GMAT Problem Solving Practice Questions

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Question 1

A family pays $800 per year for an insurance plan that pays 80 percent of the first $1,000 in expenses and 100 percent of all medical expenses thereafter. In any given year, the total amount paid by the family will equal the amount paid by the plan when the family's medical expenses total.

A $1,000

B $1,200

C $1,400

D $1,800

E $2,200

Question 2

Cheese, bologna, and peanut butter sandwiches were made for a picnic in a ratio of 5 to 7 to 8. If a total of 120 sandwiches were made, how many bologna sandwiches were made?

A 15

B 30

C 38

D 42

E 48

Question 3

A sink contains exactly 12 liters of water. If water is drained from the sink until it holds exactly 6 liters of water less than the quantity drained away, how many liters of water were drained away?

A 2

B 3

C 4.5

D 6

E 9

Question 4

Company C sells a line of 25 products with an average retail price of $1,200. If none of these products sells for less than $420, and exactly 10 of the products sell for less than $1,000, what is the greatest possible selling price of the most expensive product?

A $2,600

B $3,900

C $7,800

D $11,800

E $18,200

Question 5

In a certain game, each player scores either 2 points or 5 points. If n players score 2 points and m players score 5 points, and the total number of points scored is 50, what is the least possible positive difference between n and m?

A 1

B 3

C 5

D 7

E 9