GMAT Data Sufficiency Practice Test 05
1. If x and y are both positive, and if x/y = 7/2, how much greater is x than y?
1. 2x + y = 8
2. 0<y<2< li=""></y<2<>
A. statement 1 alone is sufficient, but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
B. statement 2 alone is sufficient, but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
C. both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone
is sufficient
D. each statement alone is sufficient
E. statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient, and additional data is needed to answer the
question
2. If x, y and z are different integers, is x divisible by 11?
1. xyz is divisible by 22 and 33
2. yz is divisible by 72
A. statement 1 alone is sufficient, but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
B. statement 2 alone is sufficient, but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
C. both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone
is sufficient
D. each statement alone is sufficient
E. statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient, and additional data is needed to answer the
question
3. A die is rolled randomly on to a circular board with a triangle inscribed in the circle. (All three vertices of
the triangle are on the circumference of the circle.) What is the probability that the die comes to rest
outside the triangular region?
1. The hypotenuse of the triangle is a diameter of the circle.
2. The radius of the circle is 2 units, and the area of the triangle is 4 square units.
A. statement 1 alone is sufficient, but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
B. statement 2 alone is sufficient, but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
C. both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone
is sufficient
D. each statement alone is sufficient
E. statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient, and additional data is needed to answer the
question
4. A university has 2,000 faculty members all of whom have a masters degree, and some of whom also
have a doctorate. 35 percent of the faculty members are female. What fraction of the faculty members are
female doctorate holders?
1. 20 percent of the male faculty members have a doctorate.
2. A total of 1140 faculty members have only a masters degree.
A. statement 1 alone is sufficient, but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
B. statement 2 alone is sufficient, but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
C. both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone
is sufficient
D. each statement alone is sufficient
E. statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient, and additional data is needed to answer the
question
5. The retail price of a certain refrigerator was Z dollars. Nina was given a further 10 percent discount on
the already discounted sale price (Y) of this refrigerator. Given that the price Nina paid was X dollars,
what was the dollar value of the extra 10 percent discount that she obtained?
1. The sale price, Y, was 90 percent of the normal retail price, Z.
2. If the sale price, Y, had been 20 dollars more, then X would have been $14 less than this new value of
Y.
A. statement 1 alone is sufficient, but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
B. statement 2 alone is sufficient, but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
C. both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone
is sufficient
D. each statement alone is sufficient
E. statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient, and additional data is needed to answer the
question
6. In triangle ABC all the sides have integer lengths. What is the length of side AC?
1. AB = 3 and BC = 4
2. One of the angles of ABC is a right angle
A. statement 1 alone is sufficient, but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
B. statement 2 alone is sufficient, but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
C. both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone
is sufficient
D. each statement alone is sufficient
E. statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient, and additional data is needed to answer the
question
7. Is x < 0 ?
1. 7x > 8x
2. -3(x) >0
A. statement 1 alone is sufficient, but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
B. statement 2 alone is sufficient, but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
C. both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone
is sufficient
D. each statement alone is sufficient
E. statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient, and additional data is needed to answer the
question
8. In what year was Heidi born?
1. Heidi�s daughter was born in 1960 when Heidi was 28 years old.
2. Heidi�s birthday and her daughter�s birthday are exactly six months apart.
A. statement 1 alone is sufficient, but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
B. statement 2 alone is sufficient, but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
C. both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone
is sufficient
D. each statement alone is sufficient
E. statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient, and additional data is needed to answer the
question
9. Is xy < 15?
1. 0.5 < x < 1, and y² = 144
2. x < 3 , y < 5
A. statement 1 alone is sufficient, but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
B. statement 2 alone is sufficient, but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
C. both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone
is sufficient
D. each statement alone is sufficient
E. statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient, and additional data is needed to answer the
question
10. Set 1: 13, 10, 8, 2
Set 2: 13, 11, 3, 2, x
Is the median of the numbers in set 1 above, equal to the median of the numbers in set 2?
1. 8 < x < 10
2. The sum of numbers in set 2 is 38
A. statement 1 alone is sufficient, but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
B. statement 2 alone is sufficient, but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question
C. both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone
is sufficient
D. each statement alone is sufficient
E. statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient, and additional data is needed to answer the
question
