Looksfam Set 2 - Litton Flashcards
(112 cards)
1
Q
Track meet, three events
a. A won the pole vault
b. B won the pole vault
c. C won the pole vault
d. cannot be determined
A
a. A won the pole vault
2
Q
Maynard, the census taker
a. 1, 18, 72
b. 1 , 17, 82
c. 2, 17, 81
d. 2, 18, 71
A
a. 1, 18, 72
3
Q
Three farmers, (square, oblong, intermediate)
a. 40x48, 32x60, 30x64
b. 40x84, 23x60, 30x46
c. 40x46, 30x60, 32x64
d. 40x64, 32x46, 30x60
A
a. 40x48, 32x60, 30x64
4
Q
100 coins in a piggy bank (pennies, dimes, and half dollar)
a. H = 60, D = 39, P = 1
b. H = 1, D = 60, P = 39
c. H = 39, D = 1, P = 60
d. H = 1, D = 39, P = 60
A
d. H = 1, D = 39, P = 60
5
Q
Engineering consultant … how many years … but none of them more than twice?
a. 8 years
b. 7 years
c. 9 years
d. 6 years
A
a. 8 years
6
Q
Two wheels … how much larger is one wheel than the other
a. 3 in
b. 5 in
c. 8 in
d. 11 in
A
b. 5 in
7
Q
Five points located in or on the perimeter of an equilateral triangle
a. 2.5 in
b. 5.5 in
c. 3.5 in
d. 4.5 in
A
d. 4.5 in
8
Q
Dad and son (Junior) same birthday
a. Junior is 36 and Dad is 72
b. Junior is 18 and Dad is 54
c. Junior is 12 and Dad is 48
d. Junior is 9 and Dad is 45
A
a. Junior is 36 and Dad is 72
9
Q
Undergrads of school on engg (abreast), least number of marchers
a. 1451
b. 1145
c. 1154
d. 1514
A
c. 1154
10
Q
Remainder 5^(999,999)/7
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
A
b. 6
11
Q
My house is on the road
a. House number is 204 and there are 288 houses
b. House number is 240 and there are 288 houses
c. House number is 244 and there are 288 houses
d. House number is 200 and there are 288 houses
A
a. House number is 204 and there are 288 houses
12
Q
First day of Century
a. Monday
b. Tuesday
c. Thursday
d. Saturday
A
a. Monday
13
Q
Sultan arranged his wives
a. 9284
b. 9248
c. 9842
d. 9824
A
c. 9842
14
Q
A ball is dropped from a height of 10 ft.
a. 25 ft
b. 30 ft
c. 35 ft
d. 40 ft
A
b. 30 ft
15
Q
Smaller compounding period, the greater the interest
a. $1.72
b. $2.17
c. $2.71
d. $1.27
A
b. $2.17
16
Q
Rectangular box without a top
a. the complete box has dimensions in the ratio 6:3:1
b. the complete box has dimensions in the ratio 6:4:3
c. the complete box has dimensions in the ratio 6:5:2
d. the complete box has dimensions in the ratio 6:4:1
A
a. the complete box has dimensions in the ratio 6:3:1
17
Q
Boat owner agrees to take a group on an outing
a. 0
b. $2.50
c. $5.00
d. $7.50
A
a. 0
18
Q
Student studying series, 1 + 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + ….
