GRE Data Interpretation

Questions 1-3 are based on the following graph

1. If Madagascars exports totaled 1.3 billion dollars in 2009,approximately what was the value ,in
millions of dollars, of the countrys exports to China ?

A.52

B. 78

C. 100

D. 325

E. 520

2. What is the approximate ratio of Madagascars total exports to France, the US, Germany, and
China combined compared to Madagascars exports to all other countries?

A. 2/5

B. 1/2

C. 2/3

D. 3/2

E. 2/1
3. If Madagascars exports to France increased to 33% of Madagascars total exports in 2010,by
approximately what percent will exports to France increase as a percentage of all exports between
2009 and 2010?

A. 4 %

B. 14%

C. 32%

D. 88%

F. 114%

Question 4-6 are based on the following graph

Population of Bhutan by Age(2010 estimate)

PopulationMale(thousand
Age (years)

s)
PopulationFemale(thousa
nds)

Population(thousands)

4. Approximately what percent of Bhutans total population was between the ages 0 and 14 years in
2010?

A. 15%

B. 25%

C. 30%

D. 40%

E. 55%

5. What is the best estimate of the ratio of the female population age 65 and older to the female
population age 0 to 14 years?

A. 1:10

B. 1:5

C. 1:3
D. 3:1

E. 5:1

6. Which of the following is greater than 50%?

Indicate all that apply.

A. Males and females ages 0-14 to total population.

B. Males age0-14 to males and Females ages0-14.

C. Males ages 15-64 to total population.

D. Males and Females ages 0-14 to males and females ages 15-64.

E. Males over 65 to Males and Females ages over 65.

Questions 7-10 are based on the following graphs

Distribution of students at Shady Brook High School

Chart Title
7. Suppose there were 1100 students at Shady Brook High School in 2005 and 1300 students in
2010.How many more freshmen attended the school in 2010 than in 2005?

A. 429

B. 200

C. 99

D. 33

E. 3

8. Suppose 1100 students attended Shady Brook High School in 2005. if two-thirds of the seniors
were female, how many male seniors attended the school in 2005?

A. 99

B. 132

C. 216

D. 324

E. 400

9. Suppose 1,300 students attended Shady Brook high school in 2010. If the ratio of faculty assigned
to work with underclassmen to underclassmen (freshmen and sophomores) was about 1:14, how
many faculty were assigned to work with underclassmen?

A. 30

B. 45

C. 50

D. 56

E. 100
10. If the number of juniors in 2005 and 2010 was the same, which of the following statements could
be true?

Select all that apply .

A. There were 988 students in 2005 and 1300 students in 2010.

B. There were 952 students in 2005 and 1300 students in 2010.

C. There were 987 students in 2005 and 750 students in 2010.

D. There were 1,158 students in 2005 and 875 students in 2010.

F. There were 1064 students in 2005 and 1400 students in 2010.

Intermediate

Question 11-13 are based on the following graphs

Number of Planes at Sherman Airport

 Airlines

year2010
year2000

Number of Planes

Collisions between Birds and Planes near Sherman Airport

no of collisions

no of collisions

No of collisions vs year

11. The number of collisions between birds and planes near Sherman Airport increased by
approximately what percent between 1990 and 2010?

A. 3%

B. 37%

C. 193%

D. 245%

E. 317%
12. What is the probability that a collision between a bird and a plane in 2010 involved a super blue
plane, assuming that collisions between birds and planes involved only Omega, Super Blue and Fast
Jet airplanes?

A. 1/15

B. 1/3

C. 5/13

D. 8/11

E. 14/15

13. Based on the data given in the graph, approximately what percentage of collisions between
planes and birds between 1990 and 2010, inclusive occurred before 2002?

A. 12%

B. 20%

C. 33%

D. 50%

F. 67%

Questions 14-16 are based on the following graphs

number of Bear sightings,statewide

number of Bear
sightings,statewide

The number of Sightings vs year

Typical Reasons for Bear Sightings

pets/livestock; 10%; 10.00% property damage; 15%; 15.00%

property damage
Trash
Bird feeders; 25%; 25.00%
on Road
Trash; 30%; 30.00%
Bird feeders
pets/livestock

on Road; 20%; 20.00%

14. If Smithson County reported 20 % of the bear sightings in the state in 2000, how many

Sightings were reported for the location?

A. 20

B. 25

C. 30

D. 40

E. 50

15. During the year that had the greatest increase in the number of bear sightings from the previous
year, how many on road sightings were reported, assuming a typical distribution of bear-sighting
types?

