Sample Arithmetic Questions
Solve the following problems and choose your answer from the alternatives given. You may use the paper you have been given for scratch work.
Question 1
All of the following are ways to write 20 percent of N, EXCEPT
A. 0.20NB. 20/100N
C. 1/5N
D. 20N
[Answer]
Question 2
7.86 X 4.6 =
A. 36.156B. 36.216
C. 351.56
D. 361.56
[Answer]
Question 3
Three people who work full time are to work together on a project, but their total time on the project is to be equivalent to that of only one person working full time. If one of the people is budgeted for 1/2 of his time to the project and a second person for 1/3 of her time, what part of the third worker's time should be budgeted to this project?
A. 1/3B. 1/4
C. 1/6
D. 1/8
[Answer]
Question 4
7/20=
A. 0.035B. 2.858
C. 0.35
D. 3.5
[Answer]
Question 5
Which of the following is the least?
A. 0.105
B. 0.501
C. 0.015
D. 0.15
[Answer]
Question 6
The average weight for a group of 20 women is 130 pounds. If the average weight for 3/4 of these women was 140 pounds, what was the average weight, in pounds, for the rest of the women?
A. 100B. 110
C. 120
D. 135
[Answer]
Question 7
A soccer team played 160 games and won 65% of them. How many games did they win?
A. 94B. 104
C. 114
D. 124
[Answer]
Question 8
The Number of Employees of Company K Who Were Involved in Accidents
| Plant X | Plant Y | |
| Mechanic | 11 | 30 |
| Power Machine Operators | 9 | 12 |
The table above show the results of an industrial health survey of 10,000 people employed at Company K for more than 5 years. If 2,500 employees were surveyed in each of the four categories, which group of employees had the highest accident rate?
A. Mechanics in Plant X
B. Mechanics in Plant Y
C. Power Machine Operators in Plant X
D. Power Machine Operators in Plant Y
[Answer]
Question 9
7.86 X 4.6=
A. 36.156B. 36.216
C. 351.56
D. 361.56
[Answer]
Answers
1. - D. 20N
2. - A. 36.156
3. - C. 1/6
4. - C. 0.35
5. - C. 0.015
6. - A. 100
7. - B. 104
8. - B. Mechanics in Plant Y
9. - A. 36.156
