PROBLEM ON AGE

Is, am, are, was, were, will be change in to equal sign N year older change in to + n N year younger change in to n N year after change in to + n N year before change in to n Conditional: If Allens age is twice, then he will be 10 year elder than rosily. 2A = R + 10 1) Jack is now 14 years older than Bill. If in 10 years Jack will be twice as old as Bill, how old will Jack will be in 5 years? (Ans.23) 2) Today Allen is 3 times as old as Pat. In 13 years, Allen will be 1 year less than twice as old as Pat will be then. How many years old is Allen today?(Ans. 36) 3) Father is three times old as his son. After 15 years Father will be twice old as his sons age at that time. Hence Fathers present age is? (45) 4) Five years ago, Beths age was three times that of Amy. Ten years ago, Beths age was one half that of Chelsea. If C represents Chelseas current age, which of the following represents Amys current age? (c/6 + 5) 5) Today Rose is twice as old as Sam and Sam is 3 years younger than Tina. If Rose, Sam and Tina are all alive 4 years from today, which of the following must be true on that day? (Ans. B) I. Rose is twice as old as Sam. II. Sam is 3 years younger than Tina. III. Rose is older than Tina. (A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) I and II (E) II and III 6) The sum of the ages of Doris and Fred is y years. If Doris is 12 years older than Fred, how many years old will Fred be y years from now, in terms of y? (Ans. - 6)

7) Joan, Kylie, Lillian, and Miriam all celebrate their birthdays today. Joan is 2 years younger than Kylie, Kylie is 3 years older than Lillian, and Miriam is one year older than Joan. Which of the following could be the combined age of all four women today? (D) (A) 51 (B) 52 (C) 53 (D) 54 (E) 55 8) Lois has x dollars more than Jim has, and together they have a total of y dollars. Which of the following represents the number of dollars that Jim has? ( )

SIMPLE INTEREST
SI = PTR/100 SUM = P + PTR/100 1) If certain amount becomes $1240 at simple interest in 3 years and become $1400 in 5years at same rate of interest that simple interest. Find the principal and rate of interest? (1000, 8%) 2) If $10000 is invested at x percent simple annual interest for n years, which of the following represents the total amount of interest, in dollars, that will be earned by this investment in the n years. [ 10000n( )]

COMPOUND INTEREST
A = P (1 + R/100)
N

If interest is compounded half yearly then A = P (1 + R/200)

2N

1) If $90,000 becomes $135000 in 5 years at compound interest. What will be the total amount in total of 15 years? ($303750) 2) If money is invested at r percent interest, compounded annually, the amount of investment will double in approximately years. If Pats parents invested $5,000 in long term bond that

pays 8 percent interest, compounded annually, what will be the approximate total amount of investment 18 years later, when Pat is ready for college? (Ans. $20,000) 3) A certain investment grows at an annual interest rate of 8%, compounded quarterly. Which of the following equations can be solved to find the number of years, x, that it would take for the investment to increase by a factor of 16? [2 = (1.02)x] 4) Data for a certain biology experiment are given in the table below. If the amount of bacteria present Increased by the same factor during each of the two 3-hour periods shown, how many grams of bacteria were present at 4:00 P.M.? (12) Amount of Bacteria Present Time Amount 1:00 PM 10 grams 4:00 PM X grams 7:00 PM 14.4 grams

5) On a scale that measures the intensity of a certain phenomenon, a reading of n + 1 corresponds to an intensity that is 10 times the intensity corresponding to a reading of n. On that scale, the intensity corresponding to a reading of 8 is how many times as great as the intensity corresponding to a reading of 3? (105) 6) John deposited $10,000 to open a new savings account that earned 4 percent annual interests, compounded quarterly. If there were no other transactions in the account, what was the amount of money in Johns account 6 month after the account was opened? (10201)

ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION
5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20 First term = a = 5 Common difference = d = 8 5 =3 Tn = a + (n- 1) d Sn = [ ( ) ]

Sn = (FIRST TERM + LAST TERM) If a, b, c are in A.P. then 2b = a + c If a, b, c are in A.P. the b a = c b If each term of an A.P. are +, - , x or by any constant then new sequence will also be in A.P.

GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION
6, 12, 24, 48, 96 Tn = ar
n1

Sn = a (r 1)/ (r 1) If a, b, c are in G.P. then b2 = a x c If each term of an G.P. are or x by any constant then new sequence will also be in G.P.

1) Find the sum of all the integers which are multiple of 7 and lie between 200 and 400? (Ans. 8729) 2) The four integers a, b, c, and d are such that a < b < c < d, d = 7a, and b a = c b = d c. what is the average of the four numbers? If c = 25. 3) If a sequence of consecutive integers of increasing value has a sum of 63 and a first term of 6, how many integers are in the sequence? (Ans. 7) 4) In an increasing sequence of 10 consecutive integers, the sum of the first 5 integers is 560. What is the sum of the last 5 integers in the sequence? (Ans. 585) 5) p , q, r , s , t , u An arithmetic sequence is a sequence in which each term after the first term is equal to the sum of the preceding term and a constant. If the list of letters shown above is arithmetic sequence, which of the following must also be an arithmetic sequence? (Ans. D) I. 2p, 2q, 2r, 2s, 2t, 2u II. p 3, q 3, r 3, s 3, u 3, III. p ,q
2 2

, r2, s2, t2, u2

(B) II only (C) III only (D) I and II
(

(A) I only

(E) I, II, and III

)

6) For any positive integer n, the sum of the first n positive integers equals 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12)

. What is the

sum of all even integers between 99 and 301? (Ans. 20200) How many multiples of 4 are there between 12 and 96, inclusive? (Ans.22) How many integers from 0 to 50, inclusive, have a remainder of 1 when divided by 3? (Ans. 17) If integer k is equal to the sum of all even multiples of 15 between 295 and 615, what is the greatest prime factor of k? (11) If S is the infinite sequence S1 = 6, S2 = 12, ..., Sn = Sn-1 + 6,..., what is the sum of all terms in the set {S13, S14, ..., S28}? (1968) What is the sum of the multiples of 7 from 84 to 140, inclusive? (1008) S1 = 7 S2 = 10 ... Sn = 3n + 4 For the sequence above, in which any term n is defined as 3n + 4, what is the value of n for the first term in the sequence to exceed 50? (16)

13) If x is the sum of six consecutive integers, then x is divisible by which of the following: I. 3 II. 4 III. 6 (A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) I and II (E) I, II, and III 14) If the sum of the first n positive integer is x, then which of the following is the sum of the first 2n even positive integer? (Ans. E) (A) 2x + 2n2 (B) 3x + 4n2 (C) 4x + 2n (D) 4x + n2 (E) 4x + 2n2 15) Each in the mileage table below represents an entry indicating the distance between a pair of the five cities. If the table were extended to represent the distances between all pairs of 30 cities and each distance were to be represented by only one entry, how many entries would the table then have? (435) City A City B City C City D City E City A City B City C City D City E 16) What is the difference between the sixth and the fifth terms of the sequence 2, 4, 7 whose nth term is n + 2n-1 ? (17) 17) In the first week of the year, Nancy saved $1. In each of the next 51 weeks, she saved $1 more than she had saved in the previous week. What was the total amount that Nancy saved during the 52 weeks? (1378) 18) List K consist of 12 consecutive integers. If 4 is the least integer in list K, what is the range of the positive integer in list K? (6) 19) If a, b, and c are consecutive positive integers and a < b < c, which of the following must be true ? I. ca=2 II. abc is an even integer. III. (A) I only is an integer (B) II only (C) I and II only (D) II and III only (E) I, II, III 2.

20) In a certain sequence, the term xn is given by the formula xn = 2xn 1 - (xn 2 ) for all n If x0 = 3 and x1 = 2, what is the value of x3? (4) 21) The sequence a1, a2, a3, .an is such that an =

for all n 3. If a3 = 4 and a5 = 20, what is

value of a6? (28) 22) In the sequence a1, a2, a3, a4....................an, each term after the first term is equal to the preceding term plus the constant c. If a1 + a2 + a3 = 27 what is the value of a2 + a4?