A. 20

B. 35

C. 40

D. 70

E. 80

16. According to the data given, in which year was there no change in the number of bear sightings
from the previous year?
Select all that apply

A. 2002

B. 2003

C. 2004

D. 2005

E. 2006

Questions 17-20 are based on the following graphs

no ofDVD's ordered in2010

no ofDVD's ordered
in2010

DVDs ordered in millions

DVDs ordered in December 2010

 children; 13; 13.00%

horror; 8; 8.00% children

horror
Comedy; 37; 37.00%
Drama
Drama; 19; 19.00%
Action
Comedy

Action; 23; 23.00%

17. There was a 41.67% change in the number of DVDs ordered between which two consecutive
months in 2010?

A. Feb-March

B. April-May

C. May-June

D. Aug-Sept

E. Nov-Dec

18. Which pairs of months in 2010 have a sales ratio of 2:3?

Select all that apply

A. Jan :Feb

B. April :May

C. August :April

D. October : November

E. May: June

19. In Dec2010,how many more comedy DVDs were ordered than drama DVDs?

A. 4.2 m

B. 6.3m
C. 8m

D. 14.4m

E. 18m

20. Suppose 15% of the DVDs ordered inNovember2010 were horror films. How many more horror
films were ordered in December than November?

million

Advanced

Questions 21-24 are based on the following graphs

Percentage of Boys and Girls in Attendance at Premier League Soccer Camp

2007; 75

2010; 67

2008; 56
2009; 51
2009; 49
2008; 44
girls%
2010; 33 boys%

2007; 25
 attendance

attendance

Total Number in Attendance at Premier League Soccer Camp

21. Approximately how many girls attended the 2010 premier league Soccer Camp?

A. 330

B. 450

C. 545

D. 825

E. 890

22. In which years did approximately the same number of girls and boys attend the camp?

A. 2007

B. 2008

C. 2009

D. 2007& 2008

E. 2008& 2009

23. Which two years from 2007 to 2010 inclusive, had the lowest number of boys in attendance?

A. 2007&2008

B. 2008&2009

C. 2009&2010

D. 2007&2010
C. 2008& 2010

24. Which is the best estimate of the total number of girls who attended in the two years that had
the lowest total attendance?

A. 1500

B. 1275

C. 1280

D. 750

E. 660
Questions 25-27 are based on the following graphs

Marathon Finishers by City

Finishers(thousands)

2008
2009
2010

City

Total Male Marathon Finishers,U.S.

Finishers(thousands)

25. Which city showed the greatest percent increase in marathon finishers from 2009 to 2010?

A. City A

B. City B

C. City C
D. City D

E. City E

26. During the year in which there was no change in amarathon male finishers from the previous
year; what was the ratio of finishers in City A to finishers in City C?

A. 6:5

B. 4:3

C. 1:1

D. 8:5

E. 14:11

27. If 60% of marathon finishers are male, what percentage of the total 2009 US marathon finishers
ran in city A?

A. 5%

B. 10%

C. 25%

D. 30%

E. 40%

Questions 28-30 are based on the following graph

 venue revenue
media revenue
other revenue

Revenue in millions of dollars

other revenue
media revenue
venue revenue

Team A revenues for 2009-Revenue in millions of dollars

28. For the team that earned 20 million$ in Media revenue in 2009, what percent of total revenue
that year came from venue revenue?

29. For the month in which Team A showed the greatest Media revenue, which statements is true?
Choose all that apply.

A. Team As venue was about the same as revenue from other sources

B. Team As revenue from Media was more than 120 million $

C. Team A revenue from media for that month accounted for one fourth of the years revenue from
media

D. In the same month, Team As revenue from other sources also showed its greatest amount

E. Total revenues for Team A for the month were less than 30 million $

30. What percent change did Team A experience in Venue revenue from May to June 2009?

A. Venue revenue decreased by 35.7%

B. Venue revenue decreased by64.3%

C. Venue revenue increased by 66.66%

D. Venue revenue increased by 80%

E. Venue revenue stayed the same.

Data Interpretation Answers

Basic

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.B, E

7.C
8.A

9.C

10.A,E

Intermediate

11.E

12.C

13.C

14.E

15.D

16.B, D

17.A

18.A,C

19.D

201.15

21.B

22.C
23.B

24.D

25.E

26.A

27.B

28.50

29.A, C, D

30. B