ALZEBRA PROBLEMS - GMAT

Q1: If Lynn can type a page in p minutes, what piece of the page can she do in 5 minutes?

a) 5/p
b) p - 5
c) p + 5
d) p/5
e) 1- p + 5

Q2 : If Sally can paint a house in 4 hours, and John can paint the same house in 6 hour, how long will it take for both of them to paint the house together?

a) 2 hours and 24 minutes
b) 3 hours and 12 minutes
c) 3 hours and 44 minutes
d) 4 hours and 10 minutes
e) 4 hours and 33 minutes

Q3 : Employees of a discount appliance store receive an additional 20% off of the lowest price on an item. If an employee purchases a dishwasher during a 15% off sale, how much will he pay if the dishwasher originally cost $450

a) $280.90
b) $287
c) $292.50
d) $306
e) $333.89

Q4 : The sales price of a car is $12,590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the original price?

a) $14,310.40
b) $14,990.90
c) $15,290.70
d) $15,737.50
e) $16,935.80

Q5 : Solve the following equation for A : 2A/3 = 8 + 4A

a) -2.4
b) 2.4
c) 1.3
d) -1.3
e) 0

Q6 : If Leah is 6 years older than her sister, Sue, and John is 5 years older than Leah, and the total of their ages is 41. Then how old is Sue?

a) 8
b) 10
c) 14
d) 19
e) 21

Q7 : Alfred wants to invest $4,000 at 6% simple interest rate for 5 years. How much interest will he receive?

a) $240
b) $480
c) $720
d) $960
e) $1,200

Q8 : Jim is able to sell a hand-carved statue for $670 which was a 35% profit over his cost. How much did the statue originally cost him?

a) $496.30
b) $512.40
c) $555.40
d) $574.90
e) $588.20

Q9 : The city council has decided to add a 0.3% tax on motel and hotel rooms. If a traveler spends the night in a motel room that costs $55 before taxes, how much will the city receive in taxes from him?

a) 10 cents
b) 11 cents
c) 15 cents
d) 17 cents
e) 21 cents

Q10 : A student receives his grade report from a local community college, but the GPA is smudged. He took the following classes: a 2 hour credit art, a 3 hour credit history, a 4 hour credit science course, a 3 hour credit mathematics course, and a 1 hour science lab. He received a “B” in the art class, an “A” in the history class, a “C” in the science class, a “B” in the mathematics class, and an “A” in the science lab. What was his GPA if the letter grades are based on a 4 point scale? (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0)

a) 2.7
b) 2.8
c) 3.0
d) 3.1
e) 3.2