1) If

then =?

A. -5
B.
C. 1
D. 5
E. 10

2) If the sum of three distinct positive integers is 25, what is the

maximum value of their product?

A. 44
B. 120
C. 420
D. 560
E. 920

3) If there is exactly 1 solution to the equation ,

where b > 0, what is the value of b?

A. 26
B. 40
C. 52
D. 80
E. 100
4) If and > 0, which of the following must be
equal to 0 ?

I.
II.
III.

A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. II and III only
E. I, II, and III

5) What is the value of for ?

A. -0.72
B. -1.42
C. -1.98
D. -2.40
E. -2.89

6) If x/y = c/d and d/c = b/a, which of the following must be true?

I. y/x = b/a
II. x/a = y/b
III. y/a = x/b

A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. I and III only
E. I, II, and III
7) Jeeves prepares a hangover cure using four identical cocktail
shakers. The first shaker is 1/2 full, the second shaker is 1/3 full,
the third shaker is 1/4 full and the last one is empty. If Jeeves
redistributes all the content of the shakers equally into the four
shakers, what fraction of each shaker will be filled?

A. 13/48
B. 4/13
C. 13/36
D. 9/13
E. 35/48

8) If and , what is the value of ?

A. ⁄
B. ⁄
C. 1
D. 2
E. 4

9) If , then ?

A.

B.
C.
D.

E.
10) If x and y are positive integers 1800x = y^3, what is the minimum
possible value of x?

A. 30
B. 15
C. 18
D. 6
E. 5

11) . What is the value of ?

A. 1
B. 4
C. 7
D. 8
E. 9

12) If is 9 greater than the sum of and , then is how much

greater than ?

A. 3
B. 6
C. 9
D. 12
E. 15
13) Tom is 10 years older than Carrie. However, 5 years ago Tom was
twice as old as Carrie. How old is Carrie?

A. 5
B. 10
C. 12
D. 15
E. 25

14) If b and c are positive numbers and ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ , then

A. 4
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
E. 9

15) If , then ?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E. –
16) If – , then one possible value of – ?

A. -9
B. -5
C. -3
D. -1
E. 5

17) If and , what is the value ?

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
E. 12

18) If ?

A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16
E. 18

19) If , then ?

A. 1/5
B. 1/3
C. 1
D. 3
E. 5
20) A is three years older than B who is twice as old as C. If the total of
the ages of A, B and C is 38, how old is B ?

A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 15
E. None of these.

21) If , then what is the value of ?

A. 1/64
B. 1/8
C. 8
D. 62
E. 64

22) If which of the following must be true?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

23) What is the value of If is a factor of ?

A. -7
B. -3
C. -1
D. 3
E. 7
24) –
–
–
Given the equations above, ?

A. 11
B. 12
C. 13
D. 14
E. 15

25) Jeeves prepares a hangover cure using four identical cocktail

shakers. The first shaker is 1/2 full, the second shaker is 4/5 full, the
third shaker is 1/k full and the last one is empty. After Jeeves
redistributed all the content of the shakers equally into the four
shakers, each shaker became 31/80 full. What is the value of k?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6

26) If – – , then is least when ?

A. -2
B. -1
C. 0
D. 2
E. None of the above
27) If what is the value of x ?

A. 6.2
B. 6.5
C. 7
D. 7.2
E. 7.5

28) If , and , what is the value of ?

A. 24
B. 32
C. 34
D. 40
E. 104

29) If and , then what is the value

of ?

A. -19
B. -17
C. -9
D. 9
E. 19
30) Phone plan A charges $1.25 for the first minute and $0.15 for every
minute thereafter. Phone plan B charges a $0.90 connection fee and
$0.20 per minute. Which of the following equations could be used to
find the length, in minutes, of a phone call that costs the same under
either plan?

A.
B.
C. –
D. – –
E.

31) For which values of k does has

equal roots?

A. 0 or 1
B. 0 or 2
C. 0 or 3
D. 1 or 2
E. 1 or 3

32) If , which of the following must be true?

