p Hard Math Practice: Set 1

This document contains 49 hard math problems. Be warned: these problems are extremely challenging
and should probably not be approached until you have mastered the material in your ClassSize 8 GMAT
manual and in the GMAT Official Guide. If you would like to do these problems sooner, it is our
suggestion that you ask your GMAT teacher first.

1. Tammie has 10 cards numbered 1 through 10. If she deals two to Tarrell without
replacing any of them what is the probability that Tarrell will get both a 2 and a 3?

1
(A)
5
1
(B)
45
1
(C)
50
1
(D)
90
14
(E)
45

2. If x and y are greater then zero, then what is the value of x 2y ?

1 1 1 1
(1) y? ? ? ?
2 4 8 16
(2) x has exactly two distinct positive factors, one of which is even.

3. If y ? 0 , then is x = 0?

(1) xy = x
x
(2) ? x
2
4. If n is an integer greater than 5.3, then n! must be divisible by which of the following
numbers?

(A) 7
(B) 11
(C) 12
(D) 13
(E) 14

5. A die with x sides has consecutive integers on its sides. If the probability of NOT
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getting a 4 on either of two tosses is , how many sides does the die have?
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(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 7
(D) 8
(E) 13

y!
6. If for all positive integers x and y, y > x, then is even?
x!

(1) y = 13
(2) y–x=2

11!
7. The fraction is equivalent to which of the following?
77

(A) 27 33 52
(B) 29 3 4 52
(C) 28 3 4 52
(D) 2 8 3 4 5 27 2
(E) 2 8 3 4 5 211
8. At the same time that Rick opened an account with $150 at bank A, Mary Jane
opened an account at bank B with $150. Mary Jane’s account has 10% simple annual
interest and Rick’s gives 12% annual interest compounded quarterly. If neither Rick
nor Mary Jane make any additional deposits or withdrawals, then what percent more
does Rick have in his account after a year?

150?1.03? ? 150?1.10?
4
(A)
150 ?1.10?
(B) 150(.12)(2)-150(.10)(2)
150?.12 ??4? ? 150 ?.10?
(C)
150 ?.10 ?
150 ?1.03? ? 150 ?1.10 ?
4
(D)
150?1.12? ? 150 ?1.10?
4
(E)
150?1.10?

9. If x and n are positive integers, is n! + x, divisible by x?

(1) n>x
(2) n is not a prime number

10. Is a prime?

(1) x! = a
(2) x>2

11. One hour after Chris leaves her home, Charlie leaves his home to intercept her. If
Charlie travels twice as fast as Chris, how long will it take Charlie to intercept Chris?

(1) Chris lives 90 miles due south of Charlie

(2) Charlie’s rate is 30 mph

12. Which of the following expressions contain reciprocal expressions?

1
x
I. x 2 and
x
II. x ? 2 and x
1
III. x 3 and x 3

(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) II & III only
(E) I & III
13. Within rat colony A, 10 4 new rats are born every other day and 10 5 die each day. If rat
colony A has 10 6 rats (after all deaths and births) at the end of a certain day, then how
long until colony A will have less than 10 5 members?

(A) exactly 5 days

(B) exactly 9 days
(C) between 8 and 9 days
(D) exactly 10 days
(E) more than 10 days

14. Chef Gundy is making a new “style” of salad, which will contain two kinds of lettuce, one
kind of tomato, one kind of pepper and two kinds of squash. If Chef Gundy has 8 kinds of
lettuce, 4 kinds of tomatoes, 5 types of peppers, and 4 kinds of squash from which to
choose, than how many different “styles” of salad can he make?

(A) 640
(B) 1120
(C) 2240
(D) 3360
(E) 13440

15. Alan has a flock of sheep from which he will choose 4 to take with him to the
livestock show in Houston. If Alan has 15 distinct possible groups of sheep he could
take to the show then which of the following is the number of sheep in his flock?

(A) 30
(B) 15
(C) 7
(D) 6
(E) 5

16. In a drawer of shirts 8 are blue, 6 are green and 4 are magenta. If Mason draws 2
shirts at random, what is the probability at least one of the shirts he draws will be
blue?

