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Between the other four pairs of consecutive years, the increases were
4 4 1 6 6 1 2 2 1
< D ; < D ; < D ; and
66 40 10 70 60 10 76 20 10
7 7 1
< D :
78 70 10
Therefore the largest percentage increase occurred between 2002 and 2003.

7. A NSWER (D) After paying the federal taxes, Mr. Public had 80% of his
inheritance money left. He paid 10% of that, or 8% of his inheritance, in
state taxes. Hence his total tax bill was 28% of his inheritance, and his
inheritance was $10,500/0.28 = $37,500.

8. A NSWER (D) Because 4ABC is isosceles, we have ∠BAC D

1
.180ı
∠ABC / D 70ı :
2
B

40°

D
A 140° C
Similarly,
1 ı 
180
∠ADC D 20ı :
∠DAC D
2
Thus ∠BAD D ∠BAC
∠DAC D 50ı .
OR

Because 4ABC and 4ADC are isosceles triangles and BD bisects

∠ABC and ∠ADC , applying the Exterior Angle Theorem to 4ABD
gives ∠BAD D 70ı
20ı D 50ı .

9. A NSWER (E) The given equations are equivalent, respectively, to

3a D 34.bC2/ and 53b D 5a
3 :

Therefore a D 4.b C 2/ and 3b D a
3. The solution of this system is

a D
12 and b D
5, so ab D 60.

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