PP-PS2完整详解版-V10

PP-Problem Solving2 (PS2)
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Practice Test #2 Problem Solving
(197 Questions)
1. 246-!-item-!-187;#058&000117
Tanya prepared 4 different letters to be sent to 4 different addresses. For each letter, she prepared an envelope with its correct address. If the 4 letters are to be put into the 4 envelopes at random, what is the probability that only 1 letter will be put into the envelope with its correct address?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
2. 509-!-item-!-187;#058&000281
(A) $1
(B) $2
(C) $3
(D) $4
(E) $5
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 【答案】D
【思路】
2 orders of $75 each : 每件價值都75,所以要額外費用2元,且又兩件, 2(3+2)=10
1 order of $150: 1(3+3)=6
依照題意相減可得4
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3. 827-!-item-!-187;#058&000411
A copy service charges $0.05 per copy for the first 100 copies, $0.04 per copy for the next 100 copies, and $0.03 per copy for all copies thereafter. What would the copy service charge for 350 copies?
(A) $10.50
(B) $11.50
(C) $12.00
(D) $13.00
(E) $13.50
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 【答案】E
⨯+⨯+⨯=
【思路】(0.05100)(0.04100)(0.03150)13.5
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4. 1197-!-item-!-187;#058&000782
If w, x, and y are consecutive odd positive integers and w < x < y, which of the following could be equal to y - x - w ?
(A) -4
(B) -2
(C) -1
(D) 0
(E) 3
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 【答案】C
【思路】首先判斷奇數－奇數－奇數＝奇數,可排除答案只剩(C)(E)
代數字3 5 7 →7-5-3= -1
-1 1 3 →3-1-(-1)=3 (可是題目說要正整數,所以-1不行)
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(A) 25%
(B)
(C) 50%
(D)
(E) 75%
6. 1456-!-item-!-187;#058&000991
[?]
If w, x, y, and z are numbers on the number line shown, which of the following products is least?
(A) wy
(B) wz
(C) xy
(D) xz
(E) yz
(A) 2
(B) 9
(C) 15
(D) 21
(E) 30
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 【答案】B
【思路】設t為時間
For A: Charges=0.6+0.06(t-7)
For B: Charges=0.08t
依照題意charges相同→0.6+0.06(t-7)=0.08t
→0.02t=0.6-0.42=0.18
→t=0.18/0.02=9min
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In the xy-plane, each point on circle K has nonnegative coordinates and the center of K is the point (4, 7). What is the maximum possible area of K ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
9. 1662-!-item-!-187;#058&002391
Equal amounts of water were poured into two empty jars of different capacities, which made one jar full and the other jar full. If the water in the jar with the lesser capacity is then poured into the jar with the greater capacity, what fraction of the larger jar will be filled with water?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
10. 1708-!-item-!-187;#058&002411
A pair of shoes is on sale for $60. If this price is 20 percent less than the regular price of the shoes, what is the regular price of the shoes?
(A) $72
(B) $75
(C) $80
(D) $96
(E) $108
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 【答案】B
【思路】60/0.8 = 75
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Which of the following lists the number of points at which a circle can intersect a triangle?
(A) 2 and 6 only
(B) 2, 4, and 6 only
(C) 1, 2, 3, and 6 only
(D) 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 only
(E) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 【答案】E
【思路】
一個圓至多可以跟三角形有幾個交點
畫畫看6個==> E
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[?]
If the two regions above have the same area, what is the ratio t : s ?
(A) 2 : 3
(B) 16 : 3
(C)
(D)
(E)
13. 2392-!-item-!-187;#058&002762
[?]: line missed
(A) A certain list of 100 data has an average (arithmetic mean) of 6 and a standard deviation of d, where d is positive. Which of the following pairs of data, when added to the list, must result in a list of 102 data with standard deviation less than d ?
(B) 0 and 0
(C) 0 and 6
(D) 0 and 12
(E) 6 and 6
14. 2546-!-item-!-187;#058&002908
If Sally drives at a constant speed of 50 miles per hour, how many minutes will be required for her to drive 10 miles?
(A) 9
(B) 10
(C) 11
(D) 12
(E) 13
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【答案】D
【思路】距離/速度=時間
10/50=0.2 (hr) = 12(mins)
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If a = 1 and [?], which of the following is NOT a possible value of b ?
(A) -2
(B) -1
(C) 0
(D) 1
(E) 2
16. 2698-!-item-!-187;#058&002953
[?]
