GMAT Data Insights: Data Sufficiency

Is the downtown bus carrying more than 30 passengers?

(1) The bus is carrying 42 passengers.

(2) The bus has 60 seats, and 18 of those seats are empty.

How many bowls of stew did the kitchen serve at lunch?

(1) The kitchen served twice as many bowls at lunch as it served at breakfast.

(2) Lunch bowls and breakfast bowls together were three times the breakfast count.

Did the workshop finish more than 15 chairs today?

(1) The workshop finished more chairs today than it finished yesterday.

(2) Yesterday the workshop finished fewer than 20 chairs.

How many rose bushes did the garden crew plant by the gate?

(1) The crew planted 7 rows with 6 bushes in each row.

(2) The crew planted 21 bushes along the fence and 21 more in the center bed.

Were more than 40 matinee tickets sold?

(1) Each matinee ticket cost 8 dollars.

(2) Matinee ticket sales brought in 360 dollars.

How many sandwiches did the corner shop sell before noon?

(1) The shop sold 15 sandwiches after noon.

(2) The shop sold more sandwiches before noon than after noon.

Are fewer than half the seats on the night bus filled?

(1) The night bus has 40 seats.

(2) The night bus has 40 seats and 16 passengers.

How many eggs did the kitchen use for the breakfast omelets?

(1) Each of the 18 omelets used 3 eggs.

(2) The kitchen used 54 eggs for those omelets.

Is the workshop's bolt order an even number?

(1) The order is 6 boxes of 8 bolts.

(2) The order is a multiple of 3.

How many tomato seedlings are growing in the east garden?

(1) Five beds hold 9 seedlings each.

(2) The east garden has 45 tomato seedlings.

Did the ticket window take in more than 200 dollars?

(1) The window sold 28 tickets.

(2) Each ticket cost 8 dollars.

How many loaves did the bakery shop bake this morning?

(1) The shop baked 4 more loaves than it sold.

(2) The number sold was 4 less than the number baked.

Does the express bus finish its route in less than 40 minutes?

(1) The express bus finishes the route in 28 minutes.

(2) The express bus finishes 12 minutes sooner than the local bus, and the local bus takes 40 minutes.

How many liters of soup are in the kitchen pot?

(1) The 6-liter pot is full of soup.

(2) The cook poured 4 liters into the empty pot and then poured in 2 liters more.

Did the workshop use fewer than 100 nails on the frame?

(1) The workshop used 8 strips of 8 nails.

(2) The workshop used fewer nails than the 120 screws it used on the same frame.

How many pepper plants are in the garden row?

(1) The row has more than 8 pepper plants.

(2) The row has fewer than 14 pepper plants.

Were at least 50 tickets sold online?

(1) Online sales were 73 tickets.

(2) Online sales were 23 tickets above 50.

How many bagels did the shop sell?

(1) Bagels sold for 2 dollars each.

(2) Bagel sales brought in 56 dollars, and each bagel cost 2 dollars.

Is this bus route longer than 15 kilometers?

(1) This route is 4 kilometers longer than the crosstown route.

(2) The crosstown route is 13 kilometers.

How many dumplings did the kitchen steam?

(1) The dumplings were steamed in full baskets of 8.

(2) The kitchen used more than 2 baskets.

Is the workshop's drill press more than 5 years old?

(1) The drill press is 9 years old.

(2) The drill press is 4 years older than the lathe, and the lathe is 5 years old.

How many daffodil bulbs did the garden club buy?

(1) The club bought only unopened packs of 10 bulbs.

(2) The club bought fewer than 6 packs.

Did the ticket clerk sell an odd number of tickets?

(1) The clerk sold the tickets in 5 equal stacks.

(2) Each stack held 7 tickets.

What whole-dollar price did the shop charge for one pie?

(1) Two pies cost more than 10 dollars.

(2) Two pies cost less than 18 dollars.

Is the school bus more than 10 minutes late?

(1) The bus is late.

(2) The bus is less than 25 minutes late.

How many plates did the kitchen set out for supper?

(1) The kitchen set out 11 stacks of 4 plates.

(2) The kitchen set out more plates than the 30 bowls it set out.

Did the workshop order more than 20 sheets of plywood?

