Corvinus University - Quantitative Reasoning Practice Test
Worked solutions
Question 1
10 pensioners gather around a big bowl of cookies to chat. How many of them took only 1
cookie?
Statement (1): Half of them took at least 1 cookie.
Statement (2): Half of them did not take any cookies, while 1/5 of the rest took 2 cookies or
more.
Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) ALONE is not sufficient.
Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) ALONE is not sufficient.
BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.
Solution
Statement(1) – insufficient. We can't answer the question with the information provided.
Statement (2) – sufficient. We learned that 5 of the pensioners took 0 cookies, 5 took 1 or more
cookies and 1/5 (1 pensioner) took 2 cookies or more. Therefore, we can affirm that 4
pensioners took only 1 cookie.
The correct answer is B.
Question 2
Are a and b consecutive integers?
Statement (1): a + b = 13.
Statement (2): a – b = 1.
Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) ALONE is not sufficient.
Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) ALONE is not sufficient.
BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.
Solution
Statement (1) – insufficient. With this information alone, we cannot know the value of a and b.
Statement (2) – insufficient. With this information alone, it is not possible to guarantee that a
and b are integers. For example: if a = 1.5 and b = 0.5, then a - b = 1, but a and b are not
consecutive integers
However, if we combine the two statements, it is possible to arrive at the value of a and b.
Adding the two equations, we have (a + b) + (a - b) = 13 + 1 => 2a = 14 => a = 7 => b = 6.
Therefore, a and b are consecutive integers.
The correct answer is C.
Question 3
If a and b are integers and 4a + 3b is odd, which of the following must be odd?
b
a
ab
a+b
ab + a
Solution
Let’s examine the terms of the formula. A number multiplied by an even number (4a) will always
give an even number. In case of 3b, if b was an even number, 3b would also be an even number.
Therefore, since 4a + 3b is odd, b must be odd.
From the information given, a can either be even or odd, so all solutions having a as a term will
not necessarily give an odd result.
The correct answer is A.
Question 4
Is x > y?
Statement (1): x and y are both positive integers.
Statement (2): x/y > 1.
Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) ALONE is not sufficient.
Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) ALONE is not sufficient.
BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.
Solution
Statement (1) – insufficient. It is not possible to answer the question with this information
alone.
Statement (2) – insufficient. Let’s try to plug in some examples. If x and y are positive, and x/y is
greater than 1, then the number in the numerator must be greater than the one in the
denominator. But if both numbers are negative, and the absolute value of the numerator is
greater than that of the denominator (eg. -4/-2 = 2), we also get a good solution for statement
(2), but in this case x is not greater than y. Therefore, this statement is insufficient alone to
answer the question.
Statements (1) and (2) combined: if we restrict the solutions on the basis of statement (1) to
positive integers, then we have only one good solution.
The correct answer is C.
Question 5
Middleton is between Startington and Finishton. What is the distance between Middleton and
Finishton?
Statement (1): Riding a bike from Startington to Middleton at an average rate of 35 km/h takes
30 minutes longer than at an average rate of 55 km/h.
Statement (2): Walking at a constant speed from Middleton to Finishton takes twice as much
time as walking from Startington to Middleton.
Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) ALONE is not sufficient.
Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) ALONE is not sufficient.
BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.
Solution
Statement (1) – insufficient. With the information provided, we can determine the distance X
from Startington to Middleton: X/35 = X/55 + 0.5 => X = 48.125 km. However, we have no
information on the distance between Middleton and Finishton, so this statement alone doesn't
answer the question.
Statement (2) – insufficient. We get to know that the distance between Middleton to Finishton is
twice the distance between Startington to Middleton. Riding, walking or flying at a constant
speed between them gives the same result. We still need more information to answer the
question.
Statement (1) and (2) combined – sufficient. The distance between Middleton and Finishton is
2x = 96.25 km.
The correct answer is C.
Question 6
What is the average (arithmetic mean) of x and y?
