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Question No A B C D Question No A B C D Question No A B C D Question No A B C D

I. X 26. X I. .X 26. X
2. X 27. X 2. X 27. X
3. X 28. X 3. X 28. X
4. X 29. X 4. X 29. X
5. X 30. X 5. X 30. X
6. X 31. X 6. X 31. X
7. X 32. X 7. X 32. X
8. X 33. X 8. X 33. X
9. X 34. X 9. X 34. X
10. X 35. X 10. X 35. X
11. X 36. X 11. X 36. X
12. X 37. X 12. X 37. X
13. X 38. X 13. X 38. X
14. X 39. X 14. X 39. X
15. X 40. X 15. X 40. X
16. X 41. X 16. X 41. X
17. X 42. X 17. X 42. X
18. X 43. X 18. X 43. X
19. X 44. X 19. X 44. X
20. X 45. X 20. X 45. X
21. X 46. X 21. X 46. X
22. X 47. X '22. X 47. X
23. X 48. X 23. X -48. X
24. X 49. X 24. X 49. X
25. X 50. X 25. X 50. X
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The symbols used: and no one has the same number of dishes, there 53 * 5 = 265 Add the 2nd year interest to the 1st year total and
are 274 variations, plus the possibility of someone multiply by 7% to get the 3rd year's interest :
Plus or minus + not having any dishes at all. However, as it is said (1000 + 70 + 74.9) * 0.07 = 80.143
Multiplication . * that no one owns an odd number of dishes, that Add the 1st, 2nd and 3rd year interest:
Division I halves the number and therefore the correct answer 12. B 70 + 75 + 80 = 225
is 137 plus one, i.e. 138.
A small office will cost 4 times 125 euros per month
and 3 small offices 3 * 4 * 125 euros per month. A
I. large office will cost 7 times 117 euros per month 17. C
6. B and 2 large offices 2 * 7 * 117 euros per month. The
monthly totals multiplied by 4 will give the four The man jogs 5 * 4 = 20 days at 9 km/h, and walks
Henry's current age is X. Judy's current age is 5X. (1250 + 1915 + 450 + 25 + 875 + 3885) / 6 = 8400 / 6 month rent total. Therefore: 2 days at 6km/h.
In two years, Judy's age will be three times that of = 1400 4 * [(3 * 4 » 125) + (2 * 7 * 117)] = 4 * (1500+1638) = His average for the 4 weeks is therefore:
Henry's age, or 5X+2 = (X+2)*3 12,552 [(20 * 9) + (2 * 6)] / (20 + 2) = 192 / 22 = 8.7
In six years, Judy will be 5X+6 = (X+6)*2
Either of the above equations will give the value of
X, Henry's current age. Therefore: 7. C
5X+6 = 2X +12 13. C 18. D
5X = 2X + 6 (88 - 2) * 8 = 688
3X = 6 The area of the bathroom to be covered is 3000 m divided by 35 laps (the length of the pool)
X=2 8.5 m* 4.5m = 38.25 m2 equals 85.
Henry is now 2 years old, therefore Judy is 10. In Each tile is 40 cm 2 , or 0.04 m2. Therefore: However, the swimmer will do only 84 turns as he
seven years, Judy will be 17. 8. C 38.25 / 0.04 = 956.25. will not turn at the end of the last lap. Therefore:
The correct answer is 957, the next whole number. (3000 / 35 ) - 1 = 84
The travel time and the time difference are both
three hours.
2. D
14. D 19. D
As the amoebae split into two and double in
volume every 15 seconds, at the point where the jar 9. B Divide 18 litres of beer by 0.25 (the volume of each The easiest way to answer the equation is to calcu-
is half full, it only takes another 15 seconds to fill up beer bottle) and 9 litres of wine by 0.75 (the volume late the number of fruits that fit in each jar. Based
the jar completely. Five hours of travelling plus one hour time differ- of each wine bottle), add all the results plus water, on the proportions given:
ence added to the 23:00 p.m. means that the man as in: 18 / 0.25 + 9 / 0.75 + 23 = 72 + 12 + 23 = 107 blue jar: Imelon, 2 pears, 4 plums;
will arrive at 5.00 a.m. local time. green jar: 3 melons, 6 pears, 12 plums;
As 3 melons fit in a red jar, it means its volume is
3. A the same as that of a green jar. Therefore:
15. A we need 2 jars for the 6 melons ( 6 / 3 = 2) and 4 jars
The number of variations is as follows: 10. B ' for the 48 plums (48 / 12 = 4), making the total of 6.
4*3*2*1 = 24 » If the car spent 45 litres of fuel in 9 hours, it spent
Bangkok time is 6 hours ahead of Paris, therefore 7 on average 5 litres per hour (45 / 9), which we
hours ahead of London. At 20.00 p.m. in Bangkok it know is the consumption at the speed of 100 km/h;
is 13.00 p.m. in London. If local time upon arrival is so in 9 hours, without stopping, the car would have 20. C
4. D 22:00 p.m., that means the trip took 22 - 13 = 9 covered 900 km (9 * 100).
hours. Add the ages and divide by the number of people,
The number of colours (five) plus one glove will as in:
make it certain that there are at least two gloves of (22 + 25 + 30 + 45 + 48) / 5 = 34
the same colour. 16. B
11. A
Multiply 1000 euros by 7%:
A man sleeps 7 hours 5 times a week and 9 hours 1000 * 0.07 = 70 21. B
5. twice a week. Therefore: Add the interest to the deposit and multiply the
total by 7% for the 2nd year's interest: Add the hours and divide by the number of weeks,
Considering that everyone has less than 274 dishes, 5*7 + 2*9 = 35+ 18 = 53 (hours slept in 1 week) (1000 + 70) * 0.07 = 74.9 as in:
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(14 + 16 + 20 + 15 + 25) / 5 = 18 27. C Therefore the overall quantity sold from all 37. D
flavours would remain unchanged.

