GRE Math Problem Solving Practice Test 01

1. Of the following, which is greater than ?

Indicate ALL such fractions.

A. 2/5
B. 4/7
C. 4/9
D. 5/11
E. 6/13
F. 8/15
G. 9/17
2. If an object travels at five feet per second, how many feet does it travel in
one hour?

A. 30
B. 300
C. 720
D. 1800
E. 18000

3. What is the average (arithmetic mean) of all the multiples of ten from 10 to
190 inclusive?

A. 90
B. 95
C. 100

D. 105
E. 110

4. A cubical block of metal weighs 6 pounds. How much will another cube of
the same metal weigh if its sides are twice as long?

A. 48
B. 32
C. 24
D. 18
E. 12

5. In a class of 78 students 41 are taking French, 22 are taking German. Of

the students taking French or German, 9 are taking both courses. How many
students are not enrolled in either course?

A. 6
B. 15
C. 24
D. 33
E. 54

6. A straight fence is to be constructed from posts 6 inches wide and

separated by lengths of chain 5 feet long. If a certain fence begins and ends
with a post, which of the following could be the length of the fence in feet?
(12 inches = 1 foot).

Indicate ALL such answers.

A. 17
B. 28
C. 35
D. 39
E. 50
7. ( 2 - 3 ) =

A. 5 - 26
B. 5 - 6
C. 1 - 26
D. 1 - 2
E. 1

8. 230 + 230 + 230 + 230 =

A. 8120
B. 830
C. 232
D. 230
E. 226

9. Amy has to visit towns B and C in any order. The roads connecting these
towns with her home are shown on the diagram. How many different routes
can she take starting from A and returning to A, going through both B and C
(but not more than once through each) and not travelling any road twice on
the same trip?

A. 10
B. 8
C. 6
D. 4
E. 2

10. In the figure above AD = 4, AB = 3 and CD = 9. What is the area of

triangle AEC ?

A. 18
B. 13.5
C. 9
D. 4.5
E. 3
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2. If an object travels at five feet per second, how many feet does it travel in
one hour?

A. 30
B. 300
C. 720
D. 1800
E. 18000

Correct Answer: E

Explanation:

If an object travels at 5 feet per second it covers 5x60 feet in one minute,
and 5x60x60 feet in one hour. Answer = 18000 (E)

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3. What is the average (arithmetic mean) of all the multiples of ten from 10 to
190 inclusive?

A. 90
B. 95
C. 100
D. 105
E. 110

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

You could add up all the multiples of 10 (10 + 20 + 30 ....+190), and divide
by the number of terms (19). Or you could realize that the average of an
evenly spaced series of numbers is equal to the value of the middle term (or
the average of the two middle terms if there are an even number of terms).
The middle term out of 19 is the tenth term in the series = 100.
4. A cubical block of metal weighs 6 pounds. How much will another cube of
the same metal weigh if its sides are twice as long?

A. 48
B. 32
C. 24
D. 18
E. 12

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

If you double the sides of a cube, the ratio of the surface areas of the old and
new cubes will be 1: 4. The ratio of the volumes of the old and new cubes will
be 1: 8.
Weight is proportional to volume. So, If the first weighs 6 pounds, the second
weighs 6x8 pounds =48.
7. ( 2 - 3 ) =

A. 5 - 26
B. 5 - 6
C. 1 - 26
D. 1 - 2
E. 1

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Expand as for (a + b)2.

(2 - 3)(2 - 3) = 2 - 2(2 + 3) + 3 = 5 - 2 6

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8. 230 + 230 + 230 + 230 =

A. 8120
B. 830
C. 232
D. 230
E. 226

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

All four terms are identical therefore we have 4 (230).

But 4 = 22, and so we can write 22. 230
Which is equivalent to 232

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9. Amy has to visit towns B and C in any order. The roads connecting these
towns with her home are shown on the diagram. How many different routes
can she take starting from A and returning to A, going through both B and C
(but not more than once through each) and not travelling any road twice on
the same trip?

A. 10
B. 8
C. 6
D. 4
E. 2

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Amy can travel clockwise or anticlockwise on the diagram.

