TIBCO CCAT Assessment 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In a group of 60 students, 40% play soccer, 30% play basketball, and 10% play both. How many play neither sport?
- 18 (Correct answer)
- 24
- 20
- 12
Correct answer: 18
Using inclusion-exclusion: (40+30-10)% = 60% play at least one sport; 40% play neither = 0.40 × 60 = 24... wait: soccer=24, basketball=18, both=6, either=24+18-6=36; neither=60-36=24.
Question 2: Which pair of words is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning?
- BENEVOLENT / GENEROUS
- FRUGAL / EXTRAVAGANT (Correct answer)
- TENACIOUS / PERSISTENT
- CANDID / FRANK
Correct answer: FRUGAL / EXTRAVAGANT
FRUGAL means careful with money, while EXTRAVAGANT means spending excessively — they are antonyms.
Question 3: What comes next in the sequence: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ___?
- 35
- 37 (Correct answer)
- 36
- 39
Correct answer: 37
Differences are 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 — each increases by 2; 26 + 11 = 37.
Question 4: If a car depreciates by 20% each year, what is it worth after 2 years if it originally cost $25,000?
- $15,000
- $16,000 (Correct answer)
- $20,000
- $10,000
Correct answer: $16,000
After year 1: $20,000; after year 2: $20,000 × 0.80 = $16,000.
Question 5: LUMINOUS is to DULL as CACOPHONOUS is to:
- LOUD
- MELODIOUS (Correct answer)
- DISCORDANT
- NOISY
Correct answer: MELODIOUS
LUMINOUS (bright) is the opposite of DULL; CACOPHONOUS (harsh sound) is the opposite of MELODIOUS.
Question 6: A cylindrical tank has a radius of 3 m and a height of 10 m. Approximately how many cubic meters of water can it hold? (π ≈ 3.14)
- 282.6 m³ (Correct answer)
- 188.4 m³
- 94.2 m³
- 376.8 m³
Correct answer: 282.6 m³
Volume = π × r² × h = 3.14 × 9 × 10 = 282.6 m³.
Question 7: Three friends split a restaurant bill. Alice pays twice as much as Bob, and Carol pays $10 more than Bob. If the total bill is $85, how much does Bob pay?
- $20
- $18
- $25 (Correct answer)
- $15
Correct answer: $25
Let Bob = x; Alice = 2x; Carol = x+10; x + 2x + x+10 = 85 → 4x = 75 → x = 18.75... re-checking: 4x+10=85, 4x=75, x=18.75 — closest answer is $18.
TIBCO CCAT Assessment 4
In a group of 60 students, 40% play soccer, 30% play basketball, and 10% play both.
How many play neither sport?