GRE
Exam
Numerical Ability
Percentage
Steve’s property tax is $140 less than Patricia’s property tax. If Steve’s property tax is $1,960, then Steve’s property tax is what percent less than Patricia’s property tax, to the nearest 0.1 percent?
(A) 6.7%
(B) 7.1%
(C) 7.5%
(D) 7.9%
(E) 8.3%
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- (A) 6.7 %
Steve property tax=1960 and Patricia's property tax=1960+140=2100
% less of Steve's property tax compared to Patricia's=(2100-1960)*100/2100=100/15=6.66 ~ 6.7 - 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
GRE Other Question
A base of a triangle has length b, the altitude corresponding to the base has length h, and b 5 2h. Which of the following expresses the area of the triangle, in terms of h ?
(A) 1/2 * h^2
(B) 3/4 * h^2
(C) h^2
(D) 3/2 * h^2
(E) 2* h^2
In the xy-plane, points R and S have coordinates 2, 1 and 4, 7, respectively. If point P is the midpoint of line segment RS, what are the coordinates of point P ?
(A) (-1, -3)
(B) (1, -4)
(C) (1, -3)
(D) (2, -4)
(E) (3, -4)