Clockwise, she has no choice of route from A to B, a choice of one out of two
routes from B to C, and a choice of one out of two routes from C back to A.
This gives four possible routes.
Similarly, anticlockwise she has four different routes.
Total routes = 8

10. In the figure above AD = 4, AB = 3 and CD = 9. What is the area of

triangle AEC ?

A. 18
B. 13.5
C. 9
D. 4.5
E. 3

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

If we take AE as the base of triangle AEC, then the height is CD.

The height of the triangle is therefore, 9 (given).
To find the base we need to see that triangles AEB and CDE are similar. The
ratio AB: CD, is therefore equal to the ratio AE: ED. The given information
shows that the ratio is 3:9, or 1:3. Now dividing AD (4) in this ratio gives us
AE as 1.
The area of AEC = base x height
=1/2 x 9 = 4.5
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GRE Math Problem Solving Practice Test 02

1. Which of the following could be a value of x, in the diagram above?

Indicate ALL such values.

A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
E. 50
2. Helpers are needed to prepare for the fete. Each helper can make either 2
large cakes or 35 small cakes per hour. The kitchen is available for 3 hours
and 20 large cakes and 700 small cakes are needed. How many helpers are
required?

A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
E. 30

3. Jo's collection contains US, Indian and British stamps. If the ratio of US to
Indian stamps is 5 to 2 and the ratio of Indian to British stamps is 5 to 1, what
is the ratio of US to British stamps?

A. 5 : 1
B. 10 : 5
C. 15 : 2
D. 20 : 2

E. 25 : 2

4. A 3 by 4 rectangle is inscribed in circle. What is the circumference of the

circle?

A. 2.5
B. 3
C. 5
D. 4
E. 10

5. Two sets of 4 consecutive positive integers have exactly one integer in

common. The sum of the integers in the set with greater numbers is how
much greater than the sum of the integers in the other set?

A. 4
B. 7
C. 8
D. 12
E. it cannot be determined from the information given.

6. A circular logo is enlarged to fit the lid of a jar. The new diameter is 50 per
cent larger than the original. By what percentage has the area of the logo
increased?

A. 50
B. 80
C. 100

D. 125
E. 250

7. ABCD is a square of side 3, and E and F are the mid points of sides AB and
BC respectively. What is the area of the quadrilateral EBFD ?

A. 2.25
B. 3
C. 4
D. 4.5
E. 6

8. If n 0, which of the following expressions could have a value less than n?

Indicate ALL such expressions.

A. 2n
B. n
C. 2 - n
9. After being dropped a certain ball always bounces back to 2/5 of the height
of its previous bounce. After the first bounce it reaches a height of 125
inches. How high (in inches) will it reach after its fourth bounce?

A. 20
B. 15

C. 8
D. 5
E. 3.2

10. n and p are integers greater than 1

5n is the square of a number
75np is the cube of a number.
The smallest value for n + p is

A. 14
B. 18
C. 20
D. 30
E. 50

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Practice Test 02

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3. Jo's collection contains US, Indian and British stamps. If the ratio of US to
Indian stamps is 5 to 2 and the ratio of Indian to British stamps is 5 to 1, what
is the ratio of US to British stamps?

A. 5 : 1
B. 10 : 5

C. 15 : 2
D. 20 : 2
E. 25 : 2

Correct Answer: E

Explanation:

Indian stamps are common to both ratios. Multiply both ratios by factors such
that the Indian stamps are represented by the same number.
US : Indian = 5 : 2, and Indian : British = 5 : 1. Multiply the first by 5, and the
second by 2.
Now US : Indian = 25 : 10, and Indian : British = 10 : 2
Hence the two ratios can be combined and US : British = 25 : 2

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Test 02

4. A 3 by 4 rectangle is inscribed in circle. What is the circumference of the

circle?

A. 2.5
B. 3

C. 5
D. 4
E. 10

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Draw the diagram. The diagonal of the rectangle is the diameter of the circle.
The diagonal is the hypotenuse of a 3,4,5 triangle, and is therefore, 5.
Circumference = .diameter = 5

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Test 02

5. Two sets of 4 consecutive positive integers have exactly one integer in

common. The sum of the integers in the set with greater numbers is how
much greater than the sum of the integers in the other set?

