Quantitative Ability

Arithmetic 1
If the sum of two consecutive prime numbers x and y is odd, which of the following is
true?
I. y – x is even
II. xy is even
III. xy is odd

(A) I Only (B) II Only

(C) I and II Only (D) II and III Only
(E) III Only

Question – 1
If sum of 2 numbers x and y is odd. It means one number has to be even and another
one needs to be odd.
There is only one even prime number i.e. 2.
So the two consecutive prime number will be 2 and 3.
I. y-x=3-2 =1 (odd)
II. xy=6 (even)
III. xy=6 (even)

Only statement II is true.

Question – 1
If x2 is an odd integer, which of the following expression is an even integer?
(A) 3x2 + 2 (B) x3
(C) x(x + 1) (D) x2 + 2
(E) x(x + 2)

Question – 2
If x2 is an odd integer, it implies x will also be odd.
(A) 3x2 + 2 = Odd* odd +even =odd
(B) x3= odd3= odd
(C) x(x + 1)= odd*(odd+odd)=odd*even = even
(D) x2 + 2= odd +even =odd
(E) x(x + 2) =odd*(odd+even)=odd*odd = odd

Another approach.
X is odd. Assume any value of x. Let x=1
(A) 3x2 + 2 = 5
(B) x3= 1
(C) x(x + 1)= 2
(D) x2 + 2= 3
(E) x(x + 2) =3
So the will be option c.

Question – 2
If two numbers p and q, both are divisible by 2, 3, and 5, which of the following could be
the difference between p and q?
(A) 10 (B) 20
(C) 30 (D) 40
(E) 50

Question – 3
If a number is divisible by 2,3 and 5, it has to be divisible by lcm of 2,3 and 5 i.e. 30.
Both the number are divisible by 2,3 and 5, means both the numbers have to be divisible
by 30.
Lets assume first number is 30x and another number as 30y.
Difference of the 2 numbers will be 30x-30y=30(x-y)
It means difference has to be divisible by 30 as well.
So correct answer would be option C.

Question – 3
What is the sum of the integers from -190 to 195 inclusive?

A) 0
B) 5
C) 375
D) 875
E) 965

Question – 4
From -190 to +195 we know that all numbers from 1 to 190 will have both positive
and negative terms. So they will just cancel each other out.

The numbers that remain will be 191, 192,193, 194 and 195 and their sum will be
965.
The answer is E.
If ‘a’ is even and ‘b’ is prime, then which of the following is necessarily true?
(A) (a2 + b2) is odd (B) (a2 – b2) is even
(C) (a2 – 2b2) is odd (D) (a2 + 2b2) is even
(E) (a2 + 2b2) is prime

Question – 5
a is even and b is prime.
b can be either even or odd as 2 is even prime number and remaining prime numbers
are odd
A) There is no information about b.
B) There is no information about b.
C) a is even and 2b2 is also even. (a2 – 2b2)=even –even =even. Hence false
D) a is even and 2b2 is also even. (a2 + 2b2)=even +even =even. Hence True
E) Not necessarily true.

Question – 6
If x is a positive number less than 10, which of the following is least?

(A) x - 20
(B) x
(C) 0
(D) -x
(E) 20 – x

Question – 6
To find the least number maximize the number less than 10 , let x be 9
(A) 9-20 = -11
(B) 9
(C) 0
(D) -9
(E) 20-9=11
So, correct answer will be option (A).
If r and s are positive integers and r-s=6, which of the following has the greatest value?

A. 2r
B. 2s
C. r +s
D. 2r-s
E. 2s-r

Question – 7
r and s are POSITIVE INTEGERS and that R-S = 6. We're asked which of the 5
answers has the GREATEST value.

Let r = 8
s=2

Option A: 2R = 2(8) = 16
Option B: 2S = 2(2) = 4
Option C: R+S = 8+2 = 10
Option D: 2R-S = 2(8) - 2 = 14
Option E: 2S-R = 2(2) - 8 = -4
So, correct answer is option A.
The number 75 can be written as the sum of the squares of 3 different positive integers.
What is the sum of these 3 integers?

