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A recent poll indicates that many people in the United States hold a combination of conservative and liberal political views; i.e.,they denounce big government, saying government is doing too much and has become too powerful, while at the same time supporting many specific government programs for health care, education, and the environment.
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The passage mentions each of the following as a factor affecting current maps of Native American lands EXCEPT
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If x and z are integers, is at least one of them even?(1)x + z is odd.(2)x - z is odd.
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If a certain wheel turns at a constant rate of x revolutions per minute, how many revolutions will the wheel make in k seconds?
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The recent decline in the value of the dollar was triggered by a prediction of slower economic growth in the coming year. But that prediction would not have adversely affected the dollar had it not been for the government's huge budget deficit, which must therefore be decreased to prevent future currency declines.Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion about how to prevent future currency declines?
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The passage suggests which of the following about most existing maps of Native American lands?
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Three thousand families live in a certain town. How many families who live in the town own neither a car nor a television set? (1) Of the families who live in the town, 2,980 own a car.(2) Of the families who live in the town, 2,970 own both a car and a television set.
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If a coin has an equal probability of landing heads up or tails up each time it is flipped, what is the probability that the coin will land heads up exactly twice in 3 consecutive flips?
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Genetic engineering sometimes entails plant or animal genes' getting spliced into other species' DNA, either to improve crop yields or for warding off insects or disease.
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OG12 OG15 PREP07 Test 2
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Neither a rising standard of living nor balanced trade, by itself, establishes a country`s ability to compete in the international marketplace. Both are required simultaneously since standards of living can rise because of growing trade deficits and trade can be balanced by means of a decline in a country`s standard of living.If the facts stated in the passage above are true, a proper test of a country`s ability to be competitive is its ability to
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All of the following are examples of the type of evidence used in creating "Most existing maps" (line 7-8) EXCEPT
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A certain bakery has 6 employees. It pays annual salaries of $14,000 to each of 2 employees, $16,000 to 1 employee, and $17,000 to each of the remaining 3 employees. The average (arithmetic mean) annual salary of these employees is closest to which of the following?
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In the fraction x/y, where x and y are positive integers, what is the value of y ?(1) The least common denominator of $$\frac{x}{y}and \frac{1}{3} is 6$$.(2) x = 1.
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Those skeptical of the extent of global warming argue that short-term temperature data are an inadequate means of predicting long-term trends and point out that the scientific community remains divided on whether significant warming will occur and what impact will it have if it does.
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Traditionally, decision making by managers that is reasoned step-by-step has been considered preferable to intuitive decision making.However, a recent study found that top managers used intuition significantly more than did most middle-or lower-level managers.This confirms the alternative view that intuition is actually more effective than careful, methodical reasoning.The conclusion above is based on which of the following assumptions?
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If x is equal to the sum of the even integers from 40 to 60, inclusive, and y is the number of even integers from 40 to 60, inclusive, what is the value of x+y?
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The passage is primarily concerned with
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There are two types of rolls on a counter, plain rolls and seeded rolls. What is the total number of rolls on the counter? (1) The ratio of the number of seeded rolls on the counter to the number of plain rolls on the counter is 1 to 5. (2) There are 16 more plain rolls than seeded rolls on the counter.
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Once made exclusively from the wool of sheep that roam the Isle of Lewis and Harris off the coast of Scotland, Harris tweed is now made only with wools that are imported, sometimes from the mainland and sometimes they come--as a result of a 1996 amendment to the Harris Tweed Act--from outside Scotland.
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Certain messenger molecules fight damage to the lungs from noxious air by telling the muscle cells encircling the lungs'airways to contract.This partially seals off the lungs.An asthma attack occurs when the messenger molecules are activated unnecessarily, in response to harmless things like pollen or household dust.Which of the following, if true, points to the most serious flaw of a plan to develop a medication that would prevent asthma attacks by blocking receipt of any messages sent by the messenger molecules referred to above?
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