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5. Don’t waste time on a problem that’s too hard for you.

Make your best guess. Then move on to the next question.
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4.2 Practice Questions

Solve the problem and pick the best answer choice given.

Numbers: All numbers used are real numbers.

Figures: A figure in a Quantitative Reasoning question gives information useful in solving

the problem. Figures are drawn as accurately as possible, except as noted. Lines
shown as straight are straight. Lines that look jagged may also be straight. Points,
angles, regions, etc., are positioned as shown. All figures are flat unless otherwise
noted.

Questions 1 to 82 — Difficulty: Easy

1. Working at a constant rate, a copy machine makes 20 copies of a one-page document per
minute. If the machine works at this constant rate, how many hours does it take to make 4,800
copies of a one-page document?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
E. 8
2. If x + y = 2 and x2 + y2 = 2, what is the value of xy?
A. –2
B. –1
C. 0
D. 1
E. 2
3. The sum S of the first n consecutive positive even integers is given by S = n(n + 1). For what
value of n is this sum equal to 110?
A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
E. 14
4. 6(87.30 + 0.65) − 5(87.30) =
A. 3.90
B. 39.00

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C. 90.90
D. 91.20
E. 91.85
5. What is the value of x2yz – xyz2, if x = –2, y = 1, and z = 3?
A. 20
B. 24
C. 30
D. 32
E. 48
6. A souvenir vendor purchased 1,000 shirts for a special event at a price of $5 each. The vendor
sold 600 of the shirts on the day of the event for $12 each and 300 of the shirts in the week
following the event for $4 each. The vendor was unable to sell the remaining shirts. What was
the vendor’s gross profit on the sale of these shirts?
A. $1,000
B. $2,200
C. $2,700
D. $3,000
E. $3,400
7. If x > y and y > z, which of the following represents the greatest number?
A. x – z
B. x – y
C. y – x
D. z – y
E. z – x
8. To order certain plants from a catalog, it costs $3.00 per plant, plus a 5 percent sales tax, plus
$6.95 for shipping and handling regardless of the number of plants ordered. If Company C
ordered these plants from the catalog at the total cost of $69.95, how many plants did
Company C order?
A. 22
B. 21
C. 20
D. 19
E. 18
9. A rug manufacturer produces rugs at a cost of $75 per rug. What is the manufacturer’s gross
profit from the sale of 150 rugs if of the rugs are sold for $150 per rug and the rest are

sold for $200 per rug?

A. $10,350

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B. $11,250
C. $13,750
D. $16,250
E. $17,800
10. The value of Maureen’s investment portfolio has decreased by 5.8 percent since her initial
investment in the portfolio. If her initial investment was $16,800, what is the current value of
the portfolio?
A. $7,056.00
B. $14,280.00
C. $15,825.60
D. $16,702.56
E. $17,774.40
11. Company C produces toy trucks at a cost of $5.00 each for the first 100 trucks and $3.50 for
each additional truck. If 500 toy trucks were produced by Company C and sold for $10.00
each, what was Company C’s gross profit?
A. $2,250
B. $2,500
C. $3,100
D. $3,250
E. $3,500

Profit or Loss
(in millions of dollars)

Division 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

A 1.1 (3.4) 1.9 2.0 0.6

B (2.3) 5.5 (4.5) 3.9 (2.9)

C 10.0 (6.6) 5.3 1.1 (3.0)

12. The annual profit or loss for the three divisions of Company T for the years 1991 through
1995 are summarized in the table shown, where losses are enclosed in parentheses. For
which division and which three consecutive years shown was the division’s profit or loss for
the three-year period closest to $0?
A. Division A for 1991–1993
B. Division A for 1992–1994
C. Division B for 1991–1993
D. Division B for 1993–1995
E. Division C for 1992–1994

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13. Of the following, which is least?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

14. If the average (arithmetic mean) of 5 numbers j, j + 5, 2j – 1, 4j – 2, and 5j – 1 is 8, what is the

value of j?

A.

B.

C. 1
D. 3
E. 8
15. There are five sales agents in a certain real estate office. One month Andy sold twice as many
properties as Ellen, Bob sold 3 more than Ellen, Cary sold twice as many as Bob, and Dora
sold as many as Bob and Ellen together. Who sold the most properties that month?
A. Andy
B. Bob
C. Cary
D. Dora
E. Ellen
16. In a field day at a school, each child who competed in n events and scored a total of p points
was given an overall score of . Andrew competed in 1 event and scored 9 points. Jason
competed in 3 events and scored 5, 6, and 7 points, respectively. What was the ratio of
Andrew’s overall score to Jason’s overall score?

A.

B.

C.

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D.

E.

17. A certain work plan for September requires that a work team, working every day, produce an
average of 200 items per day. For the first half of the month, the team produced an average of
150 items per day. How many items per day must the team average during the second half of
the month if it is to attain the average daily production rate required by the work plan?
A. 225
B. 250
C. 275
D. 300
E. 350
18. A company sells radios for $15.00 each. It costs the company $14.00 per radio to produce
1,000 radios and $13.50 per radio to produce 2,000 radios. How much greater will the
company’s gross profit be from the production and sale of 2,000 radios than from the
production and sale of 1,000 radios?
A. $500
B. $1,000
C. $1,500
D. $2,000
E. $2,500
19. Which of the following represent positive numbers?
I. –3 – (–5)
II. (–3)(–5)
III. –5 – (–3)
A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and II
E. II and III
20. A grocer has 400 pounds of coffee in stock, 20 percent of which is decaffeinated. If the grocer
buys another 100 pounds of coffee of which 60 percent is decaffeinated, what percent, by
weight, of the grocer’s stock of coffee is decaffeinated?
A. 28%
B. 30%
C. 32%
D. 34%
E. 40%
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21. The toll T, in dollars, for a truck using a certain bridge is given by the formula T = 1.50 +
0.50(x – 2), where x is the number of axles on the truck. What is the toll for an 18-wheel truck
that has 2 wheels on its front axle and 4 wheels on each of its other axles?
A. $2.50
B. $3.00
C. $3.50
D. $4.00
E. $5.00
22. For what value of x between –4 and 4, inclusive, is the value of x2 – 10x + 16 the greatest?
A. –4
B. –2
C. 0
D. 2
E. 4

23. If x = – and y = – , what is the value of the expression –2x – y2?

A. –

B. –1
C. 1

D.

E.