25
(A)
153
28
(B)
153
5
(C)
17
4
(D)
9
12
(E)
17
17. Which of the following are roots of the equation
? ?
x?x ? 5? x 2 ? 4
? 0?
x ? 12

(A) -2, 0, 5, -12

(B) 0, -5, 2, 12
(C) -2, 0, 2, 5, - 12
(D) -5, -2, 0, 2
(E) 0, 4, 5

18. A certain consulting firm employs 8 men and 4 women. In March, 3 employees are
selected at random to represent the company at a convention, what is the probability
that the representatives will NOT all be men?

14
(A)
55
3
(B)
8
41
(C)
55
2
(D)
3
54
(E)
55

19. Kurt, a painter, has 9 jars of paint 4 of which are yellow, 2 are red and the remaining
jars are brown. Kurt will combine 3 jars of paint into a new container to make a new
color which he will name according to the following conditions:

Brun Y if the paint contains 2 jars of brown paint and no yellow.

Brun X if the paint contains 3 jars of brown paint.
Jaune X if the paint contains at least 2 jars of yellow.
Jaune Y if the paint contains exactly 1 jar of yellow.

What is the probability that the new color will be Jaune?

5
(A)
42
37
(B)
42
1
(C)
21
4
(D)
9
5
(E)
9
20. A sphere with a radius of 5 is hollowed out at the center. The part removed from the
sphere has the same center, and a radius of 3. What fractional part of the original
4
sphere remained? (The formula for the volume of a sphere is V ? ? r 3 )
3

2
(A)
5
16
(B)
25
27
(C)
125
98
(D)
125
3
(E)
5

21. Jean drew a gumball at random from a jar of pink and blue gumballs. Since the
gumball she selected was blue and she wanted a pink one, she replaced it and drew
another. The second gumball also happened to be blue and she replaced it as well. If
9
the probability of her drawing the two blue gumballs was , what is the probability
49
that the next one she draws will be pink?

1
(A)
49
4
(B)
7
3
(C)
7
16
(D)
49
40
(E)
49

22. If two candies are drawn at random from a jar with only red and blue candies and not
replaced there is a 70% chance of selecting at least one red. If there is a total of 5
candies in the jar, how many of them are red?

(A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 2
(E) 1
23. If –2 < a < 11 and 3 < b < 12, then which of the following is NOT true?

(A) 1 < a + b < 23

(B) -14 < a – b < 8
(C) -7 < b – a < 14
(D) 1 < b + a < 23
(E) -24 < ab < 132

24. If a and b are distinct integers and x = a + b and y = a – b, then which of the following
expresses xy + y, in terms of a and b?

(A) 2b 2 ? 2ab
(B) a 2 ? b2 ? a ? b
(C) a?b
(D) ?a ? b
(E) a 2 ? b2 ? a ? b

1 2 4 8
25. 12
? 13
? 14
? ?
2 2 2 2 15

1
(A)
2 10
1
(B)
2 12
15
(C)
2 15
2
(D)
2 10
23
(E)
2 16

26. All votes cast in a recent presidential election were for either the incumbent or the
challenger. The challenger received 5.4 million votes and the incumbent received 5
million. If after a recount of the votes and the addition of previously uncounted
absentee ballots, the incumbent had 5.2 million votes while the challenger had 5.4
million, then the percentage of the total number of votes that were for the challenger

(A) decreased by approximately 10 %

(B) decreased approximately 1%
(C) neither increased nor decreased
(D) increased approximately 1%
(E) increased approximately 2%
27. A certain cube floating in a bucket of water has between 80 and 85 percent of its
volume below the surface of the water. If between 12 and 16 cubic centimeters of the
cube’s volume is above the surface of the water, then the length of a side of the cube
is approximately

