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GMAT Word Problems DS practice questions

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Practice Question 1easyData Sufficiency

Did Player X score an average of more than 15 points per game over the entire season?

(1)

In the first half of the season, Player X played 30 games and averaged 17 points per game, and in the second half, he played 20 games and averaged 16 points per game.

(2)

Player X scored at least 14 points in every game.

Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.

Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.

BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.

EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.

Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.

Practice Question 2easyData Sufficiency

In a basketball season, a team played some home games and some away games. Was the number of home games more than twice the number of away games?

(1)

The team averaged 92.5 points per home game, 85.0 points per away game, and 90.0 points per game for the entire season.

(2)

The team played a total of 30 games in the season.

Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.

Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.

BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.

EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.

Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.

Practice Question 3easyData Sufficiency

A factory produces only Product A and Product B. Did the factory produce at least 60 units in total during the month?

(1)

The number of units of Product A produced was twice the number of units of Product B.

(2)

The factory produced 20 units of Product B.

Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.

Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.

BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.

EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.

Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.

Practice Question 4easyData Sufficiency

A factory produces widgets. Each widget requires 2 units of raw material. The factory started the day with a certain amount of raw material. Did the factory have more than 30 units but less than 50 units of raw material at the start of the day?

(1)

After producing 10 widgets, the factory had more than 10 units of raw material left.

(2)

After producing 20 widgets, the factory had fewer than 10 units of raw material left.

Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.

Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.

BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.

EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.

Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.

Practice Question 5easyData Sufficiency

A city's subway system had a 15% increase in daily ridership from 2022 to 2023. What was the daily ridership in 2023, in thousands?

(1)

The daily ridership in 2022 was between 1800 and 2200 thousand, inclusive.

(2)

The daily ridership in 2023 was between 2000 and 2500 thousand, inclusive.

Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.

Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.

BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.

EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.

Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.

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