SECTION 6
Quantitative Reasoning
25 questions — 40 minutes
This section includes four types of questions: Multiple-Choice Questions—Select One
Answer, Multiple-Choice Questions—Select One or More Answers, Numeric Entry Questions,
and Quantitative Comparisons. Read the following directions before you begin the section.
General Information
■ Numbers: All the numbers shown in this section are real numbers.
■ Figures: Assume that the position of all points, angles, and so on are in the order shown
and the measures of angles are positive.
■ All figures lie in a plane unless otherwise stated.
■ All straight lines can be assumed to be straight.
■ Note that geometric figures are not necessarily drawn to scale. D o not try to
estimate lengths and sizes of figures in order to answer questions.
Directions
Multiple-Choice Questions—Select One Answer
■ Select one answer choice from a list of five choices.
Multiple-Choice Questions—Select One or More Answers
■ S e l e c t one or more answer choices following the directions given.
■ You must select all of the correct answer choices and no others in order to earn
credit for the question.
■ If the question specifies how many answer choices to select, you must select that
number of choices.
Numeric Entry Questions
■ Indicate your answer in the box provided with the question.
■ Equivalent forms of an answer, such as 1.5 and 1.50, are all correct.
■ You do not have to reduce fractions to lowest terms.
Quantitative Comparisons
■ These questions present two quantities, Quantity A and Quantity B. Information
about one or both of the quantities may be provided in the space between the two
quantities. You must compare the two quantities and 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
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