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Problem Set V:

Monthly
earnings in 1000 –
dollars
700 –

400 –

| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan

A’s income profile during the year 2007

1000 –

Monthly
earnings in
dollars

400 –

| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan

B’s income profile during the year 2007

 Medium
1. A launched 3 products in the year 2007 and earns income from the sales of the products only. The top
graph shows his monthly earnings for the year. B's earnings consist of continuously growing salary,
growing by same amount each month as shown in the figure. Which one of the following equals the
total earnings of A and B in the year 2007?
(A) 7500, 8100
(B) 7850, 8300
(C) 8150, 8400
(D) 8400, 8100
(E) 8400, 8700
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Questions 2–4 refer to the following graph.

The graph below shows historical exchange rates between the Indian Rupee (INR) and the US Dollar
(USD) between January 9 and February 8 of a particular year.

 Easy
2. On which day shown on the graph did the value of the US dollar increase against the Rupee by the
greatest amount?
(A) Jan. 10
(B) Jan. 14
(C) Jan. 21
(D) Jan. 23
(E) Feb. 4

 Medium
3. John had 100 dollars. The exchange rate converts the amount in US dollars to a number in Indian
Rupees by directly multiplying by the value of the exchange rate. By what amount did John’s $100
increase in terms of Indian Rupees from Jan. 9 to Feb. 8?
(A) 5
(B) 10
(C) 15
(D) 25
(E) 50

 Hard
4. On February 8, the dollar value was approximately what percent of the dollar value on January 9?
(A) 1.28
(B) 12. 8
(C) 101.28
(D) 112. 8
(E) 128
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Questions 5–7 refer to the following graph.

Pupil/ Teacher Ratio Vs Percentage of High Schools, January 1998.

Total: 1000 High schools.

>27 <1616 17
27 7% 2%1%2% 18
3% 19
5%
5%
26 20
9%
7%

21
25 9%
11%

22
10%
24
16% 23
13%

Pupil/ Teacher Ratio Vs Percentage of High Schools, January 1999.

27
2% Total: 1100 High schools.

>27 <16 16
26 17
4% 6% 2% 3%
2% 18
7%
25
5%

24 19
7% 14%

20
23 7%
21%
21
4%
22
16%
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 Medium
5. By what percent did the number of schools with Pupil/Teacher ratio less than 16 increase in January
1999 over January 1998?
(A) –2%
(B) 0%
(C) 2%
(D) 10%
(E) 12%

 Hard
6. In January 1998, what percent of high schools had a Pupil/Teacher ratio less than 23?
(A) 25%
(B) 39%
(C) 50%
(D) 60%
(E) 75%

 Hard
7. If the areas of the sectors in the circle graphs are drawn in proportion to the percent shown, what is
the measure, in degrees, of the sector representing the number of high schools with Pupil/Teacher
ratio greater than 27 in 1999?
(A) 21.6
(B) 30
(C) 45.7
(D) 56.3
(E) 72
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Questions 8–10 refer to the following graph.

Total Number of Software Problems (Bugs + Security Holes + Backdoors) fixed in Eigen's
Software Company : 1998 - 2004
10000
9000
8000 1800
2000
7000 1200 1500 1700
1700 Backdoors
Problems

6000
2000
5000 Security Holes
4000 5000 5000 4700 5600 4500 Bugs
3000 4500 2500
2000
1000 1500 1300 1600 1300 1500 1950
1000
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Year

 Easy
8. What was the number of security holes fixed in 2003?
(A) 1500
(B) 1700
(C) 4500
(D) 6000
(E) 6300

 Medium
9. For which year was the ratio of the Security holes to Bugs fixed by the software company the
greatest?
(A) 1998
(B) 1999
(C) 2000
(D) 2001
(E) 2002

 Medium
10. If the total number of software problems solved is a direct measure of the company’s capability, then
by approximately what percent did capability increase from 1999 to 2002?
(A) 10%
(B) 20%
(C) 30%
(D) 40%
(E) 50%
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Questions 11–15 refer to the following discussion.

The graphs below provide data on a common entrance examination conducted in different years.

Number of Questions

Number of Questions 60
50
40
30
20
10

0
CEE CEE CEE CEE CEE CEE CEE
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Exam

Time Per Question (in seconds)

60
Question (in seconds)
The Average time Per

50
40

30
20
10

0
CEE CEE CEE CEE CEE CEE CEE
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Exam

CEE Exam Difficulty Level

CEE 2006

CEE 2005

CEE 2004
Exam

CEE 2003

CEE 2002

CEE 2001

CEE 2000

0 2 4 6 8 10 12
'D' level (Difficulty level)-out of 10. CEE 2000 is taken as base-
The most difficult of All Exams.
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 Easy
11. In which year were the questions in the exam least difficult?
(A) 2000
(B) 2001
(C) 2002
(D) 2004
(E) 2006

 Medium
12. By approximately what percent did the number of questions decrease from CEE 2000 to CEE 2006?
(A) 11
(B) 22
(C) 27
(D) 33
(E) 37

 Medium
13. In which year were the test takers given the least time to answer all the questions?
(A) 2000
(B) 2001
(C) 2002
(D) 2004
(E) 2006

 Medium
14. If the Pressure Factor for the examinees in an exam is defined as Difficulty level divided by Average
Time (in minutes) given per question, then the Pressure Factor equals which one of the following in
CEE 2006?
(A) 7.5
(B) 10
(C) 12.5
(D) 15
(E) 17.5

 Medium
15. If the Stress Factor for the examinees in an exam is defined as the product of the Difficulty level and
the Number of questions divided by the average time given per question, then the Stress Factor equals
which one of the following in the exam CEE 2005?
(A) 2 per second
(B) 3 per second
(C) 4 per second
(D) 6 per second
(E) 9 per second
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Questions 16–19 refer to the following graph.

