MATHEMATICAL LOGICAL SKILL

GENERAL REVIEW - UNMSM TYPICAL DECO QUESTIONS

1. The operator @ is defined by: . @
( 3 .) ( = 3+) being y positive reals
−
different. Calculate12@2

6−1 6+1
A) 1 B) 6−1 C) D)
6+1 6−1

2. The following mathematical operators are defined in the set of real numbers.

x y= 4y
x + 1= x 2+ 4

Halle: 10 13

A) 7 B) 8 C) 10 D) 4 3+ 1
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3. Reconstruct the following division and as an answer give the sum of the digits of the dividend.
2
3 1
0
0 0 3

1 2
A) 12 B) 18 C) 11 D) 26

7 2
3 1
0
0 0 3

1 2
4. Ana has a friend in each of the following cities: Ica, Tacna, and Puno; but each
one of his friends has different traits: shy, aggressive, and liberal. It is known that:
Antonio is not in Tacna and Andrés is not in Ica.
The one who is in Tacna is not shy.
Andrés is neither liberal nor shy.
The one who lives in Puno is aggressive.

Identifique en qué lugar vive Manuel y que carácter tiene, si este es uno de los amigos
mentioned.
Ica–shy Very aggressive
C) Tacna-liberal D) Tacna–aggressive
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5. In the figure shown, formed by horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines, the lines
they represent the hallways of a house. What is the minimum length of the route that
Rosita will carry out as she travels through all the passages of the house, starting from point A and
finishing at point B?

4m

4m

B
6m 6m

A) 120m B) 122m C) 116m D) 119m

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6. Five men and five women gathered to play chess. The matches took place.
in two rounds, where each woman played two games, one in each round, and in each one of
they faced a different man. The matches in each round took place
simultaneously. It was observed that

Carolina and Juanita had the same rivals.

Patricia faced the opponent that Sandra faced in her first match in her second match.
Patricia did not play with Andrés, and Camila did not play with Mateo. Juan won a game.
Camila and Sandra did not play with Santiago.
Sandra played her second game with the one Camila played in her first game.
Juanita's second match was with Miguel.
Who did Juan play with in his first and second match respectively?

Camila–Sandra B) Patricia–Camila
C) Sandra-Patricia Juanita–Carolina
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7. Tania has three identical coins which she places on a circular coaster and to
her surprise at the circles of the coins and the circle of the floor for glasses
they are mutually tangent as shown in the figure. If the radius of the coins measures 3
cm, calculate the perimeter of the area of the coaster not covered by the coins.

A)4(2 3+ 1)πcm

B)2(2 3− 1) π cm

C)2(3 3+ 1)πcm

D)3(2 3− 1)πcm

8. In the following operation, how many numbered tokens must change at a minimum?
position to obtain the highest possible integer value?

A) 3
B) 2
C) 4
D) 5
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9. Five people and a boat are on the same bank of a swift river, and they need to
cross the river in a boat. The boat can only hold 100kg. Armando weighs 90kg, Beto weighs
80kg, Cesar weighs 60kg, Dino weighs 40kg and Miki weighs 20kg. How many times, at a minimum, does the
The boat must cross the river so that everyone can pass to the other shore, if everyone knows how to row?

A) 9 B) 10 C) 8 D) 11

10. What time is it, if 4 hours ago there was left to the end of the day three times the time that will be left for it?
end the day in 4 hours?

A) 4 PM B) 5 PM C) 6 PM D) 7 PM
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11. Miriam, while walking home along a large avenue, rests for 5 minutes every 85 m. If
she walks at a constant speed of 15 m/min and takes 98 min to get home,
How long has he/she rested?

A) 43 min B) 45 min C) 35 min D) 40 min

12. Adela has a clock that indicates the time with the same number of chimes. To indicate 7
It takes 6 seconds and takes the same time between each chime. If its
3
the clock broke and now the time between chimes is of the time that
4
It took a long time to break down. How long will it take now for this clock to show 5?
am?

A) 3 segments B) 4 seg C) 5 sec D) 2 sec

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13. In the shown sequence, the side of each shaded triangle measures 2 cm, calculate the area of
all the shaded triangles that the figure will have F6 .

A)36.5 cm2

B)311,5 cm2

C)39,5 cm2

D)37,5 cm2 F1 F2 F3

Julio, an engineer at a company dedicated to the production of fish meal, observes

that the monthly production (in tons) follows the rule P ( x=
) x 2− 10x+ 45, where x indicates
the month of the year. Determine what the minimum production was and in which month it occurred.

