Quantitative Reasoning Practice Questions With Answers: Large Print (18 Point) Edition
Quantitative Reasoning Practice Questions With Answers: Large Print (18 Point) Edition
Quantitative Reasoning Practice Questions With Answers: Large Print (18 Point) Edition
For the practice questions in this document, use the directions that
begin on the following page.
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General Directions
For each question, indicate the best answer, using the directions
given.
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Directions for Quantitative Comparison Questions
Compare Quantity A and Quantity B, using additional
information centered above the two quantities if such information
is given. 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 throughout the question.
Quantity A Quantity B
Example 2: PS SR
The correct answer choice is (D). The relationship between PS and
SR cannot be determined from the information given since equal
measures cannot be assumed, even though PS and SR appear to be
equal in the figure.
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Directions for Numeric-Entry Questions
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Examples of acceptable ways to use the grid:
Integer answer: 502 (either position is correct)
5 0 2 5 0 2
– . . . . . . . – . . . . . . .
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
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Decimal answer: – 4.13
– 4 . 1 3
– . . . . . . .
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9
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2
Fraction answer: -
10
– 2 / 1 0
– 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9
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Group 1. Discrete Questions: Easy
Emma spent $75 buying a used bicycle and $27 repairing it.
Then she sold the bicycle for 40 percent more than the total
amount she spent buying and repairing it.
Quantity A Quantity B
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.
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In the figure above, squares PQRV and VRST have
sides of length 6.
Quantity A Quantity B
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.
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In 2009 the property tax on each home in Town X was
p percent of the assessed value of the home, where p is
a constant. The property tax in 2009 on a home in Town X
that had an assessed value of $125,000 was $2,500.
Quantity A Quantity B
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.
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x + y = -1
Quantity A Quantity B
4. x y
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.
Quantity A Quantity B
5. r + s +1 s + t -1
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.
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Quantity A Quantity B
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.
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Questions 7–11: Multiple-choice Questions—Select One Answer
Choice.
Each of these questions has five answer choices. Select the best one
of the answer choices given.
________________________________________________________
x+y+z
7. In the figure above, what is the value of ?
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A 2
B 3
C 4
D 5
E 6
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8. A certain store sells two types of pens: one type for $2 per pen
and the other type for $3 per pen. If a customer can spend up to
$25 to buy pens at the store and there is no sales tax, what is the
greatest number of pens the customer can buy?
A 9
B 10
C 11
D 12
E 20
B 9x
C 8x
D 6x
E 5x
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10. A certain shipping service charges an insurance fee of $0.75 when
shipping any package with contents worth $25.00 or less and an
insurance fee of $1.00 when shipping any package with contents
worth over $25.00. If Dan uses the shipping company to ship
three packages with contents worth $18.25, $25.00, and $127.50,
respectively, what is the total insurance fee that the company
charges Dan to ship the three packages?
A $1.75
B $2.25
C $2.50
D $2.75
E $3.00
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11. If 55 percent of the people who purchase a certain product are
female, what is the ratio of the number of females who purchase
the product to the number of males who purchase the product?
A 11 to 9
B 10 to 9
C 9 to 10
D 9 to 11
E 5 to 9
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Questions 12 and 13: Numeric-Entry Questions
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To answer question 12, enter a number in the answer space
provided. The number can include a decimal point, and can
be positive, negative, or zero. The number entered cannot be
a fraction.
– . . . . . . .
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9
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To answer question 13, enter a number in the answer space
provided. The number can include a decimal point, and can
be positive, negative, or zero. The number entered cannot be
a fraction.
x=
– . . . . . . .
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9
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Question 14: Multiple-choice Question — Select One or More
Answer Choices.
Question 14 has five answer choices. Select all the answer choices
that apply. The correct answer to a question of this type could
consist of as few as one, or as many as all five of the answer
choices.
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Group 2. Discrete Questions: Medium
Quantity A Quantity B
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.
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Frequency Distribution for List X
Number 1 2 3 5
Frequency 10 20 18 12
Quantity A Quantity B
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.
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In the figure above, the diameter of the circle is 10.
Quantity A Quantity B
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.
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x2 y > 0
xy2 < 0
Quantity A Quantity B
4. x y
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.
