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Is $$x > 0$$?(1) $$x^2 < 9$$(2) $$x^3 < -8 $$
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This year, the number of applications at College X increased by nearly 5%, while the size of the entering class and the structure of the admissions process remained the same. However, the admissions director of College X claims that this year a greater proportion of its applicants received offers of admission from the college than in years past.
Which of the following statements best reconciles the claim of the admissions director with other evidence presented in the argument?
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The primary purpose of the passage is to
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Gary’s Gas Station serves an average of 20 cars per hour on Saturdays, 10 cars per hour on Sundays, and 9 cars per hour on all other days of the week. If the station is open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, how many cars does Gary’s station serve over the course of a typical week?
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The decline and fall of the Roman Empire remains a topic of vigorous debate to this day; historians have attributed it to a variety of causes, including military insurrection, ethnic conflict, and widespread immorality.
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If $$5^ x = y$$, what is x?(1) $$y = 25$$(2) $$y^ 3 = 15,625$$
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Zoologists warn of an imminent surge in the number of bird species that will become extinct within this century. Nevertheless, these zoologists are wrong. One need only consider the information gathered on native North American raptors, such as bald eagles and peregrine falcons. Several of these species came close to vanishing between 1900 and 1970, but since 1970, the local populations of these raptors have rebounded.The answer to which of the following questions provides information that would be most helpful in evaluating the argument above?
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With which of the following statements about economic circumstances in Mexico would the author of the passage most likely agree?
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A marketing survey of Anytown found that the ratio of trucks to sedans to motorcycles was 3:7:2, respectively. Given that there are 12,600 sedans in Anytown, how many motorcycles are there?
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High temperatures, beaches that are expansive, and active volcanoes attract close to seven million tourists to the Hawaiian Islands each year.
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If$$\sqrt{x}=y$$, what is the value of x?(1) y = 2(2) x > 0
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Because of a rare type of fungus that killed off many cacao trees in Brazil, there was an unusually meager harvest of cacao beans this year. The wholesale price of cocoa solids and cocoa butter has increased significantly and is unlikely to fall in the foreseeable future. As a result, the retail price of chocolate is certain to increase within six months.Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?
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According to the passage, why might the number of Mexican immigrants to the United States fail to decrease dramatically?
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Jennifer has 60 dollars more than Brian. If she were to give Brian 1/5 of her money, Brian would have 25% less than the amount that Jennifer would then have. How much money does Jennifer have?
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Foods high in tryptophan, an amino acid that is a precursor to serotonin, can help people to fall asleep by reducing anxiety, relaxing the brain, and in regulating the sleep cycle.
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A circular pizza is cut into eight wedge-shaped slices of equal size. What is the circumference of the pizza?(1) The area of each slice measures 2 square inches.(2) The pizza measures 8 inches in diameter.
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The head baker at Barry’s Bagels can either purchase flour in-person from the local flour mill, Larry’s Local Mill, or order a shipment of flour from an out-of-state mill, Isadore’s Interstate Mill. The cost of the flour from Isadore’s Interstate Mill is 10 percent less than the cost of the flour from Larry’s Local Mill. Even after shipping and handling fees are added, it is still cheaper to order flour that has to be shipped from Isadore’s than to buy flour locally from Larry’s.The statements above, if true, best support which of the following assertions?
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According to the passage, which of the following best explains why the number of Javan rhinos in Vietnam cannot be increased by additions from those in the Ujung Kulon peninsula?
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How many of the integers between 40 and 100, inclusive, are even?
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If a person wants to ascend up the corporate ladder, they have to know the rules of the game.
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