GMAT FOCUS EDITION (GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION TEST)
NEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FOR TOP
PERFORMANCE
1. Q: If x² - 9 = 0, what are the possible values of x? ANSWER x = 3 or x = -3
2. Q: A store sells apples at $2 per pound. If you buy 5 pounds, you get a 10%
discount. How much would 5 pounds cost? ANSWER $9.00 (5 × $2 = $10,
then 10% off = $10 - $1 = $9)
3. Q: What is 15% of 240? ANSWER 36
4. Q: If 3x + 7 = 22, what is the value of x? ANSWER x = 5
5. Q: A rectangle has a length of 12 cm and a width of 8 cm. What is its area?
ANSWER 96 cm²
6. Q: If a car travels 300 miles in 5 hours, what is its average speed?
ANSWER 60 miles per hour
7. Q: What is the value of (2³)(2⁴)? ANSWER 128 (or 2⁷)
8. Q: If 2/3 of a number is 48, what is the number? ANSWER 72
9. Q: What is the median of the set {3, 7, 9, 12, 15}? ANSWER 9
10. Q: If x + y = 10 and x - y = 4, what is the value of x? ANSWER x = 7
11. Q: A circle has a radius of 7. What is its circumference? (Use π ≈ 22/7)
ANSWER 44
12. Q: What is 3/4 divided by 2/5? ANSWER 15/8 or 1.875
13. Q: If a = 2 and b = 3, what is the value of a² + b²? ANSWER 13
14. Q: What percent of 80 is 20? ANSWER 25%
15. Q: If 5x - 3 = 2x + 9, what is x? ANSWER x = 4
16. Q: What is the area of a triangle with base 10 and height 6? ANSWER 30
17. Q: If n! = 120, what is n? ANSWER n = 5
18. Q: What is the value of √(64 + 36)? ANSWER 10
,19. Q: A shirt originally costs $60. After a 25% discount, what is the sale price?
ANSWER $45
20. Q: If x/4 = 9, what is x? ANSWER x = 36
21. Q: What is the sum of the first 10 positive integers? ANSWER 55
22. Q: If 2ˣ = 32, what is x? ANSWER x = 5
23. Q: What is 0.75 expressed as a fraction in lowest terms? ANSWER 3/4
24. Q: A cube has an edge length of 3. What is its volume? ANSWER 27
25. Q: If the ratio of x to y is 3:5 and y = 20, what is x? ANSWER x = 12
26. Q: What is the value of |−15|? ANSWER 15
27. Q: If a number is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%, what is the
net change? ANSWER 4% decrease
28. Q: What is the slope of the line passing through (2, 3) and (6, 11)?
ANSWER 2
29. Q: If x² = 49, what is |x|? ANSWER 7
30. Q: What is 25% of 25% of 400? ANSWER 25
31. Q: If the average of 5 numbers is 12, what is their sum? ANSWER 60
32. Q: What is the value of 3⁰ + 3¹ + 3²? ANSWER 13
33. Q: If 7x + 2 = 5x + 12, what is x? ANSWER x = 5
34. Q: What is the prime factorization of 72? ANSWER 2³ × 3²
35. Q: If a rectangle's length is doubled and width is halved, what happens to its
area? ANSWER Area remains the same
36. Q: What is 5/6 + 2/3? ANSWER 3/2 or 1.5
37. Q: If x = -3, what is the value of x³? ANSWER -27
38. Q: What is the LCM of 12 and 18? ANSWER 36
39. Q: If y varies inversely with x, and y = 4 when x = 3, what is y when x = 6?
ANSWER y = 2
40. Q: What is 40% of 150? ANSWER 60
41. Q: If the perimeter of a square is 36, what is its area? ANSWER 81
42. Q: What is the value of (a + b)² when a = 2 and b = 3? ANSWER 25
, 43. Q: If log₂(x) = 5, what is x? ANSWER x = 32
44. Q: What is the GCD of 48 and 72? ANSWER 24
45. Q: If x% of 200 is 50, what is x? ANSWER x = 25
46. Q: What is the distance between points (0, 0) and (3, 4)? ANSWER 5
47. Q: If 3ˣ = 81, what is x? ANSWER x = 4
48. Q: What is the value of (5 - 2)² + 4? ANSWER 13
49. Q: If a coin is flipped 3 times, how many possible outcomes are there?
ANSWER 8
50. Q: What is 2/3 of 3/4 of 240? ANSWER 120
Data Sufficiency (50 Questions)
51. Q: Is x > 5? (1) x > 3 (2) x > 7 ANSWER Statement (2) alone is sufficient,
but statement (1) alone is not sufficient
52. Q: What is the value of x? (1) 2x + 3 = 11 (2) x - 4 = 0 ANSWER Each
statement alone is sufficient
53. Q: Is triangle ABC a right triangle? (1) AB = 3, BC = 4 (2) AC = 5
ANSWER Both statements together are sufficient, but neither alone is
sufficient
54. Q: What is the area of rectangle R? (1) The length is 10 (2) The width is 6
ANSWER Both statements together are sufficient, but neither alone is
sufficient
55. Q: Is x an even integer? (1) x/2 is an integer (2) x is divisible by 4
ANSWER Statement (1) alone is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not
sufficient
56. Q: What is the value of x + y? (1) x = 5 (2) y = 3 ANSWER Both
statements together are sufficient, but neither alone is sufficient
57. Q: Is x < 0? (1) x² > 0 (2) x³ < 0 ANSWER Statement (2) alone is
sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient
58. Q: What is the average of a, b, and c? (1) a + b + c = 30 (2) a = b = c
ANSWER Statement (1) alone is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not
sufficient
59. Q: Is x > y? (1) x + 2 > y + 2 (2) 3x > 3y ANSWER Each statement alone
is sufficient
NEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FOR TOP
PERFORMANCE
1. Q: If x² - 9 = 0, what are the possible values of x? ANSWER x = 3 or x = -3
2. Q: A store sells apples at $2 per pound. If you buy 5 pounds, you get a 10%
discount. How much would 5 pounds cost? ANSWER $9.00 (5 × $2 = $10,
then 10% off = $10 - $1 = $9)
