MATHEMATICAL ABILITY

1. Solve the Equation: 17 + ( - 8 ) = ?

a. 5
b. 3
c. 9 - answer
d. 6
2. Solve the Equation: -4k x 5
a. -17k
b. -20k - answer
c. -26k
d. -18k
3. Solve the Equation: – 24 / (-6) = ?
a. 2
b. 4 - answer
c. 5
d. 3
4. Solve the Equation: – 11a x 5
a. -54a
b. -61a
c. -55a - answer
d. -49a
5. The price of the carpet is 240$. After the price hike, the carpet cost 420$. By how many
percent was the price of the carpet increased?
a. 78%
b. 75% - answer
c. 73%
d. 68%
6. Solve the Equation: -3x + 5x – 5 = -4x – 4 – 7
a. x = 0
b. x = 1
c. x = -1
d. x = -2
7. Complete the geometric sequence: 6, 18, 54, x
a. x = 65
b. x = 146
c. x = 162
d. x = 73
8. Find the term of the arithmetic sequence. It is known that: a6 = 39, r = 6, a9 = ?
a. a9 = 63
b. a9 = 57 - answer
c. a9 = 69
d. a9 = 51
9. Complete the geometric sequence: 5, 20, 80, x
a. x = 320 - answer
b. x = 210
c. x = 162
d. x = 505
10. Find the median of the following numbers: 5, 1, 4, 4, 2, 4, 8
a. 4 - answer
b. 5
c. 2
d. 3
11. Calculate the arithmetic mean of the following numbers: 2, 4, 10, 8, 5, 7
a. 4
b. 9
c. 7
d. 6 – answer
12. Find the median of the following numbers: 4, 6, 11, 11, 8, 6, 10
a. 6
b. 9
c. 7
d. 8 – answer
13. Calculate: 3 x ( 3 + 4 ) x 2
a. 42 - answer
b. 48
c. 34
d. 61
14. Calculate: 7.6 – 1.8
a. 5.8 - answer
b. 4.1
c. 5
d. 9.4
15. Calculate: 7.8 + 6.1
a. 12.2
b. 13.9 - answer
c. 15.6
d. 27.8
16. Simplify expression: -2l + 4k – 6k + 7l
a. -2k + 5l
b. -5k – 2l - answer
c. -10k – 9l
d. 4k + 9l
17. The building plot has an area of 1900m3 . The garden covers 34% of the building plot.
What is the area of the garden?
a. 646m3 - answer
b. 893m3
 c. 760m3
d. 513m3
18. Simplify expression: - 3x + 8y – 6x – 3y
a. -11x + 8y
b. -3x + 11y
c. -9x + 5y - answer
d. -14x – 11y
19. Calculate the algebraic sum: -27k / ( -3 )
a. 16k
b. K
c. 9k - answer
d. 12k
20. Arithmetic mean of numbers 7, 10, 11, 3, 3, 2, 8, x is equal to 6. Find x
a. 1
b. 3
c. 6
d. 4 – answer
21. Calculate the geometric mean of the numbers: 4, 2, 8
a. 5
b. 6
c. 4 - answer
d. 2
22. The arithmetic mean of the following numbers is 6. Find the median 8, 6, 4, 5, 10, 7, 5, x
a. 4.5
b. 3.5
c. 5.5 - answer
d. 7.5
23. Book price after price reduction by 70% is 84$. How much have the book costed before
the discount?
a. 420$
b. 210$
c. 280$ - answer
d. 168$
24. The laptop cost 1000$ before the discount, and 320$ after the discount. How many
percent the price of the laptop was reduced?
a. 62%
b. 65%
c. 68% - answer
d. 73%
25. The price of the car was cut by 25% and then cut by another 30%. The price of the car is
2205$. How much did the car cost before the discount?
a. 6500$
b. 5000$
c. 4200$ - answer
d. 2100$