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by phoenix9801 » Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:31 pm
Hi, I need someone's help to see I have done it properly or not. Would greatly appreciate it.

3)If 12r < 96 and 3r > -9, then r could be any of the following EXCEPT:
a)-2
b)0
c)3
d)7
e)12

4)If (a+3)/(2) +a+3=3 then a=?.
a)-3
b)-1
c)0
d)1

5)If b not equal c, (ab-ac)/(c-b)= a
a)1
b)0
c)-1
d)-a



7)If x > y > z, then all of the following could be true EXCEPT:
a)y + z < x
b)2x > y + z
c)2z > x + y
d)xy > yz
e)x + y > 2y + z

9)If 2x-16 > 3x- 19, then which of the following must be true?
a)x > 3
b)x < 3
c)x < - 3
d)x > 7
e)x < 16

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1) Which of the following is equivalent to 4b2 + 24b + 36 ?
a)4(b + 3)
b)4(b + 3)(b + 3)
c)4(b + 3)(b + 9)
d)4b(b + 3)(b + 3)
e)4b + b(b + 3)


2) Which of the following is equivalent to 4b^2 + 24b + 36 ?

a)4(b + 3)
b)4(b + 3)(b + 3)
c)4(b + 3)(b + 9)
d)4b(b + 3)(b + 3)
e)4b + b(b + 3)

3) If - 3x - 4 = 0, then (x + 2)(y - 2) - x - y =
a)xy - 3y + x - 4
b)y(x + 1)
c)x(y + 1)
d)-y(x - 1)
e)-4

4) Twice k added to f is 19. Three k less than f is one less than zero. What is the value of k ?
a)3.8
b)4
c)8
d)11
e)12

4) If a2 - 25 < 0, then which of the following must be true?
a)a < - 5
b)a > 5
c)a > 25
d)a < - 5 or a > 5
e)-5 < a < 5

5) What is the value of q if qr - qs = - 24 and r - s = - 4 ?
a)- 6
b)- 4
c)4
d)6
e)It cannot be determined from the information given.

6) The Kinetic energy K, in kilogram-meters squared per second squared, is represented by the equation k=1/2 MV^2, where m is the mass of a particle, in kilograms, and v is its velocity, in meters per second. If the mass of a particle in kilograms is twice its velocity in meters per second and K = 64 kilogram-meters squared per second squared, what is the mass of the particle in kilograms?
a)4
b)6
c)8
d)16
e)64


7) If 7x - 3y = 35 and 10x - 4y = 51, what is the value of x + y ?
a)3
b)3.5
c)6.5
d)7.8
e)10

8) What is n in terms of w and r if n/-r+w = w + r and w^2 - r^2 = 6 + r, where r not equal w ?
a)r + w
b)w - r
c)r + 6
d)w - r + 6
e)(r - w )(r + w)

9) If 2a + b = -8 and -4a + 2b = 16 what is the value of 2b ?
a)-8
b)-4
c)0
d)2
e)4


10) Let *x* = x^2- 1 and $y$ = 6y^2 - (*y*) for all integers x and y. If m > 0 and *m* = 0, what is the value of $m$?
a)-6
b)-1
c)0
d)1
e)6
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by Stuart@KaplanGMAT » Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:41 pm
Hi,

please post one question per thread, otherwise it's very difficult to follow the replies.

When possible, also quote the source of the question and put the official answer in spoiler text underneath.

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by thephoenix » Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:50 am
phoenix9801 wrote:Hi, I need someone's help to see I have done it properly or not. Would greatly appreciate it.

3)If 12r < 96 and 3r > -9, then r could be any of the following EXCEPT:
a)-2
b)0
c)3
d)7
e)12

IMO E

12r<96------->r<8------> -3<r<8

12 is out of limit
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by thephoenix » Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:54 am
phoenix9801 wrote:Hi, I need someone's help to see I have done it properly or not. Would greatly appreciate it.


4)If (a+3)/(2) +a+3=3 then a=?.
a)-3
b)-1
c)0
d)1
IMO B
{(a+3)/2}+a+3=3---->[(a+3)/2]+a=0---->a+3+2a=0----->3a=-3---->a=-1
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by rahul.s » Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:47 am
thephoenix wrote:
phoenix9801 wrote:Hi, I need someone's help to see I have done it properly or not. Would greatly appreciate it.

3)If 12r < 96 and 3r > -9, then r could be any of the following EXCEPT:
a)-2
b)0
c)3
d)7
e)12

IMO E

12r<96------->r<8------> -3<r<8

12 is out of limit
yeah, i got E as well. since 12r < 96, r <=7. 12 doesn't satisfy this equation, hence it's out.
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by rahul.s » Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:49 am
thephoenix wrote:
phoenix9801 wrote:Hi, I need someone's help to see I have done it properly or not. Would greatly appreciate it.


4)If (a+3)/(2) +a+3=3 then a=?.
a)-3
b)-1
c)0
d)1
IMO B
{(a+3)/2}+a+3=3---->[(a+3)/2]+a=0---->a+3+2a=0----->3a=-3---->a=-1
i got B. after simplifying the equation, we get 3a = -3, hence a = -1.

what's the source of these problems?
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