Quantitative Reasoning

PRACTICE TEST 2

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QUANTITATIVE REASONING PRACTICE TEST 2

1.

Which of the following is most nearly equal to

5.

479 .93
.00598 ?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

2.

80,000
90,000
8,000
9,000
802.6

Find x:

2
1
5
4
1
3

1 12 A.

B.

C.

19

10
10
20

D. 1914
E. none of these
6.

5
= 9x

What is the average of 40%,

D.

15
277

E.

1
D. - 25

E. 1

7.

= 6x 6; x = ?

B. 4
C. 1
D. 1 13

4.

20

Which is the smallest?

A. 311
B. .25
C. 4 13

A. -1 12

E. 2

8.

2
3

D.

E.

17
19

A. x

b2
x

B.

A. -1

C. x ( 1b )x + 1

y +1
x +1

C.

x
y -1

D. 0
E. 2

If y z a b = 1, which of the following is not

equal to b?

If x 0 and xy + 1 = (x + 1)(y +1), then x + 1 =

B.

and 1.25?

C. 1 1 40

C. - 25

( 2 )2 + ( 2 )2 ( 2 )
1 1 1
+ +
3 3 3

10

5
13
20

B.

81

A.

A. - 25
B. -1

3.

1 25 =

D. x2 b(b 1)
E. b2 bx + 1
9.

Which is the largest?

A.

4
4

+ 44

B.

44
4

C.

44
4+ 4

D.

44
44

E.

44
4

+4

-4-4

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10.

24
x

19

= 5 + 10 ; x = ?

14.

A. 7 7

x +1
y

C. 10
D.
E.

11.

10
23

y +1
x =?

A.

y x
yx

B.

x+ y
yx

B. 17 7

C. x - y

3
7 11
12
12 19

D.
E.

( x + y )( x y )
xy

( x + y +1)( x y )
xy

7744 = ?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

15.

284
88
47.6
211
86

3 kilometers, 871 meters

1 kilometer, 364 meters
0 kilometers, 282 meters
0 kilometers, 733 meters
3 kilometers, 548 meters

13. If r = -3, s =
4

A. -9 21
3

B. -20 4

B.

2
3
3
2

C.

3 2
2

A.

12. If one kilometer is 62% of a mile, what is 2 1 5 miles in

kilometers and meters, to the nearest meter?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

4 3
99
22
3 r = 7 ; = 7 ; r = ?

r t
and t =14, then st - s = ?

D.
E.

3
3

12
2

16. 20% of A = 40% of B = 60% of C = 80% of D;

C
B
D = A x; solve for x.
A.

B.

6
2

C. -2 1 2
D. 6
E. 1 2 3

C. -9 12
10

D. -9 21
10

E. 9 21

17. Which of the following is in ascending order?

B.
C.

2 , 3 , 1.31, 3

A.

3 , 1.31,

3, 2

3 , 1.31,

2, 3

D. 3 , 4 3 , 1.31, 2
E.

3 , 1.31,

3, 2

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QUANTITATIVE REASONING PRACTICE TEST 2

18. Evaluate

2 5
+
x y
x y
+
4 7

270

when x = 3 and y = 6.

23. 8.64 25 = ?
A. 1600
B. 1.6

A. 1314

C. 4 5
D. 80
E. 93.312

B. 11 5
C. 2 5 56
D. 1415
E.

19.

112
117

2y

24. 13 3x = 2; -5 = 3 + 3; y = ?
A. 2 112

1
44% of x = 1.32; x = ?

A. .03
B. 3

B.

11
16

C.

12

D. - 1116

C.
3
D. 300

E. - 1136

E. 33 13
25.
20. Which is smallest?

21.

A.

31
120

B.

61

C.

15

D.

61

E.

44

240

.0002
5 % of .6 = ?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

.0006
.0000024
.00000024
.000006
.00006

60
241

181

r
4 = 55% of 44; r = ?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

-2420
-320
-96.8
-9680
-24.2

22. If three ounces equal 85 grams, how many ounces, to

the nearest tenth, are in a kilogram?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

70.6
3.6
35.3
11.8
105.9

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