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TSA Reasoning Skills Flashcards

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  1. A scanner processes 4 bags per minute. How long to process 100 bags?

    Answer: 25 minutes

    100 / 4 = 25 minutes.

  2. Either the alarm sounds or the bag is clear. The alarm did not sound. What follows?

    Answer: The bag is clear

    In an 'either/or,' if one option is false the other must be true, so the bag is clear.

  3. What comes next: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ...?

    Answer: 36

    These are perfect squares, so the next is 6 squared = 36.

  4. A terminal has 8 checkpoints, and 3 are temporarily closed. What fraction remains open?

    Answer: 5/8

    8 - 3 = 5 open out of 8 total, so 5/8.

  5. If all trainees must pass the exam, and Sam is a trainee who has not passed, what must Sam do?

    Answer: Pass the exam

    The rule requires all trainees to pass, so Sam must still pass the exam.

  6. A flight departs at 14:20 and the trip to the gate takes 35 minutes. What is the latest time to start walking?

    Answer: 13:45

    14:20 minus 35 minutes equals 13:45.

  7. Officer P screens 40% of bags and Officer Q screens 60%. If 250 bags total, how many does Officer Q screen?

    Answer: 150

    60% of 250 = 0.6 x 250 = 150 bags.

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