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Logical Reasoning

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  1. What number comes next in the series 5, 9, 13, 17, ... ?
  2. What number comes next in the series 2, 6, 18, 54, ... ?
  3. In the series 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ... each term follows a rule. Which term comes next?
  4. What number comes next in the series 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ... ?
  5. What letter comes next in the series A, C, F, J, O, ... ?
  6. Rule: 'If it rains, the school yard is closed.' The yard is open today. Which conclusion is certain?
  7. All teachers in a school are certified. Some certified staff members coach football. Which statement must be true?
  8. Ana is taller than Beto, Beto is taller than Carla, and Dina is shorter than Carla. Who is the second tallest?
  9. Five students sit in seats 1 to 5. Luis is in seat 1 and Marta is next to him. Pedro is not next to Marta, and Nora sits to the right of Olga. In which seat does Olga sit?
  10. Three notebooks cost 12 soles. At the same price, how much do 8 notebooks cost?
  11. Four workers paint a wall in 6 days. Working at the same rate, how long do 8 workers need?
  12. A committee of 3 is chosen from 4 mathematics teachers and 3 science teachers. It must include at least one science teacher. How many different committees are possible?
  13. A bag holds 3 red balls and 5 blue balls. One ball is drawn at random. What is the probability that it is red?
  14. Pipe A fills a tank in 6 hours and pipe B fills it in 3 hours. With both pipes open, how long does it take to fill the empty tank?
  15. A price rises by 20% and the new price then falls by 20%. Compared with the original price, the final price is:
  16. Rosa is twice as old as her son. In 10 years the sum of their ages will be 80. How old is Rosa now?
  17. Which item does not belong with the others: Lima, Cusco, Arequipa, Titicaca?
  18. Complete the analogy: doctor is to hospital as teacher is to ...
  19. Today is Wednesday. What day of the week will it be 100 days from today?
  20. What is the smaller angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 4:30?
  21. A says 'B lies.' B says 'C lies.' C says 'A and B both lie.' Each person always lies or always tells the truth. Who tells the truth?
  22. Sales were 12, 18, 15 and 21 units on four days. What is the mean daily sales?
  23. No reptile is warm-blooded. All snakes are reptiles. Which conclusion follows?
  24. Two numbers add up to 34 and their difference is 6. What is their product?
  25. Rows follow a pattern: 2, 4, 8 / 3, 9, 27 / 4, ?, 64. What is the missing number?
  26. What number comes next in the series 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, ... ?
  27. How many diagonals does a convex hexagon have?
  28. Six people at a meeting each shake hands once with every other person. How many handshakes take place?
  29. A car drives 60 km at 30 km/h and returns the same 60 km at 60 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole trip?
  30. 20 litres of solution contain 30% alcohol. After 10 litres of water are added, what is the alcohol concentration?
  31. If 5 March is a Monday, which day of the week is 28 March in the same year?
  32. Which fraction is the largest: 3/4, 5/8, 7/10 or 2/3?
  33. Every student who passes logic also passes mathematics. Luis did not pass mathematics. Rita passed logic. Which statement must be true?
  34. The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. What is the size of the largest angle?
  35. A bag holds 4 red balls and 3 blue balls. Two balls are drawn one after the other without replacement. What is the probability that both are red?

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