GRE Sample Questions

Quantitative Section : Quantitative Comparision

21. Consider a rectangle. The length of its shorter side is 8, and the length of its diagonal is 16.

    Quantity A: 30^o
    Quantity B: measure of angle formed by diagonal and shorter side

    1. Relationship Indeterminate
    2. Quantity A equals Quantity B
    3. Quantity A is greater
    4. Quantity B is greater

    Ans : D

22. Quantity A: (y + 5)²
    Quantity B: (y - 5)²
    1. Quantity B is greater
    2. Relationship Indeterminate
    3. Quantity A equals Quantity B
    4. Quantity A is greater

    Ans : B

23. Quantity A: (1/25)^1/2 + (1/144)^1/2
    Quantity B: [(1/25) + (1/144)]^1/2
    1. Relationship Indeterminate
    2. Quantity A is greater
    3. Quantity B is greater
    4. Quantity A equals Quantity B

    Ans : A

24. y2 + z2 = 34 and yz = 15

    Quantity A: y² + 2yz + z²
    Quantity B: (y + z)²

    1. Quantity A is greater
    2. Relationship Indeterminate
    3. Quantity A equals Quantity B
    4. Quantity B is greater

    Ans : C

25. 100 < y < 200 and 100 < z < 210

    Quantity A: y
    Quantity B: z

    1. Quantity A is greater
    2. Quantity A equals Quantity B
    3. Quantity B is greater
    4. Relationship Indeterminate

    Ans : D

26. Quantity A: (y + 5)²
    Quantity B: (y - 5)²
    1. Quantity A equals Quantity B
    2. Quantity A is greater
    3. Relationship Indeterminate
    4. Quantity B is greater

    Ans : C

27. Consider a rectangle. The length of its shorter side is 8, and the length of its diagonal is 16.

    Quantity A: 30^o
    Quantity B: measure of angle formed by diagonal and shorter side

    1. Quantity A is greater
    2. Quantity A equals Quantity B
    3. Quantity B is greater
    4. Relationship Indeterminate

    Ans : C

28. The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 18.

    Quantity A: Their average
    Quantity B: 6

    1. Relationship Indeterminate
    2. Quantity A is greater
    3. Quantity A equals Quantity B
    4. Quantity B is greater

    Ans : C

29. x - y > 10

    Quantity A: y - x
    Quantity B: 12

    1. Quantity B is greater
    2. Quantity A is greater
    3. Quantity A equals Quantity B
    4. Relationship Indeterminate

    Ans : A

30. x = 0, y > 0

    Quantity A: xy
    Quantity B: yx

    1. Quantity A equals Quantity B
    2. Quantity A is greater
    3. Quantity B is greater
    4. Relationship Indeterminate

    Ans : C