A) 20 tons, mayo B) 25 tons, May

C) 30 tons, September D) 20 tons, June
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15. María invested S/ 1136 in the purchase of shirts and pants, whose unit costs were
from S/ 28 and S/ 45, respectively. If the number of shirts purchased was the smallest possible,
How many items did María buy in total?

A) 22 B) 24 C) 27 D) 26

In a football championship, a team played 21 matches. Of these, they won 5 more than the
tied and the number of matches won is to those lost as 5 is to 3. How many
which matches did he/she win?

A) 5 B) 10 C) 14 D) 7

In the shown scales, three dice weigh the same as two glasses, while the weight
The volume of a glass is equal to that of a die and two marbles combined. How many marbles are needed to ...
to balance the weight of a die?

A) 1 B) 4 C) 3 D) 2
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18. Alejandro has 9000 grams of sand, but he only has a two-pan balance and two
weights, one of 30 grams and the other of 70 grams, how many weighings at a minimum should be made?
what to do to obtain 7400 grams?

A) 5 B) 4 C) 6 D) 7
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19. The figure shows three normal dice, which will roll on their tracks.
corresponding from the position shown in the direction of the arrow. If the dice show
one and a half turns, how many of its highlighted points in total will have contact with the
surface?

A) 56 B) 59 C) 60 D) 63

20. The figure shows a wire structure, an ant that is located at the point
A wishes to reach point B, following the indicated paths, how many distinct routes does it have?
to reach your destination?

A) 55

B) 44

C) 75

D) 56
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21. If the day before yesterday Milagros was one year old and next year she will turn 4 years old, determine the date.
miracles are born

December 31 January 30
C) January 2 D) December 30

22. At a conference, the professors: Alberto, Benito, Carlos, Dante, Enrique and
Félix who are teachers of the subjects of Algebra, Arithmetic, Geometry,
Trigonometry, Physics, and Chemistry. These teachers are seated at a circular table with
chairs located symmetrically. The Physics teacher who had disagreements with Alberto, was
he sat in front of David. The Algebra teacher sat between the Trigonometry teachers and
Physics. Enrique sat next to and to the right of the Algebra teacher. Carlos is sitting to the
right of the Chemistry teacher. The Algebra teacher sat in front of Félix and the
to the left of the Physics teacher. Professor Benito loves numerical calculations and is
In front of the Trigonometry teacher, who is the Geometry teacher?

A) Félix B) Alberto C) Carlos D) Enrique

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23. Lucas has a cross made of a metal sheet, see figure, whose sides are equal and
All angles are right. How many straight cuts must be made at a minimum, without bending?
so that with the resulting pieces a square is formed such that the area of the square is
equivalent to the area of the cross?

A) 4

B) 2

C) 3

D) 5

24. Carlitos wants to move a regular hexagon with a side length of 2 cm around the perimeter of the
rectangle until "A" returns to the starting position. What is the length the center travels?
of the hexagon?

A) 12

B) 18
A
C) 20
12cm
D) 16

6cm 6cm

12cm
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25. The figure shown is a structure made of wire. Traveling only through the
wire, without passing through the same point twice, how many different routes exist from the
point P to point Q?

A) 18 B) 20 C) 21 D) 19

26. At what time between 2 and 3 in the afternoon does the minute hand find itself before the 11 mark?
and forms with this last one an angle whose measure in degrees is equal
What is the septuple of half the number of minutes left until it is 3:00 p.m.?

A) 2:48 p.m. B) 2:50 p.m. C) 2:42 p.m. D) 2:52 p.m.

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27. Mr. Sergio's birthday is on June 18, note that this year is a leap year.
The maximum number of Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the year is. Calculate the number of Tuesdays of this.
What year and what day of the week will Sergio's birthday fall on next year?

53 Thursdays B) 53 Fridays C) 52 Thursdays 51 Mondays

28. Which of the alternatives represents the profile projection of the solid shown?

A) B)

C) D)

29. The Aritomi family consists of 4 pairs of siblings, 2 fathers, 2 mothers, 2 uncles, 2 aunts, 2
nephews, 2 nieces, 2 male cousins, 2 female cousins. One of the parents is named José, whose sister is
Ana is also married to Julia. If the number of family members is the smallest
possible. What is the relationship of Ana's husband to the mother of the cousin of the son of
Ana?

brother B) cousin C) husband uncle

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30. The chart displayed shows the age of children and the number of enrolled in the workshop.
violin dictated by Professor Cepillín.

