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An urn contains 7 blue balls, 5 white balls, and 3 red balls. What is the probability that the first ball drawn at random from the urn will NOT be red?

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A group of die-hard baseball fans has purchased a house that gives them a direct view of home plate, although their view of the rest of the field is largely impeded by the outfield wall. The house is 30 meters tall, and their angle of vision from the top of the building to home plate has a tangent of . What is the horizontal distance, in meters, from home plate to the closest wall of the fans' house?

(F) 35 (G) 32 (H) 25.7 (J) 5 (K) 4.3

Correct Answer: F

For integers x and y such that xy = 14, which of the following is NOT a possible value of x?

(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) -7 (D) -8 (E) -14

Correct Answer: D

When asked the price, in dollars, of his fancy calculator, Albert responded, "If you take the square root of the price, then add the price, the result is 66." What is the price, in dollars, of Albert's calculator?

(F) 169(G) 144(H) 121(J) 13(K) 12

Correct Answer: G