(1) The workshop ordered 7 bundles of 5 sheets.

(2) The workshop ordered more sheets than the 12 sheets it still had on the rack.

How many sunflower seeds were in the garden packet?

(1) The packet held 80 seeds.

(2) The packet held 16 rows with 5 seeds in each row.

Was the average ticket price above 12 dollars?

(1) Adult tickets were 18 dollars and child tickets were 6 dollars.

(2) The booth sold a positive number of adult tickets and the same number of child tickets.

How many scones did the shop have left at closing?

(1) The shop opened with 40 scones and sold 27 of them.

(2) The shop sold more than half of the scones it had at opening.

Is the ferry bus waiting with more than 20 riders?

(1) More than 10 riders are waiting.

(2) Fewer than 30 riders are waiting.

How many meters of ribbon did the workshop use on the banner?

(1) The workshop used 14 pieces of ribbon, and each piece was 3 meters long.

(2) The workshop used 42 meters of ribbon.

Can the kitchen fill every thermos it set out?

(1) The kitchen has 12 liters of soup.

(2) There are 8 thermoses, and each thermos holds 2 liters.

How many marigold plants did the garden add along the walk?

(1) The garden added 6 flats, and each flat held 8 plants.

(2) The plants arrived in flats of 8.

Did ticket sales pass 500 dollars?

(1) Ticket sales were 640 dollars.

(2) Ticket sales were higher than last week's 300 dollars.

How many kilograms of onions did the shop buy?

(1) The shop bought onions only in sealed 3-kilogram bags.

(2) The shop bought more than 4 kilograms of onions.

Does the minibus have a seat for every rider in the group?

(1) The group has more than 8 riders.

(2) The group has 14 riders, and the minibus has 18 seats.

How many grams of yeast did the kitchen measure for the dough?

(1) The scale showed 7 grams.

(2) The kitchen measured 3 grams more than the 4 grams in the first dough note.

Is the workshop heater set above 18 degrees Celsius?

(1) The heater is set to 21 degrees Celsius.

(2) The heater is set higher than it was this morning.

How many bean rows did the garden plant?

(1) The garden planted 12 bean rows.

(2) The garden planted 3 bean rows in each of 4 beds.

Were fewer than 90 tickets left in the roll?

(1) 54 tickets were left in the roll.

(2) 36 tickets had been torn from a fresh roll of 90, and no tickets were added.

How many cups of rice did the shop cook for the lunch counter?

(1) The shop cooked the rice in batches of 2 cups.

(2) The shop cooked 5 batches of 2 cups.

Is the combined bus fare and train fare under 25 dollars?

(1) The bus fare is 11 dollars.

(2) The train fare is 9 dollars.

How many cookies did the kitchen bake?

(1) The kitchen baked the cookies on 3 trays.

(2) Each tray held the same whole number of cookies, and that number was greater than 10.

Did the workshop finish the railing job in under 6 hours?

(1) The railing job took 4 hours.

(2) The railing job took less time than the 8-hour cabinet job.

How many basil plants did the garden start indoors?

(1) The garden started 26 basil plants.

(2) The garden started 2 basil plants in each of 13 pots.

Is the number of unsold tickets a multiple of 5?

(1) The number of unsold tickets is greater than 10.

(2) The unsold tickets are 5 strips of 5.

How many apples did the shop bag?

(1) The shop filled 9 bags.

(2) Each bag held 7 apples.

Is the evening bus carrying more riders than the morning bus?

(1) The evening bus has 32 riders.

(2) The morning bus has more than 20 riders.

How many full ladles of stock did the kitchen use?

(1) Each full ladle held 200 milliliters.

(2) The kitchen used more than 1 liter of stock.

Did the garden use more than 30 liters of water?

(1) The garden used 8 watering cans.

(2) Each watering can held 5 liters.

How many bolts were in the workshop bin?

(1) The bin contained 120 bolts.

(2) The bolts sat in 15 rows of 8.

Is the corner shop open more than 8 hours on Saturday?

(1) The shop is open for 10 hours on Saturday.

(2) On Saturday the shop opens at 9:00 a.m. and closes at 7:00 p.m.

How many child tickets were sold?

(1) Of the 60 tickets sold, 14 were not child tickets.

