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Verbal reasoning help with question

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 12:56 pm
by inspired2win
(55 (15) 5) (60 (14) 6) (42 ( ) 6)

Answer is 11 but no idea why?

Any help with how answer is 11 will be apprecaited.

Thanks

Inspired2win

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 1:03 pm
by Ang's mom
I think it goes like this :-

Take (55 (15) 5)

Step by step :-

1. 55 divided by 5 = 11
2. 11 + 4 = 15

Now consider (60 (14) 6)

Steps :-

1. 60 divided by 6 = 10
2. 10 + 4 = 14

By the same principle :-

(42 ( ) 6)

1. 42 divided by 6 = 7
2. 7 + 4 = 11 - the answer

Thanks.

Help with Verbal reasoning question

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 5:42 pm
by inspired2win
Thanks for the response.

Much apprecaited.

inspired2win