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QtyA QtyB
Solution;
then QtyA=2*5=10 and QtyB=6 which implies our answer is A. (since QtyA>QtyB)
Since different assumptions are leading to different answers, our answer is D. That means the
relationship cannot be determined from the given information.
2. y=2x2+7x-3
QtyA QtyB
x y
Solution;
Put x=0, then y=2*0+7*0-3=-3. That means x=0 and y=-3 in which case our answer would be
A(since 0>-3)
Next, put x=1, then y=2*1+7*1-3=6. That means x=1 and y=6 in which case our answer would be
B(since 6>1).
3. y>4
Qty A QtyB
(3y+2)/5 y
2
Solution;
(3y+2)/5 ? y
or, 3y+2 ? 5y
or, 2 ? 5y-3y
or, 2 ? 2y
or, 1 ? y
So, 1<y
1<y
or, 2<5y-3y
4. QtyA QtyB
(230-229)/2 228
Solution;
QtyA=(230-229)/2=229(2-1)/2=229/2=229-1=228=QtyB
So our answer is C.
5. QtyA QtyB
x2+1 2x-1
Solution;
x2+1 ? 2x-1
3
or, x2-2x+1 ? -1
or, (x-1)2 ? -1
Since square of a number cannot be negative, (x-1)2 cannot be negative. So it's greater than -1.
Now reversing the process, we get x2+1>2x-1. That means our answer is A.
6. w>1
QtyA QtyB
7w-4 2w+5
Solution;
7w-4 ? 2w+5
or, 5w ? 9
or, w ? 9/5
Now we are given w>1. So let w=2. Since 2>9/5, we get 7w-4>2w+5. That means our answer
would be A.
But we can also assume w=3/2 since w has to be greater than 1. Now for this case, 3/2<9/5. That
means our answer would be B.
Hence our answer is D since different assumptions are leading to different answers.
7.
3 x O QtyA QtyB
3 x 5
Solution; radius of the circle, r=/32+42=5 (since in a right angled triangle, p2+b2 =h2)
Now x=/52-32=4
QtyA QtyB
(x+y+z)/3 y
Solution;
9. QtyA QtyB
x x/y 1
50
Solution;
remaining angle=180-90-50=40
Therefore, x>y (since side opposite to greater angle is always greater in a triangle)
10. 0<x<y<1
QtyA QtyB
1-y y-x
Solution;
5
Now let x=0.2 and y=0.9
Hence the relationship cannot be determined from the given information. That is our answer is
D.
11. 'p' is the probability that event E will occur and 's' is the probability that event E will not
occur.
QtyA QtyB
p+s ps
Solution;
Here p+s=1
or, s=1-p
or, ps=p-p2
or, s ? -p2
Here right side is always negative and left side is a number between 0 and 1 since it is a
probability of non occurrence of an event.
12. X is the set of all integers n that satisfy the inequality 2<=|n|<=5
QtyA QtyB
The absolute value of the greatest The absolute value of the least integer
integer in X in X
Solution;
X={2,3,4,5,-2,-3,-4,-5}
A=|5|=5
B=|-5|=5
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Hence our answer is C.
QtyA QtyB
xm/x3 xm/3
Solution;
xm-3 ? xm/3
or, m-m/3 ? 3
or, 2m/3 ? 3
or, 2m ? 9
or, m ? 9/2
14. k is a digit in the decimal 1.3k5 and 1.3k5 is less than 1.33.
QtyA QtyB
k 1
Solution;
1.3k5<1.33
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Hence our answer is D.
15. st=/10
QtyA QtyB
s2 10/t2
Solution;
s2 ? 10/t2
or, s2t2 ? 10
or, st ? /10
st=/10
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
x+(x+1)+(x+2)=-84
or, 3x+3=-84
or, 3x=-87
or, x=-87/3=-29
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QtyA QtyB
Solution;
3x-4y=0
or, y=3/4*x which is in the form y=mx and which passes through origin. That means it does not
have x and y intercepts or their values are zero.
QtyA QtyB
divided by 12
Solution;
then when 6 is divided by 12, the remainder will be 6 and when it is divided by 18, the
remainder will be still 6. That indicates answer C.
then, when 12 is divided by 12, the remainder is 0 and when it is divided by 18, the remainder is
12. That indicates answer B.
19. 1-x/1+x=1/x
Qty A QtyB
x -1/2
9
Solution;
1-x/x-1=1/x
or, -x2=-1
or, x2=1
or, x=+-1
Here you might think the answer is D since, if x=+1, then A would be greater and if x=-1, then B
would be greater. But that is not the case. Try to plug in the obtained values of x back into
the given equation, then you will see that x=+1 will give 1-x/x-1=1-1/1-1=0/0, which is an
indeterminate form. So x=+1 is eliminated. and the only value of x remained is x=-1.
20. In a set of 24 positive integers, 12 of the integers are less than 50. The rest are greater than
50.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
We just know that the 12th item is less than 50 and the 13th item is greater than 50 since half
of the numbers are less than 50 and half of the numbers are greater than 50. But we don't
know their exact values.
then median=(40+60)/2=50
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21. QtyA QtyB
Solution;
So our answer is B.
22. 0<r<t
QtyA QtyB
r/t t/r
Solution;
Since r<t,
QtyA QtyB
m x
Solution;
But if p=2, then 2m=x. That means QtyB would be greater or our answer would be B.
24. Triangular regions T1 and T2 have equal areas and have heights h1 and h2 respectively.
QtyA QtyB
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Solution;
area of T1=b1h1/2
area of T2=b2h2/2
So QtyA=b1h1/2h1=b1/2
and QtyB=b2h2/2h2=b2/2
Now we don't know what relation exists between b1 and b2. So we can't determine which is
greater. Hence our answer is D.
QtyA QtyB
x y
Solution;
26.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
12
Now we could draw a small quadrilateral whose area is less than 40 as follows.
Or we could draw a big quadrilateral whose area is greater than 40 with the same diameter
of 10.
We can even draw a quadrilateral with area exactly 40 inside a circle of diameter 10.
27. B
A C
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
BC=/AC2-AB2=/102-82=/100-64=/36=6
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28. x, y and z are negative integers.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
Let x=y=z=-1
then QtyA=x*y*z=(-1)*(-1)*(-1)=-1
and QtyB=x+y+z=(-1)+(-1)+(-1)=-3
and QtyB=(-2)+(-2)+(-2)=-6
29. Team X scored 10 points in the first half of a certain game. In the second half of the game,
team Y scored 15 points more than team X.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
We don't know what team Y scored in the first half of the game. That means Qty B is
unknown. Hence our answer is D.
30. x>y>w>0
QtyA QtyB
xy/w yw/x
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Solution;
xy/w ? yw/x
Since x>y>w, x>w. That means, x/w>1 and w/x<1. So QtyA is greater.
31. n>1
QtyA QtyB
(n/n+1)+1 1-(1/n+1)
Solution;
(n/n+1)+1 ? 1-(1/n+1)
or, n ? -1
32. y p
x q
QtyA QtyB
x+y p+q
Solution;
Again, z=r (vertically opposite angles made by two straight lines are equal)
So, x+y=p+q
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33. N Q R T MN//PQ and PR//ST
40 55 x y
M P S
QtyA QtyB
y-x 15
Solution;
angle QPM=40 (corresponding angles made by two parallel lines are equal)
y=angle RPM=55+40=95
or, x=180-95=85
Qty A QtyB
|x|+|-2| |x-2|
Solution;
if x=2,
then, QtyA=|2|+|-2|=2+2=4
But if x=-2,
then, QtyA=|-2|+|-2|=2+2=4
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35. QtyA QtyB
Solution;
Standard deviation is a measure of dispersion and is not affected by the size of data members.
So we cannot determine the answer from the given information.
36. A power station is located on the boundary of a square region that measures 10 miles on
each side. Three substations are located inside the square region.
QtyA QtyB
the substations.
Solution;
We could make the sum less than 30 miles as shown in the diagram below.
B C
We could make the sum greater than 30 miles by putting the substations far away from the
power house as below.
B C
Likewise, we can make the sum equal to 30 miles. That means our answer is D.
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37. 6<x<7 , y=8
QtyA QtyB
x/y 0.85
Solution;
6<x<7
or, 6/y<x/y<7/y
or, 6/8<x/y<7/8
or, 0.75<x/y<0.875
38. 'n' is the total number of numbers under 1000 that can be formed by using the digits
3,7,0,4.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
n=(number of choices 1000s digit has)*(number of choices 100s digit has)*(number of choices
10s digit has)*(number of choices unit digit has)
or, n=1*4*4*4=64
39. The average of 21 consecutive integers is M. A new set of numbers is created by adding 23
to the smallest number, 22 to the next, 21 to the third etc. The average of the new set is N.
QtyA QtyB
N-M 13
18
Solution;
=(23+22+21+……21 terms)/21
=21/2{2*23+(21-1)(-1)}/21=(46-20)/2=13
40. 4v4-1024=0
QtyA QtyB
v 0
Solution;
4v4=1024
or, v4=1024/4=256
or, v=+-4
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
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42. p>0
QtyA QtyB
p2+1 1-p
Solution;
p2+1 ? 1-p
or, p2 ? -p
or, p ? -1
Since p>0, p>-1. Hence reversing the process, we get, p2+1>1-p. Hence our answer is A.
OR we can see, in the expression p2 ? -p, p2 is always positive while -p is always negative.
43. A ball is dropped from a certain height, bounces one half the original height. If this ball is
dropped from 80 ft, it will travel a distance of k ft when it hits the ground for the third time.
QtyA QtyB
k 160 ft
Solution;
80 ft
40 ft
20ft k=80+(40+40)+(20+20)=200 ft
Qty A QtyB
x-y y-x
Solution;
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Since x=+ve and y=-ve, x-y becomes addition of x and y.
and y-x becomes addition of -y and -x. So QtyA is greater since it's +ve while QtyB will be -ve.
So our answer is A.
45. The probability that both events E and F will occur is 0.42.
QtyA QtyB
will occur.
Solution;
P(E and F)=P(E)*P(F) , which is the probability of occurrence of both events E and F
or, P(E)*P(F)=0.42
or, P(E)=0.42/P(F)
When P(F)=max i.e. 1, P(E)=min i.e. 0.42 and when P(F)=min i.e. 0.42 (since if P(F)<0.42,
P(E)>1, which is not possible), P(F)=max i.e. 1 So 0.42<=P(E)<=1. Hence our answer is D.
QtyA QtyB
a/b a+3/b+3
Solution;
Let's check with other numbers also to be sure about the answer.
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47. The arithmetic mean of 100 measurements is 23 and the average of 50 additional
measurements is 27.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
Slope of line k 1
k .(3,4)
Solution;
The line passing from the origin and the point (3,4) has slope=4/3, which is greater than 1. Also,
we can see from the figure that line k has greater slope than the line passing through (3,4).
This implies, slope of line k is greater than 1.
49. The original price of a suit was 30% less than the suit's $250 suggested retail price. The price
at which the suit was sold was 20% less than the original price.
QtyA QtyB
Price at which the suit was sold 50% of the suit's suggested price
Solution;
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And 50% of suit's suggested price=0.5*$250=$125
50. B 8 C F 5 G
3 4
A D E 7 H
QtyA QtyB
ABCD EFGH
Solution;
QtyA=length*breadth=8*3=24
The sum of all the integers The sum of all the integers
Solution;
QtyA=19+20+……………………………59
QtyB=22+23+……………………………60
QtyA=19+20+21=60
QtyB=60
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52. R QRS is an isosceles triangle.
QtyA QtyB
Q 4 S
Solution;
53. The average of a set of mean daily temperatures for x days is 70 degrees. When a mean
daily temperature of 75 degrees is added to the set, the average increases to 71 degrees.
QtyA QtyB
x 5
Solution;
or, 71=70x+75/x+1
or, 71x+71=70x+75
or, x=4
54. The scores for the 500 students who took Mr Johnson's final exam had a normal
distribution. There were 80 students who scored at least 92 points out of a possible 100 total
points and 10 students who scored at or below 56.
QtyA QtyB
exam
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Solution;
34% 34%
14% 14%
2% 2%
56 mean 92
That means 92 is within 1 standard deviation from the mean and 56 is within 2 standard
deviations from the mean. Hence we can conclude that 56 and 92 are within 3 standard
deviations.
i.e.,92-56=3*sd
or, sd=12
therefore mean=92-12=80
So QtyB is greater.
55. In 2009, the property tax on each home in Town X was p percent of the assessed value of
the home, where p is a constant. The property tax in 2009 on a home in Town X that had an
assessed value of $125,000 was $2,500.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
p% of 125,000=2,500
or, p/100*125,000=2,500
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or, p=2%
56. r, s and t are three consecutive odd integers such that r<s<t.
QtyA QtyB
r+s+1 s+t-1
Solution;
r+s+1 ? s+t-1
or, 2 ? t-r
Since r , s and t are three consecutive odd integers, t-r=4 (for ex 1,3,5 in which 5-1=4)
therefore, 2<t-r
57. Machine R, working alone at a constant rate, produces x units of a product in 30 minutes
and machine S, working alone at a constant rate, produces x units of the product in 48
minutes, where x is a positive integer.
QtyA QtyB
3 hours. 4 hours.
Solution;
Number 1 2 3 5
Frequency 10 20 18 12
Number 6 7 8 9
Frequency 24 17 10 9
List X and list Y each contain 60 numbers. Frequency distributions for each list are given
above. The average of the numbers in list X is 2.7 and the average of the numbers in list Y is
7.1. List Z contains 120 numbers: the 60 numbers in list X and the 60 numbers in list Y.
Qty A QtyB
Solution;
average=total sum of list X + total sum of list Y/total number of items in X and Y
So, avg=164+424/120=4.9
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We can see from the given table that 60th item belongs to list X and its value is 5 and 61st
item belongs to list Y and its value is 6.