23) x is the sum of y consecutive integers. w is the sum of z consecutive integers. If y = 2z, and y and z are both positive integers, then each of the following could be true EXCEPT? (C) A) x = w B) x > w C) x/y is an integer D) w/z is an integer E) x/z is an integer 24) The sequence of the numbers a1, a2, a3,.an is defined by an = for each integer n 1. What is the sum of the first 20 terms of this sequence? (B) A) ( B) ( C) D) E) 25) For every integer k from 1 to 10 inclusive, the kth term of certain sequence is given by (-1)k ( ) If T is the sum of the first 10 terms in the sequence, then T is? (D) A) Greater than 2 B) Between 1 and 2 C) Between and 1 D) Between and E) Less than ( ) ) ( ) )

INEQUALITIES
If x > y then x a>y a If x > y then ax > ay if a is positive If x > y then ax < ay if a is negative If x > y then > if a is positive

If x > y then < if a is negative If x > y and a > b then x + a > y + b If x > y then < 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) | < 21 What is possible value of x if | | < 21 What is possible value of x if | | < 6? (Ans. three) How many possible integer values are there for x, if | How many integer values are possible for x such that 1 < 3x + 5 < 17? (Ans. five) What is possible values of x if x2 5x + 6 < 0 What is possible values of x if x2 5x + 6 > 0 What is possible values of x if x2 + 9x 20 > 0
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8) What is possible values of x for which 1 x

0?

9) What is possible values of x if (x 5) (x 8) (x + 3) < 0 10) What is possible values of x if (5 - x) (x 8) (x + 3) < 0 11) How many of the integers that satisfy the inequality
( )( )

0 are less than 5? (Four)

12) If x < 0 and 4 < 5 xy < 5, which of the following must be true? I. Y<0 II. xy < 1 III. (A) I only 13) If d > 0 and 0 < 1 I. II. III.
2

>1 (B) II only (C) III only (D) I and II only (E) I, II, III

< 1, which of the following must be true? (Ans. C)

C>0 <1 C +d >1 (B) II only (C) I and II only (D) II and III only (E) I, II, III
2

(A) I only

14) If xy > 0 and yz < 0 which of the following must be negative? (Ans. C) (A) xyz (B) xyz2 (C) xy2z (D) xy2z2 (E) x2y2z2 15) A certain right triangle has sides of length x, y, and z, where x < y < z. if the area of triangular region is 1, which of the following indicates all of the possible values of y? (Ans. A) (A) y > (B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

n 12 16) What is the smallest integer n for which 25 > 5 ? (Ans. 7)

17) If w > x > y > z on the number line, y is halfway between x and z, and x is halfway between w and z, then =? (Ans. 1/3) 18) If a b > a + b, where a and b are integers, which of the following must be true? I. a < 0 II. b < 0 III. ab < 0 (A ) a is positive (B) b is positive (C )a is negative (D) b is negative (E) ab is positive 19) If a and b are each greater than x and y, which of the following must be true? (A) I. a + b > x + y II. ab > xy III. | | + |b| > |x| + |y| (A) I only (B) II only (C) I and II only (D) I and III only (E) I, II, III 20) If |x| + |y| = -x y and xy does not equal 0, which of the following must be true? (A) x + y > 0 (B) x + y < 0 (C) x y > 0 (D) x y < 0 (E) x2 y2 > 0 21) If x and y are integers such that x > y, which of the following CAN NOT be a positive integer? a) Y/ (y x) b) Y/ (x y) c) (x y)/ (y x) (A) Only a (B) Only b (C) Only c (D) a and b only (E) b and c only 22) If x > 4 and 3x 2y = 0, then which of the following must be true? (Ans. E) (A) y < - 6 (B) y < - 4 ( C) y = 6 (C) y < 6 (E)y > 6

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23) If x > - y then which of the following must be true? (Ans. E) A) X is positive B) Y is positive C) X is positive and y is negative D) Y is positive and x is negative E) Both x and y cannot be negative 24) If 3x + 7y = 8x 18y and y > 7, which of the following must be true? (Ans. E) A) X < 5/7 B) X < 5 C) X > 18 D) X < 35 E) X > 35 25) If b < 2 and 2x 3b = 0, which of the following must be true? (Ans. D) (A) X > - 3 (B) X < 2 (C) X = 3 (D) X < 3 (E) X > 3 26) If s, u, and v are positive integers and 2s = 2u + 2v, which of the following must be true? (Ans. D) I. S=U II. U V III. S>V (A) None (B) I only (C) II only (D) III only (E) II and III 27) If the fraction (A) < (B) mn < 0 (C) n m > 0 (D) mn > 0 (E) m n > 0
3

is negative, which of the following CANNOT be true? (Ans. D)

