GMAT 2025 Quantitative Reasoning Exam - Challenging and Competitive Practice Questions - Quantitative Reasoning

Question 1

A company's revenue increased by 25% in the first quarter and then decreased by 20% in the second quarter. If the final revenue was $1,200,000, what was the initial revenue?

Accepted Answer

a) $1,000,000

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b) $1,100,000

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c) $1,200,000

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d) $1,300,000

Question 2

If the sum of the first 10 terms of an arithmetic sequence is 200 and the common difference is 4, what is the first term?

Accepted Answer

b) 10

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a) 8

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c) 12

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d) 14

Question 3

A right circular cylinder has a volume of 1,000π cubic units. If the height is 10 units, what is the radius?

Accepted Answer

b) 10

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a) 5

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c) 15

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d) 20

Question 4

If x and y are integers such that x^2 + y^2 = 100, what is the maximum possible value of x + y?

Accepted Answer

a) 14

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b) 16

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c) 18

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d) 20

Question 5

A train travels 300 miles in 5 hours. If it increases its speed by 20%, how long will it take to travel the next 360 miles?

Accepted Answer

b) 4.5 hours

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a) 4 hours

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c) 5 hours

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d) 5.5 hours

Question 6

If 3^x = 81 and 2^y = 32, what is the value of x + y?

Accepted Answer

c) 9

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a) 7

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b) 8

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d) 10

Question 7

A rectangle has a perimeter of 40 units and an area of 96 square units. What is the length of its diagonal?

Accepted Answer

c) 14

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a) 10

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b) 12

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d) 16

Question 8

If the probability of event A occurring is 0.4 and the probability of event B occurring is 0.6, what is the probability of both events A and B occurring if they are independent?

Accepted Answer

c) 0.24

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a) 0.10

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b) 0.20

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d) 0.30

Question 9

A bag contains 5 red balls, 7 blue balls, and 8 green balls. If two balls are drawn at random without replacement, what is the probability that both are blue?

Accepted Answer

b) 7/38

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a) 7/40

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c) 7/36

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d) 7/34

Question 10

If the average of five numbers is 20 and one of the numbers is removed, the average becomes 18. What is the removed number?

Accepted Answer

d) 28

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a) 22

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b) 24

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c) 26