If a certain animated cartoon consists of a total of 17,280 frames on film, how many minutes will it take to run the cartoon? (1) The cartoon runs without interruption at the rate of 24 frames per second. (2) It takes 6 times as long to run the cartoon as it takes to rewind the [...]

A taxicab charges $1.00 for the first one-fifth mile of a trip and $0.20 for each following one-fifth mile or part thereof. If a trip is 2.5 miles long, what is the fare? (A) $2.60 (B) $3.10 (C) $3.20 (D) $3.40 (E) $3.60

Three grades of milk are 1 percent , 2 percent, and 3 precent fat by volum. If x gallons of the 1 percent grade, y gallons of 2 percent problem, and z gallons of 3 percent grade are mixed give x+y+z gallons of a 1.5 percent grade, what is x in terms of y and [...]

If x is the product of the positive integers from 1 to 8, inclusive, and if i, k, m, and p are positive integers such that x = 2i3k5m7p, then i + k + m + p = A) 4 B) 7 C) 8 D) 11 E) 12

When a person is under intense psychological stress, his or her cardiovascular response is the same as it is during vigorous physical exercise. Psychological stress, then, must be beneficial for the heart as is vigorous physical exercise. The argument above relies on which of the following assumptions? (A) Exercise is an effective means of relieving [...]

George Bernard Shaw wrote: ” That any sane nation, having observed that you could provide for the supply of bread by giving bakers a pecuniary interest in baking for you, should go on to give a surgeon a pecuniary interest in cutting off your leg is enough to make one despair of political humanity.” Shaw’s [...]

At a certain health club, 30% of the members use both the pool and the sauna, but 40% of the members who use the pool, do not use the sauna. Wat percent of the members use the pool? A. 33.33% B. 40% C. 50% D. 62.5% E. 75%

In a certain city, the ratio of people who purchase newspaper X to the number of people who purchase newspaper Y is 7:1. What percent of the population purchases newspaper Y? (1) 27% of the population purchases neither newspaper X nor newspaper Y (2) 70% of the people who purchase newspaper Y also purchase newspaper [...]

No nation can long survive unless its people are united by a common tongue. For proof, we need only consider Canada, which is being torn asunder by conflicts between French-speaking Quebec and the other provinces, which are dominated by English speakers. Which of the following, if true, most effectively challenges the author�s conclusion? (A) Conflicts [...]

If x and y are positive integers and x is a multiple of y, is y = 2? (1) y > 1 (2) x + 2 is a multiple of y. A. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient. B. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is [...]

If 1 < d <2, is the tenths digit of the decimal representation of d equal to 9? (1) d + 0.01 <2 (2) d + 0.05 > 2 A. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient. B. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient. [...]

Changes for the GMAT As of January of 2006, paper and pencil will no longer be available to use as scratch notes during the exam. The test proctor will give a wet erase booklet and special wet erase pen. The test takers will be required to raise their hand and ask for a new book [...]

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The unemployment rate in the United States fell from 7.5 percent in 1981 to 6.9 percent in 1986. It cannot, however, be properly concluded from these statistics that the number of unemployed in 1986 was lower than it had been in 1981 because—–. (A) help-wanted advertisements increased between 1981 and 1986 (B) many of the [...]