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When 24 is divided by the positive integer $n,$ the remainder is 4. Which of the following statements about $n$ must

by VJesus12 » Sat Sep 25, 2021 2:34 am

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While driving from A-Ville to B-town, Harriet drove at a constant speed of 115 kilometers per hour...

by VJesus12 » Sat Sep 25, 2021 2:20 am

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A sequence of numbers $a_1, a_2, a_3,\ldots$ is defined as follows: $a_1=3, a_2=5,$ and every term in the sequence

by VJesus12 » Sat Sep 25, 2021 1:27 am

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Employee $X$'s annual salary is $\$12,000$ more than half of Employee $Y$'s annual salary. Employee $Z$'s annual

by VJesus12 » Sat Sep 25, 2021 1:19 am

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What is the remainder when $2^{83}$ is divided by $9?$

by VJesus12 » Sat Sep 25, 2021 1:06 am

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Find the product of the integer values of $x$ that satisfy the inequality $\dfrac{(x^2-4)^3}{(x-5)^5(x^2-9)^4}>0$

by VJesus12 » Sat Sep 25, 2021 1:01 am

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For a party, three solid cheese balls with diameters of $2$ inches, $4$ inches, and $6$ inches, respectively, were

by VJesus12 » Sat Sep 25, 2021 12:51 am

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Triangle $ABC$ has a perimeter of $18.$ Which of the following cannot be the area of triangle $ABC?$

by VJesus12 » Sat Sep 25, 2021 12:41 am

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If $n = 4p,$ where $p$ is a prime number greater than $2,$ how many different positive even divisors does $n$

by VJesus12 » Sat Sep 25, 2021 12:37 am

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A set of 12 test scores has an average of 500 and a standard deviation of 50. Which of the following sets of additional

by VJesus12 » Sat Sep 25, 2021 12:31 am

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For all positive integers $n,$ the sequence $A_n$ is defined by the following relationship: $A_n=\dfrac{n-1}{n!}.$

by VJesus12 » Sat Sep 25, 2021 12:26 am

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A rectangular floor measures $2$ by $3$ meters. There are $5$ white, $5$ black, and $5$ red parquet blocks

by Vincen » Sat Sep 25, 2021 12:09 am

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A certain company has budgeted $1,440 for entertainment expenses for the year, divided into 12 equal monthly allocations

by Vincen » Sat Sep 25, 2021 12:04 am

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Paul owns 10 television sets, of which 2 do not work. Of the working television sets, 2 have black-and-white screens and

by AAPL » Fri Sep 24, 2021 10:34 am

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On a scale drawing, a rectangle $1$ inch by $1\frac13$ inches represents the floor of a room and the indicated scale

by Vincen » Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:44 am

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If a, b, c and d are positive integers such that a divided by b equals

by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Thu Sep 23, 2021 10:13 am

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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 Vincen » Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:04 pm

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Eight friends go to watch a movie but only $5$ tickets were available. In how many different ways can $5$ people

by Vincen » Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:58 am

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A circular rim $28$ inches in diameter rotates the same number of inches per second as a circular rim $35$ inches in

by Vincen » Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:34 am

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Five A-list actresses are vying for the three leading roles in the new film, "Catfight in Denmark." The actresses are

by Vincen » Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:29 am

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A train $X$ starts from Meerut at 4 p.m. and reaches Ghaziabad at 5 p.m.while another train $Y$ starts from Ghaziaba

by Vincen » Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:23 am

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Each week, a clothing salesperson receives a commission equal to 15 percent of the first $500 in sales and 20 percent of

by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Sep 22, 2021 7:13 pm

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A merchant paid $300 for a shipment of x identical calculators.

by BTGModeratorVI » Tue Jul 07, 2020 6:20 am

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Geometry

by swerve » Wed Sep 22, 2021 8:16 am

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GMAT

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A cash register in a certain clothing store is at the same distance from two dressing rooms in the store. The distance

by BTGmoderatorDC » Tue Sep 21, 2021 5:36 pm

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

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

by BTGmoderatorLU » Tue Sep 21, 2021 10:01 am

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Let abcd be a general four-digit number. How many odd four-digits numbers abcd exist such that the four digits are all

by AAPL » Mon Sep 20, 2021 9:50 am

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Portia purchased a laptop for $480, but after checking the merchant's website realized that she had been overcharged by

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:04 pm

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A certain movie star's salary for each film she makes consists of a fixed amount, along with a percentage of the gross

by Gmat_mission » Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:11 pm

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There are 8 teams in a certain league and each team plays each of the other teams exactly once. If each game is played

by Gmat_mission » Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:06 pm

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10 business executives and 7 chairmen meet at a conference. If each business executive shakes the hand of every other

by Gmat_mission » Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:00 pm

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A bus made a roundtrip journey from Madison towards Chicago, which is 240 km away. In the onward journey, the bus divide

by Gmat_mission » Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:42 pm

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If $x < y,$ which of the following must be true?

by Gmat_mission » Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:39 pm

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Committee $X$ has $4$ members, committee $Y$ has $5$ members, and these committees have no members in common. If

by Gmat_mission » Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:22 pm

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Clarissa will create her summer reading list by randomly choosing 4 books from the 10 books approved for summer reading.

by M7MBA » Sun Sep 19, 2021 11:30 am

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On Saturday morning, Malachi will begin a camping vacation and he will return home at the end of the first day on which

by M7MBA » Sun Sep 19, 2021 11:42 am

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A committee is composed of $w$ women and $m$ men. If $3$ women and $2$ men are added to the committee, and if on

by Gmat_mission » Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:04 pm

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Sixty percent of the members of a study group are women, and 45 percent of those women are lawyers. If one member of the

by Gmat_mission » Sun Sep 19, 2021 11:59 am

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Quentin put an amount of money into each of two new investments, $X$ and $Y.$ Investment $X$ pays $x\%$ simple

by M7MBA » Sun Sep 19, 2021 11:47 am

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If $x$ is to be chosen at random from the set $\{1, 2, 3, 4\}$ and $y$ is to be chosen at random from the set

by M7MBA » Sun Sep 19, 2021 11:26 am

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If the price of a commodity is directly proportional to $m^3$ and inversely proportional to $q^2,$ which of the

by M7MBA » Sun Sep 19, 2021 11:22 am

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Two dogsled teams raced across a 300 mile course in Wyoming. Team A finished

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Sep 19, 2021 6:43 am

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Each $\cdot$ in the mileage table above represents an entry indicating the distance between a pair of the five cities.

by M7MBA » Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:47 am

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Sun Sep 19, 2021 5:43 am

In the table above, what is the least number of table entries that are needed to show the mileage between each city and

by M7MBA » Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:53 am

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How many two-element subsets of $\{1,2,3,4\}$ are there that do not contain the pair of elements $2$ and $4?$

by M7MBA » Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:40 am

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If a sphere with radius $r$ is inscribed in a cube with edges of length $e,$ which of the following expresses the

by M7MBA » Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:34 am

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For all numbers $s$ and $t,$ the operation $*$ is defined by $s*t = (s - 1)(t + 1).$ If $(-2)*x = -12,$ then

by VJesus12 » Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:14 am

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Given that the length of each side of a quadrilateral is a distinct integer and that the longest side is not greater

by VJesus12 » Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:08 am

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