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Hi Abhijit,
Good question!
p = 501 * ... * 597
q = 501 * .. * 597 * 599 * 601 = p * 599 * 601
p = q / (599*601)
We need to find 1/p + 1/q
(599*601)/q + 1/q
599 = 600 - 1 and 601 = 600 + 1
a^2 - b^2 = (a-b)(a+b)
Hence ( 600^2 - 1^2 + 1 )/q
360000/q
Answer D
- by pritish2301
Fri Feb 20, 2015 12:43 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Veritas Test2 Q34
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7266
Hi Abhijit,
I approached this problem with simple counting.
Divisibilty rule for 4: Last two numbers must be divisible by 4
possibilities:
04 - 4*3*2
12 - 3*3*2
20 - 4*3*2
24 - 3*3*2
32 - 3*3*2
40 - 4*3*2
52 - 3*3*2
Count - 4 * 3 * 3 * 2 * 2 = 144
Answer E
- by pritish2301
Fri Feb 20, 2015 12:26 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Veritas Test2 Q23
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1446
Dear Experts, Can you please help to explain why OA is C and not B for Q.2? Claim made in the first para was that TQM is aligned with other management systems. In second para, there is "HOWEVER" and then a contrasting point. Answer choices A and B are close. I went for B. Question#02: Whic...
- by pritish2301
Wed Sep 11, 2013 9:19 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: Total Quality Management (TQM)_A chort Tricky RC_Plz Explain
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10022
Hi, A)Patrons of bars who sit facing the alcohol are more likely to order food than those who do not. >> Restates the same fact mentioned in the argument B)In half of the cases studied, the patrons who ate more did not order alcohol. >> Alcohol display -> affects human mind (feeling of being relaxed...
- by pritish2301
Mon Dec 03, 2012 12:04 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Grockit - restaurant studies
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2618
Can you please also post the explanation against each answer? Thanks!gmatdriller wrote:theses are the OAs:
[spoiler]1D
2E
3C
4A
5C
6A
[/spoiler]
- by pritish2301
Sun Dec 02, 2012 11:26 am- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: artists Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3611
1. D 2. E 3. C 4. E 5. C 6. B For question 4, Though para 3 is incomplete, what I could understand is the hypothesis mentions evolution (mainly survival preference of location) of ancestors had influenced the current generation's choice of art. Hence the best possible answer that supports this hypot...
- by pritish2301
Sun Nov 25, 2012 8:21 pm- Forum: Reading Comprehension
- Topic: artists Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3611
As mentioned by Naveen, parallelism is maintained in A. A is correct here. If B had to be used, the sentence should have been... A research conducted at the university of California reports that there is an direct link between how the pack of cigarettes will be priced and how likely a teenager will ...
- by pritish2301
Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:37 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: A research conducted at the university of California
- Replies: 3
- Views: 905
George Washington Carver dedicated his life to the economic strengthening of the South with improvement of soil and diversification of crops . A) the economic strengthening of the South with improvement of soil and diversification of crops B) strengthening the economy in the South with soil improve...
- by pritish2301
Thu Nov 22, 2012 11:39 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Parallelism
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1670
"Contributions made by" seems to be a correct usage here. Hence I would go with 'D'.
What is the OA?
- by pritish2301
Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:35 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Some scholars assert that the foundation of Slavonic literat
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1245
Rossy would feel better if she was my daughter. Why "was" is wrong here and we should be using "were"? I understood that "would" is in conditional hypothetical subjunctive mood and with this mood, we should use past tense verb which is appropriately used here "was...
- by pritish2301
Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:31 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Hypothetical Subjunctive Mood - Confusion
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5759
By contributing to humanity, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to agricultural scientist and humanitarian Norman Borlaug, known as the “father of the Green Revolution. A. By contributing to humanity, the Nobel Peace Prize B. For his contributions to humanity, the Nobel Peace Prize C. A recipient ...
- by pritish2301
Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:07 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: By contributing to humanity, the Nobel Peace Prize
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1625
Hi, In my opinion A is gramatically correct. Eliminate C, D Continuous tense. B - 'WHOSE' pronoun brought in, but antecedent more than two. Eliminate E - Layers of sedimentary with different colours Marks the passage of time. E changes this meaning completely. Can you please post the OA? Thanks a lot!
- by pritish2301
Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:01 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Grand Canyon
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1486
- by pritish2301
Tue Nov 20, 2012 10:23 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: 740 with BTG's 60 day study plan
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3857
solution:rupamroy wrote:What is the greatest prime factor of 12!11! + 11!10!?
(A) 7
(B) 11
(C) 13
(D) 17
(E) 19
12!11! + 11!10!
= 12 x 11 x 10! x 11! + 11!10!
= 11!10! (12 x 11 + 1)
= 11!10! (133)
check the options = 19 x 7 is 133
Hence greatest is 19.
Answer E
- by pritish2301
Sun Nov 18, 2012 2:28 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Number systems
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1401
Someone please explain the following. The period when the great painted caves at Lascaux and Altamira were occupied by Upper Paleolithic peoples has been established by carbon dating, but what is much more difficult to determine are the use to which primitive peoples put the caves, the reason for t...
- by pritish2301
Sun Nov 18, 2012 2:02 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: use of auxiliary verb
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1678