59. Among the 9,000 people attending a football game at college C, there were x students
from college C and y students who were NOT from college C.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
There are three categories in which 9000 people have been divided.
9000=number of students from college C + number of students not from college C + number of
people who were not students
QtyA QtyB
3x+1 4x
Solution;
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61. A, B and C are three rectangles. The length and width of rectangle A are 10 percent greater
and 10 percent less, respectively, than the length and width of rectangle C. The length and
width of rectangle B are 20 percent greater and 20 percent less respectively, than the length
and width of rectangle C.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
area of A=110*45=4950
area of B=120*40=4800
area of A>area of B
62. Set S consists of all positive integers less than 81 that are NOT equal to the square of an
integer.
QtyA QtyB
in set S
Solution;
Set of all positive integers less than 81 that are square of an integer={1,4,9,16,25,36,49,64}
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63. A certain punch is created by mixing two parts soda and three parts ice-cream. The soda is
4 parts sugar, 5 parts citric acid and 11 parts other ingredients. The ice-cream is 3 parts sugar, 2
parts citric acid and 15 parts other ingredients.
Solution;
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
Parts sugar in the punch=parts sugar in the soda + parts sugar in the Ice-cream
=2*4+3*3=8+9=17
Parts citric acid in the punch=parts citric acid in the soda + parts citric acid in the Ice-cream
=2*5+3*2=10+6=16
64. A random variable Y is normally distributed with a mean of 200 and a standard deviation
of 10.
QtyA QtyB
than 220.
Solution;
30
2% 14% 34% 34% 14% 2%
Here the curve has been divided into six regions and the value above 220 covers one region.
So you might think that the probability of the event that Y>220 i.e., P(Y>220)=1/6 and the
answer might be C.
The percentages you are seeing on the bell curve refer to the percentages of areas covered by
different regions of the curve. Therefore 2% area covered just after the value 220 means there
are 2% values in the distribution that are greater than 220.
65. In a decimal number, a bar over one or more consecutive digits means that the pattern of
digits under the bar repeats without end. For example, 0.387=0.387387387….
QtyA QtyB
0.717 0.71
Solution;
Although both look alike when we expand them, QtyA has repetition of 717 after the decimal
whereas QtyB has repetition of 71 after the decimal and since 717/1000>71/100, QtyA is greater.
66. Of 30 theater tickets sold, 20 tickets were sold at prices between $10 and $30 each and 10
tickets were sold at prices between $40 and $60 each.
QtyA QtyB
of the 30 tickets
Solution;
31
That means even if all 30 tickets were sold at maximum prices, the average would be less than
$50. Hence our answer is B.
Note: you might be tempted to choose answer D since we don't know how much each ticket
was sold for. So you must consider the maximum and minimum possibilities for this type of
questions.
67. Car X can come with any of these 5 additional features: sunroof, stereo, tinted windows,
leather seats and cruise control.
QtyA QtyB
Number of different 25
combinations possible
Solution;
The car has 2 choices for each 5 additional features. That means it will either have a sunroof or
not. It will either have a stereo or not. It will either have a tinted windows or not. It will either
have leather seats or not and finally it will either have a cruise control or not.
The car can have no additional features at all or 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or all 5 additional features.
Note:
Combination= Number of ways of selection of 'r' objects out of 'n' objects at a time and is given
by the formula:
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nCr=n!/{r!(n-r)!}
For example, There are three objects A, B and C and we have to select 2 objects at a time.
AB
BC
CA
That means, we have 3 choices for selecting 2 objects out of 3 objects at a time.
nCr=3C2=3!/{2!(3-2)!}=3!/2!1!=3*2*1/2*1*1=3
Solution;
Comparing the two quantities, we see that QtyB is less negative than QtyA as its denominator
is higher. That means QtyB must be greater.
The average of 34
32 ,34 and 36
Solution;
33
Average=(32+34+36)/3=32(1+32+34)/3=3+33+35
70. a, b, c and d are different positive numbers. The average of a and b is 30. The average of
a, b, c and d is 40.
QtyA QtyB
value of d
Solution;
(a+b)/2=30 a+b=60
(a+b+c+d)/4=40 a+b+c+d=160
c+d=100
Since c and d are different positive numbers, the greatest possible value of d is 99.99………….
which is greater than 99. So answer is A.
Note: If a, b, c and d were different positive INTEGERS, then QtyA=99 and our answer would
be C.
71. D
3030
A B C
QtyA QtyB
AB BC
Solution;
We can see, if DB were perpendicular to AC, AB=BC in which case our answer would be C.
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Since only given quantities are two equal angles, we could draw the figure without affecting
the given angles as follows:
30 30 C
B In the figure alongside, we can see the two angles are still 30
A O C
Solution;
73. 0<a<b<c<1
QtyA QtyB
ab/c 1
Solution;
ab/c ? 1
or, ab ? c
or, ab<c
then ab=0.5*0.6=0.3 and since 0.3<0.7, ab<c. That means our answer is B.
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74. 0<abc<1
QtyA QtyB
ab/c 1
Solution;
75.QtyA QtyB
Solution;
76.The first term of a sequence is 2 and each succeeding term is one more than three times the
preceding terms.
Qty A QtyB
Solution;
t1=2
t2=3*2+1=7
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t3=3*7+1=22
t4=3*22+1=67
t5=3*67+1=202
That means 5th term is just greater than 150 and its value is 202 which is greater than 200.
77. x<90
y QtyA QtyB
y 70
20 x
Solution;
20+y=x
or, y=x-20
QtyA QtyB
x y
Solution;
x2=16 x=+-4
y3=64 y=4
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Hence our answer is D.
QtyA QtyB
The perimeter of R 25
Solution;
A=30 l*b=30
Let l=5 and b=6 (l*b=30), then P=2(l+b)=2(5+6)=22 which would lead us to answer B
Now, Let l=3 and b=10 (l*b=30), then P=2(l+b)=2(3+10)=26 which would lead us to answer A.
700<n<800
QtyA QtyB
factors of n factors of 2n
Solution;
Here, since 2 is already a prime number, the number of prime factors of 2n is always 1 greater
than the number of prime factors of n
QtyA QtyB
ac 0
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Solution;
So QtyB is greater.
82. O is the center of the above circle, with radius r (not shown).
QtyA QtyB
r m/2/2
Solution;
r2+r2=m2
or, 2r2=m2
or, r=m//2=QtyB
QtyA QtyB
x/y y/x
Solution;
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x>y
84. Jim is 3 years older than Jonathan. Myra is 5 years older than Melisa. Jonathan is 2 years
older than Melisa.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
Jim=Jon+3
Myra=Melisa+5 Melisa=Myra-5
Jon=Melisa+2
therefore, Jim=Jon+3=Melisa+2+3=Melisa+5=Myra-5+5=Myra
85. 750<n<1500
QtyA QtyB
1500-n n-750
Solution;
1500-n ? n-750
1500+750 ? n+n
2250 ? 2n
1125 ? n
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Hence our answer is D.
86. t is an integer
QtyA QtyB
1/(1+2t) 1/(1+3t)
Solution;
1/(1+2t ) ? 1/(1+3t )
1+3t ? 1+2t
3t ? 2t
87. x>1
QtyA QtyB
x/x+1 -x/1-x
Solution;
x/x+1 ? -x/1-x
1/x+1 ? -1/1-x
1/x+1 ? 1/x-1
x-1 ? x+1
-1 ? +1
-1<+1
Thinking logically,
QtyB=-x/1-x=x/x-1
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Now when x/x+1 is compared with x/x-1, we can see numerator is same in both and
denominator is less in QtyB. Hence QtyB must be greater.
88. For each positive integer n, the nth term of the sequence S is 1+(-1)n.
QtyA QtyB
of S
Solution;
S1=1+(-1)1=1-1=0
S2=1+(-1)2=1+1=2
S3=1+(-1)3=1-1=0
S4=1+(-1)4=1+1=2
and so on.
The sum of 20 odd terms will be zero and the sum of remaining 19 terms will be 19*2=38
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
Since 10 is exactly divisible by 5, the remainder when n is divided by 5 will be equal to the
remainder when n+10 is divided by 5.
QtyA QtyB
k -2
Solution;
1/21-k<1/8
8<21-k
23<21-k
3<1-k
k<1-3
k<-2
91. In city X, the range of the daily low temperatures during June 2012 was 20 Fahrenheit and
the range of the daily low temperatures during July 2012 was 25 Fahrenheit.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
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Let C=50 F and D=25 F so that C-D=25 F
Here, in this case, Range of daily low temperatures for the two months=40-25=15
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
x4=625=(+-5)4 x=+-5
(since 36*5=2*2*3*3*5)
QtyB=x=5
QtyA QtyB
value of n.
Solution;
n=0,+-1,+-2+-3,+-4,+-5,+-6
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Hence our answer is C.
QtyA QtyB
the rectangle
Solution;
l+b > 2r (In any triangle, the sum of two sides is greater than the
third side)
b r . Perimeter of rectangle=2(l+b)
95. The figure below shows a regular octagon. A diagonal of an octagon is any line segment
connecting two non-adjacent vertices.
QtyA QtyB
the octagon that are parallel the octagon that are not parallel
Solution;
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We can see,
For each of 4 sides of the octagon, there will be two lines that are parallel to sides of the
octagon.
So, QtyA=2*4=8
For each of 4 corners of the octagon, there will be three lines that are not parallel to any side
of the octagon.
So, QtyB=3*4=12
678987*12345 678986*12346
Solution;
Don't try to calculate the product on the calculator because the result will be too large for the
calculator to display.
Illustration:
If we compare 7/8 with 8/9 then 8/9 will be greater. Although the differences between
numerator and denominator of the fractions are same, the fraction with larger values will be
larger. Likewise, if we compare 100/101 and 10000/10001, the later fraction will be greater.
97. 13613-9216=x
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
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1362 will also have unit digit 6
That means no matter what power of 136 be, the result will have the unit digit 6.
Now,
2,4,8,6,2,4,8,6………..
If we observe this pattern carefully, we'll find that 9216 will have unit digit 6 since it's in 4th
place in the pattern and the 16th digit in the pattern will also be 6.
QtyA QtyB
x 30
Solution;
Here, clearly x=31,61,91 and so on because when these are divided by 2,3,5 and 6, the
remainder will be 1.
Now there lies a TRAP within this question. You might not have thought of any other numbers
which when divided by 2,3,5 and 6 could yield a remainder of 1. But there is indeed a number.
and that's 1. When you divide this number by 2,3,5 and 6, the quotient will be 0 and the
remainder will be 1.
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That means, we cannot determine the answer.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
P(HH)=P(TTT)=P(HHH)
=5!/{2!(5-2)!}=5*4*3*2*1/2!3!
=10
REMEMBER: Try to minimize calculations as much as possible during GRE exam since you'll
have lots of questions to answer and only little time. So try to use logic as much as possible
rather than wasting time on calculations. So the first method I showed is better as it consumes
no or little time.
100. In a certain college class, each female student has 3 pencils and each male student has 1
pencil and the average number of pencils per student in the class is 1.8. In the same class, each
female student has 1 pen and each male student has 2 pens.
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QtyA QtyB
Solution;
or,M+3F=1.8M+1.8F
or,1.2F=0.8M
or,F/M=8/12=2/3
That means, there are 3 male students for every 2 female students.
=(2M+F)/(M+F)=(2*3+2)/(3+2)=8/5=1.6
220 185
Solution;
185=(2*3*3)5=(2*2*1.5*2*1.5)5=215*(2.25)5
or, 25 ? (2.25)5
QtyA QtyB
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Solution;
A M C
Clearly, AB>BM (In right angled triangle AMB, hypotenuse i.e. side AB is the largest side)
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
The largest possible value of the triangle connecting the centers of circles=6R(when all triangles
have same radius R, where, R is the radius of the largest circle)
And at that time, the circumference of the largest circle would be 2*3.14*R>6R.
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104. Alex has a six-sided die with faces numbered 1 through 6. He rolls the die twice.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
P(EE)=P(E)*P(E)=3/6*3/6=1/4
105. A polygon known as a "polyhedron" has 10,11 or 12 equal sides and angles.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
106. rt<0<-r
QtyA QtyB
t 0
Solution;
rt<0<-r
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Since rt<0, r=-ve, t=+ve which is greater than 0.
107. One person is to be selected at random from a group of 25 people. The probability that
the selected person will be a male is 0.44, and the probability that the selected person will be
a male who was born before 1960 is 0.28.
QtyA QtyB
or later
Solution;
P(Male)=0.44
Number of males=0.44*25=11
108. T is a list of 100 different numbers that are greater than 0 and less than 50. The number x
is greater than 60 percent of the numbers in T and the number y is greater than 40 percent of
the numbers in T.
QtyA QtyB
x-y 20
If we arrange the numbers in ascending order, then x will be in 61st position while y will be in
41st position.
Since we don’t know the values of 61st and 41st number, we don't know the value of x-y.
For ex, if x=40 and y=30, then x-y=10, in which case our answer would be B
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and if x=45 and y=25, then x-y=20, in which case our answer would be C
109. n5-n3<0
QtyA QtyB
n n2
Solution;
n5-n3<0
n5< n3
n2<1
To be sure, let's check with other number also. Let n=-0.5((since (-0.5)2<1)
110. Joe is twice as old as Ann. Eight years ago, Joe was four times older than Ann.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
J=2A (now)
8 years ago,
Joe=J-8
Ann=A-8
By given, J-8=4(A-8)
or, 2A-8=4A-32
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or, 24=2A
or, A=12
Hence J=2*12=24
QtyA=J-6=24-6=18
QtyB=A+6=12+6=18
111. Julius has a piece of string that is 24 inches long. He is stretching the string around pegs on a
pegboard to create different shapes.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
2 /(42-22)=/12
(area of trapezoid=0.5*h(b1+b2)=0.5*/12(4+8)=6/12)
112. Shaundra drove the same route to work each morning, Monday through Friday, in a
particular week. On Monday and Tuesday, she averaged 20 miles per hour and on her three
remaining work days, she averaged 30 miles per hour.
