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GMAT Focus Edition — Graphics Interpretation
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A bar chart shows a company's annual revenue (in $ millions) over five years: 2021: 12, 2022: 15, 2023: 14, 2024: 18, 2025: 25. Question: Between which two consecutive years did revenue grow by the largest dollar amount?
- A) 2021 to 2022
- B) 2022 to 2023
- C) 2023 to 2024
- D) 2024 to 2025
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Correct answer: D) 2024 to 2025
Year-over-year changes: 2021-2022: +3. 2022-2023: -1. 2023-2024: +4. 2024-2025: +7. The largest single-year increase, +7 million, occurred from 2024 to 2025.
Question 2
A line graph tracks a city's average monthly temperature (degrees Fahrenheit) over one year: Jan: 32, Apr: 55, Jul: 82, Oct: 60. Question: What is the difference in average temperature between the hottest and coldest months shown?
- A) 40 degrees
- B) 45 degrees
- C) 50 degrees
- D) 55 degrees
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Correct answer: C) 50 degrees
The hottest month shown is July at 82 degrees; the coldest is January at 32 degrees. Difference = 82 - 32 = 50 degrees.
Question 3
A line graph tracks a city's average monthly temperature (degrees Fahrenheit) over one year: Jan: 32, Apr: 55, Jul: 82, Oct: 60. Question: Between which two consecutive plotted months did the temperature increase the most?
- A) Jan to Apr
- B) Apr to Jul
- C) Jul to Oct
- D) The increase was the same between Jan-Apr and Apr-Jul
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Correct answer: B) Apr to Jul
Jan to Apr: 55-32 = 23 degree increase. Apr to Jul: 82-55 = 27 degree increase. Jul to Oct: 60-82 = -22, a decrease. The largest increase occurred between April and July.
Question 4
A pie chart shows a household's monthly budget allocation: Housing: 35%, Food: 20%, Transportation: 15%, Savings: 15%, Other: 15%. If the household's total monthly budget is $4,000, how much is allocated to Food?
- A) $600
- B) $700
- C) $800
- D) $900
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Correct answer: C) $800
Food is 20% of $4,000 = 0.20 x 4000 = $800.
Question 5
A pie chart shows a household's monthly budget allocation: Housing: 35%, Food: 20%, Transportation: 15%, Savings: 15%, Other: 15%. If the household's total monthly budget is $4,000, how much more is allocated to Housing than to Transportation?
- A) $600
- B) $700
- C) $750
- D) $800
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Correct answer: D) $800
Housing = 35% of 4000 = $1,400. Transportation = 15% of 4000 = $600. Difference = 1400 - 600 = $800.
Question 6
A bar chart shows a company's annual revenue (in $ millions) over five years: 2021: 12, 2022: 15, 2023: 14, 2024: 18, 2025: 25. Question: What was the total revenue over the five-year period shown?
- A) $75 million
- B) $79 million
- C) $81 million
- D) $84 million
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Correct answer: D) $84 million
Total = 12 + 15 + 14 + 18 + 25 = 84 million dollars.
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