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Q: The difference between simple interest and C.I. at the same rate for Rs.5000 for 2 years in Rs.72. The rate of interest is? Answer Choices: (A)10% (B)12% (C)6% (D)8% (E)4%
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)10%",
"(B)12%",
"(C)6%",
"(D)8%",
"(E)4%"
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1
] |
Q: All 250 files on Sam's hard drive are infected by either a virus or a worm or both. The number of files that are infected only by a worm is 2.5 times the number of files that are infected by both a virus and a worm. If 50% of the files were not infected by a virus, how many of Sam's files were NOT infected by a worm? Answer Choices: (A)50 (B)70 (C)75 (D)100 (E)125
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)50",
"(B)70",
"(C)75",
"(D)100",
"(E)125"
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2
] |
Q: A father wants to divide Rs. 5100 between his two sons, Mohan and Sohan who are 23 and 24 at present. He divides the amount in such a way that if their shares are invested at compound interest at 4% p.a. they will receive equal amount on attaining the age of 26 years. Find Mohan's share. Answer Choices: (A)2400 (B)2500 (C)2600 (D)2700 (E)None of these
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)2400",
"(B)2500",
"(C)2600",
"(D)2700",
"(E)None of these"
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1
] |
Q: What is 60% of 30% of 1400 grams? Answer Choices: (A)450 gms (B)100 gms (C)252 gms (D)240 gms (E)None of these
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)450 gms",
"(B)100 gms",
"(C)252 gms",
"(D)240 gms",
"(E)None of these"
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2
] |
Q: A certain liquid passes through a drain at a rate of w/25 gallons every x seconds. At that rate, how many minutes will it take y gallons to pass through the drain? Answer Choices: (A)y/(1200xy) (B)20xy/w (C)5xy/(12w) (D)w/(3xy) (E)3y/(wx)
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)y/(1200xy)",
"(B)20xy/w",
"(C)5xy/(12w)",
"(D)w/(3xy)",
"(E)3y/(wx)"
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2
] |
Q: A coin made of alloy of aluminum and silver measures 2 x 15 mm (it is 2 mm thick and its diameter is 15 mm). If the weight of the coin is 30 grams and the volume of aluminum in the alloy equals that of silver, what will be the weight of a coin measuring 1 x 30 mm made of pure aluminum if silver is twice as heavy as aluminum? Answer Choices: (A)36 grams (B)40 grams (C)42 grams (D)48 grams (E)50 grams
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)36 grams",
"(B)40 grams",
"(C)42 grams",
"(D)48 grams",
"(E)50 grams"
] | [
1
] |
Q: If 10 is subtracted from 2/3 of a number the result is equal to sum of 40 and 1/3 of the number. Find the number Answer Choices: (A)100 (B)160 (C)150 (D)210 (E)220
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)100",
"(B)160",
"(C)150",
"(D)210",
"(E)220"
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2
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Q: What is the largest integral value of 'k' for which the quadratic equation x2 - 5x + k = 0 will have two real and distinct roots? Answer Choices: (A)9 (B)7 (C)3 (D)8 (E)12
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)9",
"(B)7",
"(C)3",
"(D)8",
"(E)12"
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2
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Q: 900 + 5 × 12 = ? Answer Choices: (A)820 (B)202 (C)420 (D)209 (E)960
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)820",
"(B)202",
"(C)420",
"(D)209",
"(E)960"
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4
] |
Q: Shweta rides at the rate of 10 km per hour but stops for 10 minutes to take rest at the end of every 15 km. How many hours will she take to cover 100 km Answer Choices: (A)9 hours. (B)10 hours. (C)11 hours. (D)12 hours. (E)13 hours.
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)9 hours.",
"(B)10 hours.",
"(C)11 hours.",
"(D)12 hours.",
"(E)13 hours."