A. 4
B. 7
C. 8
D. 12
E. it cannot be determined from the information given.

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

If two sets of four consecutive integers have one integer in common, the total
in the combined set is 7., and we can write the sets as
n + (n + 1) + (n + 2) + (n + 3 ) and
(n + 3) + (n + 4) + (n + 5) + (n + 6)
Note that each term in the second set is 3 more than the equivalent term in
the first set. Since there are four terms the total of the differences will be 4 x
3 = 12

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6. A circular logo is enlarged to fit the lid of a jar. The new diameter is 50 per
cent larger than the original. By what percentage has the area of the logo
increased?

A. 50
B. 80
C. 100
D. 125
E. 250

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

If the diameter of the old lid is 100, the diameter of the new lid will be 150.

This gives a ratio of 2 : 3

The areas of the lids will be in the ratio (2)2 : (3)2 . or 4 : 9
This represents an increase in area of 5units for every 4 units
5/4 is equivalent to 125 percent.

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Test 02

7. ABCD is a square of side 3, and E and F are the mid points of sides AB and
BC respectively. What is the area of the quadrilateral EBFD ?

A. 2.25
B. 3
C. 4
D. 4.5
E. 6

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

(Total area of square - sum of the areas of triangles ADE and DCF) will give

the area of the quadrilateral

9 - (2 x x 3 x 1.5) = 4.5

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9. After being dropped a certain ball always bounces back to 2/5 of the height
of its previous bounce. After the first bounce it reaches a height of 125
inches. How high (in inches) will it reach after its fourth bounce?

A. 20
B. 15
C. 8
D. 5
E. 3.2

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

If after each bounce it reaches 2/5 of the previous height, then after the
second bounce it will reach 2/5 x 125. After the third it will reach 2/5 x 2/5 x
125. After the fourth it will reach 2/5 x 2/5 x 2/5 x 125. This cancels down to 2
x2x2=8
10. n and p are integers greater than 1
5n is the square of a number
75np is the cube of a number.
The smallest value for n + p is

A. 14

B. 18
C. 20
D. 30
E. 50

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

The smallest value for n such that 5n is a square is 5.

75np can now be written as 75 x 5 x p.
This gives prime factors.... 3 x 5 x 5 x 5 x p
To make the expression a perfect cube, p will have to have factors 3 x 3 , and
hence p =9
n + p = 5 + 9 = 14

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GRE Math Problem Solving Practice Test 03

1. The distance from town A to town B is five miles. C is six miles from B.
Which of the following could be the distance from A to C?

Indicate ALL such distances.

A. 11
B. 7
C. 1
2. 5 percent of 55 =

A. 0.05
B. 0.25
C. 0.5
D. 2.5
E. 25

3. If pqr = 1 , rst = 0 , and spr = 0, which of the following cannot be zero?

Indicate ALL such answers.

A. P
B. Q
C. R
D. S
E. T

4.

A. 1/5
B. 6/5

C. 6
D. 64 / 5
E. 64

5. -20 , -16 , -12 , -8 ....

In the sequence above, each term after the first is 4 greater than the
preceding term. Which of the following could not be a term in the sequence?

Indicate ALL such numbers.

B. 200
C. 440
D. 668
E. 762
F. 816
G. 902
6. n denotes the number obtained when n is rounded to the nearest tenth.
For example 4.31 = 4.3
0.089 - 1.135 =

A. 1.05
B. 1.04
C. -1.05
D. -1.0
E. -0.1

7. For how many integer values of n will the value of the expression 4n + 7 be

an integer greater than 1 and less than 200?

A. 48
B. 49
C. 50
D. 51
E. 52

8. In the following correctly worked addition sum, A,B,C and D represent

different digits, and all the digits in the sum are different. What is the sum of
A,B,C and D?

