Pre-Entry Proficiency Test (PPT) Math Test

Take the Sample Arithmetic & Logic Test Paper of Pre-Entry Proficiency Test (PPT) of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP).

Pre-Entry Proficiency Test (PPT)
Duration: One hour 15 minutes
(Total Marks 80)

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Part–C: Arithmetic & Logic (20 Marks)
Instructions:
Choose from the following options the answer that is most appropriate.
  1. The average of 0, 2, 5, 9 and x is 8. What is x ?
    1. 18
    2. 20
    3. 22
    4. 24

  2. What's the number whose 75% is 75 ?
    1. 1
    2. 50
    3. 75
    4. 100

  3. In a class there are 22 girls, which are 40% of the class. What is the total number number of students in the class ?
    1. 45
    2. 50
    3. 55
    4. 60

  4. What comes next in the sequence: 2, 4, 10, 28, __________ .
    1. 64
    2. 70
    3. 76
    4. 82

  5. If 4 apples cost $18, then 10 apples will cost $__________ ?
    1. 42
    2. 45
    3. 47
    4. 50

  6. Write down in ascending order: 7/12, 5/6, 1/2
    1. 7/12, 5/6, 1/2
    2. 7/12, 1/2, 5/6
    3. 5/6, 7/12, 1/2
    4. 5/6, 1/2, 7/12

  7. If 3x + 13 = 5x - 9, then x = ?
    1. 10
    2. 11
    3. 12
    4. 13

  8. A car parking charges Rs.10 for first 30 minutes and Rs.2 per 10 minutes for extra timing. A man parked his car for 2 hours. What amount he has to pay?
    1. 44
    2. 46
    3. 48
    4. 50

  9. A student obtained 35 marks out of 50 in English, 50 marks out of 75 in Physics and 65 marks out of 100 in Mathematics. What percentage he obtained?
    1. 61
    2. 63
    3. 65
    4. 67

  10. -2 + 2 x 3 + 4 - 5 = ?
    1. 3
    2. 4
    3. 5
    4. 6

  11. 8% of a number is 30. What is the number?
    1. 375
    2. 380
    3. 385
    4. 390

  12. A man purchased an article for $460. Now he wants to make 20% profit by selling it. At what price he must sell to make the profit?
    1. 550
    2. 552
    3. 554
    4. 556

  13. A student obtain 50, 62, and 68 marks in Math, English and Physics respectively. If the marks of Statistics are also included the average is increased by 4. What are the marks in Statistics?
    1. 74
    2. 76
    3. 78
    4. 80

  14. In a class of 40 students , the ratio of the boys to girls is 6:4 Find the number of girls in the class?
    1. 12
    2. 14
    3. 16
    4. 20

  15. 24 is what percent of 3 ?
    1. 200%
    2. 400%
    3. 600%
    4. 800%

  16. If 80 percent of x is 160, what is 16 percent of x ?
    1. 30
    2. 32
    3. 34
    4. 36

  17. If a smartphone usually selling for $120 is sold at a 40% discount. What is the selling price of the smartphone?
    1. 68
    2. 70
    3. 72
    4. 74

  18. A shopkeeper had y bottles. At night had x bottles left. How many bottles did he sell ?
    1. yx - y
    2. x - y
    3. yx - 100
    4. y - x

  19. Ahmed takes 4 days to complete a work, and Bilal takes 12 days to complete the same work. In how many days they will complete if they work together ?
    1. 3
    2. 4
    3. 5
    4. 6

  20. Suppose $1,500 is deposited into a savings account that earns simple interest at an annual rate of 10%. How much will be in the account after 4.5 years ?
    1. $2175
    2. $2180
    3. $2185
    4. $2190

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ANSWERS: PPT SAMPLE PAPER MATHEMATICS PART

  1. D
  2. D
  3. C
  4. D
  5. B
  6. C
  7. B
  8. C
  9. D
  10. A
  11. A
  12. B
  13. B
  14. C
  15. D
  16. B
  17. C
  18. D
  19. A
  20. A Solution: See Example-1(c) of Simple Interest Problems.


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