KPMG

KPMG Numerical Aptitude

Test 5
Question Booklet

Instructions

This Numerical reasoning test comprises 20 questions, and you will have 20
minutes in which to correctly answer as many as you can.

The test comprises of several sections which include:

1. Fractions And Decimals, Averages
2. Percents, Ratios And Proportions
3. Word Problems, Triangles, Circles
4. Probability, Geometry and Data Interpretation e.t.c

You will have to work quickly and accurately to perform well in this test. If you
don't know the answer to a question, leave it and come back to it if you have time.

You may click Back and Next during the test to review or skip questions.

You can submit your test at any time. If the time limit is up before you click
submit the test will automatically be submitted with the answers you have
selected. It is recommended to keep working until the time limit is up.

Try to find a time and place where you will not be interrupted during the test.
When you are ready, begin the test.

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1. A lacrosse team raised some money. The members used 74% of the
money to buy uniform, 18% for equipment, and the remaining $216 for a team
party. How much money did they raise?

(A) $2400 (B) $2450 (C) $2500 (D) $2600 (E) $2700

Solution

SINCE 74% + 18% = 92%, THE $216 spent on the party presents the other 8 % 0f
the money raised. Then: 0.08m = 216 m = 216 ÷ 0.08 = 2700.
The answer is (E).

2. In the figure below what is the value of b?

(A) 30 (B) 36 (C) 45 (D) 60 (E) 72

Solution

Since vertical angles have the same measure, c = d, d = a, and b = a – b a = 2b.

Therefore, c = d = a = 2b. Also, the sum of the measures of all six angles is 3600,
so a + b + c + d + a – b + d = 2a + c + 2d = 360. Replacing c, d, and a by 2b yields
10b = 360 b =36.
The answer is (B).

3. Last year Jose sold a painting for $2000. If he made 25% profit on the
sale, how much had he paid for the painting?

(A) $1200 (B) $1500 (C) $1600 (D) $2400 (E) $2500

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Solution

Jose made 25% profit, so if he bought the painting for x, he sold it for: x + 0.25x =
1.25x = 2000 x = 2000 ÷ 1.25 = 1600.
The answer is (C).

4. A rectangle is twice as long as it is wide. If the width is a, what is the

length of a diagonal?

(A) a (B) a (C) a (D) 3a (E) 5a

Solution

Draw a diagram and label it. Use the Pythagorean theorem to find d, the length of
the diagonal: a2 + (2a)2 = d2 a2 + 4a2 = d2 5a2 = d2 d=a .
The answer is (C).

d a

2a

5. At Essex high school 100 students are taking chemistry and 80 students
are taking biology. If 20 students are taking both chemistry and biology, what is
the ratio of the number of students taking only chemistry to the number taking
only biology?

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) It cannot be determined from the

information given.

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Solution

Draw a Venn diagram. Of the 100 students taking chemistry, 20 take biology, and
80 don’t; they take only chemistry. Similarly, of the 80 students taking biology,
20 also take chemistry, and 60 take only biology. The desired ratio is 80:60 = 4:3
= .

The answer is (D).

Chemistry Biology

80 20 60

6. In rectangle ABCD below, diagonal AC makes a 300 angle with side AD.
If AC = 10, what is the area of the rectangle?

(A) 25 (B) 25 (C) 48 (D) 50 (E) 100

Solution

Line AC is the hypotenuse of a 30-60-90 right triangle. The length of Line CD, the
leg opposite the300 angle, is 5 (half the hypotenuse), and AD = 5 . Then the
area of the rectangle is 5 × 5 = 25 . The answer is (B).

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7. The distance between Ali’s house and college is exactly 135 miles. If she
drove of the distance in135 minutes, what was her average speed, in miles per
hour?
(A) 40 (B) 45 (C) 60 (D) 67.5 (E) it cannot be determined from the
information given.

Solution

To find the average speed, in miles per hour, divide the distance, in miles, by the
time, in hours. Ali drove 9o miles of 135 in 2.25 hours (135 minutes = 2 hours
and 15 minutes = 2 hours). Then 90 ÷ 2.25 = 40. The answer is (A).

8. Let the length of the sides of a triangle be represented by x + 3, 2x – 3,

and 3x – 5. If the perimeter of the triangle is 25, what is the length of the shortest
side?
(A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 10 (E) it cannot be determined from the
information given.

Solution

First we need to set up the equation: (x + 3) + (2x – 3) + (3x – 5) = 25, then we

collect like terms: 6x – 5 = 25. Then we add 5 to each side: 6x = 30, divide each
side by 6: x = 5. Plugging in 5 for x in the equation, we get the length of the sides:
8, 7, and 10, so 7 is the shortest side.
The answer is (B).

9. If x + 2y = a and x – 2y = b, which of the following is an expression for xy?

(A) ab (B) (C) (D) (E)

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Solution

Let x = 2 and y = 1. Then xy = 2, a = 4, and b = 0. Now, plug in 4 for a and 0 for b,

and see which of the five choices is equal to 2. Only E works: = = = 2.
Here is the correct algebraic solution.

Add the two equations: x + 2y = a

+ x – 2y = b
2x = a + b

Divide by 2: x=

Multiply the second equation by -1, x + 2y = a

And add it to the first : + -x + 2y = -b
4y = a – b

Divide by 4: y= . Then xy = . = .

