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Data Sufficiency (DS) Rank Title Topics 1 A car dealership carries only sedans and SUVs Difficulty: 700-Level, Percent and Interest Problems, Word Problems, Source: Veritas Prep 2 Train A leaves New York for Boston at 3 PM and travels at Difficulty: 700-Level, Distance/Rate Problems 3 What is the perimeter of PQRS ? (1) x = 30 degree Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry 4 w, x, y, and z are integers. If w >x>y>z>0, is y a common Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Number Properties, Source: Manhattan GMAT 5 In the correctly worked addition problem above, A, B, C, D Difficulty: 700-Level, Arithmetic, Number Properties, Source: Manhattan GMAT 6 What is b in the circle shown above? Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry, Source: Other - Please specify 7 n and k are positive integers. When n is divided by 23, the quotient i Difficulty: 700-Level, Remainders, Source: GMATPrepNow 8 If, in the addition problem above, a, b, c, d, e, f, x, y, a Difficulty: 700-Level, Arithmetic 9 If k is an integer and x(x – k) = k + 1, what is the value of x? Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Source: Other - Please specify 10 The cost of 3 chocolates, 5 biscuits, and 5 ice creams is Difficulty: 700-Level, Word Problems 11 The average (arithmetic mean) of 5 distinct, single digit integers is Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties, Source: Princeton Review 12 If n is a prime number greater than 2, is 1/x > 1? Difficulty: 700-Level, Inequalities, Source: Manhattan GMAT 13 Abe, Beth, Carl and Duncan are four siblings, among which Abe and Carl Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties, Source: e-GMAT 14 For integers a and b, if (a^3 a^2 b)^1/2 = 7, what is the Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra 15 P and Q are prime numbers less than 70. What is the units digit of P*Q Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties, Source: e-GMAT 16 Right triangle ABO is drawn in the xy-plane, with OB as hypo Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry, Source: Manhattan GMAT 17 The Range of Set A is R. A number having equal value to R Difficulty: 700-Level, Statistics and Sets Problems 18 If 20 Swiss Francs is enough to buy 9 notebooks and 3 Difficulty: 700-Level, Inequalities, Word Problems 19 If h and k are both positive integers, are both roots of the equation Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra 20 If x is a positive integer less than 100 such that x is Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Exponents/Powers, Source: e-GMAT 21 If x, y and z are positive integers such that x^4*y^3 = z^2 Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties, Source: e-GMAT 22 w, x, y, and z are integers. If z > y > x > w, is |w| > x^2 Difficulty: 700-Level, Absolute Values/Modules, Inequalities, Source: Kaplan 23 Julian bought 6 kilograms of cheese from each of Deli A and Deli B. At Difficulty: 700-Level, Word Problems, Source: 800 Score 24 When 120 is divided by single-digit integer m the remainder is Difficulty: 700-Level, Absolute Values/Modules, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Source: Other - Please specify 25 Math Revolution and GMAT Club Contest! There is a sequence, 4(10^n), Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties, Sequences, Source: Manhattan GMAT , Source: Math Revolution 26 At a restaurant, a group of friends ordered four main dishes Difficulty: 700-Level, Min/Max Problems, Source: Manhattan GMAT 27 In the picture, quadrilateral ABCD is a parallelogram and Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry 28 If pqr s is a four-digit number, where p, q, r and s are the digits, Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Source: Other - Please specify 29 If a, b, and c are positive integers such that 1/a + 1/b = 1 Difficulty: 700-Level, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Inequalities, Source: Manhattan GMAT 30 Students in a class are arranged to form groups of 4 members each Difficulty: 700-Level, Remainders, Source: Veritas Prep 31 If x, y, and z are integers, and x < y < z, is z y = y Difficulty: 700-Level, Statistics and Sets Problems, Source: Manhattan GMAT 32 A cube is made up of equal smaller cubes. Two of the sides Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry 33 A newer machine, working alone at its constant rate Difficulty: 700-Level, Work/Rate Problems, Source: Veritas Prep 34 Is 1/(x-y) < y - x Difficulty: 700-Level, Inequalities 35 Is a - 3b an even number? Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties 36 Between 1980 and 1985, Pierre’s investment portfolio increas Difficulty: 700-Level, Percent and Interest Problems, Source: Princeton Review 37 W, X, Y, and Z represent distinct digits such that WX * YZ = 1995. Wha Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties, Source: Veritas Prep 38 Three employees, A, B and C, clean a certain conference room each day. Difficulty: 700-Level, Work/Rate Problems, Source: Other - Please specify 39 In a group of 80 college students, how many own a car? (1) Difficulty: 700-Level, Overlapping Sets, Source: Magoosh 40 In the correctly-worked multiplication problem above, each symbol repr Difficulty: 700-Level, Arithmetic, Source: Veritas Prep 41 If x and y are negative numbers, is x<y? Difficulty: 700-Level, Inequalities, Source: GMAT Club Tests 42 A bag contains six tokens, each labeled with one of the inte Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Probability 43 Is (2a - b)(b - 3c) > 0? Difficulty: 700-Level 44 Is |2a − 3b| < |a − b| + |a − 2b| Difficulty: 700-Level, Absolute Values/Modules 45 If x is positive, what is the value of |x – 3| – 2|x – 4| + Difficulty: 700-Level, Absolute Values/Modules, Inequalities, Source: Manhattan GMAT 46 If x, y, and z are all distinct positive integers and the percent Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Number Properties, Percent and Interest Problems, Source: Manhattan GMAT 47 If a and b are positive integers, what is the remainder when Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Number Properties, Remainders, Source: Manhattan GMAT 48 Is x^3 - 6x^2 + 11x - 6 < 0 Difficulty: 700-Level, Inequalities 49 Is the exact value of x/y less than 0.5? Difficulty: 700-Level, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Source: Economist GMAT Tutor 50 The area of a rectangle is 28 square centimeter. What is the perimeter Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Geometry 51 A set of positive integers contains twice as many even integers as odd Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Number Properties, Probability 52 In the xy-coordinate plane, line L passes through the points (b, a) an Difficulty: 700-Level, Coordinate Geometry, Source: Manhattan GMAT 53 x, y are positive integers. Find the number of even factors of 4x^2 Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Source: e-GMAT 54 Is y^2 + 7y + xy even? Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Number Properties 55 Four friends go to Macy’s for shopping and buy a top each. Three of th Difficulty: 700-Level, Word Problems, Source: Veritas Prep 56 If x and y are integers and -x < y < x, does (x^2 - y^2)^(1/2) = x + y Difficulty: 700-Level, Absolute Values/Modules, Algebra, Coordinate Geometry, Number Properties, Source: GMAT Club Tests 57 Reiko drove from point A to point B at a constant speed, and Difficulty: 700-Level, Distance/Rate Problems, Source: Manhattan GMAT 58 A certain floor of an office building has 1,200 square feet of floor Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry 59 If x and y are positive integers, what is the value of x? Difficulty: 700-Level, Remainders, Source: GMATPrepNow 60 If 6xy = x^2*y + 9y, what is the value of xy? Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Source: Manhattan GMAT 61 If x, y, and z are positive integers, and (x!+x)/z=y, then Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Number Properties 62 If a, b, and c are integers such that 0 < a < b < c < 10, is Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Source: Manhattan GMAT 63 If a and b are two-digit positive integers greater than 10 Difficulty: 700-Level, Remainders, Source: GMAT Club Tests 64 A committee of 2 people is to be formed from a group of 8 Difficulty: 700-Level, Probability 65 A certain salesman's yearly income is determined by a base Difficulty: 700-Level, Percent and Interest Problems, Word Problems, Source: Manhattan GMAT 66 Points A, B, C and D lie on a circle of radius 1. Let x be Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry 67 If a and b are both positive integers, is b^(a+1) - ba^b Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Number Properties, Source: Manhattan GMAT 68 Set X consists of 9 positive elements. Set Y consists of the Difficulty: 700-Level, Statistics and Sets Problems 69 How many subordinates does Marcia have? Difficulty: 700-Level, Combinations 70 If 5a=9b=15c, what is the value of a+b+c? Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra 71 The numbers D, N, and P are positive integers, such that D < N, and N Difficulty: 700-Level, Exponents/Powers, Number Properties, Source: Magoosh 72 How many prime factors does positive integer n have? Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties, Source: Veritas Prep 73 R is a convex polygon. Does R have at least 8 sides? Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry 74 If a, b and n are positive integers such that n = 3a – b3 Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties, Source: e-GMAT 75 At a particular store, candy bars are normally priced at $1. Difficulty: 700-Level, Word Problems, Source: Manhattan GMAT 76 Is A + B + C even? Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties 77 Is the integer 2b divisible by 6 ? Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors 78 A dental licensure exam requires a 75% minimum score in orde Difficulty: 700-Level, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Word Problems, Source: Veritas Prep 79 If a number N is decreased by p percent and then the resulting value Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Source: Manhattan GMAT 80 In the figure above, SQRE is a square, AB = AC, and AS = AQ. Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry, Source: Manhattan GMAT 81 If n = x^5*y^7, where x and y are positive integers greater than 1 Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Number Properties, Source: GMAT Club Tests 82 A rectangle is plotted on the standard coordinate plane Difficulty: 700-Level, Coordinate Geometry, Source: Grockit 83 ax + by=10, ay + bx=12. which one is greater here, x or y ? Difficulty: 700-Level, Inequalities 84 In the table above is shown the percent reduction in the Difficulty: 700-Level, Percent and Interest Problems, Word Problems, Source: Princeton Review 85 If N is a positive three-digit number that is greater than 2 Difficulty: 700-Level, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Number Properties, Source: Manhattan GMAT 86 When 3-digit integer 6a3 plus 3-digit integer 3b5 is divisible by 9, i Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Source: Math Revolution 87 If a and b are both positive integers, is b^(a + 1)– b*(a^b) Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties 88 If m, n, and p are three-digit integers and m + n = p Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Source: Manhattan GMAT 89 Of the 5 numbers, the largest number is 4 greater than the Difficulty: 700-Level, Statistics and Sets Problems 90 a, b, and c are three integers such that a and b are less than 100, an Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties, Sequences 91 Is xy<0 ? (1) x^3*y^5/x*y^2 <0 (2) |x|-|y|<|x-y Difficulty: 700-Level, Absolute Values/Modules, Inequalities 92 The number of elements in set K is an odd number. The minimum value of Difficulty: 700-Level, Statistics and Sets Problems, Source: Math Revolution 93 In a sequence of 13 consecutive integers, all of which are Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Sequences 94 If xy 0, is x > y? (1) 4x = 3y (2) |y - x| = x - y Difficulty: 700-Level, Absolute Values/Modules, Inequalities 95 In the xy-coordinate plane, line A is defined by the equation j*x-y=-7 Difficulty: 700-Level, Coordinate Geometry, Source: GMAT Prep 96 Is n/18 an integer? Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Number Properties, Source: Manhattan GMAT 97 Jane can paint the wall in J hours, and Bill can paint the Difficulty: 700-Level, Word Problems, Work/Rate Problems 98 A nonprofit group organizes its local fundraisers in teams, Difficulty: 700-Level, Word Problems, Source: Veritas Prep 99 A circle is drawn on a coordinate plane. If a line is drawn Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry, Source: Manhattan GMAT 100 Of all the attendees at a dinner party, 40% were women. If Difficulty: 700-Level, Overlapping Sets 101 When a positive integer 'x' is divided by a divisor 'd', the remainder Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Remainders, Source: Other - Please specify 102 If x and y are nonzero integers, is (x^(-1) + y^(-1))^(-1) > Difficulty: 700-Level, Exponents/Powers, Inequalities, Source: Manhattan GMAT 103 If x, y, and z are positive integers, where x > y and z = √x Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties, Source: Kaplan 104 In the morning, Chris drives from Toronto to Oakville and in the eveni Difficulty: 700-Level, Distance/Rate Problems, Source: Veritas Prep 105 If (x/y)>2, is 3x+2y<18? (1) x-y is less than 2 (2) Difficulty: 700-Level, Inequalities 106 Jeff is painting two murals on the front of an old apartment Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry, Source: Manhattan GMAT 107 A drawer contains 6 socks. If two socks are randomly Difficulty: 700-Level, Probability, Source: GMATPrepNow 108 If x, y, and z are positive integers such that x < y < z Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Number Properties 109 Is product 2*x*5*y an even integer? Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties, Source: GMAT Club Tests 110 If x is an integer, what is the value of x? Difficulty: 700-Level, Absolute Values/Modules, Source: GMAT Pill 111 A person inherited few gold coins from his father. If he Difficulty: 700-Level, Remainders, Word Problems 112 If x is a positive integer greater than 1, is x a prime numb Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Number Properties, Source: GMAT Club Tests 113 The average of a set of 7 integers equal 27. If the smallest number of Difficulty: 700-Level, Min/Max Problems, Source: Other - Please specify 114 If x and y are positive integers, is x a prime number? Difficulty: 700-Level, Absolute Values/Modules, Algebra, Inequalities, Source: GMAT Club Tests 115 A certain