34. A bakery uses a special flour mixture that contains corn, wheat, and rye in the ratio of 4:6:3. If a bag of the mixture contains 6 pounds of rye, how many pounds corn does it contain?

(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8
(e) 10

35. Twenty percent of the coins in a piggy bank are quarters and ten percent are nickels. If there are 150 coins in the bank, how many are not quarters or nickels?

(a) 60
(b) 80
(c) 105
(d) 110
(e) 120

36. At the beginning of 2004, the population of Rockville was 204,000 and the population of Springfield was 216,000. If the population of each city increased by exactly 20% in 2004, how many more people lived in Springfield that in Rockville at the end of 2004?

(a) 2,400
(b) 8,000
(c) 11,000
(d) 14,400
(e) 25,600

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37. Paul ran a 15-mile race at an average speed of 6 miles per hour. If Adam ran the same race at an average speed of 5 miles per hour, how many minutes longer did Adam take to complete the race than did Paul.

(a) 5
(b) 9
(c) 15
(d) 24
(e) 30

38. If x + 3y = 15, y + 3z = 8, 3x + z = 25, what is the value of x + y + z?

(a) 9
(b) 12
(c) 14
(d) 24
(e) 48

39. If a = 3b and b = 2 – a, what is the value of 4b + 2a?

(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
(e) 7

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31. There are 6 runners in a race. If the first-place runner receives a gold medal, the second-place runner receives a silver medal, and the thrid-place runner receives a bronze medal, how man different permutations are possible for the medal winners?

(a) 6
(b) 20
(c) 60
(d) 100
(e) 120

32. At Amy’s fruit shop, 3 oranges and 5 strawberrys cost $1.25. 15 oranges and 100 strawberrys cost $9.25. What is the cost of 6 oranges and 35 strawberryes?

(a) $3.15
(b) $3.50
(c) $3.85
(d) $4.10
(e) $4.95

33. Nick is studying for his test and he has 5 books to study in front of him. If he has to study it one by one, how many different ways can Nick study?

(a) 30
(b) 60
(c) 120
(d) 240
(e) 600

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28. A researcher found that the number of bacteria in a certain sample doubles every hour. If there were 4 bacteria in the sample at the start of the experiment, how many bacteria were there after 8 hours.

(a) 64
(b) 128
(c) 256
(d) 512
(e) 1,024

29. A baseball team had a ratio of wins to losses of 2:1. After the team won six games in a row, its ratio of wins to losses became 5:1. How many games had the team won before winning six games in a row?

(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
(e) 7

30. How many numbers from 1 to 200 inclusive are equal to the cube of an integer?

(a) one
(b) two
(c) three
(d) four
(e) five

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25. Andrea subscribed to four publications that cost $12.90, $16.00, $18.00, and $21.90 per year, respectively. If she made an initial payment of one –half of the total yearly subscription cost, and paid the rest in four equal monthly payments, how much was each of the four monthly payments?

(a) $8.60
(b) $9.20
(c) $9.45
(d) $17.20
(e) $34.40

26. A survey of Town X found a mean of 3.2 persons per household and a mean of 1.2 televisions per household. If 48,000 people live in Town X, how many televisions are in Town X?

(a) 15,000
(b) 16,000
(c) 18,000
(d) 40,000
(e) 57,600

27. If the product of (1+2), (2+3), (3+4) is equal to one-half the sum of 20 and x, what is the value of x?

(a) 10
(b) 85
(c) 105
(d) 190
(e) 1,210

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22. Stephanie drove at an average rate of 50 miles per hour for two hours and then increased her average rate by 50% for the next 3 hours. Her average rate of speed for the 5 hours was t miles per hour. What is the value of t?

(a) 55 mph
(b) 60 mph
(c) 65 mph
(d) 70 mph
(e) 75 mph

23. At Joes Steakhouse the hourly wage for a chef is 20% greater than that of a dishwasher, and the hourly wage of a dishwasher is half as much as the hourly wage of a manager. If a managers wage is $8.50 per hour, how much less than a manager does a chef earn each hour?

(a) $4.95
(b) $3.75
(c) $5.10
(d) $2.95
(e) $3.40

24. A florist buys roses at $0.50 a piece and sells them for $1.00 a piece. If there are no other expenses, how many roses must be sold in order to make a profit of $300?

(a) 200
(b) 300
(c) 400
(d) 500
(e) 600

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19. At a certain ice cream parlor, customers can choose among five different ice cream flavors and can choose either a sugar cone or a waffle cone. Considering both ice cream flavor and cone type, how many distinct triple-scoop cones with three different ice cream flavors are available?

(a) 12
(b) 16
(c) 20
(d) 24
(e) 30

20. If the value of A Company stock raises from $25 per share to $35 per share, what is the percent of the increase?

(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 30
(d) 40
(e) 50

21. Which of the following is the greatest ?

(a) 60% of 30
(b) 4/5 of 25
(c) 12.5% of 200
(d) Five more than the square of 4
(e) 20

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16. Tom, Dick and Harry went for lunch to a restaurant. Tom had $100 with him, Dick had $60 and Harry had $409. They got a bill for $104 and decided to give a tip of $16. They further decided to share the total expenses in the ratio of the amounts of money each carried. The amount of money which Tom paid more than what Harry paid is

(a) 120
(b) 200
(c) 60
(d) 24
(e) 36

17. If 3/p = 6 and 3/q = 15 then p - q = ?

(a) 1/3
(b) 2/5
(c) 3/10
(d) 5/6
(e) None of the above

18. A father is three times as old as his son. After fifteen years the father will be twice as old as his son’s age at that time. Hence the father’s present age is

(a) 36
(b) 42
(c) 45
(d) 48
(e) None of the above

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