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| 1. | If 11 + 3 = 2, 12 + 1 = 1, 6 + 4 = 10, and 9 + 7 = 4, what does 7 + 6 = ? |
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1 (on a clock) | |
| 2. | What comes last in this chronological sequence: TCOTBP DMC |
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DMTNT (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Dead Man's Chest (2006) At World's End (2007) On Stranger Tides (2011) Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)) | |
| 3. | Which of the dice on the right correctly completes the pattern on the left? |
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C (Each row of dice multiplies to 72) | |
| 4. | John, Allan, James and Scott went on a shopping trip. John bought five times as many items as Allan bought. Scott bought 6 more than Allan and James bought 5 less than Scott. James bought 3 items. How many did John buy? |
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10 (Allan 2 and Scott 8) | |
| 5. | The vowels have been removed from these four associated words. What are they? SPRSS MRCN MCH MCCHT |
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Espresso Americano Mocha Macchiato (Coffees) | |
| 6. | Find an 11-letter word to fit each clue. All three words begin and end with 'H'. What are the words? a) A root vegetable b) Very small margin c) A textile pattern |
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a) Horseradish b) Hairbreadth c) Houndstooth | |
| 7. | In a doctors' surgery the first 15 patients were only in the consulting room for an average of three minutes each. After a further 30 people had seen their doctor, the average number of minutes spent in the consulting room increased to nine minutes per patient. What was the average amount of time each of the last 30 patients spent in the consulting room? |
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12 ((((30+15)×9)-(15×3))÷30) | |
| 8. | Which is the correct view for a person who stands at the red point looking at the figure in the indicated direction? |
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D | |
| 9. | What two numbers come next in this series? 1 10 3 9 5 8 7 7 9 6 ? ? |
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11 5 | |
| 10. | Which of the following words is the odd one out? WON BUS SET TAP BUT BOY |
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SET (. The others give another word reading backwards.) | |
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