a. 4/3
b. 3/4
c. 3/2
d. 2/3
A
c. 3/2
19
Q
Mr. X veers to the right when he walks…
a. 2.3 miles
b. 1.2 miles
c. 3.2 miles
d. 2.1 miles
A
b. 1.2 miles
20
Q
Teacher marked quiz
a. Pat made 8 errors and Mike made 2 errors
b. Pat made 2 errors and Mike made 8 errors
c. Pat made 6 errors and Mike made 4 errors
d. Pat made 4 errors and Mike made 6 errors
A
a. Pat made 8 errors and Mike made 2 errors
21
Q
Teenager wants to go out 2 consecutive nights out
a. Father
b. Mother
c. Do not attempt
d. Father and Mother
A
b. Mother
22
Q
Hard Knox College is a member of a six-school basketball league
a. 0.300
b. 0.600
c. 0.800
d. 0.500
A
b. 0.600
23
Q
2 marbles are removed (black and white)
a. w = 6 ; b = 4
b. w = 6 ; b = 6
c. w = 4 ; b = 6
d. w = 4 ; b = 4
A
a. w = 6 ; b = 4
24
Q
A coin is unbalanced
a. 0.816
b. 0.681
c. 0.861
d. 0.618
A
d. 0.618
25
Six men decide to play Russian roulette
a. his survival probability is enhanced about .2 by spinning
b. his survival probability is enhanced about .4 by spinning
c. his survival probability is enhanced about .1 by spinning
d. his survival probability is enhanced about .3 by spinning
c. his survival probability is enhanced about .1 by spinning
26
To stimulate his son in the pursuit of partial differential equations
a. 16
b. 12
c. 10
d. 14
c. 10
27
Expert on transformer design
a. 25
b. 29
c. 21
d. 33
b. 29
27
The passenger on an excursion bus
a. Included among the 18 children were 8 married couples
b. Included among the 18 children were 6 married couples
c. Included among the 18 children were 5 married couples
d. Included among the 18 children were 7 married couples
a. Included among the 18 children were 8 married couples
27
The pupil wrote in the blackboard
a series of fractions .. what was the numerator?
a. 34
b. 52
c. 25
d. 43
c. 25
28
Dr. Reed arriving late at the lab one morning
a. losses 60/143 minutes
b. losses 40/163 minutes
c. gains 60/143 minutes
d. gains 40/163 minutes
c. gains 60/143 minutes
28
Lunch, Nebraska there is a large triangular plot of land
a. 500 yd
b. 550 yd
c. 600 yd
d. 650 yd
c. 600 yd
29
Hand of the clock
a. 4:25.86
b. 4:28.65
c. 4:26.85
d. 4:25.68
c. 4:26.85
30
Two men are walking towards each other at the side of a railway
a. 6255 s
b. 5265 s
c. 6525 s
d. 5562 s
d. 5562 s
31
Using the French Tricolor as a model
a. 40
b. 50
c. 60
d. 70
b. 50
32
Cubic box with sides 'a' feet long ... what height the ladder touches the wall
a. 2.63 or 1.83 ft
b. 2.36 or 1.38 ft
c. 3.62 or 1.38 ft
d. 3.26 or 1.83 ft
c. 3.62 or 1.38 ft
33
Dr. Irving Weiman ... how many steps are there in the escalator?
a. 70
b. 80
c. 60
d. 90
b. 80
34
Citizens of Franistan pay as much income tax
a. 45 rupees
b. 50 rupees
c. 55 rupees
d. 60 rupees
b. 50 rupees
35
There are nine cities which are served by two competing airlines
a. 18
b. 16
c. 14
d. 12
d. 12
36
Two snails starts from the same point
a. the first snail traveled at 4/3 the speed of the second
b. the first snail traveled at 3/4 the speed of the second
c. the first snail traveled at 2/3 the speed of the second
d. the first snail traveled at 3/2 the speed of the second
b. the first snail traveled at 3/4 the speed of the second
37
A necklace consists of pearls
a. 33
b. 22
c. 44
d. 55
a. 33
38
Jai Alai balls .. maximum number of call which cannot be brought without breaking boxes?
