Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following data.
Refer to the figure.
Data for Questions 17 through 20
Begin skippable data description.
The data is given in a bar graph. The title of the graph is
Corporate Support for the Arts by Sector in 1988 and 1991. Under the title are
two statements: “Total for 1988: $630 million” and “Total for 1991: $520
million”.
There are six sectors listed along the horizontal axis of
the graph. Horizontal gridlines are
drawn at 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40%.
For each of the six sectors the bars in the graph are as
follows.
1. Financial
Insurance, Real Estate sector. Bar for 1988, 5%. Bar for 1991, 26%.
2. Services
sector. Bar for 1988, 17%. Bar for 1991,
22%.
3. Manufacturing
sector. Bar for 1988, 31%. Bar for 1991,
20%.
4. Retail
sector. Bar for 1988, 19%. Bar for 1991,
8%.
5. Wholesale
sector. Bar for 1988, 8%. Bar for 1991,
6%.
6. Other
sector. Bar for 1988, 20%. Bar for 1991,
18%.
End skippable data description.
Question 17.
This question does not have any answer choices; it is a
numeric entry question.
To answer this question, enter a number in the answer space
provided. The number entered cannot be a fraction.
The two corporate sectors that increased their support for
the arts from 1988 to 1991 made a total contribution in 1991 of approximately
how many million dollars?
Give your answer to the nearest 10 million dollars.
To answer this question, enter a number in the answer space
provided. The number can include a decimal point, and can be positive,
negative, or 0. The number entered cannot be a fraction.
Question
18.
This question has five answer choices, labeled A through E.
Select the best one of the
answer choices given.
How many of the six corporate sectors listed each
contributed more than $60 million to the arts in both 1988 and 1991 ?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
E. Five
Select and
indicate the best one of the answer choices given.
Question
19.
This question has five answer choices, labeled A through E.
Select the best one of the
answer choices given.
From 1988 to 1991, which corporate sector decreased its
support for the arts by the greatest dollar amount?
A Services
B. Manufacturing
C. Retail
D. Wholesale
E. Other
Select and indicate the best one of the
answer choices given.
Question 20.
This question has five answer choices, labeled A through E.
Select the best one of the
answer choices given.
Of the retail sector’s 1991 contribution to the arts, one fourth went
to symphony orchestras and one half of the remainder went to public
television. Approximately how many million dollars more did the retail sector
contribute to public television that year than to symphony orchestras?
A 5.2
B. 6.3
C. 10.4
D. 13.0
E. 19.5
Select and indicate the best one of the
answer choices given.
Question 21.
This question has three answer choices, labeled A through C.
Select all the answer choices
that apply.
The total number of recording titles distributed by music
distributors L and M is 9,300. The number of recording titles distributed by L
is 7,100, and the number of recording titles distributed by M is 5,200. Which
of the following statements must be true?
Indicate all
such statements.
A. More than
half of the titles distributed by L are also distributed by M.
B. More than
half of the titles distributed by M are also distributed by L.
C. No titles
are distributed by both L and M.
Select and indicate 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.
Question 22.
This question has five answer choices, labeled A through E.
Select the best one of the
answer choices given.
If c and d are positive integers and m is the greatest common factor of c and d, then m must be the
greatest common factor of c and which
of the following integers?
A. c + d
B. 2 + d
C. cd
D. 2d
E. d
squared
Select and indicate the best one of the
answer choices given.
Question
23.
This question does not have any answer choices; it is a
numeric entry question.
To answer this question, enter a number in the answer space
provided. The number entered cannot be a fraction.
The average (arithmetic mean) of the 11 numbers in a list
is 14. If the average of 9 of the numbers in the list is 9, what is the average
of the other 2 numbers?
To answer this question, enter a number in the answer space
provided. The number can include a decimal point, and can be positive,
negative, or 0. The number entered cannot be a fraction.
Question
24.
This question has five answer choices, labeled A through E.
Select the best one of the
answer choices given.
Of the 750 participants in a professional meeting, 450 are
female and one half of the female and one fourth of the male participants are less than
thirty years old. If one of the participants will be randomly selected to
receive a prize, what is the probability that the person selected will be less
than thirty years old?
A. 1 eighth
B. 1 third
C. 3 eighths
D. 2 fifths
E. 3 fourths
Select and indicate the best one of the
answer choices given.
