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PREP07 Test 2 PREP08 Test 2
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Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about storms that lend themselves to atmospheric measurements?
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PREP07 Test 2
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Last Thursday, John assembled chairs at a rate of 3 chairs per hour for part of the day and Larry assembled no chairs. Last Friday, Larry assembled chairs at a rate of 4 chairs per hour for part of the day and John assembled no chairs. If John and Larry assembled chairs for a total of 7 hours during these two days, how many chairs did John assemble last Thursday?(1) During these two days, John and Larry assembled a total of 25 chairs.(2) During these two days, Larry assembled more chairs than John did.
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PREP07 Test 2
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In the infinite sequence $$a_1$$,$$a_2$$,$$a_3$$,...,$$a_n$$,..., each term after the first is equal to twice the previous term. If $$a5-a2=12$$, what is the value of a1 ?
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Scientific evidence suggests that the benefits arising from consumption of alcohol are greatest with alcohol that is taken with meals on a moderate, regular basis than when it is consumed on binges.
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OG12 OG15 PREP07 Test 2
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In comparison to the standard typewriter keyboard, the EFCO keyboard, which places the most-used keys nearest the typist`s strongest fingers, allows faster typing and results in less fatigue. Therefore, replacement of standard keyboards with the EFCO keyboard will result in an immediate reduction of typing costs.Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the conclusion drawn above?
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PREP07 Test 2 PREP08 Test 2
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According to the passage, the ideology of female benevolence was consistent with women taking part in each of the following spheres of activity EXCEPT
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PREP07 Test 2
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$$(-3)^{(-2)} =$$
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PREP07 Test 2
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What is the value of 3n - 4?(1) 6n – 10 = 30(2)$$\frac{n}{3} = \frac{20}{9}$$
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PREP07 Test 2
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During the same period in which the Maya were developing a hieroglyphic system of writing, the Aztec people also developed a written language, but it was not as highly sophisticated as that of the Maya and was more pictographic in nature.
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PREP07 Test 2
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Researchers have found that when very overweight people, who tend to have relatively low metabolic rates, lose weight primarily through dieting, their metabolisms generally remain unchanged. They will thus burn significantly fewer calories at the new weight than do people whose weight is normally at that level. Such newly thin persons will, therefore, ultimately regain weight until their body size again matches their metabolic rate.The conclusion of the argument above depends on which of the following assumptions?
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Information in the passage suggests that the author would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements concerning the cult of female domesticity?
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PREP07 Test 2
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A college admissions officer predicts that 20 percent of the students who are accepted will not attend the college. According to this prediction, how many students should be accepted to achieve a planned enrollment of x students?
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PREP07 Test 2
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Circle C and line k lie in the xy-plane. If circle C is centered at the origin and has radius 1, does line k intersect circle C ?(1) The x-intercept of line k is greater than 1.(2) The slope of line k is $$-\frac{1}{10}$$.
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PREP07 Test 2
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Although ice particles in the upper atmosphere benefit Earth in that they reflect and absorb solar radiation, acting as a global thermostat and thus keeping Earth from either burning up or freezing over, they also accelerate the destruction of the ozone layer by reacting with chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's).
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PREP07 Test 2
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Half of the subjects in an experiment-the experimental group-consumed large quantities of a popular artificial sweetener. Afterward, this group showed lower cognitive abilities than did the other half of the subjects-the control group who did not consume the sweetener. The detrimental effects were attributed to an amino acid that is one of the sweetener's principal constituents.Which of the following, if true, would best support the conclusion that some ingredient of the sweetener was responsible for the experimental results?
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PREP07 Test 2 PREP08 Test 2
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Which of the following best summarizes the main point of the passage?
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PREP07 Test 2
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How many people received a certain survey? (1) Six-tenths of those who received the survey responded. (2) Of those who received the survey, 42 responded.
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PREP07 Test 2
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The arithmetic mean and standard deviation of a certain normal distribution are 13.5 and 1.5, respectively. What value is exactly 2 standard deviations less than the mean?
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PREP07 Test 2
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The survival of coral colonies, which are composed of innumerable tiny polyps living in a symbiotic relationship with brilliantly colored algae, are being threatened, experts say, not only by pollutants like agricultural runoff, oil slicks, and trash, but also by dropped anchors, probing divers, and global warming.
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PREP07 Test 2
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Half of the subjects in an experiment-the experimental group-consumed large quantities of a popular artificial sweetener.Afterward, this group showed lower cognitive abilities than did the other half of the subjects-the control group.who did not consume the sweetener.The detrimental effects were attributed to an amino acid that is one of the sweetener's principal constituents.Which of the following, if true, would best help explain how the sweetener might produce the observed effect?
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