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SECTION 2-QUANTITATIVE ABILITY Time-45 Minutes

28 Questions

In this section use scrap paper to solve each problem. Then decide which is the best of the choices given and fill in the corresponding oval on the Answer Sheet.

Directions: In the following type of question, two quantities appear, one in Column A and one in Column B. You must compare them. The correct answer to the question is

A if the quantity in Column A is greater

B if the quantity in Column B is greater

C if the two quantities are equal

D if it is impossible to determine which quantity is greater

Notes: Sometimes information about one or both of the quantities is centered above the two columns. If the same symbol appears in both columns, it represents the same thing each time.

ColumnA

Column B

ColumnA

ColumnB

2 3

3" of x equals "4 of x

o

n is an odd positive integer.

(C) He lost more than $100. (D) He earned less than $100. (E) He earned more than $100.

ColumnA

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1.

3.

4 -ofx 5

The number of prime factors of 2n

The product of the integers from -3 to 7

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The number of prime factors of n

Directions: In the following questions, choose the best answer from the five choices listed.

The product of the integers from -7 to 3

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AC BC

5. Camille's average on her 6 math tests this marking period is 75. Fortunately for Camille, her teacher drops each student's lowest grade, and this raises her average to 85. What was her lowest grade?

(A) 20 (B) 25 (C) 30 (D) 40 (E) 50

6. What is the surface area in square inches of a cube whose volume is 216 cubic inches?

(A) 36 (B) 54 (C) 216 (D) 324 (E) 1296

7. Last year Leo bought two paintings. This year he sold them for $2000 each. On one, he made a 25% profit, and on the other he had a 25% loss. What was his net loss or profit?

(A) He broke even.

(B) He lost less than $100.

The measure,

in degrees, of the smaller angle formed by the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 11 :20

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Column A

ColumnB

9. .....f __ x2_-_7_--...J

2x

10. What is the area of a circle whose radius is the diagonal of a square whose area is 4?

(A) 21t (B) 21t-V2 (C) 41t (D) 81t (E) 161t

ColumnA

ColumnB

The first term of a sequence is 1. Starting with the second term, each term is 1 less than 3 times the previous term.

11.

120

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The smallest number greater than 100 in the sequence

ColumnA

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The average (arithmetic mean) of the measures of two angles of a quadrilateral is 600.

Column B

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The average of the measures of the other two angles

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Anne drove 198 kilometers between 10:00 A.M. and 1:40 P.M.

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Anne's average speed, in kilometers per hour

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Unemployed Persons 20 Years Old and Over, by Reason of Unemployment: 1997

In millions

Job losers

Job leavers

Reentrants

New entrants

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Of people 20 years of age or older, approximately how many more males than females were unemployed in 19977

(A) 150,000 (B) 300,000 (C) 750,000 (D) 1,200,00 (E) 2,600,000

_Male Female

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15. In 1997, of the unemployed males 20 years of age or older, what percent were unemployed because they had lost their jobs?

(A) 35% (B) 50% (C) 60% CD) 75% (E) 90%

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ColumnA

ColumnB

The average (arithmetic mean) amount of savings of ten students is $60. Three ofthe students have no savings at all, and each of the others has at least $25, including John, who has exactly $130.

300

The largest amount, in dollars, that anyone student could have

16.

l<a<b<2

ab

a+b

17.

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In the figure above, the radius of circle 0 is 3, and mLAOB = 60. What is the perimeter of the shaded region?

1t

(A) 3 + "'2 (B) -13 + 1t (C) 3 + 1t

(D) 2-13 + 1t (E) 6 + 1t

19. If m2 = 17, then what is the value of (m + 1)( m - I)?

(A)m-1 (B)~17+1 (C)16 (D) 18 (E) 288

Questions 20 and 21; See the diagram on the following page for information to answer the questions.

20. In the period from 1979-1989, on average, how much longer, in years, could a 45-year old Black man with a family income in excess of $25,000 expect to live than a 45-year old Black man with a family income of less than $1O,000?

(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 10 (E) 12

21. For which of the following groups did family income have the least significance in affecting life expectancy?

(A) Black men at age 65 (B) Black women at age 65 (C) White men at age 45 (D) White women at age 45 (E) White women at age 65

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22. At Tyler High School, there are twice as many girls as boys on the yearbook staff. At one staff meeting, the percentage of girls attending was twice the percentage of boys. What percent of those attending the meeting were boys?

(A) 20 (B) 25 (C) 30 (D) 33 (E) 50

ColumnA

ColumnB

From 1970-1980 the population of Mayberry decreased 20%.