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QtyA QtyB
Solution;
Then Shaundra drove a total distance of 2x for two days at 20 miles/hr and a total distance of
3x for three days at 30 miles/hr.
Now,
113. In the figure below, the area of the smaller square region is half the area of the larger
square region.
1 inch
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
Diagonal(larger)=/12+12=/2
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Diagonal(smaller)=/(1//2)2+(1//2)2=/1/2+1/2=/1=1
/2-1 ? /2/2
/2-/2/2 ? 1
/2/2 ? 1
1//2 < 1
H J
G K
QtyA QtyB
IJ 5
Solution;
H J A
G 10 K
5 C
G 60 K
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115. In the figure below, ABCD is a parallelogram.
B 125 C
A 4 D
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
B 125 C
6 height
A D
base=4
height<6 (since in any right angled triangle, hypotenuse is the largest side)
116. x>y
QtyA QtyB
|x+y| |x-y|
solution;
Then, A=|2+1|=|3|=3
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And now let x=1 and y=0.
Then A=|1+0|=|1|=1
117.
Three circles with their centers on line segment PQ are tangent at points P,R and Q, where
point R lies on line segment PQ.
QtyA QtyB
The circumference of the largest The sum of the circumferences of the two
Solution;
PR+RQ=PQ
or, d1+d2=D
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118.
QtyA QtyB
x+y w+z
Solution;
Since alternate angles made by parallel lines are equal, x=z and y=w
119. The length of each side of equilateral triangle T is 6 times the length of each side of
equilateral triangle X.
QtyA QtyB
The ratio of the length of one The ratio of the length of one
side of T. side of X
Solution;
A=1 and B=1 (since the lengths of an equilateral triangle are equal)
So our answer is C.
120. A right circular cylinder with radius 2 inches has volume 15 cubic inches.
QtyA QtyB
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Solution;
Volume of a cylinder=3.14*r2*h
15=3.14*22*h
121.
The frequency distributions shown above represent two groups of data. Each of the data
values is a multiple of 10.
QtyA QtyB
distribution A distribution B
Solution;
Average of A=(10*3+20*3+30*6+40*3+50*3)/18=(30+60+180+120+150)/18=30
Average of B=(10*5+20*3+30*2+40*3+50*5)/18=(50+60+60+120+250)/18=30
for A={3(10-30)2+3(20-30)2+6(30-30)2+3(40-30)2+3(50-30)2}/18=1200+300+300+1200=3000
for B={5(10-30)2+3(20-30)2+2(30-30)2+3(40-30)2+5(50-30)2}/18=2000+300+300+2000=5000
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122. D A
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
AB is greater than BC or BD
So, AB+AB>BC+BD
or, AB>(BC+BD)/2
123. Q
P y x R
x>y
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
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(arcs opposite to equal circumscribed angles of a circle are equal)
arc RQ ? arc QP
(arc opposite to greater angle is greater than the arc opposite to smaller angle in the case of
circumscribed angles of a circle and we are given x>y)
QtyA QtyB
xz 0
Solution;
xy<0
yz>0
That means,
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125. One of the roots of the equation x2+kx-6=0 is 3, and k is a constant.
QtyA QtyB
The value of k -1
Solution;
So, 32+k*3-6=0
or, 9+3k=6
or, 3k=-3
or, k=-1
126. x<y
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
A=(x+y)/2
B=(x+y+y)/3=(x+2y)/3
or, x ? y
x<y
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127.
ABCD and EFGH are both squares whose sides are 12. All the circles are tangent to one
another and the sides of the square.
QtyA QtyB
The area of the shaded region The area of the shaded region
in figure 1 in figure 2
Solution;
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128. The price of a large pizza is 30% more than the price of a small pizza.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
A=(100-30)% of 130=0.7*130=91
and B=100
Solution;
Area=/3/4*(side)2 Area=1/2(base)*(height)=1/2*(base)2
6 6
A=(/3/4)*62=/3*9
B=1/2*62=18=3*9
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130. A bag contains four slips of paper, two of which have the number 1 written on them and
two of which have the number -1 on them. Two of the slips are chosen at random.
QtyA QtyB
The probability that the product The probability that the product
Solution;
The product will be -1 if the two numbers chosen are (-1,1) or (1,-1).
So P(product=-1)=P(-1,1)+P(1,-1)=(2/4*2/3)+(2/4*2/3)=1/3+1/3=2/3
the product will be 1 if the two numbers chosen are (1,1) or (-1,-1).
So P(product=1)=P(1,1)+P(-1,-1)=(2/4*1/3+2/4*1/3)=1/6+1/6=2/6=1/3
131. The test scores for a class have a normal distribution, a mean of 50, and a standard
deviation of 4.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
34% 34%
14% 14%
42 46 50 54 58
mean=50, sd=4
132. In the xy-plane, the point (1,2) is on line j, and the point (2,1) is on line k. Each of the lines
has a positive slope.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
y line j
(1,2) line k
line j line k
(1,2)
(2,1)
Here angle made by line j with x-axis is greater than the angle
made by line k with x-axis. That means slope of line j could be
made greater than slope of line k.
Similarly, slope of line k could be made greater by making its angle with x-axis greater than
that made by line j.
133. For each positive integer n, the nth term of the sequence S is 1+(-1)n.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
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Here, t1=1+(-1)1=0
t2=1+(-1)2=1+1=2
t3=1+(-1)3=0
That means terms with even powers of -1 have value 2 and those with odd powers of -1 have
value 0.
We know, from 1 to 40, there are 20 even numbers and 20 odd numbers.
So our sum=2*19+0*20=38
QtyA QtyB
((2/7)♥)♥ 3.5
Solution;
((2/7)♥)♥=(2/7+7/2) ♥={(2*2+7*7)/14}♥=(53/14)♥=53/14+14/15=3.78+0.93
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
x4=625 x=+-5
i.e.,B=5
Now,
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136. n is an integer, and n2<39.
QtyA QtyB
value of n
Solution;
Now A=+6-(-6)=6+6=12
B=12
QtyA QtyB
f(t+54)-f(t+50) 20
Solution;
A={5(t+54)+1}-{5(t+50)+1}=5t+271-(5t+251)=271-251=20
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QtyA QtyB
AB+BC+CD+DE+EA 1
Solution;
Diameter=0.2
Since diameter is the longest chord, each side of pentagon is less than 0.2.
Solution;
Since each chord is shorter than the arc it forms, so the circumference of the circle will be
greater than the perimeter of the pentagon. Hence our answer is B.
140. The median income of a group of college C graduates six months after graduation was
$3,000 higher than the median income of a group of College D graduates six months after
graduation.
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QtyA QtyB
Solution;
75th percentile(C)=8000
75th percentile(D)=2000
In this case, our answer would be choice A since 75th percentile of incomes of college C
graduates is greater.
Next,
In this case, our answer would be choice B since 75th percentile of incomes of college D
graduates is greater.
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141. In a quality-control test, 50 boxes-each containing 30 machine parts-were examined for
defective parts. The number of defective parts was recorded for each box, and the average
(arithmetic mean) of the 50 recorded numbers of defective parts per box was 1.12. Only one
error was made in recording the 50 numbers: "1" defective part in a certain box was incorrectly
recorded as "10".
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
Defective/box(incorrect)=1.12
Total defective(incorrect)=1.12*50=56
The sum of the odd integers The sum of the even integers
Solution;
199 ? 99
199 > 99
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143. Before Maria changed jobs, her salary was 24% more than Julio's salary. After Maria
changed jobs, her new salary was 24% less than her old salary.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
Before
Julio's salary=100
Maria's salary=124
After
Maria's salary=0.86*124=106.64
144. p and q are different prime numbers. r is the least prime number greater than p, and s is
the least prime number greater than q.
QtyA QtyB
r-p s-q
Solution;
p=2, q=7
r=3, s=11
r-p=3-2=1
p=7, q=2
r=11, s=3
r-p=11-7=4
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145. Team X scored p points more than team Y, and the two teams together scored a total of
10 points.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
Then, X=Y+p
and X+Y=10
So, (Y+p)+Y=10
2Y=10-p
(x-1)(x)(x+1) (x)(x)(x)
Solution;
factors of x factors of 4x
Solution;
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Here, the number of prime factors of 4x cannot be less than the number of prime factors of
x since 4x contains all the factors of x. So, the answer must be that either they are equal or
there is not enough information.
let x=2
Here number of distinct prime numbers is same in both cases. i.e., our answer would be C.
then prime factors of 21=3*7 in which the number of distinct prime factors is 2.
Here number of distinct prime numbers is greater in B i.e., our answer would be B.
QtyA QtyB
factors of 4x factors of x
Solution;
Let x=2,
factors of 6=2*3
Since 4 is an even number which has factors of 2 and 2 and which are not distinct, so the
number of distinct factors of 4x will be equal to the number of distinct prime factors of x.
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Hence our answer is C.
149.
x>y
QtyA QtyB
z 60
Solution;
x k x
B y C
z>k
2z+k=180
That means z cannot be less than 60. If z=60, then z=k which cannot be.
So our answer is A.
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150. Three tennis balls of identical size are stacked one on the top of the other so that they fit
exactly inside a closed right cylindrical can, as shown.
QtyA QtyB
The height of the stack of 3 balls The circumference of one of the balls
Solution;
A=3d
B=3.14*d
151. S is the set of all fractions of the form n/n+1, where n is a positive integer less than 20.
QtyA QtyB
that are in S
A=1/2*2/3*3/4*4/5*……………*19/20=1/20=B
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152. QtyA QtyB
Solution;
Angles circumscribed on equal arcs (or same arcs) of a circle are equal.
So arc WX=arc YZ
153. A retail business has determined that its net income, in terms of x, the number of items
sold, is given by the expression x2+x-380.
QtyA QtyB
be zero.
Solution;
x2+20x-19x-380=0
x(x+20)-19(x+20)=0
(x+20)(x-19)=0
x=-20 or 19
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Since number of items sold cannot be negative, x=19. Hence our answer is A.
QtyA QtyB
x y
x-y=10+5=15
Hence A is greater.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
QP=/QS2+SP2=/QS2+SR2=QR
So QR>QT
Hence B is greater.
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156. Segments PA, PB and PC are the angle bisectors of triangle ABC.
QtyA QtyB
x+y 57
Solution;
A+B+C=180
A/2+B/2+C/2=90
x+33+y=90
x+y=90-33=57
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
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angle R=90
Area of square=22=4
Hence A is greater.
158. In circles C1 and C2, the length of segment PR equals the length of segment QR.
QtyA QtyB
Solution;
A=2*3.14*PR
B=2*3.14*QR
PR=QR
So A=B
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For positive numbers, A will be greater.
For x=0, A=0 and B=0
So our answer is D.
160. The probability that both events E and F will occur is 0.25.
QtyA QtyB
The probability that event E 0.24
will occur
P(E)*P(F)=0.25
P(E)=0.25/P(F)
When P(F) is maximum i.e. 1, P(E) will be minimum.
If P(F)=1, then, P(E)=0.25
When P(F) is minimum i.e. 0.25, P(E) will be maximum
If P(F)=0.25, then P(E)=1
P(E) lies from 0.25 to 1.
So A is greater.
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162. M={4,6,3,7,x,x}
N={1,5,8,y}
x>y>0
QtyA QtyB
The mean of set M The mean of set N
Solution;
A=(4+6+3+7+x+x)/6=(20+2x)/6
B=(1+5+8+y)/4=(14+y)/4
(20+2x)/6 ? (14+y)/4
80+8x ? 84+6y
8x-6y ? 4
4x-3y ? 2
If x=2 and y=1, then 4*2-3*1=8-3=5>2 which points to answer A.
if x=0.5 and y=0.4, then 4*0.5-3*0.4=2-1.2=0.8<2 which points to answer B.
Hence our answer is D.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QESTIONS - Select one answer choice
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
E. 8
Solution;
15!/3m=15*14*13*…..*1/3m=36*5*4*2*……../3m
Since,
We can see, for 15!/3m to be an integer, the maximum possible value of m could be 6.
Hence answer is C.
2. Which of the following numbers is farthest from the number 1 on the number line?
A. -10
B. -5
C. 0
D. 5
E. 10
Solution;
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Hence answer is A.
3. A certain jar contains 60 jelly beans - 22 white, 18 green, 11 yellow, 5 red and 4 purple. If a
jelly bean is to be chosen at random, what is the probability that the jelly bean will neither be
red nor purple?
A. 0.09
B. 0.15
C. 0.54
D. 0.85
E. 0.91
Solution;
=22/60+18/60+11/60=51/60=0.85
Hence answer is D.
4. A certain store sells two types of pens: one type for $2 per pen and the other type for $3 per
pen. If a customer can spend up to $25 to buy pens at the store and there is no sales tax, what
is the greatest number of pens the customer can buy?
A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12
E. 20
Solution;
For buying greatest number of pens, the customer must buy maximum number of low cost
pens.
Hence she can buy 12 low cost pens for $24 and take $1 in return or she can buy 11 $2 pens for
$22 and a $3 pen for $3. In both cases she can buy a maximum of 12 pens.
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Hence D is answer.
