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MathematicalReasoning:Question1of20
Thestatement"Ifxisdivisibleby8,thenitisdivisibleby6"isfalseifxequals
1. 6
2. 14
3. 32
4. 48
CorrectAnswerNumber:3
Explanation:Asentencein"If....then..."formiscalledanimplication.Theonlytime
whenanimplicationisfalseiswhenthe"If"partofthesentenceistrueandthe"then"
partofthesentenceisfalse.Thenumber32makesthefirstpartofthestatementtrue
andthesecondpartofthestatementfalse.
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MathematicalReasoning:Question2of20

Inaclassof50students,18takemusic,26takeart,and2takebothartandmusic.
Howmanystudentsintheclassarenotenrolledineithermusicorart?
1. 6
2. 8
3. 16
4. 24
CorrectAnswerNumber:2
Explanation:DrawaVenndiagram(circles)torepresentthestudentstakingartand
music.Thecircleswilloverlap.Thecircleforartcontains26students.Thecirclefor
musiccontains18students.Since2studentstakeBOTHartandmusic(place2inthe
areawherethecirclesoverlap),theremainderoftheartcirclecontains24studentsand
theremainderofthemusiccirclecontains16students.Addingallvalues(24+16+2)
givesatotalof42students.Oftheclassof50students,8donottakeartormusic.
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MathematicalReasoning:Question3of20
Whatistrueaboutthestatement"Iftwoanglesarerightangles,theangleshaveequal
measure"anditsconverse"Iftwoangleshaveequalmeasurethenthetwoanglesare
rightangles"?
1. Thestatementistruebutitsconverseisfalse.
2. Thestatementisfalsebutitsconverseistrue.
3. Boththestatementanditsconversearefalse.
4. Boththestatementanditsconversearetrue.
CorrectAnswerNumber:1
Explanation:Allrightangleshave90degrees,thereforetheyareallequalinmeasure.
However,twoanglescanbeequalinmeasure(eachbeing30degrees),buttheyarenot
necessarilyrightangles.

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MathematicalReasoning:Question4of20
Marysays"ThenumberIamthinkingisdivisibleby2oritisdivisibleby3".This
statementisfalseifthenumberMaryisthinkingofis
1. 6
2. 8
3. 11
4. 15
CorrectAnswerNumber:3
Explanation:Thissentencecontainstheword"or"(disjunction).Adisjunctionisonly
falseifBOTHconditionsarefalse.Theonlynumberthatisnotdivisbleby2andisnot
divisibleby3is11.
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MathematicalReasoning:Question5of20
"IfTombuysaredskateboard,thenAmandabuysgreeninlineskates."Which
statementbelowislogicallyequivalent?
1. IfAmandadoesnotbuygreeninlineskates,thenTomdoesnotbuyared
skateboard.
2. IfTomdoesnotbuyaredskateboard,thenAmandadoesnotbuygreeninline
skates.
3. IfAmandabuysgreeninlineskates,thenTombuysaredskateboard.
4. IfTombuysaredskateboard,thenAmandadoesnotbuygreeninlineskates.
CorrectAnswerNumber:1

Explanation:Theoriginalstatementanditscontrapositivearelogicallyequivalent.
Rememberthatthecontrapositiveisthe"converseoftheinverse"flipthe"If...then"
sectionsANDinsert"NOTs".
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MathematicalReasoning:Question6of20
Whichstatementrepresentstheinverseofthestatement"Ifitissnowing,thenSkeeter
wearsasweater."?
1. IfSkeeterwearsasweater,thenitissnowing.
2. IfSkeeterdoesnotwearasweater,thenitisnotsnowing.
3. Ifitisnotsnowing,thenSkeeterdoesnotwearasweater.
4. Ifitisnotsnowing,thenSkeeterwearsasweater.
CorrectAnswerNumber:3
Explanation:Remember:toformtheINVERSEofastatement,insert"NOT"intothe
"If"andthe"then"sectionsofthesentence.
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MathematicalReasoning:Question7of20
Whichofthefollowingistheconverseofthestatement:"Ifx>4,thenx+2>5"?
1. Ifx+2<5,thenx<4.
2. Ifxisnotgreaterthan4,thenx+2isnotgreaterthan5.
3. Ifx+2>5,thenx>4,
4. Ifx+2isnotgreaterthan5,thenxisnotgreaterthan4.
CorrectAnswerNumber:3

Explanation:Remember:toformtheCONVERSEofastatement,the"If"andthe
"then"sectionsofthestatementswitchplaces.
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MathematicalReasoning:Question8of20
Whichstatementislogicallyequivalentto"IfYodacannotusealightsaber,thenhe
cannothelpLukewinthebattle."
1. YodacannotusealightsaberandhewillhelpLukewinthebattle.
2. IfYodacanhelpLukewinthebattle,thenhecanusealightsaber.
3. YodacanusealightsaberifandonlyifhecanhelpLukewinthebattle.
4. YodacannotusealightsaberandwillnothelpLukewinthebattle.
CorrectAnswerNumber:2
Explanation:Astatementislogicallyequivalenttoitscontrapositive.Toformthe
contrapositive,switchthe"If"and"then"sectionsofthestatementANDinsert"NOTs"
intoeachsection.Noticeinthissituation,thatinserting"NOTs"turnsthethoughts
positive(youarenegatingnegativethoughts).
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MathematicalReasoning:Question9of20
IfShellydoesnotlikeJohn,whatisthetruthvalueofthestatement"ShellylikesMike
andshelikesJohn."?
1. True
2. False
3. ShellylikesPeter.
4. noneoftheabove

