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(A) 79
(B) 80
(C) 81
(D) 157
(E) 159
(A) $4.50
(B) $5.10
(C) $5.30
(D) $5.50
(E) $5.60
3. LEAP YEAR:
How many randomly assembled people are needed to have a better than 50% probability that
at least 1 of them was born in a leap year?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
4. ADDITION PROBLEM:
AB + CD = AAA, where AB and CD are two-digit numbers and AAA is a three digit number; A, B,
C, and D are distinct positive integers. In the addition problem above, what is the value of C?
(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 7
(D) 9
5. RACE:
A and B ran, at their respective constant rates, a race of 480 m. In the first heat, A gives B a
head start of 48 m and beats him by 1/10th of a minute. In the second heat, A gives B a head
start of 144 m and is beaten by 1/30th of a minute. What is Bs speed in m/s?
(A) 12
(B) 14
(C) 16
(D) 18
(E) 20
6. PROBABILITY OF DRAWING:
A bag contains 3 red, 4 black and 2 white balls. What is the probability of drawing a red and a
white ball in two successive draws, each ball being put back after it is drawn?
(A) 2/27
(B) 1/9
(C) 1/3
(D) 4/27
(E) 2/9
A) 1.4
B) sqrt (2)
C) 1.7
D) sqrt (3)
E) 2.0
A. 20
B. 25
C. 40
D. 45
E. 75
A. 25%
B 50%
C 62.5%
D. 72.5%
E. 75%
A. A+1 inquiry
B. A+5
C A+25
D 2A
E. 5A
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Solution: tough-and-tricky-exponents-and-roots-questions-125956-40.html#p1029219
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4. What is the value of 5+4 5+4 52+4 53+4 54+4 555+4 5+4 52+4 53+4 54+4 55?
A. 5^6
B. 5^7
C. 5^8
D. 5^9
E. 5^10
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5. If x=232 254 276 298x=232 254 276 298 and is a multiple of 26n26n, where nn is a
non-negative integer, then what is the value of n2626nn2626n?
A. -26
B. -25
C. -1
D. 0
E. 1
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Solution: tough-and-tricky-exponents-and-roots-questions-125956-40.html#p1029224
7.
If x=10+93+84+75+66+57+48+39+210x=10+93+84+75+66+57+48+39+2
10, then which of the following must be true:
A. x<6
B. 6<x<8
C. 8<x<10
D. 10<x<12
E. x>12
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Solution: tough-and-tricky-exponents-and-roots-questions-125956-40.html#p1029228
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11. If x>0x>0, x2=264x2=264 and xx=2yxx=2y then what is the value of yy?
A. 2
B. 2^(11)
C. 2^(32)
D. 2^(37)
E. 2^(64)