ISEE Upper Level Quantitative : ISEE Upper Level (grades 9-12) Quantitative Reasoning

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Upper Level Quantitative

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Example Questions

Example Question #2 : Data Analysis And Probability

In a group of  people,  have books,  have pens, and  have neither books nor pens. How many people in the group have only books?

Possible Answers:

Cannot be determined

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Based on the information given, you can draw the following Venn Diagram:

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Now, you must begin by solving for . You know that the two circles together will have  in them. This is arrived at by subtracting the people who have neither books nor pens () from the "universe" of people in the sample space (). Now, we know that . This is because of the overlap of  in both groups. We have to get rid of one instance of that. Thus we can solve for :

 

Now, we can find the number of people with only books by subtracting  from the  to get .

Example Question #1 : Data Analysis And Probability

Venn 2

Examine the above Venn diagram. Let  be the universal set of the Presidents of the United States.  is the set of all Presidents born in Virginia;  is the set of all Presidents born after 1850;  is the set of all Presidents whose first name was or is James.

James Abram Garfield was born in Ohio in 1831. In which region would he fall?

Possible Answers:

IV

II

III

I

V

Correct answer:

V

Explanation:

Carter would not fall in set A, since he was not a President born in Virginia. 

He would not fall in B, since he was born before 1850.

He would fall in C, since his first name is James.

He would fall in the region included in set C, but not A or B - this is Region V.

Example Question #492 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Quantitative Reasoning

Venn 2

Examine the above Venn diagram. Let  be the universal set of the Presidents of the United States.  is the set of all Presidents born in Virginia;  is the set of all Presidents born after 1850;  is the set of all Presidents whose first name was or is James.

James Earl Carter was born in Georgia in 1924. In which region would he fall?

Possible Answers:

II

III

I

IV

V

Correct answer:

III

Explanation:

Carter would not fall in set A, since he was not a President born in Virginia. 

He would fall in B, since he was born after 1850.

He would fall in C, since his first name is James.

He would fall in the region included in sets B and C, but not A - this is Region III.

Example Question #1 : Data Analysis And Probability

Venn 2

Examine the above Venn diagram. Let universal set  represent the set of all words in the English language.

Let  be the set of all words whose last letter is a consonant. Let  be the set of all words whose first letter is a vowel. Let  be the set of all words exactly five letters in length. 

Which of the following would be a subset of the set represented by the shaded region in the diagram?

Note: for purposes of this question, "Y" is considered a consonant.

Possible Answers:

{catfish, division, rot, status, giving}

{price, value, pinna, trove, three}

{usher, aspen, ester, order, earth}

{potato, tomato, breeze, mimosa, magnolia}

{eagle, uvula, apnea, unsee, abide}

Correct answer:

{price, value, pinna, trove, three}

Explanation:

The subset must comprise words that fall inside set , but neither nor .

Therefore, all of the words in the subset must have exactly five letters, but cannot begin with a vowel or end with a consonant - that is, we are looking for a set of five-letter words that begin with a consonant and end with a vowel.

The only set among the five choices that matches this description is the set

{price, value, pinna, trove, three}.

Example Question #9 : Venn Diagrams

Venn 2

Examine the above Venn diagram. Let universal set  represent the set of all words in the English language.

Let  be the set of all words whose last letter is a vowel. Let  be the set of all words whose first letter is a consonant. Let  be the set of all words exactly six letters in length. 

Which of the following would be a subset of the set represented by the shaded region in the diagram?

Note: for purposes of this question, "Y" is considered a consonant.

Possible Answers:

{plateau, portmanteau, calliope, marionette, taco}

{tomato, potato, ravine, cabana, marine}

{apnea, esoterica, irradiate, opulence, uvula}

{autistic, estrogen, ideology, opal, understand}

{autism, enough, ideals, occult, unduly}

Correct answer:

{plateau, portmanteau, calliope, marionette, taco}

Explanation:

The subset must comprise words that fall inside sets  and , but not . Therefore, all of the words in the subset must begin with a consonant, end with a vowel, and not have six letters.

Of the given choices, the only set whose elements fit this description is {plateau, portmanteau, calliope, marionette, taco}.

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Common Part Of A Venn Diagram

What is the greatest common factor of  and ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve for the greatest common factor, it is necessary to get your numbers into prime factor form. For each of your numbers, this is:

Next, for each of your sets of prime factors, you need to choose the exponent for which you have the smallest value; therefore, for your values, you choose:

Taking these together, you get:

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Common Part Of A Venn Diagram

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For the Venn Diagram pictured above, what is the value  for the overlap of the two sets drawn as circles?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Solving for the overlap of two sets is easy when you have all of your data. You know that the two circles added up will have to equal   or . This is the total amount in the "universe" (minus the amount that is found outside of the two circles ().

Because the overlap happens once in each circle, you know that:

Given your data, you know:

Solving, this means:

 

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Common Part Of A Venn Diagram

Venndiagram-1

For the Venn Diagram pictured above, what is the value  for the overlap of the two sets drawn as circles?

Possible Answers:

No answer possible.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Solving for the overlap of two sets is easy when you have all of your data. You know that the two circles added up will have to equal  or . This is the total amount in the "universe" (minus the amount that is found outside of the two circles ().

Because the overlap happens once in each circle, you know that:

Given your data, you know:

Solving, this means: . The overlap is the whole of circle !

Example Question #2 : How To Find The Common Part Of A Venn Diagram


Venndiagram-3

For the Venn Diagram pictured above, what is the value  for the overlap of the two sets drawn as circles?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Solving for the overlap of two sets is easy when you have all of your data. You know that the two circles added up will have to equal   or .  This is the total amount in the "universe" (minus the amount that is found outside of the two circles ().

Because the overlap happens once in each circle, you know that:

Given your data, you know:

Solving, this means:

 

Example Question #5 : How To Find The Common Part Of A Venn Diagram

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For the Venn Diagram pictured above, what is the value  for the overlap of the two sets drawn as circles?

Possible Answers:

No answer is possible.

Correct answer:

No answer is possible.

Explanation:

Do not be tricked by this question! In order to solve for the overlap, you need to know the amount that is in the area outside of the circles but still inside the universal box area! You cannot figure out the answer without knowing this fact; therefore, you must select "No answer is possible."  We know that the two circles do not exhaust the universe because . This is not large enough to fill the complete . If it were, you would know that the overlap is .

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