GMAT SECTION 2: QUANTITATIVE Exam Questions and Answers

QUESTION: 36

Loren bought a roll of cloth and sold it for a 5% profit based on the selling price. If Loren‘s profit was $45.5 total on the cloth, how much did it cost her to buy the cloth?

$455.
$525.5.
$675.
$810.5.
$864.5.

Answer(s): E

Explanation:

5% of the total price of the cloths is 45.5 dollars, multiply this number to get the entire 100% of the total selling price: (45.5 x 20 = $910). Now subtract the profit $45.5 to get the cost: 910-45.5=$864.5. The correct answer is E.

Reveal Solution Next Question

QUESTION: 37

In a recent tender, X people participated. 35% of the X people, who made an offer won the specific tender they participated in. 70% of the rest, were disappointed from the result of the tender. Which of the following expressions represents the number of people who weren’t disappointed although they didn’t win the tender?

39X/200.
25X/50.
19.5X/200.
35X/250.
90X/200.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

65X/100 is the number of people who didn’t win the tender. 30% of that number is the number of people who weren’t deeply disappointed about the fact that they didn’t win. 30 x (65X/100) /100 = 19.5/100 = 39/200. The correct answer is A.

Reveal Solution Next Question

QUESTION: 38

What is 0.01 x 5 x 0.03 in terms of percent?

15%
1.5%
0.15%
0.015%
0.0015%

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Since 0.01 and 0.03 each have 2 decimal places, their product must have 4 (2 + 2) decimal places. Because 1 x 3 x 5 is 15, you need to add 2 zeros to get the correct number of decimal places, so the product of 0.01, 5 and 0.03 is 0.0015. To change a decimal to a percentage you multiply by 100 and move the decimal point 2 places to the right, so 0.0015 is 0.15%. The correct answer is C.

Reveal Solution Next Question

QUESTION: 39

In a barrel of juice there is 30 liters; in a barrel of beer there are 80 liters. If the price ratio between barrels of juice to a barrel of beer is 3:4, what is the price ratio between one liter of juice and one liter of beer?

3:2.
2:1.
3:1.
4:3.
3:4.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Pick numbers: a barrel of beer costs $40 and a barrel of juice costs $30 according to the given ratio. One liter of beer will cost $0.5 and one liter of juice will cost $1. Therefore, the price ratio is 2:1. The correct answer is B.

Reveal Solution Next Question

QUESTION: 40

From the starting point in a boat race, one competitor started to sail north at a speed of 1.6 Km/h, the other competitor started to sail west at a speed of 1.2 Km/h. What is the distance in Km between the two competitors after 5 hours?

10.
12.
12.5.
14.
15.4.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

One is going north and the other is going west. The distance can be calculated using the Pythagorean theorem. One made a distance of 1.6 x 5 = 8 Km, The second one did 1.2 x 5 = 6 Km. The distance between them is the square root of (64 + 36) = 10 Km. The best answer is A.

Reveal Solution Next Question

GMAT GMAT SECTION 2: QUANTITATIVE Exam (page: 8) GMAT Section 2: Quantitative Updated on: 09-Feb-2026

QUESTION: 36

Explanation:

QUESTION: 37

Explanation:

QUESTION: 38

Explanation:

QUESTION: 39

Explanation:

QUESTION: 40

Explanation:

GMAT GMAT SECTION 2: QUANTITATIVE Exam (page: 8)
GMAT Section 2: Quantitative
Updated on: 09-Feb-2026