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Rob has to make $5$ payments on his student loans from college. Each payment will be twice the amount of the previous

by Vincen » Tue Nov 02, 2021 3:44 am

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In the diagram, $DE$ is parallel to $AC.$ If $AC = 10$ and $DE = 5$ and the area of triangle $ABC$ is $40,$

by Vincen » Tue Nov 02, 2021 3:41 am

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If $b=\dfrac{c+d^2}{c}$ and $a=\dfrac{c}{d^2},$ what is $b$ in terms of $a?$

by Vincen » Tue Nov 02, 2021 3:38 am

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A cylinder of height h is 3/4 of water. When all of the water is poured into an empty cylinder whose radius is 25

by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Nov 01, 2021 6:25 pm

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In the diagram above, points A, O, and B all lie on a diameter of the large circle, and D and d are the diameters of the

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Oct 31, 2021 6:38 pm

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What is the probability of choosing 2 distinct positive

by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Jul 29, 2019 5:44 pm

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Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:47 am

What is the value of 25*8÷50÷2

by BTGmoderatorDC » Fri Oct 29, 2021 9:00 pm

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A fruit-salad mixture consists of apples, peaches, and grapes in the ratio 6:5:2, respectively, by weight. If 39 pounds

by AAPL » Thu Oct 28, 2021 10:57 am

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The closing price of Stock X changed on each trading day last month. The percent change in the closing price of Stock X

by AAPL » Thu Oct 28, 2021 10:43 am

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Bob invested one half of his savings in a bond that paid simple interest for 3 years and received $825 as interest. He

by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Oct 27, 2021 5:05 pm

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If 52/x is a positive integer, how many integer values are possible for x?

by BTGmoderatorDC » Tue Oct 26, 2021 7:43 pm

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Wed Oct 27, 2021 7:59 am

If k is a positive integer, such that k divided by 2337 leaves a remainder of 247, what is the remainder

by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Tue Oct 26, 2021 2:27 pm

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Wed Oct 27, 2021 5:42 am

If $A+B=C,\, A+D=B,\, 2C=3D$ and A, B, C, and D are positive integers, what is the least possible value of B?

by BTGmoderatorLU » Tue Oct 26, 2021 12:31 pm

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A merchant purchased a jacket for $60 and then determined a selling price that equaled the purchase price of the jacket

by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Oct 25, 2021 6:03 pm

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Tue Oct 26, 2021 5:17 am

Machine A, operating alone at its constant rate produces 500 feet of a particular fiber in 2 hours. Machine B, operating

by AAPL » Mon Oct 25, 2021 6:44 am

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In a group of 80 students, each person is either a freshman, a baseball player, or both.

by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Sun Oct 24, 2021 10:21 am

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Mon Oct 25, 2021 6:16 am

Let S be the set of all positive integers that, when divided by 8, have a remainder of 5. What is the 76th number in

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Oct 24, 2021 6:04 pm

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A device calculates the worth of gem stones based on quality such that a gem with a quality rating of q - 1 is worth 5

by BTGmoderatorLU » Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:17 am

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Sat Oct 23, 2021 10:39 am

A violinist practices one hour a day from Monday through Friday. How many hours must she practice on Saturday in order

by AAPL » Fri Oct 22, 2021 6:36 am

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Liam is pulled over for speeding just as he is arriving at work. He explains to the police officer that he could not

by BTGmoderatorDC » Thu Oct 21, 2021 6:05 pm

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Liam is pulled over for speeding just as he is arriving at work.He explains to the police officer that he could not

by BTGmoderatorDC » Thu Oct 21, 2021 6:04 pm

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Thu Oct 21, 2021 6:04 pm

Rectangle ABCD is constructed in the coordinate plane parallel

by BTGModeratorVI » Sun Jul 19, 2020 1:38 pm

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Triplets Adam, Bruce, and Charlie enter a triathlon. If there are 9 competitors in the triathlon, and medals are awarded

by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Oct 20, 2021 6:19 pm

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Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:37 am

x is a single-digit positive integer. If the units digit of x^2 and the units digit of (x+2)^3 is same. How many values

by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:16 pm

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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 VJesus12 » Wed Jun 24, 2020 3:07 am

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Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:02 pm

