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On a ferry, there are 50 cars and 10 trucks. The cars have an average mass of 1200 kg and the trucks have an average
by BTGmoderatorLU »
Source: Magoosh On a ferry, there are 50 cars and 10 trucks. The...
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Sun Mar 27, 2022 11:37 am
In a sample of college students, 40 percent are third-year students and 70 percent are not second-year students. What
by Vincen »
In a sample of college students, 40 percent are third-year students...
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Sun Mar 27, 2022 2:43 am
If $$2x + y = 18$$ and $$3x = 17 + y,$$ what is the value of $$x?$$
by Vincen »
If $$2x + y = 18$$ and $$3x = 17 + y,$$ what is the value of $$x?$$...
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Fri Mar 25, 2022 6:03 am
The volume of a chemical solution in a tank is described by the formula $$\dfrac{kT^2c}{p},$$ where k is a constant, T
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Manhattan Prep The volume of a chemical solution in a tank is...
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Thu Mar 24, 2022 2:24 pm
Of three events that might occur, event A is independent of each of the other two, and events B and C are mutually
by AAPL »
Manhattan Prep Of three events that might occur, event A is...
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Thu Mar 24, 2022 2:13 pm
The number $$70^6$$ is how many times the number $$35^6?$$
by Vincen »
The number $$70^6$$ is how many times the number $$35^6?$$ A. 2 B. 6...
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Thu Mar 24, 2022 1:09 pm
A disc jockey plays only hip-hop and country-western records. If the disc jockey plays four country-western records for
by Vincen »
A disc jockey plays only hip-hop and country-western records. If the...
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Thu Mar 24, 2022 12:59 pm
The membership of a committee consists of 3 English teachers, 4 Mathematics teachers, and 2 Social Studies teachers.
by BTGmoderatorDC »
The membership of a committee consists of 3 English teachers, 4...
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Wed Mar 23, 2022 6:45 pm
A folk group wants to have one concert on each of the seven consecutive nights...
by AAPL »
GMAT Prep A folk group wants to have a concert on each of the seven...
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Tue Mar 22, 2022 12:53 pm
Permutations and Combination
by BTGmoderatorRO »
At a dinner party, 5 people are to be seated around a circular table....
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Tue Mar 22, 2022 7:39 am
A laboratory is testing a new steroid on mice. The average weight of a mouse that has been treated with the steroid
by BTGmoderatorDC »
A laboratory is testing a new steroid on mice. The average weight of...
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Tue Mar 22, 2022 6:48 am
printer A and printer B
by nhai2003 »
Working together, printer A and printer B would finish the task in 24...
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Mon Mar 21, 2022 12:53 pm
A college admissions officer predicts that 20 of the students who are accepted willl not attend the college. According
by AAPL »
GMAT Prep A college admissions officer predicts that 20 percent of...
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Mon Mar 21, 2022 6:48 am
$$n$$ is a positive integer, and $$k$$ is the product of all integers from $$1$$ to $$n$$ inclusive. If $$k$$ is a multi
by VJesus12 »
$$n$$ is a positive integer, and $$k$$ is the product of all integers...
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Sun Mar 20, 2022 12:09 pm
Applied problems
by pullagurla »
A store currently charges the same price for each towel that it...
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Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:22 am
A tourist purchased a total of $1,500 by guerrero » A tourist purchased a total of$1,500 worth of traveler's...
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Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:20 am
An artist is paiting a white circular region on the top surface of a square blue tile that measures 8 inches on a side.
by AAPL »
GMAT Prep An artist is painting a circular region on the top surface...
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Sat Mar 19, 2022 6:16 am
OG 13 #229
by jeph86 »
GMAT Official Guide How many of the integers that satisfy the...
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Last post by Ian Stewart
Sat Mar 19, 2022 3:28 am
A company will select 2 of the 6 candidates available to work in 2 different positions in
by BTGmoderatorDC »
A company will select 2 of the 6 candidates available to work in 2...
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Last post by Ian Stewart
Sat Mar 19, 2022 3:13 am
If a six sided die is rolled three times, what is the probability of getting at least one even number and at least one
by BTGmoderatorDC »
If a six sided die is rolled three times, what is the probability of...
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Last post by regor60
Fri Mar 18, 2022 4:18 am
Two equally sized jugs full of water are each emptied into two separate unequally sized empty jugs, X and Y.
by BTGmoderatorDC »
Two equally sized jugs full of water are each emptied into two...
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Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:14 am
A parabola has one x-intercept at (– 4, 0). If the vertex is at (2, 5), find the other x-intercept.
by BTGmoderatorDC »
A parabola has one x-intercept at (- 4, 0). If the vertex is at (2,...
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Tue Mar 15, 2022 6:32 pm
If 75 reduced by x percent is 54, what is the value of x ?
by BTGmoderatorDC »
If 75 reduced by x percent is 54, what is the value of x ? (A) 9 (B)...
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Mon Mar 14, 2022 6:21 am
If [x] denotes the least integer greater than or equal to x and [x] = 0, which of the following statements must be true?
by BTGmoderatorDC »
If denotes the least integer greater than or equal to x and = 0,...
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Sun Mar 13, 2022 5:56 am
If 75 percent of the employees of a certain company take a winter vacation, 40 percent take a winter and a summer
by BTGmoderatorDC »
If 75 percent of the employees of a certain company take a winter...
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Sat Mar 12, 2022 5:54 am
The public library has exactly 2 floors. It has 2/3 as many shelves on its 2nd floor as it does on its 1st. If the
by BTGmoderatorDC »
The public library has exactly 2 floors. It has 2/3 as many shelves...
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Fri Mar 11, 2022 6:05 am
If Set A is made up of all 2-digit primes that are one less than a power of 2, what is the standard deviation of set A?
by BTGmoderatorDC »
If Set A is made up of all 2-digit primes that are one less than a...