Statement (1): The average of 3, x, y is 5.
Statement (2): The average of (x + π) and (y - π) equals the average of x and y.
Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) ALONE is not sufficient.
Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) ALONE is not sufficient.
BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.
Solution
Statement (1) – sufficient. (x + y + 3)/3 = 5 => x + y = 12. Average between x and y = 6.
Statement (2) – insufficient. x + y + π - π = x + y = (x + y)/2 = (x + y)/2.
The correct answer is A.
Question 7
21
What is the sum of all the possible values of positive integer y such that the remainder of 𝑦
is
1?
9
11
25
31
41
Solution
We must find the integers that give a remainder of 1 when 21 is divided by them. These integers
are the factors of 20, with the exception of 1: 20, 10, 5, 4 and 2, the sum of which is 41.
The correct answer is E.
Question 8
The supply department of a factory distributed disposable safety gloves and work t-shirts
among its workers. Each worker got the same number of pairs of gloves and the same number
of t-shirts. How many workers are there in the factory?
Statement (1): There were 2,500 pairs of gloves and 1,000 t-shirts distributed.
Statement (2): The total number of items received by each worker was less than 30.
Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) ALONE is not sufficient.
Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) ALONE is not sufficient.
BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.
Solution
In order to distribute the items evenly, we have to find the greatest common divisor of the
number of gloves and the number of t-shirts.
This does not require much math, it is obviously 500. So if there are 500 workers, they get 5
pairs of gloves and 2 t-shirts each. But lower common divisors (100, 50, 20, etc.) also give a
good solution on the basis of statement (1), and having more than one solution is insufficient to
answer the question (eg. in case of 100 workers, they get 25 gloves and 10 t-shirts each).
But statement (2), which is insufficient alone, reduces the possible number of solutions to only
one. We saw that in the case of the second highest possible number of workers (100), they get
35 items each, and they can only get less than 30 items (namely 7) each if there are 500
workers. So statements (1) and (2) together give a sufficient solution.
The correct answer is C.
Question 9
253/2 + 642/3 = ?
12
15
64
125
141
Solution
253/2 = ( 25)3 = 53 = 125
3
642/3 = ( 64)2 = 42 = 16
125 + 16 = 141
The correct answer is E.
Question 10
Convert 75 Fahrenheit (Fº) degrees to Celsius (Cº) degrees using the following formula:
5(𝐹−32)
𝐶= 9
. Round to the nearest tenth.
24.3º
24º
23.8º
23.5º
21.1º
Solution
5(75−32) 5(43)
C= 9
= 9
= 23.8
The correct solution is C.
Question 11
Find the solution set for the following equation: 7x + IxI = 48.
x = 6 or x = 8
x=6
x= 48
x = -6 or x = 8
x = -8
Solution
If x ≥ 0, in which case IxI = x, we have: 7x + x = 48 => x=6.
If x < 0, in which case IxI = -x, we have: 7x + (-x) = 48 => x = 8. This is impossible, as x should be
lower than 0.
Therefore, the only solution is x = 6.
The correct answer is B.
Question 12
For what value of C does this equation have exactly one solution?
2x2 – x + C = 0
1/16
1/8
1/4
1/2
1
Solution
A quadratic equation has one solution when the discriminant is zero. From an algebra
standpoint, this means that b2 - 4ac = 0.
Let’s plug in a = 2 and b = -1, as provided in the question, and solve for C.
(-1)2 – 4×2×C = 0
C = 1/8
The correct answer is B.
Question 13
Otto has been assigned to define a value for x and a value for y in the expression 𝑥 × 10y in
order to produce a number in scientific notation. Did Otto succeed?
Statement (1): He defined -4,5 as the value for x.
Statement (2): He defined -7 as the value for y.
Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) ALONE is not sufficient.
Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) ALONE is not sufficient.
BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.
Solution
A number in scientific notation takes the form x × 10y, where 1 ≤ IxI ≤ 10 and y is an integer.
