat well.
A sequence reads: A, C, F, J, O, ___. What letter comes next?
Answer: U
The gaps increase by one letter each time: +2, +3, +4, +5, +6; O + 6 = U.
Two workers can complete a job in 6 hours. How long would it take three workers at the same rate?
Answer: 4 hours
2 workers × 6 hours = 12 worker-hours total; 12 ÷ 3 workers = 4 hours.
MUSIC is to EAR as ART is to:
Answer: Eye
Music is perceived through the ear; art is perceived through the eye.
In a group of 50 people, 30 speak Spanish, 20 speak French, and 10 speak both. How many speak neither?
Answer: 10
Using inclusion-exclusion: 30 + 20 − 10 = 40 speak at least one language; 50 − 40 = 10 speak neither.