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GMAT Focus Edition: Practice Questions
Original practice questions for the GMAT Focus Edition. About 40% check how the exam is structured, scored and best tackled section by section; the rest are original sample items in the style of Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Critical Reasoning and Data Insights, each with a worked explanation. These are written for learning and are not real GMAT questions. Choose an answer to reveal the explanation.
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How many scored sections does the GMAT Focus Edition have?
Correct answer: C. The Focus Edition has three sections: Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning and Data Insights, each lasting 45 minutes. Two and Five are simply wrong counts; Four describes the retired format, which had a separate Analytical Writing essay in addition to the other sections. -
What is the range of the GMAT Focus Edition Total Score?
Correct answer: D. The Focus Edition Total Score runs from 205 to 805, and every total ends in 5. 200 to 800 is the retired GMAT scale; 130 to 170 is a GRE section scale; and 0 to 6 is the GRE Analytical Writing scale, none of which is the current GMAT total. -
On the GMAT Focus Edition, which value will a valid Total Score always end in?
Correct answer: C. Focus Edition Total Scores are reported in steps that always end in 5 (for example 605, 645, 705). A total ending in 0 or 9, or one that could end in any digit, does not match how Focus scores are reported. -
How long is a GMAT score valid?
Correct answer: A. A GMAT score is valid for five years from the test date. Two years and ten years are incorrect windows, and scores do expire, so 'never expires' is wrong. -
Which body owns and administers the GMAT?
Correct answer: C. GMAC (the Graduate Management Admission Council) owns and administers the GMAT. ETS owns the GRE; the AICPA is an accounting body tied to the CPA; and Pearson VUE delivers the exam at test centres but does not own it. -
Which section was removed when the GMAT moved to the Focus Edition?
Correct answer: D. The Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) essay was removed in the Focus Edition. Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning and Data Insights are the three sections that make up the current exam, so none of them was removed. -
In which GMAT Focus Edition section do Data Sufficiency questions now appear?
Correct answer: B. In the Focus Edition, Data Sufficiency sits in the Data Insights section. It used to appear in Quantitative Reasoning but was moved; Verbal Reasoning never contained it; and Analytical Writing no longer exists. -
Which question type was removed from the Verbal Reasoning section in the Focus Edition?
Correct answer: D. Sentence Correction was removed, so grammar is no longer a standalone Verbal question type. Reading Comprehension and Critical Reasoning remain in Verbal; Data Sufficiency was never a Verbal type (it lives in Data Insights). -
In which section is an on-screen calculator available on the GMAT Focus Edition?
Correct answer: D. An on-screen calculator is provided in Data Insights only. Quantitative Reasoning gives you no calculator, so it is not 'Quant only'; the calculator is not available everywhere; and it is available somewhere, so 'no section' is wrong. -
How long is each section of the GMAT Focus Edition?
Correct answer: D. Each of the three sections lasts 45 minutes, giving about 2 hours 15 minutes of total testing time. 30, 60 and 75 minutes do not match the section timing. -
Roughly how long is the total testing time for the GMAT Focus Edition?
Correct answer: C. Three 45-minute sections give about 2 hours 15 minutes of testing. One hour is too short for three sections; 3 hours 30 minutes and 4 hours overstate it and reflect older, longer formats. -
How many questions are in the Quantitative Reasoning section?
Correct answer: B. Quantitative Reasoning has 21 questions. Data Insights has 20 and Verbal Reasoning has 23, so those counts belong to other sections; 31 is not a Focus Edition section length. -
How many questions are in the Verbal Reasoning section?
Correct answer: B. Verbal Reasoning has 23 questions. 21 is Quant and 20 is Data Insights; 36 was the Verbal length in the older format before Sentence Correction was removed. -
How many questions are in the Data Insights section?
Correct answer: D. Data Insights has 20 questions. 23 is Verbal Reasoning; 12 and 31 do not match any Focus Edition section. -
How many questions does the GMAT Focus Edition contain in total?
Correct answer: D. Adding the sections (21 + 23 + 20) gives 64 questions in total. 80, 100 and 52 do not match that sum. -
How do the three section scores combine into the GMAT Total Score?