The area ratio is 45 : 9, which equals 5:1.

22. A . The question refers to "Cable & Cable Ltd.'
whereas the table relates to "Wire & Wire Ltd".
33. B
Look at the table without calculating any percent-
ages. 30% of whichever is the largest number will 28. D Bare copper wire income from export:
be the largest.
8,000 * 2 = 16,000 euros 38. B
A + B + C = 18,000 PTFE wire income from export:
As drinks sold are expressed in OOs in the chart, 1,000 * 10 = 10,000 euros In odd years the income is 20 billion euros, in even
A = 5,000 + 1,000 + 4,200 = 10,200 The total = 26,000 euros.
23. C years it is 22 billion euros. Considering that 2037 is
B = 3,000 + X + 2,000 = X + 5,000
an odd year, the income is likely to be 20 billion
C= 800 + 1,000 = 1,800
Country A population = 5,300,000 10,200 +X + 5,000 + 1,800 = 18,000
The unemployed = 5,300,000 * 2% = 106,000 X = 18,000 - 10,200 - 5,000 -1,800 = 1,000 34. A
Country D population = 8,999,000 Therefore B = 5,000 + 1,000 = 6,000
The unemployed = 8,999,000 * 4% = 359,960 Flavour A sold in the largest and flavour C in the
The total unemployed = 465,960
As we are looking for proportions, we can use the 39. C
smallest quantity. figures given in OOs:
Total wire produced = 100 + 150 + 30 + 20 = 300 Considering that production costs amount to 60%
Total wire exported = 80 + 90 + 10 + 20 = 200 of the income, the profit is 40% of the income. The
Production : export = 300 : 200 = 3 : 2 "aircraft industry" includes airplanes and helicop-
24. C 29. D ters. Therefore the total profit in 2003 is
Just look at the proportions. (30 + 20) * 0.4 = 20 billion euros (as figures are in bil-
As X is in answer No. 28. lion euros)
Country A: 30.5 : 5.3 (roughly 30/5) 35. D
Country B: 93 :10.2 (roughly 93/10
Country C: 90 :10.2 (roughly 90/10) PTFE wire profit per metre:
Country D: 450 : 8.9 (roughly 450/9) 30. D 10-4 = 6 euros; 40. C
Country E: 200 : 59 (roughly 20/6)
Exported quantity: 1,000 m; total profit: 6,000 euros
It is plain from the above that by having the biggest As no figures are given for the price of the soft Gold plated wire profit per metre:
territory and one of the lowest number of inhabi- Cars increase: 2 billion euros
drinks, the question cannot be answered. 20 - 10 = 10 euros;
tants. Country D has the lowest density of popu- Buses increase: -3 billion euros
Exported quantity: 2,000 m; total profit: 20,000 Airplanes increase: 10 billion euros
lation.
Total profit: 26,000 euros Helicopters increase: -2 billion euros
31. D
25. B Use total totals for A and C from answer 28: 36. B 41. B
C increase in Aug = 1,800 * 20% = 360
Add the inflation rates and divide by the number of C + Aug increase = 1,800 + 360 = 2,160 Bare copper wire profit per metre:
countries: Cars: gain of 3bn or 6% (3 / 52 = 0.06)
Add to that the B total in July (unchanged in 2-1 = 1 euro Buses: no gain in income
(2.8 + 9.1 + 4.9 + 2 + 1.9) / 5 = 4.14 August): 2,160 + 6,000 = 8,160 profit margin = 1/2 = 50% Trucks: gain of 2bn or 5% (2 / 44 = 0.05)
Tinned copper wire profit per metre: Boats: gain of 3bn or 25% (3 / 12 = 0.25)
3-2 = 1 euro Airplanes: no gain in income
profit margin = 1/3 = 33% Helicopters: no gain in income
26. D 32. A PTFE wire profit per metre: 6 euros, profit margin
= 6/10 = 60%
Divide the population of Country E by the total of Just look at the table. A 50% increase for Company Gold plated wire profit per metre: 10 euros, profit
the populations to get the percentage Country E Z, flavour C would add 5 hundreds of litres, margin = 10/20 = 50%
represents in the total. You can calculate in 100s as
42. D
making the total of 15 hundreds. The lowest profit margin is therefore the one for the
in: 59 / (5.3 + 10.2 + 10.2 + 9 + 59) = 59 : 93.7 = 0.63 A 10% decrease in flavour A would deduct 5 hun- tinned copper wire.
Approximately 63% of the total population lives in The question relates to "production", whereas the
dreds of litres, making the total of 45 hundreds.
country E. table only mentions income. Therefore no answer
can be given to this question.
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43. D 48. B