A. 23
B. 22
C. 18
D. 16
E. 14

9. 12 litres of water are poured into an aquarium of dimensions 50cm length,

30cm breadth, and 40cm height. How high (in cm) will the water rise?
(1 litre = 1000cm)

A. 6
B. 8
C. 10

D. 20
E. 40

10. Six years ago Anita was P times as old as Ben was. If Anita is now 17
years old, how old is Ben now in terms of P ?

A. 11/P + 6
B. P/11 +6
C. 17 - P/6
D. 17/P
E. 11.5P

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Practice Test 03

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2. 5 percent of 55 =

A. 0.05
B. 0.25

Result Explanation

C. 0.5
D. 2.5
E. 25

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

We can write the statement mathematically, using x to mean of and /100 for
per cent. So ( 5/100) x 55 = 5 x 5 /100 = 0.252. 5 percent of 55 =

A. 0.05
B. 0.25
C. 0.5
D. 2.5
E. 25

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

We can write the statement mathematically, using x to mean of and /100 for
per cent. So ( 5/100) x 55 = 5 x 5 /100 = 0.25
3. If pqr = 1 , rst = 0 , and spr = 0, which of the following cannot be zero?
Indicate ALL such answers.

A. P

B. Q
C. R
D. S
E. T
Correct Answer: ABC

Explanation:

If pqr = 1, none of these variables can be zero. Since spr = 0 , and since p
and r are not zero, s must be zero. Now rst = 0, and so either s or t must be
zero. Even though we have established that s is zero, there is still the
possibility that t could be zero as well.

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4.

A. 1/5
B. 6/5
C. 6
D. 64 / 5
E. 64

Correct Answer: E

Explanation:

65 = 64x 6
(64 x 6) - 64 = 64(6 - 1) = 64 x 5
Now, dividing by 5 will give us 64

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Test 03

4.

A. 1/5
B. 6/5
C. 6
D. 64 / 5
E. 64

Correct Answer: E

Explanation:

65 = 64x 6
(64 x 6) - 64 = 64(6 - 1) = 64 x 5
Now, dividing by 5 will give us 64

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Test 03

5. -20 , -16 , -12 , -8 ....

In the sequence above, each term after the first is 4 greater than the
preceding term. Which of the following could not be a term in the sequence?

Indicate ALL such numbers.

B. 200
C. 440
D. 668
E. 762
F. 816
G. 902
Correct Answer: EG

Explanation:

All terms in the sequence will be multiples of 4.

762 and 902 are not multiples of 4

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. n denotes the number obtained when n is rounded to the nearest tenth.
For example 4.31 = 4.3
0.089 - 1.135 =

A. 1.05
B. 1.04
C. -1.05
D. -1.0
E. -0.1

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

0.089 to the nearest tenth = 0.1

1.135 to the nearest tenth = 1.1
0.1 - 1.1 = -1

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. For how many integer values of n will the value of the expression 4n + 7 be
an integer greater than 1 and less than 200?

A. 48
B. 49
C. 50
D. 51
E. 52

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

1 < 4n + 7 < 200

n can be 0, or -1
n cannot be -2 or any other negative integer or the expression 4n + 7 will be
less than1.
The largest value for n will be an integer < (200 - 7) /4
193/4 = 48.25, hence 48
The number of integers between -1 and 48 inclusive is 50

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7. For how many integer values of n will the value of the expression 4n + 7 be
an integer greater than 1 and less than 200?

A. 48
B. 49
C. 50
D. 51

E. 52

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

1 < 4n + 7 < 200

n can be 0, or -1
n cannot be -2 or any other negative integer or the expression 4n + 7 will be
less than1.
The largest value for n will be an integer < (200 - 7) /4
193/4 = 48.25, hence 48
The number of integers between -1 and 48 inclusive is 50
9. 12 litres of water are poured into an aquarium of dimensions 50cm length,
30cm breadth, and 40cm height. How high (in cm) will the water rise?
(1 litre = 1000cm)

A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 20
E. 40

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Total volume of water = 12 liters = 12 x 1000 cm3

The base of the aquarium is 50 x 30 = 1500cm3
Base of tank x height of water = volume of water
1500 x height = 12000; height = 12000 / 1500 = 8

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10. Six years ago Anita was P times as old as Ben was. If Anita is now 17
years old, how old is Ben now in terms of P ?