A. 17
B. 16
C. 15
D. 14
E. 13

Question – 8
Write down all perfect squares less than 75: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64.

Now, 75 should be the sum of 3 of those 8 numbers. Also to simplify a little bit trial
and error, we can notice that as 75 is an odd numbers then either all three
numbers must be odd (odd+odd+odd=odd) OR two must be even and one odd
(even+even+odd=odd).

We can find that 75 equals to 1+25+49=12+52+72=75 1+5+7=13.

On the number line above, what is the length of segment AB ?

(A) 2.2
(B) 0.38
(C) 0.22
(D) 0.038
(E) 0.022

Question – 9
A = 4.5225 and B = 4.5445 so the length of segment AB can be calculated by A-B
= 0.022

Therefore, the correct answer is E

If the product of the integers w, x, y and z is 770, and if 1 < w < x < y < z, what is the
value of w + z?

A. 10
B. 13
C. 16
D. 18
E. 21

Question – 10
770 = 2 * 5 * 7 * 11
So w = 2, x = 5, y = 7, z = 11
w + z = 2 + 11 = 13
Answer B
For any numbers a and b, a#b=a + b - ab. If a#b=0, which of the following CANNOT be
a value of b?

A. 2
B. 1
C. 0
D. -1
E. -3/2

Question – 11
Function (#) is defined for all numbers a and b as a#b= a+b-ab.

Now, since given that a#b=0, then a+b−ab=0

a=b/(b−1)
if b=1b=1 then the given expression is undefined so b cannot equal to 1.

Answer: B.
If x= 1/(22*32*42*52) is expressed as a decimal, how many distinct nonzero digits will x
have?

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Seven
E. Ten

Question – 12
If we multiply a number by 10, or by 100, or by any other power of 10, we're just
moving the decimal point over. We won't change the number of distinct nonzero
digits we have in our number. So we can freely multiply the fraction by any power
of 10 without changing the answer. We can start by multiplying the fraction by 102
= 22 * 52, to get: 1/32*42=0.006944444…..
So we get 3 distinct digits.
So, answer C.
For all positive integers m, [m] = 3m when m is odd and [m] = (1/2)*m when m is even.
What is [9]*[6] equivalent to?

A. [81]
B. [54]
C. [37]
D. [27]
E. [18]

Question – 13
Notice that [] is just some function such that "[m]=3m when m is odd and
[m]=(1/2)*m when m is even".

So, [m]=3m when m is odd, [m]=(1/2)*m when m is even.

As 9 is odd then [9] equals to 3*9=27;
As 6 is even then [6] equals to 1/2*6=3;

So [9]*[6]=27*3=81.
Note that numbers in the answer choices are also in boxes.
[27]=3*27=81.
So, option D.
What is the sum of the integers in the table above?

(A) 28
(B) 112
(C) 336
(D) 448
(E) 784

Question – 14
Each row represents an evenly spaced set (arithmetic progression). In any evenly
spaced set the arithmetic mean (average) is equal to the middle term and the
sum of the terms in any evenly spaced set is the mean (average) multiplied by the
number of terms.

The median of each row is the middle number and each row has 7 numbers in it
so the sum of the table is:

7∗4+7∗(−8)+7∗12+7∗(−16)+7∗20+7∗(−24)+7∗28=7(4−8+12−16+20−24+28)=112
So, answer B.
If the tens digit x and the units digit y of a positive integer n are reversed, the resulting
integer is 9 more than n. What is y in terms of x?

A. 10 - x
B. 9 - x
C. x + 9
D. x - 1
E. x + 1

Question – 15
a=10x+y and b=10y+x
b-a=(10y+x)−(10x+y)=9
y=x+1.
So, answer E.
If x = 4 and y = 16, then √[(x+y)/xy] is closet to which of the following?

A. 1/3
B. 1/2
C. 3/4
D. 7/8
E. 1

Question – 16
So, answer B.
How many integers between 324,700 and 458,600 have tens digit 2 and units digit 1?

