If the population of bacteria in a culture flask doubles every 20 minutes, the population after 3 hours 20 minutes will be how many times the population at the start?

Solution

Correct Answer: 1024

Explanation:

Let the initial population be n
After 20 minutes = 2n; after 40 minutes = 4n; after 60 minute = 8n
(You can simply continue counting like this...it will not take you long and will be accurate)
Or, realize that there will be 10 doubling periods, and after the first the population will be 2 times greater, after the second it will be 2² and after the third it will be 2³ etc.
After the 10^th it will be 2¹⁰greater = 1024

Three cubes of side 6 are glued together to make a rectangular box. The surface area of the rectangular box is how much less than the total surface area of the three separate cubes?

Solution

Correct Answer: 144

Explanation:

If the side of one small cube is 6, the surface area = 6 x 6²
Since there are three of these cubes their total surface area = 3 x 6 x 6²
The rectangular box will have sides will lose surface area equivalent to the four faces that get glued together to form a line of cubes.
The lost surface = 4 x 6², and so the rectangle is that much less in surface area = 144

If x ♠ y = (x + y)² for all positive integers, what is the value of (1 ♠ 2)♠3 ?

Solution

Correct Answer: 144

Explanation:

The strange sign indicates the operation to be carried out on the numbers( i.e ad them then square the sum)
Carry out this operation fist on the numbers in the brackets; (1 + 2)² = 9
Now carry out the operation on the result and 3; (9 + 3)² + 144

Participation in team sports in a certain college was up 25 percent at the end of last year, but participation in individual sports like tennis was down 25 percent. The ratio of students participating in team sports to students taking part in individual sports was how many times greater at the end of the year than the ratio at the beginning of the year?

Solution

Correct Answer: 5/3 OR 1.66 OR 1.67

Explanation:

Let participation in team sports be t
Let participation in individual sports be I
At the beginning of the year they are in the ratio of t/I
At the end of the year t increases to 1.25 t, and I decreases to 0.75I
The new ratio is 1.25t/0.75I = 1.666t/I
Grid in most accurately as 1.67

The members of a class are standing in a line. Ravi is 32nd in line counting from one end and 12th in line counting from the other. How many students are in the class?

Solution

Correct Answer: 43

Explanation:

If Ravi is 32^nd in line, it means there are 31 people to one side of him.
Counting from the other end he is 12^th in line so there are 11 people on the other side.
Number of students = 31 + 11 + 1 = 43
(Do not forget to count Ravi in!)

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If x is an integer what is the value of x?

Solution

Correct Answer: 7

Explanation:

Note that (x +1) on the left side occurs inexactly the same place as 8
So, x + 1 = 8; x = 7

A car traveling at an average rate of 54 kilometers per hour made a trip in 5 hours. If it had traveled at an average speed of 60 kilometers per hour, how many minutes less would the trip have taken?

Solution

Correct Answer: 30

Explanation:

Speed = distance /time; 54 = distance / 5
Distance = 54 x 5km
At 60 km/hr
60 = 54 x 5/time in hours
Time in hours = 54 x 5/60 = 4.5 hours
The difference in the time = 0.5 hours = 30 minutes

The average of a set of 10 numbers is 15. If one number is removed the average of the remaining numbers is 16. What is the value of the number removed?

Solution

Correct Answer: 6

Explanation:

If the average of ten numbers is 15, their total = 150
If the average after one hase been removed is 16, the total of 9 numbers is 16 x 9 =144
The number removed = 150 - 144 = 6

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The diagram shows part of a number line with evenly spaced intervals between marks. What is the value of P ?

Solution

Correct Answer: .318

Explanation:

The difference between 0.326 and 0.312 is divided into 7 equal units. The size of each unit is therefore (0.326 - 0.312)/7 = 0.002
P comes three units after 0.312 and so is at 0.312 + 3(0.002) = 0.318
(Do not grid in the lead zero)

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