ride has 60 people standing in line awaiting admission. If Difficulty: 700-Level, Overlapping Sets, Source: Other - Please specify 116 A set of nonnegative integers consists of {x, x + 7, 2x, y, y + 5}. Difficulty: 700-Level, Sequences 117 Two positive integers a and b are divisible by 5, which is their Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties, Source: e-GMAT 118 In a certain company, 25% of the women and 17% of the men participate Difficulty: 700-Level, Word Problems, Source: Magoosh 119 In the trapezoid above, with sides a, b, c, and 1, what is the value o Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry, Source: Manhattan GMAT 120 If a, b and c are integers such that b > a, is b+c > a Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry, Inequalities 121 If n is an integer greater than 1 is 3^n-2^n divisible by 35 Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Exponents/Powers, Number Properties 122 A line with the equation y = px + q is reflected over the Difficulty: 700-Level, Coordinate Geometry 123 If x and y are positive integers is y odd? Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Number Properties, Source: Manhattan GMAT 124 If x, y and z are integers and xy + z is an odd integer, is Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties, Source: GMAT Prep 125 A right circular cone, twice as tall as it is wide at its Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry 126 x is an integer and x raised to any odd integer is greater Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Exponents/Powers, Source: Official Guide 127 In triangle ABC (figure shown) drawn on a coordinate plane, A, B and C Difficulty: 700-Level, Coordinate Geometry, Source: Other - Please specify 128 Which of the two values 10^(-2) and 10^(-3), is x more close Difficulty: 700-Level, Arithmetic, Exponents/Powers 129 a, b, c, d, and e are five numbers such that a≤b≤c≤d≤e and e Difficulty: 700-Level, Statistics and Sets Problems, Source: Economist GMAT Tutor 130 A car manufacturer organized a test drive of two of its prototypes Difficulty: 700-Level, Overlapping Sets, Source: 800 Score 131 The GMAT is scored on a scale of 200 to 800 in 10 point incr Difficulty: 700-Level, Statistics and Sets Problems, Word Problems, Source: GMAT Prep 132 For any integer n greater than 1, factorial denotes the product of all Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties, Source: e-GMAT 133 If x and y are integers, does x^y * y^(-x) = 1? Difficulty: 700-Level, Exponents/Powers, Inequalities 134 If list S contains nine distinct integers, at least one of w Difficulty: 700-Level, Statistics and Sets Problems, Source: Manhattan GMAT 135 If p, x, and y are positive integers, y is odd, and p = x^2 Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Number Properties, Remainders 136 If for any positive integer x, d[x] denotes its smallest odd Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Functions and Custom Characters 137 If 10^a * 3^b * 5^c = 450^n, what is the value of c? Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties, Source: Veritas Prep 138 If x, y, and z are positive integers, where x > y and Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties 139 The sum of the integers in list S is the same as the sum of Difficulty: 700-Level, Statistics and Sets Problems, Source: GMAT Prep 140 Laura sells encyclopaedias, and her monthly income has two Difficulty: 700-Level, Word Problems 141 What is the value of | (x+5)/(x+7) |? (1) x2 + 7x – 18 = 0 (2) 3x2 + 4 Difficulty: 700-Level, Absolute Values/Modules, Algebra, Source: Other - Please specify 142 Superfast train A leaves Newcastle for Birmingham at 3 PM and travels Difficulty: 700-Level, Distance/Rate Problems, Source: Veritas Prep 143 If vertices of a triangle have coordinates (-2,2), (3,2) and Difficulty: 700-Level, Absolute Values/Modules, Coordinate Geometry, Source: GMAT Club Tests 144 In the xy-plane, region R consists of all the points (x, y) Difficulty: 700-Level, Coordinate Geometry, Inequalities, Source: Official Guide 145 8 schools sent a total of 96 students to a math club competition, with Difficulty: 700-Level, Min/Max Problems, Source: Veritas Prep 146 If the original price of an item in a retail store is marked Difficulty: 700-Level, Percent and Interest Problems, Source: Manhattan GMAT 147 If 2 different representatives are to be selected at random Difficulty: 700-Level, Probability, Source: Official Guide 148 Is x^2 + y^2 > 100? Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Exponents/Powers, Source: Veritas Prep 149 A certain diet program calls for eating daily calories from Difficulty: 700-Level, Word Problems, Source: GMAT Paper Tests 150 Events A and B are independent and have equal probabilities Difficulty: 700-Level, Probability, Source: Veritas Prep
