1.Last month a certain music club offered a discount to preferred customers.

After the first compact disc

purchased, preferred customers paid $3.99 for each additional compact disc purchased. If a preferred
customer purchased a total of 6 compact discs and paid $15.95 for the first compact disc, then the dollar
amount that the customer paid for the 6 compact discs is equivalent to which of the following?

(A) 5(4.00) + 15.90

(B) 5(4.00) + 15.95
(C) 5(4.00) + 16.00
(D) 5(4.00 - 0.01) + 15.90
(E) 5(4.00 - 0.05) + 15.95

Answer

5*offer price + First

(5*3.99) + 15.95

(5*3.99) + 15.90 + 0.05

(5*3.99) +15.90 + (5*0.01)

5*(3.99+0.01) + 15.9

5* (4.00) + 15.9

2. The average (arithmetic mean) of the integers from 200 to 400, inclusive, is how much greater than
the average of the integers from 50 to 100, inclusive?

(A) 150
(B) 175
(C) 200
(D) 225
(E) 300

Answer

1st Mean= (200+400)/2=300

2nd Mean=(50+100)/2=75

Diff = 300-75=225
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Answer

4. Among a group of 2,500 people, 35 percent invest in municipal bonds, 18 percent invest in oil stocks,
and 7 percent invest in both municipal bonds and oil stocks. If 1 person is to be randomly selected from
the 2,500 people, what is the probability that the person selected will be one who invests in municipal
bonds but NOT in oil stocks?
(A) 9/50
(B) 7/25
(C) 7/20
(D) 21/50
(E) 27/50

Answer

0.35∗2,500=875invest in municipal bonds;

0.07∗2,500=175invest in in both municipal bonds and oil stocks;
Therefore 875−175=700 invest in municipal bonds but NOT in in oil stocks.

(Or directly: 35%-7%=28% of 2,500, which is 700, invest in municipal bonds but NOT in in oil stocks).

P=Favorable/Total=700/2,500=7/25
5. A closed cylindrical tank contains 36pi cubic feet of water and is filled to half its capacity. When the
tank is placed upright on its circular base on level ground, the height of the water in the tank is 4 feet.
When the tank is placed on its side on level ground, what is the height, in feet, of the surface of the
water above the ground?

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 6
(E) 9

Answer

6. A marketing firm determined that, of 200 households surveyed, 80 used neither Brand A nor Brand B
soap, 60 used only Brand A soap, and for every household that used both brands of soap, 3 used only
Brand B soap. How many of the 200 households surveyed used both brands of soap?

(A) 15
(B) 20
(C) 30
(D) 40
(E) 45

Answer
7. A researcher computed the mean, the median, and the standard deviation for a set of performance
scores. If 5 were to be added to each score, which of these three statistics would change?

A) The mean only

B) The median only
C) The standard deviation only
D) The mean and the median
E) The mean and the standard deviation

Answer

If we add or subtract a constant to each term in a set the standard deviation will not change..

If we add (or subtract) a constant to each term in a set the mean and the median will increase
(decrease) by the value of that constant.

8. Of the 3-digit integers greater than 700, how many have 2 digits that are equal to each other and the
remaining digit different from the other 2 ?

(A) 90
(B) 82
(C) 80
(D) 45
(E) 36

Answer

Total numbers from 700 to 999 = 299 (3-digit numbers greater than 700)

Three digit number can have only following 3 patterns:

A. all digits are distinct;
B. two are alike and third is different;
C. all three digits are alike.

We need to calculate B. B=Total - A – C

Total numbers from 700 to 999 = 299 (3-digit numbers greater than 700);
A. all digits are distinct = 3*9*8=216 (first digit can have only three values 7, 8, or 9);
C. all three are alike = 3 (777, 888, 999).

So, 299-216-3=80.
9. Positive integer y is 50 percent of 50 percent of positive integer x, and y percent of x equals 100. what
is the value of x ?

A) 50
B) 100
C) 200
D) 1000
E) 2000

Answer

10. If s and t are positive integers such that s/t = 64.12, which of the following could be the remainder
when s is divided by t ?

