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Questions: 24
Time: 45 minutes
[Multiple-choice Question Select One Answer Choice Only]
1.
Which of the following could be an integer?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

2.

The average of two consecutive integers

The average of three consecutive integers
The average of four consecutive integers
The average of six consecutive integers
The average of 6 and 9

Column A

m and n are two positive integers.

5m + 7n = 46.

3.

Column A

Column B
n

The nth term of the sequence

a1, a2, a3, ..., an is defined as
an = (an 1). The first term a1
equals 1.

a5

Column B

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4.
ABCD is a square and one of its sides AB is also a chord of the circle as shown in the figure. What is
the area of the square?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

3
9
12

12 2
18

3
O

5.

Column A
The perimeter of
ABC

Column B
The circumference of the circle
A

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6.
In the figure, the areas of parallelograms EBFD and AECF are 3 and 2, respectively. What is the area
of rectangle ABCD ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

3
4
5

4 3
7
E

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7.
The diagonal length of a square is 14.1 sq. units. What is the area of the square, rounded to the nearest
integer? ( 2 is approximately 1.41.)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

96
97
98
99
100

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8.
AB and CD are chords of the circle, and E and F are the midpoints of the chords, respectively. The
line EF passes through the center O of the circle. If EF = 17, then what is radius of the circle?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

10
12
13
15
25
C

A
12

5
O

B
D

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E
y-axis
a

B(6, 3)

a
A(0, 0)
9.

C
D(2, 0)

x-axis

In the rectangular coordinate plane shown, what are the coordinates of point E ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

(2, 0)
(2, 3)
(6, 2)
(6, 6)
(6, 8)

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[Multiple-choice Question Select One Answer Choice Only]

10. In the game of chess, the Knight can make any of the
moves displayed in the diagram. If a Knight is the only
piece on the board, what is the greatest number of spaces
from which not all 8 moves are possible?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

8
24
38
48
56

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11. Which one of the following is nearest to 0.313233 ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

3/10
31/100
313/1000
3132/10000
31323/100000

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12. If x2 4x + 3 equals 0, then what is the value of (x 2)2 ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

0
1
2
3
4

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13. If 2x = 2y + 1, then which of the following could be true?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

x>y
x<y
x=y
x=y+1
9x + 12y = 36

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14. The average length of all the sides of a rectangle equals twice the width of the rectangle. If the area of
the rectangle is 18, what is its perimeter?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

6 6
8 6
24
32
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15. If Robert can assemble a model car in 30 minutes and Craig can assemble the same model car in 20
minutes, how long would it take them, working together, to assemble the model car?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

12 minutes
13 minutes
14 minutes
15 minutes
16 minutes

[Multiple-choice Question Select One Or More Answer Choices]

16. The ratio of the number of chickens to the number of pigs to the number of horses on Richards farm
is 33 : 17 : 21. What fraction of the animals are either pigs or horses?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

16/53
17/54
38/71
25/31
38/33

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17.

Column A
Number of zeros in n

18.

Column A
(1111.0)2 (999.0)2

n equals 104 + (2
102)

Column B
Number of zeros in n2

Column B
(1111.5)2 (999.5)2

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19. Each person in a group of 110 investors has investments in either equities or securities or both.
Exactly 25% of the investors in equities have investments in securities, and exactly 40% of the
investors in securities have investments in equities. How many have investments in equities?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

65
80
120
135
150

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20. Katrina has a wheat business. She purchases wheat from a local wholesaler at a particular cost per
pound. The price of the wheat at her stores is $3 per pound. Her faulty spring balance reads 0.9
pounds for a pound. Also, in the festival season, she gives a 10% discount on the wheat. She found
that she made neither a profit nor a loss in the festival season. At what price did Katrina purchase the
wheat from the wholesaler?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

2.43
2.5
2.7
3
3.3

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21. In a zoo, each pigeon has 2 legs, and each rabbit has 4 legs. The head count of the two species
together is 12, and the leg count is 32. How many pigeons and how many rabbits are there in the zoo?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

4, 8
6, 6
6, 8
8, 4
8, 6

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22. The table shows the distribution of a team of 16 engineers by gender and level.

