Data Sufficiency Practice questions

1. Is x > 0?
(1) |3 - x| < |x + 5|
(2) |3 - 2x| < x – 1
2. Is |2a–b|<7?
(1) 2a–b<7
(2) a=b+3
3. Is xy > 0?
(1) |3 - x| < x + 5
(2) |2 - 2y| < y – 1
4. Amir sold a pen and a pencil in his shop. If both pen and pencil are sold at a certain profit, then the
profit earned on pen is what percent of the profit earned on pencil?
(1) Cost price of pen and cost price of pencil is in the ratio of 5:1.
(2) The Pen is sold for $3.5 while the pencil is sold for $0.7.
5. A rental car agency purchases fleet vehicles in two sizes: a full-size car costs $10,000, and a compact
costs $9,000. How many compact cars does the agency own?
(1) The agency owns 7 total cars.
(2) The agency paid $66,000 for its cars.
6. If x is a not-zero number, is x^2 + 2x > x^2 + x?
(1) x^(odd integer) > x^(even integer)
(2) x^2 + x - 12 = 0
7. Does the average (arithmetic mean) of a, b, and c equal c?
(1) c - a = c + b
(2) c = 0
8. A card is randomly drawn from a standard pack of 52 cards without replacement. Is the card a face
card?
1. The probability of drawing two Tens from the remaining 51 cards is 1/425
2. The probability of drawing two Queens from the remaining 51 cards is 2/425
9. The members of a company’s board of directors must select a subcommittee to decide the
compensation level for a new Chief Executive Officer. The by-laws of the board state that no more than
half of the members of the board can serve on this subcommittee. Is the number of combinations of board
members that can be selected to serve on the subcommittee greater than 900?
(1) The board decides to select 6 members for the subcommittee.
(2) There are 12 members of the board
10. If y is an integer, is y^2 divisible by 15? 9
1) √y is divisible by 3
2) √y is divisible by 5

11. x is a positive number. If 9𝑥 + 9𝑥+1 + 9𝑥+2 + 9𝑥+3 + 9𝑥+4 + 9𝑥+5 = 𝑦, is y divisible by 5?

(1) 5 is a factor of x.
(2) x is an integer.
12. If x and y are positive integers and n = 5^x + 7^(y + 3), what is the units digit of n?
(1) y = 2x – 16
(2) y is divisible by 4.
13. At a certain high school, there are 20 more female sophomores than male sophomores. How many of
the female sophomores are studying geometry?
(1) 20 percent of all the sophomores are studying geometry
(2) 15 percent of the male sophomores are studying geometry
14. If n is a positive integer and r is the remainder when 4 + 7n is divided by 3, what is the value of r?
(1) n + 1 is divisible by 3
(2) n > 20.
15. The number A can be expressed as p x q, where p and q are positive integers. Is A divisible by 16?
1. p = 8 x k, where k is an odd number.
2. q^2–8q+15=0
16. Is x > 0 ?
(1) x < x^2
(2) x < x^3
17. If wxyz does not equal 0, is w/x > y/z?
(1) wz > xy
(2) xz > 0
18. While covering a distance from A to B, did Robert exceed a speed of 50mph?
1. Robert drove from A to B in 330minutes.
2. The distance between A and B is 242 miles.
19. Ashley and Cassandra drove their cars along the same route for 400 miles and then stopped at a
gasoline station, where each purchased exactly the amount of gasoline needed to fill her car's gasoline
tank to capacity. If both cars began with full gasoline tanks, which person's car consumed more gasoline
during the 400-mile trip?
(1) At the gasoline station, Ashley purchased 10% less gasoline by volume than Cassandra purchased.
(2) The capacity of Ashley's gasoline tank is 15% less than the capacity of Cassandra's gasoline tank.
20. Al and Barb shared the driving on a certain trip. What fraction of the total distance did Al drive?
(1) Al drove for 3/4 as much time as Barb did.
(2) Al's average driving speed for the entire trip was 4/5 of Barb's average driving speed for the trip.