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Graduate Management Admission Test: Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA), Quantitative section, Verbal section (Page 23 )

Updated On: 19-Jan-2026

Arnold and Danny are two twin brothers that are celebrating their birthday. The product of their ages today is smaller by 9 from the product of their ages a year from today. What is their age today?

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

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Back solve using the answers. Take the age 4.
4 x 4 = 16. 16 + 9 = 25. And in one year they’ll be 5 so 5 x 5 = 25.



Brian got in his latest test a grade 3 times higher that he anticipated. In spite of that, he decided to appeal. After the appeal he got 30 points lower than the original grade but still the grade was 30 points higher than his anticipation. What was the grade Brian anticipated?

  1. 15.
  2. 20.
  3. 30.
  4. 25.
  5. 35.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

The grade Brian anticipated is x. The grade that he really got was 3x.
After the appeal he got 3x – 30 that was still x +30. Therefore, x = 30.



Steve’s monthly income is bigger by $4,000 than John’s salary.
If they both earned (together) $144,000 in one year, what is John’s monthly income?

  1. $1,000.
  2. $2,000.
  3. $3,000.
  4. $4,000.
  5. $5,000.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Steve every month: x + 4,000.
Steve and John together every month: x + x + 4,000 = 2x +4,000. Steve and John in a year: 12(2x + 4,000) = 144,000 x = 4,000.



The value of a stock is X dollars. On Sunday the stock’s value grew by half of its value, but on Monday its value dropped to a third of its new value. What is the stock’s value at the end of Monday?

  1. X.
  2. X/2.
  3. 2X/3.
  4. X/3.
  5. X/4.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Let’s say that the original value of the stock was 100.
After Sunday its value was 150, after Monday its value was 50 thus one half of its original value.



Heather has 35 stamps in her stamp collection. The stamps are divided into three groups: old, new and foreign. The number of stamps in the old group is one half of the number of stamps in the new group and one seventh of the total amount of stamps. How many foreign stamps does Heather have?

  1. 21.
  2. 20.
  3. 15.
  4. 7.
  5. 18.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

If the number of old stamp is 1/7 of the total amount, then there are 5 old stamps. Five old stamps are 1/2 of the new ones so there are 10 new stamps, therefore there are (35 – 10 – 5 = 20) foreign stamps.



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