Is a set of consecutive even integers, is 0 in set

x
+ 2
–x
?
1. x > 0
2. 4
x
+ 4
–x
= 23
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246. What is the ratio of c to d ?
1. The ratio of 3c to 3d is 3 to 4.
2. The ratio of c + 3 to d + 3 is 4 to 5.
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247. A candle company determines that, for a certain specialty candle, the supply function is p
= m
1
x + b
1
and the demand function is p = m
2
x + b
2
, where p is the price of each candle, x
is the number of candles supplied or demanded, and m
1
, m
2
, b
1
, and b
2
are constants. At
what value of x do the graphs of the supply function and demand function intersect?
1. m
1
= –m
2
= 0.005
2. b
2
– b
1
= 6
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248. A certain ski shop sold 125 pairs of skis and 100 pairs of ski boots for a total of $75,000.
What was the average (arithmetic mean) selling price of a pair of the ski boots?
1. The average selling price of a pair of skis was $300.
2. The selling price of a pair of ski boots varied from $150 to $900.

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249. Is the standard deviation of the numbers in list R less than the standard deviation of the
numbers in list S ?
1. The range of the numbers in R is less than the range of the numbers in S.
2. Each number in R occurs once and each number in S is repeated.
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250. Is the length of rectangular field F greater than the length of rectangular field G ?
1. The area of F is greater than the area of G.
2. The width of F is less than the width of G.
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251. In the figure above, is the area of triangular region ADE equal to the area of rectangular
region ABCD ?
1. x = 10 and y = 5.
2. x = 2y
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252. Last year Publisher X published 1,100 books, consisting of first editions, revised editions,
and reprints. How many first editions did Publisher X publish last year?
1. The number of first editions published was 50 more than twice the number of reprints
published.
2. The number of revised editions published was half the number of reprints published.
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253. How old is Jane?
1. Ten years ago she was one-third as old as she is now.
2. In 15 years, she will be twice as old as she is now.
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254. What was the population of City X in 2002 ?
1. X’s population in 2002 increased by 2 percent, or 20,000 people, over 2001.
2. In 2001, X’s population was 1,000,000.
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255. What is the perimeter of triangle ABC ?
1. AB = 16 inches
2. ΔABC is equilateral.

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256. In the figure above, is the shaded region a square region?
1. ABCD and EFGH are squares.
2. BC = EF
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257. P is a particle on the circle shown above. What is the length of the path traveled by P in
one complete revolution around the circle?
1. The diameter of the circle is 1.5 meters.
2. The particle P moves in a clockwise direction at 0.5 meter per second.
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258. The figure above shows the floor plan and inside dimensions of the ground level of a
building. If all lines that intersect meet at right angles, what is the total floor area of this
level of the building?
1. QR = 4 meters
2. PQ is less than QR.
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259. The figure above shows the top of a circular cake with a slice removed. The shaded region
on top of the cake is the remaining part of a circular decoration that was centered on the

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cake. What is the area of the shaded region?
1. P was the center of the top of the cake before the slice was removed and the angle of
the slice, 
, is 60°.
2. PR = PS = 11 centimeters
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260. If three straight lines intersect at a point as shown in the figure above, what is the value of