This is my 7th blog on free Wonderlic Practice Test Sample Questions. Wonderlic Personnel Test (WPT) is a general test of problem solving ability that many consider to be the best measure of intelligence
Questions 106-125
106. How long will Sony have to wait before for her $2,500 invested at 6% earns $600 in simple interest?
A. 2 years
B. 3 years
C. 4 years
D. 5 years
E. 6 years
107. Grace has 16 jellybeans in her pocket. She has 8 red ones, 4 green ones, and 4 blue ones. What is the minimum number of jellybeans she must take out of her pocket to ensure that she has one of each color?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 12
D. 13
E. 16
108. If r = 5 z then 15 z = 3 y, then r =
A. y
B. 2 y
C. 5 y
D. 10 y
E. 15 y
109. What is 35% of a number if 12 is 15% of a number?
A. 5
B. 12
C. 28
D. 33
E. 62
110. A computer is on sale for $1600, which is a 20% discount off the regular price. What is the regular price?
A. $1800
B. $1900
C. $2000
D. $2100
E. $2200
111. A car dealer sells a SUV for $39,000, which represents a 25% profit over the cost. What was the cost of the SUV to the dealer?
A. $29,250
B. $31,200
C. $32,500
D. $33,800
E. $33,999
112. After having to pay increased income taxes this year, Edmond has to sell his BMW. Edmond bought the car for $49,000, but he sold it for a 20% loss. What did Edmond sell the car for?
A. $24,200
B. $28,900
C. $35,600
D. $37,300
E. $39,200
113 If Sam can do a job in 4 days that Lisa can do in 6 days and Tom can do in 2 days, how long would the job take if Sam, Lisa, and Tom worked together to complete it?
A. 0.8 days
B. 1.09 days
C. 1.23 days
D. 1.65 days
E. 1.97 days
114. Find 0.12 ÷12
A. 100
B. 10
C. 1
D. 0.01
E. 0.001
115. Divide x5 by x2
A. x25
B. x10
C. x7
D. x3
E. x2.5
116. Which of the following numbers could be described in the following way: an integer that is a natural, rational and whole number?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2.33
D. -3
E. none of the above
117. Find the mode of the following list of numbers: 2, 4, 6, 4, 8, 2, 9, 4, 3, 8
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
Answers & Explanations
106. C: The formula for simple interest is I = Prt, where I represents the interest amount, P represents the principal, r represents the rate, and t represents the length of time. Substituting 600 for I, 2500 for P, and 0.06 for r gives: 600 = 2500(0.06)t. Solving for t gives t = 4. So, she will have to wait 4 years for her principal to earn $600 in interest.
107. D: If she only takes out 12 jellybeans, blue jellybeans may remain in her pocket. However, is she takes out 13 jellybeans, she is ensured that one of each color will have been taken out.
108. A: Solving the first equation for Z gives r/5=Z. Substituting this value of Z into the second equation gives 15(r/5)=3y, which simplifies to 3r = 3y. Dividing both sides of the equation by 3 gives r = y.
109. C: The second part of the problem may be modeled with the equation, 12 = 0.15x. Dividing both sides of the equation by 0.15 gives x = 80. 35% of 80 may be written as 0.35(80), which equals 28.
110. C: The problem may be modeled with the equation, x - 0.20x = 1600, which simplifies to 0.80x = 1600. Dividing both sides of the equation by 0.80 gives x = 2000. The original cost of the computer was $2000.
111. B: The cost of the SUV to the dealer may be represented by the equation, 39000 = x + 0.25x, which simplifies to 39000 = 1.25x. Dividing both sides of the equation by 1.25 gives x = 31,200.
112. E: The problem may be modeled by the expression, 49000 - 0.20(49000), which equals 39,200. Thus, he sold the car for $39,200.
113. B: The problem may be modeled with the equation, 1/4+1/6+1/2=1/t, which simplifies to 11/12=1/t. Solving for t gives t=12/11. Thus, they can finish the work in 1.09 days, when working together.
