GRE Revised General Test: Quantitative Reasoning Question Types Figures This document includes figures, which appear

on screen. Following each figure on screen is text describing that figure. Readers using visual presentations of th e figures may choose to skip parts of the text describing the figure that begin with Begin skippable figure description and end with End skippable figure descripti on. Mathematical Equations and Expressions This document includes mathematical equations and expressions. Some of the mathe matical equations and expressions are presented as graphics. In cases where a ma thematical equation or expression is presented as a graphic, a verbal presentati on is also given and the verbal presentation comes directly after the graphic pr esentation. The verbal presentation is in green font to assist readers in tellin g the two presentation-modes apart. Readers using audio alone can safely ignore the graphical presentations, and readers using visual presentations may ignore the verbal presentations. Introduction The revised Quantitative Reasoning section contains four types of questions: Quantitative Comparison Questions Multiple-choice Questions Select One Answer Choice Multiple-choice Questions Select One or More Answer Choices Numeric Entry Questions Data interpretation Questions Each question appears either independently as a discrete question or as part of a set of questions called a Data Interpretation set. All of the questions in a D ata Interpretation set are based on the same data presented in tables, graphs, o r other displays of data. Below are descriptions, directions, and samples of eac h type of question. Multiple-Choice Questions Select One Answer Choice These questions are multiple-choice questions that ask you to select only one an swer choice from a list of five choices. Sample Questions Directions: Select a single answer choice. Sample question 1 below is based on figure 1. Figure 1 Begin skippable figure description. Figure 1 is a circle with center C. Two diameters of the circle are drawn, divi ding the circle into 4 sectors. Two nonadjacent sectors are shaded, and the cent ral angle of one of the unshaded sectors measures 160 degrees. End skippable figure description. 1. Figure 1 above shows a circle with center C and radius 6. What is the su m of the areas of the two shaded regions? A. 7.5 pi B. 6 pi C. 4.5 pi D. 4 pi E. 3 pi Answer: D ( 4 pi)

Sample question 2 below is based on figure 2. Figure 2 Begin skippable figure description. Figure 2 shows the graph in the x y plane of the function f of x = the absolute value of 2x, end absolute value, + 4. There are equally spaced tick marks along the x axis and along the y axis. The first tick mark to the right of the origi n, and the first tick mark above the origin, are both labeled 1. The graph of the function f is in the shape of the letter V. It is above the x axis and is symmetric with respect to the y axis. The lowest point on the graph of f is the point 0 comma 4 on the y axis. Going leftward from the point 0 comma 4 the graph of f is a line that slants upw ard, passing through the point negative 2 comma 8. Going rightward from the point 0 comma 4 the graph of f is a line that slants up ward, passing through the point 2 comma 8. End skippable figure description. 2. Figure 2 above shows the graph of a function f, defined by f of x = t he absolute value of 2x, end absolute value, + 4 for all numbers x. For which of the following functions g defined for all numbers x does the graph of g interse ct the graph of f ? A. g of x = x minus 2 B. g of x = x + 3 C. g of x = 2x minus 2 D. g of x = 2x + 3 E. g of x = 3x minus 2 Answer: E ( g of x = 3x minus 2) Multiple-Choice Questions Select One or More Answer Choices These questions are multiple-choice questions that ask you to select one or more answer choices from a list of choices. A question may or may not specify the nu mber of choices to select. Sample Questions Directions: Select one or more answer choices according to the specific question directions. If the question does not specify how many answer choices to select, select all t hat apply. The correct answer may be just one of the choices or may be as many as all of th e choices, depending on the question. No credit is given unless you select all of the correct choices and no others. If the question specifies how many answer choices to select, select exactly that number of choices. 1. Each employee of a certain company is in either Department X or Departme nt Y, and there are more than twice as many employees in Department X as in Depa rtment Y. The average (arithmetic mean) salary is $25,000 for the employees in D epartment X and is $35,000 for the employees in Department Y. Which of the follo wing amounts could be the average salary for all of the employees in the company ? Indicate all such amounts. A. $26,000

B. C. D. E. F. G.

$28,000 $29,000 $30,000 $31,000 $32,000 $34,000

Answer: A ($26,000) and B ($28,000) 2. If f, g, and h are positive integers, f is a factor of g, and g is a fac tor of h, which of the following statements must be true? Indicate all such statements. A. B. C. f is a factor of g squared. f is a factor of gh. f is a factor of h minus g. g squared), B (f is a factor of gh.), and C (f i

Answer: A (f is a factor of s a factor of h minus g) Numeric Entry Questions

Questions of this type ask you either to enter the answer as an integer or a dec imal in a single answer box or to enter it as a fraction in two separate boxes o ne for the numerator and one for the denominator. In the computer-administered t est, the computer mouse and keyboard are used to enter the answer. Sample Questions Directions: Enter your answer in the answer box(es) below the question. Equivalent forms of the correct answer, such as 2.5 and 2.50, are all correct. F ractions do not need to be reduced to lowest terms. Enter the exact answer unless the question asks you to round your answer. 1. If x = 10 to the power negative 1, what is the value of open parenth esis, x + the fraction 1 over x, close parenthesis, times, open parenthesis, 1 o ver x, close parenthesis? Answer Box Answer: 101 2. A university admitted 100 students who transferred from other institutio ns. Of these students, 34 transferred from two-year community colleges, 25 trans ferred from private four-year institutions, and the rest transferred from public four-year institutions. If two different students are to be selected at random from the 100 students, what is the probability that both students selected will be students who transferred from two-year community colleges? Give your answer as a fraction. Fraction answer boxes Answer: 17 over 150 (or any equivalent fraction). Quantitative Comparison Questions Questions of this type ask the examinee to compare two quantities Quantity A and