A. 1,339
B. 1,352
C. 1,353
D. 10,030
E. 10,300

Question – 17
There is one number in hundred with 2 in the tens digit and 1 in the units digit: 21,
121, 221, 321, ...

The difference between 324,700 and 458,600 is 458,600-324,700=133,900 - one

number per each hundred gives 133,900/100=1,339 numbers.

So, answer A.
In a stack of boards at a lumber yard, the 20th board counting from the top of the stack
is immediately below the 16th board counting from the bottom of the stack. How many
boards are in the stack?

A. 38
B. 36
C. 35
D. 34
E. 32

Question – 18
The total number of boards 20+14=34.
So, correct answer will be option D.
A certain taxi fare consists of an initial charge of $1.25 and an additional charge of $0.25
for each 1515 mile traveled. What is the total fare for a trip of 2.4 miles?

A. $4.25
B. $3.00
C. $2.25
D. $1.85
E. $1.75

Question – 19
Initial charge = $1.25
Additional charge of $0.25 for each 1/5 mile traveled.
In other words, we're charged $0.25 for each 0.2 miles traveled.
2.4/0.2 = 12
So, a 2.4-mile trip consists of twelve 0.2-mile increments
(12)($0.25) = $3.00

TOTAL COST of trip = $1.25 + $3.00

= $4.25

So, Answer A.
N and M are each 3-digit integers. Each of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 is a digit of
either N or M. What is the smallest possible positive difference between N and M?

A. 29
B. 49
C. 58
D. 113
E. 131

Question – 20
For minimum difference number formed must be very close to each other.
By hit and trial we can find 683 and 712 which have a difference of 29.
Directions for questions 21 to 32: Each data sufficiency problem consists of a
question and two statements, labeled I and II, which contain certain data. Using these
data and your knowledge of mathematics and everyday facts decide whether the data
given are sufficient for answering the question and then indicate one of the following
answer choices:
A. Statement I ALONE is sufficient, but statement II alone is not sufficient.
B. Statement II ALONE is sufficient, but statement I alone is not sufficient.
C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is
sufficient.
D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
E. Statements I and II TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.

If x and y are integers, what is the value of x+y?

(1) 690 < x < y < 696

(2) 692 < x < y< 695

Question – 21
Statement (1)
x = 691, y = 692
x = 692, y = 693
Not sufficient

Statement (2)
x = 693, y = 694
Only combination possible, so sufficient

So, correct answer is option B.

Directions for questions 21 to 32: Each data sufficiency problem consists of a
question and two statements, labeled I and II, which contain certain data. Using these
data and your knowledge of mathematics and everyday facts decide whether the data
given are sufficient for answering the question and then indicate one of the following
answer choices:
A. Statement I ALONE is sufficient, but statement II alone is not sufficient.
B. Statement II ALONE is sufficient, but statement I alone is not sufficient.
C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is
sufficient.
D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
E. Statements I and II TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.

If # denotes one of the four arithmetic operations addition, subtraction, multiplication and
division, what is the value of 1 # 2?

(1) n # 0 = n for all integers n

(2) n # n = 0 for all integers n

Question – 22
Statement (1) n # 0 = n for all integers n
# may denote both addition and subtraction (as n+0=n and n-0=n is true for all
integers n).
Not sufficient.

Statement (2) n # n = 0 for all integers n

# may denote only subtraction to be true for ALL integers (n-n=0 is true for all
integers n).
Sufficient.

Answer: B.
Directions for questions 21 to 32: Each data sufficiency problem consists of a
question and two statements, labeled I and II, which contain certain data. Using these
data and your knowledge of mathematics and everyday facts decide whether the data
given are sufficient for answering the question and then indicate one of the following
answer choices:
A. Statement I ALONE is sufficient, but statement II alone is not sufficient.
B. Statement II ALONE is sufficient, but statement I alone is not sufficient.
C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is
sufficient.
D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
E. Statements I and II TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.

If the symbol @ represents either addition or multiplication, which operation does it

represent?

(1) a@b = b@a for all numbers a and b

(2) a@(b – c) = (a@b) – (a@c) for all numbers a, b, and c

Question – 23
(1) a@b=b@a for all numbers a and b --> @ can be addition (a+b=b+a) as well
as multiplication (a*b=b*a). Not sufficient.