Question 25.
This question has five answer choices, labeled A through E.
Select the best one of the
answer choices given.
In the x y plane, what is the slope of the line
whose equation is 3x minus 2y = 8 ?
A. negative 4
B. negative 8 thirds
C. 2 thirds
D. 3 halves
E. 2
Select and indicate the best one of the answer
choices given.
This is the end of Section 3 of Revised GRE Practice Test Number
1. In an actual test, once you complete a section you may not return to it. The
answer key for this section is in a separate document.
Revised G R E Practice Test Number 1.
Section 4. Quantitative Reasoning.
25 Questions.
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Section Directions
For each question, indicate the best answer, using the
directions given.
Notes: All
numbers used are real numbers.
All figures are assumed to lie in a plane unless
otherwise indicated.
Geometric figures, such as lines, circles, triangles, and
quadrilaterals, are not necessarily
drawn to scale. That is, you should not
assume that quantities such as lengths and angle measures are as they appear in
a figure. You
should assume, however, that lines shown as straight are actually straight,
points on a line are in the order shown, and more generally, all geometric
objects are in the relative positions shown. For questions with geometric
figures, you should base your answers on geometric reasoning, not on estimating
or comparing quantities from how they are drawn in the geometric figure.
Coordinate systems, such as x y planes and number lines, are
drawn to scale; therefore, you can read, estimate, or compare quantities in
such figures from how they are drawn in the coordinate system.
Graphical data presentations, such as bar graphs, circle
graphs, and line graphs, are
drawn to scale; therefore, you can read, estimate, or compare data values from
how they are drawn in the graphical data presentation.
For each of Questions 1 through 9, compare Quantity A and Quantity B, using the additional information given, if any. Select one of the following four answer choices. A symbol that appears more than once in a question has the same meaning throughout 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.
Example
1:
Quantity A: 2 times 6
Quantity B: 2 + 6
Solution: Quantity A is equal to 12 and Quantity B is equal
to 8, so the correct answer for Example 1 is answer choice A, Quantity A is
greater.
Example
2:
Refer to the figure.
Figure for Example 2
Begin skippable figure description.
The figure shows triangle PQR, where P is the
leftmost vertex of the horizontal base PR
and vertex Q is above PR. Point S lies on horizontal base PR
and appears to be the midpoint of PR.
Line segment QS is drawn from vertex Q to point S. The lengths of PS and SR appear to be equal.
End skippable figure description.
Quantity A: PS
Quantity B: SR
Solution: The correct answer for Example 2 is answer choice
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.
Question 1.
It is given that x
is a positive integer and y is a
negative integer.
Quantity A: x minus y
Quantity B: y minus x
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.
From the answer choices given, select and indicate the one that describes the relationship between
quantity A and quantity B.
Question 2.
The probability that events E and F will both occur
is 0.42.
Quantity A: The
probability that event E will occur
Quantity B: 0.58
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.
From the answer choices given, select and indicate the one that describes the relationship
between quantity A and quantity B.
Question 3.
Refer to the figure.
Figure for Question 3
Begin skippable figure description.
The figure accompanying this question consists of a large
triangle PQR. Side PR is horizontal, with point R to the right of point P, and vertex Q lies above side PR.
Point S lies on side PR and line segment QS divides the large triangle PQR
into two smaller triangles, PQS and QRS. The measure of angle PQS is x degrees, and the measure of angle QRS is y degrees.
End skippable figure description.
It is given that the length of line segment PS is equal to the length of line segment
SR.
Quantity A: x
Quantity B: 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.
From the answer choices given, select and indicate the one that describes the relationship
between quantity A and quantity B.
Question 4.
It is given that a
and b are positive integers.
Quantity A: The fraction a over b
Quantity B: The fraction with
numerator a + 3. and
denominator b + 3
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.
From the answer choices given, select and indicate the one that describes the relationship
between quantity A and quantity B.
Question 5.
The arithmetic mean of 100 measurements is 23, and the
arithmetic mean of 50 additional measurements is 27.
Quantity A: The
arithmetic mean of the 150 measurements
Quantity B: 25
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.
From the answer choices given, select and indicate the one that describes the relationship
between quantity A and quantity B.
Question 6.
Refer to the figure.