I.
II.
III.

A. I only
B. I & II
C. II & III
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
33) If A and B are positive integers and , what is
the least possible value of ?

A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7
E. 9

34) If , and , then

A. 8
B. 5
C. 3
D. -8
E. -3

35) Cindy bought 48 containers of soda, all either 12-ounce cans or 20-
ounce bottles. If the number of ounces she purchased in cans was
equal to the number of ounces she purchased in bottles, how many
bottles of soda did Cindy buy?

A. 18
B. 21
C. 24
D. 27
E. 30
36) a, b, and c are three consecutive odd integers such that a < b < c. If
a is halved to become m, b is doubled to become n, c is tripled to
become p, and , which of the following is equal to k in
terms of a?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

37) The product of two negative numbers is 160. If the lesser of the
two numbers is 4 less than twice the greater, what is the greater
number?

A. -20
B. -16
C. -10
D. -8
E. -4

38) The equation is equivalent to each of the following

except:

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
39) If , and , what is the value of ?

A. −
B. √
C. −
D. 1
E. √

40) In the first round of the elections, the only two candidates got
exactly the same number of votes. During the second round, 15,000
votes switched from the first candidate to the second one. The total
number of votes remained the same in both rounds, and no other
votes switched sides. If, in the second round, the winning candidate
got four times as many votes as the other candidate, how many
people have voted in each round?

A. 15,000
B. 25,000
C. 40,000
D. 50,000
E. 60,000

41) If – , what is the value of ?

A.0
B.1
C.2
D.3
E.4
42) If m and n are positive numbers, and , what is the
greatest possible value of n?

A. Between 1 and 2
B. Between 2 and 3
C. Between 3 and 4
D. Between 4 and 5
E. Between 5 and 6

43) If , which of the following must be true?

I.
II.
III.

A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and II only
E. I and III only

44) If , what is the value of ?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E. –
45) On rainy mornings, Mo drinks exactly N cups of hot chocolate
(assume that N is an integer). On mornings that are not rainy, Mo
drinks exactly 5 cups of tea. Last week Mo drank a total of 26 cups
of tea and hot chocolate together. If during that week Mo drank 14
more tea cups than hot chocolate cups, then how many rainy days
were there last week?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6

46) If √ , then is equal to which of the following

I. 10
II. 5
III. 1

A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and II only
E. I, II and III
47) Let . If c is twice as far from a as it is from d, and b
is twice as far from c as it is from a, then ?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

48)

The values of for which the expression above is not defined are:

A. 1 and 2 only
B. –1 and 2 only
C. –1 and –2 only
D. –1, 1, and –2
E. –1, 1, and 2

49) What is the highest integral value of k for which the quadratic
equation has two real and distinct roots?

A. 9
B. 7
C. 3
D. 8
E. 12
50) Teachers and students at a school are solving problems. There are
twice as many students as teachers, and each student solves 3 more
problems than each teacher. If teachers solve 24 of the 90 total
problems solved, how many problems does each teacher solve?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
E. 8

51) If P(x) is a polynomial satisfying the identity

, then P(x) is?

A.
B.
C.
D. –
E. –

52) If r and s are positive integers, each greater than 1, and if

, what is the least possible value of r + s?

A. 2
B. 11
C. 22
D. 24
E. 26
53) For which of the following values of will the following
equation – have equal roots?

I. -46
II. -10
III. 46

A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and II only
E. I, II, and III

54) If m and n are positive numbers and

what is the value of ?

A. √
B. √
C.
D. √
E. √
55) A shop stores kg of rice. The first customer buys half this amount
plus half a kg of rice. The second customer buys half the remaining
amount plus half a kg of rice. Then the third customer also buys half
the remaining amount plus half a kg of rice. Thereafter, no rice is left
in the shop. What is the value of ?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
E. 9

56) If , which of the following could be ?

I.
II.
III.

A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. I and III
E. II and III

57) For consecutive even integers a and b, a > b. If ,

which of the following could be the value of a?