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2
] |
Q: Mr.Sam takes 17 hours to go by train to a certain city and return by car. He loses 4 hours if he goes both ways by train. How long would he have taken if he had traveled by car in both ways? Answer Choices: (A)22 hrs (B)18 hrs (C)16 hrs (D)20 hrs (E)13 hrs
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)22 hrs",
"(B)18 hrs",
"(C)16 hrs",
"(D)20 hrs",
"(E)13 hrs"
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4
] |
Q: Jim filled his dog's bowl with dog food. Starting at 8:00 am, Jim's dog ate exactly once an hour, consuming exactly 1/3 of the dog food remaining in the bowl at each feeding session. Approximately, what percent of the original food was in the dog's bowl right before the dog began to eat at noon of the same day? Answer Choices: (A)20% (B)25% (C)30% (D)35% (E)40%
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)20%",
"(B)25%",
"(C)30%",
"(D)35%",
"(E)40%"
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0
] |
Q: John conducted a survey about car color. 60% of the people who took the survey were women. Of the men who were surveyed, 75% preferred red cars over green cars. If 10 men liked green cars more than red, how many people took the survey? Answer Choices: (A)100 (B)120 (C)50 (D)200 (E)80
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)100",
"(B)120",
"(C)50",
"(D)200",
"(E)80"
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0
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Q: How many ways A boy can reach the top of stairs which contain 10 steps, when he can take either one or two steps every time? Answer Choices: (A)88 (B)89 (C)90 (D)91 (E)92
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)88",
"(B)89",
"(C)90",
"(D)91",
"(E)92"
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1
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Q: IF one gallon of soft drink is made of 40% orange juice and 60% water, how many additional gallons of orange juice must be mixed in order to make the orange juice 60% of the soft drink? Answer Choices: (A)0.5 (B)1 (C)1.25 (D)1.5 (E)2
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)0.5",
"(B)1",
"(C)1.25",
"(D)1.5",
"(E)2"
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0
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Q: What is the units digit of 9^3-7? Answer Choices: (A)1 (B)3 (C)5 (D)2 (E)4
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)1",
"(B)3",
"(C)5",
"(D)2",
"(E)4"
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3
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Q: 5 horses are in a race. Mr.Jain selects two of horses at random and bets on them. The probability that he selected the winning horse is Answer Choices: (A)1/5 (B)2/5 (C)3/5 (D)4/5 (E)6/5
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)1/5",
"(B)2/5",
"(C)3/5",
"(D)4/5",
"(E)6/5"
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1
] |
Q: On dividing 2272 and 875 by a 3-digit number N, we get the same remainder. The sum of the digits of N is: Answer Choices: (A)10 (B)11 (C)12 (D)13 (E)14
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)10",
"(B)11",
"(C)12",
"(D)13",
"(E)14"
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0
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Q: On a test the passing students had an average of 83, while the failing students had an average
of 55. If the overall class average was 76, what percent of the class passed? Answer Choices: (A)44% (B)66% (C)68% (D)72% (E)75%
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)44%",
"(B)66%",
"(C)68%",
"(D)72%",
"(E)75%"
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4
] |
Q: The average wages of a worker during a fortnight comprising of 15 consecutive working days was $90 per day. During the first 7 days, his average wage was $87 per day and the average wage during the last 7 days was $92 per day. What was his wage on the 8th day? Answer Choices: (A)$83 (B)$92 (C)$90 (D)$97 (E)$104
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)$83",
"(B)$92",
"(C)$90",
"(D)$97",
"(E)$104"
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3
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Q: Two numbers are in the ratio 3:5. If 9 is subtracted from each, the new numbers are in the ratio 12:23. The smaller number is? Answer Choices: (A)21 (B)33 (C)35 (D)42 (E)58
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)21",
"(B)33",
"(C)35",
"(D)42",
"(E)58"
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1
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Q: If 6 yrs are subtracted from the present age of Ajay and the remainder is divided by 18, then the present age of Rahul is obtained. If Rahul is 2 yrs younger to Denis whose age is 5 yrs, then what is Ajay's present age? Answer Choices: (A)40 (B)60 (C)70 (D)80 (E)90
