Quantitative Reasoning

1.- Percentages
2.-Simultaneous Equations
3.- Symbolism
4.- Special Triangles
5.- Multiple and Oddball Figures
6.- Mean, Median, Mode, and Range
7.- Probability

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 Problems of Symbolism

3.1.- If a b = a + b for all nonnegative numbers a and b, what is the value of 10 6.

a) 2

b) 4

c) 16

d) 8

e) 0

3.2.- If aya = y 2 1. What is the value of a3a - a2a?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

e) 5

3.3.- If x is even, @x = 3x 3; if x is odd, @x = 2x 2. What is the value of @(@(@5))?

a) 21

b) 40

c) 63

d) 6

e) 7

3.4.- If a 6= 0, let ?a be defined by the equation ?a = a a1 . Then ?(3) =

10
a) 8

8
b) 3

1
c) 3

8
d) 3

10
e) 3

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 3.5.- If m > n = 2m2 3n, what is the value of 4 > 8?

a) 2

b) 4

c) 8

d) 12

e) 16

cd
3.6.- If c s d = c
, where c 6= 0, what is the value of 12 s 3?

a) -3

1
b) 4

2
c) 3

3
d) 4

e) 3

3.7.- If the operation o

n is defined for all x and y by the equation x o
n y = 2.x.y, then
3o
n (4 o
n 5) =?

a) 80

b) 120

c) 160

d) 240

e) 360

3.8.- n = n! n2 , where n is a positive integer. For how many value of n is n less than zero?

a) 1

b) 3

c) 1 - 2

d) 3 + 4

e) 5 - 2

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3.9.- If aFb = b
+ ab , where a 6= 0 and b 6= 0, then 3F4 =?

a) 25

b) 12

25
c) 12

12
d) 25

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e) 12

3.10.- If g I h = 7g 3h, what is the value of a + 5 I a + 3?

a) 4a 4

b) 4a + 8

c) 4a + 14

d) 4a + 26

e) 4a + 44

3.11.- If r s = r(r s) for all integers r and s, then 4 (3 5) =?

a) -8

b) -2

c) 2

d) 20

e) 40

3.12.- If a means to multiply a by 3 and a means to divide a by 2, what is the value of

((8 ) ) ?

a) -6

b) 6

c) 3

d) 2

e) 0

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 Quantitative Reasoning

1.- Percentages
2.- Simultaneous Equations
3.- Symbolism
4.- Special Triangles
5.- Multiple and Oddball Figures
6.- Mean, Median, Mode, and Range
7.- Probability

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 Problems of Special Triangles
4.1.-
B
HH
H
4 2 HH
H
HH
H
HH
CC 45 H
HH
A C
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In the triangle above, what is the length of side BC?

a) 5 b) 4 c) 6 d) 4 2 e) 5 2

4.2.- B
HH
H
2 3 HH
H
HH
H
HH
60 45 H
A
C  HH C

In the triangle above, what is the length of side BC?

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 2 e) 3 2

4.3.-
B
HH
HH
2 3 H 2
HH
H
HH
H
60 H
 HH
A C

In the triangle above, what is the length of side AC?

a) 5 b) 4 c) 6 d) 4 2 e) 5 2

4.4.-
B
H
HH
H
HH
H
HH
H
HH
CC 60 H 150
H
A C

In the triangle ABC, if AB = 4, then AC =?

a) 6 b) 7 c) 8 d) 9 e) 10

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 4.5.- B
@
@
@
@5
@
@
@
@
@
@
@
A 6 C

If the perimeter of triangle ABC above is 16, what is its area?

a) 8 b) 9 c) 10 d) 12 e) 15

4.6.- A ladder 20 feet long is placed against a wall. If the distance on the ground from the
wall to the ladder is 12 feet, how many feet up the wall does the ladder reach?

a) 12 b) 15 c) 16 d) 21 e) 24

4.7.- B
PP
PP
PP
PP
P PP
P PP
P PP
P PP
A P C

In right triangle ABC above, side AB has a length of 5 units, while side BC has a length of
13 units. What is the area of ABC, in square units?

a) 5 square units b) 13 c) 30 d) 60 e) 12

4.8.- What is the perimeter of an isosceles triangle given that the sides 5 units long half of the
base measures to 4 units?

a) 14 b) 20 c) 12 d) 32 e) 18

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 4.9.- B
PP
PP
PP
PP
P PP
P PP
P PP
P PP
A P
C

In right triangle ABC above, side AC has a length of 14 units, while side BC has a length of
10 2 units. What is the area of ABC, in square units?

a) 14 square units b) 7 c) 28 d) e) 14 2

4.10.- A ladder 5 feet long is placed against a wall. If the distance on the ground from the
wall to the ladder is 4 feet, how many feet up the wall does the ladder reach?

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 5

4.11.-
B
@
@
@
10 @
@
@
@
@
@
@
@
A 16 C

If the perimeter of triangle ABC above is 36, what is its area?

a) 6 b) 16 c) 12 d) 32 e) 48

4.12.- B
HH
H
HH
H
HH
H
HH

CC 30 H
HH 135
A C

In the triangle ABC, if BC = 2, then AB =?

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 2 e) 3