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文字题 1. In a mayoral election, Candidate X received 1/3 more votes than candidate Y, and Candidate Y received 1/4 fewer votes than Z. If Z received 24,000 votes how many votes did candidate X received?A 18000 B 22000 C 24000 D 26000 E 32000 比较时,和后面的被比较者比. 比如说 X-Y / Y = 24000-18000 / 18000 = 1/3 Z-Y / Z = 24000 – 18000 / 24000 = ? 选C 2. Larry saves x dollars per month. Will Larry’s total savings one year from now exceed his present savings by at least $500? (Assume that there is no interest.) A In 6 months Larrys total savings will be $900. B In 3 months Larrys total savings will exceed his present savings by $150. 要考虑到一些题目中未给出的信息，比如可能Larry本身就有存款. 选B 还有的考题涉及到价格，成本，要考虑到卖家是否按原价出售 3. A total of 774 doctorates in mathematics were granted to United States citizens by American universities in the 1972-1973 school year, and W of these doctorates were granted to women. the total for such doctorates in mathematics in the 1986-1987 school year was 362, and w of these were granted to women. if the number of doctorates in mathematics granted to female citizens of the united states by American universities decreased form the 1972-1972 school year to 1986-1987 school year, was the decrease less than 10 percent? 1) 1/10W/7741/9 2) W = w+5 Decrease和前面的比W-w / W, 选C 4. On July 1, 1982, Ms. Fox deposited $10,000 in a new account at the annual interest rate of 12 percent compounded monthly. If no additional deposits or withdrawals were made and if interest was credited on the last day of each month, what was the amount of money in the account on September 1, 1982? A $10,200 B $10,201 C $11,100 D $12,100 E $12,544 做interest rate题有两种，一种是simple interest rate 另一种是compounded interest rate, 而且要注意interest rate的时间长短 $10,000*(1.01)^2=$10201 选 B 5. A family made a down payment of $75 and borrowed the balance on a set of encyclopedias that cost $400. The balance with interest was paid in 23 monthly payments of $16 each and a final payment of $9. The amount of interest paid was what percent of