A man is known to speak truth 3 out of 4 times. He throws die and reports that it is a 6. The probability that it is actually a 6 is A) 3/4 B) 5/8 C) 2/5 D) 3/5 E) 4/5

What is the ratio of x to y? (1) x is 4 more than twice y. (2) The ratio of 0.5x to 2y is 3 to 5. 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. C) BOTH [...]

the number of ways in which four men and four women can be seated at round table so that no two womwn may be together is ? A) 576 B) 500 C) 144 D) 48 E) 16

p is an integer; n is an integer; and p/n is an integer. Is p/n odd? (1) p is divisible by 4. (2) n is divisible by 4. 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. C. [...]

If two copying machines work simultaneously at their respective constant rates, how many copies do they produce in 5 minutes? (1) One of the machines produces copies at the constant rate of 250 copies per minute. (2) One of the machines produces copies at twice the constant rate of the other machine. A. Statement (1) [...]

Does 2m – 3n = 0 (1) m ?0 (2) 6m = 9n 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. C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient. D. EACH statement ALONE [...]

A jewelry dealer initially offered a bracelet for sale at an asking price that would give a profit to the dealer of 40 percent of the original cost. What was the original cost of the bracelet? (1) After reducing this asking price by 10 percent, the jewelry dealer sold the bracelet at a profit of [...]

Committee member W wants to schedule a one-hour meeting on Thursday for himself and three other committee members, X,Y, and Z, Is there a one-hour period on Thursday that is open for all four members? (1) On Thursday W and X have an open period from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. (2) On Thursday Y [...]

Is the perimeter of Square S greater than the perimeter of equilateral triangle T? (1) The ratio of the length of a side of S to the length of a side of T is 4:5. (2) The sum of the lengths of a side of S and a side of T is 18. A) Statement [...]

A total of 9 women and 12 men reside in the 21 apartments that are in a certain apartment building, one person to each apartment. If a poll taker is to select one of the apartments at random, what is the probability that the resident of the apartment selected will be a woman who is [...]

Carlotta can drive from her home to her office by one of two possible routes. If she must also return by one of these routes, what is the distance of the shorter route? (1) When she drives from her home to her office by the shorter route and returns by the longer route, she drives [...]

A shirt and a pair of gloves cost total of $41.70. How much does the pair of gloves cost? (1) The shirt costs twice as much as the gloves. (2) The shirt costs $27.80. A. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient. B. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement [...]

If * x * = (x + 2) – (x + 1) – (x – 1) – (x – 2), what is the value of *-100 * – *100 *? a) –196 b) –1 c) 400 d) 6 e) 202 (Asked by  vietlonewolf)

Currently there are 50 picture books each shelf in the children’s section of a library. If these books were to be placed on smaller shelves with 30 picture books on each shelf, how many of the smaller shelves would be needed to hold all of these books ? (1) The number of smaller shelves needed [...]