All ISEE Upper Level Quantitative Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #401 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Quantitative Reasoning
How many integers from 61 to 100 inclusive do not have 2, 3, 5, or 7 as a factor?
Nine
Ten
The correct answer is not given among the other responses.
Twelve
Eleven
The correct answer is not given among the other responses.
An integer is a multiple of 2 if and only if it ends in 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0; it is a multiple of 5 if and only if it ends in a 0 or 5. We can immediately eliminate these integers, leaving us with this set:
We eliminate the multiples of 3, which are 63, 69, 81, 87, 93, and 99:
We then eliminate the multiples of 7, which are 77 and 91:
.
This leaves eight elements.
Example Question #34 : How To Factor A Number
An integer is abundant if the sum of all of its factors, except for itself, is greater than . Of the following four integers, how many are abundant?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
None
Three
One
Four
Two
None
Add the factors of each number (except for the number itself) and compare to the number:
In each case, the sum of the factors is less than the number, so none of the integers given are abundant.
Example Question #36 : How To Factor A Number
An integer is deficient if the sum of all of its factors, except for itself, is less than . Of the following four integers, how many are deficient?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
One
Three
Four
Two
None
Three
Add the factors of each number (except for the number itself) and compare to the number:
26, 46, and 86 all have factor sums less than themselves, so the correct response is "three".
Example Question #45 : Numbers And Operations
Which of the following is the greater quantity?
(A) The number of integers between 101 and 130 inclusive that do not have 2, 3, or 5 as a factor
(B) The number of integers between 201 and 230 inclusive that do not have 2, 3, or 5 as a factor
(B) is greater
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
(A) and (B) are equal
(A) is greater
(A) and (B) are equal
An integer is a multiple of 2 if and only if it ends in 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0; it is a multiple of 5 if and only if it ends in a 0 or 5. We can immediately eliminate these integers in each set.
In the set given in (A), we are left with
Eliminating the remaining multiples of 3, which are 111, 117, 123, and 129, we are left with
,
a set with eight elements.
Similarly, in the set given in (B), we are left with
.
Eliminating the remaining multiples of 3, which are 201, 207, 213, and 219, we are left with
,
a set with eight elements.
The quantities are equal.
Example Question #35 : Other Factors / Multiples
Which of the following is the greater quantity?
(A) The number of integers between 131 and 160 inclusive that do not have 2, 3, 5, or 7 as a factor
(B) The number of integers between 231 and 260 inclusive that do not have 2, 3, 5, or 7 as a factor
(A) and (B) are equal
(B) is greater
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
(A) is greater
(A) and (B) are equal
An integer is a multiple of 2 if and only if it ends in 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0; it is a multiple of 5 if and only if it ends in a 0 or 5. We can immediately eliminate these integers in each set.
In the set given in (A), we are left with
Eliminating the remaining multiples of 3, which are 141, 147, 153, and 159, we are left with
Of the remaining numbers, 133 is the only multiple of 7; we remove it, leaving the set
This leaves a set with seven elements.
In the set given in (B), we are left with
Eliminating the remaining multiples of 3, which are 231, 237, 243, and 249, we are left with
Of the remaining numbers, 259 is the only multiple of 7; we remove it, leaving the set
This leaves a set with seven elements.
The quantities are equal.
Example Question #402 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Quantitative Reasoning
Which of the following is true about the number 125?
It is a multiple of 75.
It is the square of a real number.
It is larger than .
It is a multiple of 25.
It is a multiple of 25.
Given that , it follows that 25 is a multiple of 125; therefore, the answer choice, "It is a multiple of 25" is the correct answer.
125 does not have a real-number square root, so it is not the square of a real number (real numbers are those numbers, both rational and irrational, found on a number line). It is also not divisible by 75, and it is smaller that , which is equal to .
Example Question #403 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Quantitative Reasoning
Which of the following is NOT a factor of ?
First, we must solve for
While 64 is divisible by 4, 8, and 16, it is not divisible by 7; therefore, 7 is not a factor of 64 and is thus the correct answer.
Example Question #51 : Numbers And Operations
and are distinct odd primes. Which is the greater quantity?
(a) The number of factors of
(b) The number of factors of
(b) is greater
(a) is greater
(a) and (b) are equal
It is impossible to tell which is greater from the information given
It is impossible to tell which is greater from the information given
Since and are distinct primes, the prime factorization of is ; therefore, the factors of are 1, , , and . There are four factors.
We show that may or may not have more factors by example.
Case 1: .
Then , which has four factors: 1, 2, 4, 8.
Case 2:
Then , which has six factors: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12.
Therefore, we have at least one situation in which and have the same number of factors, and at least one in which has more. The given infomation is insufficient.
Example Question #42 : How To Factor A Number
and are distinct odd primes. Which is the greater quantity?
(a) The number of factors of
(b) The number of factors of
(a) and (b) are equal
It is impossible to tell which is greater from the information given
(b) is greater
(a) is greater
(a) is greater
Since and are distinct primes, the prime factorization of is ; therefore, the factors of are 1, , , and . There are four factors.
Since is a prime, the prime factorization of is ; therefore, the factors of are 1, , and . There are three factors.
This makes (a) greater.
Example Question #1 : How To Find Out If A Number Is Prime
Multiply the two greatest prime numbers less than 100.
The two greatest prime numbers less than 100 are 97 and 89. Their product is: