Answer Key: Sample Quantitative Reasoning Questions 6 U' r1 k' t0 _# ~- ~" X& \$ _
1, A. Quantity A is greater. $ r' ], L% b: T) l1 Q
2, B. Quantity B is greater. _! v5 G4 I! d" n
3, B. Quantity B is greater.
% t7 @8 o8 o. T$ F 4, D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. 3 e# _+ J+ W: l+ E5 t: }* [$ ?7 d5 u
5, D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
, W" b v8 Q. q9 ]; ` 6, A. Quantity A is greater.
! L- Z1 ^/ e* h- M 7, D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. ) I" o, {7 H+ }8 U8 B
8, C. The two quantities are equal. ) H( Z! h0 b$ D' _, q: g6 C
9, D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
7 }% e. B3 w( x/ h 10, C. The two quantities are equal. : x5 F+ K: x; B0 `
The answer to question 11 consists of four of the answer choices. Answer choice A: 12 degrees, answer choice B: 15 degrees, answer choice C: 45 degrees, and answer choice D: 50 degrees. 6 F' Z g% l5 ? z
In question 12 you were asked to fill in two blanks so that the resulting statement is true. The answer to question 12 is answer choice C: one-hundred-ninety-thousand dollars is placed in blank one and answer choice E: at least fifty-seven-thousand dollars is placed in blank 2. The resulting true statement is: If the highest price of the 45 houses is one-hundred-ninety-thousand dollars then the range of the prices of the 45 houses is at least fifty-seven-thousand dollars. 5 a$ D: ^# U ^: W$ v9 @
13, D: 15.
0 B: O% H; p1 v8 Z: h+ g 14, A: two-hundred-ninety-nine.
3 t. Z3 m' {1 }# l1 W In question 15 you were asked to enter either an integer or a decimal number. The answer to question 15 is three-thousand six-hundred. 7 D- }( C5 k3 g5 J4 f
16, A: 8.
9 X, ]2 @3 i* D 17, D: two hundred fifty.
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19, E: nineteen point two.
1 c; E1 |" A1 } ?: B- r; q8 C4 L 20, B: Manufacturing. 7 z+ `& z, ]2 K8 i% v; A
21, A: five point two.
/ z" }- j3 @% K$ A: ?3 C& d In question 22 you were asked to determine whether each of three equations Must be True, Must Be False, or Could be True or False. The answer to question 22 is: 1 J* R; p1 Q, X* s% o" G/ k, B4 y
For the first equation 6, star, 2, equals 3, answer C: the equation could be either true or false. 4 p( _6 ?8 t# z& A- t3 I2 u
For the second equation 6, star, 2, equals 4, answer B: the equation must be false. ' L$ ?4 b! [4 _- G) W& B
For the third equation 6, star, 2, equals 12, answer C: the equation could be either true or false. _4 O9 `+ l, K: _
In question 23 you were asked to enter either an integer or a decimal. The answer to question 23 is thirty six point five. 7 ?, j5 Y& m5 x6 t% c% Q& k4 h# }+ Q
24, D: two-fifths.
3 D4 Z5 Z1 I0 Z' I3 v/ _ 25, D: three-halves. |