GMAT DATA SUFFICIENCY

SECTIION 5
30 minutes 25 questions
1. At a certain picnic, each of the guests as
ser!e" either a sing#e scoop or a "ou$#e
scoop of ice crea%. &o %an' of the
guests ere ser!e" a "ou$#e scoop of ice
crea%(
)1* At the picnic, +, percent of the guests
ere ser!e" a "ou$#e scoop of ice
crea%.
)-* A tota# of 1-, scoops of ice crea% ere
ser!e" to a## the guests at the picnic.
-. .' hat percent as the price of a certain
can"' $ar increase"(
)1* The price of the can"' $ar as
increase" $' / cents.
)-* The price of the can"' $ar after the
increase as 0/ cents.
1. A circu#ar tu$ has a $an" painte" aroun"
its circu%ference, as shon a$o!e. 2hat
is the surface area of this painte" $an"(
)1* x 3 ,./
)-* The height of the tu$ is 1 %eter.
0. Is it true that a > b(
)1* -a 4 -b
)-* a 5 c 4 $ 5 c
/. A thorough#' $#en"e" $iscuit %i6
inc#u"es on#' f#our an" $a7ing po"er.
2hat is the ratio of the nu%$er of gra%s
of $a7ing po"er to the nu%$er of gra%s
of f#our in the %i6(
)1* E6act#' 8.8 gra%s of f#our is containe"
in 1, gra%s of the %i6.
)-* E6act#' ,.1 gra% of $a7ing po"er is
containe" in 1, gra%s of the %i6.
+. If a rea# estate agent recei!e" a
co%%ission of + percent of the se##ing
price of a certain house, hat as the
se##ing price of the house(
)1* The se##ing price %inus the rea# estate
agent9s co%%ission as :;0,+,,.
)-* The se##ing price as -/, percent of the
origina# purchase price of :1+,,,,.
<. 2hat is the !a#ue of =6=(
)1* 6 3 >=x=
)-* x
-
3 0
;. 2hat is the !a#ue of z in the triang#e
a$o!e(
)1* x 5 y 3 118
)-* y 5 z 3 1,;
8. A certain $a7er' se##s r'e $rea" in 1+>
ounce #oa!es an" -0>ounce #oa!es, an" a##
#oa!es of the sa%e si?e se## for the sa%e
price per #oaf regar"#ess of the nu%$er of
#oa!es purchase". 2hat is the price of a
-0>ounce #oaf of r'e $rea" in this $a7er'(
)1* The tota# price of a 1+>ounce #oaf an" a
-0>ounce #oaf of this $rea" is :-.0,.
)-* The tota# price of to 1+>ounce #oa!es
an" one -0>ounce #oaf of this $rea" is
:1.0,.
1,. If n
y
x
= , hat is the !a#ue of x(
)1* yn 3 1,
)-* y = 0, an" n 3
0
1
11. If m an" n are consecuti!e positi!e
integers, is m greater than n(
)1* m @ 1 an" n +1 are consecuti!e positi!e
integers.
)-* m is an e!en integer.
1-. Aau#a an" San"' ere a%ong those
peop#e ho so#" raff#e tic7ets to raise
%one' for C#u$ X. If Aau#a an" San"'
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so#" a tota# of 1,, of the tic7ets, ho
%an' of the tic7ets "i" Aau#a se##(
)1* San"' so#"
1
-
as %an' of the raff#e
tic7ets as Aau#a "i".
)-* San"' so#" ; percent of a## the raff#e
tic7ets so#" for C#u$ X.
11. Is the integer n o""(
)1* n is "i!isi$#e $' 1.
)-* n is "i!isi$#e $' /.
1.-+
10. If an"each represent sing#e "igits in
the "eci%a# a$o!e, hat "igit "oes
represent(
)1* 2hen the "eci%a# is roun"e" to the
nearest tenth, 1.- is the resu#t.
)-* 2hen the "eci%a# is roun"e" to the
nearest hun"re"th, 1.-0 is the resu#t.
