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GMAT Focus EditionGraphics Interpretation

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Question 1

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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