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by cbenk121 » Sat Oct 10, 2009 8:41 am

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A furniture dealer purchased a desk for $150 and then set the selling price equal to the purchase price plus a markup

by BTGmoderatorDC » Thu Aug 11, 2022 2:37 am

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When positive integer x is divided by positive integer y, the quotient is 17 and the remainder is 3. When x is divided

by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Aug 24, 2022 11:00 pm

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Pavel has to visit his aunt, who lives exactly eight blocks north and six blocks

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sat Aug 27, 2022 2:32 am

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The average (arithmetic mean) selling price of 5 houses in a certain neighborhood was $250,000. If the average selling

by BTGmoderatorDC » Thu Jan 12, 2023 3:03 am

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What percent of 10 is 10 percent of 1?

by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Jan 02, 2023 4:12 am

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Having received his weekly allowance, John spent 3/5 of his allowance at the arcade. The next day he spent one third of

by BTGmoderatorDC » Fri Dec 30, 2022 7:14 am

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Wed Jan 11, 2023 9:43 am

Whenever Bianca travels to Italy, she brings back Gucci bags to sell to her friends. The bags she buys in Italy are

by BTGmoderatorDC » Thu Jan 05, 2023 9:52 pm

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Wed Jan 11, 2023 9:39 am

If 75 percent of all Americans own an automobile, 15 percent of all Americans own a bicycle, and 20 percent of all

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Jan 08, 2023 10:27 pm

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Wed Jan 11, 2023 9:36 am

A set of numbers has an average of 50. If the largest element is 4 greater than 3 times the smallest element, which of

by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Jan 11, 2023 1:56 am

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Wed Jan 11, 2023 9:33 am

A tank has both an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe. Working alone, the inlet pipe can fill up the tank in 5 hours. Working

by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Jan 09, 2023 9:14 pm

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A right triangle has sides of a, b, and 11, respectively, where a and b are both integers. What is the value of

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sat Jan 07, 2023 1:05 am

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Two integers x and y are chosen without replacement out of the set {1, 2, 3,......, 10}. Then the probability

by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Jan 04, 2023 6:09 am

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A rectangular photo has a 2mm thick frame uniformly around it. If the frame size is reduced to 1 mm, the total area of

by BTGmoderatorDC » Tue Jan 03, 2023 2:22 am

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In a certain month, a pizzeria sold $75$ pizzas in the first week, twice as many in the second week as in the first,

by BTGmoderatorLU » Sat Jul 23, 2022 8:07 am

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A set of 51 different integers has a median of 30 and a range of 60. What is the value of the least possible

by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:34 am

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Fri Dec 30, 2022 8:06 am

Johnny travels a total of one hour to and from school. On the way there he jogs at $5$ miles per hour and on the

by BTGmoderatorLU » Thu Jul 28, 2022 3:35 pm

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In a certain quiz that consists of 10 questions, each question after the first is worth 4 points more than the preceding

by BTGmoderatorDC » Thu Dec 29, 2022 12:39 am

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Fri Dec 30, 2022 8:01 am

A mountain resort will hold its annual one-day snowboarding competition if it snows on either Saturday or Sunday, but

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Dec 25, 2022 5:49 pm

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Wed Dec 28, 2022 5:48 pm

When sold at a 40% discount, a sweater nets the merchant a 20% profit on the wholesale cost at which he initially

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sat Dec 24, 2022 2:42 am

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Wed Dec 28, 2022 5:46 pm

A plane was originally flying at an altitude of x feet when it ascended 2,000 feet and then descended 5,000 feet. If

by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Jul 13, 2022 6:45 pm

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Wed Dec 28, 2022 5:43 pm

Cecilia, Robbie, and Briony all bought stamps. The number of stamps Cecilia purchased was equal to a single digit. The

by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Jul 25, 2022 5:57 pm

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Wed Dec 28, 2022 5:39 pm

Min/Max Problems, Statistics And Sets Problems

by swerve » Sun Jul 31, 2022 8:47 am

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On each of the first three days of the month, Danny ate twice the number of apples he had eaten the day before. The

by AAPL » Sun Jul 31, 2022 3:45 pm

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Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:37 am

Before expansion, a zoo had $343$ birds in $7$ cages. If, after the expansion was complete, there were $719$ birds

by BTGmoderatorLU » Thu Jul 28, 2022 3:42 pm

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A fair 2-sided coin is flipped 6 times. What is the probability that tails will be the result at least twice, but not

by BTGmoderatorDC » Tue Dec 06, 2022 11:34 pm

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Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:23 am