24. If x – y = R and xy = S, then (x – 2)(y + 2) =

A. R + S – 4
B. R + 2S – 4
C. 2R – S – 4
D. 2R + S – 4
E. 2R + S
25. For positive integers a and b, the remainder when a is divided by b is equal to the remainder
when b is divided by a. Which of the following could be a value of ab?
I. 24
II. 30
III. 36
A. II only
B. III only
C. I and II only

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D. II and III only

E. I, II, and III
26. List S consists of the positive integers that are multiples of 9 and are less than 100. What is
the median of the integers in S?
A. 36
B. 45
C. 49
D. 54
E. 63
27. A rope 20.6 meters long is cut into two pieces. If the length of one piece of rope is 2.8 meters
shorter than the length of the other, what is the length, in meters, of the longer piece of rope?
A. 7.5
B. 8.9
C. 9.9
D. 10.3
E. 11.7
28. If x and y are integers and x − y is odd, which of the following must be true?
I. xy is even.
II. x2 + y2 is odd.
III. (x + y)2 is even.
A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and II only
E. I, II, and III
29. On Monday, the opening price of a certain stock was $100 per share and its closing price was
$110 per share. On Tuesday the closing price of the stock was 10 percent less than its closing
price on Monday, and on Wednesday the closing price of the stock was 4 percent greater than
its closing price on Tuesday. What was the approximate percent change in the price of the
stock from its opening price on Monday to its closing price on Wednesday?
A. A decrease of 6%
B. A decrease of 4%
C. A decrease of 1%
D. An increase of 3%
E. An increase of 4%
30. 1 − 0.000001 =
A. (1.01) (0.99)
B. (1.11) (0.99)
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C. (1.001) (0.999)
D. (1.111) (0.999)
E. (1.0101) (0.0909)
31. In a certain history class of 17 juniors and seniors, each junior has written 2 book reports
and each senior has written 3 book reports. If the 17 students have written a total of 44 book
reports, how many juniors are in the class?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
E. 11
32. |−4|(|−20|−|5|) =
A. −100
B. −60
C. 60
D. 75
E. 100
33. Of the total amount that Jill spent on a shopping trip, excluding taxes, she spent 50 percent on
clothing, 20 percent on food, and 30 percent on other items. If Jill paid a 4 percent tax on the
clothing, no tax on the food, and an 8 percent tax on all other items, then the total tax that she
paid was what percent of the total amount that she spent, excluding taxes?
A. 2.8%
B. 3.6%
C. 4.4%
D. 5.2%
E. 6.0%
34. How many integers x satisfy both 2 < x ≤ 4 and 0 ≤ x ≤ 3?
A. 5
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2
E. 1
35. At the opening of a trading day at a certain stock exchange, the price per share of stock K was
$8. If the price per share of stock K was $9 at the closing of the day, what was the percent
increase in the price per share of stock K for that day?
A. 1.4%
B. 5.9%
C. 11.1%

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D. 12.5%
E. 23.6%

36. As shown in the diagram above, a lever resting on a fulcrum has weights of w1 pounds and w2
pounds, located d1 feet and d2 feet from the fulcrum. The lever is balanced and w1d1 = w2d2.
Suppose w1 is 50 pounds and w2 is 30 pounds. If d1 is 4 feet less than d2, what is d2, in feet?
A. 1.5
B. 2.5
C. 6
D. 10
E. 20
37. If r and s are positive integers such that (2r) (4s) = 16, then 2r + s =
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
38. Three people each contributed x dollars toward the purchase of a car. They then bought the
car for y dollars, an amount less than the total number of dollars contributed. If the excess
amount is to be refunded to the three people in equal amounts, each person should receive a
refund of how many dollars?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E. 3(x – y)
39. Last week Jack worked 70 hours and earned $1,260. If he earned his regular hourly wage for
the first 40 hours worked, times his regular hourly wage for the next 20 hours worked,

and 2 times his regular hourly wage for the remaining 10 hours worked, what was his regular
hourly wage?

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A. $7.00
B. $14.00
C. $18.00
D. $22.00
E. $31.50
40. If a and b are positive integers and (2a)b = 23, what is the value of 2a 2b?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 16
D. 32
E. 64
41. Five machines at a certain factory operate at the same constant rate. If four of these machines,
operating simultaneously, take 30 hours to fill a certain production order, how many fewer
hours does it take all five machines, operating simultaneously, to fill the same production
order?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 16
E. 24
42. A certain toll station on a highway has 7 tollbooths, and each tollbooth collects $0.75 from
each vehicle that passes it. From 6 o’clock yesterday morning to 12 o’clock midnight, vehicles
passed each of the tollbooths at the average rate of 4 vehicles per minute. Approximately how
much money did the toll station collect during that time period?
A. $1,500
B. $3,000
C. $11,500
D. $23,000
E. $30,000
43. How many integers between 1 and 16, inclusive, have exactly 3 different positive integer
factors?
(Note: 6 is NOT such an integer because 6 has 4 different positive integer factors: 1, 2, 3, and
6.)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 6

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44. Stephanie has 2 cups of milk on hand and makes 2 batches of cookies, using cup of milk

for each batch of cookies. Which of the following describes the amount of milk remaining after
she makes the cookies?

A. Less than cup

B. Between cup and cup

C. Between cup and 1 cup

D. Between 1 cup and 1 cups

E. More than 1 cups

45. The expression n! is defined as the product of the integers from 1 through n. If p is the
product of the integers from 100 through 299 and q is the product of the integers from 200
through 299, which of the following is equal to ?

A. 99!
B. 199!

C.

D.

E.

46. A school club plans to package and sell dried fruit to raise money. The club purchased 12
containers of dried fruit, each containing 16 pounds. What is the maximum number of

individual bags of dried fruit, each containing pounds, that can be sold from the dried fruit
the club purchased?
A. 50
B. 64
C. 67
D. 768
E. 804

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Height Price

Less than 5 ft $14.95

5 ft to 6 ft $17.95

Over 6 ft $21.95

47. A nursery sells fruit trees priced as shown in the chart above. In its inventory 54 trees are less
than 5 feet in height. If the expected revenue from the sale of its entire stock is estimated at
$2,450, approximately how much of this will come from the sale of trees that are at least 5
feet tall?
A. $1,730
B. $1,640
C. $1,410
D. $1,080
E. $810
48. A certain bridge is 4,024 feet long. Approximately how many minutes does it take to cross this
bridge at a constant speed of 20 miles per hour? (1 mile = 5,280 feet)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6
E. 7
49. A purse contains 57 coins, all of which are nickels, dimes, or quarters. If the purse contains x
dimes and 8 more nickels than dimes, which of the following gives the number of quarters the
purse contains in terms of x?
A. 2x − 49
B. 2x + 49
C. 2x − 65
D. 49 − 2x
E. 65 − 2x
50. The annual interest rate earned by an investment increased by 10 percent from last year to
this year. If the annual interest rate earned by the investment this year was 11 percent, what
was the annual interest rate last year?
A. 1%
B. 1.1%
C. 9.1%
D. 10%
E. 10.8%

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51. A total of 5 liters of gasoline is to be poured into two empty containers with capacities of 2
liters and 6 liters, respectively, such that both containers will be filled to the same percent of
their respective capacities. What amount of gasoline, in liters, must be poured into the 6-liter
container?