3. Q: What is 15% of 240? ANSWER 36
4. Q: If 3x + 7 = 22, what is the value of x? ANSWER x = 5
5. Q: A rectangle has a length of 12 cm and a width of 8 cm. What is its area?
ANSWER 96 cm²
6. Q: If a car travels 300 miles in 5 hours, what is its average speed?
ANSWER 60 miles per hour
7. Q: What is the value of (2³)(2⁴)? ANSWER 128 (or 2⁷)
8. Q: If 2/3 of a number is 48, what is the number? ANSWER 72
9. Q: What is the median of the set {3, 7, 9, 12, 15}? ANSWER 9
10. Q: If x + y = 10 and x - y = 4, what is the value of x? ANSWER x = 7
11. Q: A circle has a radius of 7. What is its circumference? (Use π ≈ 22/7)
ANSWER 44
12. Q: What is 3/4 divided by 2/5? ANSWER 15/8 or 1.875
13. Q: If a = 2 and b = 3, what is the value of a² + b²? ANSWER 13
14. Q: What percent of 80 is 20? ANSWER 25%
15. Q: If 5x - 3 = 2x + 9, what is x? ANSWER x = 4
16. Q: What is the area of a triangle with base 10 and height 6? ANSWER 30
17. Q: If n! = 120, what is n? ANSWER n = 5
18. Q: What is the value of √(64 + 36)? ANSWER 10
,19. Q: A shirt originally costs $60. After a 25% discount, what is the sale price?
ANSWER $45
20. Q: If x/4 = 9, what is x? ANSWER x = 36
21. Q: What is the sum of the first 10 positive integers? ANSWER 55
22. Q: If 2ˣ = 32, what is x? ANSWER x = 5
23. Q: What is 0.75 expressed as a fraction in lowest terms? ANSWER 3/4
24. Q: A cube has an edge length of 3. What is its volume? ANSWER 27
25. Q: If the ratio of x to y is 3:5 and y = 20, what is x? ANSWER x = 12
26. Q: What is the value of |−15|? ANSWER 15
27. Q: If a number is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%, what is the
net change? ANSWER 4% decrease
28. Q: What is the slope of the line passing through (2, 3) and (6, 11)?
ANSWER 2
29. Q: If x² = 49, what is |x|? ANSWER 7
30. Q: What is 25% of 25% of 400? ANSWER 25
31. Q: If the average of 5 numbers is 12, what is their sum? ANSWER 60
32. Q: What is the value of 3⁰ + 3¹ + 3²? ANSWER 13
33. Q: If 7x + 2 = 5x + 12, what is x? ANSWER x = 5
34. Q: What is the prime factorization of 72? ANSWER 2³ × 3²
35. Q: If a rectangle's length is doubled and width is halved, what happens to its
area? ANSWER Area remains the same
36. Q: What is 5/6 + 2/3? ANSWER 3/2 or 1.5
37. Q: If x = -3, what is the value of x³? ANSWER -27
38. Q: What is the LCM of 12 and 18? ANSWER 36
39. Q: If y varies inversely with x, and y = 4 when x = 3, what is y when x = 6?
ANSWER y = 2
40. Q: What is 40% of 150? ANSWER 60
41. Q: If the perimeter of a square is 36, what is its area? ANSWER 81
42. Q: What is the value of (a + b)² when a = 2 and b = 3? ANSWER 25
, 43. Q: If log₂(x) = 5, what is x? ANSWER x = 32
44. Q: What is the GCD of 48 and 72? ANSWER 24
45. Q: If x% of 200 is 50, what is x? ANSWER x = 25
46. Q: What is the distance between points (0, 0) and (3, 4)? ANSWER 5
47. Q: If 3ˣ = 81, what is x? ANSWER x = 4
48. Q: What is the value of (5 - 2)² + 4? ANSWER 13
49. Q: If a coin is flipped 3 times, how many possible outcomes are there?
ANSWER 8
50. Q: What is 2/3 of 3/4 of 240? ANSWER 120
Data Sufficiency (50 Questions)
51. Q: Is x > 5? (1) x > 3 (2) x > 7 ANSWER Statement (2) alone is sufficient,
but statement (1) alone is not sufficient
52. Q: What is the value of x? (1) 2x + 3 = 11 (2) x - 4 = 0 ANSWER Each
statement alone is sufficient
53. Q: Is triangle ABC a right triangle? (1) AB = 3, BC = 4 (2) AC = 5
ANSWER Both statements together are sufficient, but neither alone is
sufficient
54. Q: What is the area of rectangle R? (1) The length is 10 (2) The width is 6
ANSWER Both statements together are sufficient, but neither alone is
sufficient
55. Q: Is x an even integer? (1) x/2 is an integer (2) x is divisible by 4
ANSWER Statement (1) alone is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not
sufficient
56. Q: What is the value of x + y? (1) x = 5 (2) y = 3 ANSWER Both
statements together are sufficient, but neither alone is sufficient
57. Q: Is x < 0? (1) x² > 0 (2) x³ < 0 ANSWER Statement (2) alone is
sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient
58. Q: What is the average of a, b, and c? (1) a + b + c = 30 (2) a = b = c
ANSWER Statement (1) alone is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not
sufficient
59. Q: Is x > y? (1) x + 2 > y + 2 (2) 3x > 3y ANSWER Each statement alone
is sufficient
