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Politician: Since my administration entered office, the percentage of people looking for work but unable to find it has dropped from 7% to 5% of the total number of people either working or looking for work. These statistics show that my administration’s business-friendly policies have helped red...

by KICKGMATASS123

Tue May 25, 2010 10:23 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Politician
Replies: 2
Views: 1498

Politician: Since my administration entered office, the percentage of people looking for work but unable to find it has dropped from 7% to 5% of the total number of people either working or looking for work. These statistics show that my administration’s business-friendly policies have helped red...

by KICKGMATASS123

Tue May 25, 2010 10:22 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Politician
Replies: 2
Views: 1498

subgeeth wrote:A or E
I'm going with C?

what's the OA???

by KICKGMATASS123

Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:48 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Artists
Replies: 8
Views: 2288

For this question i got A because automatically when you tell me the Diagonal is 10 which is the Hyp of a right angled triangle ..I'd know that it's a 6,8,10 Right Angled Triangle...Part B alone wouldn't help me ofcourse because i could get 12*4=48 but Part A to me is crystal clear because GMAT in ...

by KICKGMATASS123

Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:49 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Rectangle Perimeter Area
Replies: 13
Views: 2926

For this question i got A because automatically when you tell me the Diagonal is 10 which is the Hyp of a right angled triangle ..I'd know that it's a 6,8,10 Right Angled Triangle...Part B alone wouldn't help me ofcourse because i could get 12*4=48 but Part A to me is crystal clear because GMAT in ...

by KICKGMATASS123

Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:48 pm
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: Rectangle Perimeter Area
Replies: 13
Views: 2926

bhumika.k.shah wrote:If a,b ,m , and n are positive integers, is a^bn evenly divisible by b^am?

I.a is prime.
II. bn = 36

Source Knewton CAT

Different and quicker approaches + whats d difficulty level of this Q
I think A and B are definitely not sufficient together.
Is the answer E?

by KICKGMATASS123

Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:49 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: is a^bn evenly divisible by b^am?
Replies: 5
Views: 1245

bhumika.k.shah wrote:If a,b ,m , and n are positive integers, is a^bn evenly divisible by b^am?

I.a is prime.
II. bn = 36

Source Knewton CAT

Different and quicker approaches + whats d difficulty level of this Q
I think A and B are definitely not sufficient together.
Is the answer E?

by KICKGMATASS123

Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:48 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: is a^bn evenly divisible by b^am?
Replies: 5
Views: 1245

Testluv, I understand your simplified argument a bit. I definitely took 3 reads just trying to understand what the argument was all about.. even then.. all i could retain in my head was the conclusion when i got to the question. Is there any easier way to understand the argument and a definite appro...

by KICKGMATASS123

Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:09 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: people's prediction
Replies: 10
Views: 7660

A certain fruit stand sold apples for .70 each and bananas for .50 each. If a customer purchased both apples and bananas from the stand for a total of 6.30, what total number of apples and bananas did the customer purchase? a) 10 b) 11 c) 12 d) 13 e) 14 the only equation i can set up for this is: ....

by KICKGMATASS123

Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:08 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Apples and Bananas
Replies: 16
Views: 3769

Most scientists agree that new lines of interdisciplinary research are the need of the hour. Even government committees on science have stressed the need for more interdisciplinary projects. Yet, of ten proposals for new interdisciplinary projects last year, only one was successfully funded . Some ...

by KICKGMATASS123

Mon Feb 22, 2010 2:22 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Interdisciplinary Research
Replies: 14
Views: 3282

During the recent spate of brushfires in the Southwest, homeowners who lived near affected areas were advised to douse their roofs with water to prevent their houses from catching fire before evacuating the area. After the fires were brought under control and the homeowners were allowed to return t...

by KICKGMATASS123

Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:51 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: brushfires
Replies: 11
Views: 3863

mgmt_gmat wrote:IMO (E)..

because A states the increase in population without giving any reason.
IMO E as well. They state that the population increases but then is the population guarenteed to go to the movies to account for increase in revenue?

by KICKGMATASS123

Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:35 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Movie Screens in Washington County
Replies: 10
Views: 6233

I would choose B. In short every other answer choice is irrelevant because people could choose alternative goods. A- Private schools aren't necessary costs, so this is irrelevant B- Correct. It gives the residents a cheaper alternative that would significantly reduce travel expenses C- This is irre...

by KICKGMATASS123

Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:45 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Affordable cities
Replies: 7
Views: 3052

(10x+20y)/(x+y) = k, which is an integer 10 + (10y/(x+y)) = k k > 10 10y/(x+y) = 10/(1+(y/x)) y/x's max value 1. 10/(1+(y/x))'s min value = 5 therefore, k > 15 20 - (10x/(x+y)) = k here, k < 20 We got one value in that range. 18 10y = 8x+8y y = 4x, which is consistent with x < y. dont get 10 + (10y...

by KICKGMATASS123

Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:43 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Simplifying algebraic expressions
Replies: 5
Views: 2558

Re: Help me

All of the 200 engineers who work at a software company are to be assigned to work on either new product development or maintenance of old products. At least 60 percent of them request to work on new product development. If at least 65 percent of engineers are to be assigned to maintenance of old p...

by KICKGMATASS123

Wed Nov 11, 2009 3:58 pm
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Help me
Replies: 6
Views: 1569