PREP07 Test 2
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According to the passage, Aztec women's cloth production enabled Aztec society to do which of the following?
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Each of the 105 students in a certain club is either a freshman, a sophomore, or a junior. How many of the students in the club are sophomores?(1) The ratio of the number of freshmen to the number of sophomores is 1 to 2.
(2) The ratio of the number of freshmen to the number of juniors is 1 to 4.
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Equal amounts of water were poured into two empty jars of different capacities, which made one jar 1/4 full and the other jar 1/3 full. If the water in the jar with the lesser capacity is then poured into the jar with the greater capacity, what fraction of the larger jar will be filled with water?
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The Environmental Protection Agency frequently puts mandatory controls on toxic substances that present as little risk as one in a million chances to cause cancer.
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Beta Corporation claims that it no longer has enough work for the 60 computer data-entry workers that it is laying off. These workers have heard, however, that the company is buying 100 new computers. So the workers concluded that the company's real reason for laying them off is to fill their jobs with lower-paid workers.Which of the following, if true, would most undermine the workers' conclusion?
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Juan bought some paperback books that cost $8 each and some hardcover books that cost $25 each. If Juan bought more than 10 paperback books, how many hardcover books did he buy?(1) The total cost of the hardcover books that Juan bought was at least $150.(2) The total cost of all the books that Juan bought was less than $260.
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Which of the following best describes the function of the third paragraph of the passage?
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A pair of shoes is on sale for $60. If this price is 20 percent less than the regular price of the shoes, what is the regular price of the shoes?
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The rise of the Incan empire rested not only on the Incas' military might and the ability of their rulers but also they imposed a highly organized economic and political system on many different ethnic groups and permitting them to retain many of their customs and often their own leaders.
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Which of the following most logically completes the passage?For the past several years, a certain technology has been widely used to transmit data among networked computers. Recently two data transmission companies, Aptron and Gammatech, have each developed separate systems that allow network data transmission at rates ten times faster than the current technology allows. Although the systems are similarly priced and are equally easy to use, Aptron's product is likely to dominate the market, because __________.
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The passage is primarily concerned with
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What is the value of the positive integer m ?(1) When m is divided by 6, the remainder is 3. (2) When 15 is divided by m, the remainder is 6.
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Which of the following lists the number of points at which a circle can intersect a triangle?
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Nine months after the county banned jet skis and other water bikes from the tranquil waters of Puget Sound, a judge overturned the ban on the ground of violating state laws for allowing the use of personal watercraft on common waterways.
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Radio stations with radio data system (RDS) technology broadcast special program information that only radios with an RDS feature can receive. Between 1994 and 1996, the number of RDS radio stations in Verdland increased from 250 to 600. However, since the number of RDS-equipped radios in Verdland was about the same in 1996 as in 1994, the number of Verdlanders receiving the special program information probably did not increase significantly.Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
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The primary purpose of the passage is to
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Sets A, B, and C have some elements in common. If 16 elements are in both A and B, 17 elements are in both A and C, and 18 elements are in both B and C, how many elements do all three of the sets A, B, and C have in common?
(1) Of the 16 elements that are in both A and B, 9 elements are also in C.(2) A has 25 elements, B has 30 elements, and C has 35 elements.
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If the two regions above have the same area, what is the ratio t : s ?
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Performing a risky maneuver that required precision flying, not only did space shuttle astronauts retrieve an orbiting satellite, it was done simultaneously while avoiding being rear-ended by a passing ultraviolet telescope.
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Situation: For five years the Souper restaurant chain has maintained rapid sales growth in Danport, primarily by opening new restaurants that draw patrons away from other restaurants in their vicinity.Goal: Souper wishes to achieve continued rapid sales growth in Danport over the next two years.Proposal for consideration: Continue to open new restaurants in Danport during the next two years at the same rate as in the last two years.In light of the situation, which of the following, if true, most strongly argues that adopting the proposal would be an ineffective way of achieving the goal?
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