Figure for Question 6
Begin skippable figure description.
The figure accompanying this question consists of an x y plane in which there is a line k that extends upward from the lower
left part of the plane, through the origin, to the upper right part of the
plane. In addition, the point with coordinates 3 comma 4 is shown. This point
lies in the upper right quadrant below line k
and above the x axis. The horizontal
axis of the x y plane is labeled x, the vertical axis is labeled y, and the origin is labeled O.
End skippable figure description.
Quantity A: The slope
of line k
Quantity B: 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.
From the answer choices given, select and indicate the one that describes the relationship
between quantity A and quantity B.
Question 7.
One of the roots of the equation x squared + kx
minus 6 = 0 is 3, and k is a
constant.
Quantity A: The value
of k
Quantity B: negative 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.
From the answer choices given, select and indicate the one that describes the relationship
between quantity A and quantity B.
Question 8.
The original price of a suit was 30 percent less than the
suit’s $250 suggested retail price. The price at which the suit was sold was 20
percent less than the original price.
Quantity A: The price
at which the suit was sold
Quantity B: 50% of
the suit’s suggested retail price
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.
From the answer choices given, select and indicate the one that describes the relationship
between quantity A and quantity B.
Question 9.
Refer to the figure.
Figure for Question 9
Begin skippable figure description.
The figure accompanying this question consists of rectangle ABCD and trapezoid EFGH. In rectangle ABCD,
the length of horizontal side AD is 8
and the length of vertical side CD is
3. In trapezoid EFGH, the leftmost
side, E F, is a vertical line
segment with endpoint F lying above
endpoint E. Side E F meets the two horizontal sides, FG and E H, at right
angles. The length of horizontal side FG
is 5 and the length of horizontal side E H
is 7. The length of vertical side E F
is 4 and the length of side GH is not
given.
End skippable figure description.
Quantity A: The area
of rectangular region ABCD
Quantity B: The area
of trapezoidal region EFGH
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.
From the answer choices given, select and indicate the one that describes the relationship
between quantity A and quantity B.
Questions 10 through 25 have several different answer formats, including both selecting answers from a list of answer choices and numeric entry. With each question, answer format instructions will be given.
Numeric Entry Questions
These questions require a number to be entered by marking
entries in a grid according to the following instructions
1. Your answer may be an
integer, a decimal, or a fraction, and it may be negative.
2. Equivalent forms of the
correct answer, such as 2.5 and 2.50, are all correct. Although fractions do
not need to be reduced to lowest terms, they may need to be reduced to fit in
the grid.
3. Enter the exact answer
unless the question asks you to round your answer.
4. If a question asks for a
fraction, the grid will have a built-in division slash. Otherwise, the grid
will have a decimal point.
The
instructions for marking the entries will depend on whether a regular print or
a large print test is being used to record your answers. If your answers are
being entered into a regular print edition of the test, the following
instructions apply:
5. Start your answer in any
column, space permitting. Fill in no more than one entry in any column of the
grid. Columns not needed should be left blank.
6. Write your answer in the
boxes at the top of the grid and fill in the corresponding circles. You will receive credit only if your grid
entries are clearly marked, regardless of the number written in the boxes at
the top.
If your answers are being entered into a large print edition
of the test, instead of filling in circles on the grid in steps 5 and 6, you
will be asked to circle those entries.
Question 10.
This question has five answer choices, labeled A through E.
Select the best one of the
answer choices given.
If j and k are integers and j minus k is
even, which of the following must be even?
A. k
B. jk
C. j + 2k
D. jk + j
E. jk minus 2j
Select and indicate the best one of the answer
choices given.
Question
11.
This question does not have any answer choices; it is a
numeric entry question.
To answer this question enter a fraction. Neither the
numerator nor the denominator of the fraction can include a decimal point. The
fraction does not have to be in lowest terms.
Refer to the figure.
Figure for Question 11
Begin skippable figure description.
The figure accompanying this question consists of a small
circle inscribed in a large circle. The two circles are tangent to each other
at point B. Point A, which is the center of the larger
circle, is on the smaller circle.
End skippable figure description.
The circles shown are tangent at point B. Point A is the center
of the larger circle, and line segment AB
(not shown) is a diameter of the smaller circle. The area of the smaller circle is what fraction of the area of
the larger circle?