114. D: The quotient of 12 divided by 12 is 1. The quotient of 0.12 divided by 12 equals 0.01, since the decimal point in 0.12 is moved two places to the left.
115 D: When dividing terms, with the same base, the exponents should be subtracted. So, x5/x2 =x3.
116. B: The integer, 1, is a natural number. The natural numbers are a subset of the set of whole numbers, and the set of whole numbers are a subset of the set of rational numbers. Thus, the integer, 1, is a natural number, whole number, and rational number.
117. C: 4 occurs in the list three times, which is more than any other frequency, thus it is the mode.
118. D: This set contains the element, 0, which would result in division by zero.
119. C: The number of cups of sugar she needs is equal to the sum of 3/8 and 3/5, or 39/40. The amount of sugar she has and the amount she needs may be compared by finding a common denominator. Doing so gives the fractions, 78/80 and 75/80, showing that she needs 3/80 cup more of sugar.
120. B: The attendance of employees and their spouses may be modeled by the expression, 1/2+1/3, which equals 5/6. Thus, 1/6, or 16.7%, of the attendees were not employees or spouses.
121. C: The GPA may be represented as ((2.3)+(3.2)+(4.4)+(3.4))/13, which is approximately 3.08.
122. D: The problem may be modeled by the proportion, 8/(1/2)=x/(7 3/4). Solving for x gives x = 124. Thus, there are 124 ounces in 7 3/4 pounds.
123. E: Tripling X and Y gives 3XZ/3Y, which reduces to XZ/Y, which is the same as the given fraction.
124. E: The pattern is a geometric sequence, with a common ratio of 1/2. Multiplication of 1/8 by 1/2 gives 1/16, or the next number in the pattern.
125. B: Liters is the most reasonable measurement for capacity of water in a bathtub.
118. In the fraction 3/x, x may not be substituted by which of the following sets?
A. {1, 2, 4}
B. {-2,-3,-4}
C. {1, 3, 7}
D. {0, 10, 20}
E. {1.8, 4.3}
119. Sarah needs to make a cake and some cookies. The cake requires 3/8 cup of sugar and the cookies require 3/5 cup of sugar. Sarah has 15/16 cups of sugar. Does she have enough sugar, or how much more does she need?
A. She has enough sugar.
B. She needs 1/8 of a cup of sugar.
C. She needs 3/80 of a cup of sugar.
D. She needs 4/19 of a cup of sugar.
E. She needs 1/9 of a cup of sugar.
120. At a company fish fry, ½ in attendance are employees. Employees' spouses are ⅓ of the attendance. What is the percentage of the people in attendance who are not employees or employee spouses?
A. 10.5%
B. 16.7%
C. 25%
D. 32.3%
E. 38%
121. In a college, some courses contribute more towards an overall GPA than other courses. For example, a science class is worth 4 points; mathematics is worth 3 points; History is worth 2 points; and English is worth 3 points. The values of the grade letters are as follows, A= 4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0. What is the GPA of a student who made a “C” in Trigonometry, a “B” in American History, an “A” in Botany, and a “B” in Microbiology?
A. 2.59
B. 2.86
C. 3.08
D. 3.33
E. 3.67
122. There are 8 ounces in a ½ pound. How many ounces are in 7 3/4 lbs?
A. 12 ounces
B. 86 ounces
C. 119 ounces
D. 124 ounces
E. 138 ounces
123. If the value of x and y in the fraction XZ/Y are both tripled, how does the value of the fraction change?
A. increases by half
B. decreases by half
C. triples
D. doubles
E. remains the same
124. What is the next number in the following pattern? 1, ½, ¼, ⅛, ___
A. 1/10
B. 1/12
C. 1/14
D. 1/15
E. 1/16
125. Of the following units which would be more likely used to measure the amount of water in a bathtub?
A. kilograms
B. liters
C. milliliters
D. centigrams
E. volts
