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Problem Solving (PS) Rank Title Topics 1 In the figure, point D divides side BC of triangle ABC into Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry, Source: Manhattan GMAT 2 The sum of four consecutive odd numbers is equal to the sum Difficulty: 700-Level, Sequences 3 If two integers are chosen at random out of the set {2, 5, 7 Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties, Probability, Source: Manhattan GMAT 4 An isosceles triangle with one angle of 120° is inscribed in Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry, Source: Manhattan GMAT 5 If the product of all the unique positive divisors of n, a p Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Number Properties, Source: Manhattan GMAT 6 If [3(ab)^3 + 9(ab)^2 – 54ab] / [(a-1)(a + 2)] = 0, and a and b are bo Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Must or Could be True Questions 7 Daniel is playing a dice game in which a dice is rolled 5 times Difficulty: 700-Level, Probability, Source: Other - Please specify 8 During the month of April, the average temperatures on day n Difficulty: 700-Level, Absolute Values/Modules, Arithmetic, Inequalities, Must or Could be True Questions, Sequences, Word Problems 9 Arrow AB which is a line segment exactly 5 units along with Difficulty: 700-Level, Coordinate Geometry, Source: Manhattan GMAT 10 There are 500 cars on a sales lot, all of which have either two doors Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties, Overlapping Sets, Percents and Interest Problems, Source: Magoosh 11 A box contains three pairs of blue gloves and two pairs of Difficulty: 700-Level, Probability, Source: GMAT Club Tests 12 A bus from city M is traveling to city N at a constant speed Difficulty: 700-Level, Distance/Rate Problems, Source: GMAT Club Tests 13 The function g(x) is defined for integers x such that if x Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Functions and Custom Characters 14 How many even 3 digit integers greater than 700 with Difficulty: 700-Level, Combinations, Source: Official Guide 15 Twenty meters of wire is available to fence off a flower bed in the Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry, Min/Max Problems, Source: Economist GMAT Tutor 16 If 10! - 2*(5!)^2 is divisible by 10^n, what is the greatest Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Number Properties 17 An integer between 1 and 300, inclusive, is chosen at random Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties, Probability, Source: Manhattan GMAT 18 x@y = 2x^(1/2) + y^2. How many unique sums of x and y result, if x@y Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Functions and Custom Characters, Source: Magoosh 19 How many numbers that are not divisible by 6 divide evenly Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Source: Manhattan GMAT 20 A sequence of numbers (geometric sequence) is given by the Difficulty: 700-Level, Absolute Values/Modules, Exponents/Powers, Sequences, Source: Grockit 21 Pam and Robin each roll a pair of fair, six-sided dice. What is the pr Difficulty: 700-Level, Probability, Source: Veritas Prep 22 If 2^x + 2^y = x^2 + y^2, where x and y are nonnegative inte Difficulty: 700-Level, Absolute Values/Modules, Algebra, Min/Max Problems, Source: Manhattan GMAT 23 On a partly cloudy day, Derek decides to walk back from work Difficulty: 700-Level, Distance/Rate Problems, Source: Veritas Prep 24 How many values can the integer p=|x+3|-|x-3| assume? Difficulty: 700-Level, Absolute Values/Modules 25 What is the probability of getting a sum of 8 or 14 when Difficulty: 700-Level, Probability 26 In a certain mathematical activity, we have five cards with five diffe Difficulty: 700-Level, Combinations, Source: Magoosh 27 In the x-y plane, point (p, q) is a lattice point if both p Difficulty: 700-Level, Coordinate Geometry, Geometry, Source: Magoosh 28 In a certain sequence, every term after the first is determi Difficulty: 700-Level, Sequences, Source: Manhattan GMAT 29 Pipe A can fill a tank in 32 minutes. Pipe B can fill the sa Difficulty: 700-Level, Work/Rate Problems 30 A big cube is formed by rearranging the 160 coloured and 56 Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry, Percents and Interest Problems 31 A list of numbers has six positive integers. Three of those integers Difficulty: 700-Level, Statistics and Sets Problems, Source: Veritas Prep 32 If a circle passes through points (9,2*sqrt(3)) Difficulty: 700-Level, Coordinate Geometry, Geometry, Source: Other - Please specify 33 Ms. Barton has four children. You are told correctly that sh Difficulty: 700-Level, Probability, Source: GMAT Prep EP1, Source: Manhattan GMAT 34 How many different pairs of integers (a, b) exist such that 2 <= a <= Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Combinations, Inequalities, Source: Manhattan GMAT 35 List T consist of 30 positive