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A certain bus driver is paid a regular rate of $16 per hour for any number of hours that does not exceed 40 hours per week. For any overtime hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week, the bus driver is paid a rate that is 75% higher than his regular rate. If last week the bus driver earned $976 in total compensation, how many total hours did he work that week?
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What is the largest angle in triangle ABC?(1) The sum of angles A and B is 70 degrees.(2) Angle C is 110 degrees.
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Irish poet Seamus Heaney has won a number of prizes for his work, including the Nobel Prize in Literature and two Whitbread Book of the Year awards.
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The passage provides information about each of the following, EXCEPT
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At any given time, approximately fifteen percent of all homes in Florida are on the market. In Texas, however, only seven percent of all homes are on the market at any given time. Therefore, one will have a wider selection of homes to choose from if one looks for a home in Florida rather than in Texas.Which of the following, if true, would most strongly strengthen the argument above?
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Of the 120 passengers on Flight 750, 50% are female. 10% of the passengers sit in first class, and the rest of the passengers sit in coach class. If 1/3 of the passengers in first class are male, how many females are there in coach class?
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Is a + b > c + d ?(1) a > c(2) d < b
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The eighteenth-century Italian soprano Francesca Cuzzoni was known for her exceptional voice, extravagant lifestyle, and for her rivaling Faustina Bordoni bitterly.
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Albinism is a rare genetic condition that inhibits the production of melanin, or pigmentation, in the skin and hair. People born with albinism are unusually susceptible to sunburn, melanoma, and a range of other health issues that are generally connected to excessive exposure to the sun.The statements above, if true, provide the most support for which of the following conclusions?
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Which of the following best describes the main purpose of the passage above?
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The number of passengers on a certain bus at any given time is given by the equation$$ P = –2{( S – 4)}^{ 2} + 32$$, where P is the number of passengers and S is the number of stops the bus has made since beginning its route. If the bus begins its route with no passengers, what is the value of S when the bus has its greatest number of passengers?
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The sum of n consecutive positive integers is 45. What is the value of n?(1) n is even(2) n < 9
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The university science library, as most libraries, prohibits students to borrow rare, expensive, or popular reference materials; such materials are designated for use in the library only.
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The author of the passage mentions Stanton's husband's intention to leave town most likely in order to emphasize which of the following?
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The hepatitis B virus is common in China relative to other countries in the region. The disease can easily be prevented through vaccination, regulation of barbershop and manicure practices, and health education. Yet, the incidence of this disease continues to rise in China, while it remains stable or is falling in China’s neighboring countries.Which of the following, if true, would best explain the situation described above?
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Store X sold$$\frac{ 1}{6}$$ more television sets in March than in February, and in February, it sold 3/8 fewer television sets than in January. If the store sold 480 television sets in January, how many sets were sold in March?
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The average (arithmetic mean) height of five of Peter’s friends is 70 inches. What will be the new average height if Peter is included in the group? (1) Peter’s height is 1 foot greater than the average height of his five friends (1 foot = 12 inches). (2) Peter is 5 inches taller than the tallest of his five friends.
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The art of Michelangelo, the inventions of Edison, and Shakespeare's plays all represent great achievements in human history.
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Demand levels for some categories of products are closely interdependent. When one type of a product can serve as a complement for another product, the levels of demand for these goods are positively related. An increase in the demand for one product usually increases the demand for its complementary product. Similarly, a decrease in the demand for one good causes a decrease in the demand for its complementary product.Which of the following statements provides an example of the relationship between product demands described above?
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What is the significance of the author's statement that the dam generated half of Egypt's output of electricity by the 1970s?
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