If x is a positive integer and 10^x 74 in decimal notation has digits whose sum

is 440, what is the value of x?

A. 40
B. 44
C. 45
D. 46
E. 50
The decimal d is formed by writing in succession all the positive integers in in
creasing order after the decimal point; that is d = 0.123456789101112
What is the 100th digit of d to the right of decimal point ?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 5
d) 8
e) 9
Last Sunday a certain store sold copies of Newspaper A for $1.00 each and copies
of Newspaper B for $1.25 each, and the store sold no other newspapers that day.
If r percent of the stores revenues from newspaper sales was from Newspaper A an
d if p percent of the newspapers that the store sold were copies of newspaper A,
which of the following expresses r in terms of p?
A. 100p / (125 p)
B. 150p / (250 p)
C. 300p / (375 p)
D. 400p / (500 p)
E. 500p / (625 p)
There is a leak in the bottom of the tank. This leak can empty a full tank in 8
hr. When the tank is full, a tap is opened into the tank which inteks water at r
ate of 6 liter per hr. and the tank is now emptied in 12 hr. What is the capacit
y of the tank?
A. 28.3 liter
B. 36 liter
C. 144 liter
D. 150 liter
E. cannot be determined
A firm's annual revenue grows twice as fast as its costs. In 2007 it operated at
a $1000 loss, it broke even in 2008, and in 2009 its revenues were 44% higher t
han in 2007. If the firm's revenues and costs grew at a constant rate over this
period, what was its profit in 2009?
A. 700
B. 1000
C. 1300
D. 1600
E. 2000
List T consist of 30 positive decimals, none of which is an integer, and the sum
of the 30 decimals is S. The estimated sum of the 30 decimals, E, is defined as
follows. Each decimal in T whose tenths digit is even is rounded up to the near
est integer, and each decimal in T whose tenths digits is odd is rounded down to
the nearest integer. If 1/3 of the decimals in T have a tenths digit that is ev
en, which of the following is a possible value of E - S ?
I. -16
II. 6
III. 10
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only
E. I, II, and III
What is the sum of digits of number 10^28 28?
(A) 227
(B) 228
(C) 236
(D) 237
(E) 243
Anthony and Michael sit on the six-member board of directors for company X. If t
he board is to be split up into 2 three-person subcommittees, what percent of al
l the possible subcommittees that include Michael also include Anthony?
A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 40%
D. 50%
E. 60%
A certain established organization has exactly 4096 members. A certain new organ
ization has exactly 4 members. Every 5 months the membership of the established
organization increases by 100 percent. Every 10 months the membership of the new
organization increases by 700 percent. New members join the organizations only
on the last day of each 5- or 10-month period. Assuming that no member leaves th
e organizations, after how many months will the two groups have exactly the same
number of members?
(A) 20
(B) 40
(C) 50
(D) 80
(E) 100
Tanya prepared 4 different letters to be sent to 4 different addresses. For each
letter she prepared an envelope with its correct address. If the 4 letters are
to be put in 4 envelopes at random, what is the probability:
A. That no letter will be put into the envelope with its correct address?
B. That all letters will be put into the envelope with its correct address?
C. That only 1 letter will be put into the envelope with its correct address?
D. That only 2 letters will be put into the envelope with its correct address?
E. That only 3 letters will be put into the envelope with its correct address?
F. That more than one letter will be put into the envelope with its correct addr
ess?
G. That more than two letters will be put into the envelope with its correct add
ress?
A box contains 10 pairs of shoes (20 shoes in total). If two shoes are selected
at random, what it is the probability that they are matching shoes?
A. 1/190
B. 1/20
C. 1/19
D. 1/10
E. 1/9
A square wooden plaque has a square brass inlay in the center, leaving a wooden
strip of uniform width around the brass square. If the ratio of the brass area t
o the wooden area is 25 to 39, which of the following could be the width, in inc
hes, of the wooden strip?
I. 1
II. 3
III. 4
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) I and III only
(E) I, II , and III
An airline passenger is planning a trip that involves three connecting flights t
hat leave from Airports A, B, and C, respectively. The first flight leaves Airpo
rt A every hour, beginning at 8:00 a.m., and arrives at Airport B 3/2 hours late
r. The second flight leaves Airport B every 20 minutes, beginning at 8:00 a.m.,
and arrives at Airport C 7/6 hours later. The third flight leaves Airport C ever
y hour, beginning at 8:45 a.m. What is the least total amount of time the passen
ger must spend between flights if all flights keep to their schedules?
(A) 25 min
(B) 1 hr 5 min
(C) 1 hr 15 min
(D) 2 hr 20 min
(E) 3 hr 40 min
A certain right triangle has sides of length x, y, and z, where x < y < z, If th
e area of this triangular region is 1, which of the following indicates all of t
he possible values of y ?
a) y>root2 b) root 3/2 <y< root2
x )))
2x + y = 12
|y| <= 12
For how many ordered pairs (x , y) that are solutions of the system above are x
and y both integers?
(A) 7
(B) 10
(C) 12
(D) 13
(E) 14