a. 86
b. 79
c. 97
d. 68
c. 97
39
Mr. Field, a speeder ... by what percentage is he exceeding the speed limit
a. 5/4
b. 4/5
c. 5/6
d. 6/5
a. 5/4
40
A pencil, eraser, and notebook together cost $1.00
a. P = 19, E = 24, N = 54
b. P = 24, E = 19, N = 54
c. P = 19, E = 26, N = 55
d. P = 26, E = 19, N = 55
d. P = 26, E = 19, N = 55
41
There are four towns at the corners of a square
a. The first car traveled 50 mi/hr, and the distance is 180 mi
b. The first car traveled 50 mi/hr, and the distance is 150 mi
c. The first car traveled 80 mi/hr, and the distance is 180 mi
d. The first car traveled 80 mi/hr, and the distance is 150 mi
a. The first car traveled 50 mi/hr, and the distance is 180 mi
42
A new kind of atom smasher
a. 1744.53 ft
b. 1544.73 ft
c. 1375.44 ft
d. 1437.44 ft
d. 1437.44 ft
43
Faces of a solid figure are all triangles
a. 21
b. 14
c. 28
d. 7
b. 14
44
A spider and a fly
a. sqrt. 26
b. sqrt. 24
c. sqrt. 20
d. sqrt. 18
d. sqrt. 18
45
In a room 40 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 20 feet high ... shortest route
a. 69 ft
b. 85 ft
c. 58 ft
d. 96 ft
c. 58 ft
46
A circle of a radius 1 in is inscribed in an equilateral triangle
a. 3pi
b. 5pi
c. 7pi
d. 9pi
b. 5pi
47
A farmer owned a square field measuring exactly 2261 yards
a. Area = 939,120yd2 : Length = 2018yd
b. Area = 939,110yd2 : Length = 2017yd
c. Area = 939,093yd2 : Length = 2019yd
d. Area = 939,219yd2 : Length = 2020yd
a. Area = 939,120yd2 : Length = 2018yd
48
A one-acre field in the shape of a right triangle
a. 1.5 acre
b. 1 acre
c. 0.5 acre
d. 2 acre
b. 1 acre
49
The Ben Azouli are camped at an oasis ... how long will it take them to reach the railroad?
a. 4 days
b. 5 days
c. 3 days
d. 2 days
d. 2 days
50
A cross section through the center of a football center
a. 29.06
b. 26.90
c. 20.69
d. 29.60
c. 20.69
51
Yang, ying, and yung
a. Yang
b. Ying
c. Yung
d. All three have the same size
d. All three have the same size
52
A diaper is in the shape of a triangle
a. 1-1/4 in2
b. 2-1/4 in2
c. 2-1/2 in2
d. 1-1/2 in2
c. 2-1/2 in2
53
Coffee pot with circular bottom tapers
a. about 2% of the way up from the bottom of the pot
b. about 3% of the way up from the bottom of the pot
c. about 2% of the way down from the top of the pot
d. about 3% of the way down from the top of the pot
c. about 2% of the way down from the top of the pot
54
An icicle forming from a drippling gutter
a. 28 times
b. 38 times
c. 23 times
d. 33 times
d. 33 times
55
An origami expert started making a Nani-des-ka
a. 28 in
b. 20 in
c. 24 in
d. 32 in
c. 24 in
56
Isosceles right triangle has a vertex at the center of the square
a. 12.52
b. 12.25
c. 15.22
d. 15.25
b. 12.25
57
Forgetful physicist
a. 2H 54M 34S
b. 2H 45M 33S
c. 2H 54M 33S
d. 2H 45M 34S
2H 54M 33S
58
Stations A and B are 120 miles apart … how far had they flown
a. 200 miles
b. 300 miles
c. 400 miles
d. 500 miles
b. 300 miles
59
Walks one mile south, one mile west, then one mile north
a. infinite
b. 100
c. 1000
d. 10
a. infinite
60
Maynard’s grandfather clock is driven … Maynard’s bedtime
a. 8PM or 2PM
b. 10PM or 4AM
c. 9PM or 3AM
d. 11PM or 1AM
c. 9PM or 3AM
61
Assuming the sun rises at 6:00 a.m., sets at 6:00 p.m. and moves at a uniform rate, how can a lost boy scout determine south by means of a watch on a cloudless day?
a. Align the hour hand with the sun’s azimuth, and north will be midway between the hour hand and 10.
b. Align the hour hand with the sun’s azimuth, and south will be midway between the hour hand and 10.
c. Align the hour hand with the sun’s azimuth, and south will be midway between the hour hand and 12.
d. Align the hour hand with the sun’s azimuth, and north will be midway between the hour hand and 12.
c. Align the hour hand with the sun’s azimuth, and south will be midway between the hour hand and 12.