A. 10x
B. 9x
C. 8x
D. 6x
E. 5x
Solution;
x+y+z=x+3x+2(3x)=10x
6. A certain shipping service charges an insurance fee of $0.75 when shipping any package
with contents worth $25.00 or less, and an insurance fee of $1.00 when shipping any package
with contents worth over $25.00. If Dan uses the shipping company to ship three packages
with contents worth $18.25, $25.00 and $127.50, what is the total insurance fee that the
company charges Dan to ship three packages?
A. $1.75
B. $2.25
C. $2.50
D. $2.75
E. $3.00
Solution;
0-$25 $0.75
$25.00+ $1.00
Total charge=($0.75*2)+$1.00=$2.50
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7. If 55 percent of the people who purchase a certain product are female, what is the ratio of
females who purchase the product to the number of males who purchase the product?
A. 11 to 9
B. 10 to 9
C. 9 to 10
D. 9 to 11
E. 5 to 9
Solution;
Total=100
So, Females/Males=55/45=11/9
8.
The figure above shows the graph of the function f in the x-y plane. What is the value of
f(f(-1))?
A. -2
B. -1
C. 0
D. 1
E. 2
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Solution;
f(-1)=2
therefore, f(f(-1))=f(2)=1
A. 10%
B. 13%
C. 15%
D. 19%
E. 26%
Solution;
Similarly,
That means, when the two solutions are mixed, the resulting 3+7=10 grams of solution will have
(8*3/100)+(18*7/100)=0.24+1.26=1.50 grams of liquid A.
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10. Of the 700 members of a certain organization, 120 are lawyers. Two members of the
organization will be selected at random. Which of the following is closest to the probability
that NEITHER of the members selected will be a lawyer?
A. 0.5
B. 0.6
C. 0.7
D. 0.8
E. 0.9
Solution;
=580/700*579/699=0.686(=0.7)
Another method!!!
11. A manager is forming a 6-person team to work on a certain project. From the 11 candidates
available for the team, the manager has already chosen 3 to be on the team. In selecting the
other 3 team members, how many different combinations of 3 of the remaining candidates
does the manager have to choose from?
A. 6
B. 24
C. 56
D. 120
E. 462
Solution;
From the 11 candidates, 3 have already been chosen. So for forming a 6 person team, the
manager has to select (6-3)=3 candidates out of (11-3)=8 candidates.
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A. 0
B. 0
C. 0
D. 0
E. 0
12. Which of the following could be the graph of all values of x that satisfy the inequality
2-5x<=-(6x-5)/3?
Solution;
2-5x<=-(6x-5)/3
6-15x<=-6x+5
6-5<=15x-6x
1<=9x
1/9<=x
13. If 1+x+x2+x3=60, then the average of x,x2,x3 and x4 is equal to which of the following?
A. 12x
B. 15x
C. 20x
D. 30x
E. 60x
Solution;
(x+x2+x3 +x4)/4=x(1+x+x2+x3)/4=x*60/4=15x
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14. The sequence of numbers a1, a2, a3,…..an,…. is defined by an=(1/n)-(1/n+2) for each integer
n>=1. What is the sum of the first 20 terms of this sequence?
A. (1+1/2)-1/20
B. (1+1/2)-(1/21+1/22)
C. 1-(1/20+1/23)
D. 1-1/22
E. 1/20-1/22
Solution;
a1=1/1-1/3
a2=1/2-1/4
a3=1/3-1/5
………………..
a1+a2+a3+……….a20=(1+1/2+1/3+…….+1/20)-(1/3+1/4+…….1/22)=(1+1/2)-(1/21+1/22)
15. What is the least positive integer that is NOT a factor of 25! and is NOT a prime number?
A. 26
B. 28
C. 36
D. 56
E. 58
Solution;
25!=25*24*23*22*…………………1
26=13*2
28=14*2
36=12*3
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56=7*8
58=29*2
That means 58 is not a factor of 25! since none of the factors of 25! is divisible by 29.
16. If 0<a<1<b, which of the following is true about the reciprocals of a and b?
A. 1<1/a<1/b
B. 1/a<1<1/b
C. 1/a<1/b<1
D. 1/b<1<1/a
E. 1/b<1/a<1
Solution;
a<1<b
1/a>1>1/b
Ex,0.1<1<2
17. Of the 750 participants in a professional meeting, 450 are female and 1/2 of the female and
1/4 of the male participants are less than 30 years old. If one of the participants will be
randomly selected to receive a prize, what is the probability that the person selected will be
less than 30 years old?
A. 1/8
B. 1/3
C. 3/8
D. 2/5
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E. 3/4
Solution;
Female=450, Male=300
18. From the even numbers between 1 and 9, two different even numbers are to be chosen at
random. What is the probability that their sum will be 8?
A. 1/6
B. 3/16
C. 1/4
D. 1/3
E. 1/2
Solution;
There is just one combination for the sum to be 8 i.e. combination of 2 and 6.
Hence P(sum=8)=1/6
19. If x and y are the tens and the unit digit respectively of a product 725,278*67,066, what is
the value of x+y?
A. 12
B. 10
C. 8
93
D. 6
E. 4
Solution;
725278
*67066
.……….68
...……68
48
Now 4+8=12
20. What is the least possible value of x+y/xy if 2<=x<y<=11 and x and y are integers?
A. 22/121
B. 5/6
C. 21/110
D.13/22
E. 1
Solution;
x+y/xy=1/x+1/y
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21. If 998*1002>106-x, x could be
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
Solution;
998*1002=(1000-2)(1000+2)=10002-4=(103)2-4=106-4
So, 106-4>106-x
i.e., -4>-x
i.e., x>4
Solution;
A. 3
B. 3.5
C. 4
D. 4.5
E. 5
Solution;
x+3x/5*10+x/5*10=45
x+6x+2x=45
95
23. A certain cake recipe states that the cake should be baked in a pan 8 inches in diameter. If
Jules wants to use the recipe to make a cake of the same depth but 12 inches in diameter, by
what factor should he multiply the recipe ingredients?
A. 5/2
B. 9/4
C. 3/2
D. 13/9
E. 4/3
Solution;
Volume of cake1=3.14*d12*h1/4
Volume of cake2=3.14*d22*h2/4
24. A reading list for humanities course consists of 10 books, of which 4 are biographies and the
rest are novels. Each student is required to read a selection of 4 books from the list, including 2
or more biographies. How many selections of the 4 books satisfy the requirements?
A. 90
B. 115
C. 130
D. 144
E. 195
Solution;
2 2 4C2*6C2=90
3 1 4C3*6C1=24
4 0 4C4=1
96
Total ways=90+24+1=115
25. If the probability of choosing 2 red marbles without replacement from a bag of only red
and blue marbles is 3/55 and there are 3 red marbles in the bag, what is the total number of
marbles in the bag?
A. 8
B. 11
C. 55
D. 110
E. 165
Solution;
Then P(RR)=P(R)*P(R)=(3/3+n)*(2/2+n)=6/(3+n)(2+n)
or, 3/55=6/(3+n)(2+n)
or, 1/55=2/(3+n)(2+n)
or, 6+3n+2n+n2=110
or, n2+5n-104=0
or, n(n+13)-8(n+13)=0
or, (n+13)(n-8)=0
26. If 1/(211)(517) is expressed as a terminating decimal, how many non-zero digits will the
decimal have?
A. 1
B. 2
97
C. 4
D. 6
E. 11
Solution;
1/211517=1/211*511*56=1/1011*56=(1/5)6*10-11=0.26*10-11=(2*10-1)6*10-11=64*10-17
Our answer is B.
The expressions in the table above give the distance from Centerville to each of two trains t
hours after 12:00 noon. At what time after 12:00 noon will the trains be equivalent from
Centerville?
A. 1:30
B. 3:30
C: 5:10
D. 8:50
E. 11:30
Solution;
-10t+115=-20t+150
10t=35
t=3.5 hours.
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28. In state X, all vehicle license plates have 2 letters from the 26 letters of the alphabet
followed by 3 one-digit numbers. How many different license plates can State X have if
repetition of letters and numbers is allowed?
A. 23,400
B. 60,840
C. 67,600
D. 608,400
E. 676,000
Solution;
Total combinations=26*26*10*10*10=676000
29. A developer has land that has x feet of lake frontage. The land is to be subdivided into lots,
each of which is to have either 80 feet or 100 feet of lake frontage. If 1/9 of the lots are to have
80 feet of frontage each and the remaining 40 lots are to have 100 feet of frontage each,
what is the value of x?
A. 400
B. 3,200
C. 3,700
D. 4,400
E. 4,760
Solution;
x=5*80+40*100=400+4000=4,400
99
30. Which of the following is not a factor of 1030?
A. 250
B. 125
C. 32
D. 16
E. 6
Solution;
1030=(2*5)30=230*530
250=53*2
125=53
32=25
16=24
6=2*3
31. R
y T
Q x S
In the figure, QRS is an equilateral triangle and QTS is an isosceles triangle. If x=47, what is the
value of y?
A. 13
B. 23
C. 30
D. 47
E. 53
100
Solution;
=60-47=13
47 60
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
Solution;
0.0010101*10k>1000
If k=4, 0.0010101*10k=0.0010101*104=10.101<1000
So if k=6, 0.0010101*10k=0.0010101*106=1010.1
Any value of k greater than 6 would also satisfy the given equation. But 6 is the least integer.
hence our answer is E.
33.If n is a positive integer and k+2=3n, which of the following could NOT be a value of k?
A. 1
B. 4
C. 7
D. 25
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E. 79
Solution;
k=3n-2
That means, 4 could not be the value of k since there are no integers in between 1 and 2.
34. -10 A B -2 C -1 0 D 2 E 10
Five points A,B,C,D and E are shown on a number line. What is the probability of all numbers
being negative if three numbers are selected at random?
A. 1/10
B. 3/5
C. 2/5
D. 4/5
E. 3/10
Solution;
A,B and C are 3 negative numbers and D,E are 2 positive numbers.
=1/10
35. Square T is formed by joining the mid-points of sides of square S. The perimeter of square S
is 40. What is the area of square T?
A. 45
B. 48
C. 49
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D. 50
E. 52
Solution; 5 Square S
5 Square T
/52+52=/50 10
Perimeter of S=40
4l=40
l=10
Area=(/50)2=50
36. How many different positive integers are there in which the tens digit is greater than 6 and
the units digit is less than 4?
A. 7
B. 9
C. 10
D. 12
E. 24
Solution;
tens digit needs to be greater than 6 i.e. it can be 7,8 or 9 so it has 3 choices.
units digit needs to be less than 4 i.e. it can be 0,1,2 or 3 so it has 4 choices.
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37. If in 1998 there were 10,000 bias-motivated offenses based on ethnicity, how many more
offenses were based on religion than on sexual orientation?
A. 4
B. 40
C. 400
D.4000
E. 40,000
Solution;
10.0% 10000
1% 1000
16% 16000(religion)
16000-15600=400 Answer C.
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38. A rectangular game board is composed of identical squares arranged in a rectangular
array of r rows and r+1 columns. The r rows are numbered from 1 through r, and the r+1
columns are numbered from 1 through r+1. If r>10, which of the following represents the number
of squares on the board that are neither in the 4th row nor in the 7th column?
A. r2-r
B. r2-1
C. r2
D. r2+1
E. r2+r
rows
Solution;
105
39. S is a set containing 9 different numbers. T is a set containing 8 different numbers, all of
which are members of S. Which of the following statements CANNOT be true?
Solution;
mean of S=-4.5/9=-1/2
mean of T=-4/8=-1/2
mean of S=0/9=0
mean of T=-4/9
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40. What is the greatest positive integer n such that 2n is a factor of 1210?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 16
D. 20
E. 60
Solution;
1210=(2*2*3)10=210*210*310=220*310
41. If x is an integer and y=9x+13, what is the greatest value of x for which y is less than 100?
A. 12
B. 11
C. 10
D. 9
E. 8
Solution;
then y=9*10+13=103
That means we can eliminate choices A,B and C because, if x=10 gives y>100, then x=11 or 12 will
also give y>100.
x=8 will also give y<100. But since we need the greatest value of x for which y<100, our answer
is D.
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42. Each month, a certain manufacturing company's total expenses are equal to a fixed
monthly expense plus a variable expense that is directly proportional to the number of units
produced by the company during that month. If the company's total expenses for a month in
which it produces 20,000 units are $570,000 and the total expenses for a month in which it
produces 25,000 units are $705,000, what is the company's fixed monthly expense?
A. $27,000
B. $30,000
C. $67,500
D. $109,800
E. $135,000
Solution;
$570,000=fixed expense+k*20,000
$705,000=fixed expense+k*25,000
135,000=5000k
k=27
So 570,000=fixed expense+(27*20,000)
fixed expense=30,000
43. A team has a record of 12 wins and 13 losses for the season. Three games remain. If the
probability of winning each remaining game is 1/2 and there are no draws, what is the
probability that the team will finish the season with a winning record?
A. 1/5
B. 1/4
C. 3/8
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D. 1/2
E. 5/8
Solution;
WLW
LWW
LLW (loss)
WLL (loss)
44. How many three digit integers are odd and do not contain the digit 5?
A. 360
B. 320
C. 288
D. 256
E. 252
Solution;
8*9*4=288
109
Hence our answer is C.
45. When the fraction 1/37 is converted to a decimal, what is the 24th digit to the right of the
decimal place?
A. 0
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5
E. 7
Solution;
1/37=0.027027027…..
The pattern is repeating after the 3rd digit of the decimal i.e. 7. So the 24th digit after the
decimal is also 7 since 24 is divisible by 3.
46. What is the ratio of surface area of a cube to the surface area of a rectangular solid
identical to the cube in all ways except that its length has been doubled?
A. 1:4
B. 3:8
C. 1:2
D. 3:5
E. 2:1
Solution;
Let length of each edge of the cube be 1. Then, Surface area of cube, S1=6l2=6
110
S1/S2=6/10=3/5 which is choice D.