Number of enrolled students in

in the year 2020

30 26
24
25
20 14 15
15 11 11 Ages
10 5
5
0
4 5 6 7 8 9 10

When analyzing the graph, the general feature that stands out the most is:

A) The highest dropout rate occurs among 6-year-old children.

B) There are more children under 6 years old than over 6 years old.
C) The regular behavior of the graph is altered by the number of 10-year-old children.
D) One cannot speak of regularity in the graph.

Home Practice
1. In the set of real numbers, the operators are defined and the following
manner
x 2+ 1
x= , x & y= (x+ y)(x−y) .
2

If it is fulfilled that: a & b= 31 find one of the values of (a + b).2 2

A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6

2. In the set of positive real numbers, the operator # is defined as the following
way
ab
a#b= .
b#a
2
Hall E=4 #(2 )( 2 # 4 ) .

A) 4 B) 1 C) 8 D) 16

3. Karin observes the product abcdex3= ...637 and states: the sum of digits of the smallest number
abcdeit represents the current age of my brother Isaac. What is Isaac's age?

A) 25 B) 18 C) 23 D) 26
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4. Think about the following statements, which are not poorly written:
Not all malifers are quadrupeds.
All cows are evil.
Which of the following statements can be logically deduced from the two premises?
previous?
I. All cows are quadrupeds.
Some maliferous beings are not cows.
III. All maliferos are cows.
IV. Some quadrupeds are maleficent.

A) I and II B) Alone I C) Solo III D) II and IV

5. Mrs. Delker has her three children studying at UNMSM, each one is taking
some courses in different locations: C.U., S.J.L. and San Fernando and they study different
degrees: Pharmacy, Economics and Biology. Aníbal is not at the C.U. campus; Daniel is not
at the S.J.L. campus; the one at the C.U. campus does not study Pharmacy; the one at the
The headquarters of S.J.L. studies Economics and Daniel does not study Biology. What career does Elmer study and
At which campus do you study?

A) Biology–C.U. B) Economy–S.J.L.
C) Pharmacy–S.J.L. Pharmacy–San Fernando.

6. Pepe's four shirts are lined up on a table, if the blue shirt is next to and
the green is on the left, the red is to the right of the white, the blue is to the right of the red.
Counting from left to right, what color is the shirt located in the third position?
position?
A) green B) red C) white D) blue

7. Ana, Luciana, Benjamín, and Talita are sitting in a row of four numbered chairs from 1 to
4. José looks at them and says:
Luciana is next to Benjamín
Ana is between Luciana and Benjamín
But it happens that the two statements made by José are false. In reality, Luciana is in the
seat numbered with 3. Who is sitting in the seat numbered with 2?

A) Benjamin B) Luciana C) Ana D) Talita

8. Three couples wish to cross a river; for this, they have a boat that only has
space for two people. Being very jealous, none of the men allow that in their
absence, your partner is with another or others on a shore; or traveling in the boat
with another man. If all people know how to row, how many trips will they have at a minimum?
What to do to cross the river?

A) 8 B) 11 C) 12 D) 9

9. Calculate x - y from the following numerical distribution:

18 11 7
24 13 11
40 23 17
50 x y

A) 14 B) 8 C) 6 D) 12
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10. In the figure on the right, how many figures, in the shape indicated on the left, are there?
Can you count?

1 2 204 205

25,000 B) 10,000 C) 10201 D) 11001

11. In each square, where there is a number, there is a house or a tree. Where there is no number, there is none.
neither house nor tree. In each box where there is a house, the number indicates how many trees it has.
around it, and in each square where there is a tree, the number indicates how many houses it has nearby.
around. The surroundings of a square are its immediate neighbors, horizontally, vertically and
diagonal. ¿Cuántas casas y cuántos árboles hay en total, respectivamente?

1 3 1

2 5 2

4 3 3

3 3 6 4 3 2

3 4 4 3

2 2 1

A) 10 and 10 9 and 12 C) 12 and 11 D) 12 and 10

12. Out of 220 marbles among yellow, green, and red, it is observed that for every 2 non-red ones there are 3 red ones.
yellow and for every 4 green ones, there are 7 that are not. How many green marbles are there for every 10?
reddish?

A) 14 B) 12 C) 8 D) 18

13. In a haunted house, a ghost appears as soon as it strikes 4 on the clock.

wall and disappears when the last bell rings. If that clock indicates the time with double the
bell chimes and it takes 6 seconds to chime 3. How many seconds does the appearance last?
Ghost? Give five times the requested time as an answer.

42 35
A) 42 B) C) 37 D)
5 6