All points (x, y) that lie below the line l, shown above, satisfy which of the following inequalities?
(A) y < 2x + 3
(B) y < -2x + 3
(C) y < -x + 3
(D)
(E)
17. 2747-!-item-!-187;#058&002959
[?]
On the number line above, what is the length of segment AB ?
(A) 2.2
(B) 0.38
(C) 0.22
(D) 0.038
(E) 0.022
18. 2793-!-item-!-187;#058&002984
After a fisherman sold [?] of the fish he had caught and gave away [?] of the remaining fish, he had 4 fish left. What was the total number of fish he had caught?
(A) 8
(B) 16
(C) 20
(D) 32
(E) 40
19. 2896-!-item-!-187;#058&003100
[?]
For each country listed in the left column of the table, the number in the right column gives the number of units of Country X currency that is equivalent to 1 unit of the country's currency. Which of the following is equivalent to the greatest number of units of Country X currency?
(A) 4 units of Country A currency
(B) 25 units of Country B currency
(C) 98 units of Country C currency
(D) 3 units of Country D currency
(E) 7 units of Country E currency
20. 2942-!-item-!-187;#058&003104
For any positive integer n, the length of n is defined as the number of prime factors whose product is n. For example, the length of 75 is 3, since 75 = 3 ?? 5 ?? 5. How many two-digit positive integers have length 6 ?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) Four
21. 2988-!-item-!-187;#058&003110
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 【答案】D
【思路】
C=3P
1500C + 300P ≤9100
1600C ≤9100
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If [?], then N is between
(A) 0 and
(B) and
(C) and
(D) and
(E) and 2
23. 3470-!-item-!-187;#058&003305
240, 120, 60, 30, . . .
In the sequence above, each term after the first is ½ of the preceding term. What is the least term of the sequence that is greater than 1 ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
24. 3573-!-item-!-187;#058&003330
A box contains 25 red blocks, 100 blue blocks, and 175 yellow blocks. What is the probability that a block picked at random from the box will be red?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
25. 3619-!-item-!-187;#058&003382
(A) 48
(B) 288
(C) 495
(D) 990
(E) 11,880
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 【答案】C
【思路】12
4495
C
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If x is an even integer, which of the following must be an odd integer?
(A)
(B)
(C) 3x^2
(D)
(E)
27. 3721-!-item-!-187;#058&003433
[?]
The figure shown represents a board with four rows of pegs, and at the bottom of the board are four cells numbered 1 to 4. Whenever the ball shown passes through the opening between two adjacent pegs in the same row, it will hit the peg directly beneath the opening. The ball then has probability of passing through the opening immediately to the left of that peg and probability of passing through the opening immediately to the right. What is the probability that when the ball passes through the first two pegs at the top it will end up in cell 2 ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
28. 3770-!-item-!-187;#058&003486
What is the greatest possible area of a triangular region with one vertex at the center of a circle of radius 1 and the other two vertices on the circle?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D) 1
(E)
29. 3873-!-item-!-187;#058&003594
If n denotes a number to the left of 0 on the number line such that the square of n is less than 1/100, then the reciprocal of n must be
(A) less than -10
(B) between -1 and
(C) between and 0
(D) between 0 and
(E) greater than 10
30. 4244-!-item-!-187;#058&003828
An investor purchased 20 shares of a certain stock at a price of $45.75 per share. Later this investor purchased 30 more shares at a price of $46.25 per share. What was the average (arithmetic mean) price
per share that this investor paid for the 50 shares?
(A) $45.80
(B) $45.95
(C) $46.00
(D) $46.05
(E) $46.20
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 【答案】D
【思路】(45.7520)(46.2530)
46.05
50
⨯+⨯
=
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31. 4295-!-item-!-187;#058&003848
A certain basket contains 10 apples, 7 of which are red and 3 of which are green. If 3 different apples are to be selected at random from the basket, what is the probability that 2 of the apples selected will be red and 1 will be green?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
32. 4504-!-item-!-187;#058&003922
[?]
When N is divided by T, the quotient is S and the remainder is V. Which of the following expressions is equal to N ?
(A) ST
(B) S + V
(C) ST + V
(D) T(S - V)
(E)
33. 4550-!-item-!-187;#058&003924
(A) 20
(B) 40
(C) 80
(D) 120
(E) 210
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 【答案】E
【思路】10410987
210 4321
C
⨯⨯⨯
==
⨯⨯⨯
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[?]
