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math difficulty level
hey guys just wanted to ask a very general questions, I hope this is the correct forum to post it in, but I was going through the OG quant review, and found that the first 80 questions were quite easy (barring a few difficult ones of course). However, the next 70 questions seem to be much more diffi...
- by saadiagha
Mon Jan 14, 2013 12:03 pm- Forum: GMAT Math
- Topic: math difficulty level
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3693
can I multiply 22.24, since they are the highest integers, and then factorize? Or will I be violating a principle doing that?
- by saadiagha
Fri Dec 21, 2012 2:51 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: intergers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1089
great question. Spend a lot of time doing it, and wasnt getting the right answer, used the double matrix but there was something missing. Then I realized I was being very stupid and not taking out the percentage of the non tired- it says 70 percent- so its 70% of 20% of 100! Got 14, and then added t...
- by saadiagha
Fri Dec 21, 2012 2:15 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: set problem 2
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1584
intergers
For every even positive integer m,f(m)represents the product of all even integers from 2 to m inclusive. for example f(12)= 2.4.6.8.10.12 What is the greatest prime factor of f(24) I got the correct answer but my working was different. Any ideas if there is more than one correct way of answering this?
- by saadiagha
Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:50 am- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: intergers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1089
I can relate to you. I am decent to good at verbal, but my quant is pretty below average. however after visiting this website, and reading some of the stories, I really think its not a big deal to crack the GMAT. There are a few stories where people with horrible math skills aced the GMAT. They are ...
- by saadiagha
Wed Dec 19, 2012 8:42 pm- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: Low quant success stories?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4559
- by saadiagha
Tue Dec 18, 2012 1:58 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: integers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1436
hey Brent
thanks for the answer- I got till the part where I took out the prime factors and concluded that z has the same factors as 340. However, I dont understand how 17 is the least possible value of z.
Shoudnt 2 be the least possible value? Considering its the smallest number.
- by saadiagha
Tue Dec 18, 2012 1:47 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: integers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1436
integers
If Z is an integer and Z! is divisible by 340, what is the smallest possible value of z?
Hey guys, was stuck on this question, I thought I got the answer correct but it didint seem to match the answer given in the book.
- by saadiagha
Tue Dec 18, 2012 1:13 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: integers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1436
Hey great reply..
I have one question;
Cant the elements in a set adding up to 21 be another combination?
Example- 10+5+6?
It still adds up to 21, and its three distinct elements.
Is that a possibility?
And if we take that to be the case, then statement 2 wont be sufficient?
Thanks!
- by saadiagha
Thu Dec 06, 2012 4:09 pm- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Are all of the terms in Set A equal?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1148
Let's try it. Target question: is x^y < 0 Statement 1: Y=2 We know that x^2 > 0 for all values of x. Given this, we can conclude that x^y is definitely not less than 0 Since we can answer the target question with certainty, statement 1 is SUFFICIENT Ok great! I have one little querry though, I thoug...
- by saadiagha
Thu Dec 06, 2012 3:36 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: easy but tricky?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1186
Hey Brent, thanks for the solution will the answer remain the same if the question is reversed, that is; Is x^y < 0? y = 2. x is an integer. I had chosen answer C- Both statements together. Thanks for your reply. However, Veritas had marked the answer as A. Thats why I was confused. This is their an...
- by saadiagha
Thu Dec 06, 2012 1:55 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: easy but tricky?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1186
- by saadiagha
Thu Dec 06, 2012 1:05 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: easy but tricky?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1186
Ive got to say this story was extremely inspirational! I have a similar case and it gives me hope I can do something. My verbal is remarkably better than my quant so I am not spending too much time on that right now, but I am really getting to the basics in quant. I bought the MGMAT books, and the n...
- by saadiagha
Thu Dec 06, 2012 11:53 am- Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
- Topic: GMAT 720 95%(Q49,V40)(people never fail - they just give up)
- Replies: 384
- Views: 400228
You are spot on here, I make ridiculous mistakes on the DS sometimes, like not reading the entire questions, missing out on a key word etc. My problem solving skills are much better- I am not great at them but the initial prep test I took, I got 70-80 percent of the problem solving questions correct...
- by saadiagha
Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:07 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: very minor improvements.. getting a little nervous..
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1233
Thanks for the extremely helpful reply Steven. I have a decent understanding of how to answer the DS questions, I am not looking to "solve" them, but I think I have weak concepts which prevents solid reasoning when answering some of the questions. I am working through the Kaplan math workb...
- by saadiagha
Thu Nov 29, 2012 10:24 am- Forum: GMAT Strategy
- Topic: very minor improvements.. getting a little nervous..
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1233