13. A rectangle is 14 cm long and 10 cm wide. If the length is reduced by x cms and its width is increased also by x cms so as to make it a square then its area changes by:

(a) 4
(b) 144
(c) 12
(d) 2
(e) None of the above.

14. A motorcycle stunts man belonging to a fair, rides over the vertical walls of a circular well at an average speed of 54 kph for 5 minutes. If the radius of the well is 5 meters then the distance traveled is:

(a) 2.5 kms
(b) 3.5 kms
(c) 4.5 kms
(d) 5.5 kms
(e) None of the above.

15. If 1 cm on a map corresponds to an actual distance of 40 kms. And the distance on the map between Bombay and Calcutta is 37.5 cms., the actual distance between them is:

(a) 375 kms
(b) 3750 kms
(c) 1500 kms
(d) 1375 kms
(e) None of the above.

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10. In a classroom of 35 students, 14 our male. What percent of the classroom is male?

(a) 14%
(b) 20%
(c) 30%
(d) 40%
(e) 50%

11. Lenny’s average score after 3 tests is 88. What score on the 4th test would bring Lenny’s average up to exactly 90?

(a) 92
(b) 93
(c) 94
(d) 95
(e) 96

12. If an integer is divisible by 6 and by 9, then the integer must be divisible by which of the following?

(a) 12
(b) 18
(c) 24
(d) 36
(e) 54

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4. Main Street High School has 10 members on its chess team and 14 members on its science club. 5 students at the school belong to both the chess team and the science club. How many students belong to only the chess team or the science club?

(a) 5
(b) 9
(c) 12
(d) 14
(e) 19

5. If x + 2x is 5 more than y + 2y, then x – y =
(a) -5
(b) -5/3
(c) 3/5
(d) 5/3
(e) 5

6. After 3 semesters in college, Jim has a 3.0 GPA. What GPA must Jim attain in his fourth semester if he wishes to raise his GPA to a 3.1?

(a) 2.7
(b) 3.1
(c) 3.3
(d) 3.4
(e) 3.5

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1. Each member of a research group visited either the Virgin Islands or Hawaii. If 8 members went to the Virgin Islands, 13 went to Hawaii, and 3 went to both locations, how many researchers were in the group?

(a) 13
(b) 15
(c) 18
(d) 21
(e) 24

2. If two planes, P1, and P2 are parallel, then

(a) Any line in P1 is parallel to any line in P2
(b) AB=CD whenever A and C are in P1, and B and D are in P2.
(c) Any line that intersects P1 in exactly one point will intersect P2 in exactly one point
(d) Any line parallel to P1 will intersect P2
(e) Any line intersects P1 in more than one point must intersect P2 in more than one point

3. Inside a bag are the letters of the English alphabet. there are 3 sets of consonants, and 4 sets of vowels (in other words , there are 3 “b” and so on, while there are 4 “a”s and so on) if a boy takes out the letters for the word “constipated” from the bag what is the probability that the next boy will pull out a vowel if he reaches into the bag without looking?

(a) 2/9
(b) 3/8
(c) 1/3
(d) 1/7
(e) 2/5

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