47. 12,2732+12,2742=
A. 299,235,509
B. 300,568,327
C. 301,277,605
D. 302,435,782
E. 303,053,291
Solution;
12,2732+12,2742=…………..9+…………6=………………5
A. 0
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5
E. 6
Solution;
22335566=223355(2*3)6=2233552636=283955=23253955=2310539
49. Employee at a company is paid fixed salary of $90,000 annually plus 100 shares of that
company. After 9 months, he leaves the job and receives $65,000 and 80 shares. What is the
price of the share?
A. $450
B. $500
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C. $700
D. $750
Solution;
Then 67,500+75x=65,000+80x
x=$500
50. Paint needs to be thinned to a ratio of 2 parts paint to 1.5 parts water. The painter has by
mistake added water so that he has 6 liters of paint which is half water and half paint. What
must he add to make the proportions of the mixture correct?
A. 1 liter paint
B. 1 liter water
Solution;
Paint:water=2/1.5=4/3(required)
In 6 liters of paint mixture, there are 1/2*6=3 liters of paint and 1/2*6=3 liters of water.
Now to make the ratio 4:3, he must add 1 liter paint to the mixture.
i.e., paint:water=(3+1)/3=4/3
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51. Kelly took three days to travel from City A to City B by automobile. On the first day, Kelly
traveled 2/5 of the distance from City A to City B and on the second day, she traveled 2/3 of
the remaining distance. Which of the following is equivalent to the fraction of the distance
from City A to City B that Kelly traveled on the third day?
A. 1-2/5-2/3
B. 1-2/5-2/3(2/5)
C. 1-2/5-2/5(1-2/3)
D. 1-2/5-2/3(1-2/5)
E. 1-2/5-2/3(1-2/5-2/3)
Solution;
1st day=2/5
remain=1-2/5
2nd day=2/3*(1-2/5)
3rd day=1-2/5-2/3(1-2/5)
52. If x and y are integers and x=50y+69, which of the following must be odd?
A. xy
B. x+y
C. x+2y
D. 3x-1
E. 3x+1
Solution;
69 is odd.
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x+y=odd+(odd or even)=even or odd
x+2y=odd+even=odd
3x-1=3*odd-1=odd-1=even
3x+1=3*odd+1=odd+1=even
53. In the first half of the last year, a team won 60 percent of the games it played. In the
second half of the last year, the team played 20 games, winning 3 of them. If the team won 50
percent of the games it played last year, what was the total number of games the team
played last year?
A. 60
B. 70
C. 80
D. 90
E. 100
Solution;
Number of games won in 1st half and 2nd half=50% of total number of games played
0.6x+3=0.5(x+20)
0.1x=7
x=70
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54. In the sequence a1,a2,a3,……a100, the kth term is defined by ak=1/k-1/k+1 for all integers k
from 1 through 100. What is the sum of the 100 terms of this sequence?
A. 1/10,100
B. 1/101
C. 1/100
D. 100/101
E. 1
Solution;
a1=1-1/2
a2=1/2-1/3
a3=1/3-1/4
a4=1/4-1/5
…………………
…………………
a100=1/100-1/101
a1+a2+a3+a4+……..+a100=1-1/101=100/101
55. Eight hundred insects were weighed, and the resulting measurements in milligrams, are
summarized in the box plot below.
If the 80th percentile of the measurements is 130 mgs, about how many measurements are
between 126 mgs and 130 mgs?
A. 30
B. 32
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C. 35
D. 40
E. 42
Solution;
75th percentile=126
80th percentile=130
So between 126 mgs and 130 mgs, there are 5% of total data.
5% of 800=5/100*800=40
56. There is a leak in the bottom of tank. This leak can empty a full tank in 8 hours. When the
tank is full, a tap is opened into the tank which intakes water at rate of 6 gallons per hour
and the tank is now emptied in 12 hours. What is the capacity of tank?
A. 28 gallons
B. 36 gallons
C. 144 gallons
D. 150 gallons
Solution;
So, 12(x/8-6)=x
1.5x-72=x
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0.5x=72
x=144
57. Set S includes elements {8,2,11,x,3,y} and has an average of 7 and a median of 5.5. If x<y,
then which of the following is the maximum possible value of x?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4
Solution;
(8+2+11+x+3+y)/6=7
24+x+y=42
x+y=18
Median=5.5
1,2,3,8,11,17
median=(3+8)/2=5.5
2,2,3,8,11,16
median=(3+8)/2=5.5
2,3,3,8,11,15
median=(3+8)/2=5.5
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2,3,4,8,11,14
median=(4+8)/2=6
A. 1/20
B. 1/15
C. 1/10
D. 1/2
E. 2
Solution;
1/x+1/y=(y+x)/xy=10/20=1/2
59. In a normal distribution, 68 percent of scores lie within one standard deviation of the
mean. If the SAT scores of all the high school juniors in the Center City followed a normal
distribution with a mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 100, and if 10,200 students
scored between 400 and 500, approximately how many students scored above 600?
A. 2,400
B. 4,800
C. 5,100
D. 7,200
E. 9,600
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Solution;
34% 34%
2%14% 14% 2%
400-500 10,200
34% 10,200
1% 300
16% 4,800
60. John bought a $100 DVD player on sale at 8% off. How much did he pay including 8% sales
tax?
A. $84.64
B. $92.00
C. $96.48
D. $99.36
E. $100.00
Solution;
SP=108% of $92=$99.36
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61. For how many positive integers m<=100 is (m-5)(m-45) positive?
A. 45
B. 50
C. 58
D. 59
E. 60
Solution;
(m-5)(m-45)>0
Two possibilities
62. If the average (arithmetic mean) of 3a and 4b is less than 50, and a is twice b, what is the
largest possible integer value of a?
A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 19
E. 20
Solution;
(3a+4b)/2<50
120
3a+4b<100
a=2b
2a=4b
So 3a+2a<100
5a<100
a<20
So our answer is D.
63. x,y,a and b are positive integers. When x is divided by y, the remainder is 6. When a is
divided by b, the remainder is 9. Which of the following is NOT a possible value of y+b?
A. 24
B. 21
C. 20
D. 17
E. 15
Solution;
Ex, 12)18(1
-12
Ex, 10)19(1
-10
121
Thus, 15 cannot be the sum of y and b.
So our answer is E.
64. A pair of dice is tossed twice. What is the probability that the first toss gives a total of either
7 or 11 and the second toss gives a total of 7 ?
A. 1/27
B. 1/18
C. 1/9
D. 1/6
E. 7/18
Solution;
1 2 3 4 5 6
There are a total of 62=36 possible outcomes in the first toss of a pair of coins as shown above.
Again, there are same number of 36 possible outcomes in the second toss.
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65. Three dice are rolled simultaneously. What is the probability that exactly two of the dice
will come up as the same number?
A. 5/12
B. 11/24
C. 25/54
D. 13/27
E. 1/2
Solution;
If we roll three dice simultaneously, then there will be a total of 63=216 possible outcomes.
If A and B come up same number, then there are 5 choices left with C.
Ex If A and B are both 1 or treating A and B as one unit, then C will have 5 choices left for
exactly two of the dice to come up as same number. (that means C cannot be 1)
Likewise there are 30 ways that (B and C) and (C and A) come up as same number.
So probability=90/216=45/108=15/36=5/12
66. Which of the following could be the median for a set of integers {97, 98, 56, x, 86}, given
that 20 < x < 80?
A. 71
B. 86
C. 91.5
D. 97
E. 397.5
Solution;
123
x,56,86,97,98
56,x,86,97,98
67. In the coordinate plane, rectangle WXYZ has vertices at (–2, –1), (–2, y), (4, y), and (4, –1).
If the area of WXYZ is 18, what is the length of its diagonal?
A. 3/2
B. 3/3
C. 3/5
D. 3/6
E. 3/7
Solution;
(-2,y) (4,y)
(-2,-1) (4,-1)
Area=18=6*(y+1)
y+1=3
y=2
Diagonal length=/(62+32)=/(36+9)=/45=/(5*9)=3/5
Hence answer is C.
68. In the repeating decimal 0.0653906539..., the 34th digit to the right of the decimal point is
A. 9
B. 6
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C. 5
D. 3
E. 0
Solution;
The pattern is repeating after 5th digit. The 5th digit after the decimal is 9. So multiples of 5
will have the digit 9. Hence 35th digit is also 9 and a digit before it will be 3.
Hence our answer is D.
69. The numbers in data set S have a standard deviation of 5. If a new data set is formed by
adding 3 to each number in S, what is the standard deviation of the numbers in the new data
set?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 5
D. 8
E. 15
Solution;
Let S={0,5,10}
mean=15/3=5
sd= (0-5)2+(5-5)2+(10-5)2 = 50/3
3
S1={0+5,5+5,10+5}={5,10,15}
mean=30/3=10
sd= (5-10)2+(15-10)2+(15-15)2 = 50/3
3
That means, standard deviation of a set of numbers is not affected by adding same number to
each number.
Hence our answer is C.
70. Aisha's income in 2004 was 20 percent greater than her income in 2003. What is the ratio
of Aisha's income in 2004 to her income in 2003?
A. 1 to 5
B. 5 to 6
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C. 6 to 5
D. 5 to 1
E. 20 to 1
Solution;
In 2003, income=100
In 2004, income=120
income(2004)/income(2003)=120/100=6/5
Hence our answer is C.
71. Jacob's weekly take-home pay is n dollars. Each week he uses 4n/5 dollars for expenses and
saves the rest. At those rates, how many weeks will it take Jacob to save $500, in terms of n?
A. 500/n
B. 2,500/n
C. n/625
D. n/2,500
E. 625n
Solution;
Expenses=4n/5 $
Save=(n-4n/5) $=n/5 $
In 1 week, save=n/5 $
in 5/n weeks, save=1 $
in 5/n*500=2,500/n weeks, save=500$
Hence our answer is B.
72. The operation ♥ is defined for all integers x and y as x♥y=xy-y. If x and y are positive
integers, which of the following CANNOT be zero?
A. x♥y
B. y♥x
C. (x-1)♥y
D. (x+1)♥y
E. x♥(y-1)
Solution;
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x♥y=y(x-1) If x=1, then its value can be zero.
y♥x=yx-x=x(y-1) If y=1, then its value can be zero.
(x-1)♥y=(x-1)y-y=y(x-1-1)=y(x-2) If x=2, its value also can be zero.
(x+1)♥y=(x+1)y-y=xy+y-y=xy Its value cannot be zero since x and y are positive integers and the
product of two positive integers cannot be zero.
If we see choice E, x♥(y-1)=x(y-1)-(y-1)=(y-1)(x-1) If x=y=1, its value can be zero.
Hence our answer is D.
73. P, Q and R are three points in a plane, and R does not lie on line PQ. Which of the
following is true about the set of all points in the plane that are the same distance from all
three points?
A. It contains no points.
B. It contains one point.
C. It contains two points.
D. It is a line.
E. It is a circle.
Solution;
P Q
R
If any three non co-linear points are given, then we can find a point such that it is at same
distance from all given points. A circle can be drawn through points P,Q and R so that S is the
centre and SP=SQ=SR=radii of the circle. But note that the circle is not at same distance from
points P,Q and R. It's point S or the center of the circle which is at same distance from the
given points.
That means, the set of points that are the same distance from all three points contain just a
point.
Hence our answer is B.
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74. X and Y are two points on a plane. Which of the following is NOT true about the set of all
points in the plane that are the same distance from the given two points?
A. It is a straight line.
B. It contains infinite points.
C. It bisects the line joining X and Y.
D. It is perpendicular to the line joining X and Y.
E. It contains two points.
Solution;
X Y
The set of points that are same distance from X and Y will be perpendicular bisector of the line
joining X and Y.
Hence choice E is not true.
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76. For all integers x, the function f is defined as follows.
f(x)=x-1 if x is even
=x+1 if x is odd
If a and b are integers and f(a)+f(b)=a+b, which of the following statements must be true?
A. a=b
B. a=-b
C. a+b is odd.
D. Both a and b are even.
E. Both a and b are odd.
Solution;
a=b
Let a=b=1
then f(a)+f(b)=f(1)+f(1)=(1+1)+(1+1)=4
and a+b=1+1=2 So choice A cannot be true.
Next, a=-b
Let a=1 and b=-1
then f(a)+f(b)=f(1)+f(-1)=(1+1)+(-1+1)=2
and a+b=1-1=0 So choice B cannot be true.
Next, a+b is odd
Let a=1 and b=2 so that a+b=3 which is odd.
then f(a)+f(b)=f(1)+f(2)=(1+1)+(2-1)=3
and a+b=1+2=3 So choice A can be true.
Next, both a and b are even
Let a=2 and b=4
then f(2)+f(4)=2-1+4-1=4
and a+b=2+4=6 So choice D is not true.
Next, both a and b are odd
Let x=1 and y=3
then f(1)+f(3)=1+1+3+1=6
and a+b=1+3=4 So choice E is not true.
Hence, our answer is C.
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77. If y-2+2y-1-15=0, which of the following could be the value of y?
A. 3
B. 1/5
C. -1/5
D. -1/3
E. -5
Solution;
1/y2+2/y-15=0
1+2y-15y2=0
15y2-2y-1=0
15y2-5y+3y-1=0
5y(3y-1)+1(3y-1)=0
(3y-1)(5y+1)=0
y=1/3 or -1/5
Hence our answer is C.
78. The figure shows the standard normal distribution, with mean 0 and standard deviation 1,
including approximate percents of the distribution corresponding to the six regions shown.
Ian rode the bus to work last year. His travel times to work were approximately normally
distributed, with a mean of 35 minutes and a standard deviation of 5 minutes. According to
the figure shown, approximately what percent of Ian's travel to work last year were less than
40 minutes?
