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Re: how do you solve...

vladmire wrote:(666)^4/(222)^4
(3 222)^4 / (222)^4 = 3^4 222^4 / 222^4 =

3^4 = 81

by moshum

Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:26 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: how do you solve...
Replies: 3
Views: 1182

Re: (C) 2008 GMAT Club - [t]m07#16[/t]

Which expression is the greatest? 1876452 / 1876455 1883456 / 1883459 1883491 / 1883494 1883446 / 1883449 1883453 / 1883456 these expressions are equivalent to: x / (x+3) we can modify it to x/x (1/(1+3/x)) = 1/(1+3/x) the smaller the denominator, the bigger is the whole fraction (1+3/x) is minimum...

by moshum

Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:13 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: (C) 2008 GMAT Club - [t]m07#16[/t]
Replies: 2
Views: 1784

Brent, shouldn't be the straight line from (0,0) to (3,3) to separate the 2 regions?

Because the "switching" points where the y coordinate is getting bigger than the x coordinate is at (0.5,0.5) ; (1,1) ; (2,2) etc...

by moshum

Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:31 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Probability - A point from region R
Replies: 8
Views: 2782

if all girls have the same colour, they will either have all white or all black marbles. this is only possible in 2 outcomes The total number of outcomes is 10! But since we have only 2 different elements it should be divided by 5! 5! 10! / (5! 5!) = 252 so the answer is 2/252 = 1/126 (A) ??? I am n...

by moshum

Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:50 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Probability - 10 marbles
Replies: 143
Views: 55372

if x-y=6 then (x-y)(x-y)=36

(x-y)(x-y)= x^2 - 2xy + y^2 = 36

since we know that xy = 8 it follows:

x^2 - 2(8) + y^2 = 36

so x^2 + y^2 = 52

Answer is (E)

by moshum

Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:16 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Algebra - xy=8 and x-y=6
Replies: 2
Views: 2252