Male
Female

Junior
Engineers
3
2

Senior
Engineers

Lead
Engineers
2

The number of Male senior Engineers and the number of Female Lead Engineers is not yet known. If
one engineer is selected from the team, which of the following could be the probability that the
engineer is a male senior engineer when the numbers are known?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

1/32
1/16
3/16
1/8
3/4

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23. The following values represent the exact number of cars owned by the 20 families on Pearl Street.
1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 5, 4, 3, 2, 4, 5, 2, 6, 2, 1, 2, 4, 2, 1, 1
This can be expressed in frequency distribution format as follows:

x
1
2
3
4
5
6

The number of
families having x
number of cars
5
7
a
3
b
1

What are the values of a and b, respectively?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

1 and 1
1 and 2
2 and 1
2 and 2
2 and 3

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24. A school has a total enrollment of 150 students. There are 63 students taking French, 48 taking
chemistry, and 21 taking both. How many students are taking NEITHER French nor chemistry?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

60
65
71
75
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Answers and Solutions Test 4:

Question

Answer

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.

B
A
B
E
B
C
D
C
E
D
E
B
A, E
B
A
C
B
B
B
A
D
B, C, D
D
A

1. For choice (A), choose any two consecutive integers, say, 1 and 2. Forming their average* yields

1+ 2 3
=
2
2
Since 3/2 is not an integer, let's move on to choice (B). Note: We cannot eliminate choice (A) because it
could be an integer some other pair of consecutive integers (though that will not actually happen).
For choice (B), choose any three consecutive integers, say, 1, 2, and 3. Forming their average yields

1+ 2 + 3 6
= =2
3
3
Since 2 is an integer, the answer is (B).

Recall that the average of N numbers is their sum divided by N, that is, Average =

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2. Usually, a system having a single constraint in two variables such as 5m + 7n = 46 will not have a
unique solution.
But the given system has two constraints:
1) 5m + 7n = 46
2) m and n are positive integers
Hence, we might have a unique solution. Lets see:
Let p = 5m (p is a multiple of 5) and q = 7n (q is a multiple of 7) such that and p + q = 46. Subtracting q
from both sides yields p = 46 q [(a positive multiple of 5) equals 46 (a positive multiple of 7)]. Lets
look at how many such solutions exist:
If q = 7, p = 46 7 = 39, not a multiple of 5. Reject.
If q = 14, p = 46 14 = 32, not a multiple of 5. Reject.
If q = 21, p = 46 21 = 25, a multiple of 5. Acceptable. So, m = 25/5 = 5 and n = q/7 = 21/7 = 3.
If q = 28, p = 46 28 = 18, not a multiple of 5. Reject.
If q = 35, p = 46 35 = 11, not a multiple of 5. Reject.
If q = 42, p = 46 42 = 4, not a multiple of 5. Reject.
If q  49, p
46 49 = 3, not positive. Reject.
The solution is Column A = m = 5, and Column B = n = 3. Hence, Column A is greater and the answer is
(A).

3. The rule for the sequence is an = (an 1). Putting n = 2 and 3 in the rule yields
a2 = (a2 1) = a1 = (1) = 1

(given that a1 = 1)

a3 = (a3 1) = a2 = 1
Similarly, we get that each even numbered term (when n is even) equals 1 and each odd numbered term
(when n is odd) equals 1. Since a5 is an odd numbered term, it equals 1. Hence, Column A equals 1 and
is less than 1 (= Column B). The answer is (B).

4. Side AB is the hypotenuse of AOB. Hence, by The Pythagorean Theorem, we have

AB2 = AO2 + BO2 = 32 + 32 = 18
Hence, the area of the square ABCD equals side2 = AB2 = 18. The answer is (E).