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28) If 4 <

, which of the following must be true? (Ans. D)

I. 5<x II. Ix+3I>2 III. (x + 5) is positive (A) II only (B) III only (C) I and II only (D) II and III only (E) I, II, and III 29) A set of numbers has property that for any number t in the set, t+2 is in the set. If 1 is in the set, which of the following must also be in the set? (Ans. c) I. 3 II. 1 III. 5 (A) I only (B) II only (C) I and II only (D) II and III only (E) I, II, and III 30) If Sidney is taller than Roger, Roger is taller than Vernon, and Billy is taller than both Roger and Felix, then which of the following statement must be true? (Ans. E) A) Felix is shorter than Roger. B) Sidney is taller than Billy. C) Roger is shorter than Felix. D) Sidney is taller than Felix. E) Billy is taller than Vernon. 31) If xy > 0, which of the following CANNOT be true? (Ans. D) A) x > 0 B) y < 0 C) x + y < 0 D) E) <0 >0

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32) If |a| = |b|, which of the following must be true? I. a = b II. |a| = -b III. -a = -b A) I only B) II only C) III only D) I and III E) None 33) If a, b, and c are integers and (A) I. ab is even II. ab > 0 III. c is even A) I only B) II only C) I and II D) I and III E) I, II, and III 34) if n denotes a number to the left of 0 on number line such that square of n is less than then the reciprocal of n must be ( less than 10 ) 35) Which of the following inequalities is an algebraic expression for the covered part of the number line below? (E) is a positive even integer, which of the following must be true?

(A) | | (B) | | (C) | (D) | (E) |

| | |

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36) If 0 < r < 1 < s < 2, which of the following must be less than 1? (A) I) II) rs III) sr A) I only B) II only C) III only D) I and II E) I and III 37) If x > y2 > z4 which of the following statements could be true? I. x>y>z II. z>y>x III. x>z>y A) I only B) I and II only C) I and III only D) II and III only E) I, II and III 38) If | |< which of the following could be a value of y? (11/2) 39) Of the five coordinates associated with the points A, B, C, D, and E on the number line below, which has the greatest absolute value? (A)

A) B) C) D) E)

A B C D E

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40) If the quotient is positive, which of the following must be true? A) a > 0 B) b > 0 C) ab > 0 D) a b > 0 E) a + b > 0 41) If y is an integer, then the least possible value of | A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5 42) If s > 0 and = s, what is r in terms of s? (s3) 43) If a = - 0.3, which of the following is true? (B) A) a < a2 < a3 B) a < a3 < a2 C) a2 < a < a3 D) a2 < a3 < a E) a3 < a < a2 44) If 3 < x < 100, for how many values of x is the square of a prime number? (Three) 45) Which of the following is equivalent to the pair of inequalities x + 6 > 10 and x 3 (4 < x 8) 5?

|is?

46) If < 1, and p and q are positive integers, which of the following must be greater than 1? (E) A) B) C) D) E) ] +[ ]? 47) If [ ] is the greatest integer less than or equal to x, what is the value of [ ]+[ (3) 48) A positive number x is multiplied by 2, and this product is then divided by 3. If positive square root of the result of these two operation equals x, what is the value of x? (2/3)

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49) Which of the following inequalities is an algebraic expression for the shaded part of the number line below? (E)

A) | | 3 B) | | | 3 C) | | 4 D) | | 4 E) | 50) On the number line shown below, the tick marks are equally spaced. Which of the following statements about the numbers x, y, and z must be true?

I. II. III. (A) I

xyz < 0 x+z=y z(y x) > 0 (B) I and II (C) II and III (D) I and III (E) I, II, III

51) If 0 < a < 1< b, which of the following is true about the reciprocals of a and b ? A) B) C) D) E) 52) If x < y < 0, which of the following inequalities must be true? A) y + 1 < x B) y 1 < x C) xy2 < x D) xy < y2 E) xy < x2

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