A.

B. 4

C.

D. 3

E.

52. What is the larger of the 2 solutions of the equation x2 – 4x = 96?

A. 8
B. 12
C. 16
D. 32
E. 100

53. In the formula shown, if g is a constant and x = –6 when t = 2, what is the value of x when t =
4?
A. –24
B. –20
C. –15
D. 20
E. 24

54. is approximately

A. 0.02
B. 0.2
C. 2
D. 20
E. 200
55. The “prime sum” of an integer n greater than 1 is the sum of all the prime factors of n,
including repetitions. For example, the prime sum of 12 is 7, since 12 = 2 × 2 × 3 and 2 + 2 + 3
= 7. For which of the following integers is the prime sum greater than 35?
A. 440
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B. 512
C. 620
D. 700
E. 750
56. Each machine at a toy factory assembles a certain kind of toy at a constant rate of one toy
every 3 minutes. If 40 percent of the machines at the factory are to be replaced by new
machines that assemble this kind of toy at a constant rate of one toy every 2 minutes, what
will be the percent increase in the number of toys assembled in one hour by all the machines
at the factory, working at their constant rates?
A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 30%
D. 40%
E. 50%
57. When a subscription to a new magazine was purchased for m months, the publisher offered a
discount of 75 percent off the regular monthly price of the magazine. If the total value of the
discount was equivalent to buying the magazine at its regular monthly price for 27 months,
what was the value of m?
A. 18
B. 24
C. 30
D. 36
E. 48
58. At a garage sale, all of the prices of the items sold were different. If the price of a radio sold at
the garage sale was both the 15th highest price and the 20th lowest price among the prices of
the items sold, how many items were sold at the garage sale?
A. 33
B. 34
C. 35
D. 36
E. 37
59. Half of a large pizza is cut into 4 equal-sized pieces, and the other half is cut into 6 equal-sized
pieces. If a person were to eat 1 of the larger pieces and 2 of the smaller pieces, what fraction
of the pizza would remain uneaten?

A.

B.

C.

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D.

E.

60. If a = 1 + + + and b = 1 + a, then what is the value of a – b?

A. –

B. –

C. –

D.

E.

61. In a certain learning experiment, each participant had three trials and was assigned, for each
trial, a score of either –2, –1, 0, 1, or 2. The participant’s final score consisted of the sum of the
first trial score, 2 times the second trial score, and 3 times the third trial score. If Anne
received scores of 1 and –1 for her first two trials, not necessarily in that order, which of the
following could NOT be her final score?
A. –4
B. –2
C. 1
D. 5
E. 6
62. For all positive integers m and v, the expression m Θ v represents the remainder when m is
divided by v. What is the value of ((98 Θ 33) Θ 17) − (98 Θ (33 Θ 17))?
A. −10
B. −2
C. 8
D. 13
E. 17

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63. The chart above shows year-end values for Darnella’s investments. For just the stocks, what
was the increase in value from year-end 2000 to year-end 2003?
A. $1,000
B. $2,000
C. $3,000
D. $4,000
E. $5,000

64. If the sum of the reciprocals of two consecutive odd integers is , then the greater of the two

integers is
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 9
E. 11
65. What is the sum of the odd integers from 35 to 85, inclusive?
A. 1,560
B. 1,500
C. 1,240
D. 1,120
E. 1,100

66. For all numbers a, b, c, and d, is defined by the equation . Which of

the following is equal to ?

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A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

67. In a certain sequence, each term after the first term is one-half the previous term. If the tenth
term of the sequence is between 0.0001 and 0.001, then the twelfth term of the sequence is
between
A. 0.0025 and 0.025
B. 0.00025 and 0.0025
C. 0.000025 and 0.00025
D. 0.0000025 and 0.000025
E. 0.00000025 and 0.0000025
68. A certain drive-in movie theater has a total of 17 rows of parking spaces. There are 20
parking spaces in the first row and 21 parking spaces in the second row. In each subsequent
row there are 2 more parking spaces than in the previous row. What is the total number of
parking spaces in the movie theater?
A. 412
B. 544
C. 596
D. 632
E. 692
69. Ada and Paul received their scores on three tests. On the first test, Ada’s score was 10 points
higher than Paul’s score. On the second test, Ada’s score was 4 points higher than Paul’s
score. If Paul’s average (arithmetic mean) score on the three tests was 3 points higher than
Ada’s average score on the three tests, then Paul’s score on the third test was how many
points higher than Ada’s score?
A. 9
B. 14
C. 17
D. 23
E. 25

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70. The price of a certain stock increased by 0.25 of 1 percent on a certain day. By what fraction
did the price of the stock increase that day?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

71. For each trip, a taxicab company charges $4.25 for the first mile and $2.65 for each additional
mile or fraction thereof. If the total charge for a certain trip was $62.55, how many miles at
most was the trip?
A. 21
B. 22
C. 23
D. 24
E. 25
72. When 24 is divided by the positive integer n, the remainder is 4. Which of the following
statements about n must be true?
I. n is even.
II. n is a multiple of 5.
III. n is a factor of 20.
A. III only
B. I and II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only
E. I, II, and III
73. Terry needs to purchase some pipe for a plumbing job that requires pipes with lengths of 1 ft
4 in, 2 ft 8 in, 3 ft 4 in, 3 ft 8 in, 4 ft 8 in, 5 ft 8 in, and 9 ft 4 in. The store from which Terry will
purchase the pipe sells pipe only in 10-ft lengths. If each 10-ft length can be cut into shorter
pieces, what is the minimum number of 10-ft pipe lengths that Terry needs to purchase for the
plumbing job?
(Note: 1 ft = 12 in)
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5

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D. 6
E. 7

74. What is the thousandths digit in the decimal equivalent of ?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 3
D. 5
E. 6
75. If a equals the sum of the even integers from 2 to 20, inclusive, and b equals the sum of the
odd integers from 1 to 19, inclusive, what is the value of a – b?
A. 1
B. 10
C. 19
D. 20
E. 21
76. If a, b, c, and d are consecutive even integers and a < b < c < d, then a + b is how much less
than c + d?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
E. 10
77. A retailer sold an appliance for $80. If the retailer’s gross profit on the appliance was 25
percent of the retailer’s cost for the appliance, how many dollars was the retailer’s gross
profit?
A. $10
B. $16
C. $20
D. $24
E. $25
78. Beth has a collection of 8 boxes of clothing for a charity, and the average (arithmetic mean)
number of pieces of clothing per box is c. If she replaces a box in the collection that contains
12 pieces of clothing with a box that contains 22 pieces of clothing, what is the average
number of pieces of clothing per box for the new collection, in terms of c?
A. c −

B. c +

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C. 8 −

D. 8 +

E. 8c − 10

79. The value of the expression above is closest to which of the following?
A. 0.0001
B. 0.001
C. 0.01
D. 1
E. 10
80. If x + 1 = t and t = 3 − x, then x =
A. −2
B. −1
C. 0
D. 1
E. 2
81. If x = kc and y = kt, then y − x =
A. k(t − c)
B. k(c − t)
C. c(k − t)
D. t(k − c)
E. k(1 − t)
82. If k is a positive even integer, which of the following must be an odd integer?
I. k2 − 3k + 4
II. k5 + 3
III. 7k − 7
A. II only
B. III only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only
E. I, II, and III
Questions 83 to 147 — Difficulty: Medium

83. If the result obtained when 2 is subtracted from 5x is equal to the sum of 10 and 3x, what is

the value of x?