(2) a@(b–c)=(a@b)–(a@c) for all numbers a, b, and c.

It means @ represents multiplication not addition.
Sufficient.

So, answer B.
Directions for questions 21 to 32: Each data sufficiency problem consists of a
question and two statements, labeled I and II, which contain certain data. Using these
data and your knowledge of mathematics and everyday facts decide whether the data
given are sufficient for answering the question and then indicate one of the following
answer choices:
A. Statement I ALONE is sufficient, but statement II alone is not sufficient.
B. Statement II ALONE is sufficient, but statement I alone is not sufficient.
C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is
sufficient.
D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
E. Statements I and II TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.

Q. Is the integer ‘p’ odd?

I. ‘5p’ is odd.
II. ‘6p’ is even.

Question – 25
Statement I. 5p is odd. Odd* Odd = Odd
Means p has to be odd.
Sufficient.
Statement II. 6p is even. Even* Even =Even and Even*Odd= Even
So p can be either even or odd.
Not sufficient.
So the answer will be A.
Directions for questions 21 to 32: Each data sufficiency problem consists of a
question and two statements, labeled I and II, which contain certain data. Using these
data and your knowledge of mathematics and everyday facts decide whether the data
given are sufficient for answering the question and then indicate one of the following
answer choices:
A. Statement I ALONE is sufficient, but statement II alone is not sufficient.
B. Statement II ALONE is sufficient, but statement I alone is not sufficient.
C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is
sufficient.
D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
E. Statements I and II TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.

Q. Is the integer ‘p’ odd?

I. p + q is even.
II. q is an odd integer.

Question – 26
Even+ Even=Even
Even+ Odd= Odd
Odd + Even = Odd
Odd + Odd =Even
Statement I. p + q is even. Either both are odd or both are even.
Not sufficient.
Statement II. q is an odd integer. No information about p.
Not sufficient.
If we combine both the statements we will get p is odd.
So the answer will be C.
Directions for questions 21 to 32: Each data sufficiency problem consists of a
question and two statements, labeled I and II, which contain certain data. Using these
data and your knowledge of mathematics and everyday facts decide whether the data
given are sufficient for answering the question and then indicate one of the following
answer choices:
A. Statement I ALONE is sufficient, but statement II alone is not sufficient.
B. Statement II ALONE is sufficient, but statement I alone is not sufficient.
C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is
sufficient.
D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
E. Statements I and II TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.

Q. Each of the numbers w, x, y, and z is equal to either 0 or 1. What is the value of w +

x+y+z?

(1) w/2+x/4+y/8+z/16=11/16

(2) w/3+x/9+y/27+z/81=31/81

Question – 27
Each statement alone is sufficient.
So, correct answer is option D.
Directions for questions 21 to 32: Each data sufficiency problem consists of a
question and two statements, labeled I and II, which contain certain data. Using these
data and your knowledge of mathematics and everyday facts decide whether the data
given are sufficient for answering the question and then indicate one of the following
answer choices:
A. Statement I ALONE is sufficient, but statement II alone is not sufficient.
B. Statement II ALONE is sufficient, but statement I alone is not sufficient.
C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is
sufficient.
D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
E. Statements I and II TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.

Q. What is the value of a two digit number x?

I. The sum of its digits is 4.
II. The difference of its digits is 4.

Question – 28
Let two digit number is ab.
Statement I. a+b=4 The possible pairs can be (4,0), (3,1), (2,2), (1,3)
Not sufficient.
Statement II. a-b=4 or b-a =4. The possible pairs can be (4,0), (5,1), (6,2), (7,3), (8,4),
(9,5), (5,9), (4,8), (3,7), (2,6), (1,5)
Not sufficient.
If we combine both the statements we get only 1 possible pair i.e. (4,0)
So the number ab = 40
So the answer will be C.
Directions for questions 21 to 32: Each data sufficiency problem consists of a
question and two statements, labeled I and II, which contain certain data. Using these
data and your knowledge of mathematics and everyday facts decide whether the data
given are sufficient for answering the question and then indicate one of the following
answer choices:
A. Statement I ALONE is sufficient, but statement II alone is not sufficient.
B. Statement II ALONE is sufficient, but statement I alone is not sufficient.
C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is
sufficient.
D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
E. Statements I and II TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.

