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The used-car trade is the fastest-growing segment of the automobile market. Nowadays, about 6 out of every 10 cars and trucks sold are secondhand. This was bound to happen. Evidently, consumers are finally saying no to the ridiculously high and constantly rising new-car prices and are choosing instead to purchase used vehicles. Which of the

If y is an integer and y =½x½ + x, is y = 0? (1)    x < 0 (2)    y < 1 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,

Literary critics are fond of referring to a work as a “musical novel” whenever a writer employs techniques that can be conveniently described in musical terminology, but the (5) notion that all such works are of the same genre is an oversimplification. The writers who have given us the most important “musical novels” have used

The number of people diagnosed as having a certain intestinal disease has dropped significantly in a rural county this year, as compared to last year. Health officials attribute this decrease entirely to improved sanitary conditions at water-treatment plants, which made for cleaner water this year and thus reduced the incidence of the disease. Which of

The relationship between corpulence and disease remain controversial, although statistics clearly associate a reduced life expectancy with chronic obesity. (A) remain controversial, although statistics clearly associate a reduced life expectancy with (B) remain controversial, although statistics clearly associates a reduced life expectancy with (C) remain controversial, although statistics clearly associates reduced life expectancy to (D)

The United States petroleum industry’s cost to meet environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade. (A)  The United States petroleum industry’s cost to meet environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the

Historically, protectionism has been the bane of the South. In the 19th century, the Solid South voted democratic not just because of Abe Lincoln but because its farmers desperately wanted to sell in international markets, and the Republican economic policies blocked them. Southerners also know that free trade won’t send jobs out of the country.

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Aristotle believed that human decision-making takes the form of a practical syllogism: Major Premise: Sweet deserts are tasty. Minor Premise: This is a piece of cake on my plate. Conclusion: I’ll eat this piece of cake. But Aristotle was not able to account for the problem of the akratic, someone who has knowledge of both

Although the United States steel industry faces widely publicized economic problems that have eroded its steel production capacity, not all branches of the industry have been equally affected. The steel industry is not monolithic: it includes integrated producers, minimills, and specialty-steel mills. The integrated producers start with iron ore and coal and produce a wide

A jar contains between 50 and 60 marbles. If the marbles are counted out 3 at a time, 1 is left over; if they are counted out 4 at a time, 3 are left over. How many marbles are in the jar? (A) 52 (B) 54 (C) 55 (D) 58 (E) 59

In a certain population, x out of every y persons are found to have characteristic * . If 200 persons are found to have characteristic *, then which  of the following expressions provides the total number of persons in the population? (A) 200x (B) 200xy (C) 200x/y (D) 200y/x (E) 200(x -y)

Gray marketing, the selling of trademarked products through channels of distribution not authorized by the trademark holder, can involve distribution of goods either within a market region or across market boundaries. Gray marketing within a market region (“channel flow diversion”) occurs when manufacturer-authorized distributors sell trademarked goods to unauthorized distributors who then sell the goods

A wire that weighs 24 kilograms is cut into two pieces so that one of the pieces weighs 16 kilograms and is 34 meters long.  If the weight of each piece is proportional to its length, how many meters long is the other piece of wire? A) 8 B) 11 C) 13 D) 17 E)

Unlike that of the Native Americans of British Columbia, the Plains, and the Southwest, those of Puget Sound lived in relatively small, autonomous villages. (A)  Unlike that of (B)  Unlike those of (C)  Unlike (D)  In contrast to that of (E)  Dissimilar to

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Which of the following best completes the passage below? In today?s pluralistic society, textbook publishers find themselves in an increasingly uncomfortable position. Since the schools are regarded as a repository of society?s moral and cultural values, each group within society wishes to prevent any material that offends its own values from appearing in textbooks. As

Some biographers have not only disputed the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to excess but also questioned whether he drank at all. (A) have not only disputed the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to excess but also questioned whether he drank (B) not only have disputed the common notion that Edgar

Four dollar amounts, w, x, y, and z, were invested in a business. Which amount was greatest? 1. y < z < x 2. x was 25 percent of the total of the four investments. Selected Possible Answer A. Statement 1 alone is sufficient but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question