A. 11/P + 6
B. P/11 +6
C. 17 - P/6
D. 17/P
E. 11.5P

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Let Bens age now be B

Anitas age now is A.
(A - 6) = P(B - 6)
But A is 17 and therefore 11 = P(B - 6)
11/P = B-6
(11/P) + 6 = B
GRE Math Problem Solving Practice Test 04

1. If a = 12, then a4 =

A. 144
B. 72
C. 36
D. 24
E. 16

2. If n is even, which of the following cannot be odd?

Select all that apply.

A. n + 3
B. 3n
C. n - 1
D. 2(n + 3)
3. One side of a triangle has length 8 and a second side has length 5. Which
of the following could be the area of the triangle?

Select ALL that apply.

A. 24
B. 20
C. 5
4. A certain animal in the zoo has consumed 39 pounds of food in six days. If
it continues to eat at the same rate, in how many more days will its total

consumption be 91 pounds?

A. 12
B. 11
C. 10
D. 9
E. 8

5. A perfect cube is an integer whose cube root is an integer. For example,

27, 64 and 125 are perfect cubes. If p and q are perfect cubes, which of the
following will not necessarily be a perfect cube?

A. 8p
B. pq
C. pq + 27
D. -p
E. (p - q)6

6. Half the people on a bus get off at each stop after the first, and no one
gets on after the first stop. If only one person gets off at stop number 7, how
many people got on at the first stop?

A. 128
B. 64
C. 32
D. 16
E. 8

7. n is an integer chosen at random from the set

{5, 7, 9, 11 }

p is chosen at random from the set

{2, 6, 10, 14, 18}

What is the probability that n + p = 23 ?

A. 0.1
B. 0.2
C. 0.25
D. 0.3
E. 0.4

8. A dress on sale in a shop is marked at $D. During the discount sale its price
is reduced by 15%. Staff are allowed a further 10% reduction on the
discounted price. If a staff member buys the dress what will she have to pay
in terms of D ?

A. 0.75D
B. 0.76D
C. 0.765D
D. 0.775D
E. 0.805D

9. All the dots in the array are 2 units apart vertically and horizontally. What is
the length of the longest line segment that can be drawn joining any two
points in the array without passing through any other point ?

A. 2
B. 22
C. 3
D. 10
E. 20

10. If the radius of the circle with centre O is 7 and the measure of angle AOB
is 100, what is the best approximation to the length of arc AB ?

A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12
E. 13

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Practice Test 04

Question

Your Answer Correct Answer

1.

Correct

2.

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Your score: 4 out of a possible 10

2. If n is even, which of the following cannot be odd?

Select all that apply.

A. n + 3
B. 3n

C. n - 1
D. 2(n + 3)
Correct Answer: BD

Explanation:

In case A , even plus odd will give odd

In case B, odd times even will give even
In case C, even squared is even, and even minus odd is odd.
In case D, two times an odd number is even
(You can check this by using an easy even number like 2 in place of n)
Only B and D cannot be odd.
3. One side of a triangle has length 8 and a second side has length 5. Which
of the following could be the area of the triangle?

Select ALL that apply.

A. 24
B. 20
C. 5
Correct Answer: BC

Explanation:

The maximum area of the triangle will come when the given sides are placed
at right angles. If we take 8 as the base and 5 as the height the area = x 8
x 5 = 20

We can alter the angle between the sides to make it less or more than 90, but
this will only reduce the area. (Draw it out for yourself). Hence the area can
be anything less than or equal to 20.

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5. A perfect cube is an integer whose cube root is an integer. For example,
27, 64 and 125 are perfect cubes. If p and q are perfect cubes, which of the
following will not necessarily be a perfect cube?

