PowerSchool Aptitude Test: Puzzles Flashcards
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Five people — A, B, C, D, E — sit in a row. A is to the left of B, C is between A and B, and D is to the right of B. What is the correct order?
Answer: E A C B D
A is left of B with C between them (A-C-B), D is right of B, and E must be leftmost: E A C B D.
If MOUSE is coded as PRUQH, what is the code for CHAIR?
Answer: FKDLU
Each letter is shifted forward by 3 positions (M→P, O→R, U→X, S→V, E→H), so C→F, H→K, A→D, I→L, R→U = FKDLU.
How many triangles are in a figure formed by drawing both diagonals inside a rectangle?
Answer: 4
The two diagonals of a rectangle intersect at the center, dividing the rectangle into exactly 4 triangles.
A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many sheep remain?
Answer: 9
'All but 9 die' means 9 sheep survive, regardless of how many die.
What is the next number in the series: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ?
Answer: 21
This is the Fibonacci sequence where each term equals the sum of the two preceding terms: 8 + 13 = 21.
A is twice as old as B. Five years ago, A was three times as old as B. How old is B now?
Answer: 10
Let B = x; then A = 2x. Five years ago: 2x − 5 = 3(x − 5) → 2x − 5 = 3x − 15 → x = 10.
Which number is the odd one out: 4, 9, 16, 25, 35, 49?
Answer: 35
All numbers are perfect squares (2², 3², 4², 5², 7²) except 35, which is not a perfect square.