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PRACTICE SET 1
Quantitative Comparison Questions

For Questions 1 to 9, 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 and fill in the corresponding oval to the
right of the question.
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 Correct Answer

Example 1: (2)(6) 2+6 C D

P R
S

Quantity A Quantity B Correct Answer

Example 2: PS SR C D
(since equal lengths cannot
be assumed, even though
PS and SR appear equal)

Points R, S, and T lie on a number line, where S is between

R and T. The distance between R and S is 6, and the
distance between R and T is 15.
Quantity A Quantity B

1. The distance between the The distance between S C D

midpoints of line segments and T
RS and ST

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S is a set of 8 numbers, of which 4 are negative and 4 are

positive.

Quantity A Quantity B

2. The average (arithmetic The median of the numbers C D

mean) of the numbers in S in S

The length of each side of rectangle R is an integer, and the

area of R is 36.

Quantity A Quantity B

3. The number of possible 6 C D

values of the perimeter of R

x = (z − 1)2
y = (z + 1)2

Quantity A Quantity B

4. The average (arithmetic z2 C D

mean) of x and y

x, y, and z are the lengths of the sides of a triangle.

Quantity A Quantity B

5. x+y+z 2z C D

At a club meeting, there are 10 more club members

than nonmembers. The number of club members at the
meeting is c.

Quantity A Quantity B

6. The total number of people 2c − 10 C D

at the club meeting

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n is a positive integer that is greater than 3 and has

d positive divisors.

Quantity A Quantity B

7. n 2d − 1 C D

m = 1032 + 2
When m is divided by 11, the remainder is r.

Quantity A Quantity B

8. r 3 C D

xy = 8 and x = y − 2.

Quantity A Quantity B

9. y 0 C D

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Multiple-choice Questions—Select One Answer Choice

For Questions 10 to 17, select a single answer choice.

10. The area of circle W is 16 π and the area of circle Z is 4 π. What is the ratio of
the circumference of W to the circumference of Z ?
A 2 to 1
B 4 to 1
C 8 to 1
D 16 to 1
E 32 to 1

11. In the xy-plane, a quadrilateral has vertices at (−1, 4), (7, 4), (7, −5), and
(−1, −5). What is the perimeter of the quadrilateral?

A 17
B 18
C 19
D 32
E 34

DISTRIBUTION OF THE
HEIGHTS OF 80 STUDENTS

Height (centimeters) Number of Students

140 -144 6
145 -149 26
150 -154 32
155 -159 12
160 -164 4
Total 80
12. The table above shows the frequency distribution of the heights of 80 students,
where the heights are recorded to the nearest centimeter. What is the least
possible range of the recorded heights of the 80 students?

A 15
B 16
C 20
D 24
E 28

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13. Which of the following functions f defined for all numbers x has the property
that f (−x) = −f (x) for all numbers x ?
x3
A f (x) =
x2 + 1

x2 − 1
B f (x) =
x2 + 1
C f (x) = x2(x2 − 1)

D f (x) = x(x3 − 1)

E f (x) = x2(x3 − 1)

14. If 10x equals 0.1 percent of 10y, where x and y are integers, which of the
following must be true?
A y = x + 2
B y = x + 3
C x = y + 3
D y = 1,000x
E x = 1,000y

34% 34%
2% 2%
14% 14%
−2 −1 0 1 2

15. The figure above shows the standard normal distribution, with mean 0 and
standard deviation 1, including approximate percents of the distribution
corresponding to the six regions shown.
The random variable Y is normally distributed with a mean of 470, and the
value Y = 340 is at the 15th percentile of the distribution. Of the following,
which is the best estimate of the standard deviation of the distribution?
A 125
B 135
C 145
D 155
E 165

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16. A car dealer received a shipment of cars, half of which were black, with the
remainder consisting of equal numbers of blue, silver, and white cars. During
the next month, 70 percent of the black cars, 80 percent of the blue cars,
30 percent of the silver cars, and 40 percent of the white cars were sold. What
percent of the cars in the shipment were sold during that month?
A 36%
B 50%
C 55%
D 60%
E 72%

17. If an investment of P dollars is made today and the value of the investment
doubles every 7 years, what will be the value of the investment, in dollars,
28 years from today?
A 8P 4
B P 4
C 16P
D 8P
E 4P

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Multiple-choice Questions—Select One or More Answer Choices

For Questions 18 to 19, select all the answer choices that apply.

