DSQ: Calculating percents

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GMAT Quantitative Reasoning › DSQ: Calculating percents

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In 2013 there are 300 employees at Company ABC. If the number of employees at Company ABC increased by 200% from 1993 to 2013, by what percent did the number of employees at Company ABC increase from 2003 to 2013?

(1) In 2003 there were 160 employees at Company ABC.

(2) From 1993 to 2003 the number of employees increased by 60% at Company ABC.

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Data sufficiency question- do not actually solve the question

There are 20 cats in an animal shelter. How many black, female cats are in the shelter?

1. 14 of the cats are male

2. 25 percent of the cats are black

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What percent of a company's employees are women with a college degree?

(1) Of the women employed in the company, do not have a college degree.

(2) Of the men employed in the company, have a college degree.

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What percent of students in a school are freshmen with glasses?

(1) Of the freshmen in the school, 10% wear glasses.

(2) Of the non-freshmen in the school, 20% wear glasses.

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is 30% of , and 60% of . and are positive integers.

True or false: is a positive integer.

Statement 1: is a multiple of 5.

Statement 2: is a multiple of 5.

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A certain pet store sells cats and dogs. The number of dogs is 250% greater than the number of cats. How many cats are in the store?

1. There are 40 dogs in the store.

2. There are 56 cats and dogs in the store.

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Jared, a jewelry salesman, makes a 10% commission on the selling price of all the jewelry he sells. Last month, he earned $4,000 in commission. What is the total selling price of the jewelry he sold this month?

1. His sales this month were 25% more than his sales last month.

2. He earned $5,000 in commission this month.

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is 20% of , and is 20% of . is an integer. True or false: is an integer.

Statement 1: is not an integer.

Statement 2: is divisible by 72.

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Data sufficiency question- do not actually solve the question

How many male students are in a class?

1. There are 42 students in the class.

2. 55 percent of the students are female.

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A distributor ordered 3,250 chairs. 2,315 chairs were delivered. What percentage of the chairs have not yet been delivered?

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