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GMAT - Data Sufficiency - Test 2
Read the passage and choose the option that best answer each question.
1. Every pupil in a school was given one ticket for a concert. The school was charged a total of $6000 for these tickets, all of which were of equal value. What was the price of one ticket?
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If the price of each ticket had been one dollar less, the total cost would have been 1,200 less.
- If the price of each ticket had been $2 more, the total bill would have increased by 40%.
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. What is the ratio of male to female officers in the police force in town T?
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The number of female officers is 250 less than half the number of male officers.
- The number of female officers is 1/7 the number of male officers.
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. What is the value of n?
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3n + 2m = 18
- n ? m = 2n ? (4 + m)
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. How long did it take Henry to drive to work last Wednesday? (He did not stop on the way).
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If he had driven twice as fast he would have taken 35 minutes.
- His average speed was 30 miles per hour.
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. What is the slope of line l which passes through the origin of a rectangular coordinate system?
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The line does not intersect with the line y = x + 2
- The line passes through the point (3,3)
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. If x and y are both positive integers, how much greater is x than y?
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x + y = 20
- x = y²
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. Fifty percent of the articles in a certain magazine are written by staff members. Sixty percent of the articles are on current affairs. If 75 percent of the articles on current affairs are written by staff members with more than 5 years experience of journalism, how many of the articles on current affairs are written by journalists with more than 5 years experience?
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20 articles are written by staff members.
- Of the articles on topics other than current affairs, 50 percent are by staff members with less than 5 years experience.
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. Is xy > 0 ?
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x/y < 0
- x + y < 0
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. One number, n, is selected at random from a set of 10 integers. What is the probability that ½ n + 13 = 0 ?
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The largest integer in the set is 13.
- The arithmetic mean of the set is zero.
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. Is w a whole number?
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3w is an odd number.
- 2w is an even number.
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