62
Major league baseball game … how many pitches did he make?
a. 22
b. 25
c. 28
d. 31
b. 25
63
What is the least number of links that must be disengaged from a 23-link chain so that any # of links from 1 to 23 can be obtained by taking one or more of the pieces?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 2
d. 2
64
State University football won their first football game … state quarter scores?
a. 0, 3, 6, 8
b. 0, 3, 8, 6
c. 0, 6, 3, 8
d. 6, 0, 3, 8
a. 0, 3, 6, 8
65
Bishop cannot move (chessboard)
a. 4
b. 6
c. 8
d. 10
c. 8
66
A neat computer programmer wears a clean shirt everyday … how many shirts
a. 14
b. 13
c. 16
d. 15
d. 15
67
Jack’s beanstalk (height)
a. 198
b. 189
c. 199
d. 188
a. 198
68
Hockey team captain
a. 9
b. 12
c. 10
d. 11
c. 10
69
Jigsaw puzzle contains 100 pieces
a. 66
b. 77
c. 88
d. 99
99
70
Novice librarian
a. Between volumes 9 and 1
b. Between volumes 10 and 3
c. Between volumes 12 and 2
d. Between volumes 11 and 5
b. Between volumes 10 and 3
71
Lighthouse shows successive one-second flashes
a. 1/6
b. 1/4
c. 1/3
d. 1/5
a. 1/6
72
Four boys, who loves Alan?
a. Helen
b. Eve
c. Gwen
d. Fay
c. Gwen
73
Six grocers in a town each sell a diff brand of tea
a. $7.3
b. $3.3
c. $7.7
d. $3.7
d. $3.7
74
Krofilite and Beeline are five other towns, min. distance
a. 30 miles
b. 20 miles
c. 25 miles
d. 15 miles
c. 25 miles
75
Flagstones
a. R G R B R G R
b. R G B R G R B
c. R G R B R R G
d. R G R B G G R
a. R G R B R G R
76
Smith 10-link chain
a. Smith should leave two chains of 1 and 8 links
b. Smith should leave two chains of 7 and 2 links
c. Smith should leave two chains of 4 and 5 links
d. Smith should leave two chains of 6 and 3 links
d. Smith should leave two chains of 6 and 3 links
77
Bristol’s citizens drink liquor
a. 100%
b. 90%
c. 95%
d. 85%
a. 100%
78
You and a friend spot a loose $20 bill … how much do you bid?
a. $10
b. $9.99
c. $10.99
d. $11
9.99
79
Smith and Jones, both 50% marksmen
a. 2/3
b. 3/2
c. 2/5
d. 5/2
2/3
80
Parking lot, number of the first 4 cars to leave
a. 1/6
b. 1/24
c. 1/18
d.1/12
b. 1/24
81
Three marksmen simultaneously shoot
a. 0
b. 0.25
c. 0.50
d. 1.0
d. 1.0
82
Assume that a single depth charge … what is the probability that 4 depth charges will sink the sub
a. 215/256
b. 152/265
c. 251/265
d. 251/256
d. 251/256
83
Three darts players threw simultaneously at a tic-tac-toe
a. 2/11
b. 1/12
c. 1/21
d. 2/21
d. 2/21
84
Two sons and two daughters, how many ways can all these young people be married?
a. 60
b. 80
c. 70
d. 90
80
85
How many three digit telephone area codes are possible
a. 163
b. 136
c. 152
d. 125
b. 136
86
There are four volumes of an encyclopedia on a shelf
a. 450
b. 500
c. 400
d. 550
500
87
The local weather forecast says “no rain” and his record is 2/3 accuracy. But the FMS predicts “rain” and their record is ¾. With no other data available, what’s the chance of rain?
a. 4/5
b. 3/5
c. 2/5
d. 1/5
b. 3/5
88
In a common carnival game, a player tosses a penny from about 5 feet onto surface of a table ruled in 1-inch squares. If the penny (3/4” in diameter) falls entirely inside a square, the player receives 5 centavos but does not get his penny back; otherwise, he loses his penny. If the penny lands on the table, what is the chance to win if the lines are 1/16 in thick?