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A. –22
B. –4
C. 4
D. 18
E. 22
84. If Car A took n hours to travel 2 miles and Car B took m hours to travel 3 miles, which of the
following expresses the time it would take Car C, traveling at the average (arithmetic mean) of
those rates, to travel 5 miles?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

85. If x, y, and k are positive and x is less than y, then is

A. 1

B. greater than

C. equal to

D. less than

E. less than or greater than , depending on the value of k

86. Consider the following set of inequalities: p > q, s > r, q > t, s > p, and r > q. Between which two
quantities is no relationship established?
A. p and r
B. s and t
C. s and q
D. p and t
E. r and t
87. Carl averaged 2m miles per hour on a trip that took him h hours. If Ruth made the same trip
in h hours, what was her average speed in miles per hour?

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A. mh

B. mh

C. m
D. m

E. 3m
88. Of three persons, two take relish, two take pepper, and two take salt. The one who takes no
salt takes no pepper, and the one who takes no pepper takes no relish. Which of the following
statements must be true?
I. The person who takes no salt also takes no relish.
II. Any of the three persons who takes pepper also takes relish and salt.
III. The person who takes no relish is not one of those who takes salt.
A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and II only
E. I, II, and III
89. If the smaller of 2 consecutive odd integers is a multiple of 5, which of the following could
NOT be the sum of these 2 integers?
A. –8
B. 12
C. 22
D. 52
E. 252

90. Eight light bulbs numbered 1 through 8 are arranged in a circle as shown above. The bulbs
are wired so that every third bulb, counting in a clockwise direction, flashes until all bulbs
have flashed once. If the bulb numbered 1 flashes first, which numbered bulb will flash last?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6
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E. 7
Closing Prices of Stock X
During a Certain Week
(in dollars)

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

21 19 22 23

91. A certain financial analyst defines the “volatility” of a stock during a given week to be the
result of the following procedure: find the absolute value of the difference in the stock’s
closing price for each pair of consecutive days in the week and then find the average
(arithmetic mean) of these 4 values. What is the volatility of Stock X during the week shown in
the table?
A. 0.50
B. 1.80
C. 2.00
D. 2.25
E. 2.50

92. If y = , for what value of x will the value of y be greatest?

A. –5

B.

C. 0

D.

E.

93. What values of x have a corresponding value of y that satisfies both xy > 0 and xy = x + y?
A.
B.
C.
D. x > 1
E. All real numbers
94. Employee X’s annual salary is $12,000 more than half of Employee Y’s annual salary.
Employee Z’s annual salary is $15,000 more than half of Employee X’s annual salary. If
Employee X’s annual salary is $27,500, which of the following lists these three people in order
of increasing annual salary?
A. Y, Z, X
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B. Y, X, Z
C. Z, X, Y
D. X, Y, Z
E. X, Z, Y

95. The formula above gives the contribution C, in dollars, to a certain profit-sharing plan for a
participant with a salary of s dollars. How many more dollars is the contribution for a
participant with a salary of $70,000 than for a participant with a salary of $50,000?
A. $800
B. $1,400
C. $2,000
D. $2,400
E. $2,800
96. Next month, Ron and Cathy will each begin working part-time at of their respective current
salaries. If the sum of their reduced salaries will be equal to Cathy’s current salary, then Ron’s
current salary is what fraction of Cathy’s current salary?
A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

97. David and Ron are ordering food for a business lunch. David thinks that there should be twice
as many sandwiches as there are pastries, but Ron thinks the number of pastries should be 12
more than one-fourth of the number of sandwiches. How many sandwiches should be
ordered so that David and Ron can agree on the number of pastries to order?
A. 12
B. 16
C. 20
D. 24
E. 48
98. The cost of purchasing each box of candy from a certain mail order catalog is v dollars per
pound of candy, plus a shipping charge of h dollars. How many dollars does it cost to
purchase 2 boxes of candy, one containing s pounds of candy and the other containing t
pounds of candy, from this catalog?

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A. h + stv
B. 2h + stv
C. 2hstv
D. 2h + s + t + v
E. 2h + v(s + t)

99. If , then

A.

B.

C. 3x2 – 4
D. 3x – 4
E. 3x + 4
100. If x2 + bx + 5 = (x + c)2 for all numbers x, where b and c are positive constants, what is the
value of b?
A.

B.

C.

D.
E. 10
101. Last year Shannon listened to a certain public radio station 10 hours per week and
contributed $35 to the station. Of the following, which is closest to Shannon’s contribution per
minute of listening time last year?
A. $0.001
B. $0.010
C. $0.025
D. $0.058
E. $0.067
102. Each of the 20 employees at Company J is to receive an end-of-year bonus this year. Agnes will
receive a larger bonus than any other employee, but only $500 more than Cheryl will receive.
None of the employees will receive a smaller bonus than Cheryl. If the amount of money to be
distributed in bonuses at Company J this year totals $60,000, what is the largest bonus Agnes
can receive?
A. $3,250
B. $3,325
C. $3,400
D. $3,475
E. $3,500
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103. Beth, Naomi, and Juan raised a total of $55 for charity. Naomi raised $5 less than Juan, and
Juan raised twice as much as Beth. How much did Beth raise?
A. $9
B. $10
C. $12
D. $13
E. $15
104. The set of solutions for the equation (x2 – 25)2 = x2 – 10x + 25 contains how many real
numbers?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4
105. An aerosol can is designed so that its bursting pressure, B, in pounds per square inch, is
120% of the pressure, F, in pounds per square inch, to which it is initially filled. Which of the
following formulas expresses the relationship between B and F?
A. B = 1.2F
B. B = 120F
C. B = 1 + 0.2F

D.

E.

106. The average (arithmetic mean) of the positive integers x, y, and z is 3. If x < y < z, what is the
greatest possible value of z?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
E. 9
107. The product of 3,305 and the 1-digit integer x is a 5-digit integer. The units (ones) digit of the
product is 5 and the hundreds digit is y. If A is the set of all possible values of x and B is the set
of all possible values of y, then which of the following gives the members of A and B?

