Questions and Solutions for GRE Practice Test Second Edition. (Quantitative Reasoning Section 6 Part 6)
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These are explanations and step by step solutions for the second edition of the ETS Practice Book for the Paper-Based GRE Revised General Test (Quantitative Reasoning Section 6).
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GRE Practice Test Second Edition. (Quantitative Reasoning Section 6 solution for question 22)
22. The figure shows the standard normal distribution, with mean 0 and standard deviation 1, including approximate
percents of the distribution corresponding to the six regions shown.
Ian rode the bus to work last year. His travel times to work were approximately normally distributed, with a mean
of 35 minutes and a standard deviation of 5 minutes. According to the figure shown, approximately what percent
of Ian’s travel times to work last year were less than 40 minutes?
GRE Practice Test Second Edition. (Quantitative Reasoning Section 6 solution for question 23)
23. For all integers x, the function f is defined as
f(x) = x - 1 if x is even
f(x) = x + 1 if x is odd
If a and b are integers and f(a) + f(b) = a + b,
which of the following statements must be true?
A. a = b
B. a = -b
C. a + b is odd.
D. Both a and b are even.
E. Both a and b are odd.
GRE Practice Test Second Edition. (Quantitative Reasoning Section 6 solution for question 24)
24. If y-2
- 15 = 0, which of the following
could be the value of y ?
GRE Practice Test Second Edition. (Quantitative Reasoning Section 6 solution for question 25)
3.7, 4.1, a, 8.5, 9.2, 2a
25. The six numbers shown are listed in increasing
order. Which of the following values could be
the range of the six numbers?
Indicate all such values.
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