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Verbal reasoning Eight questions with answers

Letters for numbers: verbal reasoning questions with answers

Letters stand for numbers: work out the sum and give its letter.

Questions written by Remelia in the style of the familiarisation papers; not taken from any exam paper.

Who sets this type

  • GL Assessment: 14 of the 240 questions on its three verbal reasoning familiarisation papers.

Try each question before opening its answer. Printed, the questions come on one sheet and the answers on the next.

Eight letters for numbers questions

  1. A = 7, B = 4, C = 8, D = 12, E = 11

    What is A + D − C? Which letter stands for the answer?

    • A A
    • B B
    • C C
    • D D
    • E E
    Show the answer to question 1

    Answer: E · E

    Why:

    Put the numbers in: A + D − C is 7 + 12 − 8.

    7 + 12 = 19, and 19 − 8 = 11.

    11 is E.

  2. A = 14, B = 6, C = 9, D = 4, E = 7

    What is E + B − C? Which letter stands for the answer?

    • A A
    • B B
    • C C
    • D D
    • E E
    Show the answer to question 2

    Answer: D · D

    Why:

    Put the numbers in: E + B − C is 7 + 6 − 9.

    7 + 6 = 13, and 13 − 9 = 4.

    4 is D.

  3. A = 14, B = 1, C = 8, D = 3, E = 11

    What is D + C? Which letter stands for the answer?

    • A A
    • B B
    • C C
    • D D
    • E E
    Show the answer to question 3

    Answer: E · E

    Why:

    Put the numbers in: D + C is 3 + 8.

    3 + 8 = 11.

    11 is E.

  4. A = 3, B = 23, C = 2, D = 28, E = 6

    What is A × C? Which letter stands for the answer?

    • A A
    • B B
    • C C
    • D D
    • E E
    Show the answer to question 4

    Answer: E · E

    Why:

    Put the numbers in: A × C is 3 × 2.

    3 × 2 = 6.

    6 is E.

  5. A = 6, B = 24, C = 28, D = 2, E = 8

    What is E − D? Which letter stands for the answer?

    • A A
    • B B
    • C C
    • D D
    • E E
    Show the answer to question 5

    Answer: A · A

    Why:

    Put the numbers in: E − D is 8 − 2.

    8 − 2 = 6.

    6 is A.

  6. A = 16, B = 9, C = 26, D = 10, E = 1

    What is D − E? Which letter stands for the answer?

    • A A
    • B B
    • C C
    • D D
    • E E
    Show the answer to question 6

    Answer: B · B

    Why:

    Put the numbers in: D − E is 10 − 1.

    10 − 1 = 9.

    9 is B.

  7. A = 2, B = 3, C = 10, D = 4, E = 21

    What is B × D − C? Which letter stands for the answer?

    • A A
    • B B
    • C C
    • D D
    • E E
    Show the answer to question 7

    Answer: A · A

    Why:

    Put the numbers in: B × D − C is 3 × 4 − 10.

    3 × 4 = 12, and 12 − 10 = 2.

    2 is A.

  8. A = 8, B = 15, C = 7, D = 3, E = 4

    What is C + A? Which letter stands for the answer?

    • A A
    • B B
    • C C
    • D D
    • E E
    Show the answer to question 8

    Answer: B · B

    Why:

    Put the numbers in: C + A is 7 + 8.

    7 + 8 = 15.

    15 is B.

Answers

  1. 1. E · E
  2. 2. D · D
  3. 3. E · E
  4. 4. E · E
  5. 5. A · A
  6. 6. B · B
  7. 7. A · A
  8. 8. B · B

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