18. The distribution of the numbers of hours that students at a certain college studied
for final exams has a mean of 12 hours and a standard deviation of 3 hours. Which
of the following numbers of hours are within 2 standard deviations of the mean of
the distribution?

Indicate all such numbers.

A 2
B 5
C 10
D 14
E 16
F 20

19. In a certain sequence of numbers, each term after the first term is found by
­multiplying the preceding term by 2 and then subtracting 3 from the product.
If the 4th term in the sequence is 19, which of the following numbers are in
the sequence?

Indicate all such numbers.

A 5
B 8
C 11
D 16
E 22
F 35

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Numeric Entry Questions

For Questions 20 to 21, enter your answer in the answer box(es) below the
question.
• Your answer may be an integer, a decimal, or a fraction, and it may be
negative.
• If a question asks for a fraction, there will be two boxes—one for the
numerator and one for the denominator. A decimal point cannot be used in
a fraction.
• Equivalent forms of the correct answer, such as 2.5 and 2.50, are all correct.
Fractions do not need to be reduced to lowest terms, though you may need
to reduce your fraction to fit in the boxes.
• Enter the exact answer unless the question asks you to round your answer.

20. In a single line of people waiting to purchase tickets for a movie, there are
currently 10 people behind Shandra. If 3 of the people who are currently in
line ahead of ­Shandra purchase tickets and leave the line, and no one else
leaves the line, there will be 8 people ahead of Shandra in line. How many
people are in the line currently?

people

21. When the decimal point of a certain positive decimal number is moved six
places to the right, the resulting number is 9 times the reciprocal of the
original number. What is the original number?

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Data Interpretation Set

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the following data. For these questions,
select a single answer choice unless otherwise directed.

SELECTED DATA FOR GREETING CARD SALES

Annual Revenue from All Number of Greeting
Number of Greeting Cards
Cards Sold
Sold
Greeting Card Sales, 1990 –1993 for Ten Occasions in 1993
in 1993
6 Occasion Number of
Number of Cards
Cards
Occasion
Revenue (in billions of dollars)

Christmas 2.4 billion

5 Christmas 2.4 billion
Valentine's
Valentine’s DayDay 900900 million
million
4 Easter
Easter 158158
million
million
Mother’s
Mother's DayDay 155155
million
million
3 Father’s
Father's DayDay 102102
million
million
Graduation 81 million
Graduation
2 Thanksgiving 42 81 million
million
Thanksgiving
Halloween 42 million
32 million
1 St. Patrick’s Day
Halloween 18 32
million
million
0 Jewish
St. New
Patrick's DayYear 12 18
million
million
1990 1991 1992 1993 Jewish NewTotal
Year 3.912billion
million
Year Total1 billion = 1,000,000,000
Note: 3.9 billion
Note: 1 billion = 1,000,000,000

. In 1993 the number of Valentine’s Day cards sold was approximately how
22.
many times the number of Thanksgiving cards sold?
A 20
B 30
C 40
D 50
E 60

23. In 1993 a card company that sold 40 percent of the Mother’s Day cards that
year priced its cards for that occasion between $1.00 and $8.00 each. If the
revenue from sales of the company’s Mother’s Day cards in 1993 was r million
dollars, which of the following indicates all possible values of r ?
A 155 < r < 1,240
B 93 < r < 496
C 93 < r < 326
D 62 < r < 744
E 62 < r < 496

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24. Approximately what was the percent increase in the annual revenue from all
greeting card sales from 1990 to 1993 ?
A 50%
B 45%
C 39%
D 28%
E 20%

For Question 25, select all the answer choices that apply.

25. In 1993 the average (arithmetic mean) price per card for all greeting cards sold
was $1.25. For which of the following occasions was the number of cards sold
in 1993 less than the total number of cards sold that year for occasions other
than the ten ­occasions shown?

Indicate all such occasions.

A Christmas
B Valentine’s Day
C Easter
D Mother’s Day
E Father’s Day
F Graduation
G Thanksgiving
H Halloween

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