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OFFICIAL GUIDE QUESTION LIBRARY
by beatthegmat »
Join the discussion as you work through your Official Guide and gain...
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Last post by gentvenus
Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:49 pm
If a certain coin is flipped, the probability that the coin will land heads is 1/2. If the coin is flipped 5 times, what
by BTGmoderatorDC »
If a certain coin is flipped, the probability that the coin will land...
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Last post by [email protected]
Mon Jun 27, 2022 10:37 am
Due to construction, the speed limit along an 8-mile section of highway is reduced from 55 miles per hour to 35 miles
by BTGmoderatorDC »
Due to construction, the speed limit along an 8-mile section of...
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Last post by swerve
Mon Jun 27, 2022 9:45 am
John has 5 friends who want to ride in his new car that can accommodate only 3 passengers at a time. How many different
by BTGmoderatorDC »
John has 5 friends who want to ride in his new car that can...
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Last post by swerve
Mon Jun 27, 2022 9:39 am
The ratio of pines to magnolias in a nursery is 10:2. If the sum of the number of pines and magnolias in the nursery is
by AAPL »
Veritas Prep The ratio of pines to magnolias in a nursery is 10:2....
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Sat Jun 25, 2022 8:02 am
One machine, working at a constant rate, can fill a certain production order in 8 hours. How long would it take four
by AAPL »
Veritas Prep One machine, working at a constant rate, can fill a...
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Sat Jun 25, 2022 7:54 am
If x and y are positive, and 1/x percent of y equals 9y percent
by [email protected] »
If x and y are positive, and 1/x percent of y equals 9y percent of x,...
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Last post by [email protected]
Sat Jun 25, 2022 6:45 am
A number is said to be prime saturated if the product of all the different positive prime factors of n is less than the
by BTGmoderatorDC »
A number is said to be prime saturated if the product of all the...
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Last post by BTGmoderatorDC
Thu Jun 23, 2022 7:35 pm
A football team averaged 35 points per game over the first n games of the season. After scoring 28 points in the final
by BTGmoderatorDC »
A football team averaged 35 points per game over the first n games of...
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Last post by Dalinda
Thu Jun 23, 2022 7:47 am
Over a four-game stretch, Dennis's bowling score average 240. By what percent would his score have had to have been
by BTGmoderatorLU »
Source: Veritas Prep Over a four-game stretch, Dennis's bowling...
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Last post by [email protected]
Thu Jun 23, 2022 6:11 am
What is the maximum possible length of an integer less than 600? (the length of an integer is the total number of prime
by BTGmoderatorDC »
What is the maximum possible length of an integer less than 600? (the...
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Thu Jun 23, 2022 5:04 am
A cylinder is being filled with sand weighing 200 kg per cubic foot. The cylinder has a diameter of 1 foot and is 5 feet
by BTGmoderatorLU »
Source: Veritas Prep A cylinder is being filled with sand weighing...
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Wed Jun 22, 2022 12:54 pm
A case contains $$c$$ cartons. Each carton contains $$b$$ boxes, and each box contains $$100$$ paper clips. How many
by AAPL »
Official Guide A case contains $$c$$ cartons. Each carton contains...
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Last post by [email protected]
Tue Jun 21, 2022 6:44 am
Of the 13 employees in a certain department, 1 has an annual salary of 38,000, 2 have an annual salary of 45,000 each,
by BTGmoderatorDC »
Of the 13 employees in a certain department, 1 has an annual salary...
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Mon Jun 20, 2022 7:04 pm
The number of coronary-bypass operations performed in the United States increased from 13,000 in 1970 to 191,000 in 1983
by AAPL »
Official Guide The number of coronary-bypass operations performed in...
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Sun Jun 19, 2022 9:23 am
A cinema offers two types of ticket, “standard” and “VIP”. Both types of the ticket can be bought as either child ticket
by BTGmoderatorDC »
A cinema offers two types of ticket, “standard” and “VIP”....
