GRE- Quantitative Reasoning
Explanation:
As you can see, the two quantities are equal.
QUESTION: 24
A. The quantity in Column A is greater;
B. The quantity in Column B is greater;
C. The quantities are equal;
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Answer(s): C
Explanation: You can express the centered information as the algebraic form 2
n + 5 = 17. Now,
solve for
n: 2
n = 12;
n = 6. Find Quantity A: 3 less than is 3 - 3 = 0. Find Quantity B: 2 less
than is 2 - 2 = 0.
QUESTION: 25
A. The quantity in Column A is greater;
B. The quantity in Column B is greater;
C. The quantities are equal;
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Answer(s): B
Explanation: The comparison is easily made by substituting some simple numbers for
p and
q.
For example, assume
p = 1 and
q = 2. The ratio of
p to (
p + 1) is 1:2, or , while the ratio of
q
to (
q + 1) is 2:3, or . As long as 0 <
p <
q, the inequality
wil hold.
QUESTION: 26
Distribution P is given as {-2, 1,
x}, where
x is the median. Distribution Q is given as {
x, 0, 3},