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1.If3y+x>2andx+2y3,Whatcanbesaidaboutthevalueofy?
A.y=1
B.y>1
C.y<1
D.y=1
Answer:B
Multiplythesecondequationwith1thenitwillbecomex2y3.Addtheequations.Youwillgety>1.
2.Ifthepriceofanitemisdecreasedby10%andthenincreasedby10%,theneteffectonthepriceoftheitemis
A.Adecreaseof99%
B.Nochange
C.Adecreaseof1%
D.Anincreaseof1%
Answer:C
Ifacertainnumberisincreasedbyx%thendecreasedbyx%orviceversa,thenetchangeisalwaysdecrease.
Thischangeisgivenbyasimpleformula(x10)2=(1010)2=1%.Negitivesignindicatesdecrease.
3.Ifmisanoddintegerandnaneveninteger,whichofthefollowingisdefinitelyodd?
A.(2m+n)(mn)
B.(m+n2)+(mn2)
C.m2+mn+n2
D.m+n
Answer:CandD(OriginalAnswergivenasD)
Youjustrememberthefollowingoddodd=eveneveneven=evenevenodd=odd
Alsooddodd=oddeveneven=evenevenodd=even.
4.Whatisthesumofallevenintegersbetween99and301?
A.40000
B.20000
C.40400
D.20200
Answer:D
Thefirstevennumberafter99is100andlastevennumberbelow301is300.Wehavetofindthesumofeven

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numbersfrom100to300.i.e.,100+102+104+...............300.
Take2Common.2x(50+51+...........150)
Therearetotal101termsinthisseries.Soformulaforthesumofntermswhenfirsttermandlasttermisknownis
n

(a + l)

So50+51+...........150=

101

(50 + 150)

So2x

101

(50 + 150)

=20200

5.Thereare20ballswhicharered,blueorgreen.If7ballsaregreenandthesumofredballsandgreenballsis
lessthan13,atmosthowmanyredballsarethere?
A.4
B.5
C.6
D.7
Answer:B
GivenR+B+G=17G=7andR+G<13.SubstitutingG=7inthelastequation,WegetR<6.Somaximum
valueofR=6
6.Ifnisthesumoftwoconsecutiveoddintegersandlessthan100,whatisgreatestpossibilityofn?
A.98
B.94
C.96
D.99
Answer:C
Wetaketwooddnumbersas(2n+1)and(2n1).
Theirsumshouldbelessthan100.So(2n+1)+(2n1)<100 4n<100.
Thelargest4multiplewhichislessthan100is96
7.x <1/100,andx<0whatisthehighestrangeinwhichxcanlie?
2

A.1/10<x<0
B.1<x<0
C.1/10<x<1/10
D.1/10<x
Answer:A
Remember:
(xa)(xb)<0thenvalueofxliesinbetweenaandb.
(xa)(xb)>0thenvalueofxdoesnotlieinbetweenaandb.or( ,a)and(b, )ifa<b
x

(x

<1/100
2

1/100) < 0 (x

(1/10) ) < 0 (x 1/10)(x + 1/10) < 0

Soxshouldlieinbetween1/10and1/10.Butitwasgiventhatxisve.Soxliesin1/10to0
8.Thereare4boxescoloredred,yellow,greenandblue.If2boxesareselected,howmanycombinationsare
thereforatleastonegreenboxoroneredboxtobeselected?
A.1
B.6
C.9
D.5
Answer:5
Totalwaysofselectingtwoboxesoutof4is4C =6.Now,thenumberofwaysofselectingtwoboxeswherenone
2

ofthegreenorredboxincludedisonly1way.(weselectyellowandblueinonlyoneway).Ifwesubstractthis
numberfromtotalwaysweget5ways.
9.Allfacesofacubewithaneightmeteredgearepaintedred.Ifthecubeiscutintosmallercubeswithatwo
meteredge,howmanyofthetwometercubeshavepaintonexactlyoneface?