The line shown passes through the point (A,30). Which of the following is closest to the value of A?

by AAPL » Mon Oct 18, 2021 11:29 am

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A machine, working at a constant rate, manufactures 36 staplers in 28 minutes. How many staplers does it make in 1 hr 45

by Gmat_mission » Sat Oct 16, 2021 11:52 pm

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Sun Oct 17, 2021 5:33 am

To determine her state income tax last year, Elena computed $5$ percent of her gross income, rounded the resulting

by Gmat_mission » Sun Oct 17, 2021 12:17 am

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Sun Oct 17, 2021 5:31 am

A small water pump would take $2$ hours to fill an empty tank. A larger pump would take $\dfrac12$ hour to fill the

by Gmat_mission » Sun Oct 17, 2021 12:10 am

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Sun Oct 17, 2021 12:10 am

At the beginning of $2011,$ Albert invests $\$15,000$ at $10\%$ simple annual interest, $\$6,000$ at $7\%$

by Gmat_mission » Sun Oct 17, 2021 12:04 am

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All the cars in the lot of a particular dealership have either a manual transmission or an automatic transmission, and

by Gmat_mission » Sun Oct 17, 2021 12:00 am

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A container consists of x liters of milk. The milk in the container is adulterated by adding water equal to 50 percent

by Gmat_mission » Sat Oct 16, 2021 11:58 pm

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A cargo container that is 120 feet long, 40 feet wide, and 30 feet tall is to be filled to maximum capacity with identic

by Gmat_mission » Sat Oct 16, 2021 11:48 pm

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In a city where all streets run east-to-west, all avenues run north-to-south, and all intersections are right angles as

by Gmat_mission » Sat Oct 16, 2021 11:44 pm

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For which of the following functions does $f(x)=f(2-x)?$

by Gmat_mission » Sat Oct 16, 2021 11:41 pm

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Sat Oct 16, 2021 11:41 pm

If x^4 + x^(-4) = 7, what is the value of x^8 + x^(-8) =?

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:55 pm

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At a certain industrial manufacturer, an open tank contains $6\%$ fluorine dissolved in water. If the tank holds

by M7MBA » Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:57 am

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At a constant Rate of flow, it takes $20$ minutes to fill a swimming pool if a large hose is used and $30$ minutes

by M7MBA » Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:00 am

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Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:49 am

Dave has no fashion sense, and will wear any combination of garments regardless of whether someone thinks they “match.”

by M7MBA » Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:46 am

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In a decreasing sequence of seven consecutive even integers, the sum of the first four integers is 68. What is the produ

by M7MBA » Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:39 am

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Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:39 am

Two integers between $1$ and $100,$ inclusive, each randomly and independently chosen, are either added or multiplie

by M7MBA » Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:34 am

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Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:34 am

Recently, fuel price has seen a hike of $20\%.$ Mr. $X$ is planning to buy a new car with better mileage as compared

by M7MBA » Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:30 am

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Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:30 am

If $3^k+3^k=(3^9)^{3^9}-3^k,$ then what is the value of $k?$

by M7MBA » Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:17 am

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Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:17 am

The expression $x[n]y$ is defined for positive values of $x$ and $y$ and for positive integer values of $n$ as

by M7MBA » Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:10 am

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If $y$ is $80\%$ greater than $x,$ than $x$ is what $\%$ less than $y?$

by M7MBA » Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:06 am

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Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:06 am

In how many different ways can pennies (1 cent), nickels (5 cents), dimes (10 cents), and quarters (25 cents) be combine

by M7MBA » Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:02 am

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Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:02 am

$600$ residents were surveyed about whether they liked $3$ different candidates running for certain offices in their

by M7MBA » Sat Oct 16, 2021 4:56 am

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Sat Oct 16, 2021 4:56 am

Which of the following data sets has the third-largest standard deviation?

by VJesus12 » Sat Oct 16, 2021 4:53 am

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Sat Oct 16, 2021 4:53 am

In a group of 68 students, each student is registered for at least one of three classes – History, Math and English.

by VJesus12 » Sat Oct 16, 2021 4:46 am

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Sat Oct 16, 2021 4:46 am

A soccer competition consisted of two rounds. In each round, the 20 teams competing were divided randomly into 10 pairs,

by VJesus12 » Sat Oct 16, 2021 4:36 am

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