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GRE Numerical Ability - Ratio and Proportion Sample Question with Solutions

(#M40165800) GRE QUESTION Keep an EYE

Tina, Edward, and Lauren agree to share the cost of a gift and to make their contributions in proportion to their ages. Edwards age is 1/2 of Tina’s age, and Lauren’s age is 1/3 of Edward’s age. If Lauren’s share of the cost is $ 2.50, what is the cost of the gift?

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(#M40165775) GRE QUESTION Keep an EYE

Last year Kate spent between 1/4 and 1/3 of her gross income on her mortgage payments. If Kate spent $13,470 on her mortgage payments last year, which of the following could have been her gross income last year? Indicate all possible values.
A $40,200 B $43,350 C $47,256 D 51,996 E $53,808

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(#M40165726) GRE QUESTION Keep an EYE

40% of a 2:3 solution of substance A and substance B is replaced with substance B. Which of the following is/are true?
A. The concentration of substance B increases
B. The concentration of substance A remains the same
C. The ratio of A to B becomes 1:3
D. The ratio of A to B becomes 5:11
E. The ratio of A to B becomes 6:19

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(#M40165692) GRE QUESTION Keep an EYE

Jaison's collection contains US, Russian and British stamps. If the ratio of US to Russian stamps is 5 to 3 and the ratio of Russian to British stamps is 5 to 1, what is the ratio of US to British stamps?

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(#M40165657) GRE QUESTION Keep an EYE

After being dropped a certain ball always bounces back to 2/5 of the height of its previous bounce. After the first bounce it reaches a height of 125 inches. How high (in inches) will it reach after its fourth bounce?

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(#M40151664) GRE QUESTION Ratio of employee Keep an EYE

At Company Y, the ratio of the number of female employees to the number of male employees is 3 to 2. If there are 150 female employees at the company, how many male employees are there at the company?

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(#M40151657) GRE QUESTION How many judges appointed Keep an EYE

Of the 180 judges appointed by a certain President, 30 percent were women and 25 percent were from minority groups. If 1/9 of the women appointed were from minority groups, how many of the judges appointed were neither women nor from minority groups?
(A) 75
(B) 81
(C) 87
(D) 93
(E) 99

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(#M40033382) GRE QUESTION Keep an EYE

At a certain college the ratio of freshmen to sophomores is 2:3,and the ratio of sophomores to juniors is 5:6.if the ratio of juniors to seniors is 3:5,what is the ratio of freshmen to seniors

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(#M40030247) GRE QUESTION Keep an EYE

Farmer Joe started harvesting operation on a patch of cultivated land. He could have completed it in 100 min. But after 50 minutes he decided to take a break. His assistant Bill took over. Though Bill could have completed what was left to be harvested in 40 minutes, he stopped after 20 minutes and handed over the operation to his trainee Chuck. Chuck worked for 30 minutes and the entire field was harvested. What is the relative efficiency of Joe, Bill and Chuck?
option
a.12 : 15 : 16
b.10 :12 : 15
c.12 :15 :10

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(#M40026345) GRE QUESTION Keep an EYE

The water level in a tank is lowered by 6 inches, then raised by 8 1/2 inches, and then lowered by 4 inches. If the water level was x inches before the changes in level, which of the following represents the water level, in inches, after the changes?
option
(A) x - 1 1/2
(B) x + 1 1/2
(C) x - 6 1/2
(D) x + 6 1/2
(E) x - 18 1/2

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