The number of red jellybeans eaten by a group of children varies inversely with the number of green jellybeans eaten. If 50 red jellybeans are eaten when 25 jellybeans are eaten, how many green jellybeans are eaten when 5 red jellybeans are eaten?

A)   5
B)  25
C)  60
D)  95
E) 250

In a certain solution of water and syrup, the ratio by volume of the amount of water to the amount of syrup is 8 to 5. If the volume of the syrup is 40 cubic inches, what is the volume, in cubic inches, of the water?

A)  24
B)  25
C)  40
D)  64
E) 104

If x^y=16, where x and y are positive integers and x<y, what is the value of x-y?

A) -2
B) -1
C)  0
D)  1
E)  2

If f(x )= x^2-x and g(x) = x2-1, what is the value of f(g(3))?

A) 35
B) 48
C) 56
D) 60
E) 61

x, y, z, 65
In the sequence of positive integers above, each term, starting with the second, is one less than double the previous term. What is the value of x?

A) 1
B) 7.25
C) 9
D) 17
E) 525

In a list of 24 different numbers, 18 of the numbers are less than 12, and 12 of the numbers are greater than 6. How many of these numbers are both greater than 6 and less than 12?

A)   6
B)   8
C) 10
D) 12
E) 14

(2 X 10⁴) + (5 X 10³) + (6 X 10²) + (4 X 10¹) =

A)   2,564
B) 20,564
C) 25,064
D) 25,604
E) 25,640

If 2^x+1 = 16, what is the value of x?

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
E) 6

The instructor advised her new student to learn riding on a docile horse, as they tend to be more ______?

A) obedient
B) stubborn
C) massive
D) spirited
E) abrupt

The graceful curves of the Colonial-Era buildings that dominated the old part of the city contrasted sharply with the modern, _______ subway stations and made the latter appear glaringly out of place.

A) rectilinear
B) grimy
C) festive
D) gigantic
E) efficient

Studies show that people who participated in competitive sports when they are in college tend towards remaining physically active throughout their lives.

A) when they are in college tend towards remaining
B) when they were in college tend towards remaining
C) when they are in college are remaining
D) when they were in college are likely to remain
E) when they were in college were liable to remain

The freshly painted houses and the newly planted gardens of this once run-down neighborhood is a tribute to the tenacity and hard work of the residents.

A) freshly painted
B) once
C) is
D) work
E) no error

Environmentalists hope that in the future there will be less cars on the road and, therefore, less air pollution.

A) hope
B) less
C) and
D) less
E) no error  

Mountain climbers are eager to reach the peak of Mt. Everest because it’s taller than any mountain.

A) eager
B) because
C) taller
D) any mountain
E) no error

The professor’s students admired him so much that they would _______ his mannerisms and style of dress.

A) mock
B) mark
C) ape
D) plan
E) spot

If attending one of Shakespeare’s plays is, essentially, _______ experience, then it is amazing how often one must strain to hear the actors speak the words.

A) a confusing
B) an aural
C) a captious
D) a cultural
E) an ennobling

A certain printer takes 4 minutes to print file A and 5 minutes to print file B. In one hour, how many more copies of file A can be printed than of file B?

A) 12
B)   9
C)   6
D)   4
E)   3

If  1 – x   ≥ 1, then x could be any of the following EXCEPT

A) -2
B) -1
C)   0
D)   1
E)   2

Leonardo da Vinci exemplifies the versatility of the “Renaissance man”; he was _______ of many
of the arts and sciences.

A) a novice
B) a neighbor
C) an interpreter
D) a practitioner
E) a detractor

When Lauren got laryngitis and couldn’t talk, she was forced to communicate through facial expressions and gestures, essentially using the art of the________.  

A) mediator
B) ensemble
C) elocutionist
D) pantomime
E) troubadour

Because of record-setting ticket sales, the play has been held over for another week.

A) Because of record-setting ticket sales
B) Ticket sales set records
C) Due to ticket sales being record-setting
D) Because of having record-setting ticket sales
E) The sales of tickets having been record-setting