15.1,100xy
16.Mr.Giffordwishestoput372eggsintocartonsthatcanhold12eggseach.Ifhehas50emptycartonsandpletelyfillsasmanyofthemaspossiblewiththe327eggs,howmanyofthecartonswillremainempty?
(A)
12(B)
15(C)
19(D)
28(E)
31
17.Whichofthefollowingnumbersisgreatest?
(A)
0.0225(C)
0.0325(E)
x=2andy23refertothegraphbelow.2
1.Bywhatpercentdidthenumberofpersonalputerssoldbypaqincreasefrom1992to1993?
(A)
50%(B)
65%(C)
75%(D)
100%(E)
110%
22.In1992,PackardBellaccountedforwhatpercentoftheputerssoldbythefourpanieslisted?
(A)
6%(B)
9%(C)
10%(D)
12%(E)
14%
23.IftheratioofthenumberofpersonalputerssoldbyIBMpaq,andTandy(notshown)
in1993was6to4to1,respectively,approximatelyhowmanypersonalputersweresoldbyTandyin1993?
(A)
350,000(B)
400,000(C)
450,000(D)
500,000(E)
550,000Questions24-25refertothefollowingtable.
24.Forthecategoriesgiven,whichcategoryaccountsforapproximatelyofthetotalnumberofgraduatesexpectedforeachofftheyearsshown?
(A)
Highschooldiploma(B)
Associatedegree(C)
Bachelorsdegree(D)
Mastersdegree(E)
Doctoraldegree
25.Thenumberofassociatedegreesexpectedtobegrantedin2001ismostnearlywhatpercentgreaterthanthenumberofassociatedegreesexpectedtobegrantedin1995?
(A)
2%(B)
3%(C)
5%(D)
7%(E)
9%
26.Iftheareaoftheshadedregionofthesquareaboveis20,whatistheperimeterofthesquare?
(A)
4(B)
8(C)
16(D)
80(E)
400
27.Ifx=andy=,themy=(A)
2(B)
(C)
1(E)
1?
(A)
5(B)
6(C)
8(D)
11(E)
23
29.Whenitwasfoundthat150moreticketsfortheschoolplayweresoldthantheseatingcapacityoftheauditorium.Itwasdecidedtohavetwoperformances.ifthetotalnumberofticketssoldwasequaltothetotalnumberwhoattendedandiftheauditoriumwasfullforeachofthetwoperformances,whatistheseatingcapacityoftheauditorium?
(A)
100(B)
200(C)
225(D)
300(E)
450
30.Ifn=pqr,wherep,q,andrarethreedifferentpositiveprimenumbers,howmanydifferentpositivedivisorsdoesnhave,includinglandn?
(A)
3(B)
5(C)
6(D)
7(E)
8
SECTION2Time–30minutes38Questions
1.Though--tosomedegree,tellingasmallliesometimesenablesonetoavoid--anothersfeelings.(A)
necessarymollifying(B)
regrettableharming(C)
unfortunateexaggerating(D)
attractiveconsidering(E)
difficultresisting
2.Perhapsbecausescientistshavebeensointriguedbydogssuperiorsensesofsmellandhearing,researchershavelong--theireyesight,assumingthattheyinhabitadrab,black-and-whiteworld,devoidofcolor.(A)
studied(B)
coveted(C)
appreciated(D)
resented(E)
underestimated
3.Despiteastringofdismalearningsreports,thetwo-year-oldstrategytoreturnthepanytoprofitabilityisbeginningto--.(A)
falter(B)
disappoint(C)
pete(D)
work(E)
circulate
4.ThePresidentreachedadecisiononlyafterlengthy----,painstakinglyweighingthe--opinionsexpressedbycabimembers.(A)
deliberationdivergent(B)
confrontationunanimous(C)
relegationconsistent(D)
speculationconciliatory(E)
canvassingarbitrary
5.Althoughjustbarely--asawriteroflucidprose,Joneswasanextremely--editorwhoworkedsuperblywithotherwritersinhelpingthemimprovetheclarityoftheirwriting.(A)
deficientmuddling(B)
proficientcontentious(C)
adequatecapable(D)
appallingpetent(E)
engaginginept
6.Theaccusationswebringagainstothersshouldbe--ourselves;theyshouldnot--placencyandeasyjudgmentsonourpartconcerningourownmoralconduct.(A)
definitionsofproduce(B)
instructionstoequate(C)
denigrationsofexclude(D)
warningstojustify(E)
parodiesofsatirize
7.Althoughthemeaningsofwordsmaynecessarilybeliabletochange,itdoesnotfollowthatthelexicog-rapheristhereforeunabletorenderspelling,inagreatmeasure,--.(A)
arbitrary(B)
superfluous(C)
interesting(D)
flexibl