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A B

(A) {1, 3, 5, 7, 9} {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}

(B) {1, 3, 5, 7, 9} {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}

(C) {3, 5, 7, 9} {1, 5, 7, 9}

(D) {5, 7, 9} {1, 5, 7}

(E) {5, 7, 9} {1, 5, 9}

108. If x and y are integers such that 2 < x ≤ 8 and 2 < y ≤ 9, what is the maximum value of ?

A. –3

B. 0

C.

D.

E. 2
109. Items that are purchased together at a certain discount store are priced at $3 for the first item
purchased and $1 for each additional item purchased. What is the maximum number of items
that could be purchased together for a total price that is less than $30?
A. 25
B. 26
C. 27
D. 28
E. 29
110. What is the least integer z for which (0.000125)(0.0025)(0.00000125) × 10z is an integer?
A. 18
B. 10
C. 0
D. −10
E. −18
111. The average (arithmetic mean) length per film for a group of 21 films is t minutes. If a film
that runs for 66 minutes is removed from the group and replaced by one that runs for 52
minutes, what is the average length per film, in minutes, for the new group of films, in terms of
t?

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A.

B.

C. 21t + 14

D.

E.

112. A garden center sells a certain grass seed in 5-pound bags at $13.85 per bag, 10-pound bags
at $20.43 per bag, and 25-pound bags at $32.25 per bag. If a customer is to buy at least 65
pounds of the grass seed, but no more than 80 pounds, what is the least possible cost of the
grass seed that the customer will buy?
A. $94.03
B. $96.75
C. $98.78
D. $102.07
E. $105.36
113. If x = −|w|, which of the following must be true?
A. x = −w
B. x = w
C. x2 = w
D. x2 = w2
E. x3 = w3
114. A certain financial institution reported that its assets totaled $2,377,366.30 on a certain day. Of
this amount, $31,724.54 was held in cash. Approximately what percent of the reported assets
was held in cash on that day?
A. 0.00013%
B. 0.0013%
C. 0.013%
D. 0.13%
E. 1.3%
AB
+ BA
AAC
115. In the correctly worked addition problem shown, where the sum of the two-digit positive
integers AB and BA is the three-digit integer AAC, and A, B, and C are different digits, what is
the units digit of the integer AAC?

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A. 9
B. 6
C. 3
D. 2
E. 0
116. The hard drive, monitor, and printer for a certain desktop computer system cost a total of
$2,500. The cost of the printer and monitor together is equal to of the cost of the hard

drive. If the cost of the printer is $100 more than the cost of the monitor, what is the cost of
the printer?
A. $800
B. $600
C. $550
D. $500
E. $350

117. Given the inequalities above, which of the following CANNOT be the value of r?
A. −20
B. −5
C. 0
D. 5
E. 20
118. If m is an even integer, v is an odd integer, and m > v > 0, which of the following represents the
number of even integers less than m and greater than v?

A.

B.

C.

D. m – v – 1
E. m – v
119. A positive integer is divisible by 9 if and only if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9. If n is a
positive integer, for which of the following values of k is 25 × 10n + k × 102n divisible by 9?
A. 9
B. 16

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C. 23
D. 35
E. 47

120. On the number line, the shaded interval is the graph of which of the following inequalities?
A. |x| ≤ 4
B. |x| ≤ 8
C. |x − 2| ≤ 4
D. |x − 2| ≤ 6
E. |x + 2| ≤ 6
121. Last year members of a certain professional organization for teachers consisted of teachers
from 49 different school districts, with an average (arithmetic mean) of 9.8 schools per
district. Last year the average number of teachers at these schools who were members of the
organization was 22. Which of the following is closest to the total number of members of the
organization last year?
A. 107
B. 106
C. 105
D. 104
E. 103

122. Of all the students in a certain dormitory, are first-year students and the rest are second-

year students. If of the first-year students have not declared a major and if the fraction of

second-year students who have declared a major is 3 times the fraction of first-year students
who have declared a major, what fraction of all the students in the dormitory are second-year
students who have not declared a major?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

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123. If the average (arithmetic mean) of x, y, and z is 7x and x ≠ 0, what is the ratio of x to the sum
of y and z?
A. 1:21
B. 1:20
C. 1:6
D. 6:1
E. 20:1
124. Jonah drove the first half of a 100-mile trip in x hours and the second half in y hours. Which
of the following is equal to Jonah’s average speed, in miles per hour, for the entire trip?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

125. If the amount of federal estate tax due on an estate valued at $1.35 million is $437,000 plus 43
percent of the value of the estate in excess of $1.25 million, then the federal tax due is
approximately what percent of the value of the estate?
A. 30%
B. 35%
C. 40%
D. 45%
E. 50%
7x + 6y ≤ 38,000
4x + 5y ≤ 28,000
126. A manufacturer wants to produce x balls and y boxes. Resource constraints require that x and
y satisfy the inequalities shown. What is the maximum number of balls and boxes combined
that can be produced given the resource constraints?
A. 5,000
B. 6,000
C. 7,000
D. 8,000
E. 10,000

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127. If = x%, then x =

A. 0.3
B. 0.03
C. 0.003
D. 0.0003
E. 0.00003
128. What is the remainder when 324 is divided by 5?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4
129. José has a collection of 100 coins, consisting of nickels, dimes, quarters, and half-dollars. If he
has a total of 35 nickels and dimes, a total of 45 dimes and quarters, and a total of 50 nickels
and quarters, how many half-dollars does he have?
A. 15
B. 20
C. 25
D. 30
E. 35

130. David used part of $100,000 to purchase a house. Of the remaining portion, he invested of

it at 4 percent simple annual interest and of it at 6 percent simple annual interest. If after a

year the income from the two investments totaled $320, what was the purchase price of the
house?
A. $96,000
B. $94,000
C. $88,000
D. $75,000
E. $40,000
131. A certain manufacturer sells its product to stores in 113 different regions worldwide, with an
average (arithmetic mean) of 181 stores per region. If last year these stores sold an average
of 51,752 units of the manufacturer’s product per store, which of the following is closest to
the total number of units of the manufacturer’s product sold worldwide last year?
A. 106
B. 107
C. 108
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D. 109
E. 1010
132. Andrew started saving at the beginning of the year and had saved $240 by the end of the year.
He continued to save and by the end of 2 years had saved a total of $540. Which of the
following is closest to the percent increase in the amount Andrew saved during the second
year compared to the amount he saved during the first year?
A. 11%
B. 25%
C. 44%
D. 56%
E. 125%
133. If x is a positive integer, r is the remainder when x is divided by 4, and R is the remainder
when x is divided by 9, what is the greatest possible value of r2 + R?
A. 25
B. 21
C. 17
D. 13
E. 11
134. Each of the nine digits 0, 1, 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 8, and 9 is used once to form 3 three-digit integers.
What is the greatest possible sum of the 3 integers?
A. 1,752
B. 2,616
C. 2,652
D. 2,775
E. 2,958
135. Given that 12 + 22 + 32 + … + 102 = 385, what is the value of 32 + 62 + 92 + … + 302?
A. 1,155
B. 1,540
C. 1,925
D. 2,310
E. 3,465
136. If water is leaking from a certain tank at a constant rate of 1,200 milliliters per hour, how
many seconds does it take for 1 milliliter of water to leak from the tank?
A.

