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    PROBLEM SOLVING

    Problem Solving Practice


    Test 1
    The GMAT Problem Solving questions will test your ability to evaluate
    information and solve numerical problems. Our practice problems are
    designed to be very challenging in order to prepare you for the harder-
    level questions found on the GMAT. Answers and detailed explanations are
    include with each problem. Start your test prep now with our free GMAT
    Problem Solving practice test.

    Directions: Solve the problem and select the best of the answer choices
    given.

    Question 1
    The City Opera House is expanding. Currently the city block containing the
    opera house is rectangular-shaped with a total volume of 9600 feet. If the
    expanded Opera House is 2.5 times as long, wide, and deep as the original
    building, what would the new volume be?

    A 24,000
    B 60,000
    C 72,000
    D 150,000
    E 245,000

    Question 2
    In a university club of 200 people, the number of Political Science majors is 50
    less than 4 times the number of International Relations majors. If one fifth of
    the club members are neither Political Science majors nor International
    Relations majors, and no club member is majoring in both Political Science
    and International Relations, how many of the club members are International
    Relations majors?

    A 42
    B 50
    C 71
    D 95
    E 124

    Question 3
    If the total cost of 20 pairs of shoes is equal to the total revenue generated
    from the sale of 25 pairs of shoes, what is the percent of profit or loss made
    on the sale of each pair of shoes, assuming each pair of shoes cost the same
    dollar amount and each pair of shoes sold for the same dollar amount?

    A 25% loss
    B 25% profit
    C 20% loss
    D 20% profit
    E 5% profit

    Question 4
    Clarissa spent all day on a sightseeing trip in Britain. Starting from her hotel,
    Clarissa boarded a bus, which traveled at an average speed of 15 miles per
    hour through a 30 mile section of the countryside. The bus then stopped for
    lunch in London before continuing on a 3 hour tour of the city's sights at a
    speed of 10mph. Finally, the bus left the city and drove 40 miles straight back
    to the hotel. Clarissa arrived at her hotel exactly 2 hours after leaving London.
    What was the bus's average rate, approximately, for the entire journey?

    A8
    B 14
    C 21
    D 25
    E 30

    Question 5
    Meredith jogged to the top of a steep hill at an average pace of 6 miles per
    hour. She took the same trail back down. To her relief, the descent was much
    faster; her average speed rose to 14 miles per hour. If the entire run took
    Meredith exactly one hour to complete and she did not make any stops, how
    many miles, approximately, is the trail one way?

    A 2

    B 3

    C 4

    D 5

    E 6

    Question 6
    At a medical research lab, nine doctors are conducting multiple clinical trials.
    Six of the doctors are working on a clinical trial with exactly one other doctor
    and three doctors are working on a clinical trial with exactly two other doctors.
    If two doctors are selected at random from the lab, what is the probability that
    those two doctors are NOT working together on a clinical trial?
    A 1/12
    B 2/12
    C 5/12
    D 7/12
    E 10/12

    Question 7
    For which of the following functions g is g(z) = g(1 – z) for all z?

    A g(z) = 1 - z
    B g(z) = 1 – z 2

    C g(z) = z – (1 – z)
    2 2

    D g(z) = z (1 – z)
    2 2

    E g(z) = z / 1-z

    Question 8
    A right triangle has sides that are consecutive even integers. The longest side
    is z. Which of the following equations could be used to find z?

    A (z – 4) = z – (z - 2)
    2 2 2

    B (z – 2) = (z – 4) – z
    2 2

    C z +4 +2 =6
    2 2 2 2

    D (z – 2) = z – (z - 1)
    2 2 2

    E (z + 2) + (z + 4) = z
    2 2 2
    Question 9
    Rectangle LMNO is inscribed in a circle with center P. If the area of the
    rectangle is 8 times its width, and the distance from P to side LM is 3, what is
    the circle’s approximate circumference?

    A 5

    B 10

    C 30

    D 45

    E 75

    Question 10
    Larry’s Lawn Service charges $w/hour for the first x hours of grass trimming,
    then w + 2 dollars for every hour of work over x hours. How much more will a
    homeowner be charged for a grass trimming job that took z hours if z > x than
    for a job which took only w hours if x < w < z?

    A x(z + w)
    B (w + 2) – zx
    C (w + 2) (z – w)
    D xw + 2 – (z – w)
    E w(x + z) + x

    Problem Solving Practice


    Test 2
    Directions: Solve the problem and select the best of the answer choices
    given.
    Question 1
    Lady Edith bought several necklaces at the jewelry store, and each necklace
    cost 16 dollars. Lady Mary also purchased several necklaces, at a cost of $20
    each. If the ratio of the number of necklaces Lady Edith purchased to the
    number of necklaces Lady Mary purchased is 3 to 2, what is the average cost
    of the necklaces purchased by Lady Edith and Lady Mary?

    A 16.7

    B 17.1

    C 17.6

    D 17.9

    E 18.2

    Question 2
    Matthew, Jared, and Richard all bought flowers. The number of flowers
    Matthew purchased was equal to a single digit. Of the numbers of flowers
    purchased by Matthew, Jared, and Richard, only one was divisible by 3. The
    number of flowers one of them bought was an even number. Which of the
    following could represent the numbers of flowers each purchased?

    A 3, 8, 24
    B 7, 9, 17
    C 6, 9, 12
    D 5, 15, 18
    E 9, 10, 13

    Question 3
    Circle P is inside Circle Q, and the two circles share the same center X. If the
    circumference of Q is four times the circumference of P, and the radius of
    Circle P is three, what is the difference between Circle Q’s diameter and Circle
    P’s diameter?

    A 6
    B 9

    C 12

    D 18

    E 24

    Question 4
    A yellow taxi cab went from Downtown to the Beachside and back at an
    average speed of 2/3 miles per hour. If the distance from Beachside to
    Downtown is 1 mile, and the trip back took half as much time as the trip there,
    what was the average speed of the yellow taxi cab on the way to Beachside?

    A 1/3
    B 1/2
    C 3/4
    D 2/3
    E 3/2

    Question 5
    Circle B’s diameter was multiplied by 1.8. By what percent, approximately,
    was the area increased?

    A 80%
    B 125%
    C 225%
    D 325%
    E 375%
    Question 6
    What is the value of the square root of the square root of .00000256?

    A 0.004
    B 0.016
    C 0.04
    D 0.16
    E 0.4

    Question 7
    Which of the following is NOT a possible value of

    A -4

    B 4/17

    C 0

    D 4

    E 17/4

    Question 8
    Which of the following numbers has the greatest number of unique digits?

    A 1/6
    B 1/4
    C 1/3
    D 3/4
    E 5/7
    Question 9

    What is the value of y less than x?

    A 9

    B 10

    C 11

    D 12

    E 13

    Question 10
    If x and y are positive integers, what percent of three more than y is twice the
    value of x?

    A 1/200x(y + 3)
    B y + 3/200x
    C 100(y + 3)/2x
    D (200x/y) + 3
    E 200x/(y + 3)

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