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At a constant hourly rate, Mark had estimated that he could read a book of 450 pages in a designated time, and he

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If x is the greatest common divisor of 90 and 18, and y is the least common multiple of 51 and 34, then x + y =

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To determine her state income tax last year, Elena computed 5 percent of her gross income, rounded the resulting figure

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Positive integer n leaves a remainder of 4 after division by 6 and a remainder of 3 after division by 5. If n is greater

by BTGmoderatorDC » Tue Sep 13, 2022 3:52 am

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The lunch menu at a certain restaurant contains 4 different entrees and 5 different side dishes. If a meal consists of

by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:36 am

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The average (arithmetic mean) of 3a + 4 and another number is 2a. What is the average of the other number and a ?

by BTGModeratorVI » Tue Dec 15, 2020 6:58 am

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If n is the product of the squares of 4 different prime numb

by Max@Math Revolution » Fri Jun 15, 2018 12:54 am

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On a certain farm the ratio of horses to cows is 7:3. If the farm were to sell 15 horses and buy 15 cows, the ratio of

by BTGmoderatorDC » Fri Feb 24, 2023 8:50 pm

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John tossed a fair coin 3 times. What is the probability that the outcome was “tails” exactly twice?

by BTGmoderatorDC » Tue Feb 21, 2023 5:18 pm

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Julia purchased a car on an installment plan. She made a down payment of

by BTGmoderatorDC » Thu Feb 23, 2023 5:39 pm

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Mira is making telescopes, each consisting of 2 lenses, 1 tube, and 1 eyepiece. Lenses can be purchased only in packs of

by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Feb 22, 2023 5:10 pm

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What is the smallest integer that can be divided by the product of a prime number and 7 while yielding a prime number?

by BTGmoderatorDC » Tue Mar 07, 2023 5:41 am

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A certain animal shelter has 28 cats and 46 dogs. How many dogs must be adopted and taken away from the animal shelter

by BTGmoderatorDC » Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:08 pm

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If X is the sum of first 50 positive even integers and Y is the sum of first 50 positive odd integers, what is the value

by BTGmoderatorDC » Thu Feb 16, 2023 10:28 pm

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Jack had to complete an assignment within the given deadline. So, he decided to write 1000 words per day. But, he could

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A lunar mission is made up of x astronauts and is formed from a total of 12 astronauts. A day before the launch the

by BTGmoderatorDC » Fri Feb 17, 2023 4:47 pm

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Dara ran on a treadmill that had a readout indicating the time remaining in her exercise session. When the readout

by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Feb 27, 2023 6:01 pm

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Ms. Barton has four children. You are told correctly that she has at least two girls but you are not told which two of

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:26 pm

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A certain light has three bulbs that light up at different intervals. The first lights up every 6 minutes, the second

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sat Feb 25, 2023 4:37 pm

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A “phrase” is made up of the first seven letters of the alphabet so that each letter appears exactly once. The “phrase”

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Feb 19, 2023 5:47 pm

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The rate of car A is 3 times that of car B and the combined rate is 88 miles per hour. If car A traveled for 2 hours and

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sat Feb 18, 2023 5:35 pm

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Suppose we have six marbles: 3 blue marbles, 2 red marbles, and one green marble. Suppose we are going to put them into

by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Feb 15, 2023 5:15 pm

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7 teams compete in a track competition. If there are 20 events in the competition, no event ends in a tie, and no team

by BTGmoderatorDC » Fri Feb 10, 2023 4:56 pm

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For which of the following functions

by BTGmoderatorDC » Tue Feb 14, 2023 3:47 am

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After a fisherman sold 1/4 of the fish he had caught and gave away 2/3 of the remaining fish, he had 4 fish left. What