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)40",
"(B)60",
"(C)70",
"(D)80",
"(E)90"
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1
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Q: Anna has 4 books. If she decide to arrange the 4 books in every possible combination and moved just one book every minute, how long would it taken by her ? Answer Choices: (A)22 minutes (B)30 minutes (C)15 minutes (D)24 minutes (E)35 minutes
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)22 minutes",
"(B)30 minutes",
"(C)15 minutes",
"(D)24 minutes",
"(E)35 minutes"
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3
] |
Q: The manufacturer of tyres is offering a 20% discount on the price of its tubeless tyres. Some retailers are offering additional discounts. If a retailer offers an additional 20% discount, then what is the total discount available at that retailer? Answer Choices: (A)10% (B)25% (C)28% (D)30% (E)36%
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)10%",
"(B)25%",
"(C)28%",
"(D)30%",
"(E)36%"
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4
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Q: A rectangular parking space is marked out by painting three of its sides. If the length of the unpainted side is 9 feet, and the sum of the lengths of the painted sides is 37 feet, then what is the area of the parking space in square feet? Answer Choices: (A)46 (B)81 (C)126 (D)252 (E)None
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)46",
"(B)81",
"(C)126",
"(D)252",
"(E)None"
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2
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Q: Peter wants to find 10 additional people to form a scavenger hunt team with him. If he has 10 friends who would like to participate, how many choices does he have for forming his team? Answer Choices: (A)0 (B)1 (C)2 (D)3 (E)4
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)0",
"(B)1",
"(C)2",
"(D)3",
"(E)4"
] | [
1
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Q: The average weight of 10 oarsmen in a boat is increased by 1.8 kg when one of the crew, who weighs 53 kg is replaced by a new man. Find the weight of the new man. Answer Choices: (A)71 (B)62 (C)43 (D)67 (E)40
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)71",
"(B)62",
"(C)43",
"(D)67",
"(E)40"
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0
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Q: A box contains a certain number of balls, marked successively from 1 to n. If there are 45 different ways that two balls can be selected from the box such that the ball with number 3 marked on it is not selected, then what is the value of n? Answer Choices: (A)11 (B)10 (C)9 (D)8 (E)7
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)11",
"(B)10",
"(C)9",
"(D)8",
"(E)7"
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0
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Q: If Q, a positive integer, has 5 factors, which of the following must be true about Q?
I. Q is the square of a prime number.
II. Q is the fourth power of a prime number.
III. Q is the product of two prime numbers. Answer Choices: (A)I only (B)III only (C)II only (D)I and II only (E)I and III only
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)I only",
"(B)III only",
"(C)II only",
"(D)I and II only",
"(E)I and III only"
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1
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Q: If 6x - y = 24 and y = 3x, what is the value of x? Answer Choices: (A)8 (B)9 (C)10 (D)11 (E)12
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)8",
"(B)9",
"(C)10",
"(D)11",
"(E)12"
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0
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Q: You can rent DVDs at a local video store for $4.00 per movie without a membership. However, if you purchase a membership for $7.00 per month, you can rent DVDs for $2.00 each. What is the minimum amount of DVDs you would have to rent to make it worth it to purchase the membership? Answer Choices: (A)1 (B)2 (C)3 (D)4 (E)5
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)1",
"(B)2",
"(C)3",
"(D)4",
"(E)5"
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3
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Q: A bag of cat food weighs 7 pounds and 4 ounces. How much does the bag weigh in ounces? Answer Choices: (A) 108 (B) 112 (C) 116 (D) 120 (E) 124
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A) 108",
"(B) 112",
"(C) 116",
"(D) 120",
"(E) 124"
] | [
2