decimals, none of which is an Difficulty: 700-Level, Min/Max Problems, Source: Official Guide 36 Set S consists of numbers 2, 3, 6, 48, and 164. Number K is Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Number Properties, Probability 37 How many integral values of k are possible, if the lines 3x+ Difficulty: 700-Level, Coordinate Geometry 38 We define f(n) as the highest power of 7 that divides n. Wha Difficulty: 700-Level, Arithmetic, Exponents/Powers, Functions and Custom Characters 39 Darcy, Gina, Ray and Susan will be the only participants at a meeting. Difficulty: 700-Level, Probability, Source: Kaplan 40 How many different combinations of outcomes can you make by Difficulty: 700-Level, Combinations 41 The elevator in an eleven-story office building travels at Difficulty: 700-Level, Distance/Rate Problems 42 Let a “2-placer” be a terminating decimal, between 0 and 1, for which Difficulty: 700-Level, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Number Properties, Source: Manhattan GMAT 43 How many integers less than 100 have exactly 4 odd factors b Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Number Properties 44 If integer C is randomly selected from 20 to 99, inclusive. Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Probability, Source: Manhattan GMAT 45 In the diagram, points A, B, and C are on the diameter of Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry, Source: Kaplan 46 A bag contains 3 red and 2 black ball. Another bag contains 4 red and Difficulty: 700-Level, Probability 47 The chart below lists the odds that a horse will place in Difficulty: 700-Level, Probability, Source: Princeton Review 48 The figure above shows gas mileage at different speeds for all compact Difficulty: 700-Level, Distance/Rate Problems, Graphs and Illustrations, Source: Other - Please specify 49 A botanist selects n^2 trees on an island and studies (2n + Difficulty: 700-Level, Remainders, Source: Princeton Review 50 If |12x−5|>|7−6x|, which of the following CANNOT be the Difficulty: 700-Level, Absolute Values/Modules, Inequalities, Source: Veritas Prep 51 Two kinds of Vodka are mixed in the ratio 1:2 and 2:1 and Difficulty: 700-Level, Mixture Problems 52 The function p(n) on non-negative integer n is defined in Difficulty: 700-Level, Exponents/Powers, Functions and Custom Characters, Source: Manhattan GMAT 53 A trail mix company keeps costs down by employing the peanuts:cashews: Difficulty: 700-Level, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Source: Veritas Prep 54 Points A and B are 120 km apart. A motorcyclist starts from Difficulty: 700-Level, Distance/Rate Problems, Geometry, Source: Manhattan GMAT 55 A set of five positive integers has an arithmetic mean of 150. A parti Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties, Source: Veritas Prep 56 An escalator moves downward from street level to a subway platform at Difficulty: 700-Level, Arithmetic, Distance/Rate Problems, Source: Other - Please specify 57 A customer using a certain telephone calling plan pays a fee Difficulty: 700-Level, Word Problems, Source: Kaplan 58 What is the product of all values of x that satisfies the equation: Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Roots, Source: e-GMAT 59 How many 4-digit numbers can be formed by using the digits 0 Difficulty: 700-Level, Combinations 60 4 individuals arrive separately at an orchestra concert with Difficulty: 700-Level, Probability, Source: Veritas Prep 61 The positive value of x that satisfies the equation (1 + 2x) Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Exponents/Powers, Source: Manhattan GMAT 62 A cylindrical tank of radius R and height H must be redesign Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry, Source: Manhattan GMAT 63 Random Pack 1, Question 3 Three circles with radii... Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry, Source: EMPOWERgmat 64 A man arrives at a railway station 90 minutes before the tim Difficulty: 700-Level, Distance/Rate Problems 65 Jerry and Jim run a race of 2000 m. First, Jerry gives Jim Difficulty: 700-Level, Distance/Rate Problems, Source: GMAT Paper Tests 66 Louie takes out a three-month loan of $1000. The lender Difficulty: 700-Level, Percents and Interest Problems, Source: Magoosh 67 When the number 777 is divided by the integer N, the remaind Difficulty: 700-Level, Remainders, Source: 800 Score 68 If a and b are distinct integers and a^b = b^a, how many Difficulty: 700-Level, Exponents/Powers, Number Properties, Source: Veritas Prep 69 Consider a regular polygon of p sides. The number of values Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry, Number Properties 70 If a is the sum of x consecutive positive integers. b is the Difficulty: 700-Level, Statistics and Sets Problems, Source: Manhattan GMAT 71 For positive integers k and n, the k-power remainder of n is defined Difficulty: 700-Level, Min/Max Problems, Number