During a sale, the price of a pair of shoes is marked down 12% from the regular price. After the sale ends, the price goes back to the original price. What is the percent of increase to the nearest percent from the sale price back to the regular price for the shoes?
Options:
(A) 9%
(B) 10%
(C) 11%
(D) 14%
(E) 90%

Assume the price = 100
Price during sale = 88
Price after sale = 100
Percent increase = 12/88*100 = 14% approx. So the answer is: (D).

If n is the greatest positive integer for which 4^n is a factor of 8!, then n =?
Options:
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 8
(E) 10

8! = 40320
E. 4^10 = 1048576 (40320/1048576) - this is not a factor of 8!
D. 4^8 = 65536 (40320/65536) - this is not a factor of 8!
C. 4^6 = 4096 (40320/4096) - this is not a factor of 8!
B. 4^4 = 256 (40320/256) - this is not a factor of 8!
A. 4^2 = 16 (40320/16) - this is a factor of 8! So the answer is: (A).

Let p be a prime number greater than 2 and let N = 14p. How many even numbers divide N?
Options:
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5

Answer: A. There is exactly one. The prime factorization of 14 is 14 = 2*7, so N = 2*7*p = 7*2*p = 7*2p, so 2p is the only even number that divides N. So the answer is: (A).

An design manager has 10patterns of chairs & 10patterns of tables. In how many ways can he make a pair of table & chair?
Options:
(A) 20
(B) 40
(C) 80
(D) 90
(E) 100
He has has ten patterns of chairs and eight patterns of tables
Hence, A chair can be arranged in 10 ways and
A table can be arranged in 10 ways
Hence one chair and one table can be arranged in 10 x 10 ways = 100 ways So the answer is: (E).