1/. A certain co%pan' current#' has ho
%an' e%p#o'ees(
)1* If 1 a""itiona# e%p#o'ees are hire" $'
the co%pan' an" a## of the present
e%p#o'ees re%ain, there i## $e at
#east -, e%p#o'ees in the co%pan'.
)-* If no a""itiona# e%p#o'ees are hire"
$' the co%pan' an" 1 of the present
e%p#o'ees resign, there i## $e feer
than 1/ e%p#o'ees in the co%pan'.
1+. If x is eBua# to one of the nu%$ers
/
-
or ,
;
1
,
0
1
hat is the !a#ue of x(
)1*
)-*
1<. If a,b, an" c are integers, is a b + c
greater than a + b c (
)1* b is negati!e.
)-* c is positi!e.
1;. If x + -y + 1 = y x, hat is the !a#ue
of 6(
)1* y
-
3 8
)-* ' 3 1
18. If n is an integer, then n is "i!isi$#e $'
ho %an' positi!e integers(
)1* n is the pro"uct of to "ifferent pri%e
nu%$ers.
)-* n an" -
1
are each "i!isi$#e $' the sa%e
nu%$er of positi!e integers.
-,. &o %an' %i#es #ong is the route fro%
&oughton to Ca##ahan(
)1* It i## ta7e 1 hour #ess ti%e to tra!e#
the entire route at an a!erage rate of
// %i#es per hour than at an a!erage
rate of /, %i#es per hour.
)-* It i## ta7e 11 hours to tra!e# the first
ha#f of the route at an a!erage rate of
-/ %i#es per hour.
-1. 2hat is the circu%ference of the circ#e
a$o!e(
)1* The #ength of arc XYZ is 1;.
)-* r 3 s
--. If p,q,r, an" s are non?ero nu%$ers, is
)p @ 1*)B > -*
-
)r @ 1*
1
)s @ 0*
0
,(
)1* q 4 - an" s 4 0
)-* p 4 1 an" r 4 1
1-<
-
1
0
1
< < x
/
1
1
1
< < x
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-1. If "enotes a %athe%atica# operation,
"oes
xy3yx for a## x an" y(
)1* For a## x an" y, xy 3 -)x
-
5 y
-
*.
)-* For a## y, ,y 3 - '
-
-0. A## trainees in a certain a!iator training
progra% %ust ta7e $oth a ritten test
an" a f#ight test. If <, percent of the
trainees passe" the ritten test, an" ;,
percent of the trainees passe" the f#ight
test, hat percent of the trainees passe"
$oth tests(
)1* 1, percent of the trainees "i" not pass
either test.
)-* -, percent of the trainees passe" on#'
the f#ight test.
-/. If n is an integer, is
1/
n
an integer(
)1*
1/
1n
is an integer.
)-*
1/
;n
is an integer.
SECTION 6
30 minutes 25 questions
1. If x an" y are positi!e, hat9s the !a#ue of
x (
)1* x 3 1.8-<y
)-* y 3 -.-<8
-. Cohn an" Da!i" each recei!e" a sa#ar'
increase. 2hich one recei!e" the greater
sa#ar' increase(
)1* Cohn9s sa#ar' increase" ; percent.
)-* Da!i"9s sa#ar' increase" / percent.
1. Car#otta can "ri!e fro% her ho%e to her
office $' one of to possi$#e routes. If she
%ust a#so return $' one of these routes,
hat is the "istance of the shorter route(
)1* 2hen she "ri!es fro% her ho%e to her
office $' the shorter route an" returns
$' the #onger route, she "ri!es a tota# of
0- 7i#o%eters.
)-* hen she "ri!es $oth a's fro% her
ho%e to her office an" $ac7, $' the
#onger route, she "ri!es a tota# of 0+
7i#o%eters.
