Practice Test (Quantitative Reasoning) Flashcards
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If 3x - 7 = 2x + 5, what is the value of x?
Answer: 12
Subtracting 2x from both sides gives x - 7 = 5, so x = 12.
What is 35% of 240?
Answer: 84
0.35 × 240 = 84.
A recipe uses 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. How many cups of flour are needed for 12 cups of sugar?
Answer: 8
The ratio scales by 4 (12 ÷ 3), so flour = 2 × 4 = 8 cups.
What is the area of a triangle with base 10 and height 6?
Answer: 30
Area = ½ × base × height = ½ × 10 × 6 = 30.
Simplify: (3/4) ÷ (1/2).
Answer: 3/2
Dividing by 1/2 means multiplying by 2: (3/4) × 2 = 3/2.
A car travels 180 miles in 3 hours. What is its average speed in miles per hour?
Answer: 60
Speed = distance ÷ time = 180 ÷ 3 = 60 mph.
If a number is increased by 20% to become 96, what was the original number?
Answer: 80
96 ÷ 1.20 = 80.