Properties, Remainders, Source: Manhattan GMAT 72 If a, b are integers, and (a-b)^2 + 8b^2=108, what is the number of th Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Source: Math Revolution 73 Pipe A and Pipe B fill water into a tank of capacity 1000 litres at Difficulty: 700-Level, Work/Rate Problems, Source: Other - Please specify 74 In how many ways can 5 different marbles be distributed in 4 Difficulty: 700-Level, Combinations, Source: GMAT Pill 75 How many even integers n, where 100 <= n <= 200, are divisib Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Number Properties 76 How many 3-digit integers between 100 and 200 have a digit Difficulty: 700-Level, Combinations, Source: Kaplan 77 A cyclist travels the length of a bike path that is 225 Difficulty: 700-Level, Distance/Rate Problems, Inequalities, Source: Manhattan GMAT , Source: PowerPrep 78 Baseball's World Series matches 2 teams against each other Difficulty: 700-Level, Probability, Source: Manhattan GMAT 79 The remainder when N is divided by 18 is 16. Given that N is Difficulty: 700-Level, Remainders 80 Brenda and Sally run in opposite direction on a circular tra Difficulty: 700-Level, Distance/Rate Problems 81 Three men A, B and C working together can do a work in 30 da Difficulty: 700-Level, Work/Rate Problems 82 How many distinct four-digit numbers can be formed by the Difficulty: 700-Level, Combinations, Source: Magoosh 83 The number 523abc is divisible by 7,8,9. Then what is the Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors 84 A bag contains 10 bulbs and 5 torches, out of which 3 bu Difficulty: 700-Level, Probability, Source: e-GMAT 85 For how many different pairs of positive integers (a, b) can Difficulty: 700-Level, Arithmetic, Source: Manhattan GMAT 86 If y = |x + 5|-|x - 5|, then y can take how many integer Difficulty: 700-Level, Absolute Values/Modules, Source: GMAT Prep 87 Suppose x is an integer such that (x^2−x−1)^(x+2)=1 Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Source: Veritas Prep 88 a, b, c, d are positive integers such that exactly one of Difficulty: 700-Level, Inequalities 89 A fair coin is tossed 6 times. What is the probability of getting no Difficulty: 700-Level, Probability 90 Mike started working at 18 and retires at 60. He spent the first 1/5 Difficulty: 700-Level, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Source: Other - Please specify 91 Brian is analyzing the performance of certain stocks. He finds that Difficulty: 700-Level, Statistics and Sets Problems, Word Problems, Source: Princeton Review 92 A circle is inscribed in a square with an area of 121 square Difficulty: 700-Level, Combinations, Geometry, Source: 800 Score 93 If x is the smallest positive integer that is not prime and Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Source: Veritas Prep 94 How many positive integers less than 1000 are multiples of 5 Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Number Properties 95 There are 100 freshmen at a particular college, all of whom Difficulty: 700-Level, Overlapping Sets 96 How many 2-inch by 3-inch rectangular tiles are required to tile this Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry, Source: Other - Please specify 97 On the number line shown, the distance between 0 and a . . . Difficulty: 700-Level, Absolute Values/Modules, Algebra, Source: e-GMAT 98 If x is the reciprocal of a positive integer, then the maximum value o Difficulty: 700-Level, Min/Max Problems, Number Properties, Source: Manhattan GMAT 99 An alloy of copper and aluminum has 40% copper. An alloy of Copper and Difficulty: 700-Level, Mixture Problems, Source: Other - Please specify 100 There are three secretaries who work for four departments. Difficulty: 700-Level, Combinations, Probability, Source: Kaplan Advanced 101 Of a group of people, 10 play piano, 11 play guitar, 14 play Difficulty: 700-Level, Overlapping Sets, Source: Veritas Prep 102 In a village of 100 households, 75 have at least one DVD Difficulty: 700-Level, Overlapping Sets, Source: 800 Score, Source: GMAT Prep 103 A dealer offers a cash discount of 20% and still makes a pro Difficulty: 700-Level, Arithmetic, Percents and Interest Problems 104 Ben and Shari have invited three other couples to their apar Difficulty: 700-Level, Combinations, Source: Princeton Review 105 How many different four-letter words can be formed (the words don't Difficulty: 700-Level, Combinations 106 Suppose a “Secret Pair” number is a four-digit number in which two adj Difficulty: 700-Level, Combinations, Source: Magoosh 107 Of the three-digit integers greater than 660, how many have Difficulty: 700-Level, Combinations 108 Set A is composed of nine numbers, labeled A1 through A9. Set B is als Difficulty: 700-Level, Statistics and Sets Problems, Source: Manhattan GMAT 109 |x + 3| = |y -4|, where x and y are non-zer Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Inequalities, Min/Max