GMAT Practice Exam Questions and
Answers
C. - correct answer-Each student in a room is a sophomore, a junior, or a senior. Each
of these students has exactly one of the categorizations of sophomore, junior, and
senior. How many students in the room are seniors?
STATEMENT 1:
There are a total of 36 students in the room, of which 1/3 are sophomores.
STATEMENT 2:
There are 14 juniors in the room.
A. Statement (1) BY ITSELF is sufficient to answer the question, but statement (2) by
itself is not.
B. Statement (2) BY ITSELF is sufficient to answer the question, but statement (1) by
itself is not.
C. Statements (1) and (2) TAKEN TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question,
even though NEITHER statement BY ITSELF is sufficient.
D. EITHER statement BY ITSELF is sufficient to answer the question.
E.Statements (1) and (2) TAKEN TOGETHER are NOT sufficient to answer the
question, requiring more data pertaining to the problem.
a =2/5 - correct answer-Value of a? 5+3/a+3+2/a=28 - 3/a
B. "that" is proper. "It" is not proper grammar - correct answer-Citing health concerns,
City X is considering a law prohibiting thrift stores to accept mattresses, pillows, and
bed linens.
A. prohibiting thrift stores to accept mattresses, pillows, and bed linens
B. prohibiting thrift stores from accepting mattresses, pillows, and bed linens
C. prohibiting that thrift stores accept mattresses, pillows, and bed linens
D. that thrift stores cannot accept mattresses, pillows, and bed linens
E. that mattresses, pillows, and bed linens cannot be accepted by thrift stores
B. 172
Prime numbers are numbers that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller numbers
- correct answer-What is the smallest integer that is the sum of 2 distinct prime integers,
each greater than 80?
A. 170
B. 172
C. 173
D. 199
E. 186
, E. 4 - correct answer-(1-3)/(.25-.75) =
A. -4
B. -2
C. 0
D. 2
E. 4
The state of California recently adopted legislation that requires bars and restaurants to
ban smoking inside their establishments unless the restaurants have a separate room
with separate heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems that can be
designated as a smoking room. Sports bars that do not already have rooms with
separate HVAC systems need to construct them in order to accommodate patrons who
wish to smoke, or the lack of a smoking room will cause these bars to go out of
business.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument above?
A. Smoking patrons care enough about being able to smoke in a sports bar that they
would leave bars without smoking rooms in favor of those with smoking rooms in large
enough numbers to drive the bars without smoking rooms out of business.
B. Employees of sports bars without smoking rooms are known to smoke outside during
breaks, and patrons are - correct answer-A.
A. 5 - correct answer-If 2^2p-10 = 2(2^9-2p), then p =
A. 5
B. 3
C. 0
D. -1
E. -2
In several states, legislation has been proposed that would make smoking cigarettes
illegal. Critics of these proposed laws note that, in the United States, people should be
able to engage in any activity as long as that activity does no harm to others. Based on
this, the critics conclude that smoking cigarettes should remain legal.
Each of the following, if true, weakens the argument above, EXCEPT:
A. Exposure to smoke wafting from lit cigarettes or from the exhalation of a smoker--
otherwise known as secondhand smoke--has been shown to increase the risk of lung
cancer in non-smokers.
B. Smokers do not enjoy the same life expectancy as non-smokers and therefore often
leave dependents without a source of support when the smokers die prematurely.
C. Health insurance companies are forced to charge all customers more money to cover
the costs of treating ailing smokers.
D. Some people who smoke cigarettes are known to als - correct answer-D.
B. This is a weaken question. Conclusion is after the therefore. - correct answer-Gas-
fired and oil-fired power plants emit some pollutants into the air. However, coal-fired
plants, as presently engineered, emit far more noxious air pollutants, causing acid rain
to fall hundreds of miles away from the plants themselves. Therefore, in order to reduce
Answers
C. - correct answer-Each student in a room is a sophomore, a junior, or a senior. Each
of these students has exactly one of the categorizations of sophomore, junior, and
senior. How many students in the room are seniors?
STATEMENT 1:
There are a total of 36 students in the room, of which 1/3 are sophomores.
STATEMENT 2:
There are 14 juniors in the room.
A. Statement (1) BY ITSELF is sufficient to answer the question, but statement (2) by
itself is not.
B. Statement (2) BY ITSELF is sufficient to answer the question, but statement (1) by
itself is not.
C. Statements (1) and (2) TAKEN TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question,
even though NEITHER statement BY ITSELF is sufficient.
D. EITHER statement BY ITSELF is sufficient to answer the question.
E.Statements (1) and (2) TAKEN TOGETHER are NOT sufficient to answer the
question, requiring more data pertaining to the problem.
a =2/5 - correct answer-Value of a? 5+3/a+3+2/a=28 - 3/a
B. "that" is proper. "It" is not proper grammar - correct answer-Citing health concerns,
City X is considering a law prohibiting thrift stores to accept mattresses, pillows, and
bed linens.
A. prohibiting thrift stores to accept mattresses, pillows, and bed linens
B. prohibiting thrift stores from accepting mattresses, pillows, and bed linens
C. prohibiting that thrift stores accept mattresses, pillows, and bed linens
D. that thrift stores cannot accept mattresses, pillows, and bed linens
E. that mattresses, pillows, and bed linens cannot be accepted by thrift stores
B. 172
Prime numbers are numbers that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller numbers
- correct answer-What is the smallest integer that is the sum of 2 distinct prime integers,
each greater than 80?
A. 170
B. 172
C. 173
D. 199
E. 186
, E. 4 - correct answer-(1-3)/(.25-.75) =
A. -4
B. -2
C. 0
D. 2
E. 4
The state of California recently adopted legislation that requires bars and restaurants to
ban smoking inside their establishments unless the restaurants have a separate room
with separate heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems that can be
designated as a smoking room. Sports bars that do not already have rooms with
separate HVAC systems need to construct them in order to accommodate patrons who
wish to smoke, or the lack of a smoking room will cause these bars to go out of
business.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument above?
A. Smoking patrons care enough about being able to smoke in a sports bar that they
would leave bars without smoking rooms in favor of those with smoking rooms in large
enough numbers to drive the bars without smoking rooms out of business.
B. Employees of sports bars without smoking rooms are known to smoke outside during
breaks, and patrons are - correct answer-A.
A. 5 - correct answer-If 2^2p-10 = 2(2^9-2p), then p =
A. 5
B. 3
C. 0
D. -1
E. -2
In several states, legislation has been proposed that would make smoking cigarettes
illegal. Critics of these proposed laws note that, in the United States, people should be
able to engage in any activity as long as that activity does no harm to others. Based on
this, the critics conclude that smoking cigarettes should remain legal.
Each of the following, if true, weakens the argument above, EXCEPT:
A. Exposure to smoke wafting from lit cigarettes or from the exhalation of a smoker--
otherwise known as secondhand smoke--has been shown to increase the risk of lung
cancer in non-smokers.
B. Smokers do not enjoy the same life expectancy as non-smokers and therefore often
leave dependents without a source of support when the smokers die prematurely.
C. Health insurance companies are forced to charge all customers more money to cover
the costs of treating ailing smokers.
D. Some people who smoke cigarettes are known to als - correct answer-D.
B. This is a weaken question. Conclusion is after the therefore. - correct answer-Gas-
fired and oil-fired power plants emit some pollutants into the air. However, coal-fired
plants, as presently engineered, emit far more noxious air pollutants, causing acid rain
to fall hundreds of miles away from the plants themselves. Therefore, in order to reduce