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A.24
B.36
C.60
D.48
Answer:A
Iftherearencubeslieonanedge,thentotalnumberofcubeswithonesidepaintingisgivenby6 (n 2) .
2

Heresideofthebiggercubeis8,andsmallcubeis2.Sothereare4cubeslieonanedge.Henceanswer=24
10.Twocyclistsbegintrainingonanovalracecourseatthesametime.Theprofessionalcyclistcompleteseach
lapin4minutesthenovicetakes6minutestocompleteeachlap.Howmanyminutesafterthestartwillboth
cyclistspassatexactlythesamespotwheretheybegantocycle?
A.10
B.8
C.14
D.12
Answer:D
Thefastercyclystcomestothestartingpointforevery4minsohistimesare4,8,12,.........Theslowercyclist
comestothestartingpointforevery6minsohistimesare6,12,18,.........Sobothcomesattheendofthe12th
min.
11.M,N,OandParealldifferentindividualsMisthedaughterofNNisthesonofOOisthefatherofPAmong
thefollowingstatements,whichoneistrue?
A.MisthedaughterofP
B.IfBisthedaughterofN,thenMandBaresisters
C.IfCisthegranddaughterofO,thenCandMaresisters
D.PandNarebothers.
Answer:B
FromthediagramitisclearthatIfBisthedaughterofN,thenMandBaresisters.
RectangleindicatesMale,andOvalindicatesFemale.

12.Intheadjoiningdiagram,ABCDandEFGHaresquresofside1unitsuch
thattheyintersectinasquareofdiagonallength(CE)=1/2.Thetotalarea
coveredbythesquaresis
A.Cannotbefoundfromtheinformation
B.11/2
C.17/8
D.Noneofthese
Answer:C
LetCG=xthenusingpythogeroustheoremCG

+x

= (1/2)

2x

= 1/4 x

+GE = CE

= 1/8

Totalareacoveredbytwobiggersquares=ABCD+EFGEAreaofsmall
square=21/8=15/8

13.Thereare10steppingstonesnumbered1to10asshownattheside.Afly
jumpsfromthefirststoneasfollowsEveryminuteitjumpstothe4thstonefromwhereitstartedthatisfrom1stit
wouldgoto5thandfrom5thitwouldgoto9thandfrom9thitwouldgoto3rdetc.Wherewouldtheflybeatthe
60thminuteifitstartsat1?
A.1
B.5
C.4

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D.9
Answer:A
Assumethesestepsareincircularfashion.
Thentheflyjumpsaredenotedinthediagram.Itisclearthatflycametothe1stpositionafter
5thminute.Soagainitwillbeat1stpositionafter10th15th.....60th.min.
Sotheflywillbeat1ststoneafter60thmin.

14.Whatistheremainderwhen6

17

+117

isdividedby7?

A.1
B.6
C.0
D.3
Answer:C

17

=(7 1) =
17

17C0 .7

17

17C1 .7

16

.1 . . . . . +17C16 .7 .1

16

17C17 .1

17

Ifwedividethisexpansionexceptthelasttermeachtermgivesaremainder0.Lasttermgivesaremainderof1.

NowFromFermatlittletheorem,[

p1

]
p

= 1

Rem

So[

17

= 1

Rem

Addingthesetworemainderswegetthefinalremainder=0
15.Inbase7,anumberiswrittenonlyusingthedigits0,1,2,.....6.Thenumber135inbase7is1x7 +3x7+5
2

=75inbase10.Whatisthesumofthebase7numbers1234and6543inbase7.
A.11101
B.11110
C.10111
D.11011
Answer:B
Inbase7thereisno7.Sotowrite7weuse10.for8weuse11......for13weuse
16,for14weuse20andsoon.
Sofromthecolumnd,4+3=7=10,wewrite0and1carriedover.now1+3+4
=8=11,thenwewrite1and1carriedover.again1+2+5=8=11andsoon

16.Thesequence{A

n}

isdefinedbyA =2andA
1

n+1 =A n +2n

whatisthevalueofA

100

A.9902
B.9900
C.10100
D.9904
Answer:A
WeknowthatA =2soA
1

2 =A 1+1 =A 1 +2(1)

= 4

A 3 =A 2+1 =A 2 +2(2) = 8
A 4 =A 3+1 =A 3 +2(3) = 14

Sothefirstfewtermsare2,4,8,14,22,......
Thedifferencesoftheabovetermsare2,4,6,8,10...
andthedifferencesofdifferencesare2,2,2,2.allareequal.sothisseriesrepresentsaquadraticequation.
AssumeA =an

+ bn + c

NowA =a+b+c=2
1

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A2

=4a+2b+c=4

A3

=9a+3b+c=8

Solvingaboveequationswegeta=1,b=1andC=2
SosubstitutinginA =n

+ bn + c

=n

n+2

Substitute100intheaboveequationweget9902.
17.Findthenumberofrectanglesfromtheadjoiningfigure(Asquareisalsoconsideredarectangle)
A.864
B.3276
C.1638
D.None
Answer:C
Toformarectangleweneedtwohorizontallinesandtwo
verticallines.Herethereare13verticallinesand7horizontallines.Thenumberofwaysofselecting2linesfrom
13verticallinesis13C andthenumberofwaysofselecting2linesfrom7horizontalsis7C .Sototalrectangles=
2