Less than 1/28
89
In a restaurant, customers are given a giveaway item in a form of a toy for every ordered meal. There are three different toys in the said restaurant. What is the probability that a customer who orders 5 meals will have the three different toys?
50/81 = 0.6713
90
Four towns are located at the corners of a square highway network. Four motorists set out from each town, each driving to the next town) in clockwise direction), and each man but the fourth going 8 kph, faster than the car ahead – thus the first car travels 25 km/hr faster than the fourth. At the end of one hour the first and third cars are 204 km, and the second and fourth 212 (beeline) km apart. What is the rate of the first car?
50 kph
91
In a certain network, there are 4 nodes and 4 regions. How many arcs are there in the network?
6
92
To encourage Elmer’s promising tennis career, his father offers him a prize if he wins (at least) two tennis sets in a row in a Three-set series to be played with his father and the club champion alternately: father-champion-father or champion-father-champion, according to Elmer’s choice. The champion is a better player than Elmer’s father. Which series should Elmer choose? Assume that Elmer’s chance of winning against his father is 80% and against the champion is 40%
Champion-Father-Champion with 0.512 probability
93
There are nine cities which are served by two competing airlines. One on the other airline (but not both) has a flight every pair of cities. What is the minimum number of triangular flights (i.e. trips A to B to C and back to A on the same airline)?
12
94
What is the largest number of pigeonholes that can be occupied by 100 pigeons if each hole is occupied, but no 2 holes contains the same number of pigeons?
13
95
Holiday for a worker’s birthday, how many workers should be hired to maximize total man-days worked per year?
365 – 1 = 364
96
Room with n people, what is the probability of at least 2 to have the same birthday?
P = 1 - (365Pn)/365^n)
97
Room with n people, chances are better than even that at least 2 have the same birthday. How many must be present to provide at least an even chance that 2 or more were born on the same day of the week?
4 people
98
Two men are walking toward each other alongside a railway. A freight train overtakes one of them in 20 seconds and exactly 10 minutes later meets the other man coming from the opposite direction. The train passes this man in 18 seconds. How long after the train has passed the second man will the two men meet? Constant speeds are to be assumed throughout.
1 hr, 32 min, 42 sec
99
If a stick is broken in two at random, what is the average ratio of the smaller length to the longer?
0.386
100
If a chord is selected at random on a fixed circle, what is the probability that its length exceeds the radius of the circle?
2/3
101
An earthquake had a Richter number of n. How does the intensity of the earthquake compare with the reference intensity?
10^n
102
A truth serum given to a suspect is known to be 90% reliable when the person is guilty and 99% reliable when the person is innocent … what is the probability that he is innocent?
0.174
103
4 people are doing business together. They agreed that their money is kept in a safe. In order to open tit, majority must be present. The safe is provided with a number of different locks, and each one of them is given the keys to certain locks. Find the number of locks req’d and the number of keys they must have.
6 locks, 3 keys
104
Five points are in, or on, the perimeter of an equilateral triangle with a-inch sides. If d is the distance between the closest pair of points what is the maximum possible value of d?
a/2
105
From where he stands, one step toward the cliff would send the drunken man over the edge. He takes random steps, either toward or away from the cliff. At any step his probability of taking a step away is 2/3, of a step toward the cliff 1/3. What is his chance of escaping the cliff?
prob of falling = prob of escaping = 1/2
106
Player M has P1, and Player N has P2. Each play gives one of the players P1 from the other. Player M is enough better than Player N that he wins 2/3 of the plays. They play until one is bankrupt. What is the chance that Player M wins?
4/7
107
A coffee pot is in the shape of a frustum of a cone with open-top diameter one half of its base diameter. The two-cup mark of the pot is along its mid-height. Where should the three-cup mark be located?
2% way down from the top
108
A coin is so unbalanced that you are likely to get two heads in two successive throws as you are to get tails in one. What’s the probability of getting heads in a single throw?
h h = 1 – h
h = 0.618
109
In a laboratory, each of a handful of thin 9-inch glass rods had one tip marked with a blue dot and the other with a red. When the laboratory assistant tripped and dropped them onto the concrete floor, many broke into three pieces. For these, what was the average length of the fragment with the blue dot?
3 inches