Correct answer: B. All three sections - Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning and Data Insights - are weighted equally in the Total Score. No section counts double, and none is excluded, so the other choices misstate the weighting. -
What is the score range for each individual GMAT Focus Edition section?
Correct answer: A. Each section is scored from 60 to 90. 200 to 800 is the retired total scale; 130 to 170 is a GRE section scale; and 0 to 60 is not used. -
Does the GMAT have a fixed pass mark?
Correct answer: A. The GMAT has no pass mark; it is a scaled admissions test, and each school sets its own expectations. 600, 705 and 50% are not official passing thresholds, because none exists. -
How should you decide what GMAT score to aim for?
Correct answer: A. Because there is no universal pass mark, your target should come from the published ranges or medians of the programmes you are applying to. A fixed 705, an all-or-nothing maximum, and an old-scale average all ignore that 'good' depends on your specific schools. -
With the Question Review & Edit tool, how many answers can you change per section?
Correct answer: C. You may bookmark questions and edit up to three answers per section at the end of that section. It is neither unlimited nor ten, and you can change some, so 'none' is wrong. -
Can you return to a GMAT section after you have finished it and moved on?
Correct answer: C. Once you complete a section and move on, you cannot return to it. The bookmark-and-edit tool works only within the current section before you leave it, so revisiting at any time, revisiting one question, or revisiting during the break are all incorrect. -
Can you choose the order in which you take the three GMAT sections?
Correct answer: A. You choose the order of the three sections at the start of the exam. The order is not fixed, and the choice is available whether you test at a centre or online, so the other options are wrong. -
How many optional breaks does the GMAT Focus Edition include?
Correct answer: B. The Focus Edition includes one optional 10-minute break. There is a break (so 'no breaks' is wrong), there is only one (not three), and it is 10 minutes, not 30. -
Why are GMAT Focus Edition scores not directly comparable to old 200-800 scores?
Correct answer: C. The Focus Edition uses a new 205-805 scale, and a given total sits at a different percentile than a similar-looking number on the old 200-800 scale, so you must use GMAC's concordance. They are not identical, not a fixed 100-point shift, and the change went well beyond renaming sections. -
What does GMAC's concordance table let you do?
Correct answer: C. The concordance maps Focus Edition scores to the retired 200-800 scale so older benchmarks can be interpreted. It is not a GMAT-to-GRE converter, has nothing to do with fees, and cannot predict an admission decision. -
On the GMAT, a 'percentile ranking' tells you:
Correct answer: A. A percentile shows the share of test-takers you outscored. It is not your raw correct count, there is no pass rate because the exam is not pass/fail, and it says nothing about scholarships. -
Which is the strongest reason not to neglect the Data Insights section?
Correct answer: D. Data Insights carries the same weight as the other two sections, so neglecting it costs as much as neglecting Quant or Verbal. It is not the only section, not worth half, and certainly not ungraded. -
Since the Focus Edition removed Sentence Correction, how should Verbal prep change?
Correct answer: B. With Sentence Correction gone, grammar drilling no longer pays, so the freed time is best spent on Critical Reasoning logic and reading passages for structure. Harder grammar drills are wasted, skipping Verbal forfeits a third of the score, and vocabulary lists suit the GRE far more than the GMAT. -
In Quantitative Reasoning, what does the absence of a calculator imply for preparation?
Correct answer: C. With no calculator in Quant, fluent arithmetic and clean method matter, so you rebuild that fluency. The section does not require calculus, you cannot bring your own calculator, and ignoring arithmetic would leave you slow and error-prone. -
What is the best first step before starting GMAT preparation?
Correct answer: A. Confirming that your schools accept the GMAT and setting a target from their ranges direct the whole plan. Booking immediately skips diagnosis, formula memorisation is premature without strategy, and a blind maximum target ignores what your schools actually need. -
Why is the GMAT often described as a 'reasoning' test rather than a 'knowledge' test?
Correct answer: A. The GMAT measures reasoning - problem solving, argument analysis and data interpretation - rather than recall of business content. It is not a definitions test, not an essay (the essay was removed), and has nothing to do with typing speed. -
Many candidates choose to take their strongest GMAT section first mainly to:
Correct answer: B. Starting with a strong section is a confidence and rhythm strategy; the order you pick is allowed and personal. There are no bonus points for going first, section order does not change how later sections are scored, and it has nothing to do with the break. -
If you fall short of your target on test day, what is a reasonable next step?