A. 8p
B. pq
C. pq + 27
D. -p
E. (p - q)6

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

A perfect cube will have prime factors that are in groups of 3; for example
125 has the prime factors 5 x 5 x 5 , and 64 x 125 will also be a cube because
its factors will be 4 x 4 x 4 x 5 x 5 x 5
Consider the answer choices in turn.
8 is the cube of 2, and p is a cube, and so the product will also be a cube.
pq will also be a cube as shown above.
pq is a cube and so is 27, but their sum need not be a cube. Consider the
case where p =1 and q = 8, the sum of pq and 27 will be 35 which has
factors 5 x 7 and is not a cube.
-p will be a cube.

Since the difference between p and q is raised to the power of 6, this

expression will be a cube (with cube root = difference squared).
8. A dress on sale in a shop is marked at $D. During the discount sale its price
is reduced by 15%. Staff are allowed a further 10% reduction on the
discounted price. If a staff member buys the dress what will she have to pay
in terms of D ?

A. 0.75D
B. 0.76D
C. 0.765D
D. 0.775D
E. 0.805D

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

If the price is reduced by 15 %, then the new price will be 0.85D

If this new price is further reduced by 10%, the discounted price will be 0.9 x
0.85D = 0.765D

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Test 04

10. If the radius of the circle with centre O is 7 and the measure of angle AOB
is 100, what is the best approximation to the length of arc AB ?

A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12
E. 13

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

If the radius is 7, the circumference = 14

The length of the arc is 100/360 of the circumference
Taking as 22/7 we get
(100 x 14 x 22) / (360 x 7) which reduces to 440/ 36 = 12.22 (i.e. approx. 12)

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GRE Math Problem Solving Practice Test 05

1. Sheila works 8 hours per day on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and 6
hours per day on Tuesday and Thursday. She does not work on Saturday and
Sunday. She earns $324 per week. How much does she earn in dollars per

hour?

A. 11
B. 10
C. 9
D. 8
E. 7

2. ABCD is a parallelogram. BD = 2. The angles of triangle BCD are all equal.

What is the perimeter of the parallelogram?

A. 12
B. 93
C. 9
D. 8
E. 33

3. If the product of 6 integers is negative, at most how many of the integers

can be negative?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6

4. If a positive integer n, divided by 5 has a remainder 2, which of the

following must be true?

Select ALL such statements.

A. n is odd
B. n + 1 cannot be a prime number
C. (n + 2) divided by 7 has remainder 2
D. n + 3 is divisible by 5
5. A solid cube of side 6 is first painted pink and then cut into smaller cubes
of side 2. How many of the smaller cubes have paint on exactly 2 sides?

A. 30
B. 24
C. 12
D. 8
E. 6

6. The slope of the line passing through the point (5,5) is 5/6. All of the
following points could be on the line except

A. (2.5, 2)
B. (11, 10)
C. (8, 7.5)

D. (-1, 0)
E. (-7, -5)

7. In the figure above the square has two sides which are tangent to the
circle. If the area of the circle is 4a, what is the area of the square?

A. 2a
B. 4a
C. 4a
D. 16a
E. 64a

8. A triangle has a perimeter 13. The two shorter sides have integer lengths
equal to x and x + 1. Which of the following could be the length of the other
side?

Select as many as are correct.

A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
9. A machine puts c caps on bottles in m minutes. How many hours will it
take to put caps on b bottles?

A. 60bm/c
B. bm/60c

C. bc/60m
D. 60b/cm
E. b/60cm

10. Paint needs to be thinned to a ratio of 2 parts paint to 1.5 parts water.
The painter has by mistake added water so that he has 6 litres of paint which
is half water and half paint. What must he add to make the proportions of the
mixture correct?

A. 1 litre paint
B. 1 litre water
C. litre water and one litre paint
D. litre paint and one litre water
E. litre paint

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Test 05

2. ABCD is a parallelogram. BD = 2. The angles of triangle BCD are all equal.

What is the perimeter of the parallelogram?

A. 12

B. 93
C. 9
D. 8
E. 33

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Since the angles of BCD are all equal, it is an equilateral triangle. Therefore.
Since one side is 2, BD and CD are also 2. These sides (totaling 4 units)
represent half the perimeter of the parallelogram. Total perimeter = 8.

