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Re: og sc 163
Found throughout Central and South America, sloths hang from trees by long rubbery limbs and sleep fifteen hours a day, moving infrequently enough that two species of algae grow on its coat and between its toes. c)sloths use their long rubbery limbs to hangfrom trees, sleep fifteen hours a day, and...
- by anandsebastin
Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:02 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: og sc 163
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4808
Here's the OE: "This sentence contains a nonparallel construction that results in an ambiguous interpretation of the sentence. The children here are described in two ways: "who watch a great deal of television" and "their families have a history of near-sightedness". These t...
- by anandsebastin
Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:59 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: An SC
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3939
(5) - incorrect -- Children who watch a great deal of television with a history of ....=> children watch television having a history of.... IMO none of the choices seems to be correct.... What is the source of your question ?.... It appears in one of the Kaplan tests. I was stuck with this one as w...
- by anandsebastin
Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:51 pm- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: An SC
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3939
C
subsets with one element - 4
subsets with 3 elements - {10,14,17}, {10, 17,24}, {10,14,24}, {14,17,24} = 4. Total = 8
- by anandsebastin
Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:40 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Difficult Math Question #25 - Sets
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4009
Re: another one
. If M and N are positive integers that have remainders of 1 and 3, respectively, when divided by 6, which of the following could NOT be a possible value of M+N? (A) 86 (B) 52 (c)34 d)28 e)10 i am thinking answer is (E). Correct? I'm afraid not. Answer is A . M+N = (6x+1)+(6y+3) =6(x+y)+4 So, all p...
- by anandsebastin
Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:35 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: another one
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3660
Re: problem
This problem appears to be very simple, i guess i am having a bad day!!! There were 36.000 hardback copies of a certain novel sold before the paperback version was issued. From the time the first paperback copy was sold until the last copy of the novel was sold. 9 times as many paperback copies as ...
- by anandsebastin
Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:31 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: problem
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6413
Re: Difficult Math Problems #28 - Consecutive integers
OA coming after some people respond.. If the sum of five consecutive positive integers is A, then the sum of the next five consecutive integers in terms of A is: a) A+1 b) A+5 c) A+25 d) 2A e) 5A C Sum of 5 consecutive integers = x-2 +x-1+x+x+1+x+2 = 5x = A Sum of next 5 consecutive integers = 5* (...
- by anandsebastin
Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:27 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Difficult Math Problems #28 - Consecutive integers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14083
Re: Difficult Math Question #29 - Arithmetic
E800guy wrote:If P represents the product of the first 15 positive integers, then P is not a multiple of:
a) 99 b) 84 c) 72 d) 65 e) 57
Divide the options into multiples of 1st 15 positive integers
a. 11*9
b. 12*7
c. 9*8
d. 13*5
e. odd man out
- by anandsebastin
Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:24 pm- Forum: Problem Solving
- Topic: Difficult Math Question #29 - Arithmetic
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5547
A
After 1 hr, speed of missile A = x^4
missile B = y^7
Q: Is x^4>y^7?
Statement 1:
x = sqrt(y)
x^4 = (sqrt(y))^8
But, at 1 hr, speed of B = y^7 SUFF
Statement 2:
INSUFF without value for y
- by anandsebastin
Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:36 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Difficult Math Question #22 - Rates
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3733
D
The 4 consecutive even numbers are x, x+2, x+4, x+6
Statement 1:
x+4+x+6 =30
2x=20
x+6 = 16 SUFF
Statement 2:
x+x+2 = 22
2x=20
x+6=16 SUFF
- by anandsebastin
Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:30 am- Forum: Data Sufficiency
- Topic: Difficult Math Question #27 - Series
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10741