Correct answer: A. A planned retake is normal: scores are valid for five years and schools typically consider your best. You can take it again, the old 200-800 exam is retired and unavailable, and a single score does not bar you from applying. -
Where should you confirm the current GMAT exam fee for your country?
Correct answer: A. Fees, taxes and rescheduling rules vary by country and delivery channel and are published on mba.com. A friend's score report does not show fees, old prep books go out of date, and pricing is not uniform worldwide. -
Is there a standalone exam called 'the MBA exam'?
Correct answer: C. There is no exam called 'the MBA'. The MBA is a degree, and you apply by sitting an admissions test, most often the GMAT or the GRE. So the other choices, which treat 'the MBA exam' as a real separate test, are wrong. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. What is 15% of 80?
Correct answer: C. 15% of 80 is 0.15 x 80 = 12. 8 would be 10%, 15 confuses the percentage figure with the result, and 20 is 25% of 80. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. If 3x - 7 = 20, what is x?
Correct answer: B. Add 7 to both sides to get 3x = 27, then divide by 3 to get x = 9. 7 ignores the +7 step, 11 over-adds, and 27/3 is exactly 9, so rounding it to 8 is simply wrong. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. What is the average (arithmetic mean) of 12, 18 and 30?
Correct answer: C. The mean is (12 + 18 + 30) / 3 = 60 / 3 = 20. 18 is just the middle value, 21 miscomputes the sum, and 30 is the largest value, not the mean. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. A shirt that costs a store $40 is marked up 25%. What is its selling price?
Correct answer: D. A 25% markup adds 0.25 x 40 = $10, giving $50. $45 uses a 12.5% markup, $65 adds 62.5%, and $30 is a discount rather than a markup. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. Two amounts are in the ratio 3:5 and add up to 64. What is the larger amount?
Correct answer: D. The parts total 3 + 5 = 8, so each part is 64 / 8 = 8, and the larger amount is 5 x 8 = 40. 24 is the smaller amount (3 x 8), 32 is half the total, and 45 does not fit the ratio. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. What is the value of 2 to the power of 5?
Correct answer: B. 2^5 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 32. 10 multiplies the base and exponent, 25 squares 5 instead, and 64 is 2^6. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. A car travels at a constant 60 km/h for 2.5 hours. How far does it go?
Correct answer: D. Distance = speed x time = 60 x 2.5 = 150 km. 120 km uses 2 hours, 180 km uses 3 hours, and 24 km divides instead of multiplying. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. What is 3/4 + 1/8?
Correct answer: D. Convert 3/4 to 6/8, then 6/8 + 1/8 = 7/8. 4/12 wrongly adds numerators and denominators, 1 over-counts, and 5/8 subtracts instead of adds. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. If 20% of a number is 50, what is the number?
Correct answer: A. If 0.20 x n = 50, then n = 50 / 0.20 = 250. 10 takes 20% of 50, 70 adds 50 and 20, and 100 would make 50 equal 50% of the number. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. An item bought for $200 is sold for $260. What is the percentage profit?
Correct answer: A. Profit is $60 on a $200 cost, and 60 / 200 = 0.30, or 30%. 23% wrongly divides by the selling price, 60% confuses dollars of profit with a percentage, and 26% misplaces the decimal. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. If x + y = 10 and x - y = 4, what is xy?
Correct answer: B. Adding the equations gives 2x = 14 so x = 7, then y = 3, and xy = 21. 24 uses the wrong pair, 14 adds x and y, and 40 multiplies 10 by 4. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. 15 is what percent of 60?
Correct answer: B. 15 / 60 = 0.25, which is 25%. 15% repeats the numerator, 40% inverts the fraction direction, and 4% divides 60 by 15 the wrong way. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. A rectangle is 8 cm long and 5 cm wide. What is its area?
Correct answer: C. Area = length x width = 8 x 5 = 40 square cm. 13 adds the sides, 26 is the perimeter, and 80 doubles the area. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. A $100 price rises 10%, then the new price falls 10%. What is the final price?
