Read the following statement, then choose the correct answer from the four choices available.Ranjit, Alexis, Ethan and Abigail want to go online and buy X-Box points. They each have £32 to spend. X-Box points are sold in multiples of £8, so they can only buy £8, £16, £24 or £32 worth of points. Ranjit spends twice as much as Ethan, but half as much as Abigail. Alexis needs to keep £10 back for his sister's birthday so buys as many points as he can while keeping back £10. Using this information decide which of the following statements is true.

There are five main types of questions in reading information problems: relationships, money, age, activities and measurement. Example: Read the following statement, then choose the correct answer from the four choices available. Emmett is Conleth's mother's brother and William is Conleth's father's father. Alistair is William's son. Using this information decide which of the following statements is true. William is Conleth's grandfather Conleth is Emmett's uncle Alistair is William's brother Emmett is Conleth's brother Answer: William is Conleth's grandfather. If William is... Show more

There are five main types of questions in reading information problems: relationships, money, age, activities and measurement.

Example: Read the following statement, then choose the correct answer from the four choices available.
Emmett is Conleth's mother's brother and William is Conleth's father's father. Alistair is William's son. Using this information decide which of the following statements is true.

William is Conleth's grandfather
Conleth is Emmett's uncle
Alistair is William's brother
Emmett is Conleth's brother

Answer: William is Conleth's grandfather.
If William is Conleth's father's father, he must be Conleth's grandfather.

Tip: Organise the data into a table.

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