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Data Sufficiency (DS) Rank Title Topics 1 In College X the number of students enrolled in both a Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Overlapping Sets, Source: Official Guide 2 What is the value of 10 percent of y? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Percent and Interest Problems, Source: Official Guide 3 What is the value of x ? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Algebra, Source: Official Guide 4 The figure above represents a circle graph of Company H's Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Geometry, Graphs and Illustrations, Source: Official Guide 5 For which type of investment, J or K, is the annual rate of Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Percent and Interest Problems, Source: Official Guide 6 What is the value of w^(−2)? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Exponents/Powers, Source: Official Guide 7 In the xy-plane above, is angle QPR a right angle? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Coordinate Geometry, Geometry, Source: Official Guide 8 Hoses X and Y simultaneously fill an empty swimming pool tha Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Work/Rate Problems, Source: Official Guide 9 Committee member W wants to schedule a one-hour meeting on T Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Word Problems, Source: Official Guide 10 Is x = 1/y? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Algebra, Source: Official Guide 11 For the system of equations given, what is the value of z? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Algebra, Source: Official Guide 12 If sequence S has 120 terms, what is the 105th term of S? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Sequences, Source: Official Guide 13 If p, q, x, y, and z are different positive integers, which Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Statistics and Sets Problems, Source: Official Guide 14 Is x between 0 and 1? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Inequalities, Source: GMAT Prep 15 What is the value of r/2 + s/2 ? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Algebra, Arithmetic, Source: Official Guide 16 Is p^2 an odd integer? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Number Properties, Source: Official Guide 17 What is the value of n in the list above? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Statistics and Sets Problems, Source: Official Guide 18 If n is an integer, is n + 1 odd? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Number Properties, Source: Official Guide 19 Each of the marbles in a jar is either red or white or blue. If one ma Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Probability, Source: Official Guide 20 What is the value of z in the triangle above? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Geometry, Source: Official Guide 21 What is the value of xy? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Algebra, Source: Official Guide 22 Carlotta can drive from her home to her office by one of two Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Distance/Rate Problems, Source: Official Guide 23 How many people in a group of 50 own neither a fax machine nor a laser Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Overlapping Sets, Source: Official Guide 24 What is the value of n? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Number Properties 25 Is rw = 0? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Inequalities, Source: Official Guide 26 Is x < y? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Inequalities, Source: Official Guide 27 Is x < y? (1) z < y (2) z < x Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Inequalities, Source: GMAT Paper Tests, Source: Official Guide 28 Water is pumped into a partially filled tank at a constant Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Work/Rate Problems, Source: Official Guide 29 The number of seats in the first row of an auditorium is 18 Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Sequences, Source: Official Guide 30 What were the gross revenues from ticket sales for a certain Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Word Problems, Source: Official Guide 31 What is the value of w + q ? (1) 3w=3-3q (2) 5w +5q = 5 Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Algebra, Source: Official Guide 32 Is w + h 4 positive? 1) h is positive 2) w is positive Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Number Properties, Source: Official Guide 33 Is x a negative number? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Inequalities, Source: Official Guide 34 What is 11% of x? (1) 3/8 of x is 24 (2) 5% of x is 3.2 Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Arithmetic, Percent and Interest Problems, Source: Manhattan GMAT 35 If x and y are integers, what is the value of y ? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Algebra, Source: Official Guide 36 The symbol R represents one of the following Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Arithmetic, Functions and Custom Characters, Source: GMAT Hacks 37 If sequence S has 100 terms, what is the 83rd term of S? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Sequences, Source: Other - Please specify 38 Square ABCD is inscribed in circle O. What is the area of square regio Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Geometry, Source: Official Guide 39 A circular tub has a band painted around its circumference Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Geometry, Source: Official Guide 40 In the figure above, what is the value of z? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Geometry, Source: Official Guide 41 Does nm = 40? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Algebra, Source: GMAT Paper Tests 42 For all x, the expression x* is defined to be ax + a, where a is...... Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Functions and Custom Characters, Source: Official Guide 43 How many different 5-person teams can be formed from a group Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Combinations 44 Machine X runs at a constant rate and produces a lot consist Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Work/Rate Problems, Source: Official Guide 45 What is the value of a − b ? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Algebra, Source: Princeton Review 46 What was the range of the selling prices of the 30 wallets sold by a Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Word Problems, Source: Official Guide 47 A garden store purchased a number of shovels and a number of Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Word Problems 48 If machine X ran continuously at a uniform rate to fill Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Work/Rate Problems 49 What is the average (arithmetic mean) of j and k ? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Statistics and Sets Problems, Source: Official Guide 50 What is the value of t? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Algebra, Source: Official Guide 51 If sequence S has 200 terms, what is the 192nd term of S Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Sequences, Source: Official Guide 52 If i and j are integers, is i + j an even integer? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Number Properties, Source: Official Guide 53 In PQR, if PQ = x, QR = x + 2, and PR = y, which of the Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Geometry, Source: Official Guide 54 In a random sample of 80 adults, how many are college Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Word Problems, Source: Official Guide 55 On a company-sponsored cruise, 2/3 of the passengers were Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Word Problems, Source: Official Guide 56 A circular pizza is cut into eight wedge-shaped slices of Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Geometry, Source: Manhattan GMAT 57 The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 360 feet. What is t Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Geometry, Source: Official Guide 58 What is the greatest integer that is less than t? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Number Properties, Source: GMAT Prep 59 What is the cube root of w? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Roots, Source: Official Guide 60 If the sequence S has 300 terms, what is the 293rd term of S Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Sequences, Source: Official Guide 61 What is the value of x^3? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Absolute Values/Modules, Algebra, Source: Veritas Prep 62 If x and y are integers, what is the value of x+y? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Arithmetic, Inequalities, Source: GMAT Prep 63 The length of the edging that surrounds circular garden K is Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Geometry, Source: Official Guide 64 If p and q are positive, is p/q less than 1? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Inequalities, Source: Official Guide 65 What is the radius of the circle above with center O? 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is there a dump of all these questions rather than click each link?
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is there a dump of all these questions rather than click each link?
Bunuel IF not can you please make one as Its very time consuming due to technical problem
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This is very helpful. Thank you very much for your efforts. You are doing a great service to those who aspire to ace GMAT. Keep up the good work.Posted from my mobile device
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Hi
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Thanks for the sharing the list of questions.
Do we anywhere have the option to download all the questions in one go or we have to access them separately only.
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