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Fri Jun 17, 2022 9:06 pm
Mark’s clothing store uses a bar-code system to identify every item. Each item is marked by a combination of 2 letters
by BTGmoderatorDC »
Mark’s clothing store uses a bar-code system to identify every...
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Last post by swerve
Fri Jun 17, 2022 8:59 am
If the measure of one of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is
by BTGmoderatorDC »
If the measure of one of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is...
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Last post by swerve
Fri Jun 17, 2022 8:54 am
Starting with 0, a mathematician labels every non-negative integer as one of five types: alpha, beta, gamma, delta, or
by BTGmoderatorLU »
Source: Manhattan Prep Starting with 0, a mathematician labels every...
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Last post by regor60
Thu Jun 16, 2022 6:49 am
If [x] denotes the least integer greater than or equal to x and [x] = 0, which of the following statements must be true?
by BTGmoderatorDC »
If denotes the least integer greater than or equal to x and = 0,...
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Last post by [email protected]
Wed Jun 15, 2022 10:36 am
A batch of widgets costs $$p+15$$ dollars for a company to produce and each batch sells for $$p(9-p)$$ dollars. For
by BTGmoderatorLU »
Source: Manhattan Prep A batch of widgets costs $$p + 15$$ dollars...
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Last post by BTGmoderatorLU
Wed Jun 15, 2022 8:40 am
When tossed, a certain coin has equal probability of landing on either side. If the coin is tossed 3 times, what is
by BTGmoderatorDC »
When tossed, a certain coin has equal probability of landing on...
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Last post by [email protected]
Mon Jun 13, 2022 5:38 am
If the operation $$\emptyset$$ is defined for all positive integers $$x$$ and $$w$$ by
by AAPL »
GMAT Prep If the operation $$\emptyset$$ is defined for all positive...
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Sat Jun 11, 2022 9:36 am
The probability that a visitor at the mall buys a pack of candy is 30%. If three visitors come to the mall today, what
by AAPL »
GMAT Prep The probability that a visitor at the mall buys a pack of...
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Sat Jun 11, 2022 9:24 am
A survey of employers found that during 1993 employment...
by AAPL »
A survey employers found that during 1993 employment costs rose 3.5...
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Last post by ygcrowanhand
Sat Jun 11, 2022 3:41 am
If the area of the parallelogram above is 360, what is its perimeter?
by BTGmoderatorDC »
Quadrilateral1.png If the area of the parallelogram above is 360,...
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Fri Jun 10, 2022 7:53 pm
The weights of potatoes grown on a large farm are approximately normally distributed with a mean of 8.7 ounces and a
by BTGmoderatorDC »
The weights of potatoes grown on a large farm are approximately...
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Fri Jun 10, 2022 6:13 am
An office comprised of eight employees is planning to have a foosball game. A matchup consists of four players, split in
by BTGmoderatorDC »
An office comprised of eight employees is planning to have a foosball...
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Thu Jun 09, 2022 5:37 am
A basketball is dropped from a height of 20 feet. If it bounces back up to a height that is exactly half of its previous
by VJesus12 »
A basketball is dropped from a height of 20 feet. If it bounces back...
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Last post by [email protected]
Tue Jun 07, 2022 11:13 am
In how many ways can one divide 12 different chocolate bars into four packs of 3 bars each?
by BTGmoderatorDC »
In how many ways can one divide 12 different chocolate bars into four...
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Last post by [email protected]
Sun Jun 05, 2022 4:54 pm
Anthony and Michael sit on the six member board of directors for company X. If the board is to be split up into 2
by BTGmoderatorDC »
Anthony and Michael sit on the six member board of directors for...
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Last post by [email protected]
Sun Jun 05, 2022 4:50 pm
Regular polygon X has r sides, and each vertex has an angle measure of s, an integer. If
by BTGmoderatorDC »
Regular polygon X has r sides, and each vertex has an angle measure...
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Sun Jun 05, 2022 12:31 am
A hundred identical cubic boxes are currently arranged in four cubes: a single cubic box,
by BTGmoderatorDC »
A hundred identical cubic boxes are currently arranged in four cubes:...
