Tag: softskills

If Joe is both 5th highest and 5th lowest, there are 4 people ahead of him and 4 people behind him. Counting Joe: 4 + 1 + 4 = 9 total participants. The positions are: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Joe (5th), 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th.

This series has two interleaved patterns: +6, -3, repeating. 3+6=9, 9-3=6, 6+6=12, 12-3=9, 9+6=15, 15-3=12. Following the pattern: 12+6=18, 18-3=15. The next number is 15.

Two typists type 2 pages in 5 minutes, meaning 1 typist types 1 page in 5 minutes. To type 20 pages in 10 minutes, we calculate: 20 pages / 10 minutes = 2 pages per minute. Since one typist does 1/5 page per minute, we need 2 / (1/5) = 10 typists.

The letters 'FARE FIG' can be rearranged to spell 'GIRAFFE'. A giraffe is a well-known long-necked mammal, which falls under the category of 'Animal'. It is not a person or a city.

This is the Fibonacci sequence where each term is the sum of the two preceding terms: 1+1=2, 1+2=3, 2+3=5, 3+5=8, 5+8=13. The next term is 8+13=21.

Mary is 16 and four times her brother's age, so her brother is 4. The age difference is 12 years (16-4). When Mary is twice her brother's age, let his age be x. Then x+12 = 2x, which gives x=12. So the brother is 12 and Mary is 12+12=24.

John needs 13 bottles and can carry 3 per trip. Dividing 13 by 3 gives 4.33. Since he cannot make a partial trip to get the remaining bottle, he must make 5 full trips to collect all 13 bottles.

PINION means a strong opinion or judgment, but it can also mean to hold or tie someone (especially by arms) to restrict movement. This is a less common meaning of the word. The other options define different words (irksome = annoying, lacuna = gap, revel = celebrate noisily).

Irksome means causing annoyance, frustration, or weariness - something tedious and annoying. The other options define different concepts (inert = hard to move, apostatize = betray, fetid = disgusting).

Odium means general hatred, disgust, or contempt directed toward someone or something (often as a result of disgraceful conduct). The other options are incorrect: archaic = old, spurious = fake, vapid = not intellectual.