A. 14%
B. 34%
C. 60%
D. 68%
E. 84%
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Solution;
mean=35
sd=5
the number 1 standard deviation above mean=35+5=40
If we see the above bell curve, then percentage coverage above value 40 is 14+2=16%
So value below 40 will be 100-16=84%
Hence our answer is E.
79. 4 meters
10
4 meters
10 meters
The figure above shows the floor dimensions of an L-shaped room. All angles shown are right
angles. If carpeting costs $20 per square meter, what will carpeting for the entire floor of the
room cost?
A. $800
B. $1,280
C. $1,600
D. $1,680
E. $2,320
Solution;
4
10
4
10
Area of L shape=4*10+4*10-4*4=40+40-16=80-16=64 m2
So cost of carpeting=Total area of floor*cost per m2=64*20=$1,280. So our answer is B.
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80. Mario purchased $600 worth of traveler's checks. If each check was either $20 or $50,
which of the following CANNOT be the number of $20 checks purchased?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 18
D. 20
E. 25
Solution;
let number of $20 checks purchased be x and number of $50 checks purchased be y.
then 20x+50y=600
2x+5y=60
Looking at this equation,
Since 5y=multiple of 5 which could be 5,10,15,20…. and the sum needs to be 60, 2x must be
multiples of 5 or, x needs to be multiples of 5.
Among the options given, choice C is not multiple of 5. So our it's our answer.
If we put x=18 in the above equation, then
2*18+5y=60
5y=60-36=24
y=4.8 which is not possible since number of tickets purchased cannot be in decimal.
81. a+b/c
d/e
If the value of the expression above is to be halved by doubling exactly one of the five
numbers a, b, c, d, or e, which should be doubled?
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
Solution;
a+b/c*e/d
For this expression to be halved, d should be doubled.
So our answer is D.
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82. In the figure above, arcs PR and QS are semi-circles with centers at Q and R respectively. If
PQ=5, what is the perimeter of the shaded region?
A. 5*3.14+5
B. 5*3.14+15
C. 10*3.14+10
D. 10*3.14+15
E. 100*3.14
Solution;
PQ=QR=RS=5
Circumference of each semicircle=3.14*5
Perimeter of shaded region=QP+circumference of semicircle with center Q+RS+ circumference
of semicircle with center Q=5+(3.14*5)+5+(3.14*5)=10*3.14+10
Hence our answer is C.
83. How many of the positive integers less than 25 are 2 less than an integer multiple of 4?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
Solution;
4k-2 where k=1,2,3…
for k=2 4k-2=6
for k=3 4k-2=10
for k=4 4k-2=14
for k=5 4k-2=18
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for k=6 4k-2=22
Hence our answer is E.
OR, 4k-2<25
4k<27
k<27/4
that means k=6
84. The charge for a telephone call made at 10:00 a.m. from City Y to City X is $0.50 for the
first minute and $0.34 for each additional minute. At these rates, what is the difference
between the total cost of three 5-minute calls and the cost of one 15-minute call?
A. $0.00
B. $0.16
C. $0.32
D. $0.48
E. $1.00
Solution;
for three 5-minute calls,
total charge=3*(0.5+(0.34*4))=$5.58
for one 15-minute call,
charge=0.5+(0.34*14)=$5.26
So difference=5.58-5.26=$0.32
Hence our answer is C.
85. Which of the following is equivalent to the pair of inequalities x+6>10 and x-3<=5?
A. 2<=x<16
B. 2<=x<4
C. 2<x<=8
D. 4<x<=8
E. 4<=x<16
Solution;
x+6>10
x>10-6
x>4
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Eliminate choices A, B and C since x>=2.
Now
x-3<=5
x<=5+3
x<=8
Hence, 4<x<=8 which is choice D.
86. In Town X, 64 percent of the population are employed, and 48 percent of the population
are employed males. What percent of the employed people in Town X are females?
A. 16%
B. 25%
C. 32%
D. 40%
E. 52%
Solution;
Let total population be 100
then 64 are employed
and 48% of 64=30.72 are employed males.
That means 64-30.72=33.28 are employed females.
employed female %=33.28/64*100=52
Hence our answer is E.
87. If p/q<1, and p and q are positive integers, which of the following must be greater than 1?
A. /p/q
B. p/q2
C. p/2q
D. q/p2
E. q/p
Solution;
Clearly, if p/q<1
then q/p>1. We need not try other choices. Our answer is E.
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88. A factory has 500 workers, 15 percent of whom are women. If 50 additional workers are to
be hired and all of the present workers remain, how many of the additional workers must be
women in order to raise the percent of women employees to 20 percent?
A. 3
B. 10
C. 25
D. 30
E. 35
Solution;
15% of 500=75 women
500-75=425 men
Let required number of women to be hired=x.
By question,
75+x=20% of (500+50)
75+x=110
x=110-75=35
Hence our answer is E.
89. A bar over a sequence of digits in a decimal indicates that the sequence repeats
indefinitely.
What is the value of (104-102)(0.0012)?
A. 0
B. 0.12
C. 1.2
D. 10
E. 12
Solution;
(104-102)(0.0012)=102(102-1)(0.0012)=99*0.12
Eliminate choices A and B.
If 10*0.12=1.21>1.2 So 99*0.12>1.2 so Eliminate choice C.
100*0.12=12.12 which is a little less than 12
So 99*0.12=12
Hence our answer is E.
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90. An empty pool being filled with water at a constant rate takes 8 hours to fill to 3/5 of its
capacity. How much more time will it take to finish filling the pool?
A. 5 hr 30 min
B. 5 hr 20 min
C. 4 hr 48 min
D. 3 hr 12 min
E. 2 hr 40 min
Solution;
3/5 parts=8 hours
1 part=8*5/3=40/3 hours
2/5 parts=40/3*2/5=16/3 hrs>5 hrs.
Eliminate C, D and E.
16/3=5 hours 20 min. Hence our answer is B.
91. John has 10 pairs of matched socks. If he loses 7 individual socks, what is the greatest
number of pairs of matched socks he can have left?
A. 7
B. 6
C. 5
D. 4
E. 3
Solution;
For the maximum number of pairs of matched shocks left, 3 pairs of matched socks must be
lost and remaining one individual sock can be from any pair.
Hence in all, he can have maximum 6 matched pairs of socks remaining.
Hence our answer is B.
Note: for minimum number of matched pair of socks left, all 7 lost individual socks must be
from different pair so that minimum number of matched pairs of socks remaining=10-7=3
92.
p q
(4,3)
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In the x-y coordinate system above, the lines q and p are perpendicular. The point (3,a) is on
line p. What is the value of a?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 13/3
D. 14/3
E. 16/3
Solution;
slope of line q=3/4 ,it passes through origin.
So slope of line p=-4/3 since they are perpendicular to each other, the product of their slopes=-1)
Also slope of line p=(3-a)/(4-3)=(3-a)/1=3-a=-4/3
a=(4/3)+3=13/3.
Hence our answer is C.
93. John works for 5 days. His daily earnings are displayed on the above graph, If John earned
$35 on the sixth day, what would be the closest difference between the median and the mode
of the wages during the six days?
A. $5.5
B. $6.5
C. $7.5
D. $8.5
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E.$9.5
Solution;
60,75,45,35,40,35
For median, arrange given data in ascending order.
35,35,40,45,60,75
median=value of (6+1)th/2=3.5th item=(40+45)/2=85/2=42.5
mode=35
median-mode=42.5-35=$7.5
Hence our answer is C.
94. The degree measures of the four angles of a quadrilateral are w, x, y and z respectively. If
w is the average of x, y and z, then x+y+z=
A. 45
B. 90
C. 120
D. 180
E. 270
Solution;
w+x+y+z=360
w=(x+y+z)/3
So (x+y+z)/3+(x+y+z)=360
4/3*(x+y+z)=360
x+y+z=360*3/4=90*3=270
Hence our answer is E.
95. In a certain school, special programs in French and Spanish are available. If there are N
students enrolled in the French program, and M students in the Spanish program, including P
students who enrolled in both programs, how many students are taking only one (but not
both) of the language programs?
A. N+M
B. N+M-P
C. N+M+P
D. N+M-2P
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E. N+M+2P
Solution;
n(French only)+n(Spanish only)=(N-P)+(M-P)=N+M-2P
Hence our answer is D.
96. In the sequence of numbers x1,x2,x3,x4,x5, each number after the first is twice the preceding
number. If x5-x1 is 20, what is the value of x1?
A. 4/3
B. 5/4
C. 2
D. 5/2
E. 4
Solution;
x2=2x1
x3=4x1
x4=8x1
x5=16x1
x5-x1=20
16x1-x1=20
15x1=20
x1=20/15=4/3
Hence our answer is A.
97. If a, b, and c are consecutive positive integers and a<b<c, which of the following must be an
odd integer?
A. abc
B. a+b+c
C. a+bc
D. a(b+c)
E. (a+b)(b+c)
Solution;
a=1, b=2 and c=3
then abc=1*2*3=6 (even)
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a+b+c=1+2+3=6 (even)
a+bc=1+(2*3)=7 (odd)
a(b+c)=1(2+3)=5 (odd)
(a+b)(b+c)=(1+2)(2+3)=15 (odd)
Let a=2, b=3 and c=4
then a+bc=2+(3*4)=14 (even)
a(b+c)=2(3+4)=14 (even)
and (a+b)(b+c)=(2+3)(3+4)=35 (odd)
Hence our answer is E.
98. If x can have values -3, 0, and 2, and y can have only the values -4, 2, and 3, what is the
greatest possible value for 2x+y2?
A. 13
B. 15
C. 16
D. 20
E. 22
Solution;
For 2x+y2 to be maximum, 2x and y2 both must be maximum.
The maximum value of x is 2. So maximum value of 2x=2*2=4
The maximum value of y2 is at y=-4. So maximum value of y2 is (-4)2=16
So maximum value of given expression is 4+16=20
Hence our answer is D.
99. If B is the midpoint of line segment AD and C is the midpoint of line segment BD, what is
the value of AB/AC?
A. 3/4
B. 2/3
C. 1/2
D. 1/3
E. 1/4
Solution;
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A B C D
AB=BD=BC+CD=BC+BC=2BC
AC=AB+BC=2BC+BC=3BC
AB/AC=2/3
Hence our answer is B.
100. For each of n people, Margie bought a hamburger and a soda at a restaurant. For each
of n people, Paul bought 3 hamburgers and a soda at the same restaurant. If Margie spent a
total of $5.40 and Paul spent a total of $12.60, how much did Paul spend just for hamburgers?
(Assume that all hamburgers cost the same and all sodas cost the same.)
A. $10.80
B. $9.60
C. $7.20
D. $3.60
E. $2.40
Solution;
Let a hamburger cost $x and a soda cost $y.
then, for Margie, nx+ny=5.40 (i)
for Paul, 3nx+ny=12.60 (ii)
(ii)-(i) gives
2nx=7.2
nx=7.2/2=3.6
3nx=3*3.6=$10.8=cost of total hamburgers for Paul
Hence our answer is A.
101. The average (arithmetic mean) of five numbers is 25. After one of the numbers is removed,
the average (arithmetic mean) of the remaining numbers is 31. What number has been
removed?
A. 1
B. 6
C. 11
D. 24
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E. It cannot be determined from the information given.
Solution;
sum of 5 numbers=5*25=125
After one number is removed,
sum of remaining 4 numbers=4*31=124
Hence 1 must have been removed.
So our answer is A.
102. C is a circle, L is a line, and P is a point on line L. If C, L and P are in the same plane and P
is inside C, how many points do C and L have in common?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4
Solution;
L
P
C
103. A board of length L feet is cut into two pieces such that the length of one piece is 1 foot
more than twice the length of the other piece. Which of the following is the length, in feet, of
the longer piece?
A. (L+2)/2
B. (2L+1)/2
C. (L-1)/3
D. (2L+3)/3
E. (2L+1)/3
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Solution;
L1+L2=L
L2=L-L1
L1=2L2+1 (assuming L1 is longer)
L1=2(L-L1)+1=2L-2L1+1
3L1=2L+1
L1=(2L+1)/3
Hence our answer is E.
104. In the sunshine, an upright pole 12 feet tall is casting a shadow 8 feet long. At the same
time, a nearby upright pole is casting a shadow 10 feet long. If the lengths of the shadows are
proportional to the heights of the poles, what is the height, in feet, of the taller pole?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 15
E. 18
Solution;
12 ft x
8 ft 10 ft
x/12=10/8
x=10/8*12=10/2*3=15 ft
Hence our answer is D.
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A. The first quartile of List S is greater than that of List R.
B. The median of List R is less than that of list S.
C. The mean of List S is greater than that of list R.
D. The standard deviation of List R is equal to that of list S.
E. The range of List R is greater than that of List S.
Solution;
List R:23,25,27,28,30
List S:15,17,19,20,22
1st quartile of List R=(5+1)th/4=6/4=1.5th item=mean of 1st and 2nd items=(23+25)/2=24
2nd quartile of List S=1.5th item=(15+17)/2=16
That means 1st quartile of List R is greater. Eliminate A.
Median of list R=27
Median of list S=19
That means median of list R is greater than that of list S. Eliminate B.
Mean of list R=(23+25+27+28+30)/5=26.6
Mean of list S=(15+17+19+20+22)/5=18.6
If you see the two lists carefully, you can see each term of list R is greater than that of list S and
the number of elements are equal in both lists. So mean of list R must be greater.
That means mean of list R is greater than that of list S. Eliminate C.
square of deviation for list R={(23-26.6)2+(25-26.6)2+(27-26.6)2+(28-26.6)2+(30-26.6)2}/5
={3.62+1.62+0.42+1.42+3.42}/5
square of deviation for list S={(15-18.6)2+(17-18.6)2+(19-18.6)2+(20-18.6)2+(22-18.6)2}/5
={3.62+1.62+0.42+1.42+3.42}/5
That means their standard deviations are equal. So our answer is D.
