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These questions are from the Barron's book. I know there's many errors, but I just want to confirm the answers. I'm not sure about the plan of attack of these problems and can use some help. These problems would be great practice, especially since we've been hearing so many horror stories about the richness of word problems on the qr section.
Barron's Model Exam A
15) A fly sits at the edge of a 12-inch-diameter phonograph record that is playing at 33 1/3 revolutions per minute. Approximately how fast, in feet per minute, is the fly moving?
A) 3
B) 33
C) 50
D) 100
E) 396
Ans: D
36) The value of sin (II/3) equals the value of
A) sin (2II/3)
B) sin (-II/3)
C) sin (-5/6)
D) sin (5II/6)
E) sin (-2II/3)
Ans: A
37) David weighs 1 1/4 times what Mark weighs and twice what Susan weighs. If Mark weighs 176 pounds, how much does Susan weigh?
A) 110 lb
B) 70 lb
C) 88 lb
D) 141 lb
E) 220 lb
Ans: A
38) A gift of $180 is to be shared by Brett and Andrew in such a way that Andrew gets 25% more than Brett. How much does Brett get?
A) $100
B) $72
C) $108
D) $144
E) $80
Ans: E
18) The five tires that came with Steve's new car were rotated frequently so that each tire was used exactly the same amount of time as the others. The tires were replaced when the odometer read 24,000 miles. For how many miles had each been used?
A) 30,000 miles
B) 24,000 miles
C) 18,000 miles
D) 20,000 miles
E) 19,200 miles
Ans: E
19) At a convention of dentists, 1,000 dentists are from the west coast. One hundred dentists are women; 60 of the women are not from the west coast. How many male dentists are from the west coast?
A) 850
B) 800
C) 900
D) 960
E) 940
Ans: D
20) Brian received a 10% increase in each of the last 2 years. His present salary is $21,780. What was his starting salary?
A) $19,000
B) $21,300
C) $20,000
D) $18,000
E) $26,354
Ans: D
32) A river flows at 3 miles per hour. A man can row at 5 miles per hour in still water. If he rows 1 mile upstream and then floats back to the starting place, how many minutes will be required for the roundtrip?
A) 30
B) 42
C) 50
D) 60
E) 65
Ans: C
40) If snow is falling to the ground at a rate of 1 inch every half hour and is melting at the rate of 0.75 inch every hour, how many inches deep should the snow be after 8 hours of snowfall?
A) 10
B) 22
C) 12
D) 4
E) 2
Ans: A
ADA Sample Practice test
24) When each of the sides of a square is increased by 1 yard, the area of the new square is 53 square yards more than that of the original square. What is the length of the sides of the orignal square?
A) 25
B) 26
C) 27
D) 52
E) 54
Ans: B
Thanks so much, & good luck studying 🙂
Barron's Model Exam A
15) A fly sits at the edge of a 12-inch-diameter phonograph record that is playing at 33 1/3 revolutions per minute. Approximately how fast, in feet per minute, is the fly moving?
A) 3
B) 33
C) 50
D) 100
E) 396
Ans: D
36) The value of sin (II/3) equals the value of
A) sin (2II/3)
B) sin (-II/3)
C) sin (-5/6)
D) sin (5II/6)
E) sin (-2II/3)
Ans: A
37) David weighs 1 1/4 times what Mark weighs and twice what Susan weighs. If Mark weighs 176 pounds, how much does Susan weigh?
A) 110 lb
B) 70 lb
C) 88 lb
D) 141 lb
E) 220 lb
Ans: A
38) A gift of $180 is to be shared by Brett and Andrew in such a way that Andrew gets 25% more than Brett. How much does Brett get?
A) $100
B) $72
C) $108
D) $144
E) $80
Ans: E
18) The five tires that came with Steve's new car were rotated frequently so that each tire was used exactly the same amount of time as the others. The tires were replaced when the odometer read 24,000 miles. For how many miles had each been used?
A) 30,000 miles
B) 24,000 miles
C) 18,000 miles
D) 20,000 miles
E) 19,200 miles
Ans: E
19) At a convention of dentists, 1,000 dentists are from the west coast. One hundred dentists are women; 60 of the women are not from the west coast. How many male dentists are from the west coast?
A) 850
B) 800
C) 900
D) 960
E) 940
Ans: D
20) Brian received a 10% increase in each of the last 2 years. His present salary is $21,780. What was his starting salary?
A) $19,000
B) $21,300
C) $20,000
D) $18,000
E) $26,354
Ans: D
32) A river flows at 3 miles per hour. A man can row at 5 miles per hour in still water. If he rows 1 mile upstream and then floats back to the starting place, how many minutes will be required for the roundtrip?
A) 30
B) 42
C) 50
D) 60
E) 65
Ans: C
40) If snow is falling to the ground at a rate of 1 inch every half hour and is melting at the rate of 0.75 inch every hour, how many inches deep should the snow be after 8 hours of snowfall?
A) 10
B) 22
C) 12
D) 4
E) 2
Ans: A
ADA Sample Practice test
24) When each of the sides of a square is increased by 1 yard, the area of the new square is 53 square yards more than that of the original square. What is the length of the sides of the orignal square?
A) 25
B) 26
C) 27
D) 52
E) 54
Ans: B
Thanks so much, & good luck studying 🙂