0. If r an" s are positi!e integers, r is hat
percent of s(
)1* r 3 s
0
1
)-* r D s 3
1,,
</
/. A shirt an" a pair of g#o!es cost tota# of
:01.<,. &o %uch "oes the pair of
g#o!es cost(
)1* The shirt costs tice as %uch as the g#o!es.
)-* The shirt costs :-<.;,.
+. 2hat is the nu%$er of 1+,>"egree
rotations that a $ic'c#e hee# %a"e hi#e
ro##ing 1,, %eters in a straight #ine
ithout s#ipping(
)1* The "ia%eter of the $ic'c#e hee#,
inc#u"ing the tire, as ,./ %eter.
)-* The hee# %a"e tent' 1+,>"egree
rotations per %inute.
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<. 2hat is the !a#ue of the su% of a #ist of n
o"" integers(
)1* n 3 ;
)-* The sBuare of the nu%$er of integers on
the #ist is +0.
;. If a certain ani%ate" cartoon consists of a
tota# of 1<,-;, fra%es on fi#%, ho %an'
%inutes i## it ta7e to run the cartoon(
)1* The cartoon runs ithout interruption at
the rate of -0 fra%es per secon".
)-* It ta7es + ti%es as #ong to run the cartoon
as it ta7es to rein" the fi#%, an" it ta7es
a tota# of 10 %inutes to "o $oth.
8. 2hat as the a!erage nu%$er of %i#es
per ga##on of gaso#ine for a car "uring a
certain trip(
)1* The tota# cost of the gaso#ine use" $'
the car for the 1;,>%i#e trip as :1-.,,.
)-* The cost of the gaso#ine use" $' the car
for the trip as :1.-, per ga##on.
1,. If x an" y are positi!e, is
y
x
greater than
1(
)1* xy 41
)-* x y 4 ,
11. In EPQR, if PQ 3 x, QR 3 x 5 -, an" PR
3 y, hich of the three ang#es of EPQR
has the greatest "egree %easure(
)1* y 3 x 5 1
)-* x 3 -
1-. Is the pri%e nu%$er p eBua# to 1<(
)1* p 3 n
-
51, here n is an integer.
)-* p
-
is greater than -,,.
11. The on#' contents of a parce# are -/
photographs an" 1, negati!es. 2hat is
the tota# eight, in ounces, of the
parce#9s contents(
)1* The eight of each photograph is 1
ti%es the eight of each negati!e.
)-* The tota# eight of 1 of the
photographs an" - of the negati!es is
1
1
ounce.
10. If l an" w represent the #ength an" i"th,
respecti!e#', of the rectang#e a$o!e,
hat is the peri%eter(
)1* -l + w 3 0,
)-* l 5 w 3 -/
1/. 2hat is the ratio of x to y(
)1* x is 0 %ore than tice y.
)-* The ratio of ,./x to -y is 1 to /.
1+. If x, y, an" z are three integers, are the'
consecuti!e integers(
)1* z @ x 3 -
)-* x F y F z
1<. 2hat is the !a#ue of x(
)1* @ )x 5 y* 3 x > y
)-* x 5 y 3 -
1;. A su% of :-,,,,,, fro% a certain estate
as "i!i"e" a%ong a spouse an" three
chi#"ren. &o %uch of the estate "i" the
'oungest chi#" recei!e(
)1* The spouse recei!e" 1G- of the su%
fro% the estate, an" the o#"est chi#"
recei!e" 1G0 of the re%ain"er.
)-* Each of the to 'ounger chi#"ren
recei!e" :1-,/,, %ore than the o#"est
chi#" an" :+-,/,, #ess than the
spouse.
18. If the Hinco#n Hi$rar'9s tota# e6pen"iture
for $oo7s, perio"ica#s, an" nespapers
#ast 'ear as :1/,,,,, ho %uch of the
e6pen"iture as for $oo7s(
)1* The e6pen"iture for nespapers as
0, percent greater than the
e6pen"iture for perio"ica#s.
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)-* The tota# of the e6pen"iture for
perio"ica#s an" nespapers as -/
percent #ess than the e6pen"iture for
$oo7s.