If you look at the two lists carefully, you can see the differences between any two consecutive
terms are same for both lists.
So without calculating, we can say standard deviations of the two lists are equal.
Range of list R=30-23=7
Range of list S=22-15=7
That means their range are equal.
106. If an ant runs randomly through an enclosed circular field of radius 2 feet with an inner
circle of 1 foot, what is the probability that the ant will be in the inner circle at any one time?
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A. 1/8
B. 1/6
C. 1/4
D. 1/2
E. 1
Solution;
A. 12
B. 16
C. 15
D. 10
E. none of these
Solution;
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x/20=12/15
x=12*20/15=16
108. The number of men in a certain class exceeds the number of women by 7. If the number of
men is 5/4 of the number of women, how many men are there in the class?
A. 21
B. 28
C. 35
D. 42
E. 63
Solution;
M-W=7
M=5W/4
So 5W/4-W=7
W/4=7
W=28
So our answer is B.
109. The volume of a cube is less than 25, and the length of one of its edges is a positive integer.
What is the largest possible value for the total area of the six faces?
A. 1
B. 6
C. 24
D. 54
E. 150
Solution;
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Volume<25
length3<25
length<3/25
length<3
length=2
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QESTIONS - Select all that apply
1. y
Q(1,3)
P(1,1)
Figure shows line segment PQ and a circle with radius 1 and center (5,2) in the x-y plane.
Which of the following values could be the distance between a point on line segment PQ and
a point on the circle?
A. 2.5
B. 3.0
C. 3.5
D. 4.0
E. 4.5
F. 5.0
G. 5.5
H. 6.0
Q(1,3) radius=1
(1,2)M N R(6,2)
P(1,1)
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That means we eliminate choices G and H which are greater than /26.
That means we eliminate choice A which is less than minimum possible distance 3.
2. Which of the following could be the unit digit of 57n, where n is a positive integer?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4
F. 5
G. 6
H. 7
I. 8
J. 9
Solution;
571=57
572=…….9
573=…….3
574=…….1
575=…….7
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3. If the lengths of two sides of a triangle are 5 and 9 respectively, which of the following could
be the length of the third side of the triangle?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 8
D. 15
Solution;
5 9
B C
BC<5+9 or 14 (sum of two sides of a triangle is always greater than the third side)
Eliminate D.
Eliminate A.
4. Sandy has a husband and two children. She brings at least 1 member of her family to a
dinner for lunch every day. The dinner offers 10 lunch specials. If no one orders the same thing,
how many orders can Sandy's family make for lunch. (Indicate all possible answers)
A. 45
B. 90
C. 120
D. 210
E. 720
F. 5040
Solution;
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If she brings 1 family member,
10C2=10!/8!2!=45
10C3=10!/7!3!=120
10C4=10!/6!4!=210
5. In triangle ABC, angle A=25, angle B>90. Which of the following could be the measure of
angle C? Indicate all such measures.
A. 12
B. 15
C. 45
D. 50
E. 70
Solution;
A+B+C=180
25+B+C=180
C=155-B
If B=90,
C=155-90=65
6. The total amount that Mary paid for a book was equal to the price of the book plus a sales
tax that was 4 percent of the price of the book. Mary paid for the book with a $10 bill and
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received the correct change, which was less than $3.00. Which of the following statements
must be true?
Solution;
By given, 7<1.04x<10
or, 6.73<x<9.61
Price of the book was less than $9.61 (let $9.55>$9.50 Choice A is incorrect)
Price of the book was greater than $6.73 (let $6.75<$6.90 Choice B is incorrect)
Sales tax was less than 0.3844 which means it was less than $0.45 also.
A D C
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A. DBC is an equilateral triangle.
Solution;
Now if we know the length of BC, then we know the area of the triangle.
Now in case of choice A, if triangle DBC is an equilateral triangle, then angle BCD=60.
That means triangle ABC would be a 30-60-90 triangle in which side AB=10/3.
That means we could determine the other sides BC and CA also. That means we could
determine the area of the triangle. So choice A is also one of the correct choices.
Now in case of choice B, knowing that triangle ABD is an isosceles triangle would not provide
any value of side BC. Hence it does not provide enough information to determine the area of
triangle ABC.
Similar is the case with choice C. BC=AD. Since the length of AD is not known, the length of BC
will also be unknown. Hence it is not the correct choice either.
Now our last choice E says AD=10. Just knowing the length of side AD would not provide any
information about length of side BC. Hence it is not the correct choice.
Note something: here, choices C and E combined would provide enough information to
determine the area of triangle ABC. Since, AD=10 and BC=AD=10. That means we could
determine the area of triangle ABC if choices C and E were combined. So you can see the
question has emphasized the word 'individually'.
8. In triangle ABC, the measure of angle B is 90. The length of side AB is 4 and the length of
side BC is x. If the length of hypotenuse AC is between 4 and 8, which of the following could be
the value of x?
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A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
F. 6
Solution;
B x C
AC=/(x2+42=/(x2+16)
or, 4</(x2+16)<8
or, 0<x2<48
or, 0<x</48
or, 0<x<6.92
9.
The six numbers shown are listed in increasing order. Which of the following values could be
the range of the six numbers?
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A. 4.0
B. 5.2
C. 7.3
D. 11.6
E. 12.9
F. 14.1
Solution;
Range=2a-3.7
or, 2*4.6<2a<2*8.5
or, 9.2<2a<17
or, 9.2-3.7<2a-3.7<17-3.7
or, 5.5<Range<13.3
10. Every year between 70% and 85% of the students at Central High School attend the
homecoming rally. If one year, 1435 students attended the rally, which of the following could
have been the number of students at Central High School that year?
A. 1675
B. 1775
C. 1875
D. 1975
E. 2075
Solution;
156
70% of total=1435
or, 0.7*total=1435
or, total=1435/0.7=2050
or, 0.85*total=1435
or, total=1435/0.85=1688
11. If a-b>a+b, where a and b are integers, which of the following must be true? Indicate all that
apply.
A. a<0
B. b<0
C. ab<0
Solution;
a-b>a+b
-b>b
b is negative.
choice B is true.
Ex 3-(-4)>3+(-4) or -3-(-4)>-3+(-4)
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Hence our correct answer is choice B.
12. x, y and z are positive integers. The average (arithmetic mean) of x, y and z is 11. If z is two
greater than x, which of the following must be true?
A. x is even
B. y is odd
C. z is odd
Solution;
x+y+z=3*11=33
x+y+(x+2)=33
2x+y=31
13. A quality control analyst collected 200 measurements of length. The range of 200
measurements is 17 centimeters, and one of the measurements is 49.5 centimeters. Which of the
following could be another one of the 200 measurements, in centimeters?
A. 31.0
B. 32.0
C. 33.0
D. 34.0
Solution;
Range=L-S=17 centimeters
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{……………………………………….49.5 cms…………………………………………………………} 200 data
Here the possibility is that 49.5 cms could be either the largest among 200 data or the smallest
among 200 data.
Range=49.5-S
17=49.5-S
S=49.5-17=32.5
Range=L-49.5
17=L-49.5
L=17+49.5=66.5
That means the largest possible data is 66.5 cms and the smallest possible data is 32.5 cms.
under $5,000 7
$5,000-$7,409 10
$7500-$10,000 8
over $10,000 6
For the 31 used cars sold last month at Car Dealership X, which of the following could be the
median price?
A. $5,500
B. $6,500
C. $7,000
D. $8,500
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E. $9,000
F. $10,500
Solution;
15. A survey asked 1,150 people to choose their favorite laundry detergent from brands A,B
and C. Of the people surveyed, x percent chose A as their favorite brand. If x is rounded to the
nearest integer, the result is 3. Which of the following could be the number of people who
chose A as their favorite brand?
A. 20
B. 25
C. 30
D. 35
E. 40
F. 45
G. 50
Solution;
2.5<=x<3.5
Any number greater than or equal to 2.5 or less than 3.5 will be rounded to 3.
2.5% of 1150=28.75
3.5% of 1150=40.25
28.75<=x<40.25
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16. If x,y and z are positive integers such that 3x<2y<4z, which of the following statements could
be true? Indicate All such statements.
A. x=y
B. y=z
C. y>z
D. x>z
Solution;
3x<2y
2y<4z
3x<4z
17. Roney's policy is such that his spending does not exceed 35% of his income. If one month, he
spent $1000, what could be his income per year?
A. $30,000
B. $34,000
C. $35,000
D. $36,000
E. $36,500
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Solution;
spending<=0.35*income
1000<=0.35*income
income>=$34285.7
18. If a positive integer n, divided by 5 has a remainder 2, which of the following must be true?
A. n is odd
D. n+3 is divisible by 5
Solution;
n=5k+2 (k=0,1,2…..)
Choice A is incorrect.
So choice B is incorrect.
So choice C is incorrect.
So choice D is correct.
19. One side of a triangle has length 8 and a second side has length 5. Which of the following
could be the area of the triangle? Select ALL that apply.
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A. 24
B. 20
C. 5
Solution;
A M 8 B
CM<5 (in right angled triangle AMC, AC=5 which is hypotenuse is the longest side)
BN<8 (in right angled triangle ANB, AB=5 which is hypotenuse is the longest side)
So eliminate choice A.
We could draw a triangle with sides 5 and 8 and height 5 so that area will be 20.
A B
and we could draw a triangle with sides 5 and 8 and height 1.25 so that area will be 5.
A M B
Another simple way to solve this problem is to have a little knowledge about trigonometry.
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C
A M B
So area=1/2*8*5*sinA=20*sinA
and maximum possible area=20*sin90=20*1=20(when the angle between two given lines is 90)
20. A triangle has a perimeter 13. The two shorter sides have integer lengths equal to x and x+1.
Which of the following could be the length of the other side?
A. 4 C
B. 6 x x+1
C. 8 A y B
Solution;
x+x+1+y=13
2x+1+y=13
2x+y=12
x=(12-y)/2
sides will be y=4,x=4 and x+1=5 which don't satisfy the question because we need y to be the
longest.
Here, y is the longest and the sum of any two sides is also greater than the remaining side. So
choice B is true.
here, 2+3<8 i.e. the sum of two sides of is not greater than the third side. So the sides don't form
a triangle.
21. In the xy-plane, line k is a line that does not pass through the origin. Which of the following
statements individually provide(s) sufficient additional information to determine whether the
slope of line k is negative?
C. Line k passes through the points (a,b) and (r,s), where (a-r)(b-s)<0.
Solution;
x/a+y/b=1
x/2b+y/b=1(x-intercept=2*y-intercept)
x+2y=2b
So choice A is true.
a*b=positive
x/a+y/b=1
bx+ay=ab
x/(-a)+y/(-b)=1
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-bx-ay=ab
So choice B is true.
(a-r)(b-s)<0
A. $26,000
B. $28,000
C. $29,000
D. $30,000
E. $31,000
F. $32,000
G. $34,000
Solution;
The combined average salary would be greater than $25,000 since greater average salary has
been combined with less average salary and the combined average will be greater than the
less average salary.
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If there were exactly twice as many employees in Department X as in Department Y, then
combined average salary=(2*25,000+1*35,000)/(2+1)=$28,333
But, since there are more employees with less average salary, the combined salary of
employees of two Departments must be less than $28,333.
23. The integer v is greater than 1. If v is the square of an integer, which of the following
numbers must also be the square of an integer?
A. 81v
B. 25v+10/v+1
C. 4v2+4/v+1
Solution;
Now,
81v=92*k2=(9*k)2
25v+10/v+1=52*k2+10*k+1=(5k)2+2*5k*1+12=(5k+1)2
24. A and B are two independent events and the probability that both events occur is 1/2.
Which of the following could be the probability of occurrence of event A?
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A. 0
B. 1/4
C. 1/2
D. 3/4
Solution;
If P(A)=1/4,
then, 1/4*P(B)=1/2
If P(A)=1/2,
then, 1/2*P(B)=1/2
If P(A)=3/4,
then, 3/4*P(B)=1/2
P(B)=1/2*4/3=2/3, which is also possible. So it also can be the probability of occurrence of event
A.
25. If the area of a rectangle is 40, which of the following could be the perimeter of the
rectangle? Indicate all such perimeters.
A. 20
B. 40
C. 200
D. 400
E. 2,000
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F. 4,000
Solution;
So A=l2=40
or, l=/40=6.324
Eliminate A.
Then Perimeter=2(0.001+40,000)=80,000.002
That means, we can make the perimeter as large as we desire, by making the difference
between length and breadth of the rectangle large.
26. Which of the following is an equation of a line that is perpendicular to the line whose
equation is 2x+3y=4?
A. 3x+2y=4
B. 3x-2y=4
C. 2x-3y=4
D. 4-3x=-2y
E. 4+2x=3y
Solution;
So the line perpendicular to given line must have slope=3/2 (m1*m2=-1 for two perpendicular
lines)
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Slope of line A=-3/2
27. Which of the following inequalities have at least one positive solution and at least one
negative solution?
A. 5x/3<x
B. x3<x
C. x-6<x-7
Solution;
5x/3<x
5x<3x
For ex, let x=1, then 5*1>3*1 which means it has negative solution only.
x3<x
now, let x=-2, then (-2)3=-8<-2 which means c can be negative also.
So B is the answer.
x-6<x-7
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-6<-7 which is not true. This inequality doesn't have any solution.
28. The range of the heights of the female students in a certain class is 13.2 inches, and the
range of the heights of the male students in the class is 15.4 inches.
A. The tallest male student in the class is 5.8 inches taller than the tallest female student in the
class.
B. The median height of the male students in the class is 1.1 inches greater than the median
height of the female students in the class.
