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If X and Y are positive integers, is ( 10^Y -X )/3 an integer? (1)( X-1)/3 is an integer (2) (Y-1)/3 is an integer
If the remainder is 2 when x is divided by 5, then is x divisible by 7? (1)x is a prime number (2)x+3 is a multiple of 10

by sukh

Wed Nov 09, 2011 7:26 am
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: Quant Problems
Replies: 1
Views: 1015

Question

The scoring system in a certain football competition goes as follows: 3 points for victory, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for defeat. Each team plays 20 matches. If a team scored 9 points after 5 games, what is the least number of the remaining matches it has to win to reach the 40-point mark by ...

by sukh

Wed Nov 09, 2011 7:09 am
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: Question
Replies: 2
Views: 1249

Question

Is the average price of 10 items of which no two cost the same. If each of the cheapest 5 items loses 10% in price while each of the most expensive 5 items gains 10% in price, which of the following is possible about ? I. will decrease II. will not change III. will increase (A) III only (B) I and II...

by sukh

Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:05 am
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: Question
Replies: 1
Views: 1088

Question

There are six cards bearing numbers 2,4,5,5,5,6. If two cards are randomly selected from the lot, what is the probability that the difference between the numbers on these cards is 3 or less?

by sukh

Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:51 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Question
Replies: 3
Views: 1112

Quant Problem

A sequence is defined as follows: If n is a positive integer, then how many of the first 100 terms of this sequence are less than 0.891? (A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 10 (E) 12

by sukh

Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:56 am
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: Quant Problem
Replies: 1
Views: 1152

difficult questions

Is the product abcd even? (1)a^2 +b^2 +c^2 + d^2 = 0 (2) a = b = c = d
plz expain in detail

If N is a positive integer, is N ! divisible by 66 ? (1)N! is divisible by 11 (2)N! is divisible by 12

by sukh

Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:27 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: difficult questions
Replies: 5
Views: 1091

geometry tough questn

The center of the circle is at point (0, 6 ) . If the distance between the two points where the circle intersects the x-axis is 16, what is the area of the circle?

by sukh

Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:22 am
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: geometry tough questn
Replies: 2
Views: 1107

Quant Problem

6 students in a group study different languages as specified: Each student studies at least 1 language. If it is also known that exactly 3 students study exactly 2 languages, how many students are studying all three languages? (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 4

by sukh

Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:01 am
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: Quant Problem
Replies: 2
Views: 1040

probabilty problem

A basket contains cards bearing numbers 10, 11,... , 20. If a card is drawn from the basket and is not returned to it, and then the second card is drawn from the basket, what is the probability that the first card drawn will have a prime number on it while the second will not? (A)28/110 (B)4/15 (C)5...

by sukh

Wed Oct 26, 2011 12:57 am
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: probabilty problem
Replies: 2
Views: 1185

plz explain 1st problem in more detail by giving explanation

by sukh

Wed Oct 26, 2011 12:51 am
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: probabilty problem
Replies: 4
Views: 1373

Quant Problem

Tom read a book containing 480 pages by reading the same number of pages each day. If he would have finished the book 5 days earlier by reading 16 pages a day more, how many days did Tom spend reading the book? (A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 15 (D) 16 (E) 18

by sukh

Wed Oct 26, 2011 12:51 am
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: Quant Problem
Replies: 2
Views: 1475

probabilty problem

A basket contains 3 blue marbles, 3 red marbles, and 3 yellow marbles. If 3 marbles are extracted from the basket at random, what is the probability that a marble of each color is among the extracted marbles? If a bowl contains only white and black balls, what is the probability of extracting a whit...

by sukh

Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:07 am
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: probabilty problem
Replies: 4
Views: 1373

Quant Problem

If the power of an engine grows by 10% when the number of its cylinders is increased by one, which of the following is closest to the ratio of the power of a 9-cylinder engine to that of a 12-cylinder engine? (A) 0.69 (B) 0.71 (C) 0.72 (D) 0.75 (E) 0.78

by sukh

Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:55 am
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: Quant Problem
Replies: 2
Views: 1160

Quant Problem

If a 5-year construction project is structured to double the investment every succeeding year, what percentage of the total cost was invested in the first year?

(A) 12.5% (B) 10% (C) 8.25% (D) 5% (E) 3%

Answer is E why it isnt 6% becoz we divide 1 by 16 - 16 being investment in 5th year

by sukh

Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:04 am
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: Quant Problem
Replies: 1
Views: 937

Quant Problem

what is area of triangle if one side and three angles are given ,basically two triangles are there with one area double the other , we have to find their comparable sides relation , this is gmatprep question

by sukh

Sun Oct 23, 2011 5:32 am
Forum: GMAT Math
Topic: Quant Problem
Replies: 1
Views: 979