Understanding GMAT LOGIC

Data Sufficiency Directions: Choose:

A. If Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.
B. If Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.
C. If BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
D. If EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
E. If Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are not sufficient.

1. Is the area of a right angled triangle greater than 25 square feet?

(1) One of the perpendicular sides is 6 feet. (2) The largest side is 10 feet.

2. Is z an even number? (1) 5z is an even number. (2) 3z is an even number.

3. In a work force, the employees are either managers or directors. What is the percentage of directors?
(1) The average salary for manager is $5,000 less than the total average salary.
(2) The average salary for directors is $15,000 more than the total average salary.

4. What is the sum of the digits of the positive integer n where n < 99?
(1) n is divisible by the square of y. (2) y4 is a two-digit positive odd integer.

5. What is the value of x, given x is a positive number?

(1) x3 is a 2-digit positive odd integer. (2) x4 is a 2-digit odd integer.

6. Joanna bought only $0.15 stamps and $0.29 stamps. How many $0.15 stamps did she buy?
(1) She bought an equal number of $0.15 stamps and $0.29 stamps.
(2) She bought $4.40 worth of stamps.

7. What is x? (1) |x| < 2 (2) |x| = 3x – 2

8. A sequence has 15 terms a1 to a15 where an = an–1 + k, where k is a non-zero constant. How many terms in the
sequence are greater than 10?
(1) a1 = 24 (2) a8 = 10

9. If a and b are both positive integers, is ba+1 – bab odd?

(1) a is odd (2) b is even

10. If x is a positive integer, is x! + (x + 1) a prime number? (1) x < 10 (2) x is even

11. Is x4 + y4 > z4 ? (1) x2 + y2 > z2 (2) x + y > z

12. The sum of the integers in list S is the same as the sum of the integers in list T. Does S contain more integers than T?
(1) The average of the integers in S is less than the average of the integers in T.
(2) Not all elements of set S are identical to all elements of set T.

13. If $1,000 is deposited in a certain bank account and remains in the account along with any accrued interest, the dollar
amount of interest, I, earned by deposit in the first n years is given by I = 1,000 ((1+r/100)n – 1), where r percent is
the annual interest rate paid by the bank. Is the annual interest rate paid by the bank greater than 8%?
(1) The deposit earns a total of $210 in interest in the first 2 years. (2) (1+r/100)2 > 1.15

14. If x is not equal to –y, is (x – y) / (x + y) > 1? (1) x > 0 (2) y < 0

15. The integers m and p are such that p > m > 2, and m is not a factor of p. If r is the remainder when p is divided by m,
is r > 1?
(1) the greatest common factor of m and p is 2
(2) the least common multiple of m and p is 30

16. Set S consists of five consecutive integers, and set T consists of seven consecutive integers. Is the average of the
numbers in set S equal to the average of the numbers in set T?
(1) The average of the numbers in Set S is 0.
(2) The sum of the numbers in set S is equal to the sum of the numbers in set T.

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