The answer is (E).

10. In the square ABCD vertex A is at (-1, -1) and vertex C is at (4, 2). What
is the area of square ABCD?

(A) 9 (B) 15 (C) 17 (D) 25 (E) 34

Solution

AC is a diagonal of square ABCD. By the distance formula, AC = (

= = = . By using one of the formula for square, which is ,

where d is the length of the diagonal. Then the area of ABCD is = = 17.

The answer is (C).

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11. If f(x) = x + 5, which of the following is a solution of f(3a) + 2 = f(2a) = 3?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 6 (E) there are no solutions.

Solution

If f(x) = x +5, then f(3a) = 3a + 5 and f(2a) = 2a + 5. Therefore , f(3a) + 2 = f(2a)

+3 3a + 5 + 2 = 2a + 5 + 3 3a + 7 = 2a + 8 a = 1.
The answer is (A).

12. If the average (arithmetic mean) of a, b, c, d, and e is 95, and the

average of a, b, and e is 100, what is the average of c and d?

(A) 87.5 (B) 88.5 (C) 89.5 (D) 99.5 (E) 99.7

Solution

If the average of 5 numbers (a, b, c, d, e) is 95, the sum of these numbers is 5 × 95

= 475. Similarly, the sum of the 3 numbers a, b, and e whose average is 100 is
300, leaving 175 (475 – 300) as the sum of the 2 remaining numbers, c and. The
average of these 2 numbers is their sum divided by 2: average of c and d = 175 ÷ 2
= 87.5.
The answer is (87.5).

13. If a = 2b, 3b = 4c, and 5c = 6d, what is the ratio of a to d?

(A) 4.4 (B) 4.2 (C) 3.6 (D) 3.4 (E) 3.2

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Solution

Since a = 2b, b = , and c = :a=2 = = = or 3.2.

The answer is or 3.2.

14. If x + y = 10 and x – y = 11, what is the value of x2 – y2?

(A) 100 (B) 105 (C) 110 (D) 115 (E) 120

Solution

Here, x2 – y2 = (x + y)(x – y) = 10 × 11 = 110. Add the two equations: 2x = 21, so x

= 10.5. Since 10.5 + y = 10, then y = -0.5. Using your calculator, you get: x2 – y2 =
(10.5)2 = 110.25 – 0.25 = 110. The answer is (110).

15. The average (arithmetic mean) of a set of 9 numbers is 99. After one of
the numbers is deleted from the set, the average of the remaining numbers is 89.
What number was deleted?

Solution

If the average of a set of 9 numbers is 99, their sum is 9 × 99 = 891. If deleting 1

number reduces the average of the remaining 8 numbers to 89, the sum of those
8 numbers must be 8 × 89 = 712. The deleted number was 891 – 712 = 179.
The answer is (179).

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16. Two circular tables have diameters of 35 inches and 25 inches,

respectively. The area of the larger table is what percent more than the area of the
smaller table? (Gird your answer without a percent sign.)

(A) 96 (B) 95 (C) 94 (D) 92 (E) 90

Solution

Since the diameters of the tables are in the ratio of 35:25 or 7:5, the ratio of their
areas is 72:52 = 49:25. Convert the ratio to a percent: 49:25 = = = 196%. The
area of the larger table is 196% of the area of the small one, or is 96% more than
the area of the small one.
The answer is (96).

17. Hoover High School has 840 students, and the ratio of the number of
students taking Spanish to the number not taking Spanish is 4:3. How many of
the students take Spanish?

(A) 280 (B) 360 (C) 480 (D) 560 (E) 630

Solution

Let 4x and 3x be the number of students taking and not taking Spanish,
respectively. Then 4x + 3x = 840 x = 120. The number taking Spanish is
4(120) = 480. The answer is (C).

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18. Of the 200 seniors at Monroe High School, exactly 40 are in the band,
60 are in the orchestra, and 10 are in both. How many students are in neither the
band nor the orchestra?

(A) 80 (B) 90 (C) 100 (D) 110 (E) 120

Solution

Draw a Venn diagram. Since 10 seniors are both in band and orchestra, 30 are in
band only and 50 are in orchestra only. Therefore, 10 + 30 + 50 = 90 seniors are
in at least one group, and the remaining 110 are in neither. The answer is (C).

Band Orchestra

30 10 50

110

19. Consider the sequence 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3,…. What is the sum of the

first 100 terms?

(A) 100 (B) 180 (C) 198 (D) 199 (E) 200

Solution

This is a repeating sequence with 3 terms (1, 2, 3)in the set that repeats. Since the
sum of the 3 numbers in each set is 6, the sum of the first 33 set or 99 terms is 6 ×
33 = 198. Since the next term is 1, the sum of the first 100 terms is 199. The
answer is (C).

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20. If x = (x + y), which of the following is an expression for x in terms of

y?

(A) (B) y (C) (D) 2y (E)

Solution

To get rid of the fraction, multiply both sides of the equation by 3: 3x = 2(x + y).
use the distributive law to get rid of the parentheses: 3x = 2x + 2y. Subtract 2x
from each side: x = 2y. The answer is (D).

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