Few questions-difficulty level=high:

Select the answer that best answers the question:

5. The average (arithmetic mean) of 4 different integers is 75. If the largest integer is 90, what
is the least possible value of the smallest integer?

A. 1
B. 19
C. 29
D. 30
E. 33
Tip: This is a logic question. Setting up an equation for average will only get you so far.
Think in terms of what number could be the smallest possible value.

6. If square ABCD has area 25, and the area of the larger shaded square is 9 times the area
of the smaller shaded square, what is the length of one side of the smaller shaded square?

Note: Figure not drawn to scale

A. 3/4
B. 5/4
C. 6/5
D. 4/3
E. 5/3
Tip: If you are not sure how to set up the question algebraically you can also solve using
the given information. In this case you can assume the answer is (C). So if the side of the
small square is 6/5 do we end up with 25 as the area of the big square? Remember the big
square has an area that is twice as big as that of the small square (in this question the
algebraic approach is better).

7. Solution X is 10 percent alcohol by volume, and solution Y is 30 percent alcohol by volume.

How many milliliters of solution Y must be added to 200 milliliters of solution X to create a
solution that is 25 percent alcohol by volume?
 A. 250/3
B. 500/3
C. 400
D. 480
E. 600
Tip: You can solve this question by setting up an equation…or you can think of this problem
as a weighted average.

8. On a certain multiple-choice test, 9 points are awarded for each correct answer, and 7
points are deducted for each incorrect or unanswered question. Sally received a total score
of 0 points on the test. If the test has fewer than 30 questions, how many questions are on
the test?

A. Cannot be determined
B. 16
C. 19
D. 21
E. 24
Tip: This is a question based more on logic. Do not try to set up an equation but think in
terms of how many 7-point questions you need and how many 9-point questions you need
for the two to cancel out.

9. A computer can perform c calculations in s seconds. How many minutes will it take the
computer to perform k calculations?

A. 60ks/c
B. ks/c
C. ks/60c
D. 60c/ks
E. k/60cs
Tip: Assign values to k, s, and c if you have difficulty thinking through this question
algebraically.

10. If the circle with center O has area 9π, what is area of equilateral triangle ABC?
A.
B. 18

C.
D. 24

E.
Tip: Remember to think of the necessary steps to arrive at the answer. Once you’ve worked
those steps at then apply the math. And don’t forget – the fundamental geometry formulas
are always in the beginning of each math section.
Answers:
2. A 5. E 8. B
3. E 6. B 9. C
4. E 7. E 10. C

Problem Solving A. 30

B. 300

Questions- Set 1: C. 720

Of the following, which is greater than ½ ? D. 1800

E. 18000
A. 2/5
3. What is the average (arithmetic mean) of all
B. 4/7
the multiples of ten from 10 to 190 inclusive?
C. 4/9
A. 90
D. 5/11
B. 95
E. 6/13
C. 100
2. If an object travels at five feet per second, D. 105
how many feet does it travel in one hour?
E. 110
4. A cubical block of metal weighs 6 pounds.
A. 8120
How much will another cube of the same metal
weigh if its sides are twice as long? B. 830
A. 48 C. 2
B. 32 D. 230
C. 24 E. 236
D. 18

E. 12

5. In a class of 78 students 41 are taking

French, 22 are taking German. Of the students
taking French or German, 9 are taking both
courses. How many students are not enrolled in
either course?
9. Amy has to visit towns B and C in any order.
A. 6
The roads connecting these towns with her
B. 15 home are shown on the diagram. How many
C. 24 different routes can she take starting from A and
returning to A, going through both B and C (but
D. 33
not more than once through each) and not
E. 54 travelling any road twice on the same trip?

6. If f(x) = │(x² – 50)│, what is the value of f(-5) ? A. 10

A. 75 B. 8

B. 25 C. 6

C. 0 D. 4

D. -25 E. 2

E. -75

7. ( √2 - √3 )² =

A. 5 - 2√6

B. 5 - √6

C. 1 - 2√6

D. 1 - √2 10. In the figure above AD = 4, AB = 3 and CD =

9. What is the area of triangle AEC ?
E. 1
A. 18
8. 230 + 230 +230 +230 = B. 13.5

C. 9
 D. 4.5

E. 3

Answers:
1. B 5. C 9. B
2. E 6. B 10. D
3. C 7. A
4. A 8. C

Problem Solving-
Set 2:

700 small cakes are needed. How many helpers

are required?

