UCAT Decision Making Test #1

Question 1

Five travelers wearing shirts and caps of various colors—blue, green, brown, yellow, and red—came from China, Italy, Germany, France, and America.
No two visitors wore matching caps or shirts.
The tourist from France wore a green shirt. Her hat wasn't either blue or red.
The tourist from America sported a red shirt.
The traveler from Italy had a brown hat. Her clothing matched the color of the French tourist's cap exactly.
Which of the ensuing assertions is accurate?

Accepted Answer

The Chinese tourist wore a blue or brown shirt.

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The American tourist wore a red hat

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The Italian tourist wore a red shirt.

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The American tourist wore a yellow hat.

Question 2

Each of Carlo, Samantha, Dan, Rose, and Marie has an automobile. The colors of the cars are either red, blue, or green.
The remaining nine vehicles are sedans, with three hatchbacks.
Green sedans are all present.
Hatchbacks come in red or blue colors.
There are no hatchbacks for Marie and Carlo.
Only Drake owns a blue automobile out of Samantha, Dan, and Rose.
Which of the ensuing assertions is accurate?

Accepted Answer

Samantha has a red hatchback

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There are two blue cars

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Rose has a red sedan.

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There are three red cars.

Question 3

Should the voting age be lowered to 16 in order to combat the problem of low voter turnout?
From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.

Accepted Answer

No, there is no certainty that expanding the voting age will result in a higher voter turnout.

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The number of persons eligible to vote will increase if 16-year-olds are given the vote.

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Yes, if people under the age of 18 can vote, lawmakers will pay attention to them and take their concerns into account.

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No, 16-year-olds are not politically aware enough to make an informed decision.

Question 4

Should "fast food" restaurants be prohibited from selling junk food to kids during school hours in order to promote the health of children?
From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.

Accepted Answer

Yes, junk food plays a significant role in children's weight and poor health, which may limit their capacity to profit from their afternoon classes.

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No, lunchtimes are too brief, and it's crucial that there be a place where kids can receive cheap food if they can't eat at home.

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No, this will decrease the amount of customers that "quick food" restaurants have and might even drive the owners out of business, which would increase unemployment.

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Yes, students who leave school to visit fast food restaurants during lunch will certainly cause trouble in their neighborhood since they won't be supervised.

Question 5

The following tasks were assigned to Brado, Kath, Norie, and Sandra: data entry, listing tasks, validation tasks, and exit criteria. Each of these tasks took 5, 7, 11, and 16 hours to complete (not in any order).
Kath focused on tasks related to listing or validation.
Together, Sandra and Norie took a full hour longer to finish their assignment than Brado.
The activity that required the most time was validation duties.
Norie focused on data entry while Sandra finished her task in less time than Norie did.

Which of the ensuing assertions is accurate?

Accepted Answer

Kath completed his task of validation tasks in 16 hours

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Kath completed his task of listing tasks in 16 hours

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Brando completed his task of listing tasks in 7 hours

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Norie completed his task of data entry in 11 hours.

Question 6

There are either adults or kids among the 27 participants in the club.
Three more men than women are present.
Males make up 12 of the 16 adults.
In the club, how many boys are there?

Accepted Answer

3

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2

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6

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7

Question 7

Samatha, Kelly, Naneth and Neri had a vacation. Each person engaged in a beach activity, such as snorkeling, sea walking, jet skiing, or scuba diving. These events cost $30, $40, $65 and $75 each (not in any order).
Despite spending $10 more than Neri, Kelly did not spend the most money on his activities.
Although Naneth didn't go jet skiing, her pastime was less expensive than Samantha's.
Kelly did not choose a sea walk as his beach pastime; Neri chose snorkeling.

Who received $75 for their work?

Accepted Answer

Samatha

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Naneth

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Kelly

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Neri

Question 8

Ice cream bowls are sold by Jeremy. Any meal can have up to three distinct flavors.
He makes the choice to add another flavor.
Is eight the maximum number of additional ice cream dishes with up to three flavors that Jeremy can sell?

Accepted Answer

No, there will be 7 more dishes from 3 + 3 + 1.

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Yes, as there are 8 more dishes from the total of 14 - 6.

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Yes, as there are 15 extra dishes in addition to the 4 + 6 + 4 + 1 dishes.

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No, there will be 4 additional servings because there are 4 flavors in all.

Question 9

A biased six-sided die is used in a game that X and Y play.
Some numbers are more likely to be rolled than others on a biased dice.
Whoever throws a six first wins.
First pitch is by X.

No matter how skewed the dice, X and Y have an identical probability of winning.

Accepted Answer

No, X has a better probability of succeeding because Y can only succeed if X loses on his turn.

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Yes, the bias of the dice has no impact on the likelihood of any given throw.

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No, the odds are in favor of X when the dice are skewed toward a six.

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They do have the same chance of throwing a six when it is their turn because they are using the identical dice.

Question 10

Should society ultimately be in charge of the care of elderly people when they are no longer physically or mentally capable of taking care of themselves, rather than family members?
From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.

Accepted Answer

Yes, families should support and assist the elderly when they can, but if they are unable to do so, society as a whole should step in to assure their well-being.

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No, everyone has a life to live; the elderly should not rely on society or family members to take care of them; instead, they should save money and cover the cost of any later-in-life care they may require.

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Yes, much though they would like to, untrained family members find it difficult to support mentally ill people.

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No, if society stopped being involved in this way, families would have to stick together to take care of their relatives, both young and elderly, on their own.