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5. Since the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, the length of a chord is always less than
the length of the arc it makes (subtends) on the circle. Hence, from the figure, we have
AB < arc AB
BC < arc BC
CA < arc CA
Adding the three inequalities yields AB + BC + CA < arc AB + arc BC + arc CA. The left side of the
inequality is the perimeter of triangle ABC (which Column A equals), and the right side is the
circumference of the circle (which Column B equals). Hence, Column A is less than Column B, and the
answer is (B).
6. The area of the rectangle ABCD is length
width = DC
AD.
The area of the parallelogram AECF is FC
AD (base
height). Also, the area of parallelogram EBFD is
DF
AD. Now, summing the areas of the two parallelograms AECF and EBFD yields
FC
AD + DF
AD = (FC + DF)(AD) = DC
AD = the area of the rectangle ABCD. Hence, the area of
rectangle ABCD equals the sum of areas of the two parallelograms, which is 2 + 3 = 5. The answer is (C).
7. If a is the length of a side of the square, then a diagonal divides the square into two congruent (equal)
right triangles. Applying The Pythagorean Theorem to either triangle yields diagonal2 = side2 + side2 =
a2 + a2 = 2a2. Taking the square root of both sides of this equation yields the diagonal a 2 . We are given
that the diagonal length is 14.1. Hence, a 2 = 14.1 or a =

14.1
. Now, the area, a2, equals
2

14.1 2 14.12
14.12 198.81
=
= 99.4 . The number 99.4 is nearest to 99. Hence, the answer is (D).
=

 =
2
2
2
 2 
2

( )

14.1
with 10, you would have mistakenly gotten 100 and would have
2
answered (E). Approximation is the culprit. Save it for last.
Note: If you had approximated

8. If a line joining the midpoints of two chords of a circle passes through the center of the circle, then it
cuts both chords perpendicularly.
C
A
12

5
E

x
O

B
D
Let x be the length of the line segment from center of the circle to chord AB (at E). Since the length of EF is
17, OF = 17 x.
Now, let r be the radius of the circle. Applying The Pythagorean Theorem to the right triangle AEO yields

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AE2 + EO2 = AO2

5 2 + x2 = r2

(1)

Also, applying The Pythagorean Theorem to CFO yields

CF2 + OF2 = OC2
122 + (17 x)2 = r2

(2)

Equating the left-hand sides of equations (1) and (2), since their right-hand sides are the same, yields
x2 + 52 = 122 + (17 x)2
x2 + 52 = 122 + 172 + x2 34x
34x = 122 + 172 52
34x = 144 + 289 25
34x = 408
x = 408/34
x = 12
Now, substituting this value of x in equation (1) yields
52 + 122 = r2
25 + 144 = r2
r = 169 = 13

Hence, the radius is 13, and the answer is (C).

9. From the figure, since EC is perpendicular to the x-axis, C is a point vertically below point B. Hence,
both have the same x-coordinate.
The line AC is horizontal and therefore its length equals the x-coordinate difference of A and C, which
equals 6 0 = 6.
The line DC is horizontal and therefore its length equals the x-coordinate difference of D and C, which is
6 2 = 4.
The length of the vertical line BC equals the y-coordinate difference of B and C, which is 3 0 = 3.
The length of the vertical line EC equals the y-coordinate difference of E and C.
Now, in ABC, A = a, B = 90 a, and C = 90. The sides opposite angles A and B are in the ratio
BC/AC = 3/6 = 1/2.
Similarly, in DEC, E = a, D = 90 a, and C = 90 (So, ABC and DEC are similar triangles and
their corresponding sides are proportional). Hence, the sides opposite angles E and D are in the ratio
DC/EC = 1/2. Hence, we have
DC/EC = 1/2
EC = 2DC
EC = 2  4 = 8
Hence, the y-coordinate of point E is 8, and the answer is (E).