B.

C. 2

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D. 3
E. 20
137. When the positive integer k is divided by the positive integer n, the remainder is 11. If =
81.2, what is the value of n?
A. 9
B. 20
C. 55
D. 70
E. 81
138. The total area of a certain continent is approximately 3.8 × 1016 square inches. Which of the
following is closest to the area of the continent, in square miles? (1 square mile is
approximately 4.0 × 109 square inches.)
A. 6.7 × 105
B. 2.0 × 106
C. 9.5 × 106
D. 1.1 × 107
E. 9.5 × 108

139. If xy = 1, what is the value of ?

A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 16
E. 32
140. Of the 20 members of a kitchen crew, 17 can use the meat-cutting machine, 18 can use the
bread-slicing machine, and 15 can use both machines. If one member of the crew is to be
chosen at random, what is the probability that the member chosen will be someone who
cannot use either machine?
A. 0
B.

C.

D.

E.

141. Which of the following is an integer?

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I.

II.

III.

A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and II only
E. I, II, and III
142. The function f is defined for all nonzero x by the equation f(x) = x − . If x ≠ 0, which of the
following equals ?

A. f(x)
B. f(−x)
C.

D.

E.

143. In the arithmetic sequence t1, t2, t3, …, tn, …, t1 = 23 and tn = tn − 1 − 3 for each n > 1. What is
the value of n when tn = −4?
A. −1
B. 7
C. 10
D. 14
E. 20
144. How many seconds will it take for a car that is traveling at a constant rate of 45 miles per hour
to travel a distance of 220 yards? (1 mile = 1,760 yards)
A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 11
E. 12
145. A store’s selling price of $2,240 for a certain computer would yield a profit of 40 percent of
the store’s cost for the computer. What selling price would yield a profit of 50 percent of the
computer’s cost?
A. $2,400
B. $2,464
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C. $2,650
D. $2,732
E. $2,800
146. If a certain coin is flipped, the probability that the coin will land heads up is . If the coin is
flipped 5 times, what is the probability that it will land heads up on the first 3 flips and not on
the last 2 flips?
A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

147. The operation ⊗ is defined for all nonzero numbers a and b by a ⊗ b = − . If x and y are
nonzero numbers, which of the following statements must be true?
I. x ⊗ xy = x(1 ⊗ y)
II. x ⊗ y = −(y ⊗ x)
III. ⊗ =y⊗x

A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and II
E. II and III
Questions 148 to 203 — Difficulty: Hard
148. Two numbers differ by 2 and sum to S. Which of the following is the greater of the numbers in
terms of S?

A. –1

B.

C. +

D. +1

E. +2

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149. If m is an integer and m = 1032 – 32, what is the sum of the digits of m?
A. 257
B. 264
C. 275
D. 284
E. 292
150. In a numerical table with 10 rows and 10 columns, each entry is either a 9 or a 10. If the
number of 9s in the nth row is n – 1 for each n from 1 to 10, what is the average (arithmetic
mean) of all the numbers in the table?
A. 9.45
B. 9.50
C. 9.55
D. 9.65
E. 9.70
151. In 2004, the cost of 1 year-long print subscription to a certain newspaper was $4 per week. In
2005, the newspaper introduced a new rate plan for 1 year-long print subscription: $3 per
week for the first 40 weeks of 2005 and $2 per week for the remaining weeks of 2005. How
much less did 1 year-long print subscription to this newspaper cost in 2005 than in 2004?
A. $64
B. $78
C. $112
D. $144
E. $304
152. A positive integer n is a perfect number provided that the sum of all the positive factors of n,
including 1 and n, is equal to 2n. What is the sum of the reciprocals of all the positive factors
of the perfect number 28?

A.

B.

C. 2
D. 3
E. 4
153. The infinite sequence a1, a2, …, an, … is such that a1 = 2, a2 = −3, a3 = 5, a4 = −1, and an = an −
4 for n > 4. What is the sum of the first 97 terms of the sequence?
A. 72
B. 74
C. 75

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D. 78
E. 80
154. The sequence a1, a2, … an, … is such that an = 2an – 1 − x for all positive integers n ≥ 2 and for
a certain number x. If a5 = 99 and a3 = 27, what is the value of x?
A. 3
B. 9
C. 18
D. 36
E. 45
155. In a certain medical survey, 45 percent of the people surveyed had the type A antigen in their
blood and 3 percent had both the type A antigen and the type B antigen. Which of the
following is closest to the percent of those with the type A antigen who also had the type B
antigen?
A. 1.35%
B. 6.67%
C. 13.50%
D. 15.00%
E. 42.00%
156. On a certain transatlantic crossing, 20 percent of a ship’s passengers held round-trip tickets
and also took their cars aboard the ship. If 60 percent of the passengers with round-trip
tickets did not take their cars aboard the ship, what percent of the ship’s passengers held
round-trip tickets?

A.

B. 40%
C. 50%
D. 60%

E.

157. If x and k are integers and (12x)(42x + 1) = (2k)(32), what is the value of k?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 10
D. 12
E. 14
158. If S is the sum of the reciprocals of the 10 consecutive integers from 21 to 30, then S is
between which of the following two fractions?

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A. and

B. and

C. and

D. and

E. and

159. For every even positive integer m, f(m) represents the product of all even integers from 2 to
m, inclusive. For example, f(12) = 2 × 4 × 6 × 8 × 10 × 12. What is the greatest prime factor of
f(24)?
A. 23
B. 19
C. 17
D. 13
E. 11

160. The arithmetic mean of the list of numbers above is 4. If k and m are integers and k ≠ m, what
is the median of the list?
A. 2
B. 2.5
C. 3
D. 3.5
E. 4

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161. If the variables X, Y, and Z take on only the values 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, or 70 with frequencies
indicated by the shaded regions above, for which of the frequency distributions is the mean
equal to the median?
A. X only
B. Y only
C. Z only
D. X and Y
E. X and Z

162. For how many ordered pairs (x, y) that are solutions of the system above are x and y both
integers?
A. 7
B. 10
C. 12
D. 13
E. 14
163. The United States Mint produces coins in 1-cent, 5-cent, 10-cent, 25-cent, and 50-cent
denominations. If a jar contains exactly 100 cents worth of these coins, which of the following
could be the total number of coins in the jar?
I. 91
II. 81
III. 76
A. I only