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3. If the product of 6 integers is negative, at most how many of the integers

can be negative?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Multiplying two negatives (or any even multiple) results in a positive. But
multiplying three negatives (or any odd multiple) gives a negative. If the
result of multiplying 6 negatives is odd, the largest number of negative
integers will be the largest odd number (i.e.5)

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Test 05

4. If a positive integer n, divided by 5 has a remainder 2, which of the

following must be true?

Select ALL such statements.

A. n is odd
B. n + 1 cannot be a prime number
C. (n + 2) divided by 7 has remainder 2
D. n + 3 is divisible by 5
Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

You can find the integers which when divided by 5 have a remainder 2 by
adding 2 to all multiples of 5. So we have n = 7 , 12, 17, 22 etc.
From this series we can see that n does not have to be odd.

Also n + 1 can be a prime because, for example, 12 + 1 = 13

And (n + 2) / 7 has a remainder 2 in some cases but not all.
Remember the question asks us for what MUST be true, and we see that none
of the statements are true in all cases. However, adding 3 to any of the
values of n will always give a multiple of 5.
Test 05

5. A solid cube of side 6 is first painted pink and then cut into smaller cubes
of side 2. How many of the smaller cubes have paint on exactly 2 sides?

A. 30
B. 24
C. 12
D. 8
E. 6

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

When the larger cube is cut into smaller cubes, the corner cubes will have
paint on three sides. The cubes in the middle of the faces will have paint on
only one side, but the cubes cut from the edges will have paint on two sides.
In this case, there will be only one cube one each edge (excluding the
corners), and since there are 12 edges, there will be 12 cubes with paint on
two sides. (Drawing a diagram will make this much clearer.)
Test 05

6. The slope of the line passing through the point (5,5) is 5/6. All of the
following points could be on the line except

A. (2.5, 2)
B. (11, 10)
C. (8, 7.5)
D. (-1, 0)
E. (-7, -5)

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

If we consider the triangle bounded by the x axis, the line, and the
perpendicular to the x-axis passing through (5,5), then, since the slope (5/6)
is given by the y-side (5 units) of the triangle divided by the x side, the x side
is 6. This means the intercept on the x-axis is at (-1, 0). Now consider other
triangles bounded by the line, the x-axis and the perpendicular to the points
given in the answer choices, and check that they give a slope of 5/6. For
example, in (A) the x side of the triangle will be 2.5 + 1 units long, and the y
side will be 2. This does not give a slope of 5/6. (You can use the formula y2 y1 / x2 - x1 to find the slope. For this use the intercept on the x axis for x1
and y1)

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7. In the figure above the square has two sides which are tangent to the
circle. If the area of the circle is 4a, what is the area of the square?

A. 2a
B. 4a
C. 4a
D. 16a
E. 64a

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

If the area of the circle is 4a2 , the radius will be the square root of 4a2 (i.e.
2a)
The diameter will be 4a. The diameter is also the side of the square. Area of
the square is (4a)2 = 16a2
8. A triangle has a perimeter 13. The two shorter sides have integer lengths
equal to x and x + 1. Which of the following could be the length of the other
side?

Select as many as are correct.

A. 4
B. 6

C. 8
Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

The measure of the third side of a triangle must lie between the sum and the
difference of the other two sides. Using this fact along with the answer
choices, we can eliminate the wrong answers.
(A) cannot be correct because 4 would not be the longest side.(sides 4, 5, and
4)
(B) could be correct because the other two sides would be 3 and 4.
(C) cannot be correct because this third side would be greater than the sum
of the other two sides.

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9. A machine puts c caps on bottles in m minutes. How many hours will it
take to put caps on b bottles?

A. 60bm/c
B. bm/60c
C. bc/60m
D. 60b/cm
E. b/60cm

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Substitute sensible numbers and work out the problem. Then change the
numbers back to letters. For example if the machine puts 6 caps on bottles in
2 minutes, it will put 6 /2 caps on per minute, or (6 /2) x 60 caps per hour.
Putting letters back this is 60c/m.If you divide the required number of caps
(b) by the caps per hour you will get time taken in hours. This gives bm/60c
(Remember dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its inverse.)

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