UCAT Decision Making Test #6

Question 1

I pay out £1 to roll two dice. If exactly one die displays a five, I win £2. If exactly two dice produce a five, I win £10.
Should I anticipate making money if I play 36 games?

Accepted Answer

No, since on average I will lose more money than I spend on gambling.

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Yes, because the potential prize is five times higher than the entry fee.

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Yes, because I can anticipate winning the same amount I paid to play.

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No, since only 1 in 6 people will receive a five.

Question 2

Should election voting be done online, or if necessary, by mail, in order to cut expenses, enhance accuracy, and increase turnout?
Choose the one that you think best supports the claims below.

Accepted Answer

No, purchasing the necessary equipment would be expensive, using electronic voting would deter some voters, and there is a chance that hackers may tamper with the outcome.

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Yes, compared to current counting techniques, electronic voting and counting would produce results more quickly and with a lower likelihood of error.

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The voting and counting mechanisms are now working well, therefore there is no need to change them. Instead, any innovations would be change for the sake of change.

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Yes, voting by mail or online would be more convenient for voters, which is likely to increase turnout in general.

Question 3

Should the majority of students view university as a time to learn valuable transferrable skills and prepare for life rather than as offering vocational training for a specific job?
From the statements below, pick the one that makes the most sense.

Accepted Answer

Yes, the majority of university courses are designed to prepare students for a variety of possible careers and lives rather than a single employment.

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No, they already knew they wanted to become physicians and teachers; university is all about achieving certain professional goals.

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No, most people enroll in college because they have a specific future career in mind and are aware of why they want to study what they do.

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Yes, the majority of university students are adjusting to living independently and making their own decisions while living away from home for the first time.

Question 4

There are equal numbers of people with little feet, medium feet, and giant feet in the nation of Bipodia.
The population is equally split between those who have blue eyes, brown eyes, or green eyes.
Eye color and foot size are unrelated.

Less than 35% of the 100 people drawn at random from Bipodia are predicted to have both blue eyes and small feet.

Accepted Answer

Yes, since foot size and eye color are unrelated and each fraction is one-third, the figure will be around 11.

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No, one-third of people have blue eyes, and since foot size and eye color are unrelated, the total will be around 66.

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No, because foot size and eye color are unrelated and each fraction is one-third, the number will be around 44.

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Yes, one-third of people have blue eyes, and since foot size and eye color are unrelated, the percentage will be around 33.

Question 5

Two goods were tested on the market by a corporation.
Users of the products left either favorable or negative feedback.
About 20 out of every 200 customers did not utilize Product A, and 10 out of every 180 people who did gave it poor reviews.
About 90% of the clients used Product B, and 25% of them left favorable reviews.

Is Product A a better product to launch if we simply take into account the likelihood that buyers will utilize and like it?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it is likely that Product A will sell more because there is a bigger chance that buyers will give it favorable reviews.

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Yes, it is likely that Product A will sell more because there is a better chance that customers will utilize and like it.

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No, because Product B has a better probability of getting favorable feedback from clients, its sales will probably be larger.

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No, because Product B has a higher likelihood of being used by customers, its sales will probably be larger.

Question 6

Should automobiles be equipped with a technology that caps the maximum speed they may go in order to decrease deadly traffic accidents?
Out all the arguments listed below, pick the most convincing one.

Accepted Answer

Yes, fast drivers are responsible for a large number of fatalities.

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Yes, driving at high speeds causes more pollution and requires more gasoline.

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No, drinking and driving results in more traffic fatalities than speeding.

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No, individuals should choose their own speed limits when driving.

Question 7

Field A has a 1 in 2 possibility of containing oil, and there is a 1 in 5 chance that any oil discovered there will be worth at least £1,000,000.
Field B has a 50% chance of holding oil, and a 2% chance that any oil found there will be worth less than £1,000,000.
Is it better to drill Field B as opposed to Field A based solely on the possibility of discovering oil and its price?

Accepted Answer

Yes, there is a 98 percent chance that any oil discovered in Field B will have a value of at least £1,000,000.

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No, there is a 30% higher chance of discovering oil in Field A and that it will be worth more than £1,000,000.

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No, Field A has a 50% higher chance of containing oil, and the price of any oil discovered there will be 80% higher.

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Yes, Field B has a 20% greater chance of yielding oil valued at $1,000,000 or more.

Question 8

50 kids in a school were questioned about the subjects they took.
Geography and History were both studied by 10 pupils.
Geography was studied by 12 students but not History.
There were just as many people who did not study geography but did study history.

How many pupils studied history overall?

Accepted Answer

24

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10

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15

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30

Question 9

Five racks are in a cabinet. On each of the five racks, Mara places one or two glasses.
How many racks did Mara place two cups on if there are eight cups in the entire cabinet?

Accepted Answer

3

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2

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5

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6

Question 10

32 clients were given three different types of tiles from a retailer. The clients purchased one, two, or all three varieties of tiles.
Purchases of slate tiles totaled 16.
Only one buyer purchased marble and slate tiles.
Twelve buyers purchased cement and marble tiles.
Only six consumers purchased slate tiles.
All three tile kinds were purchased by 7 people.
Only three clients purchased marble tiles.

How many clients solely purchased cement tiles?

Accepted Answer

8

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3

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4

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5