Question Category: Workforce Verbal Reasoning

Judy is now twice as old as Adam but 6 years ago she was 5 times as old as he was. How old is Judy now?

If 25 students took an exam and 4 of them failed, what percent of them passed?

The price of a can of soup was increased by 20%. How many cans can be purchased for the amount of money that used to buy 300 cans?

A hospital has enough pills on hand to treat 10 patients for 14 days. How long will the pills last if there are 35 patients.

John can read 72 pages per hour. At this rate, how many pages can he read in 72 minutes

In a laboratory study 160 rabbits in an experimental group were injected with serum D. While 160 rabbits in a control group were injected with a harmless sugar solution within two weeks, 39% of the experimental group rabbits had contracted jungle fever, a highly contagious and usually fatal disease. Therefore, […]

The high level of violence in children?s television programming today has often been cited as an explanation for the increased violence in our society as a whole. And in fact, some recent studies show that the level of TV violence has increased considerably over the past twenty years. However, other […]

Prior to the development of the “horseless carriage” around the start of the twentieth century, horses in our cities left tons of unsightly, messy and malodorous manure on our streets. Based on this fact alone there is no question that by any measure, the automobile has been a boon to […]

At the end of the nineteenth century, most Americans lived in houses in rural areas and dogs were by far the most popular type of pet. Today, however, the majority of Americans live in urban apartments and more people keep cats than any other animal. Which of the following conclusions […]

MARY: All of the graduates from Midland High School go to State College. ANN: I don?t know. Some of the students at State College come from North Hill High School Ann’s response shows that she has interpreted Mary’s remark to mean that