GRE Quantitative Reasoning Questions
100 Quantitance Comparison Questions (Set 8)
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Directions: Compare Quantity A and Quantity B, using additional information centered above the two quantities if such information is given, and select one of the following four answer choices:
Quantity A is greater.
Quantity B is greater.
The two quantities are equal.
The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
A symbol that appears more than once in a question has the same meaning throughout the question.
Quantity A is greater.
Quantity B is greater.
The two quantities are equal.
The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
A symbol that appears more than once in a question has the same meaning throughout the question.
| Answer Sheet of Set 8 |
Check Answer:
1.
| A jar of 90 marbles contains marbles of three different solid colors: red, blue and green. More than half the marbles are either red or blue. | |
| Quantity A | Quantity B |
| The number of blue marbles in the jar | Twice the number of green marbles in the jar |
 | Quantity A is greater. |
| Quantity B is greater. |
| The two quantities are equal. |
| The relationship cannot be determined without further information. |
2.
| Quantity A | Quantity B |
| √ 30 | The greatest prime factor of 30 |
| Quantity A is greater. |
| Quantity B is greater. |
| The two quantities are equal. |
| The relationship cannot be determined without further information. |
3.
| Quantity A | Quantity B |
| The number of positive even integers less than 100 | The number of positive odd integers less than 100 |
| Quantity A is greater. |
| Quantity B is greater. |
| The two quantities are equal. |
| The relationship cannot be determined without further information. |
4.
| A < C, B > D > 0 | |
| Quantity A | Quantity B |
| A – B | C – D |
| Quantity A is greater. |
| Quantity B is greater. |
| The two quantities are equal. |
| The relationship cannot be determined without further information. |
5.
| 3x – 10 = y, 3y – 10 = x | |
| Quantity A | Quantity B |
| x | y |
| Quantity A is greater. |
| Quantity B is greater. |
| The two quantities are equal. |
| The relationship cannot be determined without further information. |
6.
| Distribution A: {m, 2m, 3m}, Distribution B: {m, m + 2, m + 3} | |
| Quantity A | Quantity B |
| The arithmetic mean(simple average)of Distribution A | The arithmetic mean(simple average)of Distribution B |
| Quantity A is greater. |
| Quantity B is greater. |
| The two quantities are equal. |
| The relationship cannot be determined without further information. |
7.
 y + z = 130 | |
| Quantity A | Quantity B |
| x + z | w + y |
| Quantity A is greater. |
| Quantity B is greater. |
| The two quantities are equal. |
| The relationship cannot be determined without further information. |
8.
| a – b = 1/2 | |
| Quantity A | Quantity B |
| a2 – 2ab + b2 | 1/4 |
| Quantity A is greater. |
| Quantity B is greater. |
| The two quantities are equal. |
| The relationship cannot be determined without further information. |
9.
| x + y = 27, y + 12 = 23 | |
| Quantity A | Quantity B |
| x | y |
| Quantity A is greater. |
| Quantity B is greater. |
| The two quantities are equal. |
| The relationship cannot be determined without further information. |
10.
| A windmill makes one revolution every 8 seconds | |
| Quantity A | Quantity B |
| 23 | The number of revolutions made in 3 minutes. |
| Quantity A is greater. |
| Quantity B is greater. |
| The two quantities are equal. |
| The relationship cannot be determined without further information. |