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Feb 12, 2023 9:15 pm

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A store purchased x sweaters for a total price of $750. If it sold all but four of them, each for $5 more than the

by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Feb 06, 2023 8:28 pm

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The table shows the number of residents in a certain development who are willing to contribute to build a swimming pool,

by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Jul 04, 2022 9:33 pm

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Working alone at their respective constant rates, machine A and machine B can fill a certain order in 3 hours and 6

by AAPL » Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:41 pm

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Over a four-game stretch, Dennis's bowling score average 240. By what percent would his score have had to have been

by BTGmoderatorLU » Wed Jun 22, 2022 1:01 pm

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A case contains \(c\) cartons. Each carton contains \(b\) boxes, and each box contains \(100\) paper clips. How many

by AAPL » Sun Jun 19, 2022 9:27 am

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A cylinder of height h is 3/4 of water. When all of the water is poured into an empty cylinder whose radius is 25

by BTGmoderatorDC » Thu Feb 09, 2023 6:41 pm

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If the volume of a small container is 14,520 cubic millimetres, what is the volume of the container in cubic centimeters

by BTGmoderatorDC » Wed Feb 08, 2023 5:02 pm

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If -1 < x < 0, which of the following must be true?

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Feb 05, 2023 5:51 pm

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The number of flights leaving a certain airport doubles during every one-hour period between its 9 A.M. opening and noon

by Gmat_mission » Sun Jun 14, 2020 2:40 pm

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A certain taxi fare consists of an initial charge of \(\$1.25\) and an additional charge of \(\$0.25\) for each

by BTGmoderatorLU » Fri Jul 08, 2022 7:59 am

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At the end of the first quarter, the share price of a certain mutual fund was 20 percent higher than it was at the

by AAPL » Fri Jul 22, 2022 4:31 pm

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If x>100, what is the smallest value of x for which (3+x)/12 is an integer.

by BTGmoderatorDC » Fri Feb 03, 2023 2:57 am

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Company H distributed $4,000 and 180 pencils evenly among its employees, with each employee getting an equal integer

by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Jul 11, 2022 11:19 pm

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A woman has seven cookies - four chocolate chip and three oatmeal. She gives one cookie to each of her six children

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sat Jul 02, 2022 8:53 pm

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If Jake loses \(8\) pounds, he will weigh twice as much as his sister. Together they now weigh \(278\) pounds. What is

by BTGmoderatorLU » Fri Jul 08, 2022 7:54 am

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Every day in the morning Ross cycles for 2 hours. He always starts at a constant rate of 1 mile of distance in every 12

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sat Jul 09, 2022 7:32 pm

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On a game show, there are five boxes, each of which contains a prize. Each box has two locks on it, and to open the box

by BTGmoderatorDC » Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:51 pm

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At a certain company, operating expenses are measured as the sum of payroll expenses and infrastructure spending. During

by BTGmoderatorDC » Tue Jan 31, 2023 12:54 am

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In how many ways can 10 different paintings be distributed between two collectors – Dave and Mona – if Dave should get

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Dec 18, 2022 2:39 am

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In a survey of students, each student selected from a list of 12 songs the 2 songs that the student liked best. If each

by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Jan 30, 2023 12:57 am

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When running a mile during a recent track meet, Nuria was initially credited with a final time of 5 minutes, 44 seconds.

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sat Dec 31, 2022 11:38 pm

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There are y different travelers who each have a choice of vacationing at one of n different destinations.

by BTGmoderatorDC » Mon Jan 16, 2023 4:22 am

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In a city where all streets run east-to-west, all avenues run north-to-south, and all intersections are right angles

by BTGmoderatorDC » Sun Jan 22, 2023 2:38 am

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If m, p, and t are distinct positive prime numbers, then (m^3)(p)(t) has how many different positive factors greater

by BTGmoderatorDC » Thu Jan 26, 2023 4:26 am

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The sum of two integers is 27. The larger integer is 25% greater than the smaller integer. What is the positive

by BTGmoderatorLU » Sat Jul 02, 2022 12:14 pm

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