Hello guys. I am currently calculating one task on page 153 nr.8
8. When 1/10 percent of 5.000 is substracted from 1/10 of 5.000, the difference is.
a) 0
b) 50
c) 450
d) 495
e) 500
I calculated like this way: 1/10 of 5000 is 500 and when it is substracted from the same amount it is 500-500 equals 0.
When I just looked it up it says the correct answer is e).
The solution from GMAT is: Since 1/10 percent is 1/1000, the difference asked for is (1/10)(5,000)- (1/1,000)(5,000)= 500-5=495
I dont get this fraction of 1/1000.
I would apprecitae any help.
Thank you!
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NOTE: I changed your 5.000 to 5,000 (this is the notation the GMAT uses)Autumnflower wrote:Hello guys. I am currently calculating one task on page 153 nr.8
8. When 1/10 percent of 5,000 is substracted from 1/10 of 5,000, the difference is.
a) 0
b) 50
c) 450
d) 495
e) 500
You missed a key word in the question. The question says 1/10 percent of 5,000, but you calculated 1/10 of 5,000
Here's my approach.
We know that 1 percent of 5,000 equals 50 (just move the decimal 2 spaces to the left)
So, 1/10 percent of 5,000 equals 5
Next we have 1/10 of 5,000, which equals 500.
So, we get 500 - 5 = 495 = D
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Hello Everyone!!!
I have jus strtd preparing for GMAt & facing a major conceptual error (OG 13 PS Q.123)
My approach:
Mary's income = 1.6 Tim's
Juan's income = 1.4 Tim's (Tim's income 40% less than juan so juan's is 40% more than Tim)
therefor mary's income as % of juan = (1.6T/1.4T)*100 = 114%
which is not the right answer
Please help!!!!!!!!!
I have jus strtd preparing for GMAt & facing a major conceptual error (OG 13 PS Q.123)
My approach:
Mary's income = 1.6 Tim's
Juan's income = 1.4 Tim's (Tim's income 40% less than juan so juan's is 40% more than Tim)
therefor mary's income as % of juan = (1.6T/1.4T)*100 = 114%
which is not the right answer
Please help!!!!!!!!!
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The problem is highlighted above in blue.atikjain wrote:Hello Everyone!!!
I have jus strtd preparing for GMAt & facing a major conceptual error (OG 13 PS Q.123)
My approach:
Mary's income = 1.6 Tim's
Juan's income = 1.4 Tim's (Tim's income 40% less than juan so juan's is 40% more than Tim)
therefor mary's income as % of juan = (1.6T/1.4T)*100 = 114%
which is not the right answer
Please help!!!!!!!!!
A lot of people make the conclusion that, if Tim's income is 40% less than Juan, then Juan's income is 40% more than Tim's.
Consider this scenario:
Tim's income = $60
Juan's income = $100
As you can see, Tim's income is 40% less than Juan's income. However, Juan's income is not 40% more than Tim's. In fact, Juan's income is 66 2/3% more than Tim's.
Here's another example that really illustrates the problem:
Tim's income = $50
Juan's income = $100
In this example, Tim's income is 50% less than Juan's income. However, Juan's income is not 50% more than Tim's. In fact, Juan's income is 100% more than Tim's.
Cheers,
Brent
Hello Brent,
So if Mary's income is $160 and Tim's income is $140, given those numbers how much did Juan make? I'm still a little confused with the question.
Please help.
So if Mary's income is $160 and Tim's income is $140, given those numbers how much did Juan make? I'm still a little confused with the question.
Please help.
Brent@GMATPrepNow wrote:The problem is highlighted above in blue.atikjain wrote:Hello Everyone!!!
I have jus strtd preparing for GMAt & facing a major conceptual error (OG 13 PS Q.123)
My approach:
Mary's income = 1.6 Tim's
Juan's income = 1.4 Tim's (Tim's income 40% less than juan so juan's is 40% more than Tim)
therefor mary's income as % of juan = (1.6T/1.4T)*100 = 114%
which is not the right answer
Please help!!!!!!!!!
A lot of people make the conclusion that, if Tim's income is 40% less than Juan, then Juan's income is 40% more than Tim's.
Consider this scenario:
Tim's income = $60
Juan's income = $100
As you can see, Tim's income is 40% less than Juan's income. However, Juan's income is not 40% more than Tim's. In fact, Juan's income is 66 2/3% more than Tim's.
Here's another example that really illustrates the problem:
Tim's income = $50
Juan's income = $100
In this example, Tim's income is 50% less than Juan's income. However, Juan's income is not 50% more than Tim's. In fact, Juan's income is 100% more than Tim's.
Cheers,
Brent
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Hi Autumnflower,
Brent has properly explained how to solve this question in a straight-forward way, so I'm not going to rehash that.
Many GMAT questions will come with little "twists" that are meant to test how well you're paying attention. These are not tricks/traps, they're a measure of your aptitude, so you have to pay careful attention to the wording of each question. Some of the wrong answers will likely be "math mistake" answers that "catch" the people who make silly mistakes, so you might not realize you've made one. The way to protect yourself against these mistakes (and losing those points) is to take good notes and do all of your work on the pad.
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Brent has properly explained how to solve this question in a straight-forward way, so I'm not going to rehash that.
Many GMAT questions will come with little "twists" that are meant to test how well you're paying attention. These are not tricks/traps, they're a measure of your aptitude, so you have to pay careful attention to the wording of each question. Some of the wrong answers will likely be "math mistake" answers that "catch" the people who make silly mistakes, so you might not realize you've made one. The way to protect yourself against these mistakes (and losing those points) is to take good notes and do all of your work on the pad.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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Solution:Autumnflower wrote:Hello guys. I am currently calculating one task on page 153 nr.8
8. When 1/10 percent of 5.000 is substracted from 1/10 of 5.000, the difference is.
a) 0
b) 50
c) 450
d) 495
e) 500
I calculated like this way: 1/10 of 5000 is 500 and when it is substracted from the same amount it is 500-500 equals 0.
When I just looked it up it says the correct answer is e).
The solution from GMAT is: Since 1/10 percent is 1/1000, the difference asked for is (1/10)(5,000)- (1/1,000)(5,000)= 500-5=495
I dont get this fraction of 1/1000.
I would apprecitae any help.
Thank you!
We can break this problem into two parts:
1) What is 1/10 percent of 5,000?
2) What is 1/10 of 5,000?
Let's start with part 1.
To calculate 1/10 percent of 5,000 we must first remember to DIVIDE 1/10 BY 100.
So we have: (1/10)/(100)
To divide a number by 100 means to multiply it by 1/100, so we have:
1/10 x 1/100 = 1/1,000
Thus, 1/10 percent of 5,000 = 1/1,000 x 5,000 = 5.
(Note: If dividing 1/10 by 100 was confusing, consider a simpler example. Say we were asked for 20% of a number. Well, to get 20% as a fraction, we would divide 20 by 100. So 20% is 20/100, or 1/5.)
Now let's concentrate on part 2. We need to calculate 1/10 of 5,000. To do this we simply multiply 1/10 by 5,000.
1/10 x 5,000 = 500
The answer to part 1 is 5, and the answer to part 2 is 500. Their difference is 500 - 5 = 495.
The answer is D
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