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Oceanologist: Recently an unprecedented number of dead dolphins washed ashore along the mid-Atlantic coast. In the blood of over half of the dolphins, marine biologists discovered a brevotoxin that had been emitted by the alga Ptychodiscus brevis, in what is known as a red tide. Additionally, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), a toxic industrial compound, was also found in the dolphin’s blood. A reasonable conclusion, and indeed one many have drawn, is that the dolphins were simply victims of the brevotoxin. Nonetheless, brevotoxins, by themselves, are not lethal to dolphins, though they do tax the dolphins system. Furthermore, most dolphins have some accumulated brevotoxins in their blood without suffering any ill health effects. Therefore, the brevotoxins alone cannot explain the mass beaching of dead dolphins. Which of the following, if true, does most to help explain the oceanologist’s doubt that the brevotoxins were the primary cause of the dolphins washing upon shore?
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A helicopter company charges $85 for the first kilometer of a trip and $5 for every kilometer after that. If the total cost of a trip was $365, how many kilometers were flown?
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In saying that environmental regulation in the United States is more “prescriptive,” the author of the passage implies that
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Punctuated equilibrium is a biological theory that regards evolution not as a gradual process by which one species slowly and continuously transforms into another, rather a process in which species were remaining stable for long periods and then have dramatic change in isolated short bursts.
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For a sale, the original retail price of a particular shirt and the original retail price of a particular hat were both reduced by 20 percent. The sale price of the hat is how many dollars more than the sale price of the shirt?(1) The original retail price of the hat was 10 dollars more than the original retail price of the shirt.(2) The original retail price of the hat was 50 percent greater than the original retail price of the shirt.
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Federal investigators, called in at the request of the management of Ploutos National Bank, recently apprehended a ring of seven embezzlers from among the bank's employees. The bank management decided to call in the federal investigators when they were unable to account for millions of dollars missing in their budget for this year. All the funds those seven individuals embezzled have been returned to the bank, and that accounts for about two thirds of the total amount missing. All seven of the accused have plea-bargained to avoid trial and are now serving in prison on reduced sentences.Which of following conclusions can most properly be drawn from the information above?
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In the xy-coordinate system, line k passes through points (-5m, 0) and (0, 2m). Which of the following is a possible equation of line k?
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The primary purpose of the passage is to
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Since Senator Johnston revised the estate tax code in a way that allows grandchildren living outside the United States to claim special exemptions, many of them moving abroad with the expectation of a large inheritance.
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What percent of Gigacorp’s 80 female employees are college graduates?(1) Gigacorp has 20 male employees.(2) 30 percent of Gigacorp’s employees are college graduates.
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Two years ago, the human resources department at Harrison's Technologies had 175 sexual harassment cases open, a number that at that time led all companies in the sector. At that time, a typical claim took six months to process and clear. In response to this high number, the CEO's Advisory Team published a comprehensive set of guidelines for training employees in the identification and avoidance of behaviors that could constitute sexual harassment. At this writing, the human resources department has only sixty sexual harassment cases open. Clearly, the guidelines published by the CEO's Advisory Team were effective in reducing the occurrence of new sexual harassment claims at Harrison's Technologies. Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the conclusion above?
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In the xy-coordinate system, points (2, 9) and (-1, 0) lie on line k. If the point (n, 21) lies on line k, what is the value of n?
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Based on information in the first paragraph, which of the following best exemplifies how America narrowly focuses on environmental regulation?
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The candidate, fresh from a series of primary victories, not only promised to incorporate several popular ideas from her defeated opponents, including some she criticized at the beginning of the campaign, but to include her two principal opponents in her cabinet, if she won the upcoming general election.
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If Ed’s annual salary is $360,000 what is Rick’s annual salary?(1) The sum of Rick’s annual salary and Jim’s annual salary is equal to Ed’s annual salary.(2) The sum of Rick’s annual salary and Ed’s annual salary is equal to twice Jim’s annual salary.
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More than 80% of the executives in the county attended high school in the county, and clearly they represent some of the brightest in the county. Among the seventeen high schools in the county, the three in the coastal towns have had the highest test scores in the county for several decades. A recent study shows that almost all of the county executives who attended high school in the county attended one of those three high schools in the coastal towns.
The argument above is most vulnerable to criticism on which grounds?
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If $$ W=\sqrt{\frac{1}{16}},x=(\frac{1}{100})^\frac{1}{3}and y=(\frac{1}{4})^{-2}then$$
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It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following applies to the merchant and skilled craftsmen in 17th century Holland who traded in tulips?
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Points P, Q, R, S, and T all lie on the same line. The larger circle has center S and passes through P and T. The smaller circle has center R andpasses through Q and S. What is the ratio of the area of the larger circle to the area of the smaller circle?Statement #1: ST:PQ = $$\frac{5}{2}$$Statement #2: RT:PR = $$\frac{13}{7}$$
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The Moon is Blue (1953), which was known at the time by its sexually explicit dialogue and the controversy provoked, had been regarded as a tame PG-13 movie by today’s standards.
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