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Q: By himself, Jack can clean a yacht in 12 hours. On a particular day, he happens to finish two-thirds of the work. The remaining portion of the work is done by Jill, whose rate of cleaning is just 5% of what Jack can do. How long does it take Jill to finish the remaining work? Answer Choices: (A)4 (B)8 (C)22 (D)50 (E)20
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)4",
"(B)8",
"(C)22",
"(D)50",
"(E)20"
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4
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Q: Professors borrowed Rs. 5000 from the university at simple interest. After 3 years, the university got Rs. 300 on interest. What was the rate of interest per annum? Answer Choices: (A)2% (B)8% (C)5% (D)10% (E)None of these
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)2%",
"(B)8%",
"(C)5%",
"(D)10%",
"(E)None of these"
] | [
0
] |
Q: In a sale, a discount of 20% was available on all the articles. If Vinit purchased an article for Rs.4578 in the sale. What was the actual selling price of the article? Answer Choices: (A)s.5050 (B)s.5723 (C)s.5040 (D)s.4950 (E)s.4870
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)s.5050",
"(B)s.5723",
"(C)s.5040",
"(D)s.4950",
"(E)s.4870"
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1
] |
Q: If 27 bottles of soda cost A cents, how much will B bottles cost in dollars? Answer Choices: (A)AB/2700 (B)27/AB (C)AB/270 (D)2700/AB (E)100AB/27
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)AB/2700",
"(B)27/AB",
"(C)AB/270",
"(D)2700/AB",
"(E)100AB/27"
] | [
0
] |
Q: A bag contains 11 candy bars: three cost 50 cents each, four cost $1 each and four cost $2
each. How many ways can 3 candy bars be selected from the 11 candy bars so that the total cost is more than $4? Answer Choices: (A)8 (B)28 (C)46 (D)66 (E)70
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)8",
"(B)28",
"(C)46",
"(D)66",
"(E)70"
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2
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Q: At a conference, one team is made up of 4 men and 4 women. Four presenters are chosen to present the team's findings in front of the entire conference. How many different groups of presenters can be chosen from the team if a team cannot be composed of men only or women only? (Two groups of presenters are considered different if at least one presenter is different.) Answer Choices: (A)120 (B)19 (C)180 (D)420 (E)460
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)120",
"(B)19",
"(C)180",
"(D)420",
"(E)460"
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1
] |
Q: Exactly 2/5th of the children in a certain class are girls. If there are 100 boys in the class, how many girls are in the class? Answer Choices: (A)50 (B)100 (C)150 (D)200 (E)70
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)50",
"(B)100",
"(C)150",
"(D)200",
"(E)70"
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2
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Q: Two numbers are said to be relatively prime if they share no common positive factors other than 1. Set S contains the set of integers from 1 to 1,000, inclusive. What is the probability that a number chosen from S is relatively prime to 1,000? Answer Choices: (A)5/7 (B)3/5 (C)4/7 (D)2/5 (E)2/7
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)5/7",
"(B)3/5",
"(C)4/7",
"(D)2/5",
"(E)2/7"
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3
] |
Q: At the of his one-year investment, Charles received $54,080, including interest and principal from a certain investment. If the investment paid an annual interest of 8 percent compounded semi-annually, which of the following is the amount of money that Charles originally invested? Answer Choices: (A)$45,000 (B)$50,000 (C)$54,000 (D)$59,000 (E)$62,000
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)$45,000",
"(B)$50,000",
"(C)$54,000",
"(D)$59,000",
"(E)$62,000"
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1
] |
Q: Joe's age, Joe's sister's age and Joe’s fathers age sums up to 100. When Joe is as old as his father, Joe's sister will be twice as old as now. When Joe is as old as his father then his father is twice as old as when his sister was as old as her father. Find the age of Joe's father? Answer Choices: (A)45 (B)48 (C)50 (D)55 (E)58
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)45",
"(B)48",
"(C)50",
"(D)55",
"(E)58"
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2
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Q: If one third of 3/4 of a number is 21. Then, find the number? Answer Choices: (A)84 (B)66 (C)28 (D)19 (E)11
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)84",
"(B)66",
"(C)28",
"(D)19",
"(E)11"
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0