Correct answer: D. Rising 10% gives $110, and falling 10% of $110 removes $11, leaving $99. The successive percentages apply to different bases, so it is not $100; $110 ignores the fall and $90 ignores the rise. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. What is the least common multiple of 4 and 6?
Correct answer: C. The smallest number divisible by both 4 and 6 is 12. 24 is a common multiple but not the least, 2 is the greatest common factor, and 10 is not a multiple of either. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. If 3 identical workers finish a job in 6 days, how long would 9 such workers take, working at the same rate?
Correct answer: D. More workers means less time in inverse proportion: 3 x 6 = 18 worker-days of effort, shared by 9 workers, is 18 / 9 = 2 days. 18 days multiplies instead of dividing, 3 days halves incorrectly, and 1 day overstates the speed-up. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. What is the square root of 144?
Correct answer: D. 12 x 12 = 144, so the square root is 12. 72 halves 144, 14 is too large (14^2 = 196), and 24 is twice the correct root. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. A number increased by one quarter of itself equals 45. What is the number?
Correct answer: C. If n + n/4 = 45, then 5n/4 = 45 and n = 36. 40 ignores the fraction, 33.75 takes a quarter off 45, and 9 is just one quarter of 36. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. A fair six-sided die is rolled once. What is the probability of rolling a number greater than 4?
Correct answer: B. Numbers greater than 4 are 5 and 6, giving 2 of 6 outcomes, which simplifies to 1/3. 1/2 would be three outcomes, 1/6 is a single outcome, and 2/3 is the complement. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. What is 7! divided by 5!?
Correct answer: A. 7! / 5! cancels to 7 x 6 = 42. 2 subtracts the factorial arguments, 5040 is 7! alone, and 120 is 5! alone. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. A car covers 60 km at 60 km/h and another 60 km at 30 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole trip?
Correct answer: D. The trip takes 1 hour plus 2 hours = 3 hours for 120 km, so average speed is 120 / 3 = 40 km/h. 45 km/h wrongly averages the two speeds, 30 km/h takes only the slower leg, and 50 km/h overstates it. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. What is 0.2 multiplied by 0.3?
Correct answer: A. 0.2 x 0.3 = 0.06 (two decimal places times one gives the product 6 hundredths). 0.6 misplaces the decimal, 0.5 adds the numbers, and 0.006 has one zero too many. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. If 5 pens cost $7.50, how much do 8 pens cost at the same price?
Correct answer: B. Each pen costs $7.50 / 5 = $1.50, so 8 pens cost 8 x $1.50 = $12.00. $10.50 adds three more pens at the wrong rate, $15.00 doubles the original, and $9.60 misreads the unit price. -
Original GMAT-style practice item. A value falls from 80 to 60. What is the percentage decrease?
Correct answer: B. The drop is 20 on a base of 80, and 20 / 80 = 0.25, or 25%. 20% uses the raw drop as a percentage, 33% wrongly divides by the new value, and 75% is the remaining fraction, not the decrease. -
Original GMAT-style Reading Comprehension item. Passage: 'Early coffeehouses in 17th-century London were nicknamed penny universities. For the price of a cup, patrons could join discussions on politics, science and trade. The houses became hubs where news circulated faster than in print.' The passage suggests coffeehouses were valued mainly because they:
Correct answer: B. The passage stresses discussion and the fast circulation of news, so the value lies in exchanging information and ideas. Price is mentioned only as an entry cost, not the main value; the 'penny universities' nickname is figurative, not a claim about formal degrees; and ownership by scientists is never stated. -
Original GMAT-style Reading Comprehension item. Passage: 'Although the new alloy resists corrosion better than steel, it is far more expensive and harder to weld. Manufacturers have therefore limited its use to parts where rust would be catastrophic.' The author's main point about the alloy is that its use is limited because:
Correct answer: D. The passage says the alloy resists corrosion well but is costly and hard to weld, so it is reserved for critical anti-rust uses. It resists corrosion better, not worse, than steel; it is more expensive, not cheaper; and it does resist corrosion, contradicting 'not at all'. -
Original GMAT-style Reading Comprehension item. Passage: 'The committee's report praised the program's reach but noted that no data were collected on whether participants' skills actually improved. Until such data exist, the report cautioned, claims of success remain premature.' The tone of the report toward the program's success is best described as:
Correct answer: D. The report praises reach yet warns that success claims are premature without outcome data, which is a cautious stance. It is not enthusiastic (it withholds endorsement), not hostile (it offers praise), and not indifferent (it engages closely with the evidence). -
