GRE Quantitative Problem Solving Practice Questions

Try and solve the following GRE sample questions. They will give you a great overview about the “Quantitative Problem Solving” questions you will find on the real GRE test. course_silverlaptop_JPG

Question 1

If the average test score of 4 students is 85, what will the 5th student need to score in order to have the new average be 86?

A. 90

B. 88

C. 87

D. 86

E. 85

Question 2

If A and B and C are positive, and A@B = ^A+B⁄_B and C=C+3, what is the value of (9)@3?

A. 3

B. 5

C. 9

D. 15

E. 16

Question 3

Rectangle A has a length of 12 inches and a width of 5 inches. Rectangle B has a length of 9 inches and a width of 10 inches. By what number must the area of rectangle A be multiplied in order to get the area of rectangle B?

A. ²⁄₃

B. 1 ¹⁄₄

C. 1 ¹⁄₂

D. 2 ¹⁄₂

E. 3 ¹⁄₃

Question 4

If x > 0, then (4x)(8x) =

A. 29x

B. 28x

C. 26x

D. 25x

E. 24x

Question 5

If there are 14 women and 10 men employed in a certain office, what is the probability that one employee picked at random will be a woman?

A. ¹⁄₆

B. ¹⁄₁₄

C. ⁷⁄₁₂

D. 1

E. ⁷⁄₅

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