GRE GRE Certifications GRE-TEST Questions & Answers

• Question 251:

  How much more is 20 percent of x than

  

  of 1 percent of x?

  A. 0.18x

  B. 0.192x

  C. 0.198x

  D. 0.19.8x

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 252:

  Exhibit.

  

  Each of the four semicircles shown in the figure has a side of the square as its diameter and has exactly one point in common with the larger circle. If each side of the square has length 4, what is the sum of the areas of the shaded regions?

  A. 8-16

  B. 12-16

  C. 16-16

  D. 18-16

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 253:

  The graph summarizes the responses from 4.500 respondents who rated their degree of confidence in each of eight United States institutions. Each respondent gave each institution one of five confidence ratings: high, moderate, little, none, or undecided.

  

  For the respondents who rated their degree of confidence in state government high or moderate, the ratio of the number who gave a rating of high to the number who gave a rating of moderate was 1 to 3. How many of the respondents rated their degree of confidence in state government high?

  A. 540

  B. 570

  C. 620

  D. 680

  E. 720

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 254:

  la 1994. if 20 percent of the first-year students who look the placement exam received a score of 85 or higher, approximately what percent of all first-year students received a score of S5 or higher on the placement exam that year?

  A. 30%

  B. 22%

  C. 18%

  D. 9%

  E. 4.5%

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 255:

  Chloe spent a total of x dollars last August on clothes, transportation, and college textbooks. She spent 23 percent of the total on college textbooks, of which 13 percent was spent on her college mathematics textbook. Chloe spent a total of $450 on the college textbooks that were not her college mathematics textbook. Which of the following is closest to the value of x ?

  A. 1250

  B. 1,500

  C. 1.750

  D. 2,000

  E. 2,250

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 256:

  Exhibit.

  

  Hezekiah has a whole number of dollars to purchase fish for his fish tank. He has less than S100. and the cost of each type offish is shown in the table. If he purchases as many fish of type A as he can and no other fish, he will have S4 remaining. If he purchases as many fish of type B as he can and 1 fish of type C. he will have SO remaining. How many dollars does Hezekiah have?

  A. $52

  B. $64

  C. $66

  D. $72

  E. $75

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 257:

  A car service charges S5 for the first mile of a trip and S2 for each additional mile or part thereof. If the car service charges SI01 for an //-mile trip, where // is an integer, what is the value of n ?

  A. 47

  B. 48

  C. 49

  D. 50

  E. 51

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 258:

  Of the 67 children residing on a certain street, 52 children enjoy biking and 21 children enjoy roller-skating. If all but 5 of the children enjoy biking or roller-skating or both, how many of the children enjoy either biking or roller-skating, but not both biking and roller- skating?

  A. 11

  B. 31

  C. 51

  D. 61

  E. 62

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 259:

  If n is a positive integer such that 51 is a factor of //. which of the following could be the units digit of n ? Indicate all such digits.

  A. 0

  B. 1

  C. 2

  D. 3

  E. 4

  F. 5

  G. 6

  H. 7

  I. 8

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 260:

  

  A. Quantity A is greater.

  B. Quantity B is greater.

  C. The two quantities are equal.

  D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

  Correct Answer: C