A. -14
B. -12
C. -8
D. 12
E. 16
58) Given , and , how many
unique solutions are there for ?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. None of these

59) If and are integers such that is less than or equal to 36

and is less than 64, what is the sum of the maximum
possible value of and the minimum possible value of ?

A. -16
B. -14
C. 0
D. 14
E. 16

60) A retailer buys cases of 24 shirts for $30/case and then resells them
in packs of 5 for $8/pack. If the retailer sold all the shirts it
purchased and profited $84 on the sale, how many packs of shirts did
it sell?

A. 10
B. 48
C. 56
D. 96
E. 240
61) What is the sum of a, b, and c ?

(1) a:b:c = 3:4:7

(2) c - a = 12

62) If a, b, c, d, and e are integers and cde = 0, is d = 0 ?

(1) abc = 30
(2) ace = 0

63) If and are positive integers, what is the value of ?

(1) 400 percent of equals .

(2)

64) What is the value of ?

(1) a = 3
(2) b = a

65) What is the value of ?

(1)
(2)

66) What is the value of a?

(1) 5 < a < 7

(2) = 36
67) If a, b, c, and d denote positive integers in the figure above, what is
the value of the product abcd ?

(1) In each of columns S and T, the product of the three numbers

equals the product of the four numbers in row R.
(2) a + b + c + d = 26

68) What is the value of ?

(1)
(2)

69) A bookstore that sells used books sells each of its paperback books
for a certain price and each of its hardcover books for a certain price.
If Joe, Maria, and Paul bought books in this store, how much did
Maria pay for 1 paperback book and 1 hardcover book?

(1) Joe bought 2 paperback books and 3 hardcover books for $12.50
(2) Paul bought 4 paperback books and 6 hardcover books for
$25.00

70) If the ratio of w to x to y is 1 : 2 : 3, what is the value of w + x?

(1) x - w = 5
(2) 3y - 2w = 35
71) If and , what is the value of ?

(1) –
(2)

72) What number is 6 more than ?

(1) y is 3 less than x

(2) y is twice x

73) If m and n are integers and m not equal to n. Does n = 0?

(1)
(2)

74) If a, b, and c are different integers greater than 1, is b a multiple of

a?

(1)
(2)

75) What is the value of ?

(1)
(2)

76) In the equation , is positive?

(1)
(2)
77) What is the value of ?

(1) –
(2)

78) What is the value of ?

(1)
(2)

79) Which of the positive numbers or is greater?

(1)
(2)

80) In the equation , is a constant and is a

variable. What is the value of ?

(1) 2 is a root of
(2) is a factor of

81) What is the value of ?

(1)
(2)

82) What is sum of cost of one apple, one orange and one pear, in
dollars?

(1) The cost of one apple, two oranges, and three pears is 10 dollars
(2) The cost of one apple, three oranges, and five pears is 14 dollars
83) , what is the value of ?

(1) –
(2) –

84) If j is an integer, what is the value of j?

(1) –
(2)

85) If , what is the value of ?

(1)
(2)

86) If a and b are positive, what is the value of ?

(1)
(2)

87) Is ?

(1)
(2)

88) What is the value of ?

(1)
(2)
89) What is the value of ?

(1) and
(2) and

90) A piece of string 3/2 meters long is cut into three pieces. What is
the length of each of the pieces?

(1) The length of one of the pieces is 20 cm

(2) The sum of the lengths of two of the pieces is equal to the length
of the third piece

91) Is ?

(1)
(2)

92) Is ?

(1)
(2)

93) What is the value of ?

(1)
(2)

94) What is the value of ?

(1)
(2)
95) If is an integer, is even?

(1)
(2)

96) Is a prime number?

(1)
(2)

97) If , does ?

(1)
(2)

98) If and , what is the value of ?

(1)
(2)

99) If , is ?

(1)
(2)

100) If , and is an integer, what is the value of ?

(1) is an integer
(2)