Cognitive Reflection Test MCQ

Question 1

The entire cost of a bat and a ball was $1.10. More than $1 is spent on the bat than the ball. What is the price of the ball?

Accepted Answer

5 Cents

Answer

3 Cents

Answer

8 Cents

Answer

10 Cents

Question 2

How long would it take 100 machines to produce 100 widgets if it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to produce 5 widgets?

Accepted Answer

5 Minutes

Answer

20 Minutes

Answer

10 Minutes

Answer

15 Minutes

Question 3

There is an area of lily pads in a lake. The patch doubles in size every day. How long would it take the patch to cover half of the lake if it takes 48 days to cover the whole lake?

Accepted Answer

47 Days

Answer

36 Days

Answer

24 Days

Answer

28 Days

Question 4

There are twenty-four kids in a classroom. The principal puts in an order for eight pizzas for a pizza celebration on the last day of classes. 12 slices are sliced from each pizza. If the pizza is divided equally among the children, how many slices will each receive?

Accepted Answer

4 Slices

Answer

2 Slices

Answer

6 Slices

Answer

3 Slices

Question 5

There are 2,300 applicants aiming for IT jobs at a software company. Over the next two months, 15% of the candidates, according to the firm, will be hired. How many applicants will be given the job?

Accepted Answer

345 Applicants

Answer

435 Applicants

Answer

140 Applicants

Answer

550 Applicants

Question 6

What is the total distance Danny will cover in three hours at 60 miles per hour?

Accepted Answer

180 Miles

Answer

60 Miles

Answer

210 Miles

Answer

120 Miles

Question 7

It is the responsibility of two coworkers to shop for an office celebration in honor of their boss's birthday. Using the above receipts, they visit three separate markets in search of their supplies: Market 1 = $45.64, Market 2 = $72.20, and Market 3 = $46.16. To ensure that each employee pays the same amount, the colleagues will tally the receipts from the three markets and divide the sum four ways. How much does each coworker pay?

Accepted Answer

$41.00

Answer

$36.00

Answer

$46.00

Answer

$53.00

Question 8

How much will the entire order be if a receptionist for an attorney's office orders forty boxes of legal pads, which cost $10.00 each box, thirty boxes of file folders, which cost $5.75 per box, and fifty-five reams of paper that cost $4.50 per ream?

Accepted Answer

$820.00

Answer

$972.50

Answer

$747.50

Answer

$960.00

Question 9

How much will an employee pay annually if they work ten days a month and pay $9.00 a day for a breakfast sandwich and coffee?

Accepted Answer

$1,080

Answer

$984

Answer

$1,260

Answer

$999

Question 10

How many pieces of fruit do all the students have together if ten students have one apple, two students have one orange, eight students have one banana, and five students have two strawberries?

Accepted Answer

30

Answer

25

Answer

35

Answer

20