Quantitative Comparison Questions
Each of the following questions consists of two quantities, Quantity A and Quantity
B. You are to compare the two quantities. You may use additional information
centered above the two quantities if additional information is given. Choose
A if Quantity A is greater
B if Quantity B is greater
C if the two quantities are equal
D if the relationship between the two quantities cannot be determined
At a certain company, the average annual salary of the college
graduates is $73,000, and the average annual salary of the
people who did not graduate from college is $52,000.
QUANTITY A QUANTITY B
- A B C D
QUANTITY A QUANTITY B
- A B C D
The average age of the boys at a certain school is 16.3.
The average age of the girls at the same school is 16.8.
QUANTITY A QUANTITY B
- A B C D
a > b
QUANTITY A QUANTITY B
- A B C D
The average of five positive integers is 20.
QUANTITY A QUANTITY B
- A B C D
The average annual
salary for all the
employees of the
company
$52,000
The average of 6, 6, 7, 7,
7, 7, 8, and 10
7
The ratio of boys to girls
at the school
1
2
The average of a, a,
and b
The average of a, a,
a, b, and b
The greatest possible
range of the five
integers
99
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