#40.
John invested ?5,000 in a certain business. How much will his money be in 2 years if it earns 12% interest in a year?
A
?6,100
B
?6,000
C
?6,300
D
?6,200
Answer: ?6,200
#41.
What do you call an equality of 2 ratios?
A
proportion
B
percentage
C
quotient
D
fraction
Answer: proportion
#42.
The number of hours spent for review in Algebra, Chemistry and English is in the ratio of 4:3:1. How many hours does each student spend for Chemistry in a 24-hour review package?
A
9
B
12
C
6
D
3
Answer: 9
#43.
What is the value of 3.5 kilograms in grams?
A
350
B
35,000
C
3,500
D
35
Answer: 3,500
#44.
The least common multiple of 18 and 24 is ________.
A
6
B
24
C
72
D
36
Answer: 72
#45.
How many pieces of 7 ½ inches wire can be cut from a 31 ¼ ft roll of wire?
A
10
B
50
C
25
D
5
Answer: 50
#46.
What do you call a triangle with equal sides?
A
equilateral
B
scalene
C
right
D
isosceles
Answer: equilateral
#47.
How many centimeters are there in 100 millimeters?
A
100
B
1
C
10
D
0.1
Answer: 10
#48.
A ball is drawn at random from a box containing 3 red balls, 4 white balls and 5 blue balls. What is the probability that it is not blue?
A
½
B
7/12
C
1
D
¼
Answer: 7/12
#49.
A salesman gets a 15% commission for the first ?20,000, and 10% for the amount over ?20,000 of his total sales. How much does he get for a total sale of ?50,600?
A
6,060
B
8,060
C
7,060
D
5,060
Answer: 6,060
#50.
A TV set that originally cost ?20,000 is now sold at ?18,000. What is the percentage decrease in the price of the TV set?
A
10%
B
20%
C
40%
D
30%
Answer: 10%
#51.
At 70 kph, Robin can reach his home within 50 minutes. At what rate should he drive his car so that he can reach home 15 minutes earlier?
A
60 kph
B
80 kph
C
100 kph
D
90 kph
Answer: 100 kph
#52.
A typist can finish 4 pages in 6 minutes. How long will it take for him to finish 10 pages?
A
10 minutes
B
8 minutes
C
15 minutes
D
20 minutes
Answer: 15 minutes
#53.
Four people can finish painting a room within 4 hours. If only 2 people are available, how many hours do they have to work to finish the same job?
A
4
B
6
C
10
D
8
Answer: 6
#54.
Jean bought 5 kilos of rice worth ?200 and another 4 kilos of rice worth ?144. What is the average price of rice per kilo?
A
?175.00
B
?172.11
C
?175.11
D
?172.00
Answer: ?175.11
#55.
72 is ¾ of what number?
A
76
B
84
C
86
D
96
Answer: 96
#56.
0.0125 expressed in fraction in lowest term is ________.
A
1/8
B
1/800
C
1/80
D
¼
Answer: 1/80
#57.
Jack and Jill work as part of the service crew in one of the fastfood chains. If their earnings were in the ration of 7:8 respectively, how much did Jack earned when Jill had earned ?6,400?
A
?6,200
B
?5,800
C
?5,600
D
?6,080
Answer: ?5,600
#58.
Which of the following is a multiple of 8?
A
1,460
B
53,250
C
32,400
D
5,148
Answer: 32,400
#59.
The value of the car has depreciated by ?20,000. It is now worth ?380,000. By how many percent did the value of the car decrease?