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A store purchased an article at a wholesale price of $75 and sold it at two successive discounts of

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Mar 06, 2022 7:04 pm

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A certain financial analyst defines the “volatility” of a stock during a given week to be the result of the following

by VJesus12 » Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:12 am

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The sum of 3 hours 45 minutes and 2 hours 55 minutes is approximately what percent of a day?

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sat Mar 05, 2022 6:49 pm

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Victor's job requires him to complete a series of identical jobs. If Victor is supervised at work, he finishes each job

by BTGmoderatorLU » Wed Mar 02, 2022 2:26 am

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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 » Thu Mar 03, 2022 5:26 pm

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At what simple annual interest rate must $2,500 be invested if it is to earn $225 in interest in one year?

by AAPL » Tue Mar 01, 2022 6:37 pm

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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 » Wed Mar 02, 2022 5:18 pm

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A gang of criminals hijacked a train heading due south. At exactly the same time, a police car located $50$ miles

by BTGmoderatorLU » Wed Mar 02, 2022 2:35 am

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The maximum temperatures, in degrees Fahrenheit, recorded in a city on 5 consecutive days were x + 3, 95, 87, x + 7, and

by AAPL » Tue Mar 01, 2022 6:45 pm

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Which of the following fractions is closest to $\dfrac12?$

by M7MBA » Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:30 am

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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 » Mon Feb 28, 2022 6:18 pm

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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 » Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:41 am

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A company plans to assign identification numbers to its employees. Each number is to consist of four different digits

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sat Feb 26, 2022 6:29 pm

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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 » Sat Aug 01, 2020 6:06 am

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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 » Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:30 am

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A transcontinental jet travels at a rate of x – 100 mph with a headwind and x + 100 mph with a tailwind between

by BTGmoderatorDC » Fri Feb 25, 2022 7:27 pm

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The mean of twenty-five consecutive positive integers numbers is what percent of the total?

by BTGmoderatorLU » Thu Feb 24, 2022 10:33 am

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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 » Thu Feb 24, 2022 5:19 pm

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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 » Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:59 am

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Set A consists of three consecutive positive multiples of 3, and set B consists of five consecutive positive multiples

by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Feb 23, 2022 5:42 pm

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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 » Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:58 am

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What is the value of $m$ in the equation below?

by Gmat_mission » Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:56 am

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An automobile's gasoline mileage varies, depending on the speed of the automobile, between 18.0 and 22.4 miles per gallo

by Gmat_mission » Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:51 am

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At a certain supplier, a machine of type A costs $20,000 and a machine of type B costs $50,000. Each machine can be

by Gmat_mission » Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:49 am

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When positive integer $x$ is divided by positive integer $y,$ the remainder is $9.$ If $\dfrac{x}{y} = 96.12,$

by Gmat_mission » Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:44 am

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If $x$ and $y$ are integers such that $2 < x \le 8$ and $2 < y \le 9,$ what is the maximum value of

by Gmat_mission » Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:38 am

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What is the greatest positive integer $n$ such that $2^n$ is a factor of $12^{10}?$

by M7MBA » Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:24 am

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The circumference of a circle is $10\pi.$ Which of the following is not a possible value of the area of a rectangle in

by M7MBA » Wed Feb 23, 2022 8:19 am

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How many roots does the equation $\sqrt{x^2+1}+\sqrt{x^2+2}=2$ have?

by VJesus12 » Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:09 am

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In a certain company, $\dfrac14$ of the employees are salespeople, $\dfrac13$ are accountants, and $\dfrac12$ of t

by M7MBA » Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:38 am

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Find the number of integer solutions to $|a| + |b| + |c| = 10,$ where none of $a, b$ or $c$ is $0.$

by VJesus12 » Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:34 am

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Mixture $A$ is $20$ percent alcohol, and mixture $B$ is $50$ percent alcohol. If the two are poured together to

by VJesus12 » Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:27 am

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When positive integer $n$ is divided by $3,$ the remainder is $2.$ When $n$ is divided by $7,$ the remainder

by VJesus12 » Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:23 am

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In a certain district, the ratio of the number of registered Republicans to the number of registered Democrats was

by VJesus12 » Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:19 am

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A $5$-meter long wire is cut into two pieces. If the longer piece is then used to form a perimeter of a square, what

by VJesus12 » Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:13 am

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At the rate of $m$ meters per $s$ seconds, how many meters does a cyclist travel in $x$ minutes?

by Vincen » Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:05 am

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If $4x-12 \ge x + 9,$ which of the following must be true?

by Vincen » Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:54 am

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If a, b, and m are integers, then a and b are said to be

by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:48 pm

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Four hours from now, the population of a colony of bacteria will reach $1.28*10^6.$ If the population of the colony

by AAPL » Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:10 am

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The United States mint produces coins in 1-cent, 5-cent, 10-cent, 25-cent, and 50-cent denominations. If a jar contains

by AAPL » Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:21 am

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If Naomi can mow 12.5% of a field every hour, then she can mow 25 identical fields in how many hours?

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sat Feb 19, 2022 8:27 pm

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Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:33 am

Word Problems

by swerve » Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:18 am

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An agent was billed a total of $6.00 for $n$ reams of paper. As a result of a price increase of $0.25 per ream, the

by BTGmoderatorLU » Sat Feb 19, 2022 5:41 pm

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A certain store found that last year the average (arithmetic mean) monthly sales from January through October was

by BTGmoderatorLU » Sat Feb 19, 2022 5:34 pm

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List K consists of 12 consecutive integers. If -4 is the least integer in list K, what is the range of the positive

by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Feb 16, 2022 6:16 pm

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Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:05 am

In a certain game, a player can accumulate points only by scoring either an X, which counts 3 points, or a Y, which

by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Feb 14, 2022 5:19 pm

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Tue Feb 15, 2022 5:34 am

Susan drove an average speed of 30 miles per hour for the first 30 miles of a trip & then at a average speed of 60 miles

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Feb 13, 2022 5:23 pm

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Missy ate m more crackers than Audrey did, from a box that originally contained n crackers. Together, they finished the

by AAPL » Mon Feb 14, 2022 4:27 am

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If $x^{a+3}=y^{b+2},$ where $x$ and $y$ are distinct prime numbers, what is the value of $ab?$

by Vincen » Fri Feb 11, 2022 3:18 am

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If $3^x+3^x+3^x=1,$ what is $x?$

by Gmat_mission » Fri Feb 11, 2022 8:49 am

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Sun Feb 13, 2022 9:59 am

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