Practice Test # 1 Data Sufficiency
Practice Test #1 Data Sufficiency
(218 Questions)
1.
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A garden store purchased a number of shovels and a number of rakes. If the cost of each shovel was $14 and the cost of each rake was $9, what was the total cost of the shovels and rakes purchased by the store?
(1)
The ratio of the number of shovels to the number of rakes purchased by the store was 2 to 3.
(2)
The total number of shovels and rakes purchased by the store was 50.
2.
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Of the students who eat in a certain cafeteria, each student either likes or dislikes lima bean s and each student either likes or dislikes brussels sprouts. Of these students,
2
3
dislike lima beans; and of those who dislike lima …show more content…
(2) 24 of the 42 people are students.
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How many hours did it take Helen to drive from her house to her parents' house?
(1) Helen's average speed on this trip was 72 kilometers per hour.
(2)
If Helen's average speed on this trip had been 8 kilometers per hour greater, it would have taken her 1 hour less.
47.
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Is m ≠ n ?
(1) m + n < 0
(2) mn < 0
48.
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Last Friday each of the pets at a certain veterinary clinic was given either 1 treat or 2 treats. What was the total number of
6
treats given to pets at the clinic last Friday?
(1) The total number of pets at the clinic last Friday was 90.
(2)
2
3
of the pets at the clinic last Friday were given 2 treats each.
49.
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Does x + y = 5 ?
(1) 4x + y = 17
(2) x + 4y = 8
50.
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A construction company was paid a total of $500,000 for a construction project. The company's only costs for the project were for labor and materials. Was the company's profit for the project greater than $150,000 ?
(1)
The company's total cost was three times its cost for materials. …show more content…
(2) The 64 women in Club X constitute 40 percent of the club’s membership.
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What was Jean's insurance premium in 1995 ?
(1) The ratio of Jean’s insurance premium in 1995 to her insurance premium in 1994 was
6
5
.
(2) Jean’s insurance premium in 1995 was 20 percent more than her insurance premium in 1994.
107.
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A combined total of 55 lightbulbs are stored in two boxes; of these, a total of 7 are broken. If there are exactly 2 broken bulbs in the first box, what is the number of bulbs in the second box that are not broken?
(1)
In the first box, the number of bulbs that are not broken is 15 times the number of broken bulbs.
(2)
The total number of bulbs in the first box is 9 more than the total number of bulbs in the second box.
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Three friends rented a car for a week and divided the cost equally. What was the total cost of renting the car?
14
(1) If the three friends had kept the car for a second week, they could have obtained the two -week rate, which was 1.5 times the cost of a one-week
(218 Questions)
1.
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A garden store purchased a number of shovels and a number of rakes. If the cost of each shovel was $14 and the cost of each rake was $9, what was the total cost of the shovels and rakes purchased by the store?
(1)
The ratio of the number of shovels to the number of rakes purchased by the store was 2 to 3.
(2)
The total number of shovels and rakes purchased by the store was 50.
2.
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Of the students who eat in a certain cafeteria, each student either likes or dislikes lima bean s and each student either likes or dislikes brussels sprouts. Of these students,
2
3
dislike lima beans; and of those who dislike lima …show more content…
(2) 24 of the 42 people are students.
46.
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How many hours did it take Helen to drive from her house to her parents' house?
(1) Helen's average speed on this trip was 72 kilometers per hour.
(2)
If Helen's average speed on this trip had been 8 kilometers per hour greater, it would have taken her 1 hour less.
47.
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Is m ≠ n ?
(1) m + n < 0
(2) mn < 0
48.
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Last Friday each of the pets at a certain veterinary clinic was given either 1 treat or 2 treats. What was the total number of
6
treats given to pets at the clinic last Friday?
(1) The total number of pets at the clinic last Friday was 90.
(2)
2
3
of the pets at the clinic last Friday were given 2 treats each.
49.
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Does x + y = 5 ?
(1) 4x + y = 17
(2) x + 4y = 8
50.
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A construction company was paid a total of $500,000 for a construction project. The company's only costs for the project were for labor and materials. Was the company's profit for the project greater than $150,000 ?
(1)
The company's total cost was three times its cost for materials. …show more content…
(2) The 64 women in Club X constitute 40 percent of the club’s membership.
106.
9843-!-item-!-187;#058&006850
What was Jean's insurance premium in 1995 ?
(1) The ratio of Jean’s insurance premium in 1995 to her insurance premium in 1994 was
6
5
.
(2) Jean’s insurance premium in 1995 was 20 percent more than her insurance premium in 1994.
107.
9897-!-item-!-187;#058&006904
A combined total of 55 lightbulbs are stored in two boxes; of these, a total of 7 are broken. If there are exactly 2 broken bulbs in the first box, what is the number of bulbs in the second box that are not broken?
(1)
In the first box, the number of bulbs that are not broken is 15 times the number of broken bulbs.
(2)
The total number of bulbs in the first box is 9 more than the total number of bulbs in the second box.
108.
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Three friends rented a car for a week and divided the cost equally. What was the total cost of renting the car?
14
(1) If the three friends had kept the car for a second week, they could have obtained the two -week rate, which was 1.5 times the cost of a one-week