- If Bob sold 15 apples in a working week, what is the average number of apples he sells each day?
Ans 3 – there are 5 days in a working week, so you divide 15 by 5 = 3
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- “Pig is to pork” as “Cow is to _____”:
- Lamb
- Beef
- Stew
- Cattle
Ans Beef – Pig is the animal pork meat comes from so what meat comes from Cows – Beef
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- If it takes 2 hours to drive to City A and the city is 120km away, what speed was the vehicle travelling at?
Ans 60km per hour – Take the number of kms 120 and divide by the number of hours, then you get the kilometres per hour
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- If Sally sells more tickets than Betty and Betty sells more tickets than Jodie, who sells the most if we compare Sally and Jodie?
Ans Sally – Given Betty sells more than Jodie, and Sally sells more the Betty, therefore Sally must sell more than Jodie
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- The words “inclusive” and “exclusive” have:
- The same meaning
- Different meanings
- Are the opposite in meaning
Ans These words have opposite meanings
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- If you have a cube which is 5m x 5m x 5m, what is the cubic metres this container would hold?
Ans 125 cubic metres – to work this out you multiple each dimension of the cube by the others. 5x5 = 25; 25*5=125
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- The acronym RSVP originally came from the French term Répondez s’il vous plaît – True or False?
- Ans True
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- “Boat is to water” therefore “Plane is to _____”
- Fly
- Sky
- Float
- Air
- Ans Air – Boats travel through the water and water goes through a boat's engine, therefore what do planes travel through and what goes through the engine? The Air.
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- The following series of numbers contains one number that does not fit the pattern set by the others. What number does not fit? 3, 5, 7, 11, 14, 17
Ans 14 does not fit, the others are prime numbers, but 14 is not.
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- The word PARTICULAR is the opposite of:
- Distinct
- Vague
- Exacting
- Fussy
Ans Vague. Particular generally means to be quite specific and exact about what you want, therefore being vague would be the opposite.
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