GMAT
If Car X followed Car Y across a certain bridge that is \frac{1}{2} mile long, how many seconds did it take Car X to travel across the bridge?(1)Car X drove onto the bridge exactly 3 seconds after Car Y drove onto the bridge and drove off the bridge exactly 2 seconds after Car Y drove off the bridge.(2)Car Y traveled across the bridge at a constant speed of 30 miles per hour.
Carmen currently works 30 hours per week at her part-time job. If her gross hourly wage were to increase by $1.50, how many fewer hours could she work per week and still earn the same gross weekly pay as before the increase?(1)Her gross weekly pay is currently $225.00.(2)An increase of $1.50 would represent an increase of 20 percent of her current gross hourly wage.
Jerry bought 7 clothing items, including a coat, and the sum of the prices of these items was $365. If there was no sales tax on any clothing item with a price of less than $100 and a 7 percent sales tax on all other clothing items, what was the total sales tax on the 7 items that Jerry bought?(1)The price of the coat was $125.(2)The average (arithmetic mean) price for the 6 items other than the coat was $40.
The selling price of an article is equal to the cost of the article plus the markup. The markup on a certain television set is what percent of the selling price?(1)The markup on the television set is 25 percent of the cost.(2)The selling price of the television set is $250.
A taxi company charges f cents for the first mile of the taxi ride and m cents for each additional mile. How much does the company charge for a 10-mile taxi ride?(1)The company charges $0.90 for a 2-mile ride.(2)The company charges $1.20 for a 4-mile ride.
Stores L and M each sell a certain product at a different regular price. If both stores discount their regular price of the product, is the discount price at Store M less than the discount price at Store L ?(1)At Store L the discount price is 10 percent less than the regular price; at Store M the discount price is 15 percent less than the regular price.(2)At Store L the discount price is $5 less than the regular store price; at Store M the discount price is $6 less than the regular price.
Three machines, K, M, and P, working simultaneously and independently at their respective constant rates, can complete a certain task in 24 minutes. How long does it take Machine K, working alone at its constant rate, to complete the task?(1)Machines M and P, working simultaneously and independently at their respective constant rates, can complete the task in 36 minutes.(2)Machines K and P, working simultaneously and independently at their respective constant rates, can complete the task in 48 minutes.
Each week a certain salesman is paid a fixed amount equal to $300, plus a commission equal to 5 percent of the amount of his sales that week over $1,000. What is the total amount the salesman was paid last week?(1)The total amount the salesman was paid last week is equal to 10 percent of the amount of his sales last week.(2)The salesman's sales last week totaled $5,000.
Last year, if Arturo spent a total of $12,000 on his mortgage payments, real estate taxes, and home insurance, how much did he spend on his real estate taxes?(1)Last year, the total amount that Arturo spent on his real estate taxes and home insurance was 33\frac{1}{3} percent of the amount that he spent on his mortgage payments.(2)Last year, the amount that Arturo spent on his real estate taxes was 20 percent of the total amount he spent on his mortgage payments and home insurance.
At what speed was a train traveling on a trip when it had completed half of the total distance of the trip?(1)The trip was 460 miles long and took 4 hours to complete.(2)The train traveled at an average rate of 115 miles per hour on the trip.