Quantitative Reasoning
PracticeQs
1. The ratio of the number of hardcover
books to the number of paperback books sold by a bookstore
yesterday was 12 to 5. If the total number of hard-cover books
and paper-back books sold by this bookstore yesterday was 204,
how many paper-back books were sold yesterday?
A. 34
B. 51
C. 60
D. 85
E. 144
2. Which of the following variables cannot be equal to 0 if
(v + w)(x - y - z)(x +
y + z)z = 3?
A. v
B. w
C. x
D. y
E. z
3. Which of the following lines is perpendicular to y = -2x +3
and has the same y-intercept as y = 2x - 3?
A. y = 1/2x + 3
B. y = 1/2x - 3
C. y = 1/2x + 3
D. y = 2x + 3
E. y = 2x -3
4. A, B, and C have 24 marbles between them.
A has more marbles than B and B has more
marbles than C. What is the largest number of marbles that
B can have?
A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 11
E. 12
5. Fifteen movie theaters average 600 customers per day. If
six are shut down, but the same number of people still attend the
movies, what is the new average attendance for the movies that
remain open?
A. 66
B. 100
C. 500
D. 1000
E. 1500
