sandy wrote:
Quantity A: a + b
Quantity B: c + d
A)The quantity in Column A is greater
B)The quantity in Column B is greater
C)Both are Equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given
Let's let x = the 3rd angle in the left-side triangle (with angles a and b)
Since angles in a triangle must add to 180 degrees, we can write:
a + b + x = 180Also, notice that angles x and d are on the same line. As such, they must add to 180 degrees. So, we can write:
d + x = 180Since, both equations are set equal to 180, we can write:
a + b + x =
d + xSubtract x from both sides to get:
a + b = dGiven:
Quantity A: a + b
Quantity B: c + d
Replace
a + b with
d to get:
Quantity A:
dQuantity B: c + d
Subtract d from both quantities to get:
Quantity A: 0
Quantity B: c
On the GRE, we can assume that all angles in a diagram are greater than 0 degrees.
So, it must be the case that quantity B is greater.
Answer: B
Cheers,
Brent