To answer this question 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.
Question
12.
This question has five answer choices, labeled A through E.
Select all the answer choices
that apply.
Last year Kate spent between one fourth and one third of her gross income on her mortgage
payments. If Kate spent $13,470 on
her mortgage payments last year, which of the following could have been her
gross income last year?
Indicate all
such gross incomes.
A. $40,200
B. $43,350
C. $47,256
D. $51,996
E. $53,808
Select and indicate 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.
Question
13.
This question has five answer choices, labeled A through E.
Select the best one of the
answer choices given.
In State X, all
vehicle license plates have 2 letters from the 26 letters of the alphabet
followed by 3 one digit numbers. How
many different license plates can State X
have if repetition of letters and numbers is allowed?
A. 23,400
B. 60,840
C. 67,600
D. 608,400
E. 676,000
Select and indicate the best one of the answer
choices given.
Question
14.
This question has five answer choices, labeled A through E.
Select the best one of the
answer choices given.
If p is a negative
number and 0 is less than s,
which is less than the absolute value of p,
which of the following must also be a negative number?
A. open parenthesis,
p + s, close parenthesis, squared
B. open parenthesis,
p minus s, close parenthesis, squared
C. open parenthesis,
s minus p, close parenthesis, squared
D. p squared minus s squared
E. s squared minus p squared
Select and indicate the best one of the answer
choices given.
Question
15.
This question has five answer choices, labeled A through E.
Select the best one of the
answer choices given.
If the sum of the two fractions 1 over 2 raised
to the power k and 1 over 2 raised to
the power k equals the fraction 1
over 2 raised to the power x, then x expressed in terms of k
is
A. the fraction k over 2
B. k minus 1
C. k + 1
D. 2k
E. k squared
Select and indicate the best one of the answer choices given.
Question 16.
This question has five answer choices, labeled A through E.
Select the best one of the
answer choices given.
Refer to the figure.
Figure for Question 16
Begin skippable figure description.
The figure accompanying this question consists of a graph of
a normal distribution with mean m and
standard deviation d. The graph shows
a bell-shaped curve drawn above a horizontal axis. On the horizontal axis, from
left to right, are the 5 equally spaced numbers; m minus 2d, m minus d, m, m + d, and m + 2d.
Vertical line segments above each of these numbers divide the normal
distribution into 6 regions. The approximate percents of the distribution in
each of the six regions are given as follows. To the left of the number m minus 2d: 2%; between the number m
minus 2d and the number m
minus d: 14%; between the
number m minus d
and the number m: 34%; between the
number m and the number m + d: 34%; between the number m + d and the number m + 2d: 14%;
and to the right of the number m + 2d: 2%.
End skippable figure description.
The figure shows a normal distribution with mean m and standard deviation d, including approximate percents of the
distribution in each of the six regions shown.
For a population of 800,000 subway riders, the numbers of
subway trips taken per rider last January are approximately normally
distributed with a mean of 56 trips and a standard deviation of 13 trips.
Approximately how many of the riders took between 30 and 43 trips last January?
A. 60,000
B. 110,000
C. 160,000
D. 210,000
E. 270,000
Select and indicate the best one of the answer
choices given.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following data.
Refer to the figure.
Data for Questions 17 through 20
Begin skippable data description.
The data is given in two tables. The title of the data is “STUDENT ENROLLMENT
AT A SMALL COLLEGE.”
The title of the first table is “Distribution of Enrollment
by Class and Gender. Total Enrollment: 1,400”. Four classes are listed in the
table: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors. The rows in the table are as
follows:
Freshmen: the number of males is 303, and the number of
females is 259.
Sophomores: the number of males is 215, and the number of
females is 109.
Juniors: the number of males is 182, and the number of
females is 88.
Seniors: the number of males is 160, and the number of
females is 84.
The total number of males is 860, and the total number of
females is 540.
The title of the second table is “Percent of Total
Enrollment Majoring in Selected Academic Areas,”
and under the table is the note “No student is majoring in more than one
area.” Three academic areas are listed in the table: Humanities, Social
Sciences, and Physical Sciences.
The rows in the table are as follows:
Humanities: 33 percent.
Social Sciences: 30 percent.
Physical Sciences: 24 percent.
End skippable data description.
