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461
If 15% of x is equal to 25% of y, what % is y of x?
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
0.15x = 0.25y → y/x = 0.15/0.25 = 0.60 = 60%. Computed; no official key - high confidence.
462
When the positive integer m is divided by 7, the remainder is 4. What is the remainder when 3m is divided by 7?
Correct Option
Option D
Explanation
3m mod 7 = 3×4 mod 7 = 12 mod 7 = 5. Computed; no official key - high confidence.
463
If f(x) = x² - 45, and f(2a) = - 20, then what could be the value of a?
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
(2a)² = 25 → a = ±2.5. Computed; no official key - high confidence.
464
If x, y and z are three consecutive prime integers such that 10 < x < y < z < 20, what is the lowest possible value of z - y?
Correct Option
Option A
Explanation
Primes between 10 and 20: 11, 13, 17, 19. Lowest gap z-y is 13-11=2. Computed; no official key - high confidence.
465
The average of 20 numbers is 46. The average of eight of those numbers is 40. What is the average of the remaining numbers?
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
Remaining 12 numbers average = (20×46 - 8×40)/12 = 50. Computed; no official key - high confidence.
466
In a certain committee, the ratio of women to men is 2:3. What percent of the members in the committee are men?
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
Men = 3/(2+3) = 60%. Computed; no official key - high confidence.
467
Which of the following best describes the content of the passage? Maps made by non-Native Americans to depict Native American land tenure, resources and population distributions appeared almost as early as Europeans' first encounters with Native Americans and took many forms: missionaries' field sketches, explorers' drawings, and surveyors' maps, as well as maps rendered in connection with treaties involving land transfers. Most existing maps of Native American lands are reconstructions that are based largely on archaeology, oral reports, and evidence gathered from observers' accounts in letters, diaries, and official reports.
Correct Option
Option A
Explanation
No official answer key. Likely D - uncertain.
468
OBSCURE
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
Official sample answer: (c) hidden. Original also lists e: none of the above.
469
AFFILIATE
Correct Option
Option B
Explanation
Official sample answer: (b) cut away (antonym).
470
The frown on the man's face showed that he was displeased.
Correct Option
Option B
Explanation
Official sample answer: (b) look of anger (substitute words).
471
To be successful one must ______________________ a certain amount of stress.
Correct Option
Option A
Explanation
Official sample answer: (a) accept (confused words).
472
Marianne Moore was born in St. Louis in 1887 and graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1909. She taught stenography for a few years and then worked as a librarian in New York. She was a member of the editorial staff of the famous literary magazine the Dial from 1925 to 1929. Although a book of her poems titled Observations was published in America in 1924, Miss Moore has only recently the full acclaim she deserves. When did Miss Moore graduate from college?
Correct Option
Option B
Explanation
Official sample answer: (b) 1909.
473
The average weight of 3 boys is 53 pounds. Not one of these boys weighs less than 51 pounds. What is the maximum possible weight in pounds of any one boy?
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
Official sample answer: (c) 57. Total = 159; min two at 51 → third max = 159-102 = 57.
474
2, 8, 18, 32, 50, 72, ______
Correct Option
Option D
Explanation
Official sample answer: (d) 98. Differences: +6, +10, +14, +18, +22, +26 → next 72+26=98.
475
3 [ 4 - (8 + 2) ] =
Correct Option
Option B
Explanation
Official sample answer: (b) -18. 3[4-10] = 3(-6) = -18.
476
If n is an odd integer, which of the following must be odd?
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
Official sample answer: (c) n². Note: odd² is odd.
477
Enter the missing figure: 4, 5, 8, 17, 44, ____.
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
Official sample answer: C (125).
478
Enter the missing character: A, D, G, J, ____.
Correct Option
Option B
Explanation
Official sample answer: B (M). Pattern +3 letters.
479
Pick the odd word out: London, Paris, Dublin, Den Haag
Correct Option
Option D
Explanation
Official sample answer: D (Den Haag - Dutch name vs anglicized capital names).
480
What is the definition of psychology as it exists today?