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B. II only
C. III only
D. I and III only
E. I, II, and III
164. A certain university will select 1 of 7 candidates eligible to fill a position in the mathematics
department and 2 of 10 candidates eligible to fill 2 identical positions in the computer science
department. If none of the candidates is eligible for a position in both departments, how many
different sets of 3 candidates are there to fill the 3 positions?
A. 42
B. 70
C. 140
D. 165
E. 315
165. A survey of employers found that during 1993 employment costs rose 3.5 percent, where
employment costs consist of salary costs and fringe-benefit costs. If salary costs rose 3
percent and fringe-benefit costs rose 5.5 percent during 1993, then fringe-benefit costs
represented what percent of employment costs at the beginning of 1993?
A. 16.5%
B. 20%
C. 35%
D. 55%
E. 65%
166. The subsets of the set {w, x, y} are {w}, {x}, {y}, {w, x}, {w, y}, {x, y}, {w, x, y}, and { } (the empty
subset). How many subsets of the set {w, x, y, z} contain w?
A. Four
B. Five
C. Seven
D. Eight
E. Sixteen
167. The number can be expressed as for some integers x and y. What is the
value of xy?
A. –18
B. –6
C. 6
D. 18
E. 27
168. There are 10 books on a shelf, of which 4 are paperbacks and 6 are hardbacks. How many
possible selections of 5 books from the shelf contain at least one paperback and at least one
hardback?
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A. 75
B. 120
C. 210
D. 246
E. 252
169. If x is to be chosen at random from the set {1, 2, 3, 4} and y is to be chosen at random from
the set {5, 6, 7}, what is the probability that xy will be even?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

170. The function f is defined for each positive three-digit integer n by f(n) = 2x 3y 5z, where x, y,
and z are the hundreds, tens, and units digits of n, respectively. If m and v are three-digit
positive integers such that f(m) = 9f(v), then m − v =
A. 8
B. 9
C. 18
D. 20
E. 80
171. If 1050 − 74 is written as an integer in base 10 notation, what is the sum of the digits in that
integer?
A. 424
B. 433
C. 440
D. 449
E. 467
172. A certain company that sells only cars and trucks reported that revenues from car sales in
1997 were down 11 percent from 1996 and revenues from truck sales in 1997 were up 7
percent from 1996. If total revenues from car sales and truck sales in 1997 were up 1 percent
from 1996, what is the ratio of revenue from car sales in 1996 to revenue from truck sales in
1996?
A. 1:2
B. 4:5
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C. 1:1
D. 3:2
E. 5:3
173. Becky rented a power tool from a rental shop. The rent for the tool was $12 for the first hour
and $3 for each additional hour. If Becky paid a total of $27, excluding sales tax, to rent the
tool, for how many hours did she rent it?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 9
D. 10
E. 12

174. If which of the following must be true?

I. 5 < x
II. |x + 3| > 2
III. −(x + 5) is positive.
A. II only
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only
E. I, II, and III
175. On a certain day, a bakery produced a batch of rolls at a total production cost of $300. On that
day, of the rolls in the batch were sold, each at a price that was 50 percent greater than the

average (arithmetic mean) production cost per roll. The remaining rolls in the batch were sold
the next day, each at a price that was 20 percent less than the price of the day before. What
was the bakery’s profit on this batch of rolls?
A. $150
B. $144
C. $132
D. $108
E. $90
176. A set of numbers has the property that for any number t in the set, t + 2 is in the set. If –1 is in
the set, which of the following must also be in the set?
I. –3
II. 1
III. 5
A. I only
B. II only
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C. I and II only
D. II and III only
E. I, II, and III
177. A couple decides to have 4 children. If they succeed in having 4 children and each child is
equally likely to be a boy or a girl, what is the probability that they will have exactly 2 girls and
2 boys?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

178. The closing price of Stock X changed on each trading day last month. The percent change in
the closing price of Stock X from the first trading day last month to each of the other trading
days last month was less than 50 percent. If the closing price on the second trading day last
month was $10.00, which of the following CANNOT be the closing price on the last trading day
last month?
A. $3.00
B. $9.00
C. $19.00
D. $24.00
E. $29.00
179. An airline passenger is planning a trip that involves three connecting flights that leave from
Airports A, B, and C, respectively. The first flight leaves Airport A every hour, beginning at 8:00
a.m., and arrives at Airport B hours later. The second flight leaves Airport B every 20

minutes, beginning at 8:00 a.m., and arrives at Airport C hours later. The third flight leaves

Airport C every hour, beginning at 8:45 a.m. What is the least total amount of time the
passenger must spend between flights if all flights keep to their schedules?
A. 25 min
B. 1 hr 5 min
C. 1 hr 15 min
D. 2 hr 20 min
E. 3 hr 40 min

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180. If n is a positive integer and n2 is divisible by 72, then the largest positive integer that must
divide n is
A. 6
B. 12
C. 24
D. 36
E. 48
181. A certain grocery purchased x pounds of produce for p dollars per pound. If y pounds of the
produce had to be discarded due to spoilage and the grocery sold the rest for s dollars per
pound, which of the following represents the gross profit on the sale of the produce?
A. (x − y)s − xp
B. (x − y)p − ys
C. (s − p)y − xp
D. xp − ys
E. (x − y)(s − p)
182. If x, y, and z are positive integers such that x is a factor of y, and x is a multiple of z, which of
the following is NOT necessarily an integer?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

183. Running at their respective constant rates, Machine X takes 2 days longer to produce w
widgets than Machine Y. At these rates, if the two machines together produce widgets in 3

days, how many days would it take Machine X alone to produce 2w widgets?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10
E. 12
184. What is the greatest positive integer n such that 5n divides 10! – (2) (5!)2?
A. 2

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B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
185. Yesterday, Candice and Sabrina trained for a bicycle race by riding around an oval track. They
both began riding at the same time from the track’s starting point. However, Candice rode at a
faster pace than Sabrina, completing each lap around the track in 42 seconds, while Sabrina
completed each lap around the track in 46 seconds. How many laps around the track had
Candice completed the next time that Candice and Sabrina were together at the starting point?
A. 21
B. 23
C. 42
D. 46
E. 483
186. If n = 9! – 64, which of the following is the greatest integer k such that 3k is a factor of n?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6
E. 8
187. The integer 120 has many factorizations. For example, 120 = (2)(60), 120 = (3) (4)(10), and
120 = (–1)(–3)(4)(10). In how many of the factorizations of 120 are the factors consecutive
integers in ascending order?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
188. Jorge’s bank statement showed a balance that was $0.54 greater than what his records
showed. He discovered that he had written a check for $x.yz and had recorded it as $x.zy,
where each of x, y, and z represents a digit from 0 though 9. Which of the following could be
the value of z?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6

