GMST-PREPARATION

Topic : Quantitative Aptitude_1

1. On a 3-day fishing trip, 4 adults D. 𝑥 < 6

consumed food costing $60. For the E. 𝑥 ≤ 6
same food costs per person per day,
what would be the cost of food 5. If 𝑥 + 5 < 6, which of the following
consumed by 7 adults during a 5-day inequalities best represents the range in
fishing trip ? which 𝑥 lies ?
A. $300 A. 𝑥 > 11
B. $175 B. 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 11
C. $105 C. 𝑥 < 1
D. $100 D. 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 1
E. $84 E. 1 < 𝑥 < 11

2. The number of rooms at Hotel G is 10 6. Which of the following is equivalent to

less than twice the number of rooms at the pair of inequalities 𝑥 − 3 ≤ 5 and
Hotel H. If the total number of rooms 𝑥+1>6?
at Hotel G and Hotel H is 425, what is A. 5 < 𝑥 < 6
the number of rooms at Hotel G ? B. 5 ≤ 𝑥 < 8
A. 140 C. 5 ≤ 𝑥 < 6
B. 180 D. 5 < 𝑥 ≤ 8
C. 200 E. 6 ≤ 𝑥 < 8
D. 240
E. 280 7. Frank is 15 years younger than John. In
5 years John will be twice as old as
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3. If 𝑎 = − 2, which of the following is Frank. How old will Frank be in four
true ? years ?
A. 𝑎−3 < 𝑎−2 < 𝑎−1 A. 8
B. 𝑎−2 < 𝑎 −3 < 𝑎−1 B. 10
C. 𝑎−1 < 𝑎 −2 < 𝑎−3 C. 12
D. 𝑎−1 < 𝑎−3 < 𝑎−2 D. 14
E. 𝑎−3 < 𝑎−1 < 𝑎−2 E. 16

4. If 𝑥 − 42 ≤ 84 − 20𝑥, then which of 8. A store owner decided to raise the price

the following inequalities is correct ? of aparticular item by exactly 10%. Of
A. 0 < 𝑥 < 4 the following which is NOT the new
B. 𝑥 ≤ 4 price ?
C. 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 6 A. $1.10
 B. $8.80 E. Statement (1) and (2) TOGETHER
C. $11.00 are NOT suffecient.
D. $57.30
E. $78.10 12. If 𝑧 is an integer, find the value of 𝑧 !
(1) −6𝑧 − 14 > −4𝑧
9. In a certain department store, which (2) −3𝑧 + 15 < 42
has four sizs of specific shirt, there are
1/3 as many small shirts as medium A. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient,
shirts, and ½ as many large shirts as but statement (2) alone is not
small as shirts. If there are as many x- suffecient.
large shirts as large shirts, what percent B. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient,
of the shirts in the store are medium ? but statement (1) alone is not
A. 10 % suffecient.
B. 25 % C. Both statements TOGETHER are
C. 33 % sufficient, but NEITHER
D. 50 % statement alone is suffecient.
E. 60 % D. EACH statement ALONE is
sufficient.
10. A car average 55 mph for the first 4 E. Statement (1) and (2) TOGETHER
hours of a trip and averages 70 mph for are NOT suffecient.
each additional hour. The average
speed for the entire trip was 60 mph. 13. Is 𝑚 < 𝑚2 < 𝑚3 , for all real values of
How many hours long is the trip ? m?
A. 6 (1) 𝑚 < 𝑚2
B. 8 (2) 𝑚3 > 𝑚2
C. 11
D. 12 A. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient,
E. 14 but statement (2) alone is not
suffecient.
11. Is the average (arithmetic mean) of x B. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient,
and y greater than 20 ? but statement (1) alone is not
(1) The average (arithmetic mean) of suffecient.
2x and 2y is 48. C. Both statements TOGETHER are
(2) x =3y sufficient, but NEITHER statement
alone is suffecient.
A. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, D. EACH statement ALONE is
but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.
suffecient. E. Statement (1) and (2) TOGETHER
B. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, are NOT suffecient.
but statement (1) alone is not
suffecient. 14. Can the positive integer p be expressed
C. Both statements TOGETHER are as the product of two integers, each of
sufficient, but NEITHER which is greater than 1 ?
statement alone is suffecient. (1) 31 < p < 37
D. EACH statement ALONE is (2) p is odd
sufficient.
 A. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, (1) The total number of X tickets and Y
but statement (2) alone is not tickets is 240.
suffecient. (2) Of the X tickets, exactly 60% were
B. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, purchased, and of the Y tickets,
but statement (1) alone is not exactly 80% were purchased.
suffecient.
C. Both statements TOGETHER are A. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient,
sufficient, but NEITHER but statement (2) alone is not
statement alone is suffecient. suffecient.
D. EACH statement ALONE is B. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient,
sufficient. but statement (1) alone is not
E. Statement (1) and (2) TOGETHER suffecient.
are NOT suffecient. C. Both statements TOGETHER are
sufficient, but NEITHER
15. All of the tickets for 2 music concerts, statement alone is suffecient.
X and Y, were either purchased or D. EACH statement ALONE is
given away, and the ratio of X tickets sufficient.
to Y was 2 to 1. Of the total number of E. Statement (1) and (2) TOGETHER
X tickets and Y tickets, what are NOT suffecient.
percentage was purchased ?