C. The average height of the male students in the class is 4.6 inches greater than the average
height of the female students in the class.
Solution;
To determine the range of all the students, we must know the heights of tallest student and
the shortest student.
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29. Y
X Z
W,X,Y and Z are four distinct digits from 0 to 9, inclusive, and W+X+Y=5Z(where 5Z is the
product of 5 and Z).
Under the given conditions, which of the following could be values of Z? Indicate all such
values.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
F. 6
G. 7
Solution;
Since W,X,Y and Z are distinct digits from 0 to 9, the largest possible sum of W+X+Y=7+8+9=24.
By given, W+X+Y=5Z
So, for choice E, Z=5, W+X+Y=5*5=25 which is greater than the largest possible sum. So eliminate
choice E.
Similarly choices F and G too won't be working since they are greater than 5.
Illustration;
0+2+3=5*1 (Z=1 can be true since W+X+Y=5Z and 0,2,3 and 1 are distinct digits)
0+3+7=5*2 (Z=2 can also be true since W+X+Y=5Z and 0,3,7 and 2 are distinct digits)
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0+7+8=5*3 (Z=3 can also be true since W+X+Y=5Z and 0,7,8 and 3 are distinct digits)
Finally, 5+7+8+0=5*4 (Z=4 can also be true since W+X+Y=5Z and 5,7,8 and 4 are distinct digits)
30. Given three integers a, b and 4. If their average (arithmetic mean) is 6, which of the
following could NOT be the value of the product ab?
A. 13
B. 14
C. 40
D. 48
E. 49
F. 51
Solution;
a+b+4=6*3=18
a+b=18-4=14
a b a+b ab
1 13 14 13
2 12 14 24
3 11 14 33
4 10 14 40
5 9 14 45
6 8 14 48
7 7 14 49
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REVISED GRE - Numeric Entry (No Choice Given)
1. The item was listed at $65 and sold at $56.16. Two successive discounts were given on the
item and the first discount was 10%, Find the second discount percent.
Solution;
then, 65*0.9*(1-x%)=56.16
1-x%=0.96
x%=0.04
x=4%
2. Two numbers are in the ratio 6:13. The least common multiple of the two numbers is 312.
Find the sum of the two numbers.
Solution;
So, x=312/78=4
Sum=6*4+13*4=19*4=76
Solution;
x/y+y/x=6
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Taking cube on both sides,
(x/y+y/x)3=63
x3/y3+y3/x3+3x/y+3y/x=216
x3/y3+y3/x3+3*6=216
x3/y3+y3/x3=216-18=198
Solution;
So by given, 44=n(n-3)/2
88=n2-3n
n2-3n-88=0
n2-11n+8n-88=0
n(n-11)+8(n-11)=0
(n-11)(n+8)=0
n=11 or -8
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5. What is the greatest value of a positive integer n such that 3n is a factor of 1812?
Solution;
1812=(2*3*3)12=324*212
Here, the power of 3 is 24. So for 3n to be an integer of 324*212, the greatest possible value of n is
also 24.
6. A merchant made a profit of $5 on the sale of a sweater that cost the merchant $15. What is
the profit expressed as a percent of the merchant's cost? Give your answer to the nearest whole
percent.
Solution;
For the large cars sold at an auction that is summarized in the table above, what was the
average sale price per car?
Solution;
$120*1000/20=$6,000
8. A list of numbers has a mean of 8 and a standard deviation of 2.5. If x is a number in the list
that is two standard deviations above the mean, what is the value of x?
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Solution;
x=mean+(2*standard deviation)=8+(2*2.5)=13
9. Line k lies in the x-y plane. The x-intercept of line k is -4 and line k passes through the mid-
point of the line segment whose end-points are (2,9) and (2,0). What is the slope of line k?
Solution; (2,9)
(2,4.5)
(-4,0) (2,0)
(slope of a line passing through two points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) is given by y2-y1/x2-x1)
10.
Y Frequency
1/2 2
3/4 7
5/4 8
3/2 8
7/4 9
The table shows the frequency distribution of the values of a variable Y. What is the mean of
the distribution? Give your answer to the nearest 0.01.
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Solution;
11. Of the 20 light-bulbs in a box, two are defective. An inspector will select two lightbulbs
simultaneously and at random from the box. What is the probability that neither of the light-
bulbs will be defective?
Solution;
Another method
P(neither defective)=18C2/20C2=(18!/16!2!)/(20!/18!2!)=(9*17)/(10*19)=153/190
12. Twenty percent of the sweaters in a store are white. Of the remaining sweaters, forty
percent are brown and the rest are blue. If there are 200 sweaters in the store, then how
many more blue sweaters than white sweaters are in the store?
Solution;
white=20% of 200=40
remaining=200-40=160
brown=40% of 160=64
blue=160-64=96
blue-white=96-40=56
13. In a graduating class of236 students, 142 took algebra and 121 took chemistry. What is the
greatest possible number of students that could have taken both algebra and chemistry?
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Solution; 21 121
A 142-121 0 C 236-21-121=94
For the greatest number of students that could have taken both algebra and chemistry, the
number of students taking chemistry only must be zero. Then all 121 students who took
chemistry took both classes.
14. In the given sequence, each term after the first term is equal to the preceding term plus the
constant c. If a1+a2+a3=27, what is the value of a2+a4?
a2+a4=
Solution;
a2=a1+c
a3=a2+c=a1+2c
a4=a3+c=a1+3c
a5=a1+4c
a1+a3+a5=27
a1+a1+2c+a1+4c=3a1+6c=3(a1+2c)=27
a1+2c=9
a2+a4=2a1+4c=2(a1+2c)=2*9=18
15. In the xy-plane, the point with coordinates (-6,-7) is the center of circle C. The point with
coordinates (-6,5) lies inside C and the point with coordinates (8,-7) lies outside C. If m is the
radius of C and m is an integer, what is the value of m?
m=
Solution;
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(-6,5)
(-6,-7)C m (8,-7)
12<m<14
m=13
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16. Jordan has taken 5 math tests so far this semester. If he gets a 70 on his next test, it will
lower the average (arithmetic mean) of his test scores by 4 points. What is his average now?
Solution;
17. A B
D C
In the figure above, if ABCD is a rectangle what is the sum of marked angles?
degrees
180+180+90-180=270
18. Soltech employs 20 programmers for every 3 managers, and 5 managers for every director.
If the total number of employees at company is between 300 and 400, what must the
number of managers who work at the company equal to?
Solution;
P:M=20:3=100:15
M:D=5:1=15:3
P:M:D=100:15:3=200:30:6=300:45:9=400:60:12
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19. How many 2 digit integers can be chosen such that none of the digits appear more than
once, and none of the digits equals zero?
integers
Solution;
The tens digit can be any integer from 1 to 9 i.e. 9 choices and the unit digit has 8 choices left
since repetition is not allowed.
20. 90 students represent x percent of the boys at the Ardmore Elementary School. If the boys
at Ardmore Elementary make up 40 percent of the total population of x students, what is x?
Solution;
total=x
Boys=40% of x=4x/10
x% of boys=90
x/100*4x/10=90
4x2=90*103=9*104
2x=3*100
x=150
21. Given that the sum of the odd integers from 1 to 99 inclusive is 2500, what is the sum of the
even integers from 2 to 100 inclusive?
Solution;
1+3+5+……..+99=2500
(2-1)+(4-1)+(6-1)+……+(100-1)=2500
(2+4+6+…..+100)-(1+1+1+….50 terms)=2500
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2+4+6+…..+100=2500+50=2550
22. A confectioner has 500 mint, 500 orange and 500 strawberry flavored sweets. He wishes
to make packets containing 10 mint, 5 orange and 5 strawberry sweets. What is the maximum
number of packets of this type can he make?
Solution;
Here each packet must have 10 mint and there are equal number of each flavored sweets.
That means mint will be used up first and it is the limiting factor.
Solution;
Positive factors of 12 are 1,2,3,4,6 and 12, the sum of which is 1+2+3+4+6+12=28
24. Of 60 students in a class 2/3 are girls and 2/5 of the class are taking music lessons. What is
the maximum number of girls that are not taking music lessons?
Solution;
Since there are 40 girls, it's possible that all 36 students that don't take music lessons are girls.
25. If |x+1|<=5 and |y-1|<=5, what is the least possible value of the product xy?
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|x+1|<=5
-5<=x+1<=5
-6<=x<=4
|y-1|<=5
-5<=y-1<=5
-4<=y<=6
for the product xy to be the least, x=-6 and y=6 so that xy=-36
26. What is the length of the largest stick that can be filled in a rectangular box of length 12
cm, breadth 5 cm and height 84 cm.
Solution; 84
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27. 35 percent of senior students in a certain college are absent. Two-fifth of those absentees
went to watch a movie. What fraction of total senior students are neither present nor went for
watching movie? Give your answer as fraction.
Solution;
then absentees=35
35-14=21 seniors were neither present nor went for watching movie.
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So required fraction=21/100
28. The total amount of Judy's water bill for the last quarter of the year was $40.50. The bill
consisted of a fixed charge of $13.50 plus a charge of $0.0075 per gallon for the water used in
the quarter. For how many gallons of water was Judy charged for the quarter
gallons
Solution;
27=n*0.0075
n=27/0.0075=3600
29. The average (arithmetic mean) of 11 numbers in a list is 14. If the average of 9 of the
numbers in the list is 9, what is the average of the other 2 numbers?
Solution;
Sum of 11 numbers=11*14=154
Sum of 9 numbers=9*9=81
30.
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The circles shown are tangent at point B. Point A is the center of the larger circle, and line
segment AB (not shown) is a diameter of the smaller circle. The area of the smaller circle is
what fraction of the area of the larger circle?
Solution;
As/Al=1/4
31. 10,10,10,10,8,8,8,8,12,12,11,y
The twelve numbers shown represent the ages, in years, of the twelve houses on a certain city
block. What is the median age, in years, of the twelve houses on the block?
years
Solution;
8,8,8,8,y,10,10,10,10,11,12,12 median=10
8,8,8,8,10,10,10,10,y,11,12,12 median=10
8,8,8,8,10,10,10,10,11,y,12,12 median=10
8,8,8,8,10,10,10,10,11,12,12,y median=10
32. Working alone at its constant rate, machine A produces k car parts in 10 minutes. Working
alone at its constant rate, machine B produces k car parts in 15 minutes. How many minutes
does it take machines A and B, working simultaneously at their respective constant rates, to
produce k car parts?
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minutes
Solution;
P 10 -10
Q -20 9
R 5 12
S -7 -15
T 17 -8
33. At store T, the dollar amount of sales for 2007 was what percent of the dollar amount of
sales for 2008?
Solution;
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dollar amount for 2008=92% of 117=107.64
List M: 1,2,3,x,y
If the average (arithmetic mean) of the 3 numbers in list L is 10/3, what is the average of the 5
numbers in list M?
Solution;
2+x+y=10/3*3=10
x+y+2=10
1+2+3+x+y=10+4=14
35. Thirty five percent of senior students in a certain college were absent. Two-fifths of those
absentees went to watch a movie. What fraction of total senior students were absent and did
not go for movie? Give your answer as fraction.
Solution;
total seniors=100
absent=35 present=100-35=65
movie=2/5*35=14 no movie=35-14=21
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36. In the figure shown, what is the value of x?
30 40
Solution;
A B
D E
Solution;
x=360-60-50-90=160
37. What is the length of a diagonal of a rectangle that has width 5 and perimeter 34?
Solution;
P=2(l+b)
34=2(l+5)
17=l+5
l=12
Diagonal= /122+52=13
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38. Among the people attending a convention in the Europe, 32 percent traveled from Asia
and 45 percent of those who traveled from Asia are women. What percent of the people at
the convention are women who traveled from Asia?
Solution;
Total=100
Asia=32
Asian Women=45/100*32=14.4
39. A candidate is required to answer 6 out of 10 questions which are divided into 2 groups
each containing 5 questions and he is not permitted to attempt more than 4 from any group.
In how many different ways can he make up his choice?
Solution;
Group A GroupB
1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
5 10
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40. A
120 a
O a P
Solution;
( the line joining the centre and point of contact of the tangent and the circle are at right
angles)
circumference of circle=2*pi*OA=2*pi*12/pi=24
41. Average of five positive integers is 10. What is the greatest possible integer among them?
Solution;
a+b+c+d+e=10*5=50
1+1+1+1+46=50
42. 10,5,x,1,18
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Solution;
1,5,10,x,18 median=10
1,5,10,18,x median=10
43. If mean and median of 5 different positive integers are 10 and 12 respectively, what is the
greatest possible integer among them?
Solution;
sum of 5 integers=10*5=50
1+2+12+13+x=50
x=50-28=22
44. Susan received scores of 75,80 and 85 out of 100 on three math exams. The pass grade is 50
and the score is given only in integer values. If she appeared for 2 more math exams and
passed all five exams with an average of 80, what was the highest possible score she received
on her five math exams?
Solution;
For scoring an average of 80 on 5 exams,
total=5*80=400
total on her initial 3 tests=75+80+85=240
x+y=160
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Since pass grade is 50,
then y=160-50=110 which is not possible since the maximum scores in an exam is 100.
45. During a party attended by 3 females and 3 males, 3 people at random enter a previously
empty room. What is the probability that there are exactly 2 males in the room?
Solution;
3 males=A,B,C
3 females=D,E,F
Possibilities:
P(exactly 2 males)=9/20
46. Set H contains five positive integers such that the mean, median, mode, and range are all
equal. The sum of the data is 25. What is the least possible number in set H?
Solution;
So a+b+e=15 (i)
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Also, range=5 i.e. e-a=5 (ii)
(i)-(ii) gives
2a+b=10
a=(10-b)/2=5-b/2
So H={3,4,5,5,8}
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