Monday, May 22, 2017

Sample ALS Test: Problem-Solving & Critical Thinking

B. Part 2
1.  Which is the smallest?
          a. 1/3
          b. 14%
          c. 0.22
               d.  square root of 4

2.  From his house, Jose drove West to his mother’s house for 4 hours. Then went North to visit his girlfriend for a 3-hour drive. From there, he decided to take a short cut South East to his house. Assuming that all conditions are the same, how long will it take Jose to reach his house?
          a. 3.5 hours
          b. 4 hours
          c. 5 hours
          d. 6 hours

3. John bought a car for P 500,000.00 It depreciates as follows:
          1st year = 10%
          2nd year = 15%
          3rd year = 20%
          4th year = 25%
          5th year = 30%
If John decides to sell the car for P 175,000.00 at the end of the 5th year, he will get a…
          a. loss of P14,350
          b. profit of P 14,350
          c. no profit or loss
          d. cannot determine loss or profit

4. If two fair dice are rolled together, what is the probability that the outcome is 1 & 1?
          a. 1/6
          b. 1/12
          c. 1/3
          d. 1/36

5. Nena’s grades in 5 subjects are 80, 83, 86, 81 & 88 while Josefa got 78, 82, 89 & 85 in 4 subjects. To have the same average grade, Josefa should get  ____ in her 5th subject:
          a. 82
          b. 79
          c. 83.70

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