Problems, Source: e-GMAT 110 How many triangles with positive area can be drawn on the Difficulty: 700-Level, Coordinate Geometry, Geometry 111 A set of consecutive positive integers beginning with 1 is Difficulty: 700-Level, Statistics and Sets Problems 112 Allen starts from X, goes to Y. At the same time Bob starts from Y and Difficulty: 700-Level, Distance/Rate Problems, Source: Other - Please specify 113 What is the sum of all solutions to the equation x^(2x² + 4x – 6) = x Difficulty: 700-Level, Exponents/Powers, Source: GMATPrepNow 114 On planet Simplon, each year has 12 months, each of which Difficulty: 700-Level, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Source: Veritas Prep 115 Ax(y) is an operation that adds 1 to y Difficulty: 700-Level, Functions and Custom Characters 116 If x is any integer from -6 to 2 inclusive, how many Difficulty: 700-Level, Absolute Values/Modules, Inequalities, Source: GMATPrepNow 117 If m^2 < 225 and n - m = -10, what is the sum f the smallest Difficulty: 700-Level, Inequalities, Min/Max Problems, Source: GMAT Club Tests 118 A mixed doubles tennis game is to be played between two team Difficulty: 700-Level, Combinations 119 A certain company plans to sell Product X for p dollars per Difficulty: 700-Level, Probability 120 Set A consists of 2 positive integers, and set B consists Difficulty: 700-Level, Statistics and Sets Problems, Source: GMATPrepNow 121 In a game of chess the moves of whites and blacks alternate Difficulty: 700-Level, Word Problems, Source: GMAT Club Tests 122 Alan’s regular hourly wage is 1.5 times Barney’s regular Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties, Source: Manhattan GMAT 123 How many positive integers less than 10,000 are there in Difficulty: 700-Level, Combinations, Source: Other - Please specify 124 A sheet of paper ABDE is a 12-by-18-inch rectangle, as shown in Figure Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry, Source: Manhattan GMAT 125 How many combinations of three letters taken from letters Difficulty: 700-Level, Combinations 126 An ant is clinging to one corner of a box in the shape of a Difficulty: 700-Level, Combinations, Source: Manhattan GMAT 127 A not-so-good clockmaker has four clocks on display in the w Difficulty: 700-Level, Distance/Rate Problems, Source: PowerPrep 128 What is the last non-zero digit of expression Difficulty: 700-Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Number Properties, Source: Other - Please specify 129 5 letters have to be put in 5 different envelopes numbered 1 through 5 Difficulty: 700-Level, Probability, Source: Other - Please specify 130 If a line which has the equation 7x + 17y = 1000 is plotted on X-Y pla Difficulty: 700-Level, Algebra, Coordinate Geometry, Source: Other - Please specify 131 A man cycling along the road noticed that every 12 minutes Difficulty: 700-Level, Distance/Rate Problems, Source: GMAT Club Tests 132 How many 4 digit numbers are there, if it is known that the Difficulty: 700-Level, Combinations, Source: Economist GMAT Tutor 133 A cylindrical tank with radius 3 meters is filled with a solution. The Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry 134 At a local beach, the ratio of little dogs to average dogs Difficulty: 700-Level, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Percents and Interest Problems, Source: Veritas Prep 135 The five sides of a pentagon have lengths of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 inches. Difficulty: 700-Level, Combinations, Source: Other - Please specify 136 3 cooks have to make 80 burgers.They are known to make 20 Difficulty: 700-Level, Work/Rate Problems 137 Jane gave Karen a 5 m head start in a 100 race and Jane was Difficulty: 700-Level, Distance/Rate Problems 138 The figure above shows the inside dimensions in feet of a certain room Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry, Source: GMAT Prep EP2 139 Theresa is a basketball player practicing her free throws. On her fir Difficulty: 700-Level, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Probability, Source: Magoosh 140 The workforce of a certain company comprised exactly 10,500 Difficulty: 700-Level, Word Problems 141 If x+|x|+y=7 and x+|y|-y=6 what is x+y=? Difficulty: 700-Level, Absolute Values/Modules, Source: Magoosh 142 In the game of Yahtzee, a "full house" occurs when a player Difficulty: 700-Level, Probability, Source: Veritas Prep 143 In the coordinate axis above, line segment AC is three times Difficulty: 700-Level, Coordinate Geometry, Source: Princeton Review 144 Two different primes may be said to “rhyme” Difficulty: 700-Level, Number Properties, Source: Manhattan GMAT 145 A cyclist travels the length of a bike path that is 225 Difficulty: 700-Level, Min/Max Problems, Word Problems, Source: Manhattan GMAT 146 |x+3| - |4-x| = |8+x|. How many solutions does the equation Difficulty: 700-Level, Absolute Values/Modules 147 A square wooden plaque has a square brass inlay in the Difficulty: 700-Level, Geometry, Must or Could be True Questions, Source: Official Guide 148 At the post office, a letter must go through a sorting process with fo Difficulty: 700-Level, Arithmetic, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Word Problems 149 Matt is touring a nation in which coins are issued in two am Difficulty: 700-Level, Combinations, Source: Veritas Prep 150 If -2 < x <= 5, then which of the following MUST be true? Difficulty: 700-Level, Exponents/Powers, Inequalities, Source: GMATPrepNow