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10. Since we are looking for the greatest number of spaces from which not all 8 moves are possible, we
can eliminate the greatest number, 56. Now, clearly not all 8 moves are possible from the outer squares,
and there are 28 outer squaresnot 32. Also, not all 8 moves are possible from the next to outer squares,
and there are 20 of themnot 24. All 8 moves are possible from the remaining squares. Hence, the
answer is 28 + 20 = 48. The answer is (D). Notice that 56, (32 + 24), is given as an answer-choice to catch
those who dont add carefully.
11. The given decimal 0.313233 rounded to first, second, third, fourth and fifth digits after the decimal
respectively equal 0.3 [= Choice (A)], 0.31 [= Choice (B)], 0.313 [= Choice (C)], 0.3132 [= Choice (D)],
and 0.31323 [= Choice (E)]. Accuracy can be maintained by rounding the decimals only to later digits. So,
choice (E) is the most accurate and hence the nearest. The answer is (E).
12. We have x2 4x + 3 = 0. By the Perfect Square Trinomial formula, (x 2)2 = x2 4x + 4; and this can
be rewritten as (x2 4x + 3) + 1 = 0 + 1 = 1. Hence, the answer is (B).
13. Dividing the equation 2x = 2y + 1 by 2 yields x = y + 1/2. This equation says that x is 1/2 unit greater
than y. Or more simply, x > y. The answer is (A)automatically making (B) and (C) false.
Choice (D) x = y + 1 clearly violates the equation x = y + 1/2. Hence, choice (D) is not possible. Reject.
Choice (E): Solving the equation 9x + 12y = 36 for x yields x = 4y/3 + 4, which is an equation with slope
different from the slope of given equation x = y + 1/2. Hence, the two lines intersect at some point, and at
the point, choice (E) must be true.
The answer is (A) and (E).
14. The perimeter of a rectangle is twice the sum of its length and width. Hence, if l and w are length and
width, respectively, of the given rectangle, then the perimeter of the rectangle is 2(l + w). Also, the average
side length of the rectangle is 1/4 times the sum. So, the average side length is 2(l + w)/4 = l/2 + w/2.
Now, we are given that the average equals twice the width. Hence, we have l/2 + w/2 = 2w. Multiplying the
equation by 2 yields l + w = 4w and solving for l yields l = 3w.
Now, the area of the rectangle equals length
width = l
w = 18 (given). Plugging 3w for l in the equation
yields 3w
w = 18. Dividing the equation by 3 yields w2 = 6, and square rooting both sides yields w = 6 .
Finally, the perimeter equals 2(l + w) = 2(3w + w) = 8w = 8 6 . The answer is (B).

15. Let t be the time it takes the boys, working together, to assemble the model car. Then their combined
rate is 1/t, and their individual rates are 1/30 and 1/20. Now, their combined rate is merely the sum of their
individual rates:

1 1
1
=
+
t 30 20
Solving this equation for t yields t = 12. The answer is (A).

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16. Let the number of chickens, pigs and horses on Richards farm be c, p, and h. Then forming the given
ratio yields
c : p : h = 33 : 17 : 21
Let c equal 33k, p equal 17k, and h equal 21k, where k is a positive integer (such that c : p : h = 33 : 17 : 21).
Then the total number of pigs and horses is
17k + 21k = 38k
And the total number of pigs, horses and chickens is
17k + 21k + 33k = 71k
Hence, the required fraction equals 38k/71k = 38/71. The answer is (C).

17. Since n equals 104 + (2
102) = 10200 and has 3 zeros, Column A equals 3.
By the Perfect Square Trinomial formula,
n2 =
[104 + (2
102)]2 =
104

+ (2
102)2 + 2(2
102)104 =

108 + 4
104 + 4
106 =

104040000
There are 6 zero digits. So, Column B equals 6.
Column B is greater, and the answer is (B).

18. Column B = (1111.5)2 (999.5)2 =

= (1111.5 999.5)(1111.5 + 999.5)

by the Difference of Squares formula

a2 b2 = (a b)(a + b)

= (1111 + 0.5 999 0.5)(1111 + 0.5 + 999 + 0.5)

= (1111 999)(1111 + 999 + 1)
= (1111 999)(1111 + 999) + (1111 999)
= 11112 9992 + (1111 999)

by the Difference of Squares formula

(a b)(a + b) = a2 b2

= Column A + (1111 999)

= Column A + (a positive number)
From this equation, it is clear that Column B is greater than Column A, by 1111 999, a positive number.
Hence, the answer is (B).

