GAT Quantitative Reasoning

Question 1

A shirt originally priced at $80 is discounted by 25%, and then a further 10% is taken off the reduced price. What is the final price?

Accepted Answer

$54

Answer

$80 × 0.75 = $60, then $60 × 0.90 = $54.

Question 2

If 3x − 7 = 2x + 5, what is the value of x?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

Subtract 2x from both sides and add 7: x = 12.

Question 3

The average of five numbers is 18. If one of the numbers is removed, the average of the remaining four is 16. What number was removed?

Accepted Answer

26

Answer

Total was 90; remaining total is 64; the removed number is 90 − 64 = 26.

Question 4

A train travels 240 km in 3 hours and then 180 km in 2 hours. What is its average speed for the whole journey?

Accepted Answer

84 km/h

Answer

Total distance 420 km over total time 5 hours gives 84 km/h.

Question 5

What is the next number in the sequence 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ...?

Accepted Answer

42

Answer

Differences increase by 2 each time (4, 6, 8, 10), so the next difference is 12: 30 + 12 = 42.

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