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Problem Solving (PS) Rank Title Topics 1 For which of the following values of n is (100+n)/n NOT an Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Arithmetic, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Number Properties, Source: Official Guide 2 In the equation above, k is a constant. If y = 17 when x = 2 Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Algebra, Source: Official Guide 3 If it is assumed that 60 percent of those who receive a questionnaire Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Percents and Interest Problems, Source: Official Guide 4 A bakery opened yesterday with its daily supply of 40 dozen Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Word Problems, Source: Official Guide 5 If n is an integer, which of the following must be even? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Must or Could be True Questions, Number Properties, Source: Official Guide 6 The ratio 2 to 1/3 is equal to the ratio Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Source: Official Guide 7 Rectangular Floors X and Y have equal area. If Floor X is 12 Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Geometry, Source: Official Guide 8 The price of a coat in a certain store is $500. If the price of the co Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Percents and Interest Problems, Source: Official Guide 9 Which of the following is equivalent to the pair of Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Inequalities, Source: Official Guide 10 If x = -1, then -(x^4 + x^3 + x^2 + x) = Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Algebra, Arithmetic, Source: Official Guide 11 If 2/(1+2/y)=1, then y = Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Arithmetic, Source: Official Guide 12 0.1+0.1^2+0.1^3= Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Arithmetic, Exponents/Powers, Source: Official Guide 13 The number 2 - 0.5 is how many times the number 1 - 0.5? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Algebra, Source: Official Guide 14 150 is what percent of 30 ? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Percents and Interest Problems, Source: Official Guide 15 If n is a prime number greater than 3, what is the remainder Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Number Properties, Source: Official Guide 16 If n is a prime number greater than 3, what is the remainder Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Remainders, Source: Official Guide 17 In the figure above, the coordinates of point V are Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Coordinate Geometry, Source: Official Guide 18 What number when multiplied by 4/7 yields 6/7 as the result? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Arithmetic, Source: Official Guide 19 On 3 sales John has received commissions of $240, $80, and $ Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Word Problems, Source: Official Guide 20 If m is an integer such that (-2)^2m = 2^{9 - m}, then m= Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Exponents/Powers, Source: Official Guide 21 If the population of a certain country increases at the rate Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Word Problems, Source: Official Guide 22 Kelly and Chris packed several boxes with books. If Chris Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Source: Official Guide 23 The ratio of the length to the width of a rectangular advert Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Source: Official Guide 24 If Mario was 32 years old 8 years ago, how old was he x year Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Arithmetic, Source: Official Guide 25 1/(1+1/3)-1/(1+1/2) Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Arithmetic, Source: Official Guide 26 Of the final grades received by the students in a certain Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Source: Official Guide 27 (1/5)^2 - 1/5*1/4 = Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Arithmetic, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Source: Official Guide 28 Running at the same constant rate, 6 identical machines can Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Work/Rate Problems, Source: Official Guide 29 A student's average (arithmetic mean) test score on 4 