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Bus Company President: A city councilman has stated his objection to the claim that the city buses are dangerous. This is clearly untrue. None of the new buses in use has ever crashed or even had a serious malfunction. City councilman: The problem with the new buses is not that they malfunction, but that they are no flamboyantly painted that other drivers on the road are distracted and this may cause accidents.

Q:The councilman responds to the bus company president by doing which of the following?

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Characterizing the bus company president's assertion as stemming from subjective interest rather than from objective evaluation of the facts

Drawing attention to the fact that the bus company president's interpretation of the word "dangerous" is too narrow

Invoking evidence that the bus company president has explicitly dismissed as irrelevant the point at issue

Citing statistical evidence that refutes the bus company president's claim

The area of an equilateral triangle whose altitude is 10, is:

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8√3

2√3

96√3

4√3

Harper's Pencils manufactures and sells the same pencils as Johnson's Supply. Employee wages account for forty percent of the cost of manufacturing pencils at both factories. Harper's is seeking a competitive edge over Johnson's supply. Therefore, to promote this end, Harper's should lower employee wages.

Q:Which of the following, if true, seriously weakens the argument above?

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Because they make a small number of specialty artist's pencils, pencil manufacturers cannot receive volume discounts on raw materials

Lowering wages would reduce the quality of employee work and this reduced quality would leadto lowered sales

Harper's Pencils has taken away twenty percent of Johnson's Supply business over the last year

Johnson's Supply pays its employees, on average, ten percent more than does Harper's Pencils

If x is a positive number and x2 + 36 = 100, what is the value of x ?

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6

8

14

64

One sixth of a day is what part of the time between 3 p.m. Monday and 3 p.m Thursday of the same week?

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1/10

1/18

1/15

1/12

A worker is paid R rupees per hours for the first 8 hours daily. For every hour after the first 8 hours, she is paid S rupees per hour. If she works 12 hours in one day, what is her average hourly for the day ?

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8R + S

8R + 4S/4

12R - 8S/4

2R + S/3

If P²+ 5 = 22, then P²- 5 =

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12

17

39

144

What is the average of 3¹⁰ , 3²⁰ and 3³⁰ ?

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3⁵⁹

3⁹ + 3¹⁹ + 3²⁹

3⁵⁷

3¹¹ + 3²¹ + 3³¹

Excavations on the now uninhabited isle of Kelton reveal a scene typical of towns decimated by volcanic ash. Archaeologists have hypothesized that the destruction was due to volcanic activity known to have occurred in the vicinity of the island in 160 B. C.

Q:Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the archaeologist's' hypothesis?

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No coins minted after 160 B.C. were found in Kelton, but coins minted before that year were found in abundance

Pieces of gold and pearl jewelry that are often found in graves dating from years preceding and following 160 B.C. were also found in several graves on the island.

Most modern histories of the region mention that several major volcanoes eruptions occurred near the island in 160 B.C

Several small jugs carved in styles popular in the region in the century between 200 B.C. and 100 B.C. were found in Kelton

The Positive difference between k and 1/8 is same as the positive difference between 1/2 and 1/3. Which of the following could be the value of K?

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1/7

7/24

23/24

1/6

The death rates for three diseases are

Disease R 2 people out of 10,000

Disease S 13 people out of 1,000,000

Disease T 9 people out of 100,000

What is the combined death rate for the three diseases?

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123 out of 1,000,000

42 out of 10,000

42 out of 1000,000

303 out of 1,000,000

A total of 60 drawing note books were sold. If 20 percent of the first 20 sold were in color, 40 percent of the next 30 sold were in color, and 80 percent of the last 10 sold were in color, what percent of the 60 note books were in color?

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30%

40%

60%

20%

Direction:In the following type of question,each consists of two quantities,one in column A and one in column B.You must compare two quantities and on the answer sheet fill in.

A.If the quantity in column A is greater.

B.If the quantity in column B is greater.

C.If the two quantities are equal.

D.If the relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Notes:Sometimes,in certain question,information concerning one or both the quantities to be compared is centered above the two columns.A symbol that in both columns represents the same thing in column A as it does in column B.

Column A

The average (arithmetic mean) of the measures of the three angles of an equilateral triangle.

Column B

The average (arithmetic mean) of the measure of the three angles of a right triangle.

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A

B

C

D

In some cities, many potters have been winning acclaim as artists. But since pottery must be useful, potters must exercise their craft with an eye to the practical utility of their product. For this reason, pottery is not an art.

Q:Which of the following is an assumption that supports drawing the conclusion above from the reason given for that conclusion?

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Some plates, bowl and vessels are made to be placed in museums where they will not be used by anyone

Some potters are more concerned than ()filers with the practical utility of the products they produce

Potters should be more concerned with the practical utility of their products than they currently are

An object is not an art object if its maker pays attention to the objects' practical utility

Suzuki comes in 5 models, 8 colors, and 3 sizes. How many Suzuki must the local dealer have on hand in order to have one of each kind available?

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24

120

16

39

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Volume of the cube is less than the volume of the box

Volume of the cube is greater than the volume of box

Volume of the cube is equal to the volume of box

The surface area of both cube and box are equal

How many numbers between 200 and 500 are divisible by 13 ?

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23

17

15

32

If (5^a)(5^b) = 5^c/5^d,what is d in terms of a, b and c ?

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a + b -c

a - b + c

a + b + c

c - a - b

The smallest even number of three digits is:

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98

102

998

100

A class of 30 girls and 40 boys sponsored a mango party. If 60 percent of the girls and 25 percent of the boys went on the party, what percent of the class went on the party?

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30%

35%

50%

40%

If x% of y is 20, then y =

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2000 x

100/x

2000/x

x/200

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