Original GMAT-style Reading Comprehension item. Passage: 'Migratory birds that once wintered in the valley now stop only briefly. Researchers link the change to warmer autumns, which delay the birds' departure from northern breeding grounds.' According to the passage, the birds' shorter stays are attributed to:
Correct answer: C. The passage explicitly links the change to warmer autumns that delay departure from northern grounds. Colder valley winters, food loss in breeding grounds, and hunting are never mentioned as causes, so they go beyond the text. -
Original GMAT-style Reading Comprehension item. Passage: 'The author argues that remote work raises measured productivity, but concedes this may reflect longer hours rather than greater efficiency per hour.' The concession in the passage serves to:
Correct answer: B. The concession admits the gain might come from longer hours, an alternative to true efficiency, which qualifies the claim. It does not prove a productivity fall, does not merely restate the claim, and is directly related rather than a new topic. -
Original GMAT-style Critical Reasoning item. A city installed brighter street lighting and reported fewer night-time accidents the following year. Officials concluded the lighting caused the drop. Which finding, if true, most weakens this conclusion?
Correct answer: C. If far fewer cars were on the roads at night, the accident drop could be due to less traffic, not the lights, which breaks the causal link. Lower electricity use and driver approval do not address accident causes, and unchanged daytime accidents neither supports nor undermines the night-time claim. -
Original GMAT-style Critical Reasoning item. A company claims its training course works because employees who took it earned higher reviews than those who did not. What is the central assumption behind this claim?
Correct answer: A. The argument assumes the trained and untrained groups were similar to begin with, otherwise the better reviews might reflect who chose the course rather than the course itself. Liking the course, its cost, and review frequency are irrelevant to whether the comparison is valid. -
Original GMAT-style Critical Reasoning item. 'Our rival lowered prices last quarter and its sales rose. If we lower our prices, our sales will rise too.' Which is the strongest objection to this reasoning?
Correct answer: A. The reasoning assumes price alone drove the rival's gain and will do the same here, but other factors may have caused the rival's rise, so the outcome is not guaranteed. 'Always increase sales' actually supports the conclusion rather than objecting; company size and different countries are not shown to be relevant to the price-sales link. -
Original GMAT-style Critical Reasoning item. A study found that people who drink herbal tea report lower stress. A newspaper concluded that herbal tea reduces stress. Which statement most strengthens the newspaper's causal claim?
Correct answer: B. A randomised controlled trial isolates the tea's effect from who chooses to drink it, directly supporting causation. Availability and flavours are irrelevant; and the point that stressed people avoid caffeine suggests reverse or confounded reasoning, which would weaken rather than strengthen the causal claim. -
Original GMAT-style Critical Reasoning item. 'Sales of umbrellas and sales of raincoats both rise in the same weeks. Therefore buying umbrellas causes people to buy raincoats.' The flaw in this argument is that it:
Correct answer: B. Both purchases likely rise because of rain, a common cause, so one does not cause the other - this is correlation mistaken for causation. The argument's problem is not sample bias, not false figures, and not treating the products as identical. -
Original GMAT-style Critical Reasoning item. A manager argues: 'We should adopt the four-day week because a survey shows most staff would prefer it.' Which question is most useful in evaluating this plan?
Correct answer: D. Whether output holds up is central to deciding if the plan is sound, since preference alone does not show it works. Beverage preference, the order of survey responses, and the form's colour have no bearing on the decision. -
Original GMAT-style Critical Reasoning item. 'Region A has more hospitals per person than Region B, yet Region A has more reported illnesses. Therefore hospitals make people ill.' The reasoning is flawed because it overlooks that:
Correct answer: A. Better access to hospitals can raise how many illnesses are diagnosed and reported, so the correlation need not mean hospitals cause illness. The argument does not require Region B to have zero hospitals, makes no claim that illness is pleasant, and does not hinge on equating hospitals with clinics. -
Original GMAT-style Critical Reasoning item. An ad states: 'Nine out of ten dentists surveyed recommend BrightPaste.' Which piece of information would most help you judge this claim?