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Q: If m > 0, y > 0, and x is m percent of 4y, then, in terms of y, m is what percentage of x? Answer Choices: (A)y/400 (B)4y (C)50y (D)2500/y (E)5000/y
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)y/400",
"(B)4y",
"(C)50y",
"(D)2500/y",
"(E)5000/y"
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3
] |
Q: A man wants to eat fruit for breakfast and vegetable for dinner. He has 6 different types of fruit and 8 different types of vegetables. He can only eat one type at a time. In how many ways can he eat breakfast and dinner. Answer Choices: (A)54 (B)24 (C)48 (D)20 (E)36
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)54",
"(B)24",
"(C)48",
"(D)20",
"(E)36"
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2
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Q: There is a 90% chance that a registered voter in Burghtown voted in the last election. If five registered voters are chosen at random, what is the approximate likelihood that exactly four of them voted in the last election? Answer Choices: (A)26.2% (B)32.8% (C)43.7% (D)59.0% (E)65.6%
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)26.2%",
"(B)32.8%",
"(C)43.7%",
"(D)59.0%",
"(E)65.6%"
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4
] |
Q: Alice wants to put up fencing around three sides of her rectangular yard and leave one side of 10 meters unfenced. If the yard has an area of 240 square meters, how many meters of fencing does she need? Answer Choices: (A)58 (B)62 (C)66 (D)70 (E)74
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"(A)58",
"(B)62",
"(C)66",
"(D)70",
"(E)74"
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0
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Q: John would make the 3-letter codes with diffenrent 5 vowels and 20 consonants with the condition that the middle letter must be vowel and the first letter and the third letter must be different from each other and are both consonant. How many different codes can be made? Answer Choices: (A)1,980 (B)2,020 (C)2,100 (D)2,200 (E)1,900
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)1,980",
"(B)2,020",
"(C)2,100",
"(D)2,200",
"(E)1,900"
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4
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Q: What is the sum of three consecutive integers whose product can be expressed as 727+728+729. Answer Choices: (A)37 (B)38 (C)36 (D)30 (E)39
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)37",
"(B)38",
"(C)36",
"(D)30",
"(E)39"
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4
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Q: The capacity of a tank of dimensions (8 m × 6 m × 2.5 m) is Answer Choices: (A)120 litres (B)1200 litres (C)12000 litres (D)120000 litres (E)None of these
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)120 litres",
"(B)1200 litres",
"(C)12000 litres",
"(D)120000 litres",
"(E)None of these"
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3
] |
Q: The population of a city is 5265526. If there are 4169516 adults in the city, how many children are there in the city? Answer Choices: (A)1095961 (B)1065961 (C)1085961 (D)1097961 (E)1096061
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)1095961",
"(B)1065961",
"(C)1085961",
"(D)1097961",
"(E)1096061"
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4
] |
Q: It takes a worker 9 minutes to drive from home to work at an average rate of 20 kilometers per hour. How many minutes will it take the worker to cycle from home to work along the same route at an average rate of 6 kilometers per hour? Answer Choices: (A)30 (B)32 (C)35 (D)36 (E)40
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
"(A)30",
"(B)32",
"(C)35",
"(D)36",
"(E)40"
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0
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Q: Two friends are eating a jar full of candies. Had P eaten alone, it would have taken him 10 minutes to finish the candies in the jar. Had Q eaten alone, it would have taken her 5 minutes to finish half the jar. Since both of them are eating simultaneously, how many minutes would it take them to empty the jar? Answer Choices: (A)4 (B)5 (C)6 (D)7 (E)8
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"(A)4",
"(B)5",
"(C)6",
"(D)7",
"(E)8"
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1
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Q: A grocery sells a bag of ice for $1.25, and makes 20% profit. If it sells 500 bags of ice, how much total profit does it make? Answer Choices: (A)125 (B)150 (C)225 (D)250 (E)275
A: Among A through E, the answer is | [
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"(B)150",
"(C)225",
"(D)250",
"(E)275"
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0
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