-,. The s'%$o# represents one of the
fo##oing operationsI a""ition,
su$traction, %u#tip#ication, or "i!ision.
2hat is the !a#ue of 1 -(
)1* ,1 3 1
)-* 1, 3 1
-1. Are the nu%$ers
1
,
0
z k
an"
-
r
in
increasing or"er(
)1* 1 F z F 0
)-* r F z F k
--. In a certain group of peop#e, the a!erage
)arith%etic %ean* eight of the %a#es is
1;, poun"s an" of the fe%a#es, 1-,
poun"s. 2hat is the a!erage eight of
the peop#e in the group(
)1* The group contains tice as %an'
fe%a#es as %a#es.
)-* The group contains 1, %ore fe%a#es
than %a#es.
-1. If n 3 p 5 r, here n, p, an" r are
positi!e integers an" n is o"", "oes p
eBua# -(
)1* p an" r are pri%e nu%$ers.
)-* r -
-0. If y 3 -
x51
, hat is the !a#ue of y x(
)1* -
-x5-
3 +0
)-* ' 3 -
-6 @1
-/. If 6 1, is y eBua# to x 5 1(
)1* 1
1
-
=

x
y
)-* y
-
3 )x + 1*
-
SECTION 7
30 minutes 25 questions
1. The regu#ar price for canne" soup as
re"uce" "uring a sa#e. &o %uch %one'
cou#" one ha!e sa!e" $' purchasing a
"o?en <>ounce cans of soup at the
re"uce" price rather than at the regu#ar
price(
)1* The regu#ar price for the <>ounce cans
as 1 for a "o##ar.
)-* The re"uce" price for the <>ounce cans
as 0 for a "o##ar.
-. If on a fishing trip Ci% an" To% each
caught so%e fish, hich one caught %ore
fish(
)1* Ci% caught
1
-
as %an' fish as To%.
)-* After To% stoppe" fishing, Ci%
continue" fishing unti# he ha" caught 1-
fish.
1. If /x 5 1y 3 1< , hat is the !a#ue of x(
)1* x is a positi!e integer.
)-* y 3 0x
0. Yester"a' Nan par7e" her car at a certain
par7ing garage that charges %ore for the
first hour than for each a""itiona# hour. If
Nan9s tota# par7ing charge at the garage
'ester"a' as :1.</, for ho %an' hours
of par7ing as she charge"(
)1* Aar7ing charges at the garage are :,.</
for the first hour an" :,./, for each
a""itiona# hour or fraction of an hour.
)-* If the charge for the first hour ha" $een
:1.,,, Nan9s tota# par7ing charge ou#"
ha!e $een :0.,,.
/. If r an" s are integers, is r + s "i!isi$#e $'
1(
)1* s is "i!isi$#e $' 1.
)-* r is "i!isi$#e $' 1.
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+. 2hat is the ra"ius of the circ#e a$o!e ith
center O(
)1* The ratio of OP to PQ is 1 to -.
)-* P is the %i"point of chor" AB.
<. A certain 0>#iter so#ution of !inegar an"
ater consists of x #iters of !inegar an" y
#iters of ater. &o %an' #iters of
!inegar "oes the so#ution contain(
)1*
)-*
;. Is x F ,(
)1* @-x 4 ,
)-* x
1
F ,
8. Jf the -1, sing#e>fa%i#' ho%es $ui#t in
Cit' X #ast 'ear, ho %an' ere
occupie" at the en" of the 'ear(
)1* Jf a## sing#e>fa%i#' ho%es in Cit' X, 8,
percent ere occupie" at the en" of #ast
'ear.
)-* A tota# of <,-,, sing#e>fa%i#' ho%es in
Cit' X ere occupie" at the en" of #ast
'ear.
1,. Does the pro"uct kmn eBua# 1(
)1*
)-*
11. &o %an' of the $o's in a group of 1,,
chi#"ren ha!e $ron hair(
)1* Jf the chi#"ren in the group, +,
percent ha!e $ron hair.