The table shows the numbers of greeting cards for various occasions sold at a certain store last year. According to the table, for which of the following occasions was the number of cards sold closest to [?] of the number of birthday cards sold?
(A) Valentine's Day
(B) Secretary's Day
(C) Mother's Day
(D) Father's Day
(E)
35. 4808-!-item-!-187;#058&003979
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 8
(D) 16
(E) 32
36. 5018-!-item-!-187;#058&004104
If x = kc and y = kt, then y - x =
(A) k(t - c)
(B) k(c - t)
(C) c(k - t)
(D) t(k - c)
(E) k(1 - t)
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【答案】A
【思路】kt-kc=k(t-c)
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37. 5174-!-item-!-187;#058&004144
(A) p - 1
(B) p - 2
(C)
(D)
(E) 2
38. 5275-!-item-!-187;#058&004179
A certain business produced x rakes each month from November through February and shipped 0.5x rakes at the beginning of each month from March through October. The business paid no storage costs for the rakes from November through February, but it paid storage costs of $0.10 per rake each month from March through October for the rakes that had not been shipped. In terms of x, what was the total storage cost, in dollars, that the business paid for the rakes for the 12 months from November through October?
(A) 0.40x
(B) 1.20x
(C) 1.40x
(D) 1.60x
(E) 3.20x
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【答案】C
【思路】3-10每個月各運出0.5x
所以每個月存貨為3月(3.5) 4(3) 5(2.5) 6(2) 7(1.5) 8(1) 9(0.5) 10(0)
()
++++++⨯=
3.53 2.521.510.50.1 1.4
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39. 5378-!-item-!-187;#058&004220
[?]
The table shows the number of calls received by each of five operators during each of 4 one-hour periods.
For which operator was the standard deviation of the numbers of calls received during these 4 periods the least?
(A) Operator A
(B) Operator B (C) Operator C
(D) Operator D (E) Operator E
40. 5532-!-item-!-187;#058&004320
(A) $10,000 (B) $20,000
(C) $30,000 (D) $50,000
(E) $60,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
【答案】E
【思路】(100000101000)5000060000+⨯-=
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41. 5689-!-item-!-187;#058&004421 In the infinite sequence a1, a2, a3, . . . , an, . . . , each term after the first is equal to twice the previous term. If a5 - a2 = 12, what is the value of a1 ?
(A) 4 (B)
(C) 2 (D) (E)
42. 5737-!-item-!-187;#058&004537 (-3)^(-2) =
(A) - 9
(B) -6 (C)
(D) (E) 9
43. 5837-!-item-!-187;#058&004612 A college admissions officer predicts that 20 percent of the students who are accepted will not attend the college. According to this prediction, how many students should be accepted to achieve a planned enrollment of x students?
(A) 1.05x
(B) 1.1x (C) 1.2x
(D) 1.25x (E) 1.8x ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
【答案】D
【思路】設錄取人數為y
0.8 1.250.8
y x
x y x ⨯===
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44. 5884-!-item-!-187;#058&004663
The arithmetic mean and standard deviation of a certain normal distribution are 13.5 and 1.5, respectively. What value is exactly 2 standard deviations less than the mean?
(A) 10.5
(B) 11.0
(C) 11.5
(D) 12.0
(E) 12.5
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【答案】A
【思路】13.5(1.52)10.5
-⨯=
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45. 5933-!-item-!-187;#058&004664
If a certain wheel turns at a constant rate of x revolutions per minute, how many revolutions will the wheel make in k seconds?
(A) 60kx
(B) kx
(C)
(D)
(E)
46. 5979-!-item-!-187;#058&004694
(A) 0.125
(B) 0.25
(C) 0.375
(D) 0.50
(E) 0.666
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 【答案】C
【思路】丟三次要有剛好兩次頭朝上(當作正面)
所以會有三種情形:
正正反: 1111 2228⨯⨯=
正反正: 1111 2228⨯⨯=
反正正: 1111 2228⨯⨯=
三個情形(“或”的觀念,所以相加)= 3 8
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47. 6025-!-item-!-187;#058&004767
A certain bakery has 6 employees. It pays annual salaries of $14,000 to each of 2 employees, $16,000 to
1 employee, and $17,000 to each of the remaining 3 employees. The average (arithmetic mean) annual salary of these employees is closest to which of the following?
