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PET: quantitative formulas and verbal vocabulary

Flashcards for the Psychometric Entrance Test: formulas for quantitative reasoning, logic rules and vocabulary for the verbal and English sections.

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Percent change
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Percent change
(new - old) / old x 100
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Successive percentage changes
Multiply the factors, for example +20% then -10% gives x 1.2 x 0.9
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Average speed for equal distances at speeds v1 and v2
2 v1 v2 / (v1 + v2)
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Combined work rate of two workers taking a and b hours
a b / (a + b) hours
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Pythagorean theorem
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
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Area of a circle
pi r^2
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Circumference of a circle
2 pi r
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Area of a triangle
(1/2) base x height
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Volume of a cylinder
pi r^2 h
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Sum of interior angles of a polygon with n sides
(n - 2) x 180 degrees
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Arithmetic sequence sum
n (a_1 + a_n) / 2
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Compound growth
A = P (1 + r)^t
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Probability of independent events A and B
P(A) x P(B)
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Permutations of k items from n
n! / (n - k)!
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Combinations of k items from n
n! / (k! (n - k)!)
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Median
The middle value of the ordered data
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Ratio sharing
Divide the total by the sum of the parts, then multiply by each part
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Unit conversion km/h to m/s
Divide by 3.6
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Synonym of "diligent"
Hardworking
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Synonym of "candid"
Frank
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Synonym of "ephemeral"
Short-lived
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Synonym of "lenient"
Merciful
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Synonym of "meager"
Insufficient
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Synonym of "inevitable"
Unavoidable
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Antonym of "scarce"
Abundant
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Antonym of "benevolent"
Malicious
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Meaning of "scrutinize"
To examine closely
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Meaning of "mundane"
Ordinary, everyday
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Meaning of "reluctant"
Unwilling, hesitant
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Meaning of "alleviate"
To make less severe
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Meaning of "impartial"
Treating all sides equally
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Meaning of "meticulous"
Showing great attention to detail
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Meaning of "ambiguous"
Open to more than one interpretation
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"Unless" means
If not
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"Hardly ... when" pattern
Hardly had she sat down when the phone rang
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"Despite" is followed by
A noun or -ing form, never "of"
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"The number of" takes
A singular verb
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"A number of" takes
A plural verb
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Contrapositive of "If P then Q"
If not Q then not P
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Transitivity in ordering
If A > B and B > C then A > C