Quantitative-Section-in-GRE(知识点串讲).pptVIP

Takeaways: Interest Rates 1. Simple interest Total of principal and interest = Principal ×(1+rt) 2. Compound interest Total of principal and interest = Principal × If John invested $1 at 5 percent interest compounded annually, the total value of the investment, in dollars, at the end of 4 years would be The amount of an investment will double in approximately year, where p is the percent interest, compounded annually. If Mary invests $40000 in a long-term investment that pays 5 percent interest, compounded annually, what will be the approximate total value of the investment when Mary is ready to retire 42 years later? $280000 B. $320000 C. $360000 D. $450000 E. $540000 Both in Group 1, not in Group 2 in Group 2, not in Group 1 Group 1 Total Group 2 Total Takeaways: The overlapping sets formula: Total=Group 1+ Group 2 – Both + Neither 2. Draw a Venn diagram and use numbers to notate areas of overlap. Of the 150 employees at company X, 80 are full-time, and 100 have worked at company X for at least a year. There are 20 employees at company X who are not full time and have not worked at company X for at least a year. How many full-time employees of company X have worked at the company for at least a year? A. 20 B. 30 C. 50 D. 80 E. 100 Three hundred students at College Q study a foreign language. Of these, 110 of those students study French, and 170 study Spanish. If at least 90 students who study a foreign language at College Q study neither French nor Spanish, then the number of students who study Spanish but not French could be any number from A. 10 to 40 B. 40 to 100 C. 60 to 100 D. 60 to 110 E. 70 to 110 What is the area of the triangle in the figure above? What is the length of BC in the figure above? A. 10 B. 16 C. 18 D. 20 E. 24 A frame 2 inches wide is placed around a rectangular picture with dimensions 8 inches by 12 inches. What is the area