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Cindy invests $10000 in an account that pays an annual rate of 3.96%, compounding semi-annually. Approximately how much does she have in her account after two years?
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When, on a particular shopping trip, a consumer purchases an item which he previously had no intention of purchasing, this sale is called an "impulse purchase." The objects of impulse purchases are occasionally essential items (i.e. items that satisfy basic subsistence needs), but much more frequently are luxury or non-essential items. Researchers have determined that, at the end of a shopping trip, a consumer is much more excited if she has bought a luxury item on an impulse purchase, than if she had made no impulse purchases. If the information above is true, and if the researchers’ investigation was properly conducted, then which of the following must also be true?
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At the state beach, deaths due to drowning have increased by 35% this year, not because of fewer lifeguards but because of dramatic changes in ocean currents.
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If wxyz ≠$$\neq$$0, does wxyz = 1?(1) w = $$\frac{1}{x}$$ , y = $$\frac{1}{z}$$(2) w$$x^2$$ = $$1\over{xyz}$$
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Captown is the capital city of Maltania. If the population of Captown is 25 percent of the rest of the population of Maltania, then the population of Captown is what percent of the entire population of Maltania?
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The Ixazyiquo tribe are believed to be one of the few remaining tribes in the country of Malugiato to have never had any contact with the Lamandians, settlers who arrived in Malugiain during the last hundred years. Using satellite imagery, a team of anthropologists determined that the Ixazyiquo land is covered with thriving banana plantations. The anthropologists conclude that the Ixazyiquo tribe has in fact had direct contact with the Lamandians.Which of the following, if true, would best support the anthropologists’ conclusion?
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The board of trustees, worried about the Neith corporation's rising debts, instructed Neith's CEO to not only downsize significantly, to lay off over 5000 employees around the country, but terminating as well the Neith's relationship with Arachne Unlimited, who in the past year were draining valuable funds from the Neith.
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What is the value of $$9x^2$$ – 30xy +$$ 25y^2$$ ?Statement #1: 3x – 5y = 20Statement #2: x + y = 12
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$$\sqrt{81+81+81+81+81+81+81+81}$$=
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Recidivism is the return to criminal behavior, and consequently a return to prison, of a former prisoner who has already served in incarceration for a criminal conviction. In the United States, most burglars and common thieves have a recidivist rate above 70%. Studies have shown that, when available, those incarcerated burglars and thieves who pursue post-secondary education while in prison have substantially lower recidivism rates. Therefore, the government should fund programs that assist incarcerated burglars and thieves in pursuing higher education, especially since ___________________________. Which of the following most logically completes the passage?
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Shakespeare's poetry, which not only includes 154 sonnets but four narrative poems as well, are generally given less attention than they give his plays.
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What is the value of x?(1) $$ x^2$$ - 5x + 6 = x - 3(2) 3x - (3 + y) = 2x - y
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If A, B, C and D are positive integers such that 4A = 9B, 17C = 11D, and 5C = 12A, then the arrangement of the four numbers from greatest to least is
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The members of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) are famed for their intense devotion to one another. The Marine motto "Semper Fidelis" (Latin, "Always Faithful") is taken to connote, among other things, the lifelong devotion a Marine has to his or her comrades in the corps. Psychologists who study cohesion among groups have concluded that the USMC creates this intense bond through its unique Recruit Training program.Which of the following, if true, most helps to justify the psychologists' position?
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With Arcsun Corporation announcing their new home video system, Playlite has to upgrade their systems to compete with them.
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If n is a positive integer, is $$ \frac{1}{n}$$ -$${1}\over{n+1}$$ $$\lt$$0.05?Statement #1: n is oddStatement #2: n is a positive multiple of 7
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What is the value of x?
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Six years ago, the police force of Harrisville was reduced, in an effort to make a smaller but more efficient force. In the first two years, crimes in Harrisville, especially by career criminals, were at a higher rate than they had been in the previous decades. Then, for the most recent four years, the crime rate has been the lowest in the seventy years on record, with the significant drop in crimes by career criminals. Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the change in the crime rate between the first two years after the change and the last four years?
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The melting of world glaciers, measured consistently from the early 1990s until the present, seems like it is corroborative that average global temperatures are inexorably rising.
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The figure on the left is an isosceles right triangle, and the figure on the right is a square of length 3. What is the value of b?Statement #1: b is the length of the diagonal of the square.Statement #2: the triangle and the square have the same area.
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