Quantitative ReasoningGMAT Focus Edition

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Practice Question 1easyProblem Solving

A bakery uses $\frac{3}{4}$ of a pound of flour for each batch of cookies. If the bakery has 12 pounds of flour and wants to make as many complete batches as possible, how many pounds of flour will remain unused?

0.5

1.5

Practice Question 2easyProblem Solving

A bakery uses $rac{3}{4}$ of a pound of flour for each batch of cookies. If the bakery has 12 pounds of flour and wants to make as many complete batches as possible, how many pounds of flour will remain unused?

0.25

0.5

0.75

Practice Question 3mediumProblem Solving

A farmer is mixing two types of grain, Type X and Type Y, to create a feed blend. Type X costs $1.20 per kilogram and contains 30% protein by weight. Type Y costs $0.90 per kilogram and contains 20% protein by weight. The farmer wants the final blend to contain at least 25% protein and cost no more than $1.05 per kilogram. If the farmer uses 100 kilograms of Type Y, what is the maximum number of kilograms of Type X that can be added while meeting both constraints?

100

125

150

Practice Question 4mediumProblem Solving

A bakery uses a special flour mixture that consists of whole wheat flour and rye flour in a ratio of 5:3. Due to a supply shortage, the bakery must adjust the mixture to use 25% less whole wheat flour while keeping the amount of rye flour unchanged. What is the new ratio of whole wheat flour to rye flour in the adjusted mixture? (Note: Some common mistakes include forgetting to reduce the whole wheat flour by 25% or incorrectly simplifying the ratio.)

3:3

3:4

4:3

5:3

5:4

Practice Question 5mediumProblem Solving

3:3

3:4

4:3

5:3

5:4

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