McGraw-Hill Education GRE 2019

Discrete Quantitative Questions: Multiple Choice and Numeric Entry

These are the standard problem-solving questions that most students are familiar

with. There are three types of Discrete Quantitative questions:

Multiple Choice—Select One Answer. In these questions, you are presented with one

question and five answer choices. You are asked to select one answer choice. Here is

an example.

If the √x + 9 = 5, then x =

A −4

B 4

C 16

D 25

E 14 4

SOLUTION: To solve for x, first square both sides of the equation: x + 9 = 25.

Subtract 9 from both sides. x = 16. The correct answer is Choice C.

Multiple Choice—Select All Applicable Answers. In these questions, you are presented

with one question and 3 to 12 answer choices. You are asked to select all answer

choices that apply. There is no partial credit. These questions can be thought of as

variants of the Roman numeral questions that you may have seen on the SAT. A

typical Roman numeral question looks like the following:

If x^5 > x^3 , then which of the following could be true?

I. x > 0

II. x < 0

III. x < −1

A I only

B I and II only

C I and III only

D II and III only

E I, II, and III

On the GRE, that question would take the following form:

For this question, indicate all of the answer choices that apply.

If x^5 > x^3 , then which of the following could be true?

A x > 0

B x < 0

C x < −1

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