10 GRE Quantitative Questions - 2025-01-08

Evan Zhou

Learning Compass|Jan 8, 2025|Last edited: Sep 8, 2025|
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Questions


1. Compare Quantities

A book with 80,000 words costs $24 and a short story with 1,000 words costs $1.
Quantity A: Cost per word of the book
Quantity B: Cost per word of the short story
Options:
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

2. Compare Quantities

Ticket Prices at the Natural History Museum
Weekdays
Weekends & Holidays
Child (ages 5–18)
$7
$9
Adult (ages 19–64)
$14
$16
Senior (ages 65+)
$8
$10
Children under age 5 attend free
Quantity A: The price for tickets at the Natural History Museum on a weekday for one 12-year-old and one 39-year-old
Quantity B: The price for tickets at the Natural History Museum on a weekend for one 4-year-old, two 8-year-olds, and one senior over 65 years old, after applying a coupon for $10 off the total cost
Options:
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

3. Compare Quantities

On a certain train, tickets cost $6 each for children and $9 each for adults. The total train ticket cost for a certain group of six passengers was between $44 and $50.
Quantity A: The number of children in the group
Quantity B: The number of adults in the group
Options:
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

4. Single Choice

If 617 is divided by 49, the sum of the tens digit and the tenths digit of the resulting number is what value? Options:
A. 1
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
E. 9

5. Compare Quantities

Quantity A: The number of days between May 30, 1917, and May 15, 1996, inclusive
Quantity B: The number of days between May 15, 1912, and May 30, 1991, inclusive
Options:
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

6. Compare Quantities

Alfred’s Coffee Shop offers a “buy six cups of coffee, get one free” discount, and Boris’s Coffee Shop offers 15% off all orders of six or more cups of coffee. At both shops, the regular price of a single cup of coffee is $2.60.
Quantity A: The total cost for one order of seven single cups of coffee from Alfred’s
Quantity B: The total cost for one order of seven single cups of coffee from Boris’s
Options:
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

7. Single Choice

In a certain ancient kingdom, the standard unit of measure was the "crown," equal to 10 standard modern inches. An alternative unit of measure was the "scepter," equal to 14 standard modern inches. If a tower measured 70 crowns tall, how many scepters tall was it?
A. 35
B. 49
C. 50
D. 75
E. 98

8. Numeric Entry

A total of $450 was donated to charity by 25 employees. If 15 employees donated at least $12 but less than $19 and 9 employees donated at least $19, what is the maximum amount, in dollars, that the last employee could have donated?
Enter your answer in the box: ____

9. Numeric Entry

A tank has a capacity of 200 pints. How many gallons of water would it take to fill the tank to 3/10 of its capacity? (1 gallon = 8 pints)
Enter your answer in the box: ____

10. Compare Quantities

1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds.
Quantity A: The number of kilograms in 44 pounds
Quantity B: The number of pounds in 44 kilograms
Options:
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
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Answers (The correct answers are marked in blue!)


1. Compare Quantities

A book with 80,000 words costs $24 and a short story with 1,000 words costs $1.
Quantity A: Cost per word of the book
Quantity B: Cost per word of the short story
Options:
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

2. Compare Quantities

Ticket Prices at the Natural History Museum
Weekdays
Weekends & Holidays
Child (ages 5–18)
$7
$9
Adult (ages 19–64)
$14
$16
Senior (ages 65+)
$8
$10
Children under age 5 attend free
Quantity A: The price for tickets at the Natural History Museum on a weekday for one 12-year-old and one 39-year-old
Quantity B: The price for tickets at the Natural History Museum on a weekend for one 4-year-old, two 8-year-olds, and one senior over 65 years old, after applying a coupon for $10 off the total cost
Options:
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

3. Compare Quantities

On a certain train, tickets cost $6 each for children and $9 each for adults. The total train ticket cost for a certain group of six passengers was between $44 and $50.
Quantity A: The number of children in the group
Quantity B: The number of adults in the group
Options:
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

4. Single Choice

If 617 is divided by 49, the sum of the tens digit and the tenths digit of the resulting number is what value? Options:
A. 1
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
E. 9

5. Compare Quantities

Quantity A: The number of days between May 30, 1917, and May 15, 1996, inclusive
Quantity B: The number of days between May 15, 1912, and May 30, 1991, inclusive
Options:
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

6. Compare Quantities

Alfred’s Coffee Shop offers a “buy six cups of coffee, get one free” discount, and Boris’s Coffee Shop offers 15% off all orders of six or more cups of coffee. At both shops, the regular price of a single cup of coffee is $2.60.
Quantity A: The total cost for one order of seven single cups of coffee from Alfred’s
Quantity B: The total cost for one order of seven single cups of coffee from Boris’s
Options:
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

7. Single Choice

In a certain ancient kingdom, the standard unit of measure was the "crown," equal to 10 standard modern inches. An alternative unit of measure was the "scepter," equal to 14 standard modern inches. If a tower measured 70 crowns tall, how many scepters tall was it?
A. 35
B. 49
C. 50
D. 75
E. 98

8. Numeric Entry

A total of $450 was donated to charity by 25 employees. If 15 employees donated at least $12 but less than $19 and 9 employees donated at least $19, what is the maximum amount, in dollars, that the last employee could have donated?
Enter your answer in the box: __99__ 99

9. Numeric Entry

A tank has a capacity of 200 pints. How many gallons of water would it take to fill the tank to 3/10 of its capacity? (1 gallon = 8 pints)
Enter your answer in the box: __7.5__ 7.5

10. Compare Quantities

1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds.
Quantity A: The number of kilograms in 44 pounds
Quantity B: The number of pounds in 44 kilograms
Options: A
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
 
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