TOEFL Questions

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The given letter equation puzzle means that 

7 W of the W = 7 Wonders of the World.

Let the total capacity of tank be 90 liters.
Capacity of tank filled in 1 minute by K = 3 liters.
Capacity of tank filled in 1 minute by L = 15 liters.
Therefore, capacity of the tank filled by both K and L in 1 minute = 18 liters.
Hence, time taken by both the pipes to overflow the tank = 90/18 = 5 minutes.

The four women seem to agree that the plate starts out with the letter J. Three of them agree that the plate ends with 12L. Three of them think that the second letter is X, and a different three think that the third letter is K. The plate description that has all of these common elements is D.

The one word substitute for A person of good understanding knowledge and Reasoning power is Intellectual.

9 P in SS  is a short form for 9 Planets i  Solar System.

There are many more of this kind. Some of them are:

1. 7 C in a R        -    7 Colours in a Rainbow

2.  90 D in a R A   -    90 Degrees in a Right Angle

3.  52 W in a Y     -    52 Weeks in a Year

4.  5 C in an OF

5.  12 S of the Z

The given words are related in a way that, an optimist is a person whose outlook is cheerful. Similarly, a pessimist is a person whose outlook is gloomy.

The answer is not (b) because a pessimist does not have to be mean. Options (c) and (a) are incorrect because neither words describe the outlook of a pessimist.

Hence, Optimist is to cheerful as Pessimist is to Gloomy.

Racecar and Civic are the two vehicles which spelled the same forwards an backwards.

From the given data,

18 snakes can eat 18 bananas in 18 hrs.

=> 1 snake can eat 1 banana in 18 hrs

=> 79 snakes can eat 79 bananas in 18 hrs.

Hence, 18 hrs.