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If the price of potatoes is $\$0.2$ per pound, what is the maximum number or potatoes that can be bought for

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If the price of potatoes is $\$0.2$ per pound, what is the maximum number or potatoes that can be bought for

If the price of potatoes is $\$0.2$ per pound, what is the maximum number or potatoes that can be bought for $\$1.00?$

1) The price of a bag of potatoes is $\$2.8$

2) There are $10-15$ potatoes in every $5$ pounds

OA B

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A googol is the number that is written as $1$ followed by $100$ zeros. If $G$ represents a googol, what is the sum

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A googol is the number that is written as $1$ followed by $100$ zeros. If $G$ represents a googol, what is the sum

A googol is the number that is written as $1$ followed by $100$ zeros. If $G$ represents a googol, what is the sum of the digits of, $\dfrac{G}{8}+\dfrac{G}{5}+\dfrac{G}{4}+\dfrac{G}{2}?$

A. $13$
B. $22$
C. $107$
D. $400$
E. $1075$

OA A

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How many lemon trees are there in Mr. Bunuel's garden?

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How many lemon trees are there in Mr. Bunuel's garden?

How many lemon trees are there in Mr. Bunuel's garden?

1. Each tree gives the same number of lemons as that of the lemon trees in Mr. Bunuel's garden

2. The number of lemons in Mr. Bunuel's garden exceeds that of lemon trees by $210$

OA C

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A $\$5,000$ investment can be placed into an account that earns $10$ percent simple interest for $2$ years or

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A $\$5,000$ investment can be placed into an account that earns $10$ percent simple interest for $2$ years or

A $\$5,000$ investment can be placed into an account that earns $10$ percent simple interest for $2$ years or $10$ percent compound interest for $2$ years. How many additional dollars of interest will be earned by investing the $\$5,000$ in the compound interest account? A. $10$ B. \(5...

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In the $xy$-plane, a quadrilateral has vertices at $(-9,-2), (-1,-2) ,(-1,-4),$ and $(-9,-4).$ What is the

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In the $xy$-plane, a quadrilateral has vertices at $(-9,-2), (-1,-2) ,(-1,-4),$ and $(-9,-4).$ What is the

In the $xy$-plane, a quadrilateral has vertices at $(-9,-2), (-1,-2) ,(-1,-4),$ and $(-9,-4).$ What is the perimeter of the quadrilateral?

A. $4$
B. $10$
C. $20$
D. $24$
E. $32$

OA C

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A line $l$ in the $xy$-coordinate system passes through the origin and the point $(m,n).$ Is $m < n?$

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A line $l$ in the $xy$-coordinate system passes through the origin and the point $(m,n).$ Is $m < n?$

A line $l$ in the $xy$-coordinate system passes through the origin and the point $(m,n).$ Is $m < n?$

1. The line $l$ has a negative slope

2. $m < 0$

OA C

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How many units long is the straight line segment that connects the points $(-1,1)$ and $(2,6)$ on a rectangular

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How many units long is the straight line segment that connects the points $(-1,1)$ and $(2,6)$ on a rectangular

How many units long is the straight line segment that connects the points $(-1,1)$ and $(2,6)$ on a rectangular coordinate plane?

A. $4$
B. $\sqrt{26}$
C. $\sqrt{34}$
D. $7$
E. $\sqrt{58}$

OA C

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Is the line $l$ given by $ax+by=c$ perpendicular to the line $2x+7y=3?$

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Is the line $l$ given by $ax+by=c$ perpendicular to the line $2x+7y=3?$

Is the line $l$ given by $ax+by=c$ perpendicular to the line $2x+7y=3?$

1. $2a+7b=0$

2. Line $l$ is parallel to the line $2y-7x=3$

OA D

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In the standard $xy$-coordinate plane, the point $M(-1, 3)$ is the midpoint of a line segment whose endpoints are

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In the standard $xy$-coordinate plane, the point $M(-1, 3)$ is the midpoint of a line segment whose endpoints are

In the standard $xy$-coordinate plane, the point $M(-1, 3)$ is the midpoint of a line segment whose endpoints are $A(2, -4)$ and $B.$ What are the $xy$-coordinates of point $B?$

A. $(-1,-2)$
B. $(-3,8)$
C. $(8,-4)$
D. $(5,12)$
E. $(-4,10)$

OA E

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If there are $15$ boys and $25$ girls in a class, what percent of the class is boys?

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If there are $15$ boys and $25$ girls in a class, what percent of the class is boys?

If there are $15$ boys and $25$ girls in a class, what percent of the class is boys?

A. $10\%$
B. $15\%$
C. $18\%$
D. $25\%$
E. $37.5\%$

OA E

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A salesperson is paid a fixed monthly salary of $\$2,000$ and a commission equal to $15$ percent of the amount of to

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A salesperson is paid a fixed monthly salary of $\$2,000$ and a commission equal to $15$ percent of the amount of to

A salesperson is paid a fixed monthly salary of $\$2,000$ and a commission equal to $15$ percent of the amount of total sales that month over $\$10,000.$ What was the total amount paid to the salesperson last month? 1) The total amount the salesperson was paid last month is equal to $17.5$ p...

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The cost of painting a wall increases by a fixed percentage each year. In $1970,$ the cost was $\$2,000;$ and in

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The cost of painting a wall increases by a fixed percentage each year. In $1970,$ the cost was $\$2,000;$ and in

The cost of painting a wall increases by a fixed percentage each year. In $1970,$ the cost was $\$2,000;$ and in $1979,$ it was $\$3,600.$ What was the cost of painting in $1988?$

A. $\$1,111$
B. $\$2,111$
C. $\$3,600$
D. $\$6,240$
E. $\$6,480$

OA E

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A man, while driving on a highway at uniform speed, observes his car's odometer reading just turned to $18992$ miles.

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A man, while driving on a highway at uniform speed, observes his car's odometer reading just turned to $18992$ miles.

A man, while driving on a highway at uniform speed, observes his car's odometer reading just turned to $18992$ miles. What is the speed at which the man was driving? 1. After $5$ hours, the odometer reading of the car showed a five-digit palindrome as the total distance travelled ($A$ palindro...

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At its usual speed of $40 \,\text{km/h,}$ the bus covers its journey on schedule. But when its speed reduces to

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At its usual speed of $40 \,\text{km/h,}$ the bus covers its journey on schedule. But when its speed reduces to

At its usual speed of $40 \,\text{km/h,}$ the bus covers its journey on schedule. But when its speed reduces to $35\,\text{km/h,}$ it takes $15$ more minutes than scheduled time. Find the distance of the journey. A. $50 \,\text{km$ B. $60 \,\text{km$ C. $70 \,\text{km$ D. \(75 \,\text{km...

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Police suspected that motorists on a stretch of $I-75$ often exceeded the speed limit yet avoided being caught through

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Police suspected that motorists on a stretch of $I-75$ often exceeded the speed limit yet avoided being caught through

Police suspected that motorists on a stretch of $I-75$ often exceeded the speed limit yet avoided being caught through the use of radar detectors and jammers. Officer Johnson of the State Police recently pulled over a driver on $I-75$ and accused him of breaking the $50$ mile-per-hour speed li...

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