Correct answer: B. The strength of a survey claim depends on sample size and selection, so knowing those is most useful. Flavour, a competitor's price, and packaging colour tell you nothing about whether the survey result is reliable. -
Original GMAT-style Critical Reasoning item. 'Since we started the loyalty program, revenue is up. The program is clearly responsible.' Which alternative best challenges this conclusion?
Correct answer: A. If comparable firms without the program saw the same revenue rise, a broader market trend is the likelier cause, challenging the claim. The logo, customers enjoying points, and ease of launch do not address whether the program caused the revenue increase. -
Original GMAT-style Data Sufficiency item. Question: What is the value of x? Statement (1): x + 3 = 10. Statement (2): x is a positive even number. Which is sufficient to find x? On Data Sufficiency you judge whether the statements give enough information to answer - you do not need the actual value.
Correct answer: B. Statement (1) fixes x at exactly 7, so it alone answers the question. Statement (2) allows 2, 4, 6, ... so it cannot pin x down by itself. Because (1) already determines x, it is not true that only (2) works, that the two together fail, or that each alone suffices. -
Original GMAT-style Data Sufficiency item. Question: Is the integer n even? Statement (1): n is divisible by 6. Statement (2): n is divisible by 3. Which is sufficient to decide? On Data Sufficiency you judge whether the statements give enough information to answer - you do not need the actual value.
Correct answer: C. Any multiple of 6 is also a multiple of 2, so statement (1) guarantees n is even and answers the question alone. Divisibility by 3 alone does not, since 3 is odd and 6 is even, so (2) cannot decide. Thus it is not the case that only (2) works or that the statements fail together. -
Original GMAT-style Data Sufficiency item. Question: What is the price of one apple? Statement (1): 4 apples cost $2.00. Statement (2): apples cost the same as pears. Which is sufficient? On Data Sufficiency you judge whether the statements give enough information to answer - you do not need the actual value.
Correct answer: B. From statement (1), one apple is $2.00 / 4 = $0.50, so it alone is sufficient. Statement (2) only ties the apple price to an unknown pear price, giving no number, so it alone is not sufficient. Therefore it is not true that only (2) works or that each alone works. -
Original GMAT-style Data Sufficiency item. Question: Is x greater than 5? Statement (1): x is greater than 3. Statement (2): x is less than 8. Are the statements together sufficient to decide? On Data Sufficiency you judge whether the statements give enough information to answer - you do not need the actual value.
Correct answer: D. Together the statements only place x between 3 and 8, which includes values both below 5 (such as 4) and above 5 (such as 7), so the answer 'is x > 5?' cannot be decided. Neither statement alone narrows it enough either, so the claims that (1) alone, (2) alone, or both together settle it are all wrong. -
Original GMAT-style Data Sufficiency item. Question: How many students are in the class? Statement (1): The number is a multiple of 5. Statement (2): The number is between 28 and 34. Which combination is sufficient? On Data Sufficiency you judge whether the statements give enough information to answer - you do not need the actual value.
Correct answer: A. Statement (1) allows 5, 10, 15, ... and statement (2) allows 29 to 33, so neither alone gives one number. Together, the only multiple of 5 between 28 and 34 is 30, so combined they are sufficient. That is why neither alone works and 'insufficient even together' is wrong. -
Original GMAT-style Data Sufficiency item. Question: What is Maria's age? Statement (1): In 5 years she will be 30. Statement (2): She is older than 20. Which is sufficient? On Data Sufficiency you judge whether the statements give enough information to answer - you do not need the actual value.
Correct answer: A. Statement (1) means she is 30 - 5 = 25 now, so it alone answers the question. Statement (2) only says she is over 20, which fits many ages, so it alone is not sufficient. Hence it is not true that only (2) works or that the statements fail together. -
Original GMAT-style Data Insights item. A table shows quarterly revenue ($m): Q1 20, Q2 25, Q3 25, Q4 30. What was the total revenue for the year?