Statement (1) alone proves that Otto defined a correct number for x, since 1 ≤ I-4.5I (absolute
value of x) = 4.5 ≤ 10.
Statement (2) alone proves that he defined a correct number for y, since -7 is an integer. But
each statement alone is insufficient, since each of them doesn't make it clear whether the other
number is valid. The two statements together, however, prove that Otto used correct numbers in
both places, thereby writing a number in scientific notation.
The correct answer is C.
Question 14
1
2 =?
4+ 5
5/22
3/8
1
8/5
22/5
Solution
First let’s find a common denominator for the expression in the denominator.
4 + (2/5)= (20/5) + (2/5) = 22/5.
To simplify the original expression, we have to multiply the numerator and the reciprocal of the
denominator, which is 1 x (5/22).
The correct answer is A.
Question 15
25% of my friends like TV series, and 10% of them are vegan. How many friends do I have?
Statement (1): I have 60 friends who neither like TV series, nor are vegans.
Statement (2): 5% of my friends are vegans who like TV series.
Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) ALONE is not sufficient.
Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) ALONE is not sufficient.
BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.
Solution
Let’s use F for friends, T for TV series, V for vegan, B for both, N for neither.
F = T + V – B + N. From the question, we know that T = 0.25F and V = 0.1F.
F = 0.25F + 0.1F – B – N
Statement (1) is insufficient alone, since the information provided does not allow us to fully
answer the question: N = 60.
Statement (2) –is also insufficient alone, since the information provided does not allow us to
fully answer the question: B = 0.05F.
However, with both statements we can solve for F.
F = 0.25F + 0.1F – 0.05F – 60 => 0.3F = 60 => F = 200
The correct answer is C.
Question 16
Susan bought a new car for $35,000 and 3 years later she sold it for $21,000. What was the
percentage decrease in the price of the car?
66.7%
40%
33.33%
27.5%
20%
Solution
To get the answer, just divide the difference between the original (purchase) price and the sale
price by the original price.
So we have (35,000 - 21,000) / 35,000 = 0.40 = 40%.
The correct answer is B.
Question 17
What is 24% of x?
Statement (1): 7/8 of x is 105.
Statement (2): 6% of x is 7.2.
Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) ALONE is not sufficient.
Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) ALONE is not sufficient.
BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.
Solution
7 105×8
Statement (1) is sufficient: 8
x = 105 => x = 7
= 120.
7.2
Statement (2) is sufficient: x = 0.06
= 120.
The correct answer is D.
Question 18
In a parallelogram, one of the angles is 50 degrees greater than the other. What is the measure
of the smaller angle?
65º
70º
75º
80º
85º
Solution
The sum of the two different angles of a parallelogram is 180. Therefore, x + (x + 50) = 180 = > x
= 65.
The correct answer is A.
Question 19
The minute hand of the Big Ben clock is 4.3 meters long. Now it’s 6:30 PM.
How far has the tip of the minute hand moved since noon?
172 m
175.6 m
177.7 m
202.1 m
207 m
Solution
Six and a half hours have passed since noon, which means that the minute hand made 6.5
revolutions.
The distance taken by the tip of the minute hand equals the perimeter of the circle with the
same radius as the length of the minute hand, 4.3 meters.
The formula for the perimeter of a circle is 2πr, and π is approximately 3.14. Therefore, we have:
Distance of one revolution = perimeter of the circle = 2 × 4. 3 × π = 2 × 4. 3 × 3. 14 = 27.01
meters.
Total distance since noon = 6.5 × 27.01 = 175.6 meters.
The correct answer is B.
Question 20
What is the area of the triangle below?
Statement (1): The base length is 4.
Statement (2): The hypotenuse length is 5.
Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) ALONE is not sufficient.
Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) ALONE is not sufficient.
BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.
Solution
To find a triangle's area, we use the formula area = 1/2 × base × height.