(A) $15,200
(B) $15,500
(D) $16,000
(E) $16,400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
【答案】C
【思路】低分區,算術平均數的題目
(140002)(160001)(170003)158336
⨯+⨯+⨯= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
48. 6071-!-item-!-187;#058&004779 If x is equal to the sum of the even integers from 40 to 60, inclusive, and y is the number of even integers from 40 to 60, inclusive, what is the value of x + y ?
(A) 550
(B) 551 (C) 560
(D) 561 (E) 572
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【答案】C
【思路】
X 是40~60所有偶數相加
Y 是40~60中所有偶數的數目(Y 表示有多少個偶數)
所以
550 + 11(40,42,44,46,48,50,52,54,56,58,60) = 561 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 49. 6121-!-item-!-187;#058&004785
If two of the four expressions x + y, x + 5y, x - y, and 5x - y are chosen at random, what is the probability that their product will be of the form of x^2 - (by)^2, where b is an integer?
(A)
(B) (C)
(D) (E)
50. 6173-!-item-!-187;#058&004786 If [?], what is the value of n ?
(A)
(B) (C)
(D) (E)
51. 6219-!-item-!-187;#058&004789
Which of the following is equal to the average (arithmetic mean) of (x + 2)^2 and (x - 2)^2 ?
(A) x^2 (B) x^2 + 2
(C) x^2 + 4 (D) x^2 + 2x
(E) x^2 + 4x ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
【思路】
2222(2)(2)28422
x x x x ++-+==+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 52. 6267-!-item-!-187;#058&004794
If x < 0, then [?] is
(A) -x (B) -1
(C) 1 (D) x
(E)
53. 6313-!-item-!-187;#058&004799
During a car trip, Maria stopped to rest after she traveled [?] of the total distance to her destination. She stopped again after she traveled of the distance remaining between her first stop and her destination, and then she drove the remaining 120 miles to her destination. What was the total distance, in miles, from Maria's starting point to her destination?
(A) 280
(B) 320 (C) 360
(D) 420 (E) 480 54. 6364-!-item-!-187;#058&004806
P, Q, and R are located in a flat region of a certain state. Q is x miles due east of P and y miles due north of R. Each pair of points is connected by a straight road. What is the number of hours needed to drive from Q to R and then from R to P at a constant rate of z miles per hour, in terms of x, y, and z ? (Assume x, y, and z are positive.)
(A)
(B) (C)
(D)
(E)
55. 6410-!-item-!-187;#058&004809 The 15 homes in a new development are each to be sold for one of three different prices so that the
developer receives an average (arithmetic mean) of $200,000 per home. If 4 of the homes are to be sold for $170,000 each and 5 are to be sold for $200,000 each, what will be the selling price of each of the remaining 6 homes?
(A) $200,000 (B) $210,000
(C) $215,000 (D) $220,000
(E) $230,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
【答案】C
【思路】設剩下六個,每個home 賣得x 元 (1700004)(2000005)620000015
x ⨯+⨯+= X=220000元
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56. 6461-!-item-!-187;#058&004810
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
57. 6510-!-item-!-187;#058&004845
[?]
(A) $100
(B) $150
(C) $200
(D) $250
(E) $500
58. 6618-!-item-!-187;#058&004870
[?]
If p, q, r, and s are as shown on the number line above, which of the following products is greatest?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
59. 6664-!-item-!-187;#058&004887
(A) $13.33
(B) $16.66
(C) $20.00
(D) $26.66
(E) $40.00
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 【答案】C
【思路】
按照提議列出方程式:
M = 3N - 10
50 = 3N -10 可得N=20
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60. 6711-!-item-!-187;#058&004926
The value of [?] is
(A) between -9 and -10
(B) between -8 and -9
(C) between -4 and -5
(D) between -3 and -4
(E) undefined
61. 6814-!-item-!-187;#058&004969
[?]
(A) 14
(B) 20
(C) 22
(D) 24
(E) 25
62. 7185-!-item-!-187;#058&005078
In a certain furniture store, each week Nancy earns a salary of $240 plus 5 percent of the amount of her total sales that exceeds $800 for the week. If Nancy earned a total of $450 one week, what were her total sales that week?
(A) $2,200
(B) $3,450
(C) $4,200
(D) $4,250
(E) $5,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 【答案】E
【思路】設total sales 為X元, 則240+(x-800) 0.05=450
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63. 7231-!-item-!-187;#058&005082
The sum of the first 50 positive even integers is 2,550. What is the sum of the even integers from 102 to 200, inclusive?
