GMAT Fractions and Square Roots Questions with Answer

GMAT Practice Questions 1. What is the improper fraction or mixed number represented by the following figure? A. 2 1/3 B. 7/6 C. 2 5/8 D. 11/3 E. 11/9 2. Which of the following fractions most correctly depicts the shaded area of the circle below? A. 3/8 B. 5/8 C. 3/4 D. 5/11 E. 1/2 3. Which of the following is not a fraction equivalent to 3/4? A. 6/8 B. 9/12 C. 12/18 D. 21/28 E. 27/36 4. Solve: 0.25 + 0.65 A. 1/2 B. 9/10 C. 4/7 D. 2/9 E. 5/16 5. Which of the following statements is false? A. In the fraction ½, one is the numerator. B. When 4.89 is rounded to the ones place, the answer is 5. C. Ten thousandths place is located 5 places to the right of the decimal D. 7/6 is described as an improper fraction. E. 33 1/3 % is equivalent to 6. Find the square of 25/9 A. 5/3 B. 3/5 C. 7 58/81 D. 15/2 E. 650/81 7. Sarah needs to make a cake and some cookies. The cake requires 3/8 cup of sugar and the cookies require 3/5 cup of sugar. Sarah has 15/16 cups of sugar. Does she have enough sugar, or how much more does she need? A. She has enough sugar. B. She needs 1/8 of a cup of sugar. C. She needs 3/80 of a cup of sugar. D. She needs 4/19 of a cup of sugar. E. She needs 1/9 of a cup of sugar. 8. There are 8 ounces in a 1/2 pound. How many ounces are in 7 3/4 lbs? A. 12 ounces B. 86 ounces C. 119 ounces D. 124 ounces E. 138 ounces 9. If the value of x and y in the following fraction are both tripled, how does the value of the fraction change? XZ Y A. increases by half B. decreases by half C. triples D. doubles E. remains the same 10. Which of the following fractions is the equivalent of 0.5% A. 1/20 B. 1/200 C. 1/2000 D. 1/5 E. 1/500 11. Which of these numbers is a factor of 21 A. 2 B. 5 C. 7 D. 42 E. 44 12. If the average person drinks 8, (8oz) glasses of water per day, a person who drinks 12.8 oz of water after a morning exercise session has consumed what fraction of the daily average? A. 1/3 B. 1/5 C. 1/7 D. 1/9 E. 1/10 13. You need 4/5 cups of water for a recipe. You accidentally put 1/3 cups into the mixing bowl with the dry ingredients. How much more water in cups do you need to add? A. 1/3 cups B. 2/3 cups C. 1/15 cups D. 7/15 cups E. 7/16 cups 14. ¾ - ½ = A. ¼ B. 1/3 C. ½ D. 2/3 E. 2/5 15. 7 1/2 - 5 3/8 = A. 1 1/2 B. 1 2/3 C. 2 1/8 D. 3 1/4 E. 3 Answer Key 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. C 8. D 9. E 10. B 11. C 12. B 13. D 14. A 15. C