The Pythagorean theorem says that the sum of the squares on the legs of a right triangle is
equal to the square on the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) — or, in familiar
algebraic notation, a2 + b2 = c2.
42 + b2 = 52 => 16 + b2 = 25 => b2 = p => b = 3
Now we can calculate the area of the triangle, which is A = ab/2 = A = (4×3)/2 => A=6.
The statements alone are not sufficient to answer the question, but together they are.
The correct answer is C.
Question 21
If a and b are integers, is a4 ≤ 16b2?
Statement (1): 0 < a < 2.
Statement (2): 1 < b < 16.
Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) ALONE is not sufficient.
Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) ALONE is not sufficient.
BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.
Solution
Statement (1) – insufficient. From statement 1, we know that a = 1 (the only integer between 0
and 2). But it is not possible to know the value of b, nor to answer the question. For 14
Statement (2) – insufficient. It tells us that b can be 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15.
But it doesn't tell us anything about the value of a, so it is not enough to answer the question.
If we combine statements (1) and (2), however, we can affirm that a4 ≤ 16b2, since a4 will be
lower than any possible value of b.
The correct answer is C.
Question 22
What is the average weight of my 15 friends if 5 of them weigh 120 kg each, 6 of them weigh
105 kg each, and 4 of them weigh 95 kg each?
102.6 kg
105 kg
107.3 kg
108 kg
112.4 kg
Solution
(5×120) + (6×105) + (4×95) 600+630+380 1610
15
= 15
= 15
= 107. 3
The correct answer is C.
Question 23
A line has a point (4, 2) and slope 2. What is the equation of the line?
y = 2x + 4
y=x-6
y = 2x - 6
y = 2x + 6
y = 2x - 4
Solution
The point slope formula is used to represent a straight line using its slope and a point on the
line. That means the equation of a line whose slope is 'm' and which passes through a point
(x1,y1) is found using the point slope formula.
The equation of the point slope formula is: y - y1 = m(x - x1), where (x, y) is a random point on
the line and m is the slope of the line.
Applying the point-slope formula:
y - 2 = 2(x - 4)
y - 2 = 2x - 8
y = 2x - 6
The correct answer is C.
Question 24
How many integers can complete the inequality 27 < 3x - 15 < 39?
1
2
3
4
5
Solution
27 < 3x - 15 < 39
42 < 3x < 54
14 < x < 18
There are 3 possible integers between 14 and 18: 15, 16 and 17.
The correct answer is C.
Question 25
How many integers exist in the first 500 natural numbers such that they leave a remainder of 3
when divided by 5 AND a remainder of 4 when divided by 7?
11
12
13
14
15
Solution
The natural numbers that leave a remainder of 3 when divided by 5 form the following arithmetic
progression (P1): 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28 ...
The natural numbers that leave a remainder of 4 when divided by 7 form the following arithmetic
progression (P2): 4, 11, 18, 25, 32 …
The first number that is part of both progressions is 18.
We also have to observe that the common difference of P1 is 5 and that of P2 is 7. Their least
common divisor is 35, which means that every 35th term after 18 will be present in both
progressions. Therefore, the terms that are common to both progressions can be expressed as
35k + 18.
Within the set of the first 500 natural numbers, k can be 0 to 13.
With the inclusion of 18, there will be 14 such integers.
The correct answer is D.
Question 26
In a factory, we know that 8 out of 100 products are faulty. What is the probability that we
randomly pick 5 non-faulty products if we replace the chosen product after each pick?
0.61
0.653
0.659
2/3
0.7
Solution
We have to find the ratio of the favorable outcomes and the total number of outcomes.
92×91×90×89×88
Favorable: 92C5 = 5×4×3×2×1
= 49,177,128
100×99×98×97×96
Total: 100C5 = 5×4×3×2×1
= 75,287,520
49,177,128
Probability: 75,287,520 = 0.653
So the correct answer is C.
