1.

Suppose that it takes Warren and Wilbert 2 hours to do a certain

job, it takes Warren and MJ 3 hours to do the same job and it takes
Wilbert and MJ 4 hours to do the same job. How long would it take
Warren, Wilbert and MJ to do the same job if all 3 men worked
together?
A. 9/2 B. 13/4 C. 24/13 D. 12/7

2. A mixture containing 6% boric acid is to be mixed with 2 quarts of

a mixture which is 15% acid in order to obtain a solution which is 12%
acid. How much of the 6% solution must be used?
A. 1 B. 1.5 C. 3 D. 2

3. 20 athletes running together could run a racetrack in 25 minutes.

How long (minutes) will it take 15 athletes to run the same track?
A. 18.25 B. 12.50 C. 25.00 D. 10.00

4. There are available 10 tons of coal containing 2.5% sulfur, and also
supplies of coal containing 0.80% and 1.10% sulfur respectively.
Determine how many tons of each of the latter should be mixed with the
original 10 tons to give 20 tons containing 1.7% sulfur.
A. 6.5 tons of 0.80%, 3.5 tons of 1.10%
B. 6.7 tons of 0.80%, 3.3 tons of 1.10%
C. 4.5 tons of 0.80%, 5.5 tons of 1.10%
D. 8.5 tons of 0.80%, 1.5 tons of 1.10%

5. For some positive real number ‘a’, the first 3 terms of a geometric
progression are a – 1, a + 3 and 3a + 1. Determine what is the
numerical value of the fourth term.
A. 25 B. 36 C. 32 D. 100

6. When I am as old as my father is now, I shall be five times as old

as my son is now. By then, my son will be eight years older than I am
now. The combined ages of my father and myself are 100 years.
Determine how old is my son.

A. 18 B. 17 C. 15 D. 13

7. A’s age equals B’s age plus the cube root of C’s age. B’s age
equals C’s age plus the cube root of A’s age, plus 14 years. C’s
age equals the cube root of A’s age plus the square root of B’s age.
Determine what is the age of A.
A. 32 B. 27 C. 15 D. 10

8. Two men are walking toward each other alongside a railway. A

freight train overtakes one of them in 20 seconds and exactly 10
minutes later meets the other man coming in the opposite direction.
The train passes this man in 18 seconds. Determine how long after the
train has passed the second man will the men meet. (Constant speeds
are to be assumed throughout)
A. 1 hour, 25 minutes, 20 seconds.
B. 1 hour, 15 minutes, 10 seconds.
C. 1 hour, 32 minutes, 42 seconds.
D. 1 hour, 30 minutes, 40 seconds

9. A 100-kilogram salt solution originally 4% by weight. Salt in water

is boiled to reduce water content until the concentration is 5% by
weight salt. How much water is evaporated?
A. 10 B. 15 C. 20 D. 25

10. A sweep-second hand watch was checked against WWV at 7:04 P.M. and
recorded as 5.0 sec. ahead. The watch was checked again at 11:20 P.M.
and found to be 9.5 sec. ahead. What is the corrected time for an
observation recorded at 9:13:26 P.M.?
A. 9:15:19.5 P.M. B. 9:13:18.7 P.M.
C. 9:18:14.7 P.M. D. 9:21:15.8 P.M.