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Thu Mar 10, 2022 5:47 am
Rate of investment
by Vincelauret »
An investment of $1,500 was made in a certain bank account and it... 4 Last post by piyushdabomb Wed Mar 09, 2022 9:02 pm If the population of a certain country is 120,256,000 and its land area is 2,998,000 square kilometers, then the by BTGmoderatorDC » If the population of a certain country is 120,256,000 and its land... 1 Last post by [email protected] Mon Mar 07, 2022 8:15 am A store purchased an article at a wholesale price of$75 and sold it at two successive discounts of
by BTGmoderatorDC »
A store purchased an article at a wholesale price of $75 and sold it... 0 Last post by BTGmoderatorDC Sun Mar 06, 2022 7:04 pm A certain financial analyst defines the “volatility” of a stock during a given week to be the result of the following by VJesus12 » 2020-04-28_0119.png A certain financial analyst defines the... 2 Last post by [email protected] Sun Mar 06, 2022 6:19 am The sum of 3 hours 45 minutes and 2 hours 55 minutes is approximately what percent of a day? by BTGmoderatorDC » The sum of 3 hours 45 minutes and 2 hours 55 minutes is approximately... 1 Last post by swerve Sun Mar 06, 2022 5:45 am Victor's job requires him to complete a series of identical jobs. If Victor is supervised at work, he finishes each job by BTGmoderatorLU » Source: Manhattan Prep Victor's job requires to him complete a... 1 Last post by regor60 Sat Mar 05, 2022 11:48 am A snack mix that is 20% raisins is blended with a second mix that is 30% raisins. The initial blend is 5 pounds of the by BTGmoderatorDC » A snack mix that is 20% raisins is blended with a second mix that is... 0 Last post by BTGmoderatorDC Thu Mar 03, 2022 5:26 pm At what simple annual interest rate must$2,500 be invested if it is to earn $225 in interest in one year? by AAPL » GMAT Prep At what simple annual interest rate must$2,500 be...
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Thu Mar 03, 2022 10:03 am
In a recent election, James received 0.5 percent of the 2,000 votes cast. To win the election, a candidate needed to
by BTGmoderatorDC »
In a recent election, James received 0.5 percent of the 2,000 votes...
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Wed Mar 02, 2022 5:18 pm
A gang of criminals hijacked a train heading due south. At exactly the same time, a police car located $$50$$ miles
by BTGmoderatorLU »
Source: Manhattan Prep A gang of criminals hijacked a train heading...
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Wed Mar 02, 2022 6:25 am
The maximum temperatures, in degrees Fahrenheit, recorded in a city on 5 consecutive days were x + 3, 95, 87, x + 7, and
by AAPL »
GMAT Prep The maximum temperatures, in degrees Fahrenheit, recorded...
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Tue Mar 01, 2022 6:45 pm
Which of the following fractions is closest to $$\dfrac12?$$
by M7MBA »
Which of the following fractions is closest to $$\dfrac12?$$ A....
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Tue Mar 01, 2022 6:05 am
The average (arithmetic mean) of five numbers is 3x + 4. If one of the numbers is 7x - 4, what is the average of the
by BTGmoderatorDC »
The average (arithmetic mean) of five numbers is 3x + 4. If one of...
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Mon Feb 28, 2022 6:18 pm
A driver completed the first 20 miles of a 40-mile trip at an average speed of 50 miles per hour. At what average speed
by Gmat_mission »
A driver completed the first 20 miles of a 40-mile trip at an average...
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Sun Feb 27, 2022 11:48 am
A company plans to assign identification numbers to its employees. Each number is to consist of four different digits
by BTGmoderatorDC »
A company plans to assign identification numbers to its employees....
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Last post by swerve
Sun Feb 27, 2022 6:50 am
A book store-bought copies of a new book by a popular author, in anticipation of robust sales. The store-bought 400 copi
by M7MBA »
A book store-bought copies of a new book by a popular author, in...
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Sun Feb 27, 2022 6:34 am
Lucy invested $10,000 in a new mutual fund account exactly three years ago. The value of the account increased by 10 per by VJesus12 » Lucy invested$10,000 in a new mutual fund account exactly three...
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Sat Feb 26, 2022 5:37 am
A transcontinental jet travels at a rate of x – 100 mph with a headwind and x + 100 mph with a tailwind between
by BTGmoderatorDC »
A transcontinental jet travels at a rate of x - 100 mph with a...
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Fri Feb 25, 2022 7:27 pm
The mean of twenty-five consecutive positive integers numbers is what percent of the total?
by BTGmoderatorLU »
Source: Magoosh The mean of twenty-five consecutive positive...
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Last post by regor60
Fri Feb 25, 2022 3:56 pm
Taylor is making a bracelet. He Starts with 4 blue knots, 6 red knots, and 2 yellow knots, in that order, and repeats
by BTGmoderatorDC »
Taylor is making a bracelet. He Starts with 4 blue knots, 6 red...
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Last post by regor60
Fri Feb 25, 2022 12:19 pm
Aaron will jog from home at $$x$$ miles per hour and then walk back home by the same route at $$y$$ miles per hour. How
by Vincen »
Aaron will jog from home at $$x$$ miles per hour and then walk back...
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Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:56 am
Set A consists of three consecutive positive multiples of 3, and set B consists of five consecutive positive multiples
by BTGmoderatorDC »
Set A consists of three consecutive positive multiples of 3, and set...
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Wed Feb 23, 2022 5:42 pm
A project scheduled to be carried out over a single fiscal year has a budget of \$12,600, divided into12 equal monthly
by Gmat_mission »
A project scheduled to be carried out over a single fiscal year has a...
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Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:58 am