(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 7
(D) 8
(E) 9

28. How many 4 digit numbers begin with a digit that is prime and end with a digit that
is prime?

(A) 16
(B) 80
(C) 800
(D) 1440
(E) 1600

? 1 1 1 ?
48 ?? ? ? ??
4 2
?2 3 22 ?
29. ?
32

16
(A)
27
61
(B)
27
61
(C)
3
(D) 129
(E) 183

30.
?
50 5 ? 2 ? 2 ? 2 ?
2
5

3
(A)
2
3
(B) ?
2
21
(C) ?
50
21
(D)
50
 21
(E) ?
25

31. If x is a positive integer, is x a multiple of 5?

x
(1) 5 is a factor of
2
(2) 3x + 5 is a multiple of 5

32. What is the greatest common divisor of positive integers a and b?

(1) a and b share exactly one common factor

(2) a and b are both prime numbers

33. Does positive integer a equal 5?

(1) a is a not factor of 6006

(2) 5 is the largest divisor of a

34. Does s = t ?

(1) s ?t
(2) s is both a factor and multiple of t

35. In a recent election, candidate A received x and candidate B received y of the votes of
the 7.34 million votes counted before the absentee ballots were tallied. What was the
percent change in the number of votes A received after the absentee ballots were
tallied?

(1) x – y = 391
(2) the difference between the number of votes received by each of the three candidates
in the election before the absentee ballots were tallied and the number received after
the absentee ballots were tallied was 5000.

36. What is the value of xyz?

(1) y! = 6 and x! > 720

(2) z is the least even integer greater than –1

37. Is x ? y positive?

(1) x is positive
(2) y is negative
38. If a is not equal to zero, is a ? 3 a number greater than 1?

(1) 0?a? 2
(2) ab = a

39. When a die that has one of six consecutive integers on each of its sides is rolled twice,
what is the probability of getting the number 1 on both rolls?

(1) the probability of NOT getting an eight is 1

(2) the probability of NOT getting a seven is 25/36

40. In the rectangle coordinate system, triangle ABC has a vertex at point (0, 56). If
point B is at the origin, then how many points on line AC have integer values for
both their x and y values?

(1) The third vertex of triangle ABC lies on the x-axis, and the triangle has an area of
196
(2) Point A has a positive x coordinate and a y coordinate of zero

41. Seven family members are seated around their circular dinner table. If only the only
arrangements that are considered distinct are those where family members are
seated in different locations relative to each other, then how many distinct
arrangements around the table are possible?

(A) 7
(ß) 42
(C) 294
(D) 720
(E) 5040

42. The product of all prime numbers less than 29 is approximately equal to which of the
following?

(A) 2 ? 10 4
6
(ß) 2? 10
8
(C) 2? 10
9
(D) 2? 10
10
(E) 2? 10
 1 1
43. An ice cube is floating in a glass of water with between and of its mass above
6 7
water and the rest submerged below the water's surface. The ratio of the part of the
mass above water to the part of the mass below water is between

1 1
(A) and
5 6
1 1
(B) and
6 7
5 5
(C) and
6 7
(D) 6 and 7
6 7
(E) and
7 6

44. ? ?
Is 9 x
3?2x
= 1?

(1) the product of x and positive integer y is not x

(2) x is a integer

45. Of the 600 residents of Clermontville, 35% watch the television show Island Survival,
40% watch Lovelost Lawyers and 50% watch Medical Emergency. If all residents
watch at least one of these three shows and 18% watch exactly 2 of these shows, then
how many Clermontville residents watch all of the shows?

(A) 150
(B) 108
(C) 42
(D) 21
(E) -21

46. A quarterly interest rate of 5% over a 12 month period is equal to an annual interest
rate of approximately

(A) 60%
(B) 33%
(C) 22%
(D) 20%
(E) 15%
 ?1
? 45 ?1 ? 5 ? 1 ?
47. ? ?
? 10 ?
? ?

