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If 2x - 3y = 8, what is the value of 4(2x - 3y). A. 32 B. 16 C. 12 D. 4 E. 2
What is 32?
100
The first two numbers of a sequence are 1 and 3 respectively. The third number is 4, and, in general, every number after the second is the sum of the two numbers immediately preceding it. How many of the first 1,000 numbers in this sequence are odd?
What is 667?
100
Naomi's average on her six math tests this marking period is 75. Fortunately for Naomi, her teacher drops each student's lowest grade, and this raises Naomi's average to 85. What was her lowest grade?
What is 25? (B)
100
If a = 2b, 3b = 4c, and 5c = 6d, what is the ratio of a to d?
What is 3.2?
200
If b + 2 = 9 and ab + 2a = 36, then a = ?
What is 4?
200
Given the power expressions 3^11 and 5^13, which of the following statements must be true? I. 3^13 + 15^11 is odd. II. 3^13 + 15^11 is even. III. 3 ^13 x 15^11 is odd. A. I only B. II only C. III only D. II and III only E. I and III only
What is II and III only (D)?
200
If the product of three consecutive integers written in increasing order equals the middle integer, what is the least of the three integers? A. 2 B. 1 C. 0 D. -1 E. -2
What is -1? (D)
200
If Anthony had three times as many marbles as he actually has, he would have 1/3 as many marbles as Billy has. What is the ratio of the number of marbles Anthony has to the number of marbles Billy has? A. 1/9 B. 1/3 C. 1/1 D. 3/1 E. 9/1
What is 1/9. (A)
300
If m/x = 5, then m^2 - 25x^2 = ? A. 25 B. 24 C. 0 D. -24 E. -25
What is 0?
300
The first term of a sequence is -3 and every term after the first is 5 more than the term immediately preceding it. What is the value of the 101st term?
What is 497? (D)
300
The ages of three brothers are three consecutive even integers. In ten years, the average (arithmetic mean) of their ages will be 18. What is the current age of the youngest brother?
What is 6? (B)
300
In a certain shop, items were put in a showcase and assigned prices for January. Each month after that, the price was 10 percent less than the price for the previous month. If the price of an item was p dollars for January, what was the price for April?
What is 0.729p (E)