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Among the 9,000 people attending a football game at
College C, there were x students from College C and
y students who were not from College C.
Quantity A Quantity B
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.
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Questions 6–10: Multiple-choice Questions — Select One Answer
Choice.
Each of these questions has five answer choices. Select the best one
of the answer choices given.
3
x( x 2 )
6. If x π 0, which of the following is equivalent to ?
x 2
A x2
B x3
C x4
D x5
E x6
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7. The figure above shows the graph of the function f in the xy-plane.
What is the value of f ( f ( -1)) ?
A -2
B -1
C 0
D 1
E 2
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d - 3n
8. If = 1, which of the following statements describes
7n - d
d in terms of n ?
A d is 4 less than n.
B d is 4 more than n.
3
C d is of n.
7
D d is 2 times n.
E d is 5 times n.
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9. By weight, liquid A makes up 8 percent of solution R and
18 percent of solution S. If 3 grams of solution R are mixed with
7 grams of solution S, then liquid A accounts for what percent of
the weight of the resulting solution?
A 10%
B 13%
C 15%
D 19%
E 26%
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10. Of the 700 members of a certain organization, 120 are lawyers.
Two members of the organization will be selected at random.
Which of the following is closest to the probability that neither
of the members selected will be a lawyer?
A 0.5
B 0.6
C 0.7
D 0.8
E 0.9
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Questions 11 and 12: Numeric-Entry Questions
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11. The figure above represents a rectangular garden with a walkway
around it. The garden is 18 feet long and 12 feet wide. The
walkway is uniformly 3 feet wide, and its edges meet at right
angles. What is the area of the walkway?
square feet
– . . . . . . .
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9
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To answer question 12 enter a fraction in the answer space
provided. The fraction can be positive or negative. Neither
the numerator nor the denominator of the fraction can include a
decimal point. The fraction does not have to be in lowest terms.
12. Line k lies in the xy-plane. The x-intercept of line k is -4, and
line k passes through the midpoint of the line segment whose
endpoints are (2, 9) and (2, 0 ) . What is the slope of line k ?
Give your answer as a fraction.
/
– 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9
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Questions 13 and 14: Multiple-choice Questions—Select One or
More Answer Choices.
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Question 14 has three answer choices. Select all the answer
choices that apply. The correct answer to a question of this type
could consist of as few as one, or as many as all three of the
answer choices.
14. On the number line shown above, the tick marks are equally
spaced. Which of the following statements about the numbers x,
y, and z must be true?
Indicate all such statements.
A x yz < 0
B x+z = y
C z ( y - x) > 0
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Group 3. Discrete Questions: Hard
Quantity A Quantity B
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.
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In the course of an experiment, 95 measurements were
recorded, and all of the measurements were integers. The
95 measurements were then grouped into 7 measurement
intervals. The graph above shows the frequency distribution
of the 95 measurements by measurement interval.
Quantity A Quantity B
2. The average (arithmetic mean) The median of the
of the 95 measurements 95 measurements
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.
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x is an integer greater than 1.
Quantity A Quantity B
3. 3 x +1 4x
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.
Quantity A Quantity B
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.
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The random variable X is normally distributed. The
values 650 and 850 are at the 60th and 90th percentiles
of the distribution of X, respectively.
Quantity A Quantity B
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.
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Set S consists of all positive integers less than 81 that
are not equal to the square of an integer.
Quantity A Quantity B
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.
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Questions 7–12: Multiple-choice Questions—Select One Answer
Choice.
Each of these questions has five answer choices. Select the best one
of the answer choices given.
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8. Which of the following could be the graph of all values of x that
6x - 5
satisfy the inequality 2 - 5 x £ - ?
3
A
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9. If 1 + x + x 2 + x3 = 60, then the average (arithmetic mean) of x,
x 2 , x3 , and x 4 is equal to which of the following?
A 12x
B 15x
C 20x
D 30x
E 60x
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10. Parallelogram OPTS lies in the xy-plane, as shown in the figure
above. The coordinates of point P are (2, 4) and the coordinates
of point T are (8, 6). What are the coordinates of point S ?
