Basic Numeracy/Quantitative Aptitude

450. In the figure below, ray was constructed starting from rays and . By using a compass, D and G were marked equidistant from E on rays and . The compass was then used to locate a point F, distinct from E, so that F is equidistant from D and G. For all constructions defined by the above steps, the measures of DEF and GEF:

	(a) are equal
	(b) are NOT equal
	(c) sum to 30°
	(d) sum to 45°

451. Abandoned mines frequently fill with water. Before an abandoned mine can be reopened, the water must be pumped out. The size of pump required depends on the depth of the mine. If pumping out a mine that is D feet deep requires a pump that pumps a minimum of

	(a) 362
	(b) 500
	(c) 800
	(d) 1,250

452. The length, in inches, of a box is 3 inches less than twice its width, in inches. Which of the following gives the length, l inches, in terms of the width, w inches, of the box?

	(a) l = 2w + 3
	(b) l = w + 3
	(c) l = w – 3
	(d) l = 2w - 3

453. In quadrilateral PQRS below, sides PS and QR are parallel for what value of x ?

	(a) 158
	(b) 132
	(c) 120
	(d) 110

454. How many irrational numbers are there between 1 and 6 ?

	(a) 1
	(b) 3
	(c) 4
	(d) Infinitely many

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Detailed Solution

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40
41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80
81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	100
101	102	103	104	105	106	107	108	109	110	111	112	113	114	115	116	117	118	119	120
121	122	123	124	125	126	127	128	129	130	131	132	133	134	135	136	137	138	139	140
141	142	143	144	145	146	147	148	149	150	151	152	153	154	155	156	157	158	159	160
161	162	163	164	165	166	167	168	169	170	171	172	173	174	175	176	177	178	179	180
181	182	183	184	185	186	187	188	189	190	191	192	193	194	195	196	197	198	199	200
201	202	203	204	205	206	207	208	209	210	211	212	213	214	215	216	217	218	219	220
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