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GMAT GMAT SECTION 2: QUANTITATIVE Exam
GMAT Section 2: Quantitative (Page 20 )

Updated On: 9-Feb-2026
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A restaurant spends one quarter of its monthly budget for rent and half of the rest for food and beverages. What percentage of the budget does the restaurant spend for food and beverages?

  1. 23.5%
  2. 32.5%
  3. 35%
  4. 37.5%
  5. 75%

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

After spending one quarter of the budget on rent, 75% is left, of that half = 37.5% is spent for food and beverages.



If x oranges cost as much as y peaches do, and peaches cost 24 cents each, how many dollars does each orange cost?

  1. 2400/(xy)
  2. 24y/x
  3. 100y/24x
  4. 24y/100x
  5. y/24x

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Compare x oranges to y peaches at the price of 24 cents per peach. Divide by 100 to receive the amount in dollar:



A carpenter makes 3 bunk beds every day. A military school needs to organize a place to sleep for 143 soldiers. If there are 5 carpenters working on the job, how many whole days in advance should they receive the order and start working in order to finish the right number of beds assuming that each bunk-bed is used by two soldiers?

  1. 3.
  2. 4.
  3. 5.
  4. 6.
  5. 7.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

143 soldiers is not an even number so we need at least 72 beds (one will sleep alone).
The carpenters together can complete 15 beds a day. 72/15 is between 4 and 5 so they will need 5 days notice in order to complete the job on time.



A car travels a distance of 160 miles in 2 hours and 40 minutes, what is the speed of the car in miles per hour?

  1. 54
  2. 60
  3. 84
  4. 116
  5. 120

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

The car travels 160 miles in 160 minutes that is 1 mile per minute. So, it travels 60 miles in 60 minutes, or 60 miles per hour.



If = , what is x?

  1. 9
  2. 8
  3. 7
  4. 6
  5. 5

Answer(s): E

Explanation:

. And x=5






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