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Tue May 31, 2022 6:33 am
In the below addition A, B, C, D, E, F, and G represent the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. If each variable has a
by BTGmoderatorDC »
In the below addition A, B, C, D, E, F, and G represent the digits 0,...
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Last post by [email protected]
Sat May 28, 2022 5:59 am
How many positive integers less than 100 are neither multiples of 2 or 3.
by BTGmoderatorDC »
How many positive integers less than 100 are neither multiples of 2...
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Last post by [email protected]
Thu May 26, 2022 10:10 am
On July 1 of last year, total employees at company E was decreased by 10 percent. Without any change in the salaries of
by BTGmoderatorDC »
On July 1 of last year, total employees at company E was decreased by...
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Last post by [email protected]
Thu May 26, 2022 10:07 am
How many 4-digit positive integers are there in which all 4 digits are even?
by BTGmoderatorDC »
How many 4-digit positive integers are there in which all 4 digits...
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Last post by [email protected]
Thu May 26, 2022 9:48 am
Probability - What's Wrong?
by AndreiGMAT »
Xavier, Yvonne, and Zelda each try independently to solve a problem....
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Last post by ygcrowanhand
Tue May 24, 2022 6:11 am
In a certain sequence, every term after the first is determined by multiplying the previous term by an integer constant
by BTGmoderatorDC »
In a certain sequence, every term after the first is determined by...
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Last post by BTGmoderatorDC
Sun May 22, 2022 2:29 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 »
In a certain game, a player can accumulate points only by scoring...
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Last post by Bristol Taylor
Fri May 20, 2022 12:01 pm
Ms. Morris invested in Fund A and Fund B. The total amount she invested, in both funds combined, was \$100,000. In one
by BTGmoderatorDC »
Ms. Morris invested in Fund A and Fund B. The total amount she...
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Last post by BTGmoderatorDC
Thu May 19, 2022 10:47 pm
An instructor scored a student's test of 50 questions by
by AAPL »
An instructor scored a student's test of 50 questions by...
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Last post by [email protected]
Thu May 19, 2022 4:54 am
A rectangle, ABCD, is to be constructed in an XY-plane such that AB is parallel to y-axis and BC is parallel to x-axis.
by BTGmoderatorDC »
A rectangle, ABCD, is to be constructed in an XY-plane such that AB...
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Last post by BTGmoderatorDC
Wed May 18, 2022 7:27 pm
In a box of 12 pens, a total of 3 are defective. If a customer buys 2 pens selected at random from the box, what is the
by BTGmoderatorDC »
In a box of 12 pens, a total of 3 are defective. If a customer buys 2...
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Last post by ygcrowanhand
Wed May 18, 2022 10:36 am
In how many ways can 5 different fruits be distributed among four children?
by BTGmoderatorDC »
In how many ways can 5 different fruits be distributed among four...
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Last post by GMATDude1
Wed May 18, 2022 8:21 am
If x^2 < x, then x must be
by BTGmoderatorDC »
If x^2 < x, then x must be A. less than 0 B. equal to 0 C. between...
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Last post by [email protected]
Sun May 15, 2022 10:25 am
If the average of ten numbers is 10, then which of the following could be the standard deviation of the ten numbers?
by BTGmoderatorDC »
If the average of ten numbers is 10, then which of the following...
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Last post by [email protected]
Sat May 14, 2022 6:25 am
Of the 1,000 companies responding to a certain survey, what percent indicated that they had a business recovery plan?
by BTGmoderatorDC »
Of the 1,000 companies responding to a certain survey, what percent...
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Last post by BTGmoderatorDC
Thu May 12, 2022 11:11 pm
If x < y and y < 10, what is the greatest possible integer value of x + y?
by BTGmoderatorDC »
If x < y and y < 10, what is the greatest possible integer...
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Last post by regor60
Tue May 10, 2022 1:37 pm
ratio problem with rats...
by yasem77 »
hello everybody, can sombody help me wit this task? Actually I...
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Mon May 09, 2022 10:20 am