(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 8
(D) 20
(E) 45
11. Of the 84 parents who attended a meeting at a school, 35 volunteered to supervise children during
the school picnic and 11 volunteered both to supervise children during the picnic and to bring
refreshments to the picnic. If the number of parents who volunteered to bring refreshments was 1.5
times the number of parents who neither volunteered to supervise children during the picnic nor
volunteered to bring refreshments, how many of the parents volunteered to bring refreshments?

(A) 25
(B) 36
(C) 38
(D) 42
(E) 45

Answer
12. The product of all the prime numbers less than 20 is closest to which of the following powers of 10 ?

(A) 10^9
(B) 10^8
(C) 10^7
(D) 10^6
(E) 10^5

Answer
13. If k is an integer and 2 < k < 7, for how many different values of k is there a triangle with sides of
lengths 2, 7, and k?

(A) one
(B) two
(C) three
(D) four
(E) five
Data sufficiency

1.What is the value of |x| ?

(1) x = - |x|
(2) x^2 = 4

Answer (2)

Using (1), x = -|x| or x≤0x≤0, Insufficient.

Using (2), x2=4x2=4 or |x| = 2. Sufficient.

2. What percent of a group of people are women with red hair?

(1) Of the women in the group, 5 percent have red hair.

(2) Of the men in the group, 10 percent have red hair.

Answer (5)

Even taken together the statements are not sufficient to answer the question, since we don't know what
percent of the group are women.

3. In a certain class, one student is to be selected at random to read. What is the probability that a boy
will read?

(1) Two-thirds of the students in the class are boys.

(2) Ten of the students in the class are girls.

Answer (1)

Statement 1. If number of B is 2/3 of (B+G) then number of Girls is 1/3. Substitute in to formula and get
direct answer
Statement 2. We don't know anything about number of Boys. Not sufficient
4. In College X the number of students enrolled in both a chemistry course and a biology course is how
much less than the number of students enrolled in neither?

(1) In College X there are 60 students enrolled in a chemistry course.

(2) In College X there are 85 students enrolled in a biology course

Answer (5)

(1) In College X there are 60 students enrolled in a chemistry course. {Chemistry} = 60. Not sufficient.
(2) In College X there are 85 students enrolled in a biology course. {Biology} = 85. Not sufficient.

(1)+(2) {Chemistry} = 60 and {Biology} = 85. Still not sufficient to get {Neither} - {Both}.

5. A certain expressway has Exits J, K, L, and M, in that order. What is the road distance from Exit K to
Exit L?

(1) The road distance from Exit J to Exit L is 21 kilometers.

(2) The road distance from Exit K to Exit M is 26 kilometers

Answer (5)

6. If n is an integer, is n + 1 odd?

(1) n + 2 is an even integer.

(2) n -1 is an odd integer.

Answer (4)

(1) n + 2 is an even integer --> n+2=evenn+2=even --> n=even−2=evenn=even−2=even.

Sufficient.
(2) n -1 is an odd integer --> n−1=oddn−1=odd --> n=odd+1=evenn=odd+1=even. Sufficient.
7. For which type of investment, J or K, is the annual rate of return greater?

(1) Type J returns $115 per $1,000 invested for any one-year period and type K returns $300 per $2,500
invested for anyone-year period.
(2) The annual rate of return for an investment of type K is 12 percent.

Answer (1)

8. A citrus fruit grower receives $15 for each crate of oranges shipped and $18 for each crate of grape
fruit shipped. How many crates of oranges did the grower ship last week?

(1) Last week the number of crates of oranges that the grower shipped was 20 more than twice the
number of crates of grapefruit shipped.
(2) Last week the grower received a total of $38,700 from the crates of oranges and grapefruit shipped.

Answer (3)

Let x be the # of oranges and y the # of grapefruits. Note that, both x and y must be integers.
Question: x=?