1
(A)
45
1
(B)
40
2
(C)
9
(D) 5
(E) 45

?.009 ?3
48. Which of the following is NOT equal to ?
?.0003?3
2.7 ? 10
4
(A)
3 ?2 ?5
3 3 3
(B)
.00027 ? 10
8
(C)
.03 ? 10
3 8
(D)
1 1
(E) ?3 ? ?3
3 10

?1 ?1
3a ?3 a
49. ?
3? a

3? a
(A)
3a
3? a
(B)
3a
?2
(C) 3a ? 1
3a
(D)
3? a
a
(E)
1? a
Answer Key:

1. B
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. A
10. C
11. E
12. A
13. D
14. D
15. D
16. E
17. D
18. C
19. B
20. D
21. B
22. D
23. C
24. B
25. A
26. B
27. A
28. E
29. B
30. C
31. D
32. A
33. B
34. B
35. E
36. B
37. A
38. E
39. B
40. A
41. D
42. C
43. A
44. C
45. D
46. C
47. E
48. D
49. A
p Changes to Hard Math Practice: Set 1

5. A die with x sides has consecutive integers on its sides. If the probability of NOT getting a 4
36
on either of two tosses is , how many sides does the die have?
49

(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 7
(D) 8
(E) 13

8. At the same time that Rick opened an account with $150 at bank A, Mary Jane opened an
account at bank B with $150. Mary Jane’s account has 10% simple annual interest and
Rick’s gives 12% annual interest compounded quarterly. If neither Rick nor Mary Jane make
any additional deposits or withdrawals, then what percent more does Rick have in his
account after a year?

150?1.03? ? 150?1.10?
4
(A)
150 ?1.10?
(B) 150(.12)(2)-150(.10)(2)
150?.12 ??4? ? 150 ?.10?
(C)
150 ?.10 ?
150 ?1.03? ? 150 ?1.10 ?
4
(D)
150?1.12? ? 150 ?1.10?
4
(E)
150?1.10?

Question changed so that the simple interest only must be calculated over one year instead of 2,
which might then raise the question as to whether it is simple interest or compound interest

11. Chris’ sex now no longer changes halfway thru the problem.

19. Some spelling mistakes (FYI: the names are the French words for the colors) fixed and a
definition cleared up:

Brun Y if the paint contains 2 jars of brown paint and no yellow.

Brun X if the paint contains 3 jars of brown paint.
Jaune X if the paint contains at least 2 jars of yellow.
Jaune Y if the paint contains exactly 1 jar of yellow.

What is the probability that the new color will be Jaune?

23. If –2 < a < 11 and 3 < b < 12, then which of the following is NOT true?

(C) -7 < b – a < 14

33. QUESTION REWORDED to make a only positive:

Does positive integer a equal 5?

(1) a is a not factor of 6006

(2) 5 is the largest divisor of a

39. QUESTION REWORDED:

… what is the probability of getting the number 1 on both rolls?
p Hard Math Practice: Set 2

Ready for even more hard math practice? This document contains 49 additional hard math problems. Be warned:
these problems are extremely challenging and should probably not be approached until you have mastered the
material in your ClassSize 8 GMAT manual and in the GMAT Official Guide. If you would like to do these
problems sooner, it is our suggestion that you ask your GMAT teacher first.

1 2
1. If ? z ? , then what is the value of z?
3 3

(1) When positive integer x is divided by 2 the result is z

(2) When positive even integer y is divided by 12 the result is z

a 4 ? 3a 3 ? a ? 3
2. If a ? 3 and ? ? 126 , then what is the value of a?
a?3

(A) ?5
(B) 5
3
(C) 126
(D) 126
(E) 25

3. Nine students are split into three equal teams to develop reports on one of three problems:
shortage of skilled labor, violence in schools, and low standardized test scores. How many
different teams of students are possible?

(A) 5040
(B) 1680
(C) 1512
(D) 504
(E) 168

4. Eight Alaskan Huskies are split into pairs to pull one of four sleds in a race. How many
different assignments of Huskies to sleds are possible?

(A) 32
(B) 64
(C) 420
(D) 1680
(E) 2520
5. The length of an edge of cube A is 5% greater than the length of an edge of cube B. If the
volume of cube B is 27 cubic centimeters, then what is nearest to the volume of cube A?

