A car that gets 15 miles per gallon of gasoline can travel 250 miles on a full tank. If the same car got 20 miles per gallon, how many miles could it travel on a full tank?
Fatima and Maryium each roll a sheet of 9 × 18 paper to form a cylinder. Fatima tapes the two 9-inch edge together and Maryium tapes the two 18-inch edge together. Refer to this question and tell which of the following statement is true ?
Most citizens are very conscientious about observing a law when they can see the reason behind it. For instance, there has been very little need to actively enforce the recently-Implemented law that increased the penalty for motorists caught leaving a gas station without paying for gas they had pumped into their vehicles. This is because citizens are very concerned about the high cost of gasoline and they know that stealing gas will only further increase the price of gasoline for everyone.
Q:With which of the following statements would the author of this passage be most likely to agree?
The length of a rectangle is 3 more than the side of a square, and the width of the rectangle is 3 less than the side of the square. If the area of the square is 58, what is the area of the rectangle ?
Shockwave lithotripsy can be used to remove painful kidney stones. In contrast to surgery - the invasive procedure customarily used, extracorpreal shockwave lithotripsy poses little risk to patients. Thus, to guarantee patient safety in the attempt treat kidney stones, extracorpreal shockwave lithotripsy should replace kidney stone surgery in all cases.
Q:Which of the following, if true, would most support the recommendation above?
Opponents of laws that require motorcycle riders to wear helmets argue that in a free society people have the rights to take risks as long as the people do not harm others as a result of taking the risks. As a result, they conclude that it should be each person's decision whether or not to wear a helmet.
Q:Which of the following, if true, seriously weakens the conclusion drawn above?
Clarinet reeds often lose their freshness - become less responsive - after a few weeks of intense use. One clarinetist has hypothesized that a buildup of oil, rather than changes in the material properties of the reed, were responsible.
Q:Which of the following investigations is most likely to yield significant information that would help to evaluate the hypothesis?
If the ratio of boys and girls in a class is 3 : 5 and the class contains 24 students, how many additional boys would have to enroll to make the ratio of boys to girls 1 : 1 ?