The table below provides the complete semantics of a Common Entrance Test (CET) conducted in different years.
Overall
cutoff
Average Difficulty mark as a
Total Area
time per level percentage
Marks per Duration wise
Exam Area Questions question question 1 = Easy of
(in Cut-off
(in 2 = Average Scores maximum
minute)
second) 3 = Difficult mark for
the top five
Institutes
Quantitative 55 1 3 9
CET –
Verbal 55 1 120 44 3 16 55
1990
Analytical 55 1 2 12
Quantitative 50 1 2 14
CET –
Verbal 50 1 120 48 1 19 65
1991
Analytical 50 1 1 20
Quantitative 50 1 3 11
CET –
Verbal 50 1 120 48 1 18 58
1992
Analytical 50 1 3 14
Quantitative 50 1 3 10
CET –
Verbal 50 1 120 48 1 18 60
1993
Analytical 50 1 2 15

Quantitative 37 1 3 8

CET –
150 71 68
1994 Verbal 50 1 1 18

Analytical 39 1 3 9

* The Difficulty Factor of the exam is the sum of the products of the number of questions of each type and
the corresponding difficulty level. The Stress Factor is the Difficulty Factor divided by the Average Time
Per Question.

 Medium
16. By approximately what percent did the number of questions decrease in CET 1994 over the previous
year?
(A) 16%
(B) 19%
(C) 35%
(D) 40%
(E) 50%
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 Medium
17. The Difficulty Factor is the greatest for which one of the following exams?
(A) CET 1990
(B) CET 1991
(C) CET 1992
(D) CET 1993
(E) CET 1994

 Medium
18. Which one of the following exams has been marked as having the highest Stress Factor?
(A) CET 1990
(B) CET 1991
(C) CET 1992
(D) CET 1993
(E) CET 1994

 Hard
19. Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the table?
(I) As the Stress Factor increased, the cut off marks of the top five universities decreased
(II) As the Difficulty Factor of the exam decreased, the cut off marks of the top five universities
increased
(III) As the Difficulty Factor increased, the Stress Factor increased
(A) (I) only
(B) (II) only
(C) (III) only
(D) (I), and (II)
(E) (I), and (III)
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Questions 20–23 refer to the following table.

2007 Composition of Maryland Employment by Industry

(Annual Average by Place of Work).
Percent of Total
Industry Groups and Totals Number of Establishments Employment Employment
Federal Government 4,564 455,492 8.12%
State Government 849 1,121,712 19.99%
Local Government 345 96,972 1.73%
Total Government Sector 5,758 1,674,176 9.20%
Natural Resources and Mining 23,449 331,590 5.91%
Construction 749 6,836 0.30%
Manufacturing 19,335 188,420 3.36%
Service-Providing 14,283 136,334 2.43%
Utilities 121,238 1,041,777 31.04%
Wholesale Trade 2,320 9,711 0.17%
Retail Trade 11,342 94,997 1.69%
Transportation and Warehousing 18,593 299,648 5.34%
Information 3,998 65,765 1.17%
Financial Analysis 2,898 50,726 0.904082362
Professional and Business Services 14,828 344,565 6.14113352
Education and Health Services 36,384 347,821 6.19916475
Leisure and Hospitality 16,534 229,219 4.085337989
Other Services 13,733 87,309 1.556096024
Unclassified 1,802 1,878 0.03347133
Total Private Sector 301,486 3,936,596 70
Total Employment 307,244 5,610,772 100

 Easy
20. In 2007, how many industry groups consisted of more than 1 million employees?
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3
(E) 4

 Easy
21. Which one of the following industry groups employs the maximum number of people?
(A) Utilities
(B) Information
(C) State Government
(D) Natural Resources and Mining
(E) Transportation and Warehousing
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 Hard
22. Which one of the following industry groups employs more than 10 employees per establishment?
(A) Construction
(B) Manufacturing
(C) Wholesale Trade
(D) Retail Trade
(E) Transportation and Warehousing

 Hard
23. Which one of the following is a valid inference?
(I) The State Government can be inferred as employing the highest number of Employees per
Establishment only because the Percentage Employment it provides is the highest. The number
of Establishments is not important.
(II) The State Government can be inferred as employing the highest number of Employees per
Establishment since it has the least number of organizations and offers the highest
Employment.
(III) The State Government can be inferred as employing the highest number of Employees per
Establishment since it has the least number of organizations and offers the highest Percentage
of Employment.
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and II
(E) II and III