A (3, 2)
B (3, 3)
C (4, 4)
D (5, 2)
E (6, 2)
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11. The relationship between the area A of a circle and its
circumference C is given by the formula A = kC 2, where k
is a constant. What is the value of k ?
1
A
4p
1
B
2p
1
C
4
D 2p
E 4p 2
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12. The sequence of numbers a1, a2 , a3 , . . . , an , . . . is defined by
1 1
an = - for each integer n ≥ 1. What is the sum of
n n+2
the first 20 terms of this sequence?
A ( )
1+
1
2
-
1
20
B ( 2 ) ( 21 22 )
1 +
1
-
1
+
1
1-(
20 22 )
1 1
C +
1
D 1-
22
1 1
E -
20 22
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Question 13: Numeric-Entry Question
Y Frequency
1
2
2
3
7
4
5
8
4
3
8
2
7
9
4
13. The table above shows the frequency distribution of the values of
a variable Y. What is the mean of the distribution?
Give your answer to the nearest 0.01.
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– . . . . . . .
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9
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Questions 14 and 15: Multiple-choice Questions — Select One or
More Answer Choices.
To answer these questions, select all the answer choices that apply.
14. Let S be the set of all positive integers n such that n2 is a multiple
of both 24 and 108. Which of the following integers are divisors
of every integer n in S ?
Indicate all such integers.
A 12
B 24
C 36
D 72
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Question 15 has three answer choices. Select all the answer
choices that apply. The correct answer to a question of this type
could consist of as few as one, or as many as all three of the
answer choices.
15. The range of the heights of the female students in a certain class
is 13.2 inches, and the range of the heights of the male students
in the class is 15.4 inches.
Which of the following statements individually provide(s)
sufficient additional information to determine the range of
the heights of all the students in the class?
Indicate all such statements.
A The tallest male student in the class is 5.8 inches taller
than the tallest female student in the class.
B The median height of the male students in the class is
1.1 inches greater than the median height of the female
students in the class.
C The average (arithmetic mean) height of the male students
in the class is 4.6 inches greater than the average height of
the female students in the class.
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Group 4. Data Interpretation Sets
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Question 1 is a medium difficulty question.
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Question 2 is a medium difficulty question.
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Question 3 is a hard question.
/
– 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9
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Questions 4–7 are based on the following data.
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Question 4 is an easy question.
Question 4 has eight answer choices. Select all the answer choices
that apply. The correct answer to a question of this type could
consist of as few as one, or as many as all eight of the answer
choices.
4. For which of the eight years from 2001 to 2008 did exports exceed
imports by more than $5 billion?
Indicate all such years.
A 2001
B 2002
C 2003
D 2004
E 2005
F 2006
G 2007
H 2008
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Question 5 is a medium difficulty question.
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Question 7 is a hard question.
7. If it were discovered that the value of imports shown for 2007 was
incorrect and should have been $5 billion instead, then the average
(arithmetic mean) value of imports per year for the 10 years
shown would have been approximately how much less?
A $200 million
B $50 million
C $20 million
D $7 million
E $5 million
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ANSWER KEYS
Group 1. Discrete Questions: Easy
7. Choice C: 4
8. Choice D: 12
9. Choice A: 10x
11. Choice A: 11 to 9
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12. Question 12 is a numeric entry question. In question 12 you
were asked to enter either an integer or a decimal. The answer
to question 12 is 10.
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6. Choice D: x 5
7. Choice D: 1
8. Choice E: d is 5 times n.
9. Choice C: 15%
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14. The correct answer to question 14 consists of 3 answer choices.
Choice A: x yz < 0
AND
Choice B: x + z = y
AND
Choice C: z ( y - x ) > 0
7. Choice C: 56
8. Choice C:
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9. Choice B: 15x
1
11. Choice A:
4p
( ) (
12. Choice B: 1 +
1
2
-
1
+
1
21 22 )
13. Question 13 is a numeric entry question. In question 13 you
were asked to enter either an integer or a decimal. The answer
to question 13 is 1.29.
15. Choice A: The tallest male student in the class is 5.8 inches taller
than the tallest female student in the class.
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Group 4. Data Interpretation Sets
1. Choice A: 8 to 1
2. Choice E: 51%
6. Choice E: 140%
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