Julia is twice as old as her brother Paolo, who is five times as old as their dog Winnie. In 10 years, Julia will be

by BTGmoderatorDC » Tue Dec 20, 2022 6:28 am

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Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:18 am

If a $3,000 deposit is made into a savings account that pays 6 percent interest, compounded monthly, and there are no

by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Jul 27, 2022 10:34 pm

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Fri Dec 16, 2022 12:10 pm

A lawyer charges her clients $\$200$ for the first hour of her time and $\$150$ for each additional hour. If the

by AAPL » Tue Oct 04, 2022 10:58 am

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Thu Dec 15, 2022 6:45 pm

Cylindrical tank with height 4 and radius of the base 3 is half full of water. Find the volume of this water.

by BTGmoderatorDC » Tue Dec 13, 2022 10:02 pm

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The cost to park a car in a certain parking garage is $8.00 for up to 2 hours of parking and

by BTGmoderatorDC » Thu Dec 15, 2022 12:02 am

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If 20% percent of the trees in a certain park are evergreen, and 40% of the non evergreens are maple trees, and there

by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Sep 26, 2022 4:32 pm

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Tue Dec 13, 2022 6:26 pm

During a trip on an expressway, Don drove a total of x miles. His average speed on a certain 5-mile section of the expre

by BTGmoderatorDC » Fri Sep 23, 2022 4:50 pm

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Tue Dec 13, 2022 6:23 pm

Before leaving for his business trip, Chad asks his assistant to choose and pack four shirts from his closet, which

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Oct 16, 2022 7:41 pm

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Tue Dec 13, 2022 6:18 pm

Collectively, the five children in the Kramer family have 30 trophies. If each child has at least one trophy and no

by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:17 pm

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Tue Dec 13, 2022 6:16 pm

When an even integer p is divided by 7, the remainder is 6. Which of the following, when added to p, gives a sum that

by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Sep 28, 2022 6:04 pm

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Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:31 am

A rectangular photograph is surrounded by a border that is 1 inch wide on each side. The total area of the photograph an

by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Oct 03, 2022 5:01 pm

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Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:26 am

At a certain committee meeting only associate professors and assistant professors are present. Each associate professor

by AAPL » Tue Oct 04, 2022 10:50 am

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Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:23 am

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

by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Oct 05, 2022 2:10 am

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Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:20 am

At a car dealership that sells only cars, trucks, and SUVs, the dealership's inventory has a ratio of 6 cars for

by BTGmoderatorDC » Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:48 pm

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Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:16 am

Roy is now 4 years older than Erik and half of that amount older than Iris. If in 2 years, Roy will be twice as old as

by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:59 pm

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Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:59 pm

John and Jacob set out together on bicycle traveling at 15 and 12 miles per hour, respectively. After 40 minutes, John

by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Oct 19, 2022 5:40 am

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Tue Dec 06, 2022 7:47 pm

Two dice, each with six sides numbered 1 through 6, are tossed. What is the probability that both dice will come up with

by BTGmoderatorDC » Fri Oct 28, 2022 11:33 pm

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Tue Dec 06, 2022 7:20 pm

When 1/20% of 4,000 is subtracted from 1/10 of 4,000, the difference is

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sat Dec 03, 2022 7:11 pm

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Tue Dec 06, 2022 7:16 pm

When positive integer y is divided by 7, the remainder is 2. When y is divided by 11, the remainder is 3.

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Dec 04, 2022 9:48 pm

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Tue Dec 06, 2022 7:13 pm

In the figure, point D divides side BC of triangle ABC into segments BD and DC of lengths 1 and 2 units respectively.

by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Dec 05, 2022 7:59 pm

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Each digit 1 through 5 is used exactly once to create a 5-digit integer. If the 3 and the 4 cannot be adjacent digits in

by BTGmoderatorDC » Fri Dec 02, 2022 9:46 pm

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Fri Dec 02, 2022 9:46 pm

Which of the following CANNOT be the least common multiple of two positive integers x and y?

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sat Nov 26, 2022 6:51 pm

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Thu Dec 01, 2022 11:13 am

Seven children — A, B, C, D, E, F, and G — are going to sit in seven chairs in a row. Child A has to sit next to

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Nov 27, 2022 11:57 pm

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Thu Dec 01, 2022 11:11 am

Tanya prepared 4 different letters to be sent to 4 different addresses. For each letter, she prepared an envelope with

by BTGmoderatorDC » Thu Nov 24, 2022 3:11 am

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Thu Dec 01, 2022 11:08 am

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