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189. One side of a parking stall is defined by a straight stripe that consists of n painted sections of
equal length with an unpainted section as long between each pair of consecutive painted

sections. The total length of the stripe from the beginning of the first painted section to the
end of the last painted section is 203 inches. If n is an integer and the length, in inches, of each
unpainted section is an integer greater than 2, what is the value of n?
A. 5
B. 9
C. 10
D. 14
E. 29

190. =

A. 16
B. 14
C. 3
D. 1
E. −1

Consecutive Minutes Units of Power

Machine Machine Is Off When On

A 17 15

B 14 18

C 11 12

191. At a certain factory, each of Machines A, B, and C is periodically on for exactly 1 minute and
periodically off for a fixed number of consecutive minutes. The table above shows that
Machine A is on and uses 15 units of power every 18th minute, Machine B is on and uses 18
units of power every 15th minute, and Machine C is on and uses 12 units of power every 12th
minute. The factory has a backup generator that operates only when the total power usage of
the 3 machines exceeds 30 units of power. What is the time interval, in minutes, between
consecutive times the backup generator begins to operate?
A. 36
B. 63
C. 90
D. 180
E. 270

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192. In a certain region, the number of children who have been vaccinated against rubella is twice
the number who have been vaccinated against mumps. The number who have been
vaccinated against both is twice the number who have been vaccinated only against mumps. If
5,000 have been vaccinated against both, how many have been vaccinated only against
rubella?
A. 2,500
B. 7,500
C. 10,000
D. 15,000
E. 17,500
193. Three boxes of supplies have an average (arithmetic mean) weight of 7 kilograms and a
median weight of 9 kilograms. What is the maximum possible weight, in kilograms, of the
lightest box?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5

Stock Number of Shares

V 68

W 112

X 56

Y 94

Z 45

194. The table shows the number of shares of each of the 5 stocks owned by Mr. Sami. If Mr. Sami
were to sell 20 shares of Stock X and buy 24 shares of Stock Y, what would be the increase in
the range of the numbers of shares of the 5 stocks owned by Mr. Sami?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 9
D. 15
E. 20
195. Last year, sales at Company X were 10% greater in February than in January, 15% less in
March than in February, 20% greater in April than in March, 10% less in May than in April,
and 5% greater in June than in May. In which month were sales closest to the sales in January?

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A. February
B. March
C. April
D. May
E. June
196. If s and t are integers greater than 1 and each is a factor of the integer n, which of the
following must be a factor of nst?
I. st
II. (st)2
III. s + t
A. None
B. I only
C. II only
D. III only
E. I and II
197. How many 4-digit positive integers are there in which all 4 digits are even?
A. 625
B. 600
C. 500
D. 400
E. 256
198. If 0 < r < 1 < s < 2, which of the following must be less than 1?
I.
II. rs
III. s − r
A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and II
E. I and III
199. Last month, 15 homes were sold in Town X. The average (arithmetic mean) sale price of the
homes was $150,000 and the median sale price was $130,000. Which of the following
statements must be true?
I. At least one of the homes was sold for more than $165,000.
II. At least one of the homes was sold for more than $130,000 and less than $150,000.
III. At least one of the homes was sold for less than $130,000.

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A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and II
E. I and III
200. Pumps A, B, and C operate at their respective constant rates. Pumps A and B, operating
simultaneously, can fill a certain tank in hours; Pumps A and C, operating simultaneously,
can fill the tank in hours; and Pumps B and C, operating simultaneously, can fill the tank in 2
hours. How many hours does it take Pumps A, B, and C, operating simultaneously, to fill the
tank?
A.

B.

C.

D.

E. 1
201. If n is a positive integer, then (−2n)−2 + (2−n)2 =
A. 0
B. 2−2n
C. 22n
D. 2−2n + 1
E. 22n + 1

202. Which of the following is equal to ?

A.

B. 3
C. 6
D. 12
E. 12
203. Dara ran on a treadmill that had a readout indicating the time remaining in her exercise
session. When the readout indicated 24 min 18 sec, she had completed 10% of her exercise
session. The readout indicated which of the following when she had completed 40% of her
exercise session?
A. 10 min 48 sec
B. 14 min 52 sec
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C. 14 min 58 sec
D. 16 min 6 sec
E. 16 min 12 sec

4.3 Answer Key

1. A
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. E
7. A
8. C
9. C
10. C
11. C
12. E
13. E
14. D
15. C
16. D
17. B
18. D
19. D
20. A
21. B
22. A
23. C
24. D
25. B
26. D
27. E
28. D
29. D
30. C
31. A

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32. C
33. C
34. E
35. D
36. D
37. D
38. A
39. B
40. C
41. C
42. D
43. B
44. C
45. C
46. E
47. B
48. B
49. D
50. D
51. C
52. B
53. A
54. C
55. C
56. A
57. D
58. B
59. E
60. B
61. E
62. D
63. B
64. C
65. A
66. E
67. C

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68. C
69. D
70. B
71. C
72. D
73. B
74. A
75. B
76. D
77. B
78. B
79. C
80. D
81. A
82. D
83. A
84. A
85. B
86. A
87. E
88. E
89. C
90. D
91. D
92. E
93. D
94. E
95. D
96. E
97. E
98. E
99. C
100. C
101. A
102. D
103. C

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104. D
105. A
106. B
107. D
108. B
109. C
110. A
111. B
112. B
113. D
114. E
115. E
116. C
117. E
118. B
119. E
120. E
121. D
122. B
123. B
124. B
125. B
126. B
127. B
128. B
129. E
130. B
131. D
132. B
133. C
134. C
135. E
136. D
137. C
138. C
139. D

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140. A
141. E
142. B
143. C
144. C
145. A
146. E
147. E
148. D
149. D
150. C
151. A
152. C
153. B
154. A
155. B
156. C
157. E
158. A
159. E
160. C
161. E
162. D
163. D
164. E
165. B
166. D
167. A
168. D
169. D
170. D
171. C
172. A
173. B
174. D
175. C

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176. D
177. A
178. A
179. B
180. B
181. A
182. B
183. E
184. D
185. B
186. D
187. C
188. E
189. C
190. B
191. C
192. C
193. C
194. D
195. D
196. E
197. C
198. A
199. A
200. E
201. D
202. C
203. E

4.4 Answer Explanations

The following discussion is intended to familiarize you with the most efficient and effective
approaches to the kinds of problems common to Problem-Solving questions. The particular
questions in this chapter are generally representative of the kinds of problem-solving
questions you will encounter on the GMAT exam. Remember that it is the problem-solving
strategy that is important, not the specific details of a particular question.
Questions 1 to 82 — Difficulty: Easy
1. Working at a constant rate, a copy machine makes 20 copies of a one-page document per
minute. If the machine works at this constant rate, how many hours does it take to make 4,800
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