Question 17.
This question has five answer choices, labeled A through E.
Select the best one of the answer
choices given.
The ratio of the number of male freshmen to the number of
female sophomores is approximately
A. 2 to 1
B. 3 to 1
C. 3 to 2
D. 4 to 1
E. 5 to 3
Select and indicate the best one of the answer
choices given.
Question
18.
This question has five answer choices, labeled A through E.
Select the best one of the
answer choices given.
If the total enrollment is 12 percent greater than it was
five years ago, what was the total enrollment five years ago?
A. 1,180
B. 1,192
C. 1,220
D. 1,232
E. 1,250
Select and indicate the best one of the answer
choices given.
Question
19.
This question has five answer choices, labeled A through E.
Select the best one of the
answer choices given.
How many students are either juniors or males or both?
A 678
B. 766
C. 948
D. 1,130
E. 1,312
Select and indicate the best one of the answer
choices given.
Question 20.
This question has three answer choices, labeled A through C.
Select all the answer choices
that apply.
Which of the following statements must be true?
Indicate all
such statements.
A. The number of
males majoring in physical sciences is greater than the number of females
majoring in that area.
B. Students
majoring in either social sciences or physical sciences constitute more than 50
percent of the total enrollment.
C. The ratio of
the number of males to the number of females in the senior class is less than 2
to 1.
Select and indicate 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.
Question 21.
This question has five answer choices, labeled A through E.
Select the best one of the
answer choices given.
The quantities S
and T are positive and are related by
the equation S equals the fraction k
over T, where k is a constant. If the value of S increases by 50 percent, then the
value of T decreases by what percent?
A. 25%
B. 33 and 1 third
percent
C. 50%
D. 66 and 2 thirds
percent
E. 75%
Select and indicate the best one of the answer
choices given.
Question 22.
This question has five answer choices, labeled A through E.
Select the best one of the
answer choices given.
If x and y are the tens digit and the units
digit, respectively, of the product 725,278 times 67,066 what is the value of x + y ?
A. 12
B. 10
C. 8
D. 6
E. 4
Select and indicate the best one of the answer
choices given.
Question
23.
This question has five answer choices, labeled A through E.
Select the best one of the
answer choices given.
A developer has land that has x feet of lake frontage.
The land is to be subdivided into lots, each of which is to have either 80 feet
or 100 feet of lake frontage. If 1 ninth of the lots are to have 80 feet of
frontage each and the remaining 40 lots are to have 100 feet of frontage each,
what is the value of x ?
A. 400
B. 3,200
C. 3,700
D. 4,400
E. 4,760
Select and indicate the best one of the answer
choices given.
Question
24.
This question does not have any answer choices; it is a
numeric entry question.
To answer this question, enter a number. The number you
enter must be an integer or a decimal. It cannot be a fraction.
Twelve numbers are given. They are 10, 10, 10, 10, 8, 8, 8,
8, 12, 12, 11, and y.
The twelve numbers shown represent the age, in years, of the
twelve houses on a certain city block. What is the median age, in years, of the
twelve houses on the block?
To answer this question, enter a number. The number can
include a decimal point, and can be positive, negative, or 0. The number
entered cannot be a fraction.
Question 25.
This question has eight answer choices, labeled A through E.
Select all the answer choices
that apply.
Refer to the figure.
Figure for Question 25
Begin skippable figure description.
The figure accompanying this question consists of a vertical line segment PQ
and a circle in the first quadrant of the x
y plane. The circle lies to the right of vertical line segment PQ. It appears that if vertical line
segment PQ were “slid” directly to
the right it would become a diameter of the circle. On vertical line segment PQ, endpoint P has coordinates 1 comma 1, and endpoint Q has coordinates 1 comma 3.
End skippable figure description.
The figure shows line segment PQ and a circle with radius 1 and center 5 comma 2 in the x y plane. Which of the following values could be the distance
between a point on line segment PQ and
a point on the circle?
Indicate all
such values.
A. 2.5
B. 3.0
C. 3.5
D. 4.0
E. 4.5
F. 5.0
G. 5.5
H. 6.0
Select and indicate 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.
This is the end of Section 4 of Revised GRE Practice Test
Number 1. In an actual test, once you complete a section you may not return to
it. The answer key for this section is in a separate document.
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