tests Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Statistics and Sets Problems, Source: Official Guide 30 A fruit-salad mixture consists of apples, peaches, and grape Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Word Problems, Source: Official Guide 31 If O is the center of the circle above, what fraction of the Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Geometry, Source: Official Guide 32 If 3/x = 2 and y/4 = 3, then (3 + y)/(x + 4) = Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Algebra, Source: Official Guide 33 In the figure above, what is the ratio of the measure of angle B to Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Geometry, Source: Official Guide 34 As a salesperson, Phyllis can choose one of two methods of a Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Word Problems, Source: Official Guide 35 In the Johnsons' monthly budget, the dollar amounts allocate Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Source: Official Guide 36 If 3 - x = 2x - 3, then 4x = Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Algebra, Source: Official Guide 37 A rectangular floor that measures 8 meters by 10 meters is to be cover Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Geometry, Source: Official Guide 38 Root(80)+root(125) Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Roots, Source: Official Guide 39 1/3 +1/2 - 5/6 + 1/5 + 1/4 - 9/20 = Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Arithmetic, Source: Official Guide 40 1/(0.75-1)= Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Arithmetic, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Source: Official Guide 41 If s > 0 and (r/s)^1/2=s, what what is r in terms of s ? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Algebra, Source: Official Guide 42 If p/q < 1, and p and q are positive integers, which of the Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Inequalities, Must or Could be True Questions, Source: Official Guide 43 (2+2*6^1/2)/2 Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Arithmetic, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Roots, Source: Official Guide 44 1/(3-1/(3-1/(3-1)))= Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Arithmetic, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Source: Official Guide 45 A rectangular garden is to be twice as long as it is wide. Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Geometry, Source: Official Guide 46 If f(x)= 5x^3- 2x+8 and g(y)= 6y-4, then g(f(x)) = Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Algebra, Functions and Custom Characters, Source: 800 Score 47 If x + 5 > 2 and x - 3 < 7, the value of x must be between Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Inequalities, Source: Official Guide 48 If f(x)=3x−√x and g(x)=x^2, what is f(g(4))? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Algebra, Functions and Custom Characters, Source: GMAT Club Tests 49 John is traveling to a meeting that is 28 miles away. He nee Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Distance/Rate Problems 50 The amounts of time that three secretaries worked on a Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Source: Official Guide 51 A glucose solution contains 15 grams of glucose per 100 Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Percents and Interest Problems, Source: Official Guide 52 A gym class can be divided into 8 teams with an equal number Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Divisibility/Multiples/Factors, Source: Official Guide 53 Three business partners, Q, R, and S, agree to divide their Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Fractions/Ratios/Decimals, Word Problems, Source: Official Guide 54 Of the five coordinates associated with points A, B, C, D Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Absolute Values/Modules, Coordinate Geometry, Source: Official Guide 55 If the median of the numbers in list I above is equal to the Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Must or Could be True Questions, Statistics and Sets Problems, Source: Official Guide 56 |-4| (|-20|-|5|)= ? Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Absolute Values/Modules, Arithmetic 57 (1+5^1/2)(1-5^1/2)= Difficulty: Sub-600 Level, Algebra, Arithmetic, Source: Official Guide 58 For which of the following values of s is (50+s)s an integer? 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I can easily get every question out of the sub 600 list but honestly have no clue how to even approach the 700+ list. Are there questions that fall in-between?
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thanks a lot Brunuel. One more question. If i'm aiming for 80th percentile in Quant would i have to get a lot of these questions in your 700 bucket above correct? Want to know if i'm really far away from my target or just getting intimidated by 750+ level questions.
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