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Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

Pedro goes either hunting or fishing every day. If it is snowing & windy then Pedro goes hunting. If it is sunny and not windy then Pedro goes fishing. Sometimes it can be snowing and sunny. Which of the following statements must be true:

  1. If it is not sunny and it is snowing then Pedro goes hunting.

  2. If it is windy and Pedro does not go hunting then it is not snowing.

  3. If it is windy and not sunny then Pedro goes hunting.

  4. If it is windy and sunny then Pedro goes hunting.
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B Correct answer
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Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

The cost of manufacturing tractors in Korea is twenty percent less than the cost of manufacturing tractors in Germany. Even after transportation fees and import taxes are added, it is still cheaper to import tractors from Korea to Germany than to produce tractors in Germany. Which of the following assertions is best supported by this information?

  1. Labor costs in Korea are twenty percent below those in Germany.

  2. Importing tractors into Germany will eliminate twenty percent of the manufacturing jobs in Germany.

  3. The costs of transporting a tractor from Korea to Germany is more than twenty percent of the cost of manufacturing the tractor in Korea.

  4. The import taxes on a tractor imported from Korea to Germany is less than twenty percent of the cost of manufacturing the tractor in Germany.
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D Correct answer
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Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

In 1695 about 11,400 doctors who had treated plague sufferers died and about 23,670 doctors who had not treated plague sufferers died. On the basis of these figures, it can be concluded that it was more dangerous for doctors not to participate in the treatment of plague sufferers than it was for them to participate in it. Which of the following statements would cast most doubt on the conclusion above?

  1. Examining the death rates for doctors in the years before and after 1695.

  2. Separating deaths due to natural causes during the treatment of plague suffers from deaths caused by other causes.

  3. Comparing death rates per thousand members of each group rather than comparing total numbers of deaths.

  4. The figures quoted may vary by plus or minus ten percent from the actual figures.
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C Correct answer
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