Mathematical & Analytical Reasoning Flashcards

A box holds 24 small packages. How many full boxes are needed to pack 150 packages, and how many are left over?

Answer: 6 boxes, 6 left

24 × 6 = 144, leaving 150 − 144 = 6 packages over.

A stamp roll has 100 stamps. If 7 rolls are used and 38 stamps remain on the 8th roll, how many stamps were used total?

Answer: 762

7 full rolls = 700, plus 100 − 38 = 62 used from the 8th roll, totaling 762.

If a route map uses a scale where 1 inch = 5 miles, how many miles does 3.5 inches represent?

Answer: 17.5 miles

3.5 × 5 = 17.5 miles.

Which figure completes the analogy: 4 is to 16 as 5 is to ?

Answer: 25

4 squared is 16, so 5 squared is 25.

A delivery van leaves at 8:45 AM and returns at 1:15 PM. How long was the trip?

Answer: 4 hours 30 min

From 8:45 AM to 1:15 PM is 4 hours and 30 minutes.

Postage is $1.50 for the first ounce and $0.25 for each additional ounce. What does a 6-ounce letter cost?

Answer: $2.75

$1.50 plus 5 additional ounces × $0.25 = $1.50 + $1.25 = $2.75.

If 40% of a route's 250 deliveries are residential, how many are NOT residential?

Answer: 150

40% are residential, so 60% × 250 = 150 are not residential.