Miscellaneous

16. For what values of P is X + P equal to X P ?

(A) no value
(B) 0
(C) all negative values (X<0)
(D) all positive values (X>0)
(E) all values

17. If : 1
1
m
=
m-1
m
, what does m equal?

(A) +1 only
(B) +1 and -1 only
(C) +1 or +2 only
(D) no values
(E) all values except 0

18. If
x
3
+

7
=
29
21
, where x and y are positive integers, what is the value of x + y?
(A) 3
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 10
(E) 17

19. If p x q = 4 ; q x r = 8 ; r x p = 9 ; then what is the value of p x q x r ?
(A) 12
(B) 2
(C) 18
(D) 182
(E) 122

20. Find
s
[
if:
y
5s
= 3 ;
[
26
= 5 ;
6
y
= 2
(A)
1
300


(B)
3
20


(C)
3
5


(D)
5
3


(E) 300

21. If 8x 3y = -8 and 6x = 2y -4, then what is the value of 2x - y ?
(A) -16
(B) -6
(C) -4
(D) -2
(E) 4

22. Solve for x: Mx + Ny = P
Qx + Ry = S
(A)
PR-NS
MR-N


(B)
NS-PR
MR-N


(C)
PR-NS
N-MR


(D)
MR-N
M-NR


(E)
PR+NS
MR+N



23. If
2
x
+
3

=
29
35
, where x and y are positive integers, then what is the value of x + y?
(A) 5
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 36
(E) 12

24. Solve for y: x + y = 7xy
x y = xy
(A)
1
4


(B)
1
16


(C)
1
8


(D) 2

(E) 4

25. For what values of k will the pair of equations 3x + 4y = 12 and kx + 12y = 30 not have a unique
solution?
(A) 12
(B) 9
(C) 3
(D) 7.5
(E) 2.5

26. If xy + z = x(y+ z), then which must be true?

(A) x = 0 ; z = 0
(B) x = 1 ; y = 1
(C) y = 1 ; z = 0
(D) x = 1 or y = 0
(E) x = 1 or z = 0


27. If xy + k = k and x 0 , which must be true?

(A) x > y
(B) x + y = 0
(C) y = 0
(D) |x - y| = 0
(E) xy = 1

28. If y = r 6 and z = r + 5 , which of the following is an expression of r in terms of y and z ?

(A)
y+z+1
2

(B)
y+z-1
2

(C) y + z - 1
(D) y + z
(E) y + z + 1

29. Find: x = a + b + c + d , if:
1
u
+
1
b
=
5
6
and
1
b
+
1
c
=
7
12
and
1
c
+
1
d
=
9
20
and
1
u
+
1
d
=
7
10


(A) 14
(B) 13
(C) 12
(D) 11
(E) 5

30. Solve for x: x + 1 3x = 1

(A) no value
(B) 0, -
5
9

(C) -
5
9

(D) 0
(E) all values