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100 Hardest and easiest questions for PS as of June 2026

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bb

16 Apr 2026, 14:28

3.3k

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1,409,477

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16 Apr 2026, 14:28

If the side length of Square B is twice that of Square A, the area of

Sub 505 (Easy) | Geometry

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Bunuel

23 Mar 2016, 11:40

3

9,882

by: rhine29388

18 Apr 2016, 13:34

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There are 5 women and 4 men including 2 couples,

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jyotibrata

31 Dec 2015, 03:33

15

7

4,589

by: davidbutt

08 Apr 2016, 02:22

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If the reciprocal of n is less than -2, which of the following positio

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MathRevolution

04 Apr 2016, 01:03

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6

2,382

06 Apr 2016, 06:52

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The probability of a team winning a match given Matt is playing the

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alphonsa

14 Sep 2014, 08:11

7

3

4,551

06 Apr 2016, 02:05

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A 48 lts container containing liquid A and B contains 25% liquid A.

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g106

29 Sep 2011, 12:43

32

6

7,070

by: KarishmaB

01 Apr 2016, 01:58

if A = P^Q what is the value of A if P = -1

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stonecold

26 Mar 2016, 08:46

2

2,176

by: stonecold

26 Mar 2016, 13:06

In May, the grounds keeper at Spring Lake Golf Club built a circular

505-555 (Easy) | Geometry

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Bunuel

18 Mar 2016, 00:15

3

5,492

by: Kurtosis

26 Mar 2016, 07:43

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Carol and Jordan draw rectangles of equal area. If Carol's rectangle

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pritis

08 Jun 2011, 09:40

2

5

3,886

21 Mar 2016, 23:11

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If a and b are integers, a>b, a>b, a^2*b^2=144 and (a−b)^2=1

655-705 (Hard) | Algebra, Number Properties

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leeto

13 Mar 2016, 05:25

16

6

3,890

13 Mar 2016, 08:15

Elena’s bread recipe calls for 3 ounces of butter for each 4 cups of

Sub 505 (Easy) | Mixture Problems

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Bunuel

14 Feb 2016, 03:58

1

3

3,699

by: y4nkee

07 Mar 2016, 23:33

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An isosceles right triangle with a leg of length "a" and per

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emmak

12 Mar 2013, 04:47

88

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29,016

01 Mar 2016, 01:15

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A watch which gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes was set right at 7 a.m.

805+ (Hard) | Arithmetic, Work and Rate Problems

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gracie

29 Feb 2016, 20:24

40

3

119,876

by: gracie

29 Feb 2016, 21:37

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Two identical circles intersect such that their centres and

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ROckHIsT

15 Nov 2020, 07:47

7

5

30,223

by: Aseem shekhar

26 Feb 2016, 13:15

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If a right triangle has 2x and 2x+1, what is the length of BC, in term

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MathRevolution

21 Feb 2016, 22:05

4

2,805

by: MathRevolution

23 Feb 2016, 18:35

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x = -5 + ( 45 +4k – k^2 )0.5 How many values of k exists

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gmihir

20 Feb 2016, 00:22

28

9

8,332

by: ENGRTOMBA2018

20 Feb 2016, 10:11

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A number when successively divided by 3, 5 and 8 leaves remainders

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ankur1901

26 Sep 2013, 07:44

139

8

104,299

23 Jan 2016, 23:05

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If x and y are perfect squares, which of the following is

505-555 (Easy) | Number Properties

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Celesta

03 Oct 2011, 10:49

7

4

10,337

21 Jan 2016, 03:36

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If the quantity (p − 5) is 5 times the quantity (q − 5), then what is

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Bunuel

10 Jan 2016, 08:29

1

3

2,820

14 Jan 2016, 00:24

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A strip of ribbon is cut into three smaller strips in the ratio 2:3:5.

Sub 505 (Easy) | Fractions and Ratios

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Bunuel

10 Jan 2016, 08:31

2

3

3,977

by: GMATinsight

13 Jan 2016, 23:30

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154 candies are distributed to children with the same number. What can

605-655 (Medium) | Statistics and Sets Problems

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MathRevolution

13 Jan 2016, 02:30

6

5

3,866

by: MathRevolution

12 Jan 2016, 18:48

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Three people each took 5 tests. If the ranges of their scores in the 5

655-705 (Hard) | Arithmetic, Statistics and Sets Problems

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anandwillneverdie

20 Aug 2011, 04:13

31

3

6,597

12 Jan 2016, 04:00

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The area of parallelogram AECD

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sara86

10 Jan 2016, 06:08

8

3,289

10 Jan 2016, 06:29

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A truck owner will refuel his vehicle at a rate of 2 gallons of diesel

Sub 505 (Easy) | Word Problems

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Bunuel

27 Dec 2015, 09:20

1

3

4,676

05 Jan 2016, 19:42

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If the selling price is doubled

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nahid78

11 Dec 2015, 05:41

6

10

8,542

11 Dec 2015, 09:20

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A clothing store originally bought 100 jackets at a total cost of j

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djprithvi

08 Dec 2015, 13:26

14

5

9,250

09 Dec 2015, 00:15

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What is the remainder when you divide 2^200 by 7?

