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UPCAT Word Problems questions with answers
8 UPCAT word problems practice questions, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Drill this single topic instead of a whole subtest.
- 21Pipe A can fill a tank in 6 hours and pipe B can fill the same tank in 12 hours. Working together, how long will they take to fill it?
Answer: C. 4 hoursMathematics - 22A bus travels at a constant 60 km/h for 2.5 hours. How far does it go?
Answer: C. 150 kmMathematics - 23A car leaves a terminal at 60 km/h. One hour later a second car leaves the same terminal along the same road at 80 km/h. How long after the second car departs will it overtake the first?
Answer: B. 3 hoursMathematics - 24How much pure water must be added to 10 liters of a 30% acid solution to dilute it to 20% acid?
Answer: A. 5 litersMathematics - 34How much simple interest is earned on ₱20,000 invested at 6% per year for 3 years?
Answer: C. ₱3,600Mathematics - 35₱5,000 is invested at 10% compounded annually. What is its value after 2 years?
Answer: D. ₱6,050Mathematics - 47Three consecutive integers have a sum of 51. What is the largest of the three?
Answer: D. 18Mathematics - 48Maria is three times as old as her son. In 12 years she will be twice as old as he is then. How old is Maria now?
Answer: D. 36Mathematics