(A) 5,100
(B) 7,550
(C) 10,100
(D) 15,500
(E) 20,100
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 【答案】B
【思路】2+4+6+8+10………100=2550,
102+104+106+108+110……200=(100+2)+(100+4)+(100+6)+(100+8)…….+(100+200)
=5000+2550=7550
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64. 7285-!-item-!-187;#058&005104
[?]
A certain bank uses the formula above to approximate the annual percentage rate R of a monthly installment loan. Which of the following is an equivalent form of the formula?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
65. 7385-!-item-!-187;#058&005343
(A) 90
(B) 103
(C) 105
(D) 115 (E) 120
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【答案】D
則(10000x) ⨯0.04=6000
x=15+100=115
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66. 7431-!-item-!-187;#058&005458 From a group of 21 astronauts that includes 12 people with previous experience in space flight, a 3-person crew is to be selected so that exactly 1 person in the crew has previous experience in space flight. How many different crews of this type are possible?
(A) 432
(B) 594 (C) 864
(D) 1,330 (E) 7,980
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【答案】A
【思路】12-previous experience, 9-previous experience,則2個沒經驗和1個有經驗的組合?
12912C C ⨯=432 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 67. 7481-!-item-!-187;#058&005467
S represents the sum of the weights of n fish in pounds. Which of the following represents the average (arithmetic mean) of the n weights in ounces? (1 pound = 16 ounces)
(A) 16nS
(B) (C)
(D) (E) 68. 7638-!-item-!-187;#058&005506
[?]
(A) I only (B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and II (E) I and III
69. 8008-!-item-!-187;#058&005955
If (2^x)(3^y) = 288, where x and y are positive integers, then [2^(x - 1)][3^(y - 2)] =
(A) 16 (B) 24
(C) 48 (D) 96
(E) 144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
【答案】A
【思路】5223⨯=288 x=5,y=2
則40
23⨯=16
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If 3x - (1)3x - = 162, then x(x - 1) =
(A) 12
(B) 16
(C) 20 (D) 30
(E) 81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
【答案】C 【思路】3x
-
(1)3x - = 162,
則3x (1-13)=3x ⨯23
=3x ⨯2⨯13-=2⨯43 則X-1=4, X=5 5⨯4=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
71. 8372-!-item-!-187;#058&006254 For which of the following values of x is [?] NOT defined as a real number?
(A) 1
(B) 2 (C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
72. 8421-!-item-!-187;#058&006278 [?]
(A) 1
(B) (C)
(D) 18 (E) 20
73. 8467-!-item-!-187;#058&006379
The maximum temperatures, in degrees Fahrenheit, recorded in a city on 5 consecutive days were x + 3, 95, 87, x + 7, and x. If the average (arithmetic mean) of these temperatures was 90 degrees Fahrenheit, what is the value of x ?
(A) 85 (B) 86
(C) 87
(D) 88
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74. 8516-!-item-!-187;#058&006446 There are 15 slate rocks, 20 pumice rocks, and 10 granite rocks randomly distributed in a certain field. If 2
rocks are to be chosen at random and without replacement, what is the probability that both rocks will be slate rocks?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
75. 8673-!-item-!-187;#058&006582
The y-intercept of a line [?] is 4. If the slope of [?] is negative, which of the following could be the
x-intercept of [?] ?
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and II
(E) I and III
76. 8721-!-item-!-187;#058&006602
A hiker walking at a constant rate of 4 miles per hour is passed by a cyclist traveling in the same direction along the same path at a constant rate of 20 miles per hour. The cyclist stops to wait for the hiker 5 minutes after passing her, while the hiker continues to walk at her constant rate. How many minutes must the cyclist wait until the hiker catches up?
(A)
(B) 15
(C) 20
(D) 25
(E)
77. 8876-!-item-!-187;#058&006751
A contest will consist of n questions, each of which is to be answered either "True" or "False." Anyone who answers all n questions correctly will be a winner. What is the least value of n for which the probability is less than [?] that a person who randomly guesses the answer to each question will be a winner?
(A) 5
(B) 10
(C) 50
(D) 100
(E) 1,000
78. 9309-!-item-!-187;#058&006922
If , then x =
(A) c2 +
(B) c6 +
(C) c9 +
(D) c12 +
(E) c18 +
79. 9358-!-item-!-187;#058&006924
If ab is not 0, then a^(-1) + b^(-1) =
(A) a +
(B) -(a + b)
(C)
(D)。