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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 M7MBA » Fri Jan 28, 2022 7:47 am

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At a certain symphonic concert, tickets for the orchestra level were $\$50$ and tickets for the balcony level were

by M7MBA » Fri Jan 28, 2022 7:45 am

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Greg assembles units of a certain product at a factory. Each day he is paid $2.00 per unit for the first 40 units that

by VJesus12 » Fri Jan 28, 2022 7:26 am

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Within equilateral triangle $A,$ circle $B$ is inscribed; within circle $B,$ square $C$ is inscribed; within

by M7MBA » Fri Jan 28, 2022 7:37 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 » Fri Jan 28, 2022 7:24 am

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In a 200 member association consisting of men and women, exactly 20% of men and exactly 25 % of women are homeowners.

by Vincen » Fri Jan 28, 2022 5:13 am

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A pharmaceutical company received $\$3$ million in royalties on the first $\$20$ million in sales of the generic

by Vincen » Fri Jan 28, 2022 4:50 am

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$\triangle ABC,$ which is right-angled at $B,$ is inscribed in a circle with center $O$ and radius $6$ units. If

by M7MBA » Fri Jan 28, 2022 7:30 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 » Fri Jan 28, 2022 5:43 am

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

by VJesus12 » Fri Jan 28, 2022 5:29 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 » Fri Jan 28, 2022 5:20 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 Vincen » Fri Jan 28, 2022 5:10 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 Vincen » Fri Jan 28, 2022 5:00 am

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For all positive integers $n,$ the sequence $A_n$ is defined by the following relationship:

by Vincen » Fri Jan 28, 2022 4:56 am

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Rachel needs to type up her 1950-word paper by its 5 pm deadline. If she starts at least two hours in advance, her

by BTGmoderatorDC » Thu Jan 27, 2022 6:15 pm

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A farmer owns a square parcel of land, on which the longest straight-line distance he can travel between any two points

by Vincen » Thu Jan 27, 2022 12:57 pm

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If $(x + y)^2 = 16$ and $x^2 - y^2 = 16,$ what is the value of $2x^2?$

by Vincen » Thu Jan 27, 2022 12:50 pm

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A multiple-choice test consists of 4 questions, and each question has 5 answer choices. In how many ways can the test be

by Vincen » Thu Jan 27, 2022 12:46 pm

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In the product $2^{19}\cdot 9^{13}\cdot 5^{24},$ what is the digit in the $20th$ place to the left of the decimal

by Vincen » Thu Jan 27, 2022 12:44 pm

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Adam wants to build a fence around his rectangular garden of length 10 meters and width 15 meters. How many meters of

by Vincen » Thu Jan 27, 2022 12:38 pm

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Steve wants to paint one rectangular-shaped wall of his room. The cost to paint the wall is $\$1.5$ per square meter.

by Vincen » Thu Jan 27, 2022 12:35 pm

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Bill and Jane play a simple game involving two fair dice, each of which has six sides numbered from 1 to 6

by Vincen » Thu Jan 27, 2022 12:28 pm

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The average salary of 15 people in the shipping department at a certain firm is $20,000. The salary of 5 of the

by BTGmoderatorLU » Wed Jan 26, 2022 4:33 pm

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During 2005, a company produced an average of 2,000 products per month. How many products will the company need to

by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:29 pm

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If d is the standard deviation x, y, and z, what is the standard deviation of x + 5, y + 5, z + 5 ?

by BTGmoderatorDC » Tue Jan 25, 2022 5:48 pm

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Al and Ben are drivers for SD Trucking Company. One snowy day, Ben left SD at 8:00 a.m. heading east and Al left SD at

by AAPL » Mon Jan 24, 2022 4:05 pm

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How many diagonals does a polygon with 18 sides have if three of its vertices, which are adjacent to each other, do not

by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Jan 24, 2022 6:33 pm

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What is the probability of rolling three six-sided dice, and getting a different number on each die?

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:22 pm

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Dave’s quiz scores are 60, 90, and 80. What is the score Dave would need on his next quiz to increase his overall averag

by Gmat_mission » Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:53 am

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If the crime rate in a certain region dropped by 28% last year to a rate of 500 crimes per 100,000 citizens, what was

by Gmat_mission » Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:50 am

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The figure above shows $2$ circles. The larger circle has center $A,$ radius $R\, \text{cm},$ and is inscribed in

by Gmat_mission » Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:42 am

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The probability that Maria will eat breakfast on any given day is 0.5. The probability that Maria will wear a sweater on

by Gmat_mission » Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:34 am

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If $a$ and $b$ represent positive single digits in the correctly worked computation above, what is the value of the

by Gmat_mission » Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:30 am

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Three friends divided a bag of chocolates so that David received a fifth of the number of chocolates that Fouad did, and

by Gmat_mission » Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:24 am

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If $a^2b > 1$ and $b < 2,$ which of the following could be the value of $a?$

by Gmat_mission » Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:20 am

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If $a < 0$ and $b < c,$ which of the following must be true?

by Gmat_mission » Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:14 am

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Mary prepared $x$ pounds of pasta for the $y$ people expected to attend a banquet. If only $z$ of these $y$ peop

by Gmat_mission » Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:11 am

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Right triangle DEF has a hypotenuse of less than 7. What is the maximum possible area of DEF, if the area of DEF is an

by BTGmoderatorDC » Fri Jan 21, 2022 9:21 pm

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The figure above represents a window, with the shaded regions representing the openings for the glass. If all line

by BTGmoderatorLU » Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:00 pm

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At a certain carpet factory, if carpeting of width 10 feet is moving continuously through a dryer at a constant speed

by BTGmoderatorDC » Thu Jan 20, 2022 6:01 pm

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Sid intended to type a seven-digit number, but the two 3's he meant to type did not appear. What appeared instead was

by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Jan 19, 2022 5:00 pm

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Highmont private school polled the graduating class of 125 for the musical genres they listen to. 88% indicated at least

by AAPL » Wed Jan 19, 2022 7:05 pm

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If the area of the outer square is $4x^2$, then the area of the inner square is

by AAPL » Wed Jan 19, 2022 6:49 pm

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

by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Jan 17, 2022 6:17 pm

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Seven children — A, B, C, D, E, F, and G — are going to sit in seven chairs in a row. The children C & F have to sit

by BTGmoderatorDC » Tue Jan 18, 2022 5:37 pm

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Mixture Problems

by swerve » Mon Jan 17, 2022 4:27 pm

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Algebra

by swerve » Mon Jan 17, 2022 4:07 pm

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two strings have equal length. One of the strings is shaped, with no overlap, into a circle. The other string is shaped,

by BTGmoderatorLU » Wed Jan 12, 2022 5:46 pm

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Amy deposited $1,000 into an account that earns 8% annual interest compounded every 6 months. Bob deposited $1,000...

by M7MBA » Sun Jan 16, 2022 2:02 pm

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If $c\ne -5,$ then $\dfrac{5ab+abc}{abc^2+10abc+25ab}$ is equivalent to which of the following?

by M7MBA » Sun Jan 16, 2022 12:11 pm

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