EDPT - Electronic Data Processing Arithmetic Reasoning Word Problems Questions and Answers

Question 1

A data entry team of 4 clerks can process 1,200 records in a 6-hour shift.
If the team needs to process 3,000 records, and two additional clerks are added to the team, how many hours will it take them to complete the job?

Accepted Answer

5 hours

Answer

6 hours

Answer

7.5 hours

Answer

10 hours

Question 2

A military convoy travels from Base A to Base B, a distance of 240 miles. The convoy travels at an average speed of 40 mph for the first 3 hours. Due to difficult terrain, the average speed drops to 30 mph for the rest of the journey. How long did the entire trip take?

Accepted Answer

7 hours

Answer

6 hours

Answer

8 hours

Answer

7.5 hours

Question 3

A programmer's salary increased by 15% to $97,750. What was the programmer's original salary before the increase?

Accepted Answer

$85,000

Answer

$83,087.50

Answer

$82,500

Answer

$84,985

Question 4

Three servers can process a batch of data in 20 minutes. If two more servers of the same capacity are added, how many minutes will it take the five servers to process the same batch of data?

Accepted Answer

12 minutes

Answer

10 minutes

Answer

15 minutes

Answer

8 minutes

Question 5

A department has a budget of $4,500 for new equipment. They spend 2/5 of the budget on new computers and 1/3 of the REMAINING budget on printers. How much money is left in the budget?

Accepted Answer

$1,800

Answer

$900

Answer

$2,700

Answer

$1,200

Question 6

The ratio of encrypted files to unencrypted files on a drive is 5 to 3. If there are a total of 2,400 files on the drive, which of the following represents the number of encrypted files?

Accepted Answer

1,500

Answer

900

Answer

1,200

Answer

1,600

A data entry team of 4 clerks can process 1,200 records in a 6-hour shift.If the team needs to process 3,000 records, and two additional clerks are added to the team, how many hours will it take them to complete the job?

A data entry team of 4 clerks can process 1,200 records in a 6-hour shift.
If the team needs to process 3,000 records, and two additional clerks are added to the team, how many hours will it take them to complete the job?