Q. What is the value of y?

I. y – 3 = 2
II. y2 = 25, y > 0

Question – 29
Statement I. y – 3 = 2
y=5
Sufficient.
Statement II. y2 = 25, => y=5,-5 but it is mentioned that y>0 so y=5
Sufficient.
So the answer will be D.
Directions for questions 21 to 32: Each data sufficiency problem consists of a
question and two statements, labeled I and II, which contain certain data. Using these
data and your knowledge of mathematics and everyday facts decide whether the data
given are sufficient for answering the question and then indicate one of the following
answer choices:
A. Statement I ALONE is sufficient, but statement II alone is not sufficient.
B. Statement II ALONE is sufficient, but statement I alone is not sufficient.
C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is
sufficient.
D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
E. Statements I and II TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.

Q. Is there more than one factor of n?

I. n is a perfect square.
2n
II. is an integer.
25

Question – 30
Statement I. n is a perfect square. If n = 1 then it will have only 1 factor otherwise it will
have more than 1 factor.
Not sufficient.
2n
Statement II. is an integer. If 2n/25 is an integer it means n has to be a multiple of 25.
25
If n is a multiple of 25 it must have more than 1 factor.
Sufficient.
So the answer will be B.
Direction for questions 21 to 32: Each problem consists of a question and two
statements, labeled (I) and (II), which contain certain data. Using these data and your
knowledge of mathematics and everyday facts decide whether the data given are
sufficient for answering the question and then indicate one of the following answer
choices:
A. Statement I ALONE is sufficient, but statement II alone is not sufficient.
B. Statement II ALONE is sufficient, but statement I alone is not sufficient.
C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is
sufficient.
D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
E. Statements I and II TOGETHER are NOT sufficient

Q. The symbol # represents one of the four arithmetic operations: addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and division. Is (5 # 6) # 2 = 5 # ( 6 # 2)?

(1) 5 # 6 = 6 # 5
(2) 2 # 0 = 2

Question – 31
Statement (1) 5 # 6 = 6 # 5 --> # represents either addition or multiplication in any
case (5 # 6) # 2 = 5 # ( 6 # 2) is true: (5 + 6) + 2 = 5 + ( 6 + 2) and (5 * 6) * 2 = 5 *
( 6 * 2).
Sufficient.

Statement (2) 2 # 0 = 2 --> # represents either addition or subtraction, if it's

addition then the answer is YES (as shown above) but if it's subtraction then the
answer is NO: (5 - 6) - 2 =-3 and 5 - ( 6 - 2) = 1.
Not sufficient.

So, answer A.
Direction for questions 21 to 32: Each problem consists of a question and two
statements, labeled (I) and (II), which contain certain data. Using these data and your
knowledge of mathematics and everyday facts decide whether the data given are
sufficient for answering the question and then indicate one of the following answer
choices:
A. Statement I ALONE is sufficient, but statement II alone is not sufficient.
B. Statement II ALONE is sufficient, but statement I alone is not sufficient.
C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is
sufficient.
D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
E. Statements I and II TOGETHER are NOT sufficient

Q. Each person on a committee with 40 members voted for exactly one of 3 candidates,
F, G, or H. Did Candidate F receive the most votes from the 40 votes cast?

(1) Candidate F received 11 of the votes.

(2) Candidate H received 14 of the votes.

Question – 32
Statement (1) Candidate F received 11 of the votes --> together G and H received
40-11=29 votes, so either one received at least 15 votes, which means that F
definitely did not receive the most votes.
Sufficient.

Statement (2) Candidate H received 14 of the votes --> if F=15 and G=11 then F
received the most of the votes but if F=13 and G=13 then F did not receive the
most votes.
Not sufficient.

So, correct answer will be option A.

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