From 1980-1990 the population of Mayberry decreased 20%.

From 1990-2000 the population of Mayberry decreased 20%.

One-half the population of Mayberry in 1970

The population of Mayberry in 2000

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The figure below consists of four circles with the same center.

The radii of the four circles are 1,2,3, and 4.

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The area of the shaded region

30 < a < 35 < b < 40

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The average (arithmetic mean) of a and b

26. Paul drove m miles in h hours; Michelle same distance in ~ an hour less. How miles per hour, did Michelle drive? (A) 2mh (B) 2m+h (C) 2m-h

2h 2h

2m (D) 2h+l

2m (E) 2h-l

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life expectancy among adults 45 and 65 years of age by family income, sex, and race: United States, average annual 1979-89

Years of life expectancy

45 ~ ~

40

White

35
30 Men
25
Women
20 •
15 Men
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10
5 -~I-- At age 45 At age 65

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o b-~-------------------d-- ~ b- __ ~

Less than $10,000

$10,000-$14,999

$15,000-$24,999

$25,000 or more

Family income (in j 980 dollars)

Years of life expectancy

45 ~ ,

40

Black

25

-~I-- At age 45

-~I!II-- At age 65

35

30

20

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10

5

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Less than $10,000

$10,000-$14,999

$15,000-$24,999

$25,000 or more

Family income (in 1980 dollars)

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census and National Institutes of Health.

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27. A sequence of numbers begins 1, 1, 1,2,2,3 and then repeats this pattern forever. What is the sum of the 135th, 136th, and 137th numbers in the sequence?

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 (E) 7

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In the figure above, the diameter of the circle is 20 and the area of the shaded region is 80re. What is the value of a + b + c + d?

(A) 144 (B) 216 (C) 240 (D) 270 (E) 288

Answer Key

Section 1-Verbal Ability

I.D 2.B 3. C 4.D 5.B

6. C 7.D

8. C

9. B

10. A

11. C

12. E 13.C 14.A 15. E

Section 2-Quantitatlve Ability

NOTE: The letters in brackets following the Quantitative Ability answers refer to the sections of Chapter 14 in which you can find the information you need to answer the questions. For example, 1. C [E] means that the

1. C [A]

2. C [J]

3. C [G]

4. B rAJ

5. B (EJ

6. C [M]

7. C [C]

8. C [I]

9. C [F]

10. D [K,L]

11. A [AJ

12. C [E,K]

13. B [H]

14. B [13]

15. C [13J

Section 3--Analytlcal Writing

There are no "correct answers" to this section.

Answer Explanations

Section 1-Verbal AbUity

1. D. The opposite of insipidness or lack of flavor is savoriness, the quality of being flavorsome. Think of the "insipidness of overcooked boiled cabbage."

The opposite of to sequester or segregate is to permit to mingle.

Word Parts Clue: Se- means apart. To sequester someone means to set him apart. Think of "sequestered jurors."

The key phrase here is "move on." If editors have to travel from firm to firm to succeed in their field, then publishing can be classified as an itinerant profession, a profession marked by traveling.

The physicists have had good reason to believe in the principle because it has survived rigorous or strict tests. These tests have proved that the principle is accurate.

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16. E

17. D IS. A

19. D

20. E

21. C 22.D

23. C

24. C 25.E

26. C 27.D 2S.E 29.B 30.A

answer to question 1 is C, and that the solution requires information found in Section 14-E: Averages. Also,

20. A [13] means that the answer to question 20 is based on information in Chapter 13: Data Interpretation.

16. A [E]

17. B [A]

18. C [J,L]

19. C [F]

20. C [13]

21. E [13]

22. A [C]

23. A [C]

24. C [Ll

25. D [E]

26. E CD]

27. C fA]

28. E (J,L]

Note how the second clause supports the first, explaining why the physicists have had reason to be confident in the principle.

5. B. Agitator (troublemaker) is a synonym forjirebrand. Renegade (traitor) is a synonym for

turncoat. (Synonym)

6. C. Someone dispassionate or temperate in judgment is lacking in partisanship or bias. Someone intemperate or immoderate is lack-

ing in moderation. (Antonym Variant)

7. D. Immediately before quoting Praz, the author states that the general view of Shelley depicts her as "a transparent medium through which passed the ideas of those around her." The quotation from Praz provides an excellent example of this particular point of view.

To answer this question correctly, you do not need to read the passage in its entirety. Quickly scroll through the passage, scanning for the name Praz; read only the context in which it appears.