7C2 x13C2

18.A,B,CandDgoforapicnic.WhenAstandsonaweighingmachine,Balsoclimbson,andtheweightshown
was132kg.WhenBstands,Calsoclimbson,andthemachineshows130kg.SimilarlytheweightofCandDis
foundas102kgandthatofBandDis116kg.WhatisD'sweight
A.58kg
B.78kg
C.44kg
D.None
Answer:C
GivenA+B=132B+C=130C+D=102,B+D=116
EliminateBfrom2ndand4thequationandsolvingthisequationand3rdwegetDvalueas44.
19.Royisnow4yearsolderthanErikandhalfofthatamountolderthanIris.Ifin2years,roywillbetwiceasold
asErik,thenin2yearswhatwouldbeRoy'sagemultipliedbyIris'sage?
A.28
B.48
C.50
D.52
Answer:48
20.X,Y,XandWareintegers.TheexpressionXYZisevenandtheexpressionYZWisodd.IfXiseven
whatmustbetrue?
A.Wmustbeodd
B.YZmustbeodd
C.Wmustbeodd
D.Zmustbeodd
Answer:AorC(ButgoforC)
21.MrandMrsSmithhaveinvited9oftheirfriendsandtheirspousesforapartyattheWaikikiBeachresort.
Theystandforagroupphotograph.IfMrSmithneverstandsnexttoMrsSmith(ashesaystheyarealways
togetherotherwise).Howmanywaysthegroupcanbearrangedinarowforthephotograph?
A.20!
B.19!+18!
C.18x19!
D.2x19!
Answer:C
22.Inarectanglularcoordinatesystem,whatistheareaofatrianglewhoseverticeswhoseverticeshavethe
coordinates(4,0),(6,3)adn(6,3)

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A.6
B.7
C.7.5
D.6.5
Answer:A
23.Adrawerholds4redhatsand4bluehats.Whatistheprobabilityofgettingexactlythreeredhatsorexactly
threebluehatswhentakingout4hatsrandomlyoutofthedrawerandimmediatelyreturningeveryhattothe
drawerbeforetakingoutthenext?
A.1/2
B.1/8
C.1/4
D.3/8
Answer:B
24.Inhowmanywayscanwedistribute10identicallookingpencilsto4studentssothateachstudentgetsatleast
onepencil?
A.5040
B.210
C.84
D.Noneofthese
Answer:C
25.TheprimefactorizationofintezerNisAxAxBxC,whereA,BandCarealldistinctprineintezers.How
manyfactorsdoesNhave?
A.12
B.24
C.4
D.6
Answer:A
26.TimandElanare90kmfromeachother.theystarttomoveeachothersimultanouslytimatspeed10andelan
5kmph.IfeveryhourtheydoubletheirspeedwhatisthedistancethatTimwillpassuntilhemeetElan
A.45
B.60
C.20
D.80
Answer:B
27.Afatherpurchasesdressforhisthreedaughter.Thedressesareofsamecolorbutofdifferentsize.thedress
iskeptindarkroom.Whatistheprobabilitythatallthethreewillnotchoosetheirowndress.
A.2/3
B.1/3
C.1/6
D.1/9
Answer:B
28.NisanintegerandN>2,atmosthowmanyintegersamongN+2,N+3,N+4,N+5,N+6,andN+7are
primeintegers?
A.1
B.3
C.2
D.4
Answer:C
29.Aturtleiscrossingafield.Whatisthetotaldistance(inmeters)passedbyturtle?Considerthefollowingtwo
statements
(X)Theaveragespeedoftheturtleis2metersperminute

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(Y)Hadtheturtlewalked1meterperminutefasterthanhisaveragespeeditwouldhavefinished40minutes
earlier
A.StatementXaloneisenoughtogettheanswer
B.BothstatementsXandYareneededtogettheanswer
C.StatementYaloneisenoughtogettheanswer
D.Datainadequate
Answer:B
30.Giventhefollowinginformation,whoisyoungest?
CisyoungerthanAAistalledthanB
CisolderthanBCisyoungerthanD
BistallerthanCAisolderthanD
A.D
B.B
C.C
D.A
Answer:B
31.IfP(x)=ax

+bx +cx +dx + e

hasrootsatx=1,2,3,4andP(0)=48,whatisP(5)

A.48
B.24
C.0
D.50
Answer:A
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