UCAT Decision Making Test #3

Question 1

Would society be safer if there were designated dog-walking areas where people may exercise their pets without risk to others?

From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.

Accepted Answer

Yes, it is preferable for dogs to be exercised in separate locations where they cannot scare people and leave waste that could hurt children when they live in towns.

Answer

Explanation:
It tackles the issue of safety as well as the specific worry of risk to children as a particular category of "people."

Question 2

Should squash be a sport at the Olympics?

From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.

Accepted Answer

Yes, squash is played in more than 185 countries and played by millions of people each week

Answer

Explanation:
It is the sole argument that offers evidence to support the claim that it is played by millions of people worldwide.

Question 3

In the second half of a game, a football coach intends to switch out one of his team's players. If Player A is changed, there is an 80% likelihood that the coach's team will score and a 70% chance that the opposition team will. If Player B is replaced, there is a 20% probability that the coach's team won't score and a 50% chance that the opposition team won't score.

Is Player A a superior replacement option when only the chances of the coach's team scoring and the opposition failing to score are taken into account?

Accepted Answer

No, if Player B is replaced, there is a 20% higher probability that the other team won't score.

Answer

Explanation:
If Player A is replaced, there is a 30% probability that the opponent team won't score; if Player B is replaced, there is a 50% chance that the opponent team won't score. This suggests that if Player B is changed, there is a 50 - 30 = 20% greater chance of the opposing side failing to score.

Question 4

Should a maximum pay be set so that the highest-paid employees in an organization may not be paid more than 10 times what the lowest-paid receive in order to aid low-paid workers?

From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.

Accepted Answer

Yes, since if the highest-paid employees' salaries were capped at no more than 10 times the lower-paid employees' earnings, it would effectively represent a pay decrease for them.

Answer

Explanation:
since it accepts that a maximum wage would benefit lower-paid workers because it would raise their wages if senior staff members' salaries increased.

Question 5

There are 16 green marbles, 23 red marbles, and a specific amount of blue marbles in a box. Mary requires two marbles in green. To guarantee that there are two green marbles, Mary must choose at least 38 marbles at random from the box.

In the box, how many blue marbles are there?

Accepted Answer

13

Answer

Explanation:
We can infer from the facts provided that in order for Mary to choose two green marbles, she must choose two more than the combined quantity of blue and red marbles. The amount of blue marbles is therefore equal to 38 - 23 - 2 = 13.

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UCAT Decision Making Test #3