Arithmetic Reasoning Questions

Arithmetic Reasoning
1. How many young people are there if there are 35 old people and the ratio of old to young is
7 to 1?
A) 7
B) 1
C) 21
D) 5
E) 10
2. If 28 out of 100 persons, on average, prefer to watch action movies, what is the nearest full
percentage of those people, rounded to the nearest multiple of ten?
A) 28%
B) 2.8%
C) 0.28%
D) 30%
E) 0.2%
3. One and a half pieces are required for one man to eat. There are four and a half portions
required for three men to eat. How many servings are required if there are twelve men eating?
A) Twelve
B) Fourteen
C) Sixteen
D) Eighteen
E) Twenty
4. A beverage with five measures of pineapple juice, one measure of orange juice, and three
measures each of lime juice and orange juice. Five beverages will need to be made, so
A) Twenty-five measures of pineapple juice, 25 measures of orange juice, and 15 measures of
lime juice.
B) 15 measures of pineapple juice, 12 measures of lime juice, and 5 measures of orange juice
C) 15 measures of lime juice, 6 measures each of orange and pineapple juice, and 20 measures
of each.
D) Six measures of orange juice, 15 measures of pineapple juice, and 15 measures of lime juice.
E) 25 measures of pineapple juice, 12 measures of lime juice, and 4 measures of orange juice