Fertility rate equals the number of live births per
1000 population, which is highest in country E.
44. A on average (as in 240 / 60 = 4).
Country B is the only country where the deaths per
1000 population exceed the number of live births
per 1000 population.
Company A had an income of 200 million euros
from selling 46 million juices, or 4.3 euros per juice
on average (as in 200 / 46 = 4.3).
Company B had an income of 240 million euros
from selling 60 million juices, at 4 euros per juice
Company C had an income of 225 million euros
from selling 58 million juices, at 3.8 euros per juice
on average (as in 225 / 58 = 3.8).

49. D
45. C

The percentage of those 65 years or older is almost

the same in every country, yet the population of
country E is significantly higher than any other
country's. Therefore it is obviously country E that
has the highest number of elderly.
46. B units).
Company B received 240 million euros for all juices
sold in 2004. Pear juice represented a proportion of
that, as in:
19 / (19+ 4 + 37) = 19 / 60
240 * (19 / 60) = (240 / 60) * 19 = 76 million euros
47. A 46 * 10% = 4.6 (the increase in No. of juices sold
Company A: 180 + 200 + 220 = 600
Company B: 225 + 240 + 210 = 675
Company C: 280 + 225 + 300 = 805
You need to find the proportion that the income
from oranges represents in the total income of 225
million euros. As the price of each pear is three
times the price of a grapefruit (or orange), replace
the pears' values with grapefruits' values when
adding the quantities sold, as in: 27 + 23 + (3 * 8) =
74 (to get a total of price units, rather than product
The oranges' income therefore makes up a 23 : 74
share of the three fruits total income, thus:
(225 / 74) * 23 = approximately 3 * 23 = 69.
50. D
46 = (total of juices sold in 2004, in millions)
from 2003)
46 - 4.6 = 41.4 (total juices sold in 2003)
46 + 46 * 20% (the increase for 2005) = 55.2 (total
juices sold in 2005)
ISO / 41.4 = 4.3 (price per juice in 2003)
200 / 46 = 4.3 (price per juice in 2004)
220 / 55.2 = 3.9 (price per juice in 2005)