Quantitative Reasoning Ch 1 Questions

What is the sum of 194, 271, and 368?

• 833

• 823

• 813

• 803

What is the result of 256 + 89 + 965 + 42?

• 1352

• 1350

• 1348

• 1346

Calculate the sum of 5127, 386, 2842, 78, and 687.

• 9120

• 9125

• 9130

• 9135

What are the prime factors of 36?

• 2, 3

• 2, 2, 3, 3

• 3, 6

• 2, 2, 9

What are the prime factors of 42?

• 2, 3, 7

• 2, 21

• 3, 14

• 6, 7

How many rods were purchased if a machine shop bought 14 rods of 3/8-in. diameter, 23 rods of 1/2-in. diameter, 8 rods of 3/4-in. diameter, and 19 rods of 1-in. diameter?

• 64

• 65

• 66

• 67

During a compression check on an engine, the highest compression in any cylinder was 136 psi, and the lowest was 107 psi. The maximum allowable difference between highest and lowest is 30 psi. Did the engine fail within the maximum allowed?

• Yes

• No

• Cannot be determined

• Not enough information

A gallon is a volume of 231 cubic inches. If a storage tank holds 380 gallons of oil, what is the volume of the tank in cubic inches?

• 87,780 cubic inches

• 88,000 cubic inches

• 90,000 cubic inches

• 85,000 cubic inches

At 8 A.M. the revolution counter on a diesel engine reads 460089. At noon it reads 506409. What is the average rate, in revolutions per minute, for the machine?

• 193.5 rpm

• 200 rpm

• 190 rpm

• 195 rpm

When capacitors are connected in parallel in a circuit as shown, the total capacitance can be calculated by adding the individual capacitances. If three capacitors of 5 µF, 10 µF, and 15 µF are connected in parallel, what is the total capacitance?

• 30 µF

• 25 µF

• 20 µF

• 35 µF