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The digit 7 appears in how many of the first thousand positive integers?

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If \(n\) is a positive integer, then \(((-3)^n)^{-4}+(3^{-n})^4+((-3)^{-n})^4=\)

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dishonest milkman wants to make a profit

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The price of each hair clip is ¢ 40 and the price of each hairband is ¢ 60. Rashi selects a total of 10 clips and bands

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The value of the cube root of \(-89\) is:

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Kate and Danny each have $10. Together, they flip a fair coin 5 times. Every time the coin lands on heads, Kate gives

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\(S\) is a sequence \(s_1, s_2, s_3, \ldots, s_n\) in which every term after the first is one less than three times the

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If \(5^x-5^{x-3}=124\cdot 5^y,\) what is y in terms of \(x?\)

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In the figure above, line segment \(AD\) is the diameter of circle \(O,\) line segment \(AO\) is the diameter of circle

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If \(f(x)=x^x,\) then \(f(f(x))=\)

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Which of the following equations has \(1 + \sqrt2\) as one of its roots?

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a, b, c, d, and e satisfy a – 1 = b + 2 = c – 2 = d + 4 = e + 3. Which of a, b, c, d, or e is the greatest?

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What is 12+16+112+120+130+142+156?

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In a rectangular coordinate system, straight line k passes through points (0, 0) and (3, 2).

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A car traveled 462 miles per tankful of gasoline on the highway and 336

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In a certain office, the ratio of men to women is 3/4. If

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If abc = b^3 , which of the following must be true?

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At a certain pizzeria, 1/8 of the pizzas sold in one week were mushroom and 1/3

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In a certain fraction, the denominator is 16 greater than the numerator.

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The number of stamps that Kaye and Alberto had were in the ratio of

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The table above shows the percent of change from the previous month in Company \(X\)'s sales for February through June

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If \((|p|!)^p=|p|!,\) which of the following could be the value(s) of \(p?\)

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F(n) denotes the units digit of a positive integer n. What is the value of F(38+715)?

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How many real roots does the equation \(x^2y+16xy+64y=0\) have if \(y < 0?\)

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How many roots does the equation \(|| x +2 | - 2 | = 2\) have?

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If \(|12x-5|>|7-6x|,\) which of the following CANNOT be the product of two possible values of \(x?\)

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Three grades of milk are \(1\) percent, \(2\) percent, and \(3\) percent fat by volume. If \(x\) gallons of the \(1\) pe

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The perimeter of a certain isosceles right triangle is \(16+16\sqrt2.\) What is the length of the hypotenuse of the tria

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a, b, c, and d are rational numbers and -1, a, b, 0, c, d, 1 are on the number line in that or

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If \(0 < q \le p,\) then for all possible values of \(p\) and \(q,\) \(p\) must be greater than which of the following?

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If \(\dfrac{x}{y}=\dfrac23,\) then \(\dfrac{x-y}{x}=?\)

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The table above shows the number of hours of television programs that Jane recorded last week and the number of hours

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Which of the following CANNOT be the median of the 3 positive integers \(x, y,\) and \(z?\)

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A bar below a digit in a decimal indicates an infinitely repeating decimal.

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In the multiplication problem below, each capital letter represents a positive digit, and the tens digit of the product

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Pumps \(A, B,\) and \(C\) operate at their respective constant rates. Pumps \(A\) and \(B,\) operating simultaneously,

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If \(m\) and \(n\) are integers and \(\dfrac{36}{3^4}=\dfrac1{3^m}+\dfrac1{3^n},\) what is the value of \(m+n?\)

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Three interviewers, \(A, B,\) and \(C\) are interviewing 40 applicants. Only with three interviewers' admission can an

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An investor purchased 20 shares of a certain stock at a price of $45.75 per share. Later this investor purchased 30 more

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