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Question 1: A gallon of oil is poured to a cubical container 7 inches on an edge. About how high in inches does the oil rise in the container? (1 gallon = 231 cubic inches)
Question 2: If both filling and emptying pipes of a pool are open, the pool fills in 10 hours. If just the filling pipes are open, the pool fills in 4 hours. How many hours does it take to empty the pool if just the emptying pipes are open
Question 3: A truck can hold 3 cubic yards of sand. If a cubic foot of a sand weighs 80 pounds, the weight of the truck load of sand in pounds is
Question 4: A cube has an edge of 4, if the cube is split into cubes with edges of 2, what is the total surface area of the smaller cubes ?
Question 5: A ship sails 60 miles south, 90 miles east and 60 miles south again. How many miles is it from its starting point ?
Question 6: Exactly how many degrees are there between the hands of a clock at 3:40 pm
Question 7: The formula h= 16t2 represents the distance h in feet, that an object falls from rest after 1 seconds. In how many seconds will an object fall 400 ft.
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
Question 8: A whistle blows every 14 minutes and a bell rings every 12 minutes. If the whistle and bell both sound together at 12 :00 noon, at what time, afternoon, will they first sound together again ?
a) 2:48 b) 2:24 c) 1:54 d) 1:24
Question 9: The time allowed for completing a certain piece of work is 40 days. By extending the time by 10 days we find that 25 fewer man will be needed. How many men are required to finish the work in 40 days?
a) 115 b) 125 c) 135 d) 145
Question 10: A man walked diagonally across a square plot. What was the percent saved by not walking along the edges?
a) 20 b) 22 c) 24 d) 30
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| Author: Vidya 23 May 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 2 |
Useful information thanks
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