Correct answer: C. Adding the quarters: 20 + 25 + 25 + 30 = $100m. $95m and $110m miscount the sum, and $75m omits one quarter. -
Original GMAT-style Data Insights item. A table shows quarterly revenue ($m): Q1 20, Q2 25, Q3 25, Q4 30. Which quarter showed the largest increase over the previous quarter?
Correct answer: A. Q2 rose 5 over Q1 (20 to 25); Q3 rose 0 (25 to 25); Q4 rose 5 (25 to 30). Q2 and Q4 both rose 5, but Q1 has no prior quarter to compare, and the question asks for an increase, so Q2 is the earliest largest jump while Q3 had none. The values rule out Q3 (no increase) and Q1 (no prior quarter). -
Original GMAT-style Data Insights item. A chart shows a store's daily customers: Mon 120, Tue 90, Wed 110, Thu 130, Fri 150. What was the mean number of customers per day over these five days?
Correct answer: D. The total is 120 + 90 + 110 + 130 + 150 = 600, and 600 / 5 = 120. 115 and 125 miscompute the average, and 130 is a single day's value, not the mean. -
Original GMAT-style Data Insights item. A table lists product margins: A 40%, B 25%, C 60%, D 35%. If each product sells for $200, which yields the greatest profit per unit?
Correct answer: A. Profit per unit is margin x price, so the highest margin gives the highest profit at an equal price; C's 60% of $200 = $120 beats A ($80), B ($50) and D ($70). The lower-margin products therefore cannot yield more profit at the same price. -
Original GMAT-style Data Insights item. Two data tabs: Tab 1 says 'Total budget = $50,000.' Tab 2 says 'Marketing received 30% of the budget.' How much did marketing receive?
Correct answer: B. Combining the tabs, marketing got 30% of $50,000 = $15,000. $5,000 uses 10%, $30,000 confuses the percentage with dollars, and $1,500 misplaces the decimal. -
Original GMAT-style Data Insights item. A graph shows website visits doubling each month: Jan 1,000, Feb 2,000, Mar 4,000. If the pattern continues, how many visits are expected in April?
Correct answer: C. Doubling 4,000 gives 8,000 for April. 6,000 adds 2,000 instead of doubling, 5,000 adds 1,000, and 16,000 doubles twice. -
Original GMAT-style Data Insights item. A table shows costs: rent $3,000, salaries $12,000, supplies $1,500, other $500. Salaries make up what percentage of total monthly costs?
Correct answer: D. Total costs are 3,000 + 12,000 + 1,500 + 500 = $17,000, and 12,000 / 17,000 is about 0.71, or 71%. 50% understates salaries' share, 12% confuses the dollar figure (in thousands) with a percentage, and 88% overstates it. -
Original GMAT-style Data Insights item. A table shows units sold by region: North 400, South 250, East 150, West 200. What fraction of total units did the North region sell?
Correct answer: A. Total units are 400 + 250 + 150 + 200 = 1,000, and 400 / 1,000 = 2/5. 1/4 would be 250 units, 1/2 would be 500, and 1/5 would be 200, none of which matches the North total. -
Original GMAT-style Data Insights item. A sortable table lists employees by tenure (years): 2, 5, 8, 11, 14. What is the median tenure?
Correct answer: C. With five ordered values, the median is the middle one, which is 8. 5 and 11 are the values either side of the middle, and 40 is the total, not the median. -
Original GMAT-style Data Insights item. A chart shows expenses rose from $80,000 to $100,000 while revenue rose from $200,000 to $260,000. Did the profit margin (profit as a percent of revenue) improve?
Correct answer: C. Profit went from $120,000 on $200,000 revenue (60%) to $160,000 on $260,000 revenue (about 62%), so the margin improved slightly. It did not fall to 50%, did not stay flat, and the data clearly allow the calculation, so it can be determined.
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- How many questions should I do before the exam?
- Enough to score consistently across every domain, alongside full-length practice from official or reputable providers. Understanding why each answer is right matters more than raw volume.
- What score means I am ready?
- A good signal is consistently scoring around 80% or higher across all domains on questions you have not seen before, and being able to explain why the wrong options are wrong.
- Should I use exam dumps?
- No. Dumps (real or leaked questions) breach provider policy, can void your certification, and do not build the understanding the exam actually tests.