A. 10

B. 15

C. 20

D. 25

E. 30

1. Which of the following could be a value of x, 3. Jo's collection contains US, Indian and British
in the diagram above? stamps. If the ratio of US to Indian stamps is 5 to
2 and the ratio of Indian to British stamps is 5 to
A. 10
1, what is the ratio of US to British stamps?
B. 20
A. 5 : 1
C. 40
B. 10 : 5
D. 50
C. 15 : 2
E. any of the above
D. 20 : 2
2. Helpers are needed to prepare for the fete. E. 25 : 2
Each helper can make either 2 large cakes per
hour, or 35 small cakes per hour. The kitchen is 4. A 3 by 4 rectangle is inscribed in circle. What
available for 3 hours and 20 large cakes and is the circumference of the circle?
 A. 2.5π A. 2.25

B. 3π B. 3

C. 5π C. 4

D. 4π D. 4.5

E. 10π E. 6

5. Two sets of 4 consecutive positive integers 8. If n ≠ 0, which of the following must be greater
have exactly one integer in common. The sum of than n?
the integers in the set with greater numbers is I 2n
how much greater than the sum of the integers II n²
in the other set? III 2 - n

A. 4 A. I only

B. 7 B. II only

C. 8 C. I and II only

D. 12 D. II and III only

E. it cannot be determined from the E. None

information given.
9. After being dropped a certain ball always
6. If f(x) = (x + 2) / (x-2) for all integers except bounces back to 2/5 of the height of its previous
x=2, which of the following has the greatest bounce. After the first bounce it reaches a height
value? of 125 inches. How high (in inches) will it reach
after its fourth bounce?
A. f(-1)
A. 20
B. f(0)
B. 15
C. f(1)
C. 8
D. f(3)
D. 5
E. f(4)
E. 3.2

10. n and p are integers greater than 1

5n is the square of a number
75np is the cube of a number.
The smallest value for n + p is

A. 14

B. 18
7. ABCD is a square of side 3, and E and F are C. 20
the mid points of sides AB and BC respectively.
D. 30
What is the area of the quadrilateral EBFD ?
E. 50
Answers:
1. B 5. D 9. C
2. A 6. D 10. A
3. E 7. D
4. C 8. E

Problem Solving Questions- Set 3:

The distance from town A to town B is five miles.
C is six miles from B. Which of the following
could be the distance from A to C?
4.
I 11
A. 1/5
II 1
III 7 B. 6/5

A. I only C. 6³

B. II only D. 64 / 5

C. I and II only E. 64
5. -20 , -16 , -12 , -8 ....
D. II and III only
In the sequence above, each term after the first
E. I, II, or III. is 4 greater than the preceding term. Which of
the following could not be a term in the
2. √5 percent of 5√5 =
sequence?
A. 0.05
A. 0
B. 0.25
B. 200
C. 0.5
C. 440
D. 2.5
D. 668
E. 25
E. 762

3. If pqr = 1 , rst = 0 , and spr = 0, which of the

6. If f(x) = x² – 3, where x is an integer, which of
following must be zero?
the following could be a value of f(x)?
A. P I6
II 0
B. Q
III -6
C. R
A. I only
D. S
B. I and II only
E. T
C. II and III only
 D. I and III only D. 16

E. I, II and III E. 14

7. For how many integer values of n will the 9. 12 litres of water are poured into an aquarium
value of the expression 4n + 7 be an integer of dimensions 50cm length, 30cm breadth, and
greater than 1 and less than 200? 40cm height. How high (in cm) will the water
rise?
A. 48
(1 litre = 1000cm3)
B. 49
A. 6
C. 50
B. 8
D. 51
C. 10
E. 52
D. 20

E. 40

10. Six years ago Anita was P times as old as

Ben was. If Anita is now 17 years old, how old is
Ben now in terms of P ?
8. In the above correctly worked addition sum,
A,B,C and D represent different digits, and all A. 11/P + 6
the digits in the sum are different. What is the
B. P/11 +6
sum of A,B,C and D?
C. 17 - P/6
A. 23
D. 17/P
B. 22
E. 11.5P
C. 18

Answers:
E E B

B A A

D C

E B