CorrectAnswerNumber:2
Explanation:Thestatementinquestioncontainstheword"AND".Astatementwith
"AND"isonlytruewhenBOTHconditionsaretrue.Thesection"shelikesJohn"is
false,sotheentirestatementisfalse.
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MathematicalReasoning:Question10of20
Wheny=3,whichofthefollowingisFALSE?
1. yisprimeandyisodd
2. yisoddoryiseven
3. yisnotprimeandyisodd
4. yisoddand2yiseven
CorrectAnswerNumber:3
Explanation:RememberwhatisTRUE:3isprime,oddand2(3)iseven.
Choice1:TandTisTRUE
Choice2:TorFisTRUE
Choice3:FandTisFALSE
Choice4:TandTisTRUE
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MathematicalReasoning:Question11of20
Whichislogicallyequivalentto"IftodayisSunday,Mattcannotplayhockey."?
1. TodayisSundayandMattcanplayhockey.
2. IfMattplayshockey,thentodayisnotSunday.
3. TodayisSundayandMattcannotplayhockey.

4. TodayisnotSundayifandonlyifMattplayshockey.
CorrectAnswerNumber:2
Explanation:Statementsarelogicallyequivalenttotheircontrapositives.
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MathematicalReasoning:Question12of20
Thestatement"x>5orx<3"istrueifxequals
1. 1
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5
CorrectAnswerNumber:1
Explanation:For"or"tobetrue,either(orboth)oftheconditionsmustbetrue.The
onlyvaluethatmakeseitheroftheconditionstrueis1.
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MathematicalReasoning:Question13of20
Whatisthetruthvalueof"4isevenand8isodd."?
1. True
2. False
3. 24
4. Cannotbedetermined.
CorrectAnswerNumber:2

Explanation:For"and"tobetrue,bothconditionsmustbetrue."4iseven"istrue,but
"8isodd"isfalse.
TandFisFALSE
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MathematicalReasoning:Question14of20
Thesentence"____ifandonlyifx+x=3x"isTRUE.Whichofthefollowingcould
beusedtofillintheblank?
1. x+x=2x
2. 2xx=2x
3. both1and2couldbeused
4. neither1nor2couldbeused
CorrectAnswerNumber:2
Explanation:"ifandonlyif"isTRUEwhenbothconditionsaretheSAMEtruth
value.Since"x+x=3x"isfalse,thefirstconditionmustalsobefalse.2xx=2xis
false.
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MathematicalReasoning:Question15of20
Theinverseoftheconverseofaconditionalstatementisthe_______________.
1. converse
2. inverse
3. contrapositive
4. noneoftheabove
CorrectAnswerNumber:3

Explanation:TheinversewillinsertNOTintothestatement.
TheconversewillswitchtheIFandTHEN.
Thecontrapositivedoesboth.Thecontrapositiveistheinverseoftheconverseofthe
conditionalstatement.
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MathematicalReasoning:Question16of20
IfSusandoesnotlikespinach,whatisthetruthvalueofthestatement"Susanlikesice
creamandshelikespinach."?
1. True
2. False
3. Susanlikepizza.
4. noneoftheabove
CorrectAnswerNumber:2
Explanation:"and"isonlytruewhenbothconditionsareTRUE.SinceSusandoesnot
likespinach,thesecondconditionisfalse,makingtheentirestatementfalse.
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MathematicalReasoning:Question17of20
Whichofthefollowingisanopensentence?
1. Atrapezoidisafoursidedpolygon.
2. AlbanyisacityinNewYorkState.
3. Itwasbluewithwhitestripes.
4. 5(20)+3=113
CorrectAnswerNumber:3

Explanation:Anopensentenceisasentenceinwhichyoucannotdeterminewhether
itistrueorfalseduetoalackofinformation.Answers1and2aretrue.Answer4is
false.ThetruthofAnswer3cannotbedetermined.
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MathematicalReasoning:Question18of20
"Ithastwopairsofoppositesidesparallel."Whichofthefollowingmakethisopen
sentencetrue?
1. parallelogram
2. trapezoid
3. rectangle
4. both1and3
CorrectAnswerNumber:4
Explanation:Parallelogramsandrectangleshavetwopairs(sets)ofparallelsides.A
trapezoidhasonepair(set)ofparallelsides.
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MathematicalReasoning:Question19of20
Considerthesentence:x<5
Whichofthefollowingintegersmakesthisopensentencetrue?
1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. noneoftheabove
CorrectAnswerNumber:1

Explanation:Theonlynumberlessthan5inthelistofanswersis4.
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MathematicalReasoning:Question20of20
"IfDebandSamgotothemall,thenitissnowing."
Whichstatementbelowislogicallyequivalent?
1. IfDebandSamdonotgotothemall,thenitisnotsnowing.
2. IfDebandSamdonotgotothemall,themitissnowing.
3. Ifitissnowing,thenDebandSamgotothemall.
4. Ifitisnotsnowing,thenDebandSamdonotgotothemall.
CorrectAnswerNumber:4
Explanation:Astatementislogicallyequivalenttoitscontrapositive.
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