Quantity B and then determine which of four statements describes the comparison . Sample Questions Directions: Compare Quantity A and Quantity B, using the additional information given, if any. Select one of the following four answer choices. A. Quantity A is greater. B. Quantity B is greater. C. The two quantities are equal. D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. A symbol that appears more than once in a question has the same meaning througho ut the question. 1. Quantity A: Quantity B: A. B. C. D. x squared + 1 2x, minus 1

Quantity A is greater. Quantity B is greater. The two quantities are equal. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Answer: A (Quantity A is greater.) Sample question 2 below is based on figure 3. Figure 3 Begin skippable figure description. Figure 3 shows parallelogram RSTU. Sides R U and S T are horizontal, with S T ab ove, and slightly to the left of side R U. Diagonal S U, which extends from vert ex S at the upper left of the parallelogram to vertex U at the lower right of th e parallelogram, divides the parallelogram into two triangles, R S U and U S T; and the angle at vertex S into 2 adjacent angles R S U and U S T. The measure of angle R S U is x degrees, and the measure of angle U S T is y degrees. End skippable figure description. 2. It is given that RSTU is a parallelogram. Quantity A: x Quantity B: y A. B. C. D. Quantity A is greater. Quantity B is greater. The two quantities are equal. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Answer: D (The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.) Data Interpretation Sets Data Interpretation questions are grouped together and refer to the same table, graph, or other data presentation. These questions ask you to interpret or analy ze the given data. The types of questions may be Multiple-choice (both types) or Numeric Entry. Sample Questions Directions: Questions 1 to 3 are based on the data in the following table.

The table shows the percent change in monthly value of inventory at six business es from April to June. Business Percent Change from April to May Percent Change from May to June G +6 +8 K +5 minus 5 M +2 +12 R +8 minus 5 V +14 0 Z +2 minus 10 Note: Inventory values are determined at the end of each month. 1. If the value of inventory at Business K was $30,000 for April, what was the value of inventory at Business K for June? A. B. C. D. E. $22,500 $29,925 $30,000 $33,000 $33,075

Answer: B ($29,925) 2. At Business M, the value of inventory for May was what percent of the va lue of inventory for June? Give your answer to the nearest 0.1 percent. % Answer box followed by percent sign Answer: 89.3 3. For which of the six businesses shown was the percent change in value of inventory from April to June greatest? A. B. C. D. E. G K M R V

Answer: A (Business G) Directions: Questions 4 to 6 are based on the data shown in figure 4. Figure 4 Begin skippable figure description. The title of the data in figure 4 is Workforce of Country X. The data consists of a pie chart and a bar graph. The title of the pie chart is Percent Distribution of Workforce by Employment Sector and the title of the bar graph is Workforce in t he Service Sector by Area and Gender. The percent distribution of the workforce by employment sector in the pie chart is as follows: Professional Sector 20%. Service Sector 15% Construction and Maintenance Sector 10% Production and Transportation Sector 15%

Other Sector 15% Sales Sector 10% Management Sector 15% The bar graph shows the number of males and females in each of the five service sectors. The bar graph has horizontal bars. The graph has a horizontal axis lab eled Millions of People, with vertical gridlines in multiples of 0.5 million, fr om 0.5 million to 4 million. Five Service Sector areas are listed along the ver tical axis. The data in the bar graph is as follows: Health Care Sector, 0.5 million males and 2.75 females Protective Service Sector, a little under 2 million males and 0.5 million female s Food Service Sector, a little under 3 million males and a little under 4 million females Personal Care Sector, a little over 0.5 million males and about 2.75 million fem ales Other Sector, a little under 3 milllion males and a little under 2 million femal es End skippable figure description. 4. Approximately how many people are in the production and transportation s ector of the workforce? A. B. C. D. E. 9 million 12 million 15 million 18 million 21 million

Answer: E (21 million) 5. Approximately what fraction of the workforce in the food service area of the service sector is male? A. B. C. D. E. 1 1 3 4 7 fourth third sevenths sevenths tenths

Answer: C ( 3 sevenths) 6. In the workforce, the ratio of the number of males to the number of fema les is the same for the sales sector as it is for the protective service area of the service sector. Which of the following is closest to the number of females in the sales sector? A. B. C. D. E. 2.9 million 3.6 million 10.4 million 11.1 million 14.0 million

Answer: A (2.9 million)

Quantitative Comparison Questions Questions of this type ask you to compare two quantities Quantity A and Quantity B and then determine which of four statements describes the comparison. Sample Questions

Directions: Compare Quantity A and Quantity B, using additional information cent ered above the two quantities if such information is given, and select one of th e following four answer choices. 1. Quantity A is greater. 2. Quantity B is greater. 3. The two quantities are equal. 4. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. A symbol that appears more than once in a question has the same meaning througho ut the question. 1. Quantity A Quantity B

A. B. C. D. Answer:

Quantity A is greater. Quantity B is greater. The two quantities are equal. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. A

RSTU is a parallelogram. 2. Quantity A x Quantity B y A. B. C. D. Answer: Quantity A is greater. Quantity B is greater. The two quantities are equal. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. D