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Graduate Record Examination Test: Verbal, Quantitative, Analytical Writing (Page 8 )

Updated On: 10-Mar-2026
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Quantity A



Quantity B
2-54

  1. Quantity A is greater.
  2. Quantity B is greater.
  3. The two quantities are equal.
  4. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

227 - 224 = 224(23 - 1) = 224(8 - 1) = 224 × 7
827 = (23)27 = 281
826 = (23)26 = 278
281 - 278 = 278(23 - 1) = 278(8 - 1) = 278 × 7



224-78 = 2-54



The sum of -5 and k equals m2.

Quantity A
k

Quantity B
4

  1. Quantity A is greater.
  2. Quantity B is greater.
  3. The two quantities are equal.
  4. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

-5 + k = m2
k = m2 + 5
m2 + 5 vs 4
m2 + 5 > 4 m2 > -1
Since m2 is always non-negative (because it is a square of a real number), we always have:
m2 0
k = m2 + 5 5
Since k 5, it' is possible that k > 4, but we cannot conclude if k is always greater that 4 without knowing specific values for m.



Quantity A
The product of two consecutive odd integers

Quantity B
0

  1. Quantity A is greater.
  2. Quantity B is greater.
  3. The two quantities are equal.
  4. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Let the two consecutive odd integers be x and x + 2, where x is an odd integer.
The product of the two consecutive odd integers is:
x(x + 2) = x2 + 2x
Compare the Product with 0:
If both integers are positive, their product is positive (greater than 0).

If both integers are negative, their product is also positive (greater than 0).

If one of the integers is 0, then their product is 0, but this is impossible since they are odd integers.

If one integer is negative and the other is positive, their product is negative (less than 0).

Thus, the product can be either positive or negative, depending on whether the integers are both positive or have opposite signs.
Since the product can be greater than or less than 0 based on the values of the integers, we cannot determine a fixed relationship.



In a competition, a certain contestant scored either 2 points or 4 points in each round of the competition. This contestant's average (arithmetic mean) score for the entire competition was 3.8 points per round.

Quantity A
9 times the number of rounds in which the contestant scored 2 points

Quantity B
The number of rounds in which the contestant scored 4 points

  1. Quantity A is greater.
  2. Quantity B is greater.
  3. The two quantities are equal.
  4. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Let the number of rounds in which the contestant scored 2 points be denoted as x, and the number of rounds in which the contestant scored 4 points be denoted as y.
We know that the average score for the entire competition is 3.8 points per round. The total number of rounds is x + y, and the total score is 2x + 4y.
The average score is the total score divided by the total number of rounds:



2x + 4y = 3.8(x + y)
2x + 4y = 3.8x + 3.8y
2x - 3.8x = 3.8y - 4y
-1.8x = -0.2y
9x = y
Quantity B (y = 9x) is equal to Quantity A (9x).





In the rectangular coordinate plane, (x, y) is point on the circle with center O and radius 1, and xy 0.

Quantity A
|x3 + y3|

Quantity B
1

  1. Quantity A is greater.
  2. Quantity B is greater.
  3. The two quantities are equal.
  4. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

In the given diagram, the point (x, y) lies on a circle centered at O with a radius of 1. This means that the coordinates (x, y) satisfy the equation of the circle:
x2 + y2 = 1
We can use the identity for the sum of cubes:
x3 + y3 = (x + y)(x2 - xy + y2)
x3 + y3 = (x + y)(1 - xy)
We know that xy 0, so x and y cannot be zero, but we do not have specific values for x and y. The value of x + y and xy could vary, affecting x3 + y3. Therefore, we cannot definitively determine the exact value of |x3 + y3| relative to 1 without more information about the specific values of x and y.
The relationship between |x3 + y3| and 1 cannot be determined from the given information.



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