Mathematics Comparison
A certain bookstore sells only paperbacks and hardbacks. Each of the 200 paperbacks in stock sells for a price between $8 and $12, and each of the 100 hardbacks in stock sells for a price between $14 and $16.
Which is larger?
Quantity A: the average price of the books in stock at the bookstore
Quantity B: $9.99
Quantity A is greater
The right triangle ABC and rectangle EFGH have the same perimeter. What is the value of x?
4
Two parking lots can hold a total of 115 cars. The Green lot can hold 35 fewer cars than the Red lot. How many cars can the Red lot hold?
75 cars
peevish
Irritable.
Our office manager is peevish, so the rest of us tip-toe around him, hoping not to set off another one of his fits.
contentious
Causing arguments
Since old grandpa Harry became very contentious during the summer when only reruns were on TV, the grandkids learned to hide from him at every opportunity.
Condition: 2<x<4
Quantity A:
(x-3)/-x
Quantity B:
(3-x)/-x
The relationship cannot be determined from the information given
If the area of the circle is 36pi and the area of the rectangle is 72, what is the length of DC?
6
28 years old
abrogate
Overturn a law
As part of the agreement between the labor union and the company, the workers abrogated their right to strike for four years in exchange for better health insurance.
modicum
a small amount
If my sister had even a modicum of sense, she wouldn't be engaged to that barbarian.
Quantity A: The slope of segment AB
Quantity B: The slope of segment AC
Quantity A
The center of the circle is (10, -3). The point (10, 9) is outside of the circle, and the point (-6, 4) is inside the circle; neither point is on the circle. If the radius, r, is an integer, how many possible values are there for r?
A) seven
B) eight
C) nine
D) ten
E) eleven
A
Jamal got tree monthly electric bills over the course of three months. If his average monthly bill over these three months was $44 more than the median bill, and the sum of the largest and the smallest bills was $412, what was the total amount of the three electric bills Jamal got over the course of the three months?
$552
maladroit
clumsy
As a child she was quite maladroit, but as an adult, she has become an adept dancer.
obscure
hide from view
On the Smith's drive through the grand Canyon, Mr. Smith's big head obscured much of Mrs. Robinson's view, so that she only saw momentary patches of red rock.
In the figure, the circle inscribed in a square has an area of 16.
Quantity A: The area of the shaded region
Quantity B: 1
Quantity B
The square's perimeter in inches is equal to its area in square inches. A circle's circumference in inches is equal to its area in inches.
Which is larger?
Quantity A: Side length of the square
Quantity B: Diameter of the circle
The two quantities are equal.
A baker made a combination of chocolate chip cookies and peanut butter cookies for a school bake sale. His recipes only allow him to make chocolate chip cookies in batches of 7, and peanut butter cookies in batches of 6. If he made exactly 95 cookies for the bake sale, what is the minimum possible number of chocolate chip cookies that he made?
35
malapropism
confusing similar words
Whenever I looked glum, my mother wold offer to share an amusing "antidote" with me -- an endearing malapropism of anecdote that never failed to cheer me up.
pastoral
rural
Those who imagine America's countryside as a pastoral region are often disappointed to learn that much of rural US is filled with cornfields, extending as far as the eye can see.
Condition:
a>1
b>5
Quantity A: (5b)a
Quantity B: (b2)a
Quantity B
Which quantity is larger?
Quantity A: x+2y
Quantity B: 180
Quantity A
Lou has three daughters: Wen, Mildred, and Tyla. Three years ago, when Lou was twice as old as Tyla, he was 30 years older than Mildred. Now he is 47 years older than Wen. In 4 years, Wen will be half as old as Tyla. What is the sum f the current ages of Lou and his three daughters?
138
redress
to correct unfairness
Barry's redress for forgetting his wife's birthday two years in a row was surprising her with a trip to Tahiti.profuse
Abundant
During mile 20 of the Hawaii Marathon, Dwayne was sweating so profusely that he stopped to take off his shirt and ran the remaining six miles wearing nothing more than skimpy shorts.