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GRE Math: Word Problems Practice Test
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GRE Math: Word Problems Practice Test
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1. Bob can spend a maximum of $56 on hamburgers and shakes. Hamburgers cost $5 apiece, and shakes cost $4 apiece. If Bob purchases both hamburgers and shakes, what is the maximum number of hamburgers he can purchase?
2. Bob breaks up a 220-mile trip into three parts. If the first part of the trip is 20 miles longer than the second part of the trip, and the third part of the trip is 50 miles longer than the second part of the trip, how many miles was the second part of the trip?
3. Bob is 10 years older than Jack. In 2 years, Bob will be double Jack’s age. How old will Bob be in 5 years?
4. Telecharge charges $0.75 for the first minute of a call and $0.25 for each minute thereafter. If total cost for a Telecharge call is $5.75, how many minutes long was the call?
5. The sum of Kathy’s salary and Janet’s salary is $200,000. If Kathy’s salary is $20,000 less than Janet’s salary, what is Janet’s salary?
6. Bob breaks up a 220-mile trip into three parts. If the first part of the trip is 20 miles longer than the second part of the trip, and the third part of the trip is 50 miles longer than the second part of the trip, how many miles was the second part of the trip?
7. A group of marbles is arranged into x rows and y columns. If the number of columns is 7 times the number of rows, and there are 343 total marbles, how many rows are there?
8. A group of marbles is arranged into x rows and y columns. If the number of columns is 7 times the number of rows, and there are 343 total marbles, how many rows are there?
9. The price of Stock A is $5 greater than the price of Stock B. If the price of Stock A increases by $10, the new price will be double the price of Stock B. What is the price of Stock B?
10. Were Jack 6 years older, he would be double Bob’s age. Jack is currently 1 year older than Bob. How old is Bob?
11. Telecharge charges $0.75 for the first minute of a call and $0.25 for each minute thereafter. If total cost for a Telecharge call is $5.75, how many minutes long was the call?
12. The height of a tree increases by x feet each year. At the start of a certain year, the height of the tree is 10 feet. If the height of the tree is 60 feet after 8 years, what is the value of x?
13. Bob is 10 years older than Jack. In 2 years, Bob will be double Jack’s age. How old will Bob be in 5 years?