List of top Quantitative Aptitude Questions

Jen and Karen are travelling for the weekend. They both leave from Jen's house and meet at their destination 250 miles away. Jen drives 45mph the whole way. Karen drives 60mph but leaves a half hour after Jen. How long does it take for Karen to catch up with Jen?

Given the following information:
Sally is 2 years younger than Abby.
Daisy is 5 years older than Tracy.
Abby is 6 years older than Tracy.

Quantity A: Sally's age
Quantity B: Daisy's age

If \(5(3x + y) = 15\), what is x in terms of y?

If 6h - 2g = 4g + 3h, in terms of g, h = ?

Audrey, Penelope and Clementine are all sisters. Penelope is 8 years older than Clementine and 2 years younger than Audrey. If the sum of Penelope and Clementine's age is Audrey's age, how old is Clementine's age?

If \(3x + y = 13\) and \(x - 2y = -12\), what is the value of x?

Given \(x>0\).
Quantity A: \(-5x + 4\)
Quantity B: \(8 - 2x\)

11/(x - 7) + 4/(7 - x) = ?

What is the value of (5 + x)(10 - y) when x = 3 and y = -3?

Find the intersection of the following two equations:
3x + 4y = 6
15x - 4y = 3

If 2x + y = 9 and y - z = 4 then 2x + z = ?

Two cars start 25 miles apart and drive away from each other in opposite directions at speeds of 50 and 70 miles per hour. In approximately how many minutes will they be 400 miles apart?

One of the roots of the equation x² + kx - 12 = 0 is 3, and k is a constant.
Quantity A: The value of k
Quantity B: -1

The figure above represents a square photograph bordered by a frame that has a uniform width of 3 inches. If the frame and the picture have the same area, and each of the photograph's sides measures x inches, which of the following equations is true?

Given the equations \(x30y=4\) and \(1797+3y=15x\), compare Quantity A and Quantity B.
Quantity A: y
Quantity B: 1

In 1998, the list price of a home was \(\frac{1}{3}\) greater than the original price. In 2008, the list price of the home was \(\frac{1}{2}\) greater than the original price. By what percent did the list price of the home increase from 1998 to 2008? (Note: The fractions were missing in the text and have been inferred).

On the xy-plane, the center of circle C is at point (3, -2). If the point (10, -2) lies outside of the circle and the point (3, 3) lies inside of the circle, which of the following could be the radius of the circle?

If the ratio of stocks to bonds in a certain portfolio is 5:3, then which of the following CANNOT be the total number of stocks and bonds?

If the function f(x) is defined as \(f(x) = 3(x + 2) + 5\), then \(f(a - 2) =\)

Five friends agree to split the cost of a lunch equally. If one of the friends does not attend the lunch, the remaining four friends would each have to pay an additional $6. What is the cost of the lunch?

Line p is defined by the equation \(2y + 3x = 6\).
Quantity A: The y-intercept of line p.
Quantity B: The x-intercept of line p.

The length of rectangle x is 20% greater than the length of rectangle y. The width of rectangle x is 20% less than the width of rectangle y.
Quantity A: The area of rectangle x.
Quantity B: The area of rectangle y.

From 1992 to 1993, the price of a home increased by \(x%\). From 1993 to 1994, the price of the home then decreased by \(x%\).
Quantity A: The price of the home at the beginning of 1992.
Quantity B: The price of the home at the beginning of 1994.

Quantity A: The product of the consecutive integers from 20 through 73, inclusive.
Quantity B: The product of the consecutive integers from 18 through 72, inclusive.