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All of the following are mentioned as consequences of the Aswan Dam EXCEPT
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Is Hector taller than Charley?(1) Hector is 5 feet 7 inches tall.(2) When Hector stands on a 3-inch thick book, he is one inch taller than Charley.
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If the price of a certain stock increased by $$\frac{1}{5}$$ during the first month and then decreased by $$\frac{1}{4}$$ during the second month, what was the ratio of the stock price at the end of the two months to the original price?
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Which of the following would result in a remainder of 7 when divided by 12? I. 151 II. 3,443 III. 5,995
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Disposable diapers, while a convenience, are an environmental disaster. If people would use cloth diapers instead of those made of disposable paper, much less paper would be produced saving millions of trees each year. Therefore, people should go back to buying, washing and reusing cloth diapers and Earth's precious natural resources would not be consumed so rapidly.This argument depends of which of the following assumptions?
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The author discusses the Locus coeruleus in order to
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Practitioners of cognitive therapy believes that clinical depression, along with several other mental illnesses, are exacerbated by irrational or maladaptive thoughts.
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In China, a country not known for freedom of political expression, the number of social protests increased from slightly less than 10,000 in 1993 to more than 58,000 in 2003.
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Executives of Company G receive high salaries and excellent benefits, in addition to stock options and numerous other perks. However, a majority of shareholders of Company G have objected to paying for its executives to travel on Company G's corporate jets. These shareholders believe that these jets should only be used for purposes related to increasing the profits of Company G.Which of the following must be true to support the reasoning behind the shareholders' objection?
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As many as 98,000 people die each year due to medical error. In a campaign to reduce lethal errors, thousands of hospitals introduced six key changes, including rapid-response teams, re-checks of patient medication, and new guidelines for preventing infection. The campaign estimated that, over an 18-month period, more than 100,000 lives were saved as a direct result of the program.Which of the following can be most properly inferred from the above statements?
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During the rule of Emperor Claudius, which was known for his military expeditions against the German tribes of the Chauci and Catti, the population of ancient Rome exceeded any city in the Roman Empire.
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If Sarah was 21 years old exactly 5 years ago, how old was Larry exactly 9 years ago? (1) Larry is now twice Sarah's age. (2) Twelve years ago, Jill was 6 years older than Sarah and 20 years younger than Larry.
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The city's transportation department has noticed that the city's extensive public bus system generally runs behind schedule on days when traffic is heavier in the city. The transportation commissioner concluded that the traffic prevents the buses from reaching their stops on time, despite the existence of a number of bus-only lanes throughout the city. He has therefore proposed creating additional bus-only lanes on city streets to allow more buses to bypass traffic.The success of the commissioner's proposal depends on which of the following assumptions?
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Although Moliere's satirical play Tartuffe was condemned by his contemporaries, he is now considered the writer of one of the most famous French plays of all time.
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If x and y are integers, is 5x + y divisible by 5?(1) x is divisible by 5.(2) y is divisible by 5.
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Because most hospitals suffer a chronic undersupply of physicians, patients must sometimes wait hours in the emergency room to see a doctor. Nurses should therefore perform initial examinations in hospital emergency rooms to determine which patients merit immediate treatment and which can wait until the emergency physicians have more time to see them.Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument above is based?
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A recent ball-catching experiment conducted in space by astronauts on board a space shuttle has led neuroscientists to conclude that the brain contains an internal model of gravity that is both powerful and persistent. At the same time, the experiment provided evidence that the brain can adapt to environments in which the force of downward acceleration is less pronounced than it is on earth.The experiment's outcomes suggested that an individual's understanding of motion is hard-wired from an earth-centric perspective. In the experiment, the astronauts were asked to catch balls released from a spring-loaded cannon. Analyzing data gathered from infrared tracking cameras and electrodes placed on the astronauts' arms, McIntyre, the experiment's principal designer, noticed that the astronauts' anticipation of the ball's motion was slightly off. Though they were able to catch the ball, the astronauts expected the ball to move faster than it did. He theorized that this over-anticipation is due to the fact that the brain expects the force of the earth's gravity to act on the ball.The experiment also demonstrates the brain's ability to adjust to conditions that run counter to its pre-set wiring. While the astronauts did not adapt to the conditions in space for some time, by day 15 of the experiment, the amplitude of the premature arm movements decreased and a new well-timed arm movement immediately preceded the catch. Upon returning to earth, the astronauts again mis-anticipated the ball's motion, though this time the ball moved faster than anticipated. However, the astronauts were able to adjust back to the earth's gravitational effect on the balls much more quickly than they had been able to adapt to the conditions in space.Many scientists view the findings as a first step in research that could have serious practical benefits. The ability of astronauts to safely explore space and investigate other planets is dependent on understanding the differences between our physical reactions on earth and elsewhere. On another level, understanding timing processes in the body might lead to the development of treatments for coordination problems experienced by individuals with certain types of brain damage.
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Every workday at dawn, the patriarch of one of the city's five richest families leaves his mansion and walks to city hall.
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How many of the integers between 40 and 100, inclusive, are even?
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The number of them carrying the Ebola virus will increase as more and more people consume tainted bushmeat, the meat of African wild animals, and come into contact with infected apes.
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