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19. The investors can be categorized into three groups:

(1) Those who have investments in equities only.
(2) Those who have investments in securities only.
(3) Those who have investments in both equities and securities.
Let x, y, and z denote the number of people in the respective categories. Since the total number of investors
is 110, we have
x + y + z = 110

(1)

Also,
The number of people with investments in equities is x + z and
The number of people with investments in securities is y + z.
Since exactly 25% of the investors in equities have investments in securities, we have the equation

L
x + z) = z

L
x 

L
z = z

L
x 

L
z
x = 3z

(2)

Since exactly 40% of the investors in securities have investments in equities, we have the equation
 
L
y + z) = z

L
y + z) = z
y + z = 5z/2
y = 3z/2

(3)

Substituting equations (2) and (3) into equation (1) yields

3z + 3z/2 + z = 110
11z/2 = 110
z 

L



Hence, the number of people with investments in equities is x + z = 3z + z 

L








 

The answer is (B).
20. The cost of wheat at Katrinas store is $3 per Katrinas pound. After the 10% discount (festival season
discount), the cost of the wheat would be
(the price)(1 10%) =
3(1 .10) =
3(.90) =
2.7 dollars per Katrinas pound
Since her faulty balance was reading 0.9 pounds (0.9 Katrina Pounds) for a real pound, she was
unknowingly selling 1 real pound in the name of 0.9 Katrinas pounds. Equating yields 0.9 Katrina Pounds
= 1 real pound. Therefore, a Katrina pound equals 1/0.9 = 10/9 real pounds. Now, for each of Katrinas
pounds, she received the price 2.7 dollars. Therefore, 10/9 real pounds yields 2.7 dollars. This means, each
real pound yields (9/10)(2.7 dollars) = 2.43 dollars per real pound. Since she earned neither a profit nor a
loss, she must have purchased the wheat at this same cost per real pound from the wholesaler. Hence, the
answer is (A).

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21. Let the number of pigeons be p and the number of rabbits be r. Since the head count together is 12,
p + r = 12

(1)

Since each pigeon has 2 legs and each rabbit has 4 legs, the total leg count is
2p + 4r = 32

(2)

Dividing equation (2) by 2 yields p + 2r = 16. Subtracting this equation from equation (1) yields
(p + r) (p + 2r) = 12 16
p + r p 2r = 4
r=4
Substituting this into equation (1) yields p + 4 = 12, which reduces to p = 8.
Hence, the number of pigeons is p = 8, and the number of rabbits is r = 4. The answer is (D).
22. The total number of engineers available is 16.
The number of engineers shown in the table is 3 + 2 + 4 + 2 = 11.
Hence, the number of engineers not shown in the table must be 16 11 = 5.
Hence, the number of Male Senior Engineers must be 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.
Hence, the probability must be 1/16, 2/16 = 1/8, 3/16, 4/16 = 1/4, or 5/16 depending upon the number of
male senior engineers available.
Select choices (B), (C), and (D).
23. In the frequency distribution table, the first column represents the number of cars and the second
column represents the number of families having the particular number of cars. Now, from the data given,
the number of families having exactly 3 cars is 2, and the number of families having exactly 5 cars is 2.
Hence, a = 2 and b = 2. The answer is (D).
24. Adding the number of students taking French and the number of students taking chemistry and then
subtracting the number of students taking both yields (63 + 48) 21 = 90. This is the number of students
enrolled in either French or chemistry or both. Since the total school enrollment is 150, there are 150 90 =
60 students enrolled in neither French nor chemistry. The answer is (A).

French

63

Chemistry

21

48

Both French and Chemistry

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