)-* Jf the chi#"ren in the group, 0, are
$o's.
1-. Is the peri%eter of SBuare ! greater than
the peri%eter of eBui#atera# triang#e "(
)1* The ratio of the #ength of a si"e of ! to
the #ength of a si"e of " is 0I/.
)-* The su% of the #engths of a si"e of !
an" a si"e of " is 1;.
11. If p an" q are positi!e integers an" pq
3-0, hat is the !a#ue of p(
)1* integer. an is
+
q
)-* integer. an is
-
p
10. If x,, hat is the !a#ue of
(
0
* )
q
p
x
x
)1* p 3 B
)-* x = 1
1/. Fro% Ma' 1,18+, to Ma' 1,18</, the
c#osing price of a share of stoc7 X
"ou$#e". hat as the c#osing price of a
share of stoc7 X on Ma' 1, 18+,(
)1* Fro% Ma' 1,18</, to Ma' 1,18;0, the
c#osing price of a share of stoc7 X
"ou$#e".
)-* Fro% Ma' 1,18</, to Ma' 1,18;0, the
c#osing price of a share of stoc7 X
increase" $' :0./,.
1+. If # is a positi!e integer, is # an
integer(
)1* # is the sBuare of an integer.
)-* # is the sBuare of an integer.
1<. If Q is an integer $eteen 1, an" 1,,,
hat is the !a#ue of Q(
111
;
1
0
=
x
;
/
0
=
y
1 =
mn
k
n
m
k

1
an"
1
= =
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)1* Jne of K9s "igits is 1 %ore than the
other, an" the su% of its "igits is 8.
)-* Q F /,
1;. If "igit $ is the hun"re"ths9 "igit in the
"eci%a# #3,.-$+, hat is the !a#ue of #,
roun"e" to the nearest tenth(
)1* " F
0
1
)-* $ F /
18. 2hat is the !a#ue of x
-
@ y
-
(
)1* x @ y 3 y 5 -
)-* x @ y 3
y x +
1
-,. IfLrepresents one of the operations 5, ,
an" , is
* ) * ) * ) m k k m k + = +
for
a## nu%$ers , k an" m(
)1* 7L# is not eBua# to #Lk for so%e
nu%$ers k.
)-* Lrepresents su$traction.
-1. 2hat as Canet9s score on the fourth
ph'sics test she too7(
)1* &er score on the fourth test as 1-
points higher than her a!erage
)arith%etic %ean* score on the first
three tests she too7.
)-* &er score on the fourth test raise" her
a!erage )arith%etic %ean* test score
fro% ;< to 8,.
--. If x 5 y 4,, is x 4 =y=(
)1* x 4 y
)-* y F ,
-1. If x is an integer, is )x + p*)x + q* an
e!en integer(
)1* q is an e!en integer.
)-* p is an e!en integer.
-0. The figure a$o!e shos the "i%ensions
of a sBuare picture fra%e that as
constructe" using four pieces of fra%e as
shon. If w is the i"th of each piece of
the fra%e, hat is the area of each
piece(
)1* w 3 1 inches
)-* PQ 3 1; inches
-/. A tota# of <<0 "octorates in %athe%atics
ere grante" to Unite" States citi?ens $'
A%erican uni!ersities in the 18<->18<1
schoo# 'ear, an" % of these "octorates
ere grante" to o%en. The tota# of
such "octorates in the 18;+>18;< schoo#
'ear as 1+-, an" w of these ere
grante" to o%en. If the nu%$er of
"octorates in %athe%atics grante" to
fe%a#e citi?ens of the Unite" States $'
A%erican uni!ersities "ecrease" fro%
the 18<->18<1 schoo# 'ear to the 18;+>
18;< schoo# 'ear, as the "ecrease #ess
than 1, percent(
)1*
)-*
11-
/ + = w %
8
1
<<0 1,
1
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