TSA TSA Reasoning Skills 5

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

25 minutes

Answer

100 / 4 = 25 minutes.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

The bag is clear

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

5/8

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Pass the exam

Answer

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

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