(A) 23.1
(B) 25.65
(C) 27.125
(D) 28.35
(E) 31.25

6. How many distinct positive prime factors of 9150 are greater than 0 but less than 1000?

(A) 7
(B) 6
(C) 5
(D) 4
(E) 3

7. If n is an integer greater than 0, what is the remainder when 9 12n? 3 ? 10 is divided by 10

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 7
(E) 9

8. If a ? ( 2 3 )( 4 3 )( 5 9 ) and b ? ( 4 6 )( 5 6 )( 6 9 ) , then which of the following values is less than

3
ab ?

(A) ( 2 7 )( 5 5 )( 6 3 )
(B) ( 2)( 4 3 )( 5 5 )( 6 3 )
(C) ( 210 )( 3 3 )( 5 5 )
(D) ( 212 )( 5 5 )( 6 )
(E) ( 2 6 )( 5 3 )( 6 7 )

9. How many positive divisors does ab have?

(1) a is a prime number and b is a positive integer

(2) a3 ? b

10. What is the sum of positive integers x and y?

(1) x 2 ? 2 xy ? y 2 ? 16
(2) x 2 ? y2 ? 8
11. What is the ratio of x to y?

(1) .8 x ? .5 y ? 40
(2) .625 y ? 50 ? x

c
?a?
12. If a, b and c are positive integers, is ? ? ? 1 ?
?b?

(1) b–a=9
(2) c>1

13. Is integer n greater than 3?

n
? 1 ?
(1) ? ? ? .0001
?100 ?
n ?1
? 1 ?
(2) ? ? ? .001
?100 ?

14. What’s the remainder when integer n is divided by 10?

(1) when n is divided by 110 the remainder is 75

(2) when n is divided by 100 the remainder is 25

15. If Set Q contains only positive integers, is average of the numbers in Set Q is equal to the
median of the set?

(1) The numbers in Set Q are consecutive and odd

(2) Set Q contains an odd number of numbers

16. Is the tens digit of two-digit positive integer p divisible by 3?

(1) p – 5 is a multiple of 3
(2) p – 11 is a multiple of 3

17. If x is greater than 0 but less than 10 and k ? x 9 , what is the value of integer k?

(1) x 2 has a units digit of 1

1
(2) x?2 ?
50
18. Is m a multiple of 6?

(1) more than 2 of the first 5 positive integer multiples of m are multiples of 3
(2) fewer than 2 of the first 5 positive integer multiples of m are multiples of 12

19. Does x + y = xy?

(1) x is neither a positive integer nor a negative integer

(2) y is neither a positive integer nor a negative integer

20. Is x odd?

(1) a – b = x and b – c = x, where a, b, c & e are distinct prime numbers

(2) x is the product of 2 consecutive prime numbers

21. A jar contains only nickels, dimes and quarters. If a coin is drawn from the jar at random,
what is the probability that it will be either a nickel or a quarter?

1
(1) The probability the coin will be a nickel or a dime is
2
1
(2) The probability the coin will be a dime is
5

22. If a is a positive integer, is a + b a even integer?

(1) x axb ? 1
(2) x ?1

23. Working at their individual rates, Marcus and Latrell can build a certain brick house in 7.5
and 5 hours, respectively. When they work together they are paid $35 per hour. If they share
their pay in proportion to the amount of work each does, then what is Marcus’ hourly pay for
building the house?

(A) $3
(B) $6
(C) $7
(D) $14
(E) $21
24. If a, b and x are integers greater than zero, then which of the following must be greater than
a
?
a?b

a? x
(A)
a? b? x
a? x
(B)
a? b? x
2a
(C)
2 a ? 2b ? x
2
? a ?
(D) ? ?
?a ? b?
a?1
(E)
a? b?1

25. If a and b are integers greater than -1, then what is the value of a b ?

(1) a ? 1 is undefined
(2) b=2

26. Is m 3 an integer?

(1) m 2 is an integer
(2) m is an integer

27. Three students, Mark, Peter and Wanda are all working on the same math problem. If their
1 2 3
individual probabilities of success are , and , respectively, then what is the
4 5 8
probability that at least one of the students will get the problem correct?

