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Because the economic cycle in the United States changes little during its twenty year interval between recessing, it is fairly easy for analysts to predict analogous trends in the stock market.
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New high-combustion models of engines show the potential of being able to produce high horsepower and performance without the costly requirements of maintenance and consuming of special racing fuel by earlier high horsepower models.
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Acme, the family oriented entertainment company, has moved away from traditional family programming and >now draws on the production both of adult entertainers who work for magazines and of those in the movie industry.
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Is $$\frac{u}{v}$$ equal to 15?1. $$\frac{u}{v}+{5}={20}$$2. $$\frac{u}{v}-{5}={20}$$a
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 In the figure above, △IGH is inscribed in △AEC in such a way that HG\\EC , AE\\GI, and HI\\AC. What is the length of AE times the length of HG?1. AE= 102. EC *GI= 24
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Quadrilateral PQRS has PQ\\RS and QR\\P5. What is the area of PQRS?1.The coordinates of point P are (2.0), and the coordinates of point R are (8,2).2.The coordinates of point S are (6.0).
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Let u,v, and w denote the lengths of three separate line segments. In order for u,v, and w to represent the lengths of three sides of a triangle, what value must v exceed?1. w= u + 52. u = 2 and w = 7
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What is the value of the two-digit number z?1. The tens digit is twice the units digit.2. The sum of two digits is 6.
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How many thousands of gallons of water does a reservoir have?1. If $$\frac{1}{3}$$ of the water in the reservoir were released, then the reservoir would be filled to $$\frac{1}{2}$$ of its capacity.2. If 60 thousand gallons of water were pumped into the reservoir, it would be filled to capacity.
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Ice hockey teams R and U played against each other in the final games of numerous championships. Which of the teams won more than $$\frac{1}{2}$$ of these games?1. The total number of games teams R and U played against each other in finals is 30.2. Team R scored 128 goals in these matches, and Team U scored 203 goals in these matches.
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A software company contracted its sister network technologies firm to upgrade its network and storage equipment. The sister firm charged the software company only for equipment and labor. What fraction of the total amount paid for the upgrade was the labor charge?1. labor cost was $10,000 less than the total cost of the upgrade.2. Without the labor charge, the total cost of the upgrade would have been only $$\frac{5}{6}$$ as much.
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Does a = b?1.$$\frac{a}{b}=\frac{b}{a}$$2.$$({a}-{b})^{2}={a}^{2}-{b}^{2}$$
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The migratory paths of the California gray whale and the Pacific humpback now cross at a point roughly two thousand miles northeast of Hawaii, due to human intrusion into the Pacific Ocean along the coast of Oregon. This meeting allows scientists to gather previously unobtainable data about the communication abilities of both of these species, which normally would not come into contact with each other.Which one of the following statements, if true, would best explain why the situation described above will allow scientists to gather new data?
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Several recent studies have shown that when alcohol is consumed before driving, the incidence of automobile accidents increases significantly. On this basis, the federal government has passed strict laws prohibiting drivers from operating their vehicles after consuming specific amounts of alcohol. Surprisingly, it has since been discovered that a large number of drivers who have not been consuming alcohol in amounts that exceed the legal specifications are still becoming involved in the type of automobile accidents that the laws were designed to reduce.Which one of the following, if true, could by itself adequately explain the unexpected finding reported in the passage?
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New buildings in earthquake-prone areas must be heavily reinforced or else they may otherwise collapse in a strong quake.
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The major event of the reign of Akhenaton of Egypt was his transfer of the capital, a move that alienated members of the nobility as well as the powerful priests of Amon.
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Some researchers have suggested that stomach ulcers are caused by acute microbial infections, which suggests that physicians may soon have the option of common antibiotics being prescribed to combat ulcers in their patients.
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Since 1945. when World War II ended, the American family has become increasingly nuclearized.
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This decade has seen no end to the controversy over if state-run day care centers are a necessary response to changes in employment patterns.
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Modem research has not yet resolved the controversy over if viruses are living things, a debate arising from the fact that they cannot reproduce themselves independently.
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