(2) More child tickets were sold than adult tickets.

Is the kitchen stockpot large enough to hold 10 liters?

(1) The stockpot holds 2 liters more than the 12-liter kettle.

(2) The stockpot holds more than the 6-liter saucepan.

What is the total number of seats on the two shuttle buses?

(1) One shuttle bus has 24 seats.

(2) The other shuttle bus has 18 seats.

Did the workshop cut more than 50 boards?

(1) The workshop cut 6 crates of 10 boards and then 7 loose boards.

(2) The workshop cut boards for more than 3 hours.

How many tulip bulbs are left in the garden sack?

(1) The sack started with more than 40 bulbs.

(2) The sack started with 70 bulbs, and 28 were planted.

Were ticket refunds fewer than 15?

(1) Refunds came to 2 fewer than the 9 ticket exchanges.

(2) There were fewer refunds than sales, and 40 tickets were sold.

How many hours was the harbor shop open that day?

(1) The shop opened at 8:00 a.m. that day.

(2) The shop closed at 6:00 p.m. the same day.

Is the bus driver's overtime more than 2 hours?

(1) The overtime ran from 4:00 to 7:30.

(2) The overtime was longer than the driver's 1-hour break.

How many muffins did the kitchen sell?

(1) Every muffin sold for 3 dollars.

(2) Muffin sales brought in more than 30 dollars.

Is the garden fence longer than 40 meters?

(1) The fence is longer than 25 meters.

(2) The fence is shorter than 55 meters.

How many washers did the workshop pack?

(1) The workshop packed the washers in bags of 25.

(2) The workshop packed 8 bags of 25 washers.

Is the price of a bus day pass more than twice the single-ride fare?

(1) The day pass costs 14 dollars.

(2) The single-ride fare is 6 dollars.

How many heads of lettuce did the shop receive?

(1) The delivery was 4 crates with 15 heads in each crate.

(2) The delivery was larger than last week's 40 heads.

Can the kitchen serve each guest one bowl from the pot?

(1) There are 22 guests.

(2) The pot contains 22 bowls of soup.

How many tickets are in the lost envelope?

(1) The envelope holds more than 6 tickets.

(2) The envelope holds fewer than 12 tickets.

Did the garden crew finish before noon?

(1) The crew finished at 11:20 a.m.

(2) The crew started at 8:00 a.m.

How many spark plugs did the workshop replace?

(1) The workshop replaced 16 spark plugs.

(2) The workshop replaced 4 spark plugs on each of 4 engines.

Is the kitchen's stock cost for the day under 50 dollars?

(1) The kitchen spends 6 dollars per liter of stock.

(2) The kitchen uses 7 liters of stock.

How many riders got off the bus at the market stop?

(1) More riders got off at the market stop than at the library stop.

(2) 7 riders got off with the first group at the market stop, and 12 got off with the second group.

Is the number of garden plots even?

(1) The number of plots is greater than 5.

(2) The number of plots is less than 10.

How many meat pies did the shop sell?

(1) The shop sold both meat pies and vegetable pies.

(2) The shop sold 11 meat pies to each of 3 offices.

Was the workshop's paint bill an exact multiple of 9 dollars?

(1) The paint cost 3 dollars per can.

(2) The workshop bought 12 cans.

How many carrots did the kitchen chop for the stew?

(1) The kitchen chopped 8 carrots for each of 5 pots.

(2) Each pot received at least one carrot.

Is the bus fuel cost for the trip under 70 dollars?

(1) Fuel costs 4 dollars per liter.

(2) The trip used 15 liters at 4 dollars per liter.

How many season tickets did the club sell to garden members?

(1) Garden members bought 2 booklets with 29 season tickets in each booklet.

(2) Garden members bought more season tickets than walk-up visitors bought.

Is four times the ticket price equal to 36 dollars?

(1) The ticket price is a whole number of dollars.

(2) The ticket price is 9 dollars.

How many wrenches hang on the workshop wall?

(1) The wrenches hang two to a peg, at least one peg is in use, and every peg in use is full.

(2) Fewer than 9 wrenches hang on the wall.

Is the kitchen using less than 500 grams of flour for the sauce?

(1) The sauce uses 200 grams of flour minus a 20-gram scoop that was put back.