605-655 (Medium) | Remainders

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Carcass

02 Oct 2011, 11:50

24

8

7,400

08 Dec 2015, 12:16

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For every positive odd integer n, the function g(n) is defined to be

555-605 (Medium) | Functions and Custom Characters, Number Properties

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TheDelhiDude

14 Sep 2014, 07:04

81

12

12,120

by: itzmyzone911

28 Nov 2015, 10:53

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How many 3-digit numbers have the property that the first digit is at

555-605 (Medium) | Number Properties

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Abhishek009

16 Nov 2015, 11:07

2

8,500

by: ENGRTOMBA2018

16 Nov 2015, 11:20

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How many 4 digit numbers

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abhisheksharma85

09 Oct 2013, 10:20

11

3

8,688

by: GMATinsight

12 Nov 2015, 09:03

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Three hoses work to fill a tub at at different rate. Hose A and B

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HunterJ

02 Nov 2015, 12:06

34

3

9,406

by: kakal0t29

03 Nov 2015, 04:03

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A certain deck of cards contains 2 blue cards, 2 red cards

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Joy111

05 May 2012, 03:08

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14,455

by: suravi

02 Nov 2015, 05:03

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If 'a' and 'b' are the roots of the quadratic equation x^2 - x + 1 = 0

655-705 (Hard) | Out of Scope - Too Hard

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hiteshahire22

12 Sep 2015, 11:14

10

3

9,471

21 Oct 2015, 11:14

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Two cars, Car1 and Car2 move towards each other from X and Y respectiv

805+ (Hard) | Distance and Speed Problems

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cleetus

09 Nov 2010, 13:07

35

5

16,411

by: KarishmaB

19 Oct 2015, 00:18

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If q, r, and s are consecutive even integers and q < r < s, which of

705-805 (Hard) | Number Properties

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Yalephd

06 May 2011, 17:13

48

7

23,206

17 Oct 2015, 12:41

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Nancy works 3 days per week at a rate of x dollars per day. If Nancy w

555-605 (Medium) | Work and Rate Problems

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harish1986

14 Oct 2015, 09:50

12

2

5,834

14 Oct 2015, 20:27

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N, a set of natural numbers is partitioned into subsets

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excelingmat

11 Oct 2015, 08:17

1

8,827

11 Oct 2015, 12:28

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If y*(3x - 5)/2 = y and y is different from 0, then x =

Sub 505 (Easy) | Algebra

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Burnkeal

22 Dec 2010, 17:28

12

5

7,972

28 Sep 2015, 02:57

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How many 4 digit even numbers do not use any digit more than

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rxs0005

28 Sep 2010, 10:03

86

17

24,955

by: BrainLab

21 Sep 2015, 02:16

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Mr. Jones is the Chairman of a committee. In how many ways can a commi

555-605 (Medium) | Combinations

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wendiiii

12 Sep 2015, 19:35

5

3

15,807

13 Sep 2015, 04:12

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A certain college has a total of 400 seniors, each majoring in exactly

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gayathri

13 Jul 2015, 00:43

30

12

14,353

by: jayanthjanardhan

04 Sep 2015, 08:28

A dishonest dealer claims to sell a product at its cost pric

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b2bt

01 Oct 2013, 01:39

15

3

16,128

by: kunal555

03 Sep 2015, 11:02

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The figure above shows three tangent circles (they touch at exactly on

555-605 (Medium) | Geometry

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PareshGmat

07 Jan 2015, 00:30

8

5

4,588

28 Aug 2015, 12:29

The average of the first 6 terms of a set of numbers(S) is 5

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avaneeshvyas

18 Oct 2012, 10:51

5

5,883

by: ENGRTOMBA2018

25 Aug 2015, 15:57

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The average of 10 consecutive integers is 12. Then, 9 is deducted from

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yenh

20 Aug 2015, 22:54

2

5

4,865

21 Aug 2015, 11:04

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The weight of four dogs is determined to be 25 pounds, 31 pounds, 35

Sub 505 (Easy) | Statistics and Sets Problems

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Bunuel

29 Jul 2015, 15:44

1

3

3,905

17 Aug 2015, 09:49

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The figure above illustrates a managerial table of organizat

555-605 (Medium) | Graphs and Illustrations

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Asifpirlo

25 Aug 2013, 05:48

8

9

6,442

by: hdwnkr

10 Aug 2015, 23:46

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If k is a common multiple of 75, 98, and 140, which of the

605-655 (Medium) | Multiples and Factors, Must or Could be True

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bulletpoint

15 Oct 2013, 06:14

161

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54,395

30 Jul 2015, 05:37

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Product of two numbers is 30. If LCM of those two numbers is 15. Then

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VenoMfTw

25 Jul 2015, 05:13

2

5

4,136