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If x is an integer, is $$x^{3}$$ even?(1) $$2x + 2$$ is even.(2) $$3x + 1$$ is even.
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The first two albums released by the Isley Brothers, an African-American musical group, pictured white people on their covers, because record executives assumed that white consumers would not purchase albums with pictures of African-American artists on them.
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The cost of manufacturing automobiles is considerably greater in Esteria than in Burdistan. In order to stimulate Esterian consumers’ purchases of domestically manufactured automobiles, the Esterian government has historically charged taxes on automobiles manufactured in Burdistan. Five years ago, however, the Esterian government dropped those taxes; in those five years, the number of workers employed in Esterian automobile factories has decreased by 30%. Therefore, the number of vehicles manufactured and sold in Esteria must have decreased in the last five years.
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the argument?
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The sum of the mean, the median, and the range of the set {1, 2, 6} equals which one of the following values?
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If $$a^2$$ is not equal to $$b^2$$, what is the value of $$\frac{a-b}{a^2-b^2}$$?(1) a + b = 8(2) a – b = 6
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The earliest English settlers in Virginia failed to survive their first winter in the New World because of factors such as inadequate food supplies, harsh weather, and an inability to communicate with Native Americans.
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One feature of the global food economy is the simultaneous import and export of the same items, a phenomenon known as “redundant trade.” In California, for example, domestic cherries are exported to Canada and Japan, while a nearly equivalent number of cherries are imported from Chile, Italy, and Germany. California also exports and imports nearly identical amounts of lettuce and almonds. Although shipping fresh fruits and vegetables is an expensive undertaking, there is a justifiable economic rationale for redundant trade.Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the conclusion above?
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A basketball team composed of 12 players scored 100 points in a particular contest. If none of the individual players scored fewer than 7 points, what is the greatest number of points that an individual player might have scored?
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In the figure to the right is b > a? (Note: Figure not drawn to scale.)(1) a = 35(2) a < 60
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The division of the day into twenty-four hours, rather than into some other number of periods, are essentially random, and most people can scarcely imagine dividing the day in any other way.
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How many integers are there between 51 and 107, inclusive?
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If $$xy \neq 0$$, what percent is x of y?(1) x = 3y(2) x — y = 6
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The demonstrations in Paris was marred by clashes between police officers and bottle-throwing gangs of youths.
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Let Set T = {2, 4, 5, 7}. Which of the following values, if added to Set T, would most increase the standard deviation of Set T?
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In the figure to the right is b > a? (Note: Figure not drawn to scale.)(1) a = 35(2) a < 60
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Though most paper currency was at one time backed by fixed assets such as gold or silver, it now derives its purchasing power from a declaratory fiat of the issuing government.
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Line A is drawn on a rectangular coordinate plane. If the coordinate pairs (3, 2) and (-1, -2) lie on line A, which of the following coordinate pairs does NOT lie on a line that is perpendicular to line A?
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If $$8^{x} = 2^{12}$$, what is x?
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What is the value of x?(1) $$x^{ 2} – 5 x + 6 = 0$$(2) x > 0
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Created in 1731, the original thermometer by Anders Celsius had a scale where the value of 0 corresponded to the boiling point of water; after he died in 1744 the scale was reversed to its present form.
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