(1) Last week the number of crates of oranges that the grower shipped was 20 more than twice the
number of crates of grapefruit shipped --> x=2y+20 . Not sufficient to calculate x

(2) Last week the grower received a total of $38,700 from the crates of oranges and grapefruit shipped --
> 15x+18y=38700--> 5x+6y=12900.

Multiple values are possible, for istance: x=180and y=2000 OR x=60 and y=2100

(1)+(2) We have two distinct linear equation with two unknowns, hence we can solve for xx and yy.
Sufficient.
9. If Pat saved $600 of his earnings last month, how much did Pat earn last month?

(1) Pat spent 1/2 of his earnings last month for living expenses and saved 1/3 of the remainder.
(2) Of his earnings last month, Pat paid twice as much in taxes as he saved.

Answer (1)

Let E be Pat's earnings last month.

(1) Pat spent 1/2 of his earnings last month for living expenses and saved 1/3 of the remainder. Pat
spent E2E2, so E−E2=E2E−E2=E2 remained. We are told that 1/3 of that amount, or E6E6, was saved.
Since we know that Pat saved $600 of his earnings last month, then we have that E6=600E6=600 -->
E=3,600E=3,600. Sufficient.

(2) Of his earnings last month, Pat paid twice as much in taxes as he saved. Since Pat saved $600 of his
earnings last month, then he paid 2*$600=$1,200 in taxes. But this info is not sufficient to determine
Pat's earnings last month.

10. Water is pumped into a partially filled tank at a constant rate through an inlet pipe. At the same
time, water is pumped out of the tank at a constant rate through an outlet pipe. At what rate, in gallons
per minute, is the amount of water in the tank increasing?

(1) The amount of water initially in the tank is 200 gallons.

(2) Water is pumped into the tank at a rate of 10 gallons per minute and out of the tank at a rate of 10
gallons every 2 and half minutes.

Answer (2)
11. Is x a negative number?

(1) 9x > 10x

(2) x + 3 is positive.

Answer (1)

(1) 9x > 10x --> rearrange: 0>10x−9x -- > 0>x . Sufficient.

(2) x + 3 is positive --> x+3>0 -- > x>−3 Not sufficient.

12. If i and j are integers, is i +j an even integer?

(1) i < 10
(2) i = j

Answer (2)

i and j could take even or odd value.

If i = 2 and j = 4 , then i + j = 6 And thus result is Even integer.
If i = 3 and j = 5 , then i + j = 8 And thus result is Even integer.
If i = 1 and j = 4 , then i + j = 5 And thus result is Odd integer.
Thus, Statement I is not sufficient to answer the question.

Statement II:
i=j
So, i + j = i + i = 2i ( Thus the result is an even integer, irrespective of the value of i and j ).
13. The charge for a telephone call between City R and City S is $0.42 for each of the first 3 minutes and
$0.18 for each additional minute. A certain call between these two cities lasted for x minutes, where x is
an integer. How many minutes long was the call?

(1) The charge for the first 3 minutes of the call was $0.36 less than the charge for the remainder of the
call.

(2) The total charge for the call was $2.88.

Answer (4)

Say the call was x minutes long.

(1) The charge for the first 3 minutes of the call was $0.36 less than the charge for the remainder of the
call --> $0.42*3 + 0.36 = $0.18*(x-3) --> we can find x. Sufficient.

(2) The total charge for the call was $2.88 --> $0.42*3 + $0.18*(x-3) = $2.88 --> we can find x. Sufficient.

14. If Car X followed Car Y across a certain bridge that is 1/2 mile long, how many seconds did it take Car
X to travel across the bridge?

(1) Car X drove onto the bridge exactly 3 seconds after Car Y drove onto the bridge and drove off the
bridge exactly 2 seconds after Car Y drove off the bridge.
(2) Car Y traveled across the bridge at a constant speed of 30 miles per hour.

Answer (3)
15. If n + k = m, what is the value of k ?

(1) n = 10
(2) m + 10 = n

Answer (2)

(1) n = 10 --> k=m−n =m−10 . Not sufficient.

(2) m + 10 = n --> m−n=−10, so k=−10 Sufficient.