(2) The sauce uses less flour than the bread dough, and the dough uses 700 grams.

How many buses did the depot send to the stadium?

(1) The depot sent more buses to the stadium than it sent to the harbor.

(2) The depot sent 6 full-size buses and 5 minibuses to the stadium.

Is the sum of the shop's morning sales and afternoon sales equal to 90 dollars?

(1) Morning sales were 54 dollars.

(2) Afternoon sales were 36 dollars.

How many pepper seedlings did the garden trade away?

(1) The garden traded a crate of 12 seedlings and a bag of 7.

(2) The garden traded those seedlings for bags of potting soil.

Is the number of ferry tickets sold a two-digit number?

(1) The booth sold 48 ferry tickets.

(2) The booth sold as many ferry tickets as there are seats on two 24-seat buses.

How many garlic bulbs did the kitchen peel?

(1) The kitchen peeled more garlic bulbs than ginger roots.

(2) The kitchen peeled 3 garlic bulbs for each of 9 pans.

Does the garden have exactly twice as many bean plants as pea plants?

(1) There are 36 bean plants.

(2) There are 18 pea plants.

How many local tickets were sold?

(1) Local tickets cost 5 dollars and express tickets cost 8 dollars.

(2) Local tickets were sold in 4 strips of 16.

Is the shop's change drawer short of the amount it should hold?

(1) The drawer should hold 200 dollars.

(2) The drawer holds 176 dollars, and it should hold 200 dollars.

How many meters of hose does the garden shed store?

(1) The shed stores 25 meters of hose.

(2) The shed stores one 10-meter hose and one 15-meter hose, and no other hose.

Is the bus average speed above 50 kilometers per hour for the trip?

(1) The trip is 120 kilometers.

(2) The trip takes 2 hours.

How many eggs did the shop dye for the window display?

(1) The shop dyed the eggs in two colors.

(2) The shop dyed 5 cartons of 9 eggs.

Did the kitchen bake more trays of rolls than trays of bread?

(1) The kitchen baked 3 trays of bread.

(2) The kitchen baked 5 trays of rolls and 3 trays of bread.

What is the price, in dollars, of one workshop apron?

(1) The apron costs 5 dollars more than the cap.

(2) The cap costs 11 dollars.

Is the number of garden visitors on Sunday greater than the number on Saturday?

(1) Saturday had 80 visitors.

(2) Sunday had 95 visitors, and Saturday had 80.

How many coils of wire did the workshop use?

(1) Each coil was 20 meters long.

(2) The workshop used 6 coils.

Is the total weight of the shop's two flour sacks under 40 kilograms?

(1) The first sack weighs 17 kilograms.

(2) The second sack weighs 19 kilograms.

How many night-bus tickets were sold?

(1) Night-bus tickets and day-bus tickets together totaled 100.

(2) Day-bus tickets outnumbered night-bus tickets.

Did the kitchen set the oven hotter than 180 degrees Celsius?

(1) The recipe card lists 180 degrees Celsius.

(2) The oven dial was set to 200 degrees Celsius.

How many benches did the garden volunteers paint?

(1) The garden has 15 benches, and the volunteers left 2 unpainted.

(2) The volunteers painted during the morning shift.

Is 15 percent of the ticket price equal to 6 dollars?

(1) The ticket price is greater than 20 dollars.

(2) The ticket price is 40 dollars.

How many bushels of potatoes did the shop unload?

(1) The shop unloaded 7 bushels from each of 4 crates.

(2) The shop unloaded more bushels of potatoes than of onions.

Is the workshop's spare battery less than 2 years old?

(1) The battery is kept as a spare.

(2) The battery is 1 year old.

How many red tickets were printed?

(1) The printer ran 200 red tickets.

(2) Red tickets were printed in 8 stacks of 25.

Is the shop's morning customer count above 25?

(1) 41 customers came in before noon.

(2) The morning count was 16 customers above 25.

How many liters of paint did the workshop mix?

(1) The workshop mixed 5 liters of white paint with the blue paint.

(2) The workshop mixed 3 liters of blue paint with the white paint.

Did the garden use the same number of stakes as tomato plants?

(1) The garden used 44 stakes.

(2) The garden planted 44 tomato plants.