39
(A)
40
77
(B)
80
23
(C)
32
9
(D)
32
3
(E)
80
28. Scott, Jean and Warren are all building wooden models for an architectural presentation at
1 1
noon tomorrow. If their individual probabilities of finishing on time are x, and ,
3 7
respectively, then what is the probability that Warren will finish on time but Jean and Scott
will not?

21 x ? 38
(A)
21
12x
(B)
21
2 ? 2x
(C)
21
2x ? 2
(D)
21
x
(E)
21

29. This year at the Massachusetts Academy the boys are all 2, 3, 5 or 7 years of age. If the
product of the ages of the boys in a given class is 10,500, then how many 5 year olds are in
that class?

(A) 0
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 125
(E) 2100

30. How many integers between 0 and 1570 have a prime tens digit and a prime units digit?

(A) 295
(B) 252
(C) 236
(D) 96
(E) 76

31. James and Logan are taking batting practice. If their individual probabilities of hitting a
homerun are x and y, respectively, then what is the probability that James will not hit a
homerun but Logan will?

(A) x ? xy
(B) x ? y2
(C) y ? xy
? y?
(D) ? ?
?x ?
1
(E) ?y
x
32. On this years Westchester basketball team, the players are all either 5, 7, or 11 years of age.
If the product of the ages of the players on the team is 18,865, then what is the probability
that a randomly selected team member will NOT be 7?

3
(A)
7
2
(B)
5
16
(C)
37
3
(D)
5
49
(E)
55

33. At a local zoo, 1 porcupine and 8 ferrets consume 223 lbs of feed per week. At the same zoo, 1
porcupine and 8 beavers consume 343 lbs of feed per week. If a beaver consumes 1.6 times as
much feed as a ferret, then how much feed does 8 porcupines consume in a week?

(A) 23
(B) 120
(C) 184
(D) 200
(E) 320

34. Every 28,847 minutes Earvin meets his son, John, at the batting cage. If he met his son at
5:32pm today and it is still that time then when is the next time he will meet his son?

(A) 10 days from now at 9:32pm

(B) 10 days from now at 6:19pm
(C) 20 days from now at 6:17am
(D) 20 days from now at 6:17pm
(E) 20 days from now at 6:19pm

35. On the first of the year, James invested x dollars at Proudstar bank in an account that yields
2% in interest every quarter year. At the end of the year, in which he made no additional
deposit or withdrawals, he had y dollars in the account. If James had invested the same
amount in an account which pays interest on a yearly basis, what must the interest rate be
for James to have y dollars at the end of the year?

(A) 2.04%
(B) 6.12%
(C) 8%
(D) 8.25%
(E) 10%
36. Before leaving home for the town of Madison, Pete checks a map which shows that Madison
is 5 inches from his current location, Gardensquare. Pete arrives in Madison 2.5 hours later
and drove at an average speed of 60 miles per hour. What scale, in inches per mile, is the
map drawn at?

1
(A)
3
1
(B)
30
1
(C)
10
(D) 2
(E) 30

37. The number 70 6 is how many times the number 35 6 ?

(A) 2
(B) 6
(C) 9
(D) 35
(E) 64

38. In March, Kurt ran an average of 1.5 miles an hour. If by June he had increased his pace by
10 seconds per mile, then which of the following expresses the number of hours it would take
Kurt to complete one mile in June

3590
(A)
60 2
2410
(B)
60 2
2390
(C)
60 2
3585
(D)
60
60 2
(E)
3590
39. A teacher is assigning 6 students to one of three tasks. She will assign students in teams of
at least one student and all students will be assigned to teams. If each task will have exactly
one team assigned to it, then which of the following are possible combinations of teams to
tasks?

I. 90
II. 60
III. 45

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

40. On March 15th, the population of the city of Madrigoon was .15 billion people. On May 1st , an
earthquake struck Madrigoon and destroyed .01% of the 30 million homes. If an equal
number of people lived in each home and 50% of the people whose homes were destroyed
moved to another city, then how many people moved to another city?

(A) 7.5 ? 10 4
(B) 1.5 ? 10 4
(C) 7.5 ? 10 3
(D) .15 ? 10 4
(E) .15 ? 10 3

41. If x is an integer greater than zero but less than integer n, is x is a factor of n?

(1) n is divisible by all integers less than 10

(2) x is not a multiple of a prime number

42. In a group of 8 semifinalists, all but 2 will advance to the final round. If in the final round
only the top 3 will be awarded medals then how many groups of medal winners are possible?

(A) 20
(B) 56
(C) 120
(D) 560
(E) 720
43. Dr. McCoy designed a space shuttle that can theoretically travel at a maximum velocity of 8
times the speed of light. If the speed of light is 300 million meters per second, then which of
the following is the theoretical maximum speed, in meters per second, of Dr. McCoy’s
shuttle?

(A) 2 .4 ? 10 3
(B) 2 .4 ? 10 8
(C) 2 .4 ? 10 9
(D) 3 ? 10 6
(E) 3 ? 10 9

44. If 6 is a factor of a and 21 is a factor of b, is ab a multiple of 70?

(1) a is a multiple of 4
(2) b is a multiple of 15

45. If the speed of sound in air is 3.316 ? 10 2 meters per second and the speed of sound in water
is 1,500 meters per second, then approximately how many times faster does sound travel in
water than in air?

(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 5
(D) 10
(E) 20

46. Of the 150 students at Hunter High, 45 are in the glee club and 72 are in the key club. If the
number who are in neither group is twice the number who are in both groups, how many are
in both groups?

(A) 22
(B) 33
(C) 44
(D) 55
(E) 66

47. If set N contains only consecutive positive integers, what is the sum of the numbers in set N?

(1) Nineteen times the sum of the first number in the set and the last number in the set is 1729
(2) There are 38 numbers in the set.

48. If P is a set of consecutive integers, is there an even number of integers in set P?

(1) The sum of the integers in set P is 0

(2) The product of the integers in set P is 0
 y? 2?b 2
49. For the line whose equation is ? m ? , m is not zero. If the line is rotated 90°, then
x x
the slope of that line would be

1
(A)
m
1
(B) ?
m
(C) m
(D) ?m
(E) m?2
Answer Key
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. E
5. E
6. D
7. E
8. D
9. C
10. D
11. E
12. A
13. D
14. D
15. A
16. E
17. C
18. B
19. E
20. A
21. B
22. C
23. D
24. A
25. A
26. B
27. C
28. C
29. B
30. B
31. C
32. B
33. C
34. E
35. D
36. B
37. E
38. C
39. B
40. C
41. B
42. B
43. C
44. B
45. C
46. B
47. C
48. A
49. B
p Changes to Hard Math Practice: Set 1

5. A die with x sides has consecutive integers on its sides. If the probability of NOT getting a 4
36
on either of two tosses is , how many sides does the die have?
49

(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 7
(D) 8
(E) 13

8. At the same time that Rick opened an account with $150 at bank A, Mary Jane opened an
account at bank B with $150. Mary Jane’s account has 10% simple annual interest and
Rick’s gives 12% annual interest compounded quarterly. If neither Rick nor Mary Jane make
any additional deposits or withdrawals, then what percent more does Rick have in his
account after a year?

150?1.03? ? 150?1.10?
4
(A)
150 ?1.10?
(B) 150(.12)(2)-150(.10)(2)
150?.12 ??4? ? 150 ?.10?
(C)
150 ?.10 ?
150 ?1.03? ? 150 ?1.10 ?
4
(D)
150?1.12? ? 150 ?1.10?
4
(E)
150?1.10?

Question changed so that the simple interest only must be calculated over one year instead of 2,
which might then raise the question as to whether it is simple interest or compound interest

11. Chris’ sex now no longer changes halfway thru the problem.

19. Some spelling mistakes (FYI: the names are the French words for the colors) fixed and a
definition cleared up:

Brun Y if the paint contains 2 jars of brown paint and no yellow.

Brun X if the paint contains 3 jars of brown paint.
Jaune X